CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say new polymerization technology allows for smaller needles that may take the sting out of injections and blood draws.
BEIJING, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Doctors discovered 26 sewing needles lodged in the body of a woman who they believe was stuck with them as a baby.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 10 (UPI) -- Close to 1 million dirty needles used by heroin addicts in Scotland last year apparently were dumped, The Scotsman reported.
BOSTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Massachusetts state senators are debating a bill that would legalize over-the-counter sales of hypodermic needles.
BALTIMORE, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said nearly 40 percent of surgeries may involve patients who have HIV or hepatitis, placing surgeons at risk of contracting the diseases.
OSLO, Norway, April 14 (UPI) -- A group of students found 171 hypodermic needles washed up on an island after being dumped into the Oslo Fjord near the main drug area in Norway's capital.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Using a 'If you can't beat them, join them' strategy, Canada's federal prison system is considering providing tattooing lessons and tools to its convicts.
SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Seattle beach was closed this week when the tide carried in at least 200 hypodermic needles.
TORONTO, March 3 (UPI) -- A Canadian court Wednesday let a $30 million lawsuit proceed against a Toronto doctor and an acupuncturist accused of using dirty needles.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A debate among AIDS workers moved into the open with a Washington group urging the World Health Organization to focus on dirty needles.
