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 'checkup,'. Tue, 04 May 2010 18:36:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471765&cid=t_308492_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FkZNzrs_aD_Q%2F Drugstores are trying to bolster their presence in the in-store clinic market, even though the concept has thus far not been a particularly profitable one. The WSJ reports that CVS Caremark may double its number of MinuteClinic retail operations over the next five years. The company has no plans to forge financial partnerships with medical providers, but instead prefers “collaborative” non-financial ties, MinuteClinic President Andrew Sussman tells the paper. Bloomberg quotes Gabelli analyst Jeff Jonas as saying that CVS has trimmed its losses on its MinuteClinics from the five cents a share that they were costing the chain two yeas ago. Meantime, Walgreens’ Take Care Clinic has recently said it’s in “deep discussions” with possible hospital system partners. Joint vent... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471765 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:15:07 +0100 3471765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129588&cid=t_308492_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Faids-testing-from-the-dentist%2F Want to go above and beyond in the new year? You already screen for gum disease, oral cancer, and TMJ disorder. You might even discuss nutrition, smoking cessation, and sleep apnea with your patients. Now you can add AIDS testing to your comprehensive exam. For $15 per patient, OraQuick Advance kits show results in 20 minutes. Simply swab the upper and lower gums, and wait for results. OraQuick’s saliva test was approved in 2004, and in fact, DentalBlogs has posted about the system in the past. It seems there’s a recent reemergence of popularity, possibly because of all the news about dental health’s relation to overall health. Visit OraSure to learn about OraQuick here. Related Prevention Info… Dentists May Screen for HIV (1.4.08) Gum Disease Linked to AIDS for HIV-Positive Peopl... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129588 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:54:05 +0100 3129588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984772&cid=t_308492_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FBj_D-WlMAXg%2F Egg nog is showing up on grocery shelves, and holiday songs can be heard on the radio. So it must be time for all of us to assess the state of our health benefits. At least that’s what I argue in my Healthy Consumer column today. The point is that most health plans these days include design features –- deductibles, first-dollar coverage on yearly preventive checkups, flexible-spending accounts –- that are set on a 12-month cycle. So people who ignore the calendar may waste free benefits or pay more for surgeries or other care. One interesting contrast came up during the reporting of the column. Cigna recently sampled 10 big national employers and found that only about half of the workers on average took advantage of the free preventive benefits. But in the case of other use-it-or-lose... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984772 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:32 +0100 2984772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981050&cid=t_308492_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FBj_D-WlMAXg%2F Egg nog is showing up on grocery shelves, and holiday songs can be heard on the radio. So it must be time for all of us to assess the state of our health benefits. At least that’s what I argue in my Healthy Consumer column today. The point is that most health plans these days include design features –- deductibles, first-dollar coverage on yearly preventive checkups, flexible-spending accounts –- that are set on a 12-month cycle. So people who ignore the calendar may waste free benefits or pay more for surgeries or other care. One interesting contrast came up during the reporting of the column. Cigna recently sampled 10 big national employers and found that only about half of the workers on average took advantage of the free preventive benefits. But in the case of other use-it-or-lose... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981050 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:32 +0100 2981050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716102&cid=t_308492_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fcranham%2Fcranham-on-bruxism%2F No question, during these tough economic times, patients are prone to fiddling with their teeth. Bad oral habits, like chewing on ice or pens, teeth grinding, and biting, increase with stress. It is incumbent on us as dentists to realize that there are two main categories for dental problems – bacterial (gum disease and tooth decay) and functional. A patient may have normal occlusal function or the more underrated parafunctional activity, which often occurs during mundane activities while awake or sleep. During exams, dentists must look for signs such as tooth wear, mobility, and movement and instability that causes diastemas. Symptoms may include muscle pain, like temporal headaches, and excess force can also create TMJ problems. A through functional exam is key. If we see the problem, ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716102 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:59:52 +0100 2716102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473216&cid=t_308492_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FeVBjMvoj5IM%2F Attempts at disease prevention in the U.S. are no panacea in reducing health-care costs, as noted in our earlier post today on Janet Adamy’s WSJ report. A recent Der Spiegel cover article delivers its own criticism against preventive medicine, giving insight into how the debate is playing out overseas. The German news magazine takes on the growing movement for cancer testing in Germany and claims screening for breast, prostate and colon cancer does hardly anyone good except for the doctors who can rake in fees from health insurers. The article looks at Christa Maar, a German version of Katie Couric when it comes to colon cancer screening. Maar lost her son Felix to the disease when he was 33. Just a year after his death in 2001, a foundation she started persuaded German authorities t... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473216 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:27:57 +0100 2473216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2121514&cid=t_308492_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fvizilite%25c2%25ae-plus-and-tblue%25c2%25ae-win-hygienetown-award%2F If you subscribe to the online or print versions of Dentaltown or Hygienetown, you’re familiar with the Townie Awards issue that premiered in December 2008. Hygienetown awarded ViziLite (by Zila Pharmaceuticals, AZ) in the Dental Hygiene/Oral Cancer Screening category. In addition, Zila’s ProSelect® Platinum Ultrasonic Scaler and Heated Irrigator was honored in the Periodontics/Power Scalers/Ultrasonic Piezo category. The awards are based solely on clinicians’ votes. At DentalBlogs, we’ve had significant coverage of ViziLite over the past year. Awareness of shocking oral cancer statistics – 30,000 new cases in the US annually - prevention, and detection was a hot topic in 2008, and it continues to grow in popularity. ViziLite’s oral cancer detection tool, ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2121514 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:04:52 +0100 2121514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920938&cid=t_308492_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Ftry-our-facebook-adhd-quiz%2F Do you love Facebook? Well, we do too and now you can show your love by checking out our new Facebook ADHD Quiz, which allows you to take (and re-take) the ADHD quiz as often as you’d like (it keeps track of your scores over time, so you can use it like a weekly ADHD checkup) and share your results with your Facebook friends (if you want). This is the first quiz we’ve converted into a Facebook application, so if you find any issues in using it, let us know. Also, while you’re over there, why not become a fan of PsychCentral.com? We’d love to have you! (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920938 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:10:34 +0100 1920938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1907926&cid=t_308492_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdont-let-cancer-hide-in-your-house%2F I continue to encourage all women to get mammograms and tested regularly for breast cancer, now I also encourage them to have their husbands tested for prostate cancer. My husband had no symptoms to alert us to cancer in his prostate; it was found during a routine checkup. He is now back to work and feeling pretty good after his ordeal last week to attack prostate cancer that was diagnosed earlier this year. Because he had brachytherapy, which is radiation, the side effects will be in full force in a couple of weeks and then take a couple of more weeks to subside - a small price to pay for beating cancer. Lately Bobby, my husband has been crediting me with saving his life. I didn’t do any of the procedure of course, but I was the one who insisted he have regular checkups once we got marr... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1907926 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:07:09 +0100 1907926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759784&cid=t_308492_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fvizilite-velscope-oral-cancer-self-exam%2F For many years, oral cancer awareness has fallen by the wayside, but with the recent development of early detection systems, the disease is getting more press. Rightfully so. A quick visit to the facts page at www.oralcancerfoundation.org tells us that: “More than 34,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year.” (Many more go undiagnosed.) 8000 will die – that’s one every hour, all day and all night. Only half of the 34,000 diagnosed will live 5 years. Oral cancer deaths outnumber those from cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s, testes, endocrine system, and skin cancer. Early detection improves survival potential by 50-70%. If it were your health, or your loved ones’, you’d want those odds in your favor. You may hav... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759784 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:52:21 +0100 1759784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1560682&cid=t_308492_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fmen-put-dental-care-on-back-burner%2F Dentists in tune with dental marketing know that women tend to be the decision makers in a household. But did you know that men are less likely to visit the dentist? About 45% of the folks who took an AGD poll feel like men don’t need to visit the dentist, and 30% don’t go because they’re scared or embarrassed. A peek at your schedule will probably confirm this bit of trivia. According to “Why is Oral Health Important for Men” in Smileline, guys go to the dentist when something bad happens – like a major toothache or injury. However, believe it or not, more men are going to the dentist for cosmetic dentistry! It’s all about image. The good news is, once guys are in the dentist’s door, a thorough checkup, cleaning, and oral cancer screen aren&#821... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1560682 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:14 +0100 1560682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828087&cid=t_308492_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F28%2Fbo-diddley-stable-after-heart-attack%2F Filed under: Celebrity news, Men Heart Health, Aging Heart HealthFamed bluesman Bo Diddley (78) is in a Gainesville, FL, hospital following a heart attack. Diddley is famous for ever-cool tunes such as "Who Do You Love" and "I'm a Man." Well, at least he was in the right location: Diddley was actually at the hospital for a checkup when the heart attack struck. This ensured he got prompt care that may very well have saved his life. It appears Diddley suffered the heart attack on Friday of last week, but it was only announced today. This afternoon a spokeswoman stated that the now-elderly guitar hero felt unwell during his Friday checkup and was transferred to the emergency room, which is where the heart attack occurred. Diddley had surgery soon after to have a stent fitted. This will improv... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828087 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 828087