Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Sep 30, 2013 01:28 PM EDT

2010 California Pertussis Outbreak

New evidence regarding a 2010 California pertussis outbreak suggests that many people's refusal to get the whooping cough vaccine may have been a critical cause of the health issue.

Sep 30, 2013 01:18 PM EDT

Childhood Abuse Impacts Adult Health

Childhood abuse and the lack of parental affection can last a lifetime. Now, scientists have linked this type of psychological damage to multiple health risks in adulthood. The findings reveal that abuse doesn't only take its toll mentally; it also takes its toll physically.

Sep 30, 2013 12:42 PM EDT

Hispanic Paradox

A recent report by the Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas research group shows that more Hispanic Texans die from cancer than any other cause.

Sep 30, 2013 11:29 AM EDT

Psychotropic Drug Usage in Preschoolers Stabilizes

A recent nationwide study looks at the use of psychotropic prescription medications that treat emotional problems in children, including ADHD. Research shows that drug use in those 2 to 5 has relatively leveled off in the United States, with peak use from 2002 to 2005.

Sep 30, 2013 10:10 AM EDT

Viral Infection in Mothers May Increase Autism Risk in Children

Scientists continue to delve into autism research, trying to discover what factors make a child more susceptible to the disease. Now, they've discovered that activating a mother's immune system during her pregnancy disrupts the development of neural cells in the brain of her offspring and damages th...

Sep 30, 2013 10:02 AM EDT

Florida Woman's Pregnancy Ended when Ex Gave her Abortion Pills

A young woman from Florida has come out to discuss the relationship that put a tragic end to her pregnancy.

Sep 30, 2013 10:38 AM EDT

Less Invasive Tests for Detecting Cervical Cancer Coming Soon

An international team from a Virginia based pharmaceutical company, Sarfez Pharmaceuticals, has discovered a pioneering way of detecting fatal cervical cancer in India.

Sep 30, 2013 09:01 AM EDT

Increase in the Number of Kids With Concussions Visiting the Emergency Room: Study

A study reports an alarming increase in the number of kids visiting the emergency department with sports related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) like concussions.

Sep 30, 2013 08:37 AM EDT

Flame Retardant Levels Decline in Pregnant Women in California

Following the statewide ban of a class of flame retardants a decade ago, researchers found a rapid decline of flame retardant levels in pregnant women's blood in California.

Sep 30, 2013 03:26 AM EDT

Love Hormone 'Oxytocin' Makes Us More Accepting of Other People

Researchers discovered that this love hormone can sharpen the brain's self other differentiation. This function plays a crucial role in social bonding, social interactions as well as tolerance of others

Sep 29, 2013 10:42 PM EDT

Stopping the Progression of Motor Neurone Disease

New research from the University of Sheffield's Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) looked at how ways of slowing the progression of motor neurone disease (MND).

Sep 29, 2013 09:11 PM EDT