http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—The number of testicular cancer cases continues to climb slowly but steadily in the United States, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-testicular-cancer-hispanic-men.html Cancer Fri, 03 May 2013 14:50:01 EST news286807454 (HealthDay)—Rates of proteinuric and nonproteinuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD) vary significantly across racial/ethnic groups, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-racialethnic-differences-diabetic-kidney-disease.html Diabetes Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:00:01 EST news277390718 The odds of individuals with open-angle glaucoma undergoing visual field testing decreased for all racial/ethnic groups from 2001 through 2009, but the odds decreased the most for Hispanic men and women in a study of enrollees in a large U.S. managed care network, according to a report published in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-odds-visual-field-glaucoma-decreased.html Ophthalmology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:12 EST news274369693 Living in areas of high air pollution can lead to decreased cognitive function in older adults, according to new research presented in San Diego at The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bad-air-news-seniors-brainpower.html Health Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:45:08 EST news272295825 Women under age 50 who have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer, and first, second and third degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer may have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), according to two separate studies unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas. Two other CRC-related studies presented at ACG 2012 investigated the impact of gender, race and obesity on the incidence of adenoma and advanced adenoma detection rates—suggesting that overweight African American and Hispanic men may be at greater risk for precancerous polyps which if not detected early enough could lead to colorectal cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-colorectal-cancer-family-members-younger.html Cancer Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:21:32 EST news270116444 Some people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may be at increased risk of problem drinking—though much may depend on race and gender, according to a new study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Researchers found that of nearly 14,000 U.S. adults surveyed, those living in low-income neighborhoods were generally more likely to be non-drinkers than were people in affluent neighborhoods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-problem.html Addiction Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:20:02 EST news268914218