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) -- The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities. http://www.physorg.com/news177079927.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:04 EST news177079927 Hoping to keep the flu at bay? A strong immune system helps. Enjoying the bounty of colorful fruits and vegetables available right now can be an important step toward supporting your family's immune system this cold/flu season. http://www.physorg.com/news176491638.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:27:46 EST news176491638 Consumers are taking back control of their personal data as more businesses are proactively seeking detailed information (buying habits, demographic data, etc.). While retailers may use new technology as a way to gain a competitive edge, new research shows that if customers don't see the personal benefits to these data mining practices, they are likely to respond with limited or false data, or even worse, feel the desire to "get back" at the company. http://www.physorg.com/news172767953.html Other Sciences Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:40:15 EST news172767953 You`ve probably seen the supermarket tabloid articles with titles like `The 12 Foods Everyone Should Eat` or `Four Foods for Peak Performance.` Every week there`s another berry, grain or bafflingly-named compound that is the key to better health, longer life and peace in our time. Do these `superfoods,` as they are called, deserve the hype or is the moniker just a marketing tool to sell us food and supplements we don`t really need? http://www.physorg.com/news170007617.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:40:02 EST news170007617 As the debate over health care reform continues to unfold in town hall meetings and on Capitol Hill, a new study by two Harvard researchers has found that taxing job-based health benefits would heavily penalize insured, working families. http://www.physorg.com/news169984996.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:20:05 EST news169984996 Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight. These findings are in a new study in the July issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). http://www.physorg.com/news165671139.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:20:03 EST news165671139 A small study has shown that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier than water from the tap. However, the research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, also shows that people are unsure exactly what these benefits might be and that they are rarely the main reason for choosing bottled. http://www.physorg.com/news164594046.html Space & Earth Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:50:01 EST news164594046 It's happy hour for Texas wineries. Research now shows that wines produced in the Lone Star State share the anti-cancer traits known to exist in wines from other producing regions. http://www.physorg.com/news164034925.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:15:58 EST news164034925 (AP) -- Americans would be able to buy long-term care insurance from the government for $65 a month under a provision tucked into sweeping health care legislation that senators will begin considering next week. http://www.physorg.com/news163824574.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:49:56 EST news163824574 While most nutrition experts agree that school lunches should include more whole-grain products, a new study from the University of Minnesota finds that food-service workers lack understanding and the resources to meet that goal. http://www.physorg.com/news163171389.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:23:44 EST news163171389 Doctors may soon be prescribing their patients a script to adopt a cat or dog, given a recent study found an estimated $3.86 billion was saved on health spending in Australia, due to the benefits of pet ownership. http://www.physorg.com/news162660892.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 16:39:16 EST news162660892 Subordinate individuals living within a group of vertebrates sometimes assist a more dominant pair by helping to raise the dominant pair's offspring and this has been shown to occur among subordinate female cichlids. Reporting in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, Dik Heg and colleagues at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and the Ohio State University, suggest that rather than engaging in an act of reciprocal altruism, these subordinate females actually benefit from the care-giving they offer as the more helpful subordinates are more likely to reproduce. http://www.physorg.com/news161606460.html Biology Fri, 15 May 2009 11:41:49 EST news161606460 Research from the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) reveals that older people are not eating enough fruit and vegetables. http://www.physorg.com/news160215599.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:20:26 EST news160215599 Recommendations to increase fish consumption because of health benefits may not be environmentally sustainable and more research is needed to clarify the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, write Dr. David Jenkins of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and coauthors in an analysis in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news156443085.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:25:13 EST news156443085 Unemployment benefits help reduce the negative health-related behaviours often associated with being unemployed. A study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health has found that unemployment benefits recipients are less likely to increase drinking or have changes in weight whilst out of work. http://www.physorg.com/news155550266.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:24:55 EST news155550266 (PhysOrg.com) -- While hundreds of thousands of American workers are losing jobs these days, many more are stressed out. For those fortunate to still have jobs in this down economy, however, companies can help alleviate workplace stress -and possible violence -among workers by providing complementary alternative benefits, say University of Michigan business professors. http://www.physorg.com/news152813301.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:09:06 EST news152813301 Healthcare consumers, benefits managers, and even government officials are using the internet to buy unapproved prescription drugs illegally, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare. http://www.physorg.com/news152273756.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:16:30 EST news152273756 The increasing trend for employers, particularly in the US, to bar smokers from applying for jobs or staying in post should be stopped, until the appropriateness of such policies has been properly evaluated, argue experts in an essay published in Tobacco Control. http://www.physorg.com/news151855049.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:02:40 EST news151855049 Publications ranging from the journal Science to Time magazine have blasted biofuels for significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, calling into question the environmental benefits of making fuel from plant material. But a new analysis by Michigan State University scientists says these dire predictions are based on a set of assumptions that may not be correct. http://www.physorg.com/news151257863.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:04:23 EST news151257863 A study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows that Medicare beneficiaries' understanding of their healthcare benefits may affect their ability to access needed care effectively and could lead them to the delay or avoid seeking care. http://www.physorg.com/news146242366.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:52:46 EST news146242366 Boston, MA - More than 330,000 lives were lost to HIV/AIDS in South Africa from 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was not implemented, assert researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in a study published online by the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) (http://www.jaids.com/). In addition, an estimated 35,000 babies were born with HIV during that same period in the country because a feasible mother-to-child transmission prophylaxis program using nevirapine (an anti-AIDS drug) was not implemented, the authors write. http://www.physorg.com/news143738794.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:26:34 EST news143738794 Many older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades. http://www.physorg.com/news139750629.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:37:09 EST news139750629 Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefits of probiotics have been well-documented, but more and more research is revealing that probiotic benefits extend to the entire body. The report was published in the August issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens. http://www.physorg.com/news138871940.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:32:20 EST news138871940 Two thirds of cancer patients receive little or no information about the survival benefits of having palliative chemotherapy before making a decision about treatment, according to a study published today on bmj.com. http://www.physorg.com/news136782988.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:16:28 EST news136782988 Have a cookie before breast-feeding, mom? Eating special cookies enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) can increase the level of these potentially healthful fatty acids in breast milk, reports a recent study in the journal Nutrition Research. http://www.physorg.com/news136467477.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:37:57 EST news136467477 University of Queensland research is showing the benefits of resistance training in keeping older Australians in tip top form. http://www.physorg.com/news135604883.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01:23 EST news135604883