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U.S. to convene bed bug summit meeting
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Amid a growing bedbug infestation, U.S. governmental agencies will convene a National Bedbug Summit to discuss control measures, officials said.
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David Arquette completes rehab
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor David Arquette has left the rehab facility where he spent almost a month dealing with alcohol and emotional issues, his publicist says.
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Study: A Super Bowl loss can kill you
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A loss for the home team in the Super Bowl has been linked to a higher death rate -- especially among the elderly, U.S. researchers suggest.
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Patient-clinician relationship important
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HONOLULU, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- "Difficult" patient-clinician encounters have a negative impact on the patients' short-term health, U.S. researchers say.
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Dietary guidelines: Less fat, salt, sugar
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Make half your plate fruits and vegetables, drink low-fat milk, drink water not sugary drinks and eat foods with less salt, new U.S. dietary guidelines advise.
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Bill Gates foresees world end to polio
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SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Bill Gates says vaccines he calls the most effective and cost-effective health tools ever invented are the best investment to improve the human condition.
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Nelson Mandela recovering at home
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Doctors for former South African President Nelson Mandela say the 92-year-old had a restful night at home where he is recovering from a respiratory infection.
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Bird flu forces cancellations in Japan
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TOKYO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- An outbreak of bird flu has caused the cancellation of dozens of events at zoos and aquariums across Japan, officials said.
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Clinton seeks resolution in Haiti
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Haiti to press President Rene Preval to resolve his country's election crisis, officials said.
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Hard for doctors to remind about vaccines
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AURORA, Colo., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Physicians' offices find reminding patients to update their immunizations challenging despite programs to help, U.S. researchers say.
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Pet Parade: Attack of the 'devil dogs'
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CHICAGO, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Domestic diva Martha Stewart recently showed up at a hospital to get stitches after an unpleasant encounter with one of her dogs.
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Will healthcare reform survive the courts?
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The repeal of healthcare reform by the U.S. House earlier this month may have been a feckless exercise of political theater but there is no playacting when it comes to the legal challenges now elbowing their way through the U.S. courts.
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New technique improves kids' knee surgery
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ATLANTA, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. surgeon says a new technology makes it possible to reconstruct knee tears in young athletes without disrupting their growth.
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Altered gene helps some blacks' arteries
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- An altered gene protects about a quarter of all African-Americans from coronary artery disease, U.S. researchers say.
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Virus, cold blamed for shad deaths
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DETROIT, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers say gizzard shad dying in waterways around Detroit show signs of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, a disease that caused a major die-off four years ago.
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