http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. More than one-third of Americans are obese, and these individuals often experience accompanying health issues, such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems. In response to the so-called "obesity epidemic," many medical professionals have suggested ways to improve the health outcomes of obese individuals through diet and exercise. Now, research conducted at the University of Missouri suggests certain exercises that benefit obese men may not have the same positive results for obese women. These findings could help health providers and researchers develop targeted exercise interventions for obese women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-women-reap-positive-health-outcomes.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:19:16 EST news278162344 Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as swine flu (H1N1) threaten global health and should be considered by funding agencies and humanitarian organizations as development issues rather than emergency situations, requiring long-term support and investment, according to US experts writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-long-term-health-tackle-infectious-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:00:02 EST news274465324 now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a significant percentage of the primary care physicians most likely to care for newly insured patients may be not be accepting new patients. The investigators note that strategies designed to increase and support these "safety-net" physicians could help ensure that newly covered patients have access to primary care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-newly-patients-primary-physicians.html Health Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:02:57 EST news273168170 US President Barack Obama's landmark health reform faces a make-or-break test in the Supreme Court next week in a historic case likely to shape the nation's future political landscape. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-obama-health-reform-supreme-court.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:30:01 EST news251695007 Voluminous research literature attests to the multiple negative consequences of maternal depression and depressive symptoms for the health and development of children. In contrast, there is a profound paucity of information about depressive symptoms in fathers according to a follow up study by NYU School of Medicine researchers in the February 23rd online edition of Maternal and Child Health Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-characteristics-fathers-depressive-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:34:37 EST news249280451