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 'blind'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139877&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fquiz-do-you-make-other-people-happy%2F As put forth by the Second Splendid Truth: One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy; One of the best ways to make other people is to be happy yourself. Everyone accepts the Second Splendid Truth, Part A; the Second Splendid Truth, Part B often isn’t as clear to people. But to focus on Part A here — how do you know if you’re making other people happy? What are some signs? Are the following statements true for you: Do people seem to feel comfortable confiding in you? Do people follow your recommendations? Are you a source of material comfort or security for someone else? Do people whom you’ve introduced often go on to have a continuing relationship? Do people seem to drift toward you? Join a conversation that you’re having, sit down next... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139877 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:46:16 +0100 5139877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096204&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-perspective-of-the-clinical-trial-that-you-need-to-know%2F2011.08.04 There are big companies like Quintiles that run clinical trials around the world. There are local clinics that specialize in clinical trials and make a lot of money at it. There are, of course, pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers who depend upon the results to gain marketing approval for new products. People in all those groups know a lot about trials. But the perspective that counts is the view from you and me – patients. Most of us do not enroll in clinical trials. We don’t want to get too up close and personal with anything “experimental.” And often our doctors never tell us about available trials anyway since it can be a lot of paperwork for them. Given that most people don’t enroll in trials and new science is delayed because of it and also because most people ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096204 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:00:38 +0100 5096204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968559&cid=t_173942_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fthe-blind-spot-science-and-the-crisis-of-uncertainty.html – “In today’s unpredictable and chaotic world, we look to science to provide certainty and answers–and often blame it when things go wrong. The Blind Spot reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science’s inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential.” So says the blurb on Byers latest book. I’m not so sure, there are many scientists out there, who while recognising that there is uncertainty and subjectivity in observations, particularly thanks to those bastions of 20th Century physics, quantum mechanics and relativity, still maintain that we could eventually explain everything. Perhaps, there’s actually a middle ground, with a universe... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968559 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:42:06 +0100 4968559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953139&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2011%2F06%2Faph-position-paper-on-iq-testing-with.html A new position paper (from the Accessible Tests Department of the American Printing House for the Blind) on IQ testing with individuals who are blind or visually impaired is now available here.- iPost using BlogPress from my Kevin McGrew's iPad (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953139 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:02:00 +0100 4953139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768119&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FB-OzoNkj7bM%2F This article by Greater Good Magazine discusses how med­i­tat­ing can increase the den­sity of gray mat­ter in brain regions asso­ci­ated with mem­ory, stress, and empa­thy.  The Benefits of a One-Time Cognitive Training Program: They last but wane over time as shown in the 3-month follow-up results of the IMPACT study. Can Direct Brain Stimulation Boost Performance? The answer seems to be yes, according to three studies using different types of electrical/magnetic brain stimulation. How the Brain of a Blind Person Rewires Itself: The brain areas devoted to vision in peo­ple with eye sight turn out to be respond­ing to speech in blind people. How are Young Brains Affected by Stress? An interesting article from the Dana Foundation on the consequences of early l... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768119 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:00:18 +0100 4768119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723942&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F18%2Funderstanding-research-methodology-4-peer-review-process%2F Conclusion The peer review process is not perfect, but it is the best safeguard we have against junk science. When evaluating the worth of scientific data, in addition to verifying its publication in a peer-reviewed journal, it is important to take into consideration:  funding sources, whether the study has been replicated, study design, sample size, and conflicting interest (design details and critiques will be discussed in later articles). When referencing scientific data, it is common for individuals to reference popular science magazines and books.  Be extra cautious when getting your science information from these sources. Of course, there is some good science information published in popular science publications.   But, when the authors cannot provide references for their scienti... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723942 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:44:26 +0100 4723942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636556&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fuf-Uf8VZ06k%2F This article reports the work of German researchers who looked at blind people’s brains to try to answer these questions. They found out that indeed, blind people can understand speech even if sped up beyond the maximum rate that sighted people can understand. This seemed possible because the brain areas devoted to vision in people with eye sight turned out to be responding to speech in blind people. 10 syllables per second [is] the absolute limit of comprehension for sighted people. Blind people, however, can comprehend speech sped up to 25 syllables per second. brain scanner revealed that in blind people the part of the cerebral cortex that normally responds to vision was responding to speech.…somehow an unsighted person’s brain rewires itself to connect auditory regions of the bra... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636556 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:45:35 +0100 4636556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610887&cid=t_173942_117_f&fid=37824&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorkalitenko.com%2Fblog%2Finept-trials-tainted-studies-living-disease-waiting-cure%2F According to statistics, 1500 people die every day in the United States from cancer. Shocking statistic? Sure. But how long have these people lived with the disease, how long did they know about it? What kind of treatment did they receive? What kind of treatment could they have received if it was not held up in one study after another? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlighted perhaps the most amazing point (1) How long will someone have to wait for a drug to be approved? How many treatments are there that are being held up by inefficient trials while you or a loved one are dying of cancer. Here’s where a holistic doctor like myself just doesn’t understand. Why should we trust clinical studies? Well, there are years and years of various testing done before a product is ap... Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610887 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:38:31 +0100 4610887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309607&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftext-to-braille-conversion-via-touch-sensitive-thimble%2F2011.01.04 While Braille can give the blind the ability to read, much of the text one encounters is not available in Braille (and our increasing dependence on touch-screen smartphones isn’t helping.) Two students at the University of Washington hope to solve this problem with their concept device, which they have termed the “Thimble.” The Thimble contains a fingertip camera and an electro-tactile grid which can read text and convert it to touch-sensitive Braille. The device can also interface with a user’s smartphone via Bluetooth for reading online content. Source: “Thimble”: Another smartphone-enabled concept for the visually impaired (Hat Tip: Engadget) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309607 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:00:55 +0100 4309607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179361&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F18%2Fwhy-does-bottled-water-taste-better%2F The results of most blind taste tests indicate no difference between the taste of tap water and that of bottled water. I have carried out my own blind taste tests, and my results have shown that there is no difference in taste. Interestingly, however, the results are different in non-blind taste tests. When blind tests are conducted, the taste buds really don’t seem to think that bottled water tastes better than tap water. In 2001, ABC’s Good Morning America conducted a blind water taste test. The viewers’ preferences were as follows: 12 percent Evian 19 percent O-2 24 percent Poland Spring 45 percent New York City tap water Yorkshire Water, the water department in Yorkshire, England, found that 60 percent of 2,800 people surveyed could not tell the difference between the local tap... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179361 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:55:34 +0100 4179361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3954262&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-tool-may-help-visually-impaired-learn-braille%2F2010.09.09 Yanko Design blog is profiling the Braille Buddy project that aims to develop a simple-to-use tool to help people who’ve lost eyesight to learn Braille. Braille Buddy has little retractable bumps that code for different letters, a keyboard, and a voice synthesizer that guides patients through different lessons. The voice will read out letters that a patient has to type back in Braille, and the tactile screen will display letters to read and identify. Yanko Design: My Best Buddy Braille… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3954262 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:44 +0100 3954262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780532&cid=t_173942_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Finside-there-is-silver.html Yesterday was another day wasted spent at the doctor.  My headache isn't improving yet, and my double vision and the glowing aura in my vision became markedly worse yesterday, probably because I am spending so much time staring at a screen to revise my comprehensive exam.  The eye doctor gave me good news and bad: my double vision is due to a brand new astigmatism, thanks to changes in my eye shape from the fracture in my eye orbit and the impact to my eye.  Based on his findings in my eye 2 weeks after the fact, this doctor believes I hit the toilet with my eyes open and sustained impact right to my eyeball itself (even I, the oblivious and impervious nurse, find this somehow quite gross).  So I need glasses, for short distance stuff especially, at least for a few week... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780532 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:32:00 +0100 3780532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695626&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F24%2Fomega-3-treatment-for-depression%2F Can omega 3 help treat depression? According to new research, the answer is yes. In one of the largest studies on omega-3 supplements done to date, Canadian researchers found that for people who don’t also have an anxiety disorder with their depression, the popular omega-3 fish supplements helped improve depression symptoms. The improvements the researchers found in this study were similar to improvements found in studies of antidepressants, suggesting that for some people, omega-3 may be an inexpensive antidepressant alternative. From October 2005 to January 2009, 432 male and female participants with major unipolar depression were recruited to take part in this randomized, double-blind study (neither patients nor researchers knew which capsules patients received). For eight weeks,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695626 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:02:07 +0100 3695626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662754&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F15%2Fstealing-from-the-blind%2F Here is another segment from John Quinones excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “Would you help if you witnessed a blind person being given incorrect change?“ (and includes analysis from social psychologist Carrie Keating). * * * * * * To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Journalists as Social Psychologists & Social Psychologists as Entertainers,” “Stop that Thief! (or not),” “Dan Ariely on Cheating,” “The Death of Free Will and the Rise of Cheating,” “Ugly See, Ugly Do,” “When Thieves See Situation,” and “Cheating Doesn�... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662754 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:01:20 +0100 3662754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603705&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=35373&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmerzenich.positscience.com%2F%3Fp%3D251 I had the great pleasure of attending a symposium held in the College of Education at my alma mater, the University of Portland, focused on this interesting subject, and the implications that it bears for effective learning and teaching. My co-participants were distinguished professors in linguistics and education science (Ellyn Arwood and Richard Christen), and [...] (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.) On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603705 Wed, 26 May 2010 20:27:55 +0100 3603705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542604&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-tool-to-help-the-visually-impaired-see-facial-expressions%2F2010.05.06 Shafiq ur Réhman, a doctoral student at Umeå University in Sweden has unveiled his thesis project — a technology that converts facial emotions into special tactile sensations for the visually impaired. The system uses a webcam to capture faces, and then subsequently converts the captured emotion into a series of vibrations that correspond with the expressed emotion. The users are expected to train themselves by making their own faces into the webcam and getting a feel for how the vibrations change with the faces they’re making. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542604 Thu, 06 May 2010 20:00:02 +0100 3542604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479746&cid=t_173942_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FwxY86yjElHQ%2F           Glaucoma is optic nerve damage that leads to progressive, irreversible loss of vision.  It is often, but not always, associated with increased eye pressure. The optic nerve is the main nerve to the eye (located in the back of the eye) that is responsible for transmitting electrical impulses to the brain.  Damage usually occurs as a result of elevated pressure of the fluid (aqueous humor) in the eye. This damage results in gradual visual changes and then loss of vision.  When there is a problem in the drainage, the fluid builds up in the eye and presses against the optic nerve (called intraocular pressure or IOP), resulting in glaucoma.  This increased fluid pressure actually pushes the optic nerve back into a ‘cupped’ or concave shape.  If the intraocular pressu... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479746 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:19:09 +0100 3479746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269705&cid=t_173942_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F7i4XhKqQP7c%2F BlindGossip.com featured this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269705 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:51:02 +0100 3269705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989118&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fduhdifficulty-seeing-means-trouble-driving%2F Really? Let’s file this one in the Duh Files: If you’re blind in one half of each eye, such as the right side of each eye (called hemianopia), you likely will have more trouble seeing pedestrians in your “blind” spot. Seriously. Hemianopia is usually caused by a brain injury, such as a stroke, tumor or trauma. Researchers from Schepens Eye Research Institute performed a small study (24 people) to see how hemianopia affected driving. Their results were published in the most recent issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. According to a press release from the institute, More than a million people suffer from hemianopia, a condition in which one half of the visual field in both eyes is blinded, usually the result of a stroke or head injury. People with... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989118 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:55:01 +0100 2989118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2857492&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fwj-iii-braille-adapted-achievement.html Sorry.  After making this post there were reported technical difficulties with links.  Can't figure it out just yet.  Will update in the future (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2857492 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:01:00 +0100 2857492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473535&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F11%2Femily-pronin-on-the-situation-of-bias%2F In March of 2008, at the Second Harvard Conference on Law and Mind Sciences, Situationist Contributor Emily Pronin presented her fascinating and important work in a talk titled “Implications of Personal and Social Claims and Denials of Bias.”  Below we have pasted the abstract and the four video segments of her presentation. * * * People’s efforts to make accurate, fair, and sound judgments and decisions often are compromised by various cognitive and motivational biases. Although this is clearly a problem, the solution is less clear due to the fact that people generally deny, and often are literally unaware of, their own commissions of bias – even while they readily impute bias to those around them. I will discuss evidence for this asymmetry in bias perception and for the ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473535 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:03:51 +0100 2473535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2259906&cid=t_173942_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fpet-therapy-may-be-the-greatest-therapy-of-all%2F Today, I thought we might take a break from ourselves and take a moment to enjoy the remarkable world of pet therapy. They answer to many names such as service dogs, therapy dogs and guide dogs. In my digging around through books, periodicals and the Internet, I find that pets are indeed, more than poor dumb beasts. They’re not dumb at all. I’ve always known it, especially when I’m hauling in a load of groceries into my front door. There are my two critters greeting me, jumping, barking and generally beside themselves over the simple fact that I’m home.  I usually look at them and say in a short-of breath way, “So, why don’t you two pick up a bag and help me?” Poor dumb beasts that sleep in a warm bed, eat home-cooked pet food they didn’t have to prepare and certainly didn... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2259906 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:44:43 +0100 2259906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134736&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5987 I’ve also heard of another definition of a Double Blind Study: Two Orthopaedic Surgeons reading an ECG! from the Malaysian Medical Resources Double Blind Test (Cartoon) (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134736 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2134736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021579&cid=t_173942_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FDWbLLJ5vfJc%2F Four years ago, Larry and Judy Vardon’s house was extensively remodeled thanks to ABC-TV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, in part to accommodate their blind, autistic now-16-year-old son, Lance. Now the family faces the loss of the house: The family’s mortgage payment has almost doubled since the makeover and their medical insurance does not cover medical, dental, and other therapies for Lance. Both Larry and Judy Vardon are deaf and the renovations included the installation of cameras and flat-screen monitors for them to monitor their son. As reported in today’s Associated Press via MLive: Adding to their insecurity, Larry Vardon, 50, works at Chrysler LLC’s Sterling Heights stamping plant. The company is on the brink of bankruptcy as it and the other Detroi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021579 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:35:46 +0100 2021579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1848967&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fintelligencetesting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fbraille-assessment-inventory-bai.html In 1996 I coauthored a small instrument called the Sharpe-McNear-McGrew Braille Assessment Inventory (BAI).  It was then published by Hawthorne Press.  A Buros Review is available.  It is now out of print---but I occasionally receive inquires regarding the instrument. After consulting with the first author (Mike Sharpe), we decided to make a PDF copy of this instrument available for download.  The manual can be downloaded by clicking here.  The test record can be downloaded by clicking here.  As stated in the manual, "The BAI was designed to assit educators and others in determining whether Braille instruction is an appropriate intervention for students ages 6-18 who are blind or visually impaired."Hopefully the instrument will be of use to certain professionals. (Source: Intelligent... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848967 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:44:00 +0100 1848967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683802&cid=t_173942_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F355707152%2F Should Hamlet be living with us now and reading bestsellers, he might be wondering:  To Blink or not to Blink? To Think or not to Think? We are pleased to present, as part of our ongoing Author Speaks Series, an article by Madeleine Van Hecke, author of Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things. In it, she offers the "on the other hand" to Malcolm Gladwell's Blink argument.      To Think or to Blink? - By Madeleine Van Hecke, PhD Is thoughtful reflection necessarily better than hasty judgments? Not according to Malcolm Gladwell who argued in his best-selling book, Blink, that the decisions people make in a blink are often not only just as accurate, but MORE accurate, than the conclusions they draw after painstaking analysis. So, should we blink, or think? When we make j... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683802 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:49:47 +0100 1683802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1596361&cid=t_173942_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F08%2Fthe-johari-window%2F One of the greatest gifts you could give yourself is to seek, find, and apply truth in your life. This is the path to becoming a healthy person. Aligning yourself with the truth permits a better person to eventually emerge from within. If you happen to agree then you will love the Johari Window. Years ago two gentlemen came up with this little creature. Their respective names were Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham. The Johari Window helps you to categorize conscious and subconscious areas of your life. The window works much like a grid. It goes from the obvious and more conscious areas of your life to the less obvious areas that your may not be aware of. The Johari Window can be looked at from many angles and provides four basic forms of the Self (the Public, Private, Blind, and Undiscovered ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596361 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:13:41 +0100 1596361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1304947&cid=t_173942_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fserendipity.html Sometimes things just happen.I'm sure that the New York Democratic Party never envisioned Governor Eliot Spitzer resigning, which means David Paterson (the current Lieutenant Governor) takes over as the Governor of New York State for the next three years. There are probably scores of politicians in New York who now regret not pursuing the post of Lt. Governor. And there are probably a lot of New Yorkers that will be surprised to learn that their new Governor is not only Black, but legally blind.The position of Lieutenant Governor in New York has always been a somewhat weak one, and one that is not eagerly sought after. And no one ever envisioned the youthful and energetic Spitzer would ever need to be replaced. And when the job is playing second fiddle to one with an ego as large as Spitze... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1304947 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:28:00 +0100 1304947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1198717&cid=t_173942_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fsuperbowl-sunday-its-certainly-not.html “Go Pirates!”“Not ‘pirates’ dear, ‘Patriots.’”“Oh yeah.”“Go Gians!”“Giants dear.”“At least they’re impartial.”"Do we have to watch this?""Yes, the whole of America is watching this, it's part of your......cultural heritage.""Yes.....your annual chance to feel at one with your fellow country....persons.""So which one is which?""Er....I'm not sure.""Hush a minute. Let's listen to what the compere has to say.""Compere? I don't think.....""Hush!""What did he say?""Don't know, couldn't understand a word of it.""I know, lets put the subtitles on, see if that helps.""Good idea.""It's basically just rugby but slower right?""No, not really. Actually, not at all. Rugby is for men!""Did you actually say that out loud?""I did.""Oh I forgot you used to be a rugger....e... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1198717 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:25:00 +0100 1198717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814179&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2Fhole-in-one-for-golfer-blinded-by-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Exercise, Daily NewsI have the utmost respect for golfers with disabilities. In a conference match in high school, I played against an opponent missing her right hand and most of her forearm. As a right-handed golfer, her swing arc was primarily guided by her left arm, so she didn't miss a beat when it came to form. Whatever yards she lost on her long game were covered by a pretty mean short game. I couldn't help but smile wide after hearing this story yesterday about Sheila Drummond, a golfer blinded by diabetes 26 years ago. She may have lost her eyesight to diabetes, but nothing can take this golfing accomplishment away. Last Sunday in a steady rain, 53-year-old Drummond teed off with a driver on the 144-yard, par-3 fourth... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814179 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 814179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749427&cid=t_173942_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F22%2Fnew-trial-uses-small-doses-of-oral-insulin-to-prevent-type-1%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, ResearchNine-year-old Devin Linendoll was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the tender age of two. He's gone from a toddler criss-crossed with comforting Band-Aids after a day of shots, to a whiz with his insulin pump. Now Devin's parents, Amy and Lawrence, just found out their youngest son, Trevor, has at least a 50 percent chance of developing type 1 within the next five years. After a lengthy set of complex blood tests, Dr. Bill Russell, Devin's pediatric endocrinologist, determined Trevor's six-year-old body is attacking its insulin. He makes plenty now, but his body thinks insulin is an invader. If Trevor follows in Devin's footsteps, his immune system will continue to attack insulin-generating cells, slowly destroying insulin capacity. The Linendoll's... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749427 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 749427