http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Cases of type 2 diabetes continue to rise in the US. And while the development of the disease is more commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity, research has shown that stress can also have a significant impact. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-positive-social-shown-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 09 May 2013 10:53:49 EST news287315614 More women than men develop chronic low back pain and sciatica. The explanation may lie with a gene variant that plays into the body's pain regulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-gene-variant-pain-women-suppresses.html Medical research Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:23:37 EST news284966437 Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems globally, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Strong evidence supports the use of these basic toilets as a way to improve human health. However, improperly designed pit latrines can actually allow disease-causing microbes or other contaminants to leach into the groundwater. The contaminated water puts people, and especially children, at risk of developing potentially life-threatening diarrheal diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-additional-safety-pit-latrines.html Health Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:01 EST news283106474 Low-wage workers, who make up a large and growing share of the U.S. workforce, are especially vulnerable to financial hits that can result from on-the-job injuries and illnesses, according to a policy brief released today by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The policy brief, "Mom's off Work 'Cause She Got Hurt: The Economic Impact of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in the U.S.'s Growing Low-Wage Workforce," was released along with a white paper showing that such workplace injuries and illnesses cost the nation more than $39 billion in 2010. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-policy-impact-occupational-injuries-illnesses.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:48:48 EST news274628921 A UC Irvine researcher is part of a NASA effort to understand more about bone density loss during astronauts' lengthy stays aboard the International Space Station. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-uci-radiology-aid-nasa-bone.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:59:56 EST news274377587 A new study published in the journal New Solutions presents strong evidence that women employed in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace chemicals that can increase their risk of breast cancer and reproductive abnormalities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-chemical-exposure-scottish-plastic-workers.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:20:08 EST news274097961 (HealthDay)—Both atopic dermatitis (AD) and loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) are independently associated with an increased risk of developing chronic irritant contact dermatitis (ICD), with people having both mutations at about a five-fold higher risk, according to research published online Oct. 5 in the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-filaggrin-mutations-contact-dermatitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:30:02 EST news269415128 Scientists in Norway have more good news for coffee drinkers. Researchers have already found evidence that the drink - or the beans it's brewed from - can help with weight loss, reduce one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia, boost muscle growth, protect against certain types of cancers and can even reduce one's risk of premature death, among many other benefits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-benefit-coffee-pain.html Health Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:51:17 EST news266244667 Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain - but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tilting-cars-line-angle-autoworkers.html Health Mon, 14 May 2012 14:09:37 EST news256223367 Employees on sick leave with common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety fully returned to work sooner when therapy deals with work-related problems and how to get back on the job, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-work-focused-psychotherapy-employees-sooner.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:12:27 EST news249563511 (Medical Xpress) -- One in four workers experience work-related stress in times of recession -- and work-related stress increases by 40 per cent overall, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-recession-work-related-stress-cent.html Health Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:12:40 EST news249203535 Colleagues who work with runny noses, sore throats and clammy skin are as seasonal as the flu. Yet are sick employees workplace troopers or are they insecure about their jobs? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-presenteeism-word-sick.html Health Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:27:58 EST news240748065 With close to one third of the world's population infected with parasitic worms, MUHC researcher Dr. Theresa Gyorkos is thinking big when it comes to finding a solution to this global public health challenge. As part of an international research and policy team, she is contributing to the soon-to-be-released WHO Strategic Plan to control intestinal worm infections in more than 100 countries. Dr. Gyorkos received the Canadian Public Health Association's (CPHA) 2011 International Award for her contributions to global public health at the CPHA annual conference this week in Montreal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-parasitic-worms-hidden-global-health.html Health Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:35:58 EST news227979342