LOS ANGELES, July 22 (UPI) -- Sexual addiction is associated with sexual urges that feel out of control, but these symptoms do not necessarily mean addiction, U.S. researchers say.
CANTON, Mass., July 21 (UPI) -- If your favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip, you're more likely to be argumentative, frugal and cautious, a U.S. expert in smell and taste says.
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 21 (UPI) -- Human papillomavirus -- the major cause of cervical cancer -- also infects a third of throat cancer patients, U.S. and British researchers say.
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Officials at the Environmental Working Group say four compounds are most effective at warding off mosquitoes without risking a person's health.
PITTSBURGH, July 20 (UPI) -- Providing consumers with recommended calorie information on menus already containing meal calorie counts didn't improve consumer choices, U.S. researchers say.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 (UPI) -- Forty-eight new cases of the intestinal infection cyclospora were reported in Texas in the past week, but officials say they don't know the source.
LONDON, July 19 (UPI) -- An investigation found British patients suspected of having dementia could wait up to a year to be diagnosed due to a shortage of specialists and equipment.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- Forget crab fishermen on the Bering Sea, U.S. healthcare workers suffer the most injuries on the job than any other occupation, a non-profit group says.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- An AIDS expert said at a conference in Malaysia it is imperative to switch approaches to a public health perspective of prevention to stem the HIV spread.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. lawsuit alleging Coca-Cola fraudulently markets "vitaminwater" as a healthful alternative to soda got a step closer to trial, the plaintiff said.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- U.S. childhood obesity is due to children in homes, schools and neighborhoods where it's easy to eat excess calories and difficult to work off, an expert says.
ATLANTA, July 18 (UPI) -- U.S. adults age 65 and older in the South of all races and African-Americans in the entire country live shorter and sicker lives, health officials say.
ALBANY, N.Y., July 18 (UPI) -- New Yorkers whose employers don't provide health insurance but buy individual plans can expect to pay at least 50 percent less next year, state officials say.
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Those who marry and are monogamous have the best sex they ever could because it's the only sex they'll ever know, a U.S. advocate for marriage says.
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- With another day of oppressive, humid, sticky heat in the Northeast and Midwest, U.S. government officials warn outdoor workers of the risk of heat stress.
LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- Smokers who drink alcohol heavily had a 36 percent faster cognitive decline compared with non-smoking moderate drinkers, researchers in Britain say.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17 (UPI) -- Pregnant women at risk of complications were often told to take to their bed, but U.S. researchers say it may be just as good to only limit their activities.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. food advocacy group is critical of former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal for pitching a line of cream sodas containing 270 calories and 17 teaspoons of sugar.
LONDON, July 19 (UPI) -- An adrenaline auto-injector to treat anaphylactic shock can be life saving, but many parents don't use them improperly, British researchers say.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Nail guns used in construction are easy to operate and boost productivity but cause some 37,000 U.S. hospital emergency room visits each year, officials say.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich., July 17 (UPI) -- By watching how younger and older people handled simple tasks involving hand movements, a U.S. researcher explains why older people fumble.
SAN ANTONIO, July 17 (UPI) -- Eating a modest amount of walnuts -- about 2 ounces, or two handfuls, a day -- may protect against prostate cancer, U.S. researchers suggest.
CAMBRIDGE, England, July 16 (UPI) -- In England and Wales the dementia rates of the elderly age 65 and older dropped 25 percent in past two decades, researchers say.
LONDON, July 16 (UPI) -- At a conference in Europe, researchers examined studies indicating a significant drop in men's sperm and debating if a "sperm crisis" is occurring.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 16 (UPI) -- A study of 1,661 U.S. men found the shortest erect penis was 1.6 inches and the longest was 10.2 inches, while the average was 5.6 inches, researchers say.
Miao ethnic minority women dressed in traditional garb take photos and prepare to perform at a convention in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, on July 20, 2013. The Miao are one of 56 ethnic minorities in China, with the Han being the dominant group. UPI/Stephen Shaver