http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Using DNA tracking of an outbreak among cystic fibrosis patients at a treatment centre in the UK, the scientists identified frequent patient-to-patient transmission despite stringent infection control measures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-genome-reveals-human-to-human-multidrug-resistant.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:30:01 EST news283707839 It wasn't too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country's heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-america.html Health Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:47:02 EST news282242681 (HealthDay)—Throughout the winter, excessive hand washing to prevent the spread of germs can leave skin extremely dry and itchy. Drinking coffee and alcoholic beverages can also lead to dehydration and dry skin, experts say, but proper skin care and hydration can prevent skin from chapping or cracking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-skin-winter.html Health Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:56:54 EST news276710209 New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered likely mechanisms for the link between arsenic in drinking water and increased risk of developing chronic lung disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-arsenic-linked-lung-disease.html Health Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:17:53 EST news274015061 Food allergies are on the rise, affecting 15 million Americans. And according to a new study published in the December issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), pesticides and tap water could be partially to blame. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-food-allergies-pesticides-blame.html Immunology Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:09 EST news273670213 A novel therapy that uses donated human stool to treat the deadly and contagious C.diff infection is safe and highly effective, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-human-stool-diff-safe-effective.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:30:03 EST news269868785 Researchers from East Carolina University used a new technique of genotyping to identify the source of a hematology clinic outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum, a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria found in tap water. This is the first outbreak of M. mucogenicum in an ambulatory care setting; five other outbreaks have been reported in hospital settings since 1995. The study was published in the November issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-genotyping-source-clinic-infection-outbreak.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:31:41 EST news268655490 When water containing the Naegleria fowleri ameba, a single-celled organism, enters the nose, the organisms may migrate to the brain, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a very rare—but usually fatal—disease. A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases describes the first reported cases in the United States implicating nasal irrigation using disinfected tap water in these infections. Now available online, the study highlights the changing epidemiology of this uncommon disease, as well as the importance of using appropriately treated water for nasal irrigation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-epidemiology-rare-disease-links-sinus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:20:01 EST news264874993 (HealthDay) -- On grocery store shelves and kitchen counters alike, bottled water has become a staple of the American dietary landscape. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-bottled-kids-teeth.html Dentistry Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:20:35 EST news263038826 (HealthDay) -- Picnics, parades and cookouts are as much a part of Memorial Day weekend as tributes to the United States' war veterans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-food-safety-mind-memorial-day.html Health Sat, 26 May 2012 18:09:29 EST news257274524 The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-strong-oral-carcinogen-smokeless-tobacco.html Health Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:20:01 EST news252580120 A study just published by a Dartmouth team of scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) advances our understanding of the sources of human exposure to arsenic and focuses attention on the potential for consuming harmful levels of arsenic via rice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-rice-source-arsenic-exposure.html Health Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:08 EST news242316052 In dengue-endemic areas such as South-East Asia, in contrast to conventional thinking, rural areas rather than cities may bear the highest burden of dengue fever—a viral infection that causes sudden high fever, severe headache, and muscle and joint pains, and can lead to a life-threatening condition, dengue hemorrhagic fever. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-rural-areas-higher-dengue-fever.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:47:56 EST news233945225 At least two men may have come down with a rare bacterial skin infection that is hard to treat with antibiotics after getting tattoos at a store in Seattle, US health authorities said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-tattoos-linked-rare-skin-infection.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:20:32 EST news232208365