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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (UPI) — Women don't always recognize a heart attack, and, in some cases, their doctors mistake their symptoms for stress, panic or hypochondria, says a U.S. study.
“Men often experience the traditional symptoms of heart attacks such as squeezing chest pain or pressure, while more subtle symptoms such as shortness of […]

By OLGA PIERCE UPI Health Business Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) — Healthcare will be a top item on the AARP's 2007 political agenda, the largest U.S. senior citizens' group announced Wednesday.
“The need for health and financial security is something we all share, not just for ourselves, but for future generations,” AARP Chief Executive Officer […]

COVENTRY, England, Feb. 21 (UPI) — British and U.S. researchers have found a direct connection between a nation's overall happiness and the blood pressure of its residents.
Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom are at the top of this blood-pressure-based happiness group, while Germany, Portugal and Finland are at the bottom, according to Andrew […]

By ED SUSMAN
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 21 (UPI) — Treating people infected with the viruses that cause genital herpes and AIDS with anti-herpes medication appears to upset the synergy between the microbes, reducing herpes attacks and lowering HIV viral loads in patients.
Researchers said Wednesday the risk of a herpes attack was decreased […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 21 (UPI) — A University of Michigan study finds poorer minority neighborhoods are more often chosen for hazardous-waste sites than more affluent white neighborhoods.
Robin Saha, a former University of Michigan doctoral student and post-doctoral scholar, now an assistant professor at the University of Montana, shows that minorities were living in […]