http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A study of the microbiome of the human nose provides clues to the cause of a chronic sinus condition and potential strategy for a cure. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco report their findings today at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-microbiome-analysis-chronic-sinus-condition.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:13 EST news259249561 (Medical Xpress) -- The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-bacteria-male-adolescents-reveals-insights.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 May 2012 08:44:35 EST news256203865 For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has revealed patterns that correspond with excess body weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-gut-microbe-networks-differ-norm.html Medical research Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:43:40 EST news245429006 Obesity in the United States is reaching ever more alarming proportions, posing a severe menace to public health and exacerbating a crisis in health care costs both domestically and worldwide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-culprits-obesity-reside-gut.html Health Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:25:42 EST news230819131 After cleaning your mouth, plaque begins forming before your brush even hits the cup. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-mouth-gateway-body.html Other Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:07:47 EST news223042050