http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—People may think it's more vital to take their medicine, if that medicine is cheap. A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows consumers believe prices for lifesaving products are based on need and not profit. Therefore, they often assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when the medicine is less expensive, and they're also more likely to plan to get the treatment, including flu shots. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-people-medicine-vital-low-cost.html Medications Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:40:01 EST news278926219 Measurements taken over time of prostate specific antigen, the most commonly used screening test for prostate cancer in men, improve the accuracy of aggressive prostate cancer detection when compared to a single measurement of PSA, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the British Journal of Urology International. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-psa-aggressive-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:00:02 EST news277452788 A simple screening test of musculo-skeletal fitness has proved remarkably predictive of all-cause mortality in a study of more than 2000 middle-aged and older men and women. The study, performed in Brazil by Dr Claudio Gil Araújo and colleagues at the Clinimex - Exercise Medicine Clinic in Rio de Janeiro, is reported today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ability-floor-all-cause-mortality.html Cardiology Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:30:01 EST news274555745 In an age when physicians are often short on time and deluged with information, printed reminders about screening tests, vaccinations and other health topics can help them provide care that more closely reflects current medical guidelines and evidence-based medicine, finds a new review from The Cochrane Library. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-doctors-health.html Health Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:56:11 EST news274524957 Britons want a recommendation from the NHS on whether to attend bowel cancer screening, along with all the information on benefits and risks, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-britons-bowel-cancer-screening.html Cancer Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:34:53 EST news273911649 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 For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak coming near age 65, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-early-50s-key-baby-boomers.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:50:39 EST news272199025 Leading doctors are calling for action to tackle unnecessary care that is estimated to account for up to $800bn in the United States every year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-doctors-unnecessary-billion-year.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:30:02 EST news268407634 A Danish sperm donor has passed a potentially severe genetic disorder to five children after a screening test failed to catch that he had the disease, health officials said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-danish-sperm-donor-genetic-disorder.html Other Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:02:42 EST news267724943 By the time older adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the brain damage is irreparable. For now, modern medicine is able to slow the progression of the disease but is incapable of reversing it. What if there was a way to detect if someone is on the path to Alzheimer's before substantial and non-reversible brain damage sets in? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-function-key-early-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:02:31 EST news266497340 Genetic variations that are linked with the onset of Barrett's oesophagus (BE), a pre-cancerous condition of the lower end of the gullet, have been identified for the first time. The discovery of variations in regions on two chromosomes makes it possible to develop screening tests for people at high risk of developing the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-evidence-genetic-barrett-oesophagus.html Genetics Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:10:49 EST news266418630 New research has revealed why some lung cancers are undetected by radiograph and helped to identify the type of people who may be at risk of this form of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-lung-cancers-undetected-radiograph.html Cancer Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:10:02 EST news265888229 Treatment for cervical disease does not appear to increase the risk of subsequently giving birth prematurely, according to a study of over 44,000 women in England. The study, published online in the British Medical Journal today, is the largest in the UK to investigate this and contradicts previous research suggesting treatment could be linked to an increased risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-treatment-cervical-disease-linked-preterm.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:00:01 EST news264344307 Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring molecule may play a role in preventing plaque buildup inside arteries, possibly leading to new plaque-fighting drugs and improved screening of patients at risk of developing atherosclerosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-molecule-atherosclerosis.html Cardiology Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:12:06 EST news261231103 The University of Southampton has developed a new hearing screening test which could help the estimated 100 million people suffering from hearing loss in China. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-screening-people-loss-china.html Health Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:50 EST news260012726 Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dementia screening test declines dramatically; making them five times more likely to meet the criteria for dementia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-attitude-age-dementia-diagnosis.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:00:01 EST news258658624 A significant number of physicians would recommend colorectal cancer screening for elderly patients with a severe illness, according to David Haggstrom from the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis in the US and his team. Such patients would not benefit from the procedure and, in fact, unnecessary screening may do more harm than good. Their work appears online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physicians-unnecessary-cancer-screening-sick.html Health Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:56:07 EST news258029755 Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune system deficiency whose presence shows someone is up to four times likelier to die than a person without it. The glitch involves an antibody molecule called a free light chain; people whose immune systems produce too much of the molecule are far more likely to die of a life-threatening illness such as cancer, diabetes and cardiac and respiratory disease than those whose bodies make normal levels. The study is published in the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ids-immune-glitch-tied-fourfold.html Immunology Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:20:03 EST news257925809 (Medical Xpress) -- New university research aims to shed light on why being outside can help children see better. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-good-eyes.html Ophthalmology Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:10:01 EST news257752053 (HealthDay) -- The availability of free and home-based screening tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is associated with a higher rate of screening completion, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-sti-screening-free-home-1080ased.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:30:24 EST news253366198 (HealthDay) -- A leading U.S. government panel has renewed its 2004 recommendation that women at average risk for ovarian cancer not get screened for the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-panel-ovarian-cancer-screening.html Cancer Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:02:26 EST news253285340 (Medical Xpress) -- What happens on the day before a colonoscopy may be just as important as the colon-screening test itself. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-poor-colonoscopy-prep-pre-cancerous-polyps.html Cancer Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:32:53 EST news252059554 (HealthDay) -- Adding another perspective to one of the most controversial and confounding issues in medicine, a new European study reports that men who received routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to check for signs of prostate cancer were 30 percent less likely to die from the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-psa-prostate-cancer-death.html Cancer Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:40:01 EST news250968082 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates that about one in every 20 patients develops an infection each year related to their hospital care. The key to preventing an outbreak of potentially deadly healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) -- such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or C. difficile -- is identifying them before affected individuals can pose a transmission risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-collaboration-rapid-response-health-care-associated-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:47:26 EST news250426040 A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-football-concussions-series.html Health Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:36 EST news247422560 Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs. The study appears in the online version of the journal The Oncologist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-genetic-variation-linked-bisphosphonates.html Cancer Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:50:02 EST news246879501 New research finds that patients may not always receive all of the screening tests and counseling services that are due during their medical checkups. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-patients-annual-exams.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:01 EST news246095981 Within the first days of life, screening tests are performed on all newborns born in the U.S. to identify rare and often life-threatening medical conditions that are not apparent at birth. These newborn screening programs have been operating for decades, permitting doctors to intervene early and improve outcomes in potentially devastating conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-newborn-screening-aims-treatments-genetic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:20:12 EST news246039607 Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, the newest journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-gene-pancreatic-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:21:32 EST news244369284 Women's personal testimonies of cervical smear testing in the UK show that their experiences are often far from positive, says a new study from the University of Leicester published today in the international journal Family Practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-cervical-smears-humiliating-stressful.html Health Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:52:25 EST news240810716