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 'bernstein'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008142&cid=t_207783_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6usEuUaq3lA%2F By Michael F. CannonColumbia Business School economist Ray Fisman has a piece at Slate.com discussing the first-year results of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment.  In brief, when Oregon transferred an average of $3,000 from taxpayers to poor people in the form of Medicaid coverage, it did those poor people some good. Fisman’s interpretation of the results is different from mine in mainly two respects.  First, I describe the one-year benefits of Medicaid coverage as modest; he says they’re “enormous.” A more fundamental difference concerns whether expanding Medicaid was a cost-effective use of the taxpayers’ money.  Fisman writes: Given the added expense, did the Medicaid expansion prove to be cost-effective? That is, did the treatment group actually... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008142 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:18:54 +0100 5008142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008145&cid=t_207783_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjXYSHkY0CKg%2F By Michael F. CannonThe Oregon Health Insurance Experiment is the first experiment since the dawn of time that randomly assigns some households to receive health insurance (Medicaid) for purposes of comparing their medical consumption, health outcomes, and financial security to similar households that do not receive Medicaid coverage.  Some of the nation’s top health economists have released the first batch of results from the OHIE. At National Review (Online), I summarize the OHIE’s first-year results and offer the following analysis: Supporters of President Obama’s health-care law may tout these benefits, but the OHIE does not provide the vindication they seek. First, despite being eligible for Medicaid, 13 percent of the control group had private health insurance — s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008145 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:46:38 +0100 5008145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540720&cid=t_207783_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FaPZc0DpEyqg%2Fthe-war-on-carbohydrates.php Are Carbs the Enemy?This is the provactive title of the cover story in March's Diabetes Forecast magazine. The author interviews proponents of low-carb, moderate-carb, and vegan/high-carb diets for people with diabetes. The bottom line? The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that you personalize your diet to meet your needs. They recognize that no one follows a prescribed diet for very long.Wait... doesn't the ADA recommend a high-carb diet?! That's what we thought, too. In a section called The "ADA Diet" Myth, they point out that there has been no official diet for the last 15 years. The ADA reviews treatment recommendations and assigns grades based on how supported the idea is by evidence. For low-carb diets for people with type 1 diabetes, there are few long-term studi... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540720 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:21:31 +0100 4540720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526905&cid=t_207783_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fwhat-we-can-learn-from-other-chronics.html Something else that struck me from my recent interview with D-psychologist Jessica Bernstein was her observation that “we diabetics tend to not see ourselves as part of the larger chronic illness community — which is unfortunate because we miss out on a lot.”  I am sure she is quite right. And yet… It’s simply human nature [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526905 Mon, 03 May 2010 13:00:40 +0100 3526905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307051&cid=t_207783_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fben-bradlee-a-legend-after-all-the-presidents-men%2F Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward at The Washington Post My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: “Nothing’s riding on this except the, uh, First Amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country.” That sentence was uttered by actor Jason Robards playing Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee in what is arguably the best performance of his career in “All the President’s Men,” one of the 100 greatest films of all time, according to the American Film Institute. Oh, the glory days of newspapers! What with Quinn Bradlee, son of Bradlee and columnist Sally Quinn, in the news (as reported by my Politics Daily colleague Annie Groer here and here) and last week a journalism award going to an anonymous bystander, I got to think... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307051 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:14:05 +0100 3307051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630367&cid=t_207783_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FrlUdixSnCOc%2Fpediatrics-in-practice-launch-education.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630367 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +0100 2630367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313547&cid=t_207783_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F03%2Fhow-easily-is-your-memory-manipulated%2F You may be surprised to learn that it’s easier to manipulate your memory than you might have imagined. Or so says new research recently published that summarizes the findings of “false memories” and something found easy to manipulate — our feelings about food. In the article, researchers Bernstein and Loftus (2009) examine a half dozen studies that have been conducted examining whether researchers could place false memories — memories that are specifically not true — into ordinary people. The particular false memories implanted had to do with food preferences — such as a liking for asparagus that the person never had, or getting sick from eating egg salad (when that had never actually happened to the person). The researchers also conducted a number... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313547 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:40:31 +0100 2313547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035873&cid=t_207783_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F483745735%2Fforget-low-carb-diets.php New research out of Tufts University shows participants performing significantly worse on memory tests just a week after starting a virtually carb-less diet. When participants added carbohydrates back to their diet, their performance steadily returned to normal levels. In last... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035873 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:31:29 +0100 2035873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027242&cid=t_207783_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F479511664%2Ftake-five-low-carb-diets.php In our Take Five series, we seek out five opinions on a hot topic. Who's right? You decide!Is a low carbohydrate diet the best strategy for managing type 1 diabetes? The American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027242 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0100 2027242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894929&cid=t_207783_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fbeen-rejected-you-may-be-a-better-judge-of-genuineness%2F Who knew that rejection might have an upside? After being dumped by a boyfriend or girlfriend, the only things we feel good at is, well, being rejected. But in a strange twist of evolutionary fate, apparently that rejection may sensitize us to genuineness in others and being better able to spot fake or artificial emotions. The researchers tested their hypothesis on undergraduates and smiles: The research found that subjects who were manipulated to feel rejection were able to distinguish a fake smile from a real one nearly 80 percent of the time. Researchers studied 32 subjects, 17 women and 15 men. […] “Some thought the subjects who had been rejected would latch on to any sign of positivity and accept the insincere smiles as genuine,” Bernstein said. “But it’s clear we�... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894929 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:50:47 +0100 1894929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1720400&cid=t_207783_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Flow-carb-diets-also-work-for-people.html It's no secret that type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are very different diseases. The etiology is completely different, and often, the treatment protocols differ as well. Some of this is based on simple realities, but there is also a notion that what applies to one type is not necessarily applicable to the other. However, this is largely unsubstantiated by clinical evidence. In fact, many changes and/or innovations in diabetes care are based on learning from a group with a different type of diabetes.One element I frequently hear pertains to carbohydrate consumption. There is an attitude among many people with type 1 that because they will require insulin regardless of what they eat, so there is no real reason to "avoid" or minimize the consumption of certain food groups (notably, carboh... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720400 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0100 1720400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=856776&cid=t_207783_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F10%2Fdr-bernstein-answers-your-questions-on-september-19th%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Drugs, Events, Opinion, Allie Beatty, Support, Care, Complications, PersonalitiesDr. Bernstein, a world leading authority in diabetes, is hosting a live internet broadcasts to answer your questions on diabetes. Diabetes 911 is setup to stop the complications of diabetes before it's an emergency. Here's a link to the page where you can submit your questions, to be answered on his next broadcast -- September 19, 2007. Just a heads-up for The Diabetes Blog reading community - AOL has announced they will be retiring The Diabetes Blog on September 14, 2007. So this is a preemptive blog to get your calendar out, send yourself a reminder email titled: OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 19th!!!! This will not be my last blog shared with you, all mighty readers o... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=856776 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 856776