http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. "It is well known that passive smoking is harmful for cardiovascular health, but the mechanism has not yet been discovered," said Dr Kaya. "We investigated the effects of passive smoking on the levels of three parameters – mean platelet volume (MPV), carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and lactate - in an effort to further understand this mechanism. We also looked at the correlation between the three parameters." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-passive-platelet-healthy-people.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:00:01 EST news265282950 (HealthDay) -- Anesthesia exposure before the age of 3 years is associated with deficits in language and abstract reasoning in children at age 10, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cognitive-deficits-infants-exposed-anesthesia.html Pediatrics Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:30:01 EST news264689057 Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person's faith, according to University of Missouri researchers. The MU researchers believe that health care providers could take advantage of this correlation between health – particularly mental health – and spirituality by tailoring treatments and rehabilitation programs to accommodate an individual's spiritual inclinations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-spirituality-mental-health-religion.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:37:53 EST news264685066 (HealthDay) -- Accepted measures to address the role of parental influence on child physical activity (PA) are lacking, with current studies characterized by variation in conceptualization and measurement of parenting, use of non-validated instruments, and lack of comprehensive measures, according to a review published online July 30 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-parental-physical-lacking.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:50:01 EST news263652028 Mental disorders that emerge in childhood and adolescence, including attention-deficit disorder, depression, anxiety and substance abuse, constitute significant challenges to cognitive, emotional, and social development. As a result, it is perhaps not surprising that earnings and income are substantially reduced among people diagnosed with mental disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-mental-disorders-impair-economic-success.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:36:28 EST news262949781 (Medical Xpress) -- Individuals with elevated levels of PCBs and DDT in their blood run a greater risk of having a stroke. This is shown in a study from Uppsala University that is being published today in the scientific journal Environmental International. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-link-environmental-toxins.html Cardiology Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:51:49 EST news261813101 (HealthDay) -- For patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), subjective measures of pain and disability have limited ability to predict real-life ambulatory performance, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-pain-disability-dont-function-spinal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:37:15 EST news261679012 (HealthDay) -- Real-time emergency room triage decisions by paramedics agree with the triage decisions of emergency residents about half the time, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-triage-decisions-differ-paramedics-physicians.html Other Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:50:01 EST news261419066 New research refutes a commonly held belief that certain eye movements are associated with lying. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-eye-movement-lying.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:00:05 EST news261242883 (HealthDay) -- Maternal prenatal caffeine intake is not associated with behavior problems in young children, according to a study published online July 9 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-prenatal-caffeine-intake-linked-children.html Pediatrics Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:17:38 EST news261065851 (HealthDay) -- In patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP), impaired fasting glucose tolerance, greater pain-related disability, higher body mass index, and lower quality of life (QoL) at baseline are all associated with an increased pain-related disability at one year, according to a study published online June 20 in Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-prolonged-disability-predictors-pain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:10:01 EST news260125557 Women are more likely than men to be responsible for the majority of domestic work in a household, which can lead to higher psychological distress, and new research shows that this correlation is further increased by perceived socioeconomic and gender inequality in the relationship, according to a study published June 13 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-psychological-distress-division-domestic.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:00:04 EST news258813035 (HealthDay) -- Over a five-year period, adolescents in the highest tertile of physical activity have a higher health-related quality of life (QoL) compared with their less-active counterparts, while the converse is true for screen viewing time, according to a study published online June 11 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-outdoor-physical-ups-quality-life.html Pediatrics Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:45:08 EST news258723895 Smoking during pregnancy has widely documented health repercussions both for mother and baby. A study at the University of Zaragoza on 1216 newly born babies confirms that those born to mothers who smoke weigh and measure less. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-babies-mothers-grams-birth.html Pediatrics Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:26:22 EST news257765170 If you are a white girl, a black girl or a black boy, exposure to today's electronic media in the long run tends to make you feel worse about yourself. If you're a white boy, you'll feel better, according to a new study led by an Indiana University professor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tv-decrease-self-esteem-children-white.html Pediatrics Wed, 30 May 2012 05:15:19 EST news257573658 (Medical Xpress) -- There is a correlation between high levels of the environmental toxin PCB and the distribution of body fat to the abdomen. This is shown in a new study published today in the scientific journal Obesity. Abdominal fat is already known to increase the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, among other conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-pcb-abdominal-fat.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:50 EST news257486294 (HealthDay) -- The majority of patients with long-bone fractures receive inadequate pain medication in the emergency department, and disparities in management exist, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-inadequate-pain-meds-er-patients.html Other Mon, 21 May 2012 05:40:02 EST news256792169 Chocolate, considered by some to be the "food of the gods," has been part of the human diet for at least 4,000 years; its origin thought to be in the region surrounding the Amazon basin. Introduced to the Western world by Christopher Columbus after his fourth voyage to the New World in 1502, chocolate is now enjoyed worldwide. Researchers estimate that the typical American consumes over 10 pounds of chocolate annually, with those living on the west coast eating the most. Wouldn't it be great if only chocolate were considered healthy? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-apples-day-dark-chocolate-doctor.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:18:00 EST news254506596 (HealthDay) -- Liver insulin resistance (IR) may be a significant indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among men, and correlates more closely with risk factors than whole-body insulin sensitivity, according to a study published online April 5 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-liver-insulin-resistance-cardiac.html Cardiology Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:50:01 EST news253816036 (Medical Xpress) -- Measuring what are known as 'executive functions', which reflect the cognitive ability to deal with sudden problems, may make it possible to predict how good an elite football player will become in the future. This has been shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Scientists believe for the first time that they have found the scientific key to what has previously been described as 'game intelligence' in successful football players. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-sports-brain-brawn.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:05 EST news252775371 Healthy individuals who immigrate to the U.S. often see their health decline over time. A recent study from Stanford University suggests that immigrants who learn English while maintaining their native language might be protected against this puzzling phenomenon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-bilingual-immigrants-health-speakers-language.html Health Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:45:08 EST news249727497 One in ten students now claim to know someone who is using prostitution to pay for university fees, a medical student writing for the Student BMJ claims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-medical-students-prostitution-years.html Other Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:30:03 EST news249670404 (HealthDay) -- For very low birth weight (VLBW) babies, there is good stability of cognitive development over time, with a strong correlation between assessments at 2 years of corrected age and at age 5, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cognitive-stable-birth-weight-infants.html Health Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:40:01 EST news249657583 If you're a left brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-brain-ear-cell.html Neuroscience Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:41:28 EST news249050466 A recent study finds no statistically significant correlation between urinary mercury levels and autism, according to a Feb. 15 report in the open access journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-urinary-mercury-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:11 EST news248544302 Developmental dislocation (dysplasia) of the hip (DDH) is a common congenital condition in which a child's upper thighbone is dislocated from the hip socket. The condition can be present at birth or develop during a child's first year of life. Plain radiography (X-rays) has long been the gold standard screening modality for this condition in 6-month-old children, despite concerns over exposing very young children to ionizing radiation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-ultrasound-reliably-hip-dysplasia-age.html Other Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:20 EST news248015473 In hip resurfacing the femoral ball in the hip joint is not removed, but instead is trimmed and capped with a smooth metal covering. Young and active patients with arthritis often choose hip resurfacing over total hip replacement to minimize the risk of hip dislocation, and to preserve the bone for a revision surgery should the primary resurfacing fail. However, the long-term effects of sports on a resurfaced hip were unknown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-excessive-sporting-impair-long-term-success.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:25:37 EST news247926328 The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a day, according to a report is published in the Jan. 25 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-two-fold-likelihood-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:02 EST news246710362 Increased consumption of ground beef or processed meat is positively associated with aggressive prostate cancer, according to a study published Nov. 23 in the online journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-incidences-severity-prostate-cancer-meat.html Cancer Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:00:01 EST news241289204 During financial hard times, some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-money-strains-older-adults-alcohol.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:38:18 EST news240039486