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A study of hospital admissions in one of Australia's favourite holiday destinations has shown no reduction in alcohol-related harm since the tax increase on alcopops. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-alcopops-tax-binge-young-people.html Health Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:10:01 EST news289719250 Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-scientists-magic-bullet-nanomedicine-acute.html Medical research Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:01 EST news287774218 More than 270,000 pedestrians are killed on the world's roads each year, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, slamming decades of neglect in favour of vehicle transportation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pedestrians-year.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:02 EST news286710081 People with sleep apnoea are more likely to fail a driving simulator test and report nodding whilst driving, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-apnoea-patients-wheel-simulator.html Sleep apnea Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:03 EST news284915184 (Medical Xpress)—For decades, no one worried much about the air quality inside people's homes unless there was secondhand smoke or radon present. Then scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) made the discovery that the aggregate health consequences of poor indoor air quality are as significant as those from all traffic accidents or infectious diseases in the United States. One major source of indoor pollutants in the home is cooking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hidden-dangers-air.html Health Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:10:01 EST news284885427 Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-deaths-tied-painkillers.html Medications Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:10:02 EST news283956562 A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that alcohol is now the third leading cause of the global burden of disease and injury, despite the fact most adults worldwide abstain from drinking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-unhealthy-widespread-world.html Addiction Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:48:22 EST news281616491 Most serious traffic accidents occur when drivers are making a left-hand turn at a busy intersection. When those drivers are also talking on a hands-free cell phone, "that could be the most dangerous thing they ever do on the road," said Dr. Tom Schweizer, a researcher at St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-brain-cope-left-hand-hands-free-cell.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:16:50 EST news281276204 (Medical Xpress)—People with more liquor outlets in their neighbourhood have higher levels of harmful drinking and worse mental health than those who live further away from such outlets, according to new research at The University of Western Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-health-issues-linked-nearby-liquor.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:19:57 EST news278144390 On average, Americans die sooner and experience higher rates of disease and injury than people in other high-income countries, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. The report finds that this health disadvantage exists at all ages from birth to age 75 and that even advantaged Americans—those who have health insurance, college educations, higher incomes, and healthy behaviors—appear to be sicker than their peers in other rich nations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-health-disadvantage-spans-age-socioeconomic.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:13:27 EST news276959599 Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year, the bloc's drugs agency said in a report published on Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-alcohol-quarter-europe-road-deaths.html Health Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:10:01 EST news274769150 A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics and SFC Fluidics, a USA microfluidics-based biomedical device development company, will be collaborating to develop a portable diagnostic tool for rapid triaging of traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims and to improve the treatment strategies.  TBI is one of the most common causes of death and disability in the world, usually resulting from blasts, falls, knocks, traffic accidents, and assaults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-team-point-of-need-traumatic-brain-injury.html Medical research Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:40:34 EST news273314425 Insomnia and sleep apnoea are turning us into major health service consumers, causing us to be less productive at work, and may even lead to serious accidents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-problems-billions.html Health Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:45:54 EST news270985545 (HealthDay)—About 12,000 children die from unintended, accidental injuries each year, most of them preventable, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-accidents-kids-year-cdc.html Health Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:50:01 EST news269790334 Car accidents are the main cause of serious injury and death among children in Norway. A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that 37 per cent of all children under 16 years are incorrectly restrained in the car. 23 per cent of children are so poorly restrained that a collision would have very serious consequences. The study results were presented at a seminar on traffic accidents in Oslo on 8th October. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-child-incorrectly-restrained-cars-european.html Health Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:52:38 EST news268919539 (Medical Xpress)—Many people going into hospital have concerns about contracting the hospital acquired infection MRSA, yet the risk of acquiring - and dying from – hospital acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) is much greater, warn scientists at the University of Birmingham. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-patients-underestimate-deep-vein-thrombosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:42:06 EST news265876899 Treatment with an agent that blocks the oxidation of an important component of the mitochondrial membrane prevented the secondary damage of severe traumatic brain injury and preserved function that would otherwise have been impaired, according to a research team from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health and Department of Chemistry in a report published online today in Nature Neuroscience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-oxidation-blocker-secondary-traumatic-brain-injury.html Neuroscience Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:00:05 EST news265183316 People who drive commercial vehicles, such as buses, taxis, trucks and aeroplanes, could be incorrectly reporting their symptoms of sleep apnoea due to their fears of endangering their employment, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-commercial-drivers-understating-apnoea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:01:40 EST news265172476 Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers also found geographic and demographic differences in the incidence of alcohol-related hospital admissions. The findings were published online today in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mayo-clinic-hospitalization-underage-drinkers.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:30:55 EST news248538647 Not surprisingly, victims of a natural disaster can experience stress and anxiety, but a new study indicates that it might also cause them to make more errors - some serious - in their daily lives. In their upcoming Human Factors article, "Earthquakes on the Mind: Implications of Disasters for Human Performance," researchers William S. Helton and James Head from the University of Canterbury explore how cognitive performance can decline after earthquakes and other natural disasters. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-human-cognitive-natural-disasters.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:15:00 EST news248109294 The deployment of speed cameras in urban areas saves vast amounts of money as well as lives, reveals a two year financial analysis, published online in Injury Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-cameras-urban-areas-millions-cash.html Health Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:20:01 EST news231040847