http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Although many abused women suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or depression, they are not receiving needed mental health services, a University of Missouri researcher found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-survivors-intimate-partner-violence-adequate.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:23:37 EST news290103811 A new article available online in the American Journal of Public Health by two Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health faculty makes a compelling case that end-of-life care issues need to become an integral part of the public health agenda. Dan Morhaim, MD, and Keshia Pollack, PhD, point out that the low rate of completion of advance directives in the minority population can be identified as another health care disparity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-advance-life-issues-medical.html Health Wed, 08 May 2013 13:20:23 EST news287238018 A study published in the May 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that mental health resources provided by schools are significantly associated with whether adolescents with mental disorders receive needed mental health services. In particular, adolescents with disorders attending schools that engage in early identification of emotional problems, are significantly more likely to receive mental health services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-schools-gap-mental-health-adolescents.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 May 2013 10:32:26 EST news287055139 (HealthDay)—Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, led the stage presentation "Can Joy Be the Key That Unlocks the Puzzle?" at TEDMED 2013, held from April 16 to 19 in Washington, D.C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tedmed-joy-health-wellness.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news285871321 (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 People with high blood pressure enrolled in a clinical pharmacist-led web-based monitoring program were more likely to lower their pressure to recommended level than people who did not use the program. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-free-online-blood-pressure.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:00:08 EST news281710019 Stress during pregnancy puts mothers' and their babies' health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a University of Missouri study indicates low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high levels of stress yet lack appropriate means to manage their emotional and physical well-being. Health providers should serve as facilitators and link rural women with resources. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-low-income-pregnant-women-rural-areas.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:39:59 EST news278699986 More than one-third of Americans are obese, and these individuals often experience accompanying health issues, such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems. In response to the so-called "obesity epidemic," many medical professionals have suggested ways to improve the health outcomes of obese individuals through diet and exercise. Now, research conducted at the University of Missouri suggests certain exercises that benefit obese men may not have the same positive results for obese women. These findings could help health providers and researchers develop targeted exercise interventions for obese women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-women-reap-positive-health-outcomes.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:19:16 EST news278162344 Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in JAMA found that a substantial number of patients return to the emergency department soon after leaving the hospital, and, while such patients are not usually readmitted, the study raises concerns that many more patients require acute medical care after hospital discharge than previously recognized. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-emergency-room-redux-patients-hospitalization.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:12 EST news278091137 (AP)—Health providers scrambled to notify patients in nearly two dozen U.S. states that the steroid injections they received for back pain may have been contaminated with a deadly fungal meningitis. Five people have died. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-clinics-tainted-steroid-dead.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:04:43 EST news268653876 People who experience a physical health problem, from diabetes and back pain to cancer or heart disease, are three times more likely to seek mental health care than patients who report having no physical ailment, according to a new study by Oregon State University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-physical-health-problems-substantially-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:55:14 EST news261748504 Many adults wish to maintain their independence as they age, but health problems often require them to live in assisted-care facilities where they can be observed by medical professionals. Now, technologies developed by University of Missouri researchers could help aging adults stay in their own homes longer while still being monitored by health care providers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-sensor-technologies-remotely-aging-adults.html Health Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:52:17 EST news258911530 (AP) -- It is still not known if the soldier accused of killing 17 Afghans was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder - but even if he had been, that alone would not have prevented him from being sent back to war. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-army-ptsd-treatable-war.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:13:19 EST news251694791 A new study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers shows that a majority of medical students in Yemen believe that chewing the plant khat is harmful to one's health but they would not advise their patients to quit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-focuses-khat-yemeni-culture.html Addiction Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:06:10 EST news250340764 Remove your shoes at the door of your home to avoid tracking in pollutants. Decrease consumption of processed and canned foods. Avoid the use of plastics with recycling codes #3, #4 and #7. Don't use chemical tick and flea collars or dips for pets. Reproductive health care providers should share these tips and more scientific information with women who want to become pregnant or who are pregnant, but that does not always happen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-reproductive-health-discuss-environmental-exposure.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:57:35 EST news250250238 The pain of losing a loved one can be a searing, gut-wrenching hurt and a long-lasting blow to a person's mood, concentration and ability to function. But is grief the same as depression? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-psychiatry-debates-pain-loss-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:50:01 EST news248694459 Promoting immunizations as a part of routine office-based medical practice is needed to improve adult vaccination rates, a highly effective way to curb the spread of diseases across communities, prevent needless illness and deaths, and lower health care costs, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-boost-adult-immunizations-office-based-action.html Health Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:08:12 EST news245502482 Researchers at UC San Diego Health System's Department of Reproductive Medicine and the National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at Cal State San Marcos University recently presented data at the American Public Health Association Conference in Washington D.C., demonstrating the impact of text4baby, a free mobile service that provides pregnant women and new mothers in San Diego with maternal, fetal and newborn health information via text messages and connects them to national health resources. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-text4baby-mobile-positive-results-moms.html Health Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:15:32 EST news240513325 While there is considerable interest in bundling payments to health care providers to encourage them to cut costs, putting the strategy into practice is proving to be more difficult than anticipated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-bundling-payments-health-difficult.html Health Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:31:24 EST news239905875 Oncologists and their patients are increasingly challenged with making difficult decisions about screening, prevention and treatment. Unfortunately, most patients are neither armed with adequate knowledge nor the means of interpreting the information they do have in a qualitatively and quantitatively useful way. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cancer-patients.html Cancer Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:58:31 EST news235670052 Increased consolidation among health plans nationally may benefit consumers by lowering hospital prices, at least in those regions where health plans are the most consolidated, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-health-hospital.html Health Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:10:22 EST news234677412 A new study of hospital emergency rooms has shown how communication breakdowns between patients and medical staff can lead to problems in treatment delivery and potentially reduced patient safety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-poor-prognosis-medicos-dont.html Other Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:11:52 EST news232186300 When Don Gotler was undergoing two procedures preparing him for treatment for his esophageal cancer last year, his doctor asked if he wanted to take part in the hospital's new hypnotherapy program. Combined with anesthesia, he was told, the hypnosis would help alleviate anxiety and post-surgery pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-relieving-effects-surgery-hypnosis.html Other Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:33:03 EST news230308369 Today, one in four or five women in Ontario will give birth through a cesarean or "C-section." A new study, led by researchers from St. Michael's Hospital and The Wilson Centre for Research in Education and the Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, has found that many labour and delivery health professionals lack a clear understanding of the anesthesiologist's role as a physician with specialized skills in the management of seriously unwell pregnant patients. This role misperception may affect the quality of care delivered to mothers and their babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-poor-anesthesiologist-role-labor-affect.html Other Fri, 20 May 2011 11:19:40 EST news225109166