NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A new study asserts that a 1999 Vioxx clinical drug trial sponsored by Merck & Co. was done to support a marketing campaign, U.S. researchers said.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. panel of experts recommends against routine prostate cancer screening for men over age 75.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 31 (UPI) -- Fifty-nine percent of U.S. doctors support government legislation to establish national health insurance, with 32 percent opposing it, a survey reveals.

CHICAGO, March 18 (UPI) -- Testing everyone admitted to three U.S. hospitals for Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus resulted in MRSA being greatly reduced, a study found.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A team of U.S. and Canadian researchers say it may not be too helpful for a doctor to ask a woman: "You aren’t a victim of domestic abuse, are you?"

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Prescription medications may increase the risk of birth defects if used by women in their childbearing years, but only half of U.S. women receive counseling.

STANFORD, Calif., July 12 (UPI) -- A study of U.S. restrictions limiting the hours worked by many physicians in training shows mixed results.

BOSTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Dietary counseling can, on average, result in weight loss of approximately 6 percent of body weight after one year, according to a U.S. study.

ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found older patients with stable cardiovascular disease benefit from high dosage cholesterol lowering drugs used by younger patients.