http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new study conducted by researchers at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center found men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed with the condition. The study appears in the May 20 online edition of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-long-term-reveals-link-childhood-adhd.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 20 May 2013 11:37:52 EST news288268655 Women are less likely than men to receive care in a trauma center after severe injury, according to a new study of almost 100,000 Canadian patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-severe-injuries-men-trauma.html Health Mon, 20 May 2013 11:34:56 EST news288268484 It is impossible to predict the evolution of China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak as researchers are still trying to understand the source of human transmission, the head of the World Health Organisation said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-impossible-outcome-china-bird-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:01 EST news288267473 Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fda-safety-merck-insomnia-drug.html Medications Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:37 EST news288267392 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the significance of heredity for common forms of atherosclerotic disease. No studies have previously examined whether different forms of the disease share heredity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-atherosclerotic-disease-heredity-nationwide.html Cardiology Mon, 20 May 2013 11:12:51 EST news288267162 A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a report to be published in the International Journal Data Mining and Bioinformatics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-viruses-infectious.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 11:09:36 EST news288266968 There is a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Twenty per cent of the subjects in the study admitted steroid use. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-anabolic-steroids-affect-future-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 May 2013 10:12:19 EST news288263523 High-intensity, short duration warm up activities at half time intervals boost athletic performance, a study of soccer players has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-warm-ups-boost-athletic.html Health Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:02 EST news288261761 (Medical Xpress)—Bullying because of perceived sexual orientation is prevalent among school-aged youths, according to a study led by Donald Patrick, professor of health services at the UW School of Public Health. The study was published online May 16 in the American Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-youth-bullying-sexual-widespread.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 May 2013 09:40:01 EST news288260385 Over the past few decades, neuroscientists have made much progress in mapping the brain by deciphering the functions of individual neurons that perform very specific tasks, such as recognizing the location or color of an object. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-neurons-multitask-greatly-brain-power.html Neuroscience Mon, 20 May 2013 09:33:40 EST news288261161 (Medical Xpress)—Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half century. But researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding that improving the quality and effectiveness of CPR can have a dramatic impact on survival from a cardiac arrest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-cpr-quality.html Cardiology Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:02 EST news288260359 Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) typically suffer from depression more frequently than those without COPD, resulting in higher levels of disability and illness and increasing the overall healthcare burden for the COPD population. Now, a study from researchers in Argentina indicates female COPD patients and patients who experience significant shortness of breath may have the greatest risk for developing depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-factors-depression-copd-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:39 EST news288259890 Many studies have shown that men and women who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - a disorder that causes breathing to halt intermittently during sleep – have a higher mortality rate than those who do not have the disorder. Now, a study from researchers at the Cleveland Clinic shows that OSA patients who also have poor functional capacity have an even greater risk of mortality and suggests that an assessment of functional capacity in this population can help physicians identify patients most at risk for death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-stress-mortality-apnea-patients.html Sleep apnea Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:17 EST news288259870 Research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) explores pharmaceutical advances for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) and hepatitis C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pharmaceutical-advances-options-health-outcomes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:55 EST news288259848 A metabolic profile of intensive care unit (ICU) patients based on biomarkers of four metabolites can be used to accurately predict mortality, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-metabolic-biomarkers-mortality-icu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:18 EST news288259812 In ICU patients who have septic shock, the anatomic source of infection has a strong effect on the chances of survival, according to a new study from researchers in Canada. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-source-infection-affects-hospital-mortality.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 09:09:50 EST news288259780 In a new study described in the journal Oncogene, researchers reveal how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor growth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-team-mechanism-linking-key-inflammatory.html Cancer Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:29 EST news288259702 Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at higher risk of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, report researchers at Mayo Clinic. Researchers found that IBD is associated with a 37 percent greater risk for the disease. The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2013 conference in Orlando, Fla. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-inflammatory-bowel-disease-melanoma.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 20 May 2013 09:07:34 EST news288259645 The number of young people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has seen the sharpest rise over the last twenty years compared to a background of a general increase across the board, new University research has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diabetes-young.html Diabetes Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:01 EST news288253876 Siemens has presented the world's first ultrasound system with wireless transducers. The system's transducers, which can be easily operated with one hand, transmit ultrasound images via radio waves to the screen on the base console. The elimination of cables is particularly helpful in operations or during invasive procedures in which the needle visualization needs to be monitored using ultrasound technology. That's because transducer cables can obstruct the people who operate the machines, and despite their sterile protective coverings, the cables can pose a risk in terms of infections. The wireless Acuson Freestyle system transducers function reliably up to three meters from the console and are equipped with remote control buttons for adjusting the image settings. To make wireless data transmission possible, Siemens engineers sharply reduced the amount of data that must be transferred between the transducer and the console. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-wireless-ultrasound-transducers-physicians.html Other Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:01 EST news288252886 A major new report on a procedure that aims to reduce the duration of care proceedings for children has found it made no significant difference to what happened in court, and cases lasted just as long regardless of whether they involved the 'pre-proceedings' process. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pre-proceedings-length-proceedings-cases-court.html Health Mon, 20 May 2013 07:50:03 EST news288253812 New research undertaken on the streets of Richmond and Abbotsford has revealed increasing health risks for people who inject drugs and significant community concern over the impact of injecting in public areas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-reveals-impact.html Health Mon, 20 May 2013 07:50:02 EST news288252792 (Medical Xpress)—Patients with the most severe and dangerous form of chronic anorexia are more likely to make a significant improvement towards recovery and stay in therapy if traditional psychological treatments are re-focused from weight gain to quality of life issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-rethinking-treatment-goals-results-untreatable.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 May 2013 07:40:05 EST news288252713 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists at King's College London have discovered that Vitamin D has the potential to significantly reduce the symptoms of asthma. The study, led by Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz from the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma at King's, was published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and highlights Vitamin D as a possible new treatment for the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-vitamin-d-effective-treatments-asthma.html Immunology Mon, 20 May 2013 07:40:01 EST news288253463 (Medical Xpress)—Flinders University researchers are breaking new ground in a decade-long journey to pinpoint the function of two closely related proteins. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-uncovers-potential-role-proteins-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 20 May 2013 07:29:17 EST news288253750 Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis Yue Shen from the Industrial Doctoral School and the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Umeå University presented a novel medicine for chronic wound treatment that may completely change the lives of millions of patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-discovery-medicine-treatment-chronic-wounds.html Medical research Mon, 20 May 2013 07:20:03 EST news288252654 When tumours metastasise, they can block lymphatic vessels, as researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered using a new method. The lymphatic fluid subsequently has to find a new path through the tissue. Such "detours" could well be the reason why metastasis misdiagnoses can occur in hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-lymphatic-fluid-detour.html Medical research Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:59 EST news288253128 Finnish researchers have shown that genetic marker information can improve risk evaluation of coronary heart disease. The study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed that a panel of 28 genetic markers improved detection of individuals with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) (10-year risk ≥20%) over traditional risk factors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-screening-reveal-hidden-high.html Cardiology Mon, 20 May 2013 07:12:24 EST news288252731 A new study conducted using extensive medical records of over one million Israeli adolescents before military service shows clearly how exposure to the Israeli sun of young, light-skinned children increases substantially the risk of cutaneous melanoma (a serious form of skin cancer). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-young-israelis-emphasizes-sun-exposure.html Cancer Mon, 20 May 2013 07:10:42 EST news288252635 (Medical Xpress)—The feared Legionella pneumophila is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. To infect humans, this pathogen has developed a complex method that allows it to camouflage itself and pass unnoticed inside our cells, thus preventing them from fighting against it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-mechanism-legionella-body.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09:40 EST news288252573