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. New research by the UK's University of Warwick and Hamilton College in the US into the happiness levels of a million individual US citizens have revealed their personal happiness levels closely correlate with earlier research that ranked the quality of life available in the US's 50 states plus the District of Columbia. This research provides a unique external validation of people's self reported levels of happiness and will be of great value to future economic and clinical research in this field. http://www.physorg.com/news180284820.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:40:10 EST news180284820 A new study published by The University of Western Ontario reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family models. http://www.physorg.com/news180096693.html Other Sciences Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:40:02 EST news180096693 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity. http://www.physorg.com/news178914911.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:35:35 EST news178914911 By playing the video game Rock Band for an hour, Kansas State University students were able to help a pair of psychology professors with their research to understand how people can achieve flow while at work or while performing skilled tasks. http://www.physorg.com/news178284517.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:34 EST news178284517 One in four emergency department patients in 2006 waited longer to be evaluated by a clinician than recommended at triage, an increase from one in five in 1997, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news177017612.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:20:02 EST news177017612 What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients (37 percent) prefer to have their hands held by their radiation oncologists during important office visits, compared to 12 percent of men, according to a randomized study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://www.physorg.com/news176565544.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:01 EST news176565544 Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by Dr. Luis Angeles from the University of Glasgow in the UK have just been published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies. http://www.physorg.com/news175861714.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:29:01 EST news175861714 IBM today announced two analytics-focused research projects that will help telecom service providers and e-retailers improve customer service and new-customer acquisitions. http://www.physorg.com/news174055504.html Technology Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:10:04 EST news174055504 Pre- and post-menopausal women who self-rated themselves as being sexually satisfied had a higher overall psychological well-being score and scores for "positive well-being" and "vitality," compared with sexually dissatisfied women in a study of 295 women sexually active more than twice a month. The study, published today in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, also uncovered a positive association between age and well-being, but a negative association for general health. http://www.physorg.com/news173516508.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:20:02 EST news173516508 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research indicates that in the UK and US as many as 70% of employees may not be engaged at work. Therefore, it is not surprising that employee engagement has become something of a hot topic amongst business leaders. http://www.physorg.com/news172319285.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:50:05 EST news172319285 There is more to life satisfaction than money, and public policy programs aiming to tackle poverty need to move beyond simply raising people's income to also improving their quality of life in other areas. These findings1 by Professor Mariano Rojas from Mexico's Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales are published online in Springer's journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life. http://www.physorg.com/news171565671.html Other Sciences Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:30:03 EST news171565671 Black patients with high blood pressure experience poorer communication with their doctors than white patients do, a study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has found. http://www.physorg.com/news171005888.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:50:02 EST news171005888 A study of 4254 Canadian schoolchildren has shown a direct association between BMI and satisfaction with their body shape. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, shows a linear response for girls, who were happiest when thinnest, and a U-shaped response for boys, who were unhappy when they were too skinny or too fat. http://www.physorg.com/news170536130.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:09:30 EST news170536130 Teaching children how to be more resilient along with regular classroom instruction can improve children's outlook on life, curb depression and boost grades, according to a researcher who spoke at the American Psychological Association's convention Saturday. http://www.physorg.com/news168874535.html Medicine & Health Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:50:02 EST news168874535 In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public considerable distress. Unquestionably, many of the documented lapses in judgment can be traced to selfishness and a failure to check one's ego. http://www.physorg.com/news168864331.html Other Sciences Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:10:01 EST news168864331 Service quality beliefs are usually positively related to customer satisfaction - the higher the perceived service quality, the higher the customer's satisfaction. However, an article published in the August issue of the Journal of Service Research finds this relationship may be more complicated in "negative service environments" (i.e., services that consumers would prefer not to have to use), such as health screening, diagnostic tests, or even auto repair. http://www.physorg.com/news168863703.html Other Sciences Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:50:01 EST news168863703 Patient satisfaction with their medications and the quality of interactions with their doctor reflect the success of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) therapy, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news168440211.html Medicine & Health Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:57:10 EST news168440211 Unfortunately for us, there is no formula for fulfillment or guide to life satisfaction; however, humans have turned to philosophy, religion and science time and again for answers to our existential questions. We may have come a long way since Confucius and Plato, and science continues to piece together some of the answers, but what have we learned so far? http://www.physorg.com/news167478071.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:10:03 EST news167478071 (PhysOrg.com) -- People who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist and colleagues. http://www.physorg.com/news166287736.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:20:03 EST news166287736 Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news166272511.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:20:01 EST news166272511 Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm. http://www.physorg.com/news165752100.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:30:01 EST news165752100 A complex picture is emerging about the controversial Academies programme. Researchers analyse and report findings about Academies in a special issue of the journal Management in Education (MIE), published today by SAGE. Amongst the issues addressed are whether Academies are leading to improved student performance and higher levels of student satisfaction. http://www.physorg.com/news165214269.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:40:01 EST news165214269 Driven by a decline in satisfaction with work life and family life, overall well-being initially plummeted in countries directly affected by the fall of the Iron Curtain, reveals an important new study. http://www.physorg.com/news163771127.html Other Sciences Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:59:07 EST news163771127 Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must pay a premium for white male employees because customers prefer them, says David Hekman, assistant professor in the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). http://www.physorg.com/news163268213.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:17:20 EST news163268213 Choosing among products can be more difficult if you tend to think more about the process of using an item rather than the outcome of the purchase, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news161357172.html Other Sciences Tue, 12 May 2009 14:26:35 EST news161357172 A product recall can significantly affect a company's bottom line and its reputation, but a swift recall and restitution to purchasers can minimize harm to the company - and even improve customer satisfaction. A study examining more than 500 toy recalls between 1988 and 2007 suggests ways that firms can minimize the business impact of a recall. http://www.physorg.com/news161256450.html Other Sciences Mon, 11 May 2009 10:27:56 EST news161256450 (PhysOrg.com) -- Boredom, not only conflicts, causes couples to lose interest in their marriage, new findings indicate. http://www.physorg.com/news159720704.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:53:27 EST news159720704 Baroque classical music in the reading room can help improve radiologists work lives, potentially improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD, Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, PA. http://www.physorg.com/news159705377.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:36:39 EST news159705377 Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new Northwestern University study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news159610115.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:09:01 EST news159610115 One of the most striking changes in health care over the last two decades has been a dramatic increase in physicians categorized as "hospitalists" - doctors who practice almost exclusively in hospitals, rather than combining both outpatient and inpatient care. But while observers of medical trends knew that the number of hospitalists was rising, there was no national or population-based data on hospitalist care. http://www.physorg.com/news156014215.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:17:38 EST news156014215