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. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (December 11, 2009) - Low cost osteoporosis drugs are strictly rationed for the under 75s, and UK physicians hampered by restrictive guidelines, according to findings which appear today in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. A leading Cambridge University bone health expert has outlined flaws in NICE osteoporosis treatment guidance, which limits options for many postmenopausal women in the under-75 age bracket. http://www.physorg.com/news179751834.html Medicine & Health Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:01 EST news179751834 A new study by researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, found a substantial variation in hydroxyurea utilization for pain and other sickle cell disease complications in children. Barriers to its use on the part of both providers and patients were also identified. The study led by Amanda M. Brandow, DO, MS, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College and Children's Research Institute at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, will be presented at the American Society of Hematology meeting Dec. 7, 2009, in New Orleans. http://www.physorg.com/news179328399.html Medicine & Health Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:35 EST news179328399 For the first time guidelines are to be published on how broadcasters around the world can encourage audiences to produce better quality user-generated content and to improve media and information literacy. http://www.physorg.com/news178441530.html Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:06:10 EST news178441530 (PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence to be released online Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) questions the scientific logic and feasibility of the decades-long effort to limit salt intake in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news174826281.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:10:01 EST news174826281 A study examining how the South African criminal justice system handles cases of rape shows an association between the medical documentation of ano-genital injuries, the commencement of trials, and convictions in rape cases. The study, published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine this week, is believed to be the first investigation to show these findings in a developing country. http://www.physorg.com/news174633670.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:40:03 EST news174633670 The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has investigated the reliability of diagnosing bronchial asthma in children aged between 2 and 5 years, and the benefit that the test results can have for these patients. IQWiG published its final report in August 2009. According to the report, the available studies do not reveal any diagnostic procedure to be particularly suitable. It also remains unclear whether the treatment given based on the test results can benefit the patients. http://www.physorg.com/news169995896.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:05:28 EST news169995896 A new study suggests that blood transfusions for hospitalized cardiac patients should be a last resort because they double the risk of infection and increase by four times the risk of death. http://www.physorg.com/news168696993.html Medicine & Health Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:00 EST news168696993 The world's largest ear, nose, and throat professional medical association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), today released a manual detailing best practices for the creation of new clinical practice guidelines. The manual is published as a supplement to the June issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news163060865.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:41:24 EST news163060865 Deterrence is often a stated goal of criminal sentencing guidelines, but there is debate about whether the threat of punishment actually discourages people from committing crimes. A new study published in the Journal of Political Economy sheds some empirical light on the question of deterrence. Using a recently passed Italian law as a natural experiment, the study found that former prisoners are less likely to return to jail if they expect longer sentences for future crimes. http://www.physorg.com/news161871473.html Other Sciences Mon, 18 May 2009 13:18:45 EST news161871473 More than 45,000 infants and children in the United States are hospitalized each year for urinary tract infections, but a new study reveals significant variability across hospitals in treatment and outcomes. http://www.physorg.com/news159542078.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:16:41 EST news159542078 (AP) -- When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government answered: They must use cells culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away. http://www.physorg.com/news159347034.html Biology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:05:39 EST news159347034 The first complete update in five years of the U.S. guidelines for preventing and treating HIV-associated opportunistic infections has been released by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in cooperation with the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). http://www.physorg.com/news159098303.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:59:09 EST news159098303 (AP) -- The U.S. government has dropped - for now - a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime. http://www.physorg.com/news159039299.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:35:15 EST news159039299 (AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink. http://www.physorg.com/news158936745.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:14 EST news158936745 New guidelines proposed by a group of international experts will help better study the prevalence and geography of counterfeit and other poor quality medicines that threaten public health across the world. The guidelines -called MEDQUARG, which stands for Medicine Quality Assessment Reporting Guidelines -are published in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news157098675.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:31:35 EST news157098675 People are always looking for ways to make something less expensive and more environmentally friendly - and a team of researchers from North Carolina State University has figured out how to do both of those things at once when raising the large-scale buildings, such as parking garages, of the future. http://www.physorg.com/news155282307.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:00:27 EST news155282307 Whether you are defined as leading an active or inactive lifestyle can depend on which country you are in and which guideline your GP picks off the shelf, say researchers at the University of Bath. http://www.physorg.com/news154264786.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:20:21 EST news154264786 A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event, according to current national cholesterol guidelines. http://www.physorg.com/news150990512.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:48:32 EST news150990512 The next generation of case management guidelines for childhood illness need to be more locally informed, rather than relying on those centrally generated by organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), argues a new essay published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news148057441.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:04:01 EST news148057441 New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology find a combination of blood tests and other specialized assessments appear to be the most helpful tests for finding the cause of neuropathy. Also known as neuritis or distal symmetric polyneuropathy, this common nerve problem affects people of all ages. The guidelines are published in the December 3, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news147545337.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:48:57 EST news147545337 Moderate physical activity during pregnancy does not contribute to low birth weight, premature birth or miscarriage and may actually reduce the risk of complications, according to a Michigan State University professor who contributed to the U.S. government's first-ever guidelines on physical activity. http://www.physorg.com/news142691746.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:35:46 EST news142691746 National size guidelines for all-terrain vehicles (ATV) are inadequate to ensure the safety of young riders, according to preliminary results from a study by researchers at the University of Kentucky. http://www.physorg.com/news140866063.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:27:43 EST news140866063 Times are tough for many families and schools - so those food dollars need to work hard by providing plenty of nutrition. Many nutrient-rich foods such as milk, are a good economic and nutritional value because they pack in many essential nutrients at a low cost per serving. http://www.physorg.com/news137233734.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:28:54 EST news137233734 Proven combinations of medicines and the introduction of new anti-arthritis drugs have significantly improved the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology and co-authored by physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). http://www.physorg.com/news135956476.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:41:16 EST news135956476 Guidelines for the treatment of older patients with respiratory conditions are routinely ignored. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Health Services Research shows that recommended treatments are given to only a small minority of eligible patients. http://www.physorg.com/news134707621.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:47:01 EST news134707621