http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Models used for predicting the likelihood of individuals developing chronic kidney disease and for predicting disease progression in people who already have the condition are useful tools but not yet robust enough to help inform clinical guidelines, according to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-chronic-kidney-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:00:01 EST news272647729 (Medical Xpress)—The most widely used models for predicting heart failure rely on a complex combination of lifestyle, demographic, and cardiovascular risk factor information. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-simpler-heart-failure.html Cardiology Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:30:01 EST news271585183 The increasingly common condition of gestational diabetes can have serious consequences for both the mother and child if left untreated. Prompt diagnosis and therapy can protect against these consequences. A new testing method developed at the MedUni Vienna now makes diagnosis easier and also cheaper. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-newly-simple-gestational-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:40:03 EST news268389596 A lung cancer risk prediction model developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool has been shown to be a viable tool for selecting high risk individuals for prevention and control programmes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-tool-clinicians-effective-predictor-lung.html Cancer Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:00:03 EST news264692386