http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Exposing developing tissue to low levels of the plastic bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is linked to a greater incidence of prostate cancer in tissue grown from human prostate stem cells, a new study finds. The results were presented Monday, June 17, at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-exposure-doses-bpa-linked-prostate.html Health Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:54:10 EST news290688834 Sports-related concussion has been referred to as an "epidemic" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency department visits for concussions have increased 62% between 2001 and 2009. Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in youth football (children aged 8-12 years), concerns have been raised about the sport being dangerous for this age group. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers analyzed the incidence rates of concussion in youth football players in this age group and found a significantly higher incidence during games compared to practice sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-youth-football-player-concussions-games.html Pediatrics Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:01 EST news289669943 The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest researchers in a paper published today on BMJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-small-cancer-ct-scans-childhood.html Cancer Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:03 EST news288376901 Hospitals with the highest rates of cardiac arrests tend to have the poorest survival rates for those cases, new University of Michigan Health System research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-hospitals-cardiac-incidence-survival.html Cardiology Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:05 EST news288284061 People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-job-stress-unhealthy-lifestyle-coronary.html Cardiology Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:02 EST news287657060 (HealthDay)—The incidence of pediatric melanoma has increased by about 2 percent per year, and this incidence trend is influenced by gender, age, and stage at diagnosis, primary site, and ultraviolet (UV)-B exposure, according to research published online April 15 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pediatric-melanomas-percent-year.html Pediatrics Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:40:02 EST news285308202 (HealthDay)—Available screening and identification of human papillomavirus likely contributed to the increased incidences of squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCCA) and anal carcinoma in situ (CIS) after 1997, according to research published online March 18 in Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tracks-patterns-cases-anal-canal.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:01 EST news284125697 Chicken pox, the childhood affliction of earlier generations, has been largely neutralized by the varicella vaccine, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, which appears in the current online issue of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-varicella-vaccine-long-term-effectiveness-chicken.html Pediatrics Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:10:03 EST news283955824 (HealthDay)—Psoriasis is significantly tied to an increased risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM), according to a study published online March 14 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-psoriasis-tied-new-onset-diabetes.html Diabetes Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:50:01 EST news283605861 (HealthDay)—In 2009, approximately 1.5 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States, with an annual incidence rate of 459 cases per 100,000 population, according to research published in the Feb. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cdc-million-cancers-annually.html Cancer Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:20:01 EST news281013624 A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2000 and 2009. The findings come from the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cancer-death-decline-national.html Cancer Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:12:46 EST news276858742 Despite the decline in cancer death rates in the U.S., there is an increase in incidence rates for cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and more efforts are needed to increase HPV vaccination coverage levels to prevent the occurrence of these cancers in the future according to a study published January 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hpv-associated-cancer-incidence-efforts-hpv.html Cancer Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:00:03 EST news276772319 (HealthDay)—For HIV-infected patients, despite combined antiretroviral treatment (cART), the risk of anal cancer is still much higher than in the general population, according to a study published in the Dec. 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cart-anal-cancer-high-hiv-infected.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:00:03 EST news274633924 Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is a serious and increasingly prevalent condition that can occur after major infections, major surgery, or exposure to certain medications. The incidence rates of the most serious form of AKI—which requires dialysis—increased rapidly in all patient subgroups in the past decade in the United States, and the number of deaths associated with the condition more than doubled, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-acute-kidney-injury-common.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:40:01 EST news274031960 An analysis of two heart failure therapies finds differing outcomes regarding improvement in survival, according to two studies appearing in the November 28 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-therapies-heart-failure-survival.html Cardiology Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:02:33 EST news273258143 Although current guidelines recommend 3 months of anticoagulation treatment after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement surgery, a study that included more than 4,000 patients found that patients who had warfarin therapy continued between 3 and 6 months after surgery had a lower rate of cardiovascular death, according to a study in the November 28 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-anticoagulation-treatment-aortic-valve.html Cardiology Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:35:07 EST news273256496 (HealthDay)—Use of sulfonylureas for initial treatment of diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular events and death compared with metformin, according to a study published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-sulfonylureas-cardio-events-metformin.html Medications Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:24:28 EST news271488260 In an examination of the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the U.S. by race and sex, black men and women had twice the rate of fatal CHD compared with white men and women, with this increased risk associated with a greater prevalence of CHD risk factors, according to a study appearing in November 7 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cardiovascular disease. The study is being released early online to coincide with the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-fatal-coronary-heart-disease-higher.html Cardiology Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:00:08 EST news271336878 (HealthDay)—The number of eye injuries associated with robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy—complete removal of the prostate—increased nearly tenfold in the United States between 2000 and 2009, although the risk was still small, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-eye-injury-robotic-prostate-surgery.html Surgery Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:26:22 EST news269619967 Moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in older people with heart disease or advanced diabetes, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-moderate-alcohol-consumption-atrial-fibrillation.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:01 EST news268308268 The rate of pregnancy-associated cancer is increasing and is only partially explained by the rise in older mothers suggests new research published today (5 September) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-women-pregnancy-associated-cancer.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:35:10 EST news266034900 (HealthDay) -- In the three years following spinal fusion surgery, the incidence of stroke is similar to or insignificantly lower than that of controls, according to a study published in the June issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-spinal-fusion-surgery.html Cardiology Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:00:04 EST news263745468 The results from a nationally representative HIV incidence study in Swaziland indicate that the national rate of new HIV infections is 2.38% among adults ages 18-49. This figure, comparable to the 2009 UNAIDS estimate of 2.66% for Swaziland adults ages 15-49, suggests that the HIV epidemic in Swaziland may have begun to stabilize in the past few years. The findings of the Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey (SHIMS) were presented today at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-swaziland-hiv-incidence-results-aids.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:50:52 EST news262619446 A Chinese province urged parents Sunday to seek immediate treatment for children showing symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease after official figures showed 112 people died from the illness last month. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-foot-mouth-disease-china-june.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:02:09 EST news261554354 (HealthDay) -- A pharmacist-delivered intervention does not significantly improve the rate of clinically important medication errors following discharge among hospitalized heart patients, according to a study published in the July 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-pharmacist-intervention-medication-errors.html Medications Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:27:36 EST news260508429 (HealthDay) -- Middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a prospective long-term study published online June 14 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-polycystic-ovarian-syndrome-ups-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:25:51 EST news259572328 The global cancer burden is set to surge more than 75% by 2030, according to new research published Online First in the Lancet Oncology. The rise is predicted to be even larger in the developing world, with the poorest countries experiencing a projected increase of more than 90%. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-cancer-incidence-percent.html Cancer Thu, 31 May 2012 18:30:21 EST news257705960 Factors influencing early life non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) incidence include family characteristics, high fetal growth, older maternal age, low birth order, and male gender, according to a study published May 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-early-life-factors-non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html Cancer Tue, 22 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news256904730 Treatment with bisphosphonate therapy appears to be associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures of the femur, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-treatment-bisphosphonates-atypical-femoral-fractures.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:16 EST news256815574 (HealthDay) -- The incidence of rosacea in the United Kingdom is 1.65 per 1,000 person-years, with alcohol consumption linked to a modest increase in risk and current smoking linked to an decreased risk, according to a study published online May 5 in the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-epidemiology-rosacea-kingdom.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 May 2012 04:40:01 EST news256791790