Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Dec 30, 2013 08:39 AM EST

High School Sports Mean Fewer Doctor Visits After 70

Want to avoid a visit to the doctor after you turn 70? Then you'd better play high school sports. Scientists have found that 70-year-olds who were active on a team over 50 years ago were less likely to visit the doctor and were more likely to be active into their late 70s.

Dec 30, 2013 08:03 AM EST

Eat Quickly or Slowly? One Method to Reduce Hunger

Should you eat quickly or slowly? As obesity rates rise in the United States, more and more people are trying to find out ways to keep off the pounds. Now, scientists have found that eating quickly may impair our relationship between our sensory signals and processes that regulate exactly how much w...

Dec 30, 2013 03:36 AM EST

Gastric Bypass Lowers The Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Diabetes Pateints

Patients with diabetes and obesity who undergo bypass surgery expericne a lower risk of heart attack as well as stroke.

Dec 30, 2013 06:01 AM EST

Gastric Bypass Operation Can Save Girl With Rare Eating Disorder

Doctors have suggested a gastric bypass operation that can save a 12 year old girl's life who suffers from a rare eating disorder that has led to her gaining more than 0ne pound in less than a week.

Dec 30, 2013 12:35 AM EST

Frenchman Successfully Fitted with Artificial Heart

Thanks to science, a 75-year-old Frenchman has been fitted with a new life by becoming the first person ever to be receive an artificial heart that's made by the French biomedical company Carmart.

Dec 29, 2013 10:02 PM EST

Flu Cases Steadily Increasing in Parts of U.S.

The Health Department notes that the number of flu cases is gradually rising in parts of Kansas City, Tennessee, and Ohio, and has been steadily increasing in the past few weeks. Unfortunately, health officials warn that this may create a seasonal increase in the upcoming year.

Dec 29, 2013 12:53 PM EST

High Rates of High Blood Pressure Persist in Southeast USA

One third of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, but in the southeastern part of the country the rate is well over half, according to a new study that finds too little is being done to reverse the problem.

Dec 28, 2013 03:04 AM EST

Older Native Americans and African Americans With Diabetes are at Greater Risk for Dementia

Elderly Asian Americans with type 2 diabetes suffer a lower risk of dementia than the older generation of Native Americans and African Americans with type 2 diabetes.

Dec 28, 2013 04:13 AM EST

Only 9 Percent Of American Mothers Aware of USDA Created 'MyPlate'

While most Americans are aware of "MyPyramid", Cornell University researchers found that only 9 percent of American mothers knew what the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created "MyPlate" was all about.

Dec 28, 2013 12:12 AM EST

Could Surgery be Better than Chemotherapy for some Patients with Tongue Cancer?

A recent study shows how surgery may be better than chemotherapy for some patients with tongue cancer.

Dec 27, 2013 11:25 PM EST

Nine-Year-Old Boy becomes Youngest Person to Climb Argentina's Aconcagua Mountain Peak

A 9-year-old boy has gained the title of the youngest person in history to climb to the top of Argentina's Aconcagua mountain, according to the Associated Press (AP). Tyler Armstrong climbed the tallest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres at 22,841 feet high.

Dec 27, 2013 09:57 PM EST

Prism Adaptation Therapy Shows Promise for some Stroke Victims

A recent study examines stroke rehabilitation and how improvement in spatial neglect with prism adaptation can be a particularly affective treatment. These new findings support behavioral classification of patients with spatial neglect.