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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Students who eat foods and beverages sold in school outside of the school lunch program may have a higher risk of obesity, U.S. researchers say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An unusually high number of mosquitoes in New York City are testing positive for West Nile virus and health officials advise taking precautions to avoid bites.
ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials say people living in areas where hurricane watches are posted should plan and expect to evacuate, and never ignore evacuation orders.
SYDNEY, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers in Australia say they have found a link between shorter sleep times and higher risk of mental distress in young adults.
HOUSTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have a greater risk for dementia than veterans, who didn't have PTSD, researchers say.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. doctor says he is against using antibiotics long-term or intravenously for chronic Lyme disease.
ATLANTA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Whether in the path of Hurricane Earl or not, everyone should have necessary supplies on hand in case of a disaster or power outage, U.S. health officials say.
LEICESTER, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Immigrants who move to a wealthy country may not achieve the happiness they expect from making a larger income, British researchers say.
STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers using U.S. Census Bureau data say they found children of same-sex parents do nearly as well in school as children in heterosexual households.
BRINDISI, Italy, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The heart attack rate among young women rose in Italy by almost 30 percent from 2001 and 2005, researchers say.
MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis by researchers in Spain indicates selenium may help decrease bladder cancer risk.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Elimination of the smallpox vaccine in 1980 because the disease had ended has allowed a related virus -- human monkeypox -- to thrive, U.S. researchers say.
UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Quitting smoking is the best way to prevent lung cancer but eating a variety of vegetables may help decrease lung cancer risk, Dutch researchers say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New York residents should expect to be routinely offered a voluntary HIV test when receiving healthcare, health officials say.
HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Men who complain of chronic insomnia and who sleep less than 6 hours a night have an increased risk of dying, U.S. researchers say.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Aid groups and United Nations agencies are warning Pakistan's flooding has exposed 500,000 pregnant women to health risks.
BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. doctor suggests teens wishing to lose weight consider getting enough sleep -- 8 hours or more a night.
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Before children start school, a U.S. doctor says they should get an eye exam, a dental cleaning and get the recommended immunizations.
MIAMI, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A faulty water system at a Miami luxury hotel probably caused an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease that killed an English tourist last year, officials said.
MONTREAL, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Marijuana, or cannabis, may be an effective treatment for chronic pain, a Canadian researcher suggests.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The most needy and least helped of the U.S. disadvantaged are most likely to be African-American men, researchers suggest.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Individual achievements like schooling or career may take most of one's effort but our best and worst experiences involve others, U.S. researchers say.
NUREMBERG, Germany, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A doctor in Germany says the hearts of triathletes' adapt well if resistance and endurance training are combined.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Married couples do not grow more alike, they are attracted to each other when they meet because they are more alike, U.S. researchers say.
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Moderate drinking -- one to two drinks a day -- may help middle-age and older people live longer, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin say.
TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- College students will intervene using three communication strategies to keep a female friend from risky sexual behavior after drinking, researchers say.
ATLANTA, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston completed a Phase I safety trial studying a heart failure drug for treatment of cocaine, researchers say.
ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Salmonella associated with a half billion eggs recalled by Iowa producers hasn't reached New York, but precautions should still be taken, officials say.
DALLAS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The average U.S. adult eats about 1.5 teaspoons of salt a day, more than twice the recommended amount, a U.S. professor of clinical nutrition says.
AURORA, Colo., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Silicone oil applied inside the eye can block up to 55 percent of harmful radiation to prevent blindness in patients with eye cancer, a U.S. researcher says.