https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In today's world, we hear a lot about what we should eat: more vegetables, less sugar and salt, and to obtain locally sourced, sustainable, and nutrient-rich food. But there's a fundamental question most people don't think about: How do we actually know what is in our food? The answer lies in food composition databases (FCDBs), which are collections of data about the nutritional content of different foods, from macronutrients like protein and fat, to vitamins, minerals and specialized biomolecules like antioxidants and phytochemicals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-food-global-composition-databases.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:00:50 EDT news669304840 There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves, according to a Rutgers-led study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-significant-guillain-barr-syndrome-covid-vaccination.html Tue, 04 Oct 2022 03:57:01 EDT news584074615 The World Health Organization (WHO) created the Surgical Safety Checklist over a decade ago, in an effort to reduce mortality after surgery. The BJS (British Journal of Surgery) has published a study that used a national database to look at the records of over 12 million patients. The authors were interested in the numbers of deaths before and after the launch of the checklist in Scotland. They found that there were a third fewer deaths in patients who had undergone operations after the checklist was launched. The fall in death rates was seen only in patients who had surgery, not in patients treated for medical conditions during the same interval. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-hospital-deaths-surgery-fall-surgical.html Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:32:56 EDT news474715962 Imagine a hospital where patient data from numerous sources is made accessible to ward physicians with the help of hyperlinks and intelligent indexing. Imagine a healthcare system that hands its patients – not an envelope or a CD-ROM – but an integrated dataset that allows them to truly understand their illness, and even use the Internet to obtain additional information. Imagine a radiologist who uses semantic technologies to navigate smoothly through the myriad imaging data. Welcome to the future of semantic technologies in health information retrieval. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-knowledge-pure.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:10:01 EDT news285233448 A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) run a high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, regardless of migration background. According to principal investigator Tahereh Moradi, the study is the first in the world to examine the risk of cardiovascular diseases in male and female MS patients with both non-immigrant and immigrant backgrounds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-high-cardiovascular-diseases-swedish-born-immigrant.html Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:48:35 EST news279190107 (HealthDay)—Fainting isn't fun. For those who have ever suddenly and briefly lost consciousness, it's a disconcerting situation that typically triggers a thorough medical workup. Unfortunately, it's often tough for physicians to determine just what caused a first fainting episode. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-fainting-healthy-people-heart.html Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:00:02 EST news274556406 (HealthDay)—There has been a significant increase in adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for treatment of skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) in children, according to research published online Dec. 3 in Pediatrics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-adverse-tmp-smx-reactions-children.html Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:30:01 EST news273776362 (HealthDay) -- During assisted reproductive technology, increasing maternal age and number of cycles is linked to lower live-birth rates with the use of autologous oocytes, but not donor oocytes, according to a study published in the June 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-art-live-birth-approach-natural-fecundity.html Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:40:02 EDT news260075950