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 'baker'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036279&cid=t_101808_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F15%2Fsport-psychology-and-its-history%2F My boyfriend, an avid golfer, always says that golf is mainly a game of the brain. That is, your mental state has a lot to do with your success on the course. And, not surprisingly, it’s like that with other sports. Psychology can give players an edge. As Ludy Benjamin and David Baker write in From Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America, “Indeed, in so many instances when physical talents seem evenly matched, it is the mental factors that will make the difference in winning or losing.” That’s where sport psychology — also sometimes referred to as sports psychology — comes in. So how did sport psychology start and evolve? Early Experiments In America, sport psychology’s roots date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when se... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036279 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:35:35 +0100 5036279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862557&cid=t_101808_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FzMal2K2f9cg%2F You can't get through emergency medicine training these days without the TLA 'NAI' ringing in your ears every time a sick child pops up on the triage screen. Can you remember all the things to look for if you suspect non-accidental injury? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862557 Wed, 25 May 2011 06:16:45 +0100 4862557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821154&cid=t_101808_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FQ0LpPMQNTz8%2F Earlier this week, US District Court Judge Roger Titus acquitted former GlaxoSmithKline lawyer Lauren Stevens of obstructing an FDA probe into alleged off-label marketing of an antidepressant and making false statements to the agency. The surprise move, which came after the same judge tossed an earlier indictment a few weeks ago, was seen by many as a blow to the federal government and its effort to hold some pharma execs accountable for breaking the law (read the transcript of his remarks here). In the aftermath, there was debate about several details, notably the extent to which Stevens fully provided materials to the FDA, as required. We spoke with J. Patrick Fitzsimmons, a lead partner in the life sciences and health care practice group at the Baker & Daniels law firm and a former... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821154 Thu, 12 May 2011 12:52:01 +0100 4821154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636661&cid=t_101808_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FuVd-z-wEiP4%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that the Baker & Daniels national lawfirm has elected J. Patrick Fitzsimmons as a lead partner in its life sciences and health care practice group in the Chicago office, effective April 4. For the past six years, he has been associated with var... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636661 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:26:16 +0100 4636661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3645058&cid=t_101808_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F_v1Ajz0rb8g%2Fdo-fake-online-profiles-have-place-in.html Recently, ClickZ looked at the strategy the firm Medseek has used to distinguish themselves from others in the Facebook world, a fake online profile that simulates a patient. They created a profile for Sarah Baker, who shares her information about trips to the doctor and uses of electronic applications that allow "her" to better use digital healthcare managing systems. Read the full article at ClickZ.What is your take on companies creating patients to share their services and inform the public of how to better use them? (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3645058 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:02:00 +0100 3645058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3640992&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcan-gluten-free-pizzas-not-taste-like-crap-%25e2%2580%2593-our-taste-test%2F I like pizza. Sue me. I’m also partial to wheat, and though I don’t have celiac disease – unlike 3 million other Americans – my body (in particular, my skin) reacts very badly to gluten, and has for years. This seriously bums me out, but also makes me determined to find foods that taste good (I mean really good, not soggy cardboard good) without the benefit of gluten. Blisstree’s resident Baker Chick recently went on a hunt for delish gluten-free pastas and frozen Mexican meals, and I just did a similar taste test with frozen pizzas. (All three are topped with real cheese, so obviously aren’t suitable for the lactose-intolerant crowd.) Oh, and if you’re a DIY kind of person, check out this raw, gluten-free pizza crust recipe from our resident (and hot) che... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3640992 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:42:54 +0100 3640992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494294&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXK8hOYawhTw%2F By Jim HarperSince they were announced recently, I’ve been working to make sense of new security procedures that TSA is applying to flights coming into the U.S. “These new measures utilize real-time, threat-based intelligence along with multiple, random layers of security, both seen and unseen, to more effectively mitigate evolving terrorist threats,” says Secretary Napolitano. That reveals essentially nothing of what they are, of course. Indeed, “For security reasons, the specific details of the directives are not public.” But we in the public aren’t so many potted plants. We need to know what they are, both because our freedoms are at stake and because our tax money will be spent on these measures. Let’s start at the beginning, with identity-based scr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494294 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:45:06 +0100 3494294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424833&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9wF9HFo9dvY%2F By Justin LoganDoes Bret Stephens really want us to believe that our support for Israeli expansionism has nothing to do with Muslims’ perception of the United States? The Roots of Muslim Rage? According to his column in today’s Wall Street Journal, he does. The basic gist is as follows: Sayyid Qutb was a crucial theorist of Islamic resistance more than half a century ago; Qutb was revolted at what he saw (then!) as sexual licentiousness and general cultural looseness among Americans; Therefore, sexy American women including “Lady Gaga–or, if you prefer, Madonna, Farrah Fawcett, Marilyn Monroe [and] Josephine Baker” have more to do with our terrorism problem than does our unswerving support for Israeli expansionism. You can take this sort of argument in lots ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424833 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:01:41 +0100 3424833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126689&cid=t_101808_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fdecember-hit-standards-committee-meeting The December meeting of the HIT Standards Committee was a conference call, open to the public, as are all HIT Standards Committee meetings. We discussed four major topics -  - A summary of the security standards recommended thus far and lessons learned from the security issues hearing - Next steps for the Clinical Operations Task Force on Vocabulary - An update on the Implementation Workgroup - A report from the HIT Policy Committee NHIN workgroup (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126689 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:52:18 +0100 3126689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2901604&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F10%2Fwhy-ahip-needs-the-public-option.html By Matthew Holt It’s been a fun week. After years of THCB explaining that neither could AHIP do genuine research nor could its venerable President open her mouth without lying, the rest of the world has caught on. I won’t... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2901604 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2901604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768793&cid=t_101808_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Ffirst-mari-now-linda-whos-next.html First,I wish Linda Avey all the best, eve though she stared me down in 2007 like I was some pariah doing awful things screwing up her plans for world domination.......Second,I wanted to point out that this is the second Woman CEO to "step down" to do other things in the personal genomics space.The last was replaced by some guy named Lord. I wonder if 23andME will get a guy named Jesus?The public scoop From Kara Swisher Linda's email to the 23andme drones."I’m leaving 23andMe and have begun making plans for the creation of a foundation dedicated to the study of this disorder. The foundation will leverage the research platform we’ve built at 23andMe–the goal is to drive the formation of the world’s largest community of individuals with a family history of Alzheimer’s, empower them ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768793 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:43:00 +0100 2768793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751884&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhVDusr_tS7I%2F Bruce Baker, author of the study of private school spending about which I blogged yesterday, has responded to my critique. Dr. Baker thinks I should “learn to read.” He takes special exception to my statement that he “makes no serious attempt to determine the extent of the bias [in his chosen sample of private schools], or to control for it.” Baker then points to the following one paragraph discussion in his 51 page paper that deals with sample bias, which I reproduce here in full [the corresponding table appears on a later page]: The representativeness of the sample analyzed here can be roughly considered by comparing the pupil-teacher ratios to known national averages. For CAS and independent schools, the pupil-teacher ratio is similar between sample and nati... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751884 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:34:56 +0100 2751884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751889&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_RWp3JrdUNg%2F I know, it’s a bit of a dog-bites-man headline, but bear with me. A new study by a Rutgers University ed. professor purports to tell us about “Private Schooling in the U.S.: Expenditures, Supply, and Policy Implications.” The trouble is, the study presents no data that are representative of private schooling in the U.S. Author and ed school professor Bruce Baker analyzed per pupil expenditures of private schools that had registered with Guidestar.org. Based on its mission statement, Guidestar is a service brings together charities seeking donations with would-be donors, in an effort to encourage philanthropy. Only a fraction of the nation’s private schools participate, and they are self-selected into that group. It is reasonable to think that the schools that self-se... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751889 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:36:34 +0100 2751889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2639610&cid=t_101808_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F25%2Fthe-seven-questions-project-an-interview-with-ryan-howes%2F Today I have the honor of interviewing Ryan Howes, a clinical psychologist and college professor who blogs. Howes earned his masters degree in theology and PhD in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied spirituality, men’s issues and psychodynamic therapy. He teaches graduate students at Pepperdine University and Fuller and is co-author of “What Wives Wish their Husbands Knew About Sex: A Guide for Christian Men” (Baker Books, 2007), which has been called the funniest, most irreverent Christian sex manual since . . . well, a long time anyway. He maintains a private practice in Pasadena, California. Last year he created the blog In Therapy: A User’s Guide to Psychotherapy where he addresses problems often experienced but rarely written ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2639610 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:15:20 +0100 2639610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511370&cid=t_101808_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsecond-meeting-hit-standards-committee   Today, Jonathan Perlin and I ran the second meeting of the HIT Standards Committee. Here's a report on presentations and the work ahead. Jamie Ferguson presented the work of the Clinical Operations Working Group. There are three major threads of effort (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511370 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:23:20 +0100 2511370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512907&cid=t_101808_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FcUS8PDCcE_E%2F I have, a couple of days ago, upgraded the WordPress here to version 2.8, which has been named Baker in honor of Chet Baker, an excellent jazz trumpet player and singer. I’ve loved his stuff ever since Let’s Get Lost was released, with its soundtrack. [WordPress releases always are nick-named after great jazz musicians.] And, since it’s still Music Monday, here’s a bit for you. Technorati Tags: Chet Baker, jazz, music (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512907 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:04:26 +0100 2512907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2073537&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fis-massachusett.html By Charlie Baker I get asked this question a lot these days, which shouldn’t be that surprising. Harvard Pilgrim is headquartered in Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts health care reform plan is already a couple of years old. More importantly, it... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2073537 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2073537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033098&cid=t_101808_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fblogging-helps-improve-friendships%2F This study builds upon that finding, suggesting that the mechanism for reducing isolation may very well be a feeling of increased social support, and being able to count on others for assistance. Reference: Baker, J.R. & Moore, S.M. (2008). Blogging as a Social Tool: A Psychosocial Examination of the Effects of Blogging. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 11(6), 747-749. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033098 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:01:28 +0100 2033098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2032917&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fcost-shifting-f.html By Charlie Baker The other day, the American Hospital Association, the Blue Cross / Blue Shield Association, Premera Blue Cross and America’s Health Insurance Plans (FYI - HPHC is a member and I’m on the Board of AHIP) released a... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2032917 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2032917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005296&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fmore-on-the-5-m.html By Charlie Baker A good friend sent me a recent op-ed from the Washington Post that discussed the 5 myths of health care reform by Shannon Brownlee and Ezekiel Emanuel. I’ve written about both of them before (here & here).... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005296 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2005296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1952562&cid=t_101808_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2008%2F11%2F11%2Fcookies%2F Matt & Ashley Baker, at the Inn at the Bryant House, were showing me how they make their special chocolate chip cookies. (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1952562 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:05:00 +0100 1952562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938712&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fgoing-green-in.html By CHARLIE BAKER I’m pretty sure that most public policy types believe they are doing the right kinds of things to encourage a greener and more resource sustainable economy. And in many cases, I’m sure that translates into a set... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938712 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911263&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fbe-careful-what.html By Charlie Baker The show is pretty much the same - every time. Public sector entity gets in budget trouble, cuts have to be made, and providers who do business with the public sector get hammered - hard. It’s happened... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911263 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1911263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829116&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F09%2F25%2Fhow-many-chemicals-are-in-your-body%2F How many chemicals do you think are in your body and do you really want to know? I’m not sure I’d want to know. Sometimes I feel that ignorance is bliss. Nena Baker obviously doesn’t live by this philosophy. She got her blood tested and found out she’s positive for more than three dozen substances—including DDT which was supposedly banned over 35 years ago. Nena wrote about why she got herself tested and what she did with this information in her book “The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being.” I haven’t had a chance to read her book, but apparently it’s an eye opening account of why we need to question the safety of everything we use to store food in, drink from, walk on, wear, drive... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829116 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:21:44 +0100 1829116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782425&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fthe-never-endin.html By Charlie Baker A new study - a big one ($50 MM) - was recently released that compared the short and long term effects of drug eluding stents to bypass surgery for patients with serious heart disease. The headlines --... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782425 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1782425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1708722&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Ftalking-about-e.html By Charlie Baker Charlie Baker is the president and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. This post first appeared on his blog, Lets Talk Health Care. A few months ago, the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) issued a report on... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1708722 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1708722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671363&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fdraft-reigning.html By Charlie Baker Charlie Baker is the president and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc., a nonprofit health plan that covers more than 1 million New Englanders. Baker blogs regularly at Let's Talk Health Care. I was in a... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671363 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1671363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640180&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fdraft-charlie-b.html Charlie Baker I usually spend some time throughout the year visiting with accounts, physicians, hospitals, and brokers (among others), just to hear what’s up and what’s going on. Earlier this week, I was out visiting the leadership at a community... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640180 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1640180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432559&cid=t_101808_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F287066761%2F Technology Review was the first place I saw it, then someone put it up on Friendfeed and now Andrew Perry has a great post on Foldit. Foldit comes out of the lab of a bbgm favorite, David Baker, right here at the University of Washington. Foldit combines gaming with protein structure prediction. It’s an interesting approach to spreading scientific problems. Folding@home built upon the success of Seti@home and the geek cred of running on gaming consoles and has built quite a following. Will Foldit, which presents a simple, fun interface to get people interested in protein structure (and the existence of Folding@home makes this somewhat familiar to geeks everywhere) be an example of how we can leverage crowdsourcing? Andrew makes some interesting points (which I agree with) on weightin... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432559 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:17:11 +0100 1432559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1283545&cid=t_101808_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Faot-effective-but-underused.html As regular TAC Blog readers know, 42 states have Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) laws that permit a court to order community based treatment for some people with severe mental illness who meet the state’s strict eligibility requirement. This legal mechanism has been proven to reduce consequences of nontreatment like hospitalizations, incarcerations, victimization, and violence.Florida passed its law - known in that state as “The Baker Act Reform” and “Involuntary Outpatient Placement” - in 2005. At the time the legislature was considering the measure, opponents asserted that the law would affect several thousand people resulting in a total hardship on the courts, public defenders, and the mental health system. As it turns out, the reality is that it is used for a very select ... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1283545 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:45:00 +0100 1283545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1033010&cid=t_101808_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fwhile-personal-stories-and-anecdotes.html While personal stories and anecdotes can help to inspire elected officials to make change, they also need to present evidence to their colleagues to persuade them to adopt reforms. Sadly, many state mental health services provide little information about assisted treatment – how many people need it, how many people do not receive it but are repeatedly in crisis, how many petitions are filed for involuntary psychiatric evaluations, how many orders are issued for hospitalization, how many orders are issued for outpatient treatment, how often is law enforcement on the front line instead of mental health professionals…Florida provides a good example of data reporting. The recent Baker Act Report provides an overview of what is happening with some of the most ill patients in their mental he... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1033010 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:42:00 +0100 1033010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478734&cid=t_101808_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F14%2Fjournalist-leroy-sievers-may-just-crush-cancer%2F Filed under: Blogs, Daily news, Cancer SurvivorsAs Leroy Sievers says, "Most of you know me as someone with cancer. Google my name -- and yes, I confess, I've done that -- more often than not, it comes up linked to one other word: cancer. But what about all the other things I've been?"Sievers has been a journalist for most of his adult life. He's also been a baker, a short-order cook, a teacher, and an aspiring author. Yet cancer is the word most often used to describe this man.But maybe not for long.Could it be that Sievers -- a man whose life has been derailed by a deadly cancer traveling throughout his body, a man who has been contemplating death with each passing day -- may soon be rid of cancer altogether?Actually, Sievers already sees glimpses of cancer falling to the wayside.Having ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478734 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478734