MedWorm Tags: channel 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 'channel'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:38 +0100 Medical Videos on Youtube: Please Participate in a Study! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775536&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Fmedical-videos-on-youtube-please-participate-in-a-study%2F My friend and IMIA collegue, Luis Luque is working on a great study and is looking for participants (only medical professionals). On Webicina.com, we are working hard to give you free, but curated medical social media resources such as Youtube channels focusing on different conditions or specialties. And we really need such studies so please participate if you can. More details here. You are invited to participate in a research study about online health videos. We are willing to invite healthcare professionals to participate. Please read this form and feel free to ask any question before you agree to participate. Your participation: If you agree to participate we will provide you access to a web page where you will enter some anonymous information about you. Then you will answer questions ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775536 Mon, 02 May 2011 16:29:36 +0100 4775536 J&J Accused Of Fraud By Former Sales Manager http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522289&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FgDRs3Vo3RaA%2F A former Johnson & Johnson sales manager accused the health care giant of concocting various schemes to defraud federal and state Medicaid programs in a lawsuit that was filed in 2005, but only recently unsealed amid a transfer of the litigation from a federal court in Pennsylvania to another in Massachusetts. The lawsuit was filed by Scott Bartz, a New Jersey resident who worked as a sales compensation manager from 1999 until 2007, when he alleges he was terminated in retaliation for repeatedly complaining about illegal marketing practices. His lawsuit also names the Omnicare nursing home operator and McKesson, the pharmaceutical wholesaler. In his complaint, Bartz charged J&J manipulated sales data; reported false prices to various government health programs, and paid kickback... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522289 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:13:03 +0100 4522289 Organ Generation: Building A Beating Heart http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4470409&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Forgan-generation-building-a-beating-heart%2F2011.02.12 The National Geographic Channel is currently featuring the latest in organ generation technology in its “Explorer” series. Here’s a snippet from the full show: Check your local listings for times. Link: Explorer: How to Build a Beating Heart… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4470409 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:00:55 +0100 4470409 John Mack at the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082316&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FW7GTKpfoetA%2Fjohn-mack-at-mulit-channel-pharma.html Pixels and Pills is on location this week at the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event! In this video clip, they interview John Mack, Editor & Publisher, Pharma Marketing News, who is on location!John Mack Goes Back to His PharmaGuy Roots! from Zemoga on Vimeo (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082316 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:29:00 +0100 4082316 John Mack at the Mulit Channel Pharma Marketing Event http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074414&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FW7GTKpfoetA%2Fjohn-mack-at-mulit-channel-pharma.html Pixels and Pills is on location this week at the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event! In this video clip, they interview John Mack, Editor & Publisher, Pharma Marketing News, who is on location!John Mack Goes Back to His PharmaGuy Roots! from Zemoga on Vimeo (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074414 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:29:00 +0100 4074414 Video Detailing: Now and Then http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4061064&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FWkC8bjVb53Q%2Fvideo-detailing-now-and-then.html This report will also detail some of the more challenging aspects of video detailing, including barriers to future adoption, what marketers must need to do to increase penetration, what other areas it’s cannibalizing, and how use varies by specialty.*ePharma Physicians are U.S. physicians who have looked online for pharmaceutical information, visited a pharmaceutical or biotech product or corporate website, or participated in an e-detailing program from a pharmaceutical or biotech company in the past 12 months. ePharma Physicians comprise 88% of the U.S. physician population in 2010.Study BackgroundePharma Physician® v10.0 was conducted via online survey in Q2 2010 among 1,713 U.S. physicians who have looked online for pharmaceutical information, visited a pharmaceutical or biotech prod... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4061064 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:36:00 +0100 4061064 Digital trends in Pharma Marketing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031478&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FdVbgIOgmRw8%2Fdigital-trends-in-pharma-marketing.html I recently came across this presentation which looks at how the way we surf the internet is changing, along with the way digital way Pharma marketers are adapting to it.Digital trends in healthcare and pharma marketingView more presentations from IQ Lab at GSW Worldwide. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031478 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:37:00 +0100 4031478 Mia Hamm promotes "Give Your Health A Shot" http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018430&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FTUXKopJ_L3I%2Fmia-hamm-promotes-give-your-health-shot.html Soccer Player Mia Hamm is working with GlaxoSmithKline to promote the awareness of vaccination health for adults. Reported by MM&M, With the "Give Your Health A Shot" campaign, GSK is looking to spread awareness of the 14 vaccinations that can prevent serious illness in adults. In order to reach their target audience, GSK is using http://www.giveyourhealthashot.com website as well as a 30 minute public service announcement that will run in select markets throughout the month of October. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018430 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:12:00 +0100 4018430 John Mack on Pharma Marketing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013503&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F30Q1U9_mJBM%2Fjohn-mack-on-pharma-marketing.html John Mack, Editor & Publisher, Pharma Marketing News, who will be moderating the panel Take Value-Add to the Next Level—What’s Working and What’s Not at this year's Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event answers five questions about Pharma marketing online with Doc TV: (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013503 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:06:00 +0100 4013503 Top 10 reasons you should join us for the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3958061&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FeTiSl1C8pdI%2Ftop-10-reasons-you-should-join-us-for.html This October in Princeton, New Jersey, we hope you’ll join us for the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event. Why? Here are the Top 10 reasons:1. Get updates and insight into FDA promotional guidance from AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, and Bristol-Myers Squibb2. Identify the next big idea and follow it from concept to execution3. Debate the optimal channel mix for your market segment4. Bring the customer to you with live physician and patient focused break out groups5. Participate in facilitated roundtable discussion groups based on your interest in consumer, HCP or managed care marketing6. Learn how to spot new insights and opportunities by collaborating across functional teams7. Gather predictive consumer insight to optimize your cross-channel media plan8. Maximize your experience with spe... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3958061 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3958061 Older population finding social media http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915292&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F312og33aI8U%2Folder-population-finding-social-media.html At Mashable, they share that between April 2009 and May 2010, the fastest growing segments of individuals joining social media are older adults. In that time span, participation of individuals between 55-64 grew 88%, while individual older than 65 grew at a rate of 100%. While it's primarily the younger population using social media, their numbers only grew 13%. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915292 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:23:00 +0100 3915292 Top 10 Reasons why YOU should Attend The Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858384&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FiHdtUlcLcSo%2Ftop-10-reasons-why-you-should-attend.html The Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event, taking place this October in Princeton, New Jersey, is the one event that brings together product managers and marketing operations under one roof to discuss cross-channel media plans that will build brand value and elevate top line sales.Here are the Top 10 Reasons you should join us at The Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event:● Get the Most Out of Your Agency Partnerships From Contract to Execution● Prepare for the Paradigm Marketing Shift Created by the New Economic and Regulatory Environment● Enhance Patient-Provider Relationships to Achieve True Return on Engagement● Adopt Actionable Segmentation Techniques to Drive Market Growth● Improve Mission Critical Managed Care Partnerships to Secure Market Access● Take Value Add to the Next... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858384 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:58:00 +0100 3858384 Alec Baldwin To Narrate National Geographic Series: One More Reason To Love This Man http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848851&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Falec-baldwin-to-narrate-national-geographic-series-one-more-reason-to-love-this-man%2F We love Tina Fey, but Alec Baldwin plays near equal part in getting us to sit down for our weekly dose of 30 Rock. (OK, maybe sometimes more than weekly.) The actor will also lend his suave voice to the National Geographic channel for their upcoming series, “Great Migrations”, a seven-part series shot over the course of three years that follows the journey for survival of millions of species. We can’t wait to hear Baldwin’s voice, and either can National Geographic Channel Executive Producer Char Serwa, who says, ” ‘Great Migrations’ is more than stunning imagery; it presents incredible stories about survival, family and life, and I can’t think of a better voice to take viewers along on these journeys than Alec Baldwin,” said . “His skill at ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848851 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:10:22 +0100 3848851 Why should you attend the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772470&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FRy-Fuzn0veQ%2Fwhy-should-you-attend-multi-channel.html With the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Conference coming up in October, we'd like to share with you 7 reasons you should join us in Princeton, NJ, October 13-14, 2010. 7 Highlights From the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event That Will Drive Up Your ROI: ●Work more effectively with your agencies to get to the big idea faster and ensure that project objectives are communicated and executed effectively. Hear from Brent Rose, Sr. Manager, Consumer Marketing, Daiichi Sankyo Inc.● Prepare for the changing regulatory environment with a Keynote Panel featuring Mark Gaydos, Senior Director, US Regulatory Affairs Marketed Products, sanofi-aventis.● Evaluate the return on investment of your multi channel media plan with Robert Maresca, Marketing Manager, Consumer Segment, AstraZeneca, and DT... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772470 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:15:00 +0100 3772470 Bayer launches unbranded contraception campaign http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3758111&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FFTEHWFPnFiM%2Fbayer-launches-unbranded-birth-control.html According to Medical Marketing & Media, Bayer has started an unbranded campaign to educate women about contraception. At bayerforwomen.com, women can gain correct facts about contraception. There is also a link to Bayer's three forms of contraception: Yaz, Yasmin and Mirena.Rose Talarico, deputy director, external product communication stated,“Women today have many different birth control methods to choose from. And they often get information from a variety of sources, some of which may not be accurate, such as blogs, coworkers, TV and more. Since making a misinformed decision about birth control can lead to unnecessary risks, it's important that women have access to all the information available in a straightforward and educational format.”Read the full article here. (Source: ePh... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3758111 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:35:00 +0100 3758111 ePharma Summit: Implementing New and Innovative Communication Channels to Deliver Relevant Customer Messaging http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746991&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FuhijOLk28WE%2Fepharma-summit-implementing-new-and.html ePharma Summit 2010 took place this past February in Philadelphia. If you were unable to make it, we will now be presenting a weekly video series featuring all of the sessions from our event. This week we will continue with presentation from Dennis Urbaniak, VP Customer Channels & Innovation, sanofi-aventis. The session is "Implementing New and Innovative Communication Channels to Deliver Relevant Customer Messaging."Click here to watch the video. The video is under the "video" portion of the interactive player on the ePharma Summit webpage. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746991 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:22:00 +0100 3746991 Sexual Health And Teens: “Privates” Video Game http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740597&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsexual-health-and-teens-privates-video-game%2F2010.07.09 Here’s a new video game from Zombie Cow Studios that could help educate teenagers about sexual and reproductive health in a colorful way. Elizabeth Boskey, Ph.D., About.com’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) guide, writes in her blog post entitled ”It’s Only A Game“: When I first saw the announcement for Privates, I found the concept vaguely appalling — condom-hatted soldiers (privates) swarming into people’s body parts (privates) to shoot at all the nasty invaders one can find there. However, the second I watched the trailer I was instantly converted to a fan. Privates was clearly designed by people who were paying attention in sex-ed class. The epithelium looks like epithelium! There are bacteria that I can recognize from what I’ve ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740597 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:00:04 +0100 3740597 Pink Glove Dance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3730018&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F07%2F06%2Fpink-glove-dance%2F is a really nice initiative created by the Providence Health & Services in order to generate breast cancer awareness. This is the original video. Now several other healthcare institutions joined this movement: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3730018 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:54:10 +0100 3730018 Former Bristol Execs Strike Deal On Financial Fraud http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710791&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FK2wtFNQoH2Q%2F Rick Lane and Frederick Schiff struck a deal in which they will avoid criminal prosecution for an alleged scheme to artificially inflate financial results reported by Bristol-Myers Squibb The former execs will pay a combined $400,000 to a shareholder settlement fund and, in return, criminal charges will be dropped under a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in New Jersey. The charges actually get tossed in 12 months if they stick to the deal, which was approved today by US District Court Judge Faith Hochburg, and stay out of trouble. Under the agreements, the men are barred from serving as a ceo or cfo of a public company for two years (read theSchiff deal and the Lane deal). The government alleged the execs failed to tell investors that Bristol in 2000 and 2001 gave wh... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710791 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:37:41 +0100 3710791 Health 2.0 News: Youtube, Patient Data and Google Wave http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695739&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F06%2F24%2Fhealth-2-0-news-youtube-patient-data-and-google-wave%2F 25 top Google Wave Bots and Extensions for researchers and doctors (Goomedic.com) Google wave is a great tool for collaboration , sharing , working and team tracking as well as a project management , its an interactive dynamic collaborating tool for teams. As Google wave built to be extend-able with new features powered by community of developers who also are users , they improve many features as well as adding many new other features to Wave , through flexible API developers manage to create extensions as well as make an automated buddies which more features. How online patient communities make money from patient data (Kevin, MD) Checking in on Pharma and YouTube (Eye on FDA): A detailed review of pharma companies using Youtube. Test driving the iPad in the hospital Operating Room (... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695739 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:29:10 +0100 3695739 Product, placement, price, and promotion? No longer in Pharma http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691116&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FFW8D91noYCY%2Fproduct-placement-price-and-promotion.html Pharma Executive has a recent article detailing the changing landscape of Pharma marketing. Of the four Ps, Pharma marketers really only have control of Product now. Placement, price, and promotion are facing pressures that are out of the hands of the marketers. What are the new Ps of Pharma Marketing? Predictive Modeling, Personalization, Peer-to-Peer, and Participation. Look at an in-depth reveiw of the four new Ps at Pharma Executive. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691116 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:11:00 +0100 3691116 Ellie Krieger’s Healthy Appetite Now on Cooking Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687378&cid=t_117062_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Fellie-kriegers-healthy-appetite-now-on-cooking-channel%2F You’ve probably heard me brag about Ellie Krieger, a fellow dietitian, many times on Balanced Health and Nutrition due to the fact that she is simply amazing! She has wonderful cookbooks, which I recommend to my clients, Her fantastic cooking show, Healthy Appetite, will now be on the Cooking Channel as of June 1st. The Cooking Channel provides food lovers with a ‘richer variety of food information and cooking styles…diving deeper into cooking instruction and food information’ and Healthy Appetite is sure to fit in perfectly. Ellie’sshow provides viewers with recipes to create healthy dishes for real people and tips for staying healthy while at work, eating out, or on vacation. Ellie is not only an R.D., and T.V. show hostess, but also a New York Times best-selling author. Her ti... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687378 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:33:40 +0100 3687378 11th Step Prayer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678661&cid=t_117062_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F11th-step-prayer%2F Lord, make me a channel for thy peace – that where there is hatred, I may bring love – that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness – that where there is discord, I may bring harmony – that where there is error, I may bring truth – that where there is doubt, I may bring faith – that where there is despair, I may bring hope – that where there are shadows, I may bring light – that where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather – to comfort than to be comforted – to understand, than to be understood – to love, than to be loved For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. Amen. No matter where I am in my spiritual growth, th... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678661 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:32:00 +0100 3678661 The Female Viagra, A Documentary And Marketing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3672033&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FTTuyvbBKQg8%2F For the past month, The Discovery Channel has been running on its web site a four-part series called ‘Understanding Female Sexual Desire.’ It has a CME label alongside the title - continuing medical education - although the network describes the programming as patient education. The sponsor is noted at the outset and it happens to be Boehringer Ingelheim, which tomorrow hopes to convince an FDA advisory panel to approve a pill to treat a disorder it calls female sexual dysfunction (see this). The series explores Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, which is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and Discovery is careful to not mention any drug, including flibanserin, the Boehringer pill, since none is approved to treat the condition. What role, if a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3672033 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:38:37 +0100 3672033 The Future of Pharma Marketing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3672040&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2Fpiq0EYh4WEo%2Ffuture-of-pharma-marketing.html According to Manhattan research, the future of Pharma Marketing is digital. This is moving away from marketing to the doctors who were the gate keepers of all information. Now with the digital shift moving to consumers having more information and coming to doctors more informed, marketing of the Pharma companies is having to shift to adopt to this. Read the full Manhattan Research Report here. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3672040 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:31:00 +0100 3672040 Happy Father's Day, Disney Channel-Style http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652386&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhappy-fathers-day-disney-channel-style-119%2F Hey, Blisstree reader! Check out these two brand-new photo gallery posts we just published: 10 Eco-Friendly Father’s Day Gifts Under $10 and Funny (and Free) Father’s Day E-Cards That Will Make Dad Proud Note: Disney Channel’s website has been updated since this post was originally published, so there’s a lot of cool new stuff on offer. If your kids are looking for some fun, last-minute ideas for Dad, check out the Disney Channel’s Father’s Day activities. Pick a project – a card, stationery, bookmark, or certificate. Then customize it with your own background, favorite character, extras, and personalized text. Projects can feature Disney Channel TV show characters including Kim Possible, Hannah Montana, Jackson, the cast of the Suite Life of Zack &a... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652386 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:13:00 +0100 3652386 State of the Union :: Hospital Social Network List http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607798&cid=t_117062_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F26%2Fstate-of-the-union-hospital-social-network-list%2F According to Ed Bennett there are 730 Hospitals participating in social media * 337 YouTube Channels * 513 Facebook pages * 549 Twitter Accounts * 95 Blogs (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607798 Thu, 27 May 2010 02:27:00 +0100 3607798 Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event - Brochure Ready for Download http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592410&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FNG7qrycqa-A%2Fmulti-channel-pharma-marketing-event.html The Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event agenda is now ready for download! Brought to you by the producers of the ePharma Summit, the Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Event is the ONLY industry event focused on breaking down internal silos to achieve channel integration and maximize return on engagement. In order to compete, pharma companies are forced to rethink their approach as traditional sales and marketing techniques have been rendered inefficient and ineffective. Download the brochure today to find out more. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592410 Mon, 24 May 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3592410 Health 2.0 News: iFall and Marketing Hospitals http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538330&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F05%2F06%2Fhealth-2-0-news-ifall-and-marketing-hospitals%2F German researchers develop biotech sensor bracelet, disposable blood lab (Engadget) Watch Live Surgeries on your iPhone and iPad – Coming soon via MDiTV (iMedical Apps): Juggle All Your Social Networks (Edelman Digital): A few great tips about tools that can help you manage all the social networks you use. Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of everything Florida State University team studying android app that could save lives (iMedical Apps): A team at Florida State University is developing software on Android phones to help detect falls and shorten the time it takes to alert emergency services. Unlike other fall-detection technology, this app adds fall detection capability to one of the most commonly-owned devices – your phone. How to Use YouTube to Market Your Hospital ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538330 Thu, 06 May 2010 12:10:38 +0100 3538330 Contra Camelot http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538077&cid=t_117062_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 You Know You're Unwell If ... You Chow on Chalk http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533804&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-you-chow-on-chalk%2F The Discovery Health channel’s My Strange Addiction gives us a peek at some of peoples most shocking obsessions, including eating chalk. Click here to watch the full video of 22-year-old Krystin revealing her chalk-eating addiction to her family and friends. Click on this photo to watch the full clip of Krystin revealing her chalk addiction on Discovery Health. Post from: BlissTree You Know You're Unwell If ... You Chow on Chalk (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533804 Tue, 04 May 2010 15:41:46 +0100 3533804 Best of Our Blogs: April 20, 2010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487125&cid=t_117062_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F20%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-20-2010%2F It will be Earth Day in a few days. How will you celebrate? I caught the last half of Nostradamus 2012 on the The History Channel this weekend and was temporarily freaked out. I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready for the world to end in a few years. This Earth Day, you’ll find me recycling paper, reusing old bottles and even unplugging my laptop so that I can relax and reboot by spending more time with Mother Nature. After all, it’s also almost Mother’s Day (May 9th, in case you were wondering). Besides scaring me to be more environmentally-friendly, the show also got me thinking about the importance of appreciating the now and planning for the future; two concepts you’ll see intertwined in this week’s round up. However you celebrate the day, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487125 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:14:08 +0100 3487125 Poll of the Day: "Sarah Palin's Alaska" on TLC? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471967&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FX7m28P4JGHk%2F "Sarah Palin's Alaska", set to air on TLC, is getting lots of attention, but not in a good way. Remember “Drill, Baby, Drill!”? We’re guessing that The Discovery Network (which owns TLC, Planet Green, and the Discovery Channel) would like you to forget about it, given its recent $2 million contract with Alaska’s former Governor Sarah Palin. The rogue politician will host a reality TV series, Sarah Palin’s Alaska, about her home state, but it’s stirring up considerable controversy among animal rights and environmental groups. Many activists disapprove of Palin, who is well-known for her pro-oil-drilling slogans and staunch support of aerial wolf hunting, being featured on a network known for health, wellness, and nature programming. The netw... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471967 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:23:26 +0100 3471967 Genomics Education: Videos http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467950&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F04%2F13%2Fgenomics-education-videos%2F Genome British Columbia has come up with a series of educational videos describing genomics, gene expression or genomics in everyday life. (Via Genome Web) (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467950 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:47:17 +0100 3467950 The St Francis of Assisi Prayer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3458010&cid=t_117062_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FTLkBpo67l3k%2F A channel for peace The 11th Step Guiding Prayer Alcoholics Anonymous’ 11th Step – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Lord, make me a channel for thy peace – that where there is hatred, I may bring love – that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness – that where there is discord, I may bring harmony – that where there is error, I may bring truth – that where there is doubt, I may bring faith – that where there is despair, I may bring hope – that where there are shadows, I may bring light – that where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather – to comfort than to be comforted... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3458010 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:14:00 +0100 3458010 Former Bristol CFO Wins Ruling In Criminal Case http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449141&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FnMVsG-Me73I%2F Fred Schiff, a former Bristol-Myers Squibb chief financial officer, won a federal appeals court ruling that limits the criminal fraud case brought against him by the U.S. Justice Department to whether he made misstatements on investor conference calls, Reuters reports. So prosecutors are barred from introducing evidence that he failed to tell investors about an alleged improper practice known as channel stuffing to bolster revenue by giving financial incentives to wholesalers, or to explain an April 2002 plunge in the drugmaker’s stock price after the scheme became known. A spokeswoman for US Attorney Paul Fishman says options are being considered (here’s some background). “We have felt from the beginning that this prosecution was misguided and the case should never have ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449141 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:28:56 +0100 3449141 You Know You're Unwell If…You Order an Email Bride http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440759&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-%25e2%2580%25a6-you-order-an-email-bride%2F If Gary welcoming his email bride, Olga, to his Las Vegas apartment doesn’t give you the creeps, we don’t know what will. According to the National Geographic Channel’s “Inside” show, International Marriage Brokers result in as many as 16,000 unions every year. Post from: BlissTree You Know You're Unwell If…You Order an Email Bride (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440759 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:00:53 +0100 3440759 Is Your TV Also Your Babysitter? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424818&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fis-your-tv-also-your-babysitter%2F Even the best parents use their idiot box as a sitter from time to time. When you have crap to do, it’s oh-so tempting to prop your kids in front of the boob tube and turn on the Disney Channel or pop in a DVD. But how much telly is way too much? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids younger than two years old not watch any TV at all, and that those older than two watch no more than one to two hours a day of educational programs. So how much are our kids watching? A hell of a lot more than that. According to a recent Nielsen report, American kids are staring at the small screen more than they have since 2001. The study reveals that kids ages two to five spend more than 32 hours a week in front of the TV, and that older kids (ages six to eleven) spend about 28 ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424818 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:02:04 +0100 3424818 Official Call For Papers: Multi Channel Pharma Marketing Congress http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420759&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FFBvzapWXCW8%2Fofficial-call-for-papers-multi-channel.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420759 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3420759 Blisstree Video of the Day: St. Paddy's Day Porno? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374093&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblisstree-video-of-the-day-st-paddys-day-porno%2F In honor of shamrocks, shillelaghs, Guinness, and all things green, we give you actress Isabella Rossellini’s “Green Porno”. You can drop your jaw to three full seasons of this insanity for free at the Sundance Channel website. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374093 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:31:26 +0100 3374093 You Know You're Unwell If... http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374094&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-4%2F …TLC picked you to appear on tonight’s premiere of its new docu-series “Addicted“. (10 p.m. ET) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374094 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3374094 Top Posts For February 2010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331285&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FI7gar2l91uE%2F Help Wanted: PHRMA ISO New CEO By Robin Strongin | February 13th, 2010 Immediately after the snow stopped falling in Washington DC this week, another news story took DC by storm–the resignation of Billy Tauzin, effective June 30th. Mr. Tauzin’s departure comes at a critical time for those involved with health reform efforts, not to mention PHRMA’s own thick portfolio of issues that include patents and trade, the economy, taxes (think offshore), and shrivelling pipelines, just to name a few. The job pays well, but the applicant will surely inherit a daunting to-do list… Read the rest of Robin’s “Help Wanted: PHRMA ISO New CEO” post. Stop Running Red Lights AND Pay for Health Care Reform By Rosemary Gibson | February 1st, 2010 With all the hand wringing about health... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331285 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:35:08 +0100 3331285 A new meaning for super-size http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3258977&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rwjf.org%2Ffiles%2Fresearch%2F20090715beveragetaxresearchbrief.pdf During this blizzard of 2010, I thought about the difficulties an ambulance would have reaching someone in need on an unplowed street—let alone if the person were significantly obese and hard to transport on even an ordinary day.  Then today I read an astounding Washington Post article that noted “a patient between 400 pounds and 600 pounds is part of every workweek for many crews throughout the [DC metro] region.”  Really? I thought this only happened on occasion in select areas shown on the Discovery Channel.  Apparently, not the case. Emergency medical crews are making hefty investments (no pun intended) in super-sized, ambulatory equipment.   According to the article, “sales of stretchers designed specifically for very large patients were expected to reach $50 million in 2... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3258977 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:15:14 +0100 3258977 Pharma's New Home Lies at the Corner of Facebook and Twitter http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251398&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FnfW_qVVBygs%2Fpharmas-new-home-lies-at-corner-of.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251398 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3251398 Historical Medical Videos from Wellcome Trust http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163969&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2Fhistorical-medical-videos-from-wellcome-trust%2F Wellcome Trust has a Youtube channel on which they feature videos from the 20th century including films about surgeries, medical issues and the everyday lives of doctors. A new digital collection of moving images on 20th-century healthcare and medicine is now online. Over 450 titles – 100 hours of film and video – have been transferred and are freely available under Creative Commons licences. Here are a few examples: Cruel Kindness: a 1967 UK educational film about childhood obesity Acute appendicitis from 1931: Caesarean section from 1930: (Hat tip: BoingBoing) (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163969 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:29:26 +0100 3163969 What’s on the Web: Radiopaedia and Medical Videos http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924917&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F10%2F25%2Fwhats-on-the-web-radiopaedia-and-medical-videos%2F The Future of Health Care Is Social Health care is a personal issue that has become wholly public–as the national debate over reforming our system makes painfully clear. But what’s often lost in the gun-toting Town Hall debates about the issue is a clear vision about how medicine could work in the future. In this feature article, frog design uses its people-centered design discipline to show how elegant health and life science technology solutions will one day become a natural part of our behavior and lifestyle. What you see here is the result of frog’s ongoing collaboration with health-care providers, insurers, employers, consumers, governments, and technology companies. 30 Youtube.com Medical Video Channels iPhone app – Radiology Teaching file Radiopaedia.o... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924917 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:12:03 +0100 2924917 Influenza M2 Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886207&cid=t_117062_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F10%2Finfluenza-m2-channel.html Viral ion channels have minimalist architecture. Despite their relatively simple structure, viral channels can achieve highly specific gating and selection of ions, and the particular mechanisms appear to be different from those of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The unique structural and functional properties of viral channels make them ideal targets for antiviral therapy because the molecules that inhibit viral ion channels may not interact with human ion channels. The M2 proton channel of influenza A virus is a model viral ion channel. This small channel, whose pore is formed by four equivalent transmembrane helices, is the target of two widely used anti-influenza A drugs, amantadine and rimantadine, both belonging to the adamantane class of compounds. However, resistance of influenza A to ... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886207 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:42:00 +0100 2886207 Microsoft releases My Heatlh Info http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2852048&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FTBaltQIRkWA%2Fmicrosoft-releases-my-heatlh-info.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2852048 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0100 2852048 Mayo Clinic: Patient Stories http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512321&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Fmayo-clinic-patient-stories%2F Mayo Clinic is one of the health institutes that has been open to web 2.0 for years now. Here is another reason for that, patient stories shared via Youtube. Lee Aase, manager of Syndication and Social Media for Mayo Clinic, will attend the Dutch event (one of the best health 2.0 events this year in Europe) on the 12th and 13th of October organized by Lucien Engelen. I will also be there. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512321 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:03:55 +0100 2512321 Ecuador’s Continuing Attack on the Free Press http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473192&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQqViKH4nhqg%2F Last year the Ecuadorian government seized two TV channels broadcasting on public airwaves and one cable channel along with hundreds of other businesses supposedly owned by the Isaías family, an unpopular Ecuadorian business group that the government bailed out in the late nineties. In seizing those assets, the current government claimed to be cashing in on a long overdue debt owed to it by the Isaías family. Leaving the violations of due process aside, this was a significant attack on freedom of the press in Ecuador given that the two public access channels garnered almost half the country’s TV audience. Back then the government said it was going to sell off the seized channels but it has not done so yet. The last elections in my country, held on April 26, showed how government en... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473192 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:59:00 +0100 2473192 Lobby Vision Introduces You to Patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353966&cid=t_117062_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Flobby-vision-introduces-you-to-patients%2F You’re probably familiar with the popular patient education programs that include a DVD to play on loop in your lobby. While these systems are great, there’s a new option that has taken patient education to a more personal level. Lobby Vision is a custom video that can feature information about your team, your tools, your procedures, and your office - rather than generalities. This personalized approach to patient education is a favorite with Dr. Henry Pinkey. Read his testimonial below. The following is a letter written by a dentist currently benefiting from the Lobby-Vision Program. This letter was sent to the Madow Brothers for use in their newsletter. I have no financial interest in this company or product and no relationship with any employee. I am writing this in an effo... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353966 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:17:46 +0100 2353966 This and that http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299131&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2009%2F03%2F31%2Fsouthern-pines-police-zometa-travel-channel%2F One of my classmates from the Travel Channel Academy has used her video skills to win the use of a car! “I am one of 100 people to win a 2011 Ford Fiesta (international model) for 6 months! Be sure to check my blog (http://hotfuzzonmylegs.blogspot.com) and twitter (www.twitter.com/lex112884) for more info and to learn more about the winnings!” That’s very cool.  I haven’t done much video myself, but have some projects in the works.  Just local stuff, which I’ll post when it’s ready. I’ve been approved to attend the tenth session of the Southern Pines Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy, and am looking forward to participating. My nephew wonders if that means Buddy will get to be a police dog. I have Zometa tomorrow.  It&#821... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299131 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:27:58 +0100 2299131 Healthbolt Quiz Time: Are They Identical? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210417&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F02%2F23%2Fhealthbolt-quiz-time-are-they-identical%2F Got a few minutes to spare? Then check out this National Geographic Channel quiz which challenges you to compare twinned photos to find 10 differences in each, and learn facts about identical twins, particularly how they may not actually be fully identical. Sure hope you do better than me… The National Geographic Channel created this quiz as part of their In the Womb series. By the way, the next episode of In the Womb screens this Saturday 28th February on National Geographic Channel. Tags: beginning of life, being pregnant, embyros, growth, health documentary, in the womb, national geographic channel, national geographic videos, pregnancy, wombShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210417 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:47:42 +0100 2210417 Youtube Channel of Nature.com http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056087&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F12%2F21%2Fyoutube-channel-of-naturecom%2F I’ve already reported several new Youtube channels, but now Nature.com launched its own. Why? The Great Beyond blog has the answer: Where else can you watch items on genome analysis of the duck-billed platypus and new interpretations of the mysterious Antikythera Mechanism alongside whale evolution and mega-impacts on Mars? Nowhere, that’s where. One example: Smoking and Lung Further reading: ScienCentral Channel: Genetic Genealogy New Youtube Channels YouTube Channel of The Health Sciences Library BioMed Central launched a YouTube Channel        (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056087 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:46:43 +0100 2056087 Tubal Ligation Reversal at 46| Patricia’s Story (Part 2) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2029473&cid=t_117062_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F479493291%2Ftubal-ligation-reversal-at-46-2.html Patricia explains her the reason for her tubal ligation and the reasons she now seeks tubal ligation reversal. Patricia offers a detailed explanation of her desires and reasons for seeking a tubal ligation reversal at the age of 46. Her story is both motivational and inspirational to other women who want to add a baby to the lives of their families. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2029473 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:51:41 +0100 2029473 Tubal Ligation Reversal at 46: Patricia’s Story http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513523&cid=t_117062_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2FmTgncFm8RFQ%2Fage-46-patricias-story.html Patricia is a 46 year-old entrepreneurial mother of three who traveled to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for her tubal ligation reversal. Patricia describes her reasons for tubal ligation, her remarriage, and her desire to have more children after tubal ligation. She explains the hesitancy she felt about becoming an 'older' parent and her decision to have reversal surgery. She also inspires readers by having had an original idea to improve the lives of others, resulting in the development and marketing of a new sports product called the Yackle Ball. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513523 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:28:17 +0100 2513523 Lifestyles, Health and Wellness Virtual Mall http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999264&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2Fob4VGwerZcw%2F This year bloggers from around b5media’s Lifestyles, Health and Wellness channels are giving readers a special surprise. We’ve created a virtual mall to help ease the anxiety of shopping for those on your Christmas list who may be a little more difficult to buy for. Stop by Kettle and Cup and select your favorite hot beverage, kick back and browse this years Holiday Gift Guide Shopping Extravaganza. Cherie from Career and Kids has the perfect list for the business woman/working parent. Mary Emma from One Book Two Book shares a suggest shopping list for the avid reader and artist on your list. Everyone knows what to get a jewelry lover - but do you know what to get one who loves to make jewelry? Cyndi at Jewelry and Beading has the answer! Cherie at Diabetes Notes shares gift i... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999264 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:44:11 +0100 1999264 Alzheimer’s Notes Participates in the Virtual Mall Offering Great Shopping Ideas http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996452&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F_WSQozVGcJ4%2F                                                                                                                                              Bloggers from around b5media’s Lifestyles, Health and Wellness channels are giving readers a special surprise. We’ve created a virtual mall to help ease the anxiety of shopping for those on your Christmas list who may be a little more difficult to buy for.   Stop by Kettle and Cup and select your favorite hot beverage, kick back and browse this years Holiday Gift Guide Shopping Extravaganza.  Cherie from Career and Kids has the perfect list for the business woman/working parent. Mary Emma from One Bo... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996452 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:07:00 +0100 1996452 Maurice Bernard Talks about Bipolar Disorder http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939022&cid=t_117062_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F06%2Fmaurice-bernard-talks-about-bipolar-disorder%2F This week on Johnson & Johnson’s YouTube channel, there’s a series of videos featuring General Hospital soap star, Maurice Bernard (who portrays Sonny Corinthos on the show), talking about his battle with bipolar disorder (manic depression). I thought you may be interested in checking the videos out: Maurice Bernard on Bipolar, Part 1 (2:50 YouTube video) Maurice Bernard on Bipolar, Part 2 (2:51 YouTube video) Maurice Bernard and his wife on Bipolar (3:05 YouTube video) I found the videos interesting for both people who might suffer from this concern (I always find it interesting when celebrities “come out” and discuss these things in public), as well as friends or family of someone grappling with it. The last video discusses his last “breakdow... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939022 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:49:05 +0100 1939022 Harvest Time, Foliage Time Brings Memories to Alzheimer’s Patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879993&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FlnEg4S2dCEc%2F AlzheimersNotes.com As I gaze at the colorful foliage of autumn around my New Hampshire home, I’m reminded of my mother’s love of this time of year.  We were surrounded by pasture and woodlands at the farm where I grew up and where Mother lived for more than 50 years.  She always called our attention to the autumn colors in the woods and field and garden.  Some corn stalks lingered in the field beyond the barn.  Pumpkins and squash, ready for picking, added color to the garden near the house.  As Mother developed Alzheimer’s, she still enjoyed the autumn leaves and harvest.  I recall one autumn of taking her for drives through the colorful countryside near her home.  She talked about that for days afterward, whenever she remembered.  It was an event that still br... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879993 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:18:34 +0100 1879993 Most Haunted Live http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868740&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2008%2F10%2F10%2Fmost-haunted-live%2F I usually don’t watch stuff like this, but I’m tuned in to the Travel Channel to see “Most Haunted Live.” It’s a seven hour live “Most Haunted” marathon. Let’s just say that I’m skeptical. When I was at the Travel Channel, Sue Norton, executive producer, asked us to watch.  So I am.  I even brought a poster back with me to put in our window on SW Broad Street. Speaking of haunting, I’m going to be at the Inn at the Bryant House tomorrow to shoot some video. The Inn is possibly haunted. :)  We’ll see.  There have been reports of disembodied voices being heard and other such things.  I’ll let you know more about it after I get back. (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868740 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:47:20 +0100 1868740 Visit Lifestyles Channel Blogtober Fest for Prizes & Giveaways http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859645&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FfriwB7Q8Wog%2F AlzheimersNotes.com The b5media Lifestyles Channel holds their second annual Blogtober Fest, Oct. 6-17, with all the blogs participating and offering prizes/giveaways throughout this period.  My Lifestyles blogs, Quilting and Patchwork and One Book Two Book on various days. We’ll have normal posts on our blogs, but at the end of each will be information about Blogtober Fest.  Check out today’s post, Mary Emma’s Quilt Memories - Finding Nanny’s Quilt to view details and leave a comment.  You’ll also find links to the other participating blogs for today. On October 10, I shall have another Blogtober Fest post at Quilting and Patchwork. These posts will appear on OneBookTwoBook on October 10 and 15. (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, b5media ... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859645 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:37:26 +0100 1859645 Celebrate Blogtober Fest for 2 Weeks in October - Coming Soon! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825931&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FudYquyLOhXk%2F AlzheimersNotes.com BLOGTOBER FEST, a time to celebrate autumn and enjoy great prizes comes to the Lifestyles Channel, as well as Quilting and Patchwork and One Book Two Book , for two weeks, from October 6-17.  There will be celebrating and prizes from b5media Lifestyles bloggers and outside participants. Read all about it and see if you’d like to participate and receive recognition for your business. Information here.  (Amazon image) (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825931 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:55:35 +0100 1825931 September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month… Check our theme day out tomorrow at b5media H&W channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812892&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FprufIDXT7bI%2F Check in tomorrow here at the health and wellness channel. We as a group are posting on the 12 steps to recovery from addiction as September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month- thank you Alicia. Liz and Liberty at Healthbolt will be hosting the entire roundup of posts. Here are the 12 steps in case you were not familiar with them… I will be taking on number 5 and 7. Please check us out tomorrow! Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable Step 2 - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves Step 5 - Admitted t... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812892 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:21:13 +0100 1812892 It’s “Summer Fun” for the Health & Wellness Channel Theme Day http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1720456&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FMB_uh3kya10%2F Theme Day at the b5 media Health & Wellness channel centers around the topic of Summer Fun. Hosted by Lib at Healthbolt, the round-up offers some last minute, end -of-summer suggestions.  Check out what our bloggers have to say: At Healthbolt Lib and Liz believe you should be able to laugh a little about your health, and thus, would like to introduce you to the Laryngospasms. Enjoy. While it’s often difficult for Alzheimer’s caregivers to plan for summer fun, Mary Emma Allen has some ideas at Alzheimer’s Notes. At Mental Health Notes, Alicia tells us how to find free mood boosters to manage depression and shake things up in the bedroom with Sunshine Can Help Your Brain Grow Big And Strong. Kristina at Autism Vox goes on vacation by the ocean for fun in the sun and surf, and so... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720456 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:41:31 +0100 1720456 Enter to win a prize at Diabetes Notes- winners choice! What’s in your medicine cabinet? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709482&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FvyS9pmPJU6c%2F I am running this contest over at Diabetes Notes… go over and enter for a chance to win a prize of your choice! We are going to play that game- what is in your medicine cabinet? The winner takes home a copy of a great cookbook of their choice- I have about 10 diabetic cookbooks just waiting to be given out as a prize. The latest is my fave- it even gives grocery lists for up to 20 weeks!! What a great and simple tool to help keep you on track. How do you play you ask? Leave me a comment below- what is in your medicine cabinet when you open it up and take a peek. You can even send me a picture to post.  Thank goodness I cleaned mine out last week! I will number the comments as they come in and pick the winner at random. I will then contact you with a choice of 3 cookbooks and you wil... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709482 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:45:36 +0100 1709482 Health and Wellness Theme Day- It is all about Independence http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649224&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F343835685%2F The month of July symbolizes Independence in the USA so we here at the health and wellness channel used that as our platform for our theme day. I hope you enjoy what all of our great writers had to say around the H&W channel. Enjoy! Gloria at Cancer Commentary gives us Freedom from Cancer- What does that really mean?… Speaking of freedom, in the context of cancer…what does freedom really mean? The definition varies from case to case, from person to person, from one’s perspective to another. Pink Ribbon Review blogger Karen Lynch recaps the dependent days that followed her double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in an essay about her personal independence day. Read her post here Kelly at Grounded Fitness has given us… Declare your independence from the scale by sla... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649224 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:13:15 +0100 1649224 Gardens & Blooms in June to Brighten Your Day and Outlook http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531431&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F315311817%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  Blooming in June was the focus of the b5 Lifestyles Channel theme day, hosted by Linette Gerlach’s Mother Earth’s Garden blog. With everyone mentioning blooming, flowers, cooking, or expanding your talents, the blogs have a great deal to offer for broadening your horizons this summer. Find here ways to brighten your days and that of your Alzheimer’s patient.  Perhaps even the children in your home.  Just reading the phrase, “blooming in June,” gives me cheery visions of flowers and gardens and birds and butterflies.  Then there are floral designs on food and quilts and crafts.  When you take time for introspection, you’ll find ways to feel better about yourself…blooming within. Two of the blogs where I write participated.... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531431 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0100 1531431 School’s Out! The Theme at the Health & Wellness Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526408&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F314500554%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  “School’s out!  Summer vacation is here!” shout youngsters on their last day of school in the US.  This day sees no lingering at the school yard, but a rush to get on with warm weather activities.  The Lifestyles Channel celebrates this occasion with a round-up of posts from the various bloggers’ reflections about this season. Check out what everyone has to say by visiting, School’s Out (Or is it in?!), hosted by Gloria Gamat at the Cancer Commentary blog.  As Gloria mentions, school is in throughout some parts of the world this time of year, while students are getting our for vacation or graduating.  (Amazon image; click on pool for details) (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, Alzheimers, Cancer Commentary, Emma, family... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526408 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:43 +0100 1526408 Theme day- School is out… Summer camps for children with heart disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526562&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F314217199%2F Keeping with this months theme day here at the Health and Wellness channel-  ‘School is out for the summer’… which means summer camps. Thanks to many of camps around the world- kids that have disabilities or special needs including congenital heart defects and severe heart disease can take place in the summer fun all the same. I found and incredible resource while searching for camps in my area.  The camps are listed by State and Region. Many are offered for children with heart disease- wonderful indeed! If you have had any experience with any of the camps listed please let me know how it went and if you would recommend it to another parent. It is always nice to hear feedback. Tags: b5media, children, health and wellness channel, kids, school is out, summer camp, theme-... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526562 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:58:17 +0100 1526562 Theme day- School is out: 5 easy and ready to go diabetic snacks http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526729&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F314084702%2F School is out and that means higher volume at home, more kids running around the house, pool water everywhere and snacks galore! This month’s theme day is Schools Out and today is the day it happens here at the Health and Wellness Channel. I have a few healthy diabetic snack tips for keeping straight this summer. Instead of grabbing a cookie from the cookie jar or munching on a bag of Doritos why not have healthy and sugar free snacks waiting in the wings… 5 Ready to go diabetic friendly snacks: 1. Pre-cut celery and carrots and place them in a big Ziploc bag- you can open the fridge and grab a handful. They are crunchy and will fill your belly. 2. Popcorn- whether you throw it in the microwave or make it in an air popper… it will take less then 5 minutes and you can pop ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526729 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:07:31 +0100 1526729 School’s Out. (Or is it in?!): June Channel Theme Day http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522521&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F313471599%2F Yesterday, June 16 is the official start of classes in most schools here in the Philippines (where I am!). So yesterday was my 5-year-old son’s first day at prep. However in the United States (Europe and Canada too?) June is when school’s out. It doesn’t matter where I am in the world, here at b5media’s Health and Wellness Channel, we celebrate the school’s out month in this month’s Channel Theme Day. The fabulous bloggers of Health and Wellness Channel has a lot of great things to say, I’m telling you! Read on… Marijke Durning wrote 7 Ways to Help Children in Pain at Help My Hurt while Video: Hints for babyproofing your home at The Womb Within. As the school year comes to a close, Angela White at Breastfeeding 1-2-3 hopes that teachers are ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522521 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:49:24 +0100 1522521 Cancer on School Break http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522522&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F313070626%2F Who doesn’t look forward to school breaks? Both children and parents are so looking forward for the school year to end. I am a parent to a 5-year old who started going to pre-school and some day care of sorts since he was 2-and-a-half. Though not continuously: the first year we lasted only a month, the 2nd year 4 months, the 3rd year he finally finished the whole school year (yeeha!). Now is the 4th year my son is attending school. He’s in prep now and is raring to go always. Today was his first day at school. We are in the Philippines and so June is actually the start of the school year — after 2 months of our own version of summer break (April and May). So yeah…who doesn’t look forward to school breaks? We all do. And what does school breaks got to do with c... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522522 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:48:02 +0100 1522522 Celebrity Links from celebrity week- health and wellness channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522342&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F312412815%2F This week was celebrity week at the health and wellness channel, and while I did not have that much to offer up in the way of diabetic celebrities, my fellow bloggers did have a lot to share. Check out what Karen at Pink Ribbon Review and Liz and Mary Emma at Alzheimer’s Notes had to say.  Karen gave us a Celebrities survival list and Mary Emma offered a complete list of all Alzheimer’s related posts. Thanks ladies! Tags: alzheimers disease, b5media, breast cancer, celebrity week, diabetes, health and wellness channel, heart-diseaseShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522342 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:09:10 +0100 1522342 Clebrity week links: Pink Ribbon Review and Alzhemer’s Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522382&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F312418208%2F This week was celebrity week at the health and wellness channel, and while I did not have that much to offer up in the way of diabetic celebrities, my fellow bloggers did have a lot to share. Check out what Karen at Pink Ribbon Review and Liz and Mary Emma at Alzheimer’s Notes had to say.  Karen gave us a Celebrities survival list and Mary Emma offered a complete list of all Alzheimer’s related posts. Thanks ladies! Tags: alzheimers disease, b5media, breast cancer, celebrity week, Diabetes, health and wellness channelShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522382 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:26:38 +0100 1522382 Celebrities & Health - This Week’s Theme at the Health & Wellness Channel, Alzheimer’s Notes Included http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502690&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F307641708%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  Celebrities and their families have been “going public” during the last few years when Alzheimer’s strikes them.  This illness is no longer hidden, the person sequestered where no one sees them, and families refrain from talking about it. This week, as we pursue the theme of Celebrities & Health at the b5media Health & Wellness channel, we’ll be mentioning various celebrities and sharing how they and their families faced this disease and inspired and encouraged others. I’m pleased that celebrities’ families like those of Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, Rita Hayward, Arlene Francis, and  others have come forth.  Not that we should pry into their lives and make every nuance public, but the knowledge that they aren’t a... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502690 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:22:10 +0100 1502690 Alzheimer’s Notes Participates in Health & Wellness Mental Health Theme Day http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450336&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F292660026%2F AlzheimersNotes.com Since Mental Health Day occurs in May, we chose mental health for our theme at the Health & Wellness Channel. Alzheimer’s Notes participated with the topic, Depression - A Mental Health Concern for Caregivers and Alzheimer’s Patients. Other Health & Wellness bloggers contributed interesting tips and information you may be interested in perusing. You may find some answers to your dilemmas. Check out, Join the Health & Wellness Channel in Recognizing Mental Health Month!, hosted by Alicia Sparks at Mental Health Notes. (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's patients, Alzheimers, Alzheimers-disease, caregivers, depression, health, Health & Wellness, Health & Wellness Channel, mental health, Mental Health Month, Mental Health Notes, Theme ... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450336 Sun, 18 May 2008 05:00:58 +0100 1450336 Health and Wellness Channel on Mental Health http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443241&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F289986716%2F I already said that this channel’s theme day is on mental health inieu of May being Mental Health Month. Mental Health Notes’ Alicia Sparks,  hosted. Great job Alicia, and thanks! Read it all here: Join the Health & Wellness Channel In Recognizing Mental Health Month. Tags: Health and Wellness Channel, mental health, Mental Health Month, Mental Health Notes, Theme DayShare This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443241 Wed, 14 May 2008 07:11:14 +0100 1443241 PTSD, Cancer Patients, Mental Health Month and Channel Theme Day http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443242&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F289843977%2F Mental health is important to every individual, whether you have a serious condition such as cancer or not. Sometimes, I believe that one’s mental health is overlooked even though it too play a critical part how a patient manages to live with the disease or how survival is willed. May is Mental Health Month and here at the Health and Wellness Channel, we focus on mental health. Just one example why mental health is important in cancer patients: Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them (12 women) suffered from PTSD 18 ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443242 Wed, 14 May 2008 01:58:42 +0100 1443242 Health and Wellness channel theme day today- all about cancer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393817&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F276227953%2F I have a couple of announcements this fine morning. Number one is that A Hearty Life is no longer part of the Science and Health channel at b5media … it is now part of the Health and Wellness channel!!!! That is our new name but the faces are the same! I think the new channel name fits and encompasses what we do here each and every day. My second announcement pertains to our Health and Wellness channel theme day. It is going on right now as we speak and the wonderful Marijke is hosting over at Help My Hurt. It is all about cancer. As Liberty at Healthbolt said, “Great job, Marijke, and great job to everyone all across the b5media Health & Wellness Channel.” Now go on over to Help My Hurt and check us out! Tags: cancer, diabetes, health and wellness channel, theme-dayS... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393817 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:22:32 +0100 1393817 Theme day today here at the Health and Wellness channel! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393855&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F276227480%2F I have a couple of announcements this fine morning. Number one is that Diabetes Notes is no longer part of the Science and Health channel at b5media … it is now part of the Health and Wellness channel!!!! That is our new name but the faces are the same! I think the new channel name fits and encompasses what we do here each and every day. My second announcement pertains to our Health and Wellness channel theme day. It is going on right now as we speak and the wonderful Marijke is hosting over at Help My Hurt. It is all about cancer. As Liberty at Healthbolt said, “Great job, Marijke, and great job to everyone all across the b5media Health & Wellness Channel.” Now go on over to Help My Hurt and check us out! Tags: cancer, Diabetes, health and wellness channel, theme-day... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393855 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:21:01 +0100 1393855 Health and Wellness Channel Theme Day Is All About Cancer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393930&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F276116266%2F If you haven’t noticed, we are Science and Health channel no more. This fabulous channel is now called the Health and Wellness Channel. More fitting, eh? Anyways…since the month of April is Cancer Control month, we saw it fitting the this month’s channel theme day should be all about cancer. And it’s all about cancer today indeed, as Marijke of Help My Hurt hosts. Though everyone came up with their best entries, my personal pick is of Pink Ribbon Review’s Karen Lynch. In a post entitled There Are Survivors Among Us, Karen wrote: That photograph? That’s me, not even one year after my initial treatment ended. That’s me, with a pink ribbon on my sleeve. That’s where I wear my heart, always have, always will. That’s me. That day? I was with my husband and ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393930 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:04:41 +0100 1393930 Do You Like to Enter Contests/Giveways? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389134&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F275129593%2F Alzheimer’snotes.com  Over at my Quilting & Patchwork blog I’m participating in a giveway.  If you like to enter contests/drawings/giveways, check out Quilting & Patchwork Joins the Lifestyles Channel in Bloggy Giveways. At my blog, I’m offering the opportunity to have your name drawn for a copy of my book, The Magic of Patchwork.  If you’re a quilter, as well as a caregiver, you may find this of interest. You’ll locate numerous other drawings at participating b5 Lifestyles blogs.  Check out the list above if you’d like to have a little diversion from your caregiving duties. (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: b5media Lifestyles Channel, Bloggy Giveways, caregivers, Caregiving, contests, Quilting & Patchwork, The Magic of PatchworkShare This (... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389134 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:41:02 +0100 1389134 Series, contests and giveaways!!! Join in! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367982&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F268664591%2F We have many contests and happenings going on among the science and health channel and I wanted to let you know all about them. So here you go… Alicia at Mental Health Notes has a great series going on, This is why I rock!… In this series, I want to showcase the artists, the photographers, the writers, the business owners, the homemakers, the entrepreneurs, the athletes - EVERYONE who is making it happen and managing mental illness. Jul at Veggie Chic has a contest running and the winner will receive a great book… Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life - just leave a comment on how you have made your eating habits more environmentally friendly. Grace at Kids Health Notes has a book giveaway as well, Michael Recycle… just go over and answer this s... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367982 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:20:02 +0100 1367982 Elderly Woman Avoids Being Robbed by Spreading The Word http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1362527&cid=t_117062_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D62 I am always cautious about safety in parking lots when shopping alone. What this elderly woman experienced is what most women fear when shopping alone. A would be robber jumps into the passenger side of an elderly woman’s car. She had just finished grocery shopping when the man entered her car, said he had a gun, and request all of her money. She said “no”, and that is not the most incredible part of the video… WOW! does not begin to describe her courage and faith. This story comes from Action News 5 in Memphis Tennessee. (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362527 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:10:34 +0100 1362527 Former Bristol-Myers CFO Faces Fewer Charges http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1323240&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F257040493%2F That would be Frederick Schiff, who is scheduled to go on trial today on two felony counts of conspiracy and securites fraud for his role in an alleged channel stuffing scheme to inflate the drugmaker’s earnings between 2000 and 2002. Last week, US District Court Judge Faith Hochberg greatly narrowed the scope of his liability, Financial Week* reports. She decided that Schiff can’t be held liable for failing to issue clarifying statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that have might have clarified false or misleading statements about financial reports in separate forums, such as analyst calls, the mag writes. Rather than explicit accounting violations, the government’s case now rests on Schiff’s “misstatements” in SEC filings and his “omissio... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1323240 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:45:41 +0100 1323240 Reminiscing About the 80’s for Alzheimer’s Patients & Caregivers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1319416&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F255651117%2F AlzheimersNotes.com Reminiscing and memories play a large role in the life of Alzheimer’s patients.  Going along with living in a previous decade or era enables caregivers to keep the patient less agitated and happier. At the b5media Lifestyles Channel, where I write the Quilting and Patchwork blog, we reminisced about the 1980’s for our Theme Day this month, b5media Lifestyles Lovin’ the 80’s.  My mom, who later developed Alzheimer’s, was operating a country general store during the early 80’s.  She had encouraged me to begin quilting again (I’d done some with my grandmother when I was a child) and provide her with quilts for her customers during the Bicentennial years of 1975-76.  I continued to do this as long as she owned her store in the m... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1319416 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:00:32 +0100 1319416 More St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1305371&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F252066715%2F AlzheimersNotes.com For more St. Patrick’s Day celebration ideas, in addition to my previous post, St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations for Alzheimer’s Patients,  check out the St. Patrick’s Day Blog Carnival at the b5media Lifestyles Channel. I participated in this with my post, Quilting With a St. Patrick’s Day Influence, at Quilting and Patchwork. Since the traditional St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, falls on Holy Week this year, some are celebrating today, March 15.  Whichever day you’re planning to recognize this day, if you do in your family, enjoy! My daughter made Irish Soda Bread…tasty toasted and spread with cream cheese when it began to get a bit dry.  Of course, with a cup of breakfast tea.  On Monday, we’ll have corned beef a... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1305371 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:00:14 +0100 1305371 It’s Nutrition Month Too, Here at b5media Science & Health Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1303512&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F251286999%2F March is National Nutrition Month. Here at Cancer Commentary, we are crazy about food too, especially those that have anti-cancer properties! To support the National Nutrition Month, here inside the b5media Science and Health Channel, we pay tribute to nutrition and how it relates to respective blogs in the channel. Check out the theme day post, written by Ruth Schaffer of Eating Fabulous. Holy cow! It’s already Friday…enjoy your weekend guys!! ;-) Tags: B5media, diet, Eating Fabulous, food, National Nutrition Month, Science-and-Health-Channel, Theme DayShare This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1303512 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:30:32 +0100 1303512 Back into the Fire http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1280785&cid=t_117062_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F246349537%2F So Jim drives me into work in a downpour and I go into classrooms with students saying “Dr. Chew, where were you?” (revealing that, despite frequent reminders, they did not check online for my message that class was canceled on Monday). Due to the lingering effects of laryngitis, instruction in the perfect passive system of Latin verbs and in the interrogative pronoun of ancient Greek is short; two students ask to watch a DVD of “Decisive Battles,” the revolt of Spartacus recreated with videogame effects, courtesy of the History Channel. I go to hear the tail end of two guest speakers on autism genetics (why, the one day that the speakers on this topic come to campus, do I have to be sick and on a back-to-back schedule?). Then I go to explain to a colleague why I wo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1280785 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:00:10 +0100 1280785 February 2008: This has been the greatest month ever!! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1268659&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F243294724%2F The greatest month ever, at least in the last two years since I have been blogging full-time. Here in this blog alone, I was off to a slow start because I got back from a real vacation on 4th Feb. You know what happens after a vacation even how short. You end coming back on the job but wishing you can extend the break for one more week. Then there was Valentine’s Day and the Theme Day. Not to mention that February is also the other official heart month: American Heart Month. And who can forget the frustrating downtimes here and network-wide?! All those, on top of some wonderful, amazing stuff that has been happening in my life all the once right now. This is a month or many firsts! Generally good, putting me in the right cheerful, chirpy mode. The only problem is that, it put my time... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1268659 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:32:53 +0100 1268659 Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage Video http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1241880&cid=t_117062_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F19%2Fkay-redfield-jamison-vintage-video%2F Fans of Kay Redfield Jamison rejoice: here’s the vintage half-hour video An Unquiet Mind: Personal Reflections on Manic-Depressive Illness. A captivating speaker, she’s authored many papers and books on the subjects of bipolar, manic depression and recurrent depression. She is Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and is bipolar herself. Newly unearthed is this eloquent lecture on her experiences with suicidal depression and psychotic mania, lithium, support, relapse and recovery. Produced in 2002 by the University of Virginia, now on YouTube via the Research Channel, vlogged by Channel N. Worth watching. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1241880 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:38:08 +0100 1241880 Happy Presidents’ Day! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1239331&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F237158286%2F  AlzheimersNotes.com   I hope you all have a nice Presidents’ Day holiday.  How are you celebrating?  Have you done something special with your Alzheimer’s patient?  A different menu, or one traditional with your family? My mom always made a white cake with white frosting.  then she decorated it with maraschino cherries.  (George chopping down the cherry tree!)  We usually had canned cherries (from my grandparents trees) and ate those with cake for dessert. We’re digging out from an ice storm where I live.  So the grandchildren have had the day off from school and I didn’t get called to substitute teach.  To celebrate Presidents’ Day, enjoy a round-up of posts from several of the blogs at b5media.  Here are two from the Lifestyles Channel.  Sandy M... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1239331 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:22:03 +0100 1239331 Valentine’s Day May Be Good For Your Heart http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1232083&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F235024111%2F In lieu of February being the American Heart Month, I would like to contribute this post (not cancer related!) in the b5media Science and Health Channel Theme Day. The month of February has Valentine’s Day too right (that’s today!) and the American Heart Month reminds the American public that cardiovascular diseases (including stroke) are the nation’s No. 1 killer. Makes you wonder how so. But it just makes sense, since the modern word and living on the fast lane bit is truly bad for the heart. We tend to eat the wrong foods, have bad eating habits and have sedentary lifestyles — not only in our homes but our offices too. We tend to be always on a hurry, even when eating. Most of us eat on the go. Even eating in front of your computer (like I often do!) is I guess w... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1232083 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:53:33 +0100 1232083 Contests Galore This Month at b5media Science & Health Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1222458&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F233142143%2F Here at b5media Science and Health Channel, it is not just the red heart month, but also a month of contests. I am a sucker for freebies. And since I have been blogging, I have won quite a few stuff from contests in the blogs I often visit. So. Speaking of contests, check out the following from this channel of wonderful science and health bloggers: Grace of Kid Health Notes: Loving Moments With Your Child Contest Alicia of Mental Health Notes: Love: It’s All In My Head Valentine’s Day Contest Angelique of Breaking The Mirror: The Challenge: Fall In Love…With Your Self If there are other ones I missed, just check out the rest of the Science and Health Channel. Tags: b5media-Science-and-Health-Channel, blog contests, February, Valentine's DayShare This (Source: Cancer Comme... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1222458 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:38:56 +0100 1222458 Looking for Valentine’s Day Ideas for Fun & Sentimentality? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1216547&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F231290379%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  Valentine’s Day provides an opportunity for families to have fun, even with the Alzheimer’s patient members.  Whether festivities take place at their home, yours, or a nursing home, you all can participate, even if it’s just in a limited way. Also, families often are simply looking for Valentine’s Day ideas for fun activities.  This always was an enjoyable time in my family when I was growing up, and I’ve tried to continue the traditions with daughter and grandchildren.  We would visit Mother in the nursing home on Valentine’s Day when she resided there. The b5media Lifestyles Channel gathered their ideas for cards, recipes, gifts, and activities to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  Visit Hearts and Flowers, Hugs and Kisses  a... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1216547 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:41:28 +0100 1216547 Calcium Channel Blockers May Reduce Parkinson's Risk http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1215321&cid=t_117062_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F231126901%2Fcalcium_channel_blockers_may_r.html Researchers in Switzerland found that patients on a regime of channel calcium blocker medication for hypertension for an extended period of time had a 23 percent lower risk of developing Parkinson's than patients not taking that type of drug.The study also investigated other types of high blood pressure medication including ACE inhibitors, ATII antagonists and beta blockers but none appeared to have the same protective effect of the calcium channel blockers."Long-term use of calcium channel blockers was associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease, while no such association was seen for other high blood pressure medications," said Christoph Meier, lead author of the paper and a researcher at University Hospital in Switzerland.The study consisted of ove... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1215321 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:00:01 +0100 1215321 Australia… Aborigine… Children… Discovery Health Has It All! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162644&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F219458339%2F Taking you back to the post I wrote last Saturday about the diabetes explosion occurring in Australia, I happened to come across a program on the Discovery Health channel about diabetes. Guess what the subject matter was? You guessed it- diabetes and the Aborigine people. The series is called Discovery Health- CME and it is running on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9AM, at least the last few weeks it has around my neck of the woods (East coast). Last weekend they discussed the “thrifty gene”and how it is contributing to a huge increase in diabetes among the Aborigine people in Australia. Through history this group of people among the outskirts and brush of Australia have had to be very frugal and make a meal stretch for days until the next meal was available. Enter- “thr... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162644 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:40:11 +0100 1162644 Theme Day… New Years Resolution Style-They Are Soooo Funny!!! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1137044&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F213227327%2F Theme day here at the science and health channel. What do we have on tap? Some New Years resolutions!!! I had posted mine previous, but here we go again. By the way, I really, really need to concentrate on taking that deep breath before reacting. Oh boy, I do not like yelling at my children. It makes me feel like a bad mommy. I will work on it though, if it is he last thing I do. So here is my resolutions yet again from Diabetes Notes and A Hearty Life. Don’t laugh too much, I was honest, which can be embarrassing! But I aim to provide some form of entertainment so enjoy! Jul at Veggie Chic made her resolutions list… a very daring one around my house, haha… Try at least one new recipe a month. Laura has proclaimed her ‘healthyness’, if that is even a word to… Attempt to maintai... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1137044 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:18:55 +0100 1137044 2 Contests at b5media’s Science & Health Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1136960&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F213316537%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  Two of the blogs here at b5media’s Science & Health Channel are starting 2008 with contests in which you can participate.  You’ll want to check these out, even if you’re not a contest buff.  You never know when you may have just the perfect entry that earns you a great prize. *At Astronomy Buff, Tony Darnell is offering My First Contest: The Great iOptron Giveway.  *Ali Kriscenski at Daily Tomorrow is Announcing the Naturally Clean Contest. How about it?  Ready to participate? (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1136960 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:52:18 +0100 1136960 My Diabetic Food, Bloodsugar and Exercise Journal- No Lying Allowed!!! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1128826&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F210650461%2F I have started a new food, bloodsugar, exercise journal over at my other b5media science and health channel site Diabetes Notes. I am being brutally honest and hiding nothing. I urge everyone to remember that I am human as well and although I have access to all information and extended education on these topics, I do not always put it great use! Go check it out. I think it will benefit both myself and readers. I can keep close track of everything and ensure that I am being totally crystal clear honest with myself, no hiding a darn thing. I am pretty good to begin with- I eat healthy and exercise, but we all need some reminding every once in a while. And feel free to post away and leave comments, both good and bad, and use it to keep yourself on track. Have fun! Share This (Source: A Hearty... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1128826 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:15:19 +0100 1128826 Eating Disorder And Chronic Pain Blogs Say Hello Again With New And Fresh Writers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126309&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F210189021%2F I would like to officially welcome our 2 newest bloggers here at the science and health channel. We have a fellow nurse and writer Marijke at Help my Hurt, all about pain management and the essentials of living with chronic pain, and there is Angelique, I love that name, at Breaking the Mirror which is an ED (eating disorder) blog. They have been with b5 for a few weeks now and really rock! By the way, see if heart disease and MI are indexed in Marijke’s new glossary. I am totally jealous of it and so impressed. Many of hours were spent on her medical glossary and I am thinking of adding it here on this site. I think it is helpful and easy to use. Go check it out and let me know what you think. Leave her a comment with anything that you would want or suggest to be added. Okay, drum roll&... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126309 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:42:59 +0100 1126309 Hello To You… ED And Chronic Pain Blogs Join Our Mix Here! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126393&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F210184143%2F I would like to officially welcome our 2 newest bloggers here at the science and health channel. We have a fellow nurse and writer Marijke at Help my Hurt, all about pain management and the essentials of living with chronic pain, and there is Angelique, I love that name, at Breaking the Mirror which is an ED (eating disorder) blog. They have been with b5 for a few weeks now and really rock! With diabetes comes chronic pain at times and neuropathies, which by the way is indexed nicely in Marijke’s new glossary. I am totally jealous of it and so impressed. Many of hours were spent on her medical glossary and I am thinking of adding it here on this site. I think it is helpful and easy to use. Go check it out and let me know what you think. Leave her a comment with anything that you woul... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126393 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:29:26 +0100 1126393 Holiday List of Lists from Science & Health Bloggers, Including Alzheimer’s Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1115141&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F205869420%2F   You’ll enjoy this holiday List of Lists from b5’s Science & Health bloggers, hosted at HealthBolt. Bloggers from the channel have compiled a great deal of information, tips, suggestions and thoughts for you. Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season as you relax and enjoy reading the blogs.  Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1115141 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:32:30 +0100 1115141 Top 5 Reasons I Know I Have A Hearty Life During The Holidays… In Pictures http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093159&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F199764161%2F I have been thinking about what type of list post to write here at A Hearty Life for a few days. We are having a theme type day here at our science and health channel today and our exact theme is “a top 5 holiday type list on your specific topic”. Hmm… we all know the food list, the traveling list and the what not to do list when it comes to cardiac health. So I have pondered over what would be new and fresh and useful, and have come up with the ol’ goose egg several times. But when I think about the words HEART- HOLIDAYS- HEALTH-LIFE, the same image keeps popping into my head… my family! How do I know that my heart is healthy? I take a look around and realize everything that I have and get that warm, loving, overwhelming feeling in my chest. I don’t car... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093159 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:19:20 +0100 1093159 “Six Months” features MM Patient http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1073323&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2007%2F12%2F05%2Fsix-months-features-mm-patient%2F I just ran across a program on the Biography Channel called "Six Months." The program is about people living with deadly diseases, one being multiple myeloma. If you’re on the US west coast or central or mountain time, you can still catch tonight’s showing. There are two more upcoming showings: Thursday, December 6 3:00am Saturday, December 15 1:00pm From the [...] (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1073323 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:56:44 +0100 1073323 Cross Posting Inside Our S&H Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1033656&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F186199662%2F This week, if you have noticed, each blogger in this channel is guest posting on another blog. Recently, Elaine of Genetics and Health has submitted a guest post here at Cancer Commentary while I have submitted another one to Kate of Babylune. Stay tuned next week for the summary of cross-posting within this channel at the main b5media page. It was fun! Hope you enjoy blog hopping… Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1033656 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:53:12 +0100 1033656 Crafty Caregivers - Participate in a Blog Carnival http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1025439&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F184465940%2F Many of the b5media blogs offer contests throughout the month.  Some bloggers also provide opportunities for our readers to submit entries to their theme days.  If you’re a caregiver and blogger involved in arts and crafts, you’re invited to participate in the Arts and Design November Showcase.  Also, your Alzheimer’s patient may still be active in crafts.  You can mention something they’re doing related to the Christmas theme of the carnival. Check out the rules at Tangled Thread’s Call for Entry - November’s Blog Carnival. Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1025439 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:09:21 +0100 1025439 I Guest Posted At Breastfeeding 123… Breastfeeding And The Diabetic Mommy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=968432&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F173094281%2F I have some exciting news. We have decided to guest post for each other here at the science and health channel. You may not realize it but we have 22 different blogs that offer everything from Autism to Veggie eating. We also have a great team of writers that carry a plethora of degrees in many disciplines. Nurses, Phd’s, professors, lawyers, lactation consultants, NAMI leaders, teachers, mommies, daddies and a heck of a lot more… We got it all! Angela at breastfeeding 1-2-3 was gracious enough to allow me to write a post about “Breastfeeding and the Diabetic Mommy”. Yeah, it was so fun writing for someone else. Go check it out! And stay over the next few weeks for the guest posts that will be welcomed here at Diabetes Notes. Share This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=968432 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:12:29 +0100 968432 Good Enough To Warrant A Repeat Performance- Top 10 Lists http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=957353&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F171119759%2F Seriously speaking, the “top 10″ lists that were offered up by me and my fellow bloggers here at b5media’a science and health channel were really good.  Is that tooting your own horn?  I guess it is but oh well!  Here is a nice, pretty, concise little list for you of all the “top 10″ lists… check them out for yourself! Laura at CFS Squared offers up What CFS Has Given Me- The Good Stuff, and by the way she has a kick butt collection of pj’s. At Baldiness she lists a very informative Top 10 Reasons She Might Be Bald By The Age Of 40! Kristina at Autism Vox really hit home on the mommy thing when she listed Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Charlie And From Being Charlie’s Mother. Tony at Astronomy Buff has given you Ten Things You Need To Know abo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=957353 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:10:29 +0100 957353 Spekked.com Is Officially Launched As Your Gateway To Entertainment http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=944686&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F168477792%2F This is a bit off topic today, well a little off topic as it is still b5media news. Here at b5, we have launched Spekked.com. Consider this your gateway to all entertainment blogging news. It is like a 1 stop shop. How exactly does this Spekked.com work? Spekked consolidates the content from dozens of individual communities from b5media’s Entertainment Channel into one easy-to-navigate destination. And says Arieanna Schweber, one of the entertainment channel veteran editors… Spekked blog communities are already some of the top destinations on the web for TV and entertainment enthusiasts. Spekked makes it quick and easy to discover what’s going on across all our sites.” Spekked will feature current news, spoilers, and analysis from Spekked writers, and will be a gateway to furth... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=944686 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:11:35 +0100 944686 Are You a Crafting Caregiver? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=939849&cid=t_117062_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F167700319%2F  Do you enjoy crafts as a hobby, to relieve the stress of caregiving?  Is there a favorite craft your Alzheimer’s family member enjoyed, or still does? Do you teach crafts at a nursing home? Would you like to share a post from your blog about Halloween crafts? Generally the monthly Arts and Design Showcase at b5media features only bloggers from that channel.  This month, our host, Noreen from Hankering for Yarn, is opening it up to all craft bloggers. The theme is Halloween or Day of the Dead crafts.  For more details on Noreen’s blog  about  linking your blog post, click here.                The showcase is scheduled for October 21.  Noreen would like all links and a short blurb by a deadline of October 19. See you there! Share This (Source: Alzheim... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=939849 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:30:46 +0100 939849 New Sites Around The Science And Health Channel At b5media http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933025&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F166393604%2F The science and health channel here at b5media has launched some new blogs over the last few weeks. We have an eating disorder called Breaking the Mirror. We have a new fertility site called Fertility Notes and a great new pediatric blog, Kids Health Notes. Grace at Kids Health Notes is a veteran b5′er and has some great things to offer. One of her posts last week was right up our alley here at A Hearty Life. She reminded us that chest pains among children and teens should be taken seriously and worked up just as carefully as an adult would be. Go check out her post and see what else she has to say. Have a great weekend all! Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933025 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:00:59 +0100 933025 Cancer Issues at Fertlity Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=883891&cid=t_117062_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F158473160%2F The b5media Science and Health Channel is growing everyday and one of our new blogs is a fertility blog called Fertility Notes with Gabrielle Sedor as the blogger. Please check out Fertility Notes because Gabrielle will for sure about cancer that relates to fertility. This post is just the start. Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=883891 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:47:14 +0100 883891 b5media Science And Health Links That Are Useful To Diabetics http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=848450&cid=t_117062_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F153395979%2F There is so much offered here on our lil’ ol’ science and health channel. I picked a few posts that were useful for diabetics… and a few that are just darn good! Enjoy. Scott over at Health and Men offers up … Diabetes is a wide spread and ever so growing disease. In fact more that 21 million Americans (lets not forget the rest of the world too) suffer from diabetes. I know what your saying, “Diabetes doesn’t effect me…but what can I do to help or make a difference?”. Or thats what I’m hoping your saying. Here is what you can do. Go online to diabetes.org/stepout or call 1-866-605-STEP. Ruth at Eating Fabulous shares… Looking for a place to dine out where you can have healthy meals? Try searching for a restaurant participating in the Healthy Dining P... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=848450 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:01:40 +0100 848450 From Arousal To Resolution… This Is How Your Heart Reacts During Sex http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828370&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F148258635%2F Have you ever thought, “what happens to my heart during sex?” I watched a special on the discovery channel a few evenings ago and learned more than I ever wanted to know about my body and sex! And I still find it interesting, well actually sad, that we do not incorporate sexual education into our cardiac patients treatment plan. Let’s get real, your heart definitely gets a workout during the horizontal hokie pokie. Not enough to cancel your gym membership, but enough to mention. Here is a peek at how your heart reacts during the 4 stages of your “hot and heavy”… Arousal- Your heart rate and respiratory rate go up. Your blood pressure quickly follows suit and you get a flushed feeling from head to toe. Just imagine walking the mall briskly, but only way m... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828370 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:14:05 +0100 828370 b5media Hearty Links For You http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828376&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F143963649%2F Here is a bit of what my fellow bloggers here at b5’s science and health channel have to say about heart health. What a great group of bloggers! Yee ha! Ruth at Eating Fabulous has bought her first bottle of rice bran oil. And apparently, this type of oil is suppose to help promote cardiovascular health. I will have to check my local store, but my guess is I will have to travel to a health type grocer. It might be worth it though! Healthbolt’s Sara blogged about the new bioabsorbable heart patch that is being used to help heal patent foramen ovale, “hole in heart”, and dissolves within 30 days. Amazing stuff right there! Also, Kristen at Lively Women and Scott at Health and Men offer up some great hearty info. Ahh, so many blogs, so little time, haha. Share This (S... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828376 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:45:40 +0100 828376 New Treatment Combats Cocaine Induced Symptoms http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828377&cid=t_117062_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F143822115%2F All righty then. I found research out of UT Southwestern Medical Center that is a bit taboo. They have found a drug that can counteract the symptoms associated with a cocaine overdose. That handy little drug is most often seen in the operating room or ICU’s and is used as a anesthetic. And it’s name… dexmedetomidine. They found that the drug was effective in reversing the actions of cocaine on heart rate, blood pressure and vascular resistance in the skin by interfering with the ability of cocaine to increase nerve activity. “Typically, patients with cocaine overdoses in the emergency room are treated with nitroglycerin, sedatives such as Valium, and some blood-pressure medications such as calcium channel blockers and some beta blockers,” Dr. Vongpatanasin sai... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828377 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:31:14 +0100 828377 Former Senator Mike Gravel Invited to HRC/LOGO LGBTQ Presidential Forum http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=735535&cid=t_117062_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fformer-senator-mike-gravel-invited-to.html The Human Rights Campaign and LOGO Channel have reconsidered their position on allowing former Alaskan Senator Mike Gravel to participate in their televised Presidential forum on LGBTQ issues after a groundswell of response from the blogging community. In this announcement from HRC, we learn that Sen. Gravel is now welcome to join the debate and that the forum has been extended from an hour to 90 minutes to allow more time for all candidates.Congratulations to the grassroots efforts from blogs such as Queerty.com and others for reporting on this topic and for turning around an exclusionary financial criterion for participation in shaping candidates' views of the LGBTQ community.Categories: HRC LOGO+Channel Human+Rights+Campaign Presidential+forum LGBTQ politics (Source: 2sides2ron) 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=735535 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:59:00 +0100 735535 News Round-up 11 July 2007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=728458&cid=t_117062_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fnews-round-up-11-july-2007.html US House Keeps Cheney Budget IntactYesterday, I was heartened to hear that a bill had been introduced in the US House to cut off funding for the Office of Vice-President Dick Cheney. This bill was introduced in response to the Vice President's legal efforts to avoid providing documentation and details of his activities to House oversight. The apparent secrecy of this administration is unprecedented in my lifetime and I lived through the Watergate scandal and the Nixon administration. I had hoped that his bill would succeed in bringing the Vice President into line to recognize that he and his office are not above the law. Sadly, the bill was narrowly defeated today.URGENT: Please call your Senators to support Senate Bill 1105, the Matthew Shepard ActFrom the Human Right Campaign:Today Sen. ... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=728458 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:05:00 +0100 728458 Pastry chef's syringe wins History Channel competition http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=694185&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F25%2Fpastry-chefs-syringe-wins-history-channel-competition%2F Filed under: Type 1, Daily News, SupportAmong the best restaurants in Tallahassee, Florida, is Kool Beanz Cafe, where both the eats and the atmosphere are colorful, inventive and fun. That Kool Beanz inventiveness now extends to pastry chef Kim Bertron (pictured), whose design for a syringe won her first prize in the History Channel's "Invent Now Challenge" in March. Today's Tallahassee Democrat profiles Bertron and talks to her about her winning entry, the SimpleShot syringe.The SimpleShot can be preloaded with both a drug, in powdered form, and a diluting solution. The two substances are stored in separate compartments of the syringe until a dose is required. Then the user needs only to press the plunger, piercing the membrane separating drug from solution and - presto! - it's ready to g... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=694185 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 694185 Podcast::The Importance of Downstream Channel Sales Data for Marketing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629146&cid=t_117062_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fpodcastthe-importance-of-downstream.html ---Sponsored Notice---Do you know what you sold yesterday? Could you use more timely data to improve the success of marketing campaigns and product launches? Leading pharma manufacturers are leveraging a new source of daily sales data they already own for competitive advantage. Through a series of in-depth qualitative interviews, Edge Dynamics, the leading provider of channel commerce management (CCM) solutions, has identified best practices with this new data source. To build on these findings, Edge Dynamics has sponsored an industry-wide survey on the use of data amongst marketing, sales and market research departments. The survey requires no more than 5-10 minutes of your time, and your responses will be kept confidential. The collective survey results will help determine how pharmaceu... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629146 Tue, 22 May 2007 00:07:00 +0100 629146 Blogger Needed For Genetics And Health http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=603976&cid=t_117062_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F115477489%2F b5media is looking for a Genetics and Health blogger to join the Science and Health Channel. If you are interested and feel that you are qualified, please fill out the application form that can be found on the main b5media website. (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=603976 Thu, 10 May 2007 00:25:15 +0100 603976 Watch tonight "Living With Cancer" on the Discovery Channel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=592489&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F06%2Fwatch-tonight-living-with-cancer-on-the-discovery-channel%2F Filed under: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Television, Cancer SurvivorsLiving With Cancer is an inspirational documentary that will air on the Discovery channel tonight at 8pm EDT. Hosted by Ted Koppel, it chronicles the experiences of Leroy Sievers, an executive producer at Discovery. In 2002 Sievers was diagnosed with colorectal cancer that had metastasized to his lungs and brain. The program features a discussion with Sievers as he deals with chemotherapy, scans and cutting edge procedures. Koppel says the program is intended to show that people can and do live successfully with cancer everyday. Sievers says "Normalcy is the greatest gift anyone can give you, let me continue to be me, not cancer. I am not my disease, I just have a disease. That's all" Tune in -- I know I will. Read |&... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=592489 Sun, 06 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 592489 MTAS – the second security breach : it is all Dr Crippen's fault http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=586966&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fmtas-second-security-breach-it-is-all.html The Channel 4 report on the second MTAS security breach is now available on the internet:As I reported yesterday:The sequence of events, with the second security breach, was as follows:NHS BLOG DOCTOR was tipped off about it early that afternoon. At 14.10 on Thursday 26th April**, I published an article entitled “MTAS - would someone tell me this is not true." Within an hour I had proof positive that the breach existed.I telephoned Victoria Macdonald of Channel 4 news and gave her the story.I considered that, journalist scoop though this was, the security breach was appalling, and threatened the confidentially of doctors’ private job applications. I therefore telephoned the Department of Health and was finally put through to Mike Clement, the MTAS project manager. I notified him of the... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=586966 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:56:00 +0100 586966 Ms Gillian McKeith - Banned From Calling Herself A Doctor! - squabble update below http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=459334&cid=t_117062_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbadscience.net%2Ffiles%2Fgillian_ire_radio.mp3 For years, ‘Dr’ Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal sex pills. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in. Yet the real problem is not what she calls herself, but the mumbo-jumbo she dresses up as scientific fact, says Ben Goldacre… Monday February 12, 2007 The Guardian Call her the [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=459334 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:36:21 +0100 459334