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 'analyze'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181897&cid=t_173558_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fsxsw-2012-psychology-picks-need-your-vote%2F Time is running out to vote for some of your favorite SXSW 2012 Interactive panel ideas through the SXSW panel picker (Friday at midnight is the deadline). Yes, you need to register a free account in order to vote, but it takes only a minute to do so. I’ve organized a panel again for consideration, as have some other psychologists and professionals. I’ve highlighted three panels I’d like you to vote a big thumbs-up on, if you have a minute today. While people’s votes only constitute 30 percent of how a panel idea is chosen to present at SXSW Interactive, it’s an important part of the process that helps the organizers make the tough decisions. The panel I’ve proposed is about online therapy. But not your everyday kind of online therapy… Click on th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181897 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:14:46 +0100 5181897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885345&cid=t_173558_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-dna-dilemma%2F2010.08.19 Mary Carmichael of Newsweek had a great series of articles focusing on direct-to-consumer genetic testing. An excerpt: I’ve been following DTC genetics since 2007, when wide scanning first became available to the public. Since then, a number of writers have gotten wide-scale genetic tests and expounded on the results. Indeed, I sometimes wonder if I’m the last science reporter on earth with virgin genes. (Technical virgin: My doctor gave me a cystic fibrosis carrier test when I was pregnant.) Initially, I put off getting a full-genome scan because I wasn’t sure how useful such a test would be. I had no particular reason to take one, save curiosity. I wouldn’t expect to find anything serious and potentially life-altering like the Huntington’s disease gene in my results, because ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885345 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:08 +0100 3885345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585611&cid=t_173558_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcurious-about-your-dna-just-stop-by-walgreens%2F2010.05.20 I’ve been writing about personal genomics for years. The standard concept of it is that you can order such genetic tests online, send your saliva or buccal swab to the lab where they analyze your DNA, then you can check online what kind of diseases you have elevated or lowered risk for. That’s how Navigenics, 23andMe or Pathway Genomics works. Now Pathway had a major announcement: San Diego based startup Pathway Genomics announced [May 18th] that it will begin selling its DNA collection kits at Walgreens drugstores beginning in mid-May, for about $20 to $30. Unlike a pregnancy test, users won’t be able to get results immediately. They will have to send in their saliva sample and then go to Pathway’s website to select the particular test they want. Users choose from drug response ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585611 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:00:07 +0100 3585611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653823&cid=t_173558_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F29%2Fwikipedia-vs-rorschach%2F As we noted here nearly a year ago, the Rorschach Inkblot Test images have been made available on Wikipedia. This is not a big deal, since it’s what’s called a projective test, meaning that the images themselves are not important — it’s what you see in the images that can be interesting to a psychologist. Yesterday, The New York Times noted the controversy, which has a new twist. A psychologist has posted the most common responses to each of the 10 cards in Wikipedia entry about the Rorschach Inkblot Test. This includes such astonishing revelations that most people see 2 humans in cards 2 and 3. Astonishing, I tell you. Here’s why there’s a controversy, according to the article: “The more test materials are promulgated widely, the more possibility the... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653823 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:01:17 +0100 2653823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1296047&cid=t_173558_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F11%2Fexperts-analyze-spitzers-situation%2F There’s really something interesting about human nature that makes us want to analyze a famous person’s downfall, despite knowing virtually nothing about a person’s personal life, psyche, or family background. So the psychology pundits were out in full force today to give their two cents as to how a governor of one of the most powerful states in the U.S., New York governor Eliot Spitzer, could be caught in a prostitution sting: Why do otherwise smart, successful people do such risky things? […] In such situations, does the risky behavior precede the powerful job? Or does something about being in power cause the behavior? Many speculated that it was a combination of the two. “We’re all human,” said Leon Hoffman, a psychoanalyst in New York. &#8... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1296047 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:26:39 +0100 1296047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478754&cid=t_173558_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F07%2Fanalyze-this-for-better-blood-sugar-control%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Drugs, Research, ProductsRemember that movie with Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro, Analyze This? Well we all don't have super-risky mobster lifestyles to induce depression like Paul Vitti's, but according to a new study of depressed type 2 diabetics -- depression has a negative impact on blood sugar control. Researchers treated 93 patients with type 2 diabetes and depression with the antidepressant bupropion (Wellbutrin). They chose the drug because it is capable of reducing depression and weight simultaneously. The hypothesis behind the treatment was mood enhancement and weight reduction would, in fact, improve blood sugar control. (Always a gold star day in my book!) The results were documented in the March issue of Diabete... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478754 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 478754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186445&cid=t_173558_165_f&fid=36777&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.therapytimes.com%2Fblog%2FRickSteinberg%2Findex.cfm%2F2006%2F12%2F28%2FContinuing-to-Analyze-Results-of-the-Berry Test of Visual Motor Integration In Blog #1 I mentioned testing procedures for the Berry. In Blog #2 I went over clinical observations for copying forms 1 - 4. To continue on in what to look for in these drawings lets pick up at the 5th template. This is a right oblique. Usually difficulties here indicate a spatial orientation problem. Number 6, a square shows directionality difficulties if the corners aren't sharp or fine motor problems if the lines extend too far at the corners. For number 7 a left oblique again spatial orientation will be the essential challenge. The "X" shows spatial orientation difficulties as well as possible midline concerns (if the lines don't cross smoothly in the center). The triangle will challenge skills in visual closure if the corners don't come together. ... Rick Steinberg's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186445 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:05:00 +0100 1186445