http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-indicator-patients-throat-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:30:20 EST news245928599 A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of asthma at the age of three. This was particularly seen among children without a hereditary tendency to asthma and allergies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-asthma-age-cesarean-section.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:31:41 EST news245413890 Children exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and low socioeconomic status, particularly in combination, appear to be at an increased risk of developing childhood ADHD, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-gestational-diabetes-socioeconomic-status-linked.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:05 EST news244731295 Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-inhaled-glucocorticoids-pregnancy-offspring-pediatric.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:00:06 EST news243230357 Having diabetes or being obese after age 60 significantly increases the risk for developing breast cancer, a Swedish study has revealed. Data also showed that high blood lipids were less common in patients when diagnosed with breast cancer, while low blood lipids were associated with an increased risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-diabetes-obesity-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:45:18 EST news242455416 Cancer survivors have more than double the risk of a second primary cancer of the same type, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), whereas the risk of a second primary cancer of another type was only slightly elevated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-cancer-survivors-confined.html Cancer Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:02:31 EST news241707743 Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have an increased risk of skin cancer, which is intensified by the use of immunosuppressant medications , according to two new studies in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. Immunosuppressants are commonly used in the treatment of IBD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-ibd-patients-skin-cancer.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:45:01 EST news241094692 While previous studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, new research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute shows that too much vitamin D can lead to the onset of a dangerous heart condition known as atrial fibrillation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-links-excessive-amounts-vitamin-d.html Cardiology Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:05:39 EST news240681927 A recent study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows an increased risk of stroke and mortality among patients diagnosed with severe sepsis and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-busm-severe-sepsis-new-onset-af.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:21:37 EST news240427280 Professional tooth scaling was associated with fewer heart attacks and strokes in a study (Abstract 17704) from Taiwan presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-professional-dental-heart.html Dentistry Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:18:09 EST news240409015 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that babies born by elective caesarean are more likely to be admitted to hospital with the serious respiratory infection, bronchiolitis, in the first year of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-caesarean-link-respiratory-infections-babies.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:59:27 EST news239356761 Use of acetaminophen and nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was associated with a significantly increased risk for developing renal cell carcinoma, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-analgesics-renal-cell-carcinoma.html Cancer Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:56:54 EST news238697779 Post-menopausal women with high levels of hormones such as estrogen or testosterone are known to have a higher risk of breast cancer. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research looked at eight different sex and growth hormones and found that the risk of breast cancer increased with the number of elevated hormones - each additional elevated hormone level increased risk by 16%. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-elevated-hormone-breast-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:26:12 EST news238385577 Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older women, according to a report in the October 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is part of the journal's Less Is More series. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-dietary-supplements-death-older-women.html Health Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:00:04 EST news237465917 A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cocaine-users-percent-glaucoma.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:26:25 EST news236517975 A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers finds a strong association between the consumption of red meat—particularly when the meat is processed—and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The study also shows that replacing red meat with healthier proteins, such as low-fat dairy, nuts, or whole grains, can significantly lower the risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-red-meat-linked-diabetes.html Health Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:27:02 EST news232201495 New generation antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with an increased risk of several severe adverse outcomes in older people compared with older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), finds a study published on bmj.com today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-antidepressants-necessarily-safest-older-people.html Medications Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:30:01 EST news231560653 Growing up on a livestock farm seems to be linked to an increased risk of developing blood cancers as an adult, indicates research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-livestock-farm-linked-blood-cancers.html Cancer Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:00:01 EST news231040728 Nursing home residents taking certain antidepressant medications are at an increased risk of falling in the days following the start of a new prescription or a dose increase of their current drug, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-nursing-home-residents-heightened-falling.html Health Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:30:01 EST news229967182 Diabetes leaders today are responding to the announcement made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday that the use of the diabetes medication Actos (pioglitazone) for more than one year may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. According to the FDA's Safety Announcement, information about this risk will be added to the Warnings and Precautions section of the label for pioglitazone-containing medicines. The patient Medication Guide for these medicines will also be revised to include information on the risk of bladder cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-medical-societies-fda-safety-actos.html Medications Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:07:33 EST news227462846 Over the last 20 years, the number of hospital emergency departments in nonrural areas in the U.S. has declined by nearly 30 percent, with for-profit ownership, location in a competitive market, low profit margin and safety-net status associated with an increased risk of emergency department closure, according to a study in the May 18 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-economic-factors-closures-emergency-departments.html Health Tue, 17 May 2011 16:59:00 EST news224870326