http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. People grumbling their way through the grimness of winter have better recall than those enjoying a carefree, sunny day, Australian researchers have found. http://www.physorg.com/news158686778.html Medicine & Health Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:40:19 EST news158686778 Extreme weather events have a greater effect on flora than previously presumed. A one-month drought postpones the time of flowering of grassland and heathland plants in Central Europe by an average of 4 days. With this a so-called 100-year drought event equates to approx. a decade of global warming. http://www.physorg.com/news145098541.html Space & Earth Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:09:01 EST news145098541 Blood stored for 29 days or more, nearly 2 weeks less than the current standard for blood storage, is associated with a higher infection rate in patients who received transfusions with the blood. In a new study presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), researchers found that patients who received transfusions with blood stored for 29 days or more were twice as likely to suffer from nosocomial infections, including pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, and sepsis, with the oldest blood being associated with the most infections. Currently, federal regulations allow red blood cells to be stored up to 42 days, after which they must be discarded. http://www.physorg.com/news144407866.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:17:46 EST news144407866 The northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days, according to Dr. Marco Tedesco, Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at The City College of New York (CCNY), and colleagues. Their conclusion is based on an analysis of microwave brightness temperature recorded by the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) onboard the F13 satellite. http://www.physorg.com/news142687646.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:27:26 EST news142687646 Toronto, ON (September 30, 2008) - Sunnybrook researcher Dr. Donald Redelmeier and Stanford University statistician Robert Tibshirani have found an increased risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes on United States (US) presidential election days. http://www.physorg.com/news142013087.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:04:47 EST news142013087 When a hospital is capacity constrained, the constraint can affect admission and discharge decisions. A new study in the RAND Journal of Economics examined how hospitals' admission and discharge behavior is affected by fluctuations in demand. Results show that on days when hospitals face high demand, patients are discharged earlier than expected when compared to those discharged on days when demand is low. http://www.physorg.com/news141568319.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:31:59 EST news141568319 (PhysOrg.com) -- More than three-quarters of workers polled in a national survey released today view paid sick days as a basic right of employment that should be guaranteed by the government. The survey was conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and funded by the Public Welfare Foundation in Washington, DC. http://www.physorg.com/news139238192.html Other Sciences Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:16:32 EST news139238192 Alexander technique lessons in combination with an exercise programme offer long-term effective treatment for chronic back pain, according to a study published on BMJ.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news138435619.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:20:19 EST news138435619