WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Tons of Canadian beef brought into the United States before the border was closed to cattle importation in May due to a case of mad cow disease could still be sitting in freezers of meat distributing and processing companies, a former U.S. Department of A
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Given how little is known about the cause of brain tumors, researchers are interested in what a Rohm & Haas Co. study of Philadelphia cases will say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Federal officials said Sunday they are considering changing their surveillance programs for detecting mad cow disease among U.S herds in response to the first detected case of the disease in the United States earlier this week.
LEICESTER, England, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Attempts to detect Beagle 2's faint electronic bark on Mars using the Odyssey and giant radio telescopes have failed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Federal officials said Sunday they are considering changing the program for detecting the so-called mad cow disease among U.S. herds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The investigation to trace down the origins of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States could take weeks to months and ultimately may be unable to determine where the animal came from or how it became infected, federal officials said Friday.
LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The British team behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars has failed to contact the landing craft for the fifth time, the BBC reported Saturday.
HOUGHTON, Mich., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A team of Michigan Tech University faculty recently turned back a pretty but intrusive invader: the purple loosestrife.
HOUSTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Scientists are hoping plans for a U.S. nuclear powered spacecraft will help determine if three of Jupiter's icy, planet-sized moons could harbor life.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The "ice-like" combination of natural gas and water found in oceans and polar regions could be an energy source, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- With the arrival of Europe's first interplanetary probe at Mars and two more U.S. spacecraft on the way, the red planet will be under intense scrutiny for months as scientists attempt to figure out why a world flecked with evidence of an Earth-like past a
Experts have tips for staying awake while driving during the holidays, keeping your diet in check, as well as avoiding depression and mental stress, along with other news of modern health.
LONDON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Beagle may have landed, but the first chance to hear if the British spacecraft touched down safely on Mars passed Thursday without a beep.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration might have to recall units of pet food that contained material from the first documented case of mad cow in the United States, an agency official said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Some doctors say that the sugar molecule called hyaluronan, discovered by New York City researchers, will be the next big thing after Botox.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Senator Tom Harkin, the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, plans to examine the actions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration relating to the first documented case of mad cow di
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Identical sundials, each about 3-inches square, are being carried by the two roving vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity bound for Mars.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- International barriers to beef from the United States increased Wednesday after the first suspected case of mad cow disease was found.
A series by UPI examining the global telecommunications phenomenon known as the World Wide Web. This week: School is out for the Christmas season, meaning kids have more free time, which, experts say, they are spending increasingly online.
A diet rich in animal products increases the risk for prostate cancer, gastric bypass surgery may be a cure for type 2 diabetes, and other news of modern health.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday that suppliers may peddle unlicensed influenza vaccine in the United States.
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Former President George W. Bush, joined by his wife Laura Bush, looks at his official White House portrait during it's unveiling ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 31, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
