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 'abraham'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4611006&cid=t_213745_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fhierarchy-of-recovery%2F According to psychologist Abraham Maslow, clients progress through a hierarchy of needs that begins with physiological needs and ends with self-actualization. According to author Robert Helgoe, the process of recovery from alcoholism and addiction follows the same hierarchy. Clients enter recovery because they need to survive. When they maintain recovery because they wish to thrive, they have taken an important step toward self-actualization.Hierarchy of Recovery explores these principles in an engaging discussion. Tools such as personal inventories and checklists help you pinpoint where your clients are within the hierarchy. By knowing this, you know how to help them achieve the next level.In this age of accountability, measuring progress scientifically instead of subjectively is essentia... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4611006 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:19:00 +0100 4611006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4525053&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F26%2F10-forms-of-twisted-thinking%2F Both David Burns (bestselling author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and Abraham Low (founder of Recovery, Inc.) teach techniques to analyze negative thoughts (or identify distorted thinking — what psychologists call “cognitive distortions”) so to be able to disarm and defeat them. Since Low’s language is a bit out-dated, I list below Burns’ “Ten Forms of Twisted Thinking,” (adapted from his “Feeling Good” book, a classic read) categories of dangerous ruminations, that when identified and brought into your consciousness, lose their power over you. 1. All-or-nothing thinking (a.k.a. my brain and the Vatican’s): You look at things in absolute, black-and-white categories. 2. Overgeneralization (also a favorite): You view a nega... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4525053 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:17:59 +0100 4525053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522145&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fhow-abraham-lincoln-used-faith-to-overcome-depression%2F Abraham Lincoln is a powerful mental health hero for me. Whenever I doubt that I can do anything meaningful in this life with a defective brain (and entire nervous system, actually, as well as the hormonal one), I simply pull out Joshua Wolf Shenk’s classic, “Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness.” Or I read the CliffsNotes version: the poignant essay, “Lincoln’s Great Depression” that appeared in The Atlantic in October of 2005. Every time I pick up pages from either the article or the book, I come away with new insights. This time I was intrigued by Lincoln’s faith — and how he read the Book of Job when he needed redirection. I’ve excerpted the paragraphs below from the article on ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522145 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:09:22 +0100 4522145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507588&cid=t_213745_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fypr10vTwcws%2F Image via WikipediaAA adapted some of it’s principles from the Washingtonian SocietyAt the height of its popularity, the Washingtonian Society attracted the attention of many prominent people, not the least of whom was Abraham Lincoln, whose speech delivered to the Springfield Washingtonian Temperance Society in February 1842 has become a classic.He began by praising the society’s success, comparing it to advocates of other approaches who “have no sympathy of feeling or interest with those very persons whom it is their object to convince and persuade.“But when one who has long been known as the victim of intemperance bursts the fetters that have bound him and appears before his neighbors ‘clothed in his right mind,’ a redeemed specimen of long lost humanity, and stands up w... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507588 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:58:00 +0100 4507588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441989&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F06%2Fmaslow-revisited-the-hierarchy-of-chakras%2F What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization. – Abraham Maslow In psychology, physiology, and medicine, wherever a debate between the mystics and the scientifics has been once for all decided, it is the mystics who have usually proved to be right about the facts, while the scientifics had the better of it in respect to the theories. – William James In the 40 years since Abraham Maslow’s death, the impact of his thinking about human needs and potential is still resonating in business and academic circles. Maslow’s original writings first appeared in a 1943 paper, A Theory of Human Motivation, and helped frame what drives us. It was drawn from his careful review and observation of those known for their greatness, and others, students in particul... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441989 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:36:18 +0100 4441989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399767&cid=t_213745_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FxM4JCGuedSw%2F Image via Wikipedia Because I read Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese last summer, and loved it so much that I insist on dragging it across country with me, just to have it close by, it has had at least one unexpected effect on me: namely, my cooking. The book is not about cooking; food is mentioned in the due course of things, but no more than you might expect. One thing mentioned many times: berbere. Berbere is not a spice, but a mix of spices. It is heavily used in Ethiopian cooking, especially in a common chicken stew called doro wat. And so, I wanted some. I looked in the ethnic cooking sections of grocery stores both regular and organic. I looked online and in spice and cookware stores: no berbere. Nobody even to tell me how to pronounce the word, since I know no Amharic. But lo ... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399767 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:58:10 +0100 4399767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322512&cid=t_213745_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FzIKGmYPEaF4%2F Challenging medical trivia to tickle your cerebellar tonsils and whimsy your way to cerebral hibernation for the weekend (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322512 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:21:22 +0100 4322512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304918&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F02%2Fwisdom-quotes-for-2011%2F Before I met Ronald Pies, M.D., professor of psychiatry and lecturer on bioethics and humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University and professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, I did not know what a mensch was. I figured it has something to do with a short person. However, for Christmas this year I received a signed copy of Pies’s newest book, “Becoming a Mensch: Timeless Talmudic Ethics for Everyone,” and I decided that I would like to become a mensch, much like Dr. Pies, for whom I have the utmost respect. The American Heritage Dictionary defines mensch as “a person having admirable characteristics, such as fortitude and firmness of purpose.” His book is a fascinating collection of personal case histories, often based on composites of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304918 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:22:12 +0100 4304918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190133&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FeySvl4dbBoQ%2F By Caleb O. BrownJerry L. Jordan, the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, delivered the keynote address at the Cato Institute 28th Annual Monetary Conference held last week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Jerry L. Jordan: We Have Replaced Household Debt with Government Debt is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190133 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:39:07 +0100 4190133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142768&cid=t_213745_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fpointless-exam-can-be-just-as-bad-as.html Dr. Abraham Verghese, says the Times, is reviving the lost art of the physical exam. He cuts quite a figure on the wards, with his white coat, his stories, and his diagnostic maneuvers, reminding us of "the doctor who missed nothing and could swiftly diagnose a peculiar walk, sluggish thyroid or leaky heart valve using just keen eyes, practiced hands and a stethoscope." Here's where the definitions of art and science matter, though. The margin here is too narrow to contain a detailed discussion of where these two bugbears embrace and where they face off, fangs bared. The applicable stab of a definition in this case, I think, is this: in a science, we try and apply a community's rigorous professional definition to our individual classifications. In art, we try and apply our own individual c... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142768 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:01:00 +0100 4142768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086270&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdr-abraham-verghese-the-top-gun-of-american-medicine%2F2010.10.20 The first-year medical students I precept were too young to see Tom Cruise’s alter ego Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell grace the big screen in the 1986 blockbuster film “Top Gun.” Yet, the story has a relevant analogy to medicine.  According to the film, during the Vietnam war American pilots were relying too much on technology to bring enemy fighters down. They weren’t as skilled in taking out the opposition. They fired their technologically advanced missiles to try and get the job done. They didn’t think. It didn’t work. They forgot the art of dogfighting. The military discovered that technology alone wasn’t going to get the job done. The best fighter pilots needed the skills, insight, and wisdom on when to use technology and whe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086270 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0100 4086270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902901&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprimary-care-doctors-rewarded-for-time-with-patients%2F2010.08.25 Abraham Verghese is a professor of medicine at Stanford University and one of the most articulate physician-writers today. He recently wrote an op-ed highlighting primary care’s plight, and focuses on the scarcity of time: The science of medicine has never been more potent – incredible advances and great benefits realized in the treatment of individual diseases – yet the public perception of us physicians is often one of a harried individual more interested in the virtual construct of the patient in the computer than in the living, breathing patient seated on the exam table.Time is the scarcest commodity of all. Patients, particularly when it comes to their routine, day-to-day care, want a physician who has time to understand them as people first, and then as patients. It’s bee... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902901 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:00:27 +0100 3902901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790923&cid=t_213745_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F9PSZP9s4wQg%2F Remember David Capuzzi? He was a member of the recent FDA advisory committee on Avandia who, as it turns out, has also been a speaker for GlaxoSmithKline, which sells the controversial diabetes pill. The FDA, apparently, was not aware of this relationship until it was disclosed last week (see here). Capuzzi, who is a professor of medicine and biochemistry at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia was paid a total of $14,750 over the past several years, mostly for talking about Lovaza, including at least one engagement earlier this year. But there was once instance in which he spoke about Avandia, according to a Glaxo spokesman. When asked about this last week, the FDA issued a statement saying the agency “takes these allegations very seriously and is investigating the matter.”... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790923 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:08:13 +0100 3790923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3787013&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F25%2Fdid-abraham-lincoln-use-faith-to-overcome-depression%2F Abraham Lincoln is a powerful mental health hero for me. Whenever I doubt that I can do anything meaningful in this life with a defective brain (and entire nervous system, actually, as well as the hormonal one), I simply pull out Joshua Wolf Shenk’s classic, “Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness.” Or I read the CliffsNotes version: the poignant essay, “Lincoln’s Great Depression” that appeared in “The Atlantic” in October of 2005. Every time I pick up pages from either the article or the book, I come away with new insights. This time I was intrigued by Lincoln’s faith — and how he read the Book of Job when he needed redirection. Following I have excerpted the paragraphs from Th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3787013 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:32:02 +0100 3787013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776609&cid=t_213745_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FG7wD-XKMv5o%2F Twice this week, we have learned that members of the FDA advisory panel convened to review the safety of the Avandia diabetes pill had relationships with drugmakers that had something at stake. One panelist, David Capuzzi, has an ongoing relationship with GlaxoSmithKline as a speaker, although he apparently spoke only once about the diabetes drug (see here). And Abraham Thomas has, in the past, given talks about Actos, a rival pill sold by Takeda Pharmaceuticals (see here). The FDA is now investigating the episode surrounding Capuzzi and expects to have some decision by the end of the week. A finding that warrants further inquiry could be sent to the HHS Office of Inspector General. The agency, however, may not probe Thomas, because his speaking engagements for Takeda took place more than ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776609 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:29:54 +0100 3776609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772463&cid=t_213745_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FAdAiMj9PocE%2F Another day, another conflict involving the FDA advisory panel held last week to review the Avandia diabetes pill. As it turns out, a doctor who voted against leaving Avandia on the market was a paid speaker for Takeda Pharmaceutical, which sells the rival Actos drug. The panel member is Abraham Thomas, who heads the endocrinology and diabetes division at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, according to The Wall Street Journal. A Takeda spokewoman confirms that Thomas was a member of its Diabetes Speakers Bureau from September 2007 and September 2008, and gave two presentations for which he was paid between $2,000 and $3,000, but is no longer part of the program (see a recent disclosure here). “I do not remember there being any issue brought up about the Takeda speakers bureau” by ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772463 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:07:48 +0100 3772463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671699&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftoo-much-testing-and-treatment-try-superb-primary-care%2F2010.06.16 The Associated Press has been running a fantastic series of must reads with the latest article highlighting the consequence of too many imaging studies, like X-rays and CT scans, which are the biggest contributor to an individual’s total radiation exposure in a lifetime. Americans get more imaging radiation exposure and testing than people from other industrialized countries. Reasons for doing too many tests include malpractice fear, patient demands for imaging, the difficulty in obtaining imaging results from other doctors or hospitals, as well as advanced technologies, like coronary angioplasty, which have increased radiation but avoid a far more invasive surgery like heart bypass. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the Heal... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671699 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3671699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658999&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F14%2F7-depression-busters-for-men%2F In Spring 2006 the depression of two very successful men made newspaper headlines in Maryland: Phil Merrill, a renowned publisher, entrepreneur and diplomat in the Washington area took his own life. Eleven days later Montgomery County Executive Douglas Duncan withdrew his candidacy for governor of Maryland because of his struggle with depression. For weeks, newspapers covered male depression, including the stories of Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Archbishop Raymond Roussin, Mike Wallace, William Styron, Art Buchwald, and Robin Williams. That was unusual. Because, in the majority of media stories and infomercials, depression is regarded as a feminine thing … a result of all of the hormonal shifts and baby-making stuff. The reality? Six million men, or seven percent of American m... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658999 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:36:03 +0100 3658999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398885&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5a0uNjv8T7E%2F By Justin LoganThe U.S.-Israel relationship has been in the news a lot lately.  First, Israel humiliates the American Vice President by announcing an expansion of settlements in East Jerusalem during his trip to that country.  Then, Gen. Petraeus states in congressional testimony [.pdf] that the Israel/Palestine imbroglio “foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of U.S. favoritism for Israel,” which in turn creates a dynamic where “Al Qaeda and other militant groups exploit that anger to mobilize support.” For those with interest in the subject, Robert Wright’s piece on the New York Times’ website may be of interest.  Wright looks at how chauvinistically Gary Bauer, Max Boot, and Abraham Foxman define “pro-Israel” and writes I... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398885 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:50:01 +0100 3398885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279958&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F418gX70Cngo%2F By David BoazKing Canute famously demonstrated to his advisers that even a king couldn’t stop the sea from rising. Abraham Lincoln told his visitors that calling a dog’s tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg. But lots of people these days think that passing a law automatically makes things happen, that you can pass a law against drug use or racism or homelessness and solve a problem. Today I heard a traffic reporter on WAMU public radio demonstrate just how widespread that assumption is, at least in Washington. About 9:20 a.m. he said, “The federal government opened on time today [after a week of closings and yesterday's delayed opening], so most federal workers are already sitting at their desks.” Well, I was stuck in a miles-long backup on snow-blocked roads, and... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279958 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:40:52 +0100 3279958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2634453&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F24%2Fdepression-happens-to-successful-people%2F One of the myths surrounding mental illness is that it escapes successful people … that the poor, weak, and ambition-free folks are the ones waiting for their prescriptions at Rite-Aid. I know better. Because I’ve seen so many of my successful friends fall into the Black Hole unable to surface to light on their own. I’ve read the biographies of Abraham Lincoln and Art Buchwald, Jane Pauley and William Styron, and I know there was never anything weak about them. I try to highlight the stories of successful depressives whenever I find them because I know that we need that boost of confidence … to be reminded that our illness has nothing to do with our skills in the workplace, or our desire to accomplish great things. We just have some interesting brain wiring that tak... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2634453 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:12:03 +0100 2634453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570668&cid=t_213745_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmyth-prevention-and-ehrs I was just referred this article which I found to be thoughtfully crafted. Abraham Verghese is a Professor and Senior Associate Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University. I found the article interesting, by somewhat anachronistic in terms of his perception of prevention and electronic medical records. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570668 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:24:53 +0100 2570668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477684&cid=t_213745_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhemodynamics%2F%7E3%2FKRy326ddr-0%2Fama-doesnt-speak-for-me.html I've started a Facebook group:"I'm a doctor, and the AMA doesn't speak for me"I hope my colleagues will consider joining.One of the group members linked to this article:Abraham Verghese on the AMA (Source: hemodynamics) hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477684 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:54:00 +0100 2477684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452443&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fis-google-killing-the-medical-riddle%2F Medical students learn not only by textbook and labs, but also by being challenged by medical riddle offered up by their professors and lecturers. Once, medical students would have to “formulate hypotheses, go to the book, research and eliminate possibilities . . . and come to the answer” making the medical riddle a valuable learning tool. But these days, with google, this process is almost defunct. Students can simple keyword the riddle into google search and come up with the answer in a matter of seconds.   Stanford’s Abraham Verghese now adds to a caveat to all his medical riddles - Don’t google it. Here’s his latest… A man walks into a bar, offers to keep his head completely submerged in a bucket of water for twenty minutes and if he doesnt he will buy drinks all around an... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452443 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:28:10 +0100 2452443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447477&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FllVkJMiIB-I%2Fexcellencve-in-inter-american-health.html The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) (www.pahef.org/awards/)is pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for the 2009 Call for Nominations of the Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program to Monday, June 1, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Washington DC time.The foundation is proud to administer this joint program with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This program started in 1975 with the creation of the Abraham Horwitz Award for Leadership in Inter-American Health. Recipients of each award are recognized with a certificate of honor, a monetary award, and a paid trip to Washington DC.Again, the deadline for submission of nominations for the five awards is now Monday, June, 1, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Washington DC time.Abraham Horwitz Award for Leadership ... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447477 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:47:14 +0100 2447477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441219&cid=t_213745_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FllVkJMiIB-I%2Fexcellencve-in-inter-american-health.html The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) (www.pahef.org/awards/)is pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for the 2009 Call for Nominations of the Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program to Monday, June 1, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Washington DC time.The foundation is proud to administer this joint program with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This program started in 1975 with the creation of the Abraham Horwitz Award for Leadership in Inter-American Health. Recipients of each award are recognized with a certificate of honor, a monetary award, and a paid trip to Washington DC.Again, the deadline for submission of nominations for the five awards is now Monday, June, 1, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Washington DC time.Abraham Horwitz Award for Leadership ... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441219 Fri, 22 May 2009 17:12:45 +0100 2441219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386905&cid=t_213745_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fwhat-are-we-to-learn-at-bedside-re.html This article makes as powerful a case as any I've read for the re-centering and re-honing of my skills, and it comes at just the right time, when I have the chance to make a transition to be the kind of doctor I want to be. But Verghese is confused in his defense of the physical exam - he doesn't know what rationale he wants to focus on, or how he feels about physical diagnosis as justified (or questioned) by evidence-based medicine. Here he is in one place:If one eschews the skilled and repeated examination of the real patient, then simpl diagnoses and new developments are overlooked, while tests, consultations, and procedures that might not be needed are ordered.This is the argument from efficiency, or maybe from diagnostic rigor - exceeded somewhat by Verghese's clear affection for the... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386905 Mon, 04 May 2009 03:59:00 +0100 2386905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2131374&cid=t_213745_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FwsiJDTpxP48%2F Throughout the ceremonies surrounding the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President, we began to hear more about Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.  Some people may have wondered what the connection was as: *Obama followed Lincoln’s route as he came to Washington for the weekend of festivities.  He used  Mr. Lincoln’s Bible for his swearing in. As we hear more about Abraham Lincoln, we may want to refresh our knowledge about the Civil War, his Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves, and his famous Gettysburg Address.  Our children may begin asking questions, and you find they might not have full knowledge from studies at school. Some of this discussion might stimulate memories in the minds of your Alzheimer’s patients (as I relate i... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2131374 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:56:42 +0100 2131374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980625&cid=t_213745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F21%2Ffirst-live-webcam-suicide%2F It was bound to happen. Apparently the world’s first webcam suicide has taken place, on Justin.tv, a video service that allows users to broadcast themselves from their webcams. After posting a link to his webcam on the forums at Bodybuilding.com, Abraham Biggs, 19, died Wednesday from a toxic combination of opiates and benzodiazepines. It’s not clear how many people actually watched Abraham die online, but police found his body yesterday at 3:30 pm, nearly 12 hours after he started blogging about his intent to die. Everyone in the article is apparently quickly pointing fingers (or defending themselves), as though any online service had anything to do with a person’s decision to end their lives. Nearly a hundred people die every day in this country from suicide and not... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980625 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:39:48 +0100 1980625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801440&cid=t_213745_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F144447013%2F Here’s what I’m reading now: “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” (Doris Kearns Goodwin) Technorati Tags: Abraham Lincoln, history (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801440 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:57:38 +0100 801440