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 'april 1'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:23:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429149&cid=t_207613_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthursday-blisstree-quote-of-the-day%2F The first day of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. – Mark Twain Post from: BlissTree Blisstree Quote of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429149 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:31:56 +0100 3429149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2318538&cid=t_207613_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fnew-cigarette-tax-the-perfect-time-to-quit%2F On April 1 cigarette smokers are in for a big shock, and it’s one that won’t be an April Fool’s joke. That’s because the federal tax on cigarettes is going up 62 cents, from 39 cents to $1.01 per pack. The monies collected are earmarked to pay for an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which was signed into law by President Obama in February. So in an effort to make lemonade out of what many smokers will doubtless see as one huge lemon coming their way I’d suggest they take this as a perfect opportunity to quit. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematu... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2318538 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:50:55 +0100 2318538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892041&cid=t_207613_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fbrain-doping-april-1-joke-still-getting.html Well, my April 1 collaborative joke on brain doping is still getting some press. See El Pais which reportsComo muestra, algo que empezó como una broma. "Los centros del NIH (los Institutos de Salud de Estados Unidos) pedirán a todos los científicos que quieran optar a sus ayudas y subvenciones a que pasen pruebas antidopaje para comprobar que no han tomado estimulantes cognitivos para aumentar su rendimiento intelectual". Una supuesta World Anti-Brain Doping Authority (WABDA) se encargaría de los análisis. Es el mensaje de una nota de prensa falsa. Una fake lanzada en Internet el pasado 1 de abril, el día de los inocentes en Estados Unidos, por Jonathan Eisen, biólogo evolucionista de la Universidad de California. Comenzó como una travesura, pero el rumor acabó por extenderse por ... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892041 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:48:00 +0100 1892041