http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A science and educational-based approach to diet and lifestyle will help young people improve their own health and the health of their future children, Southampton research has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-engaging-teenagers-science-health-future.html Health Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:30:01 EST news283674075 (Medical Xpress)—In her latest report to the government, Professor Dame Sally Davies - the UK's Chief Medical Officer - says the current antibiotics resistance crisis poses a "catastrophic threat". http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-combined-approach-antibiotics-resistance.html Medications Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:16:51 EST news282557801 A major European and global health issue is resistance to or inappropriate use of antibiotics. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates that each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) results in 25 000 deaths and related costs of over EUR 1.5 billion in healthcare expenses and productivity losses. Over the last four years, there has been a significant increasing trend of combined resistance to multiple antibiotics in both Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli in more than one-third of the EU/EEA countries. In addition, in several Member States, between 25 % and up to more than 60 % of Klebsiella pneumoniae from bloodstream infections show combined resistance to multiple antibiotics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-threat-antibiotic-resistance.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:15:02 EST news277020890 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Alfred Roca, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, thinks that the genomes of an isolated West African human population provide important clues about how the disease has evolved. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-tracking-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:29:19 EST news275063269 With today's modern medicine, misdiagnoses may be unexpected and surprising. But when symptoms of an unknown and uncommon illness mimic a number of other conditions, it can be difficult for medical professionals to properly diagnose and treat patients. That's why four leading allergy/immunology organizations have announced the release of a report to help set a new standard for a commonly misdiagnosed, under-recognized and under treated condition known as angioedema, the rapid swelling of deep layers of skin and tissue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-aims-medical-misdiagnoses-treatment.html Immunology Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:40:01 EST news271654300 Researchers at EPFL and Harvard Medical School have joined forces to develop an imaging technique that can provide in situ observations of the internal ear, an area which has until now been inaccessible. This groundbreaking work may finally make it possible to understand the mechanisms underlying hearing loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-epfl-harvard-loss.html Medical research Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:34:14 EST news269681647 Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published in BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-muscle-linked-problems-surgery.html Medications Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:30:01 EST news269624317 With their excellent sensitivity and specificity, the use of these extremely efficient tests on a world-wide scale would allow us to adapt antibiotic treatments to the individual's needs and to be more successful in controlling antibiotic resistance, particularly in hospitals. These works were published in September in two international reviews: Emerging Infectious diseases and The Journal of Clinical Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-rapid-diagnosis-resistance-antibiotics.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:05:17 EST news269258707 (Medical Xpress)—By exploring parts of the brain that trigger during periods of daydreaming and mind-wandering, neuroscientists from Western University have made a significant breakthrough in understanding what physically happens in the brain to cause vegetative state and other so-called "disorders of consciousness."    Vegetative state and related disorders such as the minimally conscious state are amongst the least understood conditions in modern medicine because there is no particular type of brain damage that is known to cause them. This lack of knowledge leads to an alarmingly high level of misdiagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-breakthrough-physical-vegetative-state-disorders.html Neuroscience Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:22:29 EST news268557743 By the time older adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the brain damage is irreparable. For now, modern medicine is able to slow the progression of the disease but is incapable of reversing it. What if there was a way to detect if someone is on the path to Alzheimer's before substantial and non-reversible brain damage sets in? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-function-key-early-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:02:31 EST news266497340 Each year, nearly 2 million people die from tuberculosis – a treatable disease that has been brought under control in the United States, but continues to ravage other parts of the world. This health inequity should prompt a complete rethinking of the way tuberculosis is fought on a global level, argue Salmaan Keshavjee, MD, PhD, and Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Their argument appears in an essay published September 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-approach-tuberculosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:00:01 EST news266057996 Twenty-three-year-old Paul Corby has a bad heart and a flawed mind. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-medical-debate-autism-block-heart.html Other Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:10:01 EST news264428242 Amid the growing recognition that only a small fraction of the cells and genes in a typical human being are human, scientists are suggesting a revolutionary approach to developing new medicines and treatments to target both the human and non-human components of people. That's the topic of an article, which reviews work relating to this topic from almost 100 studies, in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-drugs-human-non-human-cells-people.html Medical research Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:45:05 EST news261240297 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that although there has been an explosion in the scientific underpinning of modern medicine, gaps still remain in our knowledge when it comes to clinicians looking after patients' well being, especially for older people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-modern-medicine-patients.html Health Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:17:54 EST news260785062 For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the measures used to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng. Now, University of Missouri researchers have developed computer software that combines the ancient practices and modern medicine by providing an automated system for analyzing images of the tongue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tongue-analysis-software-ancient-chinese.html Other Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:45 EST news257185389 University of Cincinnati researchers have discovered that laser shock peening has an amazing effect when applied to magnesium alloys. When used on a magnesium alloy, LSP makes the alloy stronger and better controls the rate of corrosion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-uc-stronger-longer-medical-implants.html Other Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:02:51 EST news253526485 The brave new world of stem cell research dangles the exciting potential for a host of leading-edge treatments that may one day help cure debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, maladies that today cannot be treated with modern medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-explores-rewards-stem-cell-products.html Medical research Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:06:22 EST news253357576 At least eight children in Ecuador's Amazon basin region have died after being bitten by rabid bats, officials said Saturday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-rabid-children-ecuador.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:50:01 EST news242228399 Kew pharmacist, Melanie-Jayne Howes, has been collaborating in research and reviews assessing the role of natural products in the treatment and prevention of dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-natural-products-dementia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:47:12 EST news237710819 Modern medicine's ability to save lives through organ transplantation has been revolutionized by the development of drugs that prevent the human body from rejecting the transplanted organ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-uncovers-anti-rejection-drugs-transplant-patients.html Medications Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:39:23 EST news237199157 The Bleeding Disease: Hemophilia and the Unintended Consequences of Medical Progress (John Hopkins University Press) is the new book by NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton. The book recounts the promising and perilous history of medical and social efforts to manage hemophilia in 20th-century America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-njit-hemophilia-consequences-medical.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:35:16 EST news232882489 (AP) -- After an emotional debate, German lawmakers voted Thursday to allow a procedure that looks for genetic disorders in embryos before they are implanted in the womb. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-german-parliament-oks-genetic-embryo.html Genetics Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:37:00 EST news229257406