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) -- Researchers have found that despite the size zero trend, boys really do prefer 'normal' girls of an average weight and build. http://www.physorg.com/news175866872.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:01 EST news175866872 Obese women may be putting themselves at greater risk of breast cancer by not undergoing regular screening. According to new research by Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team from The John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, seriously obese women are significantly less likely to say they have undergone a recent mammography than normal weight women, especially if they are white. Maruthur's findings are published online this week in Springer's Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news156434283.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:58:32 EST news156434283 Obese adolescents have the same risk of premature death in adulthood as people who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, while those who are overweight have the same risk as less heavy smokers, according to research published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news154768226.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:10:59 EST news154768226 New research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that morbidly obese patients are at higher risk than normal weight patients for complications after colectomy - surgical removal of all or part of the colon - for the treatment of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news151152642.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:50:42 EST news151152642 The research was carried out by a team of researchers led by Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Temple University. She said, "Compared to normal weight women who accurately assessed their pre-pregnancy weight status, the odds of gaining excessively during pregnancy were increased seven-fold among overweight and obese women who thought they weighed less than they really did. Normal weight women who thought they were overweight had twice the odds of excessive gestational weight gain." http://www.physorg.com/news149169633.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:33 EST news149169633 Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, have found that this misperception is associated with excess weight gain during pregnancy - which can cause complications for both mother and baby. http://www.physorg.com/news149142177.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:22:57 EST news149142177 Oregon and Hawaiian researchers have found that a woman's weight does not seem to affect sexual behavior. In fact, overweight women are more likely to report having sex with men than women considered to be of "normal weight." http://www.physorg.com/news144594776.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:12:56 EST news144594776 For arachnophobes, it's difficult to kill a spider as it scurries across the floor. Those who are scared to fly might not ever set foot on a plane. While nothing physically stops people with these aversions, a mental barrier can keep them from the task at hand. http://www.physorg.com/news142483529.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:45:29 EST news142483529 When dining at Chinese Buffets, overweight individuals serve themselves and eat differently than normal weight individuals. This may lead them to overeat, according to a recent study by Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Compared to normal weight diners, overweight individuals sat 16 feet closer to the buffet, faced the food, used larger plates, ate with forks instead of chopsticks, and served themselves immediately instead of browsing the buffet. http://www.physorg.com/news142249312.html Medicine & Health Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:41:52 EST news142249312 Almost half of all U.S. adults and nearly two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news139578926.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:55:26 EST news139578926 Researchers have found what they believe to be the most accurate way of predicting the birth-weight of babies born to the growing number of obese mothers, according to a study in the UK-based journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. http://www.physorg.com/news134819859.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:57:39 EST news134819859