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 'bored'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688657&cid=t_133139_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fstill-revising.html If there's a better version of this song, I don't know of it... I can't find live footage, except of the Altamont version, which is slightly disquieting, as we all know some poor bastard is getting stabbed to death in the background...Anyway, I commend you especially to the guitarwork from about 3 minutes in; let us glory in the fine work of Richards and Taylor.Cheers.P.S The second guitar solo, for those who care, is, I think the better , and Mick Taylor. (Source: The KnifeMan) The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688657 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:29:00 +0100 2688657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513504&cid=t_133139_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fthis-has-nothing-to-do-with-anything%2F As we all know, I have awesome hair.  Well, as strange as it may sound, I was actually asked to write up a step by step instructional piece on how I dry my hair today.  I know right?  That’s crazy.  I mean just cause I have the world’s best hair and can wear it either curly or straight doesn’t mean I actually have any authority to instruct others on how to replicate such perfection.  Right? Well.  I did it anyway. Enjoy: Drying horribly thick and curly hair to perfection in 8 easy steps: Step one; Throw your head forward, sit on the edge of the shower (or toilet) and dry all your hair for like 2 or 3 minutes.  This is my way of warming up to the idea of the daunting task ahead AND a way to get my hair to be a bit fuller. Step two: Segment the hair – divide up... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513504 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:41:31 +0100 2513504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2204977&cid=t_133139_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fjade-goody-professor-michael-baum.html Jade Goody & Professor Michael BaumThe media loves nothing more than building something up only to knock it down again. Occasionally, it will do the opposite. Jade Goody provides the classic example. She has been universally derided by the media for years but now, because she is seriously ill, suddenly she can do no wrong. Private Eye has long been aware of this phenomenon :Private EyeEven cynical old Dr Crippen has been taken aback by the obvious hand-rubbing pleasure that the main-stream media has taken in jumping on the “let’s criticise the breast screening programme” bandwagon. It all comes courtesy of Mike Baum. I know Mike Baum. Once upon a time, Mrs Crippen was a hospital registrar and worked closely with him. Make no mistake, Professor Michael Baum is one of the most ou... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2204977 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:04:00 +0100 2204977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052653&cid=t_133139_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fsniffer-dogs-and-breast-cancer.html The new Health Care ProfessionalA highly intelligent lady, who I have known for years, came in today and said she was worried about her right breast, as her dog had started repeatedly sniffing it. "I've heard that dogs can smell cancer" she said.I smiled. Not heard that one before. Examining her, there was a diffuse lumpy area in the right breast. Clinically I think it will be benign but you can never be certain, so off to the breast clinic for further investigation. She should just about be seen before Christmas.Then I put "can dogs smell cancer" into Google and came up with this. Dear me, I had no idea. Lots and lots of references. Many of them are the loony-tunes "my doctor did not spot it, but the dog was right..." sort of heart sink nonsense. But there have been genuine trials as well... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052653 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:15:00 +0100 2052653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1369686&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Ffalling-fast.html Oh dear.I think it's quite crap that I've fallen for someone head over heels in the last two weeks of my project.I need to get him OUT of my head, godDAMNit! (Source: Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes) Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1369686 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:05:00 +0100 1369686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1197124&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=36658&url=http%3A%2F%2Fxavier-emmanuelle.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fand-i-thought-i-was-addicted-to.html Wow. I just realized that, of the 6 med students sitting around me, 3 are drinking huge cans of RockStar energy drink, and 2 are drinking Red Bull. Exams are coming, that's for sure.Okay, back to the books! (Source: I'm Not Anti-Social, I'm Just Pre-Med) I'm Not Anti-Social, I'm Just Pre-Med blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1197124 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:29:00 +0100 1197124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1184687&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fno-honey-cannot-cure-cancer.html The battle against the evil revision monster continues. I am unfortunately losing the battle at the moment, but reinforcements (in the form of caffeine) are due soon, so I feel I shall once again gain the upper hand.I'm still rather nervously awaiting project allocations. It was a tough decision, and although I still have moments where I'm all "Goodness, I can't believe that I put that one down as my first choice!" I'm overall happy with all of them, so it shouldn't matter really.Anyway, I had a bit of a tiff with my sister today. She got this forward on the Internet, a slideshow, something about how honey and cinnamon can basically cure absolutely anything from obesity to scabies.We were discussing it, and, well, I must admit, I showed a bit of derision. Color me cynical, but I don't beli... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1184687 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:32:00 +0100 1184687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1142366&cid=t_133139_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fwhat-is-breast-cancer-ask-british-gps.html I woke on New Year’s Eve as always listening to the Radio 4 news which, on that day, began with a headline article saying the GPs were incompetent as they did not know how to deal with women with breast cancer.The BBC loves nothing more than bashing GPs and so the headline was deemed more important than the recent assassination of Benazir Bhutto. It was based on a survey carried out by a pressure group called Breakthrough Breast Cancer (bbc). Working for bbc is a useful form of therapy for those who have lost a relative to the disease. It is a plausible enough organisation, with some impressive names on its headed note paper.If you are a celebrity, and an organisation involved in breast cancer asks to borrow your name, you do not say “Oh for Christ’s sake, bugger off. I am sure you a... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1142366 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:21:00 +0100 1142366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1123280&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fgod-loves-me-because-hes-trying-to-tell.html I have never been good at revising.Actually, that's a lie. Up until GCSEs, revision to me was second nature. I used to start a little late, but I would still manage to finish everything comfortably on time, even managing to have enough time to revisit the material again and again before the actual exam. In fact, people in my class used to ask me to help them plan out their revision timetables, too, something which I didn't mind doing at all.Something changed in the 6th form, however, when I embarked upon my A-levels. My entire work-ethic seemed to change. In study leave, I would give myself impromptu days off, spending the entire day wandering around the house, drinking lethal amounts of caffeine, eating junk food and watching reruns of The O.C. and Scrubs, allowing the piles of notes to a... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1123280 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:43:00 +0100 1123280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064629&cid=t_133139_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F193751527%2F5_questions_past_boredom.html Can you imagine a great inventor, a master musician, or an Olympian runner … complain about being bored? Are you susceptible to tedium’s emotional drain? Research suggests that the opposite of boredom is focus, living in the moment, and finding a target to chase.Here are 5 questions with the power to beam your brain past boredom on the job: 1. Do you run from negativity and look for more positive solutions?2. Do you find time enough daily to do things you do well or enjoy?3. Do you create clear expectations to get outcomes you’d value?4. Do you transform mere routines by fueling your own curiosity?5. Do you have identified strengths that can come to your rescue?If you fall asleep because of boredom at college or work, you’ll be glad to know monotony’s really ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064629 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:30:01 +0100 1064629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998630&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fgrand-plans.html A few days I wrote about how I received something through the post that made me happy, but I didn't want to post any further details in case I jinxed it somewhat. Well, now things are well underway, and I don't mind sharing it!Does everyone remember this post?Basically, there's a library right next door to that market I was in, and children from the local community use it all the time as it has free Internet access and whatnot. Anyway, this summer, I had the thought of starting a reading group at the library to aid the children with their literacy, get them to start reading more, to learn to voice their ideas about books and stories and characters and start debating them, to develop some more confidence when speaking to groups, and to generally enjoy books more.Well recently, I got the go-... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998630 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:15:00 +0100 998630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949906&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fgeek-on-power-trip.html I just dug out a flashy laser pointer that I got from a drugs company at one particularly boring drug rep meeting. It's quite cool. It's not just a pointer, you can also advance or go back in the slide show by clicks of various little buttons on the device.To my utter surprise, it has actually boosted my confidence a bit, whilst practicing this lecture out loud (I'm not the best public speaker when it comes to things like this.)For some reason, I feel more in control of things, I feel more professional, somehow, more like an authentic lecturer."And this," I declare, (CLICK) "Is a Kaplan Meier Survival Curve." (graph appears.) "As you can see, mice in group one," CLICK, (and the little red light traces out a line on the graph) "fared the best when being treated with steroids. However this g... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949906 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:50:00 +0100 949906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949907&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fstupid-presentations-and-stupid-time.html I'm working on a presentation that is due in soon. I'm in a group with a couple of others.Everything's going well - there's a real team spirit, and we've creased up in laughter whilst working on it too many times to count, which I think shows how great the team dynamic is. Well, either that or we've all gone slightly mad after looking at Western Blot after ELISAs after FISHs.Acronym overload.Anyway, I've been given the Methods and Results to talk about (we're critically reviewing a paper, see) and I've only been allowed five minutes to talk about it.I can only do the method and half of the results in that time, and that's talking reallyreallyreally fast without pausing in between sentences. There is no way of slowing it down.I have no idea what to do. Everything that I'm discussing is comp... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949907 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:22:00 +0100 949907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=921711&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fmedicine-has-killed-my-brain.html Today, amongst other scattered lectures, we did a Data Interpretation exercise. We were presented with a series of experiments, incomprehensible graphs, cluttered tables, colored blots and complicated diagrams, and questions to discuss and talk through.I liked the way the class was held as it was fairly informal - more a discussion than anything else - but I was more pleased with the outcome.Somewhere right at the beginning of the session, I had a feeling of trepidation as I was given a pages-thick handout, and I instantly thought, "I can't do this."We turned the page, discussed an experiment, and the lecturer set us a question. Which very vital control was the experiment lacking? Why could we not draw a conclusion up from these results without it? What crucial step had the experiment desi... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=921711 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:08:00 +0100 921711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=917957&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fscientific-mindset.html This BSc just gets worse and worse. I have been set a task to critique a paper, or write a critical review of it, as it were.Why must I do this?I'd much rather just be nice to the people who wrote it (they probably spent ten years in a lab doing this work) and pay them a few compliments on their paper instead, such as, "I like the font," or "Fig. 8.2 is quite funky."Besides, I barely understand these papers. I feel rather fraudulent and very poorly qualified to dole out criticisms as I sit here with my pen poised over a blank tablet of paper, wondering whether the paper got any easier to read after the abstract.Oh dear. (Source: Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes) Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=917957 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:54:00 +0100 917957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=903334&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Ffurther-reading-does-my-head-in.html Today, my BSc group had a lecture (or two, actually) given by an amazing, amazing researcher. He was absolutely brilliant at teaching. What seemed like totally inane, incomprehensible topics at first slowly melted away as he explained them with analogies, diagrams, annotated examples and anecdotes, interspersed with interesting asides and dry humour. He spoke with so much gusto - so much wit and enthusiasm - that I reluctantly found myself being totally absorbed by what he was saying, and by the end of the lecture, my coffee was cold in its polystyrene cup, completely untouched. I never waste coffee. Ever.Anyway.The subject matter has really piqued my interest in the field once again, and now I'm pretty annoyed at my blithe insouciance of the past three weeks; annoyed at allowing myself to... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=903334 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:59:00 +0100 903334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=896045&cid=t_133139_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Ften-good-things-about-my-bsc-year-so.html Seeing as I've been all doom-and-gloom and nothing but whiny in my blog posts so far, I thought I would lighten things up by forcing myself to write ten good things about doing a BSc this year instead of being in a hospital and practicing clinical medicine.I am also doing this in the vague hope that I can fool myself into believing my own list and therefore feel a little more enthusiastic about this year.So here goes.It's nice having an actual, proper timetable for once, with lectures neatly scheduled in, in a nice, orderly fashion. No having to run around a hospital after my seniors, asking them for some teaching in my spare time, no having to organise my own teaching and finding willing doctors/surgeons/nurses to teach things to me.The teaching always takes place as planned. There are no... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=896045 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:47:00 +0100 896045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=745612&cid=t_133139_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F135483743%2Fwhen_works_the_scourge_of_the.html When Oscar Wilde said … “work is the scourge of the drinking classes…” was he speaking about your work? Certainly he nailed high-flying ideas that come without feet.  And how about routines without wings that couldn't lift grasshoppers - let alone rise a Phoenix from ashes. Those gaping wastelands between progressive ideas on the one hand ... and concrete profitability on the other ... seem wider where some people work. Why so?It amazes me that people who hold mind-bending ideas sometimes fail to see any practical solutions that add to job satisfaction and increased productivity. Similarly, other people may show a penchant for creative solutions … yet they tell you work bores them and leaves them dry daily. D... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=745612 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:43:05 +0100 745612