Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Dec 13, 2013 11:31 AM EST

82-Year-Old Grandma with Stomach Pain Found with 40-Year-Old Fetus

An 82-year-old Colombian woman was rushed to the hospital after complaining of abdominal pains, when doctors found that she was carrying a 40-year-old fetus inside her stomach.

Dec 12, 2013 11:22 PM EST

Whooping Cough Vaccine Antigen Missing from Bacteria in the United States

A recent study looks at how an antigen in the vaccine for whooping cough is slowly disappearing from bacteria in the United States.

Dec 12, 2013 06:52 PM EST

Childhood Cancer Survivors Experience Late Effects from Treatments

Medical advances are helping more children with cancer live longer and healthier lives. However, a recent study by researchers from the University of Florida Health found that 70 percent of children with cancer experience late effects from their disease and treatment 30 years after their cancer diag...

Dec 12, 2013 06:26 PM EST

New Models of Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer Show Hope for Future Treatments

A recent study looks at how human breast tumors transplanted into mice that work as models of metastatic cancer could potentially provide insight into how to treat breast cancer that no longer responds to drugs used to treat them.

Dec 12, 2013 02:14 PM EST

Suspected Outbreak of Bubonic Plague Hits Madagascar

A suspected outbreak of what scientists believe could be the bubonic plaque has been spread by rats and reportedly killed 39 people in Madagascar.

Dec 12, 2013 01:24 PM EST

Parasitic Worms or Hot Baths may Provide New Autism Treatments

It might not sound like the most conventional treatment, but a recent study shows that researchers are in the early stages of testing out some early treatments for autism disorder that involve well, hot baths and parasitic worms?

Dec 12, 2013 11:03 AM EST

Genetics, Not Environment, Explain Differences in Students' Educational Achievement

It turns out that differences in educational achievement depends more on genetics than the environment. Scientists have discovered that while teachers, schools and families do play a role in how well a student does, their genes are more important at the end of the day.

Dec 12, 2013 03:09 PM EST

14 Million Developed Cancer in 2012 According to the WHO

The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) estimates that the number of cancer cases have risen to 14.1 million in 2012 compared to 12.7 million in 2008. The organization notes that 14.1 million new cases in 2012 alone compared to 12.7 million in 2008. The numbers are from recent e...

Dec 12, 2013 11:58 AM EST

One in Three Children do not Officially Exist According to UN Report (Video)

A report from UNICEF suggests that one in three children under the age of five around the world don't officially exist.

Dec 12, 2013 10:53 AM EST

Generic Versions of Antidepressant Cymbalta Approved

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the first generic version of Cymbalta (duloxetine delayed-release capsules), a prescription that's typically used to treat depression.

Dec 12, 2013 08:52 AM EST

Head Impacts in Contact Sports Linked to Brain Changes in Athletes

Scientists have discovered that repeated blows to the head during a season of contact sports may cause changes in the brain's white matter and affect cognitive abilities even if none of the impacts resulted in a concussion.

Dec 12, 2013 06:04 AM EST

Study Ties Use of Common Heartburn and Ulcer Medication to Deficiency of Vitamin B12

A new study links commonly prescribed heartburn and ulcer medications to an increased risk of vitamin B12 deficiency that further elevates the risk of dementia and other medical complications.