http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Maurizio Porfiri, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), is best known for his work on biologically inspired robots that mimic the movement of schooling fish so convincingly that real fish are enticed to follow them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-lessons-animal-herd-behavior-alcohol-related.html Other Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:02 EST news287911871 Lower minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws have been associated with short-term effects such as a greater number of traffic fatalities and teen suicides. A new study has investigated the long-term and persistent linkages between permissive MLDA laws and specific drinking behaviors such as average alcohol consumption, frequency of drinking, patterns of binge drinking, and moderate drinking. Findings support an association with problematic drinking behaviors that persist into later adulthood, such as more frequent binge episodes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ages-impact-patterns.html Addiction Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:10 EST news278091667 (Medical Xpress)—Worldwide, more than 1.2 million traffic fatalities occur yearly, and the lives of pedestrians account for a third of those lost. In the United States, pedestrians make up 12 percent of deaths from traffic collisions. According to a newly published study, male pedestrians struck by vehicles are more than twice as likely to die as their female counterparts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-males-vehicles-die.html Health Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:17:18 EST news274436097 Cyclists who died of a head injury were three times as likely to not be wearing a helmet compared with those who died of other injuries, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-bicycle-helmets-fatal-injuries.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:04 EST news269499473 A call for change is afoot in the difficult and often heartbreaking world of addiction treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-prescription-addicts.html Addiction Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:50:01 EST news267851579 Survival after a general anaesthetic and within 48 hours of surgery has greatly improved worldwide over the past 50 years, according to the second Article in The Lancet surgery-themed issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-survival-anaesthetic-worldwide-years.html Surgery Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:30:02 EST news267383176 such as a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or market collapse – often strikes twice. There is the damage caused by the event itself, as lives are lost or left in ruin. But there is also the second act, catalyzed by our response to the catastrophic event. This second act has the potential to cause just as much damage as the first. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-opportunity-behavior.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:48:31 EST news265632502 (AP) -- Accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past, according to a new government report released Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cdc-accidental-kids-deaths-percent.html Health Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:08:22 EST news253804088 A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-medical-marijuana-laws-traffic-deaths.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:04 EST news241796833 A new research study conducted by an international team of experts recommends a public health approach to cannabis - including evidence-based guidelines for lower-risk use - to reduce the health harms that result from the use of cannabis. Led by CAMH scientist and CIHR/PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver) Dr. Benedikt Fischer, the study is being published in the September/October 2011 issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health (CJPH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-health-guidelines-cannabis.html Health Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:14:36 EST news235923261