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The increasing proportion of the population that received treatment for a specific medical condition – called "treated disease prevalence"—along with higher spending per treated case accounted for most of the rise in health care spending in the U.S. between 1987 and 2009, according to a recent analysis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-medical-treatment-greatest-health.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:10 EST news287073417 With previous evidence suggesting that melatonin may have a role in glucose metabolism, researchers have found an independent association between decreased secretion of melatonin and an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the April 3 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-decreased-melatonin-secretion-higher-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:00:02 EST news284125986 It appears that the majority of spouses/partners of physicians in the United States are happy with their relationships, according to Mayo Clinic research. Of the about 900 spouses/partners of physicians who responded to a national survey, 85 percent said that they were satisfied in their relationship and 80 percent said they would choose a physician spouse/partner again if they could revisit their choice. These values are similar to those of married adults in the U.S. overall. The study appears in the March edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-physician-spouses-relationships.html Other Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:04:29 EST news283691050 In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing racial and ethnic disparities exist for adverse obstetric outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-differences-obstetric-outcomes-ethnicity.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:40:23 EST news279801616 A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially among middle-aged couples, being married and cohabiting are associated with "considerably better prognosis of acute cardiac events both before hospitalization and after reaching the hospital alive". http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-marriage-heart-men-women-ages.html Cardiology Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:00:01 EST news278789529 (HealthDay)—Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used among pediatric specialty outpatients, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-alternative-med-common-pediatric-specialty.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:10:01 EST news277390527 Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher prevalence of the disease including older age, lower educational level and prior diagnoses of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity, according to a study in the December 26 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-autopsy-based-prevalence-atherosclerosis-members.html Cardiology Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:00:01 EST news275576911 (Medical Xpress)—Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at significantly greater risk of truancy and of considering and attempting suicide than their heterosexual classmates – even when bullying isn't involved, according to a new study of more than 11,000 middle and high school students. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-lgbtq-youth-truant-commit-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:13:33 EST news272009599 (HealthDay)—Anergia, or the lack of energy, is highly prevalent in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and correlates independently with several factors, including bodily pain and exercise participation, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-anergia-prevalent-acute-coronary-syndrome.html Cardiology Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:18:35 EST news270047902 (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 National data indicate that milk consumption has declined among children while consumption of sweetened beverages of low nutritional quality has more than doubled. Although this suggests that sugar-sweetened beverages may have replaced more nutritious drinks in children's diets, a new study suggests that in fact changes in children's milk consumption are not significantly related to changes in their consumption of sodas and flavored fruit drinks over time. The results are published online today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-sugar-sweetened-kid-diets.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:04 EST news261759186 (HealthDay) -- HIV infection in men is a strong, independent predictor of erectile dysfunction (ED), regardless of age and body mass index (BMI), according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-erectile-dysfunction-prevalence-higher-hiv-infected.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:40:01 EST news261315222 (HealthDay) -- The incidence of rosacea in the United Kingdom is 1.65 per 1,000 person-years, with alcohol consumption linked to a modest increase in risk and current smoking linked to an decreased risk, according to a study published online May 5 in the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-epidemiology-rosacea-kingdom.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 May 2012 04:40:01 EST news256791790 Despite longstanding recommendations for children with asthma to avoid tobacco smoke, many youths are still exposed to secondhand smoke and their health suffers because of it, according to a study to be presented Tuesday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-secondhand-children-asthma.html Health Tue, 01 May 2012 04:20:01 EST news255060915 (HealthDay) -- Fertility measures for 15- to 44-year olds for 2006 to 2010 are similar to findings from 2002, according to an April 12 data brief issued by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-fertility-largely-unchanged.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:33:02 EST news253456348 Replacing visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients entering the government insurance program for the elderly "would be highly cost-effective," suggests a study being published Online First by the Archives of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-medicare-visual-acuity-screening-dilated.html Other Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:28:10 EST news245348855 Patients in the early stages of chronic kidney disease who had elevated levels of the endocrine hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (that regulates phosphorus metabolism) had an associated increased risk of end-stage renal disease and death, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-poorer-outcomes-linked-hormone-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:13:38 EST news227290393