http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Two common conditions in pregnancy may be risk factors for future diabetes according to a Canadian study of over one million women published in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-common-pregnancy-conditions-future-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:30:41 EST news285352231 A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) run a high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, regardless of migration background. According to principal investigator Tahereh Moradi, the study is the first in the world to examine the risk of cardiovascular diseases in male and female MS patients with both non-immigrant and immigrant backgrounds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-high-cardiovascular-diseases-swedish-born-immigrant.html Neuroscience Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:48:35 EST news279190107 (HealthDay)—An analysis of data from a public health database has shown no association between urinary bisphenol A (BPA) levels and chronic diseases, unlike previous studies, but this dataset may be inappropriate to analyze such associations, according to research published online Dec. 5 in PLOS One. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-nhanes-dont-bpa-chronic-disease.html Health Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:50:01 EST news274510576 Parents with a higher number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children, according to a new study by pediatric researchers. Furthermore, when parents perceive themselves to be stressed, their children eat fast food more often, compared to children whose parents feel less stressed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-greater-parental-stress-linked-children.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:08:41 EST news270130095 In the first study to consider the impact of gender on patient outcomes in major gastrointestinal surgeries, researchers at UC San Diego Health System have found that women are more likely to survive after the procedure than men. The pattern is even more pronounced when comparing women before menopause with men of the same age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-women-gastrointestinal-surgery.html Other Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:25:37 EST news228673524