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 'brandy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984633&cid=t_326874_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FhOJH8e9j7vs%2Fweekend-for-women-conference-comes-to-san-diego-this-fall.php Brandy Barnes, Founder of Diabetes Sisters, just wrote to announce a second Weekend for Women Conference this year! Here are all the details:  Hi everyone!  I want to let you know that DiabetesSisters is partnering with Behavioral Diabetes Institute to hold a second Weekend for Women Conference this year IN SAN DIEGO, CA!!   It will take place at Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel on October 7-9, 2011--right on the water at the most beautiful time of the year in San Diego!  It will start on Friday night at 7pm and end at 12 noon on Sunday.  Not only will participants learn a lot through the educational sessions and the highly engaging speakers we have lined up, but they will also have the time of their lives with other women with diabetes....women ju... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984633 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:41:08 +0100 4984633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338199&cid=t_326874_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F01%2F2011-weekend-women-conference%2F In an effort to help spread the word about great things happening around the diabetes community, I’d like to share that Diabetes Sisters recently opened up registration for the 2011 Weekend for Women Conference in Raleigh, NC.  The conference will take place on April 29th through May 1, 2011, and I’m totally jealous that I can’t attend (maybe I can buy a wig and fake it?). From the press release: The Weekend for Women Conference is open to all women with diabetes age 18 and older.  Participants will attend educational sessions on gender-specific topics related to diabetes treatment and management (such as pregnancy, body image, concurrent illnesses, nutrition, physical fitness), engage with other women living successfully with diabetes, receive unbiased information on t... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338199 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:26:06 +0100 4338199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105927&cid=t_326874_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FrIuoazTqCdI%2Fi-support-good-people---orangewill---orangewillorg.php I support good people.  There are so many great people in the world who are doing great things. Not enough people know about them, and I want to help spread the word when I can.  Unfortunately I'll never be able to help everybody, but I want to do what I can where I can.  Brandy Barnes has been working hard advocating for women with diabetes, and she's doing fantastic things.  One of her creations is Diabetes Sisters, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women with diabetes, and to advocate on their behalf.  It has been wildly successful so far, and is gaining momentum every day.  Diabetes Sisters launched the orange:will campaign a few days ago, and I wanted to help them spread the word.  Oran... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105927 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:15:00 +0100 4105927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3228016&cid=t_326874_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fi-became-an-alcoholic-at-age-12%2F Alcoholics Anonymous raises a toast to member who has stayed off the bottle for 50 years No drinks will be served at this celebration, only a non-alcoholic toast to half a century of sobriety. On Monday evening, the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) will hold a felicitation function for AA member John K, to congratulate him on 50 years of sobriety. Since the AA in India is 53 years old, Mangalore-based John is one of its oldest members. John (72) says, “I come from a middle-class Roman Catholic family in Mangalore. There were no taboos about alcohol in the village I grew up in. Village women would crush Ayurved tablets in brandy and put them on their babies’ tongues when they were ill.” He adds,  “Liquor was always served to guests. At the age of six, I used to drink the l... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3228016 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:34:26 +0100 3228016