http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—An analysis of the personality types, diet and exercise habits of more than 7,000 people has shown that a positive attitude, and the belief that you can determine your life's outcomes, leads people to make healthier lifestyle choices. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-positive-mindset-health-decisions.html Health Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:04:12 EST news277628643 Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while pregnant women who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages and still births, a study has found. The study suggests that influenza infection may increase the risk of fetal loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-h1n1-flu-shots-safe-pregnant.html Medications Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:00:04 EST news277577976 In the midst of an early flu season, public health officials are urging unvaccinated people to get a flu shot, as the best step they can take to protect both themselves and their families. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-effective-flu-shots-experts.html Medications Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:12:09 EST news277463521 Massachusetts public health officials are reporting 18 flu-related deaths in the state already this season, and Boston has declared a public health emergency. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-flu-season-boston-declaring-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:22:21 EST news276960134 (Medical Xpress)—An outbreak of fungal meningitis recently resulted in one of the worst public health disasters in recent U.S. history. Thirty-two people died and more than 400 became ill after the New England Compounding Center distributed contaminated vials of injectable steroids. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-two-faced-drugs-hidden-killers.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:14:33 EST news274436057 (HealthDay)—After a natural disaster, doctors should be on the lookout for outbreaks of a rare but deadly "flesh-eating" fungal infection, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-fungus-deadly-infection-source-tornado.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:40:59 EST news273991248 It's common knowledge that excessive UV exposure from sunlight raises your chances for skin cancer, but predicting whether someone will actually develop skin cancer remains difficult. In a new research report, scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison show that the risk for skin cancer involves numerous genetic factors including family history, ethnicity, and genetic variations specific to each individual. Using these factors, the researchers developed a more precise model for assessing risk, which is published in the December 2012 issue of the journal Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-genetic-skin-cancer-uv-exposure.html Cancer Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:53:17 EST news273837178 Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new strategy for finding novel antibiotic compounds, using a diagnostic panel of bacterial strains for screening chemical extracts from natural sources. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-biomap-screening-procedure-antibiotics.html Medications Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:42:13 EST news273159719 (AP)—San Francisco is preparing to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-city-transgender-surgeries.html Other Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:34:49 EST news271654478 (AP)—A New Hampshire judge says a hospital tied to a hepatitis C outbreak must grant public health officials broad access to patient records. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-nh-hospital-hepatitis-case.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:38:44 EST news271049916 (AP)—State health officials say contact with animals is the likely source of an E. coli outbreak linked to North Carolina county fair. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-animal-contact-cited-coli-cases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:04:06 EST news269881437 US authorities have managed to contact most of the thousands of people exposed to the tainted drug blamed for a meningitis outbreak that has killed 14, but warned the number of infections could rise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-meningitis-cases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:41:38 EST news269239290 The TV shows make it look dramatic. A hoarder, someone who has accumulated so many piles of junk and possessions he can barely move in his own home, is nearly buried alive. But the problem is no scripted drama. Real people across the country hoard to the extent they can endanger themselves and public health, but there is no standard approach to help these individuals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-professors-ethical-intervention-strategies-hoarding.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:16:15 EST news268470965 As an investigation into the hantavirus cases traced to Yosemite National Park continues, public health authorities said they have learned more about the park's deer mouse population that could shed light on what prompted a recent outbreak of the rare rodent-borne disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mouse-population-yosemite-yield-clues.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:53:36 EST news266684005 (Medical Xpress)—As the flu season approaches, public health officials will be campaigning to get people vaccinated, and each of us will have to decide whether to take their advice or not. How will we make those decisions?  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gaming-flu-vaccinated.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:10:02 EST news266658814 The genetic sequencing and reconstruction of the 1918 influenza virus that killed 50 million people worldwide have advanced scientists' understanding of influenza biology and yielded important information on how to prevent and control future pandemics, according to a new commentary by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and several other institutions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-reconstructed-influenza-virus-yielded-key.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:17:07 EST news266584619 Parents who send their children to private schools in California are much more likely to opt out of immunizations than their public school counterparts, an Associated Press analysis has found, and not even the recent re-emergence of whooping cough has halted the downward trajectory of vaccinations among these students. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-private-school-vaccine-opt-outs.html Health Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:59:40 EST news266486361 (AP)—The National Park Service was warned in 2010 to increase inspections for rodents in one of its most popular parks and prevent them from entering areas where people sleep, a report obtained Thursday states. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-yosemite-rodents.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:27:47 EST news265559232 (Medical Xpress)—Entomologists and public health officials are worried that a near record number of Georgians will be sickened with West Nile virus in 2012. The virus usually peaks between Aug. 15 and Sep. 15 in Georgia but had an earlier start this year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-west-nile-year-uga-mosquito.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:20:18 EST news265278008 Do you automatically assume that a headache is a brain tumor? Do you worry that a minor cut could lead to flesh-eating bacteria ravaging a limb and requiring massive surgical intervention? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-sick.html Health Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:49:35 EST news264163740 (HealthDay) -- The formulation for the vaccine that will help protect against the flu this coming season was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-fda-flu-vaccine-season.html Medications Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:32:15 EST news264159127 A Hungarian teenager has died of bacterial meningitis and 69 people who came in contact with her were prescribed antibiotics, public health officials said. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hungarian-teen-dies-bacterial-meningitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:39:12 EST news261992346 Most U.S. adults support laws that allow teens to get medical care for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. But when asked about the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), most adults want parents to have the final say on whether their teen or pre-teen gets the shots. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-parental-consent-hpv-vaccine-waived.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:32:33 EST news261833547 Parents must be considered when states decide to expand genetic screening programs for newborns, according to a new study that looked at mandatory testing panels and political pressure by advocacy groups. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-parents-critical-stakeholders-newborn-screening.html Pediatrics Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:04 EST news259426373 (AP) -- Steve Wohlen lay on his front lawn, blue, unconscious and barely breathing, overdosing on heroin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drug-overdose-antidote-addicts.html Addiction Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:45:03 EST news254670270 Problems with the correct use of the male condom, such as not wearing a condom throughout sex or putting it on upside down, are common in the U.S. and have become a major concern of public health officials. New research shows that countries around the world are facing similar challenges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-prevalence-improper-condom-health-issue.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:53:22 EST news249108788 (AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-latest-illnesses-raw-popularity.html Health Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:12:15 EST news247511523 No Californian died from whooping cough in 2011, the first year since 1991 that there have been no deaths in the state from the highly infectious illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-whooping-deaths-california-year.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:24:12 EST news246641042 Although there is an effective vaccine for hepatitis B and public health officials have a strong sense of who is at highest risk for the infectious liver disease, tens of thousands of people in the United States contract the virus every year. According to a new study by researchers at Brown University, missed opportunities to administer the vaccine continue to be a reason why infections persist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-high-risk-americans-dont-hepatitis-vaccine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:01 EST news246191223 The Indian government on Tuesday dispatched a team of medical experts to the financial capital, Mumbai, to assess reports of a handful of cases of apparently untreatable tuberculosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-indian-experts-probing-untreatable-tb.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:21:35 EST news246010873