MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'My M.D. Journey!' source. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:51:21 +0100 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-health-podcast.html Ask the Podcast Doctor:"David R. Stutz, M.D., is The Podcast Doctor. He brings more than 30 years of primary care experience to provide you with high quality health and wellness information that you can use every day. Ask The Podcast Doctor is your website. You determine what questions you want the Podcast Doctor to answer. This site can only provide general information. It is not and cannot be a substitute for advice and treatment from your own health care providers. If you have a problem that needs attention, please address it with your personal physician or other health care professional."I listened to a couple of the podcasts. They are interesting and informative but directed towards laymen. Visit the site here or read the about page.That adds one more podcast to my subscription... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964713 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:23:00 +0100 1964713 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/medically-important-parasites-images.html Medical entomology deals with the study of arthropods which cause or transmit disease to man.We will focus on Family Culicidae here:Culicidae include:CulexAedesAnophelesMembers of this subfamily are characterized by:Long proboscisPresence of scales on bodyFemale feeds on blood while the male feeds on plant juices.AnophelesTransmits the following diseases:Human malaria (Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 515 million cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people.)Wuchereria bancrofti (Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode worm spread by a mosquito vector. It is one of the three par... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961873 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:20:00 +0100 1961873 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/medically-important-parasites-free.html According to wikipedia: Protozoa are unicellular eukaryotes, (singular protozoan). While there is no exact definition of the term, most scientists use protozoan to refer to a unicellular heterotrophic protist, like amoebas and ciliates.Some protozoa have life stages alternating between proliferative stages (eg trophozoites) and dormant cysts. As cysts, protozoa can survive harsh conditions, such as exposure to extreme temperatures and harmful chemicals, or long periods without access to nutrients, water, or oxygen for a period of time. Being a cyst enables parasitic species to survive outside of the host, and allows their transmission from one host to another.When protozoa are in the form of trophozoites (Greek, tropho=to nourish), they actively feed and grow. The process by which the prot... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955936 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:28:00 +0100 1955936 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-do-you-pronounce-that-link.html Ever wondered how to pronounce a new word and felt a little embarrassed to ask? No more worries. You can look up how to pronounce any word in so many languages over at frovo dot com.http://forvo.com/"Forvo is the place where you´ll find millions of words pronounced in their original languages. Cool, isn´t it?"Do you know of any other sites that provide similar services?Photo credit: affinity1 - creative commonsThanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1952942 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:25:00 +0100 1952942 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-aspartame-really-bad-for-you.html The Truth About Aspartame (from Skeptoid dot com) - Read Transcript - Listen to PodcastPhoto credit: blmurch - Creative commonsThanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1952943 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:51:00 +0100 1952943 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/networking-with-regular-readers-of-this.html Dear virtual friends, other than over here, you can find me on YouTube, Prep4usmle, FriendFeed, Facebook, Flickr, Google Reader, Skype, and Google Talk. If you would like to be my friend on any of those, let me know.Oh, and if by any chance I did not exchange links with you till now, let me know. I will be happy to.Image Credit: christophercarfi , creative commons.Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948050 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:07:00 +0100 1948050 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-web-20-toolssites-you-might-find.html http://www.tungle.com/Home/Tungle is your solution for easy meeting scheduling with one or many people, inside and outside your business. Tungle doesn't replace your calendar, it transforms it into the ultimate scheduling service. Tungle allows you to: Dynamically propose meeting times to anyone with an email address, and allows them to choose a time that is convenient for them – without any download or forced registration. Share your calendar across company boundaries with any other Tungle user, independent of which calendar application they are using. Tungle can be used on its own, or with Outlook (with or without Exchange), Google Calendar, Apple iCal and Entourage for Mac.http://songza.com/Songza is the single best place to search for and listen to music on the Web. Find a song and l... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948051 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:03:00 +0100 1948051 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/75-items-in-prep4mds-public-domain.html Medical Public Domain Photos on Flickr Who would like to join? Who would like to share?Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948052 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:07:00 +0100 1948052 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-campaign-in-photos.html The Obama Campaign in Photos: Callie Shell - Obama (The Digital Journalist)Thanks to Berci Mesko from scienceroll.com for sharing the link on FriendFeed.Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948053 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:03:00 +0100 1948053 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/dublin-center-interior.html Dublin Center InteriorOriginally uploaded by Ed BiermanI am trying out this feature where I can blog and publish photos from flickr without having to open my blog and without the hassle of copy-pasting and finding URLs and stuff.Anyhow, I hope you like this photo. It is part of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.Photo credit: Ed Bierman. Licensed under a creative commons.Everyone should have a flickr account. The best photo hosting site, hands down! Millions of photos. Extremely easy to use. Very flexible. And they provide so many ways for you to sort out your photos.The only thing worth mentioning that I do not like about the site is that every once in a while they beg you to upgrade your account for $25 or something :p:)Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948054 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:25:00 +0100 1948054 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/binocular-proptosis-in-orbital-lymphoma.html Binocular Proptosis in Orbital Lymphoma - NEJM"An 81-year-old man presented with a 7-month history of gradual, painless swelling and redness of both eyes. He reported blurred vision and weight loss of 10 kg (22 lb). The physical examination revealed binocular proptosis with conjunctival injection, chemosis, and signs of exposure conjunctivitis (Panel A), along with multiple enlarged cervical and inguinal lymph nodes. Computed tomography of the head showed orbital masses that followed the contour of the orbit and did not cause bony erosion (Panel B) ... "Source: Binocular Proptosis in Orbital Lymphoma - NEJMThanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948055 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:55:00 +0100 1948055 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-many-people-enrolled-into-us.html Record enrollment into US medical schools in 2008."The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) reported yesterday that, “First-year enrollment at the nation’s medical schools this year increased nearly 2 percent over 2007, to more than 18,000 students.” This represents the highest allopathic medical school enrollment in U.S. history."Read full story on SDNIs this good or bad for IMGs and FMGs?Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948056 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:49:00 +0100 1948056 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-only-on-prep4md-atleast-for-now-lol.html I used xtranormal to make this video."Xtranormal’s mission is to bring movie-making to the people. Everyone watches movies and we believe everyone can make movies. Movie-making, short and long, online and on-screen, private and public, will be the most important communications process of the 21st century and its democratization is a massive business opportunity.Our revolutionary approach to movie-making builds on an almost universally held skill—typing. You type something; we turn it into a movie. On the web and on the desktop."What do you think? Cool, isn't it?!Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1945625 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:54:00 +0100 1945625 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/so-what-happened-to-half-ton-man.html Not long ago I shared a documentary film with you titled "The Half Ton Man". I just checked on wikipedia to see what happened to the guy and this is what I found:"Patrick D. Deuel (born 28 March 1962), of Nebraska, was one of the heaviest people in the world. He was the subject of the documentary “Half Ton Man”. Deuel is a former restaurant manager.At one point, he had not left his house, or even his bed, in 7 years. He stands at 5'9" (175 centimeters). At his peak he weighed 1,072 pounds (486 kg); at the time, the only scale that could be used to weigh him was a livestock scale. He was so enormous that his bedroom wall had to be cut out to extract him from his home. Then, he was rushed to a South Dakota hospital in an ambulance with extra-wide doors and a ramp-and-winch system th... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943931 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:07:00 +0100 1943931 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-is-orthorexia-nervosa.html I am tired of hearing pseudoscience, false claims, hoax, scams, and of people making money on the back of laymen that do not know any better.One of the latest pseudo scientific claims I have heard of may lead some people to something that is called Orthorexia nervosa. I will not dwell on the false claims of "rawfoodism" and the such here. I just want to share with you what orthorexia nervosa is:"Orthorexia, or orthorexia nervosa is a term coined by Steven Bratman, a Colorado MD, to denote an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. In rare cases, this focus may turn into a fixation so extreme that it can lead to severe malnutrition or even death.Bratman coined the term in 1997 from the Greek orthos, "correct or right", and orexis for "appetite". Literally "... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943932 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:40:00 +0100 1943932 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-ever-happened-to-jeffrey-wigand.html Did you watch the movie "The Insider"? No? Well you should! If not for the interesting story, you should watch it for the outstanding acting of Al pacino and Russel Crowe.About "The Insider":The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because CBS' then-owner, Laurence Tisch, objected. The story was later aired on February 4, 1996. The film stars Al Pacino (as Lowell Bergman), Russell Crowe (as Jeffrey Wigand), Christopher Plummer (as Mike Wallace) and Bruce McGill (as attorney Ron Motley).The movie was adapted by Eric Roth and Michael Mann from the Vanity Fair magazine artic... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1928092 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:24:00 +0100 1928092 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/11/prep4mdcom-is-one-year-old.html Facts and figures for the past year:282 postsMade a $171 through Google AdsenseMost visited posts: Smoking and Lung Cancer - Medically Important Viruses and Images - Medically Important Bacteria and Images - Medically Important Parasites and Images - How To Get a 99 on USMLE Step 144.9 of visitors are from the US - 6% from India - 5% from Canada50% of blog traffic comes from Search EnginesNumber of views and visits has been increasing every single month:The blogs most referring Keywords from Google Search are: Bacteria Images - Patch Adams Wiki - What Happened to Patch Adams - Where can I find free medical books pdf - 99 Step 1 - Antibiotics lectureTop referring sites by number of visits: Google Images - USMLEMD - Islandmedstudent - Prep4USMLEPrep4md's blog rank according to Technorati: 31... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1926839 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:16:00 +0100 1926839 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-are-cognitive-functions-of-mind.html Mediate adaptive behavior: Interaction between person and worldForm internal representations of the world: Perception and MemoryReflect on this knowledge: Reasoning, Problem-solving, Decision, Choice Use knowledge to guide behavior: ActionCommunicate knowledge to others: LanguageSource: note from psychology lectureHave a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1915492 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0100 1915492 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-is-hm-patient.html HM (also known as "H.M." and "Henry M.," born 1926 in Connecticut) is an anonymous memory-impaired patient who has been widely studied since the late 1950s and has been very important in the development of theories that explain the link between brain function and memory, and in the development of cognitive neuropsychology, a branch of psychology that studies brain injury to infer normal psychological function. He is still alive today and resides in a care institute located in Hartford, Connecticut, where he remains in ongoing investigation.HM suffered from intractable epilepsy that has been often—though inconclusively—attributed to a bicycle accident at the age of nine. He suffered from partial seizures for many years, and then several tonic-clonic seizures following his sixteenth birt... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1912122 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:22:00 +0100 1912122 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/where-can-i-find-free-medical-books-pdf.html Do you spend a lot of time searching on Google for free medical downloads? e-books? pdf?Here are the most helpful sites I have found till now:http://medical-ebooks.blogspot.com/ http://drebooks.blogspot.com/  http://phrenorrhagetx.blogspot.com/ http://doctors4ward.110mb.com/diploma/index.htmlIf you recommend anyother sites or blogs please add them in the comments section.Please  !Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908052 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:27:00 +0100 1908052 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/failing-test-video.html Have you ever sat in an exam room feeling that you are about to fail and then tried every desperate ridiculus idea hoping it would help you answer a question or two? Yes? Then this would absolutely look familiar! lolPlease  !Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1906460 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:39:00 +0100 1906460 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/usmle-step-1-preparation-strategy.html Free Download:USMLE Step 1 Preparation Strategy by Dr. DaughteryHave a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1902785 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:44:00 +0100 1902785 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/take-wikipedia-with-you-on-go-off-line.html In this new video Duncan talks about an application that allows you to store a local version of Wikipedia, so that you can access it in places without an Internet connection!In order to do it you need to be a bit savvy but if you really need it I am sure that it will be worth doing.Enjoy!Want to ? :-)Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1884055 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:40:00 +0100 1884055 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/heart-attack-grill-what-do-you-think.html The Heart Attack Grill is a Chandler, Arizona burger restaurant that has become internationally known for serving incredibly large, unhealthy hamburgers and for its criticism by the Arizona Board of Nursing and Baltimore-based Center for Nursing Advocacy for putting its waitresses in naughty nurse uniforms.The Heart Attack Grill is a hospital theme restaurant. The restaurant, founded in 2005 by Jon Basso who calls himself "Dr. Jon" and dresses in a white doctor's lab coat. Basso designed the theme of the restaurant with the intent of serving "nutritional pornography". Customers are referred to as "patients," orders as "prescriptions," and the waitresses as "nurses."The menu includes "Single," "Double," "Triple," and "Quadruple Bypass" hamburgers, ranging from half a pound to two pounds of ... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1884056 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:34:00 +0100 1884056 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-action-day-08-poverty.html Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.In 2008, the Blog Action Day theme is Poverty.Set on the theme of the Environment, the first annual Blog Action Day (in 2007) surpassed all expectations. Huge numbers of bloggers participated, the event attracted the support of the United Nations Environmental Programme, the European Union Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas, and received international press coverage.For this occasion I would like to share "The Miniature Earth" video with all of you once again.Thanks to dokidok from USMLEMD for pointing out this event.Please Have a nice day. http://prep4md.b... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1880718 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:01:00 +0100 1880718 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/any-tips-for-biostatistics-epidemiology.html Where can I read and learn about statistics? Do you recommend any sites, blogs, podcasts, e-courses, e-tutors?According to Science Daily:"Health statistics fill today’s information environment, but even most doctors, who must make daily decisions and recommendations based on numerical data - for instance, to calculate the risks of a certain drug or surgical intervention, or to inform a patient of the possible benefits versus harms of cancer screening - lack the basic statistical literacy they require to make such decisions effectively...Physicans are not immune. The authors of the report cite several startling studies showing the inability of doctors to accurately interpret data from cancer screenings or other test results, when the data were presented in the typical form of conditional ... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876892 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:35:00 +0100 1876892 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/medical-student-carnival-edition-5.html Medical Student blog CarnivalWhere to start with web 2.0? (science roll)How to Be a Skeptic and Still Have Friends (skeptoid dot com)CCLCM goes tuition free10 things I learned in the first week of the third year of medical school (by a medical student)What I learned in medical school: Personal stories of young doctors (a book)USMLE Step 1 study guide (by a hairy neanderthal)Pathology: the big picture (a new book)Narcissistic People Most Likely To Emerge As Leaders (researchers say)Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (podcast)Psychology 101 - Introduction to Psychology (free e-course)How To Write Resume in EnglishThanks for reading the 5th edition of the medical students carnival.Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1873511 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100 1873511 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/back-from-vacation.html I just came back from my one-month vacation. I was abroad all this time. I met with my family and some friends that I haven't seen for a few years. I spent my spare time reading any non-medical book I put my hand on. I will share my reading list with all of you soon. In fact you can have a look at it now if you are my friend on Facebook. It felt great to read something other than medicine for a change. It was refreshing and I learned a lot. I watched the third season of ER too. And went out for dinner almost every night at a fancy restaurant.As you can see, nothing outstanding. Just a regular family vacation.I will be posting regularly very soon.Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871373 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:10:00 +0100 1871373 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or.html In 2008 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Harald zur Hausen of Germany "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer" and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier of France "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus"; they share the prize amount of 10,000,000 SEK (slightly more than €1 million, or US$1.4 million).In 2007 the prize was awarded to Mario Capecchi, Sir Martin Evans, Oliver Smithies "for their discoveries for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells."In 2006 the prize was awarded to Andrew Z. Fire, Craig C. Mello "for for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA"In 2005 the prize was awarded to Barry J. Marshall, J. Robin Warren "for their... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856846 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:35:00 +0100 1856846 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/where-can-i-find-good-quality-free.html The best avatar creating site I have found so far is "Face Your Manga". They have an amazingly wide variety of options and styles. Try it out. I am sure that you would like it. You can then use your unique avatar on your blog, forums, IM, and so on.Thanks to "mobilephone2003" from YouTube for pointing out the site.Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1854031 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0100 1854031 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/why-learn-spanish.html Why learn Spanish?1. Communicate with 350 million native Spanish speakers worldwide. 2. Communicate with Spanish-speaking people at home. If you live in the US, it is possible to maintain almost daily contact with native Spanish speakers in many cities or even in rural areas. This is certainly the case in the many states bordering Mexico, or such states as Florida and New York where many immigrants of Cuban ancestry reside. Even if your home state is not located in one of these areas, there is still a great likelihood of finding Spanish-speakers close to where you live. As of 1995, 10% of all people living in the US were of Hispanic descent. In the past 10 years, this number has continued to increase. Perhaps this is why 53% of students learning languages in US colleges and universities... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1854032 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:02:00 +0100 1854032 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/third-language-what-and-why.html If you were to learn a third language (assuming you already speak one plus English) what would it be and why?I am personaly planning on learning Spanish (for sure) and Chinese (needs a more thorough study).What are your plans? Any thoughts or ideas?Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1854033 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:57:00 +0100 1854033 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/10/smoking-in-public-ares-banned-in-india.html India bans smoking in all public places. (Now Public)India outlaws smoking in public areas. (BBC)When will the rest of the world follow?Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1845494 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:33:00 +0100 1845494 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/which-medical-tv-shows-do-you-watch.html Out of all the medical TV shows out there I like ER the most. I have watched the entire First and Third seasons till now (each season is ~ 22 episodes).ER is an Emmy Award-winning American medical drama series created by novelist Michael Crichton and airing on NBC. It is set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago. It is produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television Production, Inc. ER is NBC's second longest-running drama (after Law & Order), and, at 14 seasons, the longest-running American primetime medical drama of all time.It premiered on September 19, 1994 and has been aired on Thursday nights at 10:00 for its entire run. On April 2, 2008, NBC announced that the series wi... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833762 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0100 1833762 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-was-invited-to-join-wellshpere-what.html I received this Email a few days ago. Its an invitation to join http://www.wellsphere.com/home.s which I honestly didn't hear of till now. I checked their site and it looked nice and interesting. You can read their About page here: http://www.wellsphere.com/about.sI am pasting the original email below so you can have a look at it:"Hi , I was searching online for the best health bloggers when I discovered your blog at http://prep4md.blogspot.com/. I want to tell you I think your writing is great. My name is Dr. Geoff Rutledge, and I've taught and practiced Internal and Emergency Medicine for over 25 years at Harvard and Stanford medical schools. I'm also the Chief Medical Information Officer at Wellsphere (www.wellsphere.com), where we are building a network of the web’s leading health bl... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1816350 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:44:00 +0100 1816350 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/update_17.html Hello dear readers :)How are you all doing? I hope you are all healthy, happy, and doing fine.I haven't posted in about a week because I have travelled. Infact, I am still in Saudi right now. I might stay here for another week or so. Many things have happened that I would like to write about as soon as possible.Anyhow, something that I have been thinking about is starting a separate blog where I could write about personal stuff and non medical topics so things do not get cluttered on this blog and so my "medical readers" that are not interested in reading such things do not get annoyed by it.One of our fellow medical student bloggers has done just that. He runs two seperate blogs, namely "Medicopedia" and "Dr. Haisook Brain Grooves".What do you think? Is this a good idea? If it is, what do... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1803308 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:17:00 +0100 1803308 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/update.html Hello dear readers :)How are you all doing? I hope you are all healthy, happy, and doing fine.I haven't posted in about a week because I have travelled. Infact, I am still in Saudi right now. I might stay here for another week or so. Many things have happened that I would like to write about as soon as possible.Anyhow, something that I have been thinking about is starting a separate blog where I could write about personal stuff and non medical topics so things do not get cluttered on this blog and so my "medical readers" that are not interested in reading such things do not get annoyed by it.One of our fellow medical student bloggers has done just that. He runs two seperate blogs, namely "Medicopedia" and "Dr. Haisook Brain Grooves".What do you think? Is this a good idea? If it is, what do... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1803309 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:18:00 +0100 1803309 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-line-resources-tools-and-services.html A few on-line resources that students might find useful.Wikiversityhttp://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_PageWikiversity is a learning community. Wikiversity Wikimedia Foundation aims to further the discovery and distribution of knowledge in a very natural way, by helping people to learn and to share learning resources.You can use Wikiversity to find information, ask questions, or learn more about a subject.You can explore knowledge at Wikiversity through advanced study and research. You can also use Wikiversity to share your knowledge about a subject with others by building learning materials. Wikiversity is a communal effort to learn and facilitate others' learning. The basic definition of a university in Latin is universitas magistrorum et scholarium - a community of teaching ... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1776178 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:05:00 +0100 1776178 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/students-blogging-in-high-school.html A high school journalism class learning blogging in the US.Good idea or bad idea? What do you think?Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1776179 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:27:00 +0100 1776179 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/web-20-bubbles.html What the heck is "Web 2.0" anyway?Here is a brief introduction to some of the more famous Web 2.0 services:http://digg.com/Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by our users. You won’t find editors at Digg — we’re here to provide a place where people can collectively determine the value of content and we’re changing the way people consume information online.http://www.linkedin.com/LinkedIn is an online network of more than 25 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770854 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:36:00 +0100 1770854 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-latest-project-or-burst-of-immature.html After starting an account at www.flickr.com and falling in love with it, I noticed that you can make groups where you can share content (images and videos) and discuss subjects of interest.And you know me, I would not lose a chance to give it a try! So, I did. I just started this new group called "Medical Public Domain" where I intend to collect good quality medical images that are free of any copyright restrictions.You can join for free! So be sure to! If you already have an account on flickr you have no excuse! lolNo, seriously, don't you remeber those nights where you were searching on google for that xray or CT or microscopic bacteria image?? What you have never done that? What, it is only me? Then I guess I am from Mars!Anyhow, I think this would probably make it easier for someone ... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770855 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:56:00 +0100 1770855 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-search-for-book-online.html Are you having a hard time searching for a book online?Try this method:Type:allinurl: +(rar|chm|zip|pdf|tgz) TheTitlein Google Search but replace TheTitle with the book's name.-----------Example:Go to Google dot comtype the following in the search box:allinurl: +(rar|chm|zip|pdf|tgz) First Aid USMLE Step 1Then search ...The search results will look something like this:If you have better or other codes please share them with us. If you know good pdf search engines please let us know about them.Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770856 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1770856 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/doubt-is-their-product-by-david.html Doubt is Their Product by David Michaels"David Michaels reveals how the tobacco industry's duplicitous tactics spawned a multimillion dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Product defense consultants, he argues, have increasingly skewed the scientific literature, manufactured and magnified scientific uncertainty, and influenced policy decisions to the advantage of polluters and the manufacturers of dangerous products. To keep the public confused about the hazards posed by global warming, second-hand smoke, asbestos, lead, plastics, and many other toxic materials, industry executives have hired unscrupulous scientists and lobbyists to dispute scientific evidence about health risks.In doing so, they have not only delayed action on specific hazards, but they have const... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1769493 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:37:00 +0100 1769493 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/medical-student-blogger-case-study.html | View | Upload your own"On this blog, my aim is to make medicine, genetics more readable even for those who are not too interested in them. That’s why I mostly write about genetic testing, personalized genetics, the most important news of clinical genetics and, of course, popular medicine.I also work on the relationship between web 2.0 and medicine. I try to provide useful content; tools and services that could ease the work of physicians, medical students, nurses or medical librarians." --- from Scienceroll's about pageHave a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764690 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:17:00 +0100 1764690 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/astonishing-promise-of-dna-folding.html Paul Rothemund: The astonishing promise of DNA foldingLinkNanoscale folding of DNA, also known as DNA origami, is a process which allows researchers to create arbitrary two-dimensional shapes at the nanoscale using DNA. Novel designs have included the smiley face and a coarse map of North America. It was pioneered by Paul Rothemund at California Institute of Technology. (Wikipedia)Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764691 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:21:00 +0100 1764691 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/paid-unbiased-review.html Today I found this odd e-mail in my inbox:Hello,I'm the webmaster of XXXXX Glasses dot com. I wanted to know if by any chance you would be interested in doing an unbiased review of one of our products on your blog http://prep4md.blogspot.com/If you agree we will send you a product sample, so that you can try it and then write a review about it. Please note you won't have to return the product sample after publishing the review.Please let me know if you are interested.Thank youG. AIf you want to receive more paid review proposals, just click the following link:XXXXXXXXX dot comIf you don't want to ever receive mails from us, just click the following link:XXXXXXXXX dot comA paid unbiased review. Cool ha?! :pPlease Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1760552 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:17:00 +0100 1760552 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/cclcm-to-offer-full-tuition.html On May 15, 2008 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine announced that it is providing all its students with full tuition scholarships, beginning with July’s incoming class."Students currently enrolled in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine will receive additional scholarship funding to offset 50% of the difference between past tuition paid and the financial aid they’ve already received. Cleveland Clinic will support the full tuition scholarships through existing endowment income and clinical operations. The long-term goal is to fund the scholarships entirely through endowment income."Our fellow medical student blogger at "CCLCM Student" blog confirmed this earlier on this year. You can read his post "CCLCM goes tuition free".I study at a private medical school. My tuit... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1755630 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:45:00 +0100 1755630 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/story-behind-new-web-browser-google.html For the past year I have been using Firefox for the majority of my browsing. I liked it but it was obvious that it had many problems. For example sometimes after being online for a while the keyboard buttons used to get mixed up; if I type A B C D E it shows on the screen W S L K R and as you can imagine that is very annoying! so I had to close all my tabs and start all over for the keys to straighten up. Another thing that used to happen is these small "panic attacks" where the browser stops responding and again I have to close the browser and restart it.Anyhow, just yesterday, I noticed that Google lounched their own Web Browser "Chrome". I have been using it for several hours now and it seems pretty decent. The thing you will notice immediatly, that I presonlly love, is how large the in... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1755631 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:57:00 +0100 1755631 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/are-you-proud-of-who-i-am-video.html It has been 7 months since I have last been with my family. Though I have gotten over this and next year will be my forth year of studying abroad, from time to time some thoughts and moments bring back memories and feelings of love, loneliness, gratefulness, regret, ...Well tonight, what brought back these feelings was this song:If you liked this post please share it Have a nice day. http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750786 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:15:00 +0100 1750786 http://prep4md.blogspot.com/2008/09/microbiology-basics-gram-positive-bugs.html Continuing what we started last time (How to study microbiology --- microbiology basics), in this post we will tackle Gram positive bugs.How do you differentiate between Strep bugs and Staph bugs?Gram Stain: Staph are arranged in clusters while Strep are arranged in stripes.Catalase: Staph is catalase positive while Strep is catalase negaitve.Streptococcus:These bugs are classified according to RBS lysis into beta, alpha, and gama hemolytics.Important members of this group include: S. pneumonia, S. viridans, and S. pyogenes (fever producing)Important virulent factors: M protein, Streptokinase.Beta hemolytic Streptococci cause four types of diseases by local invasion and or exotoxin release: streptococcal pharyngitis, Streptococcal skin infections, scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome. And c... 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