News tagged with american journal of medicine


Most cardiac patients report using alternative treatments

(HealthDay)—The majority of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving outpatient cardiology evaluations report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, according to a study published ...

Cardiology created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Few pregnant women treated for sexually transmitted infections

Many pregnant women with sexually transmitted infections aren't getting the treatment they need when they visit emergency rooms, according to a new Michigan State University study that highlights a wholly preventable risk ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bronchiectasis increases mortality risk in moderate-to-severe COPD

Bronchiectasis is independently associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD, according to a new study from researchers in Spain.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wearable cameras provide new insight into lifestyle behaviors and health

Understanding the relationships between lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes can be enhanced by the use of wearable cameras, concludes a collection of studies in a special theme issue of the American Jo ...

Health created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Blood pressure, cholesterol most important indicators of heart disease risk in diabetics

For people with diabetes, meeting the recommended guidelines for blood pressure and cholesterol is even more important than meeting the guidelines for blood sugar control in reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke, according ...

Diabetes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3Qs: Health in America

The newly released 11th edi­tion of Modern Nutri­tion in Health and Dis­ease has been called an "author­i­ta­tive ref­er­ence on nutri­tion and its role in con­tem­po­rary med­i­cine, nursing, and publ ...

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk of lung cancer death has risen dramatically among women smokers in recent decades

Female smokers have a much greater risk of death from lung cancer and chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) in recent years than did female smokers 20 or 40 years ago, reflecting changes in smoking behavior according to ...

Cancer created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commuting to work by car linked to weight gain

Using active transport to commute to work can reduce the weight gain common to most adults. According to an Australian study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, urban residents who drive to wor ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children and siblings of deployed military more likely to use drugs

Youth with a deployed military parent or sibling use drugs and alcohol at a higher rate than their peers, finds a new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Health created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Severity of emphysema predicts mortality

Severity of emphysema, as measured by computed tomography (CT), is a strong independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in ever-smokers with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds malaria, typhoid—not Ebola—biggest health threat for travelers to tropics

Feeling feverish after a visit to the tropics? It may not just be a bout with this year's flu. If you're a Western traveler, malaria and typhoid fever should top the list of diseases to discuss with your doctor when you return, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metabolomics key to identifying disease pathway: Research reveals lactic acid's role in lung disease

(Medical Xpress)—Expertise at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory contributed to the understanding of the role of cellular metabolism in the pathogenesis of a currently untreatable lung disease. This ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scripps physicians call for change in cancer tissue handling

Genetic sequencing technology is altering the way cancer is diagnosed and treated, but traditional specimen handling methods threaten to slow that progress.

Cancer created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cognitive behavioral therapy adds no value to drug treatment for opioid dependence

(Medical Xpress)—In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep apnea may offer unusual protection for heart attack patients

(Medical Xpress)—People who suffer from breathing disorders such as sleep apnea are usually at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. But an intriguing new study from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists ...

Sleep apnea created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1