http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Giving patients better access to primary health care could save nearly $4 billion a year in unnecessary emergency room visits for a single common complaint – urinary tract infections – according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-er-urinary-tract-infections-billion.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 13:30:01 EST news287057228 A new study is the first to report a significant positive association between long sleep duration and the development of colorectal cancer, especially among individuals who are overweight or snore regularly. The results raise the possibility that obstructive sleep apnea may contribute to cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-duration-higher-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:32:32 EST news286561945 (HealthDay)—Longer breastfeeding duration is associated with increased odds of iron deficiency in healthy children, according to a study published online April 15 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-longer-breastfeeding-duration-boosts-iron.html Pediatrics Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:30:02 EST news285394116 The median age of patients diagnosed with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has steadily increased over the recent years and is presently 70 years. Despite this, the elderly are significantly underrepresented in clinical trials. A recent study published in the March 2013 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, investigated the degree to which exclusion or underrepresentation of elderly occurs in practice-changing clinical trials in advanced NSCLC. Researchers conclude that greater representation of elderly patients in phase III trials is required to better define evidence-based paradigms in the increasingly elderly NSCLC population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-greater-representation-elderly-patients-phase.html Cancer Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:33:41 EST news280748016 (HealthDay)—About one-quarter of adult survivors of childhood cancer who received chest-directed radiation therapy (RT) have increased tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity (TRV), according to research published online Jan. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-tricuspid-regurgitant-jet-velocity-childhood.html Cancer Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:41:41 EST news277728091 This study provided important data about the fertility window of women who had suffered from childhood cancer and information concerning the associated risk factors, but did not confirm the greater risk of premature menopause (before the age of 40) that was reported by the American studies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-age-menopause-women-childhood-cancers.html Cancer Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:07:26 EST news273845222 Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack), according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-unemployment-heart.html Cardiology Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:00:01 EST news272562446 A gene linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes becomes less important to quality of life once people hit their 90s, a Mayo Clinic study shows. At that point, good friends and a positive attitude have a bigger impact, the researchers say. The findings are published this month in the Journal of American Medical Directors Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-gene-bad-news-90s.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:04 EST news270383667 (HealthDay) -- For patients with advanced lung adenocarcinomas, KRAS mutations predict shorter survival, according to a study published online July 18 in Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-kras-mutations-shorter-survival-lung.html Cancer Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:20:01 EST news262543107 Follow-up exams for patients with celiac disease are often inadequate and highly variable, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-medical-follow-up-celiac-disease-optimal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:44:19 EST news262435441 (HealthDay) -- Hypertrophy is present in the majority of patients with port-wine stains (PWS) who are over the age of 50 years, according to a study published online July 2 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hypertrophy-common-older-patients-port-wine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:18:09 EST news261418674 A study that examined national outcome differences between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests that the minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure was associated with greater safety and used fewer resources because of shorter hospital stays and less cost, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-laparoscopic-gastric-bypass-surgery-safer.html Surgery Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:11 EST news259250195 (HealthDay) -- A small study gives a snapshot into the financial anxieties that plague many patients with advanced cancer and their spouses, even as they struggle against the disease itself. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-financial-cancer-patients-burden.html Cancer Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:20:01 EST news258208039 Weight loss improved both metabolic parameters and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in obese children in a new study from researchers in Belgium, confirming links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-weight-loss-sbd-metabolic-dysregulation.html Sleep apnea Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:01 EST news256985309 Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Even changing school or moving home can prove too much for some young people and lead to conditions such as anorexia or bulimia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-family-life-reveals-key-events.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:36:26 EST news254482580 The addition of a screening ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident breast cancers, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-annual-mammography-screening-ultrasound-benefit.html Cancer Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:10:02 EST news252687599 A survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. teenagers suggests that most cases of alcohol and drug abuse have their initial onset at this important period of development, according to a report published in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-teen-alcohol-illicit-drug-abuse.html Addiction Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:00:02 EST news252590472 (HealthDay) -- Parental reports of malodorous urine increase the likelihood of a diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in young children being evaluated for a suspected infection, according to a study published online April 2 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-malodorous-urine-infants-uti.html Health Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:40:01 EST news252589995 (Medical Xpress) -- A recent study has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of calls to a poisons hotline relating to caffeine toxicity from energy drink consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-energy-abuse-highest-teens.html Health Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:50:01 EST news246182005 Young women may reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease simply by eating more fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-young-women-heart-disease-fish.html Cardiology Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:36:45 EST news242325391 More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a study presented on October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-vitamin-d-deficiency-common-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:28:43 EST news236860113 (AP) -- Some questions consumers may have about listeria in cantaloupes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-qampampa-key-listeria-fruit.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:00:01 EST news236488859 (AP) -- Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cantaloupe-outbreak-deadliest-decade.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:50:01 EST news236454262 Results of the EPICA Study (Elderly Patients followed by Italian Centres for Anticoagulation Study), were presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today. This is the largest study on very old patients anticoagulated with Vitamin K antagonists for the prevention of venous thromboembolism and, for the major part (75%), for the prevention of stroke because affected by atrial fibrillation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-dont-afraid-patients-vitamin-antagonists.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:34:44 EST news233836472 Despite improvements in survival for people with cystic fibrosis over the last 50 years, females and individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds continue to die younger than males and the more privileged in society, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-female-affluent-linked-early-death.html Health Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:53:04 EST news233376766