http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A collaborative study conducted in Mexico by researchers from the West Virginia University-Charleston (US), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (México), Universidad de Chile and the Institute of Molecular Epidemiology of the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Chile), revealed that opinion surveys used by researchers from the Guttmacher Institute overestimated figures of induced abortion in the Federal District of Mexico (Mexico DF) up to 10-fold. The research recently published in the International Journal of Women's Health highlights that the actual figure of induced abortion in Mexico DF has not surpassed 15,000 per year according to the official registry. "During 2009, the number of induced abortions in Mexico DF was 12,221, which directly contradicts the figure of 122,355 induced abortions estimated by opinion surveys for the same year, resulting in a 1000% overestimation" pointed out Elard Koch, the Chilean epidemiologist leading the research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mexican-paradox-opinion-surveys-overestimate.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:00:01 EST news274002837 "Understanding peoples' attitudes about whether states of being should be considered diseases can inform social discourse regarding a number of contentious social and health public policy issues," says Kari Tikkinen, MD, PhD, corresponding author of the FIND Survey.   http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-grief-disease-cancer-erectile-dysfunction.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:36:43 EST news273742595 U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the Great Recession in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, according to government figures released Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-abortions-biggest-decade.html Health Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:10:01 EST news272726617 Older adults left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will likely suffer disproportionately in the days ahead, based on data from other recent natural disasters. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-seniors-vulnerable-sandy-aftermath.html Health Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:25:30 EST news270919519 The negative consequences of age discrimination in many countries are more widespread than discrimination due to race or gender, yet differential treatment based on a person's age is often seen as more acceptable and even desirable, according to the newest edition of the Public Policy & Aging Report (PP&AR). This publication, which features cross-national perspectives, was jointly produced by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and AGE UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-ageism-dilemmas-policymakers-worldwide.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:11:01 EST news266595054 (HealthDay) -- The reasons for discontinuation of commonly used treatments for psoriasis vary by treatment, according to a study published online July 30 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-discontinuation-vary-psoriasis-treatment.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:20:01 EST news263821987 Traditional in-person bullying is far more common than cyberbullying among today's youth and should be the primary focus of prevention programs, according to research findings presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cyberbullying-frequent-traditional-bullying-international.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:45:49 EST news263465140 In Brazil, a country known for girls in mini-bikinis and where body-consciousness borders on obsession, nearly half the population is overweight, a study by the Ministry of Health released Tuesday found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-brazil-alarmed-obesity.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:47:34 EST news253302443 Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top priority for care providers and governments alike. As many as one in 10 people age 60 and over are affected by this problem, according to the newest Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) from the National Academy on an Aging Society, the policy institute of The Gerontological Society of America. U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Peter King (R-NY), who have been heavily involved in legislation to address elder abuse, contributed introductory statements for the issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-elder-abuse-hidden-problem-baby.html Health Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:21:31 EST news252076886 Americans will spend more than $17 billion on Valentine's Day, but far less on programs like sex education for adolescents. The editors of the new book, Sex for Life, From Virginity to Viagra, How Sexuality Changes Throughout Our Lives, argue that not only do our public policies on sex education need to be reevaluated, our entire concept of human sexuality needs to be broadened. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-virginity-viagra.html Health Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:53 EST news248098690 A longstanding California occupational safety program requiring all businesses to eliminate workplace hazards can help prevent injuries to workers, but only if it is adequately enforced, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-workplace-safety-injuries-aggressively.html Health Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:05:38 EST news246819929 The National Academy on an Aging Society and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) today released the first-ever issue of the acclaimed Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) aging, highlighting gaps in policy and research on LGBT older adults, and current and future solutions to address the needs of LGBT elders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-highlights-lgbt-older-adults-policy.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:32:56 EST news240672769 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study led by a Rutgers researcher and published in the American Journal of Public Health reports a significant increase in walking between 2001 and 2009 in the United States, but only slight growth in cycling. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-walking-and-cycling-have-increased.html Health Fri, 06 May 2011 10:07:38 EST news223895237