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Nine in 10 U.S. adults eat too much salt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Almost all Americans eat too much salt, but U.S. researchers said 44 percent of dietary sodium consumed each day come from 10 types of foods. "Too much sodium raises blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for...

Closing schools during pandemic effective

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Closing schools is effective in slowing the spread of infectious disease and should be considered during pandemic outbreaks, researchers in Canada suggest. Lead author David Earn, a professor in the department of...

Human morality begins early in infants

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. professor of psychology says research shows human morality begins in infancy. Karen Wynn, a professor of psychology at Yale University, said at a Yale lecture "The Search for the Origins of Human Good and...

Off-Broadway's 'Love, Loss' set to close

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Off-Broadway production of "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" is to close next month after more than 1,000 performances, producer Daryl Roth said Tuesday. Penned by Nora and Delia Ephron, the show will play for the...

Friends say Pippa's unattached

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Friends of Pippa Middleton say the British socialite is not dating longtime friend George Percy as media reports claimed last week. Middleton, 28, became a celebrity after her sister Kate married England's Prince William last...

Horror film 'Excision' to get 2012 release

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Anchor Bay Films says it has acquired the North American distribution rights to "Excision," a horror movie starring AnnaLynne McCord. The debut feature of director-writer Richard Bates Jr. also features...

Syfy orders third season of 'Face Off'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network Syfy says it has ordered a 10-episode third season of its special-effects competition reality competition series "Face Off." Production on Season 3 is to begin this spring for a summer premiere....

Catholics favor healthcare contraception

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Fifty-eight percent of U.S. Roman Catholics say employers should be required to provide employees with healthcare including contraception, a survey indicates. However, the poll by the Public Religion Research Institute indicated...

Jessica Lange heading back to 'Horror'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- "American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy says actress Jessica Lange will return for the FX show's second season. Lange won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for her work on the haunted-house drama. Murphy...

Milla Jovovich to host Sci-Tech Awards

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actress Milla Jovovich is to serve as host of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards in Los Angeles, organizers said. "The Fifth Element" and the "Resident...

Chris Brown to return to the Grammys

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Chris Brown is to perform at the 54th annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, CBS said Tuesday. Brown has skipped the Grammys ceremonies for the last few years. He was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna...

Robert Downey Jr. is a dad again

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Producer Susan Downey gave birth to a son Tuesday in Los Angeles, a publicist for her husband, film star Robert Downey Jr., said People.com reported Exton Elias Downey was 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 20 inches long when he was...

Zsa Zsa Gabor turns 95

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he threw the Hungarian-born former actress a party in their Beverly Hills home to mark her 95th birthday. TMZ said guests sang "Happy Birthday!" and enjoyed German food, champagne...

'Rango' wins big at Annie Awards

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- "Rango," with Johnny Depp lending his voice to the titular chameleon, was named Best Animated Feature at the 39th annual Annie Awards show in Los Angeles. The prize presentation took place Saturday at UCLA's Royce...

Handsome doctor ends 'Office' romance

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actor-writer-producer B.J. Novak says a handsome doctor played by Sendhil Ramamurthy will come between Ryan and Kelly on the U.S. sitcom "The Office." Novak plays Ryan and Mindy Kaling, also one of the show's writer-producers,...

Madonna announces 2012 concert tour

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Pop star Madonna has announced plans for a 2012 concert tour two days after her triumphant performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis. The Madonna 2012 World Tour is to begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Live Nation...

McCartney to play queen's Diamond Jubilee

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, Elton John and Ed Sheeran are booked to perform at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June, organizers said. Alfie Boe, Jools Holland, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Lang Lang, Annie Lennox,...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Tuesday, February 7, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 19th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 13th degree Leo Mercury..............

People in the news

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... LESLIE CARTER: About 70 people attended a private funeral for Leslie Carter in upstate New York, a source close to the 25-year-old singer's family told E! News Monday. A former cast member of the reality...

Magnetic therapy for depression promising

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MAYWOOD, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Psychotherapy and antidepressants treat only about one-third of patients who suffer depression, but a magnetic therapy is promising, a U.S. researcher said. Dr. Murali Rao of Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood,...

U.S. to reduce heart attacks by 1 million

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiative aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years, officials said. Dr. Susan B. Shurin, acting director of the National Heart, Lung...

Timberlake marks 31st birthday in Canada

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

FERNIE, British Columbia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- American pop star and actor Justin Timberlake celebrated his 31st birthday enjoying winter sports at a resort in British Columbia, Postmedia News said. Timberlake, an avid snowboarder, spent the weekend in Fernie,...

Bidding for 'Godfather' script tops $7K

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Bidding is up to $7,500 for the charity auction of a screenplay of "The Godfather" autographed by one of the classic Hollywood film's producers. The Las Vegas Sun said the price is being driven up by the fact Diane...

Expert: Healthcare mandate constitutional

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- When people cannot afford healthcare, billions of uncompensated healthcare costs are shifted to private insurers who pass on the costs, a U.S. researcher said. Jennifer Prah Ruger, an associate professor Yale University...

Spears helps out with 'Twister Dance' game

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PAWTUCKETT, R.I., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Britney Spears has teamed up with Hasbro to create a new music-themed game called "Twister Dance," the toy and game giant said. "Dancing has been such an important part of my life since...

Spielberg, Pitt, Streep attend Oscar lunch

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg were among those who attended Monday's Oscar nominees luncheon in Los Angeles. Also attending the event at the Beverly Hilton where they posed for a...

Mortality rate after age 80 underestimated

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Due to an error in computation, the odds of living to a ripe old age in the United States are lower than previously thought, researchers said. Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova, of NORC at the University of Chicago,...

Lucas to receive NAACP Vanguard Award

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Writer-director-producer George Lucas is to receive the Vanguard Award at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, organizers said Monday. The event is to take place at the Shrine Auditorium Feb. 17 and will...

Some 4,500 children hospitalized for abuse

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- More than 4,500 U.S. children were hospitalized in 2006 due to child abuse, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found. Study leader Dr. John M. Leventhal, a professor of pediatrics and medical director of the...

Funeral held for singer Leslie Carter

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MAYVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- About 70 people attended a private funeral for Leslie Carter in upstate New York, a source close to the 25-year-old singer's family told E! News Monday. A former cast member of the reality show "House of Carters,"...

Cameron Diaz to hand out Oscars

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Actress Cameron Diaz has been confirmed as a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Monday. Diaz will be seen next in "What to Expect When You're Expecting"...

Eli Manning books 'Late Show' visit

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has been booked to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman" a day after his team won the Super Bowl, CBS said. Manning was declared Super Bowl XLVI MVP after the Giants beat...

Tony Danza to bring 'Vegas' to B'way

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Television actor Tony Danza is to star in a Broadway musical based on the 1992 film "Honeymoon in Vegas" in spring 2013, the show's producers said Monday. James Caan, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker starred...

Randy Travis arrested for public drunkenness

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DALLAS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Country music star Randy Travis was arrested for public intoxication outside a Dallas church Monday morning, police said. The Sanger Police Department told TMZ Travis, 52, was arrested after police responding to a complaint found...

NBC, NFL apologize for M.I.A.'s obscene gesture

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- NBC and the NFL have apologized for rapper M.I.A. extending her middle finger at a TV camera during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis. The hip-hop artist was seen making the gesture as she performed alongside...

Demi Moore checks into Utah rehab

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Troubled actress Demi Moore is a patient at the Cirque Lodge addiction treatment center in Sundance, Utah, a source told E! News. The insider said Moore, 49, checked into the facility after she was hospitalized Jan. 23...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Monday, February 6, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 18th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 30th degree Cancer Mercury..............

How not to be sidelined after the big game

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Many people tend to overeat and drink on Super Bowl Sunday, but U.S. osteopathic physicians suggest ways to avoid being sidelined come Monday. Rob Danoff, a board-certified osteopathic family physician at Aria Health System...

Worldwide malaria deaths on downward trend

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SEATTLE, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Deaths from malaria have been on a downward trend for the past several years, U.S. researchers say. The researchers' study, published in The Lancet, found global malaria deaths increased from 995,000 in 1980 to a peak of 1.82...

Madonna admits she felt like an outsider in England

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Madonna, an American pop star who is no stranger to scandal, says she could relate to Wallis Simpson, the controversial historic figure at the center of "W.E.," the royal romance she directed, produced and co-wrote. Simpson...

Composer looks for lowest bass voice

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A British composer says he is searching for a singer who can hit a note in his new work so low it is believed never to have been sung before. In his new choral work "De Profundis," Paul Mealor has included a low E that...

'Red Shoe' director Zalman King dies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Zalman King, known for "Nine 1/2 Weeks" and "Red Shoe Diaries," died in California after a six-year battle with cancer, a family member said. King was 70 when he died Friday at his...

Castro releases memoirs

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAVANA, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance in Havana in conjunction with the publication of his memoirs, officials said. Castro, 85, appeared at the ceremony at the Havana Convention Center, the BBC reported. Speaking...

'Hell Raza' boxer killed by train

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAVERHILL, Mass., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Haverhill, Mass., boxer Jeffrey Fraza, known as "Hell Raza" on a TV reality show, died after being hit by a commuter train, transit authority officials said. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority spokeswoman...

Performers' unions form single Web site

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Two U.S. actors' unions have launched a Web site in support of a campaign for their merger, union officials said. The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have created a Web site,...

Billy Connolly heckled, cuts gigs short

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BLACKPOOL, England, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Fans of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly say they were miffed after he ended two stand-up shows in Britain early because of hecklers. Connolly, 69, walked off the stage 20 minutes early at a Blackpool gig last weekend...

'Chronicle,' 'Woman' top box office

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- "Chronicle" and "The Woman in Black" debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 in weekend U.S. box office receipts with $22 million and $21 million, respectively. "The Grey," starring Liam Neeson at his most...

Documentarians die in helicopter crash

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JASPER'S BUSH, Australia, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Two filmmakers who worked with director James Cameron on his deep-sea documentary films died in a helicopter crash in Australia. Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight's helicopter -- piloted by Wight -- crashed shortly...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Sunday, February 5, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 17th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 16th degree Cancer Mercury..............

Recall: Hard-cooked eggs sold in 34 states

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Michael Foods says it's recalling buckets of hard-cooked eggs in brine sold for institutional use from its Wakefield, Neb., facility due to potential Listeria. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported 150,000 pounds of eggs...

STDs in baby boomers increasing

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S., Canadian and British baby boomers are not practicing safe sex and as a result are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, researchers say. In an editorial in the Student British Medical Journal, Rachel von Simson, final...

Virus outbreak reported on 2 cruise ships

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Outbreaks of a gastrointestinal virus have been reported on two Princess Cruises ships operating out of Port Everglades, Fla., officials said. A total of 240 people became ill with Norovirus on the Crown Princess...

J.C. Penney won't fire Ellen DeGeneres

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres received a vote of confidence from J.C. Penney Friday when the retail giant said it would be keeping the lesbian comic as their ad spokeswoman. Penney issued a statement saying the company "stands behind...

Robin Gibb recovering from colon surgery

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb said Friday he is on the road to recovery from an intestinal ailment that was reportedly colon cancer. Gibb told BBC Radio 2 he had a growth on his colon removed and "the results have been spectacular." "I...

Bullish Qatar pays big for Cezanne art

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Art experts say Qatar's $250 million acquisition of Paul Cezanne's painting "The Card Players" could be a game-changer in the masterpiece market. The royal family of Qatar plunked down the record purchase price...

FX extends 'Sons of Anarchy' run

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The television bikers of "Sons of Anarchy" will live to ride another two seasons after FX picked up the series through Season 6, the network said. The fourth season of the series had its best season last year, averaging...

Judge mulls Dick Clark Globes statements

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Lawyers have asked a Los Angeles judge to admit parts of Dick Clark's deposition in the court tussle over broadcast rights for the Golden Globe Awards. Attorneys for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organizers...

Rosie O'Donnell show being overhauled

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The crew of "The Rosie Show" has been cut by nearly 30 as the Oprah Winfrey Network show undergoes a retooling, sources told Crain's Chicago Business. The overhaul has included eliminating some regular segments of...

'Ghost Protocol' top Cruise moneymaker

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The latest "Mission: Impossible" installment has become Tom Cruise's biggest hit, the latest worldwide box-office numbers indicate. The Hollywood Reporter said "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" had...

Clinical breast trial balances Somers

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Suzanne Somers says she underwent a cutting-edge stem cell procedure to rebuild a breast that had been damaged during cancer treatment. The procedure, developed in Japan, was aimed at evening out her breasts,...

'Mean Joe' back for another Super Bowl ad

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman "Mean" Joe Greene says he will reprise his role as himself in a Downy commercial during Sunday's Super Bowl. The football Hall of Fame member will be pitching Downy Unstoppables...

Big star crowd expected at Oscar luncheon

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Nearly all of the stars up for Academy Awards will be on hand in Beverly Hills, Calif., next week for the annual nominees' luncheon, the organizers announced. The Hollywood Reporter said Saturday 18 of the 20 acting...

'Mrs. Pollifax' author Dorothy Gilman dies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

RYE, N.Y., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Dorothy Gilman, the author of the 14-book "Mrs. Pollifax" series, died in suburban New York at the age of 88, her family announced. Gilman suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In her better days she was the brains...

LA Reid coming back as 'X Factor' judge

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Epic Records Chairman LA Reid has signed up for another season as a judge on Fox's "X Factor," a source told The Hollywood Reporter. Reid signed a new contract Friday, just four days after a big shakeup that saw...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Saturday, February 4, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 16th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 4th degree Cancer Mercury..............

People in the news

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... BEN GAZZARA: Actor Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer at New York's Bellevue Hospital Center Friday, his lawyer said. He was 81. The New York Times confirmed Gazzara's death with his attorney Jay...

New way for MDs to respond to vaccine fear

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Two Saint Louis University pediatricians said they are leading an effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines. Dr. Ken Haller, an associate professor of pediatrics, and Dr. Anthony Scalzo, a professor...

Anemia triples risk of death after stroke

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Being anemic could triple the risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, said researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. Lead researcher Dr. Jason Sico, an assistant professor of neurology...

Map pinpoints areas of Lyme disease

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A tick survey shows a risk of Lyme disease in the Northeast from Maine to Virginia, but most of the South free of Lyme disease-carrying ticks, researchers say. Lead author Dr. Maria A. Diuk-Wasser of the Yale School...

Griffin O'Neal gets jail time for DUI crash

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A San Diego judge sentenced Griffin O'Neal to 16 months in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a firearm by a felon, E! reported. The charges stem from a car crash the 47-year-old actor caused,...

More home dialysis in developing countries

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Use of home-based dialysis is increasing in developing and developed nations, but more so in developing countries, Canadian researchers said. Dr. Arsh Jain of the University of Western Ontario in London and colleagues...

Multiple anesthesias linked to ADHD

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, U.S. researchers found. Dr. David Warner, a Mayo Clinic pediatric anesthesiologist, and colleagues...

Prince Harry won't climb Everest as planned

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Harry won't be climbing Mount Everest this spring with a group of wounded servicemen as planned, his spokesman said Friday. The 27-year-old royal made a four-day trek to the North Pole with members of the Walking...

Bobby Cannavale heads to 'Boardwalk'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Bobby Cannavale has joined the cast of "Boardwalk Empire" for the Atlantic City-set mob drama's third season, HBO said. The Hollywood Reporter said the popular Broadway actor will play Gyp Rosetti, "a charming...

NBC sets air date for 'Awake'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- NBC says it has scheduled the premiere of its new U.S. drama series "Awake" for next month. The show stars Jason Isaacs as a detective who finds he is leading a complex double life that defies reality....

U.S. flu levels low, except in Midwest

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. flu activity increased slightly last week and the Midwest showed higher evidence of influenza but flu activity is low nationwide, health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said doctors' visits...

Environment affects mental illness genes

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Genes linked to schizophrenia and autism are members of a select club of genes regulated during environmentally sensitive times, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the National Institute of Health said a regulatory mechanism...

Show will go on for 'Clybourne Park'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, says he has taken over as producer of the Broadway staging of "Clybourne Park." Bruce Norris' play, a response to Lorraine Hansberry's drama "A Raisin in the Sun,"...

Smiley: Cornelius was a 'cultural ambassador'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. talk-show host Tavis Smiley is praising the late "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius for helping to preserve and promote African-American culture. Cornelius served as host of the TV dance series from 1971 to...

Norovirus causes most hospital outbreaks

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, is the leading cause of infectious outbreaks in U.S. hospitals, researchers said. A team of researchers from Chartis Insurance, Main Line Health...

Steinfeld, Booth begin work on 'Romeo'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth have begun work in Italy on the latest film version of Shakespeare's tragic romance "Romeo and Juliet," producers said. Ileen Maisel of Amber Entertainment and Nadja Swarovski of...

Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Actor Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer at New York's Bellevue Hospital Center Friday, his lawyer said. He was 81. The New York Times confirmed Gazzara's death with his attorney Jay Julien. Born Biagio Anthony Gazzara...

Pathogen detected in raw milk from Pa.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Maryland health officials have confirmed the presence of Campylobacter jejuni in two unopened raw milk samples purchased from a Pennsylvanian farm. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene advised consumers who...

Roseanne Barr running for president

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Comedian Roseanne Barr has filed official paperwork in her bid to become the Green Party's candidate for president of the United States. The Los Angeles Times said the former "Roseanne" star registered with the...

Report: Pippa Middleton has new beau

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Pippa Middleton is dating her longtime friend George Percy, heir to the duke of Northumberland, People.com said Friday. Middleton, 28, is the sister of Kate Middleton, who married Britain's Prince William last year. She met Percy,...

'Bridget Jones's Baby' still a-go

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Production on the third romantic comedy about British spinster Bridget Jones has been delayed, not scrapped, the film's producers said. American actress Renee Zellweger plays Bridget in the franchise, while British heartthrobs...

Halle Berry to be presenter at the Oscars

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Actress Halle Berry is to be a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards show in Los Angeles, producers announced. Berry won an Oscar in 2001 for her lead performance in "Monster's Ball." She will hand out...

People in the news

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... ADEL IMAM: Egyptian actor Adel Imam has been sentenced in absentia to three months of hard labor behind bars for playing unflattering Muslim characters, officials said. Imam, whose film career has...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Friday, February 3, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 15th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 21st degree Gemini Mercury..............

Facebook doesn't help low self-esteem

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- People with low self-esteem tend to bombard friends on Facebook with negative news of their lives -- making themselves less likable, Canadian researchers say. Amanda Forest, a graduate student at the University of...

Diabetes helped by any exercise

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations can improve insulin sensitivity in those with type 2 diabetes, British researchers found. However, the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology...

Most Web sites selling statins chaotic

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Internet sites selling drugs to consumers for use in lowering cholesterol levels are widespread -- and most provide poor information, British researchers say. Professor David Brown of the University of Portsmouth...

New screening method for prostate cancer

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Novel prostate specific antigen velocity risk count testing may be more effective for physicians to screen men for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said. Lead author Dr. Stacy Loeb, a urologist at the Joel E. Smilow Comprehensive...

Small turtles inappropriate pets for kids

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Turtles are not appropriate pets in households with young children or other high risk individuals, U.S. health officials said Thursday. A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality...

U.S. adult vaccination levels low

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Approximately 45,000 adults die annually from vaccine-preventable diseases, while adult vaccination coverage remains low, U.S. researchers said. A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity...

World measles down 60 percent from 2000-10

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Annually reported measles cases decreased 60 percent worldwide from 2000 to 2010 -- from 853,480 to 339,845 -- U.S. health officials said. A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said measles...

Bonaduce, Williams to star in 'Bigfoot'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Howard Hesseman and Sherilyn Fenn are to star in the TV movie "Bigfoot," U.S. cable network Syfy said Thursday. Bruce Davison will direct and also appear in the movie, alongside actor...

Michael Sheen to star in Showtime pilot

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan have been cast as the leads in the drama pilot "Masters of Sex," U.S. cable network Showtime announced. The pair will play 1960s human-sexuality science pioneers William Masters and...

Radcliffe talks about post-Potter role in 'Woman in Black'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- British actor Daniel Radcliffe, who spent more than a decade playing the titular wizard in eight special effects-laden Harry Potter blockbusters, says he loved starring in the old-fashioned, low-tech ghost story "The Woman...

Eight-year-old survives rabies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials said Thursday an 8-year-old girl was hospitalized, ultimately diagnosed with rabies and survived, even though rabies is usually fatal. A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's...

Actress Kat Graham inks record deal

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Kat Graham, a cast member of the U.S. television drama "The Vampire Diaries," has signed a deal with A&M/Octone Records. The label said it plans to release her first record, "Put Your Graffiti On Me,"...

Resveratrol affects cell energy regulation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Resveratrol, found in red wine and other plant products, does not directly activate sirtuin 1, a protein associated with aging, U.S. researchers said. However, lead author Dr. Jay H. Chung -- chief of the Laboratory of...

Actor Adel Imam sentenced to jail for defamation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAIRO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Egyptian actor Adel Imam has been sentenced in absentia to three months of hard labor behind bars for playing unflattering Muslim characters, officials said. Imam, whose film career has spanned four decades, was found guilty of...

'Real Steel' tops DVD sales, rental charts

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- "Real Steel" is the top-selling DVD and No. 1 rental in the United States, Rentrak reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the DVD sales chart for the week ending Jan. 29 is "Courageous," followed by...

Final Oscar ballots mailed out

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Final ballots for Hollywood's 84th Academy Awards were mailed to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Completed ballots, which were mailed out Wednesday, must be returned...

Artist Mike Kelley dead at 57

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Artist Mike Kelley was found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in South Pasadena, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 57. The Detroit area native's death is under investigation and police have said they...

Stern helps Letterman mark 30 years in late-night

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Howard Stern recalled the first time David Letterman interviewed him during a "Late Show" visit marking Letterman's 30 years on U.S. late-night television. Radio star Stern appeared on Letterman's CBS program Wednesday...

Springsteen to perform on Grammys show

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are confirmed to perform at the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, producers said Thursday. Jack Black, Fergie, ?uestlove and Ringo Starr also have been booked as presenters at the...

Report: Leslie Carter died of suspected OD

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A coroner's office in New York says its autopsy on Leslie Carter proved inconclusive, but TMZ said her family suspects she died of a drug overdose. Carter, 25, was a singer and cast member of the reality show "House...

'Fire' warms top of U.S. record chart

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a second week, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Thursday, February 2, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 14th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 9th degree Gemini Mercury..............

People in the news

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... AMY WINEHOUSE: Suzanne Greenaway, the London coroner who handled the inquest into singer Amy Winehouse's death, has resigned, officials said. Greenaway ruled Winehouse, 27, died from accidental alcohol...

U.S. child abuse, neglect cost -- $124B

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. child abuse -- including physical, sexual, psychological and neglect -- costs $124 billion a year, federal health officials estimated. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at confirmed...

Teen heath habits may shorten their lives

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A study of 5,500 U.S. teens found their poor health habits might cost them years from their lives, researchers suggest. Donald Lloyd-Jones of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago examined risk factors...

School-based health centers help 2 million

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- More than 1,900 U.S. school-based health centers provide access to primary medical care, mental health and other services to 2 million students, officials say. "Despite economic challenges, 2011 was a great year for...

Walnuts top list for antioxidant value

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Walnuts ranked best for having more antioxidants -- polyphenols -- and a higher antioxidant potency in an analysis of nuts, U.S. researchers found. Joe Vinson, professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, evaluated...

Watchdog: Juice labels can mislead

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Labels trumpeting health benefits of popular fruit juices are often misleading, a U.S. non-profit food safety watchdog group says. Jeff Cronin of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington singled out Minute...

Valentine's Day may be worst day to kiss

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MAYWOOD, Ill., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Valentine's Day falls smack dab in the middle of flu and cold season, so kissing may not be such a good idea, a U.S. infectious disease expert suggests. Dr. Jorge Parada, medical director, infectious disease at Loyola...

'Watchmen' prequels to be published

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- DC Entertainment plans to publish seven prequels to the 1986 graphic novel "Watchmen" by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, The Hollywood Reporter said. The "Before Watchmen" books are to go on...

Study: Hospital safety could be improved

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Good communication among U.S. hospital staff is essential when transferring patients, but most staff say handoffs could improve, researchers say. The sixth annual edition of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture:...

Blood test detects depressed patients

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BOSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A blood test analyzing levels of nine biomarkers accurately distinguished patients diagnosed with depression from others, U.S. researchers said. Lead author Dr. George Papakostas of the Massachusetts General Hospital said previous...

Coroner in Winehouse inquest resigns

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Suzanne Greenaway, the London coroner who handled the inquest into singer Amy Winehouse's death, has resigned, officials said. Greenaway ruled Winehouse, 27, died from accidental alcohol poisoning and returned a verdict of misadventure...

Swift won't star in 'Les Miserables'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. country music star Taylor Swift won't be playing Eponine as planned in the upcoming movie musical "Les Miserables," EW.com reported Wednesday. Although Swift had been in talks for the part, Samantha Barks,...

Prado to display early copy of 'Mona Lisa'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MADRID, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" will be unveiled to the public at Spain's Prado Museum this month, a curator said Wednesday. The original early 16th century painting by the Italian Renaissance...

Screenings of 3D 'Titanic' sold out

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Fans crashed multiple servers trying to secure advance tickets for the now sold-out Feb. 14 preview screenings of Hollywood's "Titanic in 3D," producers said. Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox International...

Purple potatoes may lower blood pressure

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Two small helpings of purple potatoes a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain, U.S. researchers said. Joe Vinson of the University of Scranton and colleagues said purple-skinned potatoes,...

Tom Cruise to hand out Oscar

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Three-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Cruise will be a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Wednesday. Cruise was nominated for his lead performances in "Born...

Letterman reads Super Bowl Top 10 list

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Comedian David Letterman read a Super Bowl-themed Top 10 list on "Late Show" in New York this week. Letterman read "Questions to Ask Yourself Before Spending $16,000 on a Super Bowl Ticket" on Tuesday's...

Gad, Hudson to star in 'Me & My Shadow'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Josh Gad, Bill Hader and Kate Hudson are to lend their voices to characters in the movie "Me & My Shadow," Hollywood's DreamWorks Animation said Wednesday. Alessandro Carloni is to make his directorial...

Katy Perry to perform at Grammys

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Pop star Katy Perry has been booked to perform at the 54th annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, organizers said Wednesday. The ceremony honoring the previous year's best in music is to take place Feb. 12. It will air...

'Home Improvement' star Taran Smith busted for DUI

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Former "Home Improvement" co-star Taran Noah Smith was arrested in Los Angeles for alleged driving under the influence and possession of marijuana, TMZ said. Smith, 27, appeared on the U.S. sitcom from 1991 to...

'21' stays atop U.S. album chart

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Adele's "21" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for an 18th non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Tim McGraw's "Emotional Traffic," followed...

Sister of Nick and Aaron Carter dead at 25

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Singer Leslie Carter, the 25-year-old sister of recording artists Nick and Aaron Carter, has died in upstate New York, her family said. "Access Hollywood" confirmed her Tuesday death but said no details regarding...

Pfizer recalls oral contraceptives

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Pfizer Inc. voluntarily recalled 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol due to a packaging error, U.S. officials said. A statement by Pfizer said: "An investigation by Pfizer found...

'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead at 75

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Don Cornelius, creator of the TV dance show "Soul Train," fatally shot himself in his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home, TMZ quoted law enforcement sources as saying. He was 75. His body was discovered Wednesday...

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Wednesday, February 1, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 13th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 27th degree Taurus Mercury..............

People in the news

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... PAULA ABDUL: Paula Abdul confirmed Tuesday she has been fired from the American version of the British talent competition series "The X Factor." "Yes, it's true; I won't be returning...

Aneurysm outcomes stagnant for last decade

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms, outcomes have remained stagnant over the last 10 years, U.S. researchers said. Study co-author Dr. Robert A. Solomon, neurosurgeon-in-chief at...

British adults with autism 'invisible'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LEICESTER, England, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- British adults with a severe learning disability have elevated risk of autism and often live in private homes "invisible" in autism estimates, researchers say. Study author Dr. Terry Brugha of the University...

Booster seat often skipped without parent

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Parents usually use booster seats for their children but about 30 percent do not when they have other people's children in their cars, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Michelle Macy of the University of Michigan Medical School,...

Diet soda linked to stroke, heart attack

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MIAMI, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Drinking diet soft drinks on a daily basis might increase the risk stroke, heart attack and vascular death, U.S. researchers said. Hannah Gardener and colleagues from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at Columbia...

Dry winter skin need not be a fact of life

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DALLAS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Hands and lips are likely to become dry and chapped in winter weather, but a U.S. expert suggests there are ways to avoid uncomfortable, dry skin. Dr. Kent Aftergut, a dermatologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical...

Toxin plays role urinary tract infections

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- University of Utah researchers identified a process by which the most common types of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria trigger bladder cell shedding. The study, published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe,...

Stars line up for Tyler Perry's next Madea film

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Eugene Levy, Doris Roberts, Tom Arnold, John Amos and Marla Gibbs are to star in "Madea's Witness Production," the U.S. film's producers said. Denise Richards and Romeo have also signed up for roles in...

'Moneyball' tops On-Demand list

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- "Moneyball," the baseball-themed film for which Brad Pitt is nominated for a best actor Oscar, is the No. 1 Movie-on-Demand, Rentrak reported. Coming in at No. 2 on the list for the week ending Jan. 22 is "The...

Tom Hanks to be an Oscar presenter

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks is to be a presenter at the 84th Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Tuesday. Hanks, who is a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...

Many Utah teen moms wrong about sterility

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Nearly a quarter of Utah's teen moms ages 15-17 say they thought they or their partner was sterile, three times the national rate, officials say. The data come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pregnant...

Reba denies online death rumor

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NASHVILLE, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Country music star Reba McEntire went online Tuesday to ice a rumor claiming she had fallen off a mountain in Austria and died. "There is a rumor going around that I died after falling off a mountain in Austria yesterday...

Vegas Luxor guest dies of Legionnaires

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A guest who stayed at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in December and contracted Legionnaires' disease has died, Nevada health officials said. Brian Labus, a senior epidemiologist at the Southern Nevada Health District,...

CBS orders more 'I Get That a Lot'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- CBS says it has ordered two more editions of its U.S. hidden-camera special "I Get That a Lot." The programs will again feature celebrities working in everyday jobs and trying to convince customers they aren't...