http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Canadian Medical Association Journal People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-job-stress-unhealthy-lifestyle-coronary.html Cardiology Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:02 EST news287657060 For adults with no apparent symptoms of depression, routine screening is not recommended in primary care settings because of the lack of high-quality evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for depression, according to new evidence-based guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-routine-screening-depression-adults-apparent.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:01 EST news287657021 An estimated 12.5% of Canadians in Canada have evidence of chronic kidney disease, including people without risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes, according to a study published in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-kidney-disease-canada-percent-adults.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:01 EST news287057103 Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-treatment-naturopathic-doctors-reduction-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:04 EST news286452774 Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from cancer, and while family physicians in Canada only see 1 cases a year, the number of cases is expected to increase as the population ages. A review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an evidence-based overview of diagnosis and treatment of the disease for general physicians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diagnosis-pancreatic-cancer-physicians.html Cancer Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:05 EST news285847247 Cognitive training exercises—or mental exercise—may help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults, while evidence for the benefits of pharmacologic substances and exercise is weak, outlines a review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cognitive-decline-healthy-seniors.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:11 EST news285239989 High blood levels of the serum C-peptide are linked to heart disease and death in people without diabetes, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-c-peptide-linked-death-heart-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:10 EST news285240034 The rate of stillbirths in British Columbia, Canada, increased by 31% over a decade, although the rate of spontaneous stillbirths did not increase, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-stillbirth-significantly-spontaneous.html Health Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:07 EST news284638890 Tonsillectomy may result in fewer severe sore throats and could benefit some adult patients, according to a randomized trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tonsillectomy-adults-severe-recurrent-sore.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:08 EST news284114305 Organ donation in Ontario is significantly less common at large general hospitals than at hospitals with clinical programs for transplant recipients, which points to missed opportunities to optimize organ donation, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-donation-shortfall-large-hospitals-ontario.html Other Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:06 EST news284114336 Higher levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in people with cardiac chest pain that developed as a result of heart disease/coronary artery disease, according to a study published in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-blood-protein-higher-cardiovascular-events.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:08 EST news282825456 Oral estrogen therapy for menopausal women is associated with an increased risk of gallbladder surgery, according to a large-scale study of more than 70 000 women in France published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-oral-estrogen-hormone-therapy-linked.html Surgery Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:06 EST news282825494 Physicians and parents must be aware of the growing danger of magnet ingestion by children because magnets can adhere to each other and cause life-threatening problems such as bowel perforations, a new case study illustrates in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-magnet-ingestion-young-children-problem.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:01 EST news282221348 Canada needs to reform its patchwork system of prison health care that does not adequately care for prisoners' complex health care needs, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-prison-health-canada-cmaj-editorial.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:02 EST news281614706 People who smoke low-cost contraband cigarettes in Canada are less likely to stop smoking in the short term compared with people who smoke more expensive premium or discount cigarettes, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-contraband-tobacco-hinders-cessation.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:02 EST news281614853