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 'cbs news'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118712&cid=t_111483_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Ffacebook-tied-to-poor-mental-health-in-teens-kids%2F You know it’s a good time of the year for psychology “news” when the American Psychological Association holds its annual convention. Why? Because they push out a bunch of sexy press releases about presentations at the conference. Case in point, “Social Networking’s Good and Bad Impacts on Kids,” a presentation that presents a seemingly-random selection of research findings about social networking websites like Facebook from the past few years. This quickly gets turned into an exclusive focus on the negative aspects of the talk — “Facebook tied to poor mental health in teens: What parents must know” (CBS News), “Too Much Technology Breeds Health Problems in Teens” (Patch.com), and of course the inevitable, “Is constant &#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118712 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:43:50 +0100 5118712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077770&cid=t_111483_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F28%2Fcbs-news-others-get-nose-job-story-wrong%2F In one of the worst examples of health reporting I’ve seen today, a bunch of news outlets have equated “symptoms of a disorder” with having the disorder itself. It may seem like a subtle difference, but in the world of mental health diagnosis, having a symptom of a disorder is not the same as having the disorder itself. The study in question was conducted on people seeking treatment for a nose job. To assess patients’ psychopathology, the researchers administered a bunch of psychological tests to the patients before their rhinoplasty. One of those tests was the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale modified for body dysmorphic disorder. Now, the researchers only found a 2 percent rate of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) among the 226 patients they tested. That rate is... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077770 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:58:34 +0100 5077770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724180&cid=t_111483_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F-upChOONzUI%2F Questions over Greg Mortenson’s stories – 60 Minutes – CBS News. Filed under: books Tagged: 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, CBS News, Central Asia Institute, Greg Mortenson, Korphe, Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724180 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:30:31 +0100 4724180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592400&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcoffee-and-stroke-another-study-the-media-got-wrong%2F2011.03.14 Here we go again. Headlines across America blaring lines like, “Coffee may reduce stroke risk.” It was a big study, but an observational study. Not a trial. Not an experiment. And, as we say so many times on this website that you could almost join along with the chorus, observational studies have inherent limitations that should always be mentioned in stories. They can’t prove cause and effect. They can show a strong statistical association, but they can’t prove cause and effect. So you can’t prove benefit or risk reduction. And stories should say that. USA Today, for example, did not explain that in its story. Nor did it include any of the limitations that were included in, for example, a HealthDay story, which stated: “The problem with this type of stu... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592400 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:00:45 +0100 4592400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540567&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-study-links-hpv-to-head-and-neck-cancers-in-men%2F2011.03.02 A new study finds that half of men in America are infected with the HPV virus. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the growing concern that the virus in men could be responsible for an increase in head and neck cancers. HPV Affects Half Of U.S. Men A study out [yesterday] in The Lancet by Moffitt Cancer Center researcher Anna Giuliano, Ph.D., and her colleagues finds that 50 percent of men ages 18 to 70 in Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S. have genital infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).  HPV is the virus that causes cervical cancer in women. It also causes warts and cancer of the genitals and anus in both men and women. Over the past several years, researchers have realized that the virus can also cause cancer of the head and neck. Aimee R. Kreimer, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540567 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:34 +0100 4540567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352711&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-cybersecurity-an-internet-id-for-all-americans%2F2011.01.15 From CBS News: President Obama is planning to hand the U.S. Commerce Department authority over a forthcoming cybersecurity effort to create an Internet ID for Americans, a White House official said here today. It’s “the absolute perfect spot in the U.S. government” to centralize efforts toward creating an “identity ecosystem” for the Internet, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt said. That news, first reported by CNET, effectively pushes the department to the forefront of the issue, beating out other potential candidates including the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The move also is likely to please privacy and civil liberties groups that have raised concerns in the past over the dual roles of police and intel... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352711 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:00:00 +0100 4352711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987043&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBMKy5RTSVsM%2F By Michael F. CannonPresident Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is still threatening to bankrupt insurance companies who tell their customers that ObamaCare‘s mandates will increase premiums by more than 2 percent, even though her department’s projections show that, starting this week, just one of the law’s new mandates will increase some premiums by nearly 7 percent. In a CBS News story last week, Sebelius tried to defend those indefensible threats: But don’t the insurance companies have a right to make their own analyses and claims to their customers? “Absolutely, they have a right to communicate with their customers,” replied HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “We just want to make sure that communication is as... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987043 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:20:35 +0100 3987043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3665971&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fflibanserin-another-pre-fda-approval-drug-hype%2F2010.06.15 This week the FDA will vote on flibanserin, the much-talked-about drug for women with the condition called hypoactive sexual desire disorder or — because everything in sexual health needs an acronym like ED or PE — HSDD. On the eve of the FDA vote, CBS last week ran still another story about flibanserin. This drug has received so much news coverage, you’d think it cures cancer. And CBS did little more than promote the hype even more, saying FDA approval “could translate into a $2 billion market in this country alone” and then failing to challenge the disease-mongering estimate of “10 percent to 30 percent of women” with this condition. It all just goes along with the drug company’s efforts to build a demand before the drug is even approved. (... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3665971 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:00:41 +0100 3665971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611908&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffor-high-school-graduates-education-first-career-second%2F2010.05.29 It’s here again: High school graduation season — that annual rite of passage for high schoolers coast to coast to embark upon that much-anticipated journey from home to that first true independent step outside the safety net of their childhood communities. What always amazes me is the pressure high school kids feel as they embark upon this journey and how often I hear these kids express anxiety over not knowing what they want to be “when they grow up.” And, let’s not forget that we are still talking about kids — these are still teenagers, still developing and maturing. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611908 Sat, 29 May 2010 18:00:04 +0100 3611908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533792&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fconan-obriens-60-minutes-inner-monologue-videos-that-crack-us-up%2F We like Conan, because he speaks his mind: Conan O’Brien’s 60 Minutes Inner Monologue – watch more funny videos Post from: BlissTree Conan O'Brien's 60 Minutes Inner Monologue: Videos That Crack Us Up (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533792 Tue, 04 May 2010 23:30:23 +0100 3533792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354285&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffollow-up-more-parenthood-drama%2F Turns out this week’s episode of “Parenthood” caused even more commotion than we thought in our original post. The bad news for NBC? All the fuss was online, not on TV. Remember Tuesday night’s Asperger’s storyline involving the character of little Max Braverman? Well, according to a CBS News.com article, the word “Asperger’s” was Google’s most popular search term on Wednesday. (Oddly, ratings-wise, “Parenthood” didn’t win its Tuesday night time slot.) And, while there’s nothing funny about Asperger’s Syndrome, here’s something we can laugh about. On Wednesday, Google’s third most searched-for term was this attempted version: “assburgers.” Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354285 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:58 +0100 3354285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977265&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4Q16OtSUC8I%2F According to CBS News, President Barack Obama will send most, if not all, of the 40,000 additional troops that General Stanley McChrystal requested and reportedly plans to keep those troops in Afghanistan for the long-term. Watch CBS News Videos Online If the CBS report turns out to be true—the White House has backed away, and other news outlets are leaving the story alone for the moment—the president’s decision is disappointing, but expected. Last month, the administration ruled out the notion of a near-term U.S. exit from Afghanistan, arguing that the Taliban and al Qaeda would perceive an early pullout as a victory over the United States. But if avoiding a perception of weakness is the rationale that the administration is operating under then we have already lost by allowing our ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977265 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:57:18 +0100 2977265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512053&cid=t_111483_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fdental-care-without-insurance%2F (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512053 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:08:10 +0100 2512053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349353&cid=t_111483_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E5%2F6eSeUaQccu8%2FrcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf Watch CBS Videos OnlineThis made my day! What a fantastic idea! This CBS News-video shows a woman with autism using her capabilities the right way! For a long time I have been dreaming about opening a second hand store myself. Here in Holland the recycling/re use industry is very popular. I am thrilling, we can do this in Holland too!!Today I have been asked for someting very special....more on that next month!My voluntary work for 2.5 days a week at the city council's office reached it's first year anniversary yesterday. I am proud. I like the job and the people are nice. It's a safe workplace. I am happy! (Source: The Art of Being Asperger Woman) The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349353 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:50:00 +0100 2349353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1717246&cid=t_111483_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F_kT-OVgZAqc%2F Yes, we’ve been on vacation; meanwhile, the usual back and forth about vaccines and autism rages: CBS news say they’ve unearthed “details of a third case of vaccine injury in a child born in 1974″—as Kev’s noted, Kathleen Seidel described this same case five months ago on the Neurodiversity blog, CBS news is catching up in these dog days of summer. No mention of autism and vaccines is complete without a nod to mercury: Translating Autism reviews a recent study in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, entitled An Investigation of Porphyrinuria in Australian Children with Autism. Here’s his summary: The study examined urinary porphyrins as a measure of mercury exposure in children with autism. Porphyrinuria, or the excess urinary ex... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1717246 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:48:26 +0100 1717246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616190&cid=t_111483_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Flavish-fda-bonuses-go-to-bureaucrats.html You'd think the U.S. FatalFood and Drug Administration (FDA) would be on the mend. After all, last December, The New York Times reported that the FDA is desperately short of money and poorly organized, which is putting people's lives at risk. A report entitled "FDA Science and Mission at Risk", which can be found at the Food and Drug Administration's website, highlights the numerous problems at the FDA.Congress has spent a lot of their time looking at the FDA, and made a number of changes meant to clean things up after more than a decade of mismanagement. As part of these efforts, a while ago, we learned about the FDA handing out $35 million in bonuses under a new incentive plan. FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach (a very close personal friend of the Bush family) explained that the bon... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616190 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:47:00 +0100 1616190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1560944&cid=t_111483_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Funbiased-medical-advice.html First of all, a hat tip to Peter Rost, as the physician and former drug marketer for Pfizer turned whistle-blower and blogger featured this story on his blog late last week.At issue is something Americans, and perhaps too often, patients with diabetes fail to consider, and that is when their doctor(s) recommend the latest and greatest new drug, insulin, device or other treatments, sometimes their recommendations are influenced by subtle and some not-so-subtle marketing efforts from the drug and medical device companies. Last year, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that 94% of more than 3,000 physicians surveyed reported some type of "relationship" with the pharmaceutical industry.Although many of those interactions were seemingly innocuous, such as receiving free food in... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1560944 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:25:00 +0100 1560944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612014&cid=t_111483_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F16%2Ffiber-may-fight-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Products, SupportThe results of a new study show that those who consumed more fiber were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who ate less fiber. The researchers note that consuming fiber may help with the body's ability to handle blood sugar. The pooled results of several studies showed that people who ate the most cereal fiber had a 33% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate the least. A study conducted at Harvard confirmed foods including whole grain breads, high-fiber cereals, yogurt, beans and peanut butter lessened the probability of developing diabetes by 28%. The miraculous benefits of fiber keeping adding up. Whether your motive is to reduce your risk of diabetes, lower cholesterol, ha... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612014 Wed, 16 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612014