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. (AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project. http://www.physorg.com/news180705038.html Technology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:10:03 EST news180705038 People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour. Research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of Native American to European ancestry, while Puerto Ricans are more likely to settle down with someone carrying a similar mix of African and European genes. http://www.physorg.com/news177917997.html Biology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:40:44 EST news177917997 Some obese people misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177702370.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:01:02 EST news177702370 A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://www.physorg.com/news176567538.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:00:01 EST news176567538 (PhysOrg.com) -- African Americans enrolled in HMOs are far more likely to use the ER and to delay getting needed prescription drugs than HMO-insured members of other racial and ethnic groups, a new study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news174152410.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:00:01 EST news174152410 (AP) -- Senate Finance Committee Democrats working on sweeping health care legislation are attempting a delicate juggling act: Making health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans while holding down spending. http://www.physorg.com/news172909332.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:40:02 EST news172909332 Arab and Muslim Americans continue to face an unusual degree of both discrimination and acceptance, according to a University of Michigan researcher who headed an in-depth study of the nation's most visible Arab and Chaldean communities. http://www.physorg.com/news171730138.html Other Sciences Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:49:28 EST news171730138 (AP) -- Time is running out for a two-party compromise on health care as a bipartisan group of six Finance Committee senators considers a new proposal that might be the last, best hope for an overhaul agreement. http://www.physorg.com/news171611020.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:44:08 EST news171611020 Persons with higher levels of adiponectin, a protein that is produced by fat cells and that has anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties, have an associated lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies, reported in the July 8 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news166205769.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:17:01 EST news166205769 The largest analysis of its kind has found that Caucasians are much more likely than people in other racial/ethnic groups to develop a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. In addition, among Caucasians with this cancer, men are more likely to die than women. Published in the August 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that examining the gender and racial differences related to Ewing's sarcoma could provide a better understanding of the disease and could lead to improved treatments for patients. http://www.physorg.com/news164866376.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:30:02 EST news164866376 (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's open to requiring all Americans to buy health insurance, as long as the plan provides a "hardship waiver" to exempt poor people from having to pay. http://www.physorg.com/news163271156.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:47:08 EST news163271156 African Americans are significantly more likely to be sanctioned by the United States welfare system than whites, according to research published in the June issue of the American Sociological Review, the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. http://www.physorg.com/news163101495.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:58:45 EST news163101495 (PhysOrg.com) -- The majority of parents and adult children experience some tension and aggravation with one another, a new study says. http://www.physorg.com/news160752823.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 14:34:43 EST news160752823 For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ancestral Asian population or a number of different populations. http://www.physorg.com/news160214945.html Biology Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:10:09 EST news160214945 Two-thirds of the difference between death rates among African Americans and Caucasians are now due to causes that could be prevented or cured, according to a new study appearing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study, "Black-White Differences in Avoidable Mortality in the United States, 1980-2005," found that death from preventable or treatable conditions represented half of all deaths for individuals under age 65 and accounted for nearly 70 percent of the black-white mortality difference. http://www.physorg.com/news159712407.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:34:00 EST news159712407 (PhysOrg.com) -- More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country, but the American prison system punishes more than just its inmates--it also takes a toll on the health of friends and loved ones left behind. http://www.physorg.com/news159553964.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:33:37 EST news159553964 Adult Americans spend an average of more than eight hours a day in front of screens -- televisions, computer monitors, cellphones or other devices, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news157384648.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:58:15 EST news157384648 Where different ethnic groups store fat in their bodies may account for differences in the likelihood they'll develop insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. http://www.physorg.com/news157352386.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:00:48 EST news157352386 Popular film and television shows have shaped the way Americans view American history - especially the frontier encounters between settlers and Native Americans. Examining the ways Native Americans are portrayed negatively in Westerns and other film genres, Joanna Hearne, assistant professor of English at the University of Missouri, describes recently produced animated films by Native directors that are countering media misrepresentations and helping promote Native-American stories and languages. http://www.physorg.com/news152455382.html Other Sciences Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:43:53 EST news152455382 Many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to, according to a national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities. http://www.physorg.com/news151176155.html Technology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:22:35 EST news151176155 Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to results published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news150646734.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:18:54 EST news150646734 The first people to arrive in America traveled as at least two separate groups to arrive in their new home at about the same time, according to new genetic evidence published online on January 8th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. http://www.physorg.com/news150642011.html Biology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:11 EST news150642011 In a major advance in genealogical research, African-Americans will be able to trace the routes of slave ships that transported 12.5 million of their ancestors from Africa as early as the 16th century. http://www.physorg.com/news150463617.html Technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:26:57 EST news150463617