http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—The number of fatal crashes involving drivers distracted by cellphones is vastly under-reported in the United States, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fatal-involving-cellphone-under-reported.html Health Thu, 09 May 2013 17:40:01 EST news287339364 An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-chicken-ground-beef-riskiest-meats.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:20:01 EST news285940294 (HealthDay)—Less than one-third of the 4,700 annual underage drinking-related deaths in the United States result from road crashes, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-drunk-alcohol-teen-deaths.html Health Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:07 EST news285411530 The harsh spending cuts introduced by European governments to tackle their crippling debt problems have not only pitched the region into recession—they are also being partly blamed for outbreaks of diseases not normally seen in Europe and a spike in suicides, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-europe-financial-crisis-suicide-surge.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:38:50 EST news283549105 (HealthDay)—Mild winters where few people catch the flu tend to be followed by serious flu outbreaks the next year, a new study finds, suggesting that global warming could mean harsher flu seasons ahead. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-climate-worse-flu-seasons.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:30:01 EST news278938190 (AP) -- One child doesn't talk, rocks rhythmically back and forth and stares at clothes spinning in the dryer. Another has no trouble talking but is obsessed with trains, methodically naming every station in his state. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-doctors-redefine-autism-parents.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:49:58 EST news252856770 The first study to look at methamphetamine's potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-meth-babies-behavior-problems.html Addiction Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:18:29 EST news251353091 (AP) -- More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems - a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according to an analysis of government data and dental research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-americans-dental-treatment-er.html Dentistry Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:37:41 EST news249626246 In the fierce national debate over a new federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance, it's widely assumed that private health insurance can do a better job than the public insurance funded by the U.S. government. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-health-infants-costly-private.html Health Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:00:42 EST news242539177