http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Enrolling in a weight loss program with a family member or friend appears to enhance weight loss among African Americans, but only if the involved partner attends sessions frequently or also loses weight, according to a report in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news175795574.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:10:01 EST news175795574 Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI), not smoking and being physically active are associated with higher fitness levels throughout adult life. http://www.physorg.com/news175793829.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:04 EST news175793829 A national survey of physicians' experience with hospital chaplains found that the vast majority of doctors were satisfied with the spiritual services provided. Physicians in the Northeast and those with a dim view of religion's effects on patients, however, were less likely to be pleased. http://www.physorg.com/news175794713.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:52:37 EST news175794713 Mayo Clinic clinicians and designers, along with colleagues from other institutions, have developed and tested a tool to involve patients more in their diabetes treatment and medication choices. The tool, a set of decision aid cards, could help patients make decisions involving their disease and perhaps lead to better outcomes. The results of this randomized trial are in September's issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174839805.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:10:02 EST news174839805 An outbreak of bloodstream infections appears to have been caused by the contamination of pre-filled heparin and saline syringes made by a single company, according to a report in the October 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The subsequent investigation revealed that the company was not in compliance with safety regulations and identified challenges and areas for improvement in medication monitoring systems. http://www.physorg.com/news174585368.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:20:02 EST news174585368 Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women. http://www.physorg.com/news174586085.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:08:29 EST news174586085 Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a five-year period, according to a report in the October 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174584063.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:34:49 EST news174584063 Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated electronic medical record system, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news173375102.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:40:09 EST news173375102 Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not include information about the risks of testing in addition to the benefits, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A second report in the same issue uses statistical modeling to estimate the benefits and risks of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in men of various ages and risk levels. http://www.physorg.com/news173375071.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:30:05 EST news173375071 Hospital-at-home care may be a practical alternative to traditional hospital inpatient care for patients with acutely decompensated (suddenly worsening) chronic heart failure, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news173375021.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:20:01 EST news173375021 Although screening for prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test in men ages 50-70 can detect the cancer before it becomes symptomatic, knowing whether screening is beneficial for these men is uncertain. http://www.physorg.com/news173374926.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:10:04 EST news173374926 The world's largest quality of life study of chronic angina patients has revealed that almost one in three experience frequent chest pain, which affects their daily life. http://www.physorg.com/news172225014.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:17:24 EST news172225014 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators do not appear to be associated with a reduced risk of death in women with advanced heart failure, according to a meta-analysis of previously published research in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news172166550.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:00:01 EST news172166550 Web-based screening and personalized interventions for alcohol use may reduce drinking in undergraduate students, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news172166509.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:50:02 EST news172166509 Older adults who continue or begin to do any amount of exercise appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news172163756.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:16:18 EST news172163756 Childhood cancer survivors treated with total body or abdominal radiation may have an increased risk of diabetes, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. This correlation does not appear to be related to patients' body mass index or physical inactivity. http://www.physorg.com/news169142079.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:30:02 EST news169142079 never smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and following a healthy diet -together appear to be associated with as much as an 80 percent reduction in the risk of developing the most common and deadly chronic diseases, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news169140891.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:50:01 EST news169140891 Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news169140569.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:40:02 EST news169140569 Near-normal control of glucose beginning as soon as possible after diagnosis would greatly improve the long-term prognosis of type 1 diabetes, concludes a study published in the July 27, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, which updates information about the clinical course of type 1 diabetes. The study also found that the outlook for people with longstanding type 1 diabetes has greatly improved in the past 20 years due to a better understanding of the importance of intensive glucose control as well as advances in insulin formulations, insulin delivery, glucose monitoring, and the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors. http://www.physorg.com/news167935748.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:50:01 EST news167935748 Older patients with diabetes who take antipsychotic medications appear to have an increased risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose level), especially soon after beginning treatment, according to a report in the July 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news167935517.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:20:01 EST news167935517 such as case volume and academic status -do not appear to predict whether patients with cardiac arrest at that facility are likely to experience delays in receiving defibrillation, according to a report in the July 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news167932769.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:00:10 EST news167932769 A particular class of medication used to treat high blood pressure could protect older adults against memory decline and other impairments in cognitive function, according to a newly published study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news167548521.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:50:01 EST news167548521 A study based on computer modeling of radiation risk suggests that widespread screening for the buildup of calcium in the arteries using computed tomography scans would lead to an estimated 42 additional radiation-induced cancer cases per 100,000 men and 62 cases per 100,000 women, according to a report in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news166722955.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:00:01 EST news166722955 Two dietary supplements -- vitamin D and fish oil -- will soon undergo a five-year test of their effectiveness in lowering the rates of several major diseases. Since nearly all African-Americans are deficient in vitamin D, the federal study will also assess whether supplements narrow the gap between disease rates in blacks and other racial groups. http://www.physorg.com/news165736839.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:30:01 EST news165736839 Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia. http://www.physorg.com/news164909181.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:40:01 EST news164909181 Total knee replacement (arthroplasty) appears to be a cost-effective procedure for older adults with advanced osteoarthritis, according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The procedure appears to be cost-effective across all patient risk groups, and appeared more costly and less effective in low-volume centers than in high-volume centers. http://www.physorg.com/news164906963.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:30:02 EST news164906963 Among older adults, less frequent participation in social activity is associated with a more rapid rate of motor function decline, according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news164906880.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:30:01 EST news164906880 New research shows that physicians failed to report clinically significant abnormal test results to patients -- or to document that they had informed them -- in one out of every 14 cases of abnormal results. In some medical groups, the failure rate is close to zero; in others it is as high as one in four abnormal results. http://www.physorg.com/news164906797.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:27:10 EST news164906797 Faculty physicians at academic medical centers may be less likely to experience burnout if they spend at least one day per week on the aspect of their work that is most meaningful to them, according to a report in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news162487805.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 16:30:30 EST news162487805 An estimated 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do may have a higher risk of falling, according to a report in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news162487741.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 16:29:23 EST news162487741