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 'bloom'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130816&cid=t_285578_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fthe-amazing-power-of-the-placebo-effect%2F Placebo effects have been shown in many different areas in science.  Sometimes placebo effects have been shown to mimic or even exceed effects produced by active treatments (such as therapies or medications). The definition of placebo is an inert, inactive, fake, sham, dummy, non-therapeutic, pseudo, or spurious substance or procedure presented as a treatment for any of a number of conditions. In general, the placebo effect can be defined as a positive effect that occurs after receiving treatment (interaction, therapy, medication), even when the treatment is inert (inactive, fake). The placebo effect is a ubiquitous phenomenon.  We all experience some degree of the placebo effect on a regular basis. The power of the placebo effect is illustrated in the movie classic, The Wizard Of Oz. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130816 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:31:15 +0100 5130816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086281&cid=t_285578_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Fpaul-bloom-on-the-situation-of-pleasure%2F From TedTalks: Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists — that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is. Related Situationist posts: Susan Boyle and the Situation of Sound, “Busker or Virtuoso? Depends on the Situation,”  The Painful Situation of Guilt The Science of Songs Stuck in Your Head “The Situation of Music,”  “Hillary Clinton, the Halo Effect, and Women’s Catch-22,”  “The Situation of Pain,”  “Attributing Blame — from the Baseball Diamond to the War on Terror,” “The Magnetism of Beautiful People,” and “Survival of the Cutest.” (Source:... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086281 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:01:40 +0100 5086281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057762&cid=t_285578_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Fthe-critical-thinking-coach-interview-with-stephen-haggerty%2F Stephen Haggerty is a 2011 recipient of Eastern Kentucky University’s Critical Thinking Teacher of the year award.  The award is given to recognize “outstanding faculty members who have had an effect on developing their students’ critical/creative thinking skills.” (Read more about the award at Think EKU.) In this two-part interview I discuss critical thinking with Stephen Haggerty. What is the primary goal of critical thinking? If I am a critical thinker, I am thinking things through before making choices.  In other words, a fundamental goal of critical thinking is to be able to consider multiple perspectives before deciding to act upon information, a person’s request, or even something like buying car or a house. A critical thinker in school will be more success... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057762 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:44:52 +0100 5057762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615203&cid=t_285578_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F19%2Fpaul-bloom-on-disgust%2F * * * Related Situationist posts: “Yuck!” “EWW!” and Other Conservative Expressions “Unclean Hands” “The Situation of Political Disposition” “The Situation of Reason,” “Ideology is Back!,” “The Situation of Confabulation,” “Social Psychology and the Unconscious: The Automaticity of Higher Processes,” “Jonathan Haidt on the Situation of Moral Reasoning,” “The Unconscious Situation of our Consciousness – Part IV,”and “Unconscious Situation of Choice.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615203 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:28:03 +0100 4615203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077244&cid=t_285578_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpublic-health-should-be-apolitical%2F2010.10.18 You can be for freedom. You can be for smaller government that intrudes less. You can be for lower taxes. You can be for most anything, but if you’re interested in improving the sagging health of American citizens, get on Michael Bloomberg’s wheel. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, NYC mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bar city residents from using food stamps to buy sugary soft drinks. It turns out that last year $135 million in food stamp money was used for the consumption of these obesity-fostering beverages in NYC alone. Mr Bloomberg is morphing into a real-world public health super star. Previously, he was a pioneer in banning smoking in restaurants and bars. They said it could not be done, or that it wouldn’t work. Well,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077244 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0100 4077244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4061078&cid=t_285578_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJm5q94WjWFs%2F Rise and shine, everyone. Another day has arrived. We have gotten off to a reasonable start by hustling one of the short people to the schoolhouse on time. Of course, there is still much to do. So join us as we peruse the news of the world and celebrate the passing of another year with a cup of stimulation. Hope your day goes well and do stay in touch… Lundbeck Buys Rights To Merck’s Bipolar Disorder Drug (Bloomberg News) Halozyme Cuts Workforce By 25 Percent (InPharma-Technologist) Sara Bloom Fights Health Care Fraud (The Washington Post) Four Big Drugmakers Bid For Paras Pharma (The Business Standard) Pfizer Reports Promising Data On NSCLC Drug (PharmaTimes) Turkey’s Biofarma May Be For Sale (Reuters) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4061078 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:05:00 +0100 4061078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902947&cid=t_285578_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F25%2Fproof-positive-generosity-as-a-business-model%2F Good works are links that form a chain of love. — Mother Teresa My nickname is eleven-fifty-nine. That is the time I show up at the bank on Saturdays. They close at noon. I know the tellers. They laugh each week when I come in. I laugh too. I always promise I will try to get there earlier next week. I never do.   Life just gets in the way. I went to the bank this past Friday. It is my writing day, and I was writing what you are now reading. I got there about 10 a.m. The tellers laughed, checked their imaginary or real watches and wondered out loud what day it was. I told them not to expect this from me again. As I filled out the deposit slip, an unkempt, scraggly man carrying a satchel got in line. I noticed the tellers paying attention to him and his sack. My anti-terrorism parano... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902947 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:39:58 +0100 3902947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614103&cid=t_285578_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV084.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dave Bloom, and Grant McFadden On episode #84 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and Rich spoke with Dave Bloom and Grant McFadden about their work on herpesviruses and poxviruses in this episode recorded before an audience at the University of Florida, Gainesville – home of the Gators. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use the promotion code TWIVPOD to receive $75-$500 off a Drobo. Win a free Drobo S! Contest rules here. Download TWiV #84 (71 MB .mp3, 99 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email, or listen on your mobile device with Stitcher Radio. Links for this episode: Epigenetic modulation of herpes simplex virus gene expression (thanks, Matthew!) The Red Q... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614103 Mon, 31 May 2010 02:46:22 +0100 3614103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519422&cid=t_285578_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fmagnolia-in-bloom-photo-of-the-day%2F We found this great magnolia photo in the Flickr commons, from user nosha: Post from: BlissTree Magnolias in Bloom: Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519422 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:23:37 +0100 3519422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052387&cid=t_285578_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FsCX47EFSY5g%2F By now, you probably have heard that Michael Loucks is leaving the US Attorney’s office in Boston, where he spent nearly 25 years and was the most visible and arguably influential prosecutor of health care fraud, especially fraud involving drugmakers. During his tenure, the Boston office prosecuted several of the largest drugmakers, including TAP Pharmaceuticals, Schering-Plough, Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline and, most recently, Pfizer, which paid a record-setting $2.3 billion fine. Among these were some landmark cases that have since set a tone for government prosecution of off-label marketing (here’s the laundry list). So what next for Loucks? And will the team he leaves behind retain a zeal for pursuing pharma wrongdoing? The In Vivo Blog speculates that prosecution of hea... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052387 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:32:11 +0100 3052387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389311&cid=t_285578_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F21%2Fmorality-and-religion%2F For a worthwhile discussion on the bloggingheads, check out this exchange between psychologist Paul Bloom and experimental philsopher Joshua Knobe. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389311 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:07:01 +0100 1389311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1159684&cid=t_285578_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F218530685%2F As you may have noticed, we just changed a few things in our site, including preparing a more solid Resources section. Please take a look at the navigation bar at the top. One of the new pages, that we will update often, is an expanded Books page. Here are the books that we are recommending now. Fascinating books on neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to rewire itself through experience): Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves - by Sharon Begley.   The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science - by Norman Doidge.   Great popular science books by our Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor: The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind - by Elkhono... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1159684 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:26:09 +0100 1159684