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 'bay'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:53:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028459&cid=t_106828_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F11%2Fi-am-so-not-sorry-an-exercise-in-exposure-therapy%2F One form of cognitive behavioral therapy is exposure therapy, where your brain is supposed to form new connections and rewrite the language of your amygdala (fear center), so that it doesn’t associate every dog with the pit bull who took a bite out of your thigh in the fourth grade. By doing the exact thing that you most fear, you are, essentially, telling the old neurons in your brain to take a hike so that new ones, who don’t know anything about the pit bull, can now live inside your brain and tell you that everything is peachy. Yeah, well, that’s the theory. So you jump into a pit bull fight and say, “Here, doggie, doggie, you want a treat?” If he doesn’t take your leg off, you are good to go! If he does take your leg off, you have much more exposure therapy ahead of you&#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028459 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:35:27 +0100 5028459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622228&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBYJDNP1o0dQ%2F By George Scoville America's involvement in the war in Libya can't be justified on either security or humanitarian grounds. Obamacare can't be fixed, and now is the time to dismantle it. The no-fly zone over Libya can't mean good things for American politics or policy. Bureaucrats can't allocate goods more efficiently than market actors. President Obama can't blame former President Bush for Guantanamo Bay anymore: Tuesday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622228 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:19:38 +0100 4622228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605812&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjPnfq1s6ZeU%2F By George Scoville "If financial institutions are indeed better than consumers at managing interest risk, then those companies should be able to offer consumers attractive terms for doing so — without the moral hazard of an enormous taxpayer backstop." We should be thankful that the president is spending time on his golf game. After all, he recently reinstated military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay and has continued the use of extra-constitutional prisons in the U.S. after the Bush era. "It’s odd that debate here centers on a no-fly zone, a form of military intervention that shows support for rebels without much helping them." Does Haley Barbour really want to cut defense spending? Or is he just really politically astute?  Thursday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605812 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:31:19 +0100 4605812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565887&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F18vOaTm2NKA%2F By Tim LynchThis week Obama announced that he intends to prosecute prisoners before military tribunals.  The administration is taking pains to point out that Obama is not embracing the Bush policy.  These will be Obama's tribunals, not Bush's.  But since Mr. Obama's executive order can be revised or withdrawn at any time, the new and improved procedures do not amount to much.   The tribunals were wrongheaded under Bush and the critique applies equally well to Obama's "new" policy. As others have noted, Obama has now embraced tribunals, Gitmo, and the Patriot Act.    Bad news, but at least Obama kept his promises to end the wars and get us on a sound financial footing. For additional Cato work related to military tribunals, go here and here. Obama’s Military Tribunals is a ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565887 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:03:12 +0100 4565887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445979&cid=t_106828_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FbIeOu4kJiCs%2F Okay, I did not watch the whole Super Bowl, but I did see the end, and a Kim Kardashian commercial. Since the Bengals were not going to be in the competition, not in anyone’s imagination, I did not really care who won, but after a short chat with my son, decided to be a cheesehead. I like the hats. Now I get to bask in the winner’s glory. Football is pretty good stuff. Now I can get back to the non-football activities, like watching Masterpiece Theater. Packers Fans “Feelin’ Fly Like a Cheesehead” (patspapers.com) Filed under: Ephemera Tagged: Cheesehead, Green Bay Packers, Kim Kardashian, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sports, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLV (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445979 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:47:52 +0100 4445979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441974&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fputting-your-heart-into-the-super-bowl%2F2011.02.06 Sports fans may literally live and die on their team’s victories, according to researchers who examined cardiac mortality rates after the home team won and lost the Super Bowl. Total and cardiac mortality rates in Los Angeles County increased after the football team’s 1980 Super Bowl loss but overall mortality fell after the 1984 the team’s Super Bowl win, researchers concluded from a review of death certificates reported in Clinical Cardiology. First, authors gave a clinical review. Stress causes a cardiac cascade. The sympathetic nervous system increases and releases catecholamines. This triggers a rise in heart rate and blood pressure, and ventricular contractility increases oxygen demand, causing blood the sheer against and fracture atherosclerotic plaque, the authors... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441974 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4441974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389368&cid=t_106828_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FiaTTH8R6dbU%2F NFC Division Champions 2011 The last time the Packers were in the Super Bowl, in the mid-1990′s, I didn’t go;  I was in my30′s and I figured I’d go another time.  Now I’m in my 50′s.  The way things go, the Pack may never get there again in my lifetime. On the other hand, I don’t have a couple grand laying around.  And we are talking about a 3-hour game.  I don’t drink or use drugs, so I won’t have any drug-fueled, strobe-lit parties to try to remember (or headaches to try to forget!). I suppose I could start a fund– send Junig to the SuperBowl to fight addiction!  Think it would fly? I don”t have any ideas for twisting this around to a lesson about addiction… except to encourage everyone to find something in li... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389368 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:47:28 +0100 4389368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139175&cid=t_106828_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fman-fires-shots-hospital-cafeteria-turns-gun%2F A former worker at the Palm Bay Hospital in Florida who was fired last month by the hospital fired shots at employees in the cafeteria and then fled to a patient room where he killed himself. Hospital officials have not revealed the man’s name. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139175 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:23:38 +0100 4139175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876616&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthe-majestic-plastic-bag-help-jeremy-irons-make-california-plastic-bag-free%2F Heal the Bay, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping Southern California’s coastal waters clean, has released a nature mockumentary narrated by Jeremy Irons, following the life of a plastic bag as it travels to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The spoof was released in support of AB 1998, a bill that would ban plastic bags in California. See how you can show your support here, and giggle along with us by watching the video below. via Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree "The Majestic Plastic Bag": Help Jeremy Irons Make California Plastic Bag Free (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876616 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:39:34 +0100 3876616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3866984&cid=t_106828_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F14%2Fsurviving-domestic-abuse%2F Today I have the honor of interviewing a woman who is a survivor in all meanings of that word. Kathy Lockhart is a professional Registered Nurse with a Master’s Degree in Psychiatric Nursing from the University of Virginia and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from California State University, East Bay. She became interested in Domestic Violence after being in an abusive relationship. She has been an active volunteer for a community Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Hotline for the past 14 years and is an advocate for victims of domestic violence and rape. She knows Domestic Violence can happen to anyone. She is a living example of how women can break free from abuse and live a meaningful life. When a young woman who has been beaten by her husband calls your hotline a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3866984 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:00:12 +0100 3866984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861984&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthousands-of-dead-fish-wash-up-in-new-jersey-not-even-seagulls-want-them%2F What the hell is wrong with the water in the Delaware Bay? The New Jersey E.P.A is performing tests on the oxygen levels of the water, but they still don’t know what caused tens of thousands of fish to wash up on the shores of Southern New Jersey on the Delaware Bay. And man, do these fish stink. Not even the seagulls want them. Those flying rats eat rotting garbage, so there must be something very wrong with the fish – aside from the fact that they’re dead. via The Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Jersey Shore (Not Even Seagulls Want Them) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861984 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:16:23 +0100 3861984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746857&cid=t_106828_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FEID5-wTAlF0%2F We often hear interest from people of all ages in being participants in the cognitive research we are doing in our UCSF lab. However, all of our experiments to date have been focused on under 20 year olds and the over 60 age group, and many people fall in between. Well, we have just launched our first experiment aimed at exploring the impact of distraction and multitasking on performance across the lifespan, with a large enough number of participants to allow for gender comparisons. So, we are reaching to people of all ages with the opportunity to be participate in this cool new experiment. This is a behavioral study using a video game that we created and developed to evaluate these skills. It sets the stage for both a brain training and brain recording experiment to follow. Taking part re... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746857 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:29:57 +0100 3746857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490830&cid=t_106828_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F20%2Fexpression-of-proteins-linked-to-poor-outcome-in-women-with-ovarian-cancer%2F Scientists have established the presence of certain proteins in ovarian cancer tissues and have linked these proteins to poor survival rates in women with advanced stages of the disease. Scientists have established the presence of certain proteins in ovarian cancer tissues and have linked these proteins to poor survival rates in women with advanced [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490830 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:09:14 +0100 3490830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457820&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthis-weeks-best-posts-from-thegloss-our-sister-site%2F Slouchclogs Our five favorite things on TheGloss this week. 1. eBay’s Best Picks for Spring: Because a pretty season deserves pretty things. 2. Video: This Sex and the City 2 Trailer Is Out and I’m Excited About It Ironically: Because we like it, we hate it, and we can’t help it. 3. Product Review: Intelligent Nutrients Lip Delivery Nutrition: Because we love our lips and want them to be happy. 4. Beer Facials Sound Like the Greatest Idea Ever: Because you had us at “beer facials.” 5. Gallery: The Ten Ugliest Shoes in the World: Because we all need to know what not to wear. Post from: BlissTree This Week's Best Posts from TheGloss (Our Sister Site) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457820 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:49:18 +0100 3457820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453870&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fread-it-like-a-man-conspiracy-theory-books%2F photo: Thinkstock Patrick Sauer is funny. This is his second “Read It Like a Man” weekly column for Blisstree. Read the first installment here. Chapter 2: Conspiracy Theories The Overton Window is a political theory that goes something like this: Previously unaccepted theories become more mainstream when ideas from the fringe are thrown out, thus making the previously stated ideas seem less radical and extreme. (It’s also the title of Glenn Beck’s upcoming novel, natch.) The Overton Window explains why conspiracy theories are no longer the provenance of loons and how they root themselves in mainstream thought. In a word, the Internet. Remember a year ago when everyone believed in global warming? HOAX! So, conspiracy theories are everywhere, but they’re losing... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453870 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:02:52 +0100 3453870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037006&cid=t_106828_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F11%2F28%2Fday-by-day-november-28-2009-no-credit%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir And, how stupid is this? Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called a captain’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial. Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named “Objective Amber,” told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it. Now, instead of being lauded for bringing to justice a high-value target, three of the SEAL commandos, a... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037006 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:15:04 +0100 3037006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744274&cid=t_106828_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F08%2F29%2Flong-strange-trip-monterey%2F I’m all out of order. I’m back home in Kansas City, but in my Long Strange Trip saga, I haven’t even gotten myself into Los Angeles yet. However, I just found out that a friend who loves to photograph flowers is back online. This weekend I’ll be working on a couple of writing projects, so it may be a few more days before I finish up my travel blogging. But I can post these photos now. More to come. Carmel, California, with Pebble Beach in the distance Flowers and foliage in Carmel, California Big Sur, California Big Sur, California A roadside inn, Big Sur, California View from Nepenthe, a restaurant in Big Sur, California Farmer's market in Monterey, California Shark in the Kelp Forest at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Anchovies swim too fast for my camera at the M... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744274 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:10:28 +0100 2744274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859129&cid=t_106828_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fmy-ammunition%2F Here is a post from my now-dead Myspace page. I wrote this post on Monday, March 28, 2007. I was in the middle of my terrible nausea and vomiting phase. I also had a a stomach tube that had recently been placed.  Here’s what I wrote: Yesterday was a good day. Telly, Lexi, Pam, Jeff and I went to Bodega Bay to visit the beach.  This was all Telly’s idea.  At first, I didn’t want to go.  I had a bunch of excuses lined up: -I’m tired -I can’t swim -Even if I COULD swim, I can’t submerge in water because of the feeding tube (don’t want to risk infection) -I’ll be too hot, just sitting on the beach without shade I went anyway, mainly because I didn’t want to be a party pooper, but I wasn’t expecting much fun. After a 2 hour-ish dri... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859129 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:19:23 +0100 2859129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469437&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhQQUcn2TrBs%2F The news yesterday that a Guantanamo detainee has been moved to New York to stand trial struck me with bemusement. The Obama administration has apparently determined that it can roll over opposition to bringing detainees into the country for trial and imprisonment. Arguments against doing so are fear-based pap, and political losers. House Minority Leader John Boehner has not failed to provide. He said in a statement: This is the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America. . . . . There are more than 200 of the world’s most dangerous men held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Does the Administration plan to transfer all of them into our nation in this way? Boehner’s apparent aim was to make political gains by appealing to the fears of a domestic U.S. audience,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469437 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:50:44 +0100 2469437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463308&cid=t_106828_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fbay-area-seniors-computer-club-bascc.html The Bay Area Seniors Computer Club "BASCC" has been offering computer training for seniors since the year 2000. Computer literacy provides a way for seniors to search healthcare topics, and enhance their lives in other ways. Growing up during the "paper generation" means seniors did not have the same background as the "internet generation."The club offers free computer classesfor seniors, workshops, and helpers who can be contacted over the telephone when needed. "You're never too old to learn" is the club motto.Now the Bay Area Seniors Computer Club "BASCC" has a social network with multimedia, video and photo sharing, a Forum, and Blogs at Bay Area Seniors Computer Club "BASCC" Multimedia and Tutorials. The club is located on the central Oregon Coast in the Coos Bay, North Bend area. Onl... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463308 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:47:00 +0100 2463308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424313&cid=t_106828_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F05%2F20%2Fis-senator-dianne-feinstein-smoking-crack-california-prisons-eminently-capable-of-holding-gitmo-detainees%2F California U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the floor of the Senate today Hell, Dianne, you are so out of touch and out of California so much you probably don’t even know where the damn California prisons are. No thank you, we Californians don’t want any of the GITMO terrorist folks in our state. Why? Because they will be placed in OUR neighborhoods - not yours but OURS. By the way, after her little suck up to the LEFT Senator Feinstein voted to withhold funding for moving the Gitmo terrorists out of Guantanamo Bay because Obama had “NO PLAN.” Technorati Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Guantanamo Bay Bookmark/Search this post with: (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424313 Wed, 20 May 2009 19:11:28 +0100 2424313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398791&cid=t_106828_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fbush-cheney-rumsfeld-and-tenet-guilty-2%2F More than 10,000 people cast their votes during the last year and a half in a virtual voting booth at www.LuciferEffect.com. Their judgments accord with the recent Senate Armed Services bipartisan report that blames Bush officials for detainee abuse. It also finds that the prison guards and interrogators were not the “true culprits.” The vast majority of these voters found all four Bush officials guilty of having created the legal frameworks, laws, and motivational conditions that provided the foundation for the abuses and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons. The guilty verdicts (for George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Tenet) were true regardless of political preference, across all age groups, and whether or not they had read The Lucifer ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398791 Fri, 08 May 2009 04:01:18 +0100 2398791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398592&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOYz7MGa3phk%2F Conclusion The cases above illustrate that the general principles of detention have not changed significantly with adjusted definitions. The terms “enemy combatant,” “direct participation in hostilities,” and “substantial support” will be interpreted by judges on a case-by-case basis much like a finding of probable cause to issue a warrant or justify a search. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398592 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:16:43 +0100 2398592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389672&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZS1s8f2amtQ%2F Charles Krauthammer’s recent column tells us that the wisdom of torture is undeniable. According to Krauthammer, there are two situations where torture is justified: the ticking time bomb scenario and when we capture high-ranking terrorists and conclude that giving them the third degree may save lives. Furthermore, it would be “imprudent” for anyone who would not use torture to be named the commander of Central Command (CENTCOM), the military organization in charge of American forces in the Middle East. The generals who have been in charge of CENTCOM and other national security officials disagree. Here is a video of General Petraeus, current commander of Central Command, saying that American forces cannot resort to torturing prisoners: The open letter Petraeus m... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389672 Mon, 04 May 2009 16:47:30 +0100 2389672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364933&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgHbB7-QQz7Q%2F Though I’m not a Virginia resident or voter, nor a donor to politicians, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell (whose party affiliation I’m not aware of) has added me to his email list. His name is similar to a past roommate, and that affinity has caused me to open more of his emails than I ordinarily would. Today’s is worth writing about: It’s a political candidate transparently trying to scare voters and use their fear for fundraising. Dear Jim, Terror suspects could be headed to Virginia… With the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay the federal government must find new locations in which to house and try the roughly 240 terrorist suspects currently held 90 miles from our shores. Recent news reports indicate that the Department of Justice ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364933 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:47:22 +0100 2364933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284342&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fk4W0mLGJ3XE%2F The Constitution obviously does not leave Americans helpless in fighting against those who wish them ill.  But it also sets standards of conduct that should not — indeed, cannot — be carelessly tossed aside. The prison at Guantanamo Bay has become such an international symbol of the U.S. abandoning its principles because it reflects an anti-terrorism policy gone badly awry.  First, the Bush administration was both callous and careless in imprisoning people, even paying unreliable tribal allies for captives.  Second, the U.S. government created no effective and objective truth-determining process to assess guilt.  Third, Washington employed torture, violating both domestic and international law. No doubt dangerous terrorists have been incarcerated at Gitmo.  But so to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284342 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:17:10 +0100 2284342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249564&cid=t_106828_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fak_vQT8kUiQ%2F I wish I had more time to devote to this topic right now, but I am on my way to a short vacation… so I will not be available by e-mail for at least a few days.  Everyone is pacing around the house right now, waiting for me to finish with ‘that stupid computer’. I had to to write, though, because of a horrible incident in Milwaukee a couple days ago that took the life of a 15-year-old girl named Maddie Kiefer.  According to news stories, she snuck out from her house in Whitefish Bay, one of Milwaukee’s’nicer’ suburbs– by nicer meaning a place where the houses are kept up, many children grow up with two parents, and the public schools send a high proportion of students to colleges.  The suburb lies just north of Milwaukee, and along with other nor... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249564 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:09:36 +0100 2249564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2149893&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F527411426%2F To receive this segment by email, subscribe to the Cato Weekly Dispatch. Cato Leads Opposition to Fiscal Stimulus In reaction to statements from Obama administration officials who say “all economists agree” that the only way to fight the economic recession is to go on a massive government spending spree, the Cato Institute took out a full page ad in the nation’s largest newspapers that showed that those words were not true. Signed by more than 200 economists, including Nobel laureates and other highly respected scholars, the statement was published this week in The New York Times, The Washington Post and many other publications. On the day the ad ran in The New York Times, Cato executive vice president David Boaz added more names to the list of economists who are skeptical of the spe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2149893 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:05:36 +0100 2149893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2129592&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F520168462%2F In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, Legal Policy Analyst David H. Rittgers explains why President Obama’s order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center will serve the fight against terrorism. Rittgers, who served three tours of service in Afghanistan as a special forces officer, says the move to close Gitmo couldn’t come at a better time. In his own words: Using closed courts to try suspected terrorists plays the propaganda game in exactly the way our enemies want, and cheapens American justice on the world stage. Terrorism and insurgency constitute violence with a message. To effectively counter terrorists, we must provide a message of our own that denies a propaganda victory to their cause. Meting sound and irreproachable justice is an important way to do that. While s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2129592 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:49:58 +0100 2129592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110562&cid=t_106828_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F01%2F16%2Fcalifornias-camp-pendelton-to-be-the-new-gitmo%2F California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO) Say it ain’t so that President Obama will close Gitmo and move most of its residents to a new constructed prison located at California’s Camp Pendelton Marine Base. The U.S. military has prepared a list of U.S. military bases that could be used to house as many as 250 detainees currently being held at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, military officials tell ABCNews.com. The list — which includes Camp Pendleton in California, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas; the Marine Air Station in Miramar, California; and the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig in South Carolina — has been circulated in a classified brief to members of Congress and was prepared by the Pentag... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110562 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:34:14 +0100 2110562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053394&cid=t_106828_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Fbush-cheney-rumsfeld-and-tenet-guilty%2F More than 10,000 people cast their votes during the last year and a half in a virtual voting booth at www.LuciferEffect.com. Their judgments accord with the recent Senate Armed Services bipartisan report that blames Bush officials for detainee abuse. It also finds that the prison guards and interrogators were not the “true culprits.” The vast majority of these voters found all four Bush officials guilty of having created the legal frameworks, laws, and motivational conditions that provided the foundation for the abuses and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons. The guilty verdicts (for George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Tenet) were true regardless of political preference, across all age groups, and whether or not they had read The Lucifer ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053394 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:21:17 +0100 2053394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021935&cid=t_106828_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2F477604842%2F I’m becoming quite the sarcastic one lately but I had to share the Google Alert I got this morning– understand that I don’t get the whole post, just a couple sentences, but it was from soberrecovery.com… The title was Suboxone = Devil in Disguise, and it went on to say you people who are saying your taking suboxone and are “clean and sober” are fooling yourself period. I have had many detoxes…. Reminds me of the classic movie ‘Animal House’ (with fellow addict and brilliant comedian John Belushi– click here to see his SNL audition tape) when he says ‘Rats– seven years of college down the drain…’ OK–I’m off to Lambeau Field and the Packer game… SD ... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021935 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:12:34 +0100 2021935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791974&cid=t_106828_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F09%2F14%2Fsafe-seafood-west-coast%2F Seafood Watch from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Still looking to answer the question about what are safe seafoods to eat, the pocket guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium will help you figure out the right seafood options for your region. Carry one with you to help you choose ocean-friendly seafood wherever you live or travel. Choose the guide for your region. The different guides include the National Guide, West Coast Guide, Southwest Guide, Hawaii Guide, Central U.S. Guide, Southeast Guide and Northeast Guide. Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program has been recognized for its influential role in transforming seafood buying habits across the United States. The information below comes from the West Coast Guide. For concerns about Mercury levels in fish, look for those fish with *... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791974 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:28:13 +0100 1791974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640310&cid=t_106828_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F341251060%2F The first thing I have to say about being at BlogHer was that, because I didn’t have to keep looking for a boy at my back (not that I didn’t sometimes turn and scan the room for him; it’s a reflex)—-because I was on my own, I got a chance to look at some things a little more. I got in at the San Francisco Airport mid-Friday morning and took BART, and was briefly disoriented. When I growing up, BART ended at Daly City, not the airport, and went to Fremont, Concord, or Richmond. Now it goes out to Pittsburg/Bay Point and Millbrae and to Dublin/Pleasanton, places not unfamiliar to me but not familiar as BART stops. As I waited for the train, I remembered how, with my sister and father and Yeh-Yeh, my grandfather, we all took a ride on BART when it opened—a ride t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640310 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:25:09 +0100 1640310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1516430&cid=t_106828_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F13%2Fday-by-day-by-chris-muir-june-13-2008%2F Day by Day by Chris Muir When the United States Supreme Court begins to subvert the Constitution by making its own law it is time for the people to rise up and control the court. The awarding “The Privilege of Habeas Corpus To Terrorists” may be the death knell for respect of the court. Justice Scalia in dissent: America is at war with radical Islamists. The enemy began by killing Americans and American allies abroad: 241 at the Marine barracks in Lebanon, 19 at the Khobar Towers in Dhahran, 224 at our embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, and 17 on the USS Cole in Yemen. See National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, The 9/11 Commission Report, pp. 60–61, 70, 190 (2004). On September 11, 2001, the enemy brought the battle to American soil, killing 2,7... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1516430 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:15:15 +0100 1516430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1429039&cid=t_106828_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F05%2F08%2Flocal-shots-8%2F Originally uploaded by baggas. Boring looking photo I know, but significant to me. This is the Safety Bay Scout Hall, where in grade 4 in 1984 I was part of the first ever class of students at Maranatha Christian School - we had a combined class of grade 4 - 7 students and around 40 kids total in the school. Now I’m parked outside the current, much huger, Maranatha College waiting to collect my grade 2 son. I noticed the other day in the office here that they still have a few plaques with my name on up on the wall. Scary how fast time flies. Life is too short… (Source: Baggas' Blog) Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1429039 Thu, 08 May 2008 07:48:58 +0100 1429039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=934112&cid=t_106828_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F166946902%2F Why? Well, the drugmaker goofed back in 2000, when the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality set new requirements that go into effect in 2011 and require Merck to reduce nutrient discharges from its Stonewall wastewater treatment plant by 80 percent. Merck engineers miscalculated its ability to meet the limits and the drugmaker petitioned the DEQ for an exception, which worries environmentalists. “We’re being asked to do more than our requirements,” Barbara Wunder, the plant’s director of safety and environment, tells The Daily News Record of Harrisonburg, Va. “The technology isn’t there to bring us down to that level.” Merck found its mistake too late, explains, and so missed its chance to comment on the original state limits. Nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=934112 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:50:21 +0100 934112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658837&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F05%2Fnfl-football-player-joe-andruzzi-treated-for-lymphoma%2F Filed under: Chemotherapy, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Daily news, SportsFormer Green Bay, New England, and Cleveland football player Joe Andruzzi has just completed the first of a 12-step series of chemotherapy treatments for Burkitt's lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Andruzzi, married and dad to four children, was released by the Browns on May 2 so he and his family could move to New Jersey. Then last week, Andruzzi began experiencing abdominal pain and other symptoms. He consulted with the Browns' medical staff, underwent a colonoscopy, learned an abnormality was found, and then headed to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston where he was diagnosed with Burkitt's. The cure rate for Burkitt's -- a rapidly growing, rare form of cancer that strikes only 100 people in the United State... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658837 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 658837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=498624&cid=t_106828_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F24%2Ftreatable-but-not-curable%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, All Cancers, Politics, Celebrity news, Cancer SurvivorsElizabeth Edwards has been told the metastatic cancer found in her bones is considered stage four. And it's treatable. But not curable.Tricky stuff -- all this cancer terminology -- and a little hard to fully comprehend.I saw Sheryl Crow talking with Maria Shriver and Dr. Susan Love on Larry's King's CNN program the other night. Crow says her breast cancer was curable -- it was teeny tiny and had not spread and required a lumpectomy and radiation, but not chemotherapy. "I'm the walking poster child for early detection," she said. Her cancer was caught and treated swiftly. She is cured. Theoretically.Can Crow's cancer still return? Yep. We just aren't sure at the time of one cancer discovery if these deadly c... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=498624 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 498624