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 'bump'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:32:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107521&cid=t_230173_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-a-medical-recommendation-is-over-the-top%2F2011.08.07 I saw a lady with a boil. It began as a small red bump which got bigger and harder, then drained white stuff, and was now getting better. The reason she was worried about it was its location: it was on her breast. This was why the chief complaint officially read, “Breast lump” despite the fact that it was technically no such thing. I examined her carefully, determining that the pathologic process was indeed confined to the skin and clinically did not involve the actual breast tissue in any way. However because she was of an age for screening mammography, I did take the opportunity to urge her to have it; which she did. The problem arrived with the radiology report: A marker is placed over the area of palpable abnormality. Mammographic images reveal normal breast tissue with no mass or ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107521 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:00:35 +0100 5107521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611906&cid=t_230173_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Factive-kids-outdoor-play-and-little-mishaps%2F2010.05.30 This study suggests that school children in this age group should be provided with daily recess. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Health in 30* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611906 Sun, 30 May 2010 13:19:26 +0100 3611906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382579&cid=t_230173_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FOWR97W5O-BM%2F We don’t do this much here in the states, but if you’re in other countries it’s tradition to kiss someone on the cheeks as a form of greeting. (The only people I see do it here are the ones are Real Housewives of New York City. LOL!) “In Mexico, which has had the largest outbreak of the virus, the Ministry of Health is advising people to avoid shaking hands and kissing people as a greeting.” In place of a kiss on the cheek, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, is suggesting an “el-bump,” or bumping of elbows. Experts say this trend will continue, with people greeting each other in more cautious ways, until this outbreak is long over. Image: sxc.hu. Post from: Blisstree Do the El-Bump in Place of Air Kiss (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382579 Sat, 02 May 2009 17:28:23 +0100 2382579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258168&cid=t_230173_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F10%2F2008-was-the-year-of-social-networking%2F According to a Nielsen Company report just released, 2008 was the year that social networking really took hold in the world, surpassing email usage and growing the fastest not amongst the youngest Internet users, but the middle-aged — those in the 35 - 49 year old age range. While search engines and general interest portals like Yahoo! still have the largest reach (85 percent), “member communities” — which includes not only popular social networking websites like Facebook, but also blogging websites — reached 66.8%. This was the largest increase — 5.4% — of any sector measured from Dec. 2007 to Dec. 2008, and double the increase of any other sector. Even though email was surpassed by these “member communities” websites (including blogs)... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258168 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:00:03 +0100 2258168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232544&cid=t_230173_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F03%2Fshaking-down-a-pharmaceutical-company%2F There’s been plenty of coverage in the past week on the latest drug company to hit an ethical bump in the road of marketing their atypical antipsychotic, coverage we didn’t feel like we could add much to. Instead, I encourage you to read Furious Seasons’ take on it, the first blogger to break the story online (Philip is also in the middle of a fund-raiser, so consider putting a few bucks in). He’ll have continuing updates on the story. CL Psych also has his typical initial witty analysis, and Dr. Carlat has weighed in on the secret documents and sexual relationships involved. CL Psych has since published a more thorough analysis of what the documents show, research-wise. But what I found amusing (and enlightening) was yesterday’s entry on Furious Seasons about... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232544 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:24:26 +0100 2232544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=954244&cid=t_230173_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F170413511%2F Medtronic disclosed the latest issue early Monday, saying that it decided to pull the “Sprint Fidelis” brand of leads for defibrillators, or ICDs, because they are prone to fracturing and potentially causing major problems. The issue may have contributed to five deaths, Medtronic said. Here we go again. This can’t be good given the already dark shadow that was cast upon ICD’s in the major recall that occurred in 2005. And because of limited supplies Medtronic won’t be able to re-supply patients until later in the fiscal year. I think it is safe to say that there will be an enormous monetary implication due to this. If you have concerns, put a call into your doctor and they will put a call into consultants for Medtronic. Remember that with this recall, the wire... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=954244 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:12:20 +0100 954244