http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Wiley A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), highlight the importance of routine psychiatric evaluation for pediatric epilepsy patients—particularly for those who do not respond to anti-seizure medications and require epilepsy surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-depression-common-children-temporal-lobe.html Neuroscience Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:51 EST news288534764 A novel study reports that white men and women of European descent inherit common foot disorders, such as bunions (hallux valgus) and lesser toe deformities, including hammer or claw toe. Findings from the Framingham Foot Study—the first to estimate the heritability of foot disorders in humans—appear in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-blame-parents-bunion-woes.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:46 EST news288236552 Sleeping sickness kills tens of thousands of people in Africa each year. Current chemotherapies are subject to various limitations, including resistance. Rhodesain, an enzyme of the parasites that cause this illness (human African trypanosomiasis), has emerged as a target for new drug candidates. Scientists led by F. Diederich (ETH Zürich) studied the molecular recognition properties of rhodesain and developed a series of triazine nitrile inhibitors as lead compounds using structure-based molecular modeling. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-awakening-drugs-sickness.html Cancer Fri, 17 May 2013 07:54:03 EST news287996023 Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients with established gout. Vitamin C supplementation, alone or in combination with allopurinol, appears to have a weak effect on lowering uric acid levels in gout patients according to the results published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-vitamin-uric-acid-gout-patients.html Health Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:02 EST news287856837 A new analysis has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and lethal forms of prostate cancer among US Veterans. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that Agent Orange exposure history should be incorporated into prostate screening decisions for Veterans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-agent-orange-exposure-linked-life-threatening.html Cancer Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news287590837 New research reveals that Solanaceae—a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine—may provide a protective effect against Parkinson's disease. The study appearing today in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, suggests that eating foods that contain even a small amount of nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce risk of developing Parkinson's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-peppers-parkinson-dietary-nicotine-key.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Thu, 09 May 2013 04:25:49 EST news287292338 Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-unintended-pregnancy-postpartum-depression.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:02 EST news287161457 The LAP-BAND weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. This conclusion is reported in a new study published in the scientific journal Obesity. The findings indicate that the procedure may help to intervene before obesity becomes life threatening to patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-weight-loss-surgery-safe-effective.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:05 EST news286645911 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) significantly improves muscle function – down to the muscle fibre level – in postmenopausal women, a new study published today in The Journal of Physiology shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hormone-therapy-muscle-function.html Medical research Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:06 EST news286563503 Subfertile women who conceive through assisted reproduction are more likely to experience a greater traumatic impact following early pregnancy loss compared with women who conceive naturally, suggests a new study published today (1 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-psychological-trauma-miscarriage-women-reproduction.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:05 EST news286563373 Research into the complementary therapies evening primrose oil and borage oil shows little, if any, benefit for people with eczema compared with placebo, according to a new systematic review. The authors, who published their review in The Cochrane Library, conclude that further studies on the therapies would be difficult to justify. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-benefit-evening-primrose-oil-eczema.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:00:03 EST news286480652 Giving prescribers access to education and advice or imposing restrictions on use can curb overuse or inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. This is important because unnecessary use of these life-saving drugs is a key source of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-excessive-antibiotics-hospitals.html Medications Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:00:02 EST news286480695 Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. For young people who have never smoked, these programmes appear to be effective at least one year after implementation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-schools.html Health Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news286480715 A study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, reports that donor mortality is about 1 in 500 donors with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Research of transplant centers around the world found that those with more experience conducting live donor procedures had lower rates of aborted surgery and life-threatening "near-miss" events. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-liver-donors-life-threatening-near-miss-events.html Other Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:15:49 EST news286114543 Viewing sexually explicit material through media such as the Internet, videos, and magazines may be directly linked with the sexual behavior of adolescents and young adults, but only to a very small extent. That is the conclusion of a new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. The findings suggest that the practice is just one of many factors that may influence the sexual behaviors of young people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-sexually-explicit-material-affects-behavior.html Health Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:01 EST news286045139