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The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-parental-addictions-linked-adult-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:27 EST news287314160 (HealthDay)—For men undergoing routine surgical treatment for localized cancer of the prostate, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RALP) does not result in better functional outcomes compared to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), according to a study published in the April issue of Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-similar-outcomes-robotic-laparoscopic-prostatectomy.html Surgery Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:50:01 EST news285394251 New research published Online First in The Lancet confirms that routine intimate partner violence screening and counselling in primary-care settings does not improve women's quality of life, but does help reduce depressive symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-routine-screening-partner-violence-health-care.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:30:06 EST news285245904 Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-canadian-adult-obesity-historic-high.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:20:02 EST news281199898 After retirement, pensions provide consistent income to aging individuals. Although the details of pension eligibility and implementation vary by country, receiving pensions can represent a new life stage for individuals. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has studied how older men and women view their health before and after receiving fixed incomes. South African men and women in the study viewed their health more positively when they began receiving their pensions, but the heightened sense of well-being faded over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-perceptions-health-pension-receipt.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:46:44 EST news280601187 (Medical Xpress)—People with more liquor outlets in their neighbourhood have higher levels of harmful drinking and worse mental health than those who live further away from such outlets, according to new research at The University of Western Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-health-issues-linked-nearby-liquor.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:19:57 EST news278144390 A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers. The findings, based a nationwide health survey of nearly 10,000 individuals over a period of some 12 years, are published online, January 9, in the journal Gut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-bacterium.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:02 EST news276883496 Today's Health Survey for England reveals more than 14 million sufferers of chronic pain - pain which has lasted for more than three months. The study found that pain is more common among some groups than others, pain incurs significant costs and has serious mental health and wellbeing implications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-health-survey-england-reveals-nation.html Health Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:10:01 EST news275294670 A leading international expert on autism at the University of Leicester has been involved in contributing to a major new study of global health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mental-health-lags-global-lifespan.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:37:56 EST news274970270 Asthmatic children in New York City neighborhoods with high rates of asthma make many more visits to the emergency room (ER) than those who live in other parts of the city. While socioeconomic factors such as lack of adequate preventive care are part of the equation (high-asthma neighborhoods tend to be lower income), new research points to a possible biological basis for the disparity. Asthmatic children living in asthma hotspots were twice as likely to experience a common symptom known as exercise-induced wheeze than were those in neighborhoods with lower asthma rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-kids-asthma-hotspots-nyc-er.html Pediatrics Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:20:01 EST news274903068 New research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, demonstrating that there is considerable exposure to the chemical during pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-bpa-exposure-fetal-livers.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:30:01 EST news273762613 (Medical Xpress)—A new study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies found that the degree to which a disease disrupts daily functioning is associated with reduced happiness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-health-affects-happiness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:37:54 EST news272029025 (HealthDay)—Living liver donors from Japan have higher health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the Japanese norm population, according to a study published in the November issue of Liver Transplantation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-qol-liver-donors-population.html Other Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:17:19 EST news271441032 Chelation therapy didn't change the ability to perform daily tasks or impact the emotional wellbeing of patients who previously suffered a heart attack, according to late-breaking clinical trial research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-chelation-therapy-doesnt-quality-life.html Cardiology Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:57:56 EST news271324535 Researchers in Japan report that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for donors following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was better than the general Japanese population (the norm). This study—one of the largest to date—found that donors who developed two or more medical problems (co-morbidities) after donation had significantly decreased long-term HRQOL. Full findings are published in the November issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-donors-fare-liver-transplantation.html Surgery Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:43:29 EST news270996194 Men have borne the brunt of worsening mental health across the population of England since the start of the economic downturn in 2008, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-men-brunt-worsening-mental-health.html Health Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:30:12 EST news269712051 Influenza vaccination rates vary widely in Canada by ethnicity, with black and white Canadians being the least likely to be vaccinated, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-flu-vaccination-vary-widely-ethnicity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:18 EST news266491371 Renal sympathetic denervation improves anxiety, depression, quality of life and stress in patients with resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Denise Fischer from Saarland University Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-renal-sympathetic-denervation-physical-mental.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:00:01 EST news265279777 (HealthDay) -- Even mild depression or anxiety may raise your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to British researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mild-depression-anxiety-heart.html Health Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:00:01 EST news263039089 Despite the increasing awareness of the problem of obesity in the United States, most Americans don't know whether they are gaining or losing weight, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-americans-gaining-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:12:14 EST news263038285 People with mental health problems have a lower life expectancy, according to a large-scale population based study published today in the British Medical Journal. The findings may prompt further research into the way doctors treat patients with even mild psychological problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-poor-mental-health-linked-life.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:30:05 EST news262968538 An ongoing survey of Ontario students in grades 7 to 12 conducted for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that while the majority of students have healthy relationships and report overall good mental and physical health, some negative trends, especially among girls, have raised concerns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-male-ontario-students-declines-females.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:27:50 EST news262340862 (HealthDay) -- For patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), subjective measures of pain and disability have limited ability to predict real-life ambulatory performance, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-pain-disability-dont-function-spinal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:37:15 EST news261679012 Statistics show that today, almost one in four Canadians is obese. A deadly trend that has been on the rise for the last thirty years, obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But is the obesity epidemic putting more pressure on an already strained Canadian health care system? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-weight-loss-today-doctor.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:21:27 EST news261674481 (Medical Xpress) -- Women are more likely to put off going to their GP, buying prescriptions or going to the dentist for financial reasons than men according to a new University of Otago study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-women-defer-health-financial.html Health Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:54:43 EST news260690014 Psychological distress was associated with a higher risk of death from stroke, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-psychological-distress-death.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:00:13 EST news259238007 Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University's School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-diabetes-vary-widely-countries-cases.html Diabetes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:58 EST news247422472 One in ten Canadians cannot afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ten-canadians-prescription-drugs.html Health Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:02 EST news245926601 Adults from 30 to 60 years old, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, aren't consuming the daily recommended levels of fruits and vegetables. Quebecers, however, eat more of nature's produce than their fellow Canadians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-apple-day-isnt.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:15:21 EST news245420112 Fewer Ontario teens are smoking cigarettes than ever before -- good news that is tempered by continuing concerns around binge drinking, and driving while under the influence of cannabis, according to the 2011 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The survey, which included 9,288 students across Ontario in grades 7 to 12, is the longest running student survey in Canada. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-ontario-canada-youth-all-time-teen.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:43:08 EST news241792968