http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Osteoporosis, or reduced bone mineral density that can increase the risk of fractures, may affect as many as 30% of women and 12% of men worldwide. One risk factor for osteoporosis is vitamin D deficiency. A modified form of the vitamin D receptor present in some individuals may lower their risk for developing osteoporosis, according to an article in Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetic-variation-vitamin-d-receptor.html Genetics Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:06:18 EST news273420370 Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that tanshinones, which come from the plant Danshen and are highly valued in Chinese traditional medicine, protect against the life-threatening condition sepsis. The findings are published in the December issue of Biochemical Pharmacology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-derivative.html Medications Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:45:06 EST news272198685 For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the measures used to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng. Now, University of Missouri researchers have developed computer software that combines the ancient practices and modern medicine by providing an automated system for analyzing images of the tongue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tongue-analysis-software-ancient-chinese.html Other Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:45 EST news257185389