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 'billion'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5156944&cid=t_150751_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FhNq42P85ngI%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson converse with Peter Hotez about global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical diseases. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #29 (47 MB .mp3, 65 minutes). Links for this episode: Peter Hotez (Wikipedia) Hotez going to Baylor The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier Global Network Dickson Despommier’s parasitology lectures Letters read on TWiP 29 Contact Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv. Subscribe (free) Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed or by email (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5156944 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:28:07 +0100 5156944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069533&cid=t_150751_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F26%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-26-2011%2F I call one of my relatives a “bad news bear.” Although he has good intentions, his spewing out the world’s greatest tragedies every few minutes does not help me. In fact, all that worrying and anxiety could hurt. After calling him out on it, he said his main intention was concern. I get that. I think parents today are like him. They just want to protect their children from the onslaught of offenders who are posted up all over the news 24/7. If you love someone, however, how do you best protect them? I think there is a balance between caring and being overprotective. And everyone deals with this in their own way. Some loved ones may minimize your pain because they hurt seeing you upset. That’s why they say things like, “I’m sure you’ll feel better s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069533 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:02:25 +0100 5069533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934339&cid=t_150751_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F12%2Fmoney-problems-6-steps-to-transform-your-money-life%2F I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t have a money problem right now, in this economy. Even the wealthiest of the wealthy are fretting because the fortunes they stashed in bonds and stocks aren’t performing with the same gust of the 90s, and, even if you have 5 billion dollars, seeing that figure change by a half of a billion produces anxiety and pacing. I wouldn’t know. But I’m guessing. So it was with interest I read financial advisor Karen Lee’s book, It’s Just Money, So Why Does It Cause So Many Problems?. Lee has worked in the financial services industry since 1987. During that time, she has worked with hundreds of families, individuals, and small businesses to help them work towards their financial goals. And to boot, she’s a regular guest expert on CNN. Here are... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934339 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:28:50 +0100 4934339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921427&cid=t_150751_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-who-report-more-than-1-billion-people-are-disabled%2F2011.06.09 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank just revealed the first-ever global estimate of disability. The report suggests that at least 1 billion people are currently disabled, and about 1/5 of those are experiencing significant difficulties with their activities of daily living. Since  people with disabilities experience poorer health, lower educational achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities, this vulnerable segment of the population needs much closer attention. I’m a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) specialist by training, and there are only about 8000 of us in the United States. Some have called PM&R specialists: “primary care physicians for the disabled” and I think that&... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921427 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:00:37 +0100 4921427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696618&cid=t_150751_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fare-electronic-medical-records-a-27-billion-waste-of-money%2F2011.04.10 President Obama’s has created an incentive program to encourage physicians to adopt functional Electronic Medical Records.  The program’s $27 billion dollars (funded by President Obama’s Economic Stimulus package) will turn out to be a colossal failure and a waste of money. Twenty seven billion dollars would provide $44,000 for 640,000 physicians. After the bureaucratic infrastructure is built the federal government will be lucky if one third of the money remains for bonuses to physicians. Only 21,000 of 650,000 (3%) of physicians have applied to date. Complex bureaucracies and complicated regulations never save money. These bureaucracies create bigger government, inconsistent policies, more complicated regulations and inefficiencies. The best and cheapest way to create a universall... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696618 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:00:40 +0100 4696618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560247&cid=t_150751_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwjlQSaASUQ4%2F By Caleb O. BrownTad recently put $61 billion in spending cuts in perspective. I've added a few bells and whistles to his data. Enjoy. Some Perspective on $61 Billion in Spending Cuts 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=4560247 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:13:53 +0100 4560247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621942&cid=t_150751_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F01%2Fyoutube-com-market-share%2F Fast Company ran an article about YouTube.com’s market share. There are the highlights I found :: YouTube has 40% of market share [/source] 12.8 billion videos – compare to Hulu’s 903 million Each YouTube user watches 93 videos per month – compare to 23 on Hulu (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621942 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:11:50 +0100 3621942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435129&cid=t_150751_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncturehttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fh1ni-two-billion-dollar-failure.html Our government in mid October, spent $1 billion to purchase 195 million units of vaccine to prevent a swine flu epidemic that never occurred.  Over 72 million vaccine doses will now be dumped.  The only winners were the six drug companies that manufactured the vaccines.As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarettes and food, and a host of other maladies. ... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435129 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:58:00 +0100 3435129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2205278&cid=t_150751_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F4dINQeqvWN8%2F I don’t know about the people working at the NIH, but I was giddy about the NIH funding from Obama’s stimulus plan. Anyone who has worked at the institute knows how each dollar from the taxpayers is stretched to accomplish lofty goals for better health and innovative research. So it’s no surprise that the $10.4 billion funding is met with anticipation and excitement, and questions about how exactly will the funds be disbursed. Acting Director Raynard Kington answered that question in a statement this week - NIH will fund applications that are already on hand and expected to make progress in the next few years. Applications that have been judged for merit but did not receive awards last year due to lack of funds will finally get thei due this year. NIH will focus on preserving and... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2205278 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:42:54 +0100 2205278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1848056&cid=t_150751_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F409431524%2F Jason Shafrin of Healthcare Economist provides “700 billion reasons to read the Health Wonk Review ”. Read about how the bail out might affect health care from the POV of: Wall Street Health Insurers Healthcare Reformers Doctors The Uninsured Kids (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848056 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:07:38 +0100 1848056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580323&cid=t_150751_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FHb8AG_zQg64%2F Jason Shafrin of Healthcare Economist provides “700 billion reasons to read the Health Wonk Review ”. Read about how the bail out might affect health care from the POV of: Wall Street Health Insurers Healthcare Reformers Doctors The Uninsured Kids (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580323 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:51:12 +0100 2580323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511439&cid=t_150751_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FHb8AG_zQg64%2F Jason Shafrin of Healthcare Economist provides “700 billion reasons to read the Health Wonk Review ”. Read about how the bail out might affect health care from the POV of: Wall Street Health Insurers Healthcare Reformers Doctors The Uninsured Kids (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511439 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:51:12 +0100 2511439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455511&cid=t_150751_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2F223691312%2F Wow. So the new figures are in and they’ve concluded the annual cost for diabetes in the U.S. for 2007 hit *$174 Billion dollars*, up 32% since 2002. That is 1 in every 5 health care dollars going to diabetes care. These figures are only for the U.S., worldwide the estimates go over [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455511 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:45:35 +0100 1455511