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. Americans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news177612720.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:53:20 EST news177612720 Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT), based in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Psychiatry. In the November 2009 Archives of General Psychiatry, the researchers report finding structural changes in the brains of former South Vietnamese political detainees who had suffered head injuries and clearly link those changes to psychiatric symptoms often seen in survivors of torture. http://www.physorg.com/news176734861.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:36 EST news176734861 It is estimated that more than 7,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each year in the UK and approximately 3,500 cases result in death. These cancers include tumours of the mouth, lips, throat and voice-box, and some have been linked to the sexually transmitted infection, HPV-16. Scientists at Liverpool analysed the DNA of more than 90 cancerous tissue samples to look for genes that indicated infection. http://www.physorg.com/news173965456.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:10:03 EST news173965456 A Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer, one of the most deadly cancers responsible for 2.1 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news173882707.html Medicine & Health Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:10:01 EST news173882707 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the quest for speed, olympic swimmers shave themselves or squeeze into high-tech super-suits. In the body, sperm are the only cells that swim and, as speed is crucial to fertility, have developed their own ways to become exceptionally streamlined. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg and Grenoble have been studying the secrets of speedy sperm. Their work, published today in Nature, shows how a protein only found in developing sperm cells, Brdt, directs tight re-packaging of sperm DNA. http://www.physorg.com/news173537545.html Biology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:53:17 EST news173537545 Individuals with ethanol in their bloodstreams appear less likely to die following a moderate to severe head injury, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news172770345.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:10:04 EST news172770345 A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure. After analyzing more than 42,000 children with head trauma, a national research team led by two UC Davis emergency department physicians has developed guidelines for doctors who care for children with head trauma aimed at reducing those risks. http://www.physorg.com/news172216911.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:01 EST news172216911 A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly that is, children whose head size is smaller than that of 97 percent of children are at risk of neurologic and cognitive problems and should be screened for these problems. The guideline is published in the September 15, 2009, issue of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news172164075.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:50:01 EST news172164075 Big color, little water, lots of butterflies. How does that sound? That's the story of lantana in a nutshell. But I'm famous for verbosely pontificating on the attributes of plants whenever I have an audience, so let's dig deeper. http://www.physorg.com/news171901076.html Biology Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:30:01 EST news171901076 New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design. http://www.physorg.com/news170512369.html Physics Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:44:06 EST news170512369 An alien plant species has invaded Missouri and is threatening to overrun crops and livestock pastures. To combat the scourge weed, officials are deliberately releasing two alien insect species to destroy its roots and seeds. What could possibly go wrong? http://www.physorg.com/news168542436.html Biology Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:20:02 EST news168542436 Physical education (PE) in schools is one of the main tools used to increase physical activity and to prevent childhood obesity, and PE-related injuries are on the rise. Although increasing physical activity may reduce obesity, it may also increase the risk of injury. While recognizing that PE classes and physical activity are important components in combating obesity, parents and school administrators should remain vigilant for injuries. http://www.physorg.com/news168495925.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:00:01 EST news168495925 Adults who struggle with CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be considered candidates for reconstructive surgery on the upper airway, because it holds the same quality-of-life (QOL) benefits but with more permanence. This thesis is in new research published in the August 2009 edition of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news168326871.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:28:47 EST news168326871 Ah, summer! Season of baseball, bike rides, barbecues -- and head injuries. There`s nothing like warm weather to get people outside and active, and nothing like activity to fill up an emergency room. http://www.physorg.com/news165168602.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:10:01 EST news165168602 While back pain, blurred vision and mouse-related injuries are now well-documented hazards of long-term computer use, the number of acute injuries connected to computers is rising rapidly. According to a study published in the July 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital; and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus have found a more-than-sevenfold increase in computer-related injuries due to tripping over computer equipment, head injuries due to computer monitor falls and other physical incidents. http://www.physorg.com/news163732582.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:22:40 EST news163732582 It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each other. http://www.physorg.com/news162451415.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 06:24:07 EST news162451415 An effort is under way at the University of Houston to use technologies with origins in the automobile industry to develop new tools that will help doctors and technicians better plan radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news160820797.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 09:27:23 EST news160820797 Children hospitalized with concussions should wait until they are seen by a clinician in a follow-up exam before returning to regular sports or playtime activities, according to researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. http://www.physorg.com/news160662476.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 13:28:37 EST news160662476 (AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific. http://www.physorg.com/news160031354.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:09:52 EST news160031354 Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia - severe dry mouth - among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the current online issue of Head & Neck. http://www.physorg.com/news159456540.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:29:29 EST news159456540 A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving University of Rochester Medical Center researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news157726713.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:59:08 EST news157726713 Parents and school nurses take note. Lice are a familiar nuisance around the world and vectors of serious diseases, such as epidemic typhus, in developing regions. New research indicates that lice may actually be quite unique in the animal world. In a study published online in Genome Research (www.genome.org), scientists have analyzed the mitochondrial genome of the human body louse and discovered that it is fragmented into many pieces - a remarkable finding in animals that will surely spark discussion about how it evolved and what advantages it might confer. http://www.physorg.com/news157653023.html Biology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:30:53 EST news157653023 Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, visual inspection may yield a more precise assessment of the number of children who have eggs or nits (larvae) in their hair. http://www.physorg.com/news156450986.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:37:04 EST news156450986 Everyone knows that its important to keep a cool head, but a new study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that for Alzheimer's patients, a cool head may make the disease worse. In the research report, scientists show that a protein associated with Alzheimer's (called "tau") builds up in brain cells at an increased rate when temperatures fall, such as when a patient is anesthetized or experiences hypothermia. This finding should be of immediate concern to surgeons, dentists, and any other health care professionals who anesthetize patients with Alzheimer's or patients at an elevated risk for the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news156006168.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:08:59 EST news156006168 There are two species of lice that infest humans: pubic lice, Pthirus pubis, and human head and body lice, Pediculus humanus. A new article in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology suggests one explanation for the separation of the two species. http://www.physorg.com/news153570083.html Biology Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:28:24 EST news153570083 A room with 85 microphones and eight cameras that act as the eyes and ears of a projected talking head that is capable of recognizing speakers and turning towards their position. The project by these UPC researchers brings the utopia of interacting with machines in a human way one step closer. http://www.physorg.com/news152980758.html Technology Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:40:16 EST news152980758 A research team including Serge Rivest of University Laval's Faculty of Medicine has demonstrated the existence of a type of cells that limits brain damage after a stroke. The study was recently published in the online version of Nature Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news152279966.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:59:48 EST news152279966 (PhysOrg.com) -- Head lice are a challenge for parents of primary-school aged children all around the world, including Australia. http://www.physorg.com/news152263110.html Biology Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:18:58 EST news152263110 Rates of antibiotic-resistant head and neck infections increased in pediatric patients nationwide between 2001 and 2006, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news151609979.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:53:38 EST news151609979 Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research published in the January 2009 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news150024266.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:24:26 EST news150024266