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 'axe'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119042&cid=t_291388_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FIGVckfzdG18%2Fscientists-dodge-osbornes-axe.html Scientists dodge Osborne’s axe – The Science is Vital campaign has turned UK Chancellor George Osborne who recognised at the 11th hour that the £4.6 billion science budget should be maintained over the next four years. He accepted that research will be key to long-term economic growth. More to the point though his initial suggestion of cutting funding to non-A/A* scientists wouldn't have saved much at all anyway as the A/A* science apparently accounts for 95% of funding. Nevertheless, the science base can today breathe a sci of relief (pardon the pun). This was set to appear on the day of the announcements but seems to have got stuck in the blog queue. Apologies. Related Posts:Sussex SavedBlue skies science, pie in the sky?Cancer mismatchCurrent science newsA month w... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119042 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:25:00 +0100 4119042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607797&cid=t_291388_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F27%2Fgoogle-acquires-picnik%2F Google announced last month that it has acquired Picnik, a photo editing software that allows people to edit, share and print images using any Internet browser on any computer platform. Although there will be no immediate changes to the software, Google plans to dedicate its time and resources to integrate the software, design new features and “improve the online photo editing experience on the web.” “We’re very impressed with the Picnik team and the product they’ve created, and we’re excited to welcome them to Google,” wrote Brian Axe, Produce Management Director at Google. (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607797 Fri, 28 May 2010 03:45:08 +0100 3607797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142686&cid=t_291388_117_f&fid=34808&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebeautybrains.com%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fdoes-axe-shampoo-scrub-away-styling-residue%2F Steph says…Hey Beauty Brains; my boyfriend regularly uses Axe Intense Hair Scrub Shampoo. When you put some on your hands you can feel little grainy bits that I guess are supposed to help remove styling residue? What are those grainy bits and does it really make hair cleaner? The Left Brain investigates: Ah the Axe brand.  The men’s brand that made their mark pandering to the most basic of all truths about males…guys groom themselves to get chicks. With some of the racy advertising they use, I half expect them to try and sign Tiger Woods to a sponsorship deal. Axe products are made by Unilever who also is responsible for such brands as Suave, Sunsilk, and Dove. Considering the way the company advertises Dove, it’s ironic that they also make Axe. But I digress. Unilever has a big b... thebeautybrains.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142686 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:01:34 +0100 3142686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886420&cid=t_291388_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcdkWpQ9AAWA%2F The two-decade-old conflict in Somalia has entered a new phase, which presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the United States. To best encourage peace in the devastated country, Washington needs a new strategy that takes into account hard-learned lessons from multiple failed U.S. interventions. In a new study, author David Axe argues that Washington should err on the side of nonintervention, and recommends: The Obama administration should work to build a regional framework for reconciliation, the rule of law, and economic development that acknowledges the unique risks of intervention in East Africa….Somalia’s best hope for peace is the moderate Islamic government that has emerged from the most recent rounds of fighting, despite early opposition from the United States... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886420 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:49:18 +0100 2886420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871570&cid=t_291388_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7Nb5MHLP8HM%2F Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington, and Anatol Lieven, a professor at King’s College London, discuss in the Financial Times how we can exit the Afghan quagmire: The west should therefore pursue a political solution, open negotiations with the Taliban and offer a timetable for a phased withdrawal in return for a ceasefire. This should begin with the military pulling out of specific areas in return for Taliban guarantees not to attack western bases and Afghan authorities in those areas. If the Taliban refuses such terms, then military pressure should continue. The point should not be to eliminate the Taliban – which is impossible – but to persuade it to agree to a deal. Lodhi and Lieven’s argument echoes one that David Axe, Jason Reich, and I made yesterday o... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871570 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:54:41 +0100 2871570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814492&cid=t_291388_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F21%2Fhey-dove-talk-to-your-parent-2%2F [This post was first published in October of 2007.] Several weeks ago, as part of its much lauded “Dove Campaign for Real Beauty,” Unilever released “Onslaught,” a video (above) examining disturbing images of women in beauty-industry advertising. The video ends with this admonition to parents: “Talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does.” It’s a powerful video with a disturbing collection of images. The situation of our daughters — and, by the way, our sons — seems both overwhelming and diabolical. Read the comments about the film on the Dove website discussion board, and you can feel the love and gratitude that viewers, particularly mothers, feel toward Dove for this film. Skimming the first ten comments, one finds these re... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814492 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:01:38 +0100 2814492