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Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife than do women who have children after marriage, according to a new nationwide study, which appears in the June 2011 issue of the American Sociological Review. http://phys.org/news226215461.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:38:01 EST news226215461 All 125 commercial fishing boats helping oil recovery efforts off Louisiana's Breton Sound area have been recalled after four workers reported health problems, officials said. http://phys.org/news194170114.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08:44 EST news194170114 A discovery that may pave the way to helping reduce health hazards such as E. coli in water could also make chemicals and drugs such as insulin cheaper to produce and their production more environmentally friendly. http://phys.org/news194102657.html Chemistry Wed, 26 May 2010 14:50:16 EST news194102657 Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Chicago investigation has found. http://phys.org/news193593733.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 May 2010 18:10:01 EST news193593733 The availability of more affordable drugs, vaccines and diagnostics that would help countless people worldwide is the foremost benefit expected from a growing number of collaborations between biotech firms in developing countries, according to a study to be published Mon. May 12 in the UK journal Nature Biotechnology. http://phys.org/news192713959.html Biology Mon, 10 May 2010 14:00:02 EST news192713959 Physiological signals can nowadays be easily monitored with measurement devices implanted inside a living body. The object - animal or human - is barely aware of the presence of the implant. An example of a device implantable in humans is the pacemaker that has long since become standard treatment for heart patients. Researcher Jarno Riistama from Tampere University of Technology (TUT) believes that the next tech-savvy generation represents a potential customer base for new applications in the field. http://phys.org/news192713792.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 May 2010 13:00:01 EST news192713792 Fatal assaults among the most disadvantaged in Scotland are more than 30 times as high as they are among the most affluent sectors of society, reveals research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news192305404.html Medicine & Health Wed, 05 May 2010 19:20:01 EST news192305404 It is well-known that children in foster care are at increased risk for physical and mental health problems. But what about kids who live with relatives other than their birth parents? http://phys.org/news192000502.html Medicine & Health Sun, 02 May 2010 10:30:03 EST news192000502 A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to examine sleep issues in a large sample of exceptionally old adults, including nearly 2,800 people who were 100 years of age and older. http://phys.org/news191926902.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 May 2010 12:40:01 EST news191926902 (PhysOrg.com) -- Smoking during pregnancy is a known risk factor for a variety of health problems for babies, including low birth weight, respiratory issues and even sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A new study, published in the journal Obesity, suggests exposure to cigarette smoke in utero may also contribute to abdominal obesity in late adolescence. http://phys.org/news191601230.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:34:08 EST news191601230 Significant advances in the neonatal intensive care have resulted in increased survival rates of children who are born at less than 26 weeks of gestation, so termed "extremely preterm children". Notably, however, improved survival rates have been accompanied by a higher risk for later cognitive, neuromotor, and sensory impairments in these children. http://phys.org/news191239019.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:30:01 EST news191239019 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new decades-long study launches today to investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer. http://phys.org/news191171410.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:12:41 EST news191171410 Students' perceptions of their overall experience on campus may be most strongly associated with their academic accomplishments, but research has also found a solid relationship between undergraduates' use of campus green spaces and their perceptions of quality of life. Are campus green spaces as important to graduate students as they are to undergrads? A new study investigating this question revealed some interesting insights. http://phys.org/news190916939.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:30:03 EST news190916939 (AP) -- Questions and answers about the volcanic ash cloud. http://phys.org/news190919758.html Space & Earth Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:30:01 EST news190919758 The proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report disabilities related to mobility increased significantly from 1997 to 2007, in contrast to the disability decline that has been found among Americans ages 65 and over, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation and the University of Michigan. http://phys.org/news189747463.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:00:02 EST news189747463 (PhysOrg.com) -- The way that drugs used to treat mental illness are advertised to doctors could be helping to perpetuate ? rather than break down ? the stigma still attached to mental health problems. http://phys.org/news189698728.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:20:01 EST news189698728 A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is the first to refute the widely held belief that intentional weight loss in older adults leads to increased risk of death. http://phys.org/news189666978.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:16:46 EST news189666978 (AP) -- The Arizona Game and Fish Department has fired an employee based on results of an internal investigation into the capture and death of what was the only known wild jaguar in the U.S. http://phys.org/news188288544.html Biology Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:22:41 EST news188288544 (AP) -- People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week's workout into less than an hour. Intense exercise regimens, or interval training, was originally developed for Olympic athletes and thought to be too strenuous for normal people. http://phys.org/news186307749.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:30:01 EST news186307749 Lactose intolerance is a real and important clinical syndrome, but quantifying its public health burden is challenging. An NIH Consensus Development panel was convened this week to assess the available evidence on lactose intolerance and health across the age spectrum and across racial and ethnic groups. http://phys.org/news186253439.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:04:16 EST news186253439 In the final article in a six part series on treating mental health problems in resource-poor settings, Alan Flisher, from the University of Cape Town, and colleagues present "packages of care" for treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in low- and middle-income countries. http://phys.org/news186131213.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:20:01 EST news186131213 Chronic migraine sufferers tend to be in poorer general health, less well off, and more depressed than those with episodic migraine, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news185658980.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:50:01 EST news185658980 A new study confirms that rates of obesity and other chronic health problems have risen in American children in recent years, but it also shows that many children's conditions will improve or resolve over time. The findings that appear in the Feb. 17 Journal of the American Medical Association support the need for continuous access to health services and suggest directions for future research. http://phys.org/news185564623.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:00:01 EST news185564623 Mental health professionals have long-known that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts. However, a group of McGill University researchers in Montreal has now come to the conclusion that self-identity is the crucial risk-factor, rather than actual sexual behaviours. Their results were published in February in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news184594833.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:40:01 EST news184594833 Psychologists and psychiatrists should not be expected to participate in torture as they do not have the expertise to assess individual pain or the long-term effects of interrogation, says an expert in the British Medical Journal today. http://phys.org/news183970076.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:48:11 EST news183970076 While re-entry and skill-building programs offered by the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) at its 11 prisons are heavily used and generally viewed favorably by inmates, many anticipate a difficult return to society due to their underlying health conditions and concerns about finances and support systems. http://phys.org/news183733902.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:14:09 EST news183733902 Psychodynamic psychotherapy is effective for a wide range of mental health symptoms, including depression, anxiety, panic and stress-related physical ailments, and the benefits of the therapy grow after treatment has ended, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://phys.org/news183547065.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:02 EST news183547065 (AP) -- American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be medically evacuated for health problems such as a bad back than for combat injuries, a new study says. http://phys.org/news183324543.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:29:46 EST news183324543 (PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic devices could create significant environmental and health problems after they are thrown away. UC Irvine researchers are working with engineers, manufacturers and public health officials to find solutions. http://phys.org/news178305162.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:01 EST news178305162 Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major airports — may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports. Those airports are becoming an increasingly important component of global air transport systems. The study, one of only a handful to examine airborne pollutants near regional airports, suggests that officials should pay closer attention to these overlooked emissions, which could cause health problems for local residents. It appears online in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology. http://phys.org/news177772475.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:03 EST news177772475