http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Exposure to tobacco smoke could negatively impact adolescent kidney function; this is according to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. They examined the association between exposure to active smoking and kidney function among U.S. adolescents and found the effects of tobacco smoke on kidney function begin in childhood. The results are featured in the April 2013 issue of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-negatively-impact-kidney-function-adolescents.html Pediatrics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:28:31 EST news284657296 The amount of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that mothers had in their blood during pregnancy affected their sons' semen quality at 20 years old. These findings appear in a recent study from Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, in which the Norwegian Institute of Public Health participated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-environmental-contaminants-sperm.html Health Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:00:03 EST news282977051 Male deaths from all-causes, but particularly cardiovascular and respiratory disease, could be significantly reduced with a decrease in biomass smoke (smoke produced by domestic cooking and heating and woodland fires), a paper published today in BMJ suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-reduction-air-pollution-wood-stoves.html Health Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:30:03 EST news276874866 (HealthDay)—U.S emergency rooms tended to more than 11,400 cases of drug-related health complications specifically linked to the use of synthetic marijuana in 2010, a new government report reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-samhsa-er-synthetic-marijuana.html Addiction Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:37:20 EST news273861434 A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in 545 counties in the U.S. from 2000 to 2007. It is the largest study to date to find beneficial effects to public health of continuing to reduce air pollution levels in the U.S. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-declining-air-pollution-life.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:50:02 EST news273775225 (Medical Xpress)—Older women in the developing world are likely to see direct health benefits such as reductions in blood pressure in a relatively short amount of time once they switch to cleaner burning cookstoves, according to a study by Colorado State University environmental researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cleaner-cookstoves-health-world.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:00:16 EST news273397551 Researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and University of Montreal have identified genetic origins in 10% of an important form of congenital heart diseases by studying the genetic variability within families. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-major-genetic-discovery-percent-aortic.html Genetics Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:45:42 EST news268026321 There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a report presented by a Norwegian /Swedish Expert Committee. In addition, the Committee provides advice to authorities about risk management and regulatory practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mobile-wireless-networks-evidence-health.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:31:52 EST news266751100 A study carried out by Dr. Louis Bherer, PhD (Psychology), Laboratory Director and Researcher at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM), an institution affiliated with Université de Montréal, has shown that all seniors, even those considered frail, can enjoy the benefits of exercise in terms of their physical and cognitive faculties and quality of life and that these benefits appear after only three months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-elderly-frail-benefit.html Health Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:41:51 EST news266172102 Hong Kong said Thursday it will test babies who have consumed Japanese-made infant formulas found to have insufficient levels of iodine, after the products were ordered off the city's shelves. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-hong-kong-babies-japanese-formula.html Pediatrics Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:10:30 EST news263700623 (Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents who grow up in poverty are more likely to report being treated unfairly, and this perception of discrimination is related to harmful changes in physical health, reports a new Cornell study published in the July issue of Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-negative-stereotypes-poor-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:08:20 EST news262850894 A lifestyle that features fresh foods and limited use of products likely to contain environmental chemicals has been shown to reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as BPA and phthalates, in a small population study. EDCs are linked to a number of adverse health complications including neuro-developmental delays, behavioral issues and fertility problems. They are produced by the millions of pounds per year and found extensively in a range of products that contain certain plastics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-simpler-lifestyle-exposure-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:27:46 EST news259921648 It turns out that when we eat may be as important as what we eat. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse health effects of a high-fat diet and prevent obesity, diabetes and liver disease in mice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-drug-free-intervention-obesity-diabetes.html Medical research Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:19 EST news256474173 Salt levels vary significantly in the fast foods sold by six major companies in various developed countries, which suggests that technical issues, often cited as barriers to salt reduction initiatives, are not the issue, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-salt-fast-food-vary-significantly.html Health Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:50:18 EST news253799410 (Medical Xpress) -- Kinesiology researcher Barry Braun of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues recently reported unexpected results of a study suggesting that exercise and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for diabetes, metformin, each improves insulin resistance when used alone, but when used together, metformin blunted the full effect of a 12-week exercise program in pre-diabetic men and women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-drug-exercise-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:44:21 EST news242372650 Waiting for at least three minutes before clamping the umbilical cord in healthy newborns improves their iron levels at four months, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-cord-clamping-newborn-babies-iron.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:17:09 EST news240643022 A mobile workforce can help improve a country's economy but the effects of commuting on the health of commuters and on the costs to industry in terms of sick days is largely unknown. From a commuter's point of view, the advantages of daily travel, such as a better paid job or better housing conditions, need to be weighed against adverse health effects. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that commuting by car or public transport, compared to walking or cycling, is associated with negative effects on health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-commuting-bad-health.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:05:39 EST news239241928 There is no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system, finds new research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-biggest-link-mobile-tumors.html Health Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:07:50 EST news238385253 A major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other health- and life-threatening conditions, obesity is epidemic in the United States and other developed nations where it's fueled in large part by excessive consumption of a fat-rich "Western diet." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-fatty-acid-health.html Medical research Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:31:02 EST news236518256 In 2007, nearly two million children in the United States had at least one parent serving in the military. Military families and children, in particular, suffer from mental health problems related to long deployments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-adolescent-boys-affected-washington-state.html Health Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:24:36 EST news230484269 A study by the University of Liverpool has found that babies admitted to hospital with bronchiolitis from a household where a parent smokes are twice as likely to need oxygen therapy and five times as likely to need mechanical ventilation as babies whose parents do not smoke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-household-severity-bronchiolitis-babies.html Health Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:47:07 EST news230374011 (Medical Xpress) -- Can a gel applied to the skin of a woman's breast provide the same cancer-fighting benefits as a pill taken by mouth but reduce the side effects of the medicine? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gel-cancer-tumors.html Cancer Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:47:51 EST news229329999 Can a gel applied to the skin of a woman's breast provide the same cancer-fighting benefits as a pill taken by mouth but reduce the side effects of the medicine? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-topical-skin-gel-breast-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:17:15 EST news228129398 Daily exposure to a chemical that is prevalent in the human environment, bisphenol A (BPA), causes lowered fertility in male mice, according to the results of a new study that will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-bpa-lowers-male-fertility.html Health Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:53:53 EST news226572821 Overexposure to stress hormones in the womb can program the potential for adverse health effects in those children and the next generation, but effects vary depending on whether the mother or father transmits them, a new animal study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-fetal-disease-parental-gender.html Health Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:20:01 EST news226414098 Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man's testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-loss-lowers-testosterone-healthy-young.html Health Tue, 31 May 2011 16:15:19 EST news226077294