LOS ANGELES, May 31 (UPI) — Dieting alone may not be enough to prevent type 2 diabetes, a U.S. researcher cautions.
Preethi Srikanthan of the University of California, Los Angeles, says sarcopenia — low skeletal muscle mass and strength often found in those who are older or obese — may put individuals at risk for [...]

ELMWOOD PARK, Ill., May 31 (UPI) — A flying hockey puck to the mouth is not the only way to lose teeth, a U.S. implant dentist cautions.
Dr. Joseph Orrico of Elmwood Park, Ill., and a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, says teeth can also be lost in all sorts of [...]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 31 (UPI) — U.S. researchers found viruses and bacteria in East Tennessee drinking water before it was treated, a finding that may be a warning for untreated home wells.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville linked the contamination of the community water sources’ limestone — karst — aquifers to [...]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 31 (UPI) — The family dinner is alive and well, it just doesn’t resemble classic TV’s “Leave it to Beaver” lifestyle, researchers in Canada find.
Dean Simmons, a recent graduate of the University of British Columbia, surveyed families in British Columbia about their meals and says he was surprised to [...]

LOS ANGELES, May 31 (UPI) — A U.S. psychiatrist recommends psychiatrists be included in disaster first-response teams.
Dr. Anand Pandya of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles says Sept. 11, 2001, survivors and victims’ families have provided insight into people’s needs in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
“When the terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, [...]