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Changes in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman's breast cancer risk, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-exercise-related-estrogen-metabolism-breast-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 07 May 2013 00:10:01 EST news287076820 Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-treatment-naturopathic-doctors-reduction-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:04 EST news286452774 New research published as an abstract in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 (EB 2013) on Monday, April 22 ties mushrooms to positive health outcomes in the area of weight management. A one-year, randomized clinical trial conducted by researchers at the Weight Management Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and funded by the Mushroom Council found that substituting white button mushrooms for red meat can be a useful strategy for enhancing and maintaining weight loss.1 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-positive-effect-white-button-mushrooms.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:25:10 EST news285830693 (HealthDay)—Inmates who quit smoking while in smoke-free prisons are more likely to stay tobacco free if they receive special counseling before they're released, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ex-convicts-tobacco-free-prisons.html Health Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:40:01 EST news284834715 Showing young people computer-generated images illustrating the effects of smoking on their appearance later in life may encourage them to quit, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-digitally-aged-photos-young-smokers.html Health Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:27:09 EST news284718415 (HealthDay)—For older adults with diabetes, an active intervention involving assessment of barriers to self-care and development of strategies to cope with these barriers is superior to usual care, according to research published in the March issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-barrier-elderly-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:40:01 EST news282914929 (HealthDay)—Family-centered advanced care planning (ACP) enables families to better understand and agree on end-of-life decisions for adolescents with cancer, according to a study published online March 11 in JAMA Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-family-centered-advanced-benefits-ailing-teens.html Pediatrics Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:40:01 EST news282506880 In research that included nearly 14,000 healthy infants in Belarus, an intervention that succeeded in improving the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding during infancy did not result in a lower risk of overweight or obesity among the children at age 11.5 years, according to a study appearing in the March 13 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-duration-breastfeeding-infancy-child-overweight.html Health Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:01:33 EST news282322883 For at-risk patients, a simple screening and management program can be effective in preventing heart failure, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-screenings-heart-failure-at-risk-patients.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:25:05 EST news282306291 (Medical Xpress)—Latina women in a diabetes-prevention program show fewer signs of depression during pregnancy and in early postpartum, a University of Michigan study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-healthy-intervention-depression-pregnant-latinas.html Health Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:20:07 EST news281346907 More consistent use of condoms, oral contraception or both was reported by a group of teenage girls who took part in a youth development intervention aimed at reducing pregnancy risk in high-risk adolescents, according to a report of a randomized controlled trial published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-clinical-trial-intervention-pregnancy-adolescent.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:00:01 EST news281009887 (HealthDay)—A new model to predict lung cancer risk is more accurate than previous criteria, according to a study published in the Feb. 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-accurately-lung-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:40:01 EST news280751066 Newly published results from a randomized controlled clinical trial in the Pacific U.S. territory of American Samoa add clear evidence for the emerging idea that community health workers can meaningfully improve type 2 diabetes care in medically underserved communities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-health-workers-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:39:09 EST news279801539 Dietary advice about fats and the risk of heart disease is called into question in BMJ today as a clinical trial shows that replacing saturated animal fats with omega-6 polyunsaturated vegetable fats is linked to an increased risk of death among patients with heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-dietary-fats-heart-disease-guidance.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:30:01 EST news279305891 (HealthDay)—Web-based learning is effective at standardizing training for triage skills of registered nurses (RNs), according to a review published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-web-nurses-triage-skills.html Other Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:00:01 EST news277660157 Today at the International Osteoporosis Foundation's Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National Institute of Nutrition in Hanoi presented a new research study that showed the benefits of educational intervention in increasing calcium intake and retarding bone loss in postmenopausal women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-community-based-nutrition-shown-successful-calcium.html Health Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:24:51 EST news274807448 "Until now, there was little evidence to help clinicians choose the best next step treatment for those patients whose symptoms do not respond to standard drug treatments", says Nicola Wiles from the University of Bristol who led the research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cbt-effective-depression-people-antidepressants.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:40:01 EST news274032242 (HealthDay)—Use of a clinical decision-support system (CDSS) appears to be beneficial in HIV care, with improvements noted in CD4 cell counts and clinic follow-up, according to a study published in the Dec. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-clinical-decision-support-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news273861594 (HealthDay)—A brief primary care intervention for preschool-aged children and their parents reduces the number of meals eaten in front of the television but does not reduce overall screen time or body mass index (BMI), according to research published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-meals-eaten-front-television-intervention.html Pediatrics Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:00:01 EST news271358579 A study involving one of the nation's largest networks of pediatric practices was able to nearly halve the inappropriate use of antibiotics through quarterly monitoring and feedback of the physicians' prescribing patterns. The research, which is being presented at IDWeek, is one of the first to look at an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in the outpatient setting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-inappropriate-antibiotic-pediatricians.html Medications Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:54:16 EST news269794437 Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention messages delivered by Facebook can be effective in promoting condom use among young adults in the short term, a new study has found. Few students and young adults receive comprehensive sexuality education or guidance on HIV and other STI risks. Social media may provide a viable alternative to promote safe sex using online networks of friends, the study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-outreach-social-media-condom-young.html Health Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:01 EST news268914341 People with a family history of certain diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, often underestimate their risk for developing them, even after completing a risk assessment and receiving personalized prevention messages, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-personalized-underestimate-disease.html Health Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:20:01 EST news266658851 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Georgia published in the August issue of the Journal of Food Protection found that the social networking platform Facebook is good for more than keeping up with friends-targeted content can be used to teach college students how to safely prepare their own food. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-youth-facebook-food-safety.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:26:59 EST news266570712 (HealthDay) -- A new system of caring for people with dementia in their homes could keep them from having to move into nursing homes and improve their quality of life, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-home-based-teams-dementia.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:00:01 EST news261850077 (Medical Xpress) -- Between five and 10 per cent of people over 60 suffer from depression - a common and disabling disorder. It is predicted that depression will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide within the next 10 years, making it a major public health problem. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-empathetic-gps-depression-suicidal-thoughts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:49:12 EST news261812920 Fewer people died or needed expensive long-term care when their physicians focused on the top risk factors for stroke and dementia, according to research reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-physicians-focus-dementia-money.html Cardiology Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:00:12 EST news261750736 Patients who use an interactive personal health record (IPHR) are almost twice as likely to be up to date with clinical preventive services as those who do not, according to a new study led by Alex Krist, M.D., M.P.H., research member of the Cancer Prevention and Control program at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-interactive-personal-health-clinical.html Health Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:42:19 EST news261139328 (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 Teaching new mums about healthy eating and active play can help cut the risk of their child being overweight or obese, a study published today in the British Medical Journal finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-healthy-advice-mothers-child-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:30:03 EST news259944471 Lung transplant patients who took part in a three-month structured exercise program when they were discharged from hospital improved their health-related quality of life and reduced their risk of cardiovascular problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-health-lung-transplant-patients-cardiovascular.html Health Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:11:16 EST news259506640