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. Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low levels of oxygen in the blood, multi-system organ failure, a need for prolonged mechanical ventilation, and frequent use of rescue therapies, according to a study to appear in the November 4 issue of JAMA. This study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at a meeting of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174562090.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:29:29 EST news174562090 (PhysOrg.com) -- Child abuse has had a known association with increased risk for virtually all types of psychological and psychiatric problems - but a new evidence review suggests that it raises the risk of physical illness just as much. http://www.physorg.com/news174237023.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:11:22 EST news174237023 A growing threat for food-borne illnesses comes attractively packaged, is stunningly convenient and is increasingly popular with shoppers looking for healthy meals: ready-to-eat leafy greens that make putting together a green salad as easy as opening a bag. http://www.physorg.com/news174206374.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:50:01 EST news174206374 (PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide. http://www.physorg.com/news174132494.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:08:36 EST news174132494 Exposure to a certain class of antidepressant medications during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, a low five-minute Apgar score (a measure of overall health of the baby) and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news173987766.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:57:03 EST news173987766 Two University of Southern California (USC) neuroscientists have been awarded nearly $9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to map how genes are expressed in different regions of the human brain throughout development. http://www.physorg.com/news173724588.html Medicine & Health Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:50:35 EST news173724588 Surgical masks appear to be no worse than, and nearly as effective as N95 respirators in preventing influenza in health care workers, according to a study released early online today by JAMA. The study was posted online ahead of print because of its public health implications. It will be published in the November 4 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news173615605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:33:49 EST news173615605 Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that pediatricians provided with the proper communication, educational and information technology tools and training could reduce the rates of children developing early childhood caries (ECC) or cavities by 77 percent. This study appears in the October issue of the Journal Medical Care. http://www.physorg.com/news173444956.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:20:01 EST news173444956 In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of researchers from Australia and the US, led by Louisa Degenhardt at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a risk factor for psychosis. http://www.physorg.com/news173420594.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:50:03 EST news173420594 A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that better treatment options are needed for children with the disorder, called minimal change nephrotic syndrome. http://www.physorg.com/news173034968.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:20:01 EST news173034968 Fostering innovation to speed the improvement of health care is the goal of an $8.3 million grant to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news172998870.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:40:02 EST news172998870 Scientists now have a better understanding of a perplexing gene that is associated with susceptibility for a wide spectrum of severely debilitating mental illnesses. Two independent research studies published by Cell Press in the September 24th issue of the journal Neuron provide fascinating insight into the molecular mechanisms that link disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) with the proper development and migration of neurons in the hippocampus, a brain area involved in learning and memory and associated with the pathology of schizophrenia. http://www.physorg.com/news172930394.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:13:51 EST news172930394 The prevalence of anxiety, depression and substance dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe. http://www.physorg.com/news171814164.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:30:02 EST news171814164 Every 16 minutes, an American commits suicide. It's the 11th leading cause of death in this country, a fact being widely noted during National Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 6-12. And now researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are looking deep inside the brain for ways to determine the reasons people commit suicide - and identify those most likely to attempt it. http://www.physorg.com/news171736852.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:41:47 EST news171736852 A one-year evaluation at Group Health Cooperative is the first to demonstrate the measurable benefit to both patients and staff when a primary care practice adopts a "patient-centered medical home" model. This model gives patients more time with doctors, more preventive care, and improved collaboration among caregivers. The September 2009 American Journal of Managed Care will publish the results -which include significantly fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations. http://www.physorg.com/news171048521.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:30:02 EST news171048521 A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia. http://www.physorg.com/news169644658.html Medicine & Health Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:00:02 EST news169644658 (PhysOrg.com) -- Many patients with complex chronic illnesses are being overburdened by their treatment, according to research by a Newcastle University academic. http://www.physorg.com/news169306690.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:39:21 EST news169306690 By washing your hands after digging in beach sand, you could greatly reduce your risk of ingesting bacteria that could make you sick. In new research, scientists have determined that, although beach sand is a potential source of bacteria and viruses, hand rinsing may effectively reduce exposure to microbes that cause gastrointestinal illnesses. http://www.physorg.com/news169202278.html Space & Earth Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:38:30 EST news169202278 A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine demonstrates that there is an association between schizophrenia and violence, but shows that this association is greatly increased by drug and alcohol abuse. Importantly, the study also finds that the risk of violence from patients with psychoses who also have substance use disorder is no greater than those who have a substance use disorder but who do not have a psychotic illness - in other words, schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses do not appear to be responsible for any additional risk of violence above the increased risk associated with substance abuse. http://www.physorg.com/news169188298.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:30:03 EST news169188298 The number of people killed by individuals suffering from mental illness in England and Wales increased between 1997 and 2005, figures released today show. The rise occurred in people who were not under mental health care and was not found in mental health patients. http://www.physorg.com/news168030377.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:06:44 EST news168030377 (PhysOrg.com) -- John Csernansky wants to take your measurements. Not the circumference of your chest, waist and hips. No, this doctor wants to stretch a tape measure around your hippocampus, thalamus and prefrontal cortex. http://www.physorg.com/news166355458.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:10:01 EST news166355458 (PhysOrg.com) -- As women increasingly outlive men, they face increasing risks of chronic illness as they age. http://www.physorg.com/news166286491.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:01 EST news166286491 When it comes to characteristics associated with muscle dysmorphia, there is no difference between bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not, a University of Arkansas researcher found. http://www.physorg.com/news165508297.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:20:01 EST news165508297 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 Children and especially boys diagnosed with intermittent exotropia, a condition in which the eye turns outward (away from the nose) only some of the time, appear more likely to develop mental illness by young adulthood than children without strabismus (when the eyes deviate or are misaligned when looking at an object), according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news163698042.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:41:13 EST news163698042 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 A new study shows how neighborhood characteristics play a significant role in childhood asthma. http://www.physorg.com/news163425208.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:55:31 EST news163425208 Half of all patients who undergo myocardial infarction are experiencing onerous fatigue four months after the infarction. The patients who are most fatigued are those who perceive the infarction as a sign of chronic illness, those who experience the illness as difficult to control, and those who believe that the illness has a large impact on their life. These are the conclusions of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news163397555.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:13:02 EST news163397555 He doesn't care for the term "caveman therapy." But Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas, has turned to our hunter-gatherer ancestors for clues about how to best combat major depressive disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news163348370.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:33:12 EST news163348370 New research led by the University of Leicester and published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals that people with mental health problems are receiving inferior care for their medical needs. http://www.physorg.com/news163158582.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:50:33 EST news163158582