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. Holiday gift givers who expect to be appreciated for choosing the most expensive gifts are likely to be disappointed when their presents are unwrapped. Cost has little impact on how much we value the gifts we receive, according to research published last year in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. http://www.physorg.com/news180726088.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:50:01 EST news180726088 (AP) -- To Steven Walls, it's beginning to look nothing like Christmas, anywhere he goes. http://www.physorg.com/news180616979.html Technology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:50:02 EST news180616979 (PhysOrg.com) -- Besides delectable dishes that help us pack on the pounds during the holiday season, many people also let loose with a bottle of wine or a pack of cigarettes. Richard Rood, MD, says moderation is the key, but to also keep in mind that you may be harming more than your liver or your lungs with these social activities. http://www.physorg.com/news180287170.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:00:01 EST news180287170 Officially this is not another gift guide. Instead I'd rather consider it the first of two roundups either of products I just haven't gotten to this year or some I have just couldn't find a home for. http://www.physorg.com/news180279239.html Electronics Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:05 EST news180279239 (AP) -- The rise of smart phones, with their go-anywhere Web access, is changing the shopping game this holiday season. http://www.physorg.com/news180273839.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:40:02 EST news180273839 The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. About half of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas. http://www.physorg.com/news180200172.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:20:04 EST news180200172 A new study from Children's Hospital Boston's Division of Emergency Medicine has found that holiday decorations, particularly glass ornaments, are one more safety hazard parents must consider during the season. A review of records from Children's Emergency Department revealed an average of five ornament-related injuries per year; more than half of these injuries involve a child eating fragments of these ornaments, including batteries and pieces of glass. http://www.physorg.com/news180039801.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:40:01 EST news180039801 (AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players are still buying movies on DVDs. http://www.physorg.com/news179935130.html Technology Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:40:01 EST news179935130 The end of the year offers a chance to look back on all that's come and gone in the past 12 months. It also offers a chance to use that knowledge of the past to bet on the outcome of the next 12 months for fun and profit. http://www.physorg.com/news179696475.html Technology Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:40:01 EST news179696475 Apple Inc. is on track to launch a much-anticipated, tablet-sized computing device early next year, according to brokerage reports Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news179608527.html Electronics Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:15:57 EST news179608527 Before you add that fancy "it" gadget to your holiday wish list, you should know you're not going to use it as much as you think you will. For a better estimate of the use you'll get out of your new toy, ask a stranger. http://www.physorg.com/news179581528.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:02 EST news179581528 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the holiday party season at hand, UNC's Dr. James C. Garbutt offers these tips about how to enjoy a few drinks responsibly -- while sparing yourself and those around you from the potentially disastrous consequences of overdoing it. http://www.physorg.com/news179571639.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:01:24 EST news179571639 (AP) -- A consumer group that reported several of the holiday season's must-have toys are unsafe wants to make a correction. http://www.physorg.com/news179471583.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:40:01 EST news179471583 Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list. http://www.physorg.com/news179152331.html Electronics Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:40:01 EST news179152331 (AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our $100-and-under favorites. http://www.physorg.com/news179151349.html Electronics Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:16:13 EST news179151349 Netbooks with built-in 3G wireless Internet access are all the rage this holiday season. But before you sign on the dotted line at your local AT&T or Verizon Wireless store and commit yourself to a two-year contract, consider your options. You might be better off buying your netbook and wireless Internet card separately. http://www.physorg.com/news179134726.html Electronics Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:30:06 EST news179134726 (AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ranging from "netbooks" to super-sized "all-in-one" desktop computers. http://www.physorg.com/news179071826.html Electronics Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:20:04 EST news179071826 (PhysOrg.com) -- Some studies indicate that death rates from heart attacks and stroke as well as non-heart-related causes spike during the holiday season. http://www.physorg.com/news179047634.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:00:01 EST news179047634 (AP) -- Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday, to try to maintain the long weekend's strong online sales. http://www.physorg.com/news178814135.html Technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:10:01 EST news178814135 (AP) -- After shoppers gave retailers a somewhat encouraging start to the holiday shopping season, stores now turn their attention to the online promotions known as Cyber Monday and bringing back customers the rest of the season. http://www.physorg.com/news178807120.html Technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:01 EST news178807120 (AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales. http://www.physorg.com/news178457950.html Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:39:34 EST news178457950 The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't have to break their budgets. http://www.physorg.com/news178394370.html Electronics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:02 EST news178394370 (AP) -- Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table - and at crowded airports and shopping malls. http://www.physorg.com/news178314602.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:50:33 EST news178314602 (AP) -- Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks. http://www.physorg.com/news178221468.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:01 EST news178221468 (PhysOrg.com) -- Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don't blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University of Cincinnati. http://www.physorg.com/news177926926.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:30 EST news177926926 (AP) -- Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster. http://www.physorg.com/news177868136.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:39 EST news177868136 (PhysOrg.com) -- An October survey of 3,800 consumers by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling found that more than two thirds (68 percent) planned to pay in cash for their holiday purchases this year, while only 22 percent planned to charge them to their credit cards. http://www.physorg.com/news177846854.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:55:01 EST news177846854 (PhysOrg.com) -- UNC emergency physician Abhi Mehrotra, M.D., explains how you can avoid the most common injuries that land people in a hospital emergency department during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday period. http://www.physorg.com/news177781151.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:50:01 EST news177781151 Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone revisits their love/hate relationship with the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177231879.html Electronics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news177231879 (AP) -- Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places. http://www.physorg.com/news177084145.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:02 EST news177084145