http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Two independent studies have found that women find men more attractive if they are holding a guitar. The first one, conducted by researchers in France was based on a young man asking strangers for a date—their results are outlined in an article they've had published in Psychology of Music. In the second study researchers used Facebook Friend requests to gauge guitar holding attractiveness. Their results have been detailed in an article they've had published in Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-men-guitar.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:02 EST news287223242 Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo – unmedicated assisted smoking cessation –according to a study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-varenicline-depressive-mood-craving-reward.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:04 EST news283614777 Endometrial cancer survivors are more likely to complete physical activity, and for longer durations, when their daily self-efficacy is higher, according to a study published online in the journal Health Psychology – a publication of the American Psychology Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-confidence-habits-cancer-survivors.html Cancer Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:52:12 EST news281976712 In January 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture passed a series of regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious, which included requiring schools to increase whole grain offerings and making students select either a fruit or vegetable with their purchased lunch. However, children cannot be forced to eat these healthier lunches. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers determined that small, inexpensive changes to school cafeterias influenced the choice and consumption of healthier foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-smarter-lunchrooms-lunch-choices-child.html Pediatrics Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:01 EST news280685510 Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found qigong, an ancient mind-body practice, reduces depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-qigong-quality-life-breast-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:44:52 EST news278343858 Despite recent data showing that childhood obesity in the U.S. has begun to drop, overweight and obese kids and teens remain a personal and public health hazard. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2-19 are obese—that's roughly 12.5 million kids and teens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-links-family-role-childhood-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:27:33 EST news277550817 People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the road to Alzheimer's may actually have problems early on in processing semantic or knowledge-based information, which could have much broader implications for how patients function in their lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-early-cognitive-problems-eventually-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:06:02 EST news275915154 (HealthDay) -- Symptoms of depression are linked to shorter survival times among cancer patients, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-depression-shorten-cancer-survival.html Cancer Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:52:47 EST news263101955 Bisexuality, often stigmatized, typically has been lumped with homosexuality in previous public health research. But when Indiana University scientists recently focused on the health issues and behaviors specific to behaviorally bisexual men and women, they found tremendous variety, and that commonly used labels, such as heterosexual and homosexual, can sometimes do more harm than good. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-iu-bisexuality-focus-health-behavior.html Other Tue, 29 May 2012 03:33:32 EST news257481201 A study by University of Kentucky researchers showed that in Appalachia, colorectal cancer screening rates were higher in the population with multiple morbidities or diseases compared to those who had no morbidities at all. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-colorectal-cancer-screening-high-patients.html Cancer Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:52:38 EST news251477520 Prostate cancer survivors and their partners experience improved sexual satisfaction and function after couples counseling, according to research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The article, published in the September issue of Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society, revealed both Internet-based sexual counseling and traditional sex therapy are equally effective in improving sexual outcomes. Couples on a waiting list for counseling did not improve. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-couples-sexual-intimacy-prostate-treatment.html Health Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:12:15 EST news236175120 Lack of physical exercise is often implicated in many disease processes. However, sedentary behavior, or too much sitting, as distinct from too little exercise, potentially could be a new risk factor for disease. The August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine features a collection of articles that addresses many aspects of the problem of sedentary behavior, including the relevant behavioral science that will be needed to evaluate whether initiatives to reduce sitting time can be effective and beneficial. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-bad-health.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:20:01 EST news229615621