http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Even if you didn't eat your veggies or drink your milk as a child, your height is still in your hands, reveal new findings by economists from the University of Southern California, Harvard University and Peking University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-shorter-adult-health-habits-age.html Health Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:18:51 EST news284030253 Cervical cancer rates for Hmong women are among the highest in the nation, yet past research has shown that cervical and breast cancer screening rates for this population are low – in part because of the Hmong's strong patriarchal culture. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-oregon-hmong-reveals-cancer-screenings.html Cancer Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:36:35 EST news276866691 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 Researchers participate in the Electronic Data Methods (EDM) Forum to maximize shared experiences and learning for using electronic clinical data to improve medical care and making informed health decisions. A July supplement to Medical Care is a special 'EDM Forum' issue, highlights key issues researchers are facing, and innovative approaches that have been developed to build the infrastructure and conduct research using electronic clinical data. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-electronic-methods-health.html Health Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:38:10 EST news259842996 In the British Medical Journal today, two experts debate whether childhood vaccination should be mandatory in the UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-childhood-vaccination-mandatory.html Health Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:01 EST news256311680 Contemplating death doesn't necessarily lead to morose despondency, fear, aggression or other negative behaviors, as previous research has suggested. Following a review of dozens of studies, University of Missouri researchers found that thoughts of mortality can lead to decreased militaristic attitudes, better health decisions, increased altruism and helpfulness, and reduced divorce rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-bright-side-death-awareness-mortality.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:38:23 EST news255022690 More involvement by patients, clinicians and others in the health care community in developing comparative clinical effectiveness research studies will make such studies far more useful in clinical decision-making, according to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, in an article published in the April 18 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on comparative effectiveness research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-greater-patient-clinician-involvement-clinical.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:10:01 EST news253878701 The behavior of consumers who are faced with making decisions about their health is not significantly influenced by the way health messages are worded or framed, according to a large, new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and other institutions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-behavior-people-health-care-choices-effect.html Health Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:20:01 EST news242485472 Younger patients (under age 65) and those with lower health literacy were less likely to stick with telemonitoring technology for tracking their heart failure condition, compared to older patients and those with high health literacy skills, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-younger-patients-health-literacy-telemonitoring.html Other Thu, 12 May 2011 16:36:32 EST news224436974