http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A new study from Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health reveals the challenges in identifying high-risk people in urban settings, especially foreign-born individuals, who may have latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The study appears in the Journal of Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-urban-latent-tuberculosis-infection.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:30:03 EST news289636740 A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development. The research raises concerns that the iodine status of pregnant women is a public health issue that needs to be addressed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-iodine-deficiency-pregnancy-adversely-affect.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:04 EST news288376587 (Medical Xpress)— Facebook and other social networking technologies could serve as effective tools for preventing HIV infection among at-risk groups, new UCLA research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-social-media-hiv-stds.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:42:24 EST news279384133 (Medical Xpress)—Becoming a parent for the first time may improve mental health and reduce levels of psychological distress, according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington (UOW). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-parenting-positive-mental-health.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:24:23 EST news278058257 Olympic medallists live longer than the general population, regardless of country of origin, medal won, or type of sport played, finds a study in the Christmas issue published on BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-olympians-longer-population-cyclists-survival.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:30:11 EST news274642557 Researchers from The University of Auckland have announced the results of a recent study showing that overweight and obesity in New Zealand costs the country between NZ$722 million and NZ$849 million a year in health care costs and lost productivity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:37:57 EST news274433868 A new multi-national survey reveals the extent of misconceptions about when is the right time to start taking action to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). In a four-country survey sample of 4,000 adults, 49 per cent answered age 30 years or older when asked at what age they believe people should start to take action about their heart health to prevent conditions such as heart disease and stroke. The fact is that CVD can affect people of all ages and population groups, and the risk begins early in life through unhealthy diets, lack of physical activity and exposure to tobacco. On World Heart Day, 29th September, the World Heart Federation is calling for people – specifically mothers who are gatekeepers to the home – to take action now to protect their own heart health, as well as that of their children and families to safeguard future generations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-heart-health-earlier.html Cardiology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:26:12 EST news267701163 Patients who are regularly admitted to hospital as emergencies (known as 'frequent flyers') make up a large proportion of admissions, but focusing just on them won't solve the problem of rising admissions, say experts in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-tackling-frequent-flyers-wont-emergency.html Health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:30:03 EST news267206255 A new article by Dr. Luisa N. Borrell, the chair of Lehman College's Department of Health Sciences, explores the disparities in periodontal disease (gum disease) among U.S. adults along age, sex, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic lines over a ten-year period. The article appears in the September-October issue of Public Health Reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-disparities-periodontal-disease.html Dentistry Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:24:44 EST news265364675 The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), in cooperation with medical and patient societies from throughout Latin America, has today published a landmark report which compiles osteoporosis-related data on 14 countries and the region as a whole. The report shows that fragility fractures due to osteoporosis are predicted to more than double in some countries in the coming decades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-fragility-fractures-latin-america.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 May 2012 12:05:21 EST news257079915 The world's population has never been so well supplied with iodine as today. Major progress in salt iodization is evident in a new global study in school children done by nutrition researchers at the ETH Zurich. But there is still room for improvement of the situation in Africa and South East Asia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-salt-iodization.html Health Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:40:01 EST news249809245 An evaluation of the Public Health Grid (PHGrid) technology during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic could enhance the capabilities of epidemiologists and disease-control agencies when the next emergent disease appears, according to a study published in the International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-grid-approach-pandemic-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:34:37 EST news227349262