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. One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse because of race, ethnicity or religion since 9/11, leading to higher odds of adverse health effects, according to a new University of Michigan study. http://www.physorg.com/news180291924.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:20:05 EST news180291924 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics. http://www.physorg.com/news177272135.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:16:31 EST news177272135 While the debate over prescription drug advertising persists, a new study released online in the American Journal of Public Health offers guidelines for improving drug ads in order to minimize potential harm and maximize benefits. The study reveals that while there are some benefits from prescription drug direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA), there are significant risks that are magnified by the prominence of DTCA. http://www.physorg.com/news177224982.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:11:53 EST news177224982 (PhysOrg.com) -- Hookah pipe smoking has gained a foothold with Florida teens, according to a new University of Florida study, which shows 11 percent of high school students and 4 percent of middle school students have tried it. http://www.physorg.com/news177090665.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:53:58 EST news177090665 A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because they lacked health insurance and thus had reduced access to care. That figure is more than 14 times the number of deaths (155) suffered by U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2008, and more than twice as many as have died (911 as of Oct. 31) since the war began in 2001. http://www.physorg.com/news177079796.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:02 EST news177079796 Researchers from Tufts University and their community-based colleagues have identified several strategies to improve community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships. A study published in a supplement to the November 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health reported that training local leaders in research practices, especially human subjects protections, while engaging them in research improved university-community relationships, strengthened the ability of local organizations to seek additional funding through grants and conduct independent research, and diminished negative perceptions of researchers within immigrant populations. http://www.physorg.com/news176994117.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:20:01 EST news176994117 (PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical pesticides are among the tools farmers often use in managing insects dedicated to dining on our nation`s harvest. Pesticides, unfortunately, are not without risk to those who labor in the fields and orchards, planting, tending and harvesting crops. http://www.physorg.com/news176661502.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news176661502 Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions on the disease has likely been underestimated, according to researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). http://www.physorg.com/news176581293.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:01 EST news176581293 Here's a health idea that Democrats and Republicans agree on: when given information on the genetic factors that cause diabetes, both parties equally supported public health policies to prevent the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news174847190.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:00:03 EST news174847190 People are more likely to wash their hands when they have been shamed into it, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174767822.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:37:33 EST news174767822 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun. http://www.physorg.com/news173531867.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:18:04 EST news173531867 (PhysOrg.com) -- Widowers take care: Older men who have recently lost their wives are more likely than still-married peers to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news172426676.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:40:04 EST news172426676 A study published online today estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002. http://www.physorg.com/news172424058.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:35:28 EST news172424058 ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Despite mounting public health concerns about obesity and persistent social pressures dictating that slim is beautiful, young women in their '20s consistently exercise less than young men. http://www.physorg.com/news170073443.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:37:59 EST news170073443 A new study from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, in collaboration with UCLA, has found a striking correlation between teenage viewership and the frequency of alcohol advertising on cable television. The findings show that ads for beer, spirits and "alcopop" aired much more frequently when more teens were watching. http://www.physorg.com/news170011567.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:01 EST news170011567 (PhysOrg.com) -- The nation`s home foreclosure epidemic may be taking its toll on Americans' health as well as their wallets. Nearly half of people studied while undergoing foreclosure reported depressive symptoms, and 37 percent met screening criteria for major depression, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research published online this week in the American Journal of Public Health. Many also reported an inability to afford prescription drugs, and skipping meals. The authors say their findings should serve as a call for policy makers to tie health interventions into their response to the nation`s ongoing housing crisis. http://www.physorg.com/news169830152.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:20:02 EST news169830152 A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even higher -- 11 percent -- for African American children and those from the poorest households. http://www.physorg.com/news167990738.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:20:01 EST news167990738 An ambitious new national study that aims to follow children from conception through adulthood will miss a golden opportunity to gather data on the most underrepresented population in clinical research - pregnant women, say leading ethicists at Duke University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities. http://www.physorg.com/news166377338.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:56:00 EST news166377338 (PhysOrg.com) -- Despite recent declines in cigarette use in the U.S., nicotine dependence has remained steady among adults and has actually increased among some groups. The finding by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that public health initiatives have been far more successful in preventing Americans from taking up smoking than in persuading hard-core smokers to stop. The study is available online in the American Journal of Public Health and will be published in the August 2009 issue. http://www.physorg.com/news165845935.html Medicine & Health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:19:05 EST news165845935 President Barack Obama's signature on a bill this week to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco was historic, and represents a step in the march to eliminate tobacco use in this country by 2047, two national tobacco experts said today (June 25). http://www.physorg.com/news165168927.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:16:50 EST news165168927 Despite recent declines in cigarette use in the U.S., nicotine dependence has remained steady among adults and has actually increased among some groups. The finding by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that public health initiatives have been far more successful in preventing Americans from taking up smoking than in persuading hard-core smokers to stop. The study is available online in the American Journal of Public Health and will be published in the August 2009 issue. http://www.physorg.com/news165064403.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:13:43 EST news165064403 African-American women who were younger at menarche, or the onset of their menstrual periods, were more likely to report a history of childhood sexual abuse, according to a new study led by a researcher at Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center. The results suggest that a history of sexual abuse may increase the risk of early menarche (i.e., onset of menstrual periods before age 12 years). http://www.physorg.com/news161869438.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 12:44:29 EST news161869438 A new multicenter study involving UCLA and the RAND Corp. has found that perceived racial or ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and that it may have a negative effect on their mental health. http://www.physorg.com/news160069081.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:38:31 EST news160069081 New research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health indicates that the advertising of alcohol in predominantly African-American neighborhoods of New York City may add to problem drinking behavior among residents. Prior studies have shown that alcohol advertisements are disproportionately located in African- American neighborhoods, but the impact of such advertising on alcohol consumption has been unclear. The study is currently published online by the American Journal of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news150990650.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:50:50 EST news150990650