http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP)—The White House is threatening to veto a Republican bill that would shore up one part of President Barack Obama's health care law by siphoning funds from another part. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-white-house-threatens-veto-gop.html Health Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:50:01 EST news285996653 Two new reports issuing in Science Translational Medicine (STM) today showcase the potential of teams of scientists working together to solve increasingly complex medical problems. The results demonstrate that better predictors of breast cancer progression than those currently available can be rapidly evolved by running open Big Data Challenges such as The Sage Bionetworks/DREAM Breast Cancer Prognosis Challenge (BCC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-team-wisdom-crowd-impact-breast.html Cancer Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:00:01 EST news285423247 Women's issues play a major role in the health of the nation and should be a key consideration for policymakers as they design and set up the new insurance exchanges, according to a report co-authored by policy experts at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report offers a checklist for the state-based health insurance exchanges, one that will help ensure that women, children and family members can get the services they need to prevent costly and debilitating medical problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-women-health-priority-state-exchange.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:47:08 EST news281717222 Microbes present in the gut can affect the severity of kidney disease brought on by melamine poisoning, according to an international study led by Professor Wei Jia at the University of North Carolina in collaboration with the research group of Professor Jeremy Nicholson at Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gut-microbes-severity-melamine-induced-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:03 EST news280063489 A simple, inexpensive blood test performed on trauma patients upon admission can help doctors easily identify patients at greatest risk of death, according to a new study by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-simple-blood-trauma-patients-greatest.html Health Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:20:01 EST news277661804 (AP)—When Margaux Stelman began modeling a few months ago, she always had her sister Aline in mind. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-israeli-law-aims-ultrathin-obsolete.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:41:15 EST news276968468 (Medical Xpress)—On the morning January 13th, 2013, 25,000 people will meet at the George R Brown convention center for the biggest one day sporting event in Houston.  Many of you will be running 26.2 miles for the first time.  "As more people attempt this wonderous feat, the risk for injury to someone in the field goes up," says Dr. Scott Rand, with the Methodist Center for Orthopedic Surgery. The volunteer medical staff does a great job of doing everything possible to ensure your safety, but you can go a long way towards helping yourself and making your run as safe, comfortable and enjoyable as possible if you follow a few simple tips.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-safe-marathon.html Health Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:03:44 EST news275213014 (AP)—Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-doctor-medicine-bygone-era.html Health Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:06:39 EST news272041588 A presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting updated genetics experts about a one-year-old research initiative that brought together researchers, clinicians and policy experts to tackle the challenges of incorporating new genomic technologies into clinical care of newborns, infants and children with anatomical defects whose causes are unknown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-dna-sequencing-infants-children-anatomical.html Genetics Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:30:14 EST news271440644 The patients have single short fingers (metacarpals) and toes (metatarsals) and can be restricted in growth due to a shortened skeleton. This hereditary disease is called brachydactyly type E (Greek for short fingers). Three years ago Dr. Philipp G. Maass from the research group of Professor Friedrich C. Luft at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint cooperation between the Charité Medical Faculty and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, has discovered an epigenetic mechanism, which, when dysregulated, causes this condition. Now, together with Dr. Sylvia Bähring (ECRC) he was able to show how this epigenetic regulator functions and influences the development of the skeleton and the extremities. Also, he shed light on a new principle of gene regulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-gene-bone.html Genetics Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:47:20 EST news271334832 (AP)—The warden of the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death says the state's execution table can easily hold a 400-pound (181-kilogram) condemned inmate who has argued he is so big it might collapse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-state-table-obese-inmate.html Other Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:10:07 EST news270226700 (HealthDay)—The leading pediatricians' group in the United States is again urging parents to get all children aged 6 months or over immunized in preparation for the coming flu season. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pediatricians-group-urges-flu-shot.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:10:01 EST news266497148 The scientific community has always wanted to know why people who eat high-salt diets are prone to developing medical problems such as kidney stones and osteoporosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-diets-high-salt-deplete-calcium.html Health Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:18:50 EST news262354718 More drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and fewer antibiotics are being prescribed to US children and teenagers compared to a decade ago, said a US study on Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-adhd-drugs-antibiotics-kids.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:21:47 EST news259233701 (Medical Xpress) -- Virtual, long-distance training can teach primary-care professionals the proper technique for performing a lung-function test, a University of Washington-led study has shown. The breathing test, called spirometry, is important in accurately diagnosing asthma in patients over age 5, and also in seeing if a chosen treatment is appropriate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-long-distance-proper-technique-asthma.html Immunology Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:01 EST news256986838 (HealthDay) -- Smell tests should not be used to predict Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-dont-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:01 EST news255948441 A new study suggests that older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital, according to research published in the March 21, 2012, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-memory-problems-hospitalized.html Neuroscience Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:01 EST news251555796 Researchers in Australia on Monday called for health warnings on caffeine-loaded energy drinks following a spike in the number of people reporting medical problems after drinking them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-australia-experts-energy.html Health Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:59:39 EST news245905148 A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb (in utero) is associated with many reproductive problems and an increased risk of certain cancers and pre-cancerous conditions. The results of this analysis, conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and collaborators across the country, were published Oct. 6, 2011, in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-women-exposed-diethylstilbestrol-womb-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:49:52 EST news237055775 Half of Americans drink a soda or sugary beverage each day - and some are downing a lot. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-americans-daily-soda-sweet-beverage.html Health Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:25:12 EST news234066254 A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery has identified patients who are at a higher risk of morbidity and mortality when undergoing knee replacement surgery in both legs at the same time. The study found that patients who have a history of significant medical problems, especially congestive heart failure or pulmonary hypertension, are at increased risk for major complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-patients-bilateral-knee-surgery.html Other Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:58:01 EST news229856262 (Medical Xpress) -- Bariatric surgery is not only cost-effective for treating people who are severely obese, but also for those who are mildly obese, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings support making bariatric surgery available to all obese people, the researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-weight-loss-surgery-cost-effective-obese.html Other Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:26:54 EST news229843599 (Medical Xpress) -- According to a new report published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have lived longer had he spent more time in the sun and allowed his body to produce more vitamin D. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-mozart-longer-spent-sun.html Health Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:10:03 EST news229747160 A study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center suggests that adding the amino acid leucine to their diets may help those with pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-dietary-leucine-prediabetes-metabolic-syndrome.html Medical research Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:30:01 EST news227982261 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Western Sydney are trialling a new method of treatment for anorexia nervosa, which addresses the role of extreme exercise in perpetuating the dangerous and debilitating cycle of the disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-world-trial-anorexia-treatment.html Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:06:15 EST news227779559 The number of children taken to emergency care departments with common medical problems has risen sharply over the past decade, reveals a study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-surge-parents-kids-common-medical.html Health Mon, 23 May 2011 18:45:12 EST news225395092