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(HealthDay) -- A new system of caring for people with dementia in their homes could keep them from having to move into nursing homes and improve their quality of life, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-home-based-teams-dementia.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:00:01 EST news261850077 (Medical Xpress) -- Women are more likely to put off going to their GP, buying prescriptions or going to the dentist for financial reasons than men according to a new University of Otago study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-women-defer-health-financial.html Health Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:54:43 EST news260690014 Lack of time, knowledge and training in health promotion and lack of success with changing patient behavior were among the top barriers to including effective physical activity counseling in the primary care setting, according to research by The University of Texas School of Public Health, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-barriers-physical.html Health Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:21:32 EST news259330878 Millions of Americans reach for their cough drops or syrup at the first sign of a cough. However, scientists are unsure if and how these popular remedies work. Now, new findings from the Monell Center suggest that sucrose and menthol, ingredients commonly regarded as flavorings in these preparations, each act independently to reduce coughing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-sweet-minty-relief.html Medications Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:12:45 EST news258646356 The introduction of daily bathing with disposable, germ-killing cloths resulted in a sustained, significant decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) incidence at a Canadian geriatric facility, according to a poster presented at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mrsa-incidence-elderly-patients-percent.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:22:45 EST news258085348 (AP) -- "Maxed out on the medications," is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It's dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six different drugs a day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-approach-hard-to-treat-hypertension.html Cardiology Mon, 28 May 2012 09:40:56 EST news257416850 New research published Online First in The Lancet shows that having several medical conditions is not just a feature of old age. Most patients with two or more conditions are actually under 65. Health systems in the UK and other developed countries were not devised to deal with this scenario and must be radically changed to cope. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-uk-health-cope-people-multiple.html Health Thu, 10 May 2012 11:08:51 EST news255783098 The collaborative TEAMcare program for people with depression and either diabetes, heart disease, or both appears at least to pay for itself, according to a UW Medicine and Group Health Research Institute report in the May 7 Archives of General Psychiatry. Over two years, after accounting for the $1,224 per patient that the program cost, it may save as much as $594 per patient in outpatient costs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-team-chronic-diseases-cost-effective.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:07 EST news255613977 Alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use among young people is a public health concern in the UK. The short and long term risks to health are well known and range from accidental injuries, violence, sexual ill-health and increased rates of chronic conditions and premature death. A range of policies have been directed at reducing substance use among English children. Despite this, the number of children taking substances remains substantial. In 2009, it was reported that 180,000 children aged 11 to 15 years old in England smoked tobacco regularly, 540,000 had consumed alcohol in the previous week, and 250,000 had taken drugs in the previous month. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-older-age-free-school-meals.html Health Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:38:29 EST news254633834 Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, even in people over the age of 80, according to a new study by neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center that will be published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology on April 18. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-daily-physical-alzheimer-disease-age.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:01 EST news253981411 (HealthDay) -- Obese workers have even higher health costs than smokers, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obese-workers-health-smokers.html Health Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:56:04 EST news253540554 (HealthDay) -- Women who'd like to become pregnant -- especially those who are taking medications for chronic conditions -- may need to add something to their to-do list: Plan, plan, plan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-pregnancy-birth-defects.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:07:59 EST news252936456 US President Barack Obama's landmark health reform faces a make-or-break test in the Supreme Court next week in a historic case likely to shape the nation's future political landscape. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-obama-health-reform-supreme-court.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:30:01 EST news251695007 TAK-875, a new treatment for type 2 diabetes, improves glycaemic (blood sugar) control and is equally as effective as the sulphonylurea glimepiride (a common drug treatment) but has a significantly lower risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) and few side effects, according to the results of a phase 2 randomised trial published Online First in The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-drug-glucose-hypoglycemia-diabetes-patients.html Diabetes Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:30:01 EST news249482802 Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than children who do not display symptoms, according to a study in the March edition of Acta Paediatrica. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-physically-abused-children-higher-psychosomatic.html Health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:28:11 EST news248005679 The financial burden Americans face paying out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined, although prescription costs remain a significant challenge for people with lower incomes and those with public insurance, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-financial-burden-prescription-drugs.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:15 EST news247941667 In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)* has made an important step forward in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body. This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is diagnosed every 10 seconds somewhere throughout the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-pave-treatment-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:52 EST news247831963 Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University's School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-diabetes-vary-widely-countries-cases.html Diabetes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:58 EST news247422472 Early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema by a physical therapist can significantly reduce costs and the need for intensive rehabilitation, according to an article published in the January issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-prospective-surveillance-emerges-standard-breast.html Cancer Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:39:45 EST news245097578 For the 133 million Americans living with chronic conditions, the best holiday  gift is something that will make navigating her daily routine easier. There are almost 40 million people age 65 and older, making up almost 13 percent of the population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cardigan-grabber.html Health Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:15:56 EST news242381736 Forty-five per cent of Ontarians 65 years and older did not see a dentist in the last year, increasing their risk of chronic diseases and a reduced quality of life , a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital, Women's College Hospital and the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES) shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ontario-seniors-dentists-regularly.html Dentistry Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:55:38 EST news238935270 Thailand's hundreds of thousands of flood victims are at risk of water-borne diseases and infections, the World Health Organisation said Saturday, though no major outbreaks have been reported yet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-disease-flood-hit-thailand.html Health Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:43:19 EST news238513390 Researchers warn of a looming health crisis in the wake of rising mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures. The study, released today in the American Journal of Public Health, is the first long-term survey of the impact the current housing crisis is having on older Americans. The study focused on adults over 50 and found high rates of depression among those behind in their mortgage payments and a higher likelihood of making unhealthy financial tradeoffs regarding food and needed prescription medications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-emerging-health-crisis-linked-mortgage.html Health Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:46:57 EST news238348004 (AP) -- The first combination pill for the millions of people with the dangerous combination of diabetes and high cholesterol won U.S. approval Friday, offering convenience - and savings - to patients taking multiple pills. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-fda-diabetes-cholesterol-combo-pill.html Medications Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:02:21 EST news237204133 People who receive medical care in an integrated health care system with electronic health records linked to its own pharmacy more often collect their new prescriptions for diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure medications than do people who receive care in a non-integrated system, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-health-delivery-electronic-medication-adherence.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:44:38 EST news234524650 Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-addiction-brain-disorder-bad-behavior.html Medical research Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:22:01 EST news232683700 In an effort to reduce the radiation dose delivered by computed tomography (CT) scans, staff at a community-based hospital developed a comprehensive CT radiation dose reduction program which has allowed them to reduce the radiation dose delivered by CT scans at their facility, according to an article in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-hospital-successful-ct-dose-reduction.html Cancer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:50:01 EST news231391367 In a follow-up of extremely low-birth-weight children, the rates of chronic health conditions overall, and asthma specifically, did not change between the ages of 8 and 14 years, although the rate of obesity did increase, according to a study in the July 27 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-chronic-health-problems-low-birth-weight-children.html Health Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:00:01 EST news230886338 Despite significant technological improvements, children reliant on long-term mechanical ventilation often require extensive additional care, including costly hospital stays and emergency visits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-kids-long-term-ventilation-require-longer.html Health Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:30 EST news225457150 (Medical Xpress) -- For those living with chronic conditions, the best Mother’s Day gift is something that will make navigating her daily routine easier. There are almost 40 million people age 65 and older, making up almost 13 percent of the population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-unusual-mother-day-gifts-perfume.html Health Tue, 03 May 2011 16:20:01 EST news223652925