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 'blog.'. Tue, 04 May 2010 18:12:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529964&cid=t_308494_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FLCa9UvCGvq8%2Fhey-look-over-there.php Hi everyone! Short post just to let you know I am guest blogging today over at Six Until Me. I didn't know it was her blogaversary so I showed up without a present! :(   I'm talking about balance and I would really appreciate if you hopped over there to give it a look!   (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529964 Tue, 04 May 2010 15:35:48 +0100 3529964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3530072&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FNdze1TW2u3c%2F I just got back from the SOBCON blogging conference in Chicago over the weekend. It was a great event with a huge array of speakers and panel members. I met quite a few incredible, life changing, people. As the conference wound down I found there was one over arching theme this year. One big take-away. Something we all need to do… We need to tell our story… We need to remove the filters of fear… We need to be true to ourselves and our readers… We need to share from the heart… As I met some of the true thought leaders, it became apparent that the successful people in this business have built a brand around powerful ideas and are willing to share them with passion. I met Anthony Lannarino of The Sales Blog, who is one of the most confident people I have ever met. I had breakfast wi... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3530072 Tue, 04 May 2010 13:53:05 +0100 3530072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529742&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F05%2F03%2Faprils-most-read-health-affairs-blog-posts%2F A roundtable on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and health reform — featuring Bob Berenson, Tom Scully, Gail Wilensky, and Bruce Vladeck — was the most-read Health Affairs Blog post for April. Also on the list were posts on Don Berwick, President Obama’s nominee to head CMS, as well as pieces on self-directed care, health information technology, and imaging technology adoption. The full top ten:  CMS and Health Reform: A Health Affairs Blog Roundtable by Chris Fleming The Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill (Updated) by Timothy Jost Don Berwick’s Vision: The Triple Aim by Chris Fleming Eight Rules From The Heart Of Power: How Did Obama Do? by Jeff Goldsmith An International Trend Toward Self-Directed Care by John Goodman CMS Nominee Berwick On Empo... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529742 Mon, 03 May 2010 20:53:20 +0100 3529742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529841&cid=t_308494_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F03%2Fintroducing-coming-out-crazy%2F I’m pleased to introduce Coming Out Crazy with Sandy Naiman. With years of journalistic experience and mental health advocacy, this former Toronto Sun blogger will engage us passionately in an ongoing dialogue on mental health issues from her perspective. Sandy has lived with serious mental health issues since her adolescence, and began writing and speaking about it in 1998. She was on the staff of The Toronto Sun for more than 30 years, and in April 2008, was contacted by The Toronto Star to blog for their site.  Sandy has been blogging on their site, Healthzone.ca, for the past two years about mental health issues and advocacy. She speaks regularly at conferences on these same topics, and is well known as an engaging storyteller as she weaves her personal tales into the research o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529841 Mon, 03 May 2010 16:55:12 +0100 3529841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526861&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fwhen-ms-meets-social-media%2F One thing that can surely be said about the World Wide Web; it’s, well world-wide, 24/7. It is now, as I write this post, 5:30 a.m. local time and I’ve been up for nigh 2 hours already.  I was using the wonderful world of the Internet to link into a social media meeting in Switzerland (not travel accepted, no “secret” information exchanged, no harm, no foul);  I said my piece and relayed your comments and half an hour later – I’m ready to go back to sleep! The topic of social media has, obviously, been on my mind for some time now and your comments have helped, but have also left me wondering about the medium… Technically, Life With MS comments are “screened”, as we try to weed out spam and personal attacks.  “Un-screened” social media is something like Facebook;... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526861 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:05:49 +0100 3526861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526969&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F42%2Fbasic-skin-care-remember-the-sunblock%2F Melanin is what makes our skin brown. This pigment is also the skin’s primary defense against the harmful rays of the sun. Being people of color, the high amount of melanin in our skin is the reason why the incidence of skin cancer is almost nil and is why our skin ages more slowly than Caucasians. Given these facts why else do we need to wear sunblock and why do we need to use it daily even though we’re practically in the shade all the time? New studies have come up showing that even intermittent exposures to the sun as short as a few minutes (like that 5 minute walk to that nearby cafe) may do sub-clinical damage to our skin. Slowly and with time these damages add up and become visible as wrinkles, pigmentation changes, dullness, increase in pore size etc. Luckily, there are numerous... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526969 Mon, 03 May 2010 13:42:25 +0100 3526969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526970&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F38%2Fcan-oral-supplements-prevent-wrinkles%2F I recently came across an ad in the magazine for an oral supplement that claims to fight dull, wrinkled, pimpled skin.  It boasts of 11 “essential” nutrients which are mainly antioxidants plus some other ingredients.  Taken daily, the pills hold promise of glowing skin in a couple of months. I don’t know about pimples but there is growing evidence that oral antioxidants could help slow down the wrinkling process or even improve existing wrinkles. The problem is that there are a lot of antioxidants available.  How do we know which ones really work? What is the best way to get them to work on the skin? It has been shown that selenium taken at 50 to 200 micrograms daily, vitamin E at 400mg /day and vitamin C at 500-1000mg (all known antioxidants) can protect against harmful UV rays w... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526970 Sat, 01 May 2010 15:15:31 +0100 3526970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522843&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fskinmdblog.com%2F38%2Fcan-oral-supplements-prevent-wrinkles%2F I recently came across an ad in the magazine for an oral supplement that claims to fight dull, wrinkled, pimpled skin.  It boasts of 11 “essential” nutrients which are mainly antioxidants plus some other ingredients.  Taken daily, the pills hold promise of glowing skin in a couple of months. I don’t know about pimples but there is growing evidence that oral antioxidants could help slow down the wrinkling process or even improve existing wrinkles. The problem is that there are a lot of antioxidants available.  How do we know which ones really work? What is the best way to get them to work on the skin? It has been shown that selenium taken at 50 to 200 micrograms daily, vitamin E at 400mg /day and vitamin C at 500-1000mg (all known antioxidants) can protect against harmful UV rays w... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522843 Sat, 01 May 2010 15:15:31 +0100 3522843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522656&cid=t_308494_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2F01%2Fthe-handover-is-coming%2F May is here and The Handover Blog Carnival is back. On Thursday, May 27th, I’ll be posting the latest incarnation of The Handover right here at The EMT Spot. I hope you’ll be a part of it. After a brief hiatus and a change of ownership, The Handover is now under the watchful guidance of two great voices in the EMS blogshphere. Andrew Giebel from the blog From A Probies Eyes and Joel Nield, better known as Rescue Monkey are now the keepers of all things Handover. So let’s get to it. In true EMT Spot fashion, this month’s Handover is dedicated to those brilliant moments of epiphany that make life grand. We’re going to look at the turning points, the eye openers and the new dawns. This month’s theme is, ” … And that’s when it all came toge... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522656 Sat, 01 May 2010 13:15:26 +0100 3522656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522848&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FQyHvoOJiPOM%2F I have the privledge this year of attending SOBCON in Chicago. SOBCON is a blogging and social media conference put on by Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker, and is in its fourth year. The list of speakers is incredible and the first day was very helpful to anyone trying to get a handle on the new world of online media. Some of the idea stream highlights from day 1… Narrower the target, the bigger the opportunity Determine your brand attributes Be clear about what you do and who you do it with. Small shifts… big difference Set up a presence management system Forget perfection… pursue progress Find your mighty cause… Knock someone’s socks off… *********************** After masterful presentations by Jonathan Fields, HankWasiak, Sheila Scarborough, Becky McC... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522848 Sat, 01 May 2010 12:20:04 +0100 3522848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522796&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fi-bought-swimsuit.html And I posted about it for BlogHer.I won't say the search wasn't traumatic:I rejected suits that didn't cover my scars, that were two big, too small or both at the same time. I worked up a sweat trying to get tangled bathing suit straps over my shoulders, often resulting in a look that was reminiscent of a wrestling uniform. I cried a little bit. Regular suits left me feeling too exposed and mastectomy suits bagged on the chest when I was not wearing a breast form.You can read the rest of the post here. I even posted a picture of myself, wearing the swimsuit. I didn't get to far on my to-do list this month but these are accomplishments (the doing and the writing) of which I am proud.If you are reading this post on a site other than Not Just About Cancer (besides Facebook or a feed reader), ... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522796 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:37:00 +0100 3522796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526971&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F28%2Fskin-pores-and-pore-size%2F Pores are tiny openings on the skin that are found in close association with the hair follicle.  It’s where the secretions of the oil glands come out from. Pore size is determined by a number of factors.  Primarily, it is genetically determined so if you already have enlarged pores there’s really little you can do to make them smaller. Pore size is also related to sebaceous gland activity so if you have oily skin chances are your pores may appear larger than those of your friends with dry skin.  Sun damage and skin aging may also lead to enlarged pores so it’s always important to slather that sunblock on before going out under the sun. Although there is little you can do to actually alter the size of your pores there are some things you could do to make them appear finer.  Find o... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526971 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:20:01 +0100 3526971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519735&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fskinmdblog.com%2F28%2Fskin-pores-and-pore-size%2F Pores are tiny openings on the skin that are found in close association with the hair follicle.  It’s where the secretions of the oil glands come out from. Pore size is determined by a number of factors.  Primarily, it is genetically determined so if you already have enlarged pores there’s really little you can do to make them smaller. Pore size is also related to sebaceous gland activity so if you have oily skin chances are your pores may appear larger than those of your friends with dry skin.  Sun damage and skin aging may also lead to enlarged pores so it’s always important to slather that sunblock on before going out under the sun. Although there is little you can do to actually alter the size of your pores there are some things you could do to make them appear finer.  Find o... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519735 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:20:01 +0100 3519735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519643&cid=t_308494_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2F2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-closing-for-entries-tonight.html The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge closes for entries at midnight tonight!  What? You didn’t expect me to post about anything else today, did you? I’m afraid I can’t really think about anything else right about now.  Too excited to see what happens when the clock strikes twelve… So at the risk of sounding repetitive — in [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519643 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:52 +0100 3519643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519481&cid=t_308494_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fon-frailty-of-life.html Some people are gifted story tellers. Some people are gifted writers. And yes, some people are gifted doctors.But rarely do you have the pleasure of reading someone who is all three.Welcome to StoryTellERdoc.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519481 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:52:00 +0100 3519481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519417&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F29%2Fthe-health-wonk-review%2F Healthcare Economist hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review. Jason Shafrin ably presents the latest in quality health policy blogging, using a theme that we here in the Washington D.C. area have become sadly unfamiliar with: the NBA playoffs. Copyright © 2010 Health Affairs Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. All material published on Health Affairs blog, excluding links, is covered under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - No Derivs 2.5 license.Plugin by Taragana (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519417 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:20:10 +0100 3519417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519581&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2F3-rules-for-living-with-chronic-pain%2F If you’re one of us who live with chronic pain that means you have a constant roommate. That roommate is chronic pain. Quite frankly, it’s a lousy companion and an inconsiderate guest. That invader never pays rent, takes up far too much attention, and doesn’t pick up after it’s self, leaving us in our compromised state to do all the work.  You figure out immediately, life isn’t fair. Fairness is left behind as a childhood fantasy and we’re left with the stark reality of inequality. We rant, we rave and we cry but eventually, we learn that peace comes with acceptance and we adapt. Adaptation reveals that somewhere, deep within us, hope is alive. We can’t always see it but it’s there. Life has a way of charging forward without our approval as dust gathers, duties beckon and ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519581 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:56:54 +0100 3519581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519523&cid=t_308494_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fchange-of-shift-vol-4-number-21.html Hi – welcome to this edition of Change of Shift, the nursing blog carnival. We have a diverse group of submissions this week. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry and some will make you think. So, without further ado, I give you…. Change of Shift. ***** Sure, we can save a trauma victim physically, but how do we help the deal with the aftermath? Check out A Crash Course in Trauma Psychiatry posted at The Man-Nurse Diaries. Lisa at Experiences of an ICU Nurse tells a beautiful story of life, death, love and relationship in The Ugly Cry. Get a Kleenex. The full moon approaches and RehabNurse muses on life at the Hotel in Dashed Dreams, found at RehabRN. ***** LOL – this is too funny! Gina at Code Blog recalls a tale of medicine and kidnapping in The Kidnapped Na... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519523 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:07:00 +0100 3519523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519582&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fyour-opinion-matters-to-pharma-and-to-me%2F Our earlier post about ethics has really stirred up a conversation!  I knew I could count on our multiple sclerosis community for thoughtful debate on this as a specific topic.  You always come through! If you hadn’t noticed in my comment to Jane D I have decided that I will not be attending the group mentioned. The broader question, really, is what we want from the pharmaceutical companies (other than the obvious).  We’ve had a bit of a conversation about this before and your comments were, again, thoughtful.  I’d like to open that up again. For your information (if not disclosure) I am going to Skype into part of their discussion to give my/our opinions.  This way, not only will I not be accepting travel, I’m actually going to have to look presentable for a video conference ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519582 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:32:59 +0100 3519582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519697&cid=t_308494_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F29%2Fchemistry_in_ahem_everyday_life.php I'm not sure how to interpret this, but my wife just sent me this link. She points out that the item is not only on sale, but that I can get free one-day shipping. Time, however, appears to be running out on that last option, so I must (yes!) act without delay. I'm thinking of counteroffering with a different allotrope. I'll let everyone know how that goes. Update: her latest offer is an equitable 50:50 deal - I buy her the ring, and she gets the graphite rod for me. That plan is, I think, that this way I get the shaft twice. (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519697 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:28:28 +0100 3519697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526972&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F23%2Fprickly-heat%2F Prickly heat is one of the most common skin problems during the summer season especially in the unbelievable heat that is just around the corner! It is actually caused by blockage of the pores though which sweat comes out thereby trapping the sweat underneath the skin and manifests as rashes and itchiness of the affected area. The best way to treat prickly heat is to keep away from a hot environment-staying indoors and turning on the AC not only keeps the body cool but also pumps up the electricity bill! Other tips to help you get by include: Keep the body temp down by drinking lots of cool fluids and sucking on ice chips. Calamine lotion to help soothe that itchy rash. Avoid tight clothes and those made of synthetic fibers. Take cool baths frequently. (Source: Skin MD) Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526972 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:29:04 +0100 3526972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526973&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F17%2Facne-and-facials%2F A lot of people have the idea that getting facials or having acne surgery done regularly will cure their acne.   Actually, acne surgery is really just sort of a quick fix because it helps you get rid of those existing zits in 15 minutes. However, it doesn’t prevent new pimples from coming up again. It isn’t a cure. Ultimately, it all boils down to having effective topical and/or oral medications which your good dermatologist can recommend and good patient compliance with the medications. Even without having acne surgery patients will get clearer skin with just the medications.  So why do dermatologists still do acne surgery when pimples can disappear even with medications?  There are two reasons why: To increase patient compliance – it usually takes from 2 to 4 weeks... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526973 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:42:43 +0100 3526973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519737&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fskinmdblog.com%2F17%2Facne-and-facials%2F A lot of people have the idea that getting facials or having acne surgery done regularly will cure their acne.   Actually, acne surgery is really just sort of a quick fix because it helps you get rid of those existing zits in 15 minutes. However, it doesn’t prevent new pimples from coming up again. It isn’t a cure. Ultimately, it all boils down to having effective topical and/or oral medications which your good dermatologist can recommend and good patient compliance with the medications. Even without having acne surgery patients will get clearer skin with just the medications.  So why do dermatologists still do acne surgery when pimples can disappear even with medications?  There are two reasons why: To increase patient compliance – it usually takes from 2 to 4 weeks... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519737 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:42:43 +0100 3519737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515517&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-art-of-living-with-ms%2F “Nature abhors a vacuum”, Rabelas said; and so do I! Multiple sclerosis has carved our big gaping chunks from our lives; be it our career, family, activity or some other joy-giving entity.  MS leaves holes; some large some now so.  How to fill them? That question was one of the first to enter my mind once the initial slide abated (read about 6 months post Dx).  It’s still one with which I struggle and suspect that many others do as well. For me, writing, gardening, and volunteer work with the National MS Society (along with the extra time everything seems to take with MS) have filled much of the time I used to spend working; but not all of it.  I’ve learned that many people with MS have turned to art (in many forms) to not only fill the void of available time but to help either... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515517 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:13:50 +0100 3515517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511585&cid=t_308494_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F28%2Fintroducing-mental-health-humor%2F I’m pleased to introduce the new blog, Mental Health Humor — humor from the creative and always-interesting mind of Chato B. Stewart. We’re pleased to welcome Chato to Psych Central, as he’s been blogging elsewhere online for years, sharing his unique and funny perspective on all things mental health and human behavior. Humor is an individual thing, though, and we recognize that. So you may not find everything Chato does “funny,” and that’s okay. That just reminds us all that we all have an individual and unique sense of humor. But Chato says it best – I’ve known all my life the power behind humor, it can give help, hope and healing. My goal and mission has also been to tap into humor and use it as a positive tool to cope with the serious ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511585 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:40:28 +0100 3511585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526974&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F1%2Fwelcome-skin-md-blog%2F . This blog will be dedicated to providing up to date information to help consumers choose the most effective and natural skin care products possible. Please check back soon, as we have tons of all original unique content we would like to share with you! Until then…..take care of your skin (Source: Skin MD) Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526974 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:28:24 +0100 3526974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519738&cid=t_308494_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fskinmdblog.com%2F1%2Fwelcome-skin-md-blog%2F . This blog will be dedicated to providing up to date information to help consumers choose the most effective and natural skin care products possible. Please check back soon, as we have tons of all original unique content we would like to share with you! Until then…..take care of your skin (Source: Skin MD) Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519738 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:28:24 +0100 3519738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511760&cid=t_308494_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F28%2Fdelivery_via_kindle.php I've had a few requests to make the blog available in a Kindle version. So after a visit to the innards of Amazon, here it is, for those of you who'd like things delivered in that format. I don't own one of them myself, but I can definitely see the point of one (or something like it). (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511760 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:37:01 +0100 3511760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508436&cid=t_308494_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Fof_cambridge_ma_interest_only.php Every year there's a big Cambridge Science Festival, which many companies and institutions around here get involved with. My own company is no exception, and we're holding a "Networking Event" for students in academia tomorrow afternoon. Flyers for it went out a while back to all sorts of institutions around the area, but for anyone who's also a reader of this blog, I wanted to mention that I'll be giving a 30 minute talk at this one. So if you're in the target audience, feel free to stop by (4 PM Wednesday, 200 Sidney Street). I believe that there was an RSVP by last Friday, but drop me an email if you missed it, because I don't think we're going to lock anyone out if you really want to come, either. (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508436 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:23:40 +0100 3508436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508326&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-and-vertigo%2F A couple of short spells of dizziness this weekend brought back memories of my first discernable MS attack. Dizziness is a fairly common symptom of multiple sclerosis.  Many of us will feel the occasional light headed-ness, a slight bit of disorientation, and a sense of being off-balance when placing one foot in front of the other.  Vertigo, however, is a much more severe and significantly rarer (but far from unknown) symptom of MS.  This past weekend I experienced a bit of the former while walking through a parking lot.  Luckily, Caryn was at my side and the episodes passed after a couple of moments.  Being that we were walking to a live-aboard friend’s boat for an early evening supper made me leery of the evening’s prospects but everything turned out fine (better than that; we h... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508326 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:58:11 +0100 3508326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505095&cid=t_308494_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4428 A friend told me that The Star ran an article yesterday on The Jane Hotel, the place I stayed when I went to NYC to see Kathy Griffin with my friend Barry.  I should find my little video I made with them waving good-bye to us dressed in their old-school hotel uniform. It is a very cool place to stay, and cheap! Only steps away from any number, or should I say letter of twelve-step recovery house for the sober girl on the go. There valuable shopping time at steak, you want every possible retail experience only a stone’s throw away. It’s nice to know that my friend and I were a head of the curve of this establishment, once again showing how I can still pull off my glamorous lifestyle of the moderately poor and infected. Today I’m off to Hamilton where Brenda, Jim (both Positi... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505095 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:53:00 +0100 3505095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499196&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fethics-big-pharma-and-ms%2F When it comes to living a life with Multiple Sclerosis, the Life With MS Blog community has made mine much more bearable.  This blog, however, is not about me.  As I stated over 4 years ago, in our first posting, “It’s all about you!” So today, I’d like to bring up an important question.  I need to know what you want from this blogger; it’s a bit of an ethical dilemma for me. As our community has grown, so has our visibility to the greater MS world.  It is not simply patients and their loved ones who visit this blog.  More and more, I am approached by the members of the broader MS community; service organizations, other bloggers, care providers, medicos, pharmaceutical companies, etc… In the past, it has been pretty easy to stay above the fray, as it were. I simply used wh... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499196 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:18:07 +0100 3499196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499197&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-and-compassion%2F Do you ever feel like you maybe don’t give yourself enough credit for doing as much as you do…MS and all? I had a very busy work weekend (which ran into Tuesday).  I had every intention of waking up on Wednesday, banging out a blog for posting and getting on with a productive day. And now, it’s Thursday! I really have no idea where yesterday went. By the evening I was beating myself up pretty good over what didn’t get done; including (but FAR from limited to) that blog… But this morning, even though I don’t feel 100%, I think I’ll get a little more done.  Certainly, I’ll not get everything done I want.  In fact I hope to get everything done I need and will call that a successful day.  But, here I am writing this blog so things are at least a bit better than yesterday. P... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499197 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:32:31 +0100 3499197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499194&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fpets-with-chronic-pain%2F I don’t know why but I feel a “ruff, ruff” coming on or should I say “Speak!” Okay, I think I will. I hate it when my pets are ill. It’s really hard to take. Most of us love our dogs and cats like we love our children and find they often behave better. They rarely talk back. They seldom stay out too late. They almost never get involved in drugs, wild parties, and rarely fall into bad company unless you’re counting that female in heat that lives up the block. I do have to officially state, however with full disclosure, that every small dog we’ve had, compared to our large dogs, has peed on the floor far more than the kids ever did; but I digress. If you don’t love your pets this much, well, you can stop reading right now. The current issue of Arthritis Today, for May/June ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499194 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:18:28 +0100 3499194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499139&cid=t_308494_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2010%2F04%2Ftaking-a-right-in-albuquerque.html Meet Nurse Zombie. Wonder what has made her so catatonic? Could it be that she is waiting to find out if she was accepted into grad school and the tension of waiting is driving her MAD??? Could it be that the entire trajectory of the rest of her life balances on whether or not the sum total of all she has accomplished has rendered her worthy of inclusion into the exclusive world of graduate nursing education? Does she fear being forced to bear the slings and arrows of staff nursing well after her back gives out and her bunions receive their own zip code? Maybe. Could be she just has a wedgie. ****** Okay, things aren’t all that bad. Actually, they are. Once I know one way or the other I can get on with my life, but this being in limbo is messing with my mind. Time for a vacation. Li... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499139 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:11:58 +0100 3499139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494571&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F06csG0JxH5U%2F I had an amazing experience yesterday. I attended the Catalyst West Leadership Conference in Irvine California where I was able to meet two of my social media mentors along with a cadre of other bloggers, tweeters and Facebook fans. Chris Brogan had said something in a post a while back that came to life yesterday… If you want to get anywhere in Social Media you have to go to the conferences… you have to meet the people face-to-face and shake hands. This really came to life for me… putting the faces to the avatars and putting the voices to their written words. When I sat down at a table in the opening session, three gals sat down across from me and started talking among themselves. I could tell from the accents that they were from the south and one of them looked real familiar. It w... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494571 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:52 +0100 3494571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494504&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fall-clear.html I got my CT results yesterday - via a very casual voice mail message:"This is A. calling from the Cancer Centre. Your scans were normal. Thank you."So there you have it. That's almost three years clean now.And now on to making two birthday cakes (D. is 7 today), cleaning the house and doing the myriad things one needs to do before going away for a few days.I'm not living the life I imagined for myself, but I'll take it.If you are reading this post on a site other than Not Just About Cancer (besides Facebook or a feed reader), you are reading stolen content. (Source: Not just about cancer) Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494504 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:09:00 +0100 3494504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494479&cid=t_308494_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FWi-yTbaN80c%2F New York Times Relaunches Green Blog for Earth Day: The New York Times Green, Inc. Blog is relaunching with a new name and a new mission, announced today. The new blog will have a broader focus on politics, policy, environmental science and consumer choices, rather than just business, and will simply be called “Green”. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494479 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:05:37 +0100 3494479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494466&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FWi-yTbaN80c%2F New York Times Relaunches Green Blog for Earth Day: The New York Times Green, Inc. Blog is relaunching with a new name and a new mission, announced today. The new blog will have a broader focus on politics, policy, environmental science and consumer choices, rather than just business, and will simply be called “Green”. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494466 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:05:37 +0100 3494466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494279&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F175445%2F New York Times Relaunches Green Blog for Earth Day: The New York Times Green, Inc. Blog is relaunching with a new name and a new mission, announced today. The new blog will have a broader focus on politics, policy, environmental science and consumer choices, rather than just business, and will simply be called “Green”. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494279 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:05:37 +0100 3494279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490826&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Freally-random-news.html 1. According to an article in the Globe andMail, women and men respond very differently when they are on the recieving end of an apology:“Women who are starved of an apology for rude or hurtful behaviour suffer an increase in blood pressure which can raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke, a study found,” The Daily Telegraph reports. “But those who hear a well-timed ‘sorry’ calm down more quickly, with their blood pressure returning to normal 20 per cent faster, the research showed. Conversely, a man’s blood pressure takes 20 per cent longer to recover after an apology – suggesting men become more worked up after hearing an admission of guilt.” 2. My sister sent me an article from the CBC web site this morning, about a colossal cookbook typo with the subject line "Oops.... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490826 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:03:00 +0100 3490826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490857&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Ffor-god-saved-earth.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490857 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:43:00 +0100 3490857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490798&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-tuesday%2F Cultural innovation, Pleistocene environments and demographic change. Gene-culture coevolution gurus Peter Richerson and Robert Boyd argue that climatic fluctuations may work to the advantage of humans because of the adaptive flexibility inherent in a cultural species. Common versus rare variants, again. Some skepticism of the new exhortation to look for rare variants of large effect instead of common variants of more modest effect. This sort of posturing by biologists strikes me as similar to what happens in social science (to a great extent all of what falls under the rubric of sociology seems to be posturing with doctorates). Does this happen in the physical sciences? Sean Carroll Talks School Science and Time Travel. I wonder when he’s going to stop being asked about how he got t... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490798 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:05:19 +0100 3490798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487315&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbuckets-of-pink-sht.html If you've been reading this blog for a while, then you know how I feel about corporations selling pink crap in the name of "breast cancer." I even have a "don't buy pink crap" tag that use pretty regularly, especially in October.There have been some pretty awful pink products sold over the years but in launching "Buckets for the Cure," KFC and Susan G. Komen for the Cure have sunk to what may be a new kind of low.This stupefyingly bad idea was brought to my attention by Clergy Girl, in a post called "Buckets Of Saturated Fat For The Cure" over at Mothers With Cancer. She writes: This was a sell-out Komen.  Did you ask anyone with breast cancer how they would feel seeing that big pink greasy bucket of chicken?  Was someone going to lose their job if you didn’t raise cash quick?&... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487315 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:17:00 +0100 3487315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490913&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F9NQUoyrh0Rg%2F Yesterday we looked at some of our Social Media Mentor’s Facebook Fan pages. We wanted to see what information they included and get a better idea how to design ours. Today we want to look at Corporate pages and see if we can glean some marketing ideas for our page. Lets take a look at some of the popular ones. Chick-Fil-A: Has a very product intensive page. They use serif fonts and round edge product boxes which gives their landing page a much softer feel that the square-boxy feel of a standard Facebook page. Overall they have six boxes for their popular products and a larger featured item box for their promotional product of the month. Overall a compelling and simple to navigate design. Vitamin Water: Is now using Facebook as their homepage. They obviously must be getting good tracti... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490913 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:22:29 +0100 3490913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487350&cid=t_308494_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F19%2Fmore_on_ce_news.php Thanks for all the comments to the previous post! And please, non-chemists who read or have a use for the magazine, please feel free to chime in as well. Just to clear up some confusion, though, this is only an advisory position, and there are plenty of other people from academia and industry who also serve in the same capacity. I'm doing the same job I have been (and writing this blog the same way I have been as well!) Nothing's been affected, but it seems from the comments that some people have thought otherwise. What will be affected around here this week is posting, which will be irregular. I'll try to get some things up, but it'll be haphazard. And I'll report back on the meeting with the C&E News folks as well. (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487350 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:34:21 +0100 3487350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487286&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-monday%2F Why religion can lead to racism. I think the correlations are real, but am skeptical of the causation because I think think the correlation is cultural-specific. For example, my personal experience with Muslims is that those who espouse the most “Fundamentalist” world views are the least racist. The contrast with white American Protestants probably emerges from the fact that white American Protestants and Arab Muslims have had very different recent histories (if Arab Muslims want a racial ideology, they had a good candidate in secular Baathism. Some of the same applies to Turks and Persians, who got on the 20th century racial-nationalist bandwagon, as evident in the attempt by the Shah to emphasize Iran’s Aryan antecedents, while Ataturk funded research on the racial char... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487286 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:14:15 +0100 3487286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487287&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fresearchblogcast-3%2F Can Changing Diet Improve Real-World Health? I defend salt! Remember you can subscribe via iTunes (or search for “ResearchBlogCast” in iTunes store). (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487287 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:07:14 +0100 3487287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483161&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FadjoJVPbZpA%2F In preparation for creating our Facebook fan page, I spent the weekend taking a look at some of the fan pages of our Social Media Mentors. Here are a few screen shots and what makes them so cool. Anne Jackson: Her page is a basic fan page with the addition of a book page, along with events and photos. Anne uses her book page to alert her followers about her upcoming book and gives them simple pre-order links. This will help her have a great book roll-out. ******************** Mari Smith: Her fan page includes a custom welcome screen to greet new visitors along with a custom named tag to give her fans information about an upcoming event. She has written her copy with a sense of urgency to make sure her followers take action now. ******************** Michael Hyatt: His Twitter followers nu... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483161 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:42:01 +0100 3483161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3480778&cid=t_308494_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F18%2Fweekly-news-round-up-418%2F At RHRC, Robin Marty has a rundown of states working to ban abortion coverage in health exchanges related to health reform legislation. This includes Tennessee, where HB 2681 has passed the state House and would “prohibit[s] coverage for abortion services under any health care plan through an exchange required to be established in this state pursuant to federal health care reform legislation.” More locally, Speak to Power talks about concerns that have been raised about whether this bill could limit contraception coverage as well. My understanding is that local liberal talk radio show Liberadio(!) will be discussing the issue in their Monday show as well. Speaking of Tennessee, the Unnecesarean has some summary c-section rates by hospital for the state. I’m really curio... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3480778 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:46:17 +0100 3480778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3480915&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsunday-april-18-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3480915 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:15:00 +0100 3480915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479626&cid=t_308494_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F6eFu2mZYqFM%2Fwhy-i-am-for-government-funded.html Yes. I am for a "universal" health care in the Philippines. Universal health care for all Filipinos? I cannot think of anyone not wanting a "secured" (meaning easily accessible, convenient, and efficient) health care coverage especially at the point of need. Majority (except US until, recently) of developed nations have some sort of universal health care system that protects its citizens.Look at their health indicators as a result of this. All points to a 'healthier' population. Simplistic, yes, but then personally I think health care should be that way. Everyone, every citizen should have access to an affordable, efficient and effective health care system Consider our alternative, our status quo. Access to health care in the Philippines is almost always concentrated on urban communiti... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479626 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:34:00 +0100 3479626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479789&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fis-it-ms%2F A couple of years ago, my local chapter of the National MS Society spearheaded a media campaign under the header “Why Here?” having to do with an increased prevalence of MS in America’s Pacific Northwest (approximately 1:500) Numerous billboards around the area were the impetus for many, MANY in depth conversations about MS in the community. This year the chapter has launched “Is It MS?” and while there are many conversations, the tone of the conversations has changed a bit. “Why Here?” seemed to open the door to questions and discussion about our disease without threatening.  When people found out about my multiple sclerosis, they would mention that they had heard that MS was a big issue here, etc. “Is It MS?”, however has started far few conversations from the general... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479789 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:25:09 +0100 3479789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479837&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-10%2F Friday Weird Science: Smells Fishy? Check your semen. I’m not going to describe the post. You read it (though perhaps not on a full stomach). Freeing human eggs of mutant mitochondria. I’m pretty sure this would be banned by the Orange Catholic Bible. Scientists Devise Way to Link Complex Traits With Underlying Genes. At least for some model organisms, though the authors claim at the end of their paper that they could be transfered to humans. Mixed-Race People Perceived as ‘More Attractive,’ UK Study Finds. In general I think these sorts of studies are the inverse of the results of Charles Davenport on Jamaican mulattoes, scientists sometimes know what findings are congenial to the Zeitgeist, and will keep looking until they find them. I suspect there might be some ... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479837 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:02:32 +0100 3479837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475996&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fkatz-105%2F (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475996 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:40:59 +0100 3475996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475997&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fresearchblogcast-on-itunes%2F ResearchBlogCast is now on iTunes. You can search for it under “ResearchBlogCast” in the iTunes store and subscribe, or, just subscribe via this web page. We’re talking about the DASH diet next. Feel free to suggest ideas if you have anything clever, or want to hear our opinions on a specific topic. Just not something weird like Calvinist soteriology where there’s no chance that any of us are going to be able to follow the lingo. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475997 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:46:39 +0100 3475997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475779&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F15%2Flatest-health-wonk-review-is-up%2F Today is of course tax day, but over at the HealthBlawg, David Harlow marks the day in happier fashion, offering the best in health policy blogging in the latest Health Wonk Review. In an entertaining edition titled “Block That Metaphor,” David works in Ray Kroc, Leonardo Da Vinci, Bessie Smith, and the Titanic, along with a cornucopia of good posts. Copyright © 2010 Health Affairs Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. All material published on Health Affairs blog, excluding links, is covered under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - No Derivs 2.5 license.Plugin by Taragana (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475779 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:11:32 +0100 3475779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475946&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fthe-morning-in-my-life-with-chronic-pain%2F Before I open my eyes each morning, upon awakening, I feel pain.  Each day it is the same, that moment never changes because my body has not changed. The area of pain may move, and does, as I take inventory each morning. “Arms, legs…  still intact. Hips in pain as well as the backside. Neck, sore yet functional, etc.” When I am asleep I dream the dreams of the healthy which are shattered on awakening. Each day, I am disappointed. I must be a slow learner because I have not accepted the pitiful side of my fate by now; or perhaps I am just a believer in efforts, faith and possibilities. When I open my eyes, I usually have the front or the rear view of a furry grey Miniature Schnauzer who has cuddled closely to me with the morning chill, trying to horn in on my heating pad. Both ends... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475946 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:46:19 +0100 3475946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475999&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-9%2F The Secret of the Banks’ Success. 35% of the domestic American profits are now in finance. This much “intermediation” in our economy is like having to service the the enormous parasitic noble class of the Ancien Régime. Bad mutations are good for you. It’s about fitness landscapes. In Narrow Roads of Gene Land W. D. Hamilton admits that his turn away from top-down eugenic policies had to do with this sort of issue. What’s good is bad and what’s bad is good, and so forth. Retail Sales increase sharply in March. The author of the Calculated Risk blog usually presents positive data by offering some skeptical pessimistic commentary. In this case it seems he left the charts to speak for themselves, which I take as a sign of optimism in this area. Though we&#8217... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475999 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:29:59 +0100 3475999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475912&cid=t_308494_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FCPHZ3WbUE_I%2F The latest Health Wonk Review is up at David Harlow’s HealthBlawg. David employs metaphors galore: death, taxes, baseball, and many more. No tag for this post. (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475912 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:35:39 +0100 3475912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471991&cid=t_308494_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdesign-challenge-outlook-from-the-original-diabetes-entrepreneur.html Robert Oringer is currently Co-Chairman and Board Director of AMG Medical Inc. in Canada, which distributes professional and home healthcare products. But he’s also the man who pioneered private-label diabetes products in the US, including syringes, glucose products, and testing supplies. One might call Robert a serial diabetes entrepreneur — and at least as importantly, father [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471991 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:00:38 +0100 3471991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471893&cid=t_308494_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FV8chGkdkGmo%2Fhealth-wonk-review.html I'm not a superstitious man, but April 15th is fraught with doom, linked as it is to death and taxes ... among other themes, as we will explore in this edition of Health Wonk Review.  For that reason, and due to the happy accident that this edition is the fifth that I have hosted (Joe Paduda thought it was the umpteenth; I know, I know, we lawyers have a way with words ... but there have only been 1, 2, 3, 4 others), I'm opening this post under the protective auspices of a khamsa, a five-fingered good luck talisman, or amulet, designed to ward off the evil eye. Will Rogers once said: "The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf."  Honesty is, they say, the best policy.  On the flipside, though, last week Roy Poses questioned the de-linking of ethics from pecu... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471893 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:16:39 +0100 3471893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471922&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fapril-check-how%25e2%2580%2599s-your-ms-today%2F   Every month, Life With MS opens up the conversation about Multiple Sclerosis to your thoughts. Usually, I try to post this blog the first Wednesday of the month, but last Wednesday was when I heard about the CCSVI webcast and wanted to get that information out to everyone straight away!  In fact, that webcast takes place today (4/14) at 9:00am PDT. I’ve submitted my question.  I hope you did as well! So, this is a little late this month, but; How is YOUR MS today? I’ll not cover up the fact that my MS has been hanging around this past fortnight a bit more predominantly than I’d like. Between the “post-Novantrone” anemia, a 2-hr live TV program, Walk MS in Seattle and my recent fall, I guess you could say that I’ve had my share of MS this month already! But enough about m... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471922 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:26:54 +0100 3471922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471970&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-8%2F The Hunt for the Prozac Gene. For the record I don’t think most peoples’ depression today is rooted in biological factors. Rather there are some biases toward over-medication in American society, and “better living through chemistry” has made a come back (I used to much more pro-SSRI before I started seeing people I knew really well who were given anti-depressants almost as a precautionary matter by their doctors). Duffy-Negative Blood Types No Longer Protected from P. Vivax Malaria. One difference between physical technology (wheel) and biological technology (domesticate breeding) is that the latter has to face the fact that “nature catches up.” In other words, biological impediments to human flourishing are adaptive thanks to evolution. In contrast, th... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471970 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:16:11 +0100 3471970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467748&cid=t_308494_88_f&fid=34729&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallscrubbedup.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fall-scrubbed-up-retiring_14.html Unfortunately due to other commitments and just generally getting older, SA Doc and myself have to announce that All Scrubbed is retiring. It's been one helluva ride - and thank you to everyone for being part of it. Every comment was highly appreciated and kept us going through the last 2 years.We'll obviously keep it alive so you can trawl through the archives. There are some doozies!Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Totsiens! Ciao!Blog closed.End. (Source: All Scrubbed Up) All Scrubbed Up blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467748 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:11:00 +0100 3467748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467945&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-7%2F Pre-Columbian agricultural landscapes, ecosystem engineers, and self-organized patchiness in Amazonia. The circumstantial evidence is building that the Amazon is not a “pristine” and “virgin” wilderness. Rather, it may have been “re-wilded” after a massive die-off of the human population due to the spread of European diseases during the “Columbian Exchange.” Charles C Mann reports on this data in 1491. How financial innovation causes crises. I’m willing to be convinced otherwise, but I strongly suspect that there’s really rapid diminishing returns to economic growth due to efficiencies of financial engineering. Even plainly useful ideas such as the joint-stock corporation aren’t necessary for economic takeoff; because of the... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467945 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:42:19 +0100 3467945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467946&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fresearchblogcast-ii%2F It’s up. This time we discuss lactose intolerance in ancient Swedes. Dave has submitted it to iTunes, so I’ll put a notice up when that’s ready. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467946 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:49:00 +0100 3467946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3476112&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F-zb0rYsU0js%2F As I have put together our first two weeks of our Social Media Adventure, I’ve come across some amazing resources that are available to make our journey easier. It’s been fun trying them out and experimenting. As I’ve written them down, and passed them around, some of my friends mentioned that the material would make a great book. In the past I’ve run into bloggers who have written their blog in such a way that they were able to create a book from the material. Since we have charted a 12 week pre-determined course, this material will naturally form organized chapters. So I took a look at the material and thought about creating a book. Here are some ideas… There are quite a few books on the market about social media. Some come at it from the how-to point of view, with books writt... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3476112 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:14:16 +0100 3476112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463725&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fchronic-pain-blog-to-change%2F After much contemplation, I have decided to write a new blog only once a week instead of the two fresh entries I have been writing since August 2006. Those of you who read this blog frequently know I fight an uphill battle each day with my health which is the source of inspiration for this. I’m trying to decide what to share with all of you. The bad news is that I’m running out of steam with all the current problems I’m having and the blog has become more and more popular and demands more responses from me. I’m thrilled at the popularity of this blog and stubbornly try to answer each entry from all of you. I will continue to do so. As many of you know, there are many days your energy only goes so far and then, that’s it. I thought about shortening the blogs or making them less su... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463725 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:25:51 +0100 3463725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463726&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-and-falling%2F We likely all studied Newton’s theory of Gravity in school; “F = GmM/r^2” is how the renowned scientist mapped out the force (F) of attraction between two objects (m, M) which draw them together.  I’ll have to remember that equation the next time I find myself in a crumpled heap at the bottom of the stairs… I’m sporting a wicked bruise on my left arm this week; a result of such a fall. A momentary shift in focus from placing my foot on the bottom step in preparation for a routine assent, as Sadie hurried past in an heretofore unannounced race, and I was inhaling the scent of recently-vacuumed carpet…up close! On my way down the up staircase, my forearm met the end of the handrail with the “F” of “m” meets “M” leaving a 7” deep muscled bruise which is now that u... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463726 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:08:51 +0100 3463726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463763&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-6%2F You’re Awesome, America!. The subhead is: “Why the U.S. recovery will be bigger, faster, and stronger than economists and politicians expect.” So How’s the Economy Doing, Anyway? Guarded pessimism from Kevin Drum. I do wonder about the fuel constraint as well. Synesthesia: crossed wires or free association? Wiring the Brain is an RSS worthy blog. Literary critics scan the brain to find out why we love to read. It seems that literary types are getting on the neuroimaging bandwagon, but am I wrong to believe that the high water mark of the early neuroimaging hype is now a thing of the past? This is not to say that neuroimaging is not important, just that it didn’t change everything, and a lot of bad science slipped in under its sexy cloak. Testing Influence of T... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463763 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:21:45 +0100 3463763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460161&cid=t_308494_88_f&fid=34729&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallscrubbedup.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fall-scrubbed-up-retiring.html Unfortunately due to other commitments and just generally getting older, SA Doc and myself have to announce that All Scrubbed is retiring. It's been one helluva ride - and thank you to everyone for being part of it. Every comment was highly appreciated and kept us going through the last 2 years.Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Totsiens! Ciao! (Source: All Scrubbed Up) All Scrubbed Up blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460161 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:18:00 +0100 3460161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456847&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fhow-its-done.html Everyone makes mistakes. And sometimes things go wrong that are not anyone's fault but someone has to take responsibility for making things right.Over the last couple of years, I have come to realize that this is a deeply held value of mine, one I am trying to share with my kids. Mistakes don't necessarily make me angry but I can get royally pissed off profoundly annoyed when anyone - adult or child - tries to shirk responsibility. On the other hand, when people step up, acknowledge their mistakes and make a genuine effort to make things right, my resentment tends to evaporate entirely.Some examples: 1. A few weeks ago, a received a notice from the Ottawa Public Library that a digital book I had ordered was ready for download. The same day, the library's new web site went live. When I trie... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456847 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:30:00 +0100 3456847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456826&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-5%2F The Closing of the Conservative Mind. Noah Millman doesn’t post often, but when he does it’s always worth reading. Close to Homo? – The announcement of Australopithecus sediba. The tendency to trump everything as the most awesome ancestor or link is perhaps analogous to the demand from the public that cosmologists know the mind of God or something. Yet Another “Missing Link”. More from Carl Zimmer. And Down the Stretch She Comes. Horses have far less sexual dimorphism than humans. Did not know that, but makes sense. Rumor of Sarkozy Infidelities Sets Off a Modern French Farce. The French are different. Not that there’s anything wrong with it. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456826 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:03:48 +0100 3456826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456827&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fkatz-104%2F (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456827 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:13:47 +0100 3456827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454139&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fpictures-big-and-little.html I woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat and a headache.Here we go again. Having a compromised immune system is no picnic. In the last year, I missed my Toronto book launch because of the flu, got H1N1 on the day the vaccine became available, was hit by Norwalk virus when my spouse was away (and found myself crawling along my kitchen floor with a can opener to "make dinner", got pink eye and more little flus and colds than I want to count.Chemotherapy destroys cancer cells. It also destroys the cells that fight illness. Despite the fact that I try to limit my exposure to germs, wash my hands regularly, get enough sleep and eat well (not to mention the ten doses of Neupogen with which I inject myself after every treatment), I seem to fall prey to almost every little bug that passes my... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454139 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:30:00 +0100 3454139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454163&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Ffriday-april-9th-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454163 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:37:00 +0100 3454163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453932&cid=t_308494_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fgreat-place-to-blog.html CyberCafe, Yelapa, Mexico(Click image to enlarge)The mirror ball added a nice touch.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453932 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:56:00 +0100 3453932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454051&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fis-it-ever-too-late-to-take-back-your-life%2F Roll up the cuffs on your pants; take off your shoes because it’s going to get deep in here. We’re going to ask ourselves questions like, “What is the meaning of life?” as well as “What does life mean to you?” and “Is it possible to be happy living a life with chronic pain?” What is the meaning of life to you? I know there are as many answers to that question as there are individuals asking it. To some of us it has changed over the years as we have changed. We age, we decline, we become more educated, we get sick, and we get rich or poor and our goals in life change. Nobody stays the same, ever. The glitch in the answers to life seems to come in at that change part. When we live with someone else and we change, they have to adapt, or adjust to that change or there can be su... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454051 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:00:01 +0100 3454051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454099&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-4%2F “Positive” Results Increase Down the Hierarchy of the Sciences. Physics is more objective than psychology. Too bad they didn’t include even softer disciplines like history or literature, though I don’t know how they’d do that since the methodologies start to get weird. The first metazoa living in permanently anoxic conditions. Wow, even complex organisms don’t need oxygen necessarily. Small Cancer Protection From Fruits And Vegetables? There really needs to be a reformation of the publishing of correlations coming out of nutritional studies, as people are way too apt to act on provisional findings. Why Do We Dream? Trippy. Why Investors Won’t Revolt. Shareholders demand risk. More risk = more reward (and more downside). Most people can’t give you alp... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454099 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:28:37 +0100 3454099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453865&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fmost-read-health-affairs-blog-posts-for-march%2F Tim Jost’s analysis of the health reform reconciliation measure led the Health Affairs Blog’s most-read list for March. Jost’s post was followed by Uwe Reinhardt’s discussion of the reform summit at Blair House. Also on the list was an examination of the Minnesota high-risk pool model by Courtney Burke and Lynn Blewett, as well as John Goodman’s review of Mark Pauly’s book Health Reform Without Side Effects: Making Markets Work For Individual Health Insurance.    The Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill (Updated) by Timothy Jost Lessons From The Health Care Summit by Uwe Reinhardt All High-Risk Pools Are Not Equal: Examining The Minnesota Model by Courtney Burke and Lynn Blewett Three Cheers For Individual Health Insurance by John Goodman Child ... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453865 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:37:36 +0100 3453865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453866&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fmedicare-part-d-drug-pricing%2F Last month, Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced a bill (H.R. 4752) to overturn the 2003 ban on government-led price negotiations for Medicare Part D drug plans.  The bill has 67 co-sponsors so far.  While perhaps well intentioned, this bill will do little to reduce Part D drug prices. Giving the government the power to negotiate drug prices can work only if we have credible alternatives to the drug on the table.  Plans need: (1) generics or similar drugs in the therapeutic class; and (2) formulary flexibility to drive market share in exchange for price concessions. First, many complex specialty drugs are biological and don’t have generic equivalents.  Proposals debated in this Congress would establish a regulatory pathway for bio-similars, but the current language mandates a long excl... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453866 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:55:04 +0100 3453866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449115&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fthursday-april-8th-attitude-of.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449115 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:40:00 +0100 3449115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449060&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fsean-carrolls-the-biologist-double-duty-day%2F Howard Hughes Medical Institute is showing Sean B. Carroll the love today. HHMI named him the next Vice President of Science Education. Since he already has published several popular books I think this turns out to be after the fact recognition of his service in this area. But I noticed in my RSS that HHMI also put out a lavish press release on a paper which just came out by Carroll’s lab, Preexisting Patterns Guide Evolution’s Paintbrush: One of the enduring mysteries of the animal world is how colored patterns come to adorn different species’ skin, scales, or feathers. Now, a team led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Sean B. Carroll has discovered how wing spots evolved in a species of polka-dotted fruit fly. The new studies show that pigment production in the wi... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449060 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:57:15 +0100 3449060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448791&cid=t_308494_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FzTstl3brqVA%2Fblog-rounds-season-2-hosting-schedule.html Geez, a not so easy job. Coming up with a blog rounds hosting schedule is well, challenging. But, since I have no choice but to assign (any admin takers pls?) one host each week for the rest of TBR season two blogging rounds, I came up with this (not so genius)  list. Simply got the ordered host from the commentators list in this post.  Again, please be reminded of our hosting schedule and guidelines! Prudence MD- April 17,2010 The Orthopedic Logbook April-24, 2010 Last Minute Madness-May 1, 2010 Joey.MD- May 8, 2010 An Adventure Called Life- May 15, 2010 aNesstajah-May 22,2010 The Last Song Syndrome- May 29, 2010 The Doctor Is Vain- June 5, 2010 UNIV in Cebu-June 12, 2010 And for those who haven't read yet the new guidelines... The Blog Rounds edition host each week shall be ch... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448791 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:14:00 +0100 3448791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449062&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-3%2F The Apple Two: The iPad is Steve Jobs’ final victory over the company’s co-founder Steve Wozniak. Sounds totally plausible to me, though you can probably come to that inference just by observing 5 minutes of Woz vs. Jobs’ personal affect. Upbeat Signs Revive Consumers’ Mood for Spending. I remember reading as a kid in the early 90s about how the recession of the time was going to result in a major shift in American habits and values. That didn’t pan out, the latter half the decade saw the emergence of irrational exuberance which surpassed the 1980s. But this recession/depression has been quantitatively much deeper, so perhaps something will stick. For one, it seems that we’ve lost a lot of wealth and some of the current upsurge in spending is pent up demand ... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449062 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:52:44 +0100 3449062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449091&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fmartina-navratilova-faces-a-new-opponent-in-breast-cancer%2F The tennis champ Martina Navratilova announced just recently that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It is DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ, which is the earliest form of the disease. Ms. Navratilova has elected to have a lumpectomy followed by several weeks of radiation, which is pretty standard treatment for DCIS. But that aside, we breast cancer survivors know all too well the shock and fear Martina has had to deal with after getting this diagnosis. So much for diet and exercise preventing breast cancer, as suggested by researchers at a conference in Spain recently. Martina Navratilova has to be one of the most fit women I know of. I truly admire all her accomplishments. Like Martina, so many women really do take care of their bodies and health in every way and still get hit with this... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449091 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:31:09 +0100 3449091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449210&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FeCcFL9591_M%2F April first of 2010 marked our fifth anniversary here at Success Begins Today. It’s been a great run and I have met some incredible people along the way. Five years ago we didn’t have Twitter or Facebook, and LinkedIn was just an online resume. Blog software was very limited and the templates were simplistic. Yet the new frontier was exciting and growing incredibly fast. One of the early blog pioneers that helped me get a foothold was Liz Strauss. She started a service on her blog to celebrate Successful & Outstanding Bloggers… or SOB’s as she called them. Each week she would give out badges to new blogs she found that were making a mark. On week 42 in August of 2006, she picked up Success Begins Today. As her list of SOB’s grew, she got together with Phil Gerbyshak and a sh... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449210 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:11:04 +0100 3449210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449118&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwednesday-april-7th-attitude-of_07.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449118 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:24:00 +0100 3449118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443904&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fplease-change-rss-feeds-if-you-havent%2F If you are still subscribed to: http://feeds.feedburner.com/scienceblogs/gnxp You are receiving updates from the new RSS feed. But at some point these updates will cease. You will need to switch to the new RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GeneExpressionBlog It’s been a week since I first mentioned this issue, and the old feed still has over twice as many subscribers as the new feed. I’m sure many of them are evil people who are subscribed but no longer read the blog, but for those of you who are good please switch feeds. It is a mitzvah. Danke. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443904 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:30:42 +0100 3443904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443905&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fthe-growth-of-scienceblogs%2F ScienceBlogsTM just put out a release on their traffic growth. The trend is interesting because after a period of flattening out, 2008-2010 seems to have seen some robust growth again. As I said when I left I do wish SB and many of their bloggers well, and I continue to subscribe to several of their blogs in my RSS as well as the select feed. The network’s robust growth is a positive sign when it comes to the transition of science communication from dead tree to the internet. I know that there’s been a lot of stress on the part of science journalists as to the sustainability of their enterprise, though that is really just a domain-specific instantiation of the issues in journalism as a whole, but until that works itself out the growth and persistence of science blogging and sci... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443905 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:11:14 +0100 3443905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443859&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fadapting-to-a-life-of-chronic-pain%2F I may look the same as everyone else, but inside, I feel differently because I always have pain. It doesn’t come and go, like an errant neighbor; no, it stays, more like an inconsiderate relative who moved in without waiting for an invitation. When a cataclysmic event occurs in your life, like the advent of chronic pain, it changes you. Not only do you have the physical part of it to deal with, but because you still walk, hopefully, talk and breathe, you have to find a new and often inventive way to do everything. Life’s personal responsibilities remain, our family duties continue and the mere simple tasks of daily life call out to us; therefore you find new ways to do old, everyday jobs. Over the years on this blog I have discussed with all of you the many ways to ease life while at t... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443859 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:33:52 +0100 3443859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443860&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fccsvi-ms-breaking-news%2F This just in from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and The National MS Society (NMSS) (I feel like such a reporter when things like this land in my in-box!) The AAN and NMSS will be co-sponsoring a live webcast on the topic of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) next week, and we’re all invited! A panel of experts will include Dr. Paolo Zamboni himself (the founder of the CCSI/MS theory) as well as two North American researchers studying Dr. Zamboni’s theory along with the Director of the MS Center at Mount Siani. The program is slated to be 90-minutes and begin at 12:00, Noon (EDT) on Wednesday, April 14th. I’ve just registered and encourage all of you to do the same! For those of you unfamiliar with CCSVI, we’ve posted we’ve posted several entries on the ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443860 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:30:03 +0100 3443860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443907&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump-2%2F Dave Weigel is up & running at The Washington Post, covering conservative politics. Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years. Of course the New World civilizations ~1492 were also pre-wheel. Realty Check: ‘Extreme Makeover’ Downsizes Its Dream Homes. Mo money = mo problems (remember, home equal = $). The Science of Kissing COVER! Sheril has a cover. Nice. Today’s Social Liberal Is Tomorrow’s Social Conservative. Looking at the GSS I’ve found that conservatives of all ages tend to agree when it comes to issues like homosexuality, while liberals exhibit a split between old & young. Don’t know whether this is transitory, or a general feature of social change in the United States. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443907 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:12:21 +0100 3443907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443908&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fan-overactive-spam-filter%2F It has been brought to my attention that some legitimate comments without copious linkage seem to have gotten caught in the spam filter. If your comment is legit and it isn’t showing up after a day (or, if you’ve already been approved for comments and it doesn’t show up immediately), email me. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443908 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:12:39 +0100 3443908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441040&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwere-upset-tonight.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441040 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:12:00 +0100 3441040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441041&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fattitude-of-gratitude_06.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441041 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:33:00 +0100 3441041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443910&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fcongratulations-to-the-intersection%2F Ms. Kirshenbaum and Mr. Mooney have an article which they coauthored which will appear in The Best American Science Writing 2010. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443910 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:46:10 +0100 3443910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440976&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FNgpnRT4ukHE%2F Ms. Kirshenbaum and Mr. Mooney have an article which they coauthored which will appear in The Best American Science Writing 2010. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440976 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:46:10 +0100 3440976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440878&cid=t_308494_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fblog-worldnew-media-expo-2010-the-second-annual-medblogger-conference.html Yep, we’re doing it again! BlogWorld/New Media Expo  2010 will be hosting the second annual medblogger conference in Las Vegas on October 14, 2010. Save the date! This year the conference is at Mandalay Bay, putting everything you need in one convenient location! I sound like a travel brochure! ****** Johnson & Johnson are back on board as our sponsor, along with MedPage Today. The medblogger conference will be similar to last year: one day with four sessions, but we’re doing much more in the same amount of time. This year, we have an opening and closing keynote with two sessions per break out – each break out will have a provider/patient track and an industry track. Patient bloggers are well represented this year in both the keynote and in the patient breakout ses... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440878 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:03:02 +0100 3440878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443911&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fdaily-data-dump%2F I’m going to posting links M-F which I don’t manage to blog (probably focus less on science in these links as well). I’m calling it the “Daily Data Dump.” The Cloudy Revolution. 10 years after the initial hype the “cloud” is here. Somewhere Larry Ellison is crying. You Don’t Need an iPad, but Farhad Manjoo really, really, loves it. It sounds like the reviews of the Kindle on steroids. I don’t have a TV because the device is all about consumption, and I think I’ll avoid the iPad for the same reason. But just as television and the net are merging through online streaming, I assume that the iPad is a foretaste of what’s to come in computing devices. At least outside of the office (I think a little artificial constraint and disc... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443911 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:01:23 +0100 3443911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440977&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FB8-O4z-IYJ8%2F I’m going to posting links M-F which I don’t manage to blog (probably focus less on science in these links as well). I’m calling it the “Daily Data Dump.” The Cloudy Revolution. 10 years after the initial hype the “cloud” is here. Somewhere Larry Ellison is crying. You Don’t Need an iPad, but Farhad Manjoo really, really, loves it. It sounds like the reviews of the Kindle on steroids. I don’t have a TV because the device is all about consumption, and I think I’ll avoid the iPad for the same reason. But just as television and the net are merging through online streaming, I assume that the iPad is a foretaste of what’s to come in computing devices. At least outside of the office (I think a little artificial constraint and disc... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440977 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:01:23 +0100 3440977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443912&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fintroducing-researchblogcast%2F I’ll be doing a weekly podcast with Kevin Zelnio & Dave Munger which we’ll post online early every week. The first one is up over at Research Blogging. Dave will probably set it up on iTunes at some point. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443912 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:00:17 +0100 3443912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440935&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fnew-webcasttelecast-ms-and-employment%2F Multiple Sclerosis is a disease which affects our lives in so many different ways; employment being one of them. Many of us have, for much of our adult lives, associated our identities with our careers.  Many of us derive great satisfaction and meaning from the work we do or from the independence our work (or at least our paycheck) affords. Many of us living with Multiple Sclerosis are struggling to say employed. Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 6th) night, I’ll be hosting a 2-hour live telecast/webcast entitled “Staying In The Employment Game”. The program will air live, with a studio audience at 8:00pm (PDT) on the stations of the University of Washington.  If you don’t live in the Seattle area, you can watch live via webcast on either the University website or Research Channel on the ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440935 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:59:00 +0100 3440935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441009&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Ffight-breast-cancer-with-hope%2F “Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” I found a beautiful plaque with this quote and hung it in my bathroom. Why my bathroom? Well, that is the one place that I know most of my guests will end up visiting — and actually read what is on the wall. Hope has been a theme lately in my life. My brother-in-law and I had a discussion about it recently. He is a motivator, a businessman, and a marathon triathlete. He has established orphanages in Africa and is invited to speak at leadership conferences often. I think this makes him an expert on hope. Recently he began working with a mission in downtown Toronto serving meals to homeless people. He finds that the homeless who suffer most are the ones who truly feel hopeless. It isn’t just those who are down and out that need ho... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441009 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:05:16 +0100 3441009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437907&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsleepy-puppies.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437907 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:28:00 +0100 3437907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437909&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fattitude-of-gratitude_05.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437909 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:16:00 +0100 3437909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443916&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.discovermagazine.com%2Fgnxp%2F2010%2F04%2Fjohn-hawks-on-the-social-networking-of-weblogs%2F He asks: Has Technorati suddenly gotten useful again? I’m tempted to take a look at Technorati again, though since I switched domains I’ll probably wait up until the shift from ScienceBlogs percolates through the web. One thing to note, John probably relies a bit more on reciprocal linking as the lubricant for discussion because he has no comments on this weblog. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443916 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:15:47 +0100 3443916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436391&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fparamore-only-exception.html I also found Paramore listening to New Zealand's ZM radio.  This song quickly became one of my favorites with me listening over and over.  I am listening to lots of Morrissey this morning by the way. Morrissey on Easter morning???? (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436391 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:13:00 +0100 3436391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436394&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Feaster-sunday-attitude-of-gratitude.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436394 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:01:00 +0100 3436394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436397&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Flook-at-ubuntu-linux.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436397 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:32:00 +0100 3436397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436388&cid=t_308494_137_f&fid=39091&url=http%3A%2F%2Falzheimmers.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fjoe-potocny-living-with-alzheimers-blog.html I would like to thank Joe Potocny for the honor of being invited to guest blog on his piece of the internet.http://living-with-alzhiemers.blogspot.com/Joe has Alzheimer's. Joe is a tough, smart and dignified guy. His mission is to help us to all remember. Joe lets us know that you never ever cast aside a human being who has the disease. It is as simple as that. He has a fantastic blog and you see his essence and spirit in the glowing faces of his offspring. The disease never ever takes that away. Joe read my memoir When Can I go Home? I was greatly honored to get his thoughts and his review. I mean why not just ask someone who has the disease? They are people just like everyone else. They count and they matter. Sometimes it was a little hard for him to get through the pages, he did it, he ... Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436388 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:38:00 +0100 3436388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435229&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmore-la-roux-im-not-your-toy.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435229 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:12:00 +0100 3435229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435012&cid=t_308494_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FOlwfWp37u4Y%2Frelaunching-rejuvinated-season-two-blog.html Six months ago we were poised to rejuvenate season two of TBR. Some of us actually did submit articles for inclusion but it never went beyond my draft. Sorry for that, my mistake actually.  I thank all those who gave an article for that bungled season two. My apologies, to all of you. I miss the blog rounds. Everyone else I talked to seem to miss our blog rounds. Even some of my non medical friends miss it too.  Heck they were actually reading our blogs!  The New Blog Rounds Season 2 logo To make amends for that, and to revive our thirst for more blogging action, I, together with some blogging MDs are re-launching Season Two of TBR. No fanfare, just pure blogging indulgence on stuff that affects our lives, our patients and the world we live in as physicians. I'm sure we al... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435012 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:39:00 +0100 3435012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435231&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fattitude-of-gratitude_03.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435231 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:44:00 +0100 3435231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435181&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FtRYODwNx6Kw%2F Greg Laden posted the Wikio science blogs rankings for this month. Here they are: 1 Wired Science – Wired Blog 2 Watts Up With That? 3 Climate Progress 4 RealClimate 5 Bad Astronomy 6 Climate Audit 7 Next Generation Science 8 Respectful Insolence 9 Dispatches from the Culture Wars 10 The Frontal Cortex 11 Deltoid 12 FuturePundit 13 Gene Expression 14 Uncertain Principles 15 BPS Research Digest 16 Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) 17 A Blog Around The Clock 18 Greg Laden’s Blog 19 TierneyLab – New York Times blog 20 Stoat First, where’s Pharyngula? Like him or hate him P. Z. Myers has to be high on this list. Where’s Cosmic Variance? Not Exactly Rocket Science? Perhaps some of these weblogs opted out... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435181 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:23:22 +0100 3435181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436248&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpoll-of-the-day-crowdsourcing-your-kids-name%2F Photo: swissmiss.com Crowdsourcing news, videos, reviews, and even books is common practice these days, but what about your kid’s name? Tina Roth Eisenberg, known as Swissmiss on her popular design blog, just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Valentine’s Day. His moniker was a given – she affectionately refers to him as swissmister on her site – but picking his real name proved more difficult. Like a true new media whiz, she went to the Web. She broadcast her search for a name, set the conditions (four-letter boy name), and crowdsourced it from her readers and Twitter followers. She got some 10,000 suggestions, and her final choice was Tilo (pronounced tee-lo). Is she the pioneer of a novel way to name kids, or just someone who’s way too addicted to the Web? The g... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436248 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:18:09 +0100 3436248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435187&cid=t_308494_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FH9ZpydLjLrM%2F Photo: swissmiss.com Crowdsourcing news, videos, reviews, and even books is common practice these days, but what about your kid’s name? Tina Roth Eisenberg, known as Swissmiss on her popular design blog, just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Valentine’s Day. His moniker was a given – she affectionately refers to him as swissmister on her site – but picking his real name proved more difficult. Like a true new media whiz, she went to the Web. She broadcast her search for a name, set the conditions (four-letter boy name), and crowdsourced it from her readers and Twitter followers. She got some 10,000 suggestions, and her final choice was Tilo (pronounced tee-lo). Is she the pioneer of a novel way to name kids, or just someone who’s way too addicted to the Web? The g... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435187 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:18:09 +0100 3435187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435144&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fwhen-ms-wrings-you-out%2F MS is a condition which, no matter how well we plan, takes us by surprise now and again.  Go to bed “fine” wake up with part of our body not responding to a call to action.  A simple battle with the circulating bug du jour and a fever sits you down like a crumpled boxer in his corner. Vertigo, which can make a turn of the head into a cyclone-spiral to the floor… MS can really wring one out…with little warning! I’m currently on a planned slide into anemia after my treatment on Monday.  I’ve been able to pretty much plan a lighter schedule (ok, who am I kidding?) knowing that I’d be far from 100%.  Still there are things which should get done by me.  It’s just taking a little extra effort. So, it got me to thinking about those times when our requirements wander beyond t... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435144 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:18:02 +0100 3435144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435183&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FrvKn-5fOX4s%2F (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435183 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:30:52 +0100 3435183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435021&cid=t_308494_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F02%2Fmedlibs-round-update-call-for-submissions%2F Some news about The MedLibs Round, the monthly blog carnival of blog posts on subjects pertaining to Medical Information. A new LOGO. Perhaps you remember that I was looking for someone who could design a logo for this blog carnival. And you know what. Robin has offered to do so for free! Robin is wonderful woman and the author [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435021 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:28:44 +0100 3435021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433154&cid=t_308494_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F02%2Fday_off.php I'll be taking advantage of the fact that it's not actually raining today, and adding a day to the weekend. The rising rivers around the Boston area have made me glad that I live on a hill! Regular posting returns for Monday. . . (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433154 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:24:54 +0100 3433154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432844&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2Fthe-latest-health-wonk-review-is-up-2%2F As always, the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review offers the best in health policy blogging. Rich Elmore at Healthcare Technology News presents the first Wonk Review following the passage of health reform, an event Rich commemorates with many interesting reactions from bloggers (including Jeff Goldsmith on Health Affairs Blog) and more pictures of pigs flying than you ever dreamed existed. Copyright © 2010 Health Affairs Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. All material published on Health Affairs blog, excluding links, is covered under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - No Derivs 2.5 license.Plugin by Taragana (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432844 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:11:45 +0100 3432844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432845&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2Fhealth-affairs-launches-grantwatch-blog%2F Since 1987, Health Affairs has published news and insights into health care and health policy philanthropy in its ongoing journal section called GrantWatch. Now GrantWatch has moved to the blogosphere. The new GrantWatch Blog features news and updates about health grant making, particularly as it relates to current health policy issues. Blog content will include information on foundation-funded reports and on new grants, plus news from foundation meetings, changes in foundations’ funding priorities, and announcements of job openings and RFPs. Health Affairs’ GrantWatch Blog supplements longer peer-reviewed articles on health philanthropy that will continue to appear in the journal in print and online, as will some news highlights. If you are on the GrantWatch e-alert list, you will co... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432845 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:52:49 +0100 3432845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433148&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmore-la-roux-in-for-kill_01.html I found La Roux listening to New Zealand’s ZM radio.  I have just fallen in love with her and her music.  I think she is from across the pond so to speak as the Brits say.  I hope you enjoy! (I just noticed what side of the car she is driving on so yes, she is from across the pond.) (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433148 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:01:00 +0100 3433148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432996&cid=t_308494_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FUu520gbIYTM%2F There’s a new animal in the barnyard — pigs that fly. Rich Elmore of Healthcare Technology News ably summarizes the pundits’ perspectives on health reform in the latest version of the Health Wonk Review. No tag for this post. (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432996 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:38:48 +0100 3432996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429272&cid=t_308494_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FvaxHwF57DRs%2Fblog-carnivals-next-health-wonk-review-right-here-on-april-15.html This week, health reform looms large in the minds of blog carnival hosts.  Evan Falchuk's health reform edition of Grand Rounds is up at his See First blog.  Rich Elmore hosts the current Health Wonk Review at his Healthcare Technology News (check out the flying pigs photos and more; cf. the HealthBlawger's "First Hundred Days" edition of Blawg Review for another reference to flying pigs). The next edition of Health Wonk Review will be hosted right here on April 15th.  The themes we will be exploring in that biweekly exegesis of health wonkery include the following: Metaphors Lying Song (esp. the blues) Art (esp. painting, drawing) Inventors and their contraptions Fast food Liberation Cosmetic surgery/medical spas Impressionist 19th century novels Immenseness Mortality Rac... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429272 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:08:58 +0100 3429272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429425&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fattitude-of-gratitude.html   (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429425 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:34:00 +0100 3429425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429248&cid=t_308494_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2Flesson-over-a-latte.html I love these old shots! This one is from the National Archives and was taken in 1946. This is what I pictured when I thought about being a nurse. Neat rows of charts; clean, antiseptic wards; med cupboards with glass doors; crisp,white uniforms and totally cool caps! I can smell the Lysol wafting through the decades… Reality: clipboards flying, accusations that I hoard the charts, sort-of-clean floors punctuated by splats of body fluids, medications in locked computer systems, wrinkled scrubs that I want to peel off at the front door and not a cap in sight. Plus, the the unique olfactory assault of ETOH and urine, so specific to the ER… And no, it is not true that I wear my cap around the house. I just try it on now and then. ******************** One thing hasn’t changed ... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429248 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:07:51 +0100 3429248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429403&cid=t_308494_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2F0-2-9-14.html Yesterday was a chemo day, so I don't have much in the way of original thought to offer up to you.It was more stressful and a longer day than most but made infinitely easier by the presence of my friend T. We had lots to talk about and she ably distracted me when I felt the stress levels rising (the guy beside me was, for much of the time, having a shouted conversation with the man across the "pod."). She even tucked me in very sweetly as I settled in for my post Demerol nap.Between bloodwork and chemo, T. and I went out to lunch at The Green Door. Over our veggies, we got to talking about food. I've been seeing a nutritionist, who has made some initial adjustments to my diet (minimal sugar, no dairy, more raw food, a high quality protein with every meal or snack). Since I told the nutrion... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429403 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:54:00 +0100 3429403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429326&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fwhat-excellent-ms-care-looks-like%2F   ‘Hello, I’m Trevis and I’ll be your veins today!’ My parents’ (or was it my grandparents’?) generation is the one which coined the phrase, “We were poor; we just didn’t know it because everyone else was too…” Well, I had always thought I was getting excellent service/treatment at infusion centers… until I really had excellent service/treatment! On Monday I went in for my last dose of Novantrone, as I posted that day.  The overall experience I had was leaps and bounds beyond any infusion center I’ve ever encountered. I’ve always considered myself pretty well informed, as a patient.  In the first 5 minutes of conversation with my chemo nurse, I was told everything I already knew about the treatment. You may think that was a waste of time.  Thin... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429326 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:51:53 +0100 3429326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429325&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fslacking-to-cope-with-crohns-disease%2F It seems that my Crohn’s disease has a mind of its own lately.  I like to think of it as a wild bull, strong and powerful and definitely pigheaded.  My Crohn’s can’t be tamed and, each time I try, I end up conceding, so I might as well learn how to ride.  You would think that after almost 19 years of having this disease that I would know how to ride.  But, I don’t.  Each time the ride is different.  Each time I think that I am ready and know what to do, but then the bull turns left instead of right, or goes right instead of left.  Or, it simple starts bucking me to death until I pay attention.  Well, it has my attention now! I think that I am doing better now with it than I did in the past.  In the past, I thought that I was invincible and that Crohn’s couldn’t stop m... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429325 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:27:15 +0100 3429325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429429&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fsome-piano.html Have you noticed how Maggie always has to get in these videos? lol  I looked terrible in this video, but posted it anyway. (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429429 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:28:00 +0100 3429429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429137&cid=t_308494_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F172701%2F It’s Expensive To Be a Lady: And not just because we like pretty shoes. New York Times Well Blog on why being female is a pre-existing condition. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429137 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:36:56 +0100 3429137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3425106&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fattitude-of-gratitude_31.html You can’t see it on the video, but I’m not wearing pants!!! LOL! (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3425106 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:50:00 +0100 3425106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3425107&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fmexican-tuesdays.html On top of my nachos supreme and chips and salsa, I got shaving cream and cups! LOL   Mom can bring me the oddest things sometimes.  I wonder what goes on in her mind.  I didn’t get any 20oz Cokes, though. :-(   (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3425107 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:48:00 +0100 3425107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420732&cid=t_308494_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fi-really-dig-this-video-and-this-group.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420732 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0100 3420732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420632&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fnovantrone-one-last-dose%2F Well, today ends an era for my MS treatment. Today I max out my lifetime allowable dosage of Novantrone. Much has changed since I began taking the drug. Most notable, my symptoms have changed dramatically for the better. Of course it should be noted that things had gotten pretty bad by the time we made the decision to use that drug. I was about a year and a half post Dx and had experienced 6 additional attacks. I was walker-dependant for most things outside of the house and fighting every indication that I should purchase a scooter. My disease had gotten aggressive so, my medical team and I decided we had to respond in kind; we got aggressive! At the time, Novantrone was the only drug available for a “breakthrough disease”, meaning MS that was not responding to one of the (at that time... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420632 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:28:36 +0100 3420632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420783&cid=t_308494_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FdRBqrpsuDqE%2F Here are three quick mods that you can make to your Facebook account to reduce the clutter and make it more fun. 1. FarmVille Notifications: Now that you have Facebook setup and have added some friends, you might be overwhelmed by the noise on your timeline. If you have friends that like to play a lot of games, you’ll end up with a bunch of notifications of achievement each time they reach a new milestone in Farmville or Mafia Wars. I don’t know about you, but these notifications drive me nuts!! Here is an easy way of getting rid of the notifications without hiding your friends completely. From your main News Feed in Facebook mouse over an entry that has a game notification that you want to get rid of. In the picture above, we can see the annoying Farmville notification Easter egg. Wh... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420783 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:16:38 +0100 3420783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412551&cid=t_308494_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Frepost-from-bus-on-irish-blog-awards.html I've got free wifi and a bit of battery time left so here's the short, link free version.In summary, it was excellent. I didn't win the best blog post award, but had zero (well not zero since that would be mathematically illogical since I was nominated) expectation of getting in and the winning post (and winning blogger) was a stunner. Best part of the experience as ever was spending time with a load of intriguing, articulate, provocative and funny people.Myself a selection of other lovely ladies meet in the presidential suite of the well posh g hotel for the Ladies Tea Party, organised by the force of nature that is Sabrina Dent. We had lovely pink wine and delicate snacks and there was nail painting and nail polish remover and it was all fabulous. The women I met with, some I knew alread... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412551 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:20:00 +0100 3412551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411236&cid=t_308494_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fwestward-ho.html It's the weekend of the Irish Blog Awards and I'm off bright and early to Galway tomorrow morning to join the party. Amazingly, I'm a finalist in the best blog post category for a post I wrote last June when Duncan and I had spent a beautiful few days away together, just the two of us. It's a post that flowed out of me, one that expresses my feelings of love, pride, contentment and joy in my child. I'm really happy it was selected to be among the final few posts, astonished too! But it was a lovely surprise in a downer of a week so thanks very much to all the judges for getting it this far. I hope a few people will have read it and consider that parenting a disabled child isn't less than, just different.Here's the list of posts in the category which is sponsored by KRO IT Solutions Grandad... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411236 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:28:00 +0100 3411236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420676&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FjguwEFwP-kE%2F (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420676 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:25:41 +0100 3420676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411231&cid=t_308494_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2FR9-vE2sKV-0%2F (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411231 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:25:41 +0100 3411231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411237&cid=t_308494_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fi-cant-wait.html Duncan had another appointment with the dentist this morning. Lady and Thomas have both started school now (more on that later- but it's going well) so it was just the two of us. The 1st time we were at that dentist it was a huge struggle to get him in the building. He stood outside crying for ages while I tried to reason with him. We made it into the waiting room where The Tweenies was playing on a tv, henceforth that room was known as "The Tweenies Room." Duncan utterly refused to leave the room so the dentist came to him and after Thomas modelled the procedure, Duncan consented to allow the dentist a brief glimpse inside his mouth right there. On the next visit he made it to the examination room but not onto the chair, though he did enjoy moving the stuffed dinosaur with the big teeth u... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411237 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:18:00 +0100 3411237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411196&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-care-partners%2F There is a lot of Politically Correct language out there in the world of multiple sclerosis and disabilities in general. One of the terms bantered about is “Care Partner”.  This replaces caregiver and other terms deemed by some to be demeaning and misunderstood.  I like “care partner” as it gives a sense that people are in the thing together and working in tandem. I’ve thought that Caryn will be a good care partner to me if and when my MS progresses “that far”.  Then, a couple of weeks ago, I had something of an epiphany.  She already is my care partner…even when I don’t think I need care! Those of us who live with this disease at any stage, be it in remission or in the midst of a full-on attack, rely on others in our everyday lives.  Caryn lives with my MS every si... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411196 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:25:13 +0100 3411196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408308&cid=t_308494_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FURdGM1A6Eak%2Fthe_134th_meeting_of_the_skeptics_circle.php Here's one we've been waiting for. It's that time again, time for another meeting of The Skeptics' Circle. This time around, the host is everyone's favorite purveyor of rhyming skepticism, Digital Cuttlefish, hosting the 133rd Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle. Go, read, enjoy. Next up to host on April 8 will be Divisible by Pi. The Digital Cuttlefish is a tough act to follow, but I bet Richard can do it. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408308 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:15:46 +0100 3408308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408531&cid=t_308494_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fkeeping-it-simple-in-a-life-of-chronic-pain%2F Today’s challenge is enough;  the next flight of stairs, that next load of laundry or the next weed that needs pulling is all you need to be concerned with, for now. Did you know you can wash one window at a time? Simple foods can sustain you as readily as complicated dishes; such as veggies, fresh fruit, yogurt and a can of soup. Frozen dinners are often healthy, tasty and convenient.  It’s easier, safer and wiser to fill your refrigerator with fresh food than to go out for fast food that is fraught with fat and needless calories. Keep food simple. It’s okay to sit or lie down and rest after any chore. It’s legal, wise and renewing. The “goof off” police will not show up at your door. Laughter and humor feel like sunshine on a cold, damp day. Laughter is allowed even when yo... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408531 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:29:41 +0100 3408531