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. A groundbreaking deal on compulsory new food labels Wednesday is set to give Europeans clear information on the nutritional and energy content of products, as well as country of origin. http://phys.org/news229181205.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:26:54 EST news229181205 Some people say aiming to look sleek in your swimsuit or wedding duds is the biggest motivator for losing weight. But Mike Durbin's incentive for dropping pounds beats all. http://phys.org/news228365216.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:40:01 EST news228365216 (AP) -- Two new studies could change care for hundreds of thousands of heart patients each year. One finds that bypass surgery has been overrated for many people with very weak hearts from clogged arteries and previous heart attacks. The other challenges the way artery-opening procedures have been done for decades. http://phys.org/news221153504.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:32:03 EST news221153504 Thomas Jefferson University has started recruiting patients for a new National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored clinical trial to test whether the cholesterol-reducing drug rosuvastatin is effective in the prevention of recurrent colon cancer. http://phys.org/news220024250.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:10:01 EST news220024250 Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and markers of disease than their English counterparts at all ages.. Why health status differs so dramatically in these two countries, which share much in terms of history and culture, is a mystery. http://phys.org/news218865107.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:20:03 EST news218865107 Two people are diagnosed with high cholesterol, one of the leading risk factors for heart disease, and follow similar therapies. One ends up with improved cholesterol levels, but the other doesn't. http://phys.org/news217529915.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:30:01 EST news217529915 Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing early cognitive and memory problems as well. That's according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011. http://phys.org/news217528034.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:27:21 EST news217528034 Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. Patients with type 1diabetes have a 200 percent to 400 percent greater chance of developing cardiovascular disease than those without diabetes. Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin discovered the early signs of cardiovascular disease are likely to manifest before the onset of puberty in many children with diabetes. http://phys.org/news216921583.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:59:59 EST news216921583 Many Americans with high cholesterol and high blood pressure are not getting treated, putting them at higher risk for heart attack or stroke, the US government said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news215785860.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:10:13 EST news215785860 Large numbers of middle-aged women worldwide could reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (stroke, heart attack and heart failure) and its complications by lowering their blood pressure, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://phys.org/news215109931.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:00:01 EST news215109931 For years, it was believed that obese women were at lower risk for developing osteoporosis, and that excess body fat actually protected against bone loss. However, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) found that having too much internal abdominal fat may, in fact, have a damaging effect on bone health. http://phys.org/news210310894.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:45:41 EST news210310894 Long-term use of statins, a drug widely prescribed to prevent artery-blocking cholesterol, is less risky than thought for patients with a common form of liver disease, according to a study published on Wednesday by The Lancet. http://phys.org/news209797489.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:40:01 EST news209797489 Is cardiovascular health in middle age and beyond a gift from your genes or is it earned by a healthy lifestyle and within your control? http://phys.org/news209059608.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:07:21 EST news209059608 High cholesterol levels in middle age do not appear to increase women's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia later in life, new Johns Hopkins-led research finds, despite a body of scientific evidence long suggesting a link between the two. http://phys.org/news208629928.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:45:39 EST news208629928 Treating metabolic syndrome and undergoing carotid angioplasty may prevent recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines. http://phys.org/news206898621.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:50:37 EST news206898621 Researchers at Queen's University Belfast are investigating a potential new treatment for lung disease that could save many lives each year. http://phys.org/news206183206.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:06:59 EST news206183206 High blood lipids are a big risk factor for developing heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately one of every six adult Americans has high blood cholesterol and about every 25 seconds, an American will have a heart attack, and nearly one every minute will die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://phys.org/news205754624.html Medicine & Health Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:04:06 EST news205754624 (AP) -- France's Sanofi-Aventis on Monday launched an $18.5 billion hostile takeover attempt for Genzyme Corp., escalating the battle after management of the U.S. biotech company twice rejected its offer. http://phys.org/news205413231.html Biology Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:40:01 EST news205413231 A drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer, according to new research by Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen at St. Michael's Hospital. http://phys.org/news204200548.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:10:01 EST news204200548 Individuals who suffer from migraines with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease or stroke, according to research published today in the British Medical Journal. http://phys.org/news201890504.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:00:03 EST news201890504 Eliminating diabetes and depression, as well as increasing education and fruit and vegetable consumption, are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing levels of dementia in the coming years, should no effective treatment be found, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://phys.org/news200226196.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:00:02 EST news200226196 The more people used an interactive weight management website, the more weight loss they maintained, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study published online today in the open access Journal of Medical Internet Research. http://phys.org/news199372640.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:20:01 EST news199372640 Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to significantly reduce atherosclerosis in mice that does not involve lowering cholesterol levels or eliminating other obesity-related problems. http://phys.org/news199121224.html Chemistry Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:17 EST news199121224 (AP) -- From counseling for kids who struggle with their weight, to cancer screenings for their parents, preventive health care will soon be available at no out-of-pocket cost under consumer rules the Obama administration unveiled Wednesday. http://phys.org/news198426389.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:20:01 EST news198426389 Healthcare professionals need to develop greater understanding of the specific needs of lesbian patients and adopt a more sensitive approach to the advice they give them, according to research in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing http://phys.org/news198427089.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:00:04 EST news198427089 Does knowing that genes are partly responsible for your health condition mean you are less likely to be motivated to find out about the benefits of behavioral changes? According to Dr. Suzanne O'Neill from the National Human Genome Research Institute/National Institutes of Health, and her colleagues, people on the whole are still interested in how health habits affect disease risk. However, those with the greatest need to change their behaviors are more likely to favor genetic explanations for their diseases and the more behavioral risk factors they have, the less likely they are to be interested in behavior change information. The study is published online in Springer's journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. http://phys.org/news195221843.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:40:01 EST news195221843 Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants in London (UK): the Whitehall II study. http://phys.org/news192793092.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 May 2010 11:00:01 EST news192793092 A new study from Iowa State University's Nutrition and Wellness Research Center (NWRC) may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs -- if they don't mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet. http://phys.org/news188816722.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:05:34 EST news188816722 Long-term complications after procedures to close coronary artery fistulas are particularly prevalent among those whose abnormal connections to the heart result in drainage into the coronary sinus, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal of the American Heart Association. http://phys.org/news188581511.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:50:17 EST news188581511 If you have chronic heart disease, could your doctor’s office safeguard your health by improving how it delivers care? http://phys.org/news188064428.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:10:01 EST news188064428