Kathleen Lees : Science World Report

Mar 06, 2013 03:34 PM EST

25 Hospitals Turn Down Man: Japan's Medical Services Short Staffed

Japan may not be the best place to go when you're having medical issues, especially due to overcrowded hospital room and staff shortages.

Mar 06, 2013 12:40 AM EST

High Amounts of Visceral Fat Linked to an Increased Risk for Colon Cancer

Visceral fat or fat stored in the abdominal cavity has been directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Mar 05, 2013 11:17 PM EST

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Links Insomnia to Higher Rates of Heart Failure

A recent study confirms that people who suffer from insomnia may have an increased risk for developing heart failure.

Mar 05, 2013 10:35 PM EST

'Nightmare Bacteria' Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics

What has been referred to as "nightmare bacteria" has become increasingly resistant to the strongest antibiotics infected patients in 3.9 percent of all U.S. hospitals in the first half of 2012, including 17.8 percent of specialty hospitals, according to recent reports from public health officials.

Mar 05, 2013 01:17 PM EST

Gruesome Mummy Head Reveals Science Advances during Medieval Period

The revelation of a mummy head shows historians that medieval science may have been more modernized than suspected.

Mar 05, 2013 12:29 PM EST

Researchers Help Eliminate Plin2 Gene in Mice to Stop Obesity, Could also be Used in Humans

Researchers found that eliminating certain genes in mice can help stop obesity that could possibly help humans.

Mar 05, 2013 10:19 AM EST

FDA Flags New Concerns regarding Violation of Injectable-Drugs by Hospira Inc.

Hospira Inc. released reports that U.S. health regulators issued a letter raising new concerns about one of the injectable-drugs maker's largest manufacturing plants in Rocky Mount, N.C. This sent the company's shares down by four percent, according to Reuters.

Mar 05, 2013 10:00 AM EST

FDA Panel Votes Against Approval of High-Risk Menopause Drug, Noven

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended that the drug, Noven, a treatment used to manage hot flashes associated with menopause, be taken off the market.

Mar 05, 2013 01:11 AM EST

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Screening for Refugees, sign of Severe Malnourishment often seen in Afghanistan

A new study shows that a high prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency among refugees has been reported, prompting calls for routine screen to better access the problem.

Mar 05, 2013 12:41 AM EST

MIT Study Examines Brain's Consciousness under Anesthesia

A new study shows that certain patterns produced by a general anesthesia drug could help doctors to better monitor patients.

Mar 05, 2013 12:24 AM EST

Select Amino Acids Play Critical Role in Cancer Blood Supply

Several amino acids known as tRNA synthetases were recently found to have an unexpected additional role in cancer metastasis, according to a study conducted collaboratively in the labs of Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D., University of Vermont professor of pharmacology, and Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D., UVM p...

Mar 04, 2013 01:09 PM EST

Seven Genetic Risk Factors Associated with Age-related Macular Degeneration

Seven new regions of the human genome are now associated with an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness among older adults.