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 'adam'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182065&cid=t_115448_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FI8F8AzUnEz4%2F We are pleased to announce that full recordings for all presentations delivered during the 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century (March 30 — April 1, 2011) are now available both to Summit Participants and to non-Participants. You can Learn More Here and Access 40+ Talks and 20+ hours of up-to-date information and analysis of brain science, technology and innovation, delivered by nothing short of a world-class faculty. –> Reg­is­tered Sum­mit Par­tic­i­pants can access all Ses­sion Record­ings by click­ing on the ses­sion titles in the Agenda page and using the same Username and Password they used to participate in the Summit. –> Didn’t Reg­is­ter to Par­tic­i­pate in the 2011 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit but want to access all Ses­... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182065 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:21:34 +0100 5182065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902511&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F25pNHaf_PnQ%2F You may have heard news of Google essentially putting its Google Health PHR platform in cold storage. Whether it’s true or not, the “untethered” PHR—one not connected to a health system’s EHR—has been a non-starter for years. I’ve been particularly critical of the undeserved attention Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault have received, when many smaller companies have been working on PHRs for much longer. The original head of the Google Health project, Adam Bosworth, left the company in 2007 under suspicious circumstances—did he quit or was fired?—prior to the way overhyped 2008 introduction of this vaporware. Bosworth has gone on to start a new company, Keas, that produces a PHR that incorporates care plans. Keas got some undeserved hype itself, in... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902511 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:11:18 +0100 4902511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753668&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F36gArqmjjoY%2F By David BoazThat’s what Michael Gerson, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, writes in the Washington Post. I take a different view in my new column at the Encyclopedia Britannica Blog: Libertarians want to live in what Adam Smith called the Great Society, the complex and productive society made possible by social interaction. We agree with George Soros that “cooperation is as much a part of the system as competition.” In fact, we consider cooperation so essential to human flourishing that we don’t just want to talk about it; we want to create social institutions that make it possible. That is what property rights, limited government, and the rule of law are all about…. The American, and libertarian, belief in freedom is not a “mania,” nor is it “sel... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753668 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:34:52 +0100 4753668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565883&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlRuMFq38nnI%2F By Caleb O. BrownToday marks the 235th anniversary of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, otherwise known as The Wealth of Nations. I chatted with GMU economics professor Russ Roberts on the book and its enduring impact. This is the first of a two-part discussion: And you might as well subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or your RSS reader. A Happy Birthday to The Wealth of Nations 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=4565883 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:09:43 +0100 4565883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549740&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvPmlMaPLIdY%2F By David BoazIn the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Barton Hinkle notes that the Virginia General Assembly has just passed "tough new regulations on abortion clinics." And Suddenly, outraged liberals are sounding remarkably like libertarian advocates of laissez-faire capitalism and the industries they defend. For instance, abortion-rights supporters already are warning that the heavy hand of government will impose requirements so absurd and so economically burdensome that they will force clinics to close their doors. "What they'll do is put a burden of extra cost that is not backed up by sound science," said one abortion provider who spoke on condition of . . . whoops! Actually, those were the words of Alva Carter Jr., chairman of a New Mexico dairy industry group, who was protesting new groundwa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549740 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:32:46 +0100 4549740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455252&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8cho0RTmMwM%2F By David Boaz"Google is under siege in Washington like never before," Politico reports. In an interview with POLITICO, a Google spokesman argued that a cabal of antitrust lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms is conspiring against the Internet search giant. The mastermind? Google says it’s Microsoft. Maybe it’s irony, or maybe it’s payback. In the 1990s, Microsoft was the tech industry wunderkind that got too big for its britches — and Google CEO Eric Schmidt, then an executive at Sun Microsystems and later Novell, helped knock the software titan down a peg by providing evidence in the government’s antitrust case against it. . . . But there are also increasing calls from some Silicon Valley competitors and Washington-based public interest groups for the Justice Departm... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455252 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:57:00 +0100 4455252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197039&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F67OBkF_5hBw%2F By Jim HarperAdam Thierer’s lead article in the most recent Cato Policy Report is called “The Sad State of Cyber-Politics.” It goes through so many ways tech and telecom companies are playing the Washington game to win or keep competitive advantage. It’s a nice set-up to a Washington Post opinion piece from this weekend in which TownFlier CEO Morris Panner talks about the growing riches accruing to Washington influencers: We are creating so much regulation – over tax policy, health care, financial activity – that smart people have figured out that they can get rich faster and more easily by manipulating rules on behalf of existing corporations than by creating net new activity and wealth. Gamesmanship pays better than entrepreneurship. Thierer sees some ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197039 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:29:36 +0100 4197039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125071&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fadam-kolber-at-harvard-law-school%2F On Tuesday, November 2nd, the HLS Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS) and HLS Ethics, Law, and Biotechnology group are hosting a talk by Brooklyn Law School professor Adam Kolber entitled “Freedom of Memory.” Professor Kolber teaches a variety of subjects at Brooklyn Law School, including bioethics and “law and the brain” courses. He is a respected expert in the field of neuroethics, and is the founder of the Neuroethics & Law Blog. Professor Kolber is frequently quoted in major news publications for his views regarding the ways that legal punishment should be influenced by modern advances in human understanding of the brain’s reactions to punishment. Professor Kolber will be speaking in Pound 107.   Free bagels will be provided! For mo... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125071 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:01:00 +0100 4125071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3972953&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F15%2Fwhy-thank-you-is-more-than-just-good-manners%2F According to positive psychologists, the words ‘thank you‘ are no longer just good manners, they are also beneficial to the self. To take the best known examples, studies have suggested that being grateful can improve well-being, physical health, can strengthen social relationships, produce positive emotional states and help us cope with stressful times in our lives. But we also say thank you because we want the other person to know we value what they’ve done for us and, maybe, encourage them to help us again in the future. It’s this aspect of gratitude that Adam M. Grant and Francesco Gino examine in a series of new studies published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (Grant & Gino, 2010). They wanted to see what effect gratitude has o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3972953 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:02:50 +0100 3972953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924954&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F18374156%2F1r1zxc%2Fneuromarketing%7EKeep-it-Simple-for-Boomers-amp-Seniors.htm Targeting Boomers or seniors with your advertising? Keep it simple. While that’s usually good advice for any kind of advertising, brain scans show a dramatic difference in the ability of older brains to suppress distracting information. Studies by Dr. Adam Gazzaley (then at UC Berkeley, now at UC San Francisco) found the [...] CommentsAccelerating disinhibition is a challenge in 50+ brains — ... by Rich and CoOf course other research has shown that younger people now have ... by Mark (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924954 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:43:20 +0100 3924954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845100&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fretraction-watch-a-new-niche-blog-to-follow%2F2010.08.08 Ivan Oransky, M.D., executive editor of Reuters Health, somehow found time a few months ago to launch his first blog, Embargo Watch — with the tagline: “Keeping an eye on how scientific information embargoes affect news coverage.” Now, as evidence he either doesn’t sleep or has roots in Transylvania, Oransky the Impaler launches a new blog, Retraction Watch along with partner Adam Marcus. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845100 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:00:37 +0100 3845100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3813033&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F02%2Fall-you-need-is-love-and-compassion%2F When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. — African Proverb Although I am in the business of hope through understanding, hot meteors of negativity break through the atmosphere of my serenity and occasionally derail me. I am jealous, angry or judgmental, or sometimes indifferent or overwhelmed. But more often than not these uncomfortable feelings are not meteors at all. They aren’t streaking across my mind and crashing into my psyche. Rather, they are a thick, murky fog of thoughts and feelings that slowly but steadily eclipse my optimism. And that’s only half of it. Then I feel bad for having the thoughts. This makes it worse. Now, regardless of the form they come in, the conflict moves to an inner theater. I’m aggravated at whatever got me going in t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3813033 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:08:34 +0100 3813033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761418&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrY1b7ALK7m4%2F By Jim HarperVia Adam Serwer, New York governor David A. Paterson is expected to sign a bill today doing away with data collection on people the police stop and question, but who have done nothing wrong. The Transportation Security Adminstration’s “SPOT” program—recently the subject of a scathing Government Accountability Office critique—does similar data collection about innocent people. From late May 2004 through August 2008, “behavior detection officers” referred 152,000 travelers to secondary inspection at airports. Of those, TSA agents referred 14,000 people to law enforcement, which resulted in approximately 1,100 arrests. None had links to terrorism or any threat to aviation. The data TSA collects “when observed behaviors exceed certai... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761418 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:14:49 +0100 3761418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632256&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWlvM2M8V6i0%2F By Justin Logan“In great empires the people who live in the capital, and in the provinces remote from the scene of action, feel, many of them scarce any inconveniency from the war; but enjoy, at their ease, the amusement of reading in the newspapers the exploits of their own fleets and armies.  To them this amusement compensates the small difference between the taxes which they pay on account of the war, and those which they had been accustomed to pay in time of peace.  They are commonly dissatisfied with the return of peace, which puts an end to their amusement, and to a thousand visionary hopes of conquest and national glory, from a longer continuance of the war.” - Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Book 5, Chapter 3 (Source: Cato-a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632256 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:07:22 +0100 3632256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577385&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZTW5FqSefH4%2F By Tim LynchAn atrocious ruling from the Supreme Court yesterday in United States v. Comstock, as has been noted.  It is no real surprise that the liberals on the Court ruled the way they did.  They believe in big government and need a way to get around a Constitution that set up a federal government of limited and enumerated powers.  Thus, we are told a “living” Constitution “evolves” in such a way as to accomodate the administrative state that is all around us.  But the law at issue in the Comstock case did not arise during the Clinton years.  The Adam Walsh Child Protection Act was championed by conservative legislators  in the Congress and signed by Bush. Until the Comstock ruling was issued, court watchers were unsure of how committed Bush’s Sup... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577385 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:01:00 +0100 3577385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524116&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsmiley-faces-foundation-promoting-awareness-beauty-and-amazing-kids%2F2010.05.01 We live in a society obsessed with outside beauty, so it’s no wonder that parents whose children are born with any imperfection worry endlessly about how their child will be accepted in society. As parents, though, our job is to make sure our kids see themselves as much more than whatever obstacles are tossed their way, as tough as that may be. Adam and Donna Bell felt that anguish first hand in 2005 when their son Ethan was born with cleft lip and palate. Ethan now has an adorable smile and hardly a scar at all thanks to the amazingly talented doctors at the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. Wanting to do more to raise awareness about the nearly 1 in 600 infants born with cleft (opening) lip or palate each year, the Bell’s founded Smiley Faces Foundation, a nonprofit w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524116 Sat, 01 May 2010 14:00:25 +0100 3524116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515638&cid=t_115448_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FgxlcQLbJ6fE%2F The succession plan is under way, given that ceo Dick Clark will soon reach the mandatory retirement age of 65. And so the Merck board bumped Ken Frazier, who is currently president of Global Human Health worldwide sales and marketing, up another notch on the corporate ladder. Assuming Frazier does succeed Clark, he will join a club of one - that’s how many African-Americans head global drugmakers (although another rising star is Derica Rice, Lilly’s executive vice president and cfo). A graduate of Harvard Law School, Frazier, 55, joined Merck in 1992 and became general counsel in 1999, a position he held through 2007, which meant he was a key strategist during some of Merck’s most difficult years - the 2004 withdrawal of the Vioxx painkiller and the subsequent litigation... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515638 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:00:12 +0100 3515638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508396&cid=t_115448_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F26%2Fon-the-path-to-early-detection-fox-chase-sloan-kettering-researchers-identify-early-ovarian-cancers%2F Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center discover early tumors and precancerous lesions in cysts that fold into the ovary from its surface, called inclusion cysts. “This is the first study giving very strong evidence that a substantial number of ovarian cancers arise in inclusion cysts and that there [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508396 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:01:54 +0100 3508396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494574&cid=t_115448_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F81VGDPywVeY%2F Let me tell you the story about a single mother with blond hair, let’s call her JR for now. Now JR was at one point on welfare and struggling to raise her daughter. At that point, most people would have told her to give up on her dream of being a writer. But thankfully she did not, and today we know her as J.K. Rowling, author of the famous Harry Potter series. If you’re like me, you love a good success story. We enjoy hearing about people like J.K. Rowling who stayed motivated to achieve their dream. Of course, you’re not J.K. Rowling. You’re just some man or woman off the street plugging away quietly at your goals. So let me ask you a question. On a scale of one to ten (with ten being “motivated like a hungry wolf on a piece of steak”), on average, how... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494574 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:45:38 +0100 3494574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456670&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FuodjCxa6MFE%2F By Justin LoganAs a non-expert who’s been reading a fair bit lately on public opinion and war, I’m struck by how essentially no scholars working on voter behavior seem to believe the sort of Civics 101 story about democracy and the marketplace of ideas.  In fact, the idea that voters carefully weigh evidence and arguments and come to independent judgments about national policies appears to be held by exactly nobody. The University of Michigan’s Trevor Thrall and others have argued that partisan political identity played an extraordinarily important role in forming people’s views on the Iraq war.  In a very important recent book, Adam J. Berinsky pours cold water on the conventional wisdom view that voter preferences on domestic and foreign policy should be analyze... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456670 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:51:01 +0100 3456670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366172&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fgood-morning-meltdowns%2F photo: Thinkstock The 109th day of school starts out sweetly enough. The first one awake, I lean on my kids’ doorjamb and stare at them sleeping, six-year-old E’s fists splayed out over her head, and think about how I love these two with such quiet ferocity I want to eat them up. That is until nine-year-old Z stumbles out to the counter, thick hair sticking straight up in a style Adam Lambert would envy, and grumbles into his bowl: “I want Frosted Flakes.” I patiently repeat the no-sugar-cereal-on-school-days rule as E joins in. The clock ticks, the morning devolves. Get up. Eat (non-sugary) cereal. Put on clothes. Brush teeth. Fill backpack. My kids have been through this routine 108 times already, so why is it still so hard to get them to school? Why must E stop brushing ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366172 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:30:20 +0100 3366172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279955&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgmMpPMpw6qY%2F By Jim HarperIn typical Washington, D.C. fashion, the capitol city is convincing itself that it has a role in “saving” journalism from the technological and market forces that are now reshaping it. Adam Thierer summarizes his remarks this morning—aimed at bursting D.C.’s bubble—in this TechLiberationFront post. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279955 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:47:29 +0100 3279955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239861&cid=t_115448_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FNuniTjpqCg0%2F Firstly, if you have reading this via e-mail you may have seen it earlier this week, SORRY! I have no idea what I did, but I managed to send out the draft version without even knowing it, as well as an old post too. Worry not, I have given myself a damn good thrashing and warned myself that if it happens again, heads will roll. Once again I’ll keep this guest intro short because it’s another fairly long post. Adam Eason is a top fella and incredibly knowledgeable on NLP and Hypnosis, which is fortunate because he teaches it in the UK. I’ve been bugging him for 6 months or so to write me a post on The Parts Party and this is the result. After reading this you’ll realize you’re not totally mental when you chat away to yourself. The Parts Party Hello, I am Adam E... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239861 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:03:01 +0100 3239861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197610&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F46Mw8U1RmtU%2F By Daniel GriswoldThis has not been a good week for the national Democratic Party. Along with losing the Massachusetts Senate seat, the party took another step toward making hostility to trade liberalization a plank of party orthodoxy. As my Cato colleague Sallie James flagged earlier today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued a press release yesterday criticizing a Republican candidate in upstate New York for contributing to the Cato Institute. And, of course, everyone knows that Cato is “a right wing extremist group that has long been a vocal advocate for extremist, unfair trade policies that would allow companies to ship American jobs overseas.” Among our sins, in the eyes of the DCCC, is that Cato research has supported tariff-reducing trade agreements, such as t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197610 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:23:51 +0100 3197610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124517&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIDxEvKmTmwA%2F By Ilya ShapiroThe point of our internship program is, of course, to spread the ideas of liberty in all the various realms of human endeavor these young people go on to pursue.  Well, it seems that one former Cato intern has gotten himself hired as the policy director to a congressional candidate who’s talking a good game with respect to limited government, bringing fiscal conservatism to the Republican Party, etc.  Adam Kwasman, who went on to study economics and law at George Mason University, worked for my boss, Roger Pilon, at our Center for Constitutional Studies several years ago, before I came to Cato.  I’ve gotten to know Adam socially and was intrigued to hear that he’s now working for Jesse Kelly, a young (thirty-something) Marine combat veteran and busine... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124517 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:20:45 +0100 3124517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092782&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fklas-annual-survey-keep-raising-bar KLAS released its annual rankings of healthcare software and services vendors yesterday. Rankings aside, the most important data point of the survey of hospital CIOs and medical practice executives is that customer satisfaction for ambulatory care EMRs dropped significantly. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092782 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:33:20 +0100 3092782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035906&cid=t_115448_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2009%2F11%2F27%2Fwhy-we-are-annoyed-by-the-music-of-engelbert-humperdinck%2F Did you know that even bacteria are annoyed by the music of Engelbert Humperdinck? (Yes, you are not the only one). E.coli bacteria can’t stand it. It’s all (sort of) true: Adam Zaretsky once spent 48 hours playing Engelbert Humperdincks’s “Greatest Hits” to a dish of E.coli bacteria to determine whether vibrations or sounds influenced bacterial growth. Watching the bacteria’s antibiotic production increase, Zaretsky decided that perhaps even cells were annoyed by constant subjection to “loud, really awful lounge music.” Quoted from here. Any questions? :) (Source: Biomedicine on Display) Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035906 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:00:59 +0100 3035906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019098&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fphat-mash-healthcare-it Last Monday, I participated in the Harvard School of Public Health event, Public Health and Technology (PHAT) which brought together a diverse views of healthcare, reform and the role that IT will play.  The morning session focused on the status quo so to speak addressing the challenges of HIT in the clinical setting and the fed’s initiatives regarding the HITECH Act to get clinicians wired.  The afternoon session, which began with a keynote by Keas founder Adam Bosworth on consumer acce (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019098 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:32 +0100 3019098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999498&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbNwXdWXuqRY%2F Progress & Freedom Foundation president and Cato alumnus Adam Thierer has done yeoman’s work for years pointing out, and arguing against, the phenomenon of techno-panic as it relates to children. That’s not the only area in which techno-panic can tighten its grip on the neck of common sense and the constitution, of course. But here’s a delight I ran across this morning: the Los Angeles Times arguing against techno-panic despite the use of Web sites to research and case potential burglary victims (by the “bling ring,” soon to be the subject of a major motion picture). The Times editorializes: [T]hieves [did not] have to wait for the invention of Google maps to reconnoiter neighborhoods in search of easily accessible homes. That’s worth remembering if,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999498 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48:31 +0100 2999498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999617&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2Fthe-situation-of-the-invisible-hand%2F Yesterday, Paul Rosenberg published an intriguing situationist piece at Open Left about the context and meaning of Adam Smith’s “invisible hand.”   Here are some excerpts. * * * What if Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” argument doesn’t mean what we think it means?  What if it doesn’t mean that everything else but the “free market” can and should be ignored?  What if if Smith actually depended on social and historical context in order to make his argument in the first place? What if it was an argument deeply dependent on what . . . The Situationist blog calls “the situation”? In fact, that’s exactly what happened! Recently, Berkeley economist Brad DeLong posted “Yet Another Note on Adam Smith’s &#8216... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999617 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:01:50 +0100 2999617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977428&cid=t_115448_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fn_ssYEkG5kc%2F We are excited to invite you to the first virtual, global SharpBrains Summit (January 18-20th, 2010). The SharpBrains Summit will feature a “dream team” of over 25 speakers who are leaders in industry and research from 7 countries, to discuss emerging research, tools and best practices for cognitive health and performance. This inaugural event will expose health and insurance providers, developers, innovators at Fortune 500 companies, investors and researchers, to the opportunities, partnerships, trends, and standards of the rapidly evolving cognitive fitness field. Register Today Learn more and register Here today, at discounted early-bird rates, to receive these benefits: Learn: Full access to all Conference live sessions, and Downloadable Recordings and Handouts See: latest techno... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977428 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:47 +0100 2977428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974143&cid=t_115448_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ffirst-keas-diabetesmine-health-plan-goes-live1-on-d-blog-day.html Today, I’ve got butterflies in my stomach, which usually only happens when I sit in the back seat of a moving vehicle. That’s not because it’s D-Blog day today, either, although I want to start out by sending lots of love to all my fellow diabetes bloggers, and you wonderful people who read our [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974143 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:42 +0100 2974143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967269&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9EFrsxlKdi4%2F In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. One provision of the law authorizes the federal government to civilly commit anyone in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons whom the attorney general certifies to be “sexually dangerous.” The effect of such an action is to continue the certified person’s confinement after the expiration of his prison term, without proof of a new criminal violation. Six days before the scheduled release of Graydon Comstock — who had been sentenced to 37 months in jail for receiving child pornography — the attorney general certified Comstock as sexually dangerous. Three years later, Comstock thus remains confined in a medium security prison, as do more than 60 other similarly situated men in the Eastern District ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967269 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:43 +0100 2967269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2934652&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNVdsezqzPHA%2F Jeff Eisenach and Adam Thierer have a great essay in The American honoring the 50th anniversary of Ronald Coase’s article “The Federal Communications Commission.” It’s timely given the FCC’s proposal to establish public utility-style regulation of the Internet under the banner “net neutrality,” and it’s a good general warning to Neo-Progressives who “see market failure as the source of most problems, and government as the centerpiece of most solutions.” (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2934652 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:22:23 +0100 2934652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876148&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fnursing-health-20-hangover So it’s the morning after the big Health 2.0 bash and the hangover is awful. My head is awash with flashing screens of medical alerts, rainbow-colored demos of virtual patients flitting from one personal health app to the next, and a blur of snappy, almost sneering answers to the same old questions about user adoption, ROI, and business models. I just spent two days getting high on health care’s highest high-concept, I can’t log into my own health plan’s portal to look up a simple eligibility thing, and it’s dull, gray cloudy morning in San Francisco. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876148 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:58:42 +0100 2876148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865867&cid=t_115448_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fcoming-soon-the-diabetesmine-keas-health-account-plan.html What’s that you say? What the heck is a “Health Account Plan?” I am pleased to announce that this week, at the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, I’ll be part of the launch of a brand new kind of online platform called Keas — featured in the New York Times today (!) As many [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865867 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:31 +0100 2865867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774608&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F610V6EnMXEQ%2F Last week, a coalition of 10 privacy and consumer groups sent letters to Congress advocating legislation to regulate behavioral tracking and advertising, a phrase that actually describes a broad range of practices used by online marketers to monitor and profile Web users for the purpose of delivering targeted ads. While several friends at the Tech Liberation Front have already weighed in on the proposal in broad terms — in a nutshell: they don’t like it — I think it’s worth taking a look at some of the specific concerns raised and remedies proposed. Some of the former strike me as being more serious than the TLF folks allow, but many of the latter seem conspicuously ill-tailored to their ends. First, while it’s certainly true that there are privacy advocates w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774608 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:58:31 +0100 2774608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712071&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoYO4wIrnGSk%2F No, not these kind. Instead, I’m in Stockholm for a meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society, and this gathering of classical liberals (i.e., the Adam Smith types that believe in freedom, not the modern liberals that favor collectivism) has featured some discussion of the Scandinavian social welfare state – often referred to as the Swedish Model. What is particularly interesting is that Sweden is not the left-wing paradise that some imagine. Yes, government is far too big, consuming about 50 percent of economic output. But Sweden also has an extensive system of school choice. Equally remarkable, Sweden has a system of personal retirement accounts. Indeed, if one removed fiscal policy variables from the ratings, Sweden would be more free market than the United States in the Economic ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712071 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:17:50 +0100 2712071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2637784&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVsdWWchkcao%2F The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review quotes Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele on how Congress should go about reforming health care: Having Congress reshape health care puts “the wrong people at the table,” Steele said. He said stakeholders — “doctors, lawyers, health care employees, insurance companies” — should develop a solution and present it to Congress, rather than the other way around. Steele needs to brush up on his Adam Smith: People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. Like I said, Jonathan Chait was on to something. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2637784 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:35:38 +0100 2637784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630224&cid=t_115448_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fbeastie-boy-adam-yauch-has-cancer%2F Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who also goes by the name “MCA,” has announced that he’s about to undergo treatment for a cancerous tumor in his left parotid gland, which has caused the Beastie Boys to cancel their upcoming concert tour and postpone their new album release. The news has left many people with questions about this type of cancer, its actual location, and, of course, its prognosis. The good news is that it seems the cancer was caught early and should respond well to treatment with a favorable outcome and little or no impact on Yauch’s ability to sing. First, the parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands, which are paired organs located around the jaw. The parotid is at the back and bottom of the cheek and is accompanied by the submandibular (under the jaw) and subli... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630224 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:43:43 +0100 2630224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626095&cid=t_115448_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FJiCoG3g4aXU%2F Although there’s a good chance you haven’t thought about oral cancer before it hit the entertainment news yesterday about Adam Yauch (Beastie Boy Has Cancer, Let’s Talk About…Salivary cancer, One Person, Every Hour of Every Day…), it’s something you should know about. To learn how to check your mouth for signs of oral cancer (lips, cheeks, gums, tongue and mouth), click on the TV screen below. The site offers two videos - one on what dentists look for when doing a cancer screening and one for you to learn how to check yourself. ~~~~ Image: iStock.com Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Video Tuesday: Spot Oral Cancer Early (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626095 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:55:46 +0100 2626095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621866&cid=t_115448_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F8gRxMQnzjXE%2F With the news that Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch being diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland, it’s very likely there are some people thinking that they never realized you could get cancer there. While it is a rare form of cancer, it does happen and how good the prognosis is depends on how early it was found and how aggressive the tumor is. What are the salivary glands? Salivary glands are tiny glands in the mouth and throat. We have three major ones:  the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. There are several more smaller, minor ones in your cheeks and throat. They all secrete the saliva that helps keep your mouth moist, help you digest your food and protect your teeth. The parotid gland seems to be the one that is most affected by cancer. Causes and risk factors of... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621866 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:02:04 +0100 2621866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621868&cid=t_115448_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FHFwEeX4u7Cc%2F For anyone who grew up listening to the Beastie Boys, get out all your positive energy and focus it at Adam Yauch. A cancerous tumor has been found on his left salivary gland. He is expected to make a full recovery, but I always believe a little positively goes a long way, don’t you? I know Adam and the Beastie Boys have a lot of fans who are pulling for Adam’s return to the band. The Beastie Boys had planned to go out on tour, and to release an album titled Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. They will wait until Adam is healthy and able to play with the band before continuing. Image: Zuma Press Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Beastie Boy Has Cancer (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621868 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:14:25 +0100 2621868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561208&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Frk5rlbNLXNk%2F The European Union has helped create a continental European market and knock down protectionist barriers, which is good.  But it also has created another opportunity for meddling bureaucrats to interfere with people’s lives.  Now consumer protests have led to at least one victory for liberty.  Reports London’s Sun newspaper: Now the European Commission has finally scrapped the 20-year ban on 26 types of fruit and veg including asparagus, celery and aubergines. They ruled they can now be sold - as long as they are labelled as “intended for processing”. Sainbury’s spokeswoman Lucy Maclennan said: “We are delighted to have played a part in winning the wonky veg war against these bonkers EU regulations.” Tesco spokesman Adam Fisher said: “It&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561208 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:48:02 +0100 2561208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523622&cid=t_115448_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fgrassroots-upheaval-a-declaration-of-patients-rights-to-health-data.html A new initiative, launched today at HealthDataRights.org, brings together all manner of patients’ rights activists — doctors, researchers, software developers, writers, entrepreneurs, health economists, and of course, health and medical bloggers — calling for “the right to access all health data about ourselves, so we can make the most effective health decisions using the resources [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523622 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:02:00 +0100 2523622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473195&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5YSZF6r4Fok%2F What is to be done with the nation’s largest financial institutions, 19 of which have been officially designated as “too big to fail?” When thus guaranteed government protection, such institutions can be expected to take excessive risk and generally operate recklessly. Profits on risky ventures remain privatized, while losses become socialized. That is what happens when you bet with other people’s (that is, taxpayers’) money. I have called the system “casino capitalism.” The solution, of course, is to end the policy of “too big to fail.” That will not happen soon, however, and we will likely see the government’s safety net extended to more institutions before there is any prospect for its withdrawal. In the interim, the risk-taking appetite of the large banks must be co... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473195 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:28:12 +0100 2473195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389975&cid=t_115448_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fx8nj3AbLOAc%2F Our condolences go out to David Cook, who lost his brother, Adam, to brain cancer on Saturday. Cook was the winner of American Idol last season, and fans of the show know that his brother was a source of inspiration for him. At one point in the competition, Cook even broke down while talking about him on stage. Adam could be seen in the front row a time or two, which undoubtedly was a special moment for both brothers. Cook told the crowd at the 12th Annual Race for Hope in Washington, D.C., on Sunday that his brother had passed the day before. He said, “I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now.” Cook, along with his team, helped raise $98,000 for brain cancer research. Image: Bauer-Griffin Share and Enj... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389975 Tue, 05 May 2009 11:17:05 +0100 2389975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386822&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYhi6yWYuuqY%2F Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Lawrence Lessig’s seminal work on Internet law, turns ten this year. To mark the occasion, Cato Unbound has invited a distinguished panel of Internet law experts to discuss the book’s enduring significance: What did it get right? What did it get wrong? And where do we go from here? Joining us will be Adam Thierer, Jonathan Zittrain, and Lawrence Lessig himself. The lead essay, up this morning, is by Declan McCullagh. Readers of Code will recall that McCullagh was called out by name in the book’s final chapter, and his “do-nothing” cyberlibertarian views were criticized at length. Ten years later, is it time to reconsider? Join us and find out. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386822 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:21:03 +0100 2386822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380727&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtQKHZWLi1As%2F This article is certainly very old, but I came across it yesterday and thought the argument would be of interest to political theorists and classical liberals: …local businesspeople find it easier to do business in a country where there is no government. “There is no need to obtain licences and, in contrast with many other parts of Africa, there is no state-run monopoly that prevents new competitors setting up. Keeping price low is helped by the absence of any need to pay taxes.” Of course, the absence of a stable and legitimate political and judicial system, compounded by unyielding internecine violence, means individual and private property rights can never be fully protected and we aren’t likely to see foreign businesses flocking to this chaotic country in the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380727 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:12:43 +0100 2380727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314671&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FPZgGIfDuOyc%2F One of my loyal readers and colleagues in the EHR field recently sent me a link (pdf) to the list of members that were announced on the Health Information Technology (HIT) Committee. Take a look at the list of members on the HIT Policy Committee: Christine Bechtel, vice president, National Partnership for Woman and Families Arthur Davidson, director, Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health Department; director, Denver Center for Public Health Preparedness; medical epidemiologist; director, HIV/AIDS Surveillance, City and County of Denver Adam Clark, research and policy director, Lance Armstrong Foundation Marc Probst, chief information officer, Intermountain Healthcare Paul Tang, vice president and chief medical information officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Scott White, assist... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314671 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:30:55 +0100 2314671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2256025&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E5%2FrfXYHoH2aK4%2Fmoogaloop.swf [Hat tip to Adam Kolber of the Neuroethics and Law Blog] Worth the nine minutes it takes to watch through to the end: World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo. (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2256025 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:38:13 +0100 2256025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249694&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4WbIZOjtlk0%2F Here’s a round-up of bloggers who are writing about Cato this week: Writing at the Adam Smith Institute blog, Phillip Salter discusses Patrick J. Michaels’s proposal that scientific articles should be available online for public comment. Penning his thoughts on Obama’s plan to raise taxes on oil and gas usage, Wintery Knight cites Jerry Taylor’s research that shows why similar price control programs didn’t work in the 1970s. Reihan Salam quotes William Niskanen on The Atlantic’s Washington blog in a post about the “starve the beast” theory that says lawmakers can slow government’s growth by lowering taxes and running up deficits. Think Progress blogger Matthew Yglesias responds to Michael Cannon’s work on health care reform... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249694 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:57:08 +0100 2249694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2236459&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Ffive-recommendations-onc-head-who-understands-health-it-innovation Now that the legislative language of the HITECH Act -- the $20 billion health IT allocation within the economic stimulus package -- has been set, it's time to identify a National Coordinator (NC) for Health IT who can capably lead that office. As many now realize, the language of the Bill can be ambiguous, requiring wise regulatory interpretation and execution to ensure that the money is spent well and that desired outcomes are achieved. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2236459 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:04:33 +0100 2236459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152807&cid=t_115448_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fquick-tepr-report.html PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—I'm tired and ragged from finishing up something that could have a huge bearing on my future while also covering TEPR+. I now understand that the "plus" is because the conference has expanded its scope from "Towards an Electronic Patient Record" to include mobile health and interoperability. To this end, the Medical Records Institute formed a new 501(c)(3) called the mHealth Initiative, which is totally unrelated to the eHealth Initiative.The mHealth Initiative is headed by MRI vice president Claudia Tessier, former executive director of a previous MRI project called the Mobile Health Care Alliance (MoHCA). The new organization, which will pick up the activities of the MRI's Center for Cell Phone Applications in Healthcare (C-PAHC), has a workshop planned for March 3... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152807 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:15:00 +0100 2152807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074311&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FlCxl1pmVf30%2F Discussion was dominated by two stories, that of 13-year-old Adam Race, against whose parents a priest filed a restraining order, and of 5-year-old Alex Barton, who was voted out of his kindergarden class by his classmates, at the suggestion of his teacher, Wendy Portillo. These two incidents sparked some very heated and often acrimonious exchanges and remind me of why there’s a need to think about autistic persons and the community, in faith communities and all others. Also: It was reported that there had been 72 cases of measles so far in the US, the highest number since 2001—-and the number would only go up, while misinformation about vaccines continued. Sometimes it seems that everything, if not anything, could be said to cause autism (and that everything, and anything, has... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074311 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:47:21 +0100 2074311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939843&cid=t_115448_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Flean-times-good-or-bad-for-health%2F With the economy slowing (or crashing depending on your point of view), and food prices rising, you may be forced to make some tough choices when it comes to what to eat, where to eat it and how to pay for it. Can you still afford to buy nutritious fresh food, which is notoriously more expensive, or will you turn to more calorie-dense, less nutritious packaged foods? Will you “dine” at fast food restaurants more often, eating their high-fat, high-sugar but low-price offerings? Recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC.com address this issue. You might think that leaner times would lead to leaner waistlines as people cut back on spending. But it appears that the opposite is true. Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939843 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:59:58 +0100 1939843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834863&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F27%2Fretroactive-liability-for-our-financial-woes%2F In the following editorial, “Take the Banker’s Porsche” (published in The Seattle Post Inquirer), Situationist contributor Adam Benforado makes an interesting case for a tort-like response to our financial situation. * * * With our eyes focused on the staggering price tag of the impending bailout, it is easy to overlook the fact that a significant number of people profited handsomely as they took actions that led to the latest global financial crisis. Over the past five years, much more than $100 billion of bonuses were paid out to the Wall Street elite (including $39 billion just last year). Multimillion-dollar homes in East Hampton were bought; Bentleys were purchased; Gucci handbags were scooped up by the handful; Warhols were hung. Most of those luxury items will be k... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834863 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:39:15 +0100 1834863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1729481&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FHvTTDsgxWjU%2F After a priest filed a restraining order against the parents of 13-year-old Adam Race back in May, there was a lot of (often very heated) discussion about the exclusion and inclusion of autistic individuals in public spaces. The August 22nd Morning News reports on The Point at Bella Vista, a church meant for families with a relative who has special needs. Ginny Thornburgh, director of the American Association of People with Disabilities Interfaith Initiative in Washington, notes that “the trend is to acknowledge the gifts and challenges children and adults with disabilities bring to the congregation…….. All people of all faiths have a right to be honored and welcomed - a right to worship, study, serve and learn.” Hope that this is a trend that will certainly continu... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1729481 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:30:48 +0100 1729481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709267&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F3lR9qZ90FKY%2F This Associated Press story about autistic children and disruptive behavior has been making the rounds of news outlets and websites—-Jen Miller of Tacoma, whose daughter is autistic, writes this in the News Tribune: ….it’s funny how easy it is for some to complain when they haven’t walked a day in an autistic parent’s shoes. Miller refers to a number of instances of autistic children whose “disruptive behavior” has been the subject of more than a little public discussion and judgment and reminds us, you just never know what might be going on. Tags: adam race, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, California, catholic, developmental disability, dog, Family, father, mothering blog, New Jersey, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nos, ReligionShare This (Source: Autism Vox... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709267 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:38:54 +0100 1709267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1704768&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FlAELNeJqbi0%2F In the ocean this morning with Charlie, I noted a boy about his age looking more than a few times in our direction. Charlie’s a super swimmer, and clearly comfortable in the water, and still has to have someone out there with him. This morning it was me. The waves were perfect—big but soft and just a bit cold—and Charlie was vocalizing his excitement, though not in words. After the other boy had looked in out direction a few times, I smiled and said, “Charlie’s autistic.” “Yes, my friend has a brother who has that,” said the boy. I asked how old he was; the boy said he was ten, same as himself, and that “all he does is play video games and beat people up.” “My son doesn’t do either of those,” I said, quickly, and... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1704768 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:30:31 +0100 1704768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683016&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3905 “Where does it hurt?” The A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator is an online quick health reference which has a graphical interface and allows you to quickly click on the part of the body where you have that ache or pain and gives information in simple easy to understand terms on possible causes of your discomfort. a A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683016 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1683016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664352&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F349895932%2F As advertisers and networks have been dropping Michael Savage’s show in the wake of his infamous comments (here’s a list of 20 audio clips), here’s an email he sent to The Hook (Virginia): The drug companies are very powerful and have worked very hard to silence any voice critical of the misdiagnosis of our children and the drugging of vulnerable minds. Sad the station manager is such an ignorant man. Seems Savage is trying to portray himself as the misunderstood defender of so many poor misdiagnosed, “vulnerable [minded]” children and so offers up this defiant attempt parting shot. Guess a simple apology’s too hard. Tags: abc, adam race, alex barton, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Diagnosis, disabilities blog, disability, Epidemic, Family, family b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664352 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:21 +0100 1664352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652389&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F345384907%2F Talk Radio Network has announced that it will not be firing Michael Savage in the wake of his incendiary comments about autism. From the press release: Dr. Savage has clarified that his July 16th statements concerning autism were not directed at those who are in fact challenged by this horrible affliction, but were instead addressing efforts to broaden the concept of autism beyond those who truly are autistic to a broader “autistic spectrum” of behavioral symptoms which are also manifested by persons who do not suffer from autism, and his concern that many children are being misdiagnosed as autistic due to the subjective nature of autism diagnosis (due to the lack of known biomedical indicators, such as blood tests, to definitively confirm or deny the actual existence of autism). Dr. S... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652389 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:38:04 +0100 1652389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642717&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F342251922%2F So I finally got around to reading Michael Savage on the Autism Controversy after grading papers, going swimming with Charlie and explaining to the water aerobics teacher why the boombox was contributing to him looking mighty distressed and since the class was over maybe it could be turned off?, making Charlie’s lunch, overseeing him practice cello, searching for the Leapster (not necessarily in that order). Yes, I know you’ve all read it, blogged it, rolled your eyes over it, read too many websites inveighing over the mean-spiritedness of remarks. Here’s Savage being called the most hated man in America (what better way to get, if not sympathy, attention?). Here’s AFLAC Just Saying No to advertising on Savage’s show. Here’s Salon on protesting parents a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642717 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:59:13 +0100 1642717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634974&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F338807823%2F It seems no wonder that right wing talker Michael Savage’s last name is, well, “Savage” after reading what he said about autism on his radio show. I’ll list the words he uses to refer to autism: moron, putz, idiot, fool, dummy, a girl, losers, beaten men More of Savage’s savagery is quoted on Left Brain/Right Brain. If Savage’s intent was to shock, using such words about autistic children is a no-brainer way to do it and perhaps ratings will spike as rightfully indignant autistic self-advocates and parents of autistic children respond. What troubles me in particular is Savage’s contention that autistic children are just brats behaving badly, and brats parented by laissez-faire “let it be” types of parents, especially in the wake of more... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634974 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:22:44 +0100 1634974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1546746&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F320362727%2F Being different; being disruptive; looking different; smelling funny (according to those who think they don’t); yowling……… What do these apply to? Are these perhaps a few reasons why a 2 year old and his mother were kicked off an American Eagle plane, or a 13-year-old’s parents had a restraining order filed against them, or a 5 year old was voted out of his class? Well yes, but actually, nope. The different-looking-and-being, disruptive-behaving, smelling-funny, yowly individual I am referring to is……………..Po aka Kung Fu Panda. Charlie and I saw the movie Kung Fu Panda Tuesday evening. We haven’t seen a movie in a while and we had some free time on Tuesday and Charlie said “yes, movie!” when I asked him. I knew th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1546746 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:41:41 +0100 1546746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1537901&cid=t_115448_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2Fcounting-crows-adam-duritz-talks-about-dissociative%2F Of course famous people get a mental illness as frequently as the rest of the population. If 10% of the population is at risk at any given time for a mental disorder — such as depression, ADHD, anxiety or bipolar — then so are celebrities. The problem is, most celebrities don’t want to give more fodder for the paparazzi, and health issues are generally a private thing for most of us. So it’s always refreshing to not only see a celebrity share his or her mental anguish with others, but do so on their own terms. This month’s Men’s Health has a nice piece by the Counting Crows’ front man Adam Duritz about his grappling with a dissociative disorder. His first-person account is helpful in understanding the disturbing symptoms behind this kind of di... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1537901 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:19:48 +0100 1537901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1532540&cid=t_115448_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F315327240%2F Recently I wrote about native medical applications soon to be available for iPhone. Until you wait for them to come out, why not try some already available medical web applications for iPhone. A.D.A.M. Symptoms Navigator is one such application. With this tool, you can easily find out what to do about any symptoms — wherever you are! Learn self care, when to go to the doctor, and when it is an emergency. Whether you are traveling on vacation with your family, or on a business trip and feeling ill, an extensive library of symptom guidance is at your fingers – all within just a couple of taps. Take a look at the video demonstration I made. (Source: Ivor Kovic, M.D.) Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1532540 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:24:23 +0100 1532540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1484947&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F302491988%2F Now that it is the first of June, my son is down to his last two weeks of being at the school he’s been at for the past two years. He starts Extended School Year in the middle of June; it’ll be at the middle school and with the teacher who’ll be Charlie’s teacher in the fall. Moving up and on. Here’s what got talked about here last week: Neurodiversity in New York Magazine New York Magazine has a long article by writer Andrew Solomon about, indeed, neurodiversity, the view that autism is not an illness, but a difference and a different way of being. An Invasion of MMR/Vaccine Misinformation To read an article about the MMR vaccine and autism in the May 26th Telegraph, you’d think there was plenty of reason for the “debate” to be “rei... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1484947 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:49:51 +0100 1484947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480744&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F301585757%2F While the rest of his classmates went on a field trip, an autistic student at Stephen Decatur School in Philadelphia sat in class with a bus aide, CBS3 news reports: While his classmates went on the trip, Jimmy was supposed to enjoy a day of learning, but that was not the case. Dawn said her son was left in a classroom with only his bus assistant who is not trained to teach autistic children. “I cried, I cried first and I just had it,” Dawn said. “I thought you had a choice, you could just sit there and take it or you do something about it.” In addition to a bus assistant, Jimmy is supposed to have a special education teacher and a therapeutic support worker. In the wake of what happened to Alex Barton, I’m wondering if more stories about autistic and special ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480744 Sat, 31 May 2008 02:11:30 +0100 1480744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480748&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F301017971%2F For the past two weeks, one post after another has been about the exclusion of autistic individuals: 13-year-old Adam Race from church—and by a restraining order. 5-year-old Alex Barton from his kindergarten class—and by a “voting out” process that has had more than a few echoes of the “Survivor” reality TV show. But these cases weren’t the stuff of network drama (like this TV show—remember the “mercuritol”?). They were real things that happened to real autistic people and—based on what’s been said ‘round the web and here on this blog—this kind of exclusion is not at all uncommon. And it’s not unusual especially when attempts are made to include autistic individuals—in “mainstream” e... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480748 Fri, 30 May 2008 05:17:53 +0100 1480748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466116&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F297031206%2F The epic comment thread (as one long-time reader put it) about Adam Race and the parish of St. Joseph’s rages on. Goes without saying that it’ll be of more than a little interest when a hearing is held in June. But back to a legal, autism-related matter of a different kind: Yes, the proceedings in the Autism Omnibus, aka “vaccine court.” Week 2 of the hearing just finished. Two 10-year-old autistic boys, William Mead and Jordan King, are serving as the test case to determine whether or not some 4900 families should be compensated: These families have all filed claims with the U.S. Court of Claims alleging that vaccines caused autism and/or other neurological problems in their children. Audio recordings of each day’s testimony are available from the Vaccine Pro... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466116 Sat, 24 May 2008 05:19:00 +0100 1466116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458602&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F294840733%2F Exclusion of autistic individuals from public places has been under heavy discussion in the wake of a Minnesota priest filing a restraining order against the parents of an autistic 13-year-old, Adam Race. In a short essay at the start of the guide Autism and Faith: A Journey Into Community entitled “Open the Door,” Linda Walder Fiddle writes: In 1993, when my son, Danny, was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (that I later learned meant he was autistic), my first thought was not to run to my local synagogue for support……….. When I reflect back now I realize that the reason I did not look to my faith community for support was that I just couldn’t deal with the possibility of rejection. Quite frankly it was challenging enough to navigate... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458602 Wed, 21 May 2008 07:03:06 +0100 1458602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1414962&cid=t_115448_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F281918198%2F Perhaps I was premature in bemoaning the lack of a startup school for life scientists. Adam Rubenstein points to biobootcamp 2008. Not exactly what I had in mind, but knowing some of the people involved, I suspect it will be quite useful to people. Image via Wikipedia Technorati Tags: biobootcamp, entrepreneurship ShareThis (Source: business|bytes|genes|molecules) business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1414962 Fri, 02 May 2008 06:08:33 +0100 1414962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289856&cid=t_115448_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F248600129%2F This is so scary to me, a mom of three young kids. 18 year old Adam Thielen went it cardiac arrest while on the sidelines of his school basketball game. Thanks to spectators that were familiar with an AED, this 3 sport athlete was revived as his parents looked on. Adam was rushed to Monticello Hospital where he was stabilized, then, moved quickly to North Memorial in Robbinsdale, where doctors, led by Emergency Physician Marc Conterato, hurried to protect Adam’s brain by using what must be medicine’s “coolest” procedure. “What we’ve learned in recent years is if we can cool them down relatively quickly, take the patient’s core body temperature down to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit (89.3 degrees) and keep them there for about 24-48 hours and slowly re... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289856 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:26:26 +0100 1289856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287792&cid=t_115448_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6557 Adam Gadahn as featured on the FBI’s Most Wanted List The rumors continue that California Jihadist, late of Al Qaeda was killed in Pakistan some weeks ago. As US and Pakistani intelligence attempted to determine who else might have been killed in the Jan. 29 US airstrike in North Waziristan that took the life of al Qaeda commander Abu Laith al Libi, a new, unconfirmed report claimed Adam Gadahn, Laith’s American deputy, died in the strike, as did two Kuwaitis and four other terrorists. Sources inside Pakistan told the Nine/Eleven Finding Answers Foundation that US traitor Adam Gadahn was killed, along with Abu Suhail, Laith’s former deputy; Hamza al Somali, who is presumably of Australian or US nationality; Abu Ubayda Tawari Rakhis al Mutairi, a Kuwaiti national; Abu Adil al ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287792 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:02:00 +0100 1287792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287876&cid=t_115448_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-03-08-cancer-treatment%2Flydia-shum%2F Lydia Shum Din-Ha, one of Hong Kong’s most popular comedian actress, died of liver cancer and other complications on 19 February 2008 at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong . Hong Kong Lydia Shum has been on the front to prevent and educate about breast cancer… The actor was also known as Fei-Fei or Fatty. She was 60 years old. Shum was born to a well-of large family in Shanghai , China and she was fifth among the family’s eight children. In 1960 she made her debut as a child actor. She was survived by a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-Yee from her failed marriage to an actor and singer, Adam Cheng Siu Chow. They were married in 1985 after living together for 11 years. She wore a Chinese cheongsam at her wedding due to her weight and years later, she said she regretted not wearing a we... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287876 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:50:48 +0100 1287876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1263368&cid=t_115448_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6504 Adam Gadahn as featured on the FBI’s Most Wanted List Adam Gadahn, the American spokesman for Al Qaeda is missing. Where is accused terrorist Adam Gadahn? That’s what Taliban sources along the Afghan-Pakistan border are wondering about the American-born al-Qaida member. Gadahn, known as Azzam al-Ameriki (Azzam the American), joined al-Qaida in 2003 and has appeared in several bombastic al-Qaida videos since then.U.S. intelligence officials have heard the same rumors, but tell NBC News that they have no information to suggest Gadahn is dead. They specifically deny that Gadahn was killed in the same Predator missile attack that killed al-Qaida’s #4, Abu Laith al-Libi, last week near the town of Mir Ali in Pakistan’s North Waziristan province. Gadahn was visiting Mir Ali at the ti... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1263368 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:57:47 +0100 1263368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927924&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F165285674%2F I was not alone in recently receiving an enigmatic, and (if I may so), sinister-toned email from one “Adam Smith,” making the claim that the rise in the prevalence of autism is caused by the “the mixing of different ethnic groups.” “Smith” even asserts that “Autism is caused by the mixing of different ethnic groups.” Orac at Respectful Insolence makes it clear that “‘Smith’ has it all wrong”: What’s almost certainly bothering this “Adam Smith” is not the “mixing” of Russians with Dutch or Spanish with Irish or French with British. What is almost certainly really bothering “Adam Smith” is the influx of all those nasty dark-skinned races into Europe and the increasing acceptanc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927924 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:50:58 +0100 927924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=810011&cid=t_115448_107_f&fid=36045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbayblab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fif-x-and-y-then-phenotype-programming.html Anderson, Voigt and Arkin (UCSF and UC Berkeley) have teamed up to demonstrate the operation of an exquisitely-designed genetic AND gate to control the behavior of E coli (original paper here). The gate integrates two environmental inputs to produce a phenotypic output. As an example, they show how their circuit can be used to program bacteria to invade mammalian cells when the concentrations of two different extracellular chemicals fall within a certain range. You can bet Anderson will be using this circuit to fine tune the specificity of his tumor-invading bacteria in the future. For example:IF ({hypoxia} AND {acid pH}) THEN invadeVery nice tricks for making tumor-specific microorganisms. However based on our experience with ad hoc-engineered tumor-killing microbes, the biggest ch... Bayblab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=810011 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:29:00 +0100 810011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751831&cid=t_115448_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F136563965%2F This morning, we wrote that Genzyme, which two months ago launched a controversial $350 million bid for Bioenvision, last week filed court papers indicating it wants to subpoena documents belonging to a Bioenvision shareholder. This shareholder, Adam Shay, created an outspoken web site urging other shareholders to reject the deal. Genzyme also wants to depose Shay, who manages a tax service in Wilmington, NC. A Genzyme spokeswoman, Maria Cantor, insisted that issuing a third-party subpoena is a “routine” part of litigation and wouldn’t discuss “strategy or tactics.” When pressed, however, about Shay’s free-speech rights, she denies Genzyme is trying to shut down Shay’s web site. “It’s part of the issue, but it doesn’t involve stopping the blog. We’re not targeting the... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751831 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:30:36 +0100 751831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751688&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F23%2Fdoctor-sued-for-negligence-in-type-1-fatality%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Adult Onset, Daily NewsType 1 is not 'juvenile diabetes' anymore. It can strike during the adult years. My brother is the only one who got type 1 as a juvenile, my other brother and both my parents developed type 1 as adults. Undiagnosed type 1 diabetes is dangerous. In a previous post, I shared how quickly my brother deteriorated from undiagnosed type 1, but my mom's stubbornness got him diagnosed. The following news story just made me feel sad. Doctors make mistakes, but this one cost the life of Adam Bell, 34, of Watford, England. Mr. Bell had typical symptoms of undiagnosed type 1 diabetes -- the thirst, weakness, repeated vomiting, hallucination, hyperventilation, faintness, and rapid pulse. He was so weak he could not make the two-minute walk to his do... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751688 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 751688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=723241&cid=t_115448_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F132178004%2F Adam Rubenstein got to participate in an event I would have loved to be at. Lucky devil. I am suitably green around the gills. Technorati Tags: VoSnap, Adam Rubenstein (Source: business|bytes|genes|molecules) business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=723241 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:56:41 +0100 723241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710310&cid=t_115448_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F129925653%2F This is probably the first of many posts on Timo Hannay’s wonderful post on Foo and Beyond. From that post I realized that someone stole my dream idea. Just kidding. I did learn about the BioText project. The project is targeted at a problem highlighted often here, namely the ability to search scientific literature. Specifically the project, with Marti Hearst and Adam Arkin as co-PI’s seeks to improve searching bioscience literature via language analysis and user interface design. Keys for the project are capturing metadata, using statistical semantic labeling and evaluating how a database system can speed up and improve searching capabilities. As part of the project, the Biotext Search Engine is now available. I gave it a spin and I must say the output is aesthetically pleasi... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710310 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:45:39 +0100 710310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=692349&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F23%2Fnba-star-adam-morrison-shares-his-story-in-senate-hearing%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Research NBA player Adam Morrison was sitting on Mary Tyler Moore's left at last Tuesday's Senate hearing on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) Children's Congress 2007. Moore asked the Senate to ante up another five-year round of funding for the Special Diabetes Project ($200 million a year) to support targeted type 1 diabetes research. To kids with diabetes, Morrison is not just an NBA star -- he is a role model. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14. Mirroring his all-out hustle on the basketball court, Morrison's testimony to the Senate was 100 percent heart. He shared how playing professional basketball with type 1 diabetes demands a disciplined regimen. He tests his blood glucose levels several times during ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=692349 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 692349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675438&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F13%2Fmeg-ryan-movie-brings-breast-cancer-to-big-screen%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Magazines, MoviesApparently the movie In the Land of Women is playing somewhere in the United States -- it was released on April 20 -- but I can't seem to find it in my area. I want to find it, though, because it stars actress Meg Ryan as Sarah Hardwicke, a woman rediscovering herself as she recovers from breast cancer. Breast cancer is not the main theme in this movie. It's mostly about a successful writer, played by The O.C.'s Adam Brody, who loses a girl, moves to a new town to care for his grandmother, and finds a new girl. Her mom is Sarah Hardwicke.I learned about this movie just today while reading an interview with Meg Ryan in the May 2007 issue of Redbook."I like that Sarah comes out of a difficult situation a much bigger person," says Ryan of the chara... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675438 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675460&cid=t_115448_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F12%2Fpersonal-injury-lawyers-positioning-for-avandia-cases%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Adult Onset, DrugsI coach a girls' softball team. Whenever they take the field, I often bark out, "Ready positions!" Dust gently rises and settles as they spread their feet, bend their knees and open their gloves in anticipation. But dust from the recent Avandia scare is not settling, and within this cloud of confusion stand injury lawyers in ready position to snag the first clients. As I researched the news on Avandia the past few weeks, my peripheral vision couldn't miss the on-screen Internet banners soliciting clients. When Glaxo's PR machine ran full-page newspaper ads assuring us Avandia is as safe as other type 2 diabetes medications, Houston lawyer Bill Bass ran an ad in the Houston Chronicle targeting Avandia-prescribed type 2 diabetics with heart pro... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675460 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638230&cid=t_115448_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F119199469%2F Yesterday, I blogged about Google’s financing of 23andMe, a company focussed on personal genetics. Keeping the Google and healthcare theme going, there is a post at the Google blog today by Adam Bosworth, where he talks about a speech that he gave at the AMIA spring congress. As is his wont, Adam includes his speech notes in the blog post (pdf). The focus of the talk is a vision of the future of healthcare, specifically personalized healthcare. In keeping with talks he has given in the past, Adam starts with the premise that consumers should own their own health and wellness data, and importantly how it is used. For example, if electronic records are moving between insurers and healthcare providers, a copy should reach the consumer as well. The three pillars of Google’s healthc... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638230 Thu, 24 May 2007 05:02:30 +0100 638230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=573073&cid=t_115448_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fadam-and-eve-knowledge-begets-bounce.html I put down my book by Ruth Rendell to think. ["Adam and Eve" and Pinch Me] I contemplate the many ways I have unwittingly tortured my children since babyhood. All those supposedly innocent little ditties, nursery rhymes and games. We all know them, "round and round the garden," "pinch punch, 1st of the month," "the incy winsy" spider,’…….an endless list. Each and every one of them, has it’s own unique twist of a flick knife, but I didn’t know that at the time. Anyone with more than one brain cell would have cottoned on [translation = realized] that although I tried to engage my children, what I was really doing was beating them with a very large, noisy, prickly stick. I decided that the ‘oldies’ might not be ‘goldies.’ I even went as far as to purchase a new book on 101 w... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=573073 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:41:00 +0100 573073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500108&cid=t_115448_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F104296403%2F How much do college students understand about the genome revolution and its implications for society? I’m asking because I found this opinion article written by Adam Stanisic, News Editor of The University of Hartford Informer, and couldn’t stop shaking my head. First, he mentions the story in the New York Times last weekend about Katharine Moser, who tested positive for a variation of the huntingtin gene that causes Huntington’s disease. He fails to mention her name then says the disease was Hutchinson’s disease. He makes that mistake not once but TWICE. Did he read the article or not?! It also appears that he doesn’t understand that genes are not destiny and wonders what it would be like to be perfectly beautiful, smart, and talented with perfect genes. He c... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500108 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:25:50 +0100 500108