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 'born'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182065&cid=t_158249_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FI8F8AzUnEz4%2F We are pleased to announce that full recordings for all presentations delivered during the 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century (March 30 — April 1, 2011) are now available both to Summit Participants and to non-Participants. 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SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182065 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:21:34 +0100 5182065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684432&cid=t_158249_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F05%2Fcoming-to-america-can-increase-depression-anxiety%2F I chalk this up to the category, “This is news how, exactly?” Here’s the finding in a nutshell — “After arrival in the United States, [Mexican] migrants had a significantly higher risk for first onset of any depressive or anxiety disorder than did non-migrant family members of migrants in Mexico,” the authors report. Wow, surprising. You mean going to a foreign country, not necessarily knowing anyone, not necessarily having any job or job prospects, and not necessarily knowing the language can negatively impact your mental health? Do tell. The researchers “compared a sample of Mexican-born migrants (259 men and 295 women) after their arrival in the U.S. with a sample of non-migrants in Mexico (904 men and 1,615 women) on their risk for first onset of a de... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684432 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:21:19 +0100 4684432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508265&cid=t_158249_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Fthe-situation-of-bullying-2%2F Maia Szalavitz, co-author of Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential — and Endangered wrote an intriguing article, titled “How Not to Raise a Bully: The Early Roots of Empathy” in a recent issue of Time Magazine.  Here are some excerpts. * * * Increasingly, neuroscientists, psychologists and educators believe that bullying and other kinds of violence can . . . be reduced by encouraging empathy at an early age. Over the past decade, research in empathy — the ability to put ourselves in another person’s shoes — has suggested that it is key, if not the key, to all human social interaction and morality. Without empathy, we would have no cohesive society, no trust and no reason not to murder, cheat, steal or lie. At best, we would act only out of self-interest; at wors... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508265 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:01:45 +0100 3508265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416015&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1rtC166i9GI%2F By David BoazThe Washington Post’s ombudsman, Andrew Alexander, is very concerned that “journalists of color” make up only 24 percent of the Post’s reporters and editors. That might seem like a lot to some observers, but Alexander notes that minorities are 43 percent of the people in the Washington area, and it’s essential that the newsroom staff mirror the community the paper is serving. Well, maybe. As a longtime Post reader, I don’t really know which of the editors and reporters are nonwhite, and I don’t really care. I would hope that the Post would hire the best reporters and editors, in order to put out the best possible paper — with the best possible reporting, writing, copyediting, proofreading, and analysis. But if reflecting the comm... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416015 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:06:53 +0100 3416015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404154&cid=t_158249_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Ftrouble-becomes-an-asset%2F “I think that this particular Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Conference (1958) holds promise and has been filled with progress–because it has had trouble. And it has converted that trouble into an asset, into some growth, and into a great promise. “A.A. was born out of trouble, one of the most serious kinds of trouble that can befall an individual, the trouble attendant upon this dark and fatal malady of alcoholism. Every single one of us approached A.A. in trouble, in impossible trouble, in hopeless trouble. And that is why we came. “If this Conference was ruffled, if individuals were deeply disturbed–I say, ‘This is fine.” What parliament, what republic, what democracy has not been disturbed? Friction of opposing viewpoints is the very modu... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404154 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +0100 3404154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3266971&cid=t_158249_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fsummer-born-lucky-are-born-rich.html If you want to feel lucky in life, make sure you are born to well-off parents and don’t worry about whether you’re birthday is in the summer or winter. In 2005, well-known psychologist Richard Wiseman and his colleagues surveyed 30,000 people via the internet to see if there is a relationship between the season in which one is born and whether or not one considers oneself lucky. They found that for Brits of all ages groups, birth during the summer half-year was associated with significantly higher belief in being lucky, whereas those born in the winter half-year did not feel lucky. Wiseman and colleagues, reported that the maximum positive influence was found for the month of May and November was the most negative month. The result applied to all age groups and both male and fe... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3266971 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:45:36 +0100 3266971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820524&cid=t_158249_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F59-39vOX3jw%2Fnewly-dx-week-the-born-again-diabetic-taming-the-tiger.php Like Amylia, I was diagnosed young.  At five years old I didn't know anything about what was going on, and at 34 years old now, I honestly don't remember much about things that far back.I can only imagine the shock of being diagnosed with diabetes.  I can only guess at what types of things would make that diagnosis easier to cope with, either for the one diagnosed or for parents of young kids diagnosed.    Here are my first two guesses.I know that using "The Born-Again Diabetic" phrase for Newly Diagnosed Week is a little strange, but despite the title, this is my very first recommendation for those recently diagnosed with diabetes.I posted about Wil's book when it first came out back in February.  What makes this book so special is Wil's talent for visualization a... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820524 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:56:29 +0100 2820524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761833&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fhome-births-safer-for-low-risk-pregnancies%2F It surprised me to see a DVD copy of the documentary “The Business of Being Born” available at one of my local county libraries. I put it on hold for 25 cents (have I mentioned how I think the public library is one of the best inventions ever?!), picked it up a few days later, and finally got to watch it with my husband the other night. The movie completely spoke to my disappointing experiences with hospital births and my very satisfying home birth. I wish everyone — pregnant or not, male or female — would watch the movie! The problem is that the type of people drawn to the movie in the first place already believe the viewpoint presented there and the movie is preaching to the choir! Those who don’t already share the viewpoint that home birth is a wonderful, s... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761833 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:26:14 +0100 2761833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389936&cid=t_158249_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F04%2Fantidepressants-during-pregnancy%2F This study joins three others that have also found a similar threefold risk of preterm births when a mother is taking an antidepressant. But there’s hope for expecting mothers who are currently on an antidepressant and want to avoid the possibility of a preterm birth: [W]e found that partial exposure to either SSRIs or depression did not increase the risk for preterm birth. Similarly, [other research] reported that mothers who discontinued SSRIs before the third trimester (similar to our group with partial exposure) had a preterm birth rate comparable to the rate for comparison subjects, while mothers with third-trimester exposure (82% treated throughout pregnancy) had an increased rate. In other words, it appears that discontinuing antidepressant medications only for the third tri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389936 Mon, 04 May 2009 22:35:21 +0100 2389936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2270316&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Faimee-mullins-legs-have-super-powers%2F Ever wonder what it’s like to have prosthetic legs? Aimee Mullins - athlete, model, and actress - lets us into her world with this interesting talk at TED. Image: Newscom Born without fibular bones, Aimee had both legs amputated below the knee when she was an infant and learned to walk and then run on prosthetics. The running led to competing as a sprinter and resulted in her becoming a world record breaking runner at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta. (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2270316 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:50:47 +0100 2270316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232371&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Farrest-in-thrown-away-baby-who-survived.html Readers of SHS will recall the awful case of the baby who survived a late term abortion only to be--allegedly--put in a medical waste bag and literally thrown away. The abortionist already lost his license in the case, and now there has been an arrest. From the story:An abortion clinic owner is accused of delivering a live baby during a botched procedure and then throwing the infant away. Belkis Gonzalez, 42, was arrested Tuesday and charged with practicing medicine without a license and tampering with evidence, both felonies, said Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office. If found guilty, Gonzalez would face at least a year in prison and up to 15 years.I was pretty outraged that the charges were practicing medicine without a license, etc. I thought they should i... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232371 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:28:00 +0100 2232371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167477&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fborn-alive-infant-botched-abortion.html I wrote yesterday about a terrible 2006 Florida case, in which an infant allegedly survived an attempted abortion only to be put in a medical waste bag by the owner of the clinic. The doctor didn't show up in time--resulting in the live birth of a baby girl at 23 weeks. Well, today he lost his medical license. From the story:The Board of Medicine revoked the license of a Florida doctor on Friday accused of medical malpractice in a botched abortion in which a live baby was delivered, but ended up dead in a cardboard box. The board found Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique in violation of Florida statutes by committing medical malpractice, delegating responsibility to unlicensed personnel, and failing to keep an accurate medical record.The doctor did not kill the baby--well, his pre-abortion tr... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167477 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:21:00 +0100 2167477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2163515&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fap-infant-survives-late-term-abortion.html This is an awful, awful story: The photo at left is of a 22-week prematurely born infant. According to the AP--no pro life outlet--a more developed infant survived a late term abortion in Florida only to be put in a plastic bag and thrown out by a staffer at the abortion clinic. From the story: Eighteen and pregnant, Sycloria Williams went to an abortion clinic outside Miami and paid $1,200 for Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique to terminate her 23-week pregnancy.Three days later, she sat in a reclining chair, medicated to dilate her cervix and otherwise get her ready for the procedure. Only Renelique didn't arrive in time. According to Williams and the Florida Department of Health, she went into labor and delivered a live baby girl.What Williams and the Health Department say happened next h... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2163515 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:12:00 +0100 2163515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2153169&cid=t_158249_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F03%2Fjuliet-schor-on-the-situation-of-consumption%2F Boston College sociologist (and economist) Juliet Schor is one of the confirmed presenters at the Third Annual Project on Law and Mind Sciences Conference (titled “The Free-Market Mindset:  History, Psychology, and Consequences” and scheduled for March 7, 2009). Schor’s recent work — as summarized on her website and as illustrated by her brilliant book, Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture — focuses “on issues pertaining to trends in work and leisure, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, women’s issues and economic justice.” Here are two Youtube videos in which Professor Schor summarizes some of her research and writing.  In this first video (roughly 30 minutes), Schor discusses her book, Bor... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2153169 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:57:49 +0100 2153169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1912023&cid=t_158249_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fold-people-cause-autism%2F Dr Maureen Durkin and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health carried out a study on the age of parents when they had there first born child and the chance of the first born child having Autism.  The peer reviewed study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows a [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1912023 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:20:26 +0100 1912023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1907710&cid=t_158249_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%3A80%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FFjjtcW-VfhU%2F 1st born child—-older mother—-older father: Such a child is three times more likely to develop autism than third- or later-born offspring of mothers who are 20–34 years and fathers who are less than 40 years old, according to a study published in the October 21st American Journal of Epidemilogy (full text can be accessed here and this is a PDF file; another summary at the Daily Telegraph). Researchers reached these conclusions after studying records for more than 253,347 children born in 1994 of whom 1,251 have autism. Researchers note that there has been a decline in average family size in recent decades: The results of this study raise the question of whether some portion of the recent rise in ASD prevalence may be linked to recent trends in parental age and family size. A ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1907710 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:57:40 +0100 1907710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809630&cid=t_158249_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fbarach-obama-apparently-doesnt-know.html Barach Obama has been accused of opposing the Infant Born Alive Protection Act, which requires hospitals and doctors to treat the survivors of attempted abortion. He denies this despite having refused repeatedly to vote for the Illinois versions.This 2001 transcript, pp.86-87, is telling. Expressing a hyper-legalism to avoid grappling with the issue, Obama argued against the legislation, stating: The second reason that it would probably be found unconstitutional is that this essentially says that a doctor is required to provide treatment for a previable child or fetus, however way you want to describe it. Viability is the line that has been drawn by the Supreme Court to determine whether or not an abortion can or cannot take place. And if we place the burden on the doctor, that says you ha... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809630 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:14:00 +0100 1809630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1606284&cid=t_158249_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Ftips-and-products-to-fight-chronic-pain%2F Every few months I try to bring you a few news items that may be new or old, which I think might make life better for you and for me. It usually ends up being a conglomeration of this and that information which may help our lives in some way. Shoes are an important part of my life and perhaps yours as well. So many of us have pain in our feet, we have given up the glamorous look of three inch heels long ago. Not only are the heels uncomfortable for your feet, but they throw off your spine and neck alignment as well. This morning on the Portland news I heard about a new comfort shoe, designed and manufactured by New Balance, which is called Aravon. Think I’ll check them out. They have a bit more style than the athletic shoes, as well as being comfortable. They also have a removable insole... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1606284 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:04:33 +0100 1606284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463750&cid=t_158249_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fpostpartum-depression-in-men%2F You think postpartum depression only strikes in women? Nope, men experience depression after the baby is born too. While more rare a condition, if left untreated it can affect both the newborn baby and mom just as much as mom’s postpartum depression can. (Postpartum depression simply refers to an episode of clinical depression experienced after a baby is born.) U.S. News and World Report has the story: Ten percent of new fathers and 14 percent of new mothers are affected by depression, says psychologist James F. Paulson, assistant professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. Yet most men and their partners fail to recognize the condition when it arises. The symptoms are similar in both sexes, but the causes may be different. Hormonal changes can cont... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463750 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:15:01 +0100 1463750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1238154&cid=t_158249_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F17%2Fstress-levels-in-pregnant-women-affects-development-of-schizophrenia-in-offspring%2F Scientists have long believed that since schizophrenia is associated with abnormal brain structure and functioning that a mothers’ stress during pregnancy could adversely affect brain development in the fetus, even causing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Now there is strong evidence to support these assumptions. According to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry, people born to a mother who experienced the death of a relative during the first trimester of pregnancy have a 67% greater risk of developing schizophrenia. The researchers looked at data from 1.38 million births in order to study the effects of highly stressful situations during pregnancy on the development of mental illness. Of these 1.38 million, 21,987 of the children were born to mothers who experienced t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1238154 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:02:30 +0100 1238154