One in eight patients with advanced stages of cancers did not push through anymore with treatments because of the soaring cost of health care, according to a new study.

USA Today quoted the study that one-fourth of cancer patients with incomes below $40,000 no longer pursued treatment. Those diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer had to spend over $25,000 out-of-pocket expenses, so only 12 percent of them sought medication

An 8-year study has shown that bipolar disorder found in adults also affects children. The study also shows that children with bipolar illness causes severe mood swings in almost half of the adults studied.

According to the latest report published in Archives of General Psychology this week, diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children was earlier thought as causes of senior depression

Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado released a study which said that the wildfires that hit California in September and October last year caused a rise in ozone levels.

Over 9,000 blazes burned more than one million acres of forest land and more than 2,000 houses in California

Adolescents who read certain types of book that focus on healthy eating and weight management tips shed those extra pounds easily, according to a new study.

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., asked overweight girls ages 9 to 13 to read an age-appropriate novel entitled "Lake Rescue." The book narrates a story of an overweight girl who worries about going on an outdoor school trip where she makes friends, enhances her self esteem and learns about various levels of physical activity

Health officials are still searching for the cause of an illness that struck 49 students on a field trip last week, sending many of them to the hospital.

Forty West Valley Middle School students went to the hospital Friday with vague symptoms of nausea, vomiting, dizziness and general achiness. Some children also complained of heaviness in their arms and legs, according to reports