http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Contrary to popular thought, regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation, human physiology professor Jeff Gilbert said, summarizing a new study by his research team that appears in the December issue of Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-benefits-pregnancies-high-blood-pressure.html Health Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:06:47 EST news272300798 An innovative model of dementia care that significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use of medications that are not harmful to older brains, has now been used to treat over 1,000 patients. The Aging Brain Care model was developed by researcher-clinicians from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-dementia-hospitalizations-successfully.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 31 May 2012 12:48:13 EST news257687259 A small Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of children and teens with cystic fibrosis (CF) shows that simple exercise, individually tailored to each patient's preference and lifestyle, can help improve lung function and overall fitness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-simple-lung-function-children-cystic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 03 May 2011 13:30:01 EST news223646813