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. Patients, discharged from hospitals on ventilator support and with cognitive impairments, fare poorly four months later. Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University report these findings in American Journal of Critical Care. http://www.physorg.com/news179067381.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:00:01 EST news179067381 The presence of doulas (paid birth assistants) during labour may alter the doctor-patient dynamic and can compromise communication and therefore patient care, warns a doctor in the British Medical Journal today. http://www.physorg.com/news178952707.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:10:01 EST news178952707 Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, according to an article in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). http://www.physorg.com/news178348107.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:20:01 EST news178348107 People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing. http://www.physorg.com/news178209245.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:03 EST news178209245 (PhysOrg.com) -- "The very thought of you ... the mere idea of you" -- from the song "The Very Thought of You" by Ray Noble. Can the mere thought of your loved one reduce your pain? http://www.physorg.com/news177344980.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:34 EST news177344980 (AP) -- Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. Questions abound, however, about the nation's readiness to turn the talk into reality. http://www.physorg.com/news176925743.html Medicine & Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:02:59 EST news176925743 Performance assessment schemes aimed at making local authorities into more effective organisations are having the desired effect, according to new research released by the Economic and Social Research Council. The project "Leadership Change and public services: Reinvigorating Performance or Reinforcing Decline?" found that poor performance was likely both to be punished by voters at local elections and to lead to change among the senior management of authorities. http://www.physorg.com/news175080835.html Other Sciences Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:35:44 EST news175080835 A growing number of older adults are dying from dementia. In an editorial in the October 15, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Greg Sachs, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a Regenstrief Institute investigator, notes that end-of-life care for most older adults with dementia has not changed in decades and urges that these individuals be provided far greater access to palliative care, the management of pain and other symptoms. http://www.physorg.com/news174762259.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:30:02 EST news174762259 (PhysOrg.com) -- A van that circled Vancouver streets frequented by sex trade workers made them feel safer and reduced their likelihood of being attacked, according to a University of British Columbia study. http://www.physorg.com/news174054789.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:40:04 EST news174054789 The latest research from Family Relations shows that parents in low-income environments are more prone to depression when there is a lack of social support. This is especially prevalent in rural regions, where mental health and social resources can be deficient. http://www.physorg.com/news173368164.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:50:24 EST news173368164 A research report in the current issue of the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modeling and Simulation suggests that help desks can be optimized by adding very few extra staff. http://www.physorg.com/news170518460.html Technology Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:40:02 EST news170518460 Some caregivers of critical care patients prefer doctors to keep their opinions on life support decisions to themselves, according to new research that challenges long-held beliefs in the critical care community. http://www.physorg.com/news169120074.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:50:02 EST news169120074 (PhysOrg.com) -- According to a comprehensive new analysis of public opinion surveys conducted over the last 15 years, support for the legalization of same-sex marriage has grown substantially in the United States. Among other conclusions, two political science professors at Columbia University found reluctance among state and local policymakers to expand equal rights laws and protections even where majorities of voters support them. http://www.physorg.com/news168017458.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:50:02 EST news168017458 In an effort to improve worker health, researchers from Michigan State University and Portland State University have created an innovative training program that calls for supervisors to better support their employees' work and family demands. http://www.physorg.com/news167909613.html Other Sciences Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:50:02 EST news167909613 Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) can have a significantly beneficial effect in patients with severe emphysema, according to the first ever study to randomize emphysema patients to receive either LVRS or non-surgical medical care. http://www.physorg.com/news167589562.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:20:01 EST news167589562 Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have conducted a "before and after" study of depression and terrorist attacks in adolescents, demonstrating that strong social support from friends is a buffer from depression in terrorism-related stress. http://www.physorg.com/news167316122.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:42:18 EST news167316122 Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress. Those were the results of a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news164974939.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:10:01 EST news164974939 It is not uncommon for prison inmates to experience religious conversions. Now a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study, out in the April issue of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, suggests that inmates who have positive social support networks are more likely to maintain their religious conversions. http://www.physorg.com/news160401448.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 12:57:51 EST news160401448 Sportsmen and women could get the edge on their opponents by accepting more emotional support in their personal and professional lives. A study by the University of Exeter, published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, shows the extent to which a sympathetic ear or regular words of encouragement can improve sports performance. http://www.physorg.com/news160389473.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 09:38:20 EST news160389473 (PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has decided to give Windows 7 users a tool that will allow them to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine. The tool is free with Windows 7 but will only be available to users of Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise Editions. http://www.physorg.com/news160140483.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:28:54 EST news160140483 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 A study of a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America formal mentoring program, which matched adolescent girls with women mentors, revealed that strong emotional support and improvement in girls psychosocial functioning from these relationships was a dominant theme coupled with the development of new skills and confidence through collaborations. http://www.physorg.com/news157903243.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:01:03 EST news157903243 Patients with severe heart failure can be bridged to eventual transplant by a new, smaller and lighter implantable heart pump, according to a just-completed study of the device. Results of this third-generation heart assist device were reported at the 58th annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology on March 30. http://www.physorg.com/news157896944.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:16:18 EST news157896944 Concerns about climate change and energy independence have led to renewed calls for the resurgence of nuclear power. Therefore, it is important to understand the level of and bases for public attitudes, both supporting and opposing nuclear power. According to a new study published in the March issue of the journal Risk Analysis, the American public is ambivalent about nuclear power. Public support is highest among those who trust the nuclear industry and the agencies that regulate it, and traditional values predicted support of nuclear power. http://www.physorg.com/news157210120.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:29:00 EST news157210120 While heavy drinking is associated with a greater risk of stroke, light-to-moderate drinking has been linked to a lesser risk of ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease. Other studies have shown that more social support is linked to less risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease. A Japanese examination of the effects of social support on the relationship between drinking and cardiovascular disease has found that the health benefits of light-to-moderate drinking are more pronounced in men with greater social support. http://www.physorg.com/news156705054.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:09 EST news156705054 Estrogen may be a new postnatal therapy to improve lung function and other outcomes in preterm infants, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study. http://www.physorg.com/news156060657.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:11:28 EST news156060657 During the course of a hospitalization, patients are seen by a variety of specialists in addition to the physician who has primary responsibility for their care. However, faulty communication, inappropriate timing, inadequate details, illegibility, lost paperwork or other problems may keep the specialists' recommendations from being evaluated and implemented. http://www.physorg.com/news155562880.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:58:44 EST news155562880 Encouraging words from friends and family can pave the way to sporting victory, according to research by the University of Exeter, released today. Dame Kelly Holmes and Sir Chris Hoy have both cited the ongoing support of their families and friends as a major factor in their Olympic success. Now, for the first time, this study quantifies the benefit of this kind of support on sports performance. http://www.physorg.com/news155305708.html Other Sciences Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:29:03 EST news155305708 Researchers at the CEIT-IK4 technological centre have developed an innovative support system for the assembly and maintenance of aircraft for the EADS-CASA aeronautics consortium. The new technique will particularly have a direct effect in greater reliability of aircraft and will start to be used for the manufacture of the future A400M military planes, led by this European aeronautics group. http://www.physorg.com/news154175588.html Technology Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:33:43 EST news154175588 The fact that human mothers have support from family while they're breast-feeding may be a key strategy that enables humans to reproduce more rapidly than other primates, new research suggests. Social support helps mothers conserve energy in a way that allows their bodies to prepare for their next pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news153756243.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:04:35 EST news153756243