http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have "positive social interactions" with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published today in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fun-friends-ease-pain-breast.html Cancer Thu, 09 May 2013 04:11:33 EST news287291423 Teens today are involved in intimate relationships at a much younger age and often have different definitions of what is acceptable behavior in a relationship. Violence is something that is all too common and according to researchers at Iowa State it is a reflection of the relationships teens have with their parents or their parent's partner. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-parent-child-violence-teen-dating.html Health Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:18:37 EST news283511910 Employees often tiptoe around their bosses for fear of offending them. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows people in power have thicker skin than one might think. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-powerful-people-rebuffs-bonding.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:00:05 EST news277722531 A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate relationships and caused them to regret the type of treatment they chose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-men-voice-complaints-shortened-penis.html Cancer Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:17:49 EST news276358368 He loves her, he loves her not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-delusions-gender-men-insecurities-sexist.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:54:51 EST news275162085 "Hooking up" has become such a trend on college campuses that some believe these casual, no-strings-attached sexual encounters may be replacing traditional romantic relationships. However, a new study by researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests college students are not actually hooking up as frequently as one might think. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hookups-romantic-relationships-college-campuses.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:56:37 EST news271601791 Among couples in which one partner was diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), participation in disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased PTSD symptom severity and increased patient relationship satisfaction, compared with couples who were placed on a wait list for the therapy, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-couple-therapy-decrease-ptsd-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:00:01 EST news264160226 People who experience Childhood Emotional Maltreatment (CEM) are more likely to have troubled romantic relationships in adult years, according to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-childhood-emotional-maltreatment-romantic-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 May 2012 09:57:48 EST news255257858