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 'ancient'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794896&cid=t_112004_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F06%2Fthe-greek-miracle-how-ancient-greek-philosophy-can-save-you-or-at-least-improve-your-life%2F Former nightclub owner Nicholas Kardaras died ten years ago. That’s right. For a few minutes his pulse was flat. Then he “pulled a Lazarus” as he describes it. He was revived and clung to life for a bit with the help of a respirator. When he finally emerged from his coma, he was a changed man. Plato, Pythagoras, and the other ancient Greeks saved him. That’s what he says in his new book, How Plato and Pythagoras Can Save Your Life. A drug addict living the glamorous life, rubbing elbows with the likes of John F. Kennedy, Jr., Tom Cruise, and Brooke Shields, he decided to turn all of his time and energy toward ancient Greek philosophy? Why? Kardaras writes: After my post-coma resurrection, I was desperate to better understand the universe and my purpose within it; I guess that a ne... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794896 Fri, 06 May 2011 17:45:18 +0100 4794896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734355&cid=t_112004_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-research%2Fancient-herbal-adhd-treatment-proven-in-hospital-study.php Researchers at Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, have developed a natural ADHD treatment, that has proven to be effective. The formula, popular in Israel, supplies the developing brain with essential nutrients, found to increase concentration and memory. The herbal formula, designed for the study, contains a blend of herbs, many of which are legendary for mental concentration and development. Modern research shows that these herbs contain biochemical treasures that boost concentration and memory. ‘The herbal formula nourishes, and normalizes the brain, rather than just provide temporary artificial stimulation’ said A.Levine RNMH, Clinical Herbalist and researcher. The four month ‘Double Blind Random Placebo’ research study, tested the results of the herbal formul... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734355 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4734355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489727&cid=t_112004_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F17%2Fthe-birth-of-the-mental-asylum%2F The first hospital in the U.S. opened its doors in 1753 in Philadelphia. While it treated a variety of patients, six of its first patients suffered from mental illness. In fact, Pennsylvania Hospital would have a pivotal impact on psychiatry. Benjamin Rush, a physician who has been referred to as “the father of modern psychiatry” largely due to his book, Medical Inquiries and Observations on the Diseases of the Mind, worked at the hospital. He believed in treating mentally ill patients with bloodletting, a treatment that was used by Ancient civilizations. He dismissed demonic theories behind mental illness, and instead thought that psychiatric disorders originated from “hypertension in the brain’s blood vessels” (as cited in Goodwin, 1999). It was thought that removing bl... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489727 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:17:01 +0100 4489727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304918&cid=t_112004_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F02%2Fwisdom-quotes-for-2011%2F Before I met Ronald Pies, M.D., professor of psychiatry and lecturer on bioethics and humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University and professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, I did not know what a mensch was. I figured it has something to do with a short person. However, for Christmas this year I received a signed copy of Pies’s newest book, “Becoming a Mensch: Timeless Talmudic Ethics for Everyone,” and I decided that I would like to become a mensch, much like Dr. Pies, for whom I have the utmost respect. The American Heritage Dictionary defines mensch as “a person having admirable characteristics, such as fortitude and firmness of purpose.” His book is a fascinating collection of personal case histories, often based on composites of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304918 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:22:12 +0100 4304918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4253199&cid=t_112004_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F13%2Fexchanging-gifts-with-your-therapist%2F It’s that time of the year again — the time where gift-giving is a part of many people’s holiday rituals. While we don’t think twice about buying little gifts for close friends and family, sometimes it gives us pause to consider giving a gift to our therapist. Here’s a relationship with a professional that we see once a week, and yet it is a professional relationship (even if it doesn’t always feel that way). What should you do? Should you exchange a little gift with your therapist? Of course, before you do anything, you and your therapist should talk about exchanging gifts (especially if you don’t know your therapist’s policy). Some therapists are okay with it — as long as the gifts are small — while others have a strict, &#8220... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4253199 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:50:26 +0100 4253199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625499&cid=t_112004_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpain-relief-study-has-potential-with-a-spin%2F2010.06.03 The development of drugs and other treatments for specific symptoms or conditions relies heavily on either serendipity (the chance finding of a beneficial effect) or on an understanding of underlying mechanisms. In pain, for example, there are limited ways in which we can block pain signals –- such as activating opiate receptors, or inhibiting prostaglandins. There are only so many ways in which you can interact with these systems. The discovery of a novel mechanism of modulating pain is therefore most welcome, and has the potential of leading to entirely new treatments that may have a better side effect profile than existing treatments and also have an additive clinical effect. A recent study by Nana Goldman et. al., published in Nature Neuroscience, adds to our understanding of pain re... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625499 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:00:53 +0100 3625499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487284&cid=t_112004_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fof-pigs-people%2F Jared Diamond famously argued in Guns, Germs and Steel that only a small set of organisms have the characteristics which make them viable domesticates. Diamond’s thesis is that the distribution of these organisms congenial to a mutualistic relationship with man shaped the arc of our species’ history and the variation in wealth that we see (though his a human-centric tale, we may enslave them, eat and use them as beasts of burden, but these are also species which have spread across the world with our expansion). This thesis has been challenged, but the bigger point of putting a focus on how humans relate to their domesticated animals, and the complex co-evolutionary path between the two, is something that we need to consider. In a plain biological and physical sense animals have... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487284 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:25:50 +0100 3487284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003706&cid=t_112004_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fegyptian-mummies-not-so-healthy%2F Bad headline, sorry – but I have a limited number of characters and I wasn’t sure how to word this. How about: Some Egyptians Who Died and Were Mummified Had Heart Disease, Just Like Us in the Year 2009. Too long, huh? Researchers don’t only research current issues, such as finding cures for cancer or ways to make body parts regrow, they also look back in an attempt to understand what happened in earlier times. In this particular study, researchers were looking for signs of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, in mummies. We tend to think of heart disease as a modern problem, but the earlier discovery of the Pharaoh Merenptah (c. 1213-1203 BC), who was 60 years old at his death, having had atherosclerosis, arthritis and dental decay led researchers to study othe... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003706 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:05:30 +0100 3003706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772581&cid=t_112004_113_f&fid=34603&url=http%3A%2F%2Fginasmith.typepad.com%2Fgina_on_gina%2F2009%2F09%2Fancient-chinese-proverb.html "The swiftest horse can't overtake a word once spoken." Ancient Chinese Proverb. (Source: I'm Gina Smith) I'm Gina Smith blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772581 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:06:54 +0100 2772581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807751&cid=t_112004_125_f&fid=38999&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbellevuedentist-cosmetic.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fancient-gem-studded-teeth.html ANCIENT GEM-STUDDED TEETH OF EARLY COSMETIC DENTISTSEARLY COSMETIC DENTISTRYThe glittering teeth (Grills) of some hip-hop stars are not exactly unprecedented. Sophisticated cosmetic dentistry allowed Native Americans to add splash to their teeth as far back as 2,500 years ago, a new study says. Drills made of obsidian were used to embed jewels into the teeth of these ancients. I came across this very interesting article about gem-studded teeth in the Implant blog which I follow. Early Cosmetic Dentists exhibited rather amazing technical skills. Some of the ancient civilizations made false teeth by using beautifully polished abalone shells made into an elongated triangular shape that had the pointed end notched. These new notched teeth were then hammered into the jaw bone with multiple teet... Bellevue Cosmetic Dentist Choosing the Best Dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807751 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:48:00 +0100 2807751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447694&cid=t_112004_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F01%2F9-more-things-i-learned-in-high-school%2F Inspired by Therese Borchard’s 11 Things I Learned in High School, I wanted to share a few things I learned from my own high school experiences. I had many good times while in school, as well as my share of bad. But so many of the learning experiences we have in high school really can stick with us for years to come, teaching us about the ways of the world, life, friends and relationships. 1. Believe in your own abilities. So many times, we’re led to believe we’re not as good as we should or could be. And yet each and every one of us has unique abilities, talent and skills. No matter what others might tell you, believe in your own abilities, even when you feel unsure of yourself. 2. Things aren’t as bad as they seem. Things often seem worse than you’ve ever fe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447694 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:57:42 +0100 2447694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424311&cid=t_112004_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdentistry-in-history%2F These days, tattoos and piercings are all the rage for young people. It seems faddish and immature to some, but ours isn’t the first culture to do silly things to alter our image. Hundreds -even a thousand years ago, people altered their bodies in the name of faddish beauty - and I use that term lightly. This is common knowledge, but did you know dentists did some of the work? Prior to the Spanish conquests in the 1500s, regular folks were wearing bling on their choppers. According to a post at the National Geographic website, ancient Mesoamericans had dentists cement small, precious gems into their teeth. We’re not talking about a practice for only royalty here; just your average Joe was walking around with gems in his smile. The first question that comes to mind is How?! T... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424311 Tue, 19 May 2009 20:55:35 +0100 2424311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2277214&cid=t_112004_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Factual-recent-conversation.html This is why I love my friend Pablo so much.While talking on the phone about death, just now.Me: "I want to be cremated. But I totally don't want to be scattered in the ocean because I am a little scared of the ocean and all the fish and stuff. I don't want to be scattered in the forest either because I don't like bugs and the cold and all that outdoorsy stuff. Maybe I should be scattered in Holt Renfrew...Nah! I can't afford to shop there. I think the place I'd be most comfortable resting eternally is in a couch. So I have to find somebody who will scatter my ashes in their nice comfy couch. Or their mattress. Something cozy."Pablo: "What about me? What should I do with my remains?"Me: "Hey! I thought we agreed that I was supposed to throw myself on your casket at your funeral. Wearing a f... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2277214 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:40:00 +0100 2277214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027193&cid=t_112004_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJZqMcLgGO5I%2F Thanks to all who sent the kind birthday regards. My birthday coincided with the last day of classes at my college and the morning was packed with review sessions prior to exams and a couple of phone calls about matters that needed to be figured out by today (meaning Wednesday, i.e., yesterday) and some missing files of a rather important nature. (Two found, one still missing.) At 11am a student came in to talk about her graduate school applications; she had a bag lined in red tissue paper (a little soggy from the rain) and gave it to me. Inside was a hardcover version of my Latin textbook. Since I first taught my student Elementary Latin four years ago, I’ve been through three or four paperback versions of the book. The cover inevitably gets ripped off and the book’s spine spl... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027193 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:46:08 +0100 2027193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862656&cid=t_112004_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F09%2Fpoetry-language-on-a-spree%2F It’s national poetry day today, I know this because one of our readers gave me advance warning by bringing me a poster because ‘you like that sort of thing’.  Consequently I’m writing this in advance on the 2nd of October so I don’t forget it to write this on the day.  I treated the poor person in question to the half remembered poems that have lodged in my head over the years, they left vaguely unimpressed but chuckling. Why not celebrate by reading some of the stuff by my fave poets…. Attilla the Stockbroker John Cooper Clarke John Hegley Martin Newell Posted in Confusion of Ancient Librarian   Tagged: National Poetry Day    (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862656 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:01:01 +0100 1862656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739251&cid=t_112004_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbHCYEZyZaNc%2F As of this Wednesday, the fall semester is underway at my college and I’m explaining how to pronounce v as w in Latin to one class, and leading another in reciting and writing the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet. I’m teaching early in the morning thanks to Charlie being in middle school, which starts much earlier than his elementary school. I’m a quite energetic teacher, a necessary feature (I think) if you’re going to instruct college students in “dead languages” with complicated grammatical systems. At some point, some student’s attention will seem to waver, as indicated by eyes focused out the window rather than on the dry erase board, by a student saying “huh” when I call on their name. I used to just think, ok, this student’... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739251 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:36 +0100 1739251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1596271&cid=t_112004_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Froyal-egyptian-dentists-tomb-unearthed%2F Just over four thousand years ago, three royal Egyptian dentists were laid to rest in a private tomb located south of Cairo. Looters unearthed the tomb recently to reveal no mummies, but a mud, brick, and limestone structure with multiple hieroglyphs on the walls depicting the daily lives of dentists - minus the dental procedures. The symbol of an eye over a tusk told archaeologists that the tomb was, indeed, built for dentists, and the location attests to the fact that the inhabitants were royal attendants. A curse inscribed on the wall suggests that anyone who enters the tomb be eaten by a crocodile and his fang-y friend, a snake. Read more here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dentists-039-Tombs-from-Ancient-Egypt-39079.shtml. (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596271 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:46:50 +0100 1596271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1484931&cid=t_112004_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F302249562%2F   Stonehenge, UK  A topical article for me as I will be passing Stonehenge today.  It is an amazing feat of 4,500 year old primitive engineering and still provokes feelings of wonder and awe everytime I pass by, especially on solstice and equinox days. Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests. The site was used as a cemetery for 500 years, from the point of its inception. Archaeologists have said the cremation burials found at the site might represent a single elite family and its descendents - perhaps a ruling dynasty. Professor Mike Parker Pearson, from the department of archaeology at the University of Sheffield, and his colleagues have now carried out radiocarbon dating of burials excavated in the 1950s that were k... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1484931 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:00:02 +0100 1484931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466094&cid=t_112004_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F297231439%2F King Akhenaten (photo credit www.usu.edu)  The feminine features and elongated head of ancient Egypt’s King Akhenaten may be attributed to two genetic defects called aromatose excess syndrome and craniosynostosis, reports Yale School of Medicine dermatology Professor Irwin Braverman, M.D. Akhenaten, a pharaoh during Egypt’s 18th Dynasty credited with starting the practice of worshipping one God, fathered six children. He was often portrayed in sculptures and carvings with a thin neck, elongated head, large buttocks, breasts, and even a prominent belly, suggesting pregnancy. Aromatose excess syndrome can lead to feminine features in men and advanced sexual development in girls. Akhenaten’s daughters are depicted with breasts at age three and seven in some carvings. It ma... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466094 Sat, 24 May 2008 12:00:08 +0100 1466094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463841&cid=t_112004_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F296470802%2F (Photo credit: British Museum, crystal skull)  Without giving too much of the plot away, the focus of the latest ‘Indiana’ movie is about crystal skulls thought to have been produced by early American civilizations. But experts say examples held at the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC are anything but genuine.  Their results show the skulls were made using tools not available to the ancient Aztecs or Mayans and were more than likely to have been produced in the 1960s. Researchers say the work, which is published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, should end decades of speculation over the origins of these controversial objects. The researchers were not able to determine where the quartz used in the skulls was quarried. But lo... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463841 Fri, 23 May 2008 10:32:54 +0100 1463841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1306505&cid=t_112004_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F17%2Fgood-luck-st-patrick-today%2F Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! Happy Paddy’s day from the Fade Crew. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1306505 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:32 +0100 1306505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292277&cid=t_112004_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fit-has-been-less-than-fun-week-for-me.html It has been a less than fun week for me. I got sick. Quite sick. In fact 2008 will forever be remembered as The Year I Puked On My Birthday And I Wasn’t Even Drunk. And if you don’t know me then you cannot fully understand how traumatic this was on a couple levels. First of all I suffer from this pretty severely. And as such I will not get into my particular lurgie with any great details. Secondly it was my 39th birthday. The LAST YEAR I will be in my 30s. A dinner party was planned and had to be cancelled. In fact my whole birthday weekend was a complete blur of ick and grossness. I woke up Saturday (March 1-my birfday) quite early with terrible cramps. Whole torso cramps opposed to your typical gurgley tummy type situation. Only now that I am feeling better do I understand how sick... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292277 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:25:00 +0100 1292277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289259&cid=t_112004_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F09%2Fnew-fade-website%2F The end of the week has seen us finally get the new Fade Library Website up and running. We’ve had the highs and lows of installing MySQL and PHP. The swear box has earned a few bob. Kudos to Paul at IIS Admin Blog for the clear guidance. Anyway slip over to the site and let us know what you think. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289259 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:01:48 +0100 1289259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1259966&cid=t_112004_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fspooky.html So I like to think I am a very enlightened, tolerant and open minded sort of gal. I have my own little quirky life filled with my own little quirky likes and dislikes and as such maintain a motto of, “Whatever melts your butter.” While I may not agree with or even remotely understand others and what they do in their lives I also don’t like to harsh on anyone’s mellow by being all judgmental and shit. Everybody has to do their own thing, right? So along with being enlightened, tolerant and open minded I am also mentally about as mature as a teenaged boy. A very poorly brought up, over imaginative, and under stimulated adolescent male. Combine that with an uncontrollable reflex to joke about inappropriate things and I am exactly the wrong person to take to a funeral, bris, beat poet... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1259966 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:34:00 +0100 1259966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1259898&cid=t_112004_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F26%2Ftoo-true%2F Kind of off topic but made me laugh and had to be shared (contains more than a grain of truth!) (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1259898 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:10:39 +0100 1259898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237741&cid=t_112004_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F17%2Fsave-the-superlambanana%2F It’s  not often we’ll go off  our well beaten path of concentrating on health issues but with news that the future of the Superlambanana might not be in Liverpool we’ll make exception (here in green to celebrate Fostering in Liverpool as opposed to it’s usual cheery yellow - it might look familiar round here though).   Anyway to keep this wonderful piece of art on Merseyside sign the Daily Post’s petition by clicking here. If you aren’t familiar with this magniicent beastie it was created by the japanese-based artist Taro Chiezo  for the Art Transpennine Exhibition of 1998. It warns of the dangers of genetically modified food, whilst being appropriate to the city of Liverpool due to the port’s rich history in the trade of lambs and the import ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237741 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:14:09 +0100 1237741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1222285&cid=t_112004_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F11%2Fnew-dh-website%2F It’s changed so if any of our links to them don’t work, apologies, in a triumph of optimism over experience we foolishly believed that when they said this wouldn’t be a problem they meant it! (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1222285 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:37:47 +0100 1222285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=874955&cid=t_112004_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F157096069%2F Mindful of what I’ll call the side effects of transitions on Charlie, I was careful that Saturday was well-stocked with familiar activities with definite endings, and in which Charlie was an active player. We went grocery shopping and Charlie carried his share of bags (including the one with the watermelon). He eyed the racks of Entenman’s and Tastycakes and pulled out the bag with gluten-free brownie mix soon as we got home; he stirred the batter and licked both bowl and spoon. There was an old blue chair—a small Ikea armchair—that I had put in my office and have now determined that we need in our new place, so we drove into Jersey City. Charlie really wanted just to stay in the car but I didn’t think that the best idea and, while smileless, he held the door... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=874955 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:56:35 +0100 874955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749685&cid=t_112004_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-meltdown.html Well, talk about technical difficulties...isn't there a pill for that? Oh, never mind.Mrtl made a great new logo for Crush Your Cat's Head Friday but I cannot get it to work animation-wise on Blogger. It just shows up as an image. So please go here to see what was supposed to be posted here on Friday.Thanks, mrtl, for your evil genius. Thanks, Blogger, for your buttheadedness. And thanks to anybody who can troubleshoot this animated gif issue for me. (Source: Von Krankipantzen) Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749685 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:24:00 +0100 749685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=700928&cid=t_112004_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fok-now-its-getting-silly.html You know what? Most guys ask for your number or for a date. Not these guys. They come on a Saturday night to lurk around my building bothering the neighbours with their sirens and flashing lights.Stalking me under the pretext of checking on a sick old lady. Saw right through that one, I did.And then they came back on Monday night too. Jeeez, guys! Seriously, just send me some flowers or a box of chocolates. Leave the poor old lady from across the street alone.FINE! I'll go on a date with you. As long as you wear those cute boots and suspenders. Clearly, my 'glowing' skin and matching outfit really dazzled these guys. I can't get rid of them. (Source: Von Krankipantzen) Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=700928 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:28:00 +0100 700928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=560375&cid=t_112004_85_f&fid=34967&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocisinblog.com%2Findex.php%2F2007%2F04%2F21%2Fancient-boundaries-4%2F This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society:    ♦ Part 1 — Moving the Ancient Boundaries    ♦ Part 2 — The Rebel & the Victim    ♦ Part 3 — Undermining Civil Authority   Do not move the ancient boundary stone   set up by your forefathers.         – Proverbs 22:28 –    ♦ The Assault on Religious Authority Undermining the legitimacy of civil authority and mutating the role of government into an instrument for protecting personal licentiousness — while endlessly chasing solutions to the incorrigible problems thus generated — is a key element in the secula... The Doctor Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=560375 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:54:22 +0100 560375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=541637&cid=t_112004_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F13%2Fsequencing-dinosaur-proteins%2F Alex at The Daily Transcript has an interesting post on how the Lewis Cantley lab at Harvard has sequenced proteins isolated from the fossilized bone of a Tyrannosaurus Rex that lived, loved and died 68 million years ago. They also did the same on mastodon bones that are thought to be be 160,000-600,000 years old. The NY Times story can be read here, while the original report in Science can be found here. Previously, it was felt that even under the most ideal conditions, reliable biological samples could not be retrieved from specimens older than 1 million years. This is because complex biological molecules such as proteins and DNA tend to degrade over time to the point that they are no longer detectable. What’s really amazing about this break through (if contamination has not been a... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=541637 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:23:10 +0100 541637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=504148&cid=t_112004_85_f&fid=34967&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocisinblog.com%2Findex.php%2F2007%2F03%2F27%2Fancient-boundaries-3%2F This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society:    ♦ Part 1 — Moving the Ancient Boundaries    ♦ Part 2 — The Rebel & the Victim   Do not move the ancient boundary stone   set up by your forefathers.         – Proverbs 22:28 –   In prior posts, we began to examine some of the many ways which a society will evolve and act if it seeks to move the ancient boundaries, to chip away at absolutes, principles, and tradition in order to create a new utopia grounded in narcissism and libertinism. Here, I will continue to illustrate the means whereby an increasingly individualistic and relativistic society, having lost ... The Doctor Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=504148 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:48:55 +0100 504148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=480225&cid=t_112004_85_f&fid=34967&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocisinblog.com%2Findex.php%2F2007%2F02%2F11%2Fancient-boundaries-2%2F This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society:    ♦ Part 1 — Moving the Ancient Boundaries   Do not move the ancient boundary stone set up   by your forefathers.         – Proverbs 22:28 –   The societal trend evident today — the gradual and progressive shift from spirituality and faith-based life principles, to scientific secular rationalism, and ultimately to postmodernism, which is the triumph of tribalism, radical individualism, and emotionalism over faith and reason — has many manifestations. The frantic pace of a society filled with countless pressures and endless distractions permits us at best to focus only on the immed... The Doctor Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=480225 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:10:33 +0100 480225