http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. President Barack Obama may have defeated opponents of his landmark health care law in the courts and at the ballot box, but the sweeping reforms still face a rocky road ahead. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-rocky-road-obamacare.html Health Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:10:02 EST news274244955 Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers directed by Professor Geneviève Belleville of Université Laval's School of Psychology after having examined the relationship between the moon's phases and the number of patients who show up at hospital emergency rooms experiencing psychological problems. Details on the study can be found on the website of the scientific journal General Hospital Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-myth-debunked-full-moon-incidence.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:47:11 EST news272551562 A highly detailed CT scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack among many patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to the results of a study that will be presented by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session and published concurrently in the New England Journal of Medicine. The multicenter randomized trial comparing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and traditional cardiac testing methods revealed that chest pain patients with negative CT scans can be discharged safely from the hospital within hours. The findings may offer a new strategy for relieving the emergency room crowding that plagues many of America's hospitals, and could help to trim millions of dollars off the costs of care for one of the leading causes of ER visits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-reveals-safety-ct-scans-rapid.html Cardiology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:25:31 EST news251972715 Roughly one million people die by suicide each year. In the U.S., where nearly 36,000 people take their own lives annually, more than 4,600 victims are between the ages of 10 and 24, making suicide the third leading cause of death in this age group. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-teen-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:46:50 EST news239467603 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