http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Recent evidence and new treatments for colonic diverticulitis that may help clinicians manage and treat the disease are summarized in a review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-evidence-colonic-diverticulitis-doctors.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:11:08 EST news265288256 Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to die from the disease than from largely preventable conditions such as heart disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the largest study to date that looks at causes of death among men with prostate cancer, and suggests that encouraging healthy lifestyle changes should play an important role in prostate cancer management. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-men-prostate-cancer-die.html Cancer Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:56:56 EST news262526207 In Turkey, the land of kebabs and sweet lokum, expanding waistlines are the target of a new anti-obesity campaign by the government to help one million Turks slim down over the next year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-turkey-ballooning-weight-gain.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:51:45 EST news261978560 European experts in cardiovascular medicine will today gather at a two day symposium to address the national agenda on cardiovascular disease prevention, held at Imperial College London and sponsored by leading independent academic and professional publisher SAGE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-killer-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:34:26 EST news260786058 (Medical Xpress) -- UK scientists have discovered more genetic regions associated with the cause of osteoarthritis. Researchers from nine institutions across the UK have described the findings as a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic risk factors that cause the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-nets-genes-osteoarthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:29:33 EST news260476161 Intensive early treatment of type 2 diabetes slows down progression of the disease by preserving the body's insulin-producing capacity, a UT Southwestern study has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-early-intensively-strategy.html Diabetes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:16:10 EST news260072154 Gay parents face many of the same challenges as straight parents when it comes to sex and intimacy after having children, according to a new study of gay fathers published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology. The findings suggest that gay male couples who are raising children may experience lifestyle changes that could reduce their HIV risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-parenthood-affects-gay-couples-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:36:53 EST news260030205 (Medical Xpress) -- A simple, inexpensive method for preventing type 2 diabetes that relies on calling people and educating them on the sort of lifestyle changes they could make to avoid developing the disease has proven effective in a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the City of Berkeley Department of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-inexpensive-approach-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:20:01 EST news259225743 (HealthDay) -- Treating prediabetes aggressively with lifestyle changes and medications may prevent its progression to diabetes, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-prediabetes-full-blown-disease.html Diabetes Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:50:01 EST news258526977 (HealthDay) -- Diabetes is increasing among U.S. children at an alarming rate, say researchers who report jumps of more than 20 percent since 2001 for type 2 disease, which is linked to excessive weight and sedentary lifestyles, and type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-rapidly-kids.html Diabetes Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:02:12 EST news258526924 Simply ejecting your rear from the couch means your hand will spend less time digging into a bag of chocolate chip cookies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-couch-equals-cookies-simple-health.html Health Mon, 28 May 2012 16:00:17 EST news257416458 (HealthDay) -- Healthier lifestyles and better disease management led to a sharp drop in death rates for Americans with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, especially deaths caused by heart disease and stroke, a new federal government report shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-deaths-linked-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 22 May 2012 18:40:02 EST news256929395 Patients who paid for heart medications solely through Medicare were 57 percent more likely to not take them during coverage gaps compared to those who had a Part D low-income subsidy or additional insurance, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-patients-heart-drugs-medicare-coverage.html Cardiology Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:06 EST news253888926 The University of Dundee is a key partner in a pioneering study aiming to determine whether a scan of blood vessels in the eye can identify signs of heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-eye-imaging-heart-disease.html Cardiology Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:31:42 EST news253528111 Women with UI suffer physical, psychological, and social consequences of not being in full control of their bladders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drug-treatment-urinary-incontinence-effective.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:00:06 EST news253208058 Exercising, eating a healthy diet and playing brain games may help you keep your wits about you well into your 80s and even 90s, advises a new book by researchers at George Mason University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-aging-brains-sharp-brain-games.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:18:25 EST news252760660 Suffering from a chronic illness can drain a person's quality of life, but add in depression, and the results are debilitating. A new study from University of Georgia researchers shows that exercise training can reduce depression symptoms in patients with a chronic illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chronic-illness.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:02:58 EST news252738169 Weight loss and increased physical fitness nearly halved the risk of losing mobility in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results from the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The results are published in the March 29, 2012, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-weight-loss-decline-mobility-adults.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:00:02 EST news252152038 (HealthDay) -- Hormonal changes are a major reason women are far more likely than men to have migraine headaches, research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hormonal-trigger-migraines-women.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:31:06 EST news251731853 Programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults would result in fewer people developing diabetes and lower health care costs over time, researchers conclude in a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-interventions-diabetes-good-investment.html Diabetes Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:01 EST news251637033 (HealthDay) -- A new type of medication for type 2 diabetes helps to lower blood sugar levels when used in concert with insulin and other diabetes drugs, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-diabetes-drug-blood-sugar.html Diabetes Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:22:11 EST news251457714 (HealthDay) -- A look at statistics stretching from 1935 to 2010 found significant improvements in Americans' expected lifespans, mainly due to factors such as better medical care and declines in smoking rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-year-lifespans.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:40:01 EST news250856131 In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-heart-disease-factor-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:03:10 EST news247921373 More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-lifestyle-cancers.html Cancer Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:50:02 EST news247480780 Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, but 80 percent of heart disease is preventable. Although the majority of heart attacks occur in the ten years after menopause, the disease process starts much earlier. If a woman can keep her risks for cardiac disease low before the age of 50, then there is a good chance she can avoid heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-heart-disease-women.html Health Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:10:41 EST news247479034 Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer for both men and women. But what's most astonishing is that almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable, and even small lifestyle changes can have a big impact. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-mayo-clinic-action-heart-disease.html Health Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:39:49 EST news247149577 People with prehypertension had a lower risk of stroke when they took blood pressure-lowering medicines, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-blood-pressure-medicines-people-prehypertension.html Cardiology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:00:02 EST news242574712 A new book co-authored by the director of the University of Louisville Depression Center recognizes that depression is different for everyone and provides techniques and strategies for each person to develop a personalized action plan to combat depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-university-louisville-professor-enables-reader.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:55 EST news242405927 Universities need to work with industry to develop realistic solutions to harmonize food systems with human health, according to panelists at a Morrison Hall symposium on Oct. 28. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-lifestyle-real-dent-obesity.html Health Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:12:50 EST news239436763 The genetic predisposition to obesity due to the 'fat mass and obesity associated' (FTO) gene can be substantially reduced by living a physically active lifestyle according to new research by a large international collaboration, led by Ruth Loos from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, in Cambridge, UK, and published in this week's PLoS Medicine. The researchers found that the effect of the FTO gene on obesity risk is nearly 30% weaker among physically active than in physically inactive adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-physical-effect-obesity-gene.html Health Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:45:43 EST news239388293