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According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of their insurance status during pregnancy and delivery. http://www.physorg.com/news179151716.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:40:05 EST news179151716 (AP) -- Newspaper executives and editors gathered in India from around the world Tuesday heard calls to seek more payment for their content on the Internet as they decried their industry's sharply falling advertising revenues. http://www.physorg.com/news178896473.html Technology Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:28:15 EST news178896473 (AP) -- Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become mainstream. And it's often done with Uncle Sam's help. http://www.physorg.com/news176309254.html Medicine & Health Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:02 EST news176309254 Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not include information about the risks of testing in addition to the benefits, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A second report in the same issue uses statistical modeling to estimate the benefits and risks of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in men of various ages and risk levels. http://www.physorg.com/news173375071.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:30:05 EST news173375071 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are recommending that menopausal women on hormone therapy (HT) continue their treatment prior to having their annual mammogram screenings. These recommendations appear as an editorial in the current on-line issue of Journal of the North American Menopause Society. http://www.physorg.com/news173368320.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:20:01 EST news173368320 The National Library of Medicine (NLM) today launched the Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide, an important step toward efficient electronic exchange of standard newborn screening data. The new Web site was created in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as a number of professional organizations, to enable more effective use of newborn screening test results in assessing child health and improving lifelong health care. http://www.physorg.com/news172237294.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:42:03 EST news172237294 China has announced that all songs posted on music websites must receive prior approval and foreign lyrics must be translated into Chinese, in a new push to control online content. http://www.physorg.com/news171802047.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:48:10 EST news171802047 A systematic literature review of mothers' experiences with bottle-feeding found that while mothers recognize the benefits of breastfeeding, those who bottle-feed with infant formula do not receive adequate information and support from their healthcare providers and thus, ultimately put their baby's health at risk. "While it is important to promote breastfeeding," the authors conclude, "it is also necessary to ensure that the needs of bottle-feeding mothers are not overlooked." http://www.physorg.com/news168109254.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:01:15 EST news168109254 There are at least 100 ways to say, "It hurts!" And that is the problem. http://www.physorg.com/news168093696.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:42:19 EST news168093696 (AP) -- Macrovision Solutions Corp., once a maker of copy-protection technology for DVDs, officially changed its name Thursday to Rovi Corp. to mark its transition into a provider of TV listings data and related services. http://www.physorg.com/news166975155.html Technology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:30:02 EST news166975155 (AP) -- British telecommunications provider BT PLC is indefinitely shelving plans to target online advertising to individual customers by using Web monitoring techniques that have drawn privacy complaints. http://www.physorg.com/news166181346.html Technology Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:29:52 EST news166181346 A Swedish gaming group said Tuesday it would buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros (7.8 million dollars). http://www.physorg.com/news165575209.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:07:12 EST news165575209 In the summer heat, Rockney Compton's spring-fed koi pond doubles as a swimming hole for his three kids, and in the spring it is a water bowl for his dogs. http://www.physorg.com/news161960559.html Technology Tue, 19 May 2009 14:03:08 EST news161960559 A bucolic, sun-dappled island in the river Thames seems an unlikely setting for an environmental and lifestyle standoff -- but that's what green squatters are staging. http://www.physorg.com/news160295330.html Space & Earth Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:30:40 EST news160295330 Swedish telecom supplier Tele2 said Monday it will delete information allowing their customers to be identified, a move police argue could make the hunt for Internet pirates "impossible." http://www.physorg.com/news160066859.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:01:22 EST news160066859 (AP) -- Google Inc.'s YouTube said Thursday it is vastly expanding its library of full-length movies and TV shows it offers online, while also launching a new advertising service and adding about a dozen new content partners. http://www.physorg.com/news159127464.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:04:49 EST news159127464 (AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink. http://www.physorg.com/news158936745.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:14 EST news158936745 Research firm Gartner Inc. said Monday the market for software sold to businesses is likely to grow only 0.3 percent this year compared to 2008, a downward revision from the firm's previous forecast of 6.6 percent growth. http://www.physorg.com/news157655970.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:20:34 EST news157655970 Skype has confirmed that a free software application enabling iPhone owners to use its Internet telephone service will be available in Apple's online App Store beginning Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news157638358.html Electronics Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:26:25 EST news157638358 (PhysOrg.com) -- As childhood obesity continues its thirty-year advance from occasional curiosity to cultural epidemic, health care providers are struggling to find out why--and the reasons are many. Increasingly sedentary environments for both adults and children, as well as cheap and ubiquitous processed foods no doubt play a role, but researchers are finding more evidence that the first clues for childhood obesity may begin as far back as early infancy. http://www.physorg.com/news157616570.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:23:23 EST news157616570 Broadband-service providers will see their revenue from mobile services jump to 137 billion dollars worldwide by 2014, up 450 percent from 2008, a report said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news157280865.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:08:16 EST news157280865 (AP) -- Despite the poor economy, Comcast Corp. and Sony Corp. plan to open a retail store Tuesday. The cable TV operator and the electronics company will use the store to showcase new technologies and products, taking a page from Apple Inc., as Microsoft Corp. might also soon try to do. http://www.physorg.com/news156395745.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:16:43 EST news156395745 (AP) -- IBM Corp. wants to get really deep into water. http://www.physorg.com/news156162822.html Technology Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:34:45 EST news156162822 (AP) -- Phone companies fear that customers will increasingly switch off their landlines in favor of wireless phones or phone service from cable TV providers. So the last thing FairPoint Communications Inc. needed was to send subscribers fleeing with a botched technical transfer. http://www.physorg.com/news156094215.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:30:48 EST news156094215 Q. With more Internet providers starting or threatening to start limiting and charging for bandwidth usage, it would be useful to have some idea of how much bandwidth I use per month. How can this be determined? http://www.physorg.com/news155496257.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:24:44 EST news155496257 Buying electronics can be an awfully tough decision, especially in this economy where every dollar counts. With people cutting back on going out for entertainment, what's available around the house - such as the television, computer and video games - takes on added importance. http://www.physorg.com/news152987285.html Electronics Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:28:53 EST news152987285 Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common treatment for osteoarthritis, a disease affecting more than 20 million Americans. However, the surgery poses risks and both patients and physicians must carefully assess its potential benefits and harm. Studies have shown that doctor-patient communication is correlated with outcomes and that patient satisfaction and commitment to treatment are usually higher when the doctor and patient are able to agree on a number of factors. However, despite the increased emphasis on informed decision making, few studies have examined communication factors affecting the decision to have joint replacement surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news150560462.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:02 EST news150560462 Arthritis is the nation's most common cause of disability. The number of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis is projected to increase to 67 million by 2030, and a large proportion of U.S. adults will limit their activity as a result, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, in a new study, University of Missouri researchers found that adults with arthritis who received exercise interventions that included educational components significantly increased their physical activity levels and experienced improvements in pain and physical functioning. http://www.physorg.com/news142701810.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:23:30 EST news142701810 While obstetrical care providers are doing a good job working with their patients on smoking cessation, they are not doing as well on abuse of other substances that can harm a woman's unborn baby. A new study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the journal Patient Education and Counseling reports that patients don't volunteer information about substance abuse unless specifically queried. http://www.physorg.com/news141988628.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:17:08 EST news141988628 An Indiana University study found that HIV care providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral system surrounding issues of HIV and substance abuse. Providers felt that these factors impeded their ability to offer quality care to their patients. http://www.physorg.com/news140361805.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:23:25 EST news140361805