http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A report in one of the last issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the physical and psychological triggers for attacks in Meniere's disease. Ménière's disease (MD) is a debilitating disease of the inner ear for which the main symptoms comprise vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus and a sense of fullness or pressure in the ear. Residual and movement-provoked dizziness may also occur between major attacks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-triggers-chronic-dizziness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:50:01 EST news284204145 Three studies released today present possible positive news for people with Parkinson's disease. The studies, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013, report on treatments for blood pressure problems, the wearing-off that can occur when people have taken the main drug for Parkinson's for a long time, and for people early in the disease whose symptoms are not well-controlled by their main drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-drugs-quality-life-people-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:20:13 EST news282496805 A new study published in the journal New Solutions presents strong evidence that women employed in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace chemicals that can increase their risk of breast cancer and reproductive abnormalities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-chemical-exposure-scottish-plastic-workers.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:20:08 EST news274097961 (HealthDay)—For patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), weekly administration of recombinant C1INH (rhC1INH) is well tolerated and is associated with a reduction in attack frequency, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Allergy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-rhc1inh-frequency-hereditary-angioedema.html Immunology Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:50:01 EST news271676039 (AP)—As many as 13,000 people received steroid shots suspected in a U.S. meningitis outbreak, health officials said Monday. But it's not clear how many are in danger. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-meningitis-outbreak-steroid-shots.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:23:25 EST news268939396 We've known for a while that the vestibular system in the inner ear is responsible for helping us keep our balance. And while researchers have already developed a basic understanding of how the brain constructs our perceptions of ourselves in motion, until now no one has understood the crucial step by which the neurons in the brain select the information needed to do so. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-vertigo.html Neuroscience Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:01:23 EST news268649602 (AP)—A fifth person has died in a growing outbreak of a rare form of meningitis that has sickened more than two dozen people in five U.S. states. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-rare-meningitis-outbreak-dead-sick.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:29:17 EST news268565346 Inhaled pain relief appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity and in giving pain relief in the first stage of labour, say Cochrane researchers. These conclusions came from a systematic review that drew data from twenty-six separate studies that involved a total of 2,959 women, and are published in The Cochrane Library. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-inhaled-pain-relief-early-labor.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:49:24 EST news266586556 Electrical storm (ES) is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity, according to research presented today, August 26, at the ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Federico Guerra from Italy. Data was also presented on which patients are prone to developing ES and how effective current treatments are. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-electrical-storm-potent-factor-mortality.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:30:01 EST news265284833 (Medical Xpress) -- New understanding of how the brain processes information from inner ear offers hope for sufferers of vertigo. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-decoding-secrets.html Neuroscience Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:26:13 EST news262412749 Watching videos on YouTube may be a new way to show the treatment for a common cause of vertigo, which often goes untreated by physicians, according to a study published in the July 24, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-youtube-prescription-vertigo.html Neuroscience Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:00:07 EST news262267500 A professor from the University of Southampton has called on doctors around the world to give patients with persistent dizziness a booklet of simple exercises, after new research has shown that it is a very cost effective treatment for common causes of the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-simple-easy-cost-effective-treatment-persistent.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:00:27 EST news260701221 Young children with allergies to milk and egg experience an unexpectedly high number of reactions to these and other foods, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. More than 70 percent of preschool children with documented or suspected food allergies suffered a significant reaction during the three-year period. Researchers also found that caregivers failed to administer the medication epinephrine in 70 percent of the severe and potentially life-threatening reactions. The study, conducted by the NIH-funded Consortium of Food Allergy Research, is published in the June 25, 2012, issue of the journal Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-severe-reactions-food-common-thought.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:00:01 EST news259811457 A team of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and four other institutions have found that young children with documented or likely allergies to milk and/or eggs, whose families were instructed on how to avoid these and other foods, still experienced allergic reactions at a rate of almost once per year. Of severe cases, less than a third received epinephrine, a medication used to counter anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-high-allergic-reactions-children-food.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:57:41 EST news259811847 (HealthDay) -- The Neupro (rotigotine) transdermal system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced Parkinson's disease and moderate-to-severe restless leg syndrome, the Belgian drug maker UCB said Tuesday in a news release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drug-patch-advanced-parkinson-restless.html Medications Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:14 EST news252691184 (Medical Xpress) -- UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center is now offering patients with atrial fibrillation the breakthrough benefits of heat energy, or radio frequency waves, to irreversibly alter heart tissue that triggers an abnormal heart rhythm or arrhythmia. The THERMOCOOL SF Catheter is an FDA-approved outpatient procedure for an early-stage form of the condition called paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, when recurring symptoms are unresponsive to medicine. Patients typically experience rapid heartbeats that can lead to debilitating fatigue, dizziness, fainting or shortness of breath if left untreated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-ucsd-energy-odd-heart.html Cardiology Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:10:02 EST news248691103 Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than children who do not display symptoms, according to a study in the March edition of Acta Paediatrica. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-physically-abused-children-higher-psychosomatic.html Health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:28:11 EST news248005679 Performing CT scans in the emergency department for patients experiencing dizziness may not be worth the expense – an important finding from Henry Ford Hospital researchers as hospitals across the country look for ways to cut costs without sacrificing patient care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ct-scans-dizziness-er-worth.html Health Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:28 EST news246796212 Cassava based products are establishing a growing foothold in the Australian health food market, however, new research shows that some imported products contain dangerous levels of the poison cyanide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cassava-healthy.html Health Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:07:42 EST news235915650 Results presented today from the Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Pilot Study show that almost 40% of patients undergoing a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation have no underlying disease associated with the arrhythmia, and precipitating factors are rare. The survey, which is a pilot survey from the ESC's EurObservational registry programme, also confirmed that symptoms are present in 86% of patients but vary considerably; symptoms include palpitations, fatigue, and shortness of breath or dizziness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-european-registry-real-life-epidemiology-atrial.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:40:16 EST news233912396 The makers of painkiller Nurofen Plus have recalled the tablets in Britain after anti-psychotic and epilepsy drugs were found to have been placed in packets in acts of suspected sabotage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-painkiller-recalled-britain-sabotage.html Medications Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:09:45 EST news233636970 Heart rate and blood pressure regulation may hold the key to treating unexplained chronic nausea in children. In a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a drug commonly used to treat a condition known as orthostatic intolerance (OI), which causes dizziness and occasional fainting when patients stand for long periods, was shown to reduce debilitating chronic nausea in patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-heart-key-unexplained-nausea-youths.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:37:43 EST news233487441 A new type of therapy may help people with symptoms such as pain, weakness, or dizziness that can't be explained by an underlying disease, according to a study published in the July 27, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These symptoms, which can also include fatigue, tingling and numbness, are also known as functional or psychogenic symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-therapy-people-unexplained-symptoms-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:50:03 EST news231002504 Regular exercise may be a useful strategy for helping prevent the development of panic and related disorders, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-people-panic-buffered-stressor-high.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:52:21 EST news229690320