http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Only 42 percent of the deaths occurring within 30 days of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) were attributable to complications from the procedure, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The research suggests alternative outcome reporting mechanisms for 30-day mortality for PCI should be considered before mandatory reporting regulations are put into place. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-deaths-angioplasty-result-procedure.html Cardiology Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:02 EST news287140916 The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-suicide-rose-sharply-middle-aged.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 02 May 2013 13:50:01 EST news286721222 (HealthDay)—In Belgium, between 1998 and 2007, euthanasia was legalized and palliative care was intensified, which led to an increase in end-of-life decisions (ELDs) and fewer life-ending acts without the patient's explicit request, according to research published online March 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-belgium-tracks-trends-end-of-life-decision.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:00:01 EST news284215385 Green tea and coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your diet, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-green-tea-coffee.html Cardiology Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:25:31 EST news282497104 (HealthDay)—Signing death certificates is not always straightforward and has long-term ramifications on mortality data and funding, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ama-death-certificates.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:40:02 EST news278688595 New research shows that professional football players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases that damage the cells in the brain, such as Alzheimer's disease and ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), compared to the general U.S. population. The study is published in the September 5, 2012, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nfl-players-higher-death-alzheimer.html Neuroscience Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:00:01 EST news266057960 Depression in young adulthood can have long-lasting effects, potentially leading to a higher risk of death even decades later, suggests a new study in the Annals of Epidemiology. These findings highlight the importance of identifying and treating depression early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-depression-young-adults-linked-higher.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:16:00 EST news264240947 What is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-people-hivaids-prone-sudden-cardiac.html Cardiology Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:03 EST news256233479 UK doctors are willing to cite alcohol as a cause of death on death certificates, but not smoking, for fear of stigmatising the deceased, shows research published online in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-doctors-happily-cite-alcohol-death.html Addiction Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:16:15 EST news238734964