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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Taking nonprescribed medication has become an emerging problem, especially among teens. When using these substances to get high, students are more likely to engage in bad behaviors than those who don't, a new University of Michigan study shows. http://www.physorg.com/news177786845.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:30:02 EST news177786845 The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous. http://www.physorg.com/news176664344.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:40:02 EST news176664344 (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a program that requires some members of the military to be vaccinated against anthrax over objections from service members who say the vaccine has not been proven to be effective. http://www.physorg.com/news173453958.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:10:02 EST news173453958 (AP) -- New environmental tests confirm extremely high levels of dioxin, the toxic ingredient of Agent Orange, in people, fish and soil near a former U.S. air base where American troops stored the herbicide during the Vietnam War. http://www.physorg.com/news171886547.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:30:01 EST news171886547 Large variations exist in peoples' ability to eliminate arsenic from the body, according to a new study that questions existing standards for evaluating the human health risks from the potentially toxic substance. The study found that some people eliminate more than 90 percent of the arsenic consumed in the diet. Others store arsenic in their bodies, where it can have harmful effects. The research, based on the first application of new methods for studying arsenic, is scheduled for the Sept. 21 issue of ACS's Chemical Research in Toxicology. http://www.physorg.com/news170503268.html Chemistry Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:10:01 EST news170503268 Nina Ball regularly walks by a row of smokers outside the charter school in North Philadelphia where she helps youths find jobs and get into college. A year ago, she might have bummed a cigarette there. http://www.physorg.com/news170257694.html Medicine & Health Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:52:19 EST news170257694 Expansion of renewable energies should appreciably improve the health status of the 700,000 US workers employed in the energy sector, according to a commentary by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers, in Milwaukee. Their review is published in the August 19, 2009, issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.physorg.com/news169831712.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:29:04 EST news169831712 As teens head back to school, health teachers may want to revise their lesson plans. Temple researchers have found that kids who engage in heavy drinking will more than likely also engage in heavy smoking, and they say educators can help combat the trend by addressing both topics as one health risk. http://www.physorg.com/news168967740.html Medicine & Health Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:30:02 EST news168967740 (PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to regulating nanotechnology - a burgeoning global industry with wide-ranging potential applications - a new study led by professors Dietram Scheufele at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Elizabeth Corley at Arizona State University (ASU) reveals that the views of U.S. nanoscientists differ from those of the general public. http://www.physorg.com/news164642077.html Nanotechnology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:55:04 EST news164642077 Men who work with their female partners while receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to adhere to their treatment, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. http://www.physorg.com/news163645809.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:10:35 EST news163645809 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have acquired a trendy charm. Those qualities have made them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners or anyone trying to keep cool during the sweltering days of summer. http://www.physorg.com/news162114929.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 08:56:46 EST news162114929 With the current outbreak of swine flu, and in the absence of a vaccine or treatment at present, the only way to contain the virus is to get people around the world to take precautionary measures. http://www.physorg.com/news161950376.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 May 2009 11:18:31 EST news161950376 People in 34 states who live near 210 coal ash lagoons or landfills with inadequate lining have a higher risk of cancer and other diseases from contaminants in their drinking water, two environmental groups reported Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news160942759.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 May 2009 19:19:45 EST news160942759 Australia's consumer regulator has ordered Coca-Cola to publish corrections after it claimed in "unacceptable" ads that health risks from the soft drink were a myth, the watchdog said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news157887846.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:48:24 EST news157887846 (PhysOrg.com) -- Go ahead. Nag, nag, nag. It might do some good after all. http://www.physorg.com/news155317602.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:47:14 EST news155317602 A recent study by LSU engineers suggests that Katrina-flooded homes may contain harmful levels of contaminants, particularly aerosols and gases, which could expose first-responders, residents and any others entering such homes to serious and lasting health risks. The results could also be applied to similar flooding events that might occur in the future. http://www.physorg.com/news152975676.html Chemistry Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:15:05 EST news152975676 A new study published in Value in Health reviews the economic burden of migraine in the U.S. and recent clinical findings of the health risks of this neurological condition. This study traces the history of economic articles published on migraine using the PubMed MEDLINE database and archival searches of relevant articles to identify possible health risks associated with migraines that warrant further study. http://www.physorg.com/news152811708.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:42:02 EST news152811708 Scientists and regulators have a golden opportunity to reduce the health toll from a range of diseases by focusing more attention on identification of environmental factors that can damage the prenatal immune system as well as that of infants and children, according to an article scheduled for the Jan. 19 issue of ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology. http://www.physorg.com/news151582960.html Chemistry Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:22:40 EST news151582960