http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new study shows the relaxation of marijuana laws in Colorado has caused a significant spike in the number of young children treated for accidentally eating marijuana-laced cookies, candies, brownies and beverages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-surge-children-accidentally-marijuana-laced-foods.html Pediatrics Mon, 27 May 2013 16:00:07 EST news288872670 A new program for treating the emotional health of mothers of children with ADHD has shown significant benefits for the children themselves, finds a new study by University of Maryland researchers. The program combines treatment for a mother's stress/depression with behavioral parenting skills training. The study's findings were recently published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-parenting-benefits-adhd-children.html Attention deficit disorders Fri, 24 May 2013 08:20:01 EST news288600213 Physicians from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Calgary have published a review article in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. The article represents the first time researchers have published Canadian guidelines to help manage the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-canadian-guidelines-fibromyalgia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:03 EST news287056981 A new study from investigators at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) finds that elicitation of the relaxation response – a physiologic state of deep rest induced by practices such as meditation, yoga, deep breathing and prayer – produces immediate changes in the expression of genes involved in immune function, energy metabolism and insulin secretion. Published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the study combined advanced expression profiling and systems biology analysis to both identify genes affected by relaxation response practice and determine the potential biological relevance of those changes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genes-pathways-response.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:14 EST news286628359 The use of Internet-based stress management programs (ISM) effectively reduce stress for a sustainable period, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-internet-based-effective-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:02 EST news286480895 (Medical Xpress)—A researcher with the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has found that depression and back pain are part of a vicious cycle which reinforce each other. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-depression-pain-chicken-egg.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:55:43 EST news285832527 Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and VA Boston Healthcare System (VA BHS) have found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help relieve pain for people with painful diabetic neuropathies. The study, which is the first of its kind to examine this treatment for people with type II diabetes mellitus, is published in the March issue of the Journal of Pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-goal-oriented-therapy-diabetic-neuropathies.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:36:47 EST news281637384 (HealthDay)—The majority of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving outpatient cardiology evaluations report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cardiac-patients-alternative-treatments.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:44:43 EST news279891857 (HealthDay)—Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used among pediatric specialty outpatients, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-alternative-med-common-pediatric-specialty.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:10:01 EST news277390527 Both very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bad-knees.html Health Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:01 EST news273068517 Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, according to results of a study at Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-good-therapy-hot-flushes.html Health Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:00:01 EST news272886560 (Medical Xpress)—Are you one of those people who can't sit still? A UC researcher develops a questionnaire to explore the physical, cognitive and social issues surrounding the anxiety related to kicking back a little. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-people-afraid.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:11:35 EST news272113878 New research shows that the use of an audio therapy known as binaural beats can significantly reduce patients' anxiety during cataract surgery. The 141-patient study, conducted in Thailand, is the first of its kind in cataract surgery, which is one of the most frequently performed procedures worldwide, with more than 3 million performed annually in the United States. The research is being presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, jointly conducted this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cataract-surgery-patient-anxiety.html Ophthalmology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:42:19 EST news271935733 Children with serious anger problems can be helped by a simple video game that hones their ability to regulate their emotions, finds a pilot study at Boston Children's Hospital. Results were published online October 24 in the journal Adolescent Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-video-game-biofeedback-children-curb.html Pediatrics Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:40:03 EST news270316424 Step one: Mats out. Step two: breathe deep. Step three: assume poses. Step four: tense and relax muscles. Step five: sing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-daily-yoga-regimen-boosts-socialization.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:16:22 EST news269154859 Preliminary research finds that for patients with nondystrophic myotonias (NDMs), rare diseases that affect the skeletal muscle and cause functionally limiting stiffness and pain, use of the anti-arrhythmic medication mexiletine resulted in improvement in patient-reported stiffness, according to a preliminary study in the October 3 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cardiac-medication-stiffness-muscle-diseases.html Cardiology Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:00:01 EST news268404321 Reliable, accurate and repeatable analysis of medical images continues to be a challenge in disease treatment. A European research initiative has developed robust and efficient computing techniques for image data interpretation, modelling and visualisation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-image-analysis-mri.html Medical research Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:36:15 EST news261650167 (Medical Xpress) -- The use of birdsong and the sound of running water to aid sleep has been used for more than five hundred years, according to researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-audio-techniques-date-sixteenth-century.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:36:08 EST news261218147 (HealthDay) -- Behavioral treatments can prevent migraines in some patients, but many migraine specialists aren't aware of this and don't refer people for therapy, a new study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-migraine-behavioral-treatments.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:40:01 EST news259405456 (Medical Xpress) -- Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mindful-multitasking-meditation-calm-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:50:01 EST news258877408 A Murdoch University student is investigating the link between relaxation and its ability to reduce the severity of eczema. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-link-eczema-relief.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 16 May 2012 09:38:01 EST news256379848 In the 1970s, Herbert Benson’s book “The Relaxation Response” described a method for easing moments of great stress — the opposite of the “fight or flight” mechanism that causes panic when it kicks in at the wrong time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chill-therapy-benson-touts-treatment.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:21:25 EST news253268469 The study suggests an innovative psychological treatment called 'concreteness training' can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy for depression in primary care. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the Medical Research Council, the research shows how this new treatment could help some of the 3.5 million people in the UK living with depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-concrete-self-help-treatment-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:51:25 EST news240810673 (Medical Xpress) -- Fulltime workers who used a traditional 'silent' form of meditation became much less stressed and depressed compared to more conventional approaches to relaxation or even placebo, according to a paper published today in the online journal Evidence Based Complementary Medicine, a leading publication in its field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-meditation-basics.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:15:52 EST news226919660 Headache is a very common complaint, with over 90% of all persons experiencing a headache at some time in their lives. Headaches commonly are tension-type (TTH) or migraine. They have high socioeconomic impact and can disturb most daily activities. Treatments range from pharmacologic to behavioral interventions. In a study published online today in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, a group of Dutch researchers analyzed 119 randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and determined the magnitude of placebo effect and no treatment effect on headache recovery rate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-substantial-recovery-placebo-effect-headache.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 May 2011 03:56:00 EST news225341732 There is no doubt that undergoing infertility treatment is stressful, with high rates of anxiety and depression reported by many patients. Mind/body therapies designed to help women reduce stress earlier in the treatment process result in higher pregnancy rates, but little is known specifically about the impact of these therapies on women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-mindbody-pregnancy-ivf-treatment.html Other Mon, 09 May 2011 15:47:04 EST news224174761