http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. South Australians suffering from the most common fatal lung disease face an ongoing struggle with health services, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-lung-disease-falling-radar.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:12:45 EST news254645302 In a study examining the relationship between physical activity and physical function, researchers from Australia discovered that older adults who experienced any level of psychological distress were more than four times more likely to experience functional limitation than those who did not. This study is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-older-adults-psychological-distress.html Health Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:14:08 EST news252818025 (Medical Xpress) -- Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-hurricane-katrina-survivors-struggle-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:01:45 EST news246693697 Younger women with breast cancer experience a decrease in their health-related quality of life (QOL), associated with increased psychological distress, weight gain, a decline in their physical activity, infertility and early onset menopause, according to a study published January 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-younger-breast-cancer-patients-adverse.html Cancer Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:55:06 EST news246304499 Most of us would agree that prevention is better than cure. But new results out in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, published by SAGE, indicate that a costly intervention programme designed to reduce early retirement on health grounds in Finland had no measurable effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-costly-intervention-effect-early.html Health Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:23:07 EST news242047366 Nearly 2 million adults in California, about 8 percent of the population, need mental health treatment, but the majority receive no services or inadequate services, despite a state law mandating that health insurance providers include mental health treatment in their coverage options, a new report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-million-californians-mental-health-treatment.html Health Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:27:18 EST news241882031 Fewer Ontario teens are smoking cigarettes than ever before -- good news that is tempered by continuing concerns around binge drinking, and driving while under the influence of cannabis, according to the 2011 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The survey, which included 9,288 students across Ontario in grades 7 to 12, is the longest running student survey in Canada. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-ontario-canada-youth-all-time-teen.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:43:08 EST news241792968 For black American adults, perceived racism may cause mental health symptoms similar to trauma and could lead to some physical health disparities between blacks and other populations in the United States, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-racism-impact-black-americans-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:42:26 EST news240662538 A high childhood IQ may be linked to subsequent illegal drug use, particularly among women, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-high-childhood-iq-linked-subsequent.html Health Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:44:52 EST news240551074 What if a new medication for severely ill patients had no role in curing them but made them feel much better despite being sick? Let's say this elixir were found to decrease the pain and nausea of cancer patients, improve the sleep and energy of heart failure patients, prolong the lives of people with kidney failure, drive down healthcare expenditures and ease the burdens of caregivers? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-palliative.html Health Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:35:25 EST news239027714 Researchers at the University of Melbourne have proven that a modified shoe can reduce knee load in people with knee osteoarthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-foot-difference.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:05:32 EST news238403085 Young adults undergoing addiction treatment arrive ready and willing to make the personal changes that bring about recovery, but it's the help and guidance received during treatment that build and sustain those changes, according to a longitudinal study published electronically and in press within the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The study was conducted collaboratively by the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and the Butler Center for Research at Hazelden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-young-adults-recover-addiction.html Health Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:10:02 EST news236599614 The prevalence of self-reported mental health disabilities increased in the U.S. among non-elderly adults during the last decade, according to a study by Ramin Mojtabai, MD, PhD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At the same time, the study found the prevalence of disability attributed to other chronic conditions decreased, while the prevalence of significant mental distress remained unchanged. The findings will appear in the November edition of the American Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-mental-health-disability.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:57:17 EST news236012178 Victims who suffer violence at the hands of a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, or other intimate partner aren't only brutalized physically; they also suffer disproportionately higher rates of mental health distress, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-partner-violence-impacts-mental-health.html Health Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:09:33 EST news233932160 The plight of Australia's Aborigines has worsened in the key areas of child abuse, imprisonment and health, a government report found Thursday, warning of "considerable" gaps in their quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-plight-worsens-australian-aborigines.html Health Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:27:30 EST news233479634 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Western Sydney are trialling a new method of treatment for anorexia nervosa, which addresses the role of extreme exercise in perpetuating the dangerous and debilitating cycle of the disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-world-trial-anorexia-treatment.html Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:06:15 EST news227779559 The latest survey of Ontario adults from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows increasing rates of daily drinking and cannabis use and high levels of psychological distress. The results of the 2009 CAMH Monitor survey, the longest running survey tracking mental health and addiction indicators among adults in Ontario, were published today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cannabis-psychological-distress-camh-survey.html Addiction Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:27:51 EST news227176053 Demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men, according to a study by the University of Michigan and University of Southern California that provides the first-ever national estimates of several mental disorders for black men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-demographic-factors-linked-mental-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:31:03 EST news226740559 Young adults who take risks when driving are more likely to experience psychological distress, including mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, reveals research published ahead of print in Injury Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-young-drivers-road-greater-mental.html Health Mon, 16 May 2011 19:02:53 EST news224791346 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