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 'broad'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174216&cid=t_200778_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FrmUugv8zTgM%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Abbie Smith Vincent, Rich, and Abbie review a broad spectrum antiviral protein, and selective pressure applied by a failed HIV-1 vaccine. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 146 (78 MB .mp3, 107 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Broad spectrum antiviral (PLoS One) Selection by failed HIV-1 vaccine (Nature Medicine) HIV vaccine impacts virus (EurekAlert!) TWiV on Facebook Letters read on TWiV 146 Weekly Science Picks Vincent - Hypothetical Risk: Cambridge City Council’s Hearings on Recombinant DNA Research Rich – Z Corporation 3-D printer (YouTube) Listener ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174216 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:46:30 +0100 5174216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159008&cid=t_200778_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FA_Uef_POJIA%2F "VT or not VT? That is the question..." you muse. Then your patient Bill says "A shock, a shock, my kingdom for a shock"... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159008 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:08 +0100 5159008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953393&cid=t_200778_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F517%2Fprotect-your-skin-this-summer%2F It’s the summer and while you proceed to spend some fun in the sun with your family and friends, it’s important that you properly protect your skin from overexposure—too much sun can lead not only to painful sunburns, but skin cancer and early skin aging such as unattractive wrinkles and sun spots as well. But when it comes to selecting the best sunscreen for you and/or your family, sometimes it’s confusing. So confusing in fact, that the Food and Drug Administration has mandated new sun screen regulations so that consumers can better understand labels and get the protection they need. Under the new regulations, which will take effect next summer, sunscreens will now have to pass a “broad spectrum” test before they can be placed on the market. This test will... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953393 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:31:52 +0100 4953393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934159&cid=t_200778_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-to-expect-from-the-new-sunscreen-labels%2F2011.06.16 Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the new rules regarding labeling of sunscreen.  The goal is to make it easier for the average person to chose a sunscreen. The new labels will not be in place until next summer, so you need to be aware. When the new labels are in place, NO sunscreen will be allowed to be labeled as a SUNBLOCK or as WATERPROOF. Under the new labeling rules Products that have SPF values between 2 and 14 may be labeled as Broad Spectrum if they pass the required test. Only products that are labeled both as Broad Spectrum with SPF values of 15 or higher may state that they reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging, when used as directed. A warning statement will be required on any product that is not Broad Spectrum, or that is Broad Spect... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934159 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4934159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133718&cid=t_200778_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Ft1MpNMhgMOg%2F A 61 year old male walks up to the triage desk complaining of a funny feeling in his chest. He has had similar milder episodes in the past and has been investigated by his GP with no firm diagnosis being reached. He’s moved to Resus as he’s a bit pale and sweaty. His ECG is [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133718 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:26:27 +0100 4133718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3972919&cid=t_200778_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FkSpobmoG0G8%2F A previously healthy 15-year old boy presents to ED with sudden onset of palpitations while playing sport. On arrival to ED he is alert and pain free with a good blood pressure. Can you interpret his ECG and prevent him from coming to grief? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3972919 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:47 +0100 3972919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3655811&cid=t_200778_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F158%2Fskin-lightening-with-all-natural-ingredients%2F Skin lightening can be accomplished gradually over time by reducing the amount of time you spend in the sun.  When exposed to sunlight, specialized cells deep within the skin’s layers produce a pigment called melanin.  It is the amount of melanin within the skin’s cells that is responsible for the color of the complexion. Lighter complexions are more easily burned by the sun and have an increased risk of skin cancer.  Darker complexions are resistant to sunburn and have a lower risk of skin cancer. Your natural complexion may be one or two shades lighter than what you see in the mirror today.  Depending on your age and the amount of sun exposure you have had throughout your life, you may have a tanned appearance. In order to see if this is true, you can look at areas of your body t... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3655811 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:33:00 +0100 3655811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560521&cid=t_200778_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F69%2Fcan-you-grow-dark-even-with-a-sunscreen%2F Just a few things before I answer that question.  There are basically two kinds of UV rays- UVB and UVA.  UVB is what primarily causes sunburn (as well as skin cancers). UVA is what causes that early darkening of the skin just after sun exposure (as well as deeper tissue damage leading to wrinkles etc… and skin cancer).  Both UV rays cause darkening. In the past, most sunscreens primarily blocked against UVB rays. You may not get burned with these products but you will get dark because UVA rays that penetrate might still cause your skin to turn darker. But now that more studies have come out showing the role that UVA plays in the development of photoaging and skin cancers dermatologists now recommend using a sunscreen that blocks BOTH UVB and UVA. So when you go out and pick a ... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560521 Wed, 12 May 2010 16:22:50 +0100 3560521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153424&cid=t_200778_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F08%2Fa-psychologist-pioneer-clay-tucker-ladd-phd-78%2F Most of you have never heard of Dr. Clay Tucker-Ladd, and yet in many ways, he was just as influential as any psychologist because he did something revolutionary in his day. In 1970 — 40 years ago — he taught a class on how to apply psychology to personal life. Yes, that’s right — Dr. Tucker-Ladd pre-dated all of those positive psychology folks and self-help gurus who talk about how you can apply basic psychological principles to help improve our own happiness and well-being. But I met Clay many, many years later — in 1996 — when we began discussing and working on how to publish his self-help book online, the first online self-help book. The self-help book is called fittingly enough Psychological Self-Help, a book he began writing back in 1973. No publ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153424 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:48:01 +0100 3153424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511166&cid=t_200778_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fonline-mental-health-journalism-awards-2009%2F As we noted here, Mental Health America recently announced the winners of the “2009 Media Awards” that recognize excellence in mental health journalism. Sadly, despite the Internet’s popularity for the past 15 years, the Internet as a category is still missing from the awards. Apparently you can do good journalism online, you just won’t be acknowledged for it. (In Mental Health America’s defense, Pulitzer only began recognizing online journalism this year, too, so go figure.) We thought we’d acknowledge some examples of outstanding online mental health and psychiatry journalism in 2008. You might argue with our broad interpretation of “journalism,” but we believe that writers or producers who can bring new insight, analysis or understanding a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511166 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:29:36 +0100 2511166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2121796&cid=t_200778_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F519249058%2F The Broad Institute in collaboration with many of the Coprinopsis cinereus (Coprinus cinerea) community of researchers have updated the genome annotation for C. cinereus with additional gene calls based on ESTs and improved gene callers. The annotation was made on the 13 chromosome assembly produced by work by SEMO fungal biology group and collaborators across the globe including a BAC map from H. Muraguchi.  Thanks to Jonathan Goldberg and colleagues at the Broad Institute for getting this updated annotation out the door.   This updated annotation is able to join and split several sets of genes and the gene count sits at just under 14k genes in this 36Mb genome. There are a couple of hiccups in the GTF and Genome contig/supercontig file naming that I am told will be fixed by early next ... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2121796 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:42:40 +0100 2121796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056787&cid=t_200778_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F22%2Fa-picture-worth-a-thousand-words-iii%2F Map 1. Published by C.F. Cheffins, Lith, Southhampton Buildings, London, England, 1854 in Snow, John. On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 2nd Ed, John Churchill, New Burlington Street, London, England, 1855. John Snow, one of the first anaesthetists (he even chloroformed Queen Victoria!) investigated the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in Soho, London. By mapping the cases of cholera he was able to link transmission of the illness to contaminated water consumed from the Broad Street pump. This hammered a nail in the coffin of the “miasma” theory of cholera transmission, and heralded the birth of the new science of epidemiology. As John Snow himself said: On proceeding to the spot, I found that nearly all the deaths had taken place within a short distance of the [Broad S... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056787 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:01:55 +0100 2056787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027166&cid=t_200778_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F479999669%2F A new and improved annotation of Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii strain H99 (serotype A) has been made available in GenBank and the Broad Institute website. This update is collaboration between several groups providing data and analyses and the genome annotation team at the Broad Institute. Some changes noted by the Broad Institute include: “This release of gene predictions for the serotype A isolate Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99 is based on a new genomic assembly provided by Dr. Fred Dietrich at the Duke Center for Genome Technology. The new assembly consists of 14 nuclear chromosomes and a single 21 KB mitochondrial chromosome, and has resulted in a reduction of the estimated genome size from 19.5 to 18.9 Mb. Improvements in the assembly and in our annotation process h... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027166 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:18:06 +0100 2027166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759856&cid=t_200778_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F03%2Fteen-suicide-rates-decline%2F Despite the hysteria a year ago about a one-year spike in teenage suicide rates, new data show what many were previously cautioning about — drawing broad conclusions from a single datapoint: The new research, based on 1996-2005 national data, appears in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association. It shows the rate dropped by about 5 percent […] from 1,983 suicides in 2004 to 1,883 in 2005. You’d think everyone would be happy with such a drop, but no, people commenting on the study in the article continue to express caution, despite the decline. Also not surprising is the lack of anyone drawing any type of causal relationships in the article tied to the suicide rate decline. When things go badly, everyone looks to point fingers at a cause. When thi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759856 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:52:54 +0100 1759856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=906258&cid=t_200778_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fcan-you-fix-typos.html The Sherpa would like to thank all of the readers who have tolerated the foray into mobile blogging that I have undertaken. I have had a few posts which have been hard to read as well as full of typos. Lately given my schedule I have had little time to revise these. I will take more time from now on I promise. Now Back to some interesting stuff!!! Recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association a study was published linking Coronary Artery Disease and Colorectal Cancer. Why am I, a gene guy, posting this study? Several reasons, but first let me talk about the study. Patients in Hong Kong were recruited for screening colonoscopy after cardiac catheterization (a procedure where they look for disease in your heart blood vessels.)Right there I think I several confounders. Aspirin c... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=906258 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:54:00 +0100 906258