http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A report released today by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) and the RCHN Community Health Foundation offers the first-ever in-depth examination of health centers' role in access to family planning. The report finds that virtually all health centers furnish family planning services to some extent but for both financial and non-financial reasons, only 1 in 5 is able to offer access to the full range of contraceptive services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-in-depth-health-centers-role-family.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:39:02 EST news281878733 (HealthDay)—For non-institutionalized postmenopausal women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against daily supplementation with ≤400 IU of vitamin D3 and ≤1,000 mg of calcium for primary prevention of fractures, and a lack of evidence impairs the provision of recommendations for other populations, according to a statement published online Feb. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-uspstf-vitamin-d-calcium-supplements.html Health Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:43:26 EST news281076193 Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women should not bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say new recommendations from a U.S. government advisory group. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-panel-calcium-vitamin-d-pills.html Health Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:00:01 EST news281037023 (HealthDay)—Despite a worrisome increase in obese and hypertensive children and teens, not enough evidence exists to justify routinely screening young people for high blood pressure, a new report says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-experts-dispute-kids-blood-pressure.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:40:01 EST news281013456 While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased—especially for patients with high blood pressure and diabetes—according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-weight-decreases-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:42:54 EST news276885768 (HealthDay)—During the recession from 2007 to 2009, fewer Americans visited doctors or filled prescriptions, according to a new report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-recession-drove-doctor.html Health Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:10:01 EST news276802889 Even though Medicare spends over $1 billion per year on breast cancer screenings such as a mammography, there is no evidence that higher spending benefits older women, researchers at Yale School of Medicine found in a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-costly-breast-cancer-screenings-dont.html Cancer Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:00:13 EST news276772358 (HealthDay)—Of all the diseases people worry about getting, viral hepatitis is usually way down on the list. Most often it's thought of as a disease that affects only drug addicts or the sexually promiscuous. Though those groups are at higher risk, almost anyone can contract hepatitis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-hepatitis-hidden-hazard.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:06:46 EST news275317598 (HealthDay)—Primary-care doctors should offer children and teens counseling and educational programs to prevent them from smoking, according to new recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-uspstf-interventions-avert-tobacco-children.html Addiction Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:21:19 EST news274424951 (HealthDayNews)—Bystander CPR saves more lives when just chest compression is performed without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a new study from Japan shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mouth-to-mouth-boosts-cpr-results.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:25:26 EST news274379115 Researchers assessing the impact of revised guidelines for screening mammography issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found evidence that the new recommendations may lead to missed cancers and a decline in screening, according to two studies presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-effects-mammography-guideline.html Cancer Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:07 EST news273174618 There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:16:17 EST news272567765 (HealthDay)—Postmenopausal women should not use hormone replacement therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-panel-hrt-chronic-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:30:02 EST news270144785 Routine screening for ovarian cancer is ineffective and at times can do more harm than good, a panel of cancer specialists has concluded. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-routine-screening-ovarian-cancer-failure.html Cancer Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:16:59 EST news266588211 (HealthDay)—A leading U.S. government panel has recommended against ovarian cancer screening for women who are not at high risk for the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-panel-ovarian-cancer-screens-low-risk.html Cancer Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:40:01 EST news266517402 In a study that included more than 2,700 women receiving care in primary care clinics, those who were screened for partner violence and received a partner violence resource list did not experience significant differences for several outcomes, including overall quality of life, general health, and recurrence of partner violence, compared to women who just received a partner violence resource list, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-computer-based-screening-partner-violence-significantly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:00:05 EST news264160875 (HealthDay) -- A top U.S. advisory panel has recommended against preventive electrocardiography (EKG) screening for people at low risk of heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-guidelines-screening-ekgs-low-risk-patients.html Cardiology Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:14:30 EST news262890855 (HealthDay) -- Men with a life expectancy of more than 10 years should talk with their doctor about getting a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer, an expert panel recommends. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-expert-panel-psa-benefit-men.html Cancer Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:35:13 EST news261678904 Patients who use an interactive personal health record (IPHR) are almost twice as likely to be up to date with clinical preventive services as those who do not, according to a new study led by Alex Krist, M.D., M.P.H., research member of the Cancer Prevention and Control program at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-interactive-personal-health-clinical.html Health Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:42:19 EST news261139328 (HealthDay) -- In the latest study to look at the effect of vitamin D on fracture risk, Swiss researchers found that taking more than 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily could reduce the risk of hip fractures in older women by 30 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-higher-doses-vitamin-d-fractures.html Health Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:52:24 EST news260643138 Beth Meyerson, co-chair of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, said expanding HIV testing is critical. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-iu-expert-current-hiv-approach.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:26:25 EST news260083571 Preventive mammography rates in women in their 40s have dropped nearly 6 percent nationwide since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammograms for women in this age group, a Mayo Clinic analysis shows. That represents a small but significant decrease since the controversial guidelines were released, the researchers say. Their findings are being presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 24-26, in Orlando, Fla. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mammograms-decline-task.html Cancer Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:40:59 EST news259944049 (HealthDay) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released new guidelines Monday recommending that doctors screen all of their patients for obesity and when appropriate, refer them to a comprehensive lifestyle-management program to help them lose weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-task-screening-adults-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:08:55 EST news259898913 (HealthDay) -- Behavioral treatments can prevent migraines in some patients, but many migraine specialists aren't aware of this and don't refer people for therapy, a new study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-migraine-behavioral-treatments.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:40:01 EST news259405456 The first study to examine the actual willingness of older adults to be screened for dementia has found that acceptance of screening is pervasive, although it varies by age. However, willingness to be screened for dementia does not differ by sex, race or income level. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-willingness-screened-dementia-varies-age.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:41:57 EST news259324903 (HealthDay) -- Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, only about half of U.S. adults received preventive health services such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, government researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-lacked-health-reform-law.html Health Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:36:29 EST news258914039 (HealthDay) -- A leading U.S. government advisory panel has proposed that postmenopausal women not take low-dose calcium and vitamin D supplements daily to ward off bone fractures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-older-women-calcium-vitamin-d.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:01 EST news258741705 (HealthDay) -- Updated evidence on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women presents good news for those at risk of osteoporosis, but a mixed bag of results regarding breast cancer and other chronic diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-hrt-therapy-fractures-boost.html Medical research Mon, 28 May 2012 17:33:20 EST news257445154 (Medical Xpress) -- Recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) advising elimination of routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer in healthy men are likely to encounter serious pushback from primary care physicians, according to results of a survey by Johns Hopkins investigators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-prostate-cancer-screening-guidelines-tough.html Cancer Fri, 25 May 2012 08:33:48 EST news257153617 (HealthDay) -- Colonoscopies helped doctors detect a high rate of curable cancer in elderly people who had the screening for the first time, a new study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-colonoscopy-curable-cancer-elderly.html Cancer Tue, 22 May 2012 18:30:02 EST news256929286