http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The World Health Organization recently recognized environmental noise as harmful pollution, with adverse psychosocial and physiological effects on public health. A new study of noise pollution in Fulton County, Georgia, suggests that many residents are exposed to high noise levels that put them at risk of annoyance or sleep disturbance, which can have serious health consequences. The research is published in the October issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-substantial-road-traffic-noise-urban.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:03 EST news266516199 (Medical Xpress)—Women who undergo screening halve their risk of dying from breast cancer, a new study from the University of Melbourne has found. The study, published today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention is the largest of its kind in Australia and one of the largest in the world. It followed about 4,000 women in a study of the BreastScreen program in Western Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-breast-cancer-screening.html Cancer Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:52:08 EST news266140321 Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are no longer just a problem in wealthy nations – the rate of NCDs in low-to-middle income countries are increasing faster than in developed countries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-non-communicable-diseases-devastating-global-impact.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:26:32 EST news265537585 Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and published in the online August 21, 2012, issue of the International Journal of Obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-antibiotic-infants-months-overweight-childhood.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:00:02 EST news264699617 Dieters often use online calorie calculators to stay true to their weight-loss plan. Translating the concept to the population health arena, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health created the Caloric Calculator to help policymakers, school district administrators, and others assess the potential impact of health policy choices on childhood obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-math-childhood-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:45:18 EST news264246311 A program designed to encourage more healthful food choices through simple color-coded labels and the positioning of items in display cases was equally successful across all categories of employees at a large hospital cafeteria. In an article appearing in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report that the interventions worked equally well across all racial and ethnic groups and educational levels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-color-coded-healthy-food-choices-employees.html Health Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:20:01 EST news263489698 (Medical Xpress) -- Australians aged 60 and over spend more time watching TV than other adults and are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study from The University of Queensland has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-diabetes-elderly-couch-potatoes-australia.html Diabetes Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:07:25 EST news262328833 (HealthDay) -- Many Medicaid recipients with chronic health conditions that can lead to heart disease -- diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- do not take their prescribed medications, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-medicaid-patients-drugs-heart.html Cardiology Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:15:11 EST news262016043 (Medical Xpress) -- Genetic mapping has led scientists to a better understanding of human disease and how to fight ailments like diabetes, mental illness and cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-stanford-dna-database-adding-latin.html Genetics Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:15:06 EST news261998088 Intensive early treatment of type 2 diabetes slows down progression of the disease by preserving the body's insulin-producing capacity, a UT Southwestern study has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-early-intensively-strategy.html Diabetes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:16:10 EST news260072154 A first-time joint publication by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and the American Journal of Public Health highlights how the two sectors of public health and primary medicine intersect and the work ahead to achieve true integration. This special supplement complements the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) study released in late March, "Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health (www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Primary-Care-and-Public-Health.aspx)." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physicians-health-agencies-accountability-outcomes.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:00:02 EST news258720833 The proportion of the world's population that lives in cities has been steadily rising, so that three in five of all people globally will live in a city by 2030. The University College London/Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities explores the many issues other than health services that contribute to population health in a city environment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-urban-essential-health-percent-global.html Health Tue, 29 May 2012 18:30:01 EST news257518144 Suicides by psychiatric in-patients have fallen to a new low, research published today has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-psychiatric-safer-in-patient-suicide-falls.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:01 EST news256406433 The Diabetes 2025 Model for the U.S. projects a continuous and dramatic increase in the diabetes epidemic and makes it possible to estimate the potential effects of society-wide changes in lifestyle and healthcare delivery systems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-million-americans-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 15 May 2012 10:44:39 EST news256297472 In the study, all-cause and CVD mortality risks were found to be significantly higher among study participants that didn't exercise compared with active participants at all blood pressure levels. Moreover, the excess mortality risks of physical inactivity, when converted into a "blood pressure equivalence of physical activity" measurement, revealed that physical inactivity was similar to a rise in mortality risk equivalent to an increase in blood pressure of 40-50 mmHg. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-death-cardiovascular-disease-people-high.html Cardiology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:54:15 EST news254022848 (HealthDay) -- The United States needs to spend more on its chronically underfunded public health system and use that money more efficiently, according to an Institute of Medicine report released Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-health.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:47:11 EST news253288025 (HealthDay) -- Patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) have a substantial burden of illness and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL) compared to the general population, and their HRQL is compounded by associated comorbidities, according to a study published in the March issue of The Spinal Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-lumbar-spinal-stenosis-lowers-health-related.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:20:01 EST news252992710 The traditional separation between primary health care providers and public health professionals is impeding greater success in meeting their shared goal of ensuring the health of populations, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Integration of these fields will require national leadership as well as substantial adaptation at the local level, said the committee that wrote the report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-federal-agencies-advantage-opportunities-primary.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:35:05 EST news252160497 The community or neighborhood you live in can impact your health in big ways, and disadvantaged, low-income populations in the United States are at an increased risk of experiencing unhealthy conditions, more sickness and shorter lives, according to a new study by researchers with the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Human Needs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-health.html Health Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:59:19 EST news249893938 In an era of personalized medicine, the idea of our collective health may seem a bit old-fashioned. But as our growing population ages and alarm bells sound about the appalling prevalence of serious health threats such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer, physicians, researchers and policy-makers alike are taking notice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-population-heart-health.html Health Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:35:32 EST news249554124 (Medical Xpress) -- Doctors could soon be able to predict the type and duration of menopausal symptoms an individual woman is likely to experience thanks to new findings from The University of Queensland (UQ). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-doctors-menopause-symptoms.html Other Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:50:01 EST news249284324 (Medical Xpress) -- One-in-four women with a history of infertility can still end up having a baby without treatment, a new study from The University of Queensland (UQ) shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-infertile-women-longer.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:31:20 EST news248941867 Less than one in four college students with symptoms of serious depression receives adequate treatment. Current health care services on campus might not be sufficient for delivering good quality mental health care, according to a new study in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-depressed-college-students-adequate.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:40:01 EST news248690680 New research has found that the US government and schools have made mixed progress to comprehensively address food and beverage marketing practices that put young people's health at risk. A comprehensive review published in the March issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that public sector stakeholders have failed to fully implement recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to support a healthful diet to children and adolescents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-schools-food-children-diets.html Health Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:15:21 EST news248415315 Coroners are more likely to hold inquests for deaths involving younger people or people who died of fatal complications from medical care, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-inquests-younger-people-deaths-medical.html Health Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:03 EST news247144846 In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-job-related-injuries-illnesses-nation-billion.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:56:43 EST news246102985 An "excess number of cases" of childhood leukaemia around 19 French nuclear plants occurred between 2003 and 2007, a researcher said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-child-cancer-french-nuclear-sites.html Cancer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:10:01 EST news245494148 The brain's capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-cognitive-decline-early-age.html Health Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:30:12 EST news245050194 According to the results of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, African-Americans, Hispanics and uninsured patients use fewer post-hospitalization services after traumatic injury, including home health care, skilled nursing care, and rehabilitation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-racial-ethnic-disparities-revealed-post-hospital.html Health Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:25:00 EST news242483087 A new study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality reveals that a multifaceted quality initiative can significantly reduce adverse obstetric outcomes, thereby improving patient safety and enhancing staff and patient experiences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-prenatal-quality-patient-safety.html Other Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:44:18 EST news240576252