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(Medical Xpress)—A researcher with the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has found that depression and back pain are part of a vicious cycle which reinforce each other. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-depression-pain-chicken-egg.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:55:43 EST news285832527 (HealthDay)—Regular exercise slows disability and prevents falls in patients with Alzheimer's disease without increasing overall costs, a new study from Finland says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-people-alzheimer-nursing-homes.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:17:11 EST news285261424 Mobile phones should be used to express and store our end-of-life medical care preferences, experts say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mobile-end-of-life.html Health Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:30:01 EST news284807179 People of high socioeconomic status are more likely to be able to access primary care than those of low socioeconomic status, even within a universal health care system in which physicians are reimbursed equally for each patient, found an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-higher-income-earners-doctors-people.html Health Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:03 EST news281008795 A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome at 43 years age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-tv-viewing-sedentary-lifestyle-teens.html Health Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:18:56 EST news278759928 A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the average life expectancy of men and women with schizophrenia is 15 years and 12 years shorter respectively than for those who do not suffer from the disease. The study has been carried out in collaboration with Stanford University in the US. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-mortality-individuals-schizophrenia.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:57:07 EST news277991815 People with an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) carry a greater risk of developing irregular heart rhythm (known as atrial fibrillation) than those with normal thyroid function, finds a study published on BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-thyroid-problems-linked-irregular-heart.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:46:25 EST news273300372 Dr Dyson, a general practitioner who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, has first-hand experience of the difficulty faced with trying to claim sickness benefit. Due to her illness she has not been able to work since early July and wanted to claim employment and support allowance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-complicated-difficult-sick-people-benefits.html Health Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:06:52 EST news270871597 New research suggests that antibiotics are not effective in treating cough due to the common cold in children. The study, presented at CHEST 2012, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, found that when children with acute cough were treated with either antitussive medication or antibiotics, antibiotics alone showed a lower percentage of cough resolution. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-antibiotics-effective-due-common-cold.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:00:01 EST news270094752 Specialised group yoga classes could provide a cost-effective way of treating patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain, according to the UK's largest ever study of the benefits of yoga. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-yoga-cost-effective-treatment-pain.html Health Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:00:52 EST news264330041 Patients who are frequently hospitalized account for a disproportionate amount of health care spending in the United States. Working with a $6.1 million grant, a new University of Chicago Medicine program will test whether an updated version of the traditional general practitioner can reduce spending while also improving care for these patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-stronger-doctor-patient-relationship-costliest-patients.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:45:47 EST news261841491 (HealthDay) -- Hospitalization for physical illness more than doubles the risk of suicide, with approximately one-quarter of suicides attributable to physical illness, according to research published online July 9 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-physical-illness-hospitalization-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:10:01 EST news261679152 Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism with the medication levothyroxine appears to be related to fewer ischemic heart disease events in younger patients but this finding was not evident in older patients, according to a report published Online First in Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-treatment-subclinical-hypothyroidism-linked-ischemic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:00:01 EST news254398138 (HealthDay) -- Patients with depression can be recruited from primary care to compare acupuncture with counseling and general practitioner (GP) care, according to a study published in the April issue of CNS Neurosciences & Therapeutics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chronic-depression-patients-acupuncture.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:50:01 EST news253456440 Celebrity appeals for British men to fondle their testicles to detect early signs of cancer are a waste of time and possibly harmful, an opinion piece published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-gonad-groping-brits-wont-testicle.html Cancer Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:32:13 EST news252214324 More than three quarters (77%) of cancer patients who first present to their family doctors (GPs) with suspicious symptoms are referred to hospital after only one or two consultations, a new study has found. However, the new research also shows a wide variation in the number of times a cancer patient sees their general practitioner before they are referred to a specialist, with the most pre-referral consultations occurring when the cancer was one of the less common types, or when the patient was either female, young, or an older person from an ethnic minority. The research was published today, 24 February, in the journal The Lancet Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-gp-cancer-patients-specialists.html Cancer Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:30:04 EST news249228248 Simple tests such as walking speed and hand grip strength may help doctors determine how likely it is a middle-aged person will develop dementia or stroke. That's according to new research that was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-fast-middle-age-dementia.html Neuroscience Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:01 EST news248541357 There are signs that health outcomes in Greece have worsened during the financial crisis, especially in vulnerable groups. These concerns are detailed in Correspondence published Online First by The Lancet, written by Alexander Kentikelenis and Dr David Stuckler, University of Cambridge, UK, and Professor Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and colleagues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-health-effects-financial-crisis-omens.html Health Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:30:01 EST news237383696 Women with normal sized labia minora still seek labial reduction surgery for cosmetic reasons finds new research published today (24 August) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-women-labial-reduction-surgery-cosmetic.html Other Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:50:00 EST news233376581 Improvements in quality of care associated with the GP pay for performance scheme in the UK appear to have been achieved at the expense of small detrimental effects on non-incentivised aspects of care, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-unintended-consequences-gp-reward-scheme.html Health Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:25:04 EST news228536675