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. Over 90% of people with mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in low and middle income countries go untreated, an inequity known as the mental health "treatment gap." This week PLoS Medicine kicks off a major new series aimed at helping to close the gap. http://www.physorg.com/news174025396.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:40:04 EST news174025396 A Europe-wide tax on personal or household fuel consumption was proposed on Friday as EU finance ministers met to discuss who should pay what in the fight against global warming. http://www.physorg.com/news173710916.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:20:01 EST news173710916 Cancer research is too focused on new drug development, while not enough money and effort is being devoted to pursuing important advances in knowledge likely to have the biggest impact on combating the disease in the next few decades, a leading research policy expert says, adding that a major shift in research priorities will be crucial to the ability to cope with the coming wave of cancer cases. http://www.physorg.com/news172819312.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:30:02 EST news172819312 A new audit report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) today shows that osteoporosis is a serious and growing problem throughout Asia. http://www.physorg.com/news172819492.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:25:22 EST news172819492 (AP) -- Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news172492606.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:45:57 EST news172492606 Northern Rwandan inhabitants infected with more than two species of parasitic worm are more likely to be underweight than those with just one or with no infection, according to new research published September 15 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The researchers, from the Rwanda Access Project, Imperial College London, and Columbia University, say this highlights the value of regular deworming for children. http://www.physorg.com/news172215387.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:50:02 EST news172215387 According to Dutch researcher Hanneke Later-Nijland, it may be possible to shorten the duration of treatment for tuberculosis. Due to the long duration of treatment, not every patient sees it through. Partly because of this, tuberculosis is one of the most lethal diseases in developing countries. http://www.physorg.com/news171136864.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:10:01 EST news171136864 (PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford study suggests that if you want to settle down, your chances of getting married or living with someone are probably highest in Great Britain, the Scandinavian countries and the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news168615094.html Other Sciences Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:32:22 EST news168615094 Interventional radiology procedures are on the rise in developing countries and there is a significant need for optimization of these procedures to ensure patient safety. Many facilities in these countries lack the concept of patient dose estimation and dose management, putting patients at a higher risk of developing complications due to overexposure from radiation during interventional procedures, according to a study performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. http://www.physorg.com/news168525428.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:37:45 EST news168525428 Brazil's nearly two-decade effort to treat people living with HIV and AIDS shows that developing countries can successfully combat the epidemic. Inexpensive generic medicines are a large part of the solution, say researchers from Brown University and the Harvard School of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news166771848.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:40:02 EST news166771848 A genetically modified strain of maize, banned in some EU countries, poses no risk to health or the environment, the European Food Safety Authority declared Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news165575297.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:09:11 EST news165575297 The stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori is not transmitted through drinking water as previously thought, but rather through vomit and possibly faeces. This is shown in a thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is therefore possible to prevent the spread of the bacterium in developing countries through some fairly simple measures. http://www.physorg.com/news165066763.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:53:35 EST news165066763 Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans, according to a study published in the June 17 issue of PLoS ONE. The study was led by Craig Packer, a University of Minnesota professor and renowned authority on lion behavior, who worked with an international team of conservationists. http://www.physorg.com/news164456221.html Biology Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:50:02 EST news164456221 As rapidly rising temperatures in Africa threaten to scorch local varieties of maize and other food staples, the food security of many Africans will depend on farmers in one country gaining access to climatically suitable varieties now being cultivated in other African nations, and beyond, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Global Environmental Change. http://www.physorg.com/news164455145.html Space & Earth Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:30:06 EST news164455145 (PhysOrg.com) -- The health of millions of people worldwide is at risk as a result of the financial crisis, says Dr Andrew Robertson, in an editorial published online in Emerging Health Threats Journal. http://www.physorg.com/news163993567.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:50:01 EST news163993567 In what could be a major pharmaceutical breakthrough, research published online in The FASEB Journal describes how scientists from St George's, University of London have devised a one-two punch to stop HIV. First the report describes a new protein that can kill the virus when used as a microbicide. Then the report shows how it might be possible to manufacture this protein in quantities large enough to make it affordable for people in developing countries. http://www.physorg.com/news162729674.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 11:41:43 EST news162729674 Domestic politics will not allow the United States to deepen it commitment for cutting carbon pollution over the next decade despite growing international pressure, Washington's top climate negotiator said Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news162457392.html Space & Earth Mon, 25 May 2009 08:03:35 EST news162457392 (AP) -- PC maker Dell Inc. formally banned on Tuesday the export of broken computers, monitors and parts to developing countries amid complaints that lax enforcement of environmental and worker-safety regulations have allowed an informal and often hazardous electronic-waste recycling industry to emerge. http://www.physorg.com/news161354077.html Technology Tue, 12 May 2009 13:38:40 EST news161354077 Initiatives aimed at cutting emissions while encouraging economic development are failing the world`s poorest countries, leading scientists from Oxford University are warning. http://www.physorg.com/news159110611.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:24:05 EST news159110611 Lying down during the early stages of childbirth may slow progress, according to a new systematic review. Cochrane Researchers found that the first stage of labour was significantly shorter for women who kneel, stand up, walk around, or sit upright as opposed to lying down. http://www.physorg.com/news158994528.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:09:18 EST news158994528 The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the ambitious U.S. government program begun in 2003, has cut the death toll from HIV/AIDS through 2007 by more than 10 percent in targeted countries in Africa, though it has had no appreciable effect on prevalence of the disease in those nations, according to a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that is the first to evaluate these outcomes. http://www.physorg.com/news158329975.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:33:34 EST news158329975 Tight labour market regulation increases unemployment all over the world, finds a study of 73 countries by the University of Bath. http://www.physorg.com/news156522095.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:22:02 EST news156522095 Trousers have to be tried on - the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling", which looks at the relationship between clothing sizes and the actual clothing measurements as well as consumers' views on and experiences of this. http://www.physorg.com/news156512563.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:43:12 EST news156512563 (PhysOrg.com) -- A rising tide is said to lift all boats. Rising global temperatures, however, may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth. http://www.physorg.com/news156173537.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:32:38 EST news156173537 A researcher from the University of Kansas has spearheaded a new investigation into the link between emotions and health. The research proves that positive emotions are critical for upkeep of physical health for people worldwide, above all for those who are deeply impoverished. http://www.physorg.com/news155372813.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:08:24 EST news155372813 North European countries and South Korea have the fastest and most widespread telecoms and computer growth in the world, the UN's telecomunications agency said on Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news155192319.html Technology Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:59:03 EST news155192319 (PhysOrg.com) -- In many developing countries, electricity is unreliable or unavailable and water must be carried by hand, so conventional modern washing machines are not an option. Washing clothes can take up a significant amount of time, and doing laundry in open streams or lakes can add to water pollution, so the availability of a human-powered washing machine could make a big difference to the quality of life. http://www.physorg.com/news154280985.html Technology Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:50:13 EST news154280985 Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research by Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment. http://www.physorg.com/news153853175.html Space & Earth Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:00:22 EST news153853175 A novel blood test could bring a breakthrough in the battle against the dangerous hepatitis-C virus. This procedure offers a considerably cheaper alternative to the normal commercial tests, whilst maintaining equal sensitivity. So now, for the first time, poorer countries will also have the opportunity to monitor their entire blood banks for the hepatitis C virus using optimum methods. http://www.physorg.com/news153550002.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:47:12 EST news153550002 The first comprehensive survey of global spending on neglected disease R&D, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, finds that just over $US 2.5 billion was invested into R&D of new products in 2007, with three diseases -HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria -receiving nearly 80% of the total. http://www.physorg.com/news152952195.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:43:33 EST news152952195