http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Black patients having a heart attack wait longer at hospitals than white patients to get advanced procedures that will restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-black-heart-patients-longer-advanced.html Cardiology Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:33:51 EST news227784801 Health insurance is not protecting Arizonans from having problems paying medical bills, and having bill problems is keeping families from getting needed medical care and prescription medicines, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-medical-debt.html Health Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:38:50 EST news227522313 A study of Canadian home-care patients suggests doctors may be overprescribing antibiotics for patients receiving ongoing medical care at home. The study, published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, suggests that more should be done to monitor antibiotic use in home-care patients to avoid misuse that could decrease the efficacy of the drugs over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hints-antibiotic-overuse-home-care-patients.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:14:07 EST news227355176 Approximately 12 million people in the United States are cancer survivors. On average, their medical care costs $4,000 to $5,000 more annually than the care of people who have never had cancer, according to Penn State researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cancer-survivors-health.html Cancer Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:14:46 EST news227178863 Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger report the lowest number of confirmed meningitis A cases ever recorded during an epidemic season this year following the successful introduction of a new vaccine that could eliminate the primary cause of the deadly disease from Africa's meningitis belt, announced the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) today, which spearheaded development of the vaccine. Also today, a new analysis published in the journal Health Affairs shows that introducing this vaccine in seven highly endemic African countries could save as much as US$300 million over a decade and prevent a million cases of disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-fall-cases-meningitis-west-african.html Medications Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:04:56 EST news226814665 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study from George Mason University and the Urban Institute reveals that greater spending on medical services means better overall health for Medicare participants. Health Administration and Policy Professor Jack Hadley and his co-authors, Urban Institute researchers Timothy Waidmann, Stephen Zuckerman, and Robert Berenson, analyzed data from more than 17,000 Medicare beneficiaries to draw this conclusion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-medicare-beneficiaries-higher-medical-health.html Health Fri, 27 May 2011 11:41:43 EST news225715291 Critical new research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth who experience high levels of school victimization in middle and high school report impaired health and mental health in young adulthood, including depression, suicide attempts that require medical care, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and risk for HIV. This is the first known study to examine the relationship between school victimization during adolescence – specifically related to sexual orientation and gender identity – with multiple dimensions of young adult health and adjustment. The study demonstrates the importance of addressing and preventing anti-LGBT victimization at the structural or school level to reduce health disparities among LGBT young people. The study is published in the Journal of School Health, the journal of the American School Health Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-school-bullying-violence-lgbt-youth.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 May 2011 05:02:20 EST news224740918 Sufferers of serious psychological distress spend an average of $1,735 more on health care each year compared to those without the condition. However, recognizing psychological distress and treating it is often complicated for patients and their doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-distress-linked-higher-health.html Health Fri, 13 May 2011 10:52:16 EST news224502720 Adding research-centred approaches into the day-to-day life of the doctor's clinic strengthens clinical decisions, according to a new report by the European Medical Research Councils. The "Implementation of Medical Research in Clinical Practice" report launches today at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin, Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-health-decisions.html Other Wed, 11 May 2011 17:21:48 EST news224353280 (Medical Xpress) -- People with a chronic condition such as diabetes or arthritis may find themselves taking on a more active role in maintaining or improving their own health if there is an ongoing relationship with a primary healthcare (PHC) provider, according to University of British Columbia research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-ongoing-relationship-key-patients-chronic.html Health Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:50:01 EST news223281000 New research highlights examples of medical care transformed by mobile networks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-mobile-healthcare.html Other Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:47:37 EST news222598048