http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Participant-led research, such as studies conducted via social networks, are increasingly common and have several advantages over more standard research but there are some concerns about their ethical oversight, according to experts writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ethical-oversight-social-network-health.html Other Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:00:05 EST news282323127 People with Type 2 diabetes have two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people without the disease. The best way for doctors to predict which diabetes patients are at the greatest risk for heart disease is to use a coronary artery calcium (CAC) test in addition to the most commonly used assessment tool, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-heart-calcium-scan-diabetes-related-death.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:06:04 EST news275241955 India's "guru of giggling" Madan Kataria, who has got thousands of people guffawing globally in pursuit of better health, has an unexpected confession—he hasn't got a very good sense of humour. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-india-giggling-guru-good-health.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:51:55 EST news273387103 (HealthDay) -- Patients with early-stage papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) may benefit from the use of a patient-directed computerized decision aid (DA) to provide medical knowledge and resolve decisional conflicts regarding the use of adjuvant radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment, according to research published online July 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-patient-decision-aid-beneficial-papillary.html Cancer Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:50:02 EST news260767522 A survey of surgical interns suggests many of them believe that new duty-hour restrictions will decrease continuity with patients, coordination of care and time spent operating, as well as reduce their acquisition of medical knowledge, development of surgical skills and overall educational experience, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-survey-surgical-interns-duty-hour-restrictions.html Surgery Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:08 EST news259250253 An analysis led by Mayo Clinic researchers found that simulation-based training is an effective way to teach physicians, nurses, dentists, emergency medical technicians and other health professionals. The team reviewed more than 600 studies evaluating the use of technologies such as virtual reality computers, mannequins and training models to teach skills and procedures including surgery, trauma management, obstetrics and team communication. Their conclusions were published Sept. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-simulation-effective-health-care-professionals.html Other Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:36:06 EST news234545736 (AP) -- He calls it innovative. Others call it a big risk. In any case, the stem cell procedure that Texas Gov. Rick Perry had last month was an unusual experiment to fix a common malady: a bad back. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-doctors-perry-stem-cell-treatment.html Other Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:50:40 EST news232944624