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 'book'. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:11:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374386&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fa-vision-for-you-2%2F ‘A vision for you’ is the title of chapter 11 of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book. This phrase is often used to refer to the last three paragraphs of chapter 11 and is sometimes read at AA meetings. “Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. The Higher Power will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. Abandon yourself to Higher Power as you understand Higher Power. Admit your faults to Him... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374386 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:01:57 +0100 3374386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370683&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FiNXOZa5ypII%2F ‘A vision for you’ is the title of chapter 11 of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book. This phrase is often used to refer to the last three paragraphs of chapter 11 and is sometimes read at AA meetings. “Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. The Higher Power will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. Abandon yourself to Higher Power as you understand Higher Power. Admit your faults to Him... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370683 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:01:57 +0100 3370683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370494&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Ftort-laws-distributional-injustice%2F Anita Bernstein, posted her recent review essay, titled “Distributive Justice Through Tort (And Why Sociolegal Scholars Should Care)” (forthcoming 35 Law of Social Inquiry) on  SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * Drawing on two books central to an emerging sociolegal literature about tort-Fault Lines: Tort Law as Cultural Practice, a collection of chapters edited by David M. Engel and Michael McCann, and Torts, Egalitarianism and Distributive Justice, a monograph by Tsachi Keren-Paz–this essay argues that tort law in the United States redistributes wealth in ways that ought to trouble sociolegal scholars and enlist their reformist energy. Read together, the two volumes offer considerable description and critique of a distributive injustice, and lead to important proposa... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370494 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:04:11 +0100 3370494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366438&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FbKboQXuS1pw%2F Seek and yee shall find These Ten Pointers are a summary of the lifesaving directions to recovery from alcoholism given in ‘How It Works’, chapter 5 of Alcoholics Anonymous – the AA Big Book. Completely give yourself to this simple Program. Practice rigorous honesty. Be willing to go to any lengths to recover. Be fearless and thorough in your practice of the principles. Realize that there is no easier, softer way. Let go of your old ideas, absolutely. Recognize that half measures will not work. Ask a Higher Power’s protection and care with complete abandon. Be willing to grow along spiritual lines. Accept the following ideas: that you cannot manage your own life; that probably no human power can restore you to sanity; that A Higher Power can and will if sought. See also 12 Sp... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366438 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:04:28 +0100 3366438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3362421&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fhey-what-are-you-doing-here.html Sarebear tells us she went to see a new psychiatrist and was surprised when the evaluation was begun by an Energy Healer and the psychiatrist joined at the end of the 90 minute evaluation. See her post, Psychiatry Bait and Switch.So what's the standard here for psychiatric evaluations? Is there one?Actually, yes, and here it is: Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults.So let me tell you what my experience is of the standards, and we'll come back to the guidelines.Who does the evaluation, in my experience, is determined in part by the setting. In every private practice setting I've seen, a psychiatrist does the evaluation--- who you schedule with is who you see. I believe that even in private settings, if you're having neuropsychological testing, you may get a more jun... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3362421 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:26:00 +0100 3362421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359182&cid=t_100823_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Ff44qNzUK7x0%2Fwhat-do-you-wish-they-knew.php I love my "brother in diabetes" Wil.  He's a guy who "gets it", and has a really incredible talent for writing that is a pure joy to read (did you guys read his recent breathtaking "Man vs. Wild" post?).  I had the chance to meet Wil in person last summer, and it was like we had been friends forever, just like I imagined it would be.  Wil is a great guy.He has written and published two fantastic books on diabetes, which I've raved about here before.  If you haven't read them already, I encourage you to do so.  They are both full of value, insight, visualizations, and Wil's gift of story telling.  A while back Wil said that he was working on a Type-3 Manual. You know the term Type 3?  They are the friends and family that love us and care for us.  They... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359182 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:37:00 +0100 3359182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354374&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fthings-we-argue-about.html Sometimes, especially on the podcasts, we get heated and go at it. Oh, sometimes on the blog, too. Among ourselves, we refer to these discussions as "The Benzo Wars" --the posts where we've argued about what role benzodiazepines and addictive medications have in psychiatry, and "Who Deserves Care" cause Clink thinks her patients need help more than mine (..if you see me walking around with bruises, you'll know it's me......)So what else do Shrinks argue about? We've got a colorful history here. Took us decades to decided if homosexuality was a disorder (yes, maybe, no). Is psychosurgery with knitting needles good? Should our patients get special accommodations? What if I'm allergic to your support dog?Ah, we're writing a chapter and I like the input you all give!And please listen to our po... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354374 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:00 +0100 3354374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342718&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F07%2Fsheena-iyengars-situation-and-the-situation-of-choosing%2F Last week, Situationist friend, Sheena Iyengar, was interviewed on the Diane Rehm Show (American University Radio) about her new book, “The Art of Choosing.” The show’s description is as follows:  “The power of choice: Understanding the motivations, biases, and cultural influences that determine the choices, large and small, we make in our lives.”  As interesting as those issues are, the interview itself is at its best when Sheena discusses her own remarkable situation and how that influenced her research. You can listen to the entire podcast here. * * * For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Sheena Iyengar on ‘The Multiple Choice Problem,’”“Can’t Get No Satisfaction!: The Law Student’s Job Hunt – Part II,” “Da... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342718 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:34:07 +0100 3342718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3338431&cid=t_100823_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F05%2Ffriday_book_recommendation.php Here's another outside the field - in fact, it's outside of a lot of people's fields. Where Is Everybody? presents fifty possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox: if there are a lot of planets in the galaxy, and if life is pretty easy to get going, and if it's possible to travel or just communicate between solar systems. . .why haven't we seen anything? Enrico Fermi, in his typically disconcerting way, ran the math on this question during a lunchtime conversation in 1950, and realized that at least one of the common assumptions behind it must be off, and by a great deal. I was thinking about this last night, because this weekend I'll have swarms of fourth graders and their parents looking through my telescope (if the weather cooperates), under the auspices of the Amateur Telescope Makers o... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3338431 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:45:54 +0100 3338431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3365902&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2Ffiles%2Frnai.html%23unique-entry-id-20 "The use of RNA interference to control gene expression is emerging as an exciting new technology. The potential of this mechanism depends on the ability to find a competent way to deliver the RNA. This compact book reviews all of these issues in a comprehensive manner." from Doodys (2010)Further reading: RNA Interference and Viruses: Current Innovations and Future Trends (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3365902 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3365902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331245&cid=t_100823_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F04%2Fsearching-skills-toolkit-finding-the-evidence-book-review%2F Most books on Evidence Based Medicine give little attention to the first two steps of EBM: asking focused answerable questions and searching the evidence. Being able to appraise an article, but not being able to find the best evidence may be challenging and frustrating to the busy clinicians. “Searching Skills Toolkit: Finding The Evidence” is a [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331245 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:18:19 +0100 3331245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331398&cid=t_100823_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fhave-you-built-your-health-decision-tree%2F The first step in building your decision tree. I’m going to my first book launch party tomorrow. I’m a bit nervous. It’s for Thomas Goetz’s book The Decision Tree, which was just released. His book and blog carry great insight into the future of health – personalization, quantification, and smarter choices. He even created a nifty app on Wired’s website where you can build your own decision tree. Why am I nervous? Well, the book includes my own personal decision tree (see below), based on my 10-year battle with chronic pain. So now everyone who reads it will know my story. Which is scary but also fantastic, because I think hearing people’s stories is such an important part of healing ourselves that is often missing in traditional doctor-patient hea... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331398 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:11:40 +0100 3331398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331646&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fwhos-got-your-back-review%2F5142%2F I really enjoyed Never Eat Alone, so I was excited to get a review copy of Ferrazzi’s new book, Who’s Got Your Back. It is a good book and I’d recommend it.  If you can only read one of Ferrazzi’s books, I’d go for Never Eat Alone.  However, I listened to an audio recording of Never Eat Alone and read a physical book of Who’s Got Your Back, so I may have missed out on some of Who’s Got Your Back by not hearing it read by Keith Ferrazzi, himself. Never Eat Alone talks about building a network of people that you can help and who can help you.  One of the constant criticisms of anyone who is seriously working on networking with people is that these types of relationships seem superficial and don’t always go very deep.  You can’t build ... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331646 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:41 +0100 3331646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322504&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FyZCZf9UqW3Y%2Fworkplace-bullying.html There Oughta be a Law, episode 1 The devastating effects of abusive bosses on mental health, and lobbying for a law against workplace harassment. Episode one in a documentary series by director Beverly Peterson, keep watching for more. If you are struggling with depression and anxiety at work (for any reason) also check out these free self-help workbooks, Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322504 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:30:43 +0100 3322504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318101&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2Ffiles%2Frna-interference.html%23unique-entry-id-12 RNA Interference and Viruses"a timely and well-compiled book, authored by several distinguished scientists who have made significant contributions to this important area of emerging research. The book consists of 11 chapters dealing with various aspects of the relevance of RNAi to viral infections in plant, insect and mammalian cells ... the book addresses a range of important fundamental issues that may impact on the development of RNAi-based therapies against several human diseases. It provides a solid introduction to the general concepts in the field of RNAi, how viruses modulate RNAi responses as well as issues involved in using RNAi as antiviral therapy. Thus, this book will be useful to a wide range of readership- from basic science students, to RNAi researchers, to virologists, to i... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318101 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3318101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316249&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F33CR1WSBNbE%2F Large Print Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. With over six and a half million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this “little black book” offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives. “For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision” is part of the Sanskrit proverb quoted at the beginning of the book which has become one of the basic building blocks for a life of sobriety. In addition to a thought, meditation and prayer for each day of the year, this handy, pocket-sized volume also contains the Serenity Prayer and the 12 Steps and 12 Tradit... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316249 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:04:47 +0100 3316249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307042&cid=t_100823_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2FB0aQWu9r59U%2F I have posted on this previously but I think it’s important. I used to think that was a crazy question. Now I’m not so sure. Tony at Dsainsights posed that question a while back and I told him I thought he had lost his mind. After paying attention for quite a few months now, Im [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307042 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:58:16 +0100 3307042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302682&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fthe-happiness-project-book%2F6692%2F The Happiness Project : Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun chronicles Gretchen Rubin’s year long project to see if she could increase the amount of happiness in her life. The book blends her personal narrative with facts from her research into a wonderfully fulfilling read. The book is truly brilliant and I highly recommend it. At the beginning of the book, Gretchen formulates her “Secrets of Adulthood” that she uses to help ground her project.  Here are a few: People don’t notice your mistakes as much as you think. It’s important to be nice to everyone. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough. If you can’t find something, clean up. B... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302682 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:00:35 +0100 3302682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298516&cid=t_100823_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2FoakDTIefvZQ%2F I have been invited by Packt Publishing to review Python Testing Beginner’s Guide. You can take a look at the preview here and even download one chapter of the book. (Source: Blind.Scientist) Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298516 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:22:14 +0100 3298516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294796&cid=t_100823_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FbVm3uR9D_cg%2Freading-truly-madly-by-heather-webber.html I recently had the chance to read an advanced reader copy of Heather Webber’s “truly, madly” This book was a delightful read. I enjoyed the characters right from the first chapter, but I enjoyed the premise even more. Lucy Valentine’s family has long been able to matchmake by use of their psychic skills to read auras, and they amassed a fortune in the process. Unfortunately, Lucy lost this power when she was fourteen due to an electric shock. Ever since then her psychic power has been to locate lost items. Hardly the talent needed to run a matchmaking business, yet that’s exactly what she has to do when her father takes an unexpected leave out of the country. The dialogue was snappy and sassy, the romance keen, and the plot moved along quickly. Webber balanced the pacing well w... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294796 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:01:00 +0100 3294796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248708&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FFnkB_lPgJlc%2F Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction This, 30-page, full-color booklet explains in layman’s terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior. The ‘Science of Addiction’ booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs work in the brain, and how addiction can be prevented and treated. The booklet is available to read, download or order at: http://www.drugabuse.gov/scienceofaddiction/ http://www.drugabuse.gov/scienceofaddiction/sciofaddiction.pdf Publication Year: 2007 Publisher US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Website: http://www.nida.nih.gov Related Reading: (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248708 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:29:40 +0100 3248708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227777&cid=t_100823_101_f&fid=34592&url=http%3A%2F%2Frandomreality.blogware.com%2Fblog%2F_archives%2F2010%2F1%2F31%2F4443800.html So it would look like Amazon has blinked first. On Amazon's discussion board, “Dear Customers: Macmillan, one of the “big six” publishers, has clearly communicated to us that, regardless of our viewpoint, they are committed to switching to an agency model and charging $12.99 to $14.99 for e-book versions of bestsellers and most hardcover releases. We have expressed our strong disagreement and the seriousness of our disagreement by temporarily ceasing the sale of all Macmillan titles. We want you to know that ultimately, however, we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms because Macmillan has a monopoly over their own titles, and we will want to offer them to you even at prices we believe are needlessly high for e-books. Amazon customers will at that point decide... Random Acts Of Reality blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227777 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:42:25 +0100 3227777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224841&cid=t_100823_101_f&fid=34592&url=http%3A%2F%2Frandomreality.blogware.com%2Fblog%2F_archives%2F2010%2F1%2F31%2F4443421.html For those people who are interested in ebooks and the technology market the past few days have been 'interesting' to say the least. It started when Amazon pulled all the ebooks published by Macmillan from their Kindle store. Speculation ran rife - it eventually seems to have boiled down to Macmillan wanting to set the price of their ebooks and adopt an 'agency' model while Amazon wants to keep the status quo. I shall leave it to the wonderful John Scalzi and Charlie Stross to explain. Do I think Macmillan (or anyone else) will be able to sell $15 ebooks? They could; after all, they sell $25 hardcovers (and similar amounts for ebooks, depending on the retailer). Now, some people won’t spend that much for a book, so they pick up the book later when it’s an $8 paperback. That’s fine, ... Random Acts Of Reality blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224841 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:17:00 +0100 3224841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212397&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-in-her-wake.html I just finished reading a wonderful book called In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide, by Nancy Rappaport.I get sent a lot of books to review, several per week, but who has the time to read them all, much less review them? And I have to say when I read the rather depressing title, I was not highly motivated, especially since my own mother committed suicide when I was 20. I wasn't thrilled about the prospect of reliving that painful time in my life. But once I cracked the book open I realized that this was not a depressing memoir, but a fine work of literature with the flair and suspense of a mystery novel.Here is the book's opening sentence: "The day my mother killed herself, she had just finished her house on Marlborough Street for the anticipated ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212397 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:08:00 +0100 3212397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208466&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F26%2Fthe-situation-of-mental-illness%2F From Wikipedia: The Rosenhan experiment was a famous experiment into the validity of psychiatric diagnosis conducted by psychologist David Rosenhan in 1973.  It was published in the journal Science under the title “On being sane in insane places.” The study is considered an important and influential criticism of psychiatric diagnosis. Rosenhan’s study consisted of two parts. The first part involved the use of healthy associates or “pseudopatients” who briefly simulated auditory hallucinations in an attempt to gain admission to 12 different psychiatric hospitals in five different states in various locations in the United States. All were admitted and diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. After admission, the pseudopatients acted normally and told staff that th... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208466 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:01:03 +0100 3208466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208443&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fbehind-couch-please-vote.html We've been quibbling about a title for our book-to-be for over a year now. We've used a working title of Off the Couch: Three Psychiatrists Discuss Their Work. Clink and I like it, Roy hates it, our editor cringed and changed it to Off the Couch: How Psychiatry Works and How Psychiatrists Think. We've toyed with everything from Beyond the Couch, to Psychiatry Demystified, to Set the Couch on Fire. Then HappyOrganist suggested Behind the Couch in one of the comments. Behind the Couch--- I like it, it has the whole behind the scenes connotation. Oddly enough, Roy liked it. Roy liked it. Wow. It's the first title that all three of us have been able to live with. Editor says "we'll see." She obviously didn't love it. So for the moment, our working title is : Behind the Couch: Three Psychiatris... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208443 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:54:00 +0100 3208443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208447&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F25%2Fhaiti-relief-a-mindful-dialogue%2F I know many of you have already given to charities in order to help Haiti. Today, as the crisis enters its third week, I ask that you consider giving a little more… A Mindful Dialogue is a new e-book edited by our blogger Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. and that was written to be a companion through life when dealing with stress, pain and difficult emotions. Through 24 interviews with leaders in the field such as Jack Kornfield, Dan Siegel, Sharon Salzberg, Tara Brach, Jeff Brantley, Zindel Segal and Others and 23 short explorations of simple quotes from leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama, Rumi, Hafiz, Pema Chodron and Others, you’ll uncover a mindful path toward working with the stress, pain and difficult emotions in daily life. 100% of the proceeds will go to HOPE FOR HA... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208447 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:05:31 +0100 3208447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197689&cid=t_100823_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Fthe-nonconformists-guide-is-here%2F I’ve gone live with the book and newsletter sign up and it appears that everything is running smoothly. I’ve already had a half dozen sign-ups and the link has only been posted for a few minutes. Thanks for your patience. This writing project took me nearly six months to finish. I had an idea of what I wanted this book to be and I wasn’t willing to stop until I’d succeeded. The result is The Non-Conformists’ Guide to EMS Success. This is no pamphlet or power point slide show. This is 48 pages, almost 16,000 words, and chapter after chapter of compelling ideas designed to challenge the way you think about your job, your leadership, your life, and your role in EMS. And it’s all free. If you’re ready to stop listening to me talking about it and get... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197689 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:09:17 +0100 3197689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208026&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Findustrial-applications-of-aspergillus.html "This feast of hugely topical science culminates with an overview of novel industrial applications of Aspergillus oryzaee genomics (Abe et. al., Chapter 10), inciting much enthusiasm for potential applications or exploitations of similar methodologies in other Aspergillus species. Not only does this conclude the suite of species examined with our recognised industrial work horse for heterologous enzyme production, it also presents the opportunity to consider the application of Aspergillus species to biodegradation of plastics and how cell sensing and signalling mechanisms are integral to maximising success in all of the applications under consideration; cue a trans-genus comparison of signal reception and transduction and its relevance to drug screening."from Dr Elaine Bignell (Imperial Co... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208026 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:18:00 +0100 3208026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208027&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Faspergillus-book-review.html "...(a) feast of hugely topical science ... This book presents a modern-day dictionary of all things Aspergillus. It is highly readable and has been considerately crafted in terms of structure. From the very first chapter a sense of excitement about the new opportunities afforded by this fascinating genus is derived, which extends far beyond the interests of any single researcher but succeeds in capturing the relevance of genus-based findings for all who work with aspergilli. The essence of functional genomics and systems biology therefore permeates the volume, and ultimately the readers psyche. Not only does it provide a concise and highly current overview of Aspergillus genomics, it also manages to archive decades of relevant and highly insightful biology in a portable format. The book i... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208027 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:15:00 +0100 3208027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193799&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Fdavid-berreby-interviews-frans-de-waal%2F Situationist friend and author David Berreby recently conducted a fascinating interview of  primatologist Frans De Waal on BloggingHeads.  A rough table of contents of their discussion is listed just below the video. * * * * * * Frans’s latest book, “The Age of Empathy” (04:11) Empathy as a social contagion (06:54) A biological basis for morality and soccer hooliganism (18:48) Does religion have to be at war with science? (12:48) The fragility of empathy (04:08) Enron, the selfish gene, and Nazi pseudoscience (08:14) * * * To read about Frans de Waal’s latest book, The Age of Empathy, click here. To check out David Berreby’s excellent blog, Mind Matters, click here. For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “The Science of Morality,” “The Si... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193799 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:01:12 +0100 3193799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193770&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fintrusions.html I'm working on a chapter for our book. I still like either Off the Couch or Beyond the Couch for a title. Roy wants to name it Set the Couch on Fire. And he's not kidding. What do you think?Okay, so the current chapter is on real life intrusions-- things that impact care, for better or for worse, in ways we may or may not really understand. So stuff external to the actual treatment. Some examples are--- Money/fees/ not showing up for appointments/ Violence (how does it impact care if you have a suicide attempt? If you threaten or assault your shrink?/ assumptions people make about their patients or shrinks/ drug company influences/ and the media portrayal of psychiatry. A lot of the chapter is about money and insurance companies and fees.Are we missing anything? The chapter is short---stil... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193770 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:34:00 +0100 3193770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175456&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-aspergillus.html Aspergillus: Molecular Biology and GenomicsPublisher: Caister Academic PressEditors: Masayuki Machida and Katsuya GomiPublication date: 2010ISBN: 978-1-904455-53-0"This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in Aspergillus and related fungi." read more ...from SciTech Book NewsFurther reading: Aspergillus: Molecular Biology and GenomicsFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175456 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:24:00 +0100 3175456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175457&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-environmental-microbial.html Environmental Molecular MicrobiologyPublisher: Caister Academic PressEdited by: Wen-Tso Liu and Janet K. JanssonPublication date: 2010ISBN: 978-1-904455-52-3"For this essential book, editors ... brought together experts to examine the current state of the art ... This volume will interest advanced students and researchers" Read more ...from SciTech Book News Further reading: Environmental Molecular MicrobiologyFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175457 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:22:00 +0100 3175457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175458&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-abc-transporters.html ABC Transporters in MicroorganismsPublisher: Caister Academic PressEditor: Alicia Ponte-SucrePublication date: 2009ISBN: 978-1-904455-49-3"offers insights into the future of the field from both scientific and clinical perspectives" read more ...from SciTech Book NewsFurther reading: ABC Transporters in MicroorganismsFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175458 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:20:00 +0100 3175458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175459&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-lab-on-chip-technology.html Lab-on-a-Chip TechnologyPublisher: Caister Academic PressEditor: Keith E. Herold and Avraham Rasooly Publication date: 2009ISBN: 978-1-904455-46-2 (Volume 1)ISBN: 978-1-904455-47-9 (Volume 2)"a comprehensive view on state of the art LOC technologies ... Overall the double volume represents a comprehensive and felicitous compendium of lab-on-a-chip technologies and applications not only for the beginner going to get started development experimentally in a fast growing and innovative technology. But also the skilled specialist staying in the commercial arena might find a hugely satisfying compilation of state of the art LOC technologies and new ideas for sure. ... All in all 'Lab-on-a-Chip Technology' is a very useful reading for everyone who is interested in development and production of LO... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175459 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:18:00 +0100 3175459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175460&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-legionella.html Legionella: Molecular MicrobiologyPublisher: Caister Academic PressEdited by: Klaus Heuner and Michele SwansonPublication date: 2008ISBN: 978-1-904455-26-4 "an excellent reference book for scientists interested in the molecular biology of Legionella and its quality is attributed to the topical and interesting content, presentation and editorial style." from Aus. J. Med. Sci. (2009) 30: 106. read more ...Further reading: Legionella: Molecular MicrobiologyFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175460 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:17:00 +0100 3175460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175461&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fbook-review-mycobacterium.html Mycobacterium: Genomics and Molecular BiologyPublisher: Caister Academic PressEditor: Tanya Parish and Amanda BrownPublication date: 2009ISBN: 978-1-904455-40-0"this is a well written book, providing insights into a diversity of topics which provide an insight into novel strategies that may be developed for the diagnosis and control of tuberculosis ... a useful reference" read more ...from ACM News Further reading: Mycobacterium: Genomics and Molecular BiologyFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175461 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:12:00 +0100 3175461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175854&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4ynP7VCC8SQ%2F By Ilya ShapiroEarly last year, Cato hosted a book forum for Helen Knowles’s The Tie Goes to Freedom: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Liberty.  This really is a remarkable book, with an ambitious goal: trying to make coherent sense of the oft-frustrating “swing justice.”  And now I have a lengthy review of it that just came out in the latest issue of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Politics (where Bob Levy also has an essay, on the aftermath of District of Columbia v. Heller). Knowles makes the provocative argument that Justice Kennedy’s jurisprudence is “modestly libertarian.”  I think that this argument, in the limited ways Knowles makes it — with respect to free speech, equal protection, and individual dignity — is probably sou... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175854 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:14:28 +0100 3175854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171922&cid=t_100823_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fthe-e-book-is-coming%2F OK, I can’t keep this to myself any longer. It’s time for the big announcement. With the final draft still in the mail from my editorial team and the final design still lacking a few details, it would probably be best to just keep this under wraps for a few more weeks, but I can’t wait. My first E-book is scheduled for release on January 21st, one week from today. The e-book will be free and it will be available right here at The Spot. The Book is called The Non-Conformists Guide to EMS Success. This book is the culmination of two decades of EMS experiences, mistakes, failures, trials, and errors that lead to my ultimate success. My goal was to write something that would be useful to EMTs at any stage in their career. And I didn’t hold anything back. This is my r... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171922 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:00:39 +0100 3171922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164097&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2Fg8-rLGAPAaI%2F With the cold weather upon us it is flu season again. This year we have to worry about the regular flu, H1N1 flu, and now it is apparent that books will make you sneeze! No, I’m not kidding! But not just any books will cause this phenomenon… Only FREE books from a book company in Tennessee. And not everyone is susceptible… only bloggers. Yes, these books are certifiably contagious!!! To find out if you’ll start sneezing… GO HERE Gesundheit! (Source: Success Begins Today) Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3164097 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:13:45 +0100 3164097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175462&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Freview-of-book-environmental-molecular.html A review of the book Environmental Molecular Microbiology from Mercedes Berlanga, University of Barcelona, Spain: "Although measuring the reservoir of prokaryotic diversity is not a trivial task, fortunately, microbial ecology is currently benefiting from a technological boom with respect to the rapid development of molecular techniques, in general, and 'omics' technologies in particular (genomics-metagenomics, proteomics-metaproteomics, transcriptomes). These techniques and their applications are the subject of Environmental Molecular Microbiology, which provides a state-of-the- art molecular toolbox to study microbial ecology.Understanding the ecology of microorganisms is inarguably one of the most compelling intellectual challenges facing contemporary ecology. Environmental Molecular Mi... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175462 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3175462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163835&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2Fwhy-do-youth-have-more-mental-health-issues%2F News out today suggests that, based upon responses to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), youth today have more mental health issues than those who took the test in 1938. Here’s the summary: Pulling together the data for the study was no small task. Led by Twenge, researchers at five universities analyzed the responses of 77,576 high school or college students who, from 1938 through 2007, took the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, or MMPI. The results will be published in a future issue of the Clinical Psychology Review. Overall, an average of five times as many students in 2007 surpassed thresholds in one or more mental health categories, compared with those who did so in 1938. It’s no wonder that a test developed 70 years ago may not accuratel... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163835 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:02:59 +0100 3163835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3157521&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F10%2Fgretchen-rubin-the-happiness-project%2F I often quote fellow blogger Gretchen Rubin on Beyond Blue because most of her directives for a happier life apply to sanity, as well. I recognize many of my steps to recovery from depression and addiction both on her blog and now in her handsome and insightful book, The Happiness Project. I have to be honest. When I was first introduced to Gretchen, I thought there was no way in hell that we’d be able to relate to each other. She had two degrees from Yale, lived in the upper-east side of Manhattan, and was, well, way too successful and pretty for me to talk to. If it’s not obvious already, let me just say that I was a tad jealous of her. However, as I started to dig into her material–and especially now after reading her book–I was blown away by how much we do have ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3157521 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:14:09 +0100 3157521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149202&cid=t_100823_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fcrohns-book-club-january-edition%2F Happy 2010!  I can’t believe that we are in 2010 already,  time really flies. I should not have written in my last blog about how well I was doing because I got sick that very same night!   I picked up a stomach bug and on top of that had a sinus infection.  I am now taking antibiotics.   So, I have started my New Year off with a blast; sick as a dog.  But, it is getting better now.  I just need to work on gaining the weight back that I lost from being sick.  I was already getting kind of low with my weight and then I lost another three or four pounds on top of that because I’m sick.  I may try drinking Ensure for weight gain again to see if it still bothers me or not. For those of you new to this Crohn’s blog we decided not long ago that we would create a book club since ... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149202 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:24:40 +0100 3149202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146043&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2F9644%2F Michael Pollan (a professor of science and environmental journalism at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California) has a new, short book, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. Pollan’s writing has been frequently featured on this blog because it is superb and because of his fascinating situationist perspective regarding our food “choices.”  Here is a blurb about the book from Pollan’s website. * * * Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings a welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with the clarity, concision and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays o... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146043 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:01:09 +0100 3146043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142151&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fneisseria-book-review.html from Paola Mastrantonio (Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy) writing in Society for Microbial Ecology and Disease read more ..."This book represents a comprehensive update on the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis both in Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The understanding of the gene expression strategies of pathogenic Neisseria is still limited but the recently published genome sequences of both the above mentioned species will provide invaluable insights into the basis of pathogenesis as well as on the study of new therapeutic interventions and preventive tools. Mechanisms of adhesion, cellular invasion, interference with the apoptotic cellular machinery and of antibiotic resistance are illustrated such as the role of the innate and ... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142151 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:42:00 +0100 3142151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142657&cid=t_100823_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FULb1WPL6gkc%2F As I mentioned in my post discussing the last year on EMR and HIPAA, I thought it worth talking about some of our plans for the coming year. 2010 is going to be an absolute banner year for EMR. We’re going to see the beginning of major shifts in the EMR world. Everything from merging EMR companies to clinics fretting over the EMR stimulus money. It’s going to be a very exciting and interesting time for those interested in EMR. EMR and HIPAA Blogging – We’ll continue blogging, although maybe not as much as we did last year. However, it’s just part of my routine so I’ll be surprised if too much changes in that regard. I’ve NEVER had an issue with things to blog about. In 2010 I think sifting through all the content and news will be the real challenge... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142657 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:33:39 +0100 3142657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136621&cid=t_100823_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F01%2F01%2Femr-and-hipaa-2010%2F As I mentioned in my post discussing the last year on EMR and HIPAA, I thought it worth talking about some of our plans for the coming year. 2010 is going to be an absolute banner year for EMR. We’re going to see the beginning of major shifts in the EMR world. Everything from merging EMR companies to clinics fretting over the EMR stimulus money. It’s going to be a very exciting and interesting time for those interested in EMR. EMR and HIPAA Blogging – We’ll continue blogging, although maybe not as much as we did last year. However, it’s just part of my routine so I’ll be surprised if too much changes in that regard. I’ve NEVER had an issue with things to blog about. In 2010 I think sifting through all the content and news will be the real challenge... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136621 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:33:39 +0100 3136621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133706&cid=t_100823_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fwin-free-copy-5-steps-hollywood-a-list-smile%2F Three weeks ago, Dr. Catrise Austin wrote a post for Dental Heroes entitled, Is Your Smile on the A-List or D-List? In that post, Dr. Austin announced her new book, “5 Steps to the Hollywood A-List Smile: How the Stars Get That Perfect Smile & How You Can Too”. If you haven’t read her post, I would encourage you to do so. The Prize Dr. Austin was gracious enough to allow me to give away one copy of her new book to one lucky Dental Heroes reader. How to Enter Leave a comment below about Dental Heroes (e.g. a general comment about what you enjoy most about Dental Heroes) Follow Dental Heroes on Twitter @dentalheroes and tweet this message to your followers, “Win a Copy of Dr. Catrise Austin’s new book, “5 Steps to the Hollywood A-List Smile” on the Dental ... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133706 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:17:54 +0100 3133706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126633&cid=t_100823_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FMcez8peU6jI%2F I discovered Informed Pocket Guides almost two years ago and have been a huge fan ever since. The first product I got was the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide. I believe the fact that I take extra care this little/big guide is always in my bag when I go to work, says it all. It is small, light and compact, yet it has all the necessary reference information you might need in medical emergencies. It is especially useful if you work in the field. Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide has almost 200 pages and covers the following topics: Current ACLS Algorithms, Lab Values, Metrics, Notes Emergency, ACLS Drugs & Top Prescription Drugs IV Drips, Drug Infusions, Dosages Poisons & Overdose / ‘Rave’ Drug 12-Lead ECG Section & Acute MI Medical Emergenci... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126633 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:01:37 +0100 3126633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111413&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=38261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vibrantglow.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdetoxifying-for-permanent-weight-loss.html When I am not shopping, baking or wrapping gifts this holiday season, I am spending my spare time reading every book I can get my hands on by Ann Louis Gittleman, PhD, CNS. She's the best-selling author of The Fat Flush Plan,whose latest book Fat Flush For Lifeis just hitting book stands now. Why? Because I think she has the answer to my unexpected weight gain and can help.After losing every pound I gained from my last pregnancy by eating healthy and exercising daily, I suddenly without warning found five pounds attached to my hips and thighs. Nothing in my routine or diet has changed. It happened over night about two months ago. I'm not kidding! My mom claims it's because the big 4-0 is just around the corner. She may have a point, but I'm still going to fight back for my girlish figure.... Vibrant Glow blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111413 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:58:00 +0100 3111413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089609&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Ftip-synched-address-books%2F167%2F My wife and I both have cell phones and both have computers.  This means there are four places where we could potentially have a phone number or address and invariably the phone number I need is on my wife’s cell phone or computer. We set up each of our cell phones to sync with our laptop, but we still had two separate address books. However, after playing around a bit with the .mac synchronization, I was able to set up our address books on the computer to sync with each other.  This has been a much bigger benefit than I had imagined because now we are both looking at the same version of the address book. As our mutual friends change numbers or addresses, the first one of us to find out updates it everyone with a simple change on the computer or phone. This is a very simple thing,... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089609 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0100 3089609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071445&cid=t_100823_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2F_ad8lMtqgww%2Fjust-word-friends-encounter-alzheimers.html Just a Word is more than a book. Even though Rose Lamatt did not intend this, the middle two thirds of the book reads like a wonderfully written three act play. Just a Word: Friends encounter Alzheimer's The play starts with the startling realization that the diagnosis is -- Alzheimer's. The crushing realization that someone you love is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The accompanying denial and angst that comes in with the verdict. As the play begins the action begins to rise immediately. As the Alzheimer's disease worsens in her good friend Carol, the action becomes almost frantic. I was surprised at how fast I was reading the words. The scenes were zooming by so quickly that I felt like I was in a car going 100 miles an hour. Somehow the depiction of the characters became ... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071445 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:32:30 +0100 3071445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3066653&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F12%2Fflagella-book-review.html Review of the book Pili and Flagella: Current Research and Future Trends Edited by Ken Jarrell:"written by internationally outstanding experts and top scientists within this field ... outstanding colour plates ... references are restricted to really important primary publications and are absolutely up to date ... an essential monography for scientists especially involved in topics such as microbial adhesion, pathogenesis and virulence, host colonization, microbial motility, biofilm aspects, and structural biology of pili and flagella ... from the perspective of the excellent scientific, editorial and layout quality the price should be considered reasonable."from: Axel Schmidt writing in Arzneimittelforschung/Drug Research (2009) 59: 578 Further reading:Pili and Flagella: Current Research a... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3066653 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:09:00 +0100 3066653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052120&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FY5BCCLS_L6E%2F On Tuesday I hosted a Book Forum for Tom Palmer’s new book, Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice. You can see the video here. I thought Tyler Cowen’s comments were very astute, so I reproduce an abridged version here: The first question is, “What do I, as a reader, see as the essential unity or unities in the book?” And I see really two. The first is I see this as a construction and articulation of a vision of what I call reasonable libertarianism. I think we’re in a world right now that is growing very partisan and very rabid, and a lot of things which are called libertarian in the Libertarian Party, or what you might call the Lew Rockwell / Ron Paul camp, are to my eye not exactly where libertarianism should be, and I think Tom has been a very br... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052120 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:48:59 +0100 3052120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052284&cid=t_100823_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fcrohns-disease-book-club-blog-december-edition%2F A few weeks ago I suggested that we start a book club to get our mind off of Crohn’s disease for a bit and allow us to think about something else.    It seems like you all agree, so let’s try it out.   Remember, there are no set rules here, we can change our book club format as many times as it takes for this to be fun for all of us. Since I am the one who writes the blog, I will write about the book (or books- since I read several in a month) that I read the previous month.  I will give a short synopsis of the book and state whether it was a good read.  I will rate the book on a scale of 1-10, 1 being the worst and 10 the best and then tell you what I liked best about the book and what I liked least.  Since this is the first real Crohn’s book club blog, we should all write i... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052284 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:18:38 +0100 3052284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044790&cid=t_100823_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F1xrcjEt2C5o%2Fcrossing_the_finish_line.php tags: education, academic achievement, university, college, Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities, William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, Michael S. McPherson, book review The second book review I've ever published in Nature Magazine appeared last week, roughly the same time I was on a trans-Atlantic flight from NYC to Frankfurt, Germany. Due to my lack of wireless and jet lag, I've neglected to mention this until now. This review discusses a book that I think is very important for everyone involved in higher education to read and think about: Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities by William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, and Michael S. McPherson. If you would like a free PDF of this review, either click here o... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044790 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:59:53 +0100 3044790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039858&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2Fmotivated-judicial-reasoning%2F In her recent book, Law, Politics, and Perception: How Policy Preferences Influence Legal Reasoning (2009), Eileen Braman examines how policy preferences and legal authority interact to influence judicial decision making.  Here’s the book’s abstract. * * * Are judges’ decisions more likely to be based on personal inclinations or legal authority? The answer, Eileen Braman argues, is both. Law, Politics, and Perception brings cognitive psychology to bear on the question of the relative importance of norms of legal reasoning versus decision markers’ policy preferences in legal decision-making. While Braman acknowledges that decision makers’ attitudes—or, more precisely, their preference for policy outcome... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039858 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:01:56 +0100 3039858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3033621&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F27%2Fa-note-to-the-severely-depressed-dont-try-so-hard%2F I don’t know about you, but when I’m severely depressed 90 percent of my negative thinking is based on the fact that I am a failure because all my cognitive-behavioral strategies and positive thinking and mindfulness attempts aren’t working. I discussed this with Dr. Smith yesterday and she reminded me, once more, that severe depression can’t be treated in a mind-over-matter way. Her compassionate logic made me review the pages of my forthcoming book, Beyond Blue, where I list the neurological and scientific reasons why. And I breathed a much-needed sigh of relief. You deserve one too. Here’s my passage: Trying too hard was precisely my problem. It was the mind over matter issue again. In my mind, I was failing because I couldn’t think myself to perfect... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3033621 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:23:30 +0100 3033621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029940&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FZ3Z3Dbott2Y%2Fa-brains-day.html A Day in the Life of Your Brain Medical journalist Judith Horstman writes about brain function and health and her recent book which “…discusses what your brain is doing as you go through a typical day: sleeping, waking, fighting, loving and making important decisions.” Pop sci touching on memory, sleep, meditation, diet, neuroplasticity, exercise, and more. Clip: theorizing about negative effects of the Internet. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029940 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:13 +0100 3029940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026671&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FDI_W0AIptOI%2F Between October and November 2009, Disruptive Women in Health Care analyzed the issues surrounding Drug Adherence and issued a series of posts from a variety of viewpoints and perspectives. In addition to our own pool of experts, Disruptive Women invited a number of guests to post on this complex public health topic. We compiled all the posts into an e-book. We hope you will find this a useful reference. Please feel free to share, cross post and distribute with others who would find this of interest. As always, we welcome your feedback and comments. All the posts remain on the blog and it’s not too late to comment on specific posts. Download a free copy of the “Drug Adherence Throwdown” e-book. (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care) Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026671 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:05:40 +0100 3026671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026374&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F11%2Fbacterial-polysaccharides-book-review.html The following is an excerpt from a recent book review of Bacterial Polysaccharides: Current Innovations and Future Trends"The editor is to be congratulated in gathering a team of international experts and in editing such a mass of information and perspectives. Although the range of polysaccharides covered is broad, the detail within individual chapters is intense, up-to-date and highly informative. ... will also help to broaden the horizons of young PhD students." from John Govan, University of Edinburgh, UK writing in Microbiology Today (2009) read more ...Full range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026374 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +0100 3026374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026375&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F11%2Fmicrobial-toxins-book-review.html The following excerpts are from recent book reviews of Microbial Toxins: Current Research and Future Trends."a collection of expert reviews of microbial toxins ... a very good overview of the state of the art ... The diagrams are useful and informative. The book will be of use to anyone that wants an up-to-date summary of microbial toxins. It will be of use to PhD students and postdoctoral scientists working on pathogenicity or toxin biochemistry ... I would like to see several copies in our University library." from Tim Mitchell, University of Glasgow, UK writing in Microbiology Today (2009) read more ..."[chapter 9 is] of special interest to mycologists" from David L. Hawksworth writing in Mycological Research (2009) 113: 908-910. read more ...Full range of books on microbiology at Micro... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026375 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0100 3026375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026376&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F11%2Facanthamoeba-book-review.html The following is an excerpt from a recent book review of Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis"If you are interested in Acanthamoeba species, then this is the book to turn to. Kahn explores every aspect of this protozoan genus ... The thoroughness of the book is complemented by its logical organization with discrete sections that provide information on the organism's biology, life cycle, infectious nature and mode of action, the host immune response that it provokes and the therapeutic strategies that are available to us." from Roger Pickup, Lancaster University, UK writing in Microbiology Today (2009) read more ...Full range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026376 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0100 3026376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017135&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F5D1MlLaN9tw%2F (Editor’s Note: as part of our Author Speaks Series, you can enjoy below a stimulating excerpt from the new book The Brain Advantage: Become a More Effective Business Leader Using the Latest Brain Research). Brain-imaging techniques allow researchers to witness the brain’s activity reflected in a rainbow of colors on a computer screen. When brain cells are highly active—working harder—the result shows up as brighter colors on the computer screen. Brilliant reds and yellows indicate brain areas that are most active. In contrast, the blues and greens on a scan show a quieter, less active brain. What would we expect to find if we examined the brain scans of people with high versus average IQ scores? We might picture the active brain of an Einstein as a hotbed of smoldering colors�... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017135 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:13 +0100 3017135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3008441&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FF6QUvOg9KkM%2F When we launched How To Be Rich and Happy we were using my old database that contained people that had either bought or downloaded one of my 3 previous books. It was all getting a bit messy and I reluctantly had to stop selling ‘Don’t Ask Stupid Questions – There Are No Stupid Questions’ to avoid an Enron like accounting mess. Amazon have been selling the hardback and Kindle version, but the ebook has since just sat there gathering virtual dust (If you click here you can see it has 5 reviews and all gave it 5 out of 5 and none of them are family members). When I turned on my Mac the other morning I saw it sat on my desktop looking all forlorn and unloved, I swear I even saw one single tear run down it’s PDF cover. There’s precious little point in letting the little fella go... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3008441 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:28:19 +0100 3008441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999860&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fa-b-c-of-recovery-from-alcoholism%2F The ABC’s of Recovery From a portion of Chapter 5 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: a) that we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives; b) that probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism; c) that God could and would if He were sought. See also 12-Step Speaker Tape Links The Dry Drunk Spiritual Health Blockages Related Reading: (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999860 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:10:07 +0100 2999860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992862&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FBrBugBAJ014%2F I am in need of some help from the people listed in the title– so if you have connections, help me out.  I am adding this sentence to the front of this post after rambling too long, as I’m afraid that the person I need won’t get to the important part!  If you work in the areas I mentioned or have connections to someone in those areas, please read on. I’ve talked about some of the goals I have had for this site over the past couple years…  one of my ‘personal issues’ is that like most addicts, I like to take things on by myself and solve problems by myself.  I remember, in fact, my first time in treatment in 1993– an outpatient, 21-session group therapy program– when one of my assignments was to ask another person for help at least o... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992862 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:03:45 +0100 2992862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989285&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fnew-school-neuropsychology-book-edited.html Best Practices in School Neuropsychology: Guidelines for Effective Practice, Assessment, and Evidence-based Assessment (Wiley; Daniel Miller, Ed.) is now available.  The book is available via Dr. Millers KIDS Inc. website.  Additional school neuropsychology information from Dr. Miller can be found here. Additional information, including the ability to examine the Table of Contents can be found at Amazon.com.  The chapters cover a wide range of topics and issues and are authored by a top-notch collection of scholars.  The back cover description information can be found here.I do not yet have a copy of the book but Dan is a good friend and colleague who's work I admire.  I know he has a strong CHC theoretical orientation so I'm anxious to receive my copy and read those chapters that spe... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989285 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0100 2989285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984765&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Freview-spanish-for-breastfeeding-support%2F I recently had the pleasure of working through a review copy of Spanish for Breastfeeding Support by Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC and Diana Glick, MA. The book is a self-guided course to teach you how to support breastfeeding mothers in Spanish. It’s an extremely helpful tool for building effective communication skills. Not only does it provide the necessary grammar and vocabulary for breastfeeding support, it also provides the one thing I have often found lacking in foreign language instruction — conversation skills! All the vocabulary and grammar will not get you very far if you do not feel comfortable actually speaking the language. The written and audio exercises offer the perfect practice that will allow the lactation specialist to apply these skills in real-life breastfeeding s... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984765 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:09:22 +0100 2984765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984927&cid=t_100823_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fa-crohns-book-club%2F I was thinking that we should start a book club.  I read a lot because of many reasons, one of which is that I have a lot of potty time available for my reading pleasure.   The other, is that I just love to read.  Or rather, I love to get lost in a story and forget my troubles and worries just for a little while.  I love it when I get so excited about a book, that I can’t stop thinking about it and can’t wait to get home to read it.  The last time that happened to me was when I read the Twilight series.  I could not put those books down.  I have read many authors across the spectrum of different genres and will read just about anything, except lately anything violent or dark.  I feel that there is enough bad in the world already and I would rather read something pleasant to ta... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984927 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:02 +0100 2984927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977360&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fbarbara-ehrenreich-on-the-sources-of-and-problems-with-dispositionism%2F From GRITtv: “Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book looks at the downside of looking on the bright side, which she says has undermined America.” * * * * * * * * * To read a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Barbara Ehrenreich – a Situationist,” “The Motivated Situation of Inequality and Discrimination,” “Thanksgiving as “System Justification”?,” “Cheering for the Underdog,” “Ayn Rand’s Dispositionism: The Situation of Ideas,” “Deep Capture – Part X,” “Promoting Dispositionism through Entertainment – Part I, Part II, & Part III,” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977360 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:01:47 +0100 2977360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974013&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2Fchildren-of-gay-parents%2F Parenting is a complex task, one that doesn’t lend itself to easy generalizations (which isn’t going to stop me from making some in this article). Virtually every parent believes they know what’s best for their own child, regardless if they’ve ever parented before, read a single parenting book, or talked to a single professional about parenting skills. The theory seems to be that if, Since I can have a child, I must have the innate skills to know how to raise that child. Except that theory isn’t exactly based in logic or what we know about parenting from research. What new parents of their first child most often rely on for their parenting expertise and skills are their own upbringing and advice from their own parents or siblings who have children already. Not... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974013 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:56 +0100 2974013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2971986&cid=t_100823_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FMqs-9W2MXxw%2F I’ve been a little slow out of the gate with this one, folks, and I’m sorry about that. Richard Goodman, author of the excellent Classical Chinese Medical Texts: Learning to Read the Classics of Chinese Medicine Vol I has released Volume II of the series! I have to say that I have never encountered a clearer, more enriching text about Chinese language anywhere. For those of us who don’t have easy access to someone to teach us classical Chinese in person, this text is a great resource. Even if you are already learning Chinese (modern or classical) you will find tremendous benefit in the book.    As I’ve discussed in many places, I believe that learning to read the Classical texts of Chinese medicine is one of the most important, and least appreciated, skill... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2971986 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:32 +0100 2971986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967416&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FM1zQtCEmGM0%2Fbrain-based-sex-differences.html Pink Brain, Blue Brain Mythbusting sex differences in the brain: author/neuroscientist Lise Eliot discusses her book. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967416 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:59 +0100 2967416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958548&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F11%2Fpolysaccharide-book-review_03.html Chang-Chun Ling of University of Calgary, Canada writes in ChemBioChem (2009) 10: 2539-2540:"a collection of reviews written by experts ... one of the most up-to-date and authoritative books available on topics about bacterial polysaccharides ... overall the book provides a substantial wealth of coverage ... with extensive references provided at the end of each chapter and the use of many experimental data to support scientific conclusions, I think that this book will prove to be a highly valuable resource for researchers and advanced students"Bacterial Polysaccharides: Current Innovations and Future TrendsPublisher: Caister Academic PressEditor: Matthias UllrichPublication date: 2009ISBN: 978-1-904455-45-5Further reading: Bacterial Polysaccharides: Current Innovations and Future TrendsFul... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958548 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +0100 2958548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954554&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F02%2Fresearch-backed-online-mental-health-interventions%2F So the other week I attended and presented at the First International e-Mental Health Summit 2009 in Amsterdam and already discussed some great online interventions for depression. I’m still planning on talking about additional online interventions for other mental disorders, but am waiting for the conference folks to publish the presentations on their website because the abstract book doesn’t always contain the valuable bits of information I need to properly summarize a topic area. In the meantime, I thought I’d mention Beacon. Beacon is a website that has gone to the trouble of indexing and rating over 70 different online interventions in the following categories: Alcohol (3/3) Bipolar disorder (3/0) Depression (24/11) Eating disorder (anorexia or bulimia) (6/... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954554 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:58:42 +0100 2954554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2948367&cid=t_100823_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fbaby-chase-comic-book-story-of-how.html (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2948367 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:16:00 +0100 2948367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2948308&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-wet-nurses-tale-book-discussion%2F Join the on-line book discussion of The Wet Nurse’s Tale! Elita at Blacktating first posted a very interesting interview with the author Erica Eisdorfer and then reviewed the book. Now the book has been released and Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog has suggested an on-line discussion group. I have put a hold on the book at one of my county libraries (25 cents gets it shipped to my local branch!) and I can hardly wait to get started reading next week. The timing is good because I just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (quite a dense and informative read — one worth plowing through. Oh, did I just go with the farming pun? ) The Wet Nurse’s Tale is a historical novel set in Victorian England and it features a ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2948308 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:42:49 +0100 2948308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946867&cid=t_100823_83_f&fid=36527&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcutonthedottedline.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F31%2Fthoughts-for-halloween%2F Now for some non-concrete thoughts. I dislike Halloween. I especially hate yard decorations. For one thing, do you know how eerie a fluttering ghost or witch can be when you’re driving by in the dark, early in the morning, barely awake, trying to get to the hospital? For another, I think covering your house in Halloween images is downright foolish. Witches, for instance, are not benign jokes. Sure, many self-titled witches today probably can’t accomplish much of anything. However, that doesn’t mean the concept isn’t real. In the Bible, for example, the witch of Endor summoned the spirit of the dead prophet Samuel, who accurately foretold King Saul’s death in battle. In general, the idea of trafficking with Satan should not produce warm fuzzy holiday thoughts. ... Cut On The Dotted Line blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946867 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:54:49 +0100 2946867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946970&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=35451&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jung-at-heart.com%2Fjung_at_heart%2Fa_dream_at_the_breakfast_ta.html A few days ago I read Stephen Gyllenhaal's piece in Huffington Post in which he muses about a dream Sara Corbett, who wrote the long piece on the Red Book for the New York Times, offered. The dream as she related it is: "This dream was about an elephant -- a dead elephant with its head cut off. The head was on a grill at a suburban-style barbecue, and I was holding the spatula. Everybody milled around with cocktails; the head sizzled over the flames. I was angry at my daughter's kindergarten teacher because she was supposed to be grilling the elephant head at the barbecue, but she hadn't bothered to show up. And so the job fell to me. Then I woke up." So far so good. Interesting dream. And he talks about how one might make a film of the dream, using it as the image source. Also i... Jung At Heart blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946970 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:59:34 +0100 2946970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943945&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FLdrtQopG7g4%2F Next Tuesday, November 3rd: I’ll be presenting the SharpBrains Guide to a business/ entrepreneurial audience at the San Francisco Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (you can register online). Description: While most of us have heard the phrase “use it or lose it,” very few understand what “it” means, or how to properly “use it” in order to improve brain function and fitness. This talk will provide an overview of the most recent research, guidelines and resources to “Use It and Improve It”, summarizing the main findings and topics from the new book The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. We will debunk 10 common brain fitness myths; discuss how the brain works and the 4 pillars of brain maintenance; explain the difference be... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943945 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:37:12 +0100 2943945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939566&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=35822&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhatWinnersDo%2F%7E3%2F-YYyJG15s4I%2F When you think of addiction recovery you usually don't associate this with baseball BUT after reading the following quote I think you will agree that in our addiction recovery and in our spiritual lives we should be striving to be more like the game of baseball. "Baseball teaches us, or has taught most of us, how to deal with failure. We learn at a very young age that failure is the norm in baseball and, precisely because we have failed, we hold in high regard those who fail less often - those who hit safely in one out of three chances and become star players. I also find it fascinating that baseball, alone in sport, considers errors to be part of the game, part of it's rigorous truth." -Francis T. Vincent, Jr., Commissioner of Baseball It is very easy in life to lose perspective and think... What Winners Do blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939566 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:10:26 +0100 2939566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931018&cid=t_100823_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fdont-be-such-a-scientist.html Don’t be such a scientist! It’s the kind of thing I’d expect my sister to say to my face if I’ve gone off on one of my lecture mode conversations about some great discovery, or something some of my artier friends might whisper about me behind my back. Sometimes it’s a personal wish…but then I think of everything those who choose to stifle their curiosity about the world around them miss out on: A rainbow is just as beautiful woven or unravelled, understanding the biochemistry of nectar or photosynthesis doesn’t make a rose smell any less sweet, and the beauty of a clear, night sky is all the more awesome (literally) when you’ve got a vague grasp of its true depths. Anyway, I suspect that’s what Randy Olson is getting at in his book Don&... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931018 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:04 +0100 2931018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912513&cid=t_100823_140_f&fid=35443&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheSplinteredMind%2F%7E3%2FWR0vh4y930Y%2Foff-shelf-everything-is-fine-by-ann-dee.html I loved how this book was written. Such crisp prose. Sparse, yet intimate, with a clear and strong voice. “Everything Is Fine” was written from the point of view of Mazzy, a young preteen who is coping with family tragedy. Her father is away on a new job, though one is given the feeling he is avoiding the drama at home. Her mother is a shell of her former self. Finding out what destroyed her is part of the mystery of the book. Much like the peeling away of a lettuce, the story is told in parts. Some take place in the past, some in the present. Some relate to the tragedy, some give us a window inside the mind of this traumatized girl. I felt the issues of depression were dealt with quite believably. I had a dark period in my life—never as catatonic as Mazzy’s mother but just as ... The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912513 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:06 +0100 2912513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908615&cid=t_100823_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fthis-blog-is-very-nice.html This one, here. It is about books of poetry. You will notice that the blog's title is booksofpoetry (or alternatively BOOKS OF POETRY) so you won't forget it. Nor should you. Go read it. (Source: Zackary Sholem Berger) Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908615 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:24:00 +0100 2908615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2904890&cid=t_100823_101_f&fid=34592&url=http%3A%2F%2Frandomreality.blogware.com%2Fblog%2F_archives%2F2009%2F10%2F19%2F4355431.html ...along with the lovely Scott Pack and the Friday project. (Source: Random Acts Of Reality) Random Acts Of Reality blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2904890 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:44:30 +0100 2904890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902867&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fnew-apa-book-on-educational-and.html Just learned of this book.  Do not yet have copy.  If any one reads and has opinions, please consider a guest post.Lilienfeld, S. O., & Thames, A. D. (2009). Correcting Fallacies About Educational and Psychological Testing, by R.P. Phelps. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 24(6), 631+.Technorati Tags: psychology, educational psychology, school psychology, psychological testing, APA, books (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902867 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:35:00 +0100 2902867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899077&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fregular-readers-of-this-blog-know-that.html Regular readers of this blog know that I  frequently reference the need for the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities to be used as the organizational framework for intelligence testing.  I typically provide links to two sources (one a pre-pub version of a book chapter that was eventually published; the other an invited 2009 editorial in the journal Intelligence).  If readers take time to read these sources, they will learn that CHC theory is the combination of Cattell-Horn Gf-Gc theory and Carroll's three-stratum Gf-Gc theory [Carroll, J. B. (1993). Human cognitive abilities:  A survey of factor analytic studies. New York: Cambridge University Press].  I cannot stress enough the importance of the development of CHC theory for evidence-based inte... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899077 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:23:00 +0100 2899077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894805&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FyAFTAhwltBE%2F The last post created so much interest I thought rather than wait until next week, I’d strike whilst the iron is hot and follow it up immediately. After all, I made over $3 in Amazon affiliate sales last month and I have ambitions to double that amount this month. These are the books that I have not just drank the Kool-Aid for, but bathed in the damn stuff. With the possible exception of Learned Optimism and the later stages of Mans Search For Meaning, all are fairly accessible and don’t really need any prior knowledge about anything much (other than maybe the English language) to gain benefit from. They are in no particular order and as always feel free to praise me to the heavens or laugh in my face. The Success Principles – Jack Canfield I’m not even sure if I really like th... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894805 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:26:21 +0100 2894805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890715&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F14%2Fbarbara-ehrenreich-a-situationist%2F Barbara Ehrenreich’s terrific, highly situationist, new book is now on the shelves, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America. From a related Time Magazine article here’s a brief sample of her writing on the topic of optimism. * * * If you’re craving a quick hit of optimism, reading a news magazine is probably not the best way to go about finding it. As the life coaches and motivational speakers have been trying to tell us for more than a decade now, a healthy, positive mental outlook requires strict abstinence from current events in all forms. Instead, you should patronize sites like Happynews.com, where the top international stories of the week include “Jobless Man Finds Buried Treasure” and “Adorable &#821... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890715 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:01:59 +0100 2890715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886801&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FPcswDc1-9zs%2F As you probably know I don’t like being controversial. I shy away from offering an opinion and prefer to go with the flow whenever possible. However, today it’s time to wave goodbye to Mr Nice Guy as I lay the boot into some of the most overrated, overhyped and oversold books the self development field has ever known. I have no doubt that you’ll have read some of the following books, I have equally no doubt you’ll like some of them. In fact, I like some of them, I just don’t like them as much as it seems everybody else does. Get Things Done – David Allen There is some OK material in GTD, if you’re into tickler files, to do lists and you like to be told everything multiple times. Allen hit the gap in the market for an accessible and easy to understand book on time manageme... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886801 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:55:38 +0100 2886801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883076&cid=t_100823_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fwhy-all-ivf-patients-should-see-their.html While the final outcome of an IVF cycle is uncertain, a good clinic will usually be able to make good embryos - after all, this is their core competence ! However, many clinics do not bother to show patients their embryos, and I feel this is a big mistake.We routinely show all patients their embryos, and provide them with a photograph of their embryos. We feel this is important for us - and for them.For one thing, it allows us to be open and transparent. We work hard at trying to get our patients pregnant, and if they can see their own embryos, patients know that we have done everything which was humanly possible. This gives them peace of mind, even if the cycle fails, because they know that the medical treatment they have received has been of high quality.It's also very good for reinforci... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883076 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:15:00 +0100 2883076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883095&cid=t_100823_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Flogicomix-epic-search-for-truth.html Yesterday was to have been a day of writing and programming. Instead, I surprised myself by buzzing through a 300+ page graphic novel on the life of Bertand Russell and his quest for the foundations of mathematics.This "comic" was an impulse buy in our local indie bookstore yesterday. It's browsing for and finding jewels like this that remind me why I still love physical bookstores so much.The authors and illustrators tell a great story, mixing romance, two world wars, politics, philosophy, logic, math and human failings into a narrative compelling enough to distract me from A Lot of Other Stuff I Needed to Get Done.A fine tale well told. I've passed it on to my son, to see how it fares with the tastes of a 15.9 year old.I'm off to a play this afternoon, and then it's back to the joys of ... Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883095 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:17:00 +0100 2883095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876091&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fthat-didnt-work.html I'm writing about when things go wrong in psychiatric treatment. I have to say, we've gotten a lot of ideas for our book from our blog readers! We've heard a lot of stories about both loved and hated shrinks, and you've made us think about psychiatry in a new way.I still think that lots of what we do is good. Over time, I've come to have a huge appreciation for the individual differences people have, and for how dismissive it may feel if those differences aren't appreciated. I've also come to appreciate that everyone is not helped by our worked, that sometimes the support and the relationship really help when the symptoms are unrelieved, and that when someone says "enough"...it's usually best to respect that.I almost feel like I'm signing off here. But I'm not. Tell me your stories....----... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876091 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:41:00 +0100 2876091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865877&cid=t_100823_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2FcZRcAVU1DrQ%2F Have you ever wondered how important your diagnostic lab results are to your diabetes control? Here’s the test you should be sure your Doctor runs for you. What if by running the right tests, your physician could determine not only where your diabetes stands right now, but also whether it is progressing or reversing? Stuart Seale, MD, Medical Director at Lifestyle Center of America and author of the book The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle, has outlined three important tests your doctor needs to do for you and why each test is crucial: Lipid Profile If you have diabetes and do not get a yearly lipid profile check up, be SURE to ask your doctor about it. This test measures the levels of total cholesterol, HDL (good) cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides. Test results will in... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865877 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:00:29 +0100 2865877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858663&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ftwitter-novel-about-psychiatrist-and.html So this is something different. A novel... by a psychiatrist... released 140 characters at a time via Twitter (@goosenovel). If you try to read it via Twitter, you have to start at the beginning, so it is easier to catch up by going to his novel site, for the twitter-impaired. It is written by Doug Bremner MD at Emory, who has already written a book about drug safety.I thought the idea of a twitter novel was interesting (and surely Dinah will have something to say about this).----- Listen to our latest podcast at mythreeshrinks.com or subscribe to our rss feed. (Source: Shrink Rap) Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858663 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2858663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846337&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-essential-guide-to-breastfeeding%2F The new book Great Expectations: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding by Marianne Neifert, M.D., is a wonderful resource for pregnant women and women who are currently breastfeeding. It contains comprehensive, up-to-date information in an easy to read format. It’s refreshing to see evidence- and practice-based breastfeeding recommendations from a doctor. While most physicians receive very little education in breastfeeding, Dr. Neifert has many years of experience practicing breastfeeding medicine as a pediatrician, co-founder of one of the very first breastfeeding centers in the United States, and co-founder of the Denver Mothers’ Milk Bank (among a long list of credentials, not the least of which is having breastfed her own five children!) The book strikes the perfect balanc... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846337 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:31:56 +0100 2846337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838890&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fhealthbolt-reading-room-take-two%2F Milestone birthdays can be stressful times. I find it’s always around any birthday ending in 0 that I start reaching for self-help books. This year was no different. Soon after my birthday, I started reading the following… Change your habits, change your life (A Proven Plan for Healthy Living) by Danna Demetre. In this book, Demetere, a lifestyle coach, provides a 40 day guide to how you can make dynamic and lasting changes to your life by taking an ‘inside-out’ approach. Along the way, you will learn how to turn unhealthy thoughts healthy, stay active and maximize your energy by eating right, achieve true rest and regeneration, and discover how a  writing a daily journal can help in the move towards permanent change. 70 Ways to Beat 70 (Keys to a Longer, Healthier Life). I’m no... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838890 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:25:12 +0100 2838890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2836164&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fhealthbolt-reading-room%2F What I’ve been reading this week… Healing through writing is the theme of Writing Away The Demons: Stories of Creative Coping through Transformative Writing edited by Dr. Sherry Reiter. The book is a collection of stories written by those who took up a pen and paper during their crisis -  be it alcoholism, domestic violence, cancer, and addiction.  Informative, enlightening, and inspiring, each story offers encouragement and insight to readers who might be in similar circumstances. Deborah King suggests that what you hide can hurt you in Truth Heals, a book that focuses on the relationship between the suppression of truth and how this can later manifest into pain or illness. Using her own personal journey as well as client and celebrity profiles, Deborah offers a roadmap for people w... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2836164 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:02:44 +0100 2836164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2836336&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fz6GC-4leY3s%2F I recently receive e-mails or read posts at Suboxone Forum that go something like this: I used all kinds of pain pills over the past ten years—Vicodin, then oxycodone, methadone, and even fentanyl patches. Then I got into heroin for a year and finally hit my rock bottom. I went to a Suboxone doctor and he put me on 16 mg per day. At first everything was great, but I don’t like the side effects. I get so tired every day. I’m not happy like I used to be. I wake up in the morning and don’t have any energy or excitement for life. I really don’t like what the Suboxone is doing to me and want to stop. Sometimes it is a little different—the first part is the same, but then the person writes: I really wanted to stop taking it so that my body is free of chemicals so I stopped. I was rea... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2836336 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:37:12 +0100 2836336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834239&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-guide-to-raising-fit-kids%2F Raising kids is never easy, especially in this age of junk food, technology, and information overload. We are constantly bombarded by the media with news of rising childhood obesity rates, inactivity, and poor eating habits. What’s a parent to do? Well, one thing that might help is reading Dr Rob’s Guide to Raising Fit Kids. While he doesn’t have all the answers, his expertise as a physician, coach, and parent allows him to provide a general blueprint on how to raise a healthy child Dr Rob is actually Dr Robert S Gotlin, Director of Orthopaedic and Sports Rehabilitation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. He’s also the team physician for the Harlem Wizards basketball team, a member of the medical team for women’s rugby, U.S. nationa... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834239 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:35:20 +0100 2834239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832112&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-road-rules-to-live-by%2F Did you know that around 40 million squirrels a year get run over on US roads simply because they are so busy running back and forth, with no plan or strategy, with the sole aim of finding nuts? Which is why Andrew J Sherman, in his self-improvement book Road Rules, suggests that we need to ‘Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel.’ Unlike squirrels, trucks are big, powerful, and have a plan, road map, and destination in mind. They, unlike the squirrel, don’t get squashed. Yes, it sounds a bit extreme, even violent and aggressive. But once you get into the book, you’ll find that there is nothing at all aggressive about Andrew’s approach to life. In fact, the book simply uses road signs and rules as the way to navigate the road of life. Road Rules puts a new spin on many of the common road... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832112 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:02:55 +0100 2832112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2824289&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fbook-review-iq-testing-101-by-alan.html Anyone involved in the field of intelligence testing is familiar with the work of Dr. Alan Kaufman, a leading expert on interpretation of the Wechsler intelligence batteries, an author of his own intelligence tests, and a scholar/researcher who has published extensively in professional psychology journals on various aspects of intelligence and intelligence testing.This past week I was pleased to receive a copy of his new book:  IQ Testing 101.  The number of books and published articles re: intelligence testing is beyond comprehension by any single reader.  Thus, although only having skimmed select sections at this time, I can say that this is the book I would recommend to anyone who wants an easy-to-read, accurate, introductory overview of the past and current state-of-the-... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2824289 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:24:00 +0100 2824289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814635&cid=t_100823_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FNK2ouJPugrc%2Fnewly-dx-week-real-life-guide-to-diabetes.php To kick off Newly Dx Week on Diabetes Daily, I am pleased to share an illuminating interview with Hope Warshaw. Hope is co-author of the new book, The Real-Life Guide to Diabetes: How to Handle Everyday Emergencies--And More (amazon link). So let's dive right in! Don't miss the attachments! I've included the table of contents, a checklist for creating your diabetes emergency kit, and some of my favorite pages at the end.Who should read the Real-Life Guide to Diabetes?The book is very much written for person with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. While there’s certainly lot of info about diabetes in general,dealing with diabetes, emergencies, standards of care, updates on research studies, dealing with depression, etc, the over-arching information for the book is for pre-diabetes or type 2... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814635 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2814635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814487&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=35451&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jung-at-heart.com%2Fjung_at_heart%2Fthe_red_book.html The big news in the Jungian world this week is the forthcoming publication of Jung's The Red Book, a volume Jungians have been curious about for decades. Perhaps as big is the unusually positive article about the effort to publish the book  -- in fact "Jung and the Holy Grail of the Unconscious" was the cover story for yesterday's NY Times. John Grohol also writes of this publishing event today. I have heard about The Red Book  for years so naturally I am curious about it. And if and when a chance to look at it closely comes for me, I will certainly take advantage of it. I must confess though that I am more interested in application of Jungian theory, in its clinical use than I am in Jung himself. I was reading works by Jungians long before I began to read Jung -- perhaps that ... Jung At Heart blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814487 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:44:51 +0100 2814487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820594&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fcrqmz9BWymc%2F I have talked about the book I am working on– I decided at some point to come out with two things. I receive so many questions about Suboxone– apparently many doctors don’t come up with suggestions for dealing with surgery, pain, etc. So I have produced an e-book that describes my approach to dealing with all of the little things that can become big things without proper guidance. The e-book is called ‘A User’s Guide to Suboxone’, and can be downloaded for $17.95 using the links below. This book is all very practical– not theory.  It discusses how I handle planned vs emergency surgery, pregnancy, inductions from high tolerances, tapering…  I don’t want people to use this as the final say, but rather to use the information to spark co... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820594 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:37:45 +0100 2820594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814720&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fcrqmz9BWymc%2F I have talked about the book I am working on– I decided at some point to come out with two things. I receive so many questions about Suboxone– apparently many doctors don’t come up with suggestions for dealing with surgery, pain, etc. So I have produced an e-book that describes my approach to dealing with all of the little things that can become big things without proper guidance. The e-book is called ‘A User’s Guide to Suboxone’, and can be downloaded for $17.95 using the links below. This book is 25 pages long, but it is all practical– not theory.  It discusses how I handle planned vs emergency surgery, pregnancy, inductions from high tolerances, tapering…  I don’t want people to use this as the final say, but rather to use the inf... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814720 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:37:45 +0100 2814720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812374&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-where-did-all-the-fat-go%2F Fans of ‘The Biggest Loser’ reality series looking to lose weight will be pleased to hear that the doctor behind the program, Dr Robert Huizenga, has written a book “Where Did All The Fat Go” to guide them on their weight loss. But if you plan on following his action plan, be ready to sweat. Huizenga’s weight loss program focuses on large quantities of jogging daily and a strict balanced eating plan. According to him, the body has to work at 120%  7 days a week in order to lose the fat. To do this, anyone looking to lose weight needs to exercise at least 2 hours a day. There is no time to rest. As for the type of exercise, the book focuses primarily on walking and jogging as the two best ways to lose the fat. It’s a program that has merits but be advised, it’s not suitable f... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812374 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:22:32 +0100 2812374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807636&cid=t_100823_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FMRQRJd5y9lE%2Fbirdscapes.php Not too long ago, this unemployed scientist had the honor of being asked to write a book review for Science. The Science book review editor was looking for a review of Jeremy Mynott's new book, Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience. The editor, who peeks at my blog when no one is looking, noticed that I am a scientist and bird maniac who writes and publishes lots of book reviews on my blog, so he very kindly (and out of the blue) decided to give me a chance to write for one of the top scientific journals in the world. My review, which I wrote while I was in Finland, has just been published and is now available online for you to read, or if you prefer a hard copy, here's the PDF (I think it's free -- you'll have to let me know if it's not so I can email a copy to you). Read ... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807636 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:59:04 +0100 2807636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2803880&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-keJ5MwQEeo%2F Via James Grimmelmann, the Washington Legal Foundation, a group known for its defense of property rights, filed an objection to the Google book deal earlier this month focusing on concerns related to those I raised in my posts earlier this week. WLF points out that the Supreme Court has mandated that plaintiffs seeking to certify a class must make a diligent effort to notify all affected class members. According to the high court’s Shutts decision, this effort must include—at a minimum—sending a letter to every identifiable member of the class. In this case, this would mean sending a letter to every address in the US Copyright Office’s database of authors. WLF questions whether this was done; the foundation reports that it never received notification related to any of the b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2803880 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:17:51 +0100 2803880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800375&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwXo02MyF5Uo%2F In response to yesterday’s post making the case against the Google Book Search Deal, I had spirited conversation with Google policy analyst Derek Slater, who helped me understand Google’s perspective on the case and some of the issues I discussed. He raised a reasonable objection to my claim that “the settlement would give Google carte blanche to use these orphan works without making a serious effort to contact their owners.” He points out that the settlement stipulates that the Book Rights Registry will make an effort to locate orphan works holders and hold funds in escrow for five years to be paid to any orphan work holders who surface. Describing this as “carte blanche” was probably too strong. I think my basic point—that Google won’t be requi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800375 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:24:27 +0100 2800375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796371&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-the-writing-diet%2F Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way and Vein of Gold, books about the process of writing through morning pages and journaling, has tackled dieting in her new book The Writing Diet. A big fan of her previous two book on writing, I was interested on seeing how she incorporates writing into weight loss. Turns out she does it quite easily. Julia suggests that by using writing as a primary tool, you can figure out what’s causing your weight problem and then fix it. Full of assignments and creative exercises, the book really makes you stop and think about the choices you have been making and the choices you could make. It’s a comfortable read, offering gentle guidance through your journey of weight loss. Overeating is usually such a mindless activity that we don’t realize we are en... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796371 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:54:13 +0100 2796371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793136&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwDbkAurfUmk%2F Five years ago, Google began scanning millions of books for inclusion in what eventually became Google Book Search. Google carefully designed the service to stay within the boundaries of copyright’s fair use provisions, at least as Google interpreted them. Still, some authors and publishers objected, and in 2005 they filed a lawsuit accusing Google of copyright infringement. The lawsuit dragged on for more than three years. Finally, in 2008, the parties announced a settlement of the lawsuit. Its text runs for 140 pages, not counting a secret termination clause available only to Google and its adversaries. The deadline for comments on the settlement was earlier this month, and on October 7 a federal judge must decide whether to approve or reject the settlement. I was (and still am) fi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793136 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:07:12 +0100 2793136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793454&cid=t_100823_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2FYwdTPnvv9So%2F Bottom line up front: If you want to make social media for your personal brand or your corporate brand work for you, buy Six Pixels of Separation by Mitch Joel. Reviewing Six Pixels of Separation I got an early galley copy of this book and I dove in right away. I’ve been a big fan of Mitch’s blog for a LONG time, and I was delighted to get an early copy of his book. I dove in quickly and shoved about 100 other books aside, and this book didn’t disappoint. The book was jam-packed full of stories and examples on how others have succeeded in the online world. I find this is how I learn best, by learning from others’ examples. Mitch went into a good amount of depth, and my favorite story is actually about how he got the book published: He got introduced by someone he met online to h... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793454 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:28:00 +0100 2793454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778373&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-you-can-think-yourself-thin%2F Losing weight is not just about reducing and watching what you eat. There’s a myriad of other issues that also need to be addressed, ranging from lack of sleep, your environment,relationships with others and your personal history. And that’s just what ‘You Can Think Yourself Thin’ focuses on. Written by trained hypnotherapist Ursula James, You Can Think Yourself Thin offers clear and simple techniques that get you examining your  subconscious and changing  negative thought patterns into positive ones.  The ultimate goal might be to lose weight, but according to James there’s a few things that you need to do first. You need to build up your self confidence, improve your feelings of self worth, come to grips with underlying issues that are causing overeating, and then make a fut... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778373 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:53:46 +0100 2778373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774734&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FaAd-hGE1Cbc%2F Here you have the September edition of our monthly newsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, using the box at the top of this page. In the current edition of The Journal on Active Aging, I discuss why we need to Retool "Use it or lose it", and why routine, doing things inside our comfort zones, is the most common enemy of the novelty, variety and challenge our brains need. You can read the full article for free Here. Book Tour We are glad to report that The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness continues to obtain excellent endorsements: "This is the only book that I know of that seamlessly integrates latest information about cognitive health across the lifespan. Very useful to any... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774734 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:26:03 +0100 2774734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774886&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F3GxrldRrmUc%2F David Foster Wallace’s writing is like a firework, always fading away. A.S. Byatt’s writing has life in it. It is solid, and will happily last and live as long as is possible for a book to live. DFW’s Infinite Jest frightens me with the possibility always of its frivolity, its center of nothingness, despair, entertainment as a main goal in life and entertainment as ultimately empty and leading literally to death and decay and waste around us. It is amazing that DFW lived long enough to create that work. It is amazing that he lived through all of the experiences that he must have in order to write of these subjects, of addiction to substances and activities and of recovery from these addictions. You can’t simply make up stuff like the monologues and descriptions of A... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774886 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:27:08 +0100 2774886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772501&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-going-%25e2%2580%2598before-the-scalpel%25e2%2580%2599%2F Recently I had laser surgery done on my varicose veins. My specialist had given me the choice of having the veins stripped or lasered.  What he didn’t realize was that to me there was no choice. I had no desire to be put under general anasthetic to have the veins stripped. But for millions of people around the world, there is no choice. The surgery treatment they need requires them to have a general anesthetic (GA). And anyone who has to have a GA really should get all the facts before that happens. Unfortunately, that’s not always something they get from their doctor or other health professions. This book ‘Before the Scalpel’, however, spells everything out in a clear and concise manner. Easy to read and with plenty of visual aids, it covers pretty much everything you need to kno... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772501 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:12:33 +0100 2772501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768799&cid=t_100823_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fchildrens-book-on-autism-child-12-year-old%2F Dyllan Rafil a 12 year old who has Aspergers Syndrome has published a book about his experience growing up with Aspergers.“He said that he wanted to help other children’s families and their teachers understand what life is like for children with autism,” according to his mother.  The book called Super Senses is a children’s book [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768799 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:56:59 +0100 2768799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766155&cid=t_100823_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F9nHMIkobkaU%2F After a surprisingly calm summer, I am getting my brain, throat, and presentation, ready for the book tour to promote The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. The tour includes two talks at New York Public Library! These are the events during September and October - please let me know if you plan to attend any. And, of course, if you haven't ordered your copy yet, Amazon.com is here to help you... Order Book at Amazon.com Click Here to order at Amazon.com. Print Edition, $24.95 Order Kindle eBook Click Here to order at Amazon.com, Kindle Edition, $9.99 > September 8th, Petaluma, California: Physical and Mental Exercise for Brain Fitness, at the Club One Fitness Center. More information here. > September 9th, San Francisco: The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, at San... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766155 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:38:12 +0100 2766155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2765982&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-hair-loss-for-dummies%2F What causes hair loss?  Can you prevent it? Can lost hair be restored? These are just some of the questions answered by the user-friendly Hair Loss & Replacement for Dummies. Co-authored by well known hair restoration surgeons Robert M. Bernstein, M.D., F.A.A.D., and Dr. William Rassman, this book gives both men and women a clear understanding about hair loss, hair loss prevention, hair replacement, natural remedies, over the counter treatments, and medical and hair transplant options. Featured chapters include … Getting To Know Your Hair ( What Causes Hair Loss; The Devastation Of Hair Loss In Women; Undergoing Hair Restoration Surgery) Anatomy and Physiology of Hair (How Hair Grows; Aging Hair; Hair & Ethnicity, Maintaining Self-Esteem in the Face of Hair Loss) Taking Bet... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2765982 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:26:58 +0100 2765982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761826&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-tips-on-livin-the-moment%2F David “Yeah Dave” Romanelli seems like a most unlikely guru. He seems too  goofy and outrageous for someone guiding others on a path to enlightenment. But in this day and age, gurus no longer need to be serious and focused. They just need to be able to show us a way to find pleasure, happiness, and enjoyment. His book, Yeah Dave’s Guide to LiVIN’ the MOMENT is all about Dave and his Zen approach to happiness and living in the moment.  Informally written, it’s a rollercoaster ride through Dave’s life, complete with anecdotes and encounters that illustrate why we all need to slow down and pay attention. As the founder/teacher of “Yoga + Chocolate” and “Yoga + Wine” workshops, David Romanelli writes “There is a place where the chocolate tastes sweeter, the mu... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761826 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:20:17 +0100 2761826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757701&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-the-resilient-child%2F Want to learn how to stress-proof your kids and help them learn skills and techniques to cope with all the life can throw at them? Then check out this book by Dr George S Everly Jr,  a leading expert in the field of stress management. Everly,  who predominantly counsels victims of life’s toughest moments, such as the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina, wrote this book as a gift to his own children. In fact, it is a gift to all parents and children who have the opportunity to read and take on board it’s lessons. Called The Resilient Child: Seven Essential Lessons for Your Child’s Happiness and Success, the book offers parents a way to teach child the basic skills need to develop inner strength to cope with stress and adversity. Using the ABCs (Action, Belief, and Cod... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757701 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:30:48 +0100 2757701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751906&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-living-life-%25e2%2580%2598after-the-stroke%25e2%2580%2599%2F Americans may remember Mark McEwen from when he was weatherman, and then later anchor, for CBS This Morning from 1987 to 2002 and then local news anchor in Orlando, Florida. In 2005 he suffered a massive stroke and his world was turned upside down and inside out. A man of words, suddenly he could not speak. A man of action, suddenly he could not move. Just staying alive was touch and go. And yet, three years later, not only is he talking and walking, he has also authored a book. After the Stroke by Mark McEwen (with Daniel Paisner) provides a candid look into  Mark’s journey from stroke victim to stroke survivor. Flicking back and forth from his early life to his ‘stroke’ life, the book lays open the whole of Mark’s life and as a result offers hope and encouragement to those who h... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751906 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:16:50 +0100 2751906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2747923&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fseptember-is-healthbolt-book-month%2F I’ve been looking around my study and suddenly realized that I am in danger of being overrun with books that have been sent for review. I’ve ready many of them, some even more than once, but somehow haven’t managed to find time to post reviews about them. Bad management on my part. I figure it’s time to get my act together and review the books that are piling up in the bookcase, on the desk, and on the floor.   September is therefore designated Healthbolt Book Month, with a new book review everyday until I run out of books or words. (image source) Post from: Healthbolt (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2747923 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:11:26 +0100 2747923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2747920&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fwinner-of-the-essential-guide-to-breastfeeding%2F Sorry, I didn’t mean to build the suspense about the winner of “The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding”! I am in the middle of moving and this post is brought to you straight from my BlackBerry so I’ll get to the point! Random.org chose lucky number 13, which is Jaime who Tweeted about the contest for a second chance to win! Congratulations Jaime. Please email me your home mailing address at angela (at) b5media (dot) com to claim your prize by Wednesday. Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2747920 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:21:11 +0100 2747920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741570&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F68s1NGsQIvg%2F Walden Pond, originally uploaded by niehoff. This is a shot of Walden Pond, near where Thoreau had built his hut. (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741570 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:19:36 +0100 2741570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737778&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F27%2Ftoward-a-situationist-perspective-on-regulation%2F Tobin Project Program Officer and Situationist friend, John Cisternino, has an important new co-edited book, titled “New Perspectives on Regulation.”  Here’s the abstract. * * * New regulation shouldn’t rely on old ideas. Since the 1960s, influential research on government failure helped to drive the movement for deregulation and privatization. Yet even as this branch of research was flourishing, very different ideas were sprouting in the social sciences with profound implications for our understanding of human behavior and the role of government. Some of these ideas, particularly from the field of behavioral economics, have begun to enter into discussions of regulatory purpose, design, and implementation. The process is far from complete, and many other exciting n... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737778 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:01:50 +0100 2737778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730146&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F25%2Fto-be-or-not-to-be-my-kids-friend-on-facebook%2F Or… Whether ’tis nobler to be an invasive parent or trust your teenager? That is the question. The fastest growing segment of people on Facebook (FB) are those over thirty-five years old. A lot of them are parents. It won’t be long before some very clever hacker will produce Facebook G2: ‘Where your mom can’t find you.’ Why? Because even in the Internet-cell phone- GPS age, a developing young adult wants his or her privacy. Is that so bad? This question came to my attention when I first joined Facebook about a year ago. Being a newbie, I did everything Facebook instructed me to do, including invite everyone in my email address book to be my ‘friend’. That included my teenage son, M. One day M. passed by me in the kitchen and we did a stop and chat. “Hey, you never... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730146 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:01:39 +0100 2730146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730328&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fnot-done-yet-reviewed-for-cmaj.html I have recovered from chemo but a week end at the Folk Festival and a night of insomnia have left me completely brain dead.In lieu of any original content on my part, I wanted a share a wonderful review of Not Done Yet, published in this month's Canadian Medical Association Journal.A physician who treats breast cancer patients might wonder what this blog-cum-book could offer a busy professional whose daily practice likely holds its own heartbreaking quota of Lauries...However, Kingston’s book provides the detail and emotional shadings that give meaning to these stark, exterior facts. The honest telling of a singular story weaves the experience of cancer into the whole cloth of a life, reworked after a devastating rupture. She vividly integrates events and see-sawing emotions...Comfortabl... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730328 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:52:00 +0100 2730328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727092&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fwin-the-essential-guide-to-breastfeeding%2F Now is your chance to win a copy of the new breastfeeding book Great Expectations: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding which has come out just in time to celebrate National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Author Marianne Neifert, MD, is well qualified to write a breastfeeding guide in light of her experience as a pediatrician, co-founder of the Denver Mothers’ Milk Bank, founding member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding. In an easy-to-read format packed with helpful information, the book addresses everything a nursing mother needs to know, including getting ready for breastfeeding, the first weeks, breastfeeding problems, adjusting to parenthood, and working and breastfeeding. How to Enter to Win a Cop... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727092 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:08:59 +0100 2727092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724894&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F23%2Fthe-situation-of-time-and-mind%2F Situationist friend, Ellen Langer takes a mindful view of our mental powers in her fascinating book, “Counter Clockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility.”  Here are some excerpts from Melora North’s review in Wicked Local. * * * [Ellen Langer]  has taken on an awesome challenge to introduce readers of all ages to new concepts that may indeed change their lives and turn back time. “Way back when we did research on elderly people,” she says. “We wanted to find out how a change in mind can change people. If you put the mind in a different place the results are dramatic, the mind and body come back together. Where you put the mind, you put the body.” One of the studies Langer conducted with five of her grad students was to assemble a group of elderly, ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724894 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:01:01 +0100 2724894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719929&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F08%2F20%2Fchaos-theory-dick-cheney-needs-a-book-title%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Dick Cheney Needs a Book Title. Posted in Politcal Cartoons Tagged: "dick cheney book", "dick cheney memoir", "dick cheney" (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719929 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:07:03 +0100 2719929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2715660&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F08%2Fbook-review-cyanobacteria-blue-green.html The Cyanobacteria"There is not much that isn't covered in this book, and the editors and authors have managed to produce a survey that is comprehensive and readable. It manages the difficult feat of having enough up-to-date and in depth information for the specialist yet covering the basics in way comprehensible to the beginner and those from other fields of study." from The Biochemist (2009).Further reading: The Cyanobacteria: Molecular Biology, Genomics and EvolutionFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2715660 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:33:00 +0100 2715660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716196&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FQqzdoJ6_sjY%2F Image by qousqous via Flickr I am still, as stated earlier, reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I have decided that it’s not a novel that I am continuing to read because I like it, though I do. I’ve given up on a lot of likeable novels. There is also the allure of actually finishing a “cool” and “important” novel, and therefore having a license to drone on about it to everyone within earshot. That’s not been a deciding factor ever since I gave up reading Gravity’s Rainbow when it came out when I was in high school. That book was immediately made cool by some sort of critical osmosis that I could never quite fathom. I chucked it after about 54 pages of humor (I think) that I simply didn’t get. I have decided that, unlike mo... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716196 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:24:43 +0100 2716196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716166&cid=t_100823_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F4zs98YBB9M0%2Freview-taming-the-tiger---your-first-year-with-diabetes.php Taming the Tiger: Your first year with Diabetes is an antidote to all-encompassing diabetes guides. Author William "Lee" Dubois has whittled his far-reaching knowledge down to the bare essentials. This book contains exactly what you need to get started with diabetes - and nothing more. Learn About Diabetes the Easy WayYou'll immediately notice that this book is different. The book is small. A woman could fit it in dress slacks pockets. A man could fit in the mini-pocket on the front of trendy jeans. It's a mere 4.5"x3". And at 94 pages, it's a fast read.The writing is big. If diabetes hasn't been a friend to your eye sight, you'll be pleasantly surprised with easy reading. Dubois has a sense of humor and let's it shine. If you prefer to read a book by an author with admitted vice... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716166 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:59:25 +0100 2716166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712309&cid=t_100823_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FVlQJABc7cJo%2Freview-50-diabetes-myths-that-can-ruin-your-life-and-the-50-diabetes-truths-that-can-save-it.php Conclusion: Read It!I read about diabetes day and night, yet I still found this book illuminating. There are many persistent and widely believed myths about diabetes. It's important to dispell them, especially at the beginning, to save those with diabetes from devastating mistakes. 50 Myths accomplishes this goal in an easy-to-browse fashion. (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712309 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:15:12 +0100 2712309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709126&cid=t_100823_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fnew-breastfeeding-picture-book%2F A new breastfeeding board book captures the beauty of breastfeeding in striking black and white photography: Breastfeeding Portraits in Black and White by Stacie Turner of Stacie Turner Photography. Stacie is the mother of breastfed twins featured in her personal blog The Twinkies. Book Review The sturdy 5″ x 6″ board book features 12 gorgeous images on six (front and back) pages. The pictures include nurslings ranging from a 4-day-old newborn (make me cry will you?!) to a 3-year-old toddler. The pictures stand alone without captions or other text. I was curious to see how my children would like the book. My 7-year-old, too old for board books in general, was completely unfazed by the book. She thinks it’s perfectly normal to see images of breastfeeding mothers and babi... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709126 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:16:42 +0100 2709126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709197&cid=t_100823_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F17%2Fexercising-your-brain-as-you-age%2F According to a news article we published today, simple everyday activities are all we need to keep our minds sharp as we age, mixed in with a healthy dose of daily physical exercise. The study measured over 4,000 participants’ brain and cognitive functioning over a 6 year period to arrive at these results. Boiled down to the basics, the researchers found the following activities help our brains remain sharp as we age: Mental activities, like reading or doing a crossword puzzle Physical exercise, generally the more the better (but even some, such as simply walking for 30 minutes per day, is better than nothing) Remaining socially engage with your friends or family Maintaining a positive attitude throughout life Learning new activities, hobbies or anything that requires concentrat... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709197 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:33:43 +0100 2709197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2694944&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F08%2Freal-time-pcr-book-review.html Real-Time PCR"... written by international authors expert in specific technical principles and applications ... a useful compendium of basic and advanced applications for laboratory scientists. It is an ideal introductory textbook and will serve as a practical handbook in laboratories where the technology is employed."from Christopher J. McIver in Australian J. Med. Sci. 2009. 30(2): 59-60Further reading: Real-Time PCR: Current Technology and ApplicationsFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2694944 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:13:00 +0100 2694944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2694946&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F08%2Fclostridia-book-review.html "... covers aspects of clostridial molecular biology ranging from ... the biology and genetics of clostridial toxins, to new directions, such as the use of clostridia in tumor therapy, and it contains contributions from prominent researchers in the field of clostridia research ... useful for newcomers to the field who seek a broad review of the topic or for undergraduate students."from Allison Wroe and Thamarai Schneiders in Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009 49: 486Further reading: Clostridia: Molecular Biology in the Post-genomic EraFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2694946 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:09:00 +0100 2694946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2694947&cid=t_100823_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F08%2Facanthamoeba-book-review.html This excellent book provides the first comprehensive review of Acanthamoeba, with particular emphasis on its biology and pathogenesis. ... This outstanding book presents the current state of research on every aspect of this organism, detailing major advances ... This excellent compilation will serve as an essential reference for parasitologists, microbiologists, immunologists, and physicians ... as well as an invaluable reference for new and experienced researchers who wish to better understand this fascinating organism. This book is the definitive guide to current research on this increasingly important organism. ... This excellent book would be also an indispensable acquisition for every institutional library ... will be in demand for many, many years.from Zdzislaw Swiderski, Polish Acad... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2694947 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:07:00 +0100 2694947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695635&cid=t_100823_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FXxuE1s0YiFg%2F Hi all–   sorry for the infrequent posting lately.  I am trying to finish a book about Suboxone and about addiction, and by the time I finish working in my practice each day I have little time to divide between the blog, the book, and a few other projects.  I just told the folks at MedHelp.org that I was leaving the expert forums in addiction and chronic pain;  I simply have too many things going on at once.    I stay up ’til past midnight every night answering questions, then get up the next day, race to the office ten minutes late (again),  pick at the book over my lunch hour, then spend the evening on the computer after gettting home.  Another example, by the way, of addictive behavior. The book will include much of this blog, organized in such a way so that a read... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695635 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:07:17 +0100 2695635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2683967&cid=t_100823_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fregular-guy-by-laura-shumaker-book.html Spoiler:This is not a book where everyone lives happily ever after.If you write and publish a book about your personal life you automatically expose yourself to criticism. If you write an accurate and honest account of your personal life, warts and all, you expose yourself to even greater criticism. So I shall be the first to launch the attack.But let’s back up a bit. Let’s be frank here. There are so many books on the subject of autism, a deluge, that it’s sometimes hard to spot the good ones. These days I positively avoid reading anything about autism as I am heartily sick to death of all the tales of woe and misery. I also dislike warped distortions of autism where everything is fun and games. I’m looking for balance and realism.But I digress. Back to Laura and her book “A Reg... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2683967 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:15:00 +0100 2683967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2683968&cid=t_100823_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fthis-lovely-life-by-vicki-forman.html A memoir of premature motherhoodI have done my very best since day one to consistently complain and grumble about autism. Indeed I would go so far as to suggest that I have reached a certain degree of expertise on the subject, on moaning that is, rather than autism. I remember quite clearly the moment that my world fell apart. It happened on quite an ordinarily autistic day in the park, when all of a sudden my son fell out of the play structure onto his head. As he vomited in the Emergency Room and they wheeled him away for an MRI the nurse told me to ‘brace myself.’ Instead of having an autistic child I was threatened with a replacement, a seriously physically and mentally ill child. Without question it was the most sobering moment of my life. When the nurse returned, much, much later... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2683968 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0100 2683968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2683978&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F6ThXG3J7qZc%2F I’m all for spiritual exploration, but I think that taking the Book of Revelations too literally in a phone call between heads of state can make you look just silly in posterity. Incredibly, President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse. Honest. This isn’t a joke. The president of the United States, in a top-secret phone call to a major European ally, asked for French troops to join American soldiers in attacking Iraq as a mission from God. via Council for Secular Humanism. Related articles by Zemanta Bush told French President Iraq was a quest foretold in the Bible (inquisitr.com) Former French President says Bush invaded Iraq to thwart Gog and Magog&#82... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2683978 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:55:16 +0100 2683978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674528&cid=t_100823_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F06%2Flearning-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-an-illustrated-guide%2F Despite this book being unrelated to pain management, I can’t go past this one for learning how to develop the basic skills in cognitive behavioural therapy. It’s (you guessed it!) ‘Learning cognitive behavior therapy: An illustrated guide’ written by JW Wright, MR Basco & ME Thase, published by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc, Washington, 2006.  It is one of the titles included in the ‘Core Competencies in Psychotherapy’ series, and was written to provide ‘an immersion in the fundamentals of each form of psychotherapy and explicitly addresses the seix core areas of competency needed in medical practice as outlined by ACGME and the American Board of Medical Specialties’. More importantly for me, it’s a really clear guide, base... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674528 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:32:23 +0100 2674528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674464&cid=t_100823_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FO0wShTyR8AQ%2F I believe that I have come to the end of my attempt at reading Infinite Jest. Is the book “too much” for me? Perhaps. Probably not. So why did I stop? Too much exposition. Too much detail and not enough reason to want that detail. The characters’ lives, both inner and outer, are spread before me, the reader, in truly astonishing and well-done detail. I can’t want for more diligent descriptions. I quit caring about the characters very quickly, though. There is, in this book, too much detail and not enough substance. Yes: what do I mean by that? I mean that, knowing great amounts of detail about someone, such as Hal Incandenza, is not the same thing as knowing them. Knowing about is not knowing. I did not feel taken into the book. Bringing this into context for me was receiving my co... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674464 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:50:44 +0100 2674464