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. Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic. http://www.physorg.com/news174914289.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:18:44 EST news174914289 A study published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests a disconnect between the way wrist-fracture patients and those with a spine or hip fracture are managed and evaluated. The study, conducted in 2007 among 97 percent of the women in Korea, reviewed the incidence of fractures around the hip, spine, and wrist in female patients age 50 and older and the prescription frequencies of bone density scans for osteoporosis, along with the use of medications for its treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news173623898.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:40:01 EST news173623898 A detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor. http://www.physorg.com/news169137362.html Biology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:50:02 EST news169137362 If your arteries are clogged and you're facing an angioplasty, your doctor may offer you an unusual choice: wrist or groin? http://www.physorg.com/news163426534.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:16:02 EST news163426534 Trials to test acupressure wrist bands as a drug-free alternative for chemotherapy-related nausea are to take place at the University of Liverpool. http://www.physorg.com/news156686102.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:55:33 EST news156686102 Breaking a fall, such as a tumble on the sidewalk, with your hands and wrists is everyone's natural reflex. But, if you fall hard enough, you'll often fracture your radius bone, or even one of the smaller wrist bones and wrist ligaments. Left untreated, these injuries could lead to disabling wrist arthritis. http://www.physorg.com/news153832299.html Medicine & Health Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:14:15 EST news153832299 A surgical technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation appears to enable patients with arm amputations to have improved control of functions with an artificial arm, according to a study in the February 11 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news153512131.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:16:27 EST news153512131 MRI of the wrist at 3T is an effective way to detect wrist ligament tears and in some cases can avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a study performed at Neuroskeletal Imaging in Merritt Island, Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news150480716.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:11:56 EST news150480716 Adolescent gymnasts are developing a wide variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are beyond the scope of previously described gymnastic-related trauma, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://www.physorg.com/news147337541.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:05:41 EST news147337541