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 'alt'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852925&cid=t_170500_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fyou-are-not-full-of.html – I remember reading probably, 25 years ago, an article in the "health" section of a magazine that claimed we're all getting ill because of the impact fecal matter in our colons. 10 kilos of the stuff, clogging us up, making us sick, causing joint pain and dulling the mind…gettting rid of it through detox and/or colonic irrigation will make you well. It's all bullsh, of course as any colon surgeon will tell you. The bottom line is that in medicine, “detoxification” has a specific meaning, and alt-med “detox” believers have appropriated the term for something that has little or nothing to do with its real medical meaning. Alt-med detox has more to do with exorcism and bad humors than real medicine. Squirting warm water up your backsid... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852925 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:00:01 +0100 4852925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233291&cid=t_170500_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FY-nXh1NSE4Q%2F Alzheimer’s Disease Care and Treatment: A New Paradigm John Zeisel, author of I’m Still Here: A New Philosophy Of Alzheimer’s Care, explains how gardening, sunlight and art therapy benefit people with dementia living in a long-term care facility. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233291 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:30:30 +0100 4233291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780358&cid=t_170500_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-case-of-the-winkler-county-whistleblowing-nurses%2F2010.07.22 I can’t speak for anyone else who blogs here at Science-Based Medicine, but there’s one thing I like to emphasize to people who complain that we exist only to “bash ‘alternative’ medicine.” We don’t. We exist to champion medicine based on science against all manner of dubious practices. Part of that mandate involves understanding and accepting that science-based medicine (SBM) is not perfect. It is not some sort of panacea. Rather, it has many shortcomings and all too often does not live up to its promise. Our argument is merely that, similar to Winston Churchill’s invocation of the famous saying that “democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried,” science-based medicine is the worst form of medicine except for all the others tha... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780358 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:59 +0100 3780358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2368317&cid=t_170500_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fmichigans-medical-marijuana-law-goes-into-effect%2F Michigan voters legalized medical marijuana last year. Rules for the program went into effect Saturday. In Los Angeles the law remains an obstacle but a federal judge is unhappy with the law. In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is opposed but three Democratic candidates for district attorney have declared in favor of legalization for [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2368317 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:19:23 +0100 2368317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367561&cid=t_170500_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FlfG-u-Twxeo%2F Today’s the day we announce the winner for the Live Food Factor book by Susan Schenck. You ready? It’s: Veronica Garrett! Veronica thought the book sounded great, and I must admit, I think the same thing. I was so intrigued by our interview with Susan Schenck that I did some research and discovered that Carol Alt has been on a raw food diet for about 15 years. And if you’ve seen Carol Alt lately, she looks great! No way does she look close to 50 years old. In reading an interview with Carol, I was surprised to learn that a raw food diet isn’t necessarily a vegan diet. I think that’s one reason I always shunned it. She also said that she eats like a football player (hard to believe) and that the diet cured her of many things like allergies and acid stomach. Im... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367561 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:54:44 +0100 2367561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349570&cid=t_170500_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fkurt_donsbach_aarrested%2F Kurt Donsbach, 73, who markets supplements, was arrested April 8 during his internet radio show “Let’s Talk Health” on a warrant charging him with 11 felonies including treating patients without a license, misbranding drugs for unlawful sale, grand theft, unlawfully dispensing drugs as a cure for cancer and falsely representing a cure for cancer. [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349570 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:30:10 +0100 2349570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349574&cid=t_170500_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F951%2F Dendreon’s prostate cancer vaccine significantly prolonged the overall survival among 500 men with advanced, metastic  prostate cancer  compared to a placebo, the company said Tuesday. Results were “robust” and “unambiguous,” a spokesman said during today’s (Tues April 14) company broadcast conference call with biotech investment analysts. “The successful outcome from the Phase 3 IMPACT study provides validation [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349574 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:15:45 +0100 2349574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349575&cid=t_170500_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Ffree-yoga-classes-for-cancer-survivors%2F Received from Halle Tecco, founder of YOGA BEAR, a non profit offering free yoga classes for cancer survivors: Hello, my name is Halle and I’m the Executive Director of Yoga Bear, a non-profit that provides free yoga to cancer survivors across the US, through 125 partner yoga studios.  Most of our participants are female, and we’re trying to get more [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349575 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:01:17 +0100 2349575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052882&cid=t_170500_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancer.med.umich.edu%2Fmusictherapy.mp3 Music “has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,” wrote playwright William Congreve, “To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.” But can it soothe those mired in the grief, confusion and pain of cancer diagnosis and treatment? Music therapist Megan Gunnell at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center thinks so. She uses music to help heal cancer patients’ spirits as well as their bodies. UM Music therapist Megan Gunnell You can listen to one of her music therapy sessions. You’ll need QuickTime music player . If you don’t already have it installed on your computer, you can download it for Windows or Mac in a free version from Apple. As an example of the importance music can have in a cancer’s patient’s life, University of Michigan Can... psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052882 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:36:32 +0100 2052882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862637&cid=t_170500_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F415478665%2F Is it just me or does Carol... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862637 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:46:44 +0100 1862637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1243622&cid=t_170500_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F237977491%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesLiving Healthy Isn’t Cost Saving, It’s Cost EffectiveOverweight Kids and TV: An Advertising EpidemicHealthy Fast Food Not So HealthyChiropractic Adjustments and Artery Dissection: Is Your Neck in Safe Hands?Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1243622 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:10:51 +0100 1243622