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. Researchers have found living together the known carrier species for the Chagas disease-causing parasite Triatoma dimidiata (also known as "kissing bugs") and a cryptic species that looks the same - but is genetically distinct from - the known carrier species. The two species haven't interbred for as many as 5 million years, according to a report published March 10 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news155887016.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:57:47 EST news155887016 When Joyce Moss recently arrived at Loyola University Hospital with a life-threatening heart attack, it took just 42 minutes to perform an emergency balloon angioplasty. http://www.physorg.com/news155495792.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:16:58 EST news155495792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Epidemiologist and CEO of Loyola University Health Systems, Paul K. Whelton, MB, MD, MSc and Senior author of the study known as Trials of Hypertension has found potassium is linked to lower blood pressure. Most importantly, the risk of cardiovascular disease is increased by some 50-percent for participants with high sodium-to-potassium ratio than their counterparts with high levels of potassium and lower levels of sodium. http://www.physorg.com/news155231349.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:49:40 EST news155231349 So far, this has been a mild flu season in the Chicago area, but beware -- we're not completely out of the woods yet. http://www.physorg.com/news154016261.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:18:26 EST news154016261 Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news153406612.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:57:33 EST news153406612 Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure. http://www.physorg.com/news152212697.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:18:34 EST news152212697 Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news150993319.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:35:19 EST news150993319 A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity. http://www.physorg.com/news150461696.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:54:56 EST news150461696 Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies. http://www.physorg.com/news149793901.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:25:01 EST news149793901