http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Following the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 steps to reduce your risk for heart disease can also help prevent cancer, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-heart-healthy-lifestyle-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:09 EST news282828950 Americans' cardiovascular health varies greatly from state to state, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-americans-heart-health-varies-significantly.html Cardiology Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:47:52 EST news276504416 (Medical Xpress)—A new University of Cincinnati study examines how anxiety sensitivity can thwart the efforts of smokers with asthma to quit smoking. This new direction of research from Alison McLeish, a UC assistant professor of psychology, will be presented on Nov.17, at the 46th annual convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in National Harbor, Md. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-habitnew-barriers-smokers-asthma.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:36:25 EST news272111771 New research shows that the use of an audio therapy known as binaural beats can significantly reduce patients' anxiety during cataract surgery. The 141-patient study, conducted in Thailand, is the first of its kind in cataract surgery, which is one of the most frequently performed procedures worldwide, with more than 3 million performed annually in the United States. The research is being presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, jointly conducted this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cataract-surgery-patient-anxiety.html Ophthalmology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:42:19 EST news271935733 Low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone are associated with increased mortality in African American and Caucasian older adults, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). The study also indicates that the potential impact of remediating low vitamin D levels is greater in African Americans than Caucasians because vitamin D insufficiency is more common in African Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-vitamin-d-mortality-older-adults.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:01 EST news268332006 Indiana University researchers found that the highly active middle-aged subjects in their study appear to avoid the arterial stiffening -- when arteries become less compliant as blood pumps through the body -- that typically comes with aging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-high-aid-arterial-functioning-women.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 00:20:02 EST news257611616 Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment finds a study published in the British Medical Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-health-wellbeing-cancer-patients.html Cancer Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:30:02 EST news247247811 Exempting bars from a statewide smoking ban in Indiana would significantly reduce the health benefits of a smoke-free-air law. Including bars not only protects the health of employees, say Indiana University tobacco control experts, but would not negatively impact the hospitality industry financially. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-smoke-free-air-laws-bars.html Health Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:42:35 EST news246876143 People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-physical-impacts-quality.html Health Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:02:55 EST news241192964 Doctors agree that vitamin D promotes bone health, but a belief that it can also prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease and other causes of death has been a major health controversy. Consistent with advice issued last fall by the Institute of Medicine, a new study finds that vitamin D did not confer benefits against mortality in postmenopausal women after controlling for key health factors such as abdominal obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-vitamin-d-mortality-benefit-older.html Health Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:13:54 EST news239361203 Improving and maintaining health factors not traditionally associated with dementia, such as denture fit, vision and hearing, may lower a person's risk for developing dementia, according to a new study published in the July 13, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-health-dementia.html Neuroscience Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:00:01 EST news229780955