http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. An initiative that combines a multidisciplinary health care approach with a range of preventive measures could cut the rate of a common airway infection among children in intensive care by more than half, a new study suggests. The research, led by a team at Nationwide Children's Hospital, appears in the June issue of the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-multidisciplinary-airway-infection-pediatric-intensive.html Pediatrics Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:40 EST news290695832 Pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared underlying causes and illness processes with schizophrenia, which some studies have also linked to prenatal exposure to influenza. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-flu-pregnancy-quadruple-child-bipolar.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 May 2013 09:16:32 EST news287741770 There's no evidence a new bird flu strain is spreading easily among people in China even though some of those sickened were close to patients with the virus, the World Health Organization said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-china-bird-flu-easily-humans.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:27:15 EST news285564363 There are socioeconomic differences in Sweden in survival amongst people with malignant skin melanoma, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Cancer. Melanoma patients with a lower educational background are much more likely to die of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-linked-premature-death-malignant-skin.html Cancer Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:24:35 EST news285323051 Research for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures, and tends to exclude children and older people who have much to gain from better disease management, according to a Duke Medicine study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-treatments-dominate-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:10:01 EST news284401446 One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk factors are required in order to predict an individual's risk for serious permanent brain damage, according to a review article published by Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in a special issue of Nature Reviews Neurology dedicated to TBI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-experts-prevalence-neurological-dysfunction-injury.html Neuroscience Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:13:34 EST news284400696 Researchers at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have managed to predict the probability of a cardiovascular patient suffering a heart attack, stroke or arterial occlusion within three months. In the long-term, this knowledge may enable targeted preventive measures. The results of the study have appeared in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-protein-enables-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:10:01 EST news284280892 Phnom Penh on Friday ordered urgent action to stem the "worrying" number of bird flu deaths in Cambodia, following a surge in the number of fatalities from the virus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cambodia-action-deadly-bird-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:28:16 EST news281338087 Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema—a condition that causes chronic, painless swelling in the arm. Now, a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that the vast majority of women who undergo breast cancer operations worry about developing this complication and that this fear far exceeds their actual risk of getting lymphedema. In fact, most women adopt four to five commonly recommended measures to prevent this incurable condition despite little data supporting the efficacy of these precautionary behaviors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-breast-cancer-patients-lymphedema.html Surgery Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:44:18 EST news281018650 (Medical Xpress)—Survivors of cancer of the central nervous system (CNS) in childhood are at heightened risk for disturbance in body image and self-image in relation to sports or other physical activities, according to a nationwide study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-disturbed-body-image-cns-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:40:01 EST news279181022 In 'Dog Village' the aim is to successfully raise a puppy that wins the honour of being best dog in the village. It is a fun board game where players have to navigate obstacles and overcome challenges but in this case the players may genuinely be playing for their lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-rabies-board-game.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:09:33 EST news278057368 Cuba's Public Health Ministry on Tuesday acknowledged 51 new cases of cholera in the capital amid growing concerns about the illness' spread and disappointment in the diplomatic community over the government's lack of transparency. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cuba-acknowledges-cholera-cases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:06:49 EST news277470400 With 41 states having reported widespread and severe outbreaks of flu this season, timely new research sheds light on why less than half of the American population has gotten a flu shot. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-game-based-economics-dice-flu-shots.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:16:50 EST news277129003 A new study of working women has identified factors during pregnancy and postpartum that can predict pain in the joints that comprise the pelvic girdle. While 90 percent of working women in the Netherlands return to work after the birth of their first child, health issues during the postpartum period often require sick leave. Chief among these health issues is pelvic girdle pain (PGP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-predictors-postpartum-pelvic-joint-pain.html Health Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:43:06 EST news273850977 (HealthDay)—Despite showing early promise in some animal studies, supplements of resveratrol, an antioxidant found aplenty in red wine, did not improve insulin sensitivity or heart health in obese men, a small trial found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-supplements-red-wine-antioxidant-dont.html Diabetes Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:31:37 EST news273339085 (Medical Xpress)—At the moment that someone is suffering a stroke, the immediate concern is getting them stabilized. Once the initial attack has passed, additional treatment and preventive measures can be implemented. Understanding what's happening during the actual event, and in the subsequent hours and days, will help improve the effectiveness of the post-attack treatment plan, and also help identify methods of neuroprotection—that is, administer treatments to protect against a stroke in advance for potentially at-risk individuals. Computational biology researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a model for predicting what's happening during a stroke, how the process evolves over time, the potential outcomes, and the effects of different treatment options. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-enables.html Medical research Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:10:45 EST news273222561 (Medical Xpress)—Overworked employees with little power in the workplace are at an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, published today in the American Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-job-strain-factor-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:40:03 EST news269852491 In a comparison of strategies to identify individuals with Lynch syndrome, the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC), caused by mutations in certain genes (DNA mismatch repair [MMR] genes), universal tumor MMR testing among certain CRC patients had a greater sensitivity for the identification of Lynch syndrome compared with multiple alternative strategies, although the diagnostic improvement was modest, according to a study in the October 17 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-strategy-screening-hereditary-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:00:11 EST news269615206 Saudi Arabia has taken measures to deal with any epidemic that may break out during the annual hajj pilgrimage, a minister said in remarks published Monday, stressing that the spread of a mystery illness from the same family as the deadly SARS virus was "limited." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-saudi-thwart-epidemic-hajj.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:29:40 EST news268295371 Saudi health authorities downplayed Tuesday the impact of a possible outbreak of a virus from the family of deadly SARS on its forthcoming Hajj pilgrimage, stressing that the cases remain rare. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-saudi-downplays-impact-mystery-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:12:18 EST news267790331 Sepsis, or bacterial infection of the bloodstream, is a grave, hard-to-diagnose threat in premature newborns in the NICU. Even when it's detected and treated with antibiotics, its inflammatory effects can harm fragile babies' development. Now, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have modeled the effects of sepsis on the unique newborn immune system, using mice. They and others have begun using the model to identify diagnostic markers and better treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-sepsis-newborns.html Medical research Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:00:06 EST news266169400 A group of experts has developed consensus recommendations for future research directions to determine why nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are women. The recommendations are published in a Roundtable discussion in Journal of Women's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-alzheimer-disease-affect-women-men.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:36:34 EST news266060179 At least 11 people in Bolivia have died from H1N1 flu in recent months, with most of the cases occurring in just the past few weeks, health officials here said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-dead-h1n1-flu-bolivia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:58:42 EST news260546203 Hong Kong health authorities on Saturday urged the public not to panic after the southern Chinese city reported its first human case of bird flu in 18 months in a two-year-old boy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hong-kong-human-bird-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:24:32 EST news257862265 Monitoring weather factors like temperature, rain, and snowfall is one way to predict the timing and intensity of rotavirus, a disease that causes extreme diarrhea, dehydration and thousands of death annually, particularly among children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-weather-patterns-rotavirus-outbreaks.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 May 2012 17:02:59 EST news257702544 (HealthDay) -- People with peripheral artery disease have an increased short- and long-term risk of death after undergoing a procedure to open clogged heart arteries, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-angioplasty-risky-poor-leg-circulation.html Cardiology Wed, 09 May 2012 19:10:01 EST news255805908 Some 3,000 cases of typhoid have been reported in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare since the first case was detected in a working-class suburb in January, state media reported on Sunday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-typhoid-cases-soar-zimbabwe.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:23:17 EST news250060982 Reconstructing family trees dating back to 1811, Dutch researchers have estimated the death risk for people with inherited heart rhythm disorders, according to a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, a journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-family-tree-death-inherited-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:34:33 EST news249669249 Already cursed by floods and suicide bombings, Pakistan now faces a new menace from an unprecedented outbreak of the deadly tropical disease dengue fever. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-dengue-fever-infects-pakistan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:19:23 EST news236488753 Fewer than three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix may be just as effective as the standard three-dose regimen when it comes to preventive measures against cervical cancer, according to a new study published September 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-doses-cervical-cancer-vaccine-effective.html Cancer Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:50:01 EST news234758150