http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Sufferers of serious psychological distress spend an average of $1,735 more on health care each year compared to those without the condition. However, recognizing psychological distress and treating it is often complicated for patients and their doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-distress-linked-higher-health.html Health Fri, 13 May 2011 10:52:16 EST news224502720 Doctors often rely on a patient's knowledge of family medical history to estimate his or her risk of cancer. However, patient reports of family cancer history are not highly accurate, according to a study appearing May 11th online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-patient-relatives-cancer-history-accurate.html Cancer Wed, 11 May 2011 16:00:02 EST news224339151 Greater powers introduced by the government to enable specially trained nurses and pharmacists to prescribe medication in England have been successfully adopted, according to a new report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-wide-reaching-strong-nurse-pharmacist.html Other Tue, 10 May 2011 09:25:22 EST news224238306