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. A new study is the first to show that there is a previously unrecognized role for environmental pollution in liver disease in the general U.S. adult population. This work builds upon the groups' previous research demonstrating liver disease in highly-exposed chemical workers. The study is being presented during Digestive Disease Week 2009 (DDW), the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news162815194.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 11:27:06 EST news162815194 Adjusting the clocks to summer time on the last Sunday in March increases the risk of myocardial infarction in the following week. In return, putting the clocks back in the autumn reduces the risk, albeit to a lesser extent. This according to a new Swedish study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news144581496.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:31:36 EST news144581496 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's newest lunar rover prototype has now gone farther than it ever has before. http://www.physorg.com/news144338286.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:58:06 EST news144338286 Eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global blindness, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. http://www.physorg.com/news137412428.html Medicine & Health Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:07:08 EST news137412428 In addition to limiting calories, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent over two years, according to a report in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news136483873.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:11:13 EST news136483873 Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED. http://www.physorg.com/news134209663.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:27:43 EST news134209663