http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. According to a new study published online today, most patients at risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) agree that healthcare workers should be reminded to wash their hands, but little more than half would feel comfortable asking their physicians to wash. The study is published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. The study points to the need for patient empowerment to improve hand hygiene of healthcare workers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-patients-shy-healthcare-workers.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:10:34 EST news271941025 (Medical Xpress)—Can video games help patients with cancer, diabetes, asthma, depression, autism and Parkinson's disease? A new publication by researchers from the University of Utah, appearing in the Sept 19 issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine, indicates video games can be therapeutic and are already beginning to show health-related benefits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-video-games-patients-health.html Medical research Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:17:04 EST news267344196 A new community-wide collaboration to reduce the impact of chronic disease and empower patients is generating impressive early results, leaders of the Accountable Care Community (ACC) initiative said today. The Akron-based Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) is leading the initiative with its founding institutional members and more than 60 public and private community partners. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-health-approach-aims-combats-chronic.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:23 EST news247926136