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. Post-surgical infections significantly increase the chance of hospital readmission and death and cost as much as $60,000 per patient, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers who conducted the largest study of its kind to date. http://www.physorg.com/news180116325.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:21:40 EST news180116325 University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to sexually active young adults in more committed relationships. While this study focused on the psychological impact, researchers caution that the physical risks of casual sex should not be overlooked. http://www.physorg.com/news179505100.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:50:05 EST news179505100 One in four Australian adults has taken an action that puts their health at risk as a result of the global financial crisis (GFC), according to a new MBF Healthwatch poll. http://www.physorg.com/news177593346.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:02 EST news177593346 (PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that. http://www.physorg.com/news177090047.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:01 EST news177090047 Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical outcomes, including heart attack and stroke, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news176809244.html Medicine & Health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:21 EST news176809244 Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes in more than 100 hospitals nationwide published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). http://www.physorg.com/news175958319.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:20:03 EST news175958319 With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs. The process can be tiring and, in such a competitive climate, receiving that final job offer is challenging. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri focus on what job seekers need to get ahead of the competition. The Mizzou scientists found that certain planning activities and positive emotions have a large impact on success in finding a job. http://www.physorg.com/news173009336.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:40:01 EST news173009336 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the F. W. Olin College of Engineering finds that in the aftermath of national trauma, the ability to make sense out of what happened has implications for individual well-being and that the kinds of stories people tell about the incident predict very different psychological outcomes for them. http://www.physorg.com/news168014085.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:35:27 EST news168014085 (PhysOrg.com) -- People who feel pressure to look attractive are more fearful of being rejected because of their appearance than are their peers, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Kent. http://www.physorg.com/news162666854.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 18:15:44 EST news162666854 Unlike the post-election disappointment that has followed many election outcomes, the Obama presidency will likely break through a structural bias in American politics favoring the status quo and bring about significant changes in policy. This prediction is made by a new study grounded in a scientific theory of politics and conducted by political scientist Jonathan Woon (University of Pittsburgh). http://www.physorg.com/news160826512.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 May 2009 11:02:11 EST news160826512 General anesthesia (GA) is associated with an increased risk of infant intubation and low Apgar scores, relative to regional anesthesia. An analysis of 50,806 cesarean deliveries, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, strongly supports guidelines that regional anesthesia is to be preferred over GA for most cesarean sections. http://www.physorg.com/news160213851.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:51:40 EST news160213851 In spite of a dramatic rise in concerns about the local economy, Houstonians are more positive about living in the region, according to the latest annual Houston Area Survey results from Rice University. http://www.physorg.com/news159448283.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:11:48 EST news159448283 Head and neck cancer patients who smoked, drank, didn't exercise or didn't eat enough fruit when they were diagnosed had worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news157809841.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:05:00 EST news157809841 A new article published in The Milbank Quarterly explores how food prices can affect weight outcomes, revealing that pricing interventions can have a significant effect on obesity rates. This article is part of the March special issue, which includes eleven articles focusing on the topic of obesity. http://www.physorg.com/news156609511.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:39:01 EST news156609511 Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers, and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Work stress was significantly associated with adverse outcomes, including depression and intimate partner abuse. The paper, "Mental, Physical, and Behavioral Outcomes Associated with Perceived Work Stress in Police Officers" is published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Criminal Justice and Behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news156090939.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:38:43 EST news156090939 While children look up to and aspire to be like a positive family member or peer, they are more likely to imitate traits of other role models -- including negative role models, which can lead to behavioral problems, according to a Kansas State University researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news154879882.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:12:07 EST news154879882 Minimally invasive breast surgery may be trading better cosmetic outcomes for worse rates of cure, warns a senior doctor in an editorial published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news154332698.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:12:31 EST news154332698 New research published in the international journal Neurobiology of Aging by Marc Poulin, PhD, DPhil, finds that being physically fit helps the brain function at the top of its game. An Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Senior Scholar, Poulin finds that physical activity benefits blood flow in the brain, and, as a result, cognitive abilities. http://www.physorg.com/news150645185.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:05 EST news150645185 Removing user fees for primary health care changed health utilization behaviour but did not improve health outcomes among households with children under the age of five in Ghana, says a new study published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news150447459.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:57:39 EST news150447459 In a first of its kind study, a first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy (also called seed implants), and patients with this type of family history have clinical and pathologic characteristics similar to men with no family history at all, according to a January 1 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news150115064.html Medicine & Health Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:37:44 EST news150115064 A quarter of drug trials submitted in support of new drug applications to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remain unpublished five years after the fact, says new research published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news146812337.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:12:17 EST news146812337 A new study in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly examined the effects of workplace sexual harassment and found that employees who were harassed report lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance. Employees also experienced higher levels of psychological distress and physical problems than those who were not harassed. http://www.physorg.com/news146407623.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:47:03 EST news146407623 Halting a medication that treats one ailment because it may worsen another is a treatment trade-off decision that elderly patients with multiple medical conditions would rather take part in, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. http://www.physorg.com/news144434250.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:37:30 EST news144434250