MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Health News - UPI.com' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:51:24 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674578&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dd7635476944b011177873cbc9230cc8b NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Posting calories of food may not deter diners from overeating, but U.S. researchers said asking diners if they want smaller portions was more effective. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674578 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:31:47 +0100 5674578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674579&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Df0f7648083580e6af7f663d5dccf6b20 SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A California health official says two cases of what appears to be Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Marin County could be coincidence. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674579 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:59:40 +0100 5674579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674580&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D796ac47ed46a98b37372e2294edacedb SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. exercise expert said the non-traditional exercises Michelle Obama used to challenge NBC-TV's talk show host Jimmy Fallon were effective. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674580 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:46 +0100 5674580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673837&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D9569b9a22c540ecbf3649ce786a9a8f1 TORONTO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian scientist in Toronto has developed a lower-leg prosthetic that costs $50 to manufacture instead of the current $3,000. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673837 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:56:50 +0100 5673837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673656&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2FYoung-women-can-gain-weight-and-not-know%2FUPI-96371328772696%2F GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers say they found U.S. women don't always realize they've put on weight. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673656 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:31:36 +0100 5673656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673657&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2FCDC-US-blood-trans-fatty-acids-down%2FUPI-17511328763273%2F ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Blood levels of trans-fatty acids in white adults in the U.S. population decreased by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009, health officials found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673657 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:54:33 +0100 5673657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673838&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D6bf72238d39420e022140ee25caf129c HOUSTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Most men do not realize that erectile dysfunction is a warning sign of potential cardiovascular disease, a U.S. expert warns. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673838 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:49 +0100 5673838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669224&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D3eb727db9029ad7e8badf9d91253b6ec HOUSTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Most men do not realize that erectile dysfunction is a warning sign of potential cardiovascular disease, a U.S. expert warns. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669224 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:49 +0100 5669224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673659&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2FNew-method-tests-arterial-stiffness%2FUPI-78251328761683%2F TOKYO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers have developed a new method to measure arterial stiffness, a contributor to heart disease that has been difficult to assess. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673659 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:28:03 +0100 5673659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673660&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2FSmoking-lead-linked-to-pregnancy-delay%2FUPI-39651328760328%2F BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in those trying to have a baby, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673660 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:05:28 +0100 5673660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673661&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2FFive-ways-to-beat-Valentines-Day-blues%2FUPI-93201328752045%2F DETROIT, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Detroit plastic surgeon, noting Valentine's Day can be depressing if one's not in a relationship, offers five ways to subdue the blues without nips and tucks. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673661 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:47:25 +0100 5673661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673662&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2FSurvey-75-of-wives-say-sex-is-important%2FUPI-71281328744867%2F NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Seventy-five percent of U.S. married women under 50 said a good sex life with their spouse is very important or extremely important to them, a survey indicated. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673662 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:47:47 +0100 5673662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666378&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D40612f8ca934e7f180c6b2dfc5a04d21 NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- New York City logged a 41 percent drop in deaths among blacks living with HIV/AIDS from 2001 to 2010, health department officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666378 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:08:00 +0100 5666378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666358&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Defa2df7f52eae1ceb14fc4c57367882d MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said cameras with views of every sink and sanitizer dispenser to record hand hygiene of healthcare workers changed handwashing behavior. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666358 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:08:33 +0100 5666358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666359&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dbc8a5d1decc6f44794a190b85337f29f WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Obama administration officials said Tuesday in Washington it is immediately allocating an additional $50 million for cutting-edge Alzheimer's research. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666359 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:47:45 +0100 5666359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666307&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2FClosing-schools-during-pandemic-effective%2FUPI-51951328665231%2F HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Closing schools is effective in slowing the spread of infectious disease and should be considered during pandemic outbreaks, researchers in Canada suggest. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666307 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:40:31 +0100 5666307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666308&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2FHuman-morality-begins-early-in-infants%2FUPI-74071328664913%2F NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. professor of psychology says research shows human morality begins in infancy. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666308 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:35:13 +0100 5666308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666309&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2FNine-in-10-US-adults-eat-too-much-salt%2FUPI-25901328664658%2F ATLANTA, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Almost all Americans eat too much salt, but U.S. researchers said 44 percent of dietary sodium consumed each day come from 10 types of foods. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666309 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:30:58 +0100 5666309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666235&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2cb6808e0825aa288de602f206f1e810 WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Fifty-eight percent of U.S. Roman Catholics say employers should be required to provide employees with healthcare including contraception, a survey indicates. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666235 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:52:41 +0100 5666235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664962&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2FMagnetic-therapy-for-depression-promising%2FUPI-77691328591169%2F MAYWOOD, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Psychotherapy and antidepressants treat only about one-third of patients who suffer depression, but a magnetic therapy is promising, a U.S. researcher said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664962 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:06:09 +0100 5664962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664963&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2FUS-to-reduce-heart-attacks-by-1-million%2FUPI-81941328589752%2F BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiative aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years, officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664963 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:42:32 +0100 5664963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664964&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2FMortality-rate-after-age-80-underestimated%2FUPI-81071328575143%2F CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Due to an error in computation, the odds of living to a ripe old age in the United States are much lower than previously thought, researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664964 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:03 +0100 5664964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664965&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2FExpert-Healthcare-mandate-constitutional%2FUPI-27231328580582%2F NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- When people cannot afford healthcare, billions of uncompensated healthcare costs are shifted to private insurers who pass on the costs, a U.S. researcher said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664965 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:09:42 +0100 5664965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664624&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D7345865298a0e819c4ba4d3c34964912 CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Due to an error in computation, the odds of living to a ripe old age in the United States are lower than previously thought, researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664624 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:39:03 +0100 5664624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664966&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2FSome-4500-children-hospitalized-for-abuse%2FUPI-40121328571031%2F NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- More than 4,500 U.S. children were hospitalized in 2006 due to child abuse, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664966 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:31 +0100 5664966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664967&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2FHow-not-to-be-sidelined-after-the-big-game%2FUPI-54491328505936%2F CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Many people tend to overeat and drink on Super Bowl Sunday, but U.S. osteopathic physicians suggest ways to avoid being sidelined come Monday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664967 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:25:36 +0100 5664967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661082&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F05%2FWorldwide-malaria-deaths-on-downward-trend%2FUPI-78391328483766%2F SEATTLE, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Deaths from malaria have been on a downward trend for the past several years, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661082 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:16:06 +0100 5661082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659057&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2FRecall-Hard-cooked-eggs-sold-in-34-states%2FUPI-35071328411903%2F MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Michael Foods says it's recalling buckets of hard-cooked eggs in brine sold for institutional use from its Wakefield, Neb., facility due to potential Listeria. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659057 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:18:23 +0100 5659057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658966&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dcaa74f664668319ea153bb441220263e FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Outbreaks of a gastrointestinal virus have been reported on two Princess Cruises ships operating out of Port Everglades, Fla., officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658966 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:45:46 +0100 5658966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658967&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D52f22d93821ab752c8ca2efc3bcddd7e LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S., Canadian and British baby boomers are not practicing safe sex and as a result are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658967 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:39:58 +0100 5658967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657794&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2FAnemia-triples-risk-of-death-after-stroke%2FUPI-42221328338270%2F NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Being anemic could triple the risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, said researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657794 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:51:10 +0100 5657794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657795&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2FNew-way-for-MDs-to-respond-to-vaccine-fear%2FUPI-43381328336502%2F ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Two Saint Louis University pediatricians said they are leading an effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657795 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:21:42 +0100 5657795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657796&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2FMap-pinpoints-areas-of-Lyme-disease%2FUPI-30021328335690%2F NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A tick survey shows a risk of Lyme disease in the Northeast from Maine to Virginia, but most of the South free of Lyme disease-carrying ticks, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657796 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:08:10 +0100 5657796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657797&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2FMultiple-anesthesias-linked-to-ADHD%2FUPI-80381328331813%2F ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, U.S. researchers found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657797 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:03:33 +0100 5657797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657798&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FMore-home-dialysis-in-developing-countries%2FUPI-68341328330038%2F LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Use of home-based dialysis is increasing in developing and developed nations, but more so in developing countries, Canadian researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657798 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:33:58 +0100 5657798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657799&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FEnvironment-affects-mental-illness-genes%2FUPI-12061328329125%2F WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Genes linked to schizophrenia and autism are members of a select club of genes regulated during environmentally sensitive times, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657799 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:18:45 +0100 5657799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657800&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FUS-flu-levels-low-except-in-Midwest%2FUPI-38321328325951%2F MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. flu activity increased slightly last week and the Midwest showed higher evidence of influenza but flu activity is low nationwide, health officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657800 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:25:51 +0100 5657800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657801&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FNorovirus-causes-most-hospital-outbreaks%2FUPI-79201328322209%2F WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, is the leading cause of infectious outbreaks in U.S. hospitals, researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657801 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:23:29 +0100 5657801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657802&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FPathogen-detected-in-raw-milk-from-Pa%2FUPI-95361328316251%2F BALTIMORE, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Maryland health officials have confirmed the presence of Campylobacter jejuni in two unopened raw milk samples purchased from a Pennsylvanian farm. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657802 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:44:11 +0100 5657802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657803&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FFacebook-doesnt-help-low-self-esteem%2FUPI-97191328252225%2F WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- People with low self-esteem tend to bombard friends on Facebook with negative news of their lives -- making themselves less likable, Canadian researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657803 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:57:05 +0100 5657803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657804&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FDiabetes-helped-by-any-exercise%2FUPI-80251328250916%2F LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations can improve insulin sensitivity in those with type 2 diabetes, British researchers found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657804 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:35:16 +0100 5657804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657805&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FMost-Web-sites-selling-statins-chaotic%2FUPI-42641328246505%2F PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Internet sites selling drugs to consumers for use in lowering cholesterol levels are widespread -- and most provide poor information, British researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657805 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:21:45 +0100 5657805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657806&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FNew-screening-method-for-prostate-cancer%2FUPI-94701328244116%2F NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Novel prostate specific antigen velocity risk count testing may be more effective for physicians to screen men for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657806 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:41:56 +0100 5657806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657807&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FSmall-turtles-inappropriate-pets-for-kids%2FUPI-76911328243985%2F ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Turtles are not appropriate pets in households with young children or other high risk individuals, U.S. health officials said Thursday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657807 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:39:45 +0100 5657807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657808&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FWorld-measles-down-60-percent-from-2000-10%2FUPI-68771328242643%2F ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Annually reported measles cases decreased 60 percent worldwide from 2000 to 2010 -- from 853,480 to 339,845 -- U.S. health officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657808 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:17:23 +0100 5657808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657809&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FUS-adult-vaccination-levels-low%2FUPI-32781328241989%2F ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Approximately 45,000 adults die annually from vaccine-preventable diseases, while adult vaccination coverage remains low, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657809 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:06:29 +0100 5657809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657810&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FEight-year-old-survives-rabies%2FUPI-86541328236444%2F ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials said Thursday an 8-year-old girl was hospitalized, ultimately diagnosed with rabies and survived, even though rabies is usually fatal. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657810 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:34:04 +0100 5657810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657811&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FResveratrol-affects-cell-energy-regulation%2FUPI-40921328235397%2F BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Resveratrol, found in red wine and other plant products, does not directly activate sirtuin 1, a protein associated with aging, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657811 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:16:37 +0100 5657811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657812&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FTeen-heath-habits-may-shorten-their-lives%2FUPI-62291328166356%2F WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A study of 5,500 U.S. teens found their poor health habits might cost them years from their lives, researchers suggest. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657812 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:05:56 +0100 5657812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657813&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FUS-child-abuse-neglect-cost-124B%2FUPI-37111328165564%2F ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. child abuse -- including physical, sexual, psychological and neglect -- costs $124 billion a year, federal health officials estimated. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657813 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:52:44 +0100 5657813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657814&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FWalnuts-top-list-for-antioxidant-value%2FUPI-79611328163495%2F SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Walnuts ranked best for having more antioxidants -- polyphenols -- and a higher antioxidant potency in an analysis of nuts, U.S. researchers found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657814 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:18:15 +0100 5657814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657815&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2FSchool-based-health-centers-help-2-million%2FUPI-33791328163199%2F WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- More than 1,900 U.S. school-based health centers provide access to primary medical care, mental health and other services to 2 million students, officials say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657815 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:13:19 +0100 5657815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657816&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2FValentines-Day-may-be-worst-day-to-kiss%2FUPI-62521328158632%2F MAYWOOD, Ill., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Valentine's Day falls smack dab in the middle of flu and cold season, so kissing may not be such a good idea, a U.S. infectious disease expert suggests. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657816 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:57:12 +0100 5657816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657817&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2FWatchdog-Juice-labels-can-mislead%2FUPI-28631328156976%2F WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Labels trumpeting health benefits of popular fruit juices are often misleading, a U.S. non-profit food safety watchdog group says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657817 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:29:36 +0100 5657817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5657818&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2FStudy-Hospital-safety-could-be-improved%2FUPI-45171328154553%2F WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Good communication among U.S. hospital staff is essential when transferring patients, but most staff say handoffs could improve, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5657818 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:49:13 +0100 5657818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646463&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D980abf89b79dea1e8677102e5555aa51 BOSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A blood test analyzing levels of nine biomarkers accurately distinguished patients diagnosed with depression from others, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646463 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:41:43 +0100 5646463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646464&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dac76d87d3e2cb272ec500969156ae364 SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Two small helpings of purple potatoes a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646464 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:51:14 +0100 5646464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646331&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D72d072f71da0425b122b8718b478bd11 NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Pfizer Inc. voluntarily recalled 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol due to a packaging error, U.S. officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646331 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:10:32 +0100 5646331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644830&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D079b34d382900e4fb9fe3041e710fb26 LEICESTER, England, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- British adults with a severe learning disability have elevated risk of autism and often live in private homes "invisible" in autism estimates, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644830 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:58:59 +0100 5644830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644831&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3De238f88706b27e591b4536a3dd22bf89 NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms, outcomes have remained stagnant over the last 10 years, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644831 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:51:28 +0100 5644831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644832&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D994c42af3dc481feaddaf78e30eae13f DALLAS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Hands and lips are likely to become dry and chapped in winter weather, but a U.S. expert suggests there are ways to avoid uncomfortable, dry skin. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644832 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:21:02 +0100 5644832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644833&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Ddd94099be691440569f2ba0c2401c0d2 ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Parents usually use booster seats for their children but about 30 percent do not when they have other people's children in their cars, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644833 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:19:30 +0100 5644833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644750&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Daa69fd5ff635d8c58e0c49e31fa23c69 MIAMI, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Drinking diet soft drinks on a daily basis might increase the risk stroke, heart attack and vascular death, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644750 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:33:56 +0100 5644750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644751&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D695903b9bda51649e56b3fbea98189a8 SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- University of Utah researchers identified a process by which the most common types of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria trigger bladder cell shedding. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644751 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:04:02 +0100 5644751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644752&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2e681d7f06b85636ee3b1f1f71748e80 SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Nearly a quarter of Utah's teen moms ages 15-17 say they thought they or their partner was sterile, three times the national rate, officials say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644752 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:42:57 +0100 5644752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644587&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D01d952f6bede97081c46f4891f308b14 LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A guest who stayed at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in December and contracted Legionnaires' disease has died, Nevada health officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644587 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:35:24 +0100 5644587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644588&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D237a392f32acef944e6783714205fd0a SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- When asked in surveys to self-report height and weight, U.S. men and women lie -- they underestimate weight and overestimate height, researchers found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644588 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:10:56 +0100 5644588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5644153&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D89a6338a9a5fcc8bc80abe147133cd6a BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Feelings of sadness that often accompany chronic illness can improve after exercise, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5644153 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:28:44 +0100 5644153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643649&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2FMusic-training-may-help-deter-hearing-loss%2FUPI-42151327992757%2F EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The brain can be trained to overcome, in part, some age-related hearing loss in those with musical training, U.S. researchers suggest. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643649 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:52:37 +0100 5643649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643650&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2FDoctor-Dont-forget-coat-in-winter%2FUPI-55981327992626%2F DALLAS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- An emergency room physician warns never to leave the house in winter without proper clothing even if you spend only a few minutes outdoors. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643650 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:50:26 +0100 5643650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643651&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2FPinsky-Brockovich-probe-Leroy-sickness%2FUPI-46151327989521%2F LEROY, N.Y., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Dr. Drew Pinsky, who hosts a show on cable's HLN, said he has joined Erin Brockovich to help find the cause of a condition affecting 17 LeRoy, N.Y., teens. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643651 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:58:41 +0100 5643651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643652&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2FHard-to-pronounce-wine-scores-big-in-study%2FUPI-51721327986230%2F ST. CATHARINES, Ontario, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- If given identical goblets of wine under the same conditions, people tend to say the harder-to-pronounce wine tasted better, Canadian researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643652 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:03:50 +0100 5643652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643653&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2FBlack-tea-may-help-lower-blood-pressure%2FUPI-61281327984417%2F PERTH, Australia, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Three cups of black tea a day might help reduce blood pressure, researchers in Australia suggest. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643653 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:33:37 +0100 5643653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643654&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2FNo-glaucoma-symptoms-so-tests-are-needed%2FUPI-85721327984257%2F DALLAS, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Glaucoma has no warning signs so many people do not realize they have it, increasing the need for early detection, a U.S. ophthalmologist said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643654 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:30:57 +0100 5643654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643655&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2FBreast-cancer-vaccine-called-promising%2FUPI-34171327981856%2F PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A vaccination made using a patient's own cells triggers tumor eradication in nearly 20 percent of those with one type of breast cancer, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643655 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:50:56 +0100 5643655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643656&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2FNurturing-moms-More-adaptive-children%2FUPI-24791327979016%2F ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The part of the brain that is key to learning and memory is larger among children whose mothers who spend a lot of time nurturing them, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643656 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:03:36 +0100 5643656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643657&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2FAbout-7-percent-of-US-has-oral-HPV%2FUPI-12681327971277%2F COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- About 7 percent of U.S. men and women ages 14-69 have oral human papillomavirus, but the prevalence is higher among men, researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643657 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:54:37 +0100 5643657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642921&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D0b1293f5235e1bebd8d9a9f6305e2d55 MARSTONS MILLS, Mass., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A 63-year-old Massachusetts man who fought rabies for the last month has died, officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642921 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:28:18 +0100 5642921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642922&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D0be8539c63641ea6900139edcea0f13f LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Some horses in Arkansas have been diagnosed with pigeon fever, a usually non-fatal disease but one uncommon in the state, health officials say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642922 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:22:39 +0100 5642922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642345&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2FAdvice-Stay-home-when-whooping-cough-hits%2FUPI-47851327905045%2F SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Two public school districts in New York's Saratoga County each have two students with confirmed cases of whooping cough, school officials say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642345 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:30:45 +0100 5642345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642346&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2FEarly-elective-US-births-drop%2FUPI-82021327898044%2F WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Many U.S. hospitals reduced the number of early elective deliveries -- birth before 39 weeks -- in 2011 from 2010, a hospital quality watchdog group says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642346 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:34:04 +0100 5642346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642347&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2FHip-replacements-Not-all-told-of-recall%2FUPI-91451327890430%2F LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- British orthopedics officials have written surgeons, fearing not all patients who got "metal-on-metal" hip replacements know they were recalled. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642347 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:27:10 +0100 5642347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639299&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D8a05f7d9831669e75135dcc161085a30 ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Fifteen percent of U.S. adults -- presumably men -- say they'd miss the birth of their child for the Super Bowl, a survey indicates. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639299 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:14:54 +0100 5639299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642348&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2FDHEA-aids-sex-function-in-menopause%2FUPI-25521327873413%2F CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Low doses of the hormone DHEA -- dehydroepiandrosterone -- may help sexual function and menopausal symptoms in women, researchers in Italy suggest. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642348 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:43:33 +0100 5642348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642349&cid=s_37864_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2FBritain-grapples-with-elder-care%2FUPI-89941327867548%2F LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Britain is grappling with how to administer elder care, family pay caps and how to avoid having the elderly "fall through the gaps," an official says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Health News - UPI.com news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642349 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:05:48 +0100 5642349