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. (Phys.org) -- Bewildered by the array of antioxidant fruit juices on display in the supermarket and the promises they make? To sort out the antioxidant properties of fruits and berries, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine turned to fruit flies for help. http://phys.org/news264760570.html Biology Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:50:03 EST news264760570 Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today described development of a capsule that can be dropped into water, milk, fruit juices and other foods to remove more than a dozen radioactive substances. http://phys.org/news252123776.html Chemistry Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:23:17 EST news252123776 A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks. http://phys.org/news227463432.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:43 EST news227463432 (AP) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking a stand against child obesity, becoming the nation's largest school system to stop serving sugar-laden flavored milk. http://phys.org/news227330851.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:27:48 EST news227330851 After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, why not take on the ultimate challenge, the Mount Everest of cocktails, what may be the most chemically complex cocktail in the world, the Bloody Mary? And in this the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), why not include its global offspring, the International Mary? http://phys.org/news220627014.html Chemistry Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:50:01 EST news220627014 People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that cutting back on foods and beverages containing a lot of fructose (sugar) might decrease one's risk of developing hypertension. http://phys.org/news197206498.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:00:01 EST news197206498 (AP) -- Mexico is looking to battle the bulging waistlines of its children by banning the sale of junk food in its schools, including many of the traditional treats generations of kids have grown up with. http://phys.org/news194158057.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 May 2010 05:47:50 EST news194158057 (PhysOrg.com) -- We've all heard the expression, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Passing a kidney stone would qualify for one of life's "lemons," but did you know that drinking lemonade has been shown to prevent them? http://phys.org/news191177573.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:30:08 EST news191177573 A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels by the manufacturers. This finding has been possible owing to a new technique developed by the researchers to determine the content of vitamin C in these kinds of drinks. http://phys.org/news173954456.html Chemistry Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:41:57 EST news173954456 With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth from using whitening products. http://phys.org/news165577618.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:47:23 EST news165577618