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. People who have osteoporosis are more likely to also have vertigo, according to a study published in the March 24, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news157044736.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:32:24 EST news157044736 Men with type 2 diabetes and men with previous heart attack or stroke had a 3 to 4 fold risk of cardiovascular death compared to men without either disease in the years following the first acute event, according to a study in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news150398280.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST news150398280 California's low-income teenagers have a lot in common: Sugary soda. Fast-food restaurants. Too much television. Not enough exercise. The result: Low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households, according to new research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. http://www.physorg.com/news148136874.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:07:54 EST news148136874 The further north you go, the more likely you are to have faecal bacteria on your hands, especially if you are a man, according to a preliminary study conducted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news143267516.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:31:56 EST news143267516 When dining at Chinese Buffets, overweight individuals serve themselves and eat differently than normal weight individuals. This may lead them to overeat, according to a recent study by Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Compared to normal weight diners, overweight individuals sat 16 feet closer to the buffet, faced the food, used larger plates, ate with forks instead of chopsticks, and served themselves immediately instead of browsing the buffet. http://www.physorg.com/news142249312.html Medicine & Health Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:41:52 EST news142249312 Compared with white patients, black patients undergoing screening colonoscopy have a higher prevalence of colon polyps, according to a study in the September 24 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news141403522.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:45:22 EST news141403522 (PhysOrg.com) -- School children from lower socioeconomic areas are one-and-a-half times more likely to be overweight or obese compared with children living in wealthier areas, a new study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news140706769.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:12:49 EST news140706769 Newborns in Brazil are more susceptible to toxoplasmosis than those in Europe, according to a recent study. Researchers based in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom studied the disease's ocular effects in children from birth to four years of age. Details are published August 13th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news137938513.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:15:13 EST news137938513 Although Second Hand Smoke (SHS) is widely accepted as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, there have been few studies investigating the association of SHS and stroke risk. In a new study, published in the September 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers report on evidence of increased risk of stroke for spouses of smokers. http://www.physorg.com/news136529006.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:43:26 EST news136529006