HOUSTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Surgical techniques using a small, single point of entry, such as a navel, means far less pain and scarring, and far faster recovery, U.S. doctors say.
Bees on coke 'dance' more ... U.N. agencies probing pig Ebola outbreak ... Blind man 'sees' way through maze ... Saltwater angler registry to be created ... Health/Science news from UPI.
BOSTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The illicit allure of Brazilian diet pills, with a mix of amphetamines and tranquilizers, remains strong in the United States, researchers reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service said it issued a final rule Tuesday to create a saltwater angler registry.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Honey bees on cocaine tend to exaggerate their actions to hive-mates for possibly altruistic reasons, University of Illinois researchers reported Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The world's first reported cases of the Ebola-Reston virus in hogs in the Philippines is under investigation, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
TILBURG, Netherlands, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A blind man navigated an obstacle course without his cane, demonstrating the phenomenon known as "blindsight," Dutch researchers said.
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Potent strains of winter bugs threaten to send thousands of Britons to their sickbeds during the holidays, says the Royal College of General Practitioners
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Women seeking post-breast cancer reconstructive surgery may not be made fully aware of all available options, advocacy and physicians groups say.
OMAHA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Keeping up one's looks appears to be trumping a weak economy, as U.S. doctors report the demand for Botox injections hasn't been pinched.
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A top British health official says the National Health Service needs to create memory clinics in major towns to treat Alzheimer's patients.
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Japanese and Italian researchers have developed a new model of Costello Syndrome to investigate the link between the disorder and tumor formation.
HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Two members of the International Space Station crew have begun a spacewalk to install experiments and an electromagnetic energy probe, NASA said Monday night.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Up to $200 million for pilot and demonstration-scale biorefineries is available to develop cost-efficient advanced biofuels, the U.S. Energy Department says.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S military is adding acupuncture to its repertoire for relieving chronic pain, said Pacific College of Oriental Medicine officials.
Study: Ancient African exodus had more men ... Army scientists examine body self-healing ... Study: Scientists will work with, fear FBI ... Mine life may show how Martian life exists ... Health/Science news from UPI.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Potential autoimmunity-inducing cells have been found in healthy humans as well patients with autoimmune diseases such as lupus, U.S. researchers report.
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Men and women who left Africa more than 60,000 years ago were not equal partners in their migration, researchers at Boston's Harvard University reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists will help criminal investigations but fear working with law enforcement, a study by the Federation of American Scientists and the FBI indicates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The saw "Physician, heal thyself" may yield to "Body, heal thyself" as U.S. army scientists study skin regeneration and other self-healing technologies.
LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- An electronic "sex chip" that can be implanted in the brain to simulate pleasure is being developed in Britain, researchers report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. federal safety watchdog, bruised over recalls, tainted imports and food-poisoning episodes, may have to wait for reform, congressional leaders say.
TOWER, Minn., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists could learn about Martian water life by plumbing a spring in an iron ore mine in Minnesota's Iron Range, University of Minnesota researchers say.
Ball boys and girls enter the court during the French Open mens second round match between Spaniard Nicolas Almagro and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus at Roland Garros in Paris on May 31, 2012. Almagro defeated Baghdatis 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa
