(HealthDay News) -- Those dark patches of skin known as liver spots usually don't indicate anything dangerous. A typical sign of aging, they have nothing to do with the liver.

(HealthDay News) -- Urinary incontinence is the inability to control the urge to urinate. It tends to become more of a problem as people age.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic pain occurs more often, is more intense and lasts longer in women than in men, a pain expert reports.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Injection drug users, particularly those with HIV, need to be carefully monitored for poor kidney function and considered for medical treatments when appropriate, researchers report.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Even though a major study found that the drug finasteride could reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 25 percent, it is still not being widely prescribed for that purpose, Veterans Administration researchers report.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- More cases of severe mental illness are being reported among college students than a decade ago, as more young people with mental health issues tackle a post-secondary education and are open to getting help when they need it, a new U.S. study shows.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Spanking and other forms of corporal punishment are still common worldwide even though 24 countries have adopted bans on physical punishment since 1979, according to recent studies.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors who performed a stomach reduction through a patient's mouth say it's the first time this type of surgery has been done in the United States.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Less than four hours of sleep on five consecutive nights may affect the brain in a way similar to that of acute total sleep deprivation, a new study suggests.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Experience, gender and personality appear to influence the "baby talk" parents use when interacting with their infants, say Japanese researchers.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) - It sounds like a great prescription, but a new study finds that many heart patients aren't all that sweet on using chocolate as medicine.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Women may have a more difficult time becoming pregnant when they're feeling stressed, according to a new study that found women were less likely to conceive when they showed elevated levels of a stress-related substance called alpha-amylase.

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THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- How a man handles everyday stressors like traffic jams and work deadlines may depend, in part, on how he felt about his dad while growing up, new research suggests.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Poor hand washing habits by food handlers and the contamination of food by animal feces are among the prime reasons Americans get sickened by foodborne germs, according to a new government report.

THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- It may be a cliché, but it's true: Parents never stop worrying about their children's troubles, even when they're all grown up.