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. Tens of millions of people will be forced to listen to portable music at permanently reduced volume under European Commission proposals to be unveiled next week. http://www.physorg.com/news173100506.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:50:07 EST news173100506 Good sleep equals good health, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. Yet more than half of women report problems with insomnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, `women`s lack of sleep affects nearly every aspect of their time-pressed lives, leaving them late for work, stressed out, tired and with little time for friends.` What`s going on? There are several factors, Noriega says, and all relate to poor sleep hygiene. http://www.physorg.com/news156620879.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:48:31 EST news156620879 Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment - in this case, music - can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices, and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads to more drinking in less time. http://www.physorg.com/news135646989.html Medicine & Health Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:43:09 EST news135646989