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 'airports'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277857&cid=t_157504_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F21%2Foperation-preemptive-peace-a-20-something-guide-to-a-sane-holiday-at-home%2F Ah yes, the Christmas holiday. A time when many of us shove as much as we possibly can into a carry on (and then insist to the flight attendant that it will fit in the overhead compartment just give me a second!) and make the long trek back “home.” While some of my married or coupled up friends are braving the crowded airports and awkward family chit chat (“Oh, you’re a Democrat? How…interesting. You young people are all Democrats. It’s all so very… interesting“) together, I’m going solo this year. And while I don’t mind my unattached status too much, I freely acknowledge the fact that going back “home,” without reminders of one’s new life, can often cause a very unique set of issues to arise. The main issue? Regress... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277857 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:11:43 +0100 4277857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828487&cid=t_157504_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Ftips-for-airport-travel%2F5170%2F The next time I check luggage at an airport I’m going to say: “I am flying to Hartford. Can you please send one bag with me and one bag to Boston?” When they say, “we can’t do that,” I will reply, “really? You did it last time…” Joking aside, here are some tips I’ve compiled from the time I’ve spent in airports. Ship Your Luggage With the additional fees airlines are charging simply to check a suitcase, shipping your luggage to your destination can be cost effective. Not only do you skip the extra fees, but you can avoid the long lines some airports have waiting for your checked luggage to be x-rayed. Minimize Metal Anything you can do to reduce the number of metal objects you have to remove from your clothing in the securi... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828487 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:00:14 +0100 2828487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653668&cid=t_157504_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDV3JQH9eTgQ%2F I wrote recently about the anti-Obama T-shirts on display at Washington’s Dulles Airport. This week I can report that at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, there are big cut-outs of Barack and Michelle Obama. But they’re standing by a display of shirts reading “Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for McCain and Palin” and another reading “NOPE (with the Obama campaign logo) — keep the change.” The times they are a-changin’. In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that out in the real America, the airports of Albuquerque and San Diego, there are no T-shirts on display for or against any politician. It’s like they don’t think Americans care about politicians. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653668 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:50:31 +0100 2653668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458046&cid=t_157504_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxOrN1eYAdAo%2F Yesterday the House adopted an amendment to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act that would prohibit the TSA from using Whole Body-Imaging machines for primary screening at airports and require the TSA to give passengers the option of a pat-down search in place of going through a WBI machine, among other things. You can read the amendment here, and the roll call vote will soon be up here. Use it to decide whether to cheer or jeer your member of Congress. More on strip-search machines here, here, and here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458046 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:33:08 +0100 2458046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405030&cid=t_157504_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAMh0VpAbmsk%2F It’s a given that, once in place, a national ID would be used for additional purposes. In case you needed proof, on Wednesday, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) offered an amendment to H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009, requiring the Federal Reserve to impose federal identification standards on the opening of new credit accounts. Among the limited forms of ID credit issuers could accept are REAL ID cards, produced under the moribund national ID law. (Vitter may not realize that REAL ID is in collapse.) To compound things, his amendment would require credit issuers to run new credit card applicants past terrorist watch-lists. The sense of normalcy, efficiency, and common sense that makes airports so pleasurable to visit today would infect our financial servi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405030 Thu, 14 May 2009 13:01:48 +0100 2405030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364916&cid=t_157504_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjMobi7Toqfg%2F I wrote here in February about the push and pull over “strip search machines,” also known as “whole-body imaging” and “millimeter wave scanning.” The question is joined: How do you maintain privacy with a technology that’s fundamentally intrusive? Maybe by using it less. This week, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced a bill to limit the use of whole-body imaging. H.R. 2027, the Aircraft Passenger Whole-Body Imaging Limitations Act of 2009, would place several limits: Whole-body imaging could not be the sole or primary method of screening a passenger, and it could only be used as a follow-up to other methods like metal detection. Passengers would have the right to opt for a pat-down search instead of whole-body imaging. Passengers subject to whole-bo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364916 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:26:05 +0100 2364916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353753&cid=t_157504_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAoxdRhPaHyM%2F The New York Times reports that the nation’s only privately financed commercial airport is set to open in Branson, Missouri. Unlike government transportation projects such as the Big Dig, this private project has gone well so far: “‘I think it’s some kind of record,’ Jeff Bourk, executive director of the airport, said of the speed of the construction. ‘On other projects I’ve been involved in, there’s a lot more red tape.’” On the broader issue of America’s airports, the Times notes: Every one of the 552 airports providing commercial air service in the United States receives some kind of federal money, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and these airports are owned by public entities, municipalities, transportation distric... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353753 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:59:40 +0100 2353753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167562&cid=t_157504_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F06%2Ffriday-flashback-for-february-6-2009%2F In case you missed it, we launched two new features on Psych Central since our last Flashback — our weekly podcast and a new blog entitled Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. But if you prefer the old over the new, then read on… 10 Years Ago on Psych Central Detecting Deception: A quick review of the psychological research A decade ago, we did a quick lit search on psychologists’ ability to detect deception in others, and this issue has come up as one of the cornerstones of anti-terrorism efforts at airports in the U.S. since then. A great special issue of Criminal Justice and Behavior in October 2008 (Snook, 2008) noted that “hypnotic interviewing, polygraph examination, criminal profiling, critical incident stress debriefing, and detecting of deception solely on the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167562 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:55:01 +0100 2167562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095844&cid=t_157504_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F01%2F11%2Ftop-10-healthiest-american-airports%2F Can airports be healthy places? I’m sure that the thousands of stranded travelers during the recent holiday season would say no. But Health Magazine, having done some research into the safety measures, food options, cleanliness, delays, and overall traveler satisfaction of all the nations airports, says yes airports can be healthy and have come up with a list of America’s 10 Healthiest Airports. They are: 1. Phoenix Sky Harbor International 2. Baltimore-Washington International Airport 3. Chicago’s O’Hare International 4. Detroit Metropolitan 5. Denver International 6. Washington National 7. Dallas/Fort Worth International 8. Boston’s Logan International 9. Portland International 10. Philadelphia International I see that LAX and JFK didn’t make the gr... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095844 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:32:51 +0100 2095844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677001&cid=t_157504_112_f&fid=34799&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwwak.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fsometimes-you-need-to-talk-to-human-or.html I just got back from my course in Maine at 3am this morning (it's now 9pm). They lost my luggage (or perhaps, it would be more accurate to say lost track of, since I had 3 connecting flights and got rerouted around them due to some mechanical difficulties).This is not an anti-airline rant. I'm actually quite pleased with 3 of the 4 airlines that have been involved in my travels. I will never fly US AIR again, but that's another story.So, my ticket read as follows: Bangor to NY Laguardia (US Air); NY Laguardia (LGA) to Washington Dulles (IAD) (United) and Dulles to Home (United). I usually fly Northwest (who happens to have a direct flight from Maine to home) but booked my tickets too late to get that flight.Anyway, due to mechanical problems on the LGA to IAD flight, I got rerouted on a di... Midwife with a Knife blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677001 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:11:00 +0100 1677001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501460&cid=t_157504_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fmore-airport-dinosaurs-denver-this-time.html Well, a few days ago I wrote with excitement about the dinosaur fossil in the Chicago Airport that I saw on the way to the ASM Meeting. Something about evolution in public is always a good thing. And then, amazingly, on the way home, while waiting for my connecting flight in Denver, I had a dinosaur moment there too. In Denver, there was some floor art that was some small embedded sculptures (mostly of dinosaurs) in the floor in the terminal. Maybe there is something I do not know here --- do all airports have to have something about dinosaurs?This is from the "Tree of Life" blog ( http://phylogenomics.blogspot.com ) of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Davis. (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501460 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:40:00 +0100 1501460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1149743&cid=t_157504_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Ftravel-plans-to-include-food-can-be.html Who among us hasn't flown? I'd be willing to bet the percentage is strikingly small. Yet how many of us devote as much attention to our dietary needs in transit as we do to schedules and/or prices? An investment of as much time as it takes to find a flight that leaves or arrives when we need it, or to secure the lowest price, is well worth it. Its no secret that the food in airports, when available, is typically dominated by fast-food giants such as McDonalds and Dunkin' Donuts, but even there, the selection may be limited, so even a salad may not be an option. Certain airports have marginally better fare, but even that varies considerably from one terminal to the next. There is some effort to improve the offerings, but its not always a simple task and finding high-volume tenants who can m... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1149743 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0100 1149743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1044058&cid=t_157504_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F188575142%2F Neighbors had inflatable turkeys up in their front yards the day after Halloween and there have been Christmas decorations in Target stores since before then: This gives me the message, holidays coming, do your decorating, buy those cards presents and wrapping paper, figure out your strategy for Black Friday……..  Yes, the holidays are approaching and Charlie, after a very pleasant October in which his teacher wrote one “fantastic day!” email after another, has been having up and down weeks, days, and moments in November. One thing I’ve learned to take into consideration is how the start of the holidays can affect the mood and the behavior of the other children: Charlie is in a self-contained classroom in a public school in our town, but he sees his non-dis... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1044058 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:34:44 +0100 1044058