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. Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found that there could be long-term beneficial effects on certain eating behaviors using a weight- acceptance intervention approach. http://www.physorg.com/news176565147.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:02 EST news176565147 A surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic surgery that does not interrupt pelvic nerve connections, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news171050754.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:50:01 EST news171050754 Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and antiviral agents may be associated with additional benefit, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published studies, reported in the September 2 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news171047876.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:20:03 EST news171047876 Comparison of the primary outcomes of registered clinical trials with their subsequent publication appears to show some discrepancies, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news171047778.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:30:02 EST news171047778 When faced with patients suffering a heart attack, doctors have two choices: inject them with medication to dissolve the blood clot (fibrinolytic therapy) or insert a small balloon to open the blocked artery (primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)). http://www.physorg.com/news165150274.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:01 EST news165150274 Women who took beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements had a similar risk of cancer as women who did not take the supplements, according to data from a randomized controlled trial in the December 30 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news149924804.html Medicine & Health Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:46:44 EST news149924804