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 'andy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096874&cid=t_141372_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fim-proud-of-bennet%2F Last year, at my first Friends for Life (FFL) conference, I bumped into Gary Scheiner in the exhibit hall. He told me that they play basketball in the activity center in the evenings. I didn’t have any of my basketball gear (contact lenses, ankle braces, etc) but wanted to give it a try. It was so much fun. This year I made sure to pack some basketball clothes. George and Cherise covered my co-hosting duties for DSMA Live on Thursday night, and I got to enjoy some basketball. It was a blast! We were able to round up a handful of grown-ups and a bunch of athletic younger folks, and we ran full-court ball for about an hour and a half. Rick Philbin is a basketball stud, and the guy is in amazing shape. He pretty much does whatever he wants to on the court, and there’s not much a... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096874 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:41:32 +0100 5096874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734112&cid=t_141372_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fu5FgaDGP8SQ%2F Introducing ED.EXAM: a free online forum and collection of resources for emergency medicine trainees studying for the ACEM Part 2 exams. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734112 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:02 +0100 4734112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626792&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWOr6sXBp8VE%2F By David BoazOn this day in 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Liberty or Death!" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Fortunately, Henry got the liberty he sought and lived another quarter-century to enjoy the republican government he helped to create. But last night, NPR reported on Mohammed Nabbous, a man who made a similar stand in Libya and almost immediately lost his life in the struggle for liberty. Henry told his fellow Virginians: If we wish to be free -- if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending -- if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626792 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:29:28 +0100 4626792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592370&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F99MBD8Yhig8%2F By David BoazI have two items published today about how governments and other tax-consumers use taxpayer dollars to lobby the government to get more taxpayer dollars. Politico Arena asks, "Will the public warm up to the health care law?" My reply: I'm amused -- at best -- that the vast United States government is using my tax dollars to try to persuade voters that the signature legislative accomplishment of the president's term is actually a good idea. Search Google for the term "Obamacare," and the first paid link is for healthcare.gov, a government propaganda site for the Affordable Care Act. They're also using Medicare.gov that way. And roping in poor old Andy Griffith for a TV ad that Factcheck.org says uses "weasel words" to "mislead" seniors. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592370 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:16:15 +0100 4592370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512394&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-are-sponges%2F2011.02.23 I am a doctor. Go ahead, call me what you may. Group me into a neatly, prejudged category: “All you doctors.” Just don’t label me a sponge. That’s right. Recently in the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Andy Kessler, famous author and former hedge fund manager smart enough to turn $100 million into $1 billion, grouped doctors into a sub-category of the service economy which he labeled as “sponges.” We could have done worse: His other categories included “sloppers” (DMV workers), “slimers” (financial planners), and “thieves” (cable companies). It seems that doctors — along with cosmetologists, lawyers, and real estate brokers — offend him because of the tests and licenses that we deem necessary: Sponges are those who earned t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512394 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:37 +0100 4512394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314217&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Ff3Dkwc5NsAg%2F The news that Josh Sharfstein is leaving the FDA, where he has been deputy commish for slightly less than two years, came as something of a surprise to many (back story). A Harvard-trained physician and former Congressional investigator with a penchant for criticizing pharma, Sharfstein arrived along with Margaret Hamburg, the FDA commish, and the pair was seen by pharma critics as white knights who could help restore some luster to a tarnished agency, while industry worried they might create havoc. Sharfstein is expected to become the secretary of health and mental hygiene in Maryland, and so we asked Ira Loss of Washington Analysis, a long-time observer of the intersection between pharma, Wall Street and Capitol Hill, about this high-profile change… Pharmalot: Were you surprised S... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314217 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:21:37 +0100 4314217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190151&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwheres-my-government-provided-healthcare%2F2010.11.22 Freshman Republican Congressman Andy Harris, who was elected on a promise to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), is outraged that he’s going to go a whole month before his government-provided health insurance kicks in. From Politico: A conservative Maryland physician elected to Congress on an anti-Obamacare platform surprised fellow freshmen at a Monday orientation session by demanding to know why his government-subsidized health care plan takes a month to kick in. Republican Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist who defeated freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, reacted incredulously when informed that federal law mandated that his government-subsidized health care policy would take effect on Feb. 1st –- 28 days after his Jan. 3rd sw... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190151 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4190151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121836&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Flawlessness-meaningful-use-of-health-it.html This article briefly describes and critiques the regulations, arguing that (1) they fail to appropriately address HIT safety and (2) further steps must be taken to protect patients and serve public health needs in the new digital era.After a brief review of the Meaningful Use and "Certification" (a.k.a. features qualification) regulations and programs, they go on to critique those regulations and programs as a "step towards comprehensive oversight", but a very deficient step considering the ambitions and timelines of the HITECH act and the federal government.They aptly note (along with with footnotes):... While advocates argue that computerization will reduce errors, numerous recent reports have demonstrated that the opposite can be true. Hospitals have experienced incidents in which docto... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121836 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:33:00 +0100 4121836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022899&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtXeNkujL5UU%2F By Michael F. CannonIn all of Washington, is there a greater enemy of free speech than Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius? Her department is forcing millions of Americans to finance speech that they oppose, by using taxpayer dollars to broadcast (misleading) television ads that promote ObamaCare. She is using the powers granted her under ObamaCare to threaten insurers with bankruptcy if they publicly disagree with her about the law’s cost. Now, she is decrying the growth of anonymous political speech in congressional campaigns. Would that coerced speech, or government suppression of speech, troubled her as much as anonymous speech. Sebelius: Anonymous Political Speech ‘Dangerous’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022899 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:46:09 +0100 4022899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907588&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FY2qMk0xSuC8%2F By Michael F. CannonThe Obama administration spent your tax dollars on a pro-ObamaCare ad, featuring Andy Griffith, that FactCheck.org found uses “weasel words” to “mislead” seniors about how that law would affect them.  (As I blogged previously, FactCheck.org understated the case.) Nonetheless, over at Medicare.gov, the administration is still running that dishonest ad. They should take the ad down. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907588 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:26:57 +0100 3907588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865400&cid=t_141372_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FiOuyaoN8_W0%2Fcwd-friends-for-life---fast-driver.php Bernard, Amy, Kerri, Scott, photo by Jeff HitchcockOne of the hardest things at CWD Friends For Life (FFL) was deciding on which session to attend for any given pocket of time.  Each session ran for an hour, or an hour-and-a-half, and there were usually six or seven to choose from at any given time. On Wednesday morning I listened in to Kerri & Amy do a great presentation called "Finding Your Online Voice".  I loved it.  I thought Kerri & Amy were perfect hosts and leaders, and that the information was well received.  There were lots of questions, ranging from "how do I do it?" to "what about privacy concerns?" I hope that a few people found the inspiration to start sharing their stories.  After the session, I jumped on Kerri's coattails to go meet Charlie ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865400 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3865400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865404&cid=t_141372_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FxmiobVzji0E%2F If you’re behind on your physics, the Theory of Relativity was Albert Einstein’s formulation in the early 20th century that gave rise to the famous theorum that E=mc2, otherwise stated as energy is equal to mass times the square of the speed of light. Why does Andy Schlafly hate the theory of relativity? We’re pretty sure it’s because he’s decided it doesn’t square with the Bible. via Conservapedia: E=mc2 Is A Liberal Conspiracy | TPMMuckraker. There’s nothing you can say really, about this sort of willful idiocy, because your jaw has hit the floor. Filed under: Natural world, Science Tagged: Andy Schafly, conservapedia, einstein, idiocy (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865404 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:05:27 +0100 3865404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861999&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfrmQO2IL3NA%2F By Michael F. Cannon An article in today’s The USA Today titled, “With Many Still in Dark, Groups Shed Light on Health Care Law,” aims to correct misinformation about ObamaCare.  Ironically, the article is itself a monument to misinformation. It begins: True or false: The new health care law will cut Medicare benefits for seniors. It will slash Medicare payments to doctors. It will ration health care. In three polls conducted last month, large percentages of Americans answered “true” to each statement. All three are false. In fact, two of the three statements are 100-percent true. First, ObamaCare will cut payments to the private health insurance companies that provide coverage to the 20 percent of Medicare enrollees who participate in the Medicare Advantage ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861999 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:45:39 +0100 3861999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816657&cid=t_141372_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F03%2Flargest-study-matching-genomes-to-potential-anticancer-treatments-releases-initial-results%2F The largest study to correlate genetics with response to anticancer drugs released its first results on July 15. The researchers behind the study, based at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, describe in this initial dataset the responses of 350 cancer samples (including ovarian cancer) to 18 anticancer therapeutics. U.K.–U.S. [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816657 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:43:59 +0100 3816657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3812960&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlybgbgYPpZQ%2F By Michael F. CannonFactCheck.org says that in an ad purchased with your tax dollars, actor Andy Griffith (a.k.a., the sheriff of Mayberry and Matlock) used a “weasel word” to mislead Medicare enrollees about how ObamaCare will affect them: Griffith tells his fellow senior citizens, “like always, we’ll have our guaranteed [Medicare] benefits.” But the truth is that the new law is guaranteed to result in benefit cuts for one class of Medicare beneficiaries — those in private Medicare Advantage plans… [T]he term “guaranteed” is a weasel word — a qualifier that sucks the meaning out of a phrase in the way that weasels supposedly suck the contents out of an egg. It may sound to the casual listener as though this ad is saying that the benefits of ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3812960 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:20:07 +0100 3812960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790703&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospital-fined-by-osha-for-workplace-violence-violations%2F2010.07.26 From Campus Safety Magazine: DANBURY, Conn. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Danbury Hospital for failing to provide its employees with sufficient protection against workplace violence. The hospital has been fined $6,300. The announcement comes on the heels of the March 2010 attack, when nurse Andy Hull was shot three times by 86-year-old Stanley Lupienski, a patient at the hospital. Yes, $6,300 isn’t much money, I agree. But I’d imagine it’s not good for admin careers… *This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790703 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:00:43 +0100 3790703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632244&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fbetween-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-funny-or-die-videos-that-crack-us-up%2F Sorry, but it’s late Friday afternoon where we are, and if you have 4:05 to spare, this is just plain funny. Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns Post from: BlissTree Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: Funny or Die Videos That Crack Us Up (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632244 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:06:48 +0100 3632244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611908&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffor-high-school-graduates-education-first-career-second%2F2010.05.29 It’s here again: High school graduation season — that annual rite of passage for high schoolers coast to coast to embark upon that much-anticipated journey from home to that first true independent step outside the safety net of their childhood communities. What always amazes me is the pressure high school kids feel as they embark upon this journey and how often I hear these kids express anxiety over not knowing what they want to be “when they grow up.” And, let’s not forget that we are still talking about kids — these are still teenagers, still developing and maturing. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611908 Sat, 29 May 2010 18:00:04 +0100 3611908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511527&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVj-dbbsuYAs%2F By David BoazSteven Malanga of the Manhattan Institute writes in the Wall Street Journal about Andy Stern’s retirement from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). He noted that Stern’s principal legacy will be having headed up a union that managed to add 1.2 million members during a time when overall unionization rates continued to plunge in the U.S. But it’s important to understand how Mr. Stern pulled this off, because his union’s story is really the story of the transformation of the labor movement in America. The SEIU did not win its most significant victories on the picket lines, but rather in backroom political deals with legislative leaders, especially in states like California where the political class is already union-friendly. Those deals helped... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511527 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:57:53 +0100 3511527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479666&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-xw4H2YkCyg%2F By David RittgersAs my colleague Tim Lynch pointed out in this post, the Third Circuit recently upheld an injunction against a prosecutor who threatened charges against teenagers who engaged in “sexting.” A conviction would have turned these minors into registered sex offenders for flirting via cellphone. Professor Eugene Volokh has more on the decision. “Sexting” is sending an explicit photo of yourself to your significant other, and is an increasingly common occurrence with high school–aged teens. It’s dumb — those digits don’t ever go away, and they can come back to embarrass you — but it shouldn’t make you a sex offender. Unfortunately, the laws don’t reflect this sensible distinction between poor teenage judgment (but I repeat myself) and intentional criminalit... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479666 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:14:11 +0100 3479666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457825&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcool-celebrity-baby-names%2F Lately we’ve been talking about all the horrible baby names lurking around Hollywood, but things really aren’t all bad. These stars came up with some sparkling monikers for their mini constellations. Willow and Jaden Smith (Image: WENN) Willow and Jaden – Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s kids Their daughter’s name relates to daddy, and their son’s to mom. Cool. Tallulah – Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ daughter Scout and Rumer might be hip, but Tallulah takes the cake. Too bad she changed her name to Lula. Ripley and Nico – Thandie Newton’s daughters Thandie’s daughters were named after the character Ellen Ripley in the Alien films, and Nico, the Velvet Underground singer and Warhol Superstar, respectively. Satchel – Spike Lee’... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457825 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:58:29 +0100 3457825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374197&cid=t_141372_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fsubconscious-human-bias-in-ncaa-tournament-selection%2F Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has an engaging column on new research identifying subconscious bias in the selection of teams for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament (a.k.a. March Madness).  We excerpt it below. * * * The study, by Jay Coleman, Mike DuMond and Allen Lynch, looked at selection data from 10 tournaments (1999-2008) and found that when seeding the tournament, membership in one of the six BCS conferences is worth an average of an extra 1.75 seeds. The study also found that having a conference representative on the 10-member selection committee resulted not only in a higher seed but also in a better chance of getting an at-large bid. According to the authors, a true bubble team (one with a 50-50 chance of getting in or being left out) would have a 49 percent better c... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374197 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:01:34 +0100 3374197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354261&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F11%2Fandy-whitfield-diagnosed-with-non-hodgkins-lymphoma%2F Filed under: Celebrity cancer diagnosisAndy Whitfield, who plays the lead on the Starz drama "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with a treatable form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, according to PopEater. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), which is more common than Hodgkin's lymphoma, is cancer of the cells of the lymphatic system. When one has NHL, then cells in the lymphatic system grow without order or control or old cells do not die normally. NHL is a far-reaching disease and can occur in a single lymph node, a group of lymph nodes or an organ. It can also spread quickly to almost any part of the body. Whitfield, 35, doesn't seem distressed. "I'm receiving excellent care, and am feeling strong, positive and determined with an army of support behind me," the star told EW.com. Sympt... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354261 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3354261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318434&cid=t_141372_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fthe-myth-of-depressions-upside%2F Jonah Lehrer’s essay on “Depression’s Upside” in the Feb. 28, 2010 New York Times Magazine raises many important questions about depression, and what, if anything, we can “learn” from suffering a bout of serious depression. Alas, the article obscures almost as much as it illuminates, and I fear that its net effect may be to perpetuate what I call “The Myth of Depression’s Upside.” But first, let’s be clear: a “myth” is not the same thing as a lie. A myth is a transgenerational story we tell ourselves, which often has a grain of truth to it, and which usually serves some unifying function in our culture. It is a myth that George Washington threw a silver dollar across the Potomac River — there were no silver dollars ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318434 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:30:47 +0100 3318434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3244047&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJpX7aiLNLRI%2F The behind-the-scenes battle continues to rage between the FDA and a determined group of patients and investors who have agitated for nearly three years for the agency to approve the Provenge prostate cancer vaccine. Known as Care To Live, they are appealing a federal court decision denying them access to FDA documents pertaining to a series of events two years ago in which the agency unexpectedly delayed approval despite the recommendation of its own advisory panel. The group alleges undisclosed conflicts of interest by two FDA advisory committee members, who wrote FDA officials to urge a go-slow approach, and Byzantine agency politics involving Richard Pazdur, the head of the oncology drugs office. The FDA has been fighting the group’s request for documents that was filed under the Fre... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3244047 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:33:23 +0100 3244047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246886&cid=t_141372_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcscience.net%2Fnewsjack-bbc7-040210.mp3 Jump to follow-up I don’t know about you, but I’m bored stiff with homeopathy. There are a lot more important things. Nevertheless, it remains a gross insult to reason, and there has been such enormous success in combating it over the last five years so, this is not the moment to stop. Hats off to the Merseyside Skeptics Society. I admit that when I first heard about the 10:23 campaign, it seemed to be a bit of a gimmick, but in fact it turned out to be an enormous success., not just in the UK but also in Canada, Australia and New Zealand The campaign was focussed on Boots, the UK’s biggest pharmacy chain, In particular the fact that Boots sell homeopathic pills. and regularly gives appallingly bad advice about all forms of quackery that they stock. I&#82... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246886 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:31:28 +0100 3246886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056776&cid=t_141372_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Freputation-management-dentists-online-tips%2F Do you know what your patients are saying about your dental practice online? How about ex-employees or your competitors? Are they singing your praises or running your name through the mud? Either way, you probably want to know, right? Thankfully, there are a number of quick and simple ways to monitor what people are saying about your practice online. I’ll get to those a little later in the post. Let’s first talk about why it’s important to manage your reputation online. Why Online Reputation Management Matters Good reputations are not built overnight. Chances are it took you a number of years and a lot of money to establish your dental practice’s good name. The frightening reality is that it’s comparatively simple for someone to destroy your reputation permane... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056776 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:44:52 +0100 3056776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012633&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F33K1qeHctV0%2F A determined group of patients and investors who have agitated for more than two years for the FDA to approve the Provenge prostate cancer vaccine are pressing their case to obtain undisclosed agency documents. Known as Care To Live, they are appealing a federal court decision last year denying them access to FDA documents pertaining to a series of events two years ago in which the agency unexpectedly delayed approval despite the recommendation of its own advisory panel. The group alleges undisclosed conflicts of interest by two FDA advisory committee members, who wrote FDA officials to urge a go-slow approach, and Byzantine agency politics involving Richard Pazdur, the head of the oncology drugs office. The FDA has been fighting the group’s request for documents that was filed unde... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012633 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:20 +0100 3012633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939276&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fw2gvp0KAmyY%2F Yesterday, I offered the Fordham Foundation’s Andy Smarick an answer to a burning question: What is the proper federal role in education? It was a question prompted by repeatedly mixed signals coming from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about whether Washington will be a tough guy, coddler, or something in between when it comes to dealing with states and school districts.  And what was my answer? The proper federal role is no role, because the Constitution gives the feds no authority over American education. Not surprisingly, Smarick isn’t going for that. Unfortunately, his reasoning confirms my suspicions: Rather than offering a defense based even slightly on what the Constitution says, Smarick essentially asserts that the supreme law of the land is irrele... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939276 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:35:55 +0100 2939276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2934658&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPdmtrRWCvCg%2F Over at Flypaper, Andy Smarick can’t figure out what the Obama administration thinks is the proper federal role in education. A couple of weeks ago, commenting on a speech by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Smarick couldn’t tell whether Duncan was advocating that the feds be friendly Helpy Helpertons, no-excuses disciplinarians, or something in between. Yesterday, Smarick revisited the whither-the-feds theme, pointing out the frustrating contradiction when Duncan both praises local and state education control and blasts states for doing stuff he doesn’t like. But Duncan isn’t alone in his fuzziness, according to Smarick, who says he’s ”yet to come across anyone with a comprehensive, water-tight argument for what the feds should and s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2934658 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:54 +0100 2934658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511167&cid=t_141372_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fthe-age-of-innocence%2F You know, I can still remember being very young and how much fun it was. Or at least I think I remember it being fun. I felt safe, lacking stress or pressure, and was interested in what the great outdoors had to reveal. Now, you have to know that I lived in a pretty nice neighborhood, where the family ate dinner together, we all went to church on Sunday, and where it was OK to play in the street, ride your bicycle, climb trees and build forts. If you skinned your knee, the neighbor called your mom, and by the time you got home she had the bandage and tincture of iodine ready. I did my homework, the dishes, and played. Period. Oh, yeah, I had my sports (I rode horses), played golf, figure-skated, bowled, played badminton and croquet, and was on the rifle team. But did I run from activity t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511167 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:10:56 +0100 2511167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458087&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fandy-burnham-gets-health.html There were scary rumours around this morning that Caroline Flint was going to get health. Instead, it's to be Andy Burnham, a man who cut his healthcare teeth with Particia Hewitt.Andrew Neil is an excellent interviewer. He cuts to the quick far more quickly than Paxman and Humphreys and does so without causing offence. And why were doctors so dissatisfied with the NHS changes despite the large sums of money thrown at them? Because top-down micro-management, protocols and target culture sapped morale, stifled professional autonomy and failed to deliver better care for the patients.Burnham may be the short serving Health minister of modern times. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458087 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:27:00 +0100 2458087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441694&cid=t_141372_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F25%2Fmemorial-day-2009%2F This Memorial Day in the U.S. — like every Memorial Day — we commemorate and remember those who’ve given their lives for our freedoms and our nation. “Given their lives” is really not accurate, though, as Andy Rooney noted — these soldiers died, plain and simple. They died so that in the future, our country might be safer or democracy might be nurtured in an otherwise hostile environment. They died so that great evils could be done away with in WWII (and WWI). They died so that politicians could wage endless, unwinnable wars for political ideals (Vietnam, Korea, and now Iraq). They died, quite simply, so that we could enjoy the freedoms we so often take for granted in our country. I hope, like most people, that in the future war become less of an option ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441694 Mon, 25 May 2009 10:08:36 +0100 2441694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424496&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fbehrman-wasnt-first-patient.html Andy Behrman -- aka "Electroboy" -- is being raked over the coals for first shilling for BMS' drug Abilify (for which BMS paid him $400,000), then "shaking down" BMS for a new contract and then launching an anti-Abilify campaign when he didn't get it (see "Andy Behrman, Now an Anti-BMS Spokesperson, Says 'Ask Your Doctor If Abilify is Wrong for You'").While many bloggers are focused on what Behrman has been and is doing, few are focused on what I consider to be the real issues:* Is it appropriate for pharma companies to pay patients such huge sums to promote their products?* Is this done often by all pharmaceutical companies or is it just something unique to BMS?To answer these questions, I will relate a personal story where I was involved with another patient paid huge sums of money by BM... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424496 Wed, 20 May 2009 11:32:00 +0100 2424496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416854&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fprince-and-pauper.html Why is it that the "great and the (not so) good" openly criticise rule breakers and yet feel that they themselves are not only above the rules but also beyond criticism?Details of Gordon Brown’s recent weekly meeting with the Queen have been leaked.The Queen has told Gordon Brown she is worried that the scandalous revelations about MPs' expenses could damage Parliament. She discussed the explosion of public outrage over the scandal in what is understood to have been a candid exchange of views when she met the Prime Minister for their weekly audience at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.SourceDoes Her Majesty not have any insight? Her income, expenditure and tax liabilities remain swathed in secrecy.  She now, grudgingly, pays some income tax, but let’s not mention inheritance tax. And she ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416854 Sun, 17 May 2009 09:19:00 +0100 2416854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382298&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fcoup-de-culture-alert-wanting-to-be.html From time to time I have pointed out the sad yearning so many seem to feel that their lives would not seem so lacking if only they could somehow be extraordinary--without having to actually work to achieve anything special. This desire is often the basis of movies and television shows (wonderfully explored in the provocative television program The 4400, which I reviewed here). It is the reason for the popularity for on line computer games like Second Life, and is the core dogma of religious transhumanism, where a gene modification here, or a cyber implant there, will make one immortal, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, you get the drift.Even as millions of children still die in destitution from diseases like malaria and measles, malnutrition, dirty water, etc., we in the decad... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382298 Sat, 02 May 2009 16:14:00 +0100 2382298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2218816&cid=t_141372_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-technology-no-longer-optional-public-health So I just got back from a very informative & interactive event where I learned about the application of  mobile technologies in creating social change. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2218816 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:14:41 +0100 2218816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2131364&cid=t_141372_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FGImCCilxcj8%2Finterview-andy-stuckey-of-santa-claus-gave-me-diabetes.php This past December, I came across a wonderful video called Santa Claus Gave Me Diabetes. After a month of email tag, I caught up with one of the creators, Andy Stuckey, and learned about the genesis of the video and... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2131364 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2131364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981285&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F461099196%2F Brad Pitt and Matt Damon may turn sales reps into stars. Their production companies are reportedly looking at Andy Behrman’s tell-all book about his days as a paid spokesman for the Abilify antipsychotic for Bristol-Myers Squibb, according the Rush & Molloy gossip column in The New York Daily News. Behrman, who wrote “Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania,” a memoir of mania, bipolar disorder and his experiences undergoing ECT, calls his latest “Adventures in the Drug Trade: I Was a Big Pharma-Pusher.” He was taking Abilify but stopped two years ago after some difficulties and severed his relationship with the drugmaker. The manuscript is due to go to publishers in January, after Behrman’s nondisclosure agreement with the drugmaker expires, the gossips say.... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981285 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:44:48 +0100 1981285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862933&cid=t_141372_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fwashington-state-western-state-hospital.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862933 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:54:00 +0100 1862933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1848004&cid=t_141372_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F408661766%2F Art is what you can get away with. — Andy Warhol Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@www.white-pebble.net so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848004 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:16:24 +0100 1848004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825637&cid=t_141372_135_f&fid=35250&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.poz.com%2Fshawn%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2Fearly_1990s_bon.html Was in Target tonight, and found a jacket on the ladies discount rack: I immediately thought of Bono from the early 1990's, and am thinking he might make a good Halloween costume? Shawno as Bono for Halloween 2008? These were sunglasses Gwenn happened to have in her purse. I'd need a wig and someone to go as my wingman for the evening, The Edge. Oh yeah, I'd need somewhere to go on Halloween night as well, since I'm thinking Early 90's Bono might scare off the trick or treaters. Maybe dressing up as Early 90's Bono is a plan better suited for Bella Morte's CD Release party on October 4? Synthetic Division landed the opening slot, and I'd love nothing more than to steal Bella's hard-earned thunder as "The Fly", channeling Bono in his classic frontman prime. Look out Andy Deane: don't ... Shawn's HIV Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825637 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:58:11 +0100 1825637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709271&cid=t_141372_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FWFg-WXCI_JA%2F 16-year-old Andy Beattie has been missing since August 10; he was last seen in Tacoma, Washington. He has Asperger’s Syndrome and has, according to a post by his mother on an online forum, “run off in the past and [was] sleeping in public parks and in street bus stops.” You can find more information here, including contact numbers for his mother, Samantha Underwood. Tags: andy beattie, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, Family, family blog, Health, missing children, Parenting, pdd-nos, tacoma, washingtonShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709271 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:18:12 +0100 1709271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700862&cid=t_141372_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fsexual-harrassment-western-state.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700862 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:33:00 +0100 1700862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1696338&cid=t_141372_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fwashington-state-western-state.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696338 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:12:00 +0100 1696338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1232038&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F234961810%2F Last week, the drugmaker disclosed it took action after reporting an eye-opening $275 million charge for investing in sub-prime securities, which contributed to a loss in the fourth quarter. Jim Cornelius, the ceo, announced that he is now out recruiting. “I’m a big believer in accountability, and we’re looking for a new corporate treasurer and a couple of people under him,” he told Merrill Lynch conference in New York. But one wag says that was the wrong move. In the latest Seeking Alpha column called 10Q Detective, David Phillips, says Cornelius should have fired Andy Bonfield, the cfo. “Although the treasury department invests corporate funds, in the hierarchy of the company, the treasurer reports directly to the CFO (who has the fiduciary responsibility to analyze and re... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1232038 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:46:14 +0100 1232038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226704&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fcompulsory-kulture-from-commissar.html Commissar BurnhamElsewhere, Dr Crippen looks at the government's latest Stalinist control freakery as Commissar Burnham starts telling teachers how to do their jobs. As a doctor, of course, I am used to this. The teachers face a steep learning curve as they start to grapple with government interference in their professional lives. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226704 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:46:00 +0100 1226704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1198756&cid=t_141372_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F228614237%2Fwoodcliff_hotel_best_brain_in.html  Without question … Woodcliff Hotel’s the brainiest hotspot in town. How so?Part of NewCastle Hotels and Resorts ... Woodcliff carries unique brain benefits to clients from several unique angles.  Below are a few I’ve experienced firsthand. Business leaders everywhere could learn from Woodcliff’s: 1. Warm welcomes – It takes interpersonal intelligence and more than a few smart skills to draw others into welcoming circles. Yesterday I returned to frigid Rochester from Florida and today I dined at Horizons in Woodcliff atop wooded hills in Fairport – trying to coax my brain back into New York’s icy grips. Barely into the restaurant I caught Jessica Lighthouse welcoming each guest and group as if they were family. This hotel enriches c... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1198756 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:19:29 +0100 1198756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1176355&cid=t_141372_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F222621494%2F Discussion  Contact information and Registration Here. Bios:  Alvaro Fernandez, Co-founder, CEO SharpBrains.com. Alvaro is a leading voice and thought-leader in the growing science-based brain fitness market, Alvaro has been quoted by Los Angeles Times, Forbes, MSNBC, MarketWatch, among others, and is a guest blogger at the Huffington Post. Alvaro has presented trends in the emerging brain fitness market at multiple conferences and universities including the Neurotech Leaders Summit, Serious Games Summit, Stanford Business School, Neurotechnology Industry conference, the Institute for the Future, American Society on Aging (2007), and more. He started his career at McKinsey & Company and led the launch and turnaround of several publishing and education companies in the US and Europe,... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1176355 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:51:01 +0100 1176355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1025412&cid=t_141372_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F184579643%2F You wouldn’t know it from much of what you read online and hear, but vaccines were created to benefit our lives and make us healthier; a study published in the November 14th Journal of the American Medical Association notes that death rates for 13 diseases preventable by childhood vaccinations are at an all-time low in the US. The study, Historical Comparisons of Morbidity and Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States, was done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; historical records dating back to the 1900s were reviewed to gather estimates of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for the diseases that children have been routinely vaccinated against. From the November 13th New York Times: For nine of the diseases, rates of death or hospitalization ha... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1025412 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:48:49 +0100 1025412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1147423&cid=t_141372_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fandy-grove-when-silicon-indoctrinates.html Andy Grove is right and we, the drug design community, can learn something from the chip industry. Derek, can you not see it, too? This strong relationship between those two families ..."If you want to understand why something happens in business, study the disk drive industry. Those companies are the closest things to fruit flies that the business world will ever see. Drug design is a process between 9 to 15 years! So, which object to study lies in-between a fruit fly and a hard-disk? A high-throughput screening, a biological assay or an 'in silico' 3D/2D/xD model of a drug?" [Mining Drug Space] (Source: Mining Drug Space) Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1147423 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:11:00 +0100 1147423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1010425&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fandy-grove-calls-for-pharma-wild-ducks.html What stands in the way of more and faster success in getting cures to patients?Newsweek posed this question to Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, in a recent interview ("A Research Revolution"). You would think such a smart guy would come up with an enlightening and actionable answer. Instead, he came up with this:"The peer review system in grant making and in academic advancement has the major disadvantage of creating conformity of thoughts and values. It's a modern equivalent of a Middle Ages guild, where you have to sing a particular way to get grants, promotions and tenure. The pressure to conform [to prevailing ideas of what causes diseases and how best to find treatments for them] means you lose the people who want to get up and go in a different direction. There is no place for the wi... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1010425 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:23:00 +0100 1010425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1010644&cid=t_141372_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F180900567%2F The former ceo, who made his bones making chips, is a prostate-cancer survivor who knows how to get things done. Prior to giving a speech to the Society of Neuroscience this past weekend, he chatted briefly with Newsweek. He has some provocative thoughts, and he doesn’t mince words - in his view, pharma doesn’t go about product development correctly and, therefore, needs a cultural change. Here is an excerpt…. Newsweek: Why is the speed of progress so different in semiconductor research and drug development? Grove: The fundamental tenet that drives us all in the semiconductor industry is a deeply felt conviction that what matters is time to market, or time to money. But you never hear an executive from a pharmaceutical company say, “Before the end of the year I&#821... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1010644 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:21:20 +0100 1010644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=812279&cid=t_141372_149_f&fid=35778&url=http%3A%2F%2Forgprepdaily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2F1-bromo-35-dinitrobenzene-2%2F 1,3-Dinitrobenzene (70.0g, 0.416 mol) and bromine (36.6g, 0.229 mol, 0.55 equiv) were dissolved in 400 ml 96% H2SO4. 96% HNO3 (100 ml) was dissolved in 100 ml H2SO4 and the resulting solution added to the reaction dropwise over 1 hour. Heated to 80 °C for a further 2 hours, allowed to cool to room temp, then poured onto 2 Kg ice/water. The solids were filtered off and recrystallised from IMS (denatured ethanol) to give the product as pale yellow crystals, 82.2g (80%); mp 76-77°C; 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8.69 (d, J 1.9, 2H), 9.00 (d, J 1.9, 1H). (Source: Org Prep Daily) Org Prep Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=812279 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:43:07 +0100 812279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714021&cid=t_141372_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fpolice.html Please click on this to go and view an awesome banner where you can watch The Police's videos, listen to tracks from The Police's new 2 cd hits collection, enter to win a trip to NYC to see The Police in concert and even view details about their current world tour. Well, as it happens, The Police ARE one of my favorite groups. A number of their songs are in my personal wetware jukebox, playing on their own when the mood is appropriate. So once I had the above banner in place and linked, I went to check out this "awesome banner" I was asked to yak on about.Well, I have to say that I'm impressed - to the point of sheer envy.It has a jukebox with a nice sample of my favorite songs, such as Roxanne, it's got several classic videos, ringtones - and it's got a "forward to friends" capability. I ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714021 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 714021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=697004&cid=t_141372_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Famr-loses-contract-with-county.html AMR lost its contract in the [King]county, WA. *update 6/07: New transportation crew person told me that :"AMR lost its contract with the county for not restraining mental health patients, and one ran away onto the freeway as a result, we are the new transportation [company]and we do 4 and 5 point restraints with bed pans and spit nets".[for those who spit]. My daughter had the 4 point, bed pan, spit shield. She's just a kid in a grown up age. Thankfully the ambulance crews always tell me the truth. They told me this after I asked that she be offered to use the bathroom, and after the Judge inside the courtroom ordered the crew to release her hand per the Judge's observation that it was turning red and swollen in appearance. Nice way to treat innocent people who deserve to be treated with ... soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=697004 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:58:00 +0100 697004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676725&cid=t_141372_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fwashington-state-mental-health-court.html THIS just begs for questions.The King County mental health Judge is on TAC's Board of Directors.TAC, headed by E.Fuller Torrey, who wants forced medication outpatient laws in place to "protect" society from mentally ill people; and their blog reads as concerned, yet it is all media hype portraying psychiatric medications and lack thereof, as reason most murders take place. Read the biased reporting on TACs blog and decide for yourself.Treatment Advocacy Center-TAC/Torrey-blogTreatment Advocacy Center Board of DirectorsHonorable James Cayce, JudgeKing County Superior Court JudgeFormer Presiding Judge, King County Mental Health CourtSeattle, Washington"The Honorable James CayceThe Honorable James Cayce is a Superior Court Judge in King County, Washington. In 1998, Judge Cayce chaired a task ... soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676725 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:14:00 +0100 676725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676723&cid=t_141372_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fbeginning-of-laws-to-protect-children.html When Lindsay turned 18 at Children's Hospital, their internal rules as well as state law mandated that Lindsay, though any other category of illness is treated at Children's until age 21--be sent to an adult facility.She was sent the morning of her Holiday birthday. I begged, pleaded and learned later to leave emotions out of the board room as a result: keep her there for her birthday. You only turn 18 once.It was after that transfer to the county hospital, that I negotiated long and hard. I networked, got names, and numbers and had phone conferences. 13 days later she was back at Children's on an exception. Because I fought my ass off for her."A world class hospital such as Children's needs a person like Lindsay there. She could be 1/25,000 in a genetics test discovered. The genetics lab ... soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676723 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:01:00 +0100 676723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807342&cid=t_141372_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F09%2Fwill-an-elder-monitor-keep-mom-at-home-longer%2F In an open letter to our Presidential Candidates in a recent issue of Fortune Magazine, Andy Grove, former Chairman of Intel, proposes that Medicare can help seniors stay in their homes longer by specifying and paying for monitoring devices for them. The devices would alert a human to help a senior when medication has been missed, for example. Ignoring the self-serving aspect of his idea for the moment, his suggestion is not unreasonable. It can be a way to provide peace of mind for family, especially for long distance caregivers.  In Japan, families can rent an “i-pot” for a senior living alone.   The electric tea kettle boils water, records the time when the pot was turned on and dispenses the water, and emails the information to a neighbor or family member. If the e... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807342 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:02:48 +0100 807342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=655406&cid=t_141372_113_f&fid=34649&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnhealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fintel-co-founders-view-on-it-in-health.html Intel co-founder's view on IT in health careUnfortunately I wasn't able to embed this video so you will have to visit CNET to watch but well worth it.Intel co-founder, Andy Grove talks with ZDNet about his views on the current use of IT in health care. It will probably come as no suprise to hear that he believes there is still a long way to go before IT is well established in health and gives his thoughts as to what might prompt pickup in the future.Watch video - will take you to the ZDNet site.tags technorati : INTEL Andy Grove health care ICT (Source: Tech 'n' Health) Tech 'n' Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=655406 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 655406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=697231&cid=t_141372_113_f&fid=35756&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.medical20.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fend-of-medicine-how-silicon-valley-and.html As we see our work here as part of huge integral world- medicine and technology, Imust tell you about this book:The End of Medicine: How Silicon Valley (and Naked Mice) Will Reboot Your Doctor .By the writer Andy Kessler.If you interesting about it, as far as i know, is reachable in amazon and probably in many other sites.heres a book description from amazon:"You get sick; you go to your doctor. Too bad. Because medicine isn't an industry, it's practically witchcraft. Despite the growth of big pharma, HMOs, and hospital chains, medicine remains the isolated work of individual doctors—and the system is going broke fast.So why is Andy Kessler—the man who told you outrageous stories of Wall Street analysts gone bad in Wall Street Meat and tales from inside a hedge fund in Running Money—... Medical 2.0 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=697231 Sun, 13 May 2007 22:23:00 +0100 697231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=569110&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fparty-political-broadcast-on-behalf-of.html This video from Andy Burnham MP, Labour Minister of State for Health, reduced Dr Crippen to helpless fits of laughter. I thought at first that it was a spoof. But it is not.One of the final signs of political psychosis is when you start to believe your own propaganda.The video, and a question and answer session with Andy, is not as you might expect a lampoon on WebCameron. It is for real and has been published on the Labour Party website.I defy you to keep your face straight. And then you can move onto the Q & A session, from which I present two (outrageously) edited excerpts. What a joy!Mr Tucker, Maidstone askedDo you think a wait of 31 weeks to see a physiotherapist for treatment at Maidstone Hospital for an ongoing Tennis elbow problem is acceptable? I don't. I have had to pay private... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=569110 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:56:00 +0100 569110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=541288&cid=t_141372_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F04%2Fpandemic_will_b.html This video is an interview of Intel's "Andy Grove on a flawed health care system" by CNET. He suggests that it's wrong to blame the medical profession for not adopting healthcare IT. "The doctors don't make the decisions to adopt technology somebody makes it for them--they may be doctors or ex-doctors." When ask when are we likely to see the next breakthrough, he quickly responds, "Right after the next pandemic." I'm glad that Grove quickly qualified his statement that physicians are not in the decision-making loop for advancing the prospect of the national EHR (electronic health record). This is simply not the case. You can see how easily confusion arises on how this nationwide EHR will be planned and implemented. Excluding the clinicians and other health... Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=541288 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:53:52 +0100 541288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478756&cid=t_141372_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F06%2Fhundreds-of-thousands-to-die-early-as-diabetes-rockets-by-60%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Daily News, ProductsAny headline that features die is bound to grab your attention. The headline appeared in an article published by The Scotsman. What the title lacks in sensitivity it makes up for in reader feedback. Both, statistically eye-popping and universally alarming, I give you extracts from the article and a few passionate responses from readers. How does it make you feel? Research from Edinburgh University reveals the number of people diagnosed with type-2 diabetes will soar by 60% within the next ten years. This is mainly due to the obesity crisis, with current estimates showing a quarter of the population is likely to be classed as obese by 2018. Doctors say they are treating an increasing number of teenagers for type-2 diabet... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478756 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 478756