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 'burns'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862607&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F27kb4PS7Mlw%2F Pete Burns was out and about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862607 Thu, 26 May 2011 02:58:22 +0100 4862607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734274&cid=t_98552_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Finterview-louis-burns-ceo-care-innovations Louis Burns is CEO of Care Innovations, the joint venture between Intel and GE that’s aiming to change the world of home care and patient to clinician connectivity. Clearly there’s been lots of money and effort invested — but what are they doing and where are they going? And what new products and services can we expect (beyond the ones Eric Dishman told me about last Fall)? No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734274 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:19:16 +0100 4734274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4525053&cid=t_98552_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F26%2F10-forms-of-twisted-thinking%2F Both David Burns (bestselling author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and Abraham Low (founder of Recovery, Inc.) teach techniques to analyze negative thoughts (or identify distorted thinking — what psychologists call “cognitive distortions”) so to be able to disarm and defeat them. Since Low’s language is a bit out-dated, I list below Burns’ “Ten Forms of Twisted Thinking,” (adapted from his “Feeling Good” book, a classic read) categories of dangerous ruminations, that when identified and brought into your consciousness, lose their power over you. 1. All-or-nothing thinking (a.k.a. my brain and the Vatican’s): You look at things in absolute, black-and-white categories. 2. Overgeneralization (also a favorite): You view a nega... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4525053 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:17:59 +0100 4525053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394744&cid=t_98552_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-b4oJVcZs1A%2F Over the past few years, the feds have successfully forced numerous drugmakers to settle charges that they deliberately misreported pricing info in order to hike reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid. And behind this string of settlements is a pharmacy called Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, which created a whistleblowing cottage industry of its own by simply rummaging through data. For instance, a 2005 California suit alleged that a one-gram vial of the antibiotic vancomycin was sold to healthcare providers for $6.29, but billed to Medi-Cal for $58.37, while 50 milligram tablets of the atenolol blood pressure med were billed to pharmacies at $3.04 and to Medi-Cal at $70.30. Armed with such discrepances, Ven-A-Care filed lawsuit after lawsuit - and reaped big rewards. Since 2000, the li... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394744 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:21:49 +0100 4394744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331020&cid=t_98552_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWAWtr-Occyk%2F The LITFL team recently added the ICU Rounds podcast to our easy-to-search database of free online podcasts. This podcast has been running for a couple of years now, and is produced by the exceptionally prolific Jeffrey Guy. Dr Guy has specialty training in burn surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care and is an Associate Professor [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331020 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:00:34 +0100 4331020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4324781&cid=t_98552_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fplastic-surgeon-chitsung-ct-su-died-age-74%2F Johns Hopkins plastic surgeon Chi-Tsung “CT” Su has died at the age of 74 from cancer. He was a long-time Hopkins faculty member and instrumental in starting and heading the Burn Center at Hopkins Bayview. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4324781 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:39:26 +0100 4324781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133795&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FLhB2ldg4KIM%2F Pete Burns is back with a new... 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Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133795 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:31:42 +0100 4133795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3938369&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F9M-vzOfctqk%2Ftopical-silicone-gel-for-burn-scars.html I have read the studies the promote the use of silicone sheets for scar treatment.  I know the claims Mederma and other silicone gel scar treatments make.  What do I tell my patients?  “It doesn’t matter what you use.  It matters that you use it.  Mederma is non-scented and less greasy than Vit E or cocoa butter.  If that will entice you into doing your dailyscar massage, then use it.” For most scars, I will stand by the above.  Burn scar are characterized by an increasing occurrence of redness, thickness, stiffness, pain, and itching, and a disturbance in pigmentation and surface roughness.   So when I saw there was a new study looking at the use of silicone gel in the treatment of burn scars, I read it (full reference below). Burn scars... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3938369 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:20:00 +0100 3938369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885377&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FUU9h5d-kv6Y%2F Plastic surgery makes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885377 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:09:33 +0100 3885377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845086&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fgeorge-burns-on-running-the-country%2F Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair. – George Burns Post from: BlissTree George Burns on Running the Country (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845086 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:00:49 +0100 3845086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701670&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fgeorge-burns-on-family-quote-of-the-day%2F Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. — George Burns Post from: BlissTree George Burns on Family (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701670 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:00:52 +0100 3701670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683619&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcongress-acts-on-doc-fix-music-to-doctors-ears%2F2010.06.21 Leading members of the Senate Finance Committee came to an agreement Thursday night on a six-month “doc fix,” paving the way for physicians to be reimbursed a little more for seeing Medicare patients instead of a lot less. (This is now separate from the rest of the legislative package it had been part of, which is still under debate.) Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that without passage, there’d be “havoc in America.” But the American Medical Association (AMA) continued its attack on anything less than a permanent solution. The AMA compared it to fiddling while Rome burns. What tune are members of Congress playing? A) Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees B) Doctor, Doctor! by the Thompson Twins C) Time to Get Ill by the Beastie Boys (The Hill, Politico, ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683619 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3683619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676635&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffilm-review-christy-turlington-tackles-womens-health-issues-with-no-woman-no-cry-documentary%2F This post originally appeared on our sister site TheGloss, and was written by TheGloss Editor-in-Chief Lilit Marcus. During the opening sequence of her documentary No Woman No Cry, Christy Turlington admits that she’s led a pretty charmed life, but something happened the day that she gave birth to her daughter and there were complications: “I went from invincible to powerless.” Though Turlington got medical care and both she and her daughter were fine, she realized how fortunate she was to have access to quality maternity care. The experience sent her on a new kind of journey, not only of motherhood but of a mission to learn about maternal health around the world and try to raise awareness about women’s health issues. Her travels took her from Bangladesh to Guatemal... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676635 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:29:12 +0100 3676635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538077&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F30h84-XOOi4%2F By Gene HealyMy DC Examiner column this week looks at the controversy surrounding the History Channel’s forthcoming miniseries, “The Kennedys,” starring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as JFK and Jackie.  It’s controversial in large part because the producer is “24″’s Joel Surnow, who is cigar-buddies with Rush Limbaugh and an outspoken conservative: The screenwriter, Stephen Kronish, insists that he’s “not out to destroy the sacred cow” of the JFK presidency. Too bad: In an age when Americans still periodically swoon for imperial presidents, a little sacred-cow tipping would be a public service. Robert Greenwald, a left-wing documentarian who read an early version of the script, is leading the fight to discredit the project. Gree... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538077 Wed, 05 May 2010 18:27:52 +0100 3538077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487368&cid=t_98552_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FmeGuuecYx9g%2F Drugmakers that repeatedly defraud the government may be forced to sell meds, relinquish product exclusivity, or fire execs and have them banned from working at other companies that do business with the government, Lewis Morris, the Health and Human Services Inspector General tells Inside Health Policy (subscription required). The warning comes after a growing number of instances in which drugmakers have handed large fines for off-label promotion and concerns that large fines are considered to be a cost of doing business. In fact, Pfizer created a shell to pay its fine and avoid the possibility of being excluded from contracting with Medicaid and Medicare, a route the government has avoided over fears patients would be hurt (see here). And so Morris tells IHP that he is aware of the concer... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487368 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:23:22 +0100 3487368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346501&cid=t_98552_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fmindfulness-based-stress-reduction-workbook%2F About once a year I discover a workbook that allows me to put all the steps that I learn in therapy into practice. I’ve mentioned in past blog posts David Burns’s 10 Days to Self-Esteem, and how the exercises in that workbook allowed me to recognize distorted thought patterns and practice ways of untwisting them. Two years or so ago, when I didn’t know whether or not I should have my son treated for anxiety, my therapist recommended I read Understanding Your Child’s Puzzling Behavior, which was very, very helpful. And now fellow blogger and mindfulness expert Elisha Goldstein has published, with co-author Bob Stahl, a comprehensive workbook — A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook — that teaches the art of mindfulness in relieving and reducing str... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346501 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:20:19 +0100 3346501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003796&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FJn0bDInBe6w%2F 80s singer Pete Burns won his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003796 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:04:09 +0100 3003796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944045&cid=t_98552_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fa-young-womans-death-and-our-uneasy-truce-with-wilderness%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: On Tuesday afternoon, a young Toronto singer-songwriter named Taylor Mitchell was walking the beautiful Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park when two coyotes attacked her. A nearby hiker heard her cries and came to her aid. Mitchell was airlifted to a hospital, but she died the next morning, on October 28. Had she lived, in three weeks Mitchell would have found out whether or not she won a Canadian Folk Music Award. She’d been nominated in the category of Young Performer of the Year. She was 19 years old. Cape Breton officials insisted an attack by coyotes is highly irregular, since they usually shy away from humans…. Read the rest on AOL: A Young Woman’s Death, and Our Uneasy Truce With Wilderness. Posted in Music... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944045 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:18:29 +0100 2944045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886396&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fschool-art-project-costs-girl-her-fingers%2F I remember art class and rarely was it dangerous. If we were working with sharp scissors or chisels, that could be risky, but most of our other projects were only dangerous if we poked each other with sharp pencils or something like that. Sadly, that isn’t always the case though, as a teenager in the United Kingdom and her teachers discovered over two years ago. In January 2007, a 16-year-old girl went to make a plaster of paris model of her hands. To do so, she placed her hands in the bucket of plaster. What she – and apparently her teachers – didn’t know was that large amounts of this plaster get very hot, up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius). Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit and body temperature is 98.7 degrees. The plaster set around the girls ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886396 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:40:28 +0100 2886396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883183&cid=t_98552_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F10%2F11%2Fnational-parks-ken-burns-worst-idea%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: I thought I would love the new Ken Burns PBS series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” Twelve hours on my DVR is a big chunk of real estate, so yesterday I decided to begin watching the series that premiered two weeks ago. I’d recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon, and I was eager to hear the back-story of this – and other – national parks… Read the rest on AOL: National Parks: Ken Burns’ Worst Idea. Posted in Woman Up Tagged: conservation, ken burns, national park, pbs (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883183 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:04:21 +0100 2883183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793189&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fdg__TsMHzwg%2Fcarbolic-gangrene-of-hand.html I stumbled across an old surgery text, A Text-Book of Minor Surgery by Edward Milton Foote, MD, which was published in 1908 at an antique store a few weeks ago. I have enjoyed thumbing through it. There are photos of conditions I have only read of and never seen. Carbolic gangrene of the hand is one of those conditions. Carbolic acid [car·bol·ic acid   (kär-bŏl'ĭk)]  is now more commonly known as phenol [phe·nol   (fē'nôl', -nōl', -nŏl')].     A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic. Also called carbolic acid. In 1865 Dr. Joseph Lister (1827-1912) began the practice of using an antiseptic... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793189 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:01:00 +0100 2793189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782042&cid=t_98552_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F5IcV0bCE684%2Fburn-care-resources.html I received this request recently, so I thought I would try to put a list together.  Not sure it is the best list, but it’s an attempt.  If you have any additional resources, please add them in the comment section.  Thanks. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to direct me to some biographical and historical resources on skin grafting in the treatment of burns.   Let’s first start with burn care / general information:  American Burn Association BurnSurgery.org -- a comprehensive, up-to-date Educational Tool  for burn care professionals throughout the world. Burn Survivor Resource Center (great information & links) John Hopkins Medicine Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Total Burn Care by David Herndon, MD, FACS   The sites, journa... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782042 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:01:00 +0100 2782042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313545&cid=t_98552_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F04%2Fvideo-5-forms-of-distorted-thinking%2F A video including all the forms of my distorted thinking would be too big to store on You Tube. So I’ll present my top five: ways I torture myself upstairs. The good news? Then I can untwist the distortions and try, ever so bravely, to walk toward REALITY. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313545 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:40:20 +0100 2313545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1728305&cid=t_98552_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F08%2F05%2Fthe-war-within%2F I just finished watching the final episode of The War, the 15-hour Ken Burns documentary on World War II that premiered almost a year ago. Last night I watched episode five, “FUBAR,” which seemed long and padded. The show swung wildly from prosaic observations that did nothing to deepen my understanding of war to monologues that just about broke my heart. And then back to the kind of “meh” narration that gives documentaries a bad name. Tonight I had the fast forward button at the ready. Didn’t use it. The finale, “A World Without War,” was packed: The fall of Berlin, the Holocaust, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, Okinawa, the dropping of the atomic bomb, the liberation of prisoners of war in Japan. And the journey back to civilian life. Men ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1728305 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:41:07 +0100 1728305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1532541&cid=t_98552_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F315261965%2F Article by Dr. Pamela F. Gallin featured in Reader’s Digest offers some advice on how to “Save Your Own Life“. Go ahead and read these expert tips for the following do-or-die emergencies: lost in the wilderness, chocking, heart attack, impalement, swimming emergencies, bear attack, poisoning, severe bleeding, rising water, allergic reaction, trapped in a burning building. (Source: Ivor Kovic, M.D.) Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1532541 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:22:18 +0100 1532541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502688&cid=t_98552_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F307977278%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  I’m running a drawing for a copy of The 3 Secret Pillars of Wealth by James Burns, Esq. at Home Biz Notes, my blog at the b5Business Channel. I also hosted James Burns as he toured the blogosphere. Although this book touches upon operating a business, it’s not solely for business owners.  Anyone who is interested in acquiring wealth will find information of interest.  Have you developed your vision goal for your future? This is something I found really fascinating about his book, along with other information Burns provides about How to Crack Your Wealth Code Using the Tools of Self-made Billionaires. Click here, or above, for details of the drawing. (Amazon image) (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, billionaires, book drawing, business, Emm... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502688 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:32 +0100 1502688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1331526&cid=t_98552_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F259193657%2F The answer will likely be debated for awhile. To some, Lilly was a winner because it agreed to pay only $15 million to a state that spent $40 million over five years on Zyprexa and the med regularly racks up annual sales in the billions of dollars. Others may argue that’s not really small change because the deal works out to about $25 a head, based on Alaska’s population of about 600,000. And when you extend that to other states that have filed suits, or the nation as whole - there are settlement talks with the US Attorney in Philadelphia - the numbers can easily balloon. One person who takes the latter position is Patrick Burns of Taxpayers Against Fraud, a non-profit that chases corporate fraud and, yes, is funded by attorneys. Here’s an excerpt from our chat… Pha... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1331526 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:53:07 +0100 1331526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=819472&cid=t_98552_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1734 Nova #5 “Together” Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, writers Sean Chen, penciler (and maybe Brian Denham too) What exactly is a “fifth-degree burn”? Traditionally, burns were divided into first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree. First-degree burns are superficial and only affect the first layer of skin (the epidermis). There is redness, but no blistering (think of a typical sunburn). Second-degree burns involve the epidermis, but also involve some of the deeper skin layers as well. Blistering is common and they are quite painful. Third-degree burns involve the entire epidermis, dermis, and fat-layer of the skin. They usually show charring and have a firm, rubbery texture. Third degree burns are often painless because of destruction of the nerve endings. I have see... Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=819472 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:46:56 +0100 819472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=780664&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F05%2Forgan-donor-family-seeks-a-miracle%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Daily News, SupportNearly 20 years ago I signed the back of my drivers license to approve my organs for donation. Hearing this story about a Wisconsin family is one more affirmation of my signature. When it comes to diabetes and kidney problems, Lorna Burns Hager says her family is jinxed. Hager has diabetes and was born with one kidney. Her brother died from diabetes complications and kidney failure. Two of her four children were also born with one kidney and developed diabetes. Rough stuff. This past Friday, Wisconsin's Governor Jim Doyle honored Hager with the Gift of Life medal of honor for donating her daughter Kelly's two kidneys after she died last year. Kelly was profoundly mentally disabled, and Hager is confident Kelly is livin... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=780664 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 780664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=743320&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F19%2Ffear-of-skin-cancer-prompts-call-to-action%2F Filed under: Skin Cancer, Prevention, Cancer SurvivorsI keep thinking about my ongoing negative relationship with the sun, how it burns me time and time again, how I keep trying to fine-tune my approach to dealing with this deadly force. Today, I have arrived at two new thoughts.1. There was a time when I wanted a tan. I'd accept a burn even, in hopes it would turn to the slightest shade of brown on my pasty white skin. I would search high and low for the sun. I would drive in its direction, bask in its glory, give hours of my day to this crazy pursuit. Somehow, though, achieving a tan -- or burn -- wasn't easy. Sometimes, I'd see some color appear; sometimes my efforts seemed for nothing. It took work, effort, endless amounts of time and while my ventures in sunbathing did sometimes prove... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=743320 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 743320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707621&cid=t_98552_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1692 Discussion questions: 1. Bad things always seem to happen around Dr. Dazzler. Could that be why he doesn’t have any friends? 2. Even if Dr. Dazzler does talk in his sleep, why was Dr. Jay close enough to hear? 3. Do you really think that making an unconscious person swallow a salt solution is a good idea? And doesn’t the guy bringing the solution look like Igor? 4. It’s nice that Dr. Dazzler is trying not to contaminate the wound by using a clean sheet, but it would probably be better if wore gloves, or at least washed his hands first. 5. Just how long is that ambulance? *Dr. Dan Dazzler was the four-page back-up comic that ran in Dell’s Ben Casey comic book. Further adventures and information on Dr. Dazzler can be found here. Tags: comics dell ben casey dazzler b... Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707621 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:00:57 +0100 707621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644728&cid=t_98552_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F30%2Fmr-universe-needs-your-help.html Mr. Universe, Doug Burns got arrested and has to go to trial. Why? Because he was acting drunk and, supposedly, resisted arrest. Why? Because his blood sugar was 29! Why? Because he is a Type 1 diabetic and he was experiencing a “low” related to a mismatch between his insulin dose and his insulin need.  This happens sometimes.Low blood sugar can have many different manifestations. Sometimes people pass out. Some people just get jittery and nervous. And, it is not uncommon for people to become confused and seem like they are drunk when their blood sugar gets too low. That is what happened to Doug. Unfortunately, Doug’s low occurred in a public place – a movie house – and police thought they had a public drunk on their hands. They arrested him and... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644728 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:04:02 +0100 644728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478734&cid=t_98552_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F14%2Fjournalist-leroy-sievers-may-just-crush-cancer%2F Filed under: Blogs, Daily news, Cancer SurvivorsAs Leroy Sievers says, "Most of you know me as someone with cancer. Google my name -- and yes, I confess, I've done that -- more often than not, it comes up linked to one other word: cancer. But what about all the other things I've been?"Sievers has been a journalist for most of his adult life. He's also been a baker, a short-order cook, a teacher, and an aspiring author. Yet cancer is the word most often used to describe this man.But maybe not for long.Could it be that Sievers -- a man whose life has been derailed by a deadly cancer traveling throughout his body, a man who has been contemplating death with each passing day -- may soon be rid of cancer altogether?Actually, Sievers already sees glimpses of cancer falling to the wayside.Having ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478734 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478734