http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-court-human-genes-patented.html Genetics Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:50:14 EST news290339396 Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that it may have to do with their testosterone levels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-high-testosterone-competitors-red.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 16 May 2013 11:25:37 EST news287922292 The Obama administration and federal courts are wrangling over changes to the regulations governing access to emergency contraceptives. The administration supports new rules that would allow girls as young as 15 to purchase the drug without a prescription, while a New York judge has ordered it be made available to anyone, regardless of age. With those changes pending, Northeastern University news office asked Todd Brown, vice chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, to explore the issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-future.html Medications Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:01 EST news287732980 The Vermont House has approved a measure that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-vermont-house-aid-in-dying-bill.html Health Tue, 14 May 2013 03:40:01 EST news287720538 The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar biomedical industry and U.S. research in the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-court-human-genes-patented_1.html Genetics Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:47:39 EST news285248849 (AP)—Oregon lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban minors from using indoor tanning beds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-oregon-lawmakers-advance-teen-tanning.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:40:06 EST news281891894 (AP)—Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has vetoed legislation that would have banned abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-beebe-vetoes-bill-abortions-weeks.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:46:01 EST news281637957 (AP)—A judge isn't saying how soon he'll decide whether to delay enforcement of New York City's first-of-its-kind effort to limit the size of sugary drinks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-nyc-soda.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:33:25 EST news280589595 Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi may owe his trademark feints and body swerves to the fact his brain is busier than that of a less gifted player, according to a study into footballers' minds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-messi-agility-mind-scientists.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:37:32 EST news279261337 (AP)—An industry lawyer calls New York City's limit on the size of sugary drinks an "extraordinary infringement" on consumer choice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-beverage-attorney-nyc-limit-bad.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:33:46 EST news278163220 The US Supreme Court declined Monday to enter the emotionally-charged debate over stem cell research, refusing to hear an appeal centered on the issue of federal government funding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-court-wont-embryonic-stem-cell.html Other Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:10:41 EST news276775481 (AP)—The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a proposed ballot measure Thursday that, if successful, would make the state the first in the more conservative southern U.S. to legalize medical marijuana. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-arkansas-court-medical-marijuana.html Medications Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:30:01 EST news267959737 (AP)—Americans may not be all that crazy about President Barack Obama's health care law, but a new poll shows they don't see it going away. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-poll-health-law.html Health Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:51:00 EST news267850113 (AP)—The City Council has voted to add fluoride to Portland's water, meaning Oregon's largest city is no longer the biggest holdout in the U.S. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-portland-ore-adding-fluoride.html Health Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:36:49 EST news266679377 (AP)—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet groups say they are supporting New York City's proposed crackdown on super-sized, sugary drinks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-weight-loss-groups-nyc-sugary.html Health Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:10:46 EST news265975840 (Medical Xpress) -- Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their team's pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-believing.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:40:03 EST news247295408 (AP) -- A troubled long-term care plan in President Barack Obama's health overhaul has suffered another setback. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-repeal-long-term.html Health Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:11:01 EST news238075851