MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with '2008 election'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996950&cid=t_173059_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F28%2Fthe-situation-of-weight-and-fitness-on-the-campaign-trail%2F Daniel Libit of Politico has an interesting piece on how the rigors and demands of the 2008 campaign trail led many McCain and Obama staffers, as well as the journalists who reported on them, down a road of poor diet and lack of exercise.  We excerpt the article below. * * * This is life after the protracted adrenaline high that is the presidential campaign: no more bag calls at 6:30 a.m. (or earlier). No more sniffling for weeks straight before a check-up at the doctor. For reporters, no more eating at “the file center,” catching cat naps on the plane and working into the early morning hours. A few days before the election, Time’s Karen Tumulty blogged about counting calories during a day on the Obama campaign plane: “So what are we talking about?” Tumulty wrote. “Seven full ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996950 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:01:29 +0100 1996950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782732&cid=t_173059_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F10%2Fthe-debate-heat-is-following-layton%2F Protests do not have to be large to get attention in election campaigns. NDP leader Jack Layton was touting a new jobs plan when a few Greens intervened to ask him about the role he played in keeping Green Party leader Elizabeth May out of the upcoming televised debates. Here’s how cbc.ca reported it: Green protester [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782732 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:54:22 +0100 1782732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782764&cid=t_173059_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F10%2Fa-problem-from-hell%2F Good to know. How can I help? I don’t have anything different to add to the online cacophony other than my endorsement, but yesterday’s statement by Eve Ensler on Huffpo perfectly describes what’s clanging around my own feminist head and heart. Actual blogging may be on hold these days but there comes a time to cut & paste: I am having Sarah Palin nightmares. I dreamt last night that she was a member of a club where they rode snowmobiles and wore the claws of drowned and starved polar bears around their necks. I have a particular thing for Polar Bears. Maybe it’s their snowy whiteness or their bigness or the fact that they live in the arctic or that I have never seen one in person or touched one. Maybe it is the fact that they live so comfortably on ice. Whateve... Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782764 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:41:12 +0100 1782764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1763835&cid=t_173059_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fadvocating-for-special-needs-children.html I wasn't going to opine about Governor Sarah Palin's speech, but I think one comment deserves highlighting: Having given birth to Trig, who has Down syndrome, Palin said:Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge. And children with special needs inspire a special love.To the families of special-needs children all across this country, I have a message: For years, you sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters. I pledge to you that if we are elected, you will have a friend and advocate in the White House.This is a profoundly important human exceptionalism issue that I think all political persuasions can get behind, and indeed, it is one that Senator Obama would be wise to embrace in his own campaign.The need for vocal support for the worth of such childre... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1763835 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:56:00 +0100 1763835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668800&cid=t_173059_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F30%2Fperceptions-of-racial-divide%2F Sam Sommers has another terrific post (this one titled “Obama and the Racial Divide”) on the Psychology Today blog. Here are some excerpts. * * * [T]he Times poll indicates that a majority of White and Black Americans think progress towards racial equality is being made, but only Whites seem to be getting more optimistic over time regarding the general state of race relations. Why is this? Well, in large part it seems to be the case that Whites and Blacks use different reference points in answering these questions. In a series of research studies, Yale social psychologist Richard Eibach has observed the comparable result that White Americans typically perceive more progress towards racial equality than do Blacks. One reason for this racial gulf is that Whites typically answer t... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668800 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:53:38 +0100 1668800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1360787&cid=t_173059_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F09%2Fwonky-time%2F I’m not a special interest voter. I believe single-issue voters who refuse to vote for a progressive based on one policy are responsible for keeping the left in splinters and the status quo dominant. Single-issue voting also suggests over-investment in a single cause, which makes me question the voter’s overall judgment and dedication to the [...] (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1360787 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:47:44 +0100 1360787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289854&cid=t_173059_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F09%2Fan-open-question%2F h/t: Dr. Soldz I remember getting pissy and deleting our last attempt at an open thread, entitled, ironically enough The Kitchen Sink, but I’m fixated on the primary and something’s gotta give. I’ve considered going drastic, quit writing about psychiatry altogether and turn this site into a pathetic imitation of 15 million other netroot blogs, or [...] (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289854 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:24:15 +0100 1289854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675676&cid=t_173059_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F06%2Foh-look-cbs-noticed-ron-paul.html A Texas Libertarian Starts To Make Waves - Public EyePaul, love him or hate him, articulates a coherent ideology better than many of his competitors – as the fact that he seems to inspire near pathological devotion in his followers. Look at the press coverage: The Washington Post profiled Paul's young campaign coordinator in New Hampshire; CNN.com today posted among its top stories a piece about how Paul's fans inundated the site after the recent presidential debate. He's even winning over Jon Stewart, who had Paul on the "Daily Show" and said to him, "[y]ou have accomplished no small feat, which is, you’re running for President, very much as an underdog, yet you’ve created a nice little buzz going about the Ron Paul candidacy." Praised with faint damns, I see; CBS does not get it. N... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675676 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675676