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 'blogs'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:47:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181895&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F09%2F02%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-september-2-2011%2F It starts at a young age. Schools encourage it. Our families help define it. We begin our lives with the labels they give us like big brother, baby sister, only child. And as we get older, they just get more serious. Sometimes the way we’re perceived such as the “good one,” the “bad one,” the “troubled one,” the “drama queen,” inevitably follow us throughout the rest of our life. Sometimes these seemingly harmless labels take on a life of their own. If we don’t achieve our own sense of self, they begin to define who we are. And we grasp on tight. These lyrics from the Barenaked Ladies song What a Good Boy reminds me of the pressures they can have on us: “When I was born they looked at me and said What a good boy, what a sma... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181895 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:04:52 +0100 5181895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182050&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FoLKCYp5X6_0%2F Check out the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review hosted by Avik Roy at The Apothecary, on the Forbes site. I host next the next issue. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182050 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:14:27 +0100 5182050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181903&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-30-2011%2F I’m not sure we’re ever fully immune to it-that pout, that stomp, that automatic childlike reaction to things not going our way. “It’s not fair,” seems to never want to grow up. As we get older, however, the disappointments get bigger. It’s not the game we lost, but the games we can’t even play that upsets us. It’s not the rides we can’t get on, but the rides that life thrusts upon us on that really gets our goat. It’s not the gifts we didn’t get, but the unwanted gifts we got that makes us want to be a kid again, throw our hands up in the air, cry and scream, “It’s not fair!” Whether it’s physical or mental illness, tragedy or a natural disaster, life will hand us unexpected challenges. Challenges th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181903 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:03:56 +0100 5181903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159196&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F26%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-26-2011%2F I sometimes wonder if our focus on “doing things right” is what causes us more pain, anguish and difficulty than anything else in life. It’s almost as if those red marks on our graded assignments as kids stay with us when we become adults. In fact, our fear of impending negative feedback often grows as we grow older. We hold our vulnerabilities even closer, wrapping them up carefully like we would a glass vase or a precious piece of china. We’re fearful of sharing our feelings. We hold back our laughter, forgetting that as kids we let it all out from our bellies to our mouths. And to shield our pain, instead of crying, confronting or expressing ourselves, we avoid loved ones when they’ve hurt us. Yet, in order to fully live, to feel completely alive, we must f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159196 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:36:56 +0100 5159196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158992&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmanaging-information-overload-in-the-age-of-unlimited-information%2F2011.08.25 Perhaps the biggest challenges facing the next generation of physicians is information overload.  The problem: Unlimited information on limited human bandwidth.  There’s simply too much to read and see.  For physicians the problem is compounded by a perceived responsibility to keep up. But the idea that we actually can have our hands around everything is reflective of a time when doctors actually could know all there was to know.  Many of today’s physicians were raised at a time when a paper inbox and a pile of journals represented their only information inputs.  But things are very different now. Here are a few ideas on controlling your inputs: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at 33 Charts* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158992 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:15:32 +0100 5158992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159203&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F23%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-23-2011%2F Every once in awhile, I like to snoop around my old diaries. Besides personally being one of the best non-fiction reads to me, it gives good insight into who I was and potentially who I will be. One of the jewels of wisdom I recently picked up from a 7 year old Winnie the Pooh journal contained information on my state of mind at the time. The details are not important. But the general feeling of that entire year was one of heartache and confusion. There was this sense of longing, emptiness, a feeling that whatever I was going through was not only uncomfortable, but unfair. I even wrote: “When I’m 50, I’ll probably look back on this moment and it will be a fleeting and insignificant memory. But right now, I’m having a hard time with it.” I smiled reading it bec... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159203 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:39:33 +0100 5159203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139874&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-19-2011%2F Ask me about a trip I took with my dad to Maui ten years ago and I can barely recall what we did. But ask me about my childhood toys and suddenly I remember every detail, every curve of a ball, color, texture and even the faint smell of a favorite toy. There is one toy I remember in particular. It was a half red, half blue sphere covered with different shaped holes and yellow plastic shapes (triangles, stars, circles, etc.) meant to fit through them. If you’re curious, this is what it looked like. What I remember is being very young and feeling frustrated because no matter how hard I pushed I could never get all of those puzzle pieces into the holes. It was only when I got older that I realized every piece had its place. I was wasting my energy trying to force pieces where they didn&... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139874 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:11:34 +0100 5139874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140316&cid=t_92171_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F08%2Fturning-a-static-print-ad-into-a-video-lessons-for-the-clinical-lab-industry.html A recent full-page advertisement in the New York Times by Goldman Sachs reminded me how an embedded QR code can greatly enhance its value. Adjacent to the QR code at the bottom of the page was the following caption: Watch the story on your smartphone. To interpret a QR code that appears in a print print ad such as this one on my smartphone, I launch Google Goggles and snap an image of the barcode. The app then interprets the QR bar code, displays the URL for the web site, and then navigates, at my command, to the on-line video. You get the basic idea. Here's a short explanation of QR codes (see: QR code): A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is readable by dedicated QR readers, smartphones, and, to a less common ex... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140316 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:30:21 +0100 5140316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139880&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F16%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-16-2011%2F Our society has an unshakeable desire to be “normal.” Whatever normal means. In fact, I have forsaken my own truth at times, because the idea of being normal, problem-free, low-maintenance, unencumbered by illness or age seemed too attractive not to embrace. But the fact is whether you’re dealing with chronic pain, physical or mental illness, financial issues or weight gain, being free of life and all of its abnormalities is near impossible. Why are we trying to hide ourselves in an effort to be perfect and illness free? I realized this after seeing friends I hadn’t seen in a decade. While at first burdened that my life had veered too far from normal (in both my personal and professional choices), I finally had to laugh at myself. I realized that all this pressure t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139880 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:37:01 +0100 5139880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130747&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-doctors-want-their-patients-to-use-the-web-to-stay-informed%2F2011.08.15 Recently, I’ve had an interview with a national newspaper and the woman who performed the interview told me she was surprised that I seemed to be the first doctor in her life who was happy about patients using the internet. Well, she surprised me with this statement as I’ve never thought about that before. But she must be right. There are many doctors who get upset when they find out the patient tried to find information online. They are frustrated as they don’t even know how to use these online tools and have no idea how to help the patients in this perspective. Myself, I’m pretty much happy about it. I love to hear patients (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130747 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:00:41 +0100 5130747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130757&cid=t_92171_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fkeul9R00j44%2F The LITFL weekly review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130757 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:56:21 +0100 5130757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130787&cid=t_92171_93_f&fid=36531&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FJeffreyMD%2F%7E3%2Fg07tdKR9akA%2F Apparently Loma Linda University School of Medicine has started a group blog for students from LLU. This is the first I’ve heard of it. And it looks fairly new. I’m guessing they asked/invited these students to write for them. You can check the group blog at: http://llusm.wordpress.com/. So if you’re at all interested in Loma Linda University School of Medicine, you can definitely find more student perspectives there. (Source: JeffreyMD.com) JeffreyMD.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130787 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:21:28 +0100 5130787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125849&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F-UP6lVZvhH8%2F Yesterday I posted about a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis and today he’s responded to my post (see Pushback on My Medicare Proposals). John is blindingly optimistic about the prospects for free market policies in health care, and some of the commenters on the blog seem even more so. (One commenter seems to be referring to me as “the forces of darkness.” This would be a new low if I hadn’t previously been called a “commie”, “incompetent” and “parasite” when I pointed out we had waiting lists for health care in the US.) I’m sympathetic to Goodman’s perspective. I really am. But based on my own experience working with and studying companies that make their living by boosting volumes f... Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125849 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:28:13 +0100 5125849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125808&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-12-2011%2F Every day can seem pretty ordinary. It can look almost identical on the surface. But if you were to take a magnify glass and zoom in on the individual moments of your day, you may be surprised by what you find. Within those 24 hours, there are mini lessons, opportunities to choose differently and open doors toward self-growth. The problem is we’re usually too busy to notice them. Take today, for example. There was the lady who blatantly and unashamedly pushed me out of the grocery line. I could have chosen to say something. But I didn’t. I was also late for an appointment. I could have carried the guilt I felt throughout the rest of my day. But I didn’t do that either. And there was that darn migraine. The headache that I’ve had since high school-the type that makes... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125808 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:34:34 +0100 5125808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118709&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fthe-ecstasy-of-crossing-something-off-the-list%2F Recently, my older daughter and I went to the post office to apply for her passport. I’d been dreading this trip for days. Every task associated with it filled me with anxiety — but nothing ended up being as hard as I expected. And as we walked out of the post office, I felt a giant surge of energy, happiness, and relief. Ah, the ecstasy of crossing something off the list! Even accomplishing the smallest task gives me a little jolt. This is my new Secret of Adulthood: Crossing something off the list is very cheering. (Also: Make sure you know where to find family members’ birth certificates. I was very happy when I found that document in the proper file.) (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118709 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:25:40 +0100 5118709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118799&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F-pUmboG4YJQ%2F Healthcare Economist hosts the latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival, entitled Risk Grabs the Headlines. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118799 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:09:32 +0100 5118799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107599&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-9-2011%2F On most days, I try to live healthy. Healthy for me means a combination of whole foods (none of that processed stuff), vitamins, walking, some kind of meditative exercise (yoga, tai chi, meditation), getting as much sleep as I can and trying to make myself smile for at least 40-50% of the day. This is a very different picture then where I was ten years ago. My main focus at that time was looking good instead of feeling good. I worked out 6-7 days a week. I highlighted my hair, went out in the sun to get a “summer glow,” and slept at weird times. My eating habits were not the best either. But perhaps the biggest change is that I used to ignore how I really felt and forced myself to do what I thought was “right.” I exercised when I was tired. I took jobs I didn’... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107599 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:04:22 +0100 5107599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096339&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-5-2011%2F You could be doing everything right: seeking therapy, taking medication, living a healthy life. But then someone or something triggers you and your world is thrown upside down. For me, it’s surrounding myself with people and situations from the past. I can conveniently “forget” who I am is not who I was. On many levels, this could be destructive. It’s forgetting that I am an adult when I am with my family or that I am now allergic to seafood when I was not as a child. I know these seem like minor incidences, but put me in a situation like that for a continuous period of time and I begin to lose myself. For you, it could be believing that you are suddenly immune to outside negative influences-that you can spend the entire summer season with a negative relative or fri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096339 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:41:43 +0100 5096339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096671&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FOhyN4RSY-DM%2F Managed Care Matters hosts the latest Health Wonk Review. Health Policy Heat Wave edition. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096671 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:12:20 +0100 5096671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5101539&cid=t_92171_46_f&fid=38795&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fblog%2F2011%2F08%2Fcurrent_bloggers%2F%3Futm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Dcurrent_bloggers A DOCTOR IN EASTERN DRC (CONGO) Jennifer Turnbull is a pediatric emergency physician currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders in Mweso, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read her blog TB&ME TB&ME is a blogging project launched by MSF to provide a platform for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients to share their experiences of being treated for this neglected disease. As MSF calls for better treatments and services for TB sufferers, TB&ME allows the patients themselves show where the priorities are. Read the TB&ME blogs RUPERT IN SUDAN Rupert Allan is in Southern Sudan where he is working on his first mission for MSF as a logistician. Originally from the UK, Rupert has spent most of his career working i... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5101539 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:02:42 +0100 5101539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096901&cid=t_92171_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Fpost-about-new-%25e2%2580%259cblood%25e2%2580%259d-study-from-margarets-blog%2F I wanted to share this link with my readers, because it’s an important discussion about cure vs control and other aspects of myeloma treatment or management. http://margaret.healthblogs.org/2011/08/02/the-cure-versus-control-debate-a-new-blood-study/ Please read it and let me know what you think.  I’ve long thought I probably should have held off on treatment for as long as possible, and my post-SCT strategy is to stay treatment free for as long as possible. I expect to withhold treatment until symptoms affect QOL. (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096901 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:39:26 +0100 5096901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077769&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-29-2011%2F I think I was about 10 years old when I was astounded by my teacher writing the word “ass” on the chalkboard. She asked the class, “Do you know what assume means? It’s to make an ass out of you and me.” I didn’t get it until years later. But the phrase stuck with me. I think about it every time I wrongly assume an ambivalent email is a slight or a lack of a response is a rejection. Unconsciously, I take one misunderstanding and assume the worse. As Alanis Morissette says in her song So Unsexy, “One forgotten phone call and I’m deflated.” Often our assumptions trigger something in us that makes us feel less than. Mark Lesser of Accomplishing More by Doing Less says triggers, “can be survival patterns from past experiences, or habit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077769 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:22:06 +0100 5077769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077864&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F3H0-iCmG-iQ%2F Jacob Irwin hosts the latest Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077864 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:55:09 +0100 5077864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069533&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F26%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-26-2011%2F I call one of my relatives a “bad news bear.” Although he has good intentions, his spewing out the world’s greatest tragedies every few minutes does not help me. In fact, all that worrying and anxiety could hurt. After calling him out on it, he said his main intention was concern. I get that. I think parents today are like him. They just want to protect their children from the onslaught of offenders who are posted up all over the news 24/7. If you love someone, however, how do you best protect them? I think there is a balance between caring and being overprotective. And everyone deals with this in their own way. Some loved ones may minimize your pain because they hurt seeing you upset. That’s why they say things like, “I’m sure you’ll feel better s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069533 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:02:25 +0100 5069533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057727&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-importance-of-social-media-in-the-medical-field%2F2011.07.22 Recently,  I had the pleasure of being surrounded by brilliant health care thought leaders.  First, I delivered a social media presentation at the Eyeforpharma conference.  Secondly, I sat in the audience at the Social Communications and Health Care 2011 conference to listen to others present on social media, and participate in a round-table discussion on social media. It’s clear from the personal discussion that followed with folks from the pharma industry, medical device companies, and hospitals, that they understand the need for social media (or social networking), but they are cautious to dive in. A few concerns I’ve heard:  “social media can be paralyzing,” “senior leadership in the pharma industry is looking for the FDA to make decisions because it’s such a highly reg... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057727 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:00:49 +0100 5057727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050712&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-22-2011%2F Yesterday, I was stuck in traffic when I had to consciously take a deep breath and go to my happy place so I wouldn’t freak out at the scene in front of me. There were three or four cars spread out in an accident across four lanes. A tow truck was on the right and its driver was cautiously, but assertively attempting to stop cars from hitting him as he walked valiantly across the freeway to help a car get towed. I was amazed by two things. First, that merely putting up his hand “sort of” stopped track. The second is that it didn’t stop cars completely. As I sat there, I saw cars wiggle next to me on my right almost hitting the truck driver in the process. I saw him make it to the shoulder lane, briskly carrying a crying little boy who had been in the car and helping... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050712 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:25:15 +0100 5050712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050899&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FMmMe9SOe1Jc%2F Workers’ Comp Insider hosts the heatwave edition of the Health Wonk Review. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050899 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:52:52 +0100 5050899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051009&cid=t_92171_129_f&fid=38945&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.disabled-world.com%2Fdisability%2Fblogs%2Fenmeshment.php A word that frequently comes up in family therapy is "enmeshment." It's a therapeutic term that is sometimes misused and often misunderstood. (Source: Disabled World Blogs) Disabled World Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051009 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:22:39 +0100 5051009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050719&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-19-2011%2F Any pet owner can attest to the power of their animal friend. As an owner of fish, guinea pigs, parakeets and a dog, I highly agree with that statement. The unconditional love of a pet has helped me heal heartbreak and sadness on more than one occasion. My mom has, in a sentence I will never forget, thanked me with tears in her eyes for bringing our dog into her life. A dog she once told me to get rid of had broken her down and melted her heart, and brought back what pain, sadness and disappointment over one’s lifetime took away. She said our dog, now passed, opened her heart again. Of all the pets I had, however, the pet that has surprised me the most has been my 5 year old black rabbit. A lot of people get boggled by rabbit love. Those who don’t own a rabbit laugh and joke ab... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050719 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:41:09 +0100 5050719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028449&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F15%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-15-2011%2F There are some numbers I shy away from. Raise your hands if you occasionally lose your courage over scales, your inbox or the number of visitors on your blog. Anybody? For some reason, I can muster up courage to give presentations, interview people I’ve never met, but scared as heck when it comes to numbers like these. It’s probably that 5 letter word that starts with g. Guilt’s been plaguing me since I was 6 years old. One hot summer day I was on a field trip when I finally found a water fountain. I was so excited. I didn’t care that the water was warm or that I had to stand on my tippy toes to get to it. But when one of the young teachers came up next to me, all I could think of was how guilty I felt that she touched my dirty sweaty hair. It didn’t matter th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028449 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:08:34 +0100 5028449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036335&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FVaDmgnyZ1sg%2F InsureBlog hosts the newest edition of Grand Rounds. The theme is “personal responsibility” –broad enough to allow a wide array of posts but focused enough to provide coherence. Well done, Hank! Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036335 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:10:06 +0100 5036335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028458&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-12-2011%2F I wouldn’t call myself a hoarder. But I have what probably most of us have: an ordinary case of messy-itis. Underneath my bed you would find a collection of old books I’ve been meaning to read and a stack of unread old magazines or two. But after nearly tripping over a glossy mag the other day, I finally decided to face the music and deal with the growing clutter under my bed. The first thing I grabbed was a copy of O magazine’s April issue. ”Not bad,” I thought. Until I saw it was circa 2010. Yikes! Anyway, as I randomly flipped through the issue I found an excerpt from Geneen Roth’s book Women, Food and God. It’s a book already beautifully covered by associate editor and Weightless blogger Margarita Tartakovsky here. So I’m not going to g... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028458 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:17:36 +0100 5028458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029226&cid=t_92171_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fy5ayPpVzbt8%2F Last night I came across a medical student web site that included a link to a post of mine from a couple years ago, that described my feelings about Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, and other benzodiazepines.   The people commenting at that site appreciated my comments, and my comments were ‘seconded’ by other physicians.  Here’s the post again, for those who missed it the first time: Twelve Things I Hate About Benzodiazepines Author: Jeffrey Junig MD PhD Because of several highly publicized deaths from combining Suboxone with benzodiazepines or “benzos”—a class of sedative medications that includes Xanax and Valium—I am frequently asked about the safety of combining Suboxone with those medications. The risk of life-threatening respiratory depression can be mitigate... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029226 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:17:17 +0100 5029226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008504&cid=t_92171_129_f&fid=38945&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.disabled-world.com%2Fdisability%2Fblogs%2Fblogging.php No matter what your area of business you cannot ignore the power of the blog in today's world of business. (Source: Disabled World Blogs) Disabled World Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008504 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:39:13 +0100 5008504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008305&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F08%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-8-2011%2F The stories you tell yourself about yourself are probably not only untrue, but could be hazardous to your health. This is particularly the case where those “stories” are negative and unconscious. I’ll share a personal story to explain what I mean. When I was about 8 or 9 years old, my dad got laid-off from his job. In order to collect unemployment, he needed to show he was actively searching for a job. One week he applied for a job as a courtesy clerk for a local supermarket. He didn’t think he would actually get it nor did he really want it. He assumed being in his thirties and working in management positions prior made him overqualified. But surprise, surprise, he got the job anyway. He remembers it as one of the most embarrassing days of his life and was a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008305 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:17:44 +0100 5008305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028399&cid=t_92171_107_f&fid=36584&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biotech-weblog.com%2F39444424%2Fharvard_bioscience_buys_preclinical_unit_of_cma_microdialysis.php © Idaho National LaboratoryHarvard Bioscience has taken over CMA Microdialysis' preclinical unit. Harvard Bioscience, also known as HBIO is the producer, marketer and developer of scientific apparatus and other specialized goods. They took over the preclinical unit of the company by way of purchasing assets. CMA Microdialysis is a Swedish company- founded in 1984- which is a market leader in the manufacture of microdialysis products. Since Harvard Bioscience is a market leader when it comes to providing tools for research and other such purposes, this ... (Source: The Biotech Weblog) The Biotech Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028399 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:25:18 +0100 5028399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028401&cid=t_92171_107_f&fid=36584&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biotech-weblog.com%2F39444424%2Fchina_to_put_in_funds_on_biotechnology.php © Idaho National LaboratoryChinese State Councilor Liu Yandong has announced major funding of the biotechnology sector in the next 5 years. The announcement was made at the International Conference for Bio-Economy to spend $308.5 billion on developing biotechnology. This funding of biotechnology will be to enhance the standard of living of people as well as economic development. The five year plan also envisages strong strides in bio-pharmacy, bio-agriculture, bio-manufacturing and bio-engineering. The plan is to use biotechnology to alleviate problems like natural disasters, protect the ... (Source: The Biotech Weblog) The Biotech Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028401 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:34:40 +0100 5028401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028402&cid=t_92171_107_f&fid=36584&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biotech-weblog.com%2F39444424%2Fbiotechnology_a_solution_to_global_problems.php © Idaho National LaboratorySteve Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Companies, gave a short retrospective of his experience of 25 years in the biotechnology industry and his views about the current state of biotechnology industry at BIO 2011 in Washington, D.C. last Tuesday, The program started with the representation of the 25 former annual reports (of Mr. Burrill describing his involvement in financing biotechnology companies. He mentioned the early stages of commercial biotechnology with the making of ALZA as a spinout from Syntex, but very soon, ... (Source: The Biotech Weblog) The Biotech Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028402 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:44:20 +0100 5028402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008311&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-5-2011%2F Another holiday’s come and gone. Whether you celebrated Canada Day or Independence Day, you may be basking in the glory of a glorious holiday or exhausted from another family gathering of trying to keep your sanity in toll. If I’ve learned anything over the years is that you could spend years working on yourself and then poof! just like that you’re back to where you started. Maybe it’s your people-pleasing ways that return when you’re in the company of old friends who knew you way back when. Or certain relatives who trigger painful childhood memories when you are in their presence. Perhaps, the extra day of freedom could remind you just how toxic your work environment is and how much you are in need of a new job. Whatever it is, I feel you. The only thing we c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008311 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:48:51 +0100 5008311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028403&cid=t_92171_107_f&fid=36584&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biotech-weblog.com%2F39444424%2Fnow_showing_british_bioinformatics_researches_in_australia.php © tmaioliUniversity of Queensland in Brisbane launched its mirror facility last month which will give Australian Scientists access to the British arm of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute. EMBL Australia's chairman Richard Larkins believes that the mirror facility will make downloading bioinformatics faster and less time consuming. Nadia Rosenthal, scientific head of EMBL Australia, holds that the facility will play a crucial role in the development of personalised medicine. The Australian Academy of Science's secretary for science policy, geneticist Bob Williamson thinks ... (Source: The Biotech Weblog) The Biotech Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028403 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:09:59 +0100 5028403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992757&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F01%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-1-2011%2F Once I got to college, I began to love school. The feeling of working hard and then the instant gratification from all that hard work was awesome! One professor told me I’d be a professional student forever. Of course in the real world, you can work as hard as you want and still feel like you haven’t quite made it. And it’s not just your career, but that gnawing, frustrating feeling could also apply to friendships and romantic relationships too. I realized that the formulas that seem to work in school, working hard = A’s, just didn’t have a place in real life. Sometimes you could drive yourself crazy trying to force pieces of a puzzle that just didn’t go together. In the whole process of going to school and finally getting out of it, I realized it was�... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992757 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:10:08 +0100 4992757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984446&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-cdc-bloggers-join-the-better-health-team%2F2011.06.30 It is with great pleasure that I welcome our CDC colleagues to the Better Health blog team. Going forward, Better Health will feature content from the CDC blogs on a weekly basis, and our collaborative efforts will be highlighted on the CDC blog pages as appropriate. Better Health and the CDC share a common mission: to reach as many Americans as possible with scientifically accurate, trustworthy, and helpful medical information. As social media platforms (such as blogs, Twitter, and Facebook) become a gathering place for people seeking health information – it is important for experts to be able to provide content through these channels. The CDC’s relationship with Better Health is an excellent example of a public-private partnership that can magnify reach and relevance. By beco... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984446 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:00:47 +0100 4984446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036343&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FaJHBKKbyCAg%2F Workers’ Comp Insider hosts Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival #134, featuring Security theatre, zombies, cats ‘n cars & more. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036343 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:44:37 +0100 5036343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975945&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FwH1yAANehcM%2F URL: http://www.iamat.org/editorials.cfmOur mission is to provide impartial and accurate travel health advice and to coordinate an international network of qualified medical practitioners to assist travelers in need of emergency medical care during their trip. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Clinical Psychology, Emotional Health, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Self-help, Varied TreatmentsFeatures: Articles, Commentary and Blogs, Information, e-learningOur mission is to provide impartial and accurate travel health advice and to coordinate an international network of qualified medical practitioners to assist travellers in need of emergency medical care during their trip. Our goal is to prevent the spread of infectious di... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975945 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:00:15 +0100 4975945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975942&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F28%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-28-2011%2F Sometimes when I’m in need of a little inspiration, I head out for a short walk. Today, as I meandered through the tree lined path of my apartment complex, I found it. I kept ending up in the direction of a beautiful fountain. The sound of the water as it sprung up in the air like fireworks and then gently falling as it lapped softly against the rocks was soothing. I thought about what the water represented, that regardless of whether it was thrust up in the air or moved gracefully to the bottom, it was the same unchanged substance. I realized that no matter what you did to it, the water was still water flowing in a fountain. The same could be said about you. You may have emotions that carry you from the highest mountain peaks to the valley lows, but you are at the core that unchange... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975942 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:11:39 +0100 4975942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968581&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-24-2011%2F To tell you the truth, memories of my early school days are a mixed range of slightly traumatic to idiotic. In some ways, I had more drama in my life at age 8 than I did at age 28. These are the tales I love to tell new friends and laugh with old ones about how crazy our public and private school experiences were. Besides batting away cockroaches in our filthy gum-filled desks, I was always crying from mean teachers who scolded us for putting hands in our pockets or not getting math. The teachers were so strict that one of my classmates peed in his pants because he took our teacher’s warning that, “no one can leave this room until you’re finished with your assignment” literally. Did I mention this was private school? Public school ended up being a lot better for me.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968581 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:38:15 +0100 4968581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036348&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FJLqzc76Ct44%2F Tinker Ready hosts a hometown hockey edition of the Health Wonk Review. Congrats Bruins! Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036348 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:59:45 +0100 5036348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036350&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FcHmsuIWqzgI%2F Shrink Rap hosts the Summer Solstice Edition of Grand Rounds. Check out all the “hot” posts and accompanying steamy graphics. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036350 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:18:54 +0100 5036350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952986&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F21%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-21-2011%2F Today is my dad’s birthday. And in honor of his birthday and belated Father’s Day, I’m posting an old post I wrote for him and in honor of all dads out there… Perhaps the greatest evidence of age comes in comparison to those around you.  When I was big enough to walk, but small enough to need daddy’s hand to hold, the world was still young and so was he and I.  Big hands to cover tiny fingers were what security embodied looked like.  I needed him for support and he willingly obliged.  As I got older, my father would run past me calling me “slowpoke” because I would always fall behind. I remember our weekly walks to the neighborhood park where I would stare at his feet gigantic in comparison to mine.  To walk beside him I needed to take double steps to his... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952986 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:10:26 +0100 4952986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952744&cid=t_92171_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F20%2Fhot-topic-does-soy-relieve-hot-flashes%2F The theme of the Upcoming Grand Rounds held at June 21th (1st day of the Summer) at Shrink Rap is “hot”. A bit far-fetched, but aah you know….shrinks“. Of course they hope  assume  that we will express Weiner-like exhibitionism at our blogs. Or go into spicy details of hot sexpectations or other Penis Friday NCBI-ROFL posts. But no, not me, [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952744 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:37:49 +0100 4952744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952993&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F17%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-17-2011%2F Most therapists, even before they were therapists, have a natural ear for pain. They are like magnets attracting people who are in dire need of a listener. I know because I was one of them. And over the years, I’ve learned that the real challenge underlying all of the stuff they talked about was acceptance. People felt rejected, heartbroken, beaten up emotionally because they felt that the life they were living wasn’t the life that they were supposed to be living. They mourned their inability to look a certain way, be a certain kind of person or get married and have kids by a certain age and be nurtured unconditionally by two loving parents. But life never unfolds the way we think it’s supposed to. And there is a lot of grief in that. One of the most painful things to con... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952993 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:07:40 +0100 4952993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036354&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FPw5tOpbLCwU%2F Political Calculations hosts a totally tabular edition of the Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival, the first time I’ve seen such a format. The blog has mitigated the risk of hard feelings by abandoning its post rating system, which must have caused some hard feelings among previous submitters. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036354 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:57:18 +0100 5036354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934120&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcJTiMD0imrw%2F By Julian SanchezIn his famous “Petition of the Candlemakers,” the great classical liberal thinker Frederic Bastiat lampooned the protectionist arguments of his day by imagining a campaign—launched by the producers of artificial illumination—against “ruinous competition” from that “merciless” scab… the sun. Via In These Times and the Lawyers, Guns & Money blog, I see that someone forgot to explain to the Newspaper Guild and National Writers Union that Bastiat’s petition was, you know, satire. Borrowing a page from writer Jon Tasini, whose meritless lawsuit against the Huffington Post was roundly and justly ridiculed back in April, those two groups are advocating a boycott of the opinion and news site. They complain that, though HuffPo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934120 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:53:24 +0100 4934120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036355&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F3YnjM0t7Xv8%2F When I first hosted Grand Rounds six years ago, the iPhone, iPad and Twitter didn’t exist, and Facebook was not yet available to the general public. Barack Obama had not appeared on the scene and there was no discussion of the Affordable Care Act. Yet a lot of the topics in that edition would be familiar to today’s reader including firearms, RomneyCare, patient safety and Google. Two blogs (InsureBlog and Clinical Cases) that were featured in that early edition are featured here, too. Patients first The National Rifle Association has been flexing its muscles. The result: in Florida a new law restricts what physicians can discuss with patients about guns. Looks like someone skipped over the First Amendment in their haste to reach the Second. ACP Internist reports physicians are... Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036355 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:57:43 +0100 5036355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934336&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F14%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-14-2011%2F I have a “friend” who spent their entire 2010 stuck in what-ifs. What if I lose my job? What if I never feel better? What if my dreams don’t come true? Do you have a friend like that? Do you have a friend who attacks your self-esteem by laughing at your mistakes, criticizes your weaknesses and points a finger at your flaws. Worse yet, does she ever say, “You won’t ever be successful in life” because all your efforts are “just not good enough.” Some kind of friend right? But what if I told you that friend was not a friend at all, but your thoughts. Closer to you than any friend would ever be, this inner self-critic sits on your shoulders and constantly berates you. That type of constant negative feedback will wear on a person’s soul and ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934336 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:17:46 +0100 4934336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921519&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F10%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-10-2011%2F One of the unexpected gifts that come when you get healthy is the sudden realization that everyone around you isn’t. Awhile back Gabrielle of the The Therapist Within talked about the black sheep of the family as being the scapegoat. Sometimes after stepping back and working on your own stuff, you realize that you were not the big problem that you thought you were. Maybe it was your parents, your friends or even your partner that unintentionally made you the big bad black sheep so that they could be okay with their own idiosyncrasies. In your light, it made their shadows not so bad. So you’ve broken away from the pack and rediscovered yourself. The question is, “How do you venture back?” It’s summertime and that may mean gathering for friend’s birthdays ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921519 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:20:58 +0100 4921519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036358&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F-znMeTuWEcI%2F Check out the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at the Health Care Blog. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036358 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:26:44 +0100 5036358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036360&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F3yr0Nj7cS_U%2F I’ll be hosting the upcoming edition of the Grand Rounds blog carnival. Please email your entry by Sunday night, June 12. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036360 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:18:15 +0100 5036360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911574&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F07%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-7-2011%2F Life lessons come in unexpected packages. Take yesterday, for example. I was peering into my nightly stack of “I’m-going-to-eventually-get-to-these-books,” when I came across the yellow covered copy of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. The only reason why I hadn’t finished yet, is that I did what I normally do when I’m infatuated with a book. I read it slowly as if each word were being analyzed with a microscope. I would ponder over an author’s choice of one word over another, for example or got lost in why a particular passage was so magical, so descriptively perfect. When I picked up where I left off, I was enchanted by the beginning of the last chapter, which started with this: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “[... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911574 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:32:53 +0100 4911574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893556&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F03%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-3-2011%2F It’s easy to slip into the “coulda, woulda, shouldas” of our lives. There’s the trip you didn’t take. The relationship you might have ended too soon. The career that sits, still waiting to be pursued. And though it maybe difficult to admit, it’s not the boss that held you back or the friend that slighted you. In fact, there’s probably some true to the saying that “you are your own worst enemy.” It’s the weekend again. It’s June. Summer is upon us. Why not take the time to reflect on why you’re holding yourself back? A few days ago, I asked our Facebook friends what’s the best decision they ever made. It was one of our most popular topics and we received responses on everything from living to accepting their life.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893556 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:16:55 +0100 4893556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036366&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F-VCy5ZuX0f0%2F The ever interesting Russell Hutchinson hosts the special 5th anniversary edition of the Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival at Chatswood. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036366 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:46:25 +0100 5036366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883835&cid=t_92171_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FVYzODWuDaSM%2Fpreaching-to-the-choir.php Sometimes, those of us who use social media to talk about diabetes worry that, most of the time, almost all of the people our words reach are also touched by diabetes in one way or another. The English idiom "preaching to the choir", which summons the picture of a church's minister whose message reaches only the already-committed, summarizes this concern. The phrase is often used to convey a notion of futility.As a person who follows almost 300 folks touched by diabetes on Twitter and regularly reads a number of blogs, I think I can claim to be an enthusiastic member of the Diabetes Online Community's "choir". (I suppose I'd be considered a low baritone: I don't sing often enough to be a true bass anymore.) And, as a blogger, you could say for the point of the analogy that I am one of the ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883835 Sun, 29 May 2011 23:08:38 +0100 4883835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872089&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthree-good-reasons-for-healthcare-professionals-to-use-social-networks%2F2011.05.27 Social networking allows doctors, nurses and other health professionals to deeply connect and engage with the community and their colleagues. “We are standing at the precipice of a new online revolution in health care. As more and more health experts embrace the Internet and increase their social media activity, health information seekers will undoubtedly benefit in profound ways.” [Source: Mashable] Dynamic health and medical professionals engaged in social networking, using Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and YouTube are on the front-line of new modern medicine. Today’s modern medicine is all about the patient.  Participating, partnering and developing a professional relationship is paramount. While many health consumers are searching the web for support, reassurance and specific health ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872089 Fri, 27 May 2011 21:00:03 +0100 4872089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872162&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-27-2011%2F I remember the first time I ever felt in control of my life. I was about 8 or 9 years old at the time and had a reoccurring nightmare about two kids chasing me down the street. When I told my dad about it he said, “You know you can control your dreams right?” He told me all I had to do was visualize what I wanted to happen in the dream before I went to sleep. Because I had the kind of faith in magic and pure wonder that only occurs in childhood, I wholeheartedly believed him. The next morning I woke up with a smile on my face. In my dream, the two kids that were chasing me finally caught up. But in their hands were melting ice-cream cones they had been trying to give me. That dream was years ago, but I will never forget it. More than teaching me how to control my dreams, it tau... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872162 Fri, 27 May 2011 10:40:45 +0100 4872162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872094&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-medical-blogs-may-be-more-reliable%2F2011.05.26 Last week Aaron Sorkin wrote for The Atlantic a piece in which he details his daily news feed, in What I Read. He’s not into blogs: When I read the Times or The Wall Street Journal, I know those reporters had to have cleared a very high bar to get the jobs they have. When I read a blog piece from “BobsThoughts.com,” Bob could be the most qualified guy in the world but I have no way of knowing that because all he had to do to get his job was set up a website–something my 10-year-old daughter has been doing for 3 years. When The Times or The Journal get it wrong they have a lot of people to answer to. When Bob gets it wrong there are no immediate consequences for Bob except his wrong information is in the water supply now so there are consequences for us. PZ Meyers, whose tagline f... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872094 Thu, 26 May 2011 21:00:02 +0100 4872094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036369&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FQRwJX7aiKYw%2F The Health Affairs blog has done a very nice job of curating the latest installment of the Health Wonk Review. You’ll find a roundup of posts on various health care topics including Medicare, health IT and ethics. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036369 Thu, 26 May 2011 19:10:47 +0100 5036369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862635&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fa9JCMwbkQUE%2F URL: http://psychfutures.ning.com/PsychFutures is an open network, albeit designed for individuals at various stages of their psychology career, from A-Level to degree-level to professionals. Primarily, we are about choosing your next step in psychology. For A-Level psychology students who are thinking about studying the subject at degree level, there’s advice on exam preparation and applying to university or college. For undergraduates thinking about post-degree options, our members provide peer-to-peer advice about postgrad psychology. For those looking beyond studying we have a section devoted to psychology careers. For: Anyone, Anyone, Clinicians, Researchers, Students, TeachersTopics: Abnormal, Academia, Addiction, Anger, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psycholo... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862635 Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:53 +0100 4862635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862632&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F24%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-24-2011%2F Saturday’s end of the world scare probably didn’t send you in a panic. Or maybe it did. Just a little? I know it wasn’t on my mind until two baristas decided to turn a boring day into an exciting one by counting down the last ten seconds to the end of the world. I started to think about how sad it would be if it were to all end here… before I had the chance to write that book I’ve always wanted to write, travel the world or own a home. A few days later, I began to think about the people in my life that I was unintentionally taking for granted (including me!). It turned a false alarm into an opportunity to revisit my priorities and rethink the way I was treating loved ones in my life. This week’s top posts reminded me of that. I think you will find new co... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862632 Tue, 24 May 2011 10:42:40 +0100 4862632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852860&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fare-social-networks-being-used-for-psychomanipulation%2F2011.05.22 This Techcrunch post, The Illusion of Social Networks, is worth thinking about. The author Semil Shah suggests that we have a tendency to use social networks to create illusions for our audiences.  And over time these illusions compound to create something that may not reflect real life.  It’s a type of socical psychomanipulation. But I wonder if Shah overstates the shady side of human social conduct.  I’m more optimistic about the promise of human connectedness.  The crowd is smarter than we think.  And while we can create any story possible, it’s ultimately the responsibility of the listening masses to decide what’s real.  It’s our job to ask the hard questions.  Be it television, the web, or our own homes, we’re individually responsible for who we let into our world. ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852860 Sun, 22 May 2011 21:00:17 +0100 4852860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848004&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F20%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-20-2011%2F You probably noticed by now, but we’re all excited that it’s not only Mental Health Awareness Month, but a few days ago on May 18, our bloggers participated in blogging for mental health. It’s been a wonderful week spreading information about mental health and busting stigma that still exists on mental illness. Why is spreading mental health awareness and fighting prejudice so important? About ten years ago, I was talking to a college classmate about depression. He was just 20 years old and I was a few years older and several years ahead of him in terms of my experience with mental illness. I had witnessed the impact depression had on my grandfather when I was 16. When the topic of mental illness and depression came up, he passionately voiced his opinions to me. He felt t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848004 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:24:20 +0100 4848004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036377&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F2-Xb0kC4d5Y%2F Risk Management Monitor hosts the latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036377 Wed, 18 May 2011 21:09:21 +0100 5036377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841587&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F17%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-17-2011%2F Do you feel it in the air? It’s change. Every season has an end. And with any end comes fear, uncertainty and sometimes sadness. Even if ends bring new beginnings like a marriage, a baby or a new career, the loss of what we know can feel earth shattering. Instead of embracing change, we grasp on, holding desperately to what was instead of what will be. Does that sound like you? How are you continuing to do things that don’t serve you or your new life out of fear of change? Maybe you need to take the time to grieve for your old self and your old life so that you can embrace your new one. It’s something important to contemplate this week as we get closer to summer. It also fits with one of our posts on transitions. Have a great week and enjoy! Seven Rules of Mindful Eating ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841587 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:50:25 +0100 4841587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820921&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F13%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-13-2011%2F Marketers are so good at making it sound like your problems will disappear with a sweep of their magic wand. It could be a pill, the perfect exercise machine, skin cream, a juicer or the latest gadget to cure whatever ails you. And we want to buy into the magic. It’s so easy to want to believe that life’s greatest issues can be cured with a single product or belief. But in most cases, real change takes hard work-deep in the trenches kind of hard. Sometimes we’re not ready to face that change. Believing in easy solutions can feel like an easy remedy when the truth of what we need to do is too great. Are you going through this now? Is there something you have been denying that needs your attention? Hope you’ll take some time this weekend to revisit the things in your ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820921 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:01 +0100 4820921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036382&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FqMLKP63giAw%2F Hank Stern at InsureBlog hosts a nice tight Spring Renewal edition of the Health Wonk Review blog carnival. Have a look! Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036382 Thu, 12 May 2011 12:52:23 +0100 5036382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803232&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F10%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-10-2011%2F A friend once asked me how to handle her disobedient son. She was going through a divorce and her son was taking out his pain, confusion and anger about his parent’s relationship on her. She wanted to distance herself from him because he was being so hurtful. But I told her to reconsider. My mom and I have an imperfectly perfect relationship. We’re close. But we rarely see eye to eye on anything. We’re as different as we are alike. I like to find good deals. She loves brand names. She chose a traditional 9 to 5 job. I went the opposite way and designed my own career. At the same time, we’re both sensitive and emotional, which is the perfect recipe for personal and sometimes heated debates. But I have to say one thing. I grew up as a child of divorce too. And I told ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803232 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:50:07 +0100 4803232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036385&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2Fr4E3zH1vPvI%2F Dave deBronkart, aka e-Patient Dave hosts the newest edition of Grand Rounds. This week’s version features a variety of videos from the TEDx Maastricht conference. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036385 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:32:19 +0100 5036385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803310&cid=t_92171_117_f&fid=34696&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.straightfromthedoc.com%2F38647165%2Falternative_medicine.php © Expedient InfoMediaThe Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA) has opened a new campus in South Austin this week. It is the latest symbol of growing demand at the graduate school, and a growing interest in alternative medicine. Chinese medicine is low tech, and thus allows for a lower cost of entry into the healthcare system. AOMA was previously located at a smaller campus. The school offers a four-year degree program in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and it allows students to get a ... (Source: Straightfromthedoc) Straightfromthedoc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803310 Tue, 10 May 2011 03:22:30 +0100 4803310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794898&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F06%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-6-2011%2F I took a few days off last week basking in the glow of a rare and beautiful sunny sky in Portland, Oregon. It felt like heaven. I almost forgot what it felt like to really live, to have the kind of day I think Leonardo da Vinci is talking about when he said, “As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.” And it didn’t take much to make me feel that way. Just a bike ride near the water, dinner with friends, a trip to the zoo with my nephew. But in comparison to the daily grind, the to-do lists that never get finished, the endless amount of tasks that pile one atop the other, the feeling of just being for the sake of being was pure bliss. I realized that what was so sublime about the experience was that I was completely living in the moment.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794898 Fri, 06 May 2011 10:45:55 +0100 4794898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036387&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F2lZihJl6oaU%2F Welcome to the Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival, featuring all manner of risky posts. Beastly risks Remember the so-called “first bite rule,” which let dog owners off the hook the first time their beloved pooch bit someone? Well, you can forget about it, reports Risk Management for the 21st Century. With most states shifting to a “strict liability” standard there are no more freebies. Issuers of homeowners insurance are getting tired of making dog-related payouts and are starting to tighten up, instituting a variety of exclusions. If the common canine is getting tougher to cover, is there any hope for more exotic specimens such as kangaroos? InsureBlog has spotted a local ordinance regarding exotic pets that may need special policies. Luckily for one Roo, an anonymou... Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036387 Wed, 04 May 2011 18:13:35 +0100 5036387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775394&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsurvey-some-believe-that-physicians-should-not-engage-in-social-media%2F2011.05.01 Healthcare IT News recently asked its readers about their thoughts on doctors using social media. The interesting part here is when 13% of participants think that doctors should not be using social media at all. I wonder why they ignore social media that much. Maybe because they have never heard about the limitations, dangers and potential tools to fight these dangers. Maybe we should talk more about these issues. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775394 Sun, 01 May 2011 21:00:36 +0100 4775394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768046&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F29%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-29-2011%2F You know what amazes me? No matter how far we come in life, there is always a point where we suddenly forget. Maybe it’s the relative who negated your recent accomplishment or the friend who brushed off your latest idea. It could be the classmate that surpassed you in school or the colleague who got one step ahead of you in your career. Suddenly, everything you ever did is just not good enough. How do you get back to that place of peace and gratitude? How do you return to the moment where you remember all of the trials and tribulations and trauma you have already overcame in the past? You get back to yourself. Whether it’s by yoga, meditation or walking, these posts will help inspire you to do just that. Yoga and Meditation: The Benefits (ADHD in Focus) – Are you mystifi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768046 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:07:25 +0100 4768046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036392&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2Fin_ftIqojio%2F The Incidental Economist hosts the latest Health Wonk Review. “Spring Has Sprung and Mud Still Flung” Edition. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036392 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:00:17 +0100 5036392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753758&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F26%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-26-2011%2F Today, I started thinking about who we were as infants and the impact of time and life on our well-being. It’s the layers of criticisms, lessons, memories (good and bad) that start weighing on us. Like a perfect stone weighed down with years of sediment or a beautiful painting undiscovered because it is covered in dust. Maybe our purpose in life is to take a duster and remove all those layers (shame, insecurities, etc.) that appear to be us, but in reality are other people’s stuff. Maybe we are supposed to find exactly who we are by getting back to who we were before disappointments, fear and judgments impacted us. What do you think? I think it’s something worth pondering this week. Speaking of which, here is another fine, round-up of best blogs to peruse-starting with a ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753758 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:08:04 +0100 4753758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747653&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FHvGYjMfFee4%2F URL: http://www.samhsa.gov/SAMHSA was established in 1992 and directed by Congress to target effectively substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need and to translate research in these areas more effectively and more rapidly into the general health care system. For: Anyone, Consumers, AnyoneTopics: Behaviour Management, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Fitness, Cognitive Training, Common Factors, Depression, General Psychology, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Life, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Quality of Life, Addiction, Attachment, Behaviour Management, Diagnosis, Emotional Health, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Self-help, Social S... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747653 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:00:46 +0100 4747653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742468&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F22%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-22-2011%2F Happy Earth Day! And Happy Early Easter! We’ve got lots to celebrate as tomorrow is also our new monthly, “Ask the Therapist Live event” on Facebook. Here are the details: When? Saturday, April 23 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET (11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT). What? Our Live event is your chance to “Ask the Therapist” your questions on everything from career to relationships. Who? Our therapists from the Ask the Therapist page, me and you! Where? Facebook. Read below for more information on how to join our Psych Central Ask the Therapist group to participate in tomorrow’s event. How? Ask your question as a Facebook update and our therapists will respond in the comments. This time I created an Psych Central Ask the Therapist group, which will help keep thin... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742468 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:05:41 +0100 4742468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742394&cid=t_92171_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F97wdnbqPnVw%2F We have added the data-table search function and sorting fields to assist readers finding the best emergency medicine resources, their twitter handles, FB pages and RSS feeds. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742394 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:51:50 +0100 4742394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734680&cid=t_92171_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F04%2Fweb-search-algorithms-as-a-type-of-journalism.html Google executives have continuously emphasized that the company is in the search business and not in the content business. This assertion positions it as a neutral, valueless arbiter of efficient web search. However and with the growing sophistication of search algorithms, their role now appears to be much less neutral. The "values" mediated and executed by the invisible, Google search algorithms are commented on by Jonathan Stray in his blog (see: The editorial search engine). Below is an excerpt from his note. Read the whole thing it you have time -- it's worth the effort. It’s impossible to build a computer system that helps people find or filter information without at some point making editorial judgements. That’s because search and collaborative filtering algorithms ... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734680 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:35:27 +0100 4734680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734212&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25679514%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EThe-Neuromarketing-Challenge.htm OK, readers, I need some input. Here’s my plan. Every neuromarketing firm says it has data showing the effectiveness of its methods. I really believe that some actually do know what they are doing. But, there’s little or no peer-reviewed research proving that one can reliably determine the effectiveness of advertising or the appeal of [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesSimple Slogans Double SalesGetting High Boosts CooperationGive Big, Get Bigger (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734212 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:45:10 +0100 4734212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734209&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-19-2011%2F Have you ever read A Parable by author Barbara Stanny? It’s a story about a farmer who was terribly afraid of an ugly, horrifying monster that lived in the forest near his home so he spent his life building a fence to keep it out. But all that time he devoted to building walls to protect himself prevented him from spending time with his friends and family. When he was finally fed up with being afraid, a fairy godmother appeared and told him how to make the monster disappear. For that to happen he needed to find the monster and embrace it. The farmer was frightened and paralyzed with fear and thought the godmother nutty for suggesting it and himself crazy for thinking of doing it. But, “his pain had gotten worse than his fear.” And he so he faced it by finding the monster,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734209 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:05:36 +0100 4734209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747727&cid=t_92171_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F04%2F15%2Fsocial-media-emr-information%2F I’m interested to hear how others use social media to consume healthcare IT and EMR information. As most of you probably know, I’m a pretty avid user of social media. For me, it’s a combination of marketing my websites, getting new content and information for my websites, connecting with smart people, and just keeping a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in healthcare IT and EMR. For example, many of you probably know about my two popular twitter accounts @techguy and @ehrandhit. My @techguy account is really my twitter account for everything and anything I feel like using Twitter to accomplish. It’s an interesting (at least to me) mix of healthcare IT/EMR, television, entrepreneurship, technology/social media, ultimate frisbee, and my other adventures in... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747727 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:21:29 +0100 4747727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714825&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F15%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-15-2011%2F When I reflect back on my life, when I recall the really hard times, I think about how I was mere moments away from a breakthrough. If I was worried about a lack of work, I would get an assignment a few days later. If I was feeling upset and lonely, a friend would call that I needed to talk to. Sometimes ambiguity and uncertainty were hours away from answers. I just needed the patience and faith to wait those difficult times through. Although it’s a struggle to see hope in the midst of heartache, sorrow and pain, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, I am certain you already walked through that door before. This week take some time and reflect on your darkest moments and then think about how you were able to get through it. Maybe the memory of your past struggles and ho... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714825 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:57:11 +0100 4714825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036402&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FZph3_0h8oZc%2F It’s not such a wonderful time to be a doctor, patient, hospital, health plan or pharma company, but judging by the quality and quantity of entries received for this edition of the HWR, it’s a wonderful time to be a wonk. A couple weeks ago CMS released draft rules for Accountable Care Organizations. Several bloggers weighed in on that development: Mark McClellan and Elliott Fisher at Health Affairs provide some historical context and argue that “those who care deeply about health care reform all have a common interest in the success of ACOs as a way of avoiding more classic fee-for-service payment cuts to providers.” On a more downbeat note, The Road to Health concludes, “Dr. Berwick and his colleagues at CMS appear to have taken the ACO concept and made it ... Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036402 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:30:15 +0100 5036402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704715&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-12-2011%2F In a writing class recently, my teacher said, “Don’t rush the process.” It made me think of a falling feather. I thought of the way a feather floats down gracefully, floating back and forth, slowly like a dance. There is no rushing a feather. Throwing it down forcefully will not make it get to the ground faster. And there would be something heartbreaking if we tried. We would be missing out out on its beautiful, unpredictable path. It’s also a way to think about healing. It’s frustrating to not be there yet. It’s normal to want to be 100% over whatever it is that is ailing you. It’s normal to want to be successful without going through the challenges and obstacles it takes to get there. But remember. No matter how much you want it, forcing it won&#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704715 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:02:06 +0100 4704715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693335&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F08%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-8-2011%2F I’m going to skip my biweekly words of reflection today and talk about something important going on this month. While bees spread pollen during spring, organizations are spreading awareness about autism in April. There will be several activities running this month that will help raise awareness about autism, which is defined by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as, “complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior.” It is estimated that “three to six children out of every 1,000 will have an autism spectrum disorder.” For more information, you can check out the NINDS website. And to find out what you can do participate i... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693335 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:56:52 +0100 4693335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036405&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FOgXiKqatJUo%2F Usually I’m doing the interviewing, but at the DTC National Conference in Boston today Pixels & Pills was interested in what I had to say. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036405 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:03:12 +0100 5036405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684756&cid=t_92171_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F2nHjudeHasA%2F The so-called power users of online health info favor less regulation of healthcare companies - including drugmakers - on the Internet than in the past, according to a new survey. The results suggest that people who run influential healthcare blogs and chat rooms, for instance, are gradually growing more comfortable with the online role played drugmakers and other healthcare entities. For instance, 66 percent favor regulation when bloggers are paid to create content, but that’s down from 73 percent in 2009 (perhaps more power users are being paid?) Similarly, 55 percent prefer more regs when social networking sites are sponsored for a particular health condition, down from 67 percent. And 59 percent endorse more regs when a social networking site is created for a particular health pr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684756 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:04:34 +0100 4684756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036407&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2Fq_3lhD5-btI%2F Chatswood Moneyblog hosts the latest –and what Hank Stern calls the greatest– Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036407 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:19:53 +0100 5036407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4677125&cid=t_92171_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F04%2Ftumore-on-zite.html Last Thursday, I posted an enthusiastic note about an iPad app called Zite. It enables you to create a customized e-magazine to read on your device (see: Zite as an Example of the Future of E-Magazines). In response, Mike Lougee posted this comment: It appears that some of the big publishers, from whom Zite is using news content, are so unhappy that they're sending cease-and-desist letters to Zite. Presumably the smaller, non-commercial publishers that are described in this post are happy to be displayed via Zite. Mike's alert was helpful and timely. Here's an excerpt from an article that provides more information of this issue (see: Note to Media: Don’t Fight Zite, Learn From It): In an entirely too-predictable development, a group of media outlets has sent a cease-and-desis... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4677125 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:48:06 +0100 4677125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676869&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-5-2011%2F A few weeks ago, the weirdest thing happened. I walked into a crowded after-school hangout for young adults and my thirty something year old self suddenly felt as awkward and gawky as I was at thirteen. Where was my self-confidence? What happened to those twenty years of work on building my self-worth to replace those few years of embarrassment and shame? All I could think of was how fast I wanted to get out of there. Have you ever felt like that before? Have you ever wanted to change your perspective or redo a moment so you can feel better about the life you are living? Thankfully, after I left, I picked up the pieces of my fragile self and again walked in the shoes of a happy and confident adult. But I wish I had read one of these posts sooner. If you have had a shot to your self-esteem ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676869 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:07:07 +0100 4676869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676823&cid=t_92171_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F04%2F03%2Fhow-to-comment%2F I'm tired of randos coming to my website and submitting bullshit comments to various posts. I've got better things to do than delete 3-5 comments  per day calling me an asshole, a meany head, or questioning my professionalism/ethics (and then banning the user)...as if you reading a vague story about a drug seeker / drug shopper compromises THEIR privacy. As if ANYONE reading these stories can find out what state I'm even in -- much less a patient's name. That's just not possible. Considering that I'm not a complete idiot, I change facts, details, and other things to keep the backbone of the story without making it so obvious as to the subject and subject matter. The person fingered in the story wouldn't even know they are the subject matter in 9 of 10 posts. I get talked to like I'm a pie... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676823 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:26:05 +0100 4676823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664228&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F01%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-1-2011%2F Happy April Fool’s Day! Will you be partaking in this prank-filled holiday? Let’s say not only are you not participating, but you are hiding from those who are. Maybe you should reconsider and embrace the practical joking for today. Think I’m crazy? In a 2008 New York Times article called, “April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks,” reporter Benedict Carey wrote about the psychology behind pranks. Interestingly, he found that initiation rites and coming of age rituals were a way to introduce a person to a group. The anger and embarrassment from being pranked may evoke a sense of self-awareness and self-reflection. Why? Being vulnerable and getting fooled opens up a whole can of worms getting us to question what we did or didn’t do that caused us to fall for a ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664228 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:57:59 +0100 4664228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036411&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F1ZJzOKIXQks%2F Healthcare Economist hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review blog carnival. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036411 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:07:34 +0100 5036411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653380&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FSRsY_PLWB6k%2F URL: http://www.nrcdv.org/Domestic violence should never, ever happen. No one should abuse anyone, ever. Unfortunately, it does occur, and there has to be ways to help overcome the madness that domestic violence is. The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence is one of those ways to overcome. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Abnormal, Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Common Factors, Depression, Emotional Health, Family Therapy, General Psychology, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Insomnia, Life, Lifestyle, Pediatric Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Quality of Life, Relationships, Self-harm and suicide, Self-help, Sexual Assault, Social Support, Stress, TraumaFeatures: Articles, Case Studies, Collaborative News, Comme... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653380 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:00:03 +0100 4653380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653379&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F29%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-29-2011%2F As a dental hygienist, my mom not only cleans people’s teeth, but listens to do them as she does so every day. And like hair stylists and therapists, she often hears their problems too. One of the most valuable advice she has ever given me is to not judge what other people are going through. “You never know what you would do in that situation unless it happened to you.” Our posts this week makes me think about what she said. You may have lived through difficulty, failure, loss of self-respect. You may, in fact, be going through this right now. If so, remember to find the people in your life who won’t judge you, but have compassion for your situation. That person may even be you. I hope you will enjoy our top posts this week! There are some good ones everything from ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653379 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:31:31 +0100 4653379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642678&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FgE0Gkq_IAco%2F URL: http://www.wfmh.org/World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) is an international membership organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. For: AnyoneTopics: Academia, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Educational Psychology, Foundation Website, General Psychology, General Science, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Healthcare Information Technology, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, OCR Level-A Psychology, Psychology and the Media, Social Support, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Group Management,... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642678 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:06 +0100 4642678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636481&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-25-2011%2F It happened to me the other day. I was admiring a fellow writer’s accomplishment while someone else was admiring my own. The funny thing is that we were both shocked by the compliment. I guess I could dish it, but was surprised that I couldn’t take it. Why is it that we have such an easy time seeing the beauty, hard work and achievement in another, but neglect to see those same things in ourselves? The impact over time of finding the silver lining in our partner’s, friend’s, co-worker’s lives, but focusing on only the shadows of our own lives can make us jealous, bitter, resentful and depressed. It can reinforce negative thoughts and beliefs about what is possible for us instead of motivating us to take risks, play big instead of small and follow our dreams. O... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636481 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:49:38 +0100 4636481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036417&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FJM_WlBghBx0%2F Check out the latest Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival at My Personal Finance Journey. It’s the Riskiest Jobs edition. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036417 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:15:33 +0100 5036417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036418&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FqC8vQ2VPRh8%2F Dr. Val Jones hosts the latest edition of the Grand Rounds blog carnival at Better Health. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036418 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:24:41 +0100 5036418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622289&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-22-2011%2F What is it about childhood books and television shows that are so wise and still applicable to us as adults? This morning I got a newsletter from beliefnet.com sent with quotes from Mister Rogers. I grew up with his melodic voice singing goodbye to me as he took off his shoes for the day. And I always felt comforted in hearing it. But I didn’t know how wise he was until I read this: “There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.” It also made me think about all of the children’s books in my life that affected me as a child and still influences my life today. Has anyone else been impacted by Shel Silverstein’s books, for example? My cousin bought me The Missing Piece as a y... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622289 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:53:57 +0100 4622289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610893&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2F9qQwjnbFlX8%2F Glenn Laffel hosts a very informative Spring Training edition of the Health Wonk Review blog carnival at Pizaazz. I hope his beloved Yankees play as poorly this year as his blog is good. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610893 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:30:32 +0100 4610893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610848&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-1-2011-2%2F I have been reading a book called The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo. It is basically daily reflections on life written in a way that is so heartbreakingly honest and beautiful that it reads like poetry. I am a bit behind on my daily reading so I am only on, “February 19: Instead of Breaking.” But the daily awakening was so moving that I thought I’d share a snippet with you here: “Instead of breaking the bone of our stubbornness, we can nourish the marrow of our feeling unheard. Instead of breaking the bone of our fear, we can cleanse the blood of our feeling unsafe. Instead of counting the scars from being hurt in the world, we can find and re-kiss the very spot in our soul where we began to withhold o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610848 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:22:28 +0100 4610848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600668&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FSujznzX2pXo%2F Amy Tenderich of Diabetes Mine does a great job with the Ides of March edition of the Grand Rounds blog carnival. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600668 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:16:09 +0100 4600668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592396&cid=t_92171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcall-for-submissions-grand-rounds-at-better-health%2F2011.03.15 Grand Rounds will be hosted right here at “home” at Better Health on Tuesday, March 22th, 2011. Please send your blog-post submissions via e-mail by 12:00AM midnight CT on Saturday, March 19th, to: maria.gifford@getbetterhealth.com. Please include:  ”Submission for Grand Rounds” in the subject line of your e-mail. Your name (blog author), the name of your blog, and the URL of your specific blog-post submission. A short summary (1 to 3 sentences) of your blog post. There’s no specific theme for this edition of Grand Rounds — just send us something really smart or deep or profound that will move us and make us all think harder about health and medicine. For more information, please see the Grand Rounds Submissions Guidelines. We look forward to ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592396 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:00:36 +0100 4592396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592457&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-15-2011%2F There are just two things on my mind right now: Japan and the time change. One is weighing heavy on my heart and the other has turned me into a zombie. Both have affected the way I view my life. How can two things so different in severity–a natural disaster and a loss of an hour–have anything to do with each another? For me, it crowns time as King and places everything else as a lesser priority. What we choose to spend time in our lives suddenly becomes clearer. Like the grains of sand falling in an hourglass, time slips away putting a spotlight on the impact hardship and an hour loss have on what’s really important. It forces me to ask what moments should I be spending more time on and which ones should I lay to rest? As we begin a new week, our bloggers have a pulse on ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592457 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:25:35 +0100 4592457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575252&cid=t_92171_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F03%2Ffsituational-versus-ambient-information-overload.html Let me say at the outset that the condition of information overload has never been a problem for me personally except in my medical school years. It existed at that time for two reasons: I had no control over the information flow presented to me and I also understood that much of it (e.g., gross anatomy) was largely useless. Clay Shirky launched the idea in 2008 that there is no such thing as information overload but rather a situation that can be easily managed by the use of information filters. I agree with him. Nick Carr recently presented a new slant on this question (see: Situational overload and ambient overload). Below is an excerpt from his blog note: Information overload actually takes two forms, which I'll call situational overload and ambient overload, and they need to be tr... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575252 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:47:15 +0100 4575252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575098&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F11%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-11-2011%2F I have a confession to make. Last year, I did something crazy and unlike me. I participated in a comedy show called Penn & Teller’s Bullshit on Showtime. For someone as introverted as I am, it was one of the most scariest and embarrassing things I ever did. It’s not something I am especially excited to share. But I’m doing so for a reason. The subject of the show was affirmations. It questioned whether there was anything really beneficial to it or just another laughable practice best turned into a parody on Saturday Night Live. You know like Stuart Smalley’s, “Daily Affirmations?” Surprisingly, it’s not all, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it people like me.” There are actually real benefits to affirmatio... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575098 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:37:29 +0100 4575098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565861&cid=t_92171_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F09%2Fmulti-author-medical-blogs-at-the-end-it-is-all-about-credibility%2F Recently, Bertalan Mesko (Berci on Twitter) was asking his twitter followers whether they had a favorite Web 2.0 story.  Berci needed examples for his yearly “Internet in Medicine course” at the university of Debrecen. Doctor Ves (drVes) and Berci discussed various examples of blogs that had grown in a way: a blog that branched from blog [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565861 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:15:29 +0100 4565861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566213&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2Fb0x0s4NDFiM%2F The latest Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival is hosted at Colorado Health Insurance Insider. Plenty of interesting posts on Health Insurance and Healthcare reform, Life Insurance and Estate Planning, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Other Risky Business. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566213 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:47:18 +0100 4566213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560357&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F1LxdQNFWY0c%2F URL: http://www.refugemediaproject.org/home.phpThe Refuge Media Project was created by filmmakers, health educators, and human rights activists concerned about this issue. We are producing a half-hour documentary on immigrant torture survivors in the United States, and on some of the individuals and organizations who are working to help survivors deal with their traumatic pasts, and with the sometimes traumatic experience of coming to America. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Abnormal, Anger, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Combat Stress, Common Factors, Depression, Emotional Health, Forensic, General Psychology, General Science, Medico-Legal, Mental Health Promotion, Military, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Scientific Misconduct, TraumaFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Comm... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560357 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:00:15 +0100 4560357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560354&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F08%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-8-2011%2F My first year of grad school was one of the most relaxing years of my life. Sounds crazy right? But the reason for my surprising sense of peace and tranquility, despite the stress of moving to a new city and all the papers and presentations that come with getting your masters, was due to one simple word. Meditation. My first course in the semester was, “Stress Management 101.” My daily homework assignment consisted of an hour’s worth of meditation on my own time and than 3 hours of talking about and practicing mindfulness meditation in class at night. Basically, on top of sleeping better, I was spending a good part of my day focused on being relaxed. Boy do I miss those times. But then I wondered what the difference was between now and then? Why do I need a homework assig... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560354 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:46:36 +0100 4560354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549779&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F04%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-4-2011%2F Life is a work in progress. When I think about who I was 10 years ago, that girl was barely distinguishable from who stands before me today. Ever read an old journal and feel astonished by who you were? I feel the same way. I was lost, confused and did not know who I was or who I wanted to be. I was a slave to my emotions and my experiences. I let others create the road in front of me and define my worth. While I have grown a lot since then, I am still a work in progress. I don’t know where you are on your journey, but if you are struggling to get to where you want to be in your life, I hope a few of these top posts this week will bring you solace. It takes a lot to get to your goals. You may be dealing with depression, body image issues or struggling with your own self-identity. If ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549779 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:44:20 +0100 4549779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4545032&cid=t_92171_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FuAAH2NXokHs%2F Today I’m happy to officially introduce readers of EMR and HIPAA to my latest project: The Healthcare Scene blog network. If you follow me on twitter (@techguy and @ehrandhit), then you’ve probably already come across one or more of the great blogs in this new healthcare IT blog network. I’m really excited with the group of bloggers that I have working on the network and the amazing content they’ve been creating and will create. Before I introduce you to the various websites on the network, here’s a little background in why I decided to do this. As I looked at the various healthcare IT and EMR bloggers producing content, I was disappointed that many of them were creating great content that wasn’t getting nearly as much attention and traffic as the conten... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4545032 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:26:26 +0100 4545032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4545069&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2Fw5ceAeJ1BVU%2F Check out the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at the Lucidicus Project. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4545069 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:57:16 +0100 4545069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540633&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FQuV0w2IsE38%2F The Health Business Blog turns five years old today. Continuing a tradition I established with birthdays one, two, three, four and five I have picked out a favorite post from each month. Thanks for continuing to read the blog! March 2010: Clinical decision support and meaningful use: Perspective from Zynx Health CEO Dr. Scott Weingarten Physicians and hospitals that implement electronic health records (EHR) are sometimes disappointed with the results. In many cases, EHRs are used largely to convert paper information into electronic form, which is a costly and cumbersome process. But when advanced clinical decision support is added, significant improvements are attainable. Zynx Health CEO, Scott Weingarten explains in this podcast. April 2010: Cost control is coming to town A major criticis... Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540633 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:01:46 +0100 4540633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532256&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F01%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-1-2011%2F Do you know how many times a day I quote an article I read on Psych Central? I don’t know the exact number, but it’s quite often. I feel pretty lucky that I get to read so many articles on a daily basis. I read everything from the way people think to the latest research findings. Absorbing all that information not only makes me sound smart at parties, but I feel like I’m learning a lot professionally and personally as well. Take this week’s basket of blogs, for example. Adventures in Positive Psychology’s Joe Wilner discusses the importance of finding “flow” in your career-something my work here at Psych Central has definitely given me.  And although I’m not a parent, Family Mental Health teaches us something about parenting that we could al... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532256 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:19:26 +0100 4532256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532373&cid=t_92171_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBusinessBlog%2F%7E3%2FYXTCsWM5qu0%2F The latest edition of the Cavalacade of Risk blog carnival appears at Free Money Finance. Share (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532373 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:08:26 +0100 4532373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532258&cid=t_92171_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FU1vFhQFwRHs%2F URL: http://www.newselfesteem.com/The SCC is an online resource using the latest research on the psychology of self esteem. The SCC offers information on the most relevant topics in psychology relating to self esteem as well as an self esteem building e-course that provides exercises and tools that implement the topics on the website. For: AnyoneTopics: Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Lifestyle, Personality disorders, Social PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Assessment Instruments, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Information, Links, Resources, e-learning, ebook The SCC is an online resource using the latest research on the psychology of self esteem. The SCC offers information on the most relevant topics in psychology relating to s... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532258 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:31:22 +0100 4532258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615378&cid=t_92171_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FbfY111cwEko%2Fblog-directory-young-adult-cancer Here’s a guide for newcomers and old-timers alike on how to get the most out of the 270 posts on my blog. If you’ve been here a while, it’s you and your comments that encourage thousands of patients with cancer and other chronic illnesses to follow regularly. If you are new, welcome aboard. Top-Ten Posts Visit the top ten posts and leave comments if you’d like. (I love responding to all your comments!): 1. Your 5 Must-Have Items from Surgery & Treatment Time? 2. Do You Like Being Called Strong? 3. How Do You Prevent Errors in Your Care? 4. Smart Responses to Stupid Comments? 5. How to Ask For Your Medical Bill to be Reduced? 6. Your Best Advice To A Newly Diagnosed Patient? 7. Power of Positive Thinking vs. Realistic Thinking? 8. Did Cancer Impact Your Finances?... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615378 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:02:41 +0100 4615378