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 'burden'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:14 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997615&cid=t_101756_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F04%2Fhappy-independence-day-2011%2F We’re celebrating our Independence Day here in the U.S., so I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and safe day of celebration. The United States is celebrating our 235th birthday today. I’m honored and blessed to be living in a pretty great country (although, like every society, we certainly have our flaws). The United States was born of great dissatisfaction with the way the people were then being governed, especially an ever-increasing and seemingly never-ending tax burden. Today’s United States faces some of the same concerns — taxes keep going up while government takes on more and more. Let’s hope it never gets to another Revolution, but at the same time, I hope our politicians remember that their citizens don’t have endless pockets.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997615 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:11:55 +0100 4997615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527772&cid=t_101756_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fthink-like-a-skeptic-part-2%2F I was a presenter at the JP Fitness Summit in Kansas City in 2009, where I spoke about the importance of exercising skepticism in your life, whether you’re a fitness expert or anyone else. You can read my first article on the topic here. Here are some additional notes from my lecture at that event. I hope to be able to help readers understand the importance of relying on logic and how to do this more often in everyday life, and, in essence, how to think like a skeptic. The Concise English Oxford Dictionary defines “logic” as the science of reasoning, proof, thinking or inference. In the structure of a logical argument, one or more premises leads to a conclusion (a conclusion that could be true even if the argument is invalid). To sharpen critical thinking skills, it is im... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527772 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:06:22 +0100 4527772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172060&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcaregivers%2F2010.11.16 It was a straightforward phone message (names changed): “Hey Dr. S., this is Bobbie Jones, April Dixon’s granddaughter. I was calling to inform you that April passed away today at City Hospital. They said she was bleeding in her stomach or something. I’m not quite what sure what happened, but she got real sick. But she’s gone, so, thanks so much. You’ve been a real neat doctor, and it’s been good working with you through the years taking care of my grandmother. Take care. Bye.” Bobbie Jones is a saint. Pure and simple. She took care of her 88-year-old grandmother with tender, loving care. I am certain if left to the vagaries of the “healthcare system” that her grandmother would have died at least three years ago, maybe earlier. Ms. Jone... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172060 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +0100 4172060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065349&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbIcD9JzSKsI%2F By Michael F. CannonToday at the Cato Institute, Duke University Prof. Chris Conover presented his estimates of the economic losses that will be created by the taxes necessary to fund ObamaCare.  This chart is taken from his presentation: The Excess Burden of ObamaCare Here’s Conover’s full presentation (with comments by former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin), as well as his Cato Policy Analysis, and his op-ed. A Hidden Cost of ObamaCare is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065349 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:02:28 +0100 4065349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065351&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxqqGvCcfR_Y%2F By Michael F. CannonAt the Daily Caller, Duke University Prof. Chris Conover writes: There you are, about to sign the papers, when the car salesman offers to throw in a $1,000 options package. He knows those options will cost you a further $440 by reducing the performance of your new car’s engine, but he doesn’t tell you that. Sounds sleazy, right? Congress does it every day. Politicians love to rail against car dealers and mortgage lenders who surprise consumers with hidden costs. Yet Congress hides from voters a huge part of the cost of government: the hidden costs of taxes, which include lost income and jobs. Failing to account for these costs creates a bias in favor of bigger government and a less efficient tax code. Read the rest of Conover’s oped here, and his Cato... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065351 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:58:43 +0100 4065351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065355&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVgzZLoXI_uA%2F By Michael F. CannonIn a study released today by the Cato Institute, Duke University professor Chris Conover estimates how much ObamaCare and related provisions will reduce economic output: The Congressional Budget Office has projected the 10-year, on-budget cost of [The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. ObamaCare] will be just over $1 trillion. This paper estimates PPACA will impose an additional, hidden cost of $157 billion to $494 billion in the form of reduced economic output. Related provisions (such as the so-called “doc fix”) could drive the economic losses to $550 billion, or more than half of the bill’s official cost estimates. Conover will present his paper at a Cato policy forum at 10 a.m. today.  Click here to watch online. Cato Study: ObamaCa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065355 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:53:43 +0100 4065355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022912&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdating-an-american-medical-student-some-financial-advice%2F2010.10.01 The average medical school debt today, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, is $156,456. The United States is the only country in the world were future doctors have to bear such a financial burden of their education. That places significant strain on any relationship involving an American medical student. Recently, there was an interesting piece in the New York Times discussing this very issue. The article profiled a female medical student who had amassed $250,000 of school debt: Still, if she and [her boyfriend] Mr. Kogler are going to move in together and get engaged, she wants their financial arrangements to be clear and fair. But how do you define fair when you’re bringing a quarter of a million dollars in debt to a relationship? Indeed. It’s an issue that’... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022912 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:00:54 +0100 4022912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3895891&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-global-cost-of-fighting-cancer%2F2010.08.23 Cancer is the world’s costliest disease, sapping the equivalent of 1.5 percent of the global gross domestic product through disability and loss of life, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Cancer cost $895 billion in 2008, and that’s before factoring in the cost of treating cancer. Cancer and other chronic diseases cost more than infectious diseases and even AIDS, according to a report the ACS [presented last] week. While chronic diseases are 60 percent of all deaths globally, they receive only 3 percent of private and public research funding. The organization is calling for a new look at priorities by the United Nations and the World Health Organization. (Associated Press) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3895891 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3895891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854507&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVft88mk0MxI%2F By Neal McCluskeyIn the gag-inducing tradition of National Education Association propaganda, President Obama’s “Organizing for America” has released the video below taking issue with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) calling teachers a “special interest.” Watch…and wince. Now, certainly many teachers want nothing more than to teach and do a good job. Some might even do it as much “for the kids” as their own personal satisfaction.  But teachers, at least as represented by the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers, sure as heck are a special interest. Indeed, they might be called a super-special interest, with unparalled sway over Democrats especially, and an incredible ability to get money out of taxpayers. But what about teach... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854507 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:53:50 +0100 3854507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3807393&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-global-burden-of-diseases-whos-healthier-on-the-planet%2F2010.07.31 My friend and colleague Bill Heisel, one of our news reviewers, also works at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. He wrote to me that this group: “… has launched a major global health survey to measure the impact of more than 300 diseases or injuries and more than 40 risk factors. This is the most ambitious global health measurement project in two decades. And when people answer the survey, they will be providing information that will directly shape the final outcome of the research because ‘disease burden’ is partly objective but partly subjective.” And his pitch to anyone to take the 15-minute, anonymous, online survey is this: “With unprecedented money and attention pouring into global health effort... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3807393 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:00:26 +0100 3807393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231422&cid=t_101756_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2010-vol-303-no-4%2F  Contents Fade Fave: An 86-year-old women with cardiac cachexia contemplating the end of her life: Review of hospice care Fade Skinny: An 86-year-old women with progressive congestive heart failure and multiple chronic conditions who is experiencing worsening function and quality if life despite maximum medical therapies, seeks advice regarding control over the circumstances of the end of her life by suicide or under hospice care. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Burden of Care, Chronic Conditions, End of Life Care, Hospices, Suicide (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231422 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:16:47 +0100 3231422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100784&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqhgHpc_9V04%2F By Daniel J. MitchellIt’s been a rough couple of weeks for Greece, which has been battered by rumors of government default. Interest rates have been climbing, as investors are nervous about state finances, and the country’s debt rating has been downgraded. Not surprisingly, Greek politicians are dealing with the crisis in large part by further increasing the tax burden. One particularly horrible idea is a 90 percent tax on bank bonus payments. I don’t know if lawmakers in Athens have heard of the Laffer Curve, but they’re about to get a real-world lesson that will teach them how punitive tax rates lead to less revenue. For those who wonder how Greece got into this mess, here’s a quick chart I put together, based on OECD fiscal data. Don’t be  surprised ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100784 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:43:31 +0100 3100784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2297295&cid=t_101756_134_f&fid=35219&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.candiddiabetes.com%2Fcandid_diabetes%2F2009%2F03%2Fsharing-.html When I was a child, my mom used to tell me that being the loved one of a type 1 diabetic is harder than being the diabetic. Most times, I think she's right. Nobody understands me quite so well as... (Source: Candid Diabetes) Candid Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2297295 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:35:34 +0100 2297295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1166367&cid=t_101756_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F21%2Fcelebrating-the-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr%2F We have a long way to go for equality in health care and mental health care amongst different races and ethnicities. In 2001, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a supplement to its ground-breaking 1999 report on mental health. This supplement focused on issues of culture, race and ethnicity and, not surprisingly, found: Minorities have less access to, and availability of, mental health services. Minorities are less likely to receive needed mental health services. Minorities in treatment often receive a poorer quality of mental health care. Minorities are underrepresented in mental health research. The supplement also found: [… T]hat racial and ethnic minorities collectively experience a greater disability burden from mental illness than do whites. This higher level of burde... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1166367 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:15:13 +0100 1166367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1003635&cid=t_101756_134_f&fid=35219&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.candiddiabetes.com%2Fcandid_diabetes%2F2007%2F11%2Fsharing-the-bur.html One of the hidden treasures that lives on this blog, and that continues to generate emotional - and often heartwrenching - discussion is a story that began with Linda almost two years ago. This amazingly candid and beautifully real description... (Source: Candid Diabetes) Candid Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1003635 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:04:43 +0100 1003635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925479&cid=t_101756_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F164962449%2F Would you be willing to give up 8 years of your life to do away with your diabetes regimen? Do you feel like your medications and treatments are an enormous burden? If your answers are yes… and yes, then you are not alone. A group of researchers conducted face to face interviews with over 700 type 2 diabetics and found that they equate their diabetes with kidney disease and angina. Many diabetics say the burden of constant therapeutic vigilance and daily insulin injections have as much impact on their lives as complications. And over 10% of the patients polled were willing to give up 8-10 years of their lives to live without these everyday burdens. Wow! How do you feel about this? Would you be willing to give up the final decade of your life to live without prescription bottles and ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925479 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:54:40 +0100 925479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638898&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F27%2Fcancer-burdens-many-lives-in-australia%2F Filed under: Research, Daily newsA new and official report shows cancer is the leading cause of death and disability in Australia.The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals that cancer is taking more lives -- about 19 percent -- than cardiovascular disease, currently at 18 percent. Cancer is the now to blame for Australia's burden of disease, according to the report, and the disease doesn't appear to be slowing anytime soon.Burden of disease refers to not only mortality but also takes into account impact of illness and disability. Essentially, this means cancer takes away from healthy life years. The top five leading causes of non-fatal burden of disease in Australia are anxiety and depression, Type-2 diabetes, dementia, adult-onset hearing loss, and asthma. Of the 14 preventa... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638898 Sun, 27 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623479&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F18%2Fthe-burden-of-cancer-support-groups%2F This study sheds light on which individuals with cancer use (support) services. It will help clinicians recognize the importance of support groups for cancer patients. Assistance in identifying and accessing support groups should be a standard of care for all patients receiving curative, follow-up, or palliative care for cancer". I don't remember my oncologist talking to me about support groups, however, in his office waiting room I noticed many different support services available in the area. Did any of your doctors recommend that you seek out group support? Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623479 Fri, 18 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 623479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478730&cid=t_101756_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fthought-for-the-day-the-burden-of-cancer%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Research, Daily news, Thought for the DayThere are many burdens that come with cancer. But there is one burden gaining in strength as we age. It's become a topic of recent study and appeared Tuesday in the online Journal of Oncology Practice.Think about this:The graying of America will grow the number of cancer patients and survivors 55 percent by the year 2020. And some believe doctors might not be able to cope with the increasing burden.It's the increase in cancer diagnoses, the growth in the number of Americans over the age of 65, and higher cancer survival rates due to early detection and better treatments that together will cause a shortage of doctors and nurses to care for so many sick people. In addition, more than half of medical oncologists are older than... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478730 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478730