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As the U.S. Navy minimizes its dependence on foreign oil, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is a front runner in supporting and bringing forth innovative solutions to fuel consumption challenges. http://www.physorg.com/news170352387.html Space & Earth Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:20:02 EST news170352387 Nationally, family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance increased 119 percent between 1999 and 2008, and could increase another 94 percent to an average $23,842 per family by 2020 if cost growth continues on its current course, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. http://www.physorg.com/news169995168.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:53:36 EST news169995168 (PhysOrg.com) -- The cost for chemotherapy medications to treat colorectal cancer for six months has jumped 2,600 percent from 1993 to 2005. But such rising costs are worth the price, asserts a new report from Cornell, when improved longevity and quality of life are taken into account. http://www.physorg.com/news169480097.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:00:02 EST news169480097 High-rate digestion with microfiltration is state-of-the-art in large sewage plants. It effectively removes accumulated sludge and produces biogas to generate energy. A study now reveals that even small plants can benefit from this process. http://www.physorg.com/news169403919.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:39:13 EST news169403919 Biomedical researchers on Wednesday said they could explain why we swing our arms when we walk, a practice that has long piqued scientific curiosity. http://www.physorg.com/news168027773.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:26:26 EST news168027773 Americans need to change the way they live if they want to beat the obesity epidemic that is robbing the United States of millions of dollars every year and threatening a generation with shorter lives, experts said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news167997180.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:20:04 EST news167997180 (AP) -- Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. http://www.physorg.com/news167924447.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:00:03 EST news167924447 Self-sustaining organisms like plants possess the ability to synthesize their own food using inorganic materials. Plants use water and carbon dioxide to begin this process in their green tissues. The leaf is the organ most often used by plants for this food synthesis. The Western Pacific Tropical Research Center is contributing to the general understanding of the strategies that plants employ to carry out this foundational step of the food web. http://www.physorg.com/news167563425.html Biology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:40:02 EST news167563425 For the past 6 months, the Silver Creek Sportsplex in San Jose, Calif., has been testing ceiling lighting from a nearby startup that holds the promise of saving huge amounts of energy. http://www.physorg.com/news166730594.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:20:02 EST news166730594 (AP) -- The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses. http://www.physorg.com/news166728607.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:30:05 EST news166728607 People shopping online are likely to bail out on planned purchases before making the final click to submit their orders, often because they are surprised by high shipping costs and other fees, according to a new survey out Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news165003139.html Technology Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:20:01 EST news165003139 Medical problems contributed to nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all bankruptcies in 2007, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine that will be published online Thursday. The data were collected prior to the current economic downturn and hence likely understate the current burden of financial suffering. Between 2001 and 2007, the proportion of all bankruptcies attributable to medical problems rose by 49.6 percent. The authors' previous 2001 findings have been widely cited by policy leaders, including President Obama. http://www.physorg.com/news163318959.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:23:39 EST news163318959 In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.3 billion may not seem like much money, but that's what the United States potentially could save on each group of adolescents who enter foster care every year. http://www.physorg.com/news163165667.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:10:30 EST news163165667 The vast majority of advanced colon cancer patients in a clinical trial were not concerned about the cost of prescription drugs for managing chemotherapy side effects, such as infection, pain and nausea and few adopted strategies to reduce drug cost burdens after joining the clinical trial, according to a study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Although few patients reported substantial worry about drug costs, still fewer reported discussing drug cost issues with their physicians, suggesting there are opportunities for improving how physicians integrate discussions about drug costs into clinical practice. http://www.physorg.com/news162812925.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 10:49:06 EST news162812925 The U.S. Department of Energy should consider gradually changing its system of setting appliance energy-efficiency standards to a full-fuel-cycle measurement, which takes into account both the energy used to operate an appliance, as well as upstream energy costs -- energy consumed in producing and distributing fuels from coal, oil, and natural gas, and energy lost in generating and delivering electric power. This change would offer consumers more complete information on household energy consumption and its environmental impacts, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. http://www.physorg.com/news162642806.html Technology Wed, 27 May 2009 11:34:33 EST news162642806 Promoting the health of young children, before five years of age, could save society up to $65 billion in future health care costs, according to an examination of childhood health conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The results are published in the May 15, 2009, issue of Academic Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news161607693.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 12:02:01 EST news161607693 Women are more likely than men to feel the pinch of rising health costs and eroding health benefits, with about half (52%) of working-age women reporting problems accessing needed care because of costs, compared to 39 percent of men, a new Commonwealth Fund study finds. Women who are insured but have inadequate coverage are especially vulnerable: 69 percent of underinsured women have problems accessing care because of costs, compared to half (49%) of underinsured men. http://www.physorg.com/news161244215.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 May 2009 07:05:01 EST news161244215 (AP) -- General Electric Co. said Thursday that it will invest $6 billion over the next six years in an attempt to lower the cost of health care and improve the quality of medical care in underserved regions of the United States and abroad. http://www.physorg.com/news160942068.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 19:08:24 EST news160942068 Researchers at Brandeis, in collaboration with several other institutions worldwide, have pinpointed for the first time the multi-country economic costs of dengue fever, the endemic and epidemic mosquito-borne illness that is a rapidly growing public health problem in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The study, published in the May issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, assessed the direct and indirect costs of dengue cases in eight American and Asian countries, tallying the collective economic burden of dengue in those countries at about $1.8 billion annually. http://www.physorg.com/news160923626.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 14:00:49 EST news160923626 Approximately 6.3 million adults -or one fourth of the people in the U.S. with diabetes mellitus -are unaware they have the disease, and this undiagnosed population accounts for an estimated $18 billion in health care costs each year, according to a study in a recent issue of Population Health Management, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert. http://www.physorg.com/news160922233.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 13:37:39 EST news160922233 (PhysOrg.com) -- Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of California homes by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.physorg.com/news160838589.html Technology Wed, 06 May 2009 14:24:09 EST news160838589 As people become more educated, studies have demonstrated that they tend to choose foods that are lower in calories but higher in nutrients. They also pay more. In a study published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the University of Washington compared the eating habits and food costs of a sample of 164 adults in the Seattle, Washington area. http://www.physorg.com/news160376511.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 06:02:14 EST news160376511 Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability, an increase of three million from 1999, and arthritis tops the list of most common causes of disability, according to an article published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). In addition, the number of people who report arthritis as the primary cause of disability has increased by one million. The Arthritis Foundation believes that findings from this study must be taken into consideration as a part of health care reform in this country and arthritis research and prevention efforts strengthened to reduce and minimize the burden of arthritis. http://www.physorg.com/news160316630.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:25:39 EST news160316630 A new report issued by The Access Project and Brandeis University found that the costs of dental care represent more of a financial burden on families and individuals than has been previously recognized. In a survey of family farm and ranch operators in seven Great Plains states, three-quarters of households reported having dental out-of-pocket costs. The report, The Cost of Dental Care and the Impact of Dental Insurance Coverage, found that families on average spent $873 out-of-pocket annually on dental care, exceeding their $700 average out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs. The amount spent on dental care constituted more than a quarter (27%) of families' overall out-of-pocket health care costs. http://www.physorg.com/news160223980.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:40:08 EST news160223980 Turns out most Americans are all for moving to a comprehensive system of electronic medical records. They just don't think it's going to save us any money when it comes to health care. http://www.physorg.com/news160219155.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:19:41 EST news160219155 Steve and Sue Kirkham's home sits atop a hill where the wind can be strong enough to mute conversations and rattle lawn chairs. Instead of complaining, they decided to harness its power. http://www.physorg.com/news159867426.html Technology Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:37:26 EST news159867426 (AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says a Democratic proposal to limit global warming pollution will "punish the American people" with higher energy costs and lost jobs. Gingrich appeared before a House subcommittee writing a broad energy and climate bill aimed at cutting greenhouse gases by 80 percent by mid-century. http://www.physorg.com/news159807764.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:03:44 EST news159807764 (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore, a leading voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan differences and pass legislation to curb greenhouse gases. http://www.physorg.com/news159797027.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:04:18 EST news159797027 (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore called a House bill that would curb the gases blamed for global warming the most important legislation ever in Congress. http://www.physorg.com/news159786344.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:06:34 EST news159786344 http://www.physorg.com/news159019833.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:11:06 EST news159019833