http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of Leicester raises concerns about higher than expected mortality following acute coronary events such as heart attack in those with significant mental ill health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-probe-link-people-mental-illness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 May 2011 20:30:01 EST news226044968 Elderly patients with symptoms of heart failure and increased concentrations in the blood of the biomarker copeptin, or a combination of elevated concentrations of copeptin and the biomarker NT-proBNP, had an associated increased risk of all-cause death, according to a study in the May 25 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-biomarkers-death-elderly-patients-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 24 May 2011 16:48:45 EST news225474503 Surgical house staff and attending physicians who are reminded about the charges for ordering daily blood drawing for routine blood work appear to reduce the amount of routine blood tests ordered and the charges for these laboratory tests, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-surgical-staff-phlebotomy-affect.html Other Mon, 16 May 2011 17:03:13 EST news224784180 Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel treatment that stimulates the nerve that controls the diaphragm to normalize the breathing of patients who suffer from both heart failure and central sleep apnea. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-therapy-cardiovascular-health-central-apnea.html Sleep apnea Mon, 16 May 2011 10:45:23 EST news224761418