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 'cameron'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:06:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139895&cid=t_353408_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F16%2Fthe-cause-of-rioting-thats-easy-rioters%2F British Prime Minister David Cameron attributed the recent riots in his to “the slow-motion moral collapse that has taken place in parts of our country these past few generations.”   The message may seem vaguely situationist at first blush, as Cameron emphasizes the problem of a “broken society.” But what he really seems to care about are the bad “choices” made by selfish, irresponsible individuals. Cameron’s comments resemble remarks he’s made in the past.  In 2008, according to one account, he declared that “people who are fat, poor or addicted to drugs could only have themselves to blame.” It’s a one-size-fits-all ideology:  If you have problems, look in the mirror! To be fair, Cameron does acknowledge one situational... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139895 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:42:14 +0100 5139895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130734&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FC8uOd_7qKvg%2F By Jim HarperOfficials in London are looking everywhere but the mirror for places to affix blame for the recent riots. Beyond the immediate-term answer, individual rioters themselves, the target of choice seems to be “social media.” Prime Minister David Cameron is considering banning Facebook, Twitter, and Blackberry Messenger to disable people from organizing themselves or reporting the locations and activity of the police. Nevermind substantive grievance. Nevermind speech rights. We’ve got scapegoats to find! [Events like this are nothing but a vessel into which analysts pour their ideological preconceptions, so here's a sip of mine: Just like a spoiled child doesn't grow up to be a gracious and kind adult, a population sugar-fed on entitlements doesn't become a meek an... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130734 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:45:47 +0100 5130734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883734&cid=t_353408_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D2402 Sperm can be quite surprising sometimes! Men produce 1500 sperm every second, and depending on the environment surrounding them, they can be fast or slow.  (This is quite independent of how fast or slow a guy gets to orgasm!) We have always known that nutrition is important to health, but we underestimated how important vitamins and minerals are to the speed of sperm and enhancing reproductive success. In sperm and sex, most men start out pretty fast but peeter out quickly.  Sperm ejaculated in the vagina may last a week, but outside the body survives only a few hours.  Average time to ejaculation during intercourse – 2 -3 minutes!  All in all, this is a sprint race to say the least! Cameron, what’s good for making babies may not be that good for making beautiful locks. S... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883734 Sun, 29 May 2011 14:39:37 +0100 4883734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852841&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnU1nadyGicA%2F By Christopher PrebleWhen President Obama meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London, they should focus on the two wars that involve both the U.S. and British militaries (Afghanistan and Libya). But these discussions will take place in the context of diminishing British military capability. At a time when the United States should be shedding some of the burdens of policing the globe, and encouraging other countries to step forward to defend themselves, the British are moving in the opposite direction. They are cutting their military, and tacitly becoming more dependent upon U.S. power. The end result will be a United Kingdom that is less able to assist us in the future. The United States today spends far more on its military than does the United Kingdom, and the gap is like... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852841 Mon, 23 May 2011 15:39:42 +0100 4852841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676765&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6P-uydf45mM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellA new study from the Adam Smith Institute in the United Kingdom provides overwhelming evidence that class-warfare tax policy is grossly misguided and self-destructive. The authors examine the likely impact of the 10-percentage point increase in the top income tax rate, which was imposed as an election-year stunt by former prime minister Gordon Brown and then kept in place by his feckless successor, David Cameron. They find that boosting the top tax rate to 50 percent will slow economic performance. And because of both macroeconomic and microeconomic responses, tax revenues over the next 10 years are likely to drop by the equivalent of more than $550 billion. Here's a key paragraph from the executive summary of the new study. The country is suffering from a 50%-­plus ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676765 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:15:59 +0100 4676765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670092&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4FnzF_Gc8-c%2F By Daniel J. MitchellLondon was just hit by heavy riots as part of a protest against the "deep" and "savage" budget cuts of the Cameron government. This is not the first time the UK has endured riots. The welfare lobby, bureaucrats, and other recipients of taxpayer largesse are becoming increasingly agitated that their gravy train may be derailed. The vast majority of protesters have been peaceful, but some hooligans took the opportunity to wreak havoc. These nihilists apparently call themselves anarchists, but are too ignorant to understand the giant disconnect of adopting that title while at the same time rioting for bigger government and more redistribution. My anarcho-capitalist friends must be embarrassed by the potential linkage with these hooligans. Speaking of rage, Paul Krugman is... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670092 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:20:09 +0100 4670092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337917&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGJo0LYB6W9A%2F By Walter OlsonIn Britain, the coalition government of David Cameron hopes to stimulate much-needed hiring by reducing state interference with private employers’ right to choose their own workforces. Per the Telegraph, Cameron “hopes that relaxed employment laws will help to boost the private sector and encourage firms to take on thousands of new workers.” For all the high hopes, the changes are in fact quite modest. Newly hired workers will wait two years, rather than one, before obtaining the power to challenge later firings before official tribunals. To discourage doomed or trivial claims, disgruntled workers will be charged a fee for resorting to a tribunal. The smallest employers will be exempted from some portions of the law, and so forth. Judged by the “emplo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337917 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:12:10 +0100 4337917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220417&cid=t_353408_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F01%2Fworld-aids-day-2010-collected-stories-4-the-prequel-to-my-journey-with-aids-and-more-by-kenn-chaplin%2F These days I still only started to think about trying to get a meal in my stomach once an almost painful hunger came upon me, seemingly out of nowhere, on this occasion at about three in the afternoon. I had just been to Sunnybrook Hospital where I was part of a clinical trial combining AZT [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220417 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:16:44 +0100 4220417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133665&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxOTI9btkngc%2F By Daniel J. MitchellWe’ve been spending too much time on elections, so let’s get back to pointing out inane, foolish, and destructive government policies. Our latest example comes from the United Kingdom, where politicians are pushing airline ticket taxes to punitive levels and harming the tourism industry. But the real lesson from this story is that it is very dangerous to give politicians a new revenue source. The airline ticket tax was first imposed by a (supposedly) Conservative Party government in 1994 at a maximum rate of 10 pounds. During the Blair/Brown Labor Party reign, the tax was boosted to a maximum rate of 50 pounds. Now, the new government, led by ostensible Conservative David Cameron, is pushing the maximum tax up to 75 pounds (more than $120) per ticket. Here... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133665 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:31:59 +0100 4133665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097906&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnaJcNTL0PJA%2F By Christopher PrebleYesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Britain’s biggest defense cuts since World War II. The cuts affect the British military across the board. The Army will shed 7,000 troops; the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will each lose 5,000 personnel; the total workforce in the Ministry of Defence, including civilians, will contract by 42,000. The Navy’s destroyer fleet will shrink from 23 to 19. Two aircraft carriers — already under construction — will be completed, but one of the two will be either mothballed or sold within a few years. Whether the one remaining flattop in the British fleet will actually deploy with an operational fixed-wing aircraft is an open question. They’ve decided to jettison their Harriers; a technological marvel ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097906 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:56:31 +0100 4097906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077232&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQTQlc2lMaiM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellHere are a handful of the posters being used in the United Kingdom to fight the perversely-destructive proposal to increase tax rates on capital gains. (for an explanation of why the tax should be abolished, see here) Which one is your favorite? I’m partial to the last one because of my interest in tax competition. But this isn’t just a popularity contest. With Obama pushing for higher capital gains rate in America, it’s important to find the most persuasive ways of educating people about the damage of class-warfare tax policy. By the way, “CGT” is capital gains tax, and “Vince” and “Cable” refers to Vince Cable, one of the politicians pushing this punitive class-warfare scheme. A Clever British Campaign against ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077232 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:08:27 +0100 4077232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914975&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fnvyyegbq8Jg%2F By Daniel J. MitchellAccording to news coverage, United Kingdom Prime Minister Cameron is imposing deep and savage budget cuts. I was interviewed by the BBC recently, for instance, and asked whether 25 percent spending reductions were too harsh. And here’s an excerpt from a New York Times story that is very representative of the news coverage. Like a shipwrecked sailor on a starvation diet, the new British coalition government is preparing to shrink down to its bare bones as it cuts expenditures by $130 billion over the next five years and drastically scales back its responsibilities. The result, said the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a research group, will be “the longest, deepest sustained period of cuts to public services spending” since World War II. …Public-sector unio... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914975 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:30:32 +0100 3914975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889062&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcameron-diaz-the-internets-most-dangerous-celebrity%2F photo: WENN.com Googled any celebrities lately? If you’ve searched Cameron Diaz, you might want to check your computer for viruses. According to McAfee, she is the celebrity most likely to generate malicious sites when you enter her name into a search engine. Coming in just behind Cameron are Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Gisele Bündchen, and Brad Pitt. Cyber attackers use celebrities to steer people to sites that host malware. They are also starting to hide malware in Twitter posts in tiny urls, so be on the lookout and make sure your security software is updated. via eWeek Post from: BlissTree Cameron Diaz: The Internet's Most Dangerous Celebrity (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889062 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:59:14 +0100 3889062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861987&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Frosario-dawson-helps-fight-immigration-laws-daily-do-gooder%2F Actress Rosario Dawson has gathered some fellow Hollywood luminaries (including Cameron Diaz and Padma Lakshmi) to help fight Arizona’s recent immigration law with a new PSA campaign. The outrageous law allows police to stop and question people in Arizona who look like they may be illegal immigrants. Dawson’s campaign “United We Win” will launch in September through her organization Voto Latino, which encourages Latino youth and young adults to unify on issues that impact their lives. Dawson hopes that uniting these youth and registering them to vote will help put a stop to divisive racial profiling. Check out a behind-the-scenes preview of the upcoming PSA here: Post from: BlissTree Rosario Dawson Helps Fight Arizona Immigration Law: Daily Do-Gooder (Source: Breas... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861987 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:30:02 +0100 3861987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750096&cid=t_353408_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F13%2Fordinary-heroes-and-the-science-of-good-and-evil%2F “I did what anyone could do, no big deal to jump on the tracks.” – Wesley Autrey, New York City’s “subway Superman” On January 2nd, 2007, 50-year-old construction worker Wesley Autrey was waiting with his two young daughters for the train at the 137th Street and Broadway station in the Harlem section of Manhattan. Also waiting was 19-year-old film student Cameron Hollopeter, who began having a seizure. Autrey borrowed a pen and used it to keep Hollopeter’s jaw open. Understandably wobbly post-seizure, Hollopeter fell onto the tracks. Autrey saw the lights of the oncoming train, gave a stranger his daughters to hold, and jumped down. He protected Hollopeter by lying on top of him. The height of their bodies on top of each other is 20-1/2 inches; the t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750096 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:35:36 +0100 3750096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699478&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrCtgUIFqPFQ%2F By Daniel J. MitchellBarack Obama and Angela Merkel are the two main characters in what is being portrayed as a fight between American “stimulus” and European “austerity” at the G-20 summit meeting in Canada. My immediate instinct is to cheer for the Europeans. After all, “austerity” presumably means cutting back on wasteful government spending. Obama’s definition of “stimulus,” by contrast, is borrowing money from China and distributing it to various Democratic-leaning special-interest groups.   But appearances can be deceiving. Austerity, in the European context, means budget balance rather than spending reduction. As such, David Cameron’s proposal to boost the U.K.’s value-added tax from 17.5 percent to 20 percent is su... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699478 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:46:59 +0100 3699478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699485&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFLyk-xzuIJo%2F By Daniel J. MitchellAs the chart below indicates, the United Kingdom has a large budget deficit solely because government spending has increased to record levels (OECD data). Unfortunately, the new Tory-Liberal coalition government has decided that taxpayers should be punished for all the over-spending that occurred when the Labor government was in charge. The Telegraph reports that the top capital gains rate will jump to 28 percent, up from 18 percent (the new government foolishly thinks this will result in more revenue). But the biggest change is that the value-added tax will increase to 20 percent. According to Business Week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the British equivalent of Treasury Secretary) actually bragged that the VAT increase was good since it would generate “13 ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699485 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:03:37 +0100 3699485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690822&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFLyk-xzuIJo%2F By Daniel J. MitchellAs the chart below indicates, the United Kingdom has a large budget deficit solely because government spending has increased to record levels (OECD data). Unfortunately, the new Tory-Liberal coalition government has decided that taxpayers should be punished for all the over-spending that occurred when the Labor government was in charge. The Telegraph reports that the top capital gains rate will jump to 28 percent, up from 18 percent (the new government foolishly thinks this will result in more revenue). But the biggest change is that the value-added tax will increase to 20 percent. According to Business Week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the British equivalent of Treasury Secretary) actually bragged that the VAT increase was good since it would generate “13 ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690822 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:03:37 +0100 3690822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3563953&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3EvyfoWCfPY%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe chart below shows everything you need to know about why the United Kingdom is a fiscal disaster. Over the past 10 years, the burden of government spending has skyrocketed from 36.6 percent of GDP to more than 53 percent of GDP. Taxes, meanwhile, have remained largely unchanged, averaging about 40 percent of GDP. Since the OECD numbers show that the fiscal crisis in the U.K. is solely the result of a bloated public sector, the obvious solution is … you guessed it, higher taxes. David Cameron’s new coalition government has announced support for a higher capital gains tax and is signalling that this will be followed by an increase in the value-added tax. There are some proposals to curtail the growth of spending, including some pay cuts for Prime Minster C... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3563953 Thu, 13 May 2010 16:11:46 +0100 3563953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526725&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fheqs31Ut9lk%2F By adminBritain may have given the world freedom as we understand it (i.e. see The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of Moderns by Benjamin Constant), but you would not know it from the last prime ministerial debate that took place last Thursday. The candidates (Conservative David Cameron, Labour’s Gordon Brown and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg) used the word “freedom” only 2 times. They said the word “free” 5 times, but all in the context of the supposedly “free” goodies, which they promised to lavish on the electorate. Words “responsible” and “responsibility” fared somewhat better (4 times). But the winning words were “fair” and “fairness” that were mentioned 22 times — almost always in connection with taxing the rich. Here is a typical example: Bro... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526725 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:37:16 +0100 3526725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519469&cid=t_353408_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3000 I voted labour in every election (apart from my very first) up to and including 1997.  This is about my feelings for the 2010 election.  Make up your own mind (but don’t let Rupert Murdoch manipulate you). Downloadable button from Mark Golding at http://www.coia.org.uk Don’t Get Fooled Again “I agree with Rupert“ By 2001 election, I had been forced to the conclusion that Tony Blair had views that were well to the right of Margaret Thatcher’s, in many areas that mattered to me. so I voted Lib Dem. That was before 9/11 After that event, all doubt was gone, so the 2005 election it was Lib Dem again.  I won’t even consider the Conservative party much.  I have never understood how anyone could vote for them, ever. The only choic... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519469 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:30:42 +0100 3519469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3501545&cid=t_353408_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F-YSTnPHgEWg%2F Cameron Diaz has been hacking... [[ 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=3501545 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:57:59 +0100 3501545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494467&cid=t_353408_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fbnf3bSc1yM8%2F It’s pretty tough to miss the pro-environmentalism theme in Avatar. The revered Tree of Souls, the fight to save the Na’vi woodlands from being destroyed in the name of greed, the general respect and love that the Na’vi have for their natural surroundings — writer-director James Cameron isn’t exactly coy with his messaging. Continuing with this trend, Cameron is releasing the Avatar DVD on Earth Day, April 22. An out-and-proud environmentalist, Cameron told Katherine Monk of The Montreal Gazette that he knows one movie won’t altogether save the earth, but “if people are thinking and talking about it, and are emotionally open to it, that’s the point at which you can ask people to introduce change into their lives and the way they do things.” Ac... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494467 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:04:23 +0100 3494467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443772&cid=t_353408_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Felection-has-been-called-change-is.html (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443772 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:55:00 +0100 3443772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363696&cid=t_353408_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdavid-cameron-talking-about-economy.html (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363696 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:23:00 +0100 3363696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3480825&cid=t_353408_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F8033457%2F1ar8cv%2Fneuromarketing%7ED-Commercials-Different-Dynamics.htm 3D entertainment has finally gone mainstream. Although three dimensional movies have existed for decades, they were largely gimmicky and had significant viewing problems. Now, James Cameron’s Avatar brought 3D to the big screen in a way that amazed audiences and convinced studio execs that the world was ready for 3D movies. Building [...] CommentsRoger, at first glance these findings do not shock me. It seems ... by Nathan (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3480825 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:59 +0100 3480825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342635&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHyUyM2zAuy4%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThe mystery man quoted in the title is none other than David Cameron, head of the British Conservative party. It isn’t that Cameron likes the ineffeciency, social conflict, and unresponsiveness to parents that often characterize state schooling. It’s that he ”would like to see… choice and autonomy and diversity in the state sector.” I would like to see winged-gazelles, sunny winters in Seattle, and a brilliant remake of The Thin Man series. We’ll both be waiting a good long time. Surely the Conservative party has a competent economist who could explain to Mr. Cameron why state schools tend to lack the features we take for granted in the free enterprise sector, and that by nationalizing more of Britain’s independent schools he... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342635 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:02:43 +0100 3342635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294773&cid=t_353408_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fah-copy-editors-ah-humanity%2F The Guardian, for crying out loud! On February 21, 2010. For posterity: Re photo caption: Tales, not tails, fellas. Perhaps you were thinking of Godzilla? Filed under: Music - TV - Film, Writing Tagged: copy editor, error, guardian, hiroshima, james cameron, journalism, newspaper, typo (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294773 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:24 +0100 3294773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294646&cid=t_353408_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fthe-gift-of-anger%2F An ancient saying states that just as iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend to show rage or worthy purpose. What could this mean? Could anger be an emotion that reveals hidden truths about a person? In her classic book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron elaborates on the ability of anger to disclose concealed aspects of a person’s direction and purpose in life. One needs to translate the message that anger is sending. It is trying to bring something to the light to be looked at and examined. Usually one tries to conceal or bury anger, feeling the social restraints and consequences. While sensitivity to not hurt others is valid, an individual’s feeling of anger needs private examination. Anger must not master us, but it can become a tool for self-revelation... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294646 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:38:04 +0100 3294646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279934&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fshould-andrew-lansley-take-money-from.html A fascinating clip. David Cameron caught on the hop and squirming so much that he forgets Lord McColl's first name.  Once, long ago, Dr Crippen was Lord McColl's houseman. I can still remember his first name. It's Ian, not Hugh.+++++++++++++Yesterday, in Andrew Lansley caught troughing, we looked in detail at some of the activities of Care UK, and at Andrew Lansley's acceptance of large sums of money, given by the wife of the Chairman of Care UK, to help him run his private office.Today, I have put the question "Should Andrew Lansley take money from the private health care industry" to Tim Montgomorie's Conservative Home. The response is here.We await Cameron's response to Andrew Lansley's office finance with interest. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279934 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:55:00 +0100 3279934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212314&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FowGrOA8tlVk%2F By David BoazIn the Los Angeles Times today, I write about “Avatar”, which has just become the biggest-grossing movie in Hollywood history, and how conservatives have missed the issue at its core: Conservatives see this as anti-American, anti-military and anti-corporate or anti-capitalist. But they’re just reacting to the leftist ethos of the film. They fail to see what’s really happening. People have traveled to Pandora to take something that belongs to the Na’vi: their land and the minerals under it. That’s a stark violation of property rights, the foundation of the free market and indeed of civilization…. “Avatar” is like a space opera of the Kelo case, which went to the Supreme Court in 2005. Peaceful people defend their property ag... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212314 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:47:28 +0100 3212314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189352&cid=t_353408_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fmri-mutliple-myeloma-gadolinium%2F Margaret’s blog has a few posts written about the use of gadolinium as a contrast agent.  I think it’s important for MM patients to know about this.  You can the read posts at her blog.  These are all the posts containing the word, “gadolinium.” »The gadolinium used in MRIs makes myeloma cells proliferate In other news, there’s not much going on.  Last week I got to participate in a local radio show with two of Moore County’s finest, Detective Sargent Donnie Shingleton and Sargent Tim Cameron, of the Moore County Sheriff’s Department.  The topic was home security, which included discussions about fraud.  My part was Internet fraud.  My words didn’t really come out right! I start a creative non-fiction class tomorrow, thanks to my sist... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189352 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:19:51 +0100 3189352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149034&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtVv87lxdqr0%2F By Daniel GriswoldThree items in the news this week remind us why we should be glad we live in a more global economy. While American consumers remain cautious, American companies and workers are finding increasing opportunities in markets abroad: Sales of General Motors vehicles continue to slump in the United States, but they are surging in China. The company announced this week that sales in China of GM-branded cars and trucks were up 67 percent in 2009, to 1.8 million vehicles. If current trends continue, within a year or two GM will be selling more vehicles in China than in the United States. James Cameron’s 3-D movie spectacular “Avatar” just surpassed $1 billion in global box-office sales. Two-thirds of its revenue has come from abroad, with France, Germany, and Russia the lea... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149034 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:02:52 +0100 3149034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809759&cid=t_353408_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D789 !  I don’t recommend putting a clove headband on to try to boost your sex life!  I have heard about “a girl being so ugly she has to hang a porkchop around her neck to get the dog to play with her.” but this couture garland thig is just stupid!  Garlic has long been used as a spice and has been reported to possess medicinal and pharmacological properties. Several studies have indicated that garlic can lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, but what is really exciting is what it can raise!  Indeed!  Testosterone and the body parts (ED) that need it are raised when you take Garlic. Cameron Diaz -  raises more testosterone than Garlic Surf babe Cameron Diaz, is a picture of health at the beach!  The sexy Charlie’s Angel loves a substantial brea... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809759 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:35:41 +0100 2809759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796371&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-the-writing-diet%2F Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way and Vein of Gold, books about the process of writing through morning pages and journaling, has tackled dieting in her new book The Writing Diet. A big fan of her previous two book on writing, I was interested on seeing how she incorporates writing into weight loss. Turns out she does it quite easily. Julia suggests that by using writing as a primary tool, you can figure out what’s causing your weight problem and then fix it. Full of assignments and creative exercises, the book really makes you stop and think about the choices you have been making and the choices you could make. It’s a comfortable read, offering gentle guidance through your journey of weight loss. Overeating is usually such a mindless activity that we don’t realize we are en... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796371 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:54:13 +0100 2796371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405132&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fexpenses-scandal-decisive-leadership.html This is impressive and decisive leadership from David Cameron. Action not words. Action not consultations. The MPs expenses scandal is one of the most difficult problems a party leader has ever faced. It is hard to know what more he could have done. A full and frank apology. No prevarication.  Conservative MPs instructed to pay back all excessive claims immediately or face the sack. Dr Crippen is impressed. Heavens, even the DK is impressed.Compare it with this:and then thisThen chose your leader. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405132 Tue, 12 May 2009 21:53:00 +0100 2405132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367430&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fcutting-healthcare-budget.html With a annual budget now topping £2 billion a week, there are plenty of economies to be made in healthcare. And yet, like opposing the 50% (actually 63.5%) new top rate of tax, David Cameron is between a rock and hard place if he suggests cuts in the NHS. Dr Crippen writes elsewhere to suggest to David Cameron that he could make a start by sacking an NHS BLOG DOCTOR favourite. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367430 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:16:00 +0100 2367430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353998&cid=t_353408_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FuasOYsIqjDo%2F It may be unconventional to post a promo trailer on a genetics site, but I’ve been waiting for this film since I first heard of it. “My Sister’s Keeper” is the story of two young sisters whose lives would be intertwined beyond their control. Kate is the older sister – beautiful, graceful and living with a rare genetic disease called acute promyelocytic leukemia. Anna is three years younger – genetically engineered and conceived to be a genetic match for Kate. Whatever Kate’s body needs – cord blood, blood, bone marrow, kidney – Anna is the donor. How many times can you save your sister’s life? Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva star in “My Sister’s Keeper”. Image: Bauer Griffin “Genetically engineered to be a donor” sounds so unethical and f... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353998 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:33:42 +0100 2353998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216500&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fdavid-samantha-camerons-son-ivan-died.html A sad pause from the rough and tumble of politics. David and Samantha Cameron's oldest son, Ivan, died earlier today in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Ivan suffered from cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216500 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:45:00 +0100 2216500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730738&cid=t_353408_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D871 In this study the limiting step to increasing the numbers of people on-treatment was due to low numbers of healthcare workers. Several other presentations talked about ‘task shifting’ which is where, for example, nurses could be trained to prescribe first-line HIV treatment. http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=11847 ________________________________________ Side effects ________________________________________ The risk of serious side effects limits the benefits from first-line d4T-based combinations which are still taken by over 70% of HIV-positive people globally. There is little access to second line treatment. Many of these discussions involved access to tenofovir and PIs, and at affordable prices. For example the Thai study in the poster discussant on Monday showed alm... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730738 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:55:54 +0100 1730738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1516440&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fwhat-will-tory-leadership-do-with-david.html Dr Crippen speculates here.My ageing Greek friend gives an outstanding analysis of the superficial and judgmental way the main stream media (and in particular the biased BBC) has so far covered the resignation:This is the only way to draw attention to the erosion of our liberties, he’s saying; the only way to force a public debate on the issues, because media coverage is so superficial; in the age of 24-hour news, it’s all about what happened earlier and what happens next, and almost never about what’s actually happening.Mr E (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1516440 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:35:00 +0100 1516440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1418426&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fboris-boozer-fool-and-archbishop-of.html Boris JohnsonWhat is an alcoholic? I do not know. I never use the word “alcoholic” in a medical, diagnostic context. To most, the word “alcoholic” conjures up a picture of an unshaven man drinking Carlsberg Special Brew at breakfast time, the tin partially concealed in a brown paper bag. Drinkers everywhere take comfort that they have not reached that stage. They may still have a serious problem. When I was a medical student – and at that stage I was partial to a pint, as were most medical students – I had an attachment with a well respected local GP. He drank gargantuan amounts of alcohol. His unit count must have been in three figures. He stopped drinking. Every year. For a month. From 1st to 31st of January. He was quite open about this. “I do it to prove that I am in cont... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1418426 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:12:00 +0100 1418426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1375055&cid=t_353408_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fdumbing-down-out-of-hours-service.html New Labour out of hours HCPOver ten years ago I was heavily involved in setting up a GP co-operative to rationalise and manage the out of hours on call committment. We had active support from the government including access to and meetings with both Norman Lamont and Virginia Bottomley. The co-operatives were a cost efficient method of ensuring that patients received quality out of hours care form local experienced family doctors.We started our co-operative from nothing. I remember when I and one other colleague opened the first bank account with a float of a couple of thousand pounds raised by approaching other local GPs. We drew up a business plan and approached the bank manager for help. We needed to rent premises, buy or rent half a dozen cars, purchase expensive radio equipment and ab... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1375055 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:27:00 +0100 1375055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1252826&cid=t_353408_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fmore-cameron-haven-sanofi-drug-rep-and.html Why, you ask?Well , dear readers, you seemed to like the last post so much. Insider saw a 50% increase in average blog traffic! So - Insider has selflessly undertaken some "internet research" and has come up with these:It would be rude to wake her!What a smile!Buns of steelAnyone for ice cream? (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1252826 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:26:00 +0100 1252826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1245061&cid=t_353408_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fpharmagossips-hottest-post-ever.html Say "Hi" to Cameron Haven - Sanofi drug rep and Playboy model way down in Florida. Warning! take care a workMuch, much more of Cameron doing her laundry can be seen here! Hat tip: Old School Repdigg story (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1245061 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:31:00 +0100 1245061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797024&cid=t_353408_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1725 Another great DC comics PSA, this one comes from various August 1958 titles, including Adventure Comics #251, Batman #117, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #30, Wonder Woman #100, and of course, Sugar and Spike #17. I think it’s safe to say that this PSA is just dripping with subtext… Click on the image to the right for the full ad. As with most DC PSAs, this one was written by Jack Schiff. Pencils were provided by Lou Cameron. Tags: comics psa subtext jack schiff lou cameron (Source: Polite Dissent) Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797024 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:02:25 +0100 797024