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 'black and white'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:26:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3762901&cid=t_367341_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsame-sex-vs-opposite-sex-whats-the-rule-on-friendship%2F2010.07.17 I’m stealing a post from Jay at Two Women Blogging entitled “Was Harry Right?” Here’s their post, and I discuss it below: Was Harry Right? Bluemilk got me started thinking about this. I first heard Harry’s thesis advanced by the resident I worked with on my med school psych rotation. She assured me that while I might think I had platonic friendships with men, the men didn’t see it that way. I was pretty sure they did see it that way. I wasn’t naive, I was engaged to be married and had done my share of dating and flirting — I knew what it felt like when a man was interested in me sexually and I knew the difference. I still know the difference, and I still have men friends. For most of my life, my closest friends have been men. (more…) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3762901 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3762901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709126&cid=t_367341_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fnew-breastfeeding-picture-book%2F A new breastfeeding board book captures the beauty of breastfeeding in striking black and white photography: Breastfeeding Portraits in Black and White by Stacie Turner of Stacie Turner Photography. Stacie is the mother of breastfed twins featured in her personal blog The Twinkies. Book Review The sturdy 5″ x 6″ board book features 12 gorgeous images on six (front and back) pages. The pictures include nurslings ranging from a 4-day-old newborn (make me cry will you?!) to a 3-year-old toddler. The pictures stand alone without captions or other text. I was curious to see how my children would like the book. My 7-year-old, too old for board books in general, was completely unfazed by the book. She thinks it’s perfectly normal to see images of breastfeeding mothers and babi... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709126 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:16:42 +0100 2709126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649048&cid=t_367341_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F29%2Fthe-situation-of-black-and-white%2F Over on We’re Only Human, Wray Herbert has another of his characteristically superb posts, this one about the automatic associations with black and white. Here’s a sample. * * * The colors white and black have carried layers of moral meaning since long before American’ infatuation with cowboys and automobiles, and some scientists believe that those associations may be automatic and universal and ancient. Indeed, blackness and whiteness may be wired into our neurons, and tightly tangled up with notions of sin and virtue and cleanliness and dirt. Two University of Virginia psychologists recently decided to explore this provocative idea in the laboratory. Gary Sherman and Gerald Clore wanted to know if common metaphors may be more than mere rhetorical devices, if in fact they might be ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649048 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:01:26 +0100 2649048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2634464&cid=t_367341_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FBEO9fZ8gqJE%2F There’s a new article on CNN that talks about doctors (consciously or not) treating black patients different than white patients. The story begins with the story of a diabetic black man who immediately went in because he had an infection on his toe. As any diabetic knows, it’s imperative to take care of your feet because problems can grow very quickly. When he went in to the emergency room, however, the first doctor that saw him wanted to amputate. Since this was obviously in an early stage of disease, it was a very drastic measure. The man insisted on talking to someone else, who prescribed a more costly and lengthy method that did, in fact, save his toe. His thought was that the first doctor who saw him treated him with such disregard because he was black. The funny part is,... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2634464 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:17:21 +0100 2634464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416992&cid=t_367341_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F18%2Fcognitive-distortion-how-does-black-and-white-thinking-hurt-us%2F “How are you?” asked one of my co-workers as I walked into the office this morning. “Oh,” I said, “I’m exhausted. How are you?” And I can’t remember how she answered that question because I was too busy thinking about what I’d just told her about being exhausted. Was I really exhausted? Not so much, I determined, after a little more thought. I was a bit sleepy, maybe, but I’d gotten eight hours of sleep. Why did I tell her I was exhausted? Okay, grab a paper & pen. Give this little challenge a try: below, you’ll find several pairs of opposites. Some of them are grade-school simple; some are a little more complex. However, these are words that you probably use on a daily basis. Here’s the challenge: write down eac... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416992 Tue, 19 May 2009 02:25:13 +0100 2416992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386952&cid=t_367341_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F03%2Fif-only-keeping-you-stuck-and-frustrated%2F Two words. Six letters. So much potential for destruction. You say it to yourself and so do I, sometimes without even realizing it. Do you even realize how powerful it is? If only I had more time, I would exercise. If only my parents weren’t so annoying, I’d be less stressed. If only I had a bigger house, then I’d be more organized. If only, if only, if only…You know, it isn’t just the “if only” part that is so damaging. By itself, it just a harmless wish or fantasy. It’s saying “then”, as if you only have permission to have this better outcome when the first part happens. Let’s break this down once, shall we? Take the example about having a bigger house and being more organized. I threw this one in for me. We still live in... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386952 Sun, 03 May 2009 16:44:08 +0100 2386952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=568710&cid=t_367341_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F24%2Fla-la-laconnect-the-dots%2F Today has been a pretty stress filled day. I’m use to dealing with people with extreme emotional changes. It’s part of my life coming from a family with deep bipolar roots. Peoplespeaking extremely rapidly or maybe, not speaking at all is just something that I deal with just like laundry, shopping, etc. Part of life. [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=568710 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:13:59 +0100 568710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=558018&cid=t_367341_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F20%2Fstop-being-who-youre-not-who-are-you-anyway%2F this excerpt from my “other” blog…. All my life, I was who everyone wanted me to be. for my father, that was the compliant child who would “lay there and take it”… whether it meant that I was being admonished, or beaten, or molested. I took it. For my mother, that was the “good friend and supporter” that [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=558018 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:36:39 +0100 558018