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. (PhysOrg.com) -- The data that can be easily extracted from people`s online social networking activities could be either a blessing or a curse, says a UT Dallas researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news174149478.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:20:01 EST news174149478 (AP) -- Businessman Stewart Grill, 75, believes there's waste in Medicare. He's just skeptical Congress can find and eliminate it without touching what he likes about his government health care plan. http://www.physorg.com/news173715548.html Medicine & Health Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:00:01 EST news173715548 (AP) -- Millions of Medicare patients would be spared monthly premium increases next year under a bill passed by the House Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news173033008.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:20:01 EST news173033008 (AP) -- Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting small and medium-sized businesses that don't have the resources to keep updating their computer security, according to federal authorities. http://www.physorg.com/news172144674.html Technology Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:58:33 EST news172144674 Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a prototype. http://www.physorg.com/news171278956.html Technology Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:20:03 EST news171278956 Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. http://www.physorg.com/news168524195.html Other Sciences Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:17:18 EST news168524195 Carnegie Mellon University researchers have shown that public information readily gleaned from governmental sources, commercial data bases, or online social networks can be used to routinely predict most - and sometimes all - of an individual's nine-digit Social Security number. http://www.physorg.com/news166119879.html Technology Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:25:18 EST news166119879 (AP) -- More than a quarter million people are wondering what will happen to their fingerprints, Social Security numbers, home addresses and other personal information now that a company that sped them through airport security is out of business. http://www.physorg.com/news165296256.html Technology Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:38:11 EST news165296256 Researchers from the University of Valladolid have constructed a demographic and economic simulation model called 'Carrión', which projects the costs of pensions, Social Security contributions and GDP up until 2060. The model also includes detailed scenarios about the behaviour of people migrating to Spain currently and in the future, in relation to the length of time they stay, their fertility, salaries and employment rate. http://www.physorg.com/news165230352.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:50:02 EST news165230352 (AP) -- There is no easy fix. http://www.physorg.com/news162396877.html Medicine & Health Sun, 24 May 2009 15:15:10 EST news162396877 (AP) -- University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others. http://www.physorg.com/news161026041.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 18:27:55 EST news161026041 Jack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of "Louie Louie" still makes the rounds on oldies radio, lives with his wife in a mobile home on a horse ranch in Oregon. Ely says they share $30,000 a year from her teacher's pension and his Social Security checks. They are paying down a mortgage. http://www.physorg.com/news160654109.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 11:09:37 EST news160654109 A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government`s `unfunded` debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news157831522.html Other Sciences Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:05:55 EST news157831522 Schemers claiming to be Uncle Sam are filling e-mail boxes in Contra Costa County, Calif., and across the country with messages asking for people's personal information. http://www.physorg.com/news153932135.html Technology Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:56:06 EST news153932135 Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are financially vulnerable when it comes to their ability to meet essential expenses and cover projected costs over their lifetimes. http://www.physorg.com/news152374394.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:39 EST news152374394 Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the difficulty of fighting this problem, organizations often disagree on what PII is, and how to protect it. Now, in a first-of-its-kind publication, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft guide on protecting PII from unauthorized use and disclosure. http://www.physorg.com/news151089599.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:19:59 EST news151089599 Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker. http://www.physorg.com/news149839691.html Technology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:08:11 EST news149839691 Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news144332314.html Other Sciences Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:18:34 EST news144332314 (PhysOrg.com) -- How severely retirees will be affected by the continuing financial crisis and subsequent "credit crunch" depends to a considerable extent on the kinds of retirement plans they rely on for retirement income, according to a University at Buffalo Law School professor who specializes in the regulation of retirement plans and other employee-benefit plans. http://www.physorg.com/news142790325.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:58:45 EST news142790325 Many older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades. http://www.physorg.com/news139750629.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:37:09 EST news139750629