http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University. http://phys.org/news262519416.html Biology Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:04:01 EST news262519416 (PhysOrg.com) -- Older people who live in racially segregated neighborhoods with high crime rates have a much higher chance of developing cancer than do older people with similar health histories and income levels who live in safer, less segregated neighborhoods. http://phys.org/news211041383.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:37:05 EST news211041383 As the population ages, health care epidemiologist Padma Kaul and cardiologist Paul Armstrong, researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta, want health-care professionals to talk to their patients about their options on places to die, whether it be at home, in hospital or a palliative care facility like hospice. http://phys.org/news206104069.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:50:01 EST news206104069 (AP) -- Every year during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardiac arrest. http://phys.org/news198239538.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:00:01 EST news198239538 (AP) -- As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries. http://phys.org/news187460593.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:23:40 EST news187460593 Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access information relevant for patient care. These research findings have been released this week in the print version of the renowned British Medical Journal (BMJ). http://phys.org/news174400299.html Medicine & Health Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:34 EST news174400299 Some of the 1,851 patients who had tests administered by a Broward General Medical Center nurse alleged to have knowingly violated infection control protocols will know within two weeks if they have contracted hepatitis or HIV, officials said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news174240247.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:13:39 EST news174240247 (AP) -- A flu virus is a powerhouse of evolution, mutating at the maximum speed nature allows. A mild virus can morph into a killer and vice versa. http://phys.org/news160765874.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 18:11:36 EST news160765874