http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Arachnoid cysts are a common type of brain lesion that is usually harmless, but with a risk of rupture or bleeding. A new study identifies risk factors for rupture or bleeding in children with "incidentally" detected arachnoid cysts, reports the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-factors-rupture-arachnoid-cysts-children.html Surgery Tue, 21 May 2013 11:27:00 EST news288354414 Hypoglycemia may be a much larger problem among patients with diabetes than is currently realized, according to a study of members of a diabetes-focused social network conducted by researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's Informatics Program (CHIP). The study shows how engaging patients in research through social networking may help augment traditional surveillance methods for public health research, while simultaneously offering opportunities to promote healthy behaviors among participants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-social-networking-approach-health-hypoglycemia.html Diabetes Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:00:08 EST news279805431 China reported two human cases of bird flu in the southwestern city of Guiyang on Sunday, with both patients in a critical condition, the official Xinhua news agency said. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-china-human-cases-bird-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:08:47 EST news279731320 A new U.S. government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity in convenience stores, bars and on college campuses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-er-tied-energy.html Health Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:26:51 EST news277536399 New research from the United Kingdom has found that primary angioplasty does increase the survival rate of heart attack patients. The Imperial College London researchers said recent studies examining the role of specialist heart attack centres generated misleading results, because physicians tend to allocate the best care to high-risk patients. They have discovered that the lack of benefit indicated in clinical records is an outcome of the sickest patients being sent to the specialist centres, effectively skewing the data. The finding was recently presented in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-advocate-access-angioplasty-treatment.html Cardiology Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:01:33 EST news273484880 Recent studies questioning the role of specialist heart attack centres produced misleading results because doctors tend to send the sickest patients to have the best care, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-life-saving-role-heart-centers.html Cardiology Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:00:02 EST news272043853 (HealthDay)—Actress Julie Bowen, awarded her second Emmy Sunday for her role in the hit TV comedy "Modern Family," starts a more serious role today: raising awareness about life-threatening childhood allergies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-son-real-life-drama-comedy-queen.html Immunology Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:10:01 EST news267886570 People with bleeding brain aneurysms have the best chance of survival and full recovery if they receive aggressive emergency treatment from a specialized team at a hospital that treats a large number of patients like them every year, according to new guidelines just published by the American Stroke Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-specialized-experienced-teams-death-disability.html Cardiology Thu, 17 May 2012 11:39:54 EST news256473587 When tennis star Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment for a pulmonary embolism earlier this year, the world's attention was drawn to this often fatal medical condition which, although surprisingly not uncommon, is unfamiliar to most men and women. A common risk factor associated with clot development is surgery; particularly hip and knee replacement surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-joint-surgery-blood-clot-formation.html Other Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:44:39 EST news230982258 Despite a rise in the number of emergency room patients, the number of hospital-based emergency departments in the U.S. is in decline, according to a study led by Renee Hsia, MD, MSc, an emergency physician at San Francisco General Hospital, and featured in the May 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-factors-affect-closures-emergency-departments.html Other Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:34:49 EST news226920872 Giving fluids rapidly through a drip into a vein (fluid resuscitation) as an emergency treatment for African children suffering with shock from severe infections does not save lives, according to a major clinical trial funded by the Medical Research Council. The ground-breaking research showed that giving children fluids slowly to replace the needs of a sick child who cannot drink, rather than rapid fluid resuscitation, is safer and more effective in aiding recovery. These findings challenge current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on how best to provide fluids to children in Africa with fever and shock caused by malaria, sepsis and other infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-african-trial-emergency-treatment-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 27 May 2011 11:10:53 EST news225713428