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(HealthDay)—Greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeD) is associated with a lower likelihood of incident cognitive impairment (ICI), especially among those without diabetes, according to a study published in the April 30 issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mediterranean-diet-adherence-cognitive-impairment.html Neuroscience Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:10:01 EST news286482341 (HealthDay)—Most decisions to undergo outpatient computed tomography (CT) scans are made by physicians and risk communication is infrequent, according to a research letter published online March 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-doctors-ct-scans.html Cancer Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:20:01 EST news281977625 Research suggests that there may be a better way of measuring blood loss due to trauma than the current method, finds an article in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care. The study shows that base deficit (BD) is a better indicator of hypovolemic shock than the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) classification, which uses a combination of heart rate, systolic blood pressure and the Glasgow Coma Scale. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-blood-loss.html Other Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:00:03 EST news281723844 Defying the widely held belief that a specific gene is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, two Cornell developmental psychologists and their colleagues report that people with that gene are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment—but not Alzheimer's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gene-marker-mild-cognitive-impairment.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:00:02 EST news279879904 (HealthDay)—Roughly one-third of physician assistants (PAs) choose to work in primary care, according to a study published in the January/February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-one-third-physician-primary.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:10:01 EST news278944001 (HealthDay)—For patients who undergo midface rejuvenation surgery, the rate of dissatisfaction with outcome is associated with malar hypoplasia and loss of elasticity, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-predictors-dissatisfaction-midface-rejuvenation-idd.html Surgery Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:30:01 EST news278341443 (HealthDay)—Over the last decade there has been a five-fold increase in injuries relating to pubic hair grooming presenting to the emergency department, most of which are due to the use of razors, according to research published in the December issue of Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-pubic-hair-grooming-injuries.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:10:01 EST news274989786 Efforts to reduce underage exposure to alcohol advertising by implementing time restrictions have not worked, according to new research from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy. The report, published in the Journal of Public Affairs, confirms what Dutch researchers had already learned in that country: time restrictions on alcohol advertising actually increase teen exposure, because companies move the advertising to late night. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-restrictions-tv-advertisements-ineffective-youth.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:42:07 EST news274628516 (Medical Xpress)—For babies, the trip from the womb to the outside world is a transition from a blank, sterile slate to host for what will eventually be trillions of microscopic organisms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cheap-simple-bacteria-newborns-deadly.html Medical research Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:08:17 EST news271062481 (Medical Xpress)—Staying mobile and socially connected is crucial to the quality of life of older people, but awareness of the issues they face is low, say Massey University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-organisations-flexibility-elderly-population-engaged.html Health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:35:54 EST news267179740 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 (HealthDay) -- Teens who play on three or more sports teams are much less likely to be overweight or obese than their peers who don't play a sport, new research finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-sports-kids-slimmer.html Pediatrics Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:10:01 EST news261678768 (HealthDay) -- Women who undergo postpartum or interval insertion of Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) or Copper T 380A (CU-T) intrauterine devices experience weight loss in the two years following insertion, according to a study presented at the annual clinical meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, held from May 5 to 9 in San Diego. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-acog-intrauterine-device-insertion-linked.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 07 May 2012 17:00:11 EST news255626865 If you're a woman, older adult, or have higher levels of education, you're less likely to be sufficiently physically active. Those are some of the findings of a new University of Alberta study examining people's actual and perceived access to sport fields as catalysts for physical activity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-sport-fields-catalysts-physical-neighborhood.html Health Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:30:03 EST news250509984 (AP) -- Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's there to help? What if, like her father, her mother slips into a fog of dementia? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-millions-aging-parents-afar.html Health Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:40:29 EST news246804018 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 People with sexual performance anxiety are more likely to cheat on their partners. That's just one of the curious findings of a new study by a University of Guelph professor on the factors that predict infidelity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-sexual-anxiety-personality-predictors-infidelity.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:45:27 EST news230813113 Over the last 20 years, the number of hospital emergency departments in nonrural areas in the U.S. has declined by nearly 30 percent, with for-profit ownership, location in a competitive market, low profit margin and safety-net status associated with an increased risk of emergency department closure, according to a study in the May 18 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-economic-factors-closures-emergency-departments.html Health Tue, 17 May 2011 16:59:00 EST news224870326