http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Thoracic Society international conference. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-variation-patients-pulmonary-fibrosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:58 EST news288368090 Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research presented today (Saturday) at the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mathematical-out-perform-doctors-cancer-patients.html Cancer Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:54:06 EST news285659630 People deemed to be "mentally vulnerable" are at a significantly increased risk of both fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease, according to results of a large population study from Denmark. The details of the study were presented today at the EuroPRevent 2013 congress in Rome. (1) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mental-vulnerability-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:00:02 EST news285437272 In a world of increasing global connections, predicting the spread of infectious diseases is more complicated than ever. Pandemics no longer follow the patterns they did centuries ago, when diseases swept through populations town by town; instead, they spread quickly and seemingly at random, spurred by the interactions of 3 billion air travelers per year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-pandemics.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:07:40 EST news280242449 Researchers from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM have developed a triumphant solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer drugs. The prediction is based on the genomic profiles of the cancer cells. Harnessing genomic profiles of cells in choosing the best treatment is considered the holy grail of personalised medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-excel-cancer-drug-sensitivity.html Cancer Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:45 EST news272544339 (Medical Xpress)—The most widely used models for predicting heart failure rely on a complex combination of lifestyle, demographic, and cardiovascular risk factor information. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-simpler-heart-failure.html Cardiology Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:30:01 EST news271585183 Blood hormone tests can predict a woman's risk for developing postmenopausal breast cancer for up to 20 years, according to a study led by Xuehong Zhang, MD, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Department of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-blood-hormone-long-term-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:01 EST news269786031 A lung cancer risk prediction model developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool has been shown to be a viable tool for selecting high risk individuals for prevention and control programmes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-tool-clinicians-effective-predictor-lung.html Cancer Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:00:03 EST news264692386 Older adults may be at increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes following long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first study to look at the link between long-term effects of exposure to fine particles in the air and rates of hospital admissions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-long-term-exposure-air-pollution-hospitalization.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:05 EST news253890717