http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) does not increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in the first year following acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to research published in the Oct. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nicotine-doesnt-cardio-acs.html Cardiology Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:40:01 EST news267105522 "Rooming in," keeping mother and her newborn in the same room 24/7 to encourage breastfeeding has been a popular initiative of The WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital. A new review from The Cochrane Library finds some evidence that it does support breastfeeding, at least in the short term. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-evidence-rooming-mother-baby-birth.html Health Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:00:01 EST news266826984 Eating a moderate amount of chocolate each week may be associated with a lower risk of stroke in men, according to a new study published in the August 29, 2012, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-chocolate-sweet-method-men.html Neuroscience Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:00:01 EST news265459708 Copeptin predicts prognosis in patients with heart failure, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today, August 25, by Professor Stefan Störk from Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-copeptin-prognosis-hf-patients.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:10:01 EST news265282877 (HealthDay) -- For patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the decision for no reperfusion is usually multifactorial, with the most common factor being advanced age, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-multiple-factors-reperfusion-stemi.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:19:18 EST news263132322 Fewer sudden cardiac arrest survivors had neurologic impairment after a novel regional system of care was implemented, according to research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-post-cardiac-survivors-neurologic-status.html Cardiology Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:00:01 EST news262872054 (HealthDay) -- Hospitalization for physical illness more than doubles the risk of suicide, with approximately one-quarter of suicides attributable to physical illness, according to research published online July 9 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-physical-illness-hospitalization-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:10:01 EST news261679152 The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $2 million to a team of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis and InvivoSciences, a biotechnology startup with WUSTL roots, to construct artificial tissue models that will allow the rapid testing of new drugs for heart failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-scientists-role-switching-cells-heart-failure.html Cardiology Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:23:28 EST news261649402 (HealthDay) -- For patients who undergo sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation, use of statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk of late target lesion revascularization (TLR), according to a study published in the May 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-post-ses-implantation-statins-late-revascularization.html Cardiology Sat, 12 May 2012 13:37:17 EST news256048624 Patients who were sexually active before suffering a heart attack were one and a half times more likely to recapture their sex lives if they received guidance on the topic before leaving the hospital, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-doctors-advice-key-heart-victims.html Health Wed, 09 May 2012 08:58:30 EST news255772657 In a study that examined use of the anticoagulant medication warfarin and risk of stroke following a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in older patients, women, especially those 75 years or older, had a higher risk of stroke than men, regardless of their risk profile and use of warfarin, suggesting that current anticoagulant therapy to prevent stroke might not be sufficient for older women, according to a study in the May 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-greater-women-men-older-patients.html Cardiology Tue, 08 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news255710515 Community health plans are improving how patients transition from hospital to home by breaking down silos of care, coordinating among providers, and directly engaging with patients, according to a new report entitled Transitions of Care from Hospital to Home. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-avalere-ids-key-successful-hospital-to-home.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:49:19 EST news254490548 Pulmonary embolism -- the sudden blockage of an artery in the lung -- is estimated to cause over 100,000 deaths each year in the U.S. Although thrombolytics, or "clot-buster" drugs, are currently reserved to treat only the most severe cases of pulmonary embolism, new data suggest that when used at lower doses, these drugs are also safe and effective for more common, moderate cases of pulmonary embolism, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular professionals together to further advances in the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-clot-busters-safe-moderate-pulmonary-embolism.html Cardiology Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:00:01 EST news252064073 Until relatively recently, most colon and rectal surgeries, whether elective or unplanned, required a large abdominal incision to achieve. This would typically result in a moderate degree of postoperative discomfort, and would routinely result in an average of five to seven days in the hospital after surgery, with several additional weeks required after hospital discharge for complete recovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-medical-minute-advances-laparoscopic-colorectal.html Surgery Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:56:07 EST news251967356 (HealthDay) -- Participation in supervised exercise training for three months following hospital discharge for lung transplantation significantly improves physical functions and cardiovascular morbidity for patients during the first year of recovery, according to a study published online March 5 in the American Journal of Transplantation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-ups-post-transplant-functional-recovery.html Health Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:09:08 EST news251183338 Research conducted at Yale School of Medicine shows that a cesarean (C-section) delivery, which was thought to be harmless, is associated with breathing problems in preterm babies who are small for gestational age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-c-sections-linked-problems-preterm-infants.html Health Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:12 EST news248101758 The widely-held assumption that a cesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby is being challenged today by new research that found the procedure did not help some preterm babies who were small for gestational age, and may even have contributed to their breathing problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-c-section-babies.html Health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:45:50 EST news248021141 People with severe sleep apnea may have an increased risk of silent strokes and small lesions in the brain, according to a small study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-apnea-linked-silent-small-lesions.html Sleep apnea Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:22:52 EST news247314163 A review of 16 prognostic indices used to predict risk of death in older adults in a variety of clinical settings, such as in nursing homes and hospitals, found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the widespread use of these indices in clinical practice, according to a study in the January 11 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-accuracy-prognostic-tools-mortality-older.html Other Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:01 EST news245436485 New research from Scotland has shown that the rate of death in men and women hospitalised for chest pain unrelated to heart disease is higher in those with a history of psychiatric illness than without. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-prior-hospitalization-mental-illness-death.html Cardiology Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:20:44 EST news241928429 A wearable defibrillator can prevent sudden death in people with dangerous heart arrhythmias, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-wearable-defibrillator-death-people-arrhythmias.html Cardiology Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:14:44 EST news240408834 A review and analysis of 26 validated hospital readmission risk prediction models finds that most, whether for hospital comparison or clinical purposes, have poor predictive ability, according to an article in the October 19 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-hospital-readmission-poorly.html Health Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:23:28 EST news238173801 According to a new study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), people diagnosed with substance use disorders are more likely to be re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days of their discharge than patients who do not have a substance abuse disorder. Alexander Walley, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at BUSM and a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC), is the lead author of this study, which is published online in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-rehospitalization-emergency-patients-substance-disorders.html Health Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:40:02 EST news237457543 A year after hospital discharge, the majority of stroke patients are listening to doctor's orders when it comes to taking their prescribed secondary stroke prevention medications, new data out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows. However, there is room for improvement, according to investigators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-focus-secondary-reveals-room.html Neuroscience Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:53:51 EST news235061613 Ischemic stroke hospitalization rates in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 44 increased up to 37% between 1995 and 2008 according to a study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings available today in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and the Child Neurology Society, report an increase in the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, lipid disorders, and tobacco use among this age group during the 14-year study period. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-prevalence-hospitalizations-teens-young-adults.html Neuroscience Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:05:13 EST news234068640 Avoidable readmissions after discharge from hospital are fairly uncommon and are not an accurate measure of quality of care, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-hospital-readmission-accurate-quality.html Health Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:27:49 EST news233234853 The type of cardiac arrest suffered by patients in intensive care units (ICUs) may predict their long-term survival rate, states a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-survival-predictors-cardiac-icu.html Cardiology Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:10:39 EST news232632616 An outbreak strain of Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the colon, is common in Chicago-area acute care hospitals, an investigation published in the September issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-outbreak-difficile-strain-common-chicago.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:50:25 EST news232300202 Adrenaline has kept its place in cardiac arrest guidelines despite limited evidence for or against its use. The PACA (Placebo versus Adrenaline versus Cardiac Arrest) study by Jacobs and colleagues, soon to be published in Resuscitation, the official journal of the European Resuscitation Council, provides the best evidence to date supporting the use of adrenaline to treat cardiac arrest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-adrenaline-cardiac.html Cardiology Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:18:35 EST news230894304 A broad, regional system to lower the temperature of resuscitated cardiac arrest patients at a centrally-located hospital improved outcomes, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-regional-cool-cardiac-patients-outcomes.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:00:15 EST news229615246