Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest featured health news - the top storieshttp://www.medicalnewstoday.comadmin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245430.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245430.php Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that smoking marijuana can help relieve pain, and muscle tightness "spasticity" in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)...Multiple Sclerosis Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245433.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245433.php An evaluation of lenalidomide's (Revlimid) long-term 'maintenance' efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma has demonstrated considerable improvements from the time to progression and overall survival for those suffering from this often-fatal form of hematologic cancer. The May 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that Dr. Philip L...Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245434.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245434.php National Medal of Science winner Bruce N...Nutrition / Diet Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245435.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245435.php After a series of Caesarean sections and vaginal deliveries, Melissa Lunsford wants a vaginal delivery for her fourth child. To find a willing doctor or hospital that would enable a vaginal delivery for her fourth pregnancy proved to be a challenge...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245432.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245432.php Radiotherapists are constantly battling in order to administer the correct dose of radiotherapy, as respiratory movement during radiotherapy poses a certain risk that a tumor receives either a dose that is insufficient, or the surrounding healthy tissue is being subjected to a potentially toxic over-dose. Dr...Breast Cancer Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245426.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245426.php Tenofovir, the anti-HIV drug, is safe to use during pregnancy according to a new study published in PloS Medicine. The researchers, led by Diana Gibb from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit in London, UK, found that the drug does not increase the risk of kidney problems, birth defects or growth abnormalities in infants born to HIV-positive women in Africa...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245427.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245427.php In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of international experts argue that in order to improve the fairness, coherence, sustainability, and efficiency of medical research worldwide, an international treaty is required...Public Health Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245428.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245428.php In this week's PloS Medicine, a team of experts recommend that an international convention on research and development (R&D) should be adopted by the World Health Assembly...Public Health Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245431.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245431.php The fact that treating cancer patients with multiple drugs often results in better outcomes than a single drug treatment is long been known amongst the medical profession. However, a MIT study published in the May 11 issue of Cell has just demonstrated that the order and timing of administering drugs may also have a dramatic impact...Breast Cancer Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245429.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245429.php Researchers have found that inducing labor after 37 weeks of pregnancy can lower the risk of perinatal mortality without increasing caesarean section rates. However, babies born to mothers who are induced are more likely to be admitted to a special care baby unit. The study is published in BMJ (British Medical Journal)...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245424.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245424.php The advocates of proposition 19, the bill that tried to legalize cannabis in California, must be turning cartwheels at the news coming out of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine...Multiple Sclerosis Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245356.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245356.php Anyone who has young children is aware of the problems that ingesting small items can cause to a toddler. It's been the bane of toy manufacturers since toy making began. But with two small children of my own in the house, the issue of batteries, especially the small flat silver ones, that must look particularly appealing to a youngster, is not one I'd ever given too much consideration...Pediatrics / Children's Health Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245397.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245397.phpSome non-oral hormonal contraceptives, such as vaginal rings, implants and skin patches carry a higher risk of venous thromboembolism - blood clots - when compared to oral contraceptive pills, researchers from the University of Copenhagen revealed in the BMJ (British Medical Journal)...Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245398.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245398.php A study presented by Dr. Renaud Mazeron at the World Congress of Brachytherapy reveals that many cases of hysterectomy, as well as recurrence and spreading of cancer of the cervix can be controlled effectively by delivering radiotherapy directly to the cancer with 3-D imaging techniques...Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245399.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245399.php Dr. Richard Weiler, a medical sport and exercise specialist reports in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that the prevention of apparently inexplicable heart attacks amongst numerous young sportsmen and women is seriously challenged due to large gaps in basic knowledge about their causes...Sports Medicine / Fitness Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245400.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245400.php New research from Denmark, presented at the 31st Conference of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO31), revealed that even though the human papilloma virus (HPV) can trigger throat cancer, non-smoking or light smoking HPV-positive patients respond well to radiotherapy treatment alone without requiring harmful chemotherapy in addition...Ear, Nose and Throat Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245357.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245357.phpAbout 10% of the population is affected by hearing loss and tinnitus, a perception of sounds, such as ringing or buzzing in the ear in the absence of corresponding external sound, which typically develops after acoustic over-exposure to loud noises...Hearing / Deafness Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245353.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245353.phpIndividuals who consume egg proteins for breakfast are more likely to feel full during the day than those whose breakfasts contain wheat protein. Results from the study, conducted by Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana, USA, and colleagues were presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France...Nutrition / Diet Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245354.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245354.phpA new study in the US has found that the number of ER visits by children under the age of 18 to deal with battery-related emergencies has doubled in the last two decades. This figure includes, but is not limited to, incidences of swallowing of button batteries, which have also doubled over the period...Pediatrics / Children's Health Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245355.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245355.phpResearchers have found that severely obese children respond well to behavioral treatment, but not severely obese adolescents. The study, conducted by Dr. Pernilla Danielsson, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, was presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness