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 'bee'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975123&cid=t_395217_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FafmmTOiAVac%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Dickson Despommier Vincent, Alan, and Dickson discuss the reduction in genome size of Mimivirus upon passage in amoeba, and analysis of the microbiome of honeybees. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #139 (96 MB .mp3, 80 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Mimivirus genome reduction after amoebal culture (PNAS) Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes database Analysis of the honey bee microbiome (PLoS One) The colony-collapse blues (TWiV 104) Blessed are the beekeepers (Wall Street Journal) TWiV on Facebook Letters read on TWiV 139 Weekly Science Picks Alan – Life Before the Dinos... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975123 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:18:27 +0100 4975123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997535&cid=t_395217_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FFAw3qq0vzrY%2F The AHA combine the acting skills of Ken Jeong, MD (trained physician and crazy-ass actor from the Hangover II) with the metronomic beat of Stayin' Alive to teach CPR rhythm. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997535 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:04:39 +0100 4997535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848849&cid=t_395217_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fproduct-review-indigo-bee-vegetable-oil-soaps-buy-them-here%2F photo courtesy of Indigo Bee I’m not into body products that smell like food. Taking a bath in sugar cookie flavored bubble soap does not make me feel like I’ve indulged. Which is why I was skeptical of the Indigo Bee soaps that we received from our partners at OpenSky. Yes, the soaps looked nice. They were brightly colored and marbled, and I couldn’t help thinking that they would look particularly cute on my new bathroom vanity. And I was intrigued by the ingredients. Indigo Bee soaps are biodegradable, and paraben- and sulfate-free, and are made from a mix of coconut oil, palm oil, and olive oil, and many contain jojoba, avocado and sweet almond oils. I know you’re dying to know — how did the soap smell? Well, it smelled good. The scents are subtle enough so tha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848849 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:01:55 +0100 3848849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683619&cid=t_395217_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcongress-acts-on-doc-fix-music-to-doctors-ears%2F2010.06.21 Leading members of the Senate Finance Committee came to an agreement Thursday night on a six-month “doc fix,” paving the way for physicians to be reimbursed a little more for seeing Medicare patients instead of a lot less. (This is now separate from the rest of the legislative package it had been part of, which is still under debate.) Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that without passage, there’d be “havoc in America.” But the American Medical Association (AMA) continued its attack on anything less than a permanent solution. The AMA compared it to fiddling while Rome burns. What tune are members of Congress playing? A) Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees B) Doctor, Doctor! by the Thompson Twins C) Time to Get Ill by the Beastie Boys (The Hill, Politico, ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683619 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3683619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2290613&cid=t_395217_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fwalking-is-good-medicine%2F I’ve written about the benefits of walking before, but there’s a few new reasons to talk about it again. First is a newly published study that figured out how fast you need to walk in order to achieve a “moderate” level of intensity. That’s important because the current recommendation is that you should get 30 minutes of “moderate intensity” exercise five times per week. But if you didn’t know what “moderate intensity” was that recommendation wouldn’t be of much help. More details below. The second newsworthy item is that April 8 is National Start! Walking Day.  According to the American Heart Association (AHA), “On this day, employees are encouraged to wear sneakers to work and take at least 30 minutes out of their day to get up and walk. It’s pretty simple ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2290613 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:36:51 +0100 2290613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888135&cid=t_395217_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4956 Calling children of the 70s - the disco era. You’ll recall this catchy tune by the Bee Gees What’s so special about the song that it could help save lives? Well according to the AHA, the beat of the song is just perfect for CPR! Reuters reports The American Heart Association calls for chest compressions to be given at a rate of 100 per minute in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). “Stayin’ Alive” almost perfectly matches that, with 103 beats per minute. CPR is a lifesaving technique involving chest compressions alone or with mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. It is used in emergencies such as cardiac arrest in which a person’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. CPR can triple survival rates, but some people are reluctant to do it in part because they a... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888135 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1888135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443300&cid=t_395217_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F14%2Fthe-situation-of-talk-radio%2F This study does not include Public Radio, which by statute is required to provide differing points of view. . . .) KSAC shared another characteristic with other liberal radio stations: It had a tiny, 1,000-watt transmitter. Tough for a little station that barely reached Sacramento’s suburbs to compete with 50,000 watt giant KFBK, whose signal stretches from Chico to Modesto, from Reno to that little town of San Francisco. Despite KFBK reaching millions more potential listeners, KSAC mustered an audience nearly 20 percent that of KFBK’s. (Its ratings were double local conservative station KTKZ, which has a 5,000-watt transmitter.) And Arbitron showed the progressive station’s audience was steadily growing. KSAC was the little station that could. Until it couldn’t. It... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443300 Wed, 14 May 2008 17:28:37 +0100 1443300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1332535&cid=t_395217_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D321081 WebMD reports that a new research study has found that placing drops of honeybee venom under the tongue can significantly reduce reactions in people allergic to bee stings. This procedure is known as sublingual immunotherapy. Partipants in the study were gradually given larger doses of bee venom over a six week period. The participants were randomly assigned to receive either sublingual immunotherapy in the form of honeybee venom drops placed under the tongue, or placebo drops. Patients in the immunotherapy group got escalating doses of honeybee venom for six weeks, followed by a maintenance dose, given three times a week for six months. "You hold the drop under the tongue for about one or two minutes, then swallow," Passalacqua says. After being gradually subjected to greater quanti... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1332535 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0100 1332535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1005135&cid=t_395217_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5831 The Sacramento Bee has opened up access (meaning content is now FREE) to its Capitol Alert service. Featuring some of the best political writers in California, Dan Walters and Dan Weintraub, Flap applauds the Bee. But, didn’t Flap say this would happen in January? Good move……. Flap says get on over there, register and start reading. Previous: CapitolAlert Watch: New Subscription Only Blog From the Sacramento Bee Technorati Tags: Capitol Alert, Sacramento Bee, Dan Weintraub, Dan Walters Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1005135 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:46:09 +0100 1005135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=939827&cid=t_395217_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fwordy-wednesday.html Spelling b....b....b.....bounce.How do you get ready for the spelling test? Mine write out flashcards at school to help the process. It's the American way.When they bring them home. We have to learn them, but how? Dull, dull, dull.We cheat. We spread them out on the carpet and bounce on the tramplene. We pretend it's a game. I call out a word and they dive to retrieve the right card. They read it aloud from the card, which of course is even more cheating, because we're sneaky like that. Now my eye sight is poor. I'd have a hard time bouncing up and down and trying to recognise a card right down there on the carpet, not necessarily the right way up. I'd have an even harder time if the cards looked like this.It's not hieroglyphics nor wingdings.GIVEMADEHAVESAMEFINE If you like what you re... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=939827 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:26:00 +0100 939827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801399&cid=t_395217_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F144496918%2Fnative_bee_with_pollen_sacs.php tags: native bee species, bees, Image of the Day This little bee was working the Gaillardias along White Oak Bayou (Texas) around 6:30 p.m. Notice the bulging pollen sacs on its hind legs. Image: Biosparite [larger] Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801399 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:59:38 +0100 801399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777733&cid=t_395217_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F140412891%2Fwidow_skimmer.php tags: leafcutter bee, Megachile wheeleri, Gaillardia pulchra, Image of the Day A male Widow Skimmer, Libella luctuosa, photographed in July on Konza Prairie. This is one of the "King Skimmers", and is found across much of the USA except for Florida, the Rockies, and the intermountain West. Dragonflies are territorial and return to the same perch quite often, which made photographing this one relatively easy. I have a friend, Mark Chappell, who is up to the challenge of photographing dragonflies in flight. Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger] Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777733 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:59:48 +0100 777733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=775401&cid=t_395217_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F140043832%2Fpollination.php tags: leafcutter bee, Megachile wheeleri, Gaillardia pulchra, Image of the Day Leafcutter Bee, Megachile wheeleri, pollinating Gaillardia pulchra, White Oak Bayou along E. T.C. Jester Blvd. Contrast the leafcutter bee that visits the wild sunflowers. Native bees are specialists, while European honeybees will whore for any flower that offers a reward. Image: Biosparite [larger] Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=775401 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:59:07 +0100 775401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650708&cid=t_395217_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F6%2F1%2Fthis-and-that-part-two.html Lot’s of funny (and not so funny) news to share: Musician canned for focus on the wrong organ. A Catholic priest has removed his church's organist and choir director from her duties saying her sale of sex toys was not "consistent with Church teachings." Linette Servais, 50, played the organ and sung with the choir for 35 years. Much of her work as choir director and organist was done without pay. When her parish priest asked to meet with her, she thought it was to say thank you. Instead, she was told to quit her sales job with company known as Pure Romance or she would lose her position in the church.  Doctor rails against attorneys on his blog, not a good strategy when it is your own malpractice trial you are writing about. As Ivy League-educated pediatrician Robert P... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650708 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:28:44 +0100 650708