http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from St. Michael's Hospital Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population, according to a new study by researchers who said they were shocked by their findings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-statistics-injuries-people-homeless.html Health Thu, 16 May 2013 13:12:18 EST news287928725 A program co-led by St. Michael's Hospital could be the next widely used model to treat patients who are frequent users of the health care system and have severe addictions, often complicated by homelessness and mental health problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-successful-substance-frequent-health-users.html Health Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:02 EST news287754629 More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-opportunity-health-youth-contemplating-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 09 May 2013 10:28:39 EST news287314113 New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs, not only do the lungs fail to keep water out as previously believed, but they are also allowing water to pump in. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-common-lung-problem.html Medical research Mon, 06 May 2013 15:02:34 EST news287071343 Hands-only CPR (CPR without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation), may not be the best method for rural or remote areas or for anyone who has to wait more than a few minutes for an ambulance, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-cpr-hands-only-guidelines-rural-areas.html Cardiology Wed, 01 May 2013 10:22:52 EST news286622563 Patients with acute kidney injury who see a nephrologist within 90 days of being discharged from a hospital have a 24 per cent lower risk of dying than those who do not see a kidney specialist, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-nephrologist-follow-up-mortality-severe-acute.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:33 EST news286547306 Academic medical centres invest considerable time, money and other resources in leadership training programs, yet there is no evidence such programs work, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-leadership-academic-medical-centers.html Other Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:27:51 EST news285848865 Dietary supplements accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004-12, meaning they contained substances that could cause serious health problems or even death, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-efforts-dietary-supplements.html Health Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:59:31 EST news285497958 A review of published research has found no evidence that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-evidence-drugs-vitamins-supplements-cognitive.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:10:16 EST news285261006 Researchers have developed a simple new tool to help governments worldwide decide whether to screen airplane passengers leaving or arriving from areas of infectious disease outbreaks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tool-areas-infectious-disease-outbreaks.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:37:41 EST news284823451 New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that multiple factors independently predict what makes youth more likely to make repeat suicide-related behaviour. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-multiple-factors-suicide-related-behavior-youth.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:26 EST news284219114 (Medical Xpress)—Ice hockey accounts for nearly half of all traumatic brain injuries among children and youth participating in organized sports who required a trip to an emergency department, according to a new study out of St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-aims-sports-related-brain-injury-youngsters.html Health Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:24:31 EST news283760665 Homeless people and their health care providers need to know more about traumatic brain injuries to help prevent and treat such injuries, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-exploring-link-traumatic-brain-injury.html Health Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:23:06 EST news283076578 Most serious traffic accidents occur when drivers are making a left-hand turn at a busy intersection. When those drivers are also talking on a hands-free cell phone, "that could be the most dangerous thing they ever do on the road," said Dr. Tom Schweizer, a researcher at St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-brain-cope-left-hand-hands-free-cell.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:16:50 EST news281276204 Considering the many things a cancer patient has to think about, it's easy to understand why maintaining proper nutrition may not be top of mind. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tool-screening-cancer-patients-malnutrition.html Cancer Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:20:05 EST news280158762