Health News

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Those age 50 and older are at greater risk of developing epilepsy than those under the age of 50, a U.S. researcher suggests.

STAVANGER, Norway, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Digital bullying -- on the rise among young people worldwide -- needs to be combated, a Norwegian researcher says.

OTTAWA, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Canadian health officials say their actions during the H1N1 pandemic were effective but communications were a challenge among jurisdictions and time zones.

DALLAS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Getting in shape before skiing may be the best way to prevent injuries, a U.S. professor of orthopedic surgery advises.

PROVO, Utah, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- What makes fruit so healthy is not one compound or another but how fruit compounds combine, a U.S. nutritionist says.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- People who feel powerful are more likely to believe they can beat cancer if it's described in anthropomorphist, or human, terms, U.S. researchers say.

COVENTRY, England, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Most men say they are compassionate, but some women suffer in silence with a painful period because of an uncaring partner, a British survey indicates.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Patients at the University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital can not only order food from room service, some meals are made by a restaurant chef, officials say.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say human body temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit keeps metabolism up while keeping fungal growth down.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they are studying biological clues called biomarkers that predict whether a man will get prostate cancer and if it requires treatment.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Researchers in the United States say they are studying a potentially life-threatening correlation among sleep apnea, obesity and indigestion.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest infant formulas with protein hydrolysate may be closer to breast milk.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. allergy experts say indoor allergy and asthma triggers can include not only dust, pet dander and mold but noxious fumes from an attached garage.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Adults ages 75-84 account for almost 14 percent of the 40 million admissions to U.S. hospitals in 2008, federal health officials say.

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Seventy-five percent of the some 50 million of the U.S. population with no health insurance come from working families, researchers say.