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Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-bariatric-surgery-reduction-cardiovascular-events.html Cardiology Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:24:10 EST news244830226 A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-poor-linked-health-behavior-problems.html Sleep apnea Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:25:21 EST news244621500 A review of a historical study from 1848 reveals that cod liver oil was an effective treatment for tuberculosis, says Professor Sir Malcolm Green in the Christmas issue published on in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cod-liver-oil-combat-tuberculosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:30:05 EST news243621975 (Medical Xpress) -- Parents, siblings and children of patients with the most common form of acute leukemia do not run a higher risk of developing the disease as was once believed, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-higher-acute-leukaemia-relatives.html Cancer Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:43:38 EST news243157402 An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic appears to significantly reduce the dangerous complication graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in blood cancer patients following allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today at the 53rd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting. Standard GvHD treatments suppress the immune system, reducing – but not eliminating – the risk of developing the common problem. In the current trial, treatment with the HIV drug maraviroc dramatically reduced the incidence of GvHD in organs where it is most dangerous -- without compromising the immune system and leaving patients more vulnerable to severe infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-hiv-drug-graft-versus-host-disease-stem.html Medical research Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:43:45 EST news242999007 Breast reconstruction surgery will become both safer and more realistic thanks to research led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-advances-breast-reconstruction.html Other Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:38:46 EST news242386716 More than half a million children in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Adults who suffer TBI often report headaches afterward, but little is known about how often children suffer headaches after similar injuries. In a significant new study, "Headache After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cohort Study," researchers analyzed the prevalence of headaches three and 12 months after mild, moderate or severe TBI in children ages 5 to 17, and discovered the risk of headache was higher in adolescents (ages 13 to 17) and in girls. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-headaches-traumatic-brain-injury-highest.html Health Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:05:09 EST news242323501 For the first time, a new research methodology recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used to demonstrate that converting patients from one anti-epileptic drug to another - in this case, lamotrigine extended-release (LTG XR) - is well-tolerated, effective and safe. The work by Jacqueline French and her team, from New York University in the US, illustrates how the new methodology addresses ethical issues inherent in more traditional study designs. It is published online in Springer's journal, Neurotherapeutics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-ethical-epilepsy-treatments.html Neuroscience Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:19:48 EST news242313386 The first study to investigate risk factors for the vascular condition called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) in volunteers without neurological disease has identified what the researchers call a remarkable similarity between this condition and possible or confirmed risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-factors-ccsvi-similar-ms.html Neuroscience Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:58:47 EST news241898304 A study conducted by ALES researchers designed to increase fertility rates in dairy cows has yielded even greater results than researchers had originally hoped for. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-supplementary-benefits-probiotic.html Medical research Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:36:07 EST news241778155 The treated patients in the double-blinded study of DiaPep 277 showed significantly better pancreas function that the control group. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-andromeda-biotech-drug-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:06:21 EST news241185974 New research from The Australian National University is providing strong support for individualised assessment and treatment for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-adhd-kids-individualized-treatment.html Attention deficit disorders Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:24:37 EST news240827045 In the first worldwide study of its kind, scientists from Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found evidence that heavy methamphetamine users might have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. This finding was based on a large study comparing the risk among methamphetamine users not only to a group that did not use drugs, but also to heavy users of other drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-schizophrenia-heavy-methamphetamine-users.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:59:10 EST news239947119 Integrating a coach-led neuromuscular warm-up prior to sports practice appeared to reduce the risk of lower extremity injuries in female high school soccer and basketball athletes, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-neuromuscular-warm-up-extremity-injuries-adolescent.html Health Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:46:25 EST news239906778 A web-based computer-tailored intervention aiming to increase physical activity, decrease sedentary behavior, and promote healthy eating among adolescents was not associated with positive long-term outcome measures, but may have positive short-term effects on eating behaviors, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-web-based-intervention-ineffective-weight-gain.html Health Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:34:59 EST news239906093 Commercial weight loss programmes are more effective and cheaper than primary care based services led by specially trained staff, finds a study published on bmj.com. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-commercial-weight-loss-effective-nhs-based.html Health Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:00:04 EST news239593849 Tech-savvy teens with acne used their medicine more frequently when they also took part in a web-based survey, a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-power-internet-teens-acne.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:43:03 EST news239280175 A workplace program designed to teach employees to act more like consumers when they make health care decisions, for example, by finding and evaluating health information or choosing a benefit plan, also improved exercise, diet and other health habits, according to a new study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-employee-heath-consumer-skills-health.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:45:49 EST news239273129 An experimental vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is the first veterinary cancer vaccine of its kind that shows an increase in survival time for dogs with spontaneous non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The work shows for the first time the feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of this alternative cell-based vaccine, which could be employed in the treatment of a number of different cancer types. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-efficacy-non-hodgkin-lymphoma-vaccine.html Cancer Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:26:35 EST news238170373 An attenuated, or weakened, strain of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria can be used as a vaccine to prevent or reduce the severity of trachoma, the world's leading cause of infectious blindness, suggest findings from a National Institutes of Health study in monkeys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-experimental-vaccine-monkeys-trachoma.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:36:01 EST news237461117 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry describes how the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imagery, or fMRI, is able to detect and diagnose pedophilia with greater accuracy than current options. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-brain-scans-pedophiles.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:42:37 EST news237202866 (Medical Xpress) -- Over the past several years, many studies have found that people who regularly play action video games outperform people who don’t on tasks that involve perception and cognition. However, a new study has found that most, if not all, of these studies suffer from common pitfalls in experimental design, so that the results of the studies are undermined by methodological shortcomings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-flaws-video-game.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:20:01 EST news235745107 The risk of miscarriage is 2.4 times greater for women who took any type and dosage of nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-anti-inflammatory-drugs-early-pregnancy-miscarriage.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:27:48 EST news234530683 "A multidisciplinary educational programme in cardiovascular prevention directed to children of school age can reduce their parents' cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular prevention could have more success focusing on children first, inducing healthier lifestyle habits in the whole family, "said investigator Luciana Fornari, from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The inspiration for this study, presented today at the ESC Congress 2011 in Paris, came with her motherhood, and the perception that her children could efficiently modify the family's habits with concepts that they have learned at school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-cardiovascular-brazilian-school-parent-cvd.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:17:12 EST news233842614 Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that patients who have completed cardiac rehabilitation and who receive telephone counseling that supports exercise are more likely to adhere to an exercise program. Results of the study, funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, are published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-cardiac-rehab.html Cardiology Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:47:03 EST news233315196 In a new study published in Nature Genetics researchers say that women who possess a fault in a gene named RAD51D have a greater risk of developing ovarian cancer than women who do not have this fault and tests are expected to be available within the next few years for those at highest risk, according to Cancer Research UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-faulty-gene-ovarian-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:00:01 EST news232073760 The International and American Associations for Dental Research have released in its Journal of Dental Research a study that investigated bone fluoride levels in individuals with osteosarcoma, which is a rare, primary malignant bone tumor that is more prevalent in males. Since there has been controversy as to whether there is an association between fluoride and risk for osteosarcoma, the purpose of this study, titled "An Assessment of Bone Fluoride and Osteosarcoma," was to determine if bone fluoride levels were higher in individuals with osteosarcoma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-bone-fluoride-osteosarcoma.html Cancer Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:24:27 EST news231074653 Programs designed to help transition care for hospitalized older patients to outside healthcare clinicians and settings are associated with reduced rates of hospital readmissions, according to two reports in the July 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-transition-patients-hospital-discharge.html Health Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:50:52 EST news230831410 Ordinary painkillers such as paracetamol may work better than the risky antipyschotic drugs often prescribed to calm agitation in people with dementia, according to a study released Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-dementia-common-painkillers.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:17:21 EST news230221027 Almost a quarter of men and women in England and over a third of adults in America are obese. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease and can significantly shorten a person's life expectancy. New research published by BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity shows that improving body image can enhance the effectiveness of weight loss programs based on diet and exercise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-body-weight.html Health Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:20:01 EST news230180406