http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. An analysis of several studies shows that people with Parkinson's disease have a significantly higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer and the leading cause of death from skin diseases. The research is published in the June 7, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-people-parkinson-disease-melanoma-dangerous.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:22:13 EST news226596099 A new University of Missouri study shows that the exposure to the controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) through diet has been underestimated by previous lab tests. In the study, researchers compared BPA concentrations in mice that were given a steady diet supplemented with BPA throughout the day, compared to the more common lab method of single exposure, and found an increased absorption and accumulation of BPA in the blood of mice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-exposure-bpa-underestimated.html Health Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:24:02 EST news226549419 Germs survive for several days in wind instruments including the clarinet, flute, and saxophone, according to a pilot study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research. The researchers, led by Stuart Levy, MD, of Tufts University School of Medicine, urge proper cleaning of these instruments. The data suggest a need for additional research to determine the conditions for survival of germs on shared musical instruments, especially those with wooden reeds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-musical-instruments-germs.html Health Thu, 12 May 2011 10:46:35 EST news224415954 A new case study examining an infant's neurobehavioral abnormalities and extremely high bisphenol A (BPA) concentration of the baby's mother suggests a link between the two. The study, Environmental Health Perspectives: A Case Study of High Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Infant Neonatal Neurobehavior, was led by researcher Sheela Sathyanarayana, MD of Seattle Children's Research Institute, and recently published online in Environmental Health Perspectives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-highest-bpa-pregnant-woman-abnormalities.html Health Wed, 11 May 2011 14:50:01 EST news224343458 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of 264 Mexican-American children living in California had higher levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in their blood serum than 283 counterparts living in Mexico, according to research published online April 15 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-documents-pbde-flame-retardant-children.html Health Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:46:27 EST news222075962 Mothers' exposure during pregnancy to pollutants created by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other organic material may lead to behavioral problems in their children, according to a new study. Researchers found that within a sample of 215 children monitored from birth, those children with high levels of a pollution exposure marker in their cord blood had more symptoms of attention problems and anxiety/depression at ages 5 and 7 than did children with lower exposure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-prenatal-exposure-pollutants-linked-behavioral.html Health Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:44:33 EST news221820258