Health & Medicine : Science World Report

May 05, 2014 05:51 AM EDT

Supine Sleeping Must be Followed Seriously to Lower Rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

A new study highlights that the rate of infants placed on their back to sleep is less than 50 percent, thereby increasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

May 05, 2014 12:25 AM EDT

Frequent Nightmares may Indicate Bullying in Adolescents

A recent study shows that many children who are bullied may express some of their anxiety through nightmares.

May 05, 2014 12:16 AM EDT

Understanding the Genetic and Environmental Factors of Autism

A recent study conducted by researchers at King's College London, Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Mount Sinai in the United States show that understanding the environmental factors of autism are just as important as studying the genetic aspects.

May 05, 2014 12:05 AM EDT

Many Parents not Practicing Safe Sleep Habits for their Infant

Statistics show that each year, 4,000 babies die from sleep-related deaths involving suffocation and strangulation in the United States, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

May 04, 2014 11:50 PM EDT

Autistic Youth at Increased Risk for Alcoholism: Study

A recent study shows that autistic young adults may be at an increased risk for alcoholism.

May 04, 2014 11:25 PM EDT

U.S. E-Cigarette Experiment Inspires New Medical Device

When Noah Minskoff's mother died of lung cancer in 2007, e-cigarettes were just entering the U.S. market. Minskoff, who had just started medical school in Utah, wondered whether the devices might have saved his mother's life by helping her quit smoking. Later, he sent some samples to his boyhood fri...

May 04, 2014 05:43 PM EDT

Performance Enhancing Drugs in the Classroom? Students Use ADHD Medication for Tests

Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, Concerta. These are all drugs prescribed to patients with ADD or ADHD to treat their disorder, but their use has spread beyond practical treatment and students are obtaining them illegally to perform better in school.

May 04, 2014 05:43 PM EDT

First MERS Virus Case Documented in the United States, CDC Reports

Health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in the United States on Friday.

May 03, 2014 07:11 AM EDT