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Patients on medication for long-term conditions can often face difficulties with taking their medication as directed by their doctor.  In addition to the potentially detrimental effect on their health, the cost to the NHS of people not taking their medicines properly is estimated at more than £500 million per year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-medication.html Health Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:40:02 EST news279876095 Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and thus may affect lifelong health, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-infant-gut-microbiota-caesarean-section.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:06 EST news279803582 A growing generational disconnect between adults and children is putting thousands of years of cultural tradition and culinary knowledge in southern Arizona in jeopardy, according to a recent study by a researcher in the University of Georgia College of Public Health. The impact of this "knowledge gap" could help to explain the rise of childhood obesity, Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Native American and Mexican-American populations in Arizona. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-health-obesity-knowledge-gap.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:23:37 EST news279267792 Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease – the complete failure of the kidneys – placing them in need of lifelong dialysis or a kidney transplant. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-irregular-heart-elevates-kidney-failure.html Cardiology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:46:57 EST news277656410 UK medical school teaching on physical activity is "sparse or non-existent," finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-uk-medical-school-physical-virtually.html Health Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:48:25 EST news262633625 Women are less prone to cardiovascular disease then men; but this difference between the sexes becomes less marked after the menopause. This observation is behind a great deal of received wisdom, where oestrogen is assumed to have a beneficial effect on the heart and blood vessels. Today, new data seems to question these presuppositions. A study has been conducted by a team of Inserm researchers, directed by Pierre-Yves Scarabin (Inserm Unit 1018 "Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Research"), on 6,000 women aged over 65; its results demonstrate, for the first time, that women with high levels of oestradiol in their blood are exposed to a greater risk of myocardial infarction or strokes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-estrogen-cardiovascular-menopausal-women.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:14:08 EST news258631693 Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at three other institutions found that the soldiers at greatest risk of developing alcohol-related problems also experienced depression and/or PTSD during or after deployment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-national-guardsmen-high-alcohol-abuse.html Health Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:01 EST news248624433 The use of an injectable, clot-preventing drug known as Low Molecular Weight Heparin to treat patients with advanced cancer complicated by blood clots increased steadily between 2000 and 2007, according to a new study published in The Oncologist, funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by Kaiser Permanente Colorado. However, despite previous research indicating LMWH is the preferred first-line treatment for cancer patients experiencing blood clots, use of LMWH is low compared to another commonly used anticoagulant, warfarin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-treatment-blood-clots-advanced-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:56:07 EST news248435753 Soy-based baby formula nourishes millions of America's infants. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded scientist Jin-Ran Chen is taking a close look at the effects that soy formula, cow's-milk formula, and mother's milk have on bone development in infants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ongoing-formulas-mother.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:59:36 EST news246268712 The stroke rate among Manitoba Metis is nearly 25 percent higher than for other Manitobans, according to a study by the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-percent-higher-metis.html Health Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:47:18 EST news236922430 Junior doctors have no idea what they should be doing when a major incident, such as a terrorist attack or transport disaster, occurs, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-junior-doctors-clueless-major-incidents.html Health Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:37:34 EST news228627441 A new study from Rhode Island Hospital shows that a large proportion of victims of community violence treated in its emergency department are female. Injured adolescent females are more likely than males to be injured by a relative or intimate partner, and are more likely to be injured by a single assailant. Among females aged 10 to 19 who suffer an injury, however, most of the injuries are inflicted by a non-partner; these injuries are also more likely to have been caused by blunt force than a weapon. The study is now published online in advance of print in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-young-females-victims-violent-injury.html Health Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:27:12 EST news226146409