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 'baseball'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:51:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028522&cid=t_101917_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fpreventing-medical-errors-role-of.html Most patients feel that when an error occurs , it’s the doctor who is to blame. It’s true that sometimes there’s very little a patient can do to prevent an error - for example , when the surgeon leaves a swab inside the abdomen during the operation . However, a lot of the times medical errors can be actively prevented if the patient is alert, active, aware and takes an interest in his treatment. Patient’s relatives need to be watchful and observant, so they can make sure that the right medicines are being administered by the nurse in the hospital ; and that the doctor’s orders are being properly carried out.Isn’t this the medical staff’s job ? Won’t the doctors and nurses get upset if relatives ask questions ? Patients need to speak up – and this is not being meddlesome o... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028522 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:00:00 +0100 5028522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696623&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbaseball-safety-should-we-ban-non-wood-bats%2F2011.04.10 Opening Day, the first day of the 2011 major league baseball season, was March 31st. The first pitch was thrown a little after 1 p.m., and sometime after that baseball fans heard the first crack of the bat of a brand-new season. Even nonfans can rejoice at this sign of spring, and a promise that summer days are ahead. But you won’t hear the crack of the bat very much these days from other diamonds—Little League, high school, and college. It has been replaced by pings and thunks as most players at those levels now use metal bats or composite ones, which that are made with a mixture of materials, including graphite. Players started using metal (usually aluminum) bats about 30 years ago. They last longer than wooden bats and send the ball farther. The composite models have come on strong ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696623 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:17 +0100 4696623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142740&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFqaZzUoYZe0%2F By David BoazThe Wall Street Journal reports, “From New York to Florida to Arizona, some taxpayers are opposing agreements to fund baseball projects after a decadeslong boom in publicly financed ballparks. The fights are complicating plans for stadiums, pitting residents against one another and driving some local governments to turn to U.S. stimulus programs.” Well, it’s good to know that if local taxpayers don’t want to line the pockets of millionaire players and billionaire owners, the U.S. government’s stimulus program stands ready to oblige. Several Cato studies over the years have looked at the absurd economic claims of stadium advocates. In “Sports Pork: The Costly Relationship between Major League Sports and Government,” Raymond Keating finds: The ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142740 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:49:21 +0100 4142740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121851&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpersonal-hygiene-role-model-behavior-and-the-world-series%2F2010.10.31 To: Bud Selig, Commissioner of Baseball Dear Mr. Selig: The World Series is an exciting time. It’s important to promote the national pastime. Kids play baseball all over the world. I have been particularly interested in the post-season games this season because my home team, the Texas Rangers, is in the World Series. They have been playing magnificent baseball. I have been both a Yankees and Rangers fan ever since the Rangers came to Texas. In fact, my brother and I went to the first Rangers game in Arlington Stadium. I have been a student of baseball strategy for many years. Baseball is a fantastic game. Baseball players are role models to kids all over the world. A baseball player’s behavior on the playing field should be exemplary. Baseball players have been poor role models as ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121851 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:00:46 +0100 4121851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022913&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fquality-of-life-and-the-importance-of-shay-days%2F2010.10.01 As a medical professional who often treats children with chronic diseases, my patients turn to me not only for treatment advice but often for advice on how to improve their quality of life. I often have difficulty addressing the latter as there is a paucity of research on quality of life outcomes as compared to biomedical outcomes. However, preliminary data from DR Walker et al. (1) have shown that comprehensive disease management improves quality of life and thereby reduces medical costs for some common chronic illnesses. Recently, a patient shared a story with me that was written by an anonymous author which demonstrates the powerful effect of seemingly small efforts on the quality of life of a disabled child. (more…) (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022913 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:00:25 +0100 4022913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845101&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmy-brother-the-red-sox-and-a-wrong-diagnosis-gone-right%2F2010.08.08 How often do people get the wrong diagnosis? Too often. There are things you can do help protect yourself. Things like, asking questions, being sure everything makes sense to you, not doing anything you’re not sure about. At Best Doctors, helping people do this is what we do every day, and so I want to tell you a story. It’s about my brother. I want to tell it to you it because it will help you understand the important work we do here, and because of something very special that happened for him this weekend. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at See First Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845101 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:00:59 +0100 3845101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3666020&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F16%2Fif-you-build-it-he-will-come-on-pursuing-our-dreams%2F “If you build it, he will come” is the famous line in the classic 1989 flick, “Field of Dreams.” When Iowa corn farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) starts hearing voices to build a baseball diamond in his fields — sacrificing all the income from his crop — everyone thinks he’s gone mad. He has. Sort of. But then he sees Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) on the field, and the details begin to fall into place. It’s funny how you pick up different things in a movie depending on where you are in life. The movie came out just as I was graduating from high school and figuring out how to live my life sober. My vision was very black and white then. It has to be in the early days of sobriety, or else you’ll end up drunk. So I remember the &#8220... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3666020 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:29:10 +0100 3666020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644563&cid=t_101917_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fstudy-morning-type-pitchers-have.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644563 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:14:00 +0100 3644563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3569777&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fbabe-ruth-on-strike-outs-quote-of-the-day%2F Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. — George Herman Ruth Post from: BlissTree Babe Ruth on Strike-Outs: Quote of the Day (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3569777 Mon, 17 May 2010 11:15:25 +0100 3569777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552005&cid=t_101917_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Faged-baseball-greats-griffey-hernandez.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552005 Tue, 11 May 2010 15:13:00 +0100 3552005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3486669&cid=t_101917_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Flike-dream-rockies-pitcher-cant-sleep.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3486669 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:54:00 +0100 3486669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471720&cid=t_101917_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Forthopedic-surgeons-urge-caution-youth-baseball-softball-players%2F Dr. Joseph Guettler, a leading sports medicine doctor practicing at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan said that elbow and shoulder injuries are increasing at an alarming rate in teenage ballplayers and is urging parents to set limits on the amount of playing time for their children. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471720 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:45:45 +0100 3471720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440775&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FejU82fKB-00%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs we enjoy the opening week of the new baseball season, we should reflect on the dastardly organization that spends too much money and raises the price of baseball for everyone. No, it’s not the New York Yankees: it’s the United States government. You see, as discussed in this recent New York Times op-ed, the price of baseball has increased all across the Major Leagues because of the tax write-off (read: subsidy) that businesses get to treat clients and employees to ball games: There are many reasons for the price explosion, but a critical factor has been the ability of businesses to write off tickets as entertainment expenses — essentially a huge, and wholly unnecessary, government subsidy. These deductions have led to higher ticket prices in two ways. On the demand... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440775 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:35:21 +0100 3440775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408334&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fdo-cry-out-loud%2F “There’s no crying in baseball!” Too true, Tom Hanks (in “A League of Their Own”), but maybe there should be. Apparently, balling our eyes out is super healthy for us. In an article by Meghan Krein on Divine Caroline, William Frey, a biochemist at the University of Minnesota, says there are three different types of tears: continuous, reflex, and emotional. Continuous tears keep our eyes moist. Reflex tears are the reaction we have while chopping onions. Finally, there are emotional tears, which let loose when you watch “Terms of Endearment” or “Ordinary People” (those get us every time), or during a huge fight with your partner. This melodramatic sodium chloride contains an adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) – it’s similar to the stres... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408334 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:04:09 +0100 3408334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879464&cid=t_101917_111_f&fid=39044&url=http%3A%2F%2Foctopusmom.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F13%2Fbaseball-a-5-year-old-and-a-mommys-day-out%2F With baby #4 due in October, I realized that I wanted to spend a little more time with my 2 older children. Aidan is starting Kindergarten next week, so I decided to take him to see the St. Louis Cardinals play baseball. It was his first game and BOY was it memorable. We took the Metro Link to the stadium and for all practical purposes, we took a TRAIN! He was soo excited. When we got to the stadium, I thought he was going to dance out of his shorts he was so excited. He bounced and bopped all the way up to the upper deck where our seats were. We bought peanuts, cracker jacks and lemonade and settled into our seats to watch Chris Carpenter pitch against the Cincinatti Reds. He was yelling and laughing the entire time and even had the people around us singing ” Take me OUt to the Ball... Octopus Mom blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879464 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:31:14 +0100 2879464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678801&cid=t_101917_131_f&fid=34994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnxp.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fbill-james-silence.php Steve has the details. I haven't followed baseball in a long time, and I never did follow it closely, but I remember not be able to align the Sammy Sosa of the White Sox years with that of 1998. If it weren't for drugs would Ken Griffey Jr. have been a much bigger deal in the 1990s and 2000s? (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678801 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:09:00 +0100 2678801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657704&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F31%2Fjim-rice-and-the-situation-of-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting%2F Last week, former Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Rice was voted into the Hall of Fame in his last year of eligibility: a retired player is given a 15-year window and Rice was first eligible in 1995.  Hall of Fame voters, who are selected baseball writers, vote each year and a player needs to accumulate a sufficient percentage of votes.  From 1995 to 2008, Rice had come close every year. So why would Rice become Hall of Fame worthy in 2009 after 14 years of falling short?  Telly Halkias of the Advocate suggests it had little to do with Rice and much more to do with the situation of baseball, steroids, and inflated numbers across the league in the period of time following Rice’s retirement. Though impressive by any measure, Rice’... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657704 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:54:43 +0100 2657704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626206&cid=t_101917_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FvDrTKYxOMAI%2F What do you know when life hits you with a curve ball? Chicago Cub pitcher Ryan Dempster knows how to throw one in the field. And in real life, he is fighting hard as life hits his family with a curve ball. Dempster’s newborn daughter Riley has been diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, a genetic disorder with very little resource around it. DiGeorge Syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by deletions in large portions of chromosome 22, resulting in the loss of several genes. The most common characteristic is an absent or nonfunctional thymus. The thymus is involved in producing mature immune cells, so persons with DGS are vulnerable to infections. However, the literatures also mention at least 45 genes are in this region, and as many as 186 symptoms associated with it, so there is also... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626206 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:08:00 +0100 2626206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610985&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Fcompassion-law-and-judge-sonia-sotomayor%2F Situationist contributor Michael McCann has posted on SSRN a draft of his forthcoming law review essay, Judge Sonia Sotomayor and the Relationship between Leagues and Players: Insights and Implications, 42 Connecticut Law Review __ (forthcoming, 2009). The essay examines two of Judge Sotomayor’s most notable sports law decisions, Silverman v. Major League Baseball Player Relations Committee and Clarett v. National Football.  In doing so, the essay challenges prevailing criticisms of Judge Sotomayor–namely, that her “compassion” distorts her understanding and application of the law.  An excerpt is below. * * * Politicians and commentators are vigorously debating the judicial philosophy of federal appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor, whom President Barack Obama has nominated... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610985 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:01:53 +0100 2610985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2601960&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fw4taOuS9Z7c%2F The first day of the Sotomayor hearings yielded many baseball references but little in the way of home runs and strikeouts—or surprises. Democrats lauded Sotomayor’s rags-to-riches story and career achievements. Republicans questioned the “wise Latina’s” commitment to objectivity, whether she would be a “judicial activist” and—most interesting to me—whether she planned to use foreign law in helping her to interpret the Constitution. These would clearly be the lines of attack and counterattack. It was all “set pieces”—prepared statements that often said more about the senators themselves than about the nominee. The stars of the show were unquestionably Senators Sessions (R-AL), Graham (R-SC), and Franken (D-SNLMN). Sessions, the ranking member, is armed for bear and ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2601960 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:41:09 +0100 2601960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859124&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Frecess-and-sports%2F There were many recesses and lunches where I sat in envy. ESPECIALLY during the times I rode around in a wheelchair. I’d watch the girls playing tag, their legs zigging and zagging flawlessly.  I’d want their gracefulness. I’d watch the boys on the basketball court. They’d make high jumps, their hips would pivot as they tried to avoid losing the bouncing ball. I’d want that athleticism. Thankfully, I had my own set of nerdy friends who’d sit with me on the benches. But as I laughed and joked with them, I craved and craved to play with those other kids. Their physicality just looked so FUN. They bursted with life out there on the school yard. Recess and lunch: Wonderful for the laughs I got from my buddies. Excruciating to see over and over the physical ... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859124 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:41:34 +0100 2859124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576778&cid=t_101917_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-better-analogy-to-describe-an-ms-symptom%2F In the first few months of blogging on Life with MS, I made an analogy between baseball and multiple sclerosis.  I was new to blogging and, well, it probably wasn’t my best work… The other day, however, baseball and multiple sclerosis made their way into my head once again and this time…it makes perfect sense! First, let it be said that baseball is the greatest invention/sport/game/call-it-what-you-will in the history of mankind (ok, save for the printing press).  Now that we have that out of the way, I’ll explain. An early summer’s evening and I’m out in the back garden doing whatever one does on such evenings: flipping chicken on the barbecue, watering the plants, picking peas, brushing the dogs; doesn’t matter.  I’m likely to have the l... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576778 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:20:00 +0100 2576778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561335&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F01%2Fdads-daughters-and-body-image%2F We’ve already talked about how moms and daughters can help boost each other’s body image. However, moms aren’t the only influential ones. Dads, too, play a pivotal role in shaping their daughter’s body image. And parents today have a lot to contend with; our society isn’t getting any easier on girls (or boys). It’s tough enough on full-grown women to navigate the treacherous world of women’s magazines, double-zero clothing and weight-loss ads. Add to that peer teasing and cyberbullying, and it’s understandable why some dads are voicing their concern. Paul Nyhan in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer described his fears of raising his daughter in our appearance-conscious society: “Girls as young as 7 are now treated for anorexia, more than 40 percent of girls in first, second a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561335 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:59:39 +0100 2561335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365102&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F23%2Fdeterring-divorce-through-major-league-baseball%2F BusinessWeek has an engaging piece on a new study from the University of Denver Center for Marital and Family Studies which finds that cities with major league baseball teams have a 28% lower divorce rate than other cities.  We excerpt the piece below. * * * The family unit is society’s fundamental unit—95 percentage of US citizens marry by age 55. A marriage breakdown is one of the most stressful life events possible, yet more than one in three will experience the trauma of divorce. Not surprisingly, the dynamics of relationships are increasingly the focus of ever more research. The University of Denver Center for Marital and Family Studies in particular is constantly shedding new light on the institution of marriage with recent research findings establishing that the quality of... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365102 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:01:53 +0100 2365102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348377&cid=t_101917_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fmichael-eisen-gives-bird-to-redsox-and.html Yup, that is my brother, Michael Eisen, on his birthday yesterday, giving the bird to the As and Redsox. RIP Mark Fidrych. This is from the "Tree of Life" blog ( http://phylogenomics.blogspot.com ) of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Open Access advocate at the University of California, Davis.. (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348377 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:36:00 +0100 2348377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2262118&cid=t_101917_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F09%2Fsports-nutrition-interview-with-yours-truly%2F It’s gorgeous here in D.C. and I need to do a 12-mile run for the Suntrust National Half Marathon. So, rather than writing a long post… I need to get out there and run! However, I must share the link to my loooooooooooong interview… more like a discussion on sports nutrition - and baseball in particular. I had a great time talking nutrition with the Jimmy Scott’s High and Tight blog. He even throws in songs with the interview to break it up! I love the intro song “food glorious food” - awesome! Let me know what YOU think… Does anyone want to count the ums, you knows, and likes? I’m working on that! I have to say it’s exhausting to have an hour interview and be on message! In health, Rebecca (Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2262118 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:05:08 +0100 2262118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930300&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FEJk9rkRiVTw%2F The West Side News reports on the benefits of hipportherapy for disabled children; a friend’s daughter started this sport some months ago and has been enjoying it: ….[hipportherapy’s] techniques involve more than just putting a child in saddle and walking him around a riding ring. Participants ride forward, backwards, and sideways in an effort to strengthen different muscle groups and experience the horse’s movements differently. Something tells me you can horseback ride on a Wii, or not? Tags: anxiety, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, baseball, disabilities blog, disability, Education, hippotherapy, horse, horseback, indiana, Sports, Technology, wiiShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930300 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:06:37 +0100 1930300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927855&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fmp1dN54_rjE%2F Teachers at Patterson Mill Middle/High School in Maryland are using a Wii to teach autistic students sports, today’s Baltimore Sun reports. The teachers were able to purchase the Nintendo device through a grant; the Wii’s been incorporated into the students’ daily schedule. And, I know someone who’s planning to teach autistic students to use a Wii as her project for master’s thesis. (Though I don’t think we’ll be getting one at home, preferring to stick to “actual” exercise (biking, swimming) rather than the virtual sort……..) Tags: anxiety, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, baseball, disabilities blog, disability, Education, Sports, Technology, wiiShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927855 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:09:08 +0100 1927855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1908836&cid=t_101917_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fevidence-based-healthcare-and-baseball.html Love the Op Ed piece in the Friday New York Times entitled "How to take American Healthcare from Worst to First."  First, one reason I love this article is it is discussing how we need to move to more "Evidence Based" medicine.  You may be amazed to know that much of medicine is not evidence based but that is the sad truth.  When I first heard about how not all medicine was evidence based medicine (in a talk by David Cox when I was a grad. student) I was blown away.  Anyway, the article is worth a read from this point of view.  More amazingly is the author list -- Billy Beane (general manager of the Oakland A's), Newt Gingrich, and John Kerry.  What a combination.  They make the argument that medicine needs a wholesale change in the way it is done just like baseball is shifting to m... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908836 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:15:00 +0100 1908836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1907711&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%3A80%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FAstUfKIKdZo%2F “Figuring out his signs, it’s like watching a third-base coach.” Says Brian Rattner about his oldest son, Jarrett, who is 13 years old and does not talk or walk. An October 23rd New York Times article describes Jarrett’s bar mitzvah last Sunday, and how his parents came to focus on “who Jarrett was and what he could do”: When he wanted a ball, he would pound his chest until he got it. “Sometimes, he wants to communicate so badly, you can hear him from the other room pounding his chest,” Mr. Rattner said. “There’s a lot of emotion there.” He is good at making eye contact, and his mother noticed that if she asked what he wanted for lunch — turkey? tuna? chicken? — he would say yes by blinking his eyes and then holding them closed an extra second.... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1907711 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:00:37 +0100 1907711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1689277&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fand-more-baseball.html Grandchildren following Richard off the field after first pitchRichard got to throw out the first ball at our minor league ballgame. His local oncology office sponsored a night for cancer awareness. He also lead the crowd in singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". Unfortunately I didn't get any decent pictures.We got free food and got to sit in one of the air-conditioned boxes...which was good because it was hot! (Source: The Beast...) The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1689277 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:15:00 +0100 1689277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649422&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Ffam-we-had-good-time-on-baseball-trip.html The Fam at the gameWe had a good time on the baseball trip. It was very hot. The games were both exciting. The Cards won the last game with grand slam home run.We've been doing this family trip for ten years. Every year I wonder if it will be Richard's last.Richard did not get the improvement that he hoped for from the vertebroplasty. It did take away the pain shooting down his leg (radiculopathy), but he still has a lot of back pain.Yesterday he went to restart his chemo but his WBC was too low so now will wait and see what his Mayo doctor says on Monday. Hopefully this is not the return of our friend CMV which could explain the neutropenia. His other counts, while low, have stayed steady.WBC 1.7 (ANC 900)Hgb 9.0%Platelets 116,000And then there's the whole warfarin situation......His anti... The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649422 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:28:00 +0100 1649422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631778&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fvertebroplasty-and-baseball.html Our family tee shirt designI'm writing this from our local hospital. Richard has just had the vertebroplasty. Too soon to know if it helped since he's still on drugs!He stopped his Velcade and finally got platelets high enough for the procedure. So here's hoping it will help.We are having our annual family baseball trip this weekend in St. Louis. Looking forward to it...hopefully RIchard will be having much less pain.Blogged with the Flock Browser (Source: The Beast...) The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631778 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:16:00 +0100 1631778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1478323&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F30%2Fthe-competitive-situation-of-youth-baseball-and-softball%2F Matthew Clark of the GateHouse News Service examines whether situational influences have made youth sports too competitive. We excerpt a portion of his story below. * * * . . . [S]ome would argue that youth baseball and softball have changed dramatically over the years. “I think that it has changed a lot with the invention of the traveling team,” said 13-year Major League Baseball veteran Dan Smith Jr. “It has taken away from community baseball.” Not just that, but some may say the fun has been taken away from playing baseball in youth years. “Overall, for kids today, there is too much pressure,” said coach Mike Watt. “They travel, and in most situations it is just win, win, win, and not so much about learning the fundamentals about baseball … it is about finding the be... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1478323 Fri, 30 May 2008 04:51:13 +0100 1478323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1385481&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F19%2Fthe-situation-of-baseball-skills%2F Greg Spira had an interesting article, “The Boys of Late Summer,” last week in Slate. The article examines the situational significance of birthdates on who makes it to the Bigs. (We’re grateful to Situationist friend Andrew Perlman for calling our attention to this article.) * * * In 2000, John Holway argued in a book called The Baseball Astrologer that the sign under which an individual was born played a significant role in whether he made it in pro ball. Holway identified a real phenomenon, but the explanation does not lie in the stars. Since 1950, a baby born in the United States in August has had a 50 percent to 60 percent better chance of making the big leagues than a baby born in July. The lesson: If you want your child to be a professional baseball player, you sho... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1385481 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:47:28 +0100 1385481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1380655&cid=t_101917_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F18%2Fthe-rational-choice-myth-abstract%2F Michael Dorff recently posted his interesting paper, “The Rational Choice Myth: The Selection and Compensation of Critical Performers,” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * Some positions within an organization wield unusual impact over the entity’s success. The decision makers who hire these critical performers face a daunting task: to distinguish among closely comparable finalists in a context where small differences in talent can produce enormous outcome divergences. I apply research from psychology and behavioral law and economics to argue that decision makers demonstrate unwarranted confidence in their ability to distinguish among nearly identical candidates. The illusion of validity, representativeness bias, insensitivity to predictability, and the fundamenta... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1380655 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:49:01 +0100 1380655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1301952&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fspring-training.html Richard is off to his annual spring training baseball trip in Florida.He and his friends will watch numerous baseball games and eat many hot dogs.Hopefully he'll stay well. (Source: The Beast...) The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1301952 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:50:00 +0100 1301952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1283665&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F246817676%2F In late December 20106, former Yankee and current YES announcer Bobby Murcer was diagnosed with brain cancer. Recently, a new MRI image revealed only a scar tissue and not a recurrence of cancer. Well, that’s really good news, right? There had been differing opinions among doctors about the meaning of the MRI, so as a precaution they scheduled a biopsy for Monday. Murcer had to wait two days for the official word. “We received great news this morning,” he said in a statement issued by YES. “The biopsy revealed scar tissue. It showed no signs of cancer. We are very excited about this news. It’s what we had hoped for all along.” Bobby Murcer was a professional baseball player for 17 seasons. He played for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Chicago... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1283665 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:00:18 +0100 1283665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093030&cid=t_101917_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6028 How sad Flap watched quite a few of these players as collegians. Why did Major League Baseball allowed them to ruin their health, ruin the integrity of the game and failed to crack down on steroid use when it first began to surface? Money? Probably. More Home Runs and more excitement. But at what cost? Here is the list of the players implicated. Stay tuned…… Previous: Michael Ramirez on Evangelical Christian Vs. Mormon in the GOP Michael Ramirez on the Las Vegas Democrat Presidential Debate Technorati Tags: Michael Ramirez Your comments are welcome below and at My Dental Forum Follow Flap at Twitter (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093030 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:57:49 +0100 1093030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=993308&cid=t_101917_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2007%2F10%2F31%2Fwhat-to-write-about-today-tv-and-baseball%2F Let’s talk about television, as today was another same-ole same-old day. No super dick moves out of me recently — at least humorous ones towards the customer. Here’s a quick list of my TOP 6 favorite TV Shows: House, MD The Andy Griffith Show The Colbert Report Star Trek: The Next Generation Family Guy South Park I like House because he acts exactly like me, though I am not nearly as smart. He is rude, brash, abrasive, and simply doesn’t require the approval of others to reach his goal (which is merely solving the puzzle — not saving a life.) I do value human life quite a bit more, however. I also enjoy the fact that I fully comprehend 99% of what they are talking about. The show’s writers and producers make no effort to explain acronyms, tests, diagnosi... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=993308 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:11:28 +0100 993308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=961704&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F171630036%2F Jenny McCarthy continues her battle against autism, and now former baseball star Darryl Strawberry is going to bat for autism. While such fighting words are frequently heard in reference to autism, I prefer (anot to use such military metaphors as I wrote back in March: People and parents in particular draw on these metaphors of warfare against the external enemy of autism because that is what they feel is going on in their day to day life with an autistic child. Nonetheless, such metaphors can have harmful effects in and of themselves………Describing autism as something to be combatted, fought against, waged war upon, done battle to; as some external, poisonous, unknown thing that has invaded not only one’s household but the body of one’s child turns life with autism in... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=961704 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:00:43 +0100 961704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=916151&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Funraveled-code-cracker.html I attempt chat of the ‘how was your day?’ variety, as I herd them towards the car. Traffic is everywhere and Mr.Skippy is in ‘dart’ mode. I grab the back of his back pack in a gesture uncannily similar to a dog’s choke collar. Once initial contact is made, I’m able to secure his hand securely. Our palms are clamped together. It is as if I wear one of those joke buzzers in my hand and an electric current jerks through his system as jumping jacks, leaps and spins charge his body. His mouth empties a continuous commentary on the subject of tyres and Pokemon powers. I remind myself that I should be trying harder to park the car in the same spot, to make this exercise smoother. I should park the car in an empty space at about 1 p.m., an hour and 40 minutes before school is out, the ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=916151 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:38:00 +0100 916151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=904565&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F161456088%2F Since he was a baby, Charlie’s favorite things have all had something to do wtih music: There was the little Vtech toy radio that played “Old McDonald” and “How Much Is That Doggy In the Window?”; now he has his iPod, a big case with our CDs, and his bag of music books. I took piano lessons from my elementary school years until I graduated from high school and it really is a thrill for me to see Charlie learn to play himself. I stand beside him when he practices and memory after memory of hours spent practicing the piano floats in. I do concur with neurologist Oliver Sacks about the importance of music lessons on the developing brain, as he notes in a September 24th Wired interview: Wired: From the perspective of neurological development, is it important to gi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=904565 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:01:45 +0100 904565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=864700&cid=t_101917_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fover-labor-day-weekend-richard-and-i.html Over Labor Day weekend, Richard and I and my sister and brother in law flew to New York City. Why, you ask? For baseball, of course! We saw two Yankee games. But I must say that Yankee Stadium has the worst food service of any major league park I've been to so far. The service was slow and there were no condiments for the hot dog...only ketchup packets. The menu was also very limited. No brats, no nachos...We stayed in a condo in Manhattan that belongs to my brother in law's company. Very nice and the price was right. We took the subway to the ballgame and didn't get lost.We saw Legally Blond on Broadway. It was so good..much better than I thought it would be, although I did like the movie.The Empire State Building was cool although we didn't have the best visibility.A very good time but t... The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=864700 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:49:00 +0100 864700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=802232&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F16%2Fbaseball-steroid-investigator-george-mitchell-has-cancer%2F Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Politics, Daily news, SportsGeorge Mitchell, the man leading an independent investigation of steroid use among Major League Baseball players -- he's also a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader -- has been diagnosed with prostate cancer."The cancer is small, low grade and localized, and can be effectively treated and cured,'' says Mitchell's physician, The prognosis is very good for Mitchell, a Democrat from Maine. Mitchell, 73, said in a statement that he expects his treatment will not interfere with his investigation that began in March 2006 when he was appointed by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to interview hundreds of people and review thousands of documents. "The investigation, which is in its final phases, will be completed in the coming months and neither the... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=802232 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 802232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764749&cid=t_101917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F138445269%2F Almost a year ago to date, Charlie sat through two innings of a Phillies game, then pulled at our friend Hal’s hand and said, “Black car!” On Saturday night, Charlie and Jim went to see the Phillies play the Pittsburghs Pirates. (Jim’s team: I don’t know what it says that, in all the time I have known Jim, the Pirates have not been good at all. “Bucs lose again,” has been Jim’s usual phrase.) Jim and Charlie made it down to Philadelphia in record time and Charlie was all smiles greeting Hal (whom we last visited in May) at Citizens Bank Park. They got burgers and fries and Charlie left his iPod on the counter of the concessions stand, as Jim discovered when Charlie told him “I want iPod” and there was no iPod—-the workers ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764749 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:46:23 +0100 764749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638497&cid=t_101917_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2007%2F05%2F23%2Freturn-to-stock-woes%2F http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2880886 GOOD! Choke like a fat guy on French Fries, asshat! On a completely different note, I just remember something else that pissed me off today. I did a little “housecleaning” we are all forced to do at least weekly in pharmacy — Returning prescriptions that aren’t picked up to stock. What happens when you do that? They come in to pick the fuckers up, UGH! I returned 10 scripts at 2pm. By 8pm, I refilled three of them. BOGUS! Each of these had been sitting in the Will-Call-Bin for 10 days or more. What are the odds that 30% of them would come in to pick up their dated scripts within 6 hours? Pretty damn good I guess. What really irks me is that 1 of them was an antibiotic. That’s doing you no good now that your a... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638497 Thu, 24 May 2007 04:41:13 +0100 638497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629105&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F21%2Foakland-as-nick-swisher-shares-hair-for-cancer-cause%2F Filed under: Daily news, SportsOakland Athletics center fielder Nick Swisher appeared at Saturday evening's pregame event wearing three ponytails. Prepared to donate his locks to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths non-profit campaign, Swisher said just before his ponytails were snipped, "I feel like Pippi Longstocking. I look so goofy right now. But if I can make a difference in one or two women's lives, it's worth it."Swisher's father -- major league baseball player Steve Swisher -- did the cutting honors. And it was fitting the two men were in on this endeavor together because Swisher's grandmother -- his dad's mother -- died from brain cancer two years ago."The initial idea was out of respect for my mom -- but the second thing is: It's time for a haircut,'' Steve Swisher said. "I'm so proud ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629105 Mon, 21 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 629105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=593005&cid=t_101917_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fbbb-baseball-bioinformatics-and.html I know quite a few people in bioinformatics who are also pretty avid baseball fans. Ian Paulsen and I sneaked away from a conference to go see his beloved Padres last year get slaughtered in two playoff games. A resercher from Wash. U.'s Genome Center caught Mcgiure's 70th home run a few years ago. An article in Bioinformatics even promotes a software package as being useful for viewing baseball stats. I have tried to convince people there are connections between the two in the past. But the best article I have seen on this is, for better or worse, about my brother. What a scam he has pulled at Berkeley. He is teaching a course (with James Fraser) ostensibly about bioinformatics in some way. What is is really about? Baseball statistics. They are not even trying to pretend it is about bioin... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=593005 Mon, 07 May 2007 15:28:00 +0100 593005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539096&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F12%2Fthought-for-the-day-cancer-goes-on-so-does-life%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Opinion, Cancer Survivors, Thought for the DayCancer goes on. So does life. Just ask Mary Ann O'Rourke, author of a beautiful essay about her two sons, a baseball game, a redecorating project, and a little thing called breast cancer. The essay, titled My cancer, and me, go on, will warm your heart.Think about this:About boys:On a misty June morning I tell the boys."Guys, I have some bad news," I say, as we walk down Valley Road.They stop, wait for me to catch up."I have breast cancer," I say.Jack flashes me a steely look. He's the mathematician, the calculating one who likes order. Things aren't adding up."It's OK, though." I say. "I have good doctors taking care of me. I'll have to get sick to get better, but I'll be fine after that."With lowered heads, the boy... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539096 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 539096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=514997&cid=t_101917_123_f&fid=34771&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrfleablog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fumpires-and-doctors.html Today is opening day. This morning WBZ radio ran a story of a mathematician from Stevens Tech in Hoboken, NJ, who claims to have created a mathematical model showing that the New York Yankees will take the American League East with 110 wins. Nevertheless, Flea was not comforted.Today Flea is preoccupied with the comparison between major league umpires and doctors. Once, we heard a radio announcer quip that umpires are expected to be perfect on the day they start their jobs, and to steadily improve thereafter.This, it seems to Flea, is the same standard to which doctors are held. The only difference between umpires and doctors is that when the former makes a mistake, he is not dragged through lengthy, stressful litigation. Fans may shower him with verbal abuse, but he never receives a hand-... Flea blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=514997 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:43:00 +0100 514997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=504334&cid=t_101917_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F104753213%2F The Taipei Physical Education College (TPEC) plan to collect the saliva of exceptional (Taiwanese) athletes, like New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, so that their DNA can be analyzed for super-athletic genes. The TPEC Ace Athlete Genome Bank already has DNA from Taiwanese athletes who’ve won Olympic medals. Taekwondo fighter Chen Shi-Hsin has been found to have the insertion (I) polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene (ACE), typically found in male athletes. ACE plays a role in regulating blood pressure and fluid-electrolyte balance. Professor Hsu Tai-Ke wants to use genetic analysis to identify other children who have the potential become a “second Wang Chien-Ming.” Such a simplistic view of the genome and human behavior. I’m guessing Chien-Mi... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=504334 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:47:30 +0100 504334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501620&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F26%2Fall-star-cinicinnati-reds-catcher-ed-bailey-dies-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Throat Cancer, Daily news, SportsAll-Star Cincinnati Reds catcher Ed Bailey -- famous in the 1950s -- died of throat cancer on Friday, six months after he was diagnosed with the disease. He was 75.Bailey, a five-time All-Star, started his baseball career with the Reds in 1953. He went on to hit 28 home runs for the team in 1956 and then went on to play for the Milwaukee Braves, the Chicago Cubs, and the California Angels. He played in his final game in 1966.Bailey is survived by his wife, Betty, and four sons, Jack, Jeff, Joe, and Jim Bailey of Knoxville.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501620 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 501620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478739&cid=t_101917_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F17%2Fvideo-game-fitness-craze%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research, Opinion, Blogs, Products, SupportWho would've thought that the same company who gave rise to Super Mario Brothers would transform a generation into virtual athletes? And I know what you're thinking - don't even try to turn this video gaming habit into a banner health campaign. Hold the phone, sister. Read on and you'll see what Nintendo has done. The calorie-carnage begins with a wireless remote -- like a piece of sporting equipment. In fact this wireless piece is your symbolic tennis racket, baseball bat or golf club. Players use the momentum of their body movements to engage a sensor placed on top of the television. The freebie games that come with Nintendo Wii are: tennis, golf, baseball, and even boxing. Of cour... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478739 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478739