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Study: Day care may not decrease asthma
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Dutch researchers
say their findings do not support the "hygiene hypothesis" that
children who attend early day care do not have asthma later.
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Merck's Fosamax case ends in mistrial
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TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New
Jersey declared a mistrial in a case that claimed U.S.
pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co.'s drug Fosamax caused dental and
jaw problems.
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Seeds being saved ahead of ash borer
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AMES, Iowa, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Thousands of ash tree seeds
must be saved before the emerald ash borer completes its destructive
drive across North America, biologists said.
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Alcohol, overeating, depression linked
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SEATTLE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- TV shows like "Sex and the City"
may have glamorized drinking, but excessive alcohol is tied to
overeating and depression in young women, U.S. researchers say.
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Vaccinating kids first mitigates flu
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SEATTLE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A vaccination program that
targets children first and reaches 70 percent of the U.S. population
would mitigate pandemic influenza H1N1, researchers said.
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Nucleic acid invigorates antibiotics
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LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A recently patented
chemical additive could make old antibiotics effective again against
resistant bacteria, a Texas Tech researcher said.
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Ailing Tierney drops out of 'Parenthood'
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Maura Tierney's publicist
says the U.S. actress has had to leave the new TV series
"Parenthood" because she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
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S. Korea urges no big crowds due to flu
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SEOUL, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- South Korean officials told
provincial and municipal governments Friday to avoid public
gatherings that could become H1N1 flu breeding grounds.
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School to receive tolerance training
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. high school
whose male athletes threatened to rape and kill a girl starring in a
school play will get tolerance training, a legal settlement stated.
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Young U.S. voters ignore healthcare debate
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Young U.S. voters helped put
Barack Obama in the White House, but they're all but ignoring the
healthcare debate, polls and anecdotal evidence suggest.
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GM pea seeds protect against parasites
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REUTLINGEN, Germany, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- German scientists
say they've created a breed of pea seeds that contain antibodies
against coccidiosis, a disease caused by a parasite that attacks
chickens.
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Asthma management reduces swine flu risk
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human
Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius highlighted the importance of
managing childhood asthma and reducing H1N1 risk.
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U.S. Braces for Lengthy Flu Season
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This year's flu season could be long and unpredictable, with
the H1N1 virus expected in U.S. schools and seasonal flu among the
elderly, health officials said.
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Hospital workers wash hands half the time
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Dirty-handed
hospital workers contribute to hospital-associated infections that
kill nearly 100,000 Americans annually, a U.S. non-profit group
says.
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Man banned from displaying Viagra rocket
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A New York state man was banned
by a federal judge from displaying a replica missile bearing the
Viagra slogan due to a trademark violation.
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