ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A specific protein pair may be a successful prognostic -- predictor -- biomarker for identifying smoking-related lung cancers, U.S. researchers say.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Seventeen magazine introduced The Freshman 15 on its 1989 August cover for the weight college freshmen gain, but U.S. researchers say it may all be a myth.
OTTAWA, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- About 1-in-6 Canadians say they needed mental healthcare -- mostly counseling -- last year, officials at Statistics Canada say.
BRISTOL, England, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- About 5,000 "extra" suicides occurred in 54 countries in 2009, after the Great Recession, researchers from universities in Hong Kong and England say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- More than 87 percent of U.S. children eligible for public health insurance programs in 2011 were enrolled -- an increase since 2008, a non-profit group says.
TULSA, Okla., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Oklahoma health officials say they have found the first documented case of "patient-to-patient transmission" of the hepatitis C virus at a dentist's office.
LANDOVER, Md., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Wichita, Kan., Jackson, Miss., and Knoxville, Tenn., lead the nation in being the "most challenging cities to live with fall allergies," an allergy group says.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- At least 11 people have been sickened by E. coli and one has died from an outbreak in western Canada linked to a cheese manufacturer, health officials said.
People in hospitals are significantly less likely to contract an infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, than they were in 2005.
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Patients who got automated telephone calls inviting them to get their blood pressure checked were more likely to control hypertension, U.S. researchers say.
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The beginning of the school year can be stressful for children, but a U.S. researcher suggests parents can help their offspring learn how to deal with stress.
ATLANTA, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials developed a Fruit and Vegetable Calculator because people need different levels of produce based on gender, activity and age.
ATLANTA, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer in the United States, but a researcher says healthy living can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.
KUOPIO, Finland, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Depressed individuals often have a poor quality diet, and a researcher in Finland says eating healthy may reduce the risk of severe depression.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers show people with a sleeping disorder who get at-home treatment to improve sleep can look more attractive as well.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday it prohibits manufacture of FDA-regulated drugs from Ranbaxy's Mohali, India, plant.
ATLANTA, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- More than 2 million U.S. adults and children get infections resistant to antibiotics each year, and at least 23,000 of them die as a result, officials say.
ATLANTA, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A flu shot protects children, but only about half of U.S. children with neurologic or neurodevelopmental conditions are vaccinated, researchers say.
ATLANTA, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The United States experienced a higher than normal number of measles cases this year -- mostly due to philosophical objections to vaccines, researchers say.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- An amoeba that can cause a deadly infection has been found in the water system in St. Bernard Parish in southern Louisiana, health officials say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced a bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase food safety testing and to update standards.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- D.C. United, the professional soccer team in Washington, has agreed to partner with the city's health exchange in a publicity drive for health insurance.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The Affordable Care Act has saved more than $1 billion by requiring health insurance companies to justify large premium increases, U.S. officials said Thursday.
World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
