http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—People who walk or bike to work are likely to influence their co-workers and partners to do the same, according to health researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bicycling.html Health Wed, 29 May 2013 07:25:28 EST news289031117 Finnish researchers have shown that genetic marker information can improve risk evaluation of coronary heart disease. The study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed that a panel of 28 genetic markers improved detection of individuals with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) (10-year risk ≥20%) over traditional risk factors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-screening-reveal-hidden-high.html Cardiology Mon, 20 May 2013 07:12:24 EST news288252731 A new study suggests that regularity of bedtime prior to initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an important factor that may influence treatment compliance in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bedtime-regularity-cpap-compliance.html Sleep apnea Tue, 07 May 2013 16:49:42 EST news287164169 (HealthDay)—Identifying and engaging leaders from within a community is critical for creating meaningful change at a community-wide level, according to a leading physician educator who presented at TEDMED 2013, held from April 16 to 19 in Washington, D.C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tedmed-patients-leaders-health-team.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EST news285871190 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues analyzed national data to investigate the differences in cancer prevention beliefs by race and ethnicity. They found that minorities, including blacks, Asians and Hispanics, have differing beliefs about cancer prevention and feel they are less likely to get cancer than did whites. The researchers concluded that more culturally relevant information about cancer prevention and risk needs to reach minority populations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-minorities-cancer-whites.html Cancer Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:29:08 EST news285391637 Patients whose severe depression goes into remission for six months following electroconvulsive therapy report a quality of life similar to that of healthy individuals, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ect-quality-life-severely-depressed.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:23:06 EST news285243776 (Medical Xpress)—Light daily smokers, those who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, have greater success quitting when provided stop-smoking medications and assisted by counselors. Those are the key conclusions of research conducted by scientists at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the Medical University of South Carolina and published in the latest issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-smokers-benefit-nicotine-replacement-medications.html Addiction Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:30:02 EST news284887140 Pregnant women in Ghana who slept on their back (supine sleep) were at an increased risk of stillbirth compared to women who did not sleep on their back, according to new research led by a University of Michigan researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ghanaian-pregnant-women-stillbirth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:39:20 EST news283448352 (Medical Xpress)—In communities where Dad is more likely to be missing from the picture, more babies are born prematurely and of lower weight, according to a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Institute for Social Research Population Studies Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-babies-born-earlier-smaller-males.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:35:00 EST news279797692 Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, debuted in China in 2003 and have since become available globally, particularly through the Internet. While they resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, they produce fewer toxins in the vapor for the smoker. Still, these novel products have unknown long-term health and addiction consequences, are of varying nicotine content and delivery, and may appeal to nonusers and youth. ENDS have been banned by health authorities in Canada and Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-electronic-nicotine-delivery.html Health Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:03 EST news279222557 Poor mental health leads to unhealthy behaviors in low-income adults – not the other way around, according to a new study¹ by Dr. Jennifer Walsh and colleagues from the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital in the US. In this study, stress and anxiety predicted subsequent health-compromising behaviors, such as smoking, binge drinking, illegal drug use, unprotected sex and unhealthy diets. One possible explanation for these findings is that health compromising behaviors may be used as coping mechanisms to manage the effects of stress and anxiety. The study is published online in the Springer journal, Translational Behavioral Medicine², and is part of an issue focusing on multiple health behavior change. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-poor-mental-health-unhealthy-behaviors.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:00:01 EST news279118526 Using active transport to commute to work can reduce the weight gain common to most adults. According to an Australian study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, urban residents who drive to work gain more weight than those who do not commute by car. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-commuting-car-linked-weight-gain.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:00:02 EST news278152926 (HealthDay)—About 25 percent of workers with back injury report reinjury after returning to work, with risk factors including male sex, previous similar injury, and having health insurance, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-early-predictors-occupational-reinjury.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:10:01 EST news278100350 Researchers want to know whether a sleeping pill reduces suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with insomnia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-explores-pills-insomniac-suicidal-thoughts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:16:38 EST news278072191 Medical students, doctors and nurses can be taught to use a more holistic, patient-centered approach during medical consultations, focusing on the person and not just their medical complaint, finds a new review in The Cochrane Library. Furthermore, short term training (less than 10 hours) was as effective as longer-term training. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-health-patients.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:43:43 EST news275132618 Had a bad day? Extending your normal exercise routine by a few minutes may be the solution, according to Penn State researchers, who found that people's satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than usual. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-boosts-satisfaction-life.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:50:03 EST news270400920 (Medical Xpress)—When it comes to alcohol and drug use, peers can be just as influential online as they are in person, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-peer-facebook-twitter-alcohol-drugs.html Addiction Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:46:55 EST news269588806 (Medical Xpress)—Led by UC Davis researchers, the first-ever transnational study of Mexico-U.S. migration and smoking has found that U.S.-born Mexican Americans start smoking at an earlier age but are more likely to quit than their counterparts in Mexico. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-trends-mexicans-mexican-americans.html Addiction Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:20:27 EST news267438004 (Medical Xpress)—A majority of Americans who live in multi-unit housing have adopted smoke-free rules in their private homes but millions remain involuntarily exposed to secondhand smoke in this environment, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers led by senior investigator Andrew Hyland, PhD, Chair of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), recommend smoke-free building policies to protect all multiunit residents from secondhand smoke exposure in their homes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-secondhand-exposure-persists-multi-unit-housing.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:16:21 EST news266570137 (Medical Xpress) -- The global financial crisis has contributed to an increase in the rates of suicide and attempted suicide for economic reasons in Italy, new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-financial-crisis-blame-suicides-italy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:30:02 EST news264759371 An international survey of tobacco use in three billion individuals, published in the current issue of The Lancet, demonstrates an urgent need for policy change in low- and middle-income countries, according to the University at Buffalo professor who led the research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-world-largest-tobacco-major.html Addiction Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:30:03 EST news264345102 Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today released An Introduction to Behavioral Health Treatments, Applied Behavior Analysis and Toilet Training parent's guides. These latest tool kits, all developed as part of the work of the Autism Treatment Network through its participation as the HRSA-funded Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), are available for free download on Autism Speaks Tool Kits webpage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-autism-strategies-child-difficult-behaviors.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:26:14 EST news259503928 (Medical Xpress) -- If you're trying to quit smoking, eating more fruits and vegetables may help you quit and stay tobacco-free for longer, according to a new study published online by University at Buffalo public health researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-fruits-vegetables.html Health Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:45:28 EST news258183905 (Medical Xpress) -- Parents and adult caregivers of pediatric cancer patients prefer personal consultations with trusted health care providers over online sources for information about their child's illness, according to a University at Buffalo research study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-parents-children-cancer-distrust-online.html Health Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:41:27 EST news251444470 Telephone motivational counseling sessions did not result in a statistically significant improvement in adherence to an osteoporosis medication regimen, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-intervention-adherence-osteoporosis-medication-regimen.html Health Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:00:11 EST news249573776 The United States spends $2 trillion in health care annually. New technologies and approaches to health care have led to a growing field in health informatics, which has a focus on both the clinical and personal aspects of the industry. Northeastern University news office asked Timothy Bickmore, an associate professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, to discuss the impact this field can have on the health care industry as a whole, as well as Northeastern’s new PhD program in health informatics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-3qs-patient-facing-approach-health.html Health Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:41:01 EST news249298855 The math formula for weight loss isn't hard to understand. There's calorie input and calorie output - what you eat and what you burn. When the energy input is less than the output, you lose weight. But as simple as it looks on paper, putting that formula into practice can be maddeningly complicated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-latest-gadgets-diets-workouts-high-tech.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:10:01 EST news246286210 The amount of needless suffering caused by both acute and chronic pain in the United States is a major, overlooked medical problem that requires improved education at multiple levels, stretching from the implementation of new public health campaigns to better training of primary care physicians in pain management. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-epidemic-unnecessary-stanford-dean-major.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:05 EST news246105930 Smokers planning to kick the habit may have more success if they begin using a cessation medication several weeks before they actually try to quit. Those are the results of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and other institutions published recently in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-cessation-medication-earlier-easier.html Addiction Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:59:03 EST news244983534 A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-poor-linked-health-behavior-problems.html Sleep apnea Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:25:21 EST news244621500