http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. It is well known that smoking leads to a reduction in levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), which is a marker for airway inflammation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cigarette-effect-young-adults.html Health Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:19:49 EST news238648780 The Dutch government on Friday announced it would ban coffee shops from selling "strong" cannabis whose active chemical ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is higher than 15 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-dutch-coffee-strong-cannabis.html Health Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:57:16 EST news237211016 (AP) -- Starting next year, a new law in New York says student athletes suspected of suffering concussions should be immediately removed from games. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-ny-require-benching-students-concussions.html Health Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:02:50 EST news236602959 Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona analysed the effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), a polymer widely used to manufacture plastics, in an in vitro culture of ovaries. The research demonstrated that exposure to this substance gravely altered the development of oocytes and future ova, possibly diminishing the fertility of a woman's offspring and at the same time increasing the risk of Down Syndrome in following generations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-bpa-vitro-ova-syndrome.html Health Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:24:32 EST news235823007 Although parents may have a hard time believing it, even infants can be trained to improve their concentration skills. What's more, training babies in this way leads to improvements on other, unrelated tasks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-infants-added-benefits.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:48:50 EST news234100059 (Medical Xpress) -- The prefrontal cortex of the brain is involved in memory processes and the ability to concentrate attentively. Neuroscientists from VU University Amsterdam have shown how and where this occurs in the prefrontal cortex. The research provides insight into how the brain regulates attention and concentration and gives new clues for the treatment of memory problems in elderly people. The results will be published tomorrow in the scientific journal Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-attention-brain-unravelled.html Neuroscience Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:16:40 EST news232290983 Harmful mineral oils from the printing inks used on cardboard can migrate into food if recycled cardboard is used for food packaging. It may contaminate food even if the recycled cardboard is used for the corrugated card transport box that holds individual packs. In tests on experimental packs of fine noodles, researchers in Zurich, Switzerland, found that food rapidly absorbed 10 times the recommended limit for concentration of these contaminating oils from the transport box. The findings were published in the latest edition of Packaging Technology and Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-recycled-cardboard-food-packaging-contaminating.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:11:59 EST news227355111 Anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a fuzzy memory and other cognitive impairments. For students, these impairments might just result in a bad grade. But for professionals in high-risk industries that require long hours of concentration, such as emergency medicine or aviation, sleep deprivation can have life-and-death consequences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-roots-memory-impairment-deprivation.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:32:57 EST news226920728 It works every time? The marketing and rebranding efforts for the fruity flavored malt beverage "Blast by Colt 45," referred to as "binge in a can" by its critics, are "irresponsible" from a health perspective but admittedly effective, says Antonio Williams, a fitness and marketing expert in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-expert-sources-potent-alcoholic-beverages.html Health Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:16:40 EST news223193630 Even people who show a clear treatment response with antidepressant medications continue to experience symptoms like insomnia, sadness and decreased concentration, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found after analyzing data from the largest study on the treatment of depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-antidepressants-symptoms-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:42:39 EST news222579746