Health & Medicine : Science World Report

May 13, 2014 06:18 PM EDT

Outdoor Exercise is more Beneficial than Indoor for Children: Study

As statistics show that childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years, many after school programs have pushed for greater physical activity, particularly outdoors.

May 13, 2014 07:15 PM EDT

Could Medications Help Treat Alcoholism?

Alcoholism and other substance abuse disorders can dramatically increase mortality risk. Yet a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that certain medications, including acamprosate and oral naltrexone, can work as effective drugs in fighting...

May 13, 2014 06:00 PM EDT

People Choose more Difficult Tasks to get them Completed Sooner

Would you rather hurry to complete a task in order to get it over with more quickly?

May 13, 2014 06:47 PM EDT

Marijuana or Alcohol? College Students More Likely to Drive Under the Influence of Cannabis

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are probably torn over the results of a recent University of Massachusetts at Amherst study that found college freshman are more likely to drive under the influence of marijuana than alcohol.

May 13, 2014 02:20 PM EDT

A Purposeful Life is a Longer Life

How you feel about your life may ultimately determine its longevity. Researchers from Carleton University in Canada discovered that people who find more purpose in their lives are more likely to age well.

May 13, 2014 03:00 PM EDT

Virginia Board of Health to Review Current Strict State Abortion Laws

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, the state’s third democratic governor since 2002, appointed five new members to the Board of Health to review the strict abortion laws implemented by the previous republican governor, Bob McDonnell.

May 13, 2014 02:13 PM EDT

Measles Outbreak in Ohio Reaches 68 Cases: Highest in 18 Years

Following a mumps outbreak in central Ohio over the past couple of months that affected 278 people, another outbreak has struck the state. This time 68 measles cases have been confirmed, which is the highest number in the U.S. in 18 years.

May 13, 2014 12:19 PM EDT

Former Prisoners Twice as Likely to Die of Premature Causes: Study

Former prisoners are more than twice as likely to die of premature causes, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Georgia State University.

May 13, 2014 01:12 PM EDT

Indiana Hospital That Treated First MERS Case in United States Gets Clean Bill of Health

On May 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent and the Indiana Department of Health confirmed the first case of the MERS virus in the United States. Eleven days later, the hospital that treated the ill man received a clean bill of health.

May 13, 2014 11:07 AM EDT

E-Cigarettes Sought by Users with Mental Health Disorders: New Regulations Needed

It turns out that e-cigarettes are sought by those with mental health disorders.

May 13, 2014 11:24 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Protein Associated With Male Infertility

Typically thought of exclusively as a woman’s issue, infertility affects a large number of men: over 3 million in the United States. Researchers at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York uncovered new information about sperm development.

May 13, 2014 10:07 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Natural Molecule that Mimics Exercise to Combat Type 2 Diabetes

There could be a new way to combat diabetes. Researchers have discovered a natural molecule that could be used to treat insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.