http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Imagine a 68-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer, looking for a better way to ease her chronic pain, low appetite, fatigue and nausea. Should she or shouldn't she be prescribed marijuana? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-medical-marijuana-voodoo-legitimate-therapeutic.html Medications Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:20:01 EST news280674008 The federal government invested more than $25 billion in health information technology (IT) as a result of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act; yet, little is known about how IT applications improve patient safety and protect their privacy. Now, a University of Missouri nursing informatics expert suggests that sophisticated IT leads to more robust and integrated communication strategies among clinical staff, which allows staff to more efficiently coordinate care and better protect patient privacy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-technology-patient-privacy-informatics-expert.html Health Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:06:14 EST news279457565 (HealthDay)—For patients with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP), predictors have been identified for clinically relevant improvements in LBP, pain down the leg (LP), and disability at three months, according to research published in the November issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-spanish-registry-ids-predictors-pain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:30:01 EST news275228975 (HealthDay)—New guidelines meant to provide type 2 diabetes patients with truly individualized care have been issued by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-diabetes-patients-voice-treatment-experts.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:28:59 EST news268399731 The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has published practical guidelines to assist clinicians in assessing treatment efficacy in patients who experience a fracture while on medication for osteoporosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-osteoporosis-treatment-fracture.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:28:23 EST news265631294 A Rhode Island Hospital radiation oncologist says in a new editorial that research exploring the impact of radiotherapy in older women with low risk of breast cancer recurrence has little effect on actual clinical decisions. The editorial written by David E. Wazer, M.D., chief of the department of radiation oncology, is published in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-older-women-benefit-radiotherapy-breast.html Cancer Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:49:46 EST news264768580 A lung cancer risk prediction model developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool has been shown to be a viable tool for selecting high risk individuals for prevention and control programmes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-tool-clinicians-effective-predictor-lung.html Cancer Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:00:03 EST news264692386 The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released fresh guidelines on the best methods to treat substance abuse and addiction in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE. A panel of experts has carefully researched the new, comprehensive guidelines, offering practitioners a detailed review of the evidence to help them optimise their clinical decisions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-british-experts-addiction-treatment-guidelines.html Addiction Wed, 23 May 2012 09:53:55 EST news256985619 Missing clinical trial data can harm patients and lead to futile costs to health systems, warn experts in the British Medical Journal today as part of an in-depth BMJ review of the matter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-trial-threatens-medicine.html Other Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:50:01 EST news244874543 Guidelines for clinical management of patients with low back pain (LBP) encourage health care practitioners to advise staying active and returning to work. Despite this, most practitioners believe work factors can cause or exacerbate LBP, and a recommendation for a "short break from work" to allow healing is common. A new study in the December issue of Pain by researchers from the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London finds that practitioners perceive their role in returning patients to work as limited, and believe that at least some aspects of work are detrimental to patients' recovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-guidelines-contrary-practitioners-pain.html Health Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:53:56 EST news243078813 Adding research-centred approaches into the day-to-day life of the doctor's clinic strengthens clinical decisions, according to a new report by the European Medical Research Councils. The "Implementation of Medical Research in Clinical Practice" report launches today at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin, Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-health-decisions.html Other Wed, 11 May 2011 17:21:48 EST news224353280