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. Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news150695972.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:59:32 EST news150695972 Adolescents who misbehave at school are more likely to have difficulties throughout their adult lives, finds a 40-year study of British citizens published on bmj.com today. These difficulties cover all areas of life, from mental health to domestic and personal relationships to economic deprivation. http://www.physorg.com/news150695355.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:49:15 EST news150695355 Questionnaires will soon be sent to thousands of men who donated their baby teeth half a century ago to scientists seeking to learn whether radioactive fallout in milk the donors drank as children affected their health later in life. It's the latest step in a study that began in the 1950s and 1960s at Washington University, but then stalled for decades. http://www.physorg.com/news150471812.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:43:32 EST news150471812 (PhysOrg.com) -- Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in a detailed list of characteristics that Chinese practitioners think make for champion fighters. `Because money was involved, there was a strong incentive for the practitioners of this sport to observe their cricket fighters closely,` says Kevin Judge, a biology postdoctoral researcher at U of T Mississauga. http://www.physorg.com/news150396535.html Biology Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:48:55 EST news150396535 (PhysOrg.com) -- At the end of July 2008, major news agencies reported an outbreak of jalapeņo-related salmonella that sickened more than 1,000 people in Mexico and the United States. It was the biggest outbreak of its kind in decades. http://www.physorg.com/news149346537.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:08:57 EST news149346537 Human parechovirus is a harmless virus which is encountered by most infants and displays few symptoms. Suspected of triggering type 1 diabetes in susceptible people, research methods need to take this "silent" virus into consideration. This comes from findings in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news148816892.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:01:32 EST news148816892 The public's concerns about costs and increased promiscuity among teenagers appear to be hindering use of a vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent life-threatening diseases, according to a study by researchers at Yale School of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news148757988.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:39:48 EST news148757988 The 2008 Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences survey shows that eight in 10 adults nationwide favor making genetic testing easily available to all who want it, and 54 percent say that the benefits of conducting genetic research outweigh the risks. http://www.physorg.com/news148735626.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:27:06 EST news148735626 Researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine present a new tool called the "Dirty War Index (DWI)" based on the laws of war, a tool which identifies rates of prohibited or highly undesirable ("dirty") war outcomes, such as torture, child injury, and civilian death. http://www.physorg.com/news148623102.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:11:42 EST news148623102 Representatives from NASA convened in New Orleans today to report at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting the results from a NASA-enhanced computerized system to assess environmental and health concerns for deployed U.S. forces. The Global Situational Awareness Tool (GSAT), developed and operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command, is a computerized set of linkable databases that characterizes and predicts health risks and other dangers to U.S. troops and multi-national forces in Afghanistan and other areas. http://www.physorg.com/news148218630.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:50:30 EST news148218630 Population growth and significant increases in development across the country are leading to changes in traffic and driving behavior in many areas where motorists share the road with farmers moving their equipment - changes that worry some members of the agriculture community. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have found a number of risk factors associated with traffic accidents involving farm vehicles, which could point the way toward changes that will better protect farmers and motorists. http://www.physorg.com/news146225515.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:11:55 EST news146225515 A study released by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health shows that developing antibodies to cockroach and mouse proteins is associated with a greater risk for wheeze, hay fever, and eczema in preschool urban children as young as three years of age. The study, published in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, is the first to focus on the links between antibody responses to cockroach and mouse proteins and respiratory and allergic symptoms in such a young age group. http://www.physorg.com/news145814327.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:58:47 EST news145814327 Diabetes appears to be linked with an increased risk of pelvic girdle syndrome. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Akershus University Hospital. http://www.physorg.com/news145792552.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:55:52 EST news145792552 A landmark national survey on the use of nanotechnology for "human enhancement" shows widespread public support for applications of the new technology related to improving human health. However, the survey also shows broad disapproval for nanotech human enhancement research in areas without health benefits. A team of researchers at North Carolina State University and Arizona State University (ASU) conducted the study, which could influence the direction of future nanotechnology research efforts. http://www.physorg.com/news145792014.html Nanotechnology Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:46:54 EST news145792014 Four in five Americans support the idea of a nationwide study to investigate the interactions of genes, environment and lifestyle, and three in five say they would be willing to take part in such a study, according to a survey released today. The research was conducted by the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.physorg.com/news145720943.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:02:23 EST news145720943 Anyone who runs for Prime Minister or President should have an independent health examination to ensure their ability to govern, argues a doctor on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news145716477.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:47:57 EST news145716477 Motorola, Inc. is demonstrating public safety wireless broadband applications over a live, 700 MHz wireless broadband system, which represents an industry first and an important milestone in advancing agency communications. http://www.physorg.com/news145547682.html Technology Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:54:42 EST news145547682 With only a few days remaining before Election Day, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation, writing for the November 6, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, find that seven in ten registered voters say major changes are needed in the U.S. health care system. http://www.physorg.com/news144604183.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:49:43 EST news144604183 A study initiated by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands suggests that prenatal exposure to famine can lead to epigenetic changes that may affect a person's health into midlife. The findings show a trickle-down effect from pregnant women to the DNA of their unborn children and the timeframe over which such early damage can operate. While previous studies have suggested that adult disease risk may be associated with adverse environmental conditions early in development, these data are the first to show that early-life environmental conditions can cause epigenetic changes in humans that persist throughout life. The full study findings are published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. http://www.physorg.com/news144598464.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:14:24 EST news144598464 Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow Chemical Company worksites helped employees' there achieve modest improvements in health risks, including weight management, decreasing tobacco use and blood pressure, says Emory University public health researcher Ron Goetzel, PhD. http://www.physorg.com/news144507656.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:00:56 EST news144507656 NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers. Scientists announced the finding as a five-year NASA-funded project nears its conclusion. http://www.physorg.com/news144431383.html Space & Earth Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:49:43 EST news144431383 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford University, the University of California and University of Michigan announce today their joint support for the outstanding public benefits made possible through the proposed settlement agreement submitted to the United States District Court, Southern District of New York by Google Inc. and plaintiffs the Authors Guild, Inc. et al. http://www.physorg.com/news144428797.html Technology Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:06:37 EST news144428797 Breastfeeding has a number of positive health benefits for baby: it can prevent ear infections and allergies, and lowers the risk of developing respiratory problems. It can also help prevent against obesity later in life, but the reason for this still isn't known. http://www.physorg.com/news144393118.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:11:58 EST news144393118 Seven years after Sept. 11, and in the wake of many major natural disasters such as forest fires, hurricanes and flooding, nearly half of U.S. states either have no state-level emergency plan or do not provide it readily to the public, reveals a new study by George Mason University Communication Professor Carl Botan. http://www.physorg.com/news143978561.html Other Sciences Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:02:41 EST news143978561 (PhysOrg.com) -- BMW Group Research and Technology and NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, have unveiled a prototype of the world`s first multifunctional car key. The prototype features contactless payment, personalized access control, and advanced functionalities including public transport e-ticketing, to deliver an enhanced mobility experience. Powered by NXP's Smart security chip, the prototype - for the first time - allows drivers to perform quick, secure and convenient electronic payments with a car key, creating exciting new usage scenarios for future consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news143907609.html Technology Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:20:09 EST news143907609 Boston, MA - More than 330,000 lives were lost to HIV/AIDS in South Africa from 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was not implemented, assert researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in a study published online by the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) (http://www.jaids.com/). In addition, an estimated 35,000 babies were born with HIV during that same period in the country because a feasible mother-to-child transmission prophylaxis program using nevirapine (an anti-AIDS drug) was not implemented, the authors write. http://www.physorg.com/news143738794.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:26:34 EST news143738794 New evidence discovered by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus shows that patients with Type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis because of a compromised immune system, resulting in life-threatening lung infections that are more difficult to treat. http://www.physorg.com/news143222282.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:58:02 EST news143222282 Gaining a fuller and more accurate picture of trends in the most important disease risk factors is now possible, thanks to a project between the NHS Information Centre and QResearch(R). http://www.physorg.com/news143198203.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:16:43 EST news143198203 Extreme heat events (EHE), or heat waves, are the most prominent cause of weather-related human mortality in the United States, responsible for more deaths annually than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined. These events, and other climate-related changes in the worldwide environment that directly affect public health, are examined in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This special issue provides a crucial state-of-the art overview of many of the issues at the intersection of climate change and health. http://www.physorg.com/news142677024.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:30:24 EST news142677024 A study published today concludes that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made a large impact towards ridding the world of one of its most debilitating diseases. The analysis found that the LF elimination programme has prevented 6.6 million children from acquiring LF and stopped another 9.5 million people already infected with the disease from progressing to more debilitating stages. These efforts are the result of the most rapid scale-up of a drug administration programme in public health history, delivering what the study calls a "best buy in public health". http://www.physorg.com/news142656435.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:47:15 EST news142656435