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 'alice'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181903&cid=t_154113_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-30-2011%2F I’m not sure we’re ever fully immune to it-that pout, that stomp, that automatic childlike reaction to things not going our way. “It’s not fair,” seems to never want to grow up. As we get older, however, the disappointments get bigger. It’s not the game we lost, but the games we can’t even play that upsets us. It’s not the rides we can’t get on, but the rides that life thrusts upon us on that really gets our goat. It’s not the gifts we didn’t get, but the unwanted gifts we got that makes us want to be a kid again, throw our hands up in the air, cry and scream, “It’s not fair!” Whether it’s physical or mental illness, tragedy or a natural disaster, life will hand us unexpected challenges. Challenges th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181903 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:03:56 +0100 5181903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610847&cid=t_154113_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2Fmancession-and-male-depression-open-your-minds-and-shut-your-mouths%2F I used to think a woman’s depression rate was two or three times that of a man’s simply because of the hormonal roller coaster she gets to ride from the time she first gets her period in junior high (or now in first grade — okay, maybe not that early) until she can stop buying sanitary items or, even better, stop making her husband buy them for her. But now I’m not so sure. Women are giving more weight these days to domestic tasks like raising kids and keeping the house in order than to their menstrual cycle and the biological trauma of childbirth. Because, in sync with Dr. Boadie Dunlap’s editorial in the British Journal of Psychiatry, as we switched roles in our home, the adjustment has been much more difficult than the simple plan we forecast in Quicken: my income increase... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610847 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:16:34 +0100 4610847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4459943&cid=t_154113_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNc9YdlUADS8%2F By Michael F. CannonWashington Post blogger Ezra Klein asks of Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) Medicare voucher proposal (co-authored with former Congressional Budget Office director Alice Rivlin): Why are the cost savings in his bill possible, while the cost savings in the Affordable Care Act aren't?...when it comes to the ACA, Ryan firmly believes that seniors will quickly and successfully force Congress to reverse any reforms that degrade their Medicare experience. That's a fair enough concern, of course. What's confusing is why it isn't doubly devastating when applied to Ryan-Rivlin. Set aside that Klein violates Cannon's First Rule of Economic Literacy: Never say costs when you mean spending.  And that he uses the word "affordable" to describe ObamaCare. There are two reasons why the M... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4459943 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:21:21 +0100 4459943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233185&cid=t_154113_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-privatizing-medicare-is-highly-explosive%2F2010.12.06 In response to my recent post where I averred that the cigarette companies were treated as scapegoats, I have had several cyber and actual conversations about personal responsibility. I believe that folks should realize the consequences and the benefits of freely-made decisions. While we want American society to be compassionate, we do not want to punish success and reward failure. Our goal is to do all that we can to maximize everyone’s success. We should be ready to assist those who need and deserve our private and governmental assistance, but personal effort and responsibility are necessary elements of these interventions. In our gastrroenterology practice, when we see patients who are in financial difficulty, my physician partners and staff will do all that we can to help them. While... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233185 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0100 4233185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3872600&cid=t_154113_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F16%2Fodd-side-effects-reduces-homosexuality%2F A particular kind of hormone treatment therapy to treat a rare birth defect is getting unwanted attention for one of its possible side effects — reducing the likelihood that the baby will be homosexual. The treatment is used to prevent genital abnormalities in the baby. Normally, of course, such treatment would be unremarkable and nobody would much care. But some gay and lesbian groups seem to be outraged by this treatment, and want to turn a medical decision and medical issue into a political one. Should such medical therapies be regulated by the government? Or should they be left to the judgment of the patient and the doctor? A hormonal treatment to prevent ambiguous genitalia can now be offered to women who may be carrying such infants. It’s not without health risks, but to... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3872600 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:05:29 +0100 3872600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3754039&cid=t_154113_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F07%2F14%2Fchoosing-children-a-huge-investment-in-a-perilous-world%2F Saoirse Ronan in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Choosing Children: A Huge Investment in a Perilous World. Kids. Are they bundles of joy? Or crippling burdens? A trip to the mall will remind anyone that it depends on the parent and depends on the kid. However, a headline like that is not going sell papers. Despite the title of New York Magazine cover story “I Love My Children. I Hate My Life,” readers learn on page six of the six-page article that research reveals that in the long run parents do not regret having kids. It’s the childless who have regrets. Sure, kids will ruin your life. But so does everything, if you live long enough. My colleague Sarah Wildman acknowledges the frustrations of raising a child in a country that... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3754039 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:11:28 +0100 3754039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519504&cid=t_154113_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F30%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-30-2010%2F Call me biased, but I think those with mental health “problems” are actually the healthiest of the bunch. It’s what’s hidden in Alice Miller’s book title The Drama of the Gifted Child. It’s also how I perceive these lyrics from Natalie Merchant’s song Wonder: “Know this child will be gifted. With love, with patience and with faith. She’ll make her way.” That with therapy and other types of treatment those among us who work on their stuff will end up on the other side, healthier and stronger than the rest of the lot. With that being said, I hope you’ll take wisdom and hope from our top posts this week and keep carrying on your own personal journeys towards greater peace, health and happiness. Sneak Preview: New Film about ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519504 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:57:49 +0100 3519504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463640&cid=t_154113_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F13%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-13-2010%2F It’s a brand new week. Glad you made it! April’s a pretty hectic month, but we’re nearly halfway through. You’ve already gotten through April Fool’s Day, hopefully your taxes are finally done, spring break’s about over and well Earth Day is still to come. May the rest of this month be all about relaxing and enjoying the sun! For me, getting a little R&R means sitting down in a cafe and reading various chapters in my ever-growing stack of books. My shelf contains every subject including memoirs and psychology books. There’s a handful of fresh reads as well as a number of good old favorites. Have you ever gone back to reread an oldie to discover a new gem, some new found insight that makes you rethink your life? I recently flipped through The Dr... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463640 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:08:46 +0100 3463640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380787&cid=t_154113_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Falice-miles-shit-in-times-2.html Alice MilesMrs Crippen got back from work shortly after nine this evening. She had phoned ahead and told us to get on with supper without her.  She settled down to a glass of white wine and the Times. Within minutes she was fuming at an extraordinarily vindictive tirade from Alice Miles. Vindictive and dishonest.Doctors are highly paid and comparatively underworked; much of the NHS is a haven of calm compared with the average British secondary school. Doctors face nothing like the daily barrage of demands that a teacher faces.OK, well, doctors are relatively well paid. No argument there. But “underworked”? Hospitals a “haven of calm” compared to schools?  Spend a day in an MAU in any hospital in the country, then spend the night in the A & E department and see if you change y... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380787 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:27:00 +0100 2380787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603406&cid=t_154113_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F331631043%2F How do you to resolve a dispute with a company that has a drug you want? Buy them. And so Novartis, which needs a follow-up to its best-selling Diovan blood pressure med, is acquiring a controlling interest in a small company that sells such a pill called Tekturna. The drugmaker already had a 10 percent stake in Speedel, and is adding 51 percent by purchasing shares from several large holders, including former Novartis researcher Alice Huxley, who founded the company 10 years ago and licensed rights to Tekturna to her former employer. But the two companies recently began bickering over Tekturna’s surprisingly meager sales, which helped drive Speedel’s stock price down considerably. Huxley claimed Novartis backpeddled on marketing as part of its current cost-cutting drive and th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603406 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:50:47 +0100 1603406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526331&cid=t_154113_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F314330677%2F Very late on Monday, Charlie and I took a red eye flight back to New Jersey from San Francisco. He set his mouth, clutched my dad’s blue jacket to his chest and handed it back just as we got into the line for the security check. No crying or painful encounters with airport security personnel. Charlie grabbed a plastic bin as I told him and took off his shoes and put them and his backpack in it (I slowed us up, with a bag, a backpack, and a laptop). The plane was slightly delayed—storms on the East Coast—-and I decided that, though Charlie was years beyond the 4-year-old age limit for pre-boarding, that we would get on early, so he’d know, we’re going home, just like I said we would, just believe me….. After a last-minute request for a drink of water, Ch... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526331 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:35:27 +0100 1526331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1216642&cid=t_154113_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F230498836%2F I just listened to the February 6, episode of Science Talk, the podcast from Scientific American. Steve Mirsky talks with linguist Alice Gaby, from the University of California-Berkeley, about the relationship between language, culture, cognition and perception. This is very relevant to episode 30 of the Brain Science Podcast (due out on February 8), which is about the evolution of language. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1216642 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:16:40 +0100 1216642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1212457&cid=t_154113_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F230498836%2F I just listened to the February 6, episode of Science Talk, the podcast from Scientific American. Steve Mirsky talks with linguist Alice Gaby, from the University of California-Berkeley, about the relationship between language, culture, cognition and perception.  This is very relevant to episode 30 of the Brain Science Podcast (due out on February 8), which is about the evolution of language. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1212457 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:09:02 +0100 1212457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1169623&cid=t_154113_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Falzheimers-disease-sarah-polleys-movie_22.html In continued postings here about Away From Her, I note that Julie Christie and Sarah Polley have just been nominated in Academy Award categories Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively.The screenplay was adapted from a short story written by Alice Munro. (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1169623 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1169623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034826&cid=t_154113_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Flove-and-alzheimers-sarah-polleys-away.html Love in the Time of Dementia By KATE ZERNIKEPublished: November 18, 2007The New York TimesKudos to the headline writer for the reference to Love in the Time of Cholera, the wonderful book, which after twenty years has now been released as a movie. Kudos also to Kate Zernike for this wonderful first line to her piece in today's Times:"So this, in the end, is what love is."[ ... Read the full piece ... ]Away from Her. (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034826 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:01:00 +0100 1034826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=892770&cid=t_154113_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Falzheimers-sarah-polleys-forthcoming.html From Australia's National Nine News:Alzheimer's struggle brought to screenFriday Sep 21 08:19 AESTAt just 28 years of age, Canadian director Sarah Polley has made a debut feature film that directors twice her age and experience would be proud of.Also a talented actress, she is best known to Australian audiences for her acting roles as a supermarket checkout chick in the 1999 crime thriller Go and a schoolgirl in Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter.For her directorial debut, Away From Her, Polley chose to tell the story of a couple in their 60s who are dealing with Alzheimer's disease.It is hardly a film you would expect a 20-something film-maker to produce.The fact that she convinced Oscar winners Julie Christie and Olympia Dukakis to be part of the movie is even more impressive."During rehe... 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