NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- High-intensity strength training could lead to a potentially deadly condition called aortic dissection, in which a major heart artery tears apart.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Most Americans think healthcare is a business that should be not profit-driven, a new poll released Thursday by the Wall Street Journal reveals.
New breast cancer treatment studied ... British health system getting makeover ... Dietary aid developer in doping probe ... Demand mushrooming for flu shots ... News from United Press International.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A St. Louis researcher advocates using a class of blood-pressure drugs to treat West Nile virus and SARS, and has several persuasive case stories to support his approach.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Since last spring, the Bush administration has been conducting a confidential effort to establish a dramatic new goal for the nation's civil space program, perhaps rivaling President John F. Kennedy's call to place a U.S. astronaut on the moon before the
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Britain's stretched National Health Service is alarmed at spending 50 percent more on prescription drugs now than three years ago.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Medical researchers at a San Antonio conclave say they may have found a new, more effective drug to prevent recurrence of breast cancer.
The makeup of a child's tonsils and soft palate may determine susceptibility to sleep-disordered breathing, a nicotine patch may boost recall in the mildest form of age-related memory loss, and other news of modern health.
HERAKLION, Greece, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- High energy cosmic rays crashing into Earth's atmosphere may be forming mini black holes, according to Greek and Russian scientists.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- New studies suggest some people may suffer amnesia and other problems after taking statins -- a widely prescribed new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Ocean storms can slow development of distinct island species, according to a study that suggests classic theories of island evolution need an overhaul.
HIV activists: WHO should focus on needles ... Study: echinacea doesn't help kids' colds ... Nicotine may be beneficial to your memory ... Anorexia may cause emphysema ... News from United Press International.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The discovery of a new neutron star system has produced the theory that neutron stars may collide more often than has been thought.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The editor of a Boston medical journal is defending federally funded sexual behavior research to ward off criticism from Congress.
LEICESTER, England, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- British researchers report young children, ages 1 to 5, living near major highways suffer more coughing attacks than other youngsters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The editor of a major medical journal has taken the unusual step of penning an editorial defending federally funded sexual behavior research in an effort to ward off attacks from Congress.
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.
Health experts said Wednesday employer-sponsored health insurance plans will begin empowering workers with much more choice and greater responsibility in an effort to control skyrocketing costs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Echinacea may not be effective in treating colds in children, according to a study published by a Washington medical group.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Malnutrition caused by from anorexia may cause emphysema, according to research shared Wednesday at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A study suggests alarm sirens used to scare highly endangered whales away from ships that often kill them may actually cause a collision.
President Barack Obama shares a laugh with author with Toni Morrison after awarding her a Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
