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A survey of nearly 4,500 general surgery residents finds that the majority are satisfied with their training and relationships with faculty and peers, but also indicated concerns regarding motivations for pursuing surgical careers and the need to complete specialty training, according to a study in the September 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education. http://www.physorg.com/news172856607.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news172856607 According to a new report on regional marine research and information needs, the West Coast critically needs more research about fisheries, ocean health, coastal hazards and climate change - among other topics - to support and protect the region's annual $32-billion ocean-related economy, according to a new report prepared by the region's four Sea Grant programs. The report, West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information Needs, is available online at: http://www.usc.edu/org/seagrant/RegionalPlan.html http://www.physorg.com/news165067317.html Space & Earth Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:02:36 EST news165067317 An infectious disease striking a large city may seem like a disastrous scenario -- millions of people sharing apartment buildings, crammed on buses and trains and brushing past one another on crowded sidewalks. http://www.physorg.com/news163159985.html Technology Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:13:47 EST news163159985 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 (AP) -- Ivory Jackson had Alzheimer's, but that wasn't what killed him. At 77, he was smashed in the face with a clock radio as he lay in his nursing home bed. http://www.physorg.com/news156957294.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:15:36 EST news156957294 In a research article published recently by the American Journal of Epidemiology, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientist Fuzhong Li, Ph.D., and colleagues show that a high-density of fast food outlets was associated with an increase of 3 pounds in weight and .8 inches in waist circumference among neighborhood residents who frequently ate at those restaurants. In contrast, high-walkability neighborhoods were associated with a decrease of 2.7 pounds in weight and 0.6 inches in waist size among residents who increased their levels of vigorous physical activity during a one-year period. http://www.physorg.com/news155311609.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:07:16 EST news155311609 A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters as the rest of the country. http://www.physorg.com/news151829957.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:59:48 EST news151829957 Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Michigan. http://www.physorg.com/news146409063.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:11:03 EST news146409063 "Do not disturb" signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts. http://www.physorg.com/news146230930.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:42:10 EST news146230930 In what may be an unintended consequence of efforts to make furniture safer and less flammable, residents of California have blood levels of potentially toxic flame retardants called PBDEs at levels nearly twice the national average, scientists from Massachusetts and California are reporting. Their study, the first to examine regional variations in PBDE levels in household dust and blood within the U.S., is scheduled for posting online Oct. 1 by ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news142503073.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:11:13 EST news142503073 The number of patients assigned to medical residents and the complexity of care patients require has just as much impact on residents' training as the number of hours they work, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center in the September 10 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news140203825.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:30:25 EST news140203825 Half the residents of New Orleans were suffering from poor mental and physical health more than a year after their homes and community were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, according to research published in the September issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://www.physorg.com/news139657858.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:50:58 EST news139657858 The age of your neighborhood may influence your risk of obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. http://www.physorg.com/news136527441.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:17:21 EST news136527441 A new approach to internal medicine residency training could improve patient care and physician-patient relationships, according to a University of Cincinnati study. http://www.physorg.com/news136120523.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:15:23 EST news136120523