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 'amazon'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:49:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174666&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F28%2Ftending-the-family-heart-wins-a-gold-young-voices-award%2F Psych Central is pleased to congratulate Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker, author of our first e-book, Tending the Family Heart on receiving a Gold “Young Voices Foundation Award” in the parenting category. This prestigious award is handed out only once a year, and Dr. Hartwell-Walker was the only winner this year in the parenting category. The Young Voices Foundation is the sponsor of the Young Voices Foundation Awards, which honors books and media that inspire, mentor and educate young people and their families. Judging is based on content (emphasis on strong family values and suitability for the specified age group), originality, design, and production quality. The judging panel for the award includes published authors, editors, publishers, educators, young readers, parents, and f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174666 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:58:39 +0100 5174666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158844&cid=t_99838_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fsocial-reading%2F Amazon Kindle developers take notice – I have an idea for you, or any other eBook platform that cares to listen.The next advance in eBook reading is what I’m terming “social reading.” This takes the explosion of eBook readers and combines it with your old fashioned book clubs and combines it with social networking like Facebook. Kindle already incorporates a feature like this in an anonymous rudimentary form – you can see what passages other readers have highlighted. What I imagine however takes the basic idea and expands on it. Link your Kindle with your Facebook account or even just your amazon.com account and then you could share your highlights and comments with other users, and from there have a discussion thread about the passage. What a great way to en... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158844 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:12:22 +0100 5158844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139733&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbook-review-food-truths-food-lies%2F2011.08.18 Food Truths, Food Lies, written by family physician Eric Marcotte, M.D., may be the most refreshingly evidence-based diet book of the decade. You will not find a single mention of super-foods, magical berries, or supplement “must-haves” in the entire book. What you will find is the cold, hard truth about why many Americans are overweight, and what it takes to become a healthy eater. Marcotte writes for the average American – his simple language, matter-of-fact tone, and regular reminders of what the reader has learned, make for a quick and memorable read.  Although it’s clear that Marcotte has carefully distilled his dietary advice from the scientific literature, he refrains from burdening the reader with too many footnotes and references. Instead, he has created ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139733 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:00:45 +0100 5139733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118813&cid=t_99838_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FLdEJS_z21Go%2F Well. I told you it would happen. In the meantime, Amazon.com is fighting the tax with a costly referendum political campaign and then likely legal action. Not so good for this family who is leaving California for Oregon or California’s tax coffers. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118813 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:45:37 +0100 5118813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118568&cid=t_99838_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fkindle-highlights%2F Ok so I just discovered another Kindle feature today that is making me even more of an eBook convert. I like the way you can highlight stuff in Kindle (I’m using the iPad app rather than the actual Kindle device), and I like the way it also shows you what other people have highlighted, but beyond that I wasn’t really aware of how you can put it to use. For a long time I’ve been a compulsive underliner in books but my problem has always been how to keep track of what I’ve underlined or how to find quotes later, without just flipping through the book. The nice feature I’ve discovered in Kindle is that you have a webpage in your account where you can view all of your highlights and notes from all your Kindle books. Much easier to scroll through these, or use a te... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118568 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:24:42 +0100 5118568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077876&cid=t_99838_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FBQ-8SkciI0k%2F It is just starting. But for the thousands of affiliates in the state now set adrift by Amazon and Overstock, another major out-of-state player, the law is an unfair and misguided attempt to raise revenues on the backs of struggling mom-and-pop businesses. Rather than bring in tax dollars, they say, it will instead drive away scores of entrepreneurs California needs to innovate its way out of its economic malaise. “None of us are against a level playing field,” said Robert Smahl with privately held Ebates, an online shopping site in San Francisco with 50 employees. “But this is not the way to do it. You’ve just penalized a small segment of people who don’t have the money to fight the legislation. I don’t think the lawmakers understand that this won&#8217... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077876 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:19:12 +0100 5077876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069650&cid=t_99838_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FpIZV7XBirSQ%2F The California Legislature and Democrat Governor Jerry Brown REALLY think they will be able to capture additional state revenue with the Amazon tax? Their track record with the California “Mary Kay Tax” is not so good, as exposed in this piece over at Cal Watchdog. Call it the Mary Kay Tax. It hits small businesses —  such as Mary Kay and Avon distributors — with heavy administrative costs, while bringing a pittance to the state treasury. It’s a tax program the Legislature passed in 2009 to help balance the budget. Then it was signed into law by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. But it has been a colossal failure as well as absurdly expensive. Despite the failure and added expense, the program is not getting the ax. AB X4-18 created the Board of Equalization’s Qual... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069650 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:11:42 +0100 5069650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062370&cid=t_99838_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FtVxRYCoVl_w%2F For the second year in a row, USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is partnering with the Los Angeles Times for a public opinion poll about the state of California. Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, and Evan Halper, Sacramento Bureau Chief from the Los Angeles Times, discuss the amazon.com tax. According to the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll. California voters are split about new legislation that would require Internet retailers to begin collecting sales tax on online purchases, according to the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times Poll. This week, opponents of the so-called “Amazon tax” were given approval by Secretary of State Debra Bowen to begin collecting signatures for a ballo... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062370 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:29:48 +0100 5062370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062371&cid=t_99838_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FlyAfVQLs4w4%2F A morning collection of links and comments about my home, California. However we vote, Amazon loses A Times-USC poll last week showed a close contest. After registered voters were read some arguments on both sides, the so-called Amazon tax was supported by 46% and opposed by 49%. Looking inside the numbers, two factors stood out, neither shocking. A majority of Democrats (52%) favored collecting the tax online; the majority of Republicans (59%) opposed it. Independents were almost evenly split. There was a generational divide: The younger the voters, the more opposed they were to online tax collections. The older, the more supportive. Specifically, 55% of people under 50 were opposed, 52% of the over-50 crowd supported it. The conflicting political dynamic is this: The best bet is there&#8... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062371 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:32:19 +0100 5062371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984421&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2xbpOrm84Pw%2F By Jim HarperThe Los Angeles Times has a good article on California’s move to require Amazon and other out-of-state retailers to collect taxes for it. Good because it accurately portrays what’s happening. Many such stories will say that California is seeking to tax Amazon. In fact, says the headline, “California Tells Online Retailers to Start Collecting Sales Taxes From Customers.” You see, Californians generally don’t pay their “use taxes“—the alternative to sales taxes, for things brought into the state from outside. If the tax authorities tried to collect use taxes, going door to door to tally up the goods that haven’t yet been taxed, there would be bedlam. So they want out-of-state companies that sell into California to collect the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984421 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:42:27 +0100 4984421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872204&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FM2lKprj3Yl8%2F A blog post today by Microsoft’s Dr. Bill Crounse got me thinking again about the cloud. Crounse cited a new CDW poll showing that 30 percent of healthcare organizations could be considered “cloud adopters,” and for good reason. “The flexibility, scalability and lower costs associated with moving certain line of business applications to the cloud are compelling, especially for an industry like healthcare. After all, the primary focus of hospitals and clinics is caring for patients, not running an IT empire. There’s not a CIO, CFO, CEO, COO, CNO, CMIO, or CMO who wouldn’t love to shift some of their IT spending to delivering better care to the communities they serve,” Crounse wrote. They were more likely to turn to the cloud for “commodity” serv... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872204 Thu, 26 May 2011 20:25:03 +0100 4872204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862629&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F25%2Fthe-critical-thinker-academy-2-interview-with-kevin-delaplante%2F This is part two of a two-part interview of Kevin deLaplante, a professor of philosophy and founder of The Critical Thinker Academy. Check out part one here. What is your favorite book on critical thinking? I often get requests for book recommendations. It’s hard because critical thinking requires so many different kinds of skill development, and no single book is going to cover everything. Also, people are usually interested in specific issues or topics, and once I know what those are it’s easier to recommend sources. My “starter kit” recommendation is to pick a good introductory book on basic argumentation and fallacies written from a logic/philosophy perspective, plus a good introductory book on the psychology of reasoning and decision making (something in the “biases ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862629 Wed, 25 May 2011 13:58:39 +0100 4862629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852940&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F22%2Fam-i-a-defensive-pessimist%2F Photo credit: vrogy (Flickr) This blog post, I’m convinced, will be a real disaster. I mean, just think of all the things that could possibly go wrong! If I post it at the wrong time of day, no one will read it. If I don’t write with super-engaging language and in a clever tone, potential readers will bypass my post for something else on the internet that’s far more exciting. Oh, and I’ll probably (unknowingly!) insert a blatant typo that my eyes refuse to notice — even after several rounds of proofreeding. Or proofreading. Yeah, that second one. I’ve painted a pretty gloomy picture there, haven’t I? It feels a little awkward to admit that I’m a pessimist. The world really seems to be riding the wave of optimism these days, at least as far as... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852940 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:14:59 +0100 4852940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841673&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fshould-we-abandon-cloud It's been a bad month for the cloud. First there was the major Amazon EC2 (Elastic Cloud) outage April 21-22 that brought down many business and websites. Some of the data was unrecoverable and transactions were lost. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841673 Mon, 16 May 2011 13:40:07 +0100 4841673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803272&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FBstfPqOs__U%2F A little more than a year ago, I had my first-ever professional speaking engagement, keynoting the University of Maryland-Baltimore Health Sciences and Human Services Library’s “@Hand Symposium on Mobile Technologies in Medicine and Academia.” How green was I? Prior to this presentation, I had never created a PowerPoint slide deck. I knew the audio from my session had been recorded, but I didn’t find out until after the fact that there was a ninja video camera stealthily hidden in the projector mount that dropped down out of the ceiling. It took a while, but UMB finally got around to posting video and presentation slides from that day-long event. Then compare and contrast to my recent speaking gig at Meharry Medical College to see what’s changed, both in terms of my conte... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803272 Sun, 08 May 2011 14:35:46 +0100 4803272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789381&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F04%2F29%2Finterview-with-allscripts-president-and-xerox-executive-vp-about-500-million-hosting-services-contract%2F Many of you probably already saw the announcement of the $500 million contract that was signed between Allscripts Healthcare Solutions and ACS, A Xerox Company, to provide hosted IT service for the Allscripts’ Sunrise Enterprise Suite. Considering the size of the contract, I thought it would be interesting to do an interview to learn more about the Allscripts and ACS (Xerox) relationship. The following is an email interview with Lee Shapiro, President, Allscripts and Chad Harris, Executive Vice President and Group President, ACS Healthcare Provider and IT Applications Solutions. They duck a few of the questions, but provide some information about their relationship that I think’s useful and interesting. Lee Shapiro, president, Allscripts What percentage of Allscripts Sunrise E... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789381 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:39:47 +0100 4789381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734213&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25662474%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ELove-Your-Returns.htm I hated returns when I was in the catalog business. I viewed returns, not without reason, as margin-killing time-wasters. The returned merchandise was often unsellable due to customer damage, missing items, or shopworn packaging. I had employees who did nothing all day but handle returns. In our lower-margin lines, I calculated I’d have to sell [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesMaslow, Emotion, and a Hierarchy of ServiceWhat’s A Return Policy Worth?Simple Slogans Double Sales (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734213 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:48:31 +0100 4734213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696974&cid=t_99838_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FnjbQv9hX4pM%2F As I was flying back from Miami last week, I was on a very full second leg flight from Houston to San Diego. I ended up in a center seat on a 737, with two lawyers on either side. (There is probably a joke here somewhere!) The guy to the right of me had a new Kindle with a deluxe case and night light. The guy to my left was reading a paperback book and had an iPhone. I had my trusty new iPad 2 on my lap. That’s when the comparisons started. I started up a conversation with the guy with the Kindle. He showed me how the e-ink screen worked and showed me the pop out night light. The case was leather and was about the size of a 6×9 inch book. When I took a look at the unit, the side window of the airplane was open, and the black and white screen was easy to read. It looked like a g... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696974 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:34:09 +0100 4696974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592719&cid=t_99838_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FFfcrzzTIkKg%2F I went in to my local Barnes & Noble the other day and found that things had changed considerably. The first thing I noticed when I walked in the front door was a huge display for their Nook book reader. It was a large exhibit which blocked your entrance to the rest of the store. The Nook’s were available with different options and a huge array of covers and accessories. As I walked past the display, the rest of the store came into focus. Instead of books, I was greeted with all sorts of games, kits, and flashy marketing. I felt like I was in a toy store. The visual stimulation was almost overwhelming. It was like a blog post in ALL CAPS… Everything was shouting at me. I went to the business book section and found it had been ignored. Most of the books were in the shelf so... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592719 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:04 +0100 4592719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4545011&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F03%2Fmechanical-turk-to-the-rescue-of-psychology-research%2F One of the problems faced with psychology research — really, with all medical research — is finding enough appropriate subjects to study. Subjects have to be obtained in a way that is representative of the population as a whole for research findings to be generalizable. Which is a real problem, because as I noted back in August 2010, there are literally thousands of psychology studies based upon nothing more than a bunch of college students from a single campus at a university in the U.S. While young adults who are attending college may indeed help us understand some aspects of human behavior, you can’t just assume that the behaviors you observed in those studies apply to 60-year-old women and men too. Enter Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk service to the rescue. Can te... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4545011 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:21:54 +0100 4545011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472947&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbqeqM8c5fSo%2F By Jim HarperA Texas tax official estimates in this story that Texas loses an estimated $600 million in Internet sales taxes every year. Its part of a long-running debate about whether state governments should be able to collect taxes from out-of-state retailers who send goods into their jurisdictions. What happens with the $600 million depends on what you mean by "Texas." If you mean the government of the state of Texas in Austin, why, yes, the government appears not to collect that amount, which it wants to. If by "Texas" you mean the people who live, work, and raise their families throughout the state--Texans--they actually save $600 million a year. They get to do what they want with it. After all, it's their money. The Texas tax collector is complaining because the last thing state tax... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472947 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:45:29 +0100 4472947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355874&cid=t_99838_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FD-_B8hTIfwc%2F Image by Rockies via Flickr I dragged up my copy of Infinite Jest last night before going to bed. I suppose that I thought I would make some kind of headway into it at last, after more than a year of ignoring the poor thing. Now it sits on the radiator, staring at me. I left off reading the book last year after it was far more effective at making me feel the cultural emptiness that inhabits and surrounds all of the characters. I needed a time out. I suppose that a year is enough of a time out. I have also skimmed the end of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and am looking for my next book. Thus, the reasoning behind dragging Infinite Jest upstairs. Anthony Powell‘s books — A Dance to the Music of Time — are in the running as serious candidates. Not sure about Don DeLillo —... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355874 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:19:01 +0100 4355874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233165&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FddDFw1rSyb0%2F By Malou InnocentIn response to Wikileaks’ complaints that Amazon.com will no longer host the whisteblower site’s activities, Chris Moody, over at the Daily Caller, writes: Unfortunately for WikiLeaks’ argument, Amazon is a private company that can legally sever ties with anyone it wants. If anything, the company is exercising its right to free speech and association by choosing not to work with another independent organization. That’s correct, though I would add that it was Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, who bullied Amazon into cutting Wikileaks from its server. Thus, it was partially government coercion, not private consent, that severed a business relationship. As an aside, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said in a ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233165 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:56:15 +0100 4233165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219735&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCpuIMTEVGIA%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonEarly this year, when I heard that Paramount had picked up the education documentary “Waiting for Superman” after its award winning appearance at the Sundance Film Festival, I was honestly surprised. The film is not kind to the status quo education monopoly in this country, and Hollywood does not have a history of indicting that system as a whole. But its director was an Obama-supporting, “Inconvenient Truth” shooting Democrat who perhaps, I thought, had made the message palatable to the Left Coast establishment. It didn’t necessarily portend a fundamental change in Hollywood’s tastes. But that was months ago. Times change. Yesterday I learned from Bob Bowdon, director of the brutally candid education expose “The Cartel” t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219735 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:21:56 +0100 4219735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098056&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F22%2Fgoing-mental-kindle-sweepstakes-fourth-winner%2F We’re pleased to announce the third winner in the Psych Central ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes — Gina Ciuca! Congratulations Gina!! You can enter the sweepstakes now by signing up for our free weekly mental health newsletter. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. We still have one Kindle left to give away, and there’s still time left to enter in order to win our last Kindle. The Sweepstakes closes Oct. 23 at Midnight ET. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection to even use them. And don’t think you have to buy books to use these things — hundreds of free b... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098056 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:55:57 +0100 4098056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077321&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F16%2Fgoing-mental-kindle-sweepstakes-third-winner%2F We’re pleased to announce the third winner in the Psych Central ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes — Allison Romano! Congratulations Allison!! You can enter the sweepstakes now by signing up for our free weekly mental health newsletter. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. We still have two Kindles left to give away. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection to even use them. And don’t think you have to buy books to use these things — hundreds of free books are available in the Kindle store, and hundreds of RSS feeds can also be added for minimal monthly fees. We&#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077321 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:51:56 +0100 4077321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055783&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F11%2Fgoing-mental-kindle-sweepstakes-winner-week-2%2F We’re pleased to announce Week 1’s winner in the Psych Central ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes — Katarina Gasevski! Congratulations Katarina!! You can enter the sweepstakes now by signing up for our free weekly mental health newsletter. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection to even use them. And don’t think you have to buy books to use these things — hundreds of free books are available in the Kindle store, and hundreds of RSS feeds can also be added for minimal monthly fees. You may have noticed we’re a week ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055783 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:12:19 +0100 4055783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4045144&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F08%2Fblack-pain-an-african-american-woman-exposes-stigma-in-the-black-community%2F I first learned about the (even greater than among white folks) stigma of mental illness in the Black community when I participated in a six-week outpatient program at Laurel Hospital. Half the group was African American, and I got to hear their stories, which horrified me. Most of them could not reveal to any member in their family what they were doing (the outpatient program) because the stigma is so deep and tall and wide. My heart went out to them. Without support from the community, or at least family and friends, how does a person recover? So I was delighted to hear bestselling author and licensed social worker Terri M. Williams speak at the Mental Health America this summer. She inscribed for me a copy of her evocative and insightful book Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re N... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4045144 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:55:03 +0100 4045144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999043&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F24%2Fgoing-mental-kindle-sweepstakes-winner-week-1%2F We’re pleased to announce Week 1’s winner in the Psych Central ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes — Hugh Partridge! Congratulations Hugh!! Week 2’s drawing period started today at midnight, so you can enter now by signing up for our free weekly mental health newsletter. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection to even use them. And don’t think you have to buy books to use these things — hundreds of free books are available in the Kindle store, and hundreds of RSS feeds can also be added for minimal monthly fees. If ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999043 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:43:49 +0100 3999043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980869&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F17%2Fthe-going-mental-kindle-sweepstakes%2F We love our readers, but we are always looking for ways to reach even more people to help them learn more about mental health and psychology. We love to read and we hope you do too! In fact, we compose and distribute a weekly newsletter so that folks can keep up-to-date about what’s going on at Psych Central. But we’re always looking for new subscribers. To that end, we’ve decided to launch our first Sweepstakes — the ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980869 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:12:45 +0100 3980869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920804&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fsigourney-weaver-fights-brazils-belo-monte-dam%2F The people of the Amazon are under attack: The Brazilian government wants to put the giant Belo Monte dam in the river, which would flood a whopping 415 square miles. The dam would power smelts for mining, displace more than 20,000 indigenous people, and produce tons of methane. Watch this video narrated by actress and activist Sigourney Weaver to learn more – after which you’ll have a chance to sign a petition to pressure Brazil’s government to stop the damn dam construction before it starts: via Treehugger Post from: BlissTree Sigourney Weaver Fights Brazil's Belo Monte Dam (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920804 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:59:03 +0100 3920804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721736&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fjuly-4th-fun-ten-things-we-want-to-do-this-long-weekend%2F We doubt you need guidance, but here are a few of our suggested activities for this long holiday weekend. Happy 4th of July, be safe, and have fun. Get Patriotic We’re all about the stars and stripes this holiday weekend, and in addition to celebrating the 4th of July, we’re still partying over our new commenting system. No registration, no personal details, no censors: That’s freedom, baby. Get Better Skin Who doesn’t want to glow, especially in the summertime? We’re hitting up the supplement aisles for some natural skin-helpers this weekend. Eat Desserts a la Red, White, and Blue Even if you skip the burger, chips, and soda this Sunday, who can say no to these berry-filled, 4th of July desserts? Make Our Summer Reading List When the fireworks are over, we&... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721736 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:33:19 +0100 3721736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721741&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F186893%2F We Need a New Favorite Book: Let us know what books you’re digging this summer, and you’ll get the chance to win a $25 Amazon.com gift card. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721741 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:30:17 +0100 3721741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714143&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fsummer-reading-whats-on-your-bookshelf-tell-us-and-well-give-you-25-at-amazon%2F Last week, we told you the top ten books on our summer reading list, but now we want to know what’s on your “to-read” shelf. And because a great book recommendation is a gift that keeps on giving, we’ll pay you back for your good advice with the chance to win a $25 gift card at Amazon.com. Rules are simple: Leave your book recommendation and why you like it in the comments section below by July 6, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. ET for a chance to win one $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.* We’ll randomly choose our winner from among the comments and publish the Blisstree Reader’s Winning Reading List later that day. Old, new, fiction, truth, beach reading, we want to know what you’re taking on vacation, reading on the porch, or skimming while you sip your mojit... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714143 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:53:14 +0100 3714143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515321&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcell-phone-radiation-%25e2%2580%2593-talking-your-ear-off%2F photo: Thinkstock A recent episode of NPR’s This American Life focused on true urban legends – one of which is the idea that radiation from cell phones causes cancer. The segment was an interview with Christopher Ketcham, who wrote an article in GQ in February about the controversial issue, and how no one in the U.S. seems to care about it. The article highlights startling facts about cell phone usage and tumors, early onset Alzheimer’s, brain-aging, and other not-so-super-fun effects. Another article, in the current Harper’s, looks at results of studies of cell phone radiation side effects, and the findings are anything but consistent: “Cell-phone radiation slows one’s cognitive reaction time” or “It makes one think faster” or “It ha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515321 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:45:41 +0100 3515321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382780&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhating-on-martha-never-gets-old-is-always-profitable%2F Mariana Pasternak, Martha Stewart’s ex-bestie, went on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday to hawk her new book, The Best of Friends: Martha and Me. In the video below, Pasternak waxes poetic about their past with host George Stephanopoulos. “…We went to the Galapagos, we went to Machu Picchu, we sailed the Nile, rode horses in Egypt, paddled the Amazon … and on those trips we shared everything. We shared excitement, we shared a room, we shared a bed”. They also shared insider trading info that landed Martha in the slammer. Oops! Pasternak misses her friendship with Martha, but not as much as she hopes her book rakes it in. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382780 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:35:38 +0100 3382780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354297&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsCH1nt1xT6c%2F By Chris Moody Greece, here we come…. Congressional Budget Office estimates budget deficits will average nearly $1 trillion per year for the next decade. Matt Drudge re-titles a Cato op-ed: “Mob Tactics Used to Push Healthcare Through.” Daniel Griswold: “On trade, as on so much else, the populists have it wrong again. Free trade and globalization are great blessings to families across America.“ Could Dennis Kucinich bring both sides of the aisle  together to end the war in Afghanistan? Podcast: “Seventies Redux?” featuring John Samples, author of the forthcoming book The Struggle to Limit Government. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354297 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:44:14 +0100 3354297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124513&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fhow-do-i-know-my-breast-pump-has-worn-out%2F Just like any other mechanical product, an electric breast pump can wear out and stop functioning properly. Of course it’s possible that a pump will stop working altogether, but it’s also possible that the pump can “poop out” without your realizing it right away. How do you know when your pump motor has worn out? Medela Pump in Style image from Amazon.com Breast Pump Motor Life Most electric breast pumps have a one-year warranty. That does not mean that a pump motor lasts only a year — pump life is naturally going to depend on the quality of the pump and the amount of use. Medela has this to say about the motor life of an electric pump: A high quality electric double pump might last through the breastfeeding of your second child, or even several children. Ho... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124513 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:37:11 +0100 3124513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3036028&cid=t_99838_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FQxGmDh-eshw%2Fchristmas-shopping-tip-woot-me-and.html I wanted to bring Woot.com to your attention. They offer a new special sale everyday and sometimes you can get lucky. Woot customers offer reviews on all the products. Plus, people that already own the products offered frequently weigh in. Over on Wootkids they have this today -- Tyco Terrainiac RC Vehicle. Good deal? Can't answer that for you. Last year, Woot had those fleece wrap around ear muffs on the website. They offered them for 5 bucks. I bought five and used them as an extra stocking stuffer. They were also a good cheap gift to use in a pinch, or to let someone know you care (well, care enough to give em a gift, but not enough to go for the Kindle). Its the thought that counts --right? The fleece ear muffs received excellent reviews. Me? I wouldn't know. Its warm down here in... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3036028 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:48:33 +0100 3036028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920268&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F23%2Fthe-amazon-kindle-international-edition-a-review%2F What do Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Word and Apple iPhone have in common. They’re not always the best, the cheapest, nor the first ones, but they are produced by the biggest players in their field and hold the exclusive rights of their products. Today my Amazon Kindle International Edition arrived. Yes you can easily download and read books sold by Amazon after registration. The previous ereader Iliad by irex I used, supports more formats, it’s memory can be extended by SD card and you can easily add files through usb connection with your PC or via usb stick, but unfortunately no quick and swift downloads via wifi or G3. Wifi conection was mostly hard to get, the wifi soon went broke, and their service is lousy. I read mostly English written books almost always in store at Amazo... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920268 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:52:48 +0100 2920268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912163&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyF0NSkZgGWE%2F Last night National Government Radio promoted a documentary on National Government TV about the financial crisis of 2008, which concludes that the problem was . . . not enough government. If the “Frontline” episode mentioned any of the ways that government created the crisis — cheap money from the central bank, tax laws that encourage debt over equity, government regulation that pressured lenders to issue mortgages to borrowers who wouldn’t be able to pay them back — NPR didn’t mention it. For information on those causes, take a look at this paper by Lawrence H. White or get the new book Financial Fiasco by Johan Norberg, which Amity Shlaes called “a masterwork in miniature.” Available in hardcover or immediately as an e-book. Or on Kindle! A... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912163 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:25:19 +0100 2912163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908569&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2vm1pp43nT8%2F Some of the most prominent Internet companies sent a letter yesterday asking for protection from market forces. Among them: Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Twitter. A Washington Post story summarizes their concerns: “[W]ithout a strong anti-discrimination policy, companies like theirs may not get a fair shot on the Internet because carriers could decide to block them from ever reaching consumers.” No ISP could block access to these popular services and survive, of course. What they could do is try to charge the most popular services a higher tariff to get their services through. Thus, weep the helpless, multi-billion-dollar Internet behemoths, we need a “fair shot”! Plain and simple, these companies want regulation to ensure that ISPs can’t capture a larger s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908569 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:14:27 +0100 2908569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871508&cid=t_99838_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F10%2F07%2Fkindle-for-australia%2F Just read on Rodney’s blog that the Amazon Kindle book reader is finally being released in Australia, which is good news.  We tend to lag behind the US in so many bits of cool technology so it’s always nice when we finally catch up. It seems Amazon have reached an agreement with one of our mobile networks here to provide 3G coverage without needing a contract – more details in this story from CNET. While this is good news I won’t be rushing to buy one – partly because I can’t afford it at the moment, partly because I’m not convinced the eBook reader idea has reached maturity, and mostly because I still love reading and accumulating proper physical books! Also if I am going to read a book in electronic format I’d rather do it on a multi-purpo... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871508 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:55:57 +0100 2871508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741313&cid=t_99838_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F08%2F28%2Febooks-mac-tablet-and-real-books%2F Interesting piece on Slate here about ebooks and the Amazon kindle, a devide we are yet to see here in Australia but which has started to take the US reading market by storm. For the first time, after several unsuccussful forays by companies like Sony, ebooks are starting to get some mass traction. I can see the advantages of eBooks, especially from the point of view of not having to carry books around, copying and pasting notes, purchasing books instantaneously etc. Especially for students the benefits are potentially huge. However I’m still sold on the idea of “one-device-to-rule-them-all” – phone, book reader, media player, computer, camera, video recorder etc If only we had such a device so we don’t have to carry all these other things around… the iP... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741313 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:52:38 +0100 2741313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725229&cid=t_99838_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FQa8fGcGoqcQ%2F Just wandering through the Amazon Kindle section and found this grouping of actual book choices after the description of Emily Post’s Etiquette: (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725229 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:33:26 +0100 2725229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709213&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2555 Chris writes in: Hi, I really enjoy your site and appreciate your work. I’d like to keep up with medical journals a bit better and having them on a device like Kindle would help. But the little there is for Kindle DX does not suggest that it handles journal articles well, even the NEJM which comes in an ebook format. Would you be able to ask your readers if any use a kindle to keep up with journals? Thanks, Chris Kenedi Hi Chris. True there is very little (practically nothing) on dedicated ebook readers in this blog. I guess that’s because most medical users would prefer something more versatile than an ebook reader and a PDA or PDA phone would be the device of choice amongst doctors. Having said that, you might be interested in this blog post I came across Reading Medical Jou... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709213 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2709213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442749&cid=t_99838_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FNot59uS2qd4%2Ftrusera-will-close-may-27.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442749 Thu, 21 May 2009 15:47:00 +0100 2442749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416993&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F18%2Fcomputers-rotting-our-brains%2F There are some scientists who are becoming increasingly concerned about the negative effects of long-term, widespread computer usage, brought about primarily by the rise of the Internet and immersive video games. The only problem is that there’s very little good quality research that suggests this is so. That hasn’t stopped neuroscientists like Susan Greenfield, a renowned UK scientist, from presenting a very one-sided, biased picture about this topic. Oh, and of course, from promoting her book about identity in the age of technology. The problem is, once you start cloaking things in the language of the brain, you start sounding like you’re talking “science” and know far more than the science actually shows, as Bad Science points out: There is much talk of th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416993 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:03:12 +0100 2416993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348536&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F19%2Fguidelines-for-good-listening%2F My publisher, Guilford Press, reminded me to tell you about The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships, just released in its second edition. The book by Dr. Mike Nichols explores the ways in which poor communication skills have robbed us of the comfort and security that can only come from genuine human interaction. He then offers “a wealth of practical techniques, simple exercises, and easy-to-reference tips for becoming a better listener and establishing solid lines of connection with those around us.” Listening, as I noted recently in a blog entry about improving your communication skills in a relationship, is a core component to a healthy relationship. Many relationships fail simply because one or both partners in a relationship aren’t ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348536 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:46:40 +0100 2348536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347685&cid=t_99838_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F12%2Fwhat-is-amazon-doing-to-lgbt-sexuality-titles-and-search%2F Apparently Amazon.com has been pulling the sales rank data and removing from search results a number of gay and lesbian and sexuality/sex ed books, seemingly claiming that: “In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude “adult” material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature.” Y’all know I’m not for anything that gets between people and their books. This seems to deliberately try to get between people and discovering books on LGBT and sex topics. Heather Corinna notes the disparities in how books have been deranked (emphasis added): “The trouble with that reply is that there is PLENTY of very explicilty “adult&... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347685 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:41:07 +0100 2347685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2173877&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=36671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.medicdrive.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F10%2Fe-book-readers-in-health-care%2F E book readers have been in the market since couple of years.But,of late it has captured the imagination of Consumers,with Amazon launching their widely marketed Kindle in version 2.There has been a plethora of articles in News and blogs about its impact on consumers reading habits. How can E book readers benefit medicine? Healthcare professionals need to [...] (Source: Constructive Medicine 2.0) Constructive Medicine 2.0 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2173877 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:24:43 +0100 2173877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2122498&cid=t_99838_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fi-got-me-external-hard-drive.html My internal hard drive is almost full. I used the entire 60 GB that I had! Yes, my laptop is about 2 years old and I do not plan on buying a new one soon. So I went ahead and bought an external Hard Drive so I can backup my data and not worry about storage anymore (at least for the up coming months, lol)Oh, and I got it in red because I didn't want to go with the conventional black.Here are it's features copied from amazon:Western Digital My Passport Essential 250 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME2500TN250GB Hard Drive CapacityInstallation is a snap because you don't really install this drive; you just plug it in and it's ready to useThere is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it inPowered by the USB busNo separate power supply is neededF... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2122498 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:13:00 +0100 2122498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2125522&cid=t_99838_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FqKmjRjHLkWw%2F Image from Brenda Novak. Remember Brenda Novak? She’s the writer who has managed to raise over a half million dollars for diabetes research in just a couple of years. She’s also having a giveaway to win a tote with signed copies of her books, among other treats! Enter to win and if you do, by all means come back here and tell us! Tags: amazon, announcements, blog contest, brenda novak, budget, diabetic resources, fitness, free stuff, gift certificate, giveaway, healthy diet, joining a gym, low cost fitness, managing blood sugar, managing diabetes, oats, planning time for fitness, prize, reduce complications, Research, stave off complications, staying healthy, study, sweepstakes, time to exercise, walking, winShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2125522 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:49:26 +0100 2125522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2098411&cid=t_99838_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fjourney-of-man-genetic-odyssey-by.html From the Back CoverHow did the human race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the question for a decade, arriving at a startling conclusion: the "global family tree" can be traced to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this innovative series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.The rest:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV6A8oGtPc4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybji0axp6s0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M25Ez4HW104http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA3aINMIWMwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m2-RwYXkWghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0QDrODnN6ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzaQhqHYnMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZ7zaT5hvUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV3Ws7pyJUIhttp://www.youtube.com/wa... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2098411 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:31:00 +0100 2098411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033171&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2008%2F12%2F11%2Fnew-theme-for-my-blog-thesis-whaddya-think%2F Post from: Adult ADD Strengths New Theme for my Blog, Thesis. Whaddya Think? I recently installed Thesis a paid WordPress theme by well known WordPress theme designer Chris Pearson of Pearsonified. Chris has created the several WordPress themes such as the popular Copyblogger, Neoclassical, Cutline and Press Row. Unlike most standard Wordpress themes it’s SEO’d properly, i.e.,  H1 tags default for posts titles which WordPress should use as default but they don’t. The default settings are excellent, typography and layout is amazing and you can customize it very easily. They have control panels in the design section of WordPress that I really wished my previous theme Northern Web Coders had, would have saved me days of messing around trying to customize things. They have a... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033171 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:35:22 +0100 2033171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2018352&cid=t_99838_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fpublic-data-sets-on-aws-amazon-web.html "AWS hopes to provide researchers across a variety of disciplines and industries with tools to enable more innovation, more quickly" [Public data on AWS]If you are interested in cloud computing and storage then you will be delighted that Amazon offers support to the science community. Though appreciated, do I think that the information provided for the data sets is very sparse, e.g. which conformer generation was used for the chemistry data sets? How exactly was the UGI dataset created?Anyway, this sounds similar to the computing and storage solution of Google, called MapReduce and GFS. I do not know enough about it to understand the technical differences between the frameworks of Amazon and Google, but both are used to work with tons of data. As announced by Amazon would users (or compan... Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2018352 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:43:00 +0100 2018352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1926685&cid=t_99838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F437953333%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here’s a new approach we hope to make a regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Ian Spatz, who is Merck’s vice president of global health policy and a fixture on the Washington DC scene, will be leaving the drugmaker at the end of the year. Knowledgeable, articulate and gracious, Spatz h... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1926685 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:35:14 +0100 1926685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1816187&cid=t_99838_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F399010221%2F A recent CNN article explains well why a growing number of companies use brainteasers and logic puzzles of a type called “guesstimations” during job interviews: - "Seemingly random questions like these have become commonplace in Silicon Valley and other tech outposts, where companies aren't as interested in the correct answer to a tough question as they are in how a prospective employee might try to solve it. Since businesses today have to be able to react quickly to shifting market dynamics, they want more than engineers with high IQs and good college transcripts. They want people who can think on their feet." What are technology companies (Google, Microsoft, Amazon) and consulting companies (McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Accenture...) looking for? They want employees w... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1816187 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:47:07 +0100 1816187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500289&cid=t_99838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F306038610%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs being announced each month. Despite downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? Pfizer hired Charles Triano as senior vp, investor relations; Haemacure added Reinaldo Diaz to its board; InVentiv named Blane Walter as ceo; Alexza Pharma hired Anthony Clarke as vp, international development; Amazon Biotech named Michael Silver as scientific director; Biogen Idec named Hans Peter Hasler its new coo; Covidien named Chuck Bramlage pre... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500289 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:26:44 +0100 1500289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523784&cid=t_99838_154_f&fid=37875&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnetwork.nature.com%2Fpeople%2Fianmulvany%2Fblog%2F2008%2F05%2F07%2Fsocial-software-for-libraries Via the supernumerarypa blog I just found a book called Social Software for Libraries by Meredith Farkas. From the reviews it looks like a good nuts and bolts introduction to Web 2.0 tools that have a current place in Libraries. I believe Connotea is given a mention. Of course being in a book format has advantages and disadvantages, and one of the people providing a review on Amazon sums it up nicely: “If I had a criticism, it would only be “book versus web”, as the web is a river and a book is an island. Printing it ‘fixes’ it in time, and the highly dynamic web will outrun the content of this book in a few years, maybe sooner. Meantime, its succint, direct and practical nature recommend it as a map out of the bewildering tangle of what’s out there. Now... Connotea blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523784 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:07:48 +0100 2523784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420486&cid=t_99838_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F284145660%2F At JavaOne, one of the big announcements was a hookup between Amazon, specifically EC2, and OpenSolaris (finally generally released as a full open source OS). The collaboration between Amazon and OpenSolaris will give customers access to OpenSolaris (for feree) and MySQL premium technical support, and more. The key selling points are ZFS and D-Trace. Now, I am a big Linux guy, but options are always good and enterprise relationships/partnerships are just a sign of the maturing and relevance of cloud computing. Related articles Amazon Now Serving OpenSolaris on EC2 [via Zemanta] Sun debuts OpenSolaris; OS to be served up on Amazon EC2 [via Zemanta] Sun adds support for Amazon Web services, targets start-ups [via Zemanta] The Cloud on NPR (via The BioTeam blog) Aside. It&#8... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420486 Mon, 05 May 2008 19:47:34 +0100 1420486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409769&cid=t_99838_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F280709573%2F A quick report on Day 2 of Bio-IT World. The day started with a keynote by Josh Boger, founder and CEO of Vertex. His talk spanned several real world examples and some food for thought. Highlights Vertex has made active use of a MedChem ELN, which has been extended to their entire MedChem community, including external partners. In his own words the goal was “enabling the virtual research organization” Metric of success was user adoption and there were some good analytics supporting uptake He spoke at length about the HCV program, where they have used extensive predictive modeling and simulation Clinical data has backed up their predictive modeling (they’re in Phase III now) They have avoided some experiments (carried out by competitors in one case) that their models sug... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409769 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:43:39 +0100 1409769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1191350&cid=t_99838_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F31%2Fis-having-depression-or-bipolar-an-advantage%2F Philip over at Furious Seasons has a great interview with author Tom Wootton about his two books, The Depression Advantage (2007) and The Bipolar Advantage (2005). These are two self-help books that use “accelerated learning techniques [the author] developed as a corporate consultant to Fortune 500 companies” (according to the Amazon blurb). The Amazon reviews are worth the read, as some readers have some reservations about the author. It’s an interesting interview and the author makes a very important point that we often see lost in the conversation about coping with long-term depression or bipolar disorder. You can learn important lessons from dealing with adversity, which includes any adversity in our lives. I’m not sure I buy into the idea that having a serious... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1191350 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:40:37 +0100 1191350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829965&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fparenting-your-kids-are-ok-but-you-have-diabetes%2F Filed under: Lifestyle, Books, SupportBrowsing diabetes-related books on Amazon recently, I came across this one: When You're a Parent with Diabetes: a real life guide to staying healthy while raising a family by Kathryn Gregorio Palmer. It caught my eye because 1.) it got very favorable reader reviews and 2.) it addresses a topic that is usually neglected - being a good parent when it's you with diabetes. When You're a Parent was published in September 2006 by Healthy Living Books.Interesting, that. I mean, there are tons of resources out there about raising children with diabetes and keeping them healthy. This book addresses the needs of parents with diabetes who want to raise healthy happy children, but also have special health needs of their own to remember.Top 100 Amazon reviewer Mann... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829965 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 829965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799242&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fdiabetic-child-books-that-inform-and-inspire%2F Filed under: Type 2, Childhood, Opinion, Books, SupportSpeaking of kids with T1DM, (click here for previous kid-related post) I was just browsing around Amazon's selections of books for parents of type 1 children. There are, of course, a bunch of books on the market. Maybe not quite as many as I'd expected though. (Perhaps T1 parents turn to the web for support these days?) Anyway, there were some clear favorites amongst readers. But be prepared. To get to the good stuff, you will have to sift through tons of Diabetes Cured-Overnight!-style "self-help" manuals.A current bestseller seems to be The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes by Moira McCarthy and Jake Kushner. Bonus: it's part of the "Everything Guide" series of books, so it's packed with info, yet reasonabl... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799242 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 799242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764200&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F28%2F82-years-with-diabetes-described-in-longevity-book%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Drugs, Books, CareAround a year ago I posted the story of two elderly brothers, both of whom have had type 1 diabetes since childhood. It's amazing to read about these guys for two reasons: first, they've lived with diabetes for a reeeaally long time. Secondly, for most of that time, they did not have the medical knowledge or technology on which today's diabetics depend. (Okay, so when it comes to stuff like Avandia, you could argue that's a good thing!)Anyway, one of the brothers - Robert "Bob" Cleveland (87) - will be featured in a new book titled 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes by Sheri R. Colberg and Steven V. Edelman. The book is part of the Marlowe Diabetes Library series. It will be published in November and is availab... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764200 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 764200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716700&cid=t_99838_137_f&fid=35371&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecaregiver.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fmothering-mother-daughters-humorous-and.html Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking MemoirPersonal Note: This book will make you laugh; it will make your cry. It might even make you cringe. In the end it will give you some real perspective about your life and those you love. It will make you think and make you feel. I highly recommend this book.Editorial ReviewsFrom BooklistO'Dell, a member of the "sandwich generation"--made up of boomers taking care of both their own children and their elderly parents--portrays the experience of looking after a mother suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's with brutal honesty and refreshing grace. She peppers the memoir with scenes from her past, including meeting her adoptive parents ("The first time I saw Mama, I was four years old") and the death of her father. With three c... CareGiver, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716700 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:56:00 +0100 716700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651148&cid=t_99838_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F121547681%2F The first time I heard about Amazon’s EC2 service, I was struck by the thought that very soon a biotech company, with modest computing needs  would not need to have a datacenter with a big cluster, but rather use a service like EC2 to satisfy it’s computing needs.  A couple of weeks ago I asked Charlie Bell about EC2 and MPI, and guess what, it’s doable.  Jeff Barr blogs about EC2, Mpich2 and Blast. Perfect!!!  Now, mind you, if you are in the situation where you are crunching the entire human genome all the time, a dedicated cluster is worth it.  But if you are a company that usually runs small jobs and occasionally needs the big spike in compute power, the EC2/S3 combo is quite intriguing and I have a feeling it would be fairly cost effective. F... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651148 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:00:47 +0100 651148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620612&cid=t_99838_137_f&fid=35371&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecaregiver.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2F36-hour-day-family-guide-to-caring-for.html This best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease...Read the full text review at The Alzheimer's Reading Room (Source: CareGiver, The) CareGiver, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620612 Wed, 09 May 2007 22:43:00 +0100 620612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=589134&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F04%2Fthought-for-the-day-something-to-bead-about%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Products, Cancer Survivors, Thought for the DayBreast cancer survivor Linda Griggs offers a wide variety of hands-on healing products for other survivors -- like an inner child notebook with markers for journaling and expressing emotions, a wooden box with instructions on how to create a healing shrine, a non-fiction account of her own cancer journey, and so much more. Griggs, who also teaches workshops and speaks out on cancer as a hero's quest, is now onto something new. She's stringing beads.Think about this:"After helping a young breast cancer survivor make a "power necklace" to help pump her up before chemo, I realized perhaps other survivors might benefit from having their own empowering necklaces," Griggs says.Griggs has begun making necklaces from natura... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=589134 Fri, 04 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 589134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511182&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F30%2Fa-hot-deal-on-breast-cancer-ty-beanie-baby%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Pink productsIn the market for something pink? Something soft, cuddly, and awareness raising? Take a look at this baby.It's a Beanie Baby, another product by TY -- maker of all sorts of handmade collectibles -- and this one is all about breast cancer awareness with its plush pink coat and signature pink ribbon.Available on Amazon.com for the low, low price of $1.80, this is one hot deal. Grab it while is lasts.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511182 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 511182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489978&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fprostate-cancer-survivor-debuts-film-about-his-disease%2F Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Daily news, Movies, Cancer SurvivorsOne man. One cancer diagnosis. One feature-length film. About how 17,000 men gain membership every month in a group this one man calls, The Men's Club.The man is Rocky Galgano. He is 58 years old. He is a retired police officer. And he happens to be a member of the very club he features in his film -- a club full of men living with prostate cancer.Galgano created his documentary as a companion to all the densely-written books and resources he found filled to the brim with medical jargon about a disease that will strike 218,890 and kill 27,050 men this year alone.Men are reluctant to talk about prostate cancer or get tested for the disease, says Galgano. And yet this form of cancer can be cured if caught early. So Galgano ste... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489978 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 489978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478739&cid=t_99838_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F17%2Fvideo-game-fitness-craze%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research, Opinion, Blogs, Products, SupportWho would've thought that the same company who gave rise to Super Mario Brothers would transform a generation into virtual athletes? And I know what you're thinking - don't even try to turn this video gaming habit into a banner health campaign. Hold the phone, sister. Read on and you'll see what Nintendo has done. The calorie-carnage begins with a wireless remote -- like a piece of sporting equipment. In fact this wireless piece is your symbolic tennis racket, baseball bat or golf club. Players use the momentum of their body movements to engage a sensor placed on top of the television. The freebie games that come with Nintendo Wii are: tennis, golf, baseball, and even boxing. Of cour... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478739 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486215&cid=t_99838_132_f&fid=35001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nodalpoint.org%2F2007%2F03%2F05%2Fvirtual_bioinformatics_clusters_with_ec2 Compute Cluster: DSC00179 © Jordan Thevenow-Harrison / CC I few months ago I was trying to track down information about Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud, pay-as-you-go virtual clustering service. At the time Declan Butler had emailed me asking about the feasibility of running bioinformatics applications on EC2. My investigation of EC2 for bioinformatics applications turned up very little at the time, today however Andrew Perry has posted an analysis on the feasibility of EC2 for running mpiBLAST. If you're into bioinformatics clusters (of course) then go read it right away, if you've considered a cluster and balked at the expense then this may be a solution. The down side is, Amazon's limited-beta for EC2 is now full. Hey Amazon, Bioinformatics is a growing market, might pay to help And... nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486215 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:53:17 +0100 486215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463015&cid=t_99838_113_f&fid=34630&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthTechBlog%2F%7E3%2F85360754%2Firish_medical_t.html This was the title of the second of my series of articles on the Web2.0 space for the Irish Medical Times (2nd February edition). You can read the full piece here. It was actually due to be the first in the series, but still stands fine where it has been printed. Update: The full article can now be read below. Widely used by the teenage and young adult market worldwide, the Internet site YouTube allows the easy upload and sharing of video footage. In the same way that people send and share photographs to each other on their mobile phones, video can now be easily shared with others via the Internet.   The service has been at the end of a lot of negative comment in Ireland since its’ purchase by Google. As a result of this, a number of clips were removed – but not before they ... The Health Tech Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463015 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:00:00 +0100 463015