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 'berg'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:54:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3588867&cid=t_217819_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgetting-good-sleep%2F2010.05.22 Our busy lifestyles often aren’t conducive to getting the recommended amount of sleep at night. According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep every night. Dr. Kenneth Berg of the Mayo Clinic states that people who get less than seven hours of sleep per night have a higher mortality than those who have adequate sleeping habits. Inadequate sleep has been linked to increased risk of motor vehicle accidents, an increase in body mass index and a greater likelihood of obesity due to an increased appetite caused by sleep deprivation, increased risk of diabetes and heart problems, increased risk for psychiatric conditions including depression and substance abuse, and decreased ability to pay attention, react to signals or remember new informa... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3588867 Sat, 22 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3588867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090241&cid=t_217819_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fhealthy-weight-week-january-18-24-2009%2F It’s the first full week of January and for many people that means starting a new diet. And for many of them the next week, the second week of January, will be when they “blow” their diet and go back to square one (and if not that week, shortly thereafter). That’s why the Healthy Weight Network sponsors Healthy Weight Week during the third week in January, which this year is January 18-24. The Network was started by Francis M. “Francie” Berg, MS, a licensed nutritionist, family wellness specialist and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota some 16 years ago and they’ve been sponsoring this annual event ever since. According to their website, Healthy Weight Week “is a time to celebrate healthy living habits that last a lifetime a... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090241 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:15:39 +0100 2090241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039942&cid=t_217819_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F16%2Ffda-issues-alert-for-epilepsy-drugs-despite-controversy%2F Back in January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors that drugs used to treat epilepsy (also called antiepileptic drugs or AEDs) may raise the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions (according to a USA Today story). It came to this conclusion after examining 199 studies that looked at 11 different anti-seizure medications, such as Neurontin, Tegretol and Depakote. Earlier this month, a panel at the American Epilepsy Society 62 Annual Meeting (as reported by Medscape) disputed the FDA’s findings and suggested that the methodology that the FDA used was severely flawed, resulting in a recommendation that was also flawed: After crunching the numbers, Drs. Hesdorffer and Berg told meeting attendees that the study findings are inconsistent across the 11 drugs. The ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039942 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:12:51 +0100 2039942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451704&cid=t_217819_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F05%2Fpatti-berg-calling-it-as-it-isnt.html For years, California Assemblywoman Patti Berg (D- Mill Valley) has resorted to every conceivable maneuver she could think of to pass an assisted suicide bill through the California Legislature. She failed. So now, she is trying a different approach: Under the guise of requiring doctors to disclose "information" about "options" available to the "terminally ill," with AB 2747, which I wrote about here (before amendments) and here, she is undermining proper understandings of legitimate medical treatments such as palliative sedation, and attempting to turn it into a form of death on demand.She's having trouble with this one too and in response, has now penned an "I'm so courageous and my opponents are just death-denying squeamish nervous Nellies who can't handle the truth," kind of column. Sh... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451704 Sun, 18 May 2008 22:23:00 +0100 1451704