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. There's more bad news for people who carry excess weight around their waists: Not only is abdominal obesity associated with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and a host of other health problems collectively known as "metabolic syndrome," a new study has found that a high waist circumference is strongly associated with decreased lung function -independent of smoking history, sex, body mass index (BMI) and other complicating factors. http://www.physorg.com/news155558873.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:48:36 EST news155558873 Overweight people who are between the ages of 20 and 55 may have a higher risk of experiencing migraine headaches, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news153679651.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:47:46 EST news153679651 Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat, over a five-year period, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news147372755.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:52:35 EST news147372755