http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Strains of potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria show seasonal infection preferences, putting children at greater risk in summer and seniors at greater risk in winter, according to results of a new nationwide study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-strains-antibiotic-resistant-staph-bacteria-seasonal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:13:58 EST news281247228 Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The findings, if confirmed in future studies, could lead to a role for vitamin D supplementation in preventing this serious autoimmune disease in adults. The study was published online February 3, 2013 and will appear in the March 1 print edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-vitamin-d-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:41:51 EST news279218486 Countless studies demonstrate the virtues of complete smoking cessation, including a lowered risk of disease, increased life expectancy, and an improved quality of life. But health professionals acknowledge that quitting altogether can be a long and difficult road, and only a small percentage succeed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-forty-year-benefit-reduction.html Addiction Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:20:03 EST news272553593 (Medical Xpress)—Research by the University of Warwick indicates that vaccinating families could protect young babies against a common winter virus which can be fatal for infants under six months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-rsv-potential-vaccine-strategies-babies.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:41:54 EST news272187699 A study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that body mass index (BMI)—the most commonly used weight-for-height formula for estimating fatness—may not be the best measure for estimating disease risk, and particularly the risk of certain types of cancer. The study was published today in the online edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-rethinking-body-mass-index-cancer.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:01:50 EST news271566101 Night work can increase cancer risk in men, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology by a research team from Centre INRS–Institut Armand-Frappier and Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. The study is one of the first in the world to provide evidence among men of a possible association between night work and the risk of prostate, colon, lung, bladder, rectal, and pancreatic cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cancer-night.html Cancer Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:02:09 EST news269539321 New evidence on the link between suicide and the economy shows that the monthly suicide rate in New York City from 1990 to 2006 was 29% higher at the economic low point in 1992 than at the peak of economic growth in 2000. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-nyc-suicide-percent-higher-economy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:23:26 EST news251050983 (HealthDay) -- Smoking is an independent risk factor for psoriasis, with particularly strong associations for heavy smokers and those who have smoked for many years, according to research published in the March 1 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-independent-factor-psoriasis.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:40:01 EST news250350360 (Medical Xpress) -- While people have been told for years about the importance of milk in a diet for children, a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology says that milk consumption in large quantities in adolescence can increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-consumption-adolescence-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:37:54 EST news244726654 Greening of vacant urban land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week. The team, led by senior author Charles C. Branas, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, found in a decade-long comparison of vacant lots and improved vacant lots, that greening was linked to significant reductions in gun assaults across most of Philadelphia and significant reductions in vandalism in one section of the city. Vacant lot greening was also associated with residents in certain sections of the city reporting significantly less stress and more exercise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-vacant-lots-urban-health-safety.html Health Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:50:02 EST news240748256 (Medical Xpress) -- While the benefits of breastfeeding for the baby are well established and some studies have shown that mothers who breastfeed have lower risks of diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease, a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that breastfeeding may also have another benefit for the mother. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-breastfeeding-benefits-mothers-blood-pressure.html Health Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:01 EST news239462145 (Medical Xpress) -- Previous research has suggested that the consumption of cured meat may have a possible link to pancreatic cancer risk however a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that there is no evidence of this. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-link-meat-pancreatic-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:25:41 EST news229094713 (PhysOrg.com) -- People, especially men, who feel any kind of discrimination, are likely to see their waistlines expand, according to research from Purdue University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-discrimination-lack-fair-treatment-obesity.html Health Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:04:11 EST news221814215