http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. While part of everyday life, stress seems to intensify around the holidays and into the new year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-stressed.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:24:40 EST news277367052 (Medical Xpress)—Mixing energy drinks with alcohol (AEDs) as party beverages is a growing trend among young Australians, who are putting their health at risk by consuming amounts beyond what is deemed safe, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-alcohol-energy-bad.html Health Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:20:01 EST news268289932 The diabetes drug sitagliptin appears to reduce the severity of reactive hypoglycemia, a form of low blood sugar that occurs after a meal, a preliminary study finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-reactive-hypoglycemia-symptoms-sitagliptin.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:00:12 EST news259838862 The term "holiday heart syndrome" was coined in a 1978 study to describe patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced a common and potentially dangerous form of heart palpitation after excessive drinking, which can be common during the winter holiday season. The symptoms usually went away when the revelers stopped drinking. Now, research from UCSF builds on that finding, establishing a stronger causal link between alcohol consumption and serious palpitations in patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common form of arrhythmia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-alcohol-trigger-palpitations-heart-patients.html Cardiology Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:04:02 EST news257774636 (AP) -- The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for U.S. drugmakers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-miracle-diet-pill-safe-drug.html Medications Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:18:18 EST news249308278 Researchers in Australia on Monday called for health warnings on caffeine-loaded energy drinks following a spike in the number of people reporting medical problems after drinking them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-australia-experts-energy.html Health Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:59:39 EST news245905148 Known for her poetry, letters, love affair and marriage to Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning also left a legacy of unanswered questions about her lifelong chronic illness. Now, a Penn State anthropologist, with the aid of her daughter, may have unraveled the mystery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-elizabeth-barrett-browning-illness-deciphered.html Other Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:52:37 EST news243514313 Emily Marchant had a can of Red Bull at her elbow as she went over an assignment in a Harper College library carrel. She is a long-standing fan of the beverage, she said, usually drinking one a day when she needs a boost. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-federal-er-highly-caffeinated-tenfold.html Health Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:06 EST news242492168 University of Adelaide research has shown for the first time that obesity directly causes electrical abnormalities of the heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-links-obesity-heart-rhythm-disorder.html Cardiology Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:21:22 EST news232705236 Acupuncture provides long-lasting relief to hot flashes, heart palpitations and anxiety due to side effects of the hormone given to counteract testosterone, the hormone that induces prostate cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-acupuncture-relieves-hot-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:53:16 EST news222609182