http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. HIV patients who participated in an intervention that helped them identify barriers to taking their drugs properly and develop customized coping strategies took a significantly greater amount of their prescribed doses than those receiving standard care, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The results, published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, may point to a new strategy to improve adherence to medications for many other conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-personalized-barriers-hiv-drug-adherence.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:57:23 EST news278683034 (HealthDay)—Children with arthritis who use a Web-based application to monitor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have more discussions with their rheumatologist about psychosocial issues, and their physicians are more satisfied with the care provided during consultations, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-web-based-qol-tool-beneficial-juvenile.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:50:01 EST news276802975 University of Sydney research has found female GPs see more female patients and younger patients and are more likely to consult on psychosocial issues than their male counterparts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-years-male-female-gps-differently.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:14:31 EST news232625657