http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Athletes go to great lengths to protect their muscles and recover from exercise-induced muscle damage, but there has been little work to determine what methods are most effective. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-extreme-cold-good-recovery.html Health Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:07 EST news242497803 Power -- defined as the ability to influence others -- makes people think differently. For North Americans, a feeling of power leads to thinking in a focused and analytical way, which may be beneficial when pursuing personal goals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-psychology-power.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:07:21 EST news242406431 For the first time, a new research methodology recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used to demonstrate that converting patients from one anti-epileptic drug to another - in this case, lamotrigine extended-release (LTG XR) - is well-tolerated, effective and safe. The work by Jacqueline French and her team, from New York University in the US, illustrates how the new methodology addresses ethical issues inherent in more traditional study designs. It is published online in Springer's journal, Neurotherapeutics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-ethical-epilepsy-treatments.html Neuroscience Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:19:48 EST news242313386 A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational microbicide, was not effective among study participants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-nih-discontinues-tenofovir-vaginal-gel.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:03:08 EST news241707778 Among patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, treatment options that are most compatible with their personal and professional life appear to be most important, and treatment location appears more important than probability and magnitude of treatment outcome, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-importance-treatment-outcomes-varies-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:08 EST news241102663 Aging and health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender baby boomers have been largely ignored by services, policies and research. These seniors face higher rates of disability, physical and mental distress and a lack of access to services, according to the first study on aging and health in these communities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-lgbt-seniors-harder-age-national.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:24:43 EST news240668675 Large, population specific community-based screening may increase awareness of the dangers of smoking and reduce at-risk behaviors, according to a new study in the November 2011 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-population-specific-community-based-cancer-screening-discourage.html Addiction Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:10:01 EST news240577795 Low levels of vitamin C were associated with higher levels of high sensitivity C-Reactive protein (hsCRP) and shorter intervals without major cardiac issues or death for heart failure patients, in research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-vitamin-heart-failure-patients.html Cardiology Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:22:20 EST news240409326 High blood pressure and other known risk factors for stroke also increase the risk of developing cognitive problems, even among people who have never had a stroke, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-factors-cognitive-problems.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:00:10 EST news239897299 Consumption of 3 to 6 alcoholic drinks per week is associated with a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, and consumption in both earlier and later adult life is also associated with an increased risk, according to a study in the November 2 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-alcohol-consumption-small-breast-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:28:28 EST news239383692 The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime -- such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse -- may contribute to adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to the results of a study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-psychological-traumas-experienced-lifetime-linked.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:30:01 EST news239277890 They're the prime demographic for developing eating disorders, yet new research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that it could be difficult for college students to notice the warning signs. On Oct. 31, Ashlee Hoffman, a UC doctoral student in health promotion and education, will present her research, titled, "University Students' Knowledge of An Ability to Identify Disordered Eating, Warning Signs and Risk Factors," at the American Public Health Association's 139th annual meeting and exposition in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-college-students-knowledge-disorders.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:28:22 EST news239275672 A simple blood test could someday quantify a smoker's lung toxicity and danger of heart disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-blood-smokers-higher-heart-disease.html Cardiology Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:15:40 EST news238734900 A new study conducted in an eye clinic in India found that correction of amblyopia, also called "lazy eye," can be achieved in many older children, if they stick to a regimen that includes playing video games along with standard amblyopia treatment. Today at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Somen Ghosh will report on the approaches that allowed about a third of his study participants, who were between 10 and 18 years old, to make significant vision gains. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-video-games-treatment-lazy-eye.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:10:26 EST news238586996 The seeds of vulnerability to asthma, heart disease and other chronic adult health problems are planted early in life, according to a study published online today in the American Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-early-chronic-mid-life-diseases-birth.html Health Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:19:12 EST news238411118 Even though previous studies have been shown the link between regular exercises and improved health the exact dose-response relation remains unclear. Guenther Samitz, researcher in physical activity and public health at the Centre for Sports Sciences and University Sports of the University of Vienna has investigated this relationship with a meta-study representing more than 1.3 million participants. The research project was carried out in collaboration with public health scientists and epidemiologists of the Universities of Bern, Switzerland and Bristol, UK. The results of the study have been published in International Journal of Epidemiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-early-mortality-percent-physical-sports.html Health Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:13:59 EST news238335229 A new study by researchers at Indiana University and George Mason University found the sexual repertoire of gay men surprisingly diverse, suggesting that a broader, less disease-focused perspective might be warranted by public health and medical practitioners in addressing the sexual health of gay and bisexual men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-gay-bisexual-men-varied-sexual.html Health Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:25:27 EST news238170319 Where you live could play a larger role in health disparities than originally thought, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined a racially integrated, low-income neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland and found that, with the exception of smoking, nationally reported disparities in hypertension, diabetes, obesity among women and use of health services disappeared or narrowed. The results are featured in the October 2011 issue of Health Affairs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-larger-health-disparities.html Health Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:37:35 EST news237116232 Advance directives do have an impact on health care at the end of life, especially in regions of the country with high spending on end-of-life care, according to a University of Michigan study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-advance-palliative-medicare-end-of-life.html Health Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:50:58 EST news236965845 Being born prematurely may increase your risk of developing epilepsy as an adult, according to a new study published in the October 4, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-premature-birth-epilepsy-life.html Neuroscience Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:11:39 EST news236880689 On the surface they appear unaffected, but people who have mild strokes may live with hidden disabilities, including depression, vision problems and difficulty thinking, according to a study released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-screening-depression-vision-loss-mild.html Cardiology Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:14:52 EST news236830464 Young adults undergoing addiction treatment arrive ready and willing to make the personal changes that bring about recovery, but it's the help and guidance received during treatment that build and sustain those changes, according to a longitudinal study published electronically and in press within the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The study was conducted collaboratively by the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and the Butler Center for Research at Hazelden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-young-adults-recover-addiction.html Health Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:10:02 EST news236599614 A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called "magic mushrooms," was enough to bring about a measureable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants in a new study, according to the Johns Hopkins researchers who conducted it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-dose-hallucinogen-personality.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:27:01 EST news236489012 A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the study cannot show that one of the study products, oral tenofovir, marketed under the trade name Viread, is effective. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-nih-voice-hiv-women.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:56:31 EST news236436975 An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine has found that the perception of race can be altered by cues to social status as simple as the clothes a person wears. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-stereotypes-status-impact-viewed-black.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:00:06 EST news236270880 Medical imaging experts at Johns Hopkins have reviewed the patient records of 302 men and women who had a much-needed X-ray of the blood vessels near the spinal cord and found that the procedure, often feared for possible complications of stroke and kidney damage, is safe and effective. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-spinal-x-ray-safe.html Neuroscience Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:28:04 EST news235236459 Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and recognizes a person's surroundings, according to a paper published in the latest issue of Nature Neuroscience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-neuroimaging-brain-scenes.html Neuroscience Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:46:54 EST news235154804 Intranasal insulin therapy appears to provide some benefit for cognitive function in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease, according to a report published Online First today by Archives of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-intranasal-insulin-therapy-adults-mild.html Neuroscience Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:49:53 EST news235064405 Patients with narrowed arteries in the brain who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to medical treatment, according to the initial results from the first, nationwide stroke prevention trial to compare the two treatment options. The results of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study called Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) are published in the online first edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-medical-treatment.html Cardiology Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:25:26 EST news234635107 Adding a common antibiotic to the usual daily treatment regimen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce the occurrence of acute exacerbations and improve quality of life, reports new results from a clinical trial funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-commonly-antibiotic-acute-copd.html Medications Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:56:34 EST news233427204