http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Intermittent fasting is all the rage, but scientific evidence showing how such regimes affect human health is not always clear cut. Now a scientific review in the British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease suggests that fasting diets may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, alongside established weight loss claims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-forthcoming-explores-intermittent-fasting-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:44:59 EST news286195493 Pre-clinical trials—the stage at which medications or therapies are tested on animals like laboratory mice—is a crucial part of drug development. It's only then that scientists can assess benefits and side effects before a drug is administered to patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-uncovering-flaw-drug-chronic-anxiety.html Medical research Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:43:48 EST news274628622 The French parliament voted Thursday to ban the use of bisphenol A, a chemical thought to have a toxic effect on the brain and nervous system, in baby food packaging next year and all food containers in 2015. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-france-contested-chemical-bpa-food.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:55:22 EST news274607715 French health care giant Sanofi Pasteur will soon test a vaccine against dengue fever in India amid concerns about the increasingly global spread of the disease, reports said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-dengue-vaccine-india.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:47:02 EST news272522811 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition from environmentalists that would have banned the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol-A from all food and drink packaging, including plastic bottles and canned food. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-fda-bpa-food-packaging.html Health Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:05:41 EST news252353133 Coca-Cola and Pepsi said Friday they have lowered levels of a chemical in caramel coloring to comply with a California law, but insisted the drinks pose no health risks and recipes will not change. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-coke-pepsi-cancer-chemical.html Health Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:15:32 EST news250517712 Yale University researchers have discovered a key cellular mechanism that may help the brain control how much we eat, what we weigh, and how much energy we have. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-molecular-duo-dictate-weight-energy.html Neuroscience Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:00:13 EST news249670019 A group of scientists from across the world have come together in a just-published study that provides new insights into how fructose causes obesity and metabolic syndrome, more commonly known as diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-insight-fructose-obesity-metabolic-syndrome.html Medical research Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:11 EST news249572686