http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Individuals and governments need to step up their efforts to battle high blood pressure, which is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged over 25, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-urges-effort-high-blood-pressure.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:33:19 EST news284207523 Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher prevalence of the disease including older age, lower educational level and prior diagnoses of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity, according to a study in the December 26 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-autopsy-based-prevalence-atherosclerosis-members.html Cardiology Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:00:01 EST news275576911 Employers need to be more aware of the capabilities of women affected by breast cancer and provide them with better support, backed by employment directives and occupational health policies, according to a paper in the November issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-employers-tackle-culture-breast-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:58:16 EST news239885883 Are words weighing down America's ability to improve its health? According to a group of weight and health experts assembled by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, the answer is yes. There is a need for media and policymakers to more responsibly address weight-related health issues, the experts said, and remove the verbal barriers that are getting in the way of a more informed, responsible conversation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-experts-heavy-impact-words-policies.html Health Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:21:56 EST news238328507 An alarming new article in Respirology issues a serious warning of massive rises in deaths from asbestos-related lung diseases in Asia. Dr Ken Takahashi, Acting Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health, and his team put together important data on asbestos use in 47 Asian countries in this landmark article. Cyprus, Israel and Japan had the highest age-adjusted mortality rates in Asia. This study published in Respirology, a journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, will serve as an important reference document for health authorities in Asian-Pacific. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-deaths-major-morbidity-asbestos-related-diseases.html Cancer Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:46:25 EST news226853127