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Raw milk supporter Leah Mack milks a dairy cow during a rally protesting the Food and Drug Administration’s actions against traditional dairy farmers in Washington on May 16, 2011. Farmers and supporters rallied to show support for raw milk farmers. UPI/Kevin Dietsch  Published: Feb. 22, 2012 at 1:58 AM ATLANTA, Feb. 22 (UPI) – States [...]

Published: Feb. 22, 2012 at 10:05 AM ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland, Feb. 22 (UPI) – Nine Canadian women are suing a regional health authority in Newfoundland because their breasts were removed based on flawed cancer tests. Lawyer Ches Crosbie is representing the women against Eastern Health, which oversaw the inaccurate testing and ensuing mastectomies as far [...]

Published: Feb. 22, 2012 at 10:05 AM ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland, Feb. 22 (UPI) – Nine Canadian women are suing a regional health authority in Newfoundland because their breasts were removed based on flawed cancer tests. Lawyer Ches Crosbie is representing the women against Eastern Health, which oversaw the inaccurate testing and ensuing mastectomies as far [...]

Published: Feb. 21, 2012 at 8:56 PM VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21 (UPI) – Blocking autophagy — the process of “self-eating” within cells — might be a viable way to enhance cancer treatment effectiveness, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Ravi K. Amaravadi, an assistant professor at the Perelman School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center at [...]

Published: Feb. 21, 2012 at 12:09 AM ATLANTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) – Diabetes affects about 26 million in the United States, but the older people get, the higher their risk of being diagnosed with diabetes, officials say. Nilka Rios Burrows, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said there are [...]

Published: Feb. 19, 2012 at 7:14 PM WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) – U.S. Medicare recipients receiving mental health outpatient services appear negatively affected by the payroll tax cut passed by Congress, psychologists said. Katherine C. Nordal, executive director for professional practice of the American Psychological Association, said the cuts will reduce funding not only for [...]

Published: Feb. 18, 2012 at 9:15 PM VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 18 (UPI) – Alzheimer’s drugs currently being tested in clinical trials might hurt wiring in the brain and nervous system, U.S. researchers said. “Let’s proceed with caution,” Robert Vassar of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine said in a statement. “We have to [...]

Published: Feb. 18, 2012 at 2:12 AM ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 18 (UPI) – U.S. college students have a significantly higher rate of admissions for alcohol problems than their non-student counterparts, federal health officials found. A report by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found 46.6 percent of all substance abuse treatment admissions [...]

Published: Feb. 17, 2012 at 2:08 AM ATLANTA, Feb. 17 (UPI) – About 15,000 people die each year from prescription painkiller overdoses — more than those who die from heroin and cocaine combined — U.S. officials said. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said overdoses involving prescription painkillers — [...]

Published: Feb. 17, 2012 at 1:31 AM ATLANTA, Feb. 17 (UPI) – The ectopic pregnancy mortality ratio in Florida was similar to the national rate from 1999 to 2008 but it rose four-fold in 2009 to 2010, officials said. Ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized ovum implants on any tissue other than the endometrial lining [...]

Published: Feb. 16, 2012 at 1:42 AM SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 16 (UPI) – Red fruit and vegetables are always popular for Valentine’s Day but a U.S. food expert said they are also some of the healthiest produce to eat all year long. Phil Lempert, a food industry analyst, trend watcher and creator of the [...]