Kathleen Lees : Science World Report

Sep 17, 2013 05:11 PM EDT

Children's Food Allergies Cost Estimated $25 Billion

A recent study looks at the amount of money that food allergies may be costing families each year. Statistics show that in the United States alone, an estimated $25 billion a year results in medical fees, lost productivity and family expenses because of this particular health problem.

Sep 17, 2013 04:37 PM EDT

Synthetic Peptide Could Help Patients with Cardiovascular Issues

Researchers have been able to target a synthetic peptide that could be the first in a new class of drugs to help treat heart disease.

Sep 17, 2013 04:07 PM EDT

Better Air Quality Linked to Longer Life Expectancy

High levels of air pollution has been linked to measurable improvements in life expectancy and public health, according to a recent study.

Sep 17, 2013 02:46 PM EDT

Latest Moratorium Lifted in Adult Film Industry, STD Testing Increased among Performers

After the news broke that the Los Angeles adult film industry had seen a handful of its performers test positive for HIV, a moratorium was placed on the community in the hopes that more of the actors would begin wearing condoms and using other protective methods in order to prevent problems. However...

Sep 17, 2013 02:01 PM EDT

2 Million Americans Ill due to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Each Year

Federal health officials reported as of Monday that at least two million Americans fall ill due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year, and at least 23,000 die from related infections. These new findings could show a potential growing public health threat regarding the issue.

Sep 17, 2013 01:03 PM EDT

Agenus Brain Cancer Vaccine Increases Survival Rates

Agenus Inc., a biotechnology company, released information regarding a recent analysis from a second trial of a experimental brain cancer vaccine, stating that the drug has increased the survival of patients without their cancer worsening during mid-stage periods when compared with other treatments....

Sep 17, 2013 12:43 PM EDT

Cognitive Impairment, Emotional Stress Linked to Readmission of Heart Patients

A recent study looks at how memory problems and emotional stress can often result in the readmission of heart patients to the hospital.

Sep 17, 2013 10:56 AM EDT

FDA Approves Generic Version of Xeloda

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of Xeloda (capecitabine), an oral chemotherapy pill that's used to treat colorectal cancer that may have metastasized to other parts of the body.

Sep 16, 2013 11:26 PM EDT

Macrophage Therapy: Strategy to Slow Tumor Growth

As cancer causes the number of cells in the body to change and grow at an uncontrollable rate, a new study focuses on the depletion of these cells in mice via several experiments.

Sep 16, 2013 11:09 PM EDT

Gene Mutation Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A recent study lead by researchers at the Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor identified a gene mutation that's linked to macular degeneration.

Sep 16, 2013 10:52 PM EDT

Arginine Therapy may hold new Promise for Sickle Cell Pain

A new study looks at a type of therapy that may help relieve sickle cell pain. Arginine therapy could prove to be both a safe and inexpensive treatment for acute pain episodes in patients with sickle cell diseases, according to background information via the study, which was the first randomized pla...

Sep 16, 2013 08:17 PM EDT

Heart Attack: Young Women may not Exhibit Signs of Chest Pain

A recent study looks at cardiovascular issues in women, specifically noting how not all women that have heart attacks will endure chest pain as a symptom before the health issues hits.