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. Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STI) within two years of becoming sexually active, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute study. http://www.physorg.com/news180013377.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:30:01 EST news180013377 Almost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school. While the program provides them with educational and social skill enhancement, a study authored by Temple University researchers finds that it also goes above and beyond the current federal recommendations for promoting healthy eating and exercise habits among this group of children who are at high risk for obesity. http://www.physorg.com/news179483142.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:50:02 EST news179483142 Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that negative experiences in childhood may alter not only mental health but also physical health, into middle age and beyond. http://www.physorg.com/news179430707.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:05 EST news179430707 Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed. http://www.physorg.com/news176402213.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:00:04 EST news176402213 Rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities in seven states that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities that did not use the system. http://www.physorg.com/news171562581.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:16:42 EST news171562581 "Finish your broccoli!" Although parents may have good intentions about forcing their kids to eat cold, mushy vegetables, this approach may backfire the very next day, according to new research from Cornell University. http://www.physorg.com/news155558799.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:47:16 EST news155558799