http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. On May 22, JoVE will publish details of a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. The method is demonstrated by the laboratory of Dr. Gil Atzmon at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Atzmon hopes that the dissemination of this technique will lead to the development of a "genetic thermometer" to assess a patient's health in relation to other individuals of the same age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-healthy-age.html Medical research Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:48 EST news288435037 Breastfeeding has a positive impact on the physical and mental development of infants. A new study suggests that breastfeeding may protect against the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in childhood. The study is reported in Breastfeeding Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-breastfeeding-adhd.html Attention deficit disorders Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:28 EST news287753715 New research indicates that Mexican-Americans born in the United States who are aged 55 and over are significantly more likely than Mexican-American immigrants to report that they have substantial limitations in one or more basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, or carrying. (30% versus 25%). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-older-us-born-mexican-americans-physically-limited.html Health Fri, 03 May 2013 13:05:23 EST news286805079 (HealthDay)—Adult diabetes patients who don't understand basic health information are less likely to continue taking newly prescribed antidepressants, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-poor-health-literacy-patients-meds.html Medications Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:01 EST news283630376 Diana McIntyre approaches her 80th birthday later this year with the same energy and zest for life of friends decades her junior. Aside from back surgery years ago, she's never been sick and, through a busy volunteer schedule, never seems to slow down. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-aging.html Health Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:46:59 EST news281184409 A Mexican girl said to have given birth last month at the age of nine has disappeared with her baby, and authorities now suspect she may be older, a top prosecutor said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-mexican-nine-year-old-mother-older.html Other Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:58:19 EST news279518288 Regular family meals round a table boosts kids' fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-regular-family-meals-boost-kids.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:03 EST news275158233 Stuffy noses, hacking coughs and aches all over—cold and flu season has arrived. Though your body may be aching and your nose running like a faucet, it can be difficult to decide if you should continue your exercise routine or take a temporary break. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-sick.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:40:02 EST news271582126 Women in Australia are exercising less and most are not eating nearly enough vegetables, researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-australian-women-guidelines-healthy.html Health Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:24:44 EST news267870222 Health is an important part of development, with links to how children do cognitively and academically, and it's a strong predictor of adult health and productivity. A new study of low-income families in the United States has found that children's health and access to health care services differ according to the immigrant status of their parents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-children-health-access-differ-parents.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:01 EST news266516240 Public health needs a radical shake up if it is to enable good health to flourish, say experts in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-health-radical-experts.html Health Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:30:02 EST news264782986 The focus of nutrition for good health is quietly shifting to include consumption of food ingredients specifically designed to nourish the non-human cells that comprise 80 percent of the cells in the typical person, an authority on the topic said here today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-future-healthful-foods-nourish-non-human.html Health Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:24:21 EST news264767040 As moms have always known, a good night's sleep is crucial to good health -- and now a new study led by a UCSF researcher shows that poor sleep can reduce the effectiveness of vaccines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-affects-potency-vaccines.html Immunology Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:17:14 EST news263013325 A new study from the European Centre for Environment & Human Health, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, has revealed that people living near the coast tend to have better health than those living inland. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-coastal-populations-healthier-inland.html Health Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:16:55 EST news261713784 New research from psychologists at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff shows that people can train their brains to become less impulsive, resulting in less risk-taking during gambling. The research could pave the way for new treatments for people with addictions to gambling, drugs or alcohol as well as impulse-control disorders, such as ADHD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-people-inhibit-movements-risk-taking.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:50:47 EST news258889681 (Medical Xpress) -- The number of people within our community who have survived cancer is increasing. But a recent Victorian study has shown that not all survivors are embracing good health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-breast-cancer-good.html Cancer Thu, 31 May 2012 09:30:02 EST news257674334 (HealthDay) -- Colonoscopies helped doctors detect a high rate of curable cancer in elderly people who had the screening for the first time, a new study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-colonoscopy-curable-cancer-elderly.html Cancer Tue, 22 May 2012 18:30:02 EST news256929286 The collaborative TEAMcare program for people with depression and either diabetes, heart disease, or both appears at least to pay for itself, according to a UW Medicine and Group Health Research Institute report in the May 7 Archives of General Psychiatry. Over two years, after accounting for the $1,224 per patient that the program cost, it may save as much as $594 per patient in outpatient costs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-team-chronic-diseases-cost-effective.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:07 EST news255613977 (HealthDay) -- Most people in the United States are getting adequate nutrition, but some groups experience lower levels of vital nutrients than that which is recommended for good health, according to the Second National Report on Biochemical Indicators of Diet and Nutrition released April 2 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-americans-adequate-amounts-vitamins-nutrients.html Health Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:30:01 EST news252644515 Poverty is bad for your health. Poor people are much more likely to have heart disease, stroke, and cancer than wealthy people, and have a lower life expectancy, too. Children who grow up poor are more likely to have health problems as adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-socioeconomic-status-worse-health-.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:16:16 EST news251568965 (HealthDay) -- About one-third of seniors still living on their own take a companion -- usually a spouse or other family member -- to their routine doctor's office visits, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-elderly-companion-doctor.html Health Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:00:02 EST news249303125 Teen school drop-outs are almost three times as likely to be on benefits in later life as their peers who complete their schooling, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-teen-school-drop-outs-benefits-life.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:04 EST news247768809 People in Malawi who are uncertain about their HIV status are more eager to start families than those who are certain of their HIV status, according to researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-hiv-uncertainty-malawians-children-earlier.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:10:01 EST news241962157 Given the obesity epidemic among the nation's young, one would hope that children's hospitals would serve as a role model for healthy eating. But hospitals in California fall short, with only 7 percent of entrees classified as "healthy" according to a new study published in Academic Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-food-children-hospitals-largely-unhealthy.html Health Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:23:23 EST news241928595 Proper protein intake crucial for moderating energy intake, keeping obesity at bay. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-protein-leverage-humans-randomised-experimental.html Health Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:26:15 EST news237659167 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 percent of Americans have inactive lifestyles (they take fewer than 5,000 steps a day) and 75 percent do not meet the weekly exercise recommendations (150 minutes of moderate activity each week and muscle-strengthening activity twice a week) to maintain good health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-regular-people-inactive-lifestyles-chronic.html Health Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:26:23 EST news231495938 Engaging in regular physical activity is associated with less decline in cognitive function in older adults, according to two studies published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The articles are being released on July 19 to coincide with the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Paris and will be included in the July 25 print edition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-association-physical-cognitive-impairment.html Health Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:31:04 EST news230293839 The first results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), a national study of 8,000 older people aged 50 and over in Ireland, were launched this week by the Minister for Health and Children, Dr James Reilly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-results-older-people-ireland.html Health Wed, 11 May 2011 10:47:17 EST news224329618 Surgeon and Professor Michael Olausson was able to create a new connection with the aid of this blood vessel between the liver and the intestines, necessary to cure the girl. The girl is now in good health, and her prognosis is very good. The girl developed during her first year of life a blood clot in the blood vessel that leads blood from the intestines to the liver. This introduced the risk that she would experience life-threatening internal bleeding. The condition can be cured if it is possible to direct the blood along the correct path, back into the liver. In optimal cases, the surgery can be performed using blood vessels from other parts of the patient's body, but a liver transplant may be necessary if the surgery is unsuccessful due to a lack of sufficient blood vessels. A liver transplant will involve subsequent lifelong treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-stem-cell-technology-unique-surgery.html Medical research Mon, 09 May 2011 11:38:56 EST news224159917