http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The primary treatment for wet macular degeneration, a chronic eye condition that causes vision loss, is effective even if patients have macular traction problems, a Mayo Clinic study shows. The findings will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-age-related-macular-degeneration-treatment-eye.html Ophthalmology Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:28:15 EST news271852068 (Medical Xpress)—Lack of control over operating rooms and other resources as well as a lack of work-life balance are among the main reasons general surgeons may be dissatisfied with their jobs, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-surgeons-happy.html Surgery Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:19:47 EST news268049978 (AP)—Families may have to watch for dents in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys—but there is new evidence that doctors could have more of an influence on one of the most wrenching decisions facing a rapidly aging population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-families-key-docs-role.html Health Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:44:42 EST news267900274 (AP)—The number of doctor-assisted suicide cases reported in the Netherlands grew by 559 between the years of 2010 and 2011, a commission says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-dutch-euthanasia-cases.html Other Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:30:08 EST news267877776 A team of cardiologists from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) specializing in cardiac arrhythmias has used for the very first time in Canada, a technology developed in Montreal to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation. Recently licenced by Health Canada, this sophisticated device is a balloon inserted by catheter that uses extreme cold to burn malfunctioning heart tissue. This medical milestone is excellent news for hundreds of Canadians as one in 20 people will suffer from atrial fibrillation at some point in their lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-montreal-technology-cold-heart-condition.html Cardiology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:37:49 EST news267781035 Investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified two promising therapies to treat patients with acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMKL), a rare form of leukemia where the number of cases is expected to increase with the aging population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-assault-tough-leukemias.html Cancer Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:19:02 EST news267376732 (AP)—More older drivers are on the road, and an Associated Press review finds a hodgepodge of rules governing what they must do to stay behind the wheel. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-varied-laws-older-drivers.html Health Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:45:08 EST news267075883 A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients that had no evidence of knee osteoarthritis in X-ray images. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mri-osteoarthritis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:46:04 EST news265632344 Copeptin predicts prognosis in patients with heart failure, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today, August 25, by Professor Stefan Störk from Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-copeptin-prognosis-hf-patients.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:10:01 EST news265282877 (HealthDay) -- The number of Americans aged 45 and older with two or more chronic conditions has grown over the past decade, new research estimates, with seniors especially vulnerable to a rising risk of both diabetes and high blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-americans-chronic-health-issues-cdc.html Health Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:40:01 EST news262974852 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that although there has been an explosion in the scientific underpinning of modern medicine, gaps still remain in our knowledge when it comes to clinicians looking after patients' well being, especially for older people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-modern-medicine-patients.html Health Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:17:54 EST news260785062 A new study to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on June 30 has shown that caffeine boosts power in older muscles, suggesting the stimulant could aid elderly people to maintain their strength, reducing the incidence of falls and injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-caffeine-boosts-power-elderly-muscles.html Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:00:02 EST news260124810 (AP) -- The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-clock-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Tue, 15 May 2012 03:28:37 EST news256271289 Parents have long tried to persuade children to eat their greens by promising it will give them better eyesight, but is there any truth to this age-old adage? This is the question an Irish researcher who has just received a funding boost from the European Research Council (ERC) is setting out to answer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-greens-good-eyes-truth-familiar.html Other Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:11:13 EST news254732985 The number of U.S. medical student seniors at medical schools choosing internal medicine residencies leveled in 2012 after two years of significant increases. According to the 2012 National Resident Matching Program, 2,941 U.S. medical school seniors matched internal medicine, nearly unchanged from 2011 when 2,940 matched internal medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-internal-medicine-residency-virtually-unchanged.html Other Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:42:08 EST news251142112 (AP) -- Bob Landorf walked miles during his hospital stay, dragging his IV pole along, too, on a mission to upend disturbing statistics for patients his age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-bed-hospitals-aim-elderly-strong.html Health Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:14:29 EST news250517662 The use of statins in postmenopausal women is associated with increased diabetes risk, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-statin-postmenopausal-women-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:21:31 EST news245348465 (AP) -- New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor's degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, even as the health care industry faces staffing shortages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-ny-bill-require-bachelor-degrees.html Health Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:26:07 EST news244448750 University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have discovered a genetic trigger that makes the nose renew its smell sensors, providing hope for new therapies for people who have lost their sense of smell due to trauma or old age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-neuroscientists-genetic-trigger-stem-cells.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:29:07 EST news242483333 During financial hard times, some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-money-strains-older-adults-alcohol.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:38:18 EST news240039486 Health care costs for hepatitis C patients with end-stage liver disease are nearly 2.5 times higher than those in the early stages, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-economic-advanced-liver-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:25:32 EST news239894718 Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis published online this week by the journal, Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-age-big-factor-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:19:50 EST news238249182 Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood, says a University of Missouri researcher. Amy Vogelsmeier, assistant professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing, found that leadership is critical to supporting open communication and relationship building to generate improvement, such as enhanced safety practices and new technology adoption, in health care organizations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-strong-leadership-sophisticated-aging-population.html Health Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:51:31 EST news235134473 (AP) -- As her mother's Alzheimer's worsened over eight long years, so did Doreen Alfaro's bills: The walker, then the wheelchair, then the hospital bed, then the diapers - and the caregivers hired for more and more hours a day so Alfaro could go to work and her elderly father could get some rest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-families-urge-action-alzheimer.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:04:38 EST news235062121 Thrombotic (clotting) and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before. This makes understanding the risk of complications from orthopedic surgery exceedingly important. However, there is a lack of data investigating the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications in orthopedic surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-patients-coronary-artery-disease.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:21:59 EST news233922097 Results from a study presented today at the ESC Congress 2011, show that TAVI implantation in low risk patients, met with 100% procedural success (versus 95.3% in the high Euroscore group (p=0.1). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-transcatheter-aortic-valve-implantation-edwards.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:38:21 EST news233912258 Fears that Canada's aging population could lead to skyrocketing health care costs and doctor shortages may be greatly exaggerated, according to two studies by researchers at the University of British Columbia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-gray-tsunami-overblown.html Health Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:10 EST news233846888 Medicare beneficiaries residing in areas with higher levels of primary care physicians per population have modestly lower death rates and fewer preventable hospitalizations, according to a study in the May 25 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-higher-primary-physicians-area-favorable.html Health Tue, 24 May 2011 16:48:01 EST news225474463