http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Inherited ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and sudden cardiac death in children who have structurally normal hearts. Despite conventional medical therapy, some of these children remain symptomatic with recurrent life-threatening arrhythmias, syncope, or frequent discharges from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Video-assisted thoracoscopic left cardiac sympathetic denervation (VATS-LCSD) is a minimally invasive procedure that can help many of these children with refractory cardiac arrhythmias. The results of a single-center experience with VATS-LCSD will be presented during the Congenital Heart Disease Session of the 93rd AATS Annual Meeting in Minneapolis by Dr. Sophie C. Hofferberth, MBBS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-minimally-invasive-vats-lcsd-children-refractory.html Cardiology Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:02 EST news287140955 (HealthDay)—Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but there are ways you can help prevent it, an expert says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-colon-cancer-expert.html Cancer Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:06:37 EST news281977587 A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-bracelet-like-device-chronic-acid-reflux.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:07 EST news280598751 Researchers have found clear, identifiable factors that signal whether an athlete will experience concussive symptoms beyond one week. The researchers sought to identify risk factors for prolonged concussion symptoms by examining a large national database of high school athletes' injuries. Previous concussion studies were limited in scope, focusing only on male football players. The information from this study applies to male and female athletes from a number of different sports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-factors-prolonged-sports-concussion-symptoms.html Health Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:17:48 EST news277575460 A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent symptoms while others recover naturally over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-chronic-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:55 EST news241796506 A simple device that filters out airborne asthma triggers during sleep can ease persistent symptoms of the condition during the day and improve quality of life, suggests research published online in Thorax. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-simple-night-airflow-device-eases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:10:44 EST news241330170