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 'appeal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527772&cid=t_141649_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fthink-like-a-skeptic-part-2%2F I was a presenter at the JP Fitness Summit in Kansas City in 2009, where I spoke about the importance of exercising skepticism in your life, whether you’re a fitness expert or anyone else. You can read my first article on the topic here. Here are some additional notes from my lecture at that event. I hope to be able to help readers understand the importance of relying on logic and how to do this more often in everyday life, and, in essence, how to think like a skeptic. The Concise English Oxford Dictionary defines “logic” as the science of reasoning, proof, thinking or inference. In the structure of a logical argument, one or more premises leads to a conclusion (a conclusion that could be true even if the argument is invalid). To sharpen critical thinking skills, it is im... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527772 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:06:22 +0100 4527772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4406055&cid=t_141649_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FS1-wk3zKBGY%2F It’s amazing how much we all spend on beauty – hair styles, makeup, manicures, waxes, diet products, stylish clothing. I went to get a makeover the other day and could not believe the cost of all the skin products to clean my skin! That was even before we got to the point of covering it up with beauty products! Call me old-fashioned (or call me cheap) but good old soap and water works just fine for me. And while women may spend a lot on beauty products, men do their share of spending in order to up their sex-appeal quotient. I’ve known more than a few men who talk about buying a car meant to impress the ladies – a “chick magnet.”  Fancy cars may impress some women (gold diggers!) but I think most of men and women alike are attracted to certain characteristics that don’t cost... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4406055 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:11:38 +0100 4406055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726742&cid=t_141649_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F05%2Fucl-scientists-discover-how-to-switch-on-critical-ovarian-cancer-protector-gene-arrest-tumor-growth%2F A new University College London study reveals that a gene [EPB41L3] which normally protects against ovarian cancer is switched off in 66% of ovarian cancer cases and switching it back on arrests tumor growth. A new University College London study reveals that a gene which normally protects against ovarian cancer is switched off in 66% [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726742 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:58:27 +0100 3726742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364976&cid=t_141649_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fparkinson%25e2%2580%2599s-researchers-needs-brains%2F To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week (April 20-26th) in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, and Scotland)  the Parkinson’s Disease Society has launched a nationwide appeal to get people to pledge to donate their brains for Parkinson’s research. Wanted: A Few Good Brains Seems that they are running a little low on this organ and without it, are unable to pursue necessary research to help advance Parkinson’s Disease treatments and maybe even find a cure. But getting people to donate their brains isn’t as easy as getting them to donate other organs. A survey recently commissioned by the Parkinson’s Disease Society has shown that while over 60% are comfortable with donating a heart or a kidney, only 7% are comfortable with donating a brain. It’s hoped that this brain donation ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364976 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:20:08 +0100 2364976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2169792&cid=t_141649_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F09%2Fproblems-with-psychology-research-irbs%2F The Association for Psychological Science latest issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science has a few interesting articles about the research and publishing side of psychology. One of the articles that caught my eye was about Institutional Review Boards. There is a certain arbitrary nature when it comes to a university’s research review board. These committees, called Institutional Review Boards (or IRBs), are charged with protecting subjects from unethical or unscrupulous researchers’ practices. IRBs exist in a world unto their own. They are run under the auspices of the university and while ostensibly they’ve been setup primarily for patient protection, they’ve arguably morphed into something else in more recent times. Ceci & Bruck (2009) discuss thei... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2169792 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:51:05 +0100 2169792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921290&cid=t_141649_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F31%2Fthe-color-of-sex-appeal%2F Theresa Tamkins has an interesting article on CNN.com, titled “Wearing Red May Boost Your Sex Appeal.”  Here are some excerpts. * * * Does wearing the color red give you a sexual edge? Maybe, according to a new study, which found that men find women sexier if they’re sporting a crimson hue rather than, say, blue or green. However, red won’t make you look smarter or more competent, says study author Andrew Elliot, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester in New York. “We only found the effect for attraction, so males don’t rate females in red as more intelligent, more likable, or as having a better personality; they only rate her as sexier and more attractive,” he says. Men also were more likely to say they wanted to have sex... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921290 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:35:27 +0100 1921290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825858&cid=t_141649_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fwhat-to-do-when-your-cgms-is-denied.html Lately, there is a lot of press within the Diabetes OC blogger community about coverage for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS), or what is often heard about, denial of coverage for the costly devices and the frustrating appeals process. As I've written before on various online communities, as for-profit businesses, many people make the mistake of assuming that healthcare providers (e.g. insurers) are interested in long-term savings associated with better glycemic control.Ironically, in many of the appeals letters I've seen that people have written, many people actually seem to think the insurer has a vested interest in you (or your child's) long-term care and preventing complications and can therefore be convinced by statistics on glycemic control, etc. I hate to break it to you ... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825858 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0100 1825858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=815157&cid=t_141649_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F22%2Fwrong-cancer-drug-prescription-costs-walgreens-millions%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Daily newsOn Friday, Walgreen Co. was ordered by a jury to pay $25.8 million to the family of a cancer patient given a medication that caused a stroke and then several years later, death. Beth Hippely was prescribed Warfarin, a blood thinner, in 2002 while being treated for breast cancer. According to court documents, the prescription she received at a Walgreen's pharmacy was 10 times what it should have been. The overdose caused a cerebral hemorrhage which led to permanent bodily injury, disability, pain, and then death. Hippely, a mother of three, died at the age of 46. Apparently, the error occurred when a 19-year-old pharmacy technician misfiled the prescription. Hippely's family has been seeking justice for five years."We're truly sorry for what the Hippely... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=815157 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 815157