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) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them. http://www.physorg.com/news179073593.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:02 EST news179073593 (PhysOrg.com) -- Black Caribbean and black African women in the UK have twice as much risk of experiencing severe pregnancy complications than white women, according to University of Oxford research. http://www.physorg.com/news155396673.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:45:26 EST news155396673 Nearly 70 percent of minority women agree that health-care organizations sometimes deceive or mislead patients, one of the key findings of a Michigan State University study that researchers say can prevent women from getting breast cancer screenings. http://www.physorg.com/news153063080.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:31:41 EST news153063080 Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery. Minority women were even less likely to be aware of this important factor of their treatment decision, according to a study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news136632216.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:23:36 EST news136632216