http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Poisonings in young children have increased over the past decade, mainly due to medications in the home. A new study led by the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, found that medication-related poisonings in children younger than 6 increased by 33 percent during the 11 year study period. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-preschoolers-affected-medication-related-poisonings-alarming.html Pediatrics Thu, 16 May 2013 06:39:25 EST news287904836 including supermarkets, drinks companies, and trade associations – distorted international evidence on effective alcohol control measures in an attempt to influence the Scottish Government's public health policy to its advantage, according to a study published today in PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reveals-alcohol-industry-tactics-policy.html Health Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:00:09 EST news285955123 Researchers from the University of Alberta are leading a charge among Canada's obesity experts and calling on the federal government to ban food and beverage ads that target children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-food-ads-kids.html Health Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:12:37 EST news283101149 (Medical Xpress)—Michigan health officials are using HIV surveillance technologies to assist in enforcing a "health threat" law that makes it illegal for HIV-positive people to have sex without disclosing their status. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-effort-hiv-health-threat-law.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:50:02 EST news278840058 'Evil' scientists, deadly viruses and terrorist plots are usually the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters. But when it comes to pandemic influenza, it is the stuff of real life. As controversy about research into the H5N1 bird flu virus continues, a new paper argues for a complete overhaul of current approaches to pandemic preparedness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-pandemic-controversies-global-response-influenza.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:25:18 EST news278591111 Policymakers should understand the urge to drink soft drinks is genetically determined, rather than being solely a lifestyle choice, argue endocrinologists from the Garvin Institute of Medical Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-policymakers-genetic-link-soft-consumption.html Health Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:34:01 EST news277634035 (HealthDay)—U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cigarettes-kids.html Addiction Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:10:01 EST news273753335 Patients treated in magnet hospitals (specially designated for their nursing excellence) had 14 percent lower odds of death than those in non-magnet hospitals in a four-state study of 564 hospitals led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The magnet designation, determined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recognizes high-quality patient care, high levels of nurse education, and nursing innovation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-patient-deaths-surgery-hospitals-good.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:32:02 EST news270131504 The death of a child is a tragic event for a family, bringing with it feelings of numbness, anger, guilt and denial. And, unfortunately, for many families, the loss becomes too much to bear. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-team-child-mother-mortality.html Health Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:13:46 EST news269882017 (HealthDay)—The easiest way to assess a hospital's quality of care might be to just ask the nurses, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hospital-quality-nurse.html Health Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:40:01 EST news269194404 (HealthDay)—New research finds that high cigarette taxes take a heavy toll on low-income smokers, compared to those who are wealthier. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cigarette-taxes-disproportionately-burden-poor.html Health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:10:01 EST news267162329 (Medical Xpress)—Cigarette smoking's association with heart disease has been known for decades, but researchers are still not certain what chemicals or molecular processes in the body form the basis of that link. Now University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville researchers have unlocked some of the specifics, finding that a toxic compound in cigarette smoke called benzo(a)pyrene slows the production of "good" cholesterol, also known as high-density lipoprotein, or HDL. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-id-chemical-cigarette-linked-lowered.html Medical research Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:14:55 EST news265612474 In their August editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors reflect on a recent Policy Forum article by Jason Corburn and Alison Cohen, which describes the need for urban health equity indicators to guide public health policy in cities and urban areas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-air-quality-indicators-world-cities.html Health Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:00:04 EST news265374693 (Edmonton) Teen mothers are far more likely to suffer abuse and postpartum depression than older moms, according to a study of Canadian women's maternity experiences by a University of Alberta researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-canadian-teen-moms-higher-abuse.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:29:48 EST news259248580 (HealthDay) -- Over a five-year period, adolescents in the highest tertile of physical activity have a higher health-related quality of life (QoL) compared with their less-active counterparts, while the converse is true for screen viewing time, according to a study published online June 11 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-outdoor-physical-ups-quality-life.html Pediatrics Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:45:08 EST news258723895 The scope of the obesity epidemic in the United States has been greatly underestimated, according to a study published Apr. 2 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Researchers found that the Body Mass Index (BMI) substantially under-diagnoses obesity when compared to the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan, a direct simultaneous measure of body fat, muscle mass, and bone density. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obesity-epidemic-america-significantly-worse.html Health Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:00:04 EST news252590702 Alleged "interference" by cigarette firms in public health policies is slowing down a UN-backed global campaign against tobacco use and its related health risks, a report said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cigarette-firms-anti-tobacco.html Health Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:00:27 EST news251442019 A new study in today's New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual's risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have implications for both clinical practice and public health policy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-middle-age-factors-greater-lifetime-heart.html Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:03 EST news246710304 The influence of "Big Alcohol" in the health arena deserves as much scrutiny as Big Pharma and Big Tobacco, especially in light of evidence of bias in funded research, unsupported claims of benefit, and inappropriate promotion and marketing by the alcohol industry, says a new editorial in this week's PLoS Medicine. The PLoS Medicine editors argue that the statistics about problem drinking are troubling enough, but what also demands more attention and research is the influence of the alcohol industry on health research, government policy, and public perceptions of the harms and benefits of alcohol. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-alcohol-industry-scrutiny.html Health Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:39:09 EST news226121939