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CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- After hours of work from an inflatable boat Friday, whale rescuers removed fishing gear wrapped around the head of an endangered right whale off the coast of So

DENVER, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Nicobar Islands area of the Indian Ocean early Friday, U.S. scientists reported.

The human side of the U.S. space program remains problem-plagued, with the shuttle fleet still grounded and the International Space Station hanging in limbo, but NASA's robotic craft exploring Mars and the Saturnian system in 2004 have carried off feats t

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Tabasco sauce, raw eggs, coffee are well known remedies for a hangover but more companies are hoping revelers will prepare rather than repair.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More than 4 million U.S. residents between the ages of 16 and 20 will have driven while drunk or drugged during 2004, the government says.

CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A "clustering" of great earthquakes that could trigger a major tsunami has been identified off the Pacific Northwest coast, scientists say.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Julius Axelrod, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, has died at the age of 92 at his home in Rockville, Md.

BOSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Boston researchers say that switching prescription drugs for over-the-counter medicines is sometimes driven by financial, not medical, issues.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. regulators are reviewing documents from Eli Lilly for evidence its antidepressant, Prozac, may be linked to violence.

One New Year's resolution most people make is to get more sleep, a nutritionist says we should abandon the dieting habit, and other stories of modern health.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A triple-drug treatment effective against one type of aids also appears effective against another in patients with complications, say U.S. researchers.

ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- I'll send to newstrack desk if not picked up by 9PM

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A study says natural causes can explain recurring sudden infant death syndrome in the same family.

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Britain's The Lancet has begun a five-part series this week about clinical trial data and its applicability to individual patients.

BOSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A study by Boston's Children's Hospital says fast-food consumption has strong positive associations with weight gain and insulin resistance.