WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More Americans turn to the Internet for issues such as illnesses, finances, taxes and careers rather than look to other information sources, a survey found.
CAIRO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Encroaching groundwater threatens the foundations, columns and walls of Egyptian treasures in Cairo's Giza Plateau, scientists and engineers say.
KINGSTON, Ontario, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An environmental scientist at Queen's University in Canada will lead a study of whether chemical pollution is killing American eels in Lake Ontario.
Genetic possibility for anorexia found ... Cancer-fighting agent found in beer ... Obesity can affect transplant wait time ... NOAA: 2007 a Top 10 year, temp-wise ... Health/Science news from UPI.
ASHVILLE, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The year 2007 could be one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous United States and the globe since records have been kept, meteorologists said.
FALMER, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A British study of Swedish twins found an overproduction of estrogen may affect the baby's brain, making the child more susceptible to anorexia.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- San Francisco planned to launch health services for the uninsured Wednesday, despite a federal court ruling that strikes down part of the plan.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Health author Jordan Rubin said he planned to hit the road during 2008, crisscrossing the United States to combat fat.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Some obese people spend a longer time on kidney transplant waiting lists than people within normal weight ranges, a U.S. study shows.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Scotland's senior public health official recommended sex education begin at age 5 to combat rising sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy rates.
LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- British farmers and landowners are planning to kill thousands of badgers in an effort to curb a tuberculosis epidemic in cattle.
DURBAN, South Africa, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- South African industrialist Carl Webb has blamed illegal chemical dumping in Umbilo Canal for the large numbers of dead fish turning up in Durban Harbor.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A looming helium shortage has some U.S. citizens concerned about the impact the gas' availability will have on parades and even research.
HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Aetna plans to become the third large U.S. health insurer to discontinue coverage of the powerful sedative propofol sometimes used during colonoscopies.
LONDON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers in London say the use of a snake-like surgical robot will mean smaller scars and shorter recovery times for patients.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests that farm women who have contact with some commonly known pesticides have a greater risk than others of allergic asthma.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A combination of salmeterol and fluticasone may reduce the mortality rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a British study found.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A New York heart surgeon is calling for more testing to ensure the cardiovascular safety of drugs developed primarily for non-cardiovascular medical problems.
Health alert issued over stolen beef ... Drug helps boost blood-platelets in Hep C ... Study looks at new way to attack bacteria ... Hollywood squirrels get birth control ... Health/Science news from UPI.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A report in the New England Journal of Medicine says the drug eltrombopag appears to significantly boost platelet counts in hepatitis C patients.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A public health alert was issued Thursday after 14,800 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E.coli was reported stolen in Texas.
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler
