http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—For people with celiac disease, an accurate diagnosis and proper diet are essential for good health, experts say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-good-diet-people-celiac-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:01 EST news287413813 A quality improvement platform developed at Boston Children's Hospital could help health care provider groups continuously improve their medical practice, curbing costs and improving patient outcomes. Successful outcomes associated with the platform, called Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plans (SCAMPs) and supported by a consortium of Massachusetts payers, are featured in the May issue of Health Affairs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-medical-innovationquality-platform-featured-health.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:05 EST news287059528 (HealthDay)—The impact of sequestration will have far-reaching consequences in health care, according to a perspective piece published online March 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-impact-sequestration-health-discussed.html Health Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:54:39 EST news283114473 (HealthDay)—Most decisions to undergo outpatient computed tomography (CT) scans are made by physicians and risk communication is infrequent, according to a research letter published online March 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-doctors-ct-scans.html Cancer Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:20:01 EST news281977625 Only about one in five central Pennsylvania women who have experienced intimate partner violence is asked or counseled by a health care provider about abuse, according to Penn State medicine and public health science researchers. Overall, approximately only one in nine women has received preventive counseling about violence and safety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-partner-abuse-women-insufficient.html Health Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:40:01 EST news281971549 (Medical Xpress)—A new study based on in-depth interviews of rural Latino men in western Oregon finds that these men need sexual health services designed for their needs, including more male health providers, more convenient clinic hours, and Spanish-speaking doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sexual-health-rural-latino-men.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:00:34 EST news281861950 The underdeveloped immune systems of newborns don't respond to most vaccines, leaving them at high risk for infections like rotavirus, pertussis (whooping cough) and pneumococcus. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have identified a potent compound that activates immune responses in newborns' white blood cells substantially better than anything previously tested, and that could potentially make vaccines effective right at birth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-vaccine-newborns-compound-babies-vulnerable.html Immunology Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:00:06 EST news281616288 Young adults, in a period of transition, are often reluctant to seek treatment for mental health problems because of the stigma, inadequate insurance coverage and difficulty finding a mental health care provider. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-interacting-avatars-depressive-symptoms-young.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:29:23 EST news279797311 (HealthDay)—New approaches are being explored for streamlining physician multi-state licensure to accommodate the use of telemedicine in the delivery of health care, according to a report from a meeting held from Jan. 16 to 17 by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fsmb-approaches-explored-multi-state.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:10:01 EST news279204266 (HealthDay)—Flu season descended on the United States early and hard this winter, with significant increases in flu activity observed over the past month, according to an update issued Jan. 4 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cdc-influenza.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:20:01 EST news276604892 A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels of nearly 2,000 individuals suggests a preventive role for vitamin D3 in this disease. The research appears the December issue of Diabetologia, a publication of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:35:51 EST news272223343 Many child care providers have rules that exclude sick children from care, spurring anxious moments for millions of working parents. In a new University of Michigan poll, one-third of parents of young children report they are concerned about losing jobs or pay when they stay home to care for sick children who can't attend child care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-one-third-parents-jobs-home-sick.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:09:17 EST news270122940 UnitedHealth Group Inc. will spend about $4.9 billion to buy a majority stake in Brazilian health benefits and care provider Amil Participacoes SA, as the largest U.S. health insurer leaps into an international market it says is primed for growth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-unitedhealth-brazil-private-health-firm.html Other Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:52:08 EST news268908723 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 A new study suggests that global budgets for health care, an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service model of reimbursement, can slow the growth of medical spending and improve the quality of care for patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-global-payment-lowers-medical-quality.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:00:08 EST news261240570 People who experience a serious physical health event are three times as likely to subsequently see a health care provider for mental health services and medication, according to a new study in Health Services Research. In addition, people who view a health event as severe have greater use of mental health services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-physical-health-problems-mental-demand.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:20:01 EST news261041570 Although 13 percent of new mothers experience postpartum depression (PPD) in the first year after childbirth, few women recognize the symptoms and seldom discuss their feelings with a health care provider. University of Louisville Hospital (ULH) hopes to change this statistic through a new policy to guide hospital-based perinatal nurses in caring for women with risk of PPD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hospital-guidelines-mothers-postpartum-depression.html Health Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:45:04 EST news259591456 (HealthDay) -- Less than half of adolescents are advised by their pediatric health care provider to eat healthily and exercise more, but rates of counseling are higher among obese teens, according to a study published online June 4 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-pediatricians-lifestyle.html Pediatrics Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:00:01 EST news258050329 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that a health care provider's attitude toward male human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may influence the implementation of new guidelines. They believe targeted provider education on the benefits of HPV vaccination for male patients, specifically the association of HPV with certain cancers in men, may be important for achieving vaccination goals. These findings appear on-line in the American Journal of Men's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-attitude-vaccinating-young-males-hpv.html Cancer Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:31:54 EST news250849905 A batch of birth control pills manufactured in India for US distribution has been recalled due to a packaging error that could make the pills ineffective, US health authorities said on Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-recalls-india-made-birth-pills.html Medications Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:37:53 EST news249572266 Your health care provider has ordered a stress test for your heart. No problem, you think; you’ve seen people walk on treadmills before. In fact, you used the one in your basement a few times, a couple of years ago. Then, you look at the request and see that you are going to have a pharmacologic nuclear stress test. So, what exactly did your physician order? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-medical-minute-stress-echo.html Other Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:53:12 EST news247899181 "Real-Time Care Experience Feedback Using QR Codes," a Penn State project that allows hospital patients to inform hospital personnel of their experiences -- good or bad -- in real time, is the winner of the 2012 REACH Developer Challenge, sponsored by AcademyHealth and part of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-penn-state-team-qr-code.html Health Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:26:20 EST news247411574 In Denmark, implementing a national fast track system for cancer patients reduced the waiting time between a patient's initial meeting with a health care provider and their first treatment by four weeks when comparing 2010 to 2002, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-danish-health-fast-track-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:20:01 EST news246795533 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no evidence to suggest an environmental link. The full results are reported in the Jan. 25 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-unexplained-skin-condition-non-infectious-linked.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:14 EST news246710905 Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers research published online by the American Journal of Public Health; print, February 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-diagnosis-treatment-depression-elderly-racial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:02 EST news243664339 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has stopped one arm of a three arm multi-center, clinical trial studying treatments for the lung-scarring disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) for safety concerns. The trial found that people with IPF receiving a currently used triple-drug therapy consisting of prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) had worse outcomes than those who received placebos, or inactive substances. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-commonly-drug-regimen-idiopathic-pulmonary.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:24:01 EST news238436620