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. Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to the knee and hip cartilage. Stem cells offer a promising way forward but a key challenge has been to design a 'smart material' that is biologically effective for cartilage tissue regeneration. Now researchers have identified a blend of naturally occurring fibres such as cellulose and silk that makes progress towards affordable and effective cell-based therapy for cartilage repair a step closer. http://phys.org/news287144606.html Chemistry Tue, 07 May 2013 11:23:39 EST news287144606 If your New Year's resolution was to get more exercise and you're slipping already how about a digital personal trainer? http://phys.org/news245693362.html Electronics Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:10:01 EST news245693362 Alaska again ranks first in the nation for chlamydia and is second for gonorrhea, state public health officials announced Tuesday. http://phys.org/news223798083.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 May 2011 08:10:01 EST news223798083 Expectations are high that the public will use performance data to choose their health providers and so drive improvements in quality. But in a paper published in the British Medical Journal today, two experts question whether this is realistic. http://phys.org/news209971209.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:40:03 EST news209971209 (AP) -- Medicare's new chief called for more steps to improve patient safety Tuesday, in the wake of a government report that said one in seven hospitalized Medicare patients is harmed during their stay. http://phys.org/news209208633.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:00:01 EST news209208633 A paper in The Lancet Series on HIV in people who use drugs says that in order to improve access to antiretroviral therapy among injecting drug users (IDUs), health providers must focus less on individual patient's ability to adhere to treatment, and more on conditions of health delivery that create treatment interruptions. Among low-income and middle-income countries, almost half of all injecting drug users with HIV are in just five of these countries: China, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, and Malaysia. Access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is disproportionately low in these countries—IDUs make up two thirds of cumulative HIV cases in these countries, but only 25% of patients receiving ART. This third paper is by Daniel Wolfe, Open Society Institute, International Harm Reduction Development Program, New York, USA, and colleagues. http://phys.org/news198829379.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:00:51 EST news198829379 According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of their insurance status during pregnancy and delivery. http://phys.org/news179151716.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:40:05 EST news179151716 An Indiana University study found that HIV care providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral system surrounding issues of HIV and substance abuse. Providers felt that these factors impeded their ability to offer quality care to their patients. http://phys.org/news140361805.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:23:25 EST news140361805 An increasing number of students are packing more than their computers and iPods when leaving for college. They are bringing along prescribed psychiatric medications. Case Western Reserve University researchers will survey incoming students on how they manage psychiatric medications in the transition from home to college. http://phys.org/news138385887.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:31:27 EST news138385887