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 'chicago'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:12 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139948&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Flegal-conference-highlights-ehr-complexities Anyone who doubts the complexity of the HIT transition should talk to a lawyer. That’s our take, at least, based on the news coming out of this week’s AHIMA's 2011 Legal EHR Summit in Chicago. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139948 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:10:20 +0100 5139948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125813&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Feqk54-TdL_A%2Fbattery-a-monument.html If a cemetery can be said to be beautiful, Rosehill on Chicago's north side is the most beautiful cemetery I've ever seen (reviews of Rosehill, yes there are reviews). It's difficult to explain what it is about this cemetery that creates a sense of comfort and peace, but many Chicagoans visit and explore for hours, even if they have no loved ones buried here. I've heard more than one person say that Rosehill makes death seem less frightening. I agree.... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125813 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:58:24 +0100 5125813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107613&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FVy7F0jluliU%2Findian-boundary-park.html An ice cream vendor with pushcart at the edge of the park The field house. Indian Boundary Park has a small zoo. On this day, all of the animals, except for this goat, chose to remain indoors, probably to avoid the heat. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107613 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:18:15 +0100 5107613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107615&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F2jg6xNQqC7c%2Flocal-shots-1.html Over the past week I posted photos of Devon Avenue, which is at the southern end of the West Rogers Park neighborhood. Today's lead-off photos begin near the north end of the neighborhood, on Touhy Avenue Below: The Yeshiva is an Orthodox boys-only school, through grade 8. There has been a yeshiva at this location for as long as I can remember, but the name changed some time in the last couple of years. The church next door, the one... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107615 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:11:00 +0100 5107615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096357&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F_32A0l9LChw%2Fthe-patterson-mccormick-mansion.html The Patterson-McCormick mansion was built in 1893 by Stanford White for Elinor Medill, daughter of former mayor and Chicago Tribune publisher, Joseph Medill, and her husband, Robert Patterson. Robert Patterson was a Tribune journalist who later became the publisher of the paper. The couple's son, Joseph Medill Patterson, was the founder and publisher of the New York Daily News. Their daughter Alicia Patterson was the founder and editor of Newsday, and another daughter, Cissy, was the founder and publisher of... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096357 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:09:26 +0100 5096357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096358&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FedOBNdlN48Q%2Fsigns.html Hema's Kitchen, Chicago. Punjabi Dhabha India Book House Ghandi Applicances, Chicago Mehrab, 100% Zabiha Halal Meat and Indo-Pak Groceries. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096358 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:01:00 +0100 5096358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096359&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FyHe_QWbFpko%2Flocal-shots.html Clothing Store on Devon Avenue. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096359 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:16:18 +0100 5096359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096360&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F2It_zh3jOIc%2Fchicago-photos-2.html I'd like to learn more about this building at 800 North Clark Street, but haven't found anything yet. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096360 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:33:21 +0100 5096360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086272&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FewV9rg1HHMc%2Fwrigley-building-chicago.html A few more. There is barely a moment during daylight when nobody is photographing this beautiful building. Sometimes a dozen or more people are snapping shots. The photo-taking continues well after dark, when the terra cotta facade is illuminated by racks of massive floodlights. The image below shows the skywalks connecting the two towers. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086272 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:36:36 +0100 5086272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086274&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FJdbp2Mpq7d4%2Fchicago-photos.html Devon Avenue and North Maplewood, Chicago. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086274 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:22:26 +0100 5086274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086275&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FiYGGIU4OqRk%2Fits-the-sauce.html Many people love this place. It's up on Emerson (Golf Rd) at Greenbay in Evanston. I've tried barbecue here a few times and thought it was so-so. The ribs are pretty good, but not as meaty as I'd like. The chicken was scrawny. I like a little extra meatiness in my barbecue. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086275 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:33:04 +0100 5086275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086277&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F4DMLGZq7A2s%2Flocal-photos-charles-g-dawes-house.html Republican Charles Dawes (b. 1865, d. 1951) served under President Calvin Coolidge (1925-1925) as the 30th Vice President of the United States. Wikipedia: From 1909-1951, Charles G. Dawes, lived in this house at 225 Greenwood St. in Evanston, IL, which was built in 1894 by Robert Sheppard, treasurer and business manager of Northwestern University. In 1944, Dawes willed the house to Northwestern University as a permanent home for the Evanston Historical Society (later re-named the Evanston History Center). Dawes lived... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086277 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:46:35 +0100 5086277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086278&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fu5PqsKvpKBE%2Fchicago-ramadan.html A Ramadan sale on Devon Avenue, Chicago. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086278 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:05:00 +0100 5086278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086279&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F9nv2x2h7Lk4%2Fdevon-chicago.html Patel Brother's Cafe: Midday at this open air cafe, the crowd spills deep into the surrounding sidewalk. It's late in the day, so things are a bit more quiet. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086279 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:02:00 +0100 5086279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077778&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FX9YPZpFJXl0%2Fchicago-at-night.html The Wrigley Clock Tower. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077778 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:03:00 +0100 5077778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077780&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FvTVb-JSPhno%2Fchicago-photos-5.html This is the North Shore Channel of the North Branch of the Chicago River. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077780 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:18:24 +0100 5077780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069541&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fq5V8NKDA2dk%2Fstop-and-drink.html Stop & Drink Liquor House , on Clark Street in River North. Except for the fancy wood finish on the ground floor, Stop & Drink reminds me of the grittier Chicago I encountered when I arrived here from the East Coast. At the time, Chicago was a few years away from gentrification, and it still had the hardscrabble feel of an earlier 20th century city of meat packers, tradesmen and corner taverns. Some people miss the old city. I don't.... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069541 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:25:36 +0100 5069541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062302&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fqi2v6_Vbs30%2Fthe-luther-mcconnell-house.html 1401 North Dearborn Street, Chicago. Luther McConnell House, 1877, architect Asa Lyon. Designslinger: The lot McConnell purchased at the corner of Dearborn avenue and Schiller street had recently been the southwestern edge of the Catholic Cemetery. In the 1860s as the city grew out beyond its original small town boundaries, the cemetery, which had once been far from the city center, was decommissioned and divided-up into housing lots which the Cardinal sold to a monied clientele. McConnell was one of... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062302 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:41:00 +0100 5062302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057765&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F2t_bZueG9cU%2Frecord-rainfall.html It rained hard last night, but I had no idea that we were on our way to a rainfall record. Nearly 7 inches fell before 7am, more than any previously recorded, single-day rainfall since record-keeping began in 1871. Left-click image for larger view. The red bus, just above the stern of the abandoned tour boat in the photo above, is a sightseeing bus with an open, upper deck. Using my binoculars, I could see that the tiny white spot on... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057765 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:11:13 +0100 5057765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057766&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FT6x5ecnbyRQ%2Fchicago-photos-4.html The Felix is a boutique hotel located on West Huron at Clark Street, in the River North Gallery District. This neighborhood is a patchwork of old and new, glass buildings, some 70s, and early 20th century stuff. I don't know the history of this particular building. It looks like it might have been a mixed use structure with apartments above street level. And it was probably an SRO during the scruffy, pre-gentrification years, but I'm just guessing. I imagine the... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057766 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:12:18 +0100 5057766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057767&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FUDSLHEJN5Bs%2Fthe-medinah-temple.html The temple at 600 North Wabash Avenue was built in 1912 for The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the fraternal organization more commonly known as The Shriners. The Chicago architects who designed the temple, Huel and Schmidt, were members of the group. The organization is not in any way connected with Islam or any specific religion, for that matter. The only religious membership requirement for Shriners is that they must also be Masons. The Shriners... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057767 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:09:40 +0100 5057767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057769&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FiD0W_7kpXyU%2Fchicago-photos-3.html 1300 block of North Dearborn Street, Chicago. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057769 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:01:25 +0100 5057769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050731&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FJYK5xwGgDSw%2Funderground-station.html She missed that train by seconds. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050731 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:01:00 +0100 5050731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050733&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F82Xr38FilLs%2Fwater-taxi.html (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050733 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:56:00 +0100 5050733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050523&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaJpLqZdEme8%2F Chicago’s new mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has followed in the footsteps of President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, choosing to send his kids to the elite private UC Lab School. It’s a very good school by all accounts, so it’s probably an excellent choice. So why did Rahm get so grouchy when asked about it? I think it might have something to do with the obvious hypocrisy of cherishing and exercising educational choice for one’s own kids while advocating a one-size fits-few state monopoly school system that makes private schooling unaffordable to the majority of your fellow citizens. Just a thought. Rahm Emanuel Practices School Choice… Grouchily is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050523 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:16:34 +0100 5050523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050736&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FxyPmw9EkA4M%2Fchicago-and-rush.html Currency Exchange, Chicago Avenue at Rush Street, Chicago. (left-click image to enlarge.) (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050736 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:34:04 +0100 5050736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050737&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FcUuyuIl91fM%2Fchicago-rush-street.html A Bentley dealership across from the entrance to the Archbishop Quigley Center, the R.C. Archdiocese of Chicago headquarters at 835 N. Rush Street. The Quigley Center was originally a Catholic high school seminary. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050737 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:01:00 +0100 5050737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050739&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FHc2_aNXmV4E%2Fchicago-wrigley-field.html Waveland Avenue at Sheffield, shot from a Red Line train approaching the Addison Street station. Cubs fans beginning to arrive at Wrigley Field before the Cubs v Florida Marlins game on Sunday. Some rooftop stands are under the flag on the right border of the photo. Rooftop tickets are a hot item in Chicago. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050739 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:12:06 +0100 5050739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050740&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FyihDglgzMvE%2Flincoln-house.html 1525 North Astor Street, Chicago. This was the home of Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was a successful private practice attorney, served as US Secretary of War (1881-85) and president of the Pullman Company (1897-1911). He was also a founder of the Illinois Industrial Training School, which still operates today as Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, a year-round residential school serving children from low-income households, especially those headed by working single parents. Lincoln also owned... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050740 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:01:00 +0100 5050740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036287&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fz0ij7mb4PD4%2Fchicago-photos-1.html Wilmette, IL: A bad week for trees, but a good week for the auto glass business. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036287 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:23:26 +0100 5036287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028476&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FkNZCwigK1Fc%2Fphoto-of-the-day-1.html Generic 21st century modernist condo building. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028476 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:22:07 +0100 5028476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028481&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FWTUF8TdxC1A%2Fblackout.html Another nasty storm passed through this morning, wreaking havoc in just minutes. Over a million people without power again. Repair crews are on the way from other Midwestern states. We had comfortable temps as I shot these photos earlier today, but a wave of oppressively hot, humid air rolled over us about half an hour ago. It happened so suddenly that the weather site is still reporting 80 F, which cannot be right. ComEd is saying that they will deploy... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028481 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:32:44 +0100 5028481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028482&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F5UHN_Ie1xU8%2Flocal-photos-trains.html Howard Street, Chicago. A Red Line Train about to loop around the yard before heading south. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028482 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:01:00 +0100 5028482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008320&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FmIlbdkicUek%2Flocal-shots.html The original Playboy Mansion at 1340 N. State Parkway, in the Chicago Gold Coast neighborhood. It was too large to photograph in one frame. This 70-room brick and limestone home was built in 1899 for Dr. George Swift Isham, a prominent Chicago surgeon. Hefner bought the home in 1959, eventually splitting his time between the Chicago residence and his L.A. mansion. Hefner moved out of the Chicago mansion in 1974. My guess is that the original owner of the home,... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008320 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:09:14 +0100 5008320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008321&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FLTtGgMP9r30%2Fchicago-photos.html The terrace of Sixteen, a restaurant on the 16th floor of the Trump Hotel. Haven't been there. So-so food, according to reviews I've read. I assume that customers sitting in chairs and on benches along the perimeter are there only for drinks and the view. Average Drink Price‎: $9 For Beer, $14-$23 For Specialty Cocktails, $14 And Up For Wine By The Glass. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008321 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:30:04 +0100 5008321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992763&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fbjo2_3DG5Zs%2Fguardian-angels.html A Guardian Angel riding the Red Line underground last night. Chicago. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992763 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:08:36 +0100 4992763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992768&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FPMQkZ6dRQRI%2Fchicago-shots.html Trump Tower, Chicago 10:00 AM. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992768 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:13:23 +0100 4992768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984507&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F7QXq-zOYuh0%2Flocal-shots-1.html Snapped a few more shots at Oz Park yesterday. Oz Park, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Tin Man under the fold. The previous Tin Man image was blurry. This is a cleaner shot. Earlier shots from Oz Park. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984507 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:01:00 +0100 4984507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902523&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fits-about-information-not-technology On Thursday (June 2), I joined other speakers at the IBM Healthcare Leadership Exchange, Transforming Healthcare, held at the Chicago IBM Transformation Center. My keynote presentation focused on “Healthcare in the US,” which seemed to balance the morning with the opening keynote by Susan J Hyatt, BSc (PT), MBA, CEO HyattDIO, Inc., Ontario, Canada, who discussed “Global Lessons on Delivering Strategic Healthcare Wins.” No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902523 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:17:00 +0100 4902523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841597&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FNCNDCfUzlLg%2Flocal-shots-1.html Depaul University, Wish Field (soccer) and Cacciatore Field (women's softball) (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841597 Thu, 19 May 2011 19:55:35 +0100 4841597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841598&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FNP7V-XaKSqo%2Fchicago-river.html Chicago River at Noon CHICAGO (May 13, 2011) -- A strongly-worded letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the State of Illinois could finally end the long battle over the cleanup of the Chicago River, according to environmental law experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council. The letter calls for new water quality standards in the waterway, an issue that has been the source of the longest-running battle in the history of the Illinois Pollution Board where the Metropolitan... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841598 Tue, 17 May 2011 23:09:40 +0100 4841598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828994&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F4EDIfJ7IhCY%2Fchicago-photos.html This Chicago Northside neighborhood was developed between 1875 and 1905. Middle class Victorian row houses lined the charming residential streets, and many of those homes are still standing. During the 1950s, the neighborhood entered a period of steep decline that was reversed by gentrification beginning in the mid to late 1980s. I visited this neighborhood in the '80s, before gentrification took hold. At that time, the streets and buildings were in decay, and while not nearly the worst neighborhood in... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828994 Mon, 16 May 2011 21:35:33 +0100 4828994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803058&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1326     Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer’s  son was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. He and his wife (at the time) decided to have stem cells transplanted from a healthy sibling to Carmani, who has the disease.  Its  been 4 years since then and all is well with the little boy once diagnosed with the devastating disease. “It teaches you how precious life really is,” Boozer said, remembering the profound effect of witnessing families losing their children. “You can’t really sweat the things that don’t matter.” You can read the entire article here. THere are many diseases that can be treated with stem cells and the list is growing all the time. Read here for a list of conditions treated with stem cells and consider banking your newbo... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803058 Mon, 09 May 2011 19:06:39 +0100 4803058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789382&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fneil%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fchicago-hospitals-embark-on-long-hie-journey%2F I live in Chicago, a highly competitive healthcare market with some world-class medical schools (Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, Rush) and a pretty decent record of EMR adoption. At least four major institutions/health systems run similar Epic EMRs: University of Chicago Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and, in the northern suburbs, NorthShore University HealthSystem (formerly Evanston-Northwestern Healthcare). Three NorthShore hospitals–Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital and Highland Park Hospital–were among the first in the country to reach Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.(NorthShore’s Skokie Hospital since has reached Stage 7). Several others, notably Rush, Advocate Lutheran General Hospita... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789382 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:01:25 +0100 4789382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719935&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fxw3kzdHO474%2Fchicago-photos-1.html One more from the Fullerton Avenue Station @ 5:30PM (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719935 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:10:19 +0100 4719935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670307&cid=t_107169_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F04%2F02%2Fsweet-little-22%2F Chicago Botanic Garden on September 12, 2009, set to “Sweet Little .22″ by Robert Coleman Trussell. Filed under: Music Tagged: acoustic, americana, chicago botanic garden, folk, love song, robert coleman trussell, sweet little .22, texas gothic (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670307 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:43:43 +0100 4670307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626789&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkXNs6nxl5bY%2F By Juan Carlos HidalgoAs expected, President Obama’s speech on Latin America, given on Monday in Santiago, Chile, was full of rhetoric but short of substance. He briefly mentioned the willingness of his administration to “move forward” with the pending free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama, but didn’t say when he’s submitting them for a vote in Congress. He recognized (again) that drug consumption in the U.S. is fueling drug violence in Mexico and Central America, but stayed away from saying how his more-of-the-same policies will change anything. Obama’s only tangible pledge was the announcement that his administration will work to increase the number of Latin American students in the U.S. to 100,000. This is laudable, but still unambitious. According to the Institute ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626789 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:21:37 +0100 4626789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615222&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FPH-LM6dEKO4%2F On Jan. 28, Ron Pollack, executive director of the liberal advocacy group Families USA, introduced President Obama at a Families USA event by saying, “Numerous presidents over many decades tried to secure health reform legislation that would move us toward high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans. You, Mr. President, actually achieved it.” The crowd ate it up. During the contentious debate over health reform in 2009 and 2010, countless lobbyists, pundits and politicians touted “quality healthcare” as a reason to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Some called for the same “Cadillac” health plans that members of Congress provided for themselves. Many opponents of the legislation countered by saying the U.S. already has the &#... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615222 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:10:14 +0100 4615222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577935&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FD57Q7noiQQQ%2Fst-patricks-parade-day-chicago.html Today was a cold and gray parade day in Chicago. Lots of heavy drinking out there. More photos below the fold. Dying the Chicago River green. Crowd gathered for the dying of the river. Throwing beads to the crowd. The step dancers were late for the parade. St. Patrick on roller blades. Skaters at the Millenium Park ice rink. Crowded bar on Michigan Avenue. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577935 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:43:33 +0100 4577935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532212&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-headlines-bash-doctors%2F2011.02.28 While I know it grabs the eye, it really didn’t matter what the article was about. The headline says it all: Doctors are the problem, not the system, right? -WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532212 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4532212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477706&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkBtriqdFwnY%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Is the Obama budget a serious stab at deficit reduction? And do congressional Republicans have any credibility in knocking the budget plan since, other than Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), they have not detailed many cuts that would seriously slice the deficit? My response: It's Valentine's Day and love is in the air, especially on Capitol Hill where Congress anxiously awaits the 10:00 a.m. arrival of the president's FY 2012 budget. It should be well shredded by noon. And as it is, across the land we'll be hearing the cries of "Not me, please, not my sinecure" -- no more plaintively than from the minions of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. How will the average Chicago Bears fan endure without the latest BBC soap -- excuse me, Masterpiece Th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477706 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:25:55 +0100 4477706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429063&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F5VYlauWzjvY%2Flocal-photos.html At the Davis El stop. It's cold out there and she wants to go to CA. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429063 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:47:58 +0100 4429063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429064&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FFADOjX7pTgA%2Fchicago-blizzard.html On the way to meeting a friend in Evanston today. Closed. Open? Will open today, but revolving door still filled with snow. Private haulers moving the snow out. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429064 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:53:08 +0100 4429064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429065&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FGmsK6vDm5is%2Fwhite-out.html I've been out and about since 7:30 this morning. So far we've got about 16 inches by the lake front and it's still coming down hard. Incredibly the main thoroughfares are clear and easily passable despite snow still falling at a rate of 3-inches an hour. The side streets are a disaster. The main arteries stay clear because snow is a political issue in the City that sorta Works. Back in 1979, Mayor Mike Bilandic lost the Democratic primary to... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429065 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:35:38 +0100 4429065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233236&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FcuiDOqNUBeI%2Flocal-photos.html A sidewalk shrine for Ron Santo outside Wrigley Field, Chicago. Our Lady of Guadalupe and some beer. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233236 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:42:38 +0100 4233236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230161&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-street-economics-of-drug-abuse%2F2010.12.04 I’ve discovered over the years that I really like economics. I never took an econ class in my entire life, since I was pretty focused on the life sciences, but I’ve picked up a fair amount informally over the years. Fortunately I have a strong background in statistics and math, and I’ve done a lot of reading on economics. I wouldn’t say that I have any special level of understanding or credibility on the topic. Perhaps it should be noted that my wife took away the checkbook for good reason. But I enjoy it as a topic, as something to read about and a powerful tool for understanding how the world works. One consequence of being an ER doc is that you are pretty close to “the street,” and I don’t mean Wall Street. I mean the folks living and scroungi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230161 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:00:00 +0100 4230161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230119&cid=t_107169_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fupcoming-conference-focus-technology-solutions-ageold-surgical-dilemmas%2F An upcoming conference sponsored by the University of Chicago Department of Surgery and organized by Dr. John Alverdy will bring together prominent surgeons and several techonology companies and incubators to try to solve age-old surgical problems like anastomotic breakdowns. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230119 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:55:08 +0100 4230119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200565&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-taste-of-canadian-healthcare-on-chicago%25e2%2580%2599s-south-side%2F2010.11.24 This past September, a group of medical residents at my institution began seeing primary care patients at a free clinic down the street from our tertiary academic medical center (“hospital clinic”). Far from my expectations, the care we are able to provide at our free clinic is in many ways better than our hospital clinic. Somewhat paradoxically, the experience has given me a taste of what the practice of medicine is like in single-payer healthcare systems like Canada’s. When I volunteered to start seeing patients at a nearby free clinic, I had little idea what I was signing up for. The term “free clinic” conjured up memories as a medical student in East Baltimore tending to patients at a local homeless shelter with severe frostbite or at a student-run clinic rummaging through th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200565 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:00:41 +0100 4200565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179329&cid=t_107169_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2ForXtaveQeM8%2Fin-flight-exercises.html Prolonged immobilization can cause circulatory stasis which is one of the predisposing factors for DVT described by Virchow in his famous triad: endothelial injury, stasis and hypercoagulability.In a trial of previously healthy patients who traveled at least 8 hours per flight (median duration 24 hours), duplex ultrasound showed an asymptomatic DVT in 10 % of participants. In other studies, the reported risk of symptomatic DVT after flights of more than 12 hours was 0.5%. According to a 2006 Lancet study, activation of coagulation occurs in some individuals after an 8-hour flight.This Chicago Tribune article lists some useful in-flight exercises:In-flight exercises for beginners- Shoulder shrugs, shoulder rolls. Ten each.- Short sets of bending and straightening the elbows and knees.- Walk... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179329 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:26:53 +0100 4179329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175680&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FT2DFI4g2qIE%2F By Walter OlsonAt Compensation Cafe, Stephanie Thomas explores some of the “nonsensical implications” of a misnamed bill that’s a high Obama administration priority in the lame duck session: Let’s assume that John and Jane have identical characteristics (education, work experience, etc.) except for gender. ABC Company makes offers of employment to John and Jane on the same day, for the same position, for the same starting salary: $45,000. Jane accepts the offer, but John negotiates the salary, and ends up with $50,000. Under the current equal pay laws, there’s no problem; John is earning more because he negotiated and Jane did not. Makes sense, right? Under the Paycheck Fairness Act, ABC Company would be guilty of gender discrimination. Here’s another ex... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175680 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:45:18 +0100 4175680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172059&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fheart-smarts%2F2010.11.16 From the American Heart Association’s “Scientific Sessions 2010” in Chicago (November 13-17): Chicago Heart Smarts from Patient Power® on Vimeo. *This blog post was originally published at Andrew's Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172059 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:00:39 +0100 4172059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151876&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F09%2Fbad-research-texting-health-risks-and-teens%2F I was astounded to read about new survey research from Scott Frank, MD, MS, who — when commenting about his new findings — was widely quoted as saying, “The startling results of this study suggest that when left unchecked texting and other widely popular methods of staying connected can have dangerous health effects on teenagers.” Of course it would indeed be startling if his study had demonstrated a clear causative relationship — you know, like A causes B — between texting and the unhealthy teen behaviors the researchers studied. But of course, this is not what they found. They conducted a survey and, like researchers do, found that a bunch of variables are inter-related. What that relationship exactly is, is anybody’s guess. The headlines say it... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151876 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:41:47 +0100 4151876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133856&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fis-your-doctor-return-on-investment.html Ever since ProPublica published its disturbing database called Dollars for Docs, there have been many local news stories written about hired gun physicians who take money from drug companies to promote drugs to other doctors. A particularly good one was published yesterday in the SentinelSource by the Chicago Tribune's Judith Graham.The Tribune interviewed about a dozen physicians who make thousands per year from drug company talks, and, according to Graham, "all said they believe such ties have no effect on their medical practices."But Graham also interviewed a former drug rep, who provided the unvarnished and rather ugly truth about how these apparently well-meaning doctors are actually being manipulated by their handlers: "Angie Maher, a former Michigan drug sales representative turned ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133856 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:41:00 +0100 4133856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133726&cid=t_107169_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2ForXtaveQeM8%2Fin-flight-exercises.html Prolonged immobilization can cause circulatory stasis which is one of the predisposing factors for DVT described by Virchow in his famous triad: endothelial injury, stasis and hypercoagulability.In a trial of previously healthy patients who traveled at least 8 hours per flight (median duration 24 hours), duplex ultrasound showed an asymptomatic DVT in 10 % of participants. In other studies, the reported risk of symptomatic DVT after flights of more than 12 hours was 0.5%. According to a 2006 Lancet study, activation of coagulation occurs in some individuals after an 8-hour flight.This Chicago Tribune article lists some useful in-flight exercises:In-flight exercises for beginners- Shoulder shrugs, shoulder rolls. Ten each.- Short sets of bending and straightening the elbows and knees.- Walk... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133726 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:21:00 +0100 4133726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082087&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdollars-for-doctors-investigative-public-service-journalism%2F2010.10.19 An historic piece of journalism was published today. Six news organizations partnered on the “Dollars for Docs” project — ProPublica, NPR, PBS’s Nightly Business Report, the Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe and Consumer Reports. They examined $258 million in payments by seven drug companies in 2009 and 2010 to about 18,000 healthcare practitioners nationwide for speaking, consulting, and other tasks. This webpage can be your gateway to the project, with links to a database searchable by doctor’s name or by state, and links to the journalism partners’ efforts: Boston Globe “Prescription for Prestige” The Harvard brand, unrivaled in education, is also prized by the pharmaceutical industry as a powerful tool in promoting drugs. Its allure is evid... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082087 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:00:21 +0100 4082087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053290&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmammogram-parties-have-a-mammogram-get-flowers-and-chocolates%2F2010.10.09 The Chicago Tribune reports on mammogram marketing tactics being used across the U.S. — some of it apparently to “woo women back to the imaging room” after confusion over conflicting advice about breast cancer screening. Yes, the tactics include “mammogram parties” offering chocolate fondue, massages, beauty consultations, wine, cheese, roses, and weekend-getaway spa packages. But there’s another side to this, the Tribune reports: Simply inviting women to “mammogram parties,” could send the wrong message, said Lynne Hildreth, department administrator of women’s oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. …”Mammograms are a medical test, and to treat it like a haircut overlooks that there are very real risks,” said Hild... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053290 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:00:08 +0100 4053290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031214&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaA8MvUZ4l0Q%2F By Jason KuznickiThis month’s Cato Unbound features a lead essay by economist and polymath Deirdre McCloskey. Though she’s been professionally associated with the Chicago School, her ideas are anything but predictable, and she’s been one of the strongest critics of the mainstream of her discipline. Economic activity, she argues, is driven primarily by forces outside of conventional economic theory. Sure, there’s supply and demand, and we all know the story, and there’s nothing terribly wrong with it, at least as far as it goes. Elaborations on the model aren’t wrong either — externalities, transaction costs, asymmetrical information, problems of coordination and public goods — these too are fine, as far as they go. Where she disagrees is in ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031214 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:56:22 +0100 4031214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994387&cid=t_107169_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F23%2Ftime-to-taper%2F This article has some great nutrition tips for the week before the big day! Drink up!! Make sure you are hydrate well the week before the marathon and in particular, during the carbohydrate loading period. Don’t fret over weight gain! If your weight fluctuates a few pounds, don’t panic. Because of reduced activity, and increased hydration, this is mostly water weight! I assure you it will disappear immediately post-race. If you are traveling to your race, make sure to pack some of your favorite foods, and foods that you are used to using on your training runs. If you have been using a specific source of carbohydrates during your long runs, now is not the time to switch it up! Save yourself some headaches (and tummyaches!) by planning ahead and packing what you’ll need! Ca... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994387 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:57:34 +0100 3994387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976488&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fp-ygwsIAFco%2F By Justin LoganI was privileged last night to get an advance look at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ new study on public opinion.  I was struck by several things. First, the report reflects a strong desire to get our own house in order.  Asked the question whether it “is more important at this time for the United States to fix problems at home or address challenges to the United States from abroad,” a stunning 91 percent selected the former, with only 9 percent pointing to the latter.  (In 2008 the numbers were 82-17.) That said, there is not as much appetite for cutting the defense budget as I would like to see: When asked whether defense spending should be expanded, kept about the same, or cut back, 43 percent of Americans prefer to keep spending about the sam... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976488 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:36:59 +0100 3976488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965397&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiiG5XuwcTMk%2F By Michael F. CannonOn Friday, I blogged about HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ letter to the health insurance lobby, in which she attempts to stifle political speech by using the new powers that ObamaCare grants her to threaten health insurance companies that claim ObamaCare’s coverage mandates are one cause behind rising premiums.  (Never mind that the insurers’ estimates — which project that ObamaCare will increase premiums in 2011 by as much as 9 percent — are in line with those put forward by HHS.) Here’s a smattering of reactions from others. The Wall Street Journal: “The Health and Human Services secretary…warned that ‘there will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases.’   Zero t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965397 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:08:22 +0100 3965397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885314&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flights-out-campaign-saves-birds-and-energy%2F photo: Thinkstock 90,000 migratory birds die every year from colliding with skyscrapers in New York alone. The Lights Out Campaign, which started in Chicago, encourages tall buildings to dim their lights during peak migratory season every fall. While it seems like the lights on skyscrapers might ward off birds, it actually attracts them. The Empire State building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center (among other New York skyscrapers) will all be dimming their lights this fall. The campaign won’t only save birds, it will save energy as well. If a 2.5 million square foot building shut off all of its lights after midnight this fall, it would conserve 750,000 kilowatts and save $120,000. via Treehugger Post from: BlissTree Lights Out Campaign: Saving Birds and Energy (Source: B... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885314 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:49:12 +0100 3885314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861954&cid=t_107169_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fsenator-dick-durbin-stomach-tumor-removed%2F Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill) had a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in his stomach removed today at the University of Chicago Medical Center. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861954 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:43:38 +0100 3861954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784240&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWCYyVn6vhJg%2F By David RittgersThat’s the message of my recent op-ed in the Daily Caller. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s initial reaction to the McDonald v. City of Chicago decision was to say that McDonald would have no impact on government’s ability to keep guns “out of the hands of criminals and terrorists.” This was a reference to legislation that Bloomberg supports that would allow the federal government to bar anyone the Attorney General thinks is a terrorist from purchasing a firearm. Not convicted of a crime in support of terrorism — that would make them a felon and already unable to purchase or own a firearm. No, being suspected of activity in support of or preparation for terrorism means you get the same treatment as if you were a convicted felon or had been involunta... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784240 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:24:13 +0100 3784240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772295&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FYyI7g1LDiqE%2Fthe-view-from-our-window.html One more movie photo. Left-click image to enlarge. And a low-quality video clip taken with my point and shoot camera. Lots of gunfire and explosions. At 25 seconds, upper right, customers are watching from the 16th floor Trump Tower terrace restaurant. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772295 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:02:50 +0100 3772295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767075&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcleveland-clinic-targets-the-heart-of-chicago%2F2010.07.19 All I can say is, best of luck. From the Chicago Tribune: In a move likely to shake up the market for heart care in the Chicago area, the well-known Cleveland Clinic’s cardiac surgery program said Thursday that it has signed an affiliation agreement with Central DuPage Hospital in the western Chicago suburbs. The internationally known Cleveland Clinic draws patients from more than 85 countries around the world for everything from open-heart surgery and valve replacement to heart transplants. Its deal with Central DuPage, in Winfield, is designed to enhance the heart care provided at the 313-bed community hospital and potentially bring Cleveland Clinic patient referrals at a time heart surgeries are less needed than they were a decade ago. This won’t shake up the market in Chicago. ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767075 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3767075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3764198&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FCxdWT4xc1cs%2Flocal-photos-5.html (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3764198 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:05:32 +0100 3764198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761491&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FDxAQK43q_t0%2Flocal-shots-3.html Transformers 3 is shooting outside my office today. Eight blocks of North Michigan Avenue, from Ontario to Randolph Street, is completely shut down, inaccessible even to pedestrian traffic. The street resembles an apocalyptic fantasy scene, with charred wreckage strewn everywhere. Occasional explosions were followed by puffs of thick black smoke rising from something I was unable to see. Someone told me that stunt persons in dark costumes were jumping from buildings and gliding above Michigan Avenue last night. She compared... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761491 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:41:46 +0100 3761491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753792&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqcEC5L1bchw%2F By Ilya ShapiroMy sometime co-author Josh Blackman points out a parallel between Justice Thomas’s fascinating concurrence in McDonald v. Chicago — which extended the right to keep and bear arms to the states – and the “Keeping Pandora’s Box Sealed” article we published earlier this year. Justice Thomas in McDonald v. Chicago: With the inquiry appropriately narrowed, I believe this case presents an opportunity to reexamine, and begin the process of restoring, the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment agreed upon by those who ratified it. Blackman & Shapiro in Pandora’s Box: The purpose of this article is to provide a roadmap to welcome the Privileges or Immunities Clause back into constitutional jurisprudence. The Slaughter-House Cases “sapped the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753792 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:20:51 +0100 3753792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753890&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F_lpIbZ0WKWk%2Flocal-photos-2.html The Oriental Theatre. That's an Argo Tea shop on the right. There's no such thing as too many corporate logos on an architectural gem. The Oriental Theatre was built in 1926. The architects were the Rapp brothers, George and Cornelius, designers of many early 20th century American movie palaces. By 1981 the theatre had fallen into serious disrepair and was shuttered for 17 years. The Oriental underwent a complete restoration and reopened in 1998 as the Ford Center for the... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753890 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:11:56 +0100 3753890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750116&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fm2Qw4OV3ORU%2Flocal-photos-1.html The Wit rises above the State & Lake El station From The Wit Hotel architectural review by Chicago Tribune critic, Blair Kamin: The Wit, a 27-story boutique hotel that opened Wednesday at the corner of State and Lake Streets, is a work of pre-crash architectural exuberance making its debut amid a post-crash depression. Only in the heady days before last year's stock-market meltdown would an architect have designed a hotel with the likeness of a yellow lightning bolt zigzagging across... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750116 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:17:16 +0100 3750116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743572&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FYG9OoA3yLTI%2Flocal-shots-2.html Frolicking in the Daley Plaza Fountain. The people in the background are craning to get a peek at the action on the set of Transformers 3, scheduled for release July 2011. The Picasso, also in Daley Plaza. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743572 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:56:12 +0100 3743572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743573&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FhTfSKqIY43w%2Flocal-photos.html A fleet of kayaks. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743573 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:31:27 +0100 3743573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740569&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F187958%2F No Whey: Champion Nutrition Chocolate Peanut Butter Pure Whey Protein is being recalled because peanuts aren’t adequately declared as an ingredient on the label. Luckily, most people assume that a product with the word “peanut” in the title probably contains peanuts, so there have been no reports of allergic reactions yet. (via Chicago Tribune) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740569 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:00:56 +0100 3740569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733140&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FXJxS6S6nX7U%2Flocal-shots-1.html The Berghoff Restaurant. Left-click images to enlarge. In 1887, Herman Berghoff, an immigrant from Dusseldorf, opened a brewery in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with two of his brothers. Looking to expand the business, the Berghoffs sold their beer at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, where it played well with fair-goers. Five years later, inspired by the success at the fair, Herman opened the Berghoff restaurant on Adams Street in Chicago. He offered sandwiches and Berfhoff's Dusseldorf-style beer. The restaurant survived... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733140 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:25:49 +0100 3733140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3723351&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F8T9no5G76_o%2Flocal-shots.html Bronze lions flank the main entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago. Left-click image to enlarge. The lions are wearing Blackhawk helmets to celebrate the Hawks victory over Philadelphia in the NHL championship finals. Blackhawk flags wave over the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Blackhawk banners line LaSalle Street in the financial district. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3723351 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:15:06 +0100 3723351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714263&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2F8VdugQN-YV4%2Flocal-photos-4.html Children going berserk at the Crown Fountain. Left-click to enlarge. The Crown Fountain is actually two 50-foot glass block towers that bookend a large puddle. The towers display video of faces and spout water from the mouths of images. Water also cascades down all four sides of the towers. Kids love this fountain. The fountain designer was Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714263 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:11:15 +0100 3714263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710549&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNcyINEh72Bg%2F By Ilya ShapiroI still haven’t finished reading the full 214-page opinion, but a few points to add to the statement I made yesterday: Justice Alito’s plurality opinion, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Scalia and Kennedy, is a tight 45-page discussion of the history of the right to keep and bear arms and how it relates to the Court’s “incorporation” doctrine under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.  No excess verbiage, no policy arguments, and, notably, no denial or disparagement of the Privileges or Immunities Clause — just denying to take up the issue in light of the long line of Substantive Due Process incorporation. Justice Thomas provides a magisterial 56-page defense of the Privileges or Immunities Clause, resurrecting a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710549 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:51:35 +0100 3710549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706744&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FA3xq_8zJdxA%2Flocal-photos-3.html The Cadillac Palace Theatre. Left-click image to enlarge. Built at a cost of $12 million in 1926, the Cadillac Palace was originally called the New Palace Theatre. It was designed by George and Cornelius Rapp, architects who designed dozens of American theaters. In the 1980s, the theatre became a music venue and was renamed the Bismarck. In 1999, the theater was completely renovated and reopened as the Cadillac Palace More images below the fold. Below, a fuzzy interior shot of... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706744 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:31:52 +0100 3706744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706657&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJBS3Qv-awdM%2F By Ilya ShapiroToday is a big victory for gun rights and a bigger one for liberty.  The Supreme Court has correctly decided that state actions violating the right to keep and bear arms are no more valid than those taken by the federal government. It could not have been otherwise: the Fourteenth Amendment, coming on the heels of the Civil War, says clearly that never again would the Constitution tolerate state oppressions, and that all individuals possess certain fundamental rights.  It is equally clear that the right to keep and bear arms is one of those deeply rooted fundamental rights, not least because the Framers thought so highly of it as to enumerate it in the Second Amendment. Still, Justice Alito’s plurality opinion leaves a lot to be desired, in that his ultimately correct con... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706657 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:44:57 +0100 3706657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702994&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2Fq3hndt9_lT8%2Flocal-shots-1.html Lake Street. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702994 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:27:06 +0100 3702994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699497&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmicrobiology-and-the-cooties-epidemic%2F2010.06.25 Remember “cooties” in grade school? You know, the germs or disease that girls gave boys or boys gave girls in grade school if they touched? Well, it seems they’re becoming an epidemic. Thank goodness someone checked for “cooties” on the Stanley Cup: The NHL champion Blackhawks’ beloved trophy stopped by the Chicago Tribune newsroom, and so we took the opportunity to do something the Cup’s keeper said had never been done: We swabbed it for germs. We sent the samples to the Chicago lab EMSL Analytical, which found very little general bacteria and no signs of staph, salmonella or E. coli. “It’s surprisingly clean,” lab manager Nancy McDonald said. Just 400 counts of general bacteria were found, she said. By comparison, a desk in an o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699497 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3699497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695641&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FCG3i7FaPj7g%2Flocal-photos-2.html Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse, Chicago. Left-click images to enlarge. Harry Caray's Italian restaurant? Why not? His real name was Harry Carabina. The building, completed in 1895, was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb. It is Chicago's only remaining example of 19th century Dutch Renaissance Architecture. More photos below the fold. If you're not familiar with the late Harry Caray (pronounced Carry), here's a brief audio clip of Harry calling a Cubs game with Steve Stone. It's typical Harry Caray: Yes,... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695641 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:52:36 +0100 3695641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683692&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FWB6246UAZIA%2Flocal-photos-the-rookery.html Upper floors of the Rookery (left) and the Willis Tower in the background. The Rookery is the oldest standing high rise building in Chicago. It was built by Burnham and Root and completed in 1888. It has an unusual design featuring exterior load-bearing walls and an interior steel frame. Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned and remodeled the lobby in 1905. Lobby photos still to come. More of the Rookery below the fold.. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683692 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:39:40 +0100 3683692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679811&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FaetXwzbfcTA%2Flocal-shots-south-michigan-avenue.html South Michigan Avenue, street level. Left-click photo for larger view. Before the Chicago fire of 1871, Michigan Avenue was on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Wreckage from the fire was dumped into the lake, effectively extending the shoreline further east (yes, those were different days.) In the 1890s, an imposing wall of buildings was erected along the west side of Michigan Avenue, while the east side was developed as a park that became Grant Park. Three more below the fold.... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679811 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:18:48 +0100 3679811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678575&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FQyCZM4XmF7o%2Flocal-shots-the-bean.html Left-click images to enlarge. Cloud Gate, known to locals as 'The Bean,' is a Millennium Park sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor. More below the fold. Under The Bean (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678575 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:43:26 +0100 3678575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678576&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FQxh0547_MGk%2Fsailors.html My guess is these are navy recruits attending A School at Great Lakes Naval Station. They barely looked 18. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678576 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:34:36 +0100 3678576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671803&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FDmWJHrdSySw%2Flocal-photos-1.html The architectural tour of Chicago continues. Close-up of Wrigley building façade. After dark, dozens of strategically placed floodlights illuminate the glazed white terracotta exterior of the building, creating a startling effect. Photo below the fold. This one isn't my shot. Photo by Jay Babin, July 4, 2005 My photo:one of the many racks of floodlamps that light the Wrigley Center. You can also see the top of architect Jeanne Gang's Aqua, an 82-story residential building. Another view of Aqua. Not... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671803 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:24:16 +0100 3671803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3666037&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FPY5DO5-d7H0%2Flocal-shot.html Randolph Place. Left-click photo to enlarge.Designed by architect and city planner Daniel Burnham and built in 1917, Randolph Place was originally The Butler Brothers warehouse. In the late 1990s, the building was converted to loft condominiums. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3666037 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:19:35 +0100 3666037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3659012&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=35803&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDrXsFreeAssociations%2F%7E3%2FDkkh1OpEwlY%2Flocal-snapshots-4.html Chicago. Left click photo to enlarge. One South Wacker Drive. Construction 1979-1982. Architect Helmut Jahn. These are raw images. No tuning, no Photoshop. Chicago. Left click photo to enlarge.The Hyatt Center, with an oval face and no corner offices, was built in 2005. Architect Harry Cobb. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations) Dr. X's Free Associations blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3659012 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:12:49 +0100 3659012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607465&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhand-sanitizer-gels-4-things-to-know-before-you-squirt%2F photo: Thinkstock Check out our roundup of three allegedly all-natural hand sanitizer gels. Sure, instant hand sanitizer gels have made it a little easier to stay clean on-the-go. They’re great for hospital waiting rooms and other places where germs run rampant, or after your ride on public transportation. But hand sanitizer gels won’t work unless you use them properly. Here’s how: 1. Buy hand sanitizers that contain at least 60% alcohol – anything less won’t kill viruses and bacteria as well. 2. Squirt a lot onto your hand – doctors recommend a blob the size of a silver dollar. There needs to be enough gel to wet the entire back and front of your hands, since a sanitizer only kills germs with which it has direct contact. Rub the gel into your hands for at least... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607465 Fri, 28 May 2010 14:59:01 +0100 3607465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599351&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhNbkPGA1Jh0%2F By Jim HarperReturning from Chicago this past weekend, I noticed that they were using strip-search machines in several security lanes at the TSA checkpoint (ORD Terminal 1). Naturally, after the ID check—yes, I did show ID this time—I chose a lane that lead to a magnetometer rather than a strip-search machine. Annnnnd, anyone wanting to smuggle a plastic weapon could do the same. For all the money spent on strip-search machines at ORD, and for all the exposure law-abiding travelers are getting, the incremental security benefit has been just about exactly zero. Security theater. TSA has to direct people to lanes mandatorily or install strip-search machines at all lanes to get whatever small security benefit they provide. Going through the strip-search machine is optional—... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599351 Wed, 26 May 2010 15:47:12 +0100 3599351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581609&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-in-high-school%2F2010.05.19 Yep, you read that right. The Chicago Public Schools, not exactly known for quality education, have a plan for training our future healthcare providers – high school: Chicago Public Schools this fall will open the city’s first high school specializing in healthcare, a move local hospitals hope will help relieve chronic workforce shortages. The school, which recently used a lottery system to enroll a freshman class of 160, will have a heavy emphasis on math and science. Juniors and seniors will be able to earn credits by shadowing hospital workers and interning as assistant nurses and in other professions. Planners aim to prepare students for health- and science-related college programs and certify them for entry-level jobs in healthcare, such as pharmacy technicians or assist... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581609 Wed, 19 May 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3581609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534140&cid=t_107169_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2FTBMpGMm1tRk%2F I just got back from a fantastic weekend at Business School for Bloggers and other social media  types in Chicago, Illinois. While the keynotes were dynamite, the panel discussions lively, and the mastermind groups extremely helpful, I’m not writing about any of those today. I’m writing instead of what happened Saturday night at the Blue Frog in downtown Chicago. I’m writing about Karaoke! For those unfamiliar with karaoke, it’s where someone gets up to sing the words to a song by a famous artist. It’s popular in lots of places, and I learned Saturday it is WAY popular in social media circles. Now I know why. What follows are the lessons I learned Saturday, and the way I’ll be applying them to my business. If you use them, they’ll help you too! Get your friends involve... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534140 Wed, 05 May 2010 13:11:00 +0100 3534140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411192&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fgary%2Fgary-radz-%25e2%2580%2593-continued-positivity-at-dental-meetings%2F Last time I addressed DentalBlog readers, I was fresh off the January dental meeting in Colorado. That meeting was great. Very positive. Since then, I’ve attended a the Chicago Midwinter Conference and the ACE Meeting in Tampa. I’ve seen a cross section of the US and have a perspective of national dentistry attitude. Things are looking up! The Chicago Midwinter is huge, whereas ACE attracts about 100 dentists. At both meetings, my initial impression from January held true. The dentists in Chicago were buying and looking, and it seemed that everyone had a positive outlook. Unlike a few years ago, dental meetings in 2010 are not full of complaining dentists, but dentists who are gearing up and setting great expectations going forward. There’s not a lot of truly new technology, but peop... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411192 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:32:28 +0100 3411192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395095&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F3-cool-things%2F Layla in Brooklyn (photo: Marina Berio) Three things we like, in no particular order, from Blisstree to you: 1. Vlaemsch: A super-slick Belgian home design site that lets you shop online. Love the moose. 2. Layla: Alayne Patrick’s tiny shop filled with pretty things to put in your home or on your body, located in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood. 3. Chicago Reader: Very cool paper about a very windy town. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395095 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:44:18 +0100 3395095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378447&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fskg02cxyeKo%2F By John SamplesM. Todd Henderson of the University of Chicago Law School has a brief but important essay making the case for Citizens United.  As they say, read the whole thing. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378447 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:23:11 +0100 3378447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354304&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZ8_JCL0HA_4%2F By David RittgersI recently appeared on the Patt Morrison Show in southern California opposite Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in a segment that begs the question of what gun control laws will look like if the Supreme Court incorporates the Second Amendment with the McDonald v. Chicago case. The audio of the program is here, but the issue merits a more detailed discussion than I could get into on the radio. The litigation over the boundaries of the Second Amendment in the District of Columbia previews the kinds of gun laws that will face court scrutiny. First, certain restrictions on the purchase of firearms will likely be overturned. California maintains a “safe gun roster” of handguns that manufacturers have successfully submitted for safety testing. Followi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354304 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:29 +0100 3354304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350261&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FP7cKCi4Rk_Y%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs I blogged last week, the Supreme Court didn’t seem amenable to Privileges or Immunities Clause arguments in last week’s gun rights case, McDonald v. Chicago.  This is unfortunate because the alternative, extending the right to keep and bear arms via the Due Process Clause, continues a long-time deviation from constitutional text, history, and structure, and reinforces the idea that judges enforce only those rights they deem “fundamental” (whatever that means). It was especially disconcerting to see Justice Antonin Scalia, the standard-bearer for originalism, give up on his own preferred method of interpretation — and for the sole reason that it was intellectually “easier” to use the “substantive due process” doctrin... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350261 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:31:42 +0100 3350261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322512&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fchicago-midwinter-conference-smile-reminder%2F Smile Reminder Thanks to Dr. Tom Hedge for providing video coverage of select vendor booths at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Conference! (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322512 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:30:30 +0100 3322512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318547&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fchicago-midwinter-conference-veneer-conditioning-cab%2F Veneer Conditioning Cab Thanks to Dr. Tom Hedge for providing video coverage of select vendor booths at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Conference! (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318547 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:21:31 +0100 3318547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318548&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2F3659%2F E4D Flash Desktop Scanner E4D CAD/CAM Materials & eMax Visit E4D online here. Thanks to Dr. Tom Hedge for providing video coverage of select vendor booths at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Conference! (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318548 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:16:03 +0100 3318548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318549&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2F3656%2F DIAGNOdent Pen Visit KaVo and DIAGNOdent online here. Thanks to Dr. Tom Hedge for providing video coverage of select vendor booths at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Conference! (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318549 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:13:00 +0100 3318549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318550&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fchicago-midwinter-conference-dental-ez-lite%2F Dental EZ Lite Visit DentalEZ Lite online here. Thanks to Dr. Tom Hedge for providing video coverage of select vendor booths at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Conference! (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318550 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:11:14 +0100 3318550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318377&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3Fxyz_2NuPA%2F By Ilya ShapiroTomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in McDonald v. Chicago — the Second Amendment case with implications far beyond gun rights.  The Court is quite likely to extend the right to keep and bear arms to the states and thereby invalidate the Chicago handgun ban at issue, but the way in which it does so could revolutionize constitutional law. In response to the oppression of freed slaves and abolitionists in southern and border states after the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment’s drafters sought to protect individual rights from infringement by state and local governments.  The amendment’s Due Process Clause and Privileges or Immunities Clause provided overlapping but distinct protections for these rights.  The Court decided in the 1873 Slaughter-Ho... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318377 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:46:30 +0100 3318377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275794&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FkvBhQsNLEUI%2F Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman interviewed Lindsay Avner, founder of Bright Pink. Lindsay Avner’s name might sound familiar to you — the 27-year-old made national news four years ago when she was one of the youngest women to have an elective double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. So many women responded to Lindsay’s story, that three years ago she started Bright Pink, a new, fun, breast cancer education, awareness and support group that has grown to 10 chapters nationwide. Instead of hosting sad support group meetings in dank church basements, bright pink girls take yoga classes or belly dance together. Bright pink sends out monthly text messages reminding women to feel themselves up. Next month, they’re hostessing a burlesque show demonstrating self-exam... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275794 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:09:11 +0100 3275794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251189&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAFF9EqrtsAk%2F By Ilya ShapiroI previously blogged about the NRA’s misbegotten motion, which the Supreme Court granted, to carve 10 minutes of oral argument time away from the petitioners in McDonald v. Chicago.  Essentially, there was no discernable reason for the motion other than to ensure that the NRA could claim some credit for the eventual victory, and thus boost its fundraising. Well, having argued that petitioners’ counsel Alan Gura insufficiently covered the argument that the Second Amendment should be “incorporated” against the states via the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, the NRA has now filed a brief that fails even to reference the four biggest cases regarding incorporation and substantive due process.  That is, the NRA reply brief contains no ment... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251189 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:12 +0100 3251189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239700&cid=t_107169_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2F145th-chigago-midwinter-meeting-for-dental-professionals%2F Are you going? The 145th Chicago Midwinter Meeting is scheduled for February 25-27, 2010. Along with great courses and special events, 600 exhibitors will show off the latest and greatest products in dentistry today. Visit http://www.cds.org/mwm_2010/ for details! (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239700 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:47:18 +0100 3239700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208335&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FX7sm9oR6BaY%2F By Ilya ShapiroYesterday the Supreme Court granted the NRA’s motion for divided argument in McDonald v. Chicago.  What this means is that Alan Gura’s 30 minutes of argument time on behalf of Chicagoland gun owners just became 20, with 10 going to former Solicitor General Paul Clement, whom the NRA hired at the last minute to pursue this motion and argument.  (Full disclosure: Alan Gura is a friend of mine, and of Cato.) The NRA’s motion was premised on the idea that Alan had not fully presented the substantive due process argument for selective incorporation of the Second Amendment — presumably out of an outsized concern for the Privileges or Immunities Clause arguments about which I’ve previously blogged and written a law review article.  This is a highl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208335 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:53:06 +0100 3208335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129488&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F70mu8H8DJ8k%2F By David BoazThe Washington Post reports on what new data reveal about the Chicago public schools run for the past seven years by Arne Duncan, now President Obama’s secretary of education: This month, the mathematics report card was delivered: Chicago trailed several cities in performance and progress made over six years. Miami, Houston and New York had higher scores than Chicago on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Boston, San Diego and Atlanta had bigger gains. Even fourth-graders in the much-maligned D.C. schools improved nearly twice as much since 2003. As I’ve said before, what always struck me about Obama’s appointment of Duncan to run the nation’s schools — and he is actually moving to do just that, more so than any previous federal admi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129488 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:30:20 +0100 3129488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108339&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJTfRB-pr-CU%2F By Ilya ShapiroI recently blogged about an interesting op-ed in which Ken Klukowski and Ken Blackwell of the American Civil Rights Union argue that the Supreme Court need not overturn The Slaughter-House Cases while “incorporating” the right to bear arms against the states.  (Josh Blackman fisked the article in more depth here.)   This piece was essentially a distillation of the ACRU’s amicus brief in McDonald v. City of Chicago, which ultimately argues, like Cato’s brief, that Chicago’s gun ban is unconstitutional. It has come to my attention, however, that I mischaracterized one aspect of the Kens’ op-ed (sorry about that): while they are indeed against overturning Slaughter-House, the authors still seek to apply the Second Amendment right�... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108339 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:52:10 +0100 3108339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100780&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOzOGa6jQh8Y%2F By Tim LynchHere are some interesting new items on the web: Cato Senior Fellow Nat Hentoff is interviewed by John W. Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute.  Nat says “Obama has little, if any, principles except to aggrandize and make himself more and more important.”  And “Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had.”  Go here for the full interview. Cato adjunct scholar Harvey Silverglate is blogging this week over at the Volokh Conspiracy on his new book, Three Felonies a Day.  Cato Adjunct Scholar Marie Gryphon, who is also a Senior Fellow with the Manhattan Institute, has just put out a new paper, It’s a Crime: Flaws in Federal Statutes That Punish Regular Businesspeople. Cato Media Fellow Radley Balko takes a lo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100780 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:13:04 +0100 3100780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023092&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwDabaHUGt-k%2F Josh Blackman, my coauthor on “Opening Pandora’s Box? Privileges or Immunities, The Constitution in 2020, and Properly Incorporating the Second Amendment,” has inaugurated a series of podcasts devoted to law and liberty. He’s already has an interview with PLF’s Timothy Sandefur (also a Cato adjunct scholar) and the Independence Institute’s David Kopel (also a Cato associate policy analyst).  Tim authored Cato’s brief in McDonald v. City of Chicago, the case seeking to extend Second Amendment protections to the states — and about which I blogged yesterday. Well, now Josh has come up with a bit of a twist on the podcast medium: he invited George Mason law prof Ilya Somin (also a Cato adjunct scholar) and me to engage in a contest based on t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023092 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:48:02 +0100 3023092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023354&cid=t_107169_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwow-trib-gets-it-right.html photo credit-Todd BakerCreative Commons licenseAlmost exactly two years ago I wrote two posts regarding how the Chicago Tribune was allowing non-factual gibberish to be published under its masthead thru the online in house blog of Julie Deardorff, and how it was abdicating its journalistic responsibility. I was afraid at the time that this was to be indicative of what would pass for "investigative journalism" at mainstream, formerly powerhouse, papers (and other media outlets).I am happy to say that I was wrong.In May the Tribune published very good investigative pieces on Dr. Mark and David Geier, as well as a local Chicago quack by the name of Dr. Mayer Eisenstein.Now this month there are two more articles on autism and quackery, detailing how risky therapies have little basis in science... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023354 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:04:00 +0100 3023354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3018980&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDEAth9FtwTQ%2F Last year, in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court confirmed what most scholars and a substantial majority of Americans long believed: that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. Heller led to the current challenge to Chicago’s handgun ban, which raises the question of whether the Fourteenth Amendment protects that right against infringement by state and local governments. The Seventh Circuit answered the question in the negative, finding itself foreclosed by 19th-century Supreme Court decisions. The Supreme Court agreed to review the case — after Cato filed an amicus brief supporting the cert petition — and specifically consider whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause or its Privileges or Immunities Claus... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3018980 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:51 +0100 3018980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019064&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F22%2Fsigns-of-suicide-from-kathryn-goetzke%2F Kathryn Goetzke is a depression survivor that began a non-profit organization for depression called iFred (the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression) dedicated to encouraging research on depression and reducing the stigma associated with the disease. Kathryn lost both her father and her aunt to untreated depression — both tragically ending their lives in suicide. Kathryn herself experienced multiple depressive episodes before getting treatment. She began the organization in 2005, and it has attempted to bring more attention the impact that depression — and its untreated effects, such as suicide — has on families and society. Recently, the Chicago CBS affiliate interviewed her briefly for a story about the signs of suicide, after the suicide of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019064 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:01:01 +0100 3019064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003723&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5hXmRdohMh0%2F Yesterday I described the brief Alan Gura filed on behalf of the petitioners challenging Chicago’s gun ban in the Supreme Court — asking the Court to apply the individual right to keep and bear arms to the states. Late last night, Orin Kerr at the Volokh Conspiracy sketched out his predictions of whether the individual justices would go for Gura’s main argument: that the indefensible Slaughter-House Cases should be overturned and thus that the Court should “incorporate” the rights at issue via the Privileges or Immunities Clause.  (Cato supports this argument, as we’ll show in the brief we’ll be filing next week.) He concludes that Justice Thomas is the only vote available for this claim. According to Orin, the Chief Justice and Justices... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003723 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:47 +0100 3003723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999501&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoLDCE2IdLZg%2F Alan Gura, who successfully defended the individual right to keep and bear arms under Second Amendment in District of Columbia v. Heller has now filed his brief in the case that seeks to apply that right to the states, McDonald v. City of Chicago.  (Cato earlier filed a brief supporting Alan’s cert petition, the background to which you can read about here.) The question presented in this case is: Whether the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is incorporated as against the States by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities or Due Process Clauses.  Remarkably, only 7 of the brief’s 73 pages are devoted to the Due Process Clause, which is the constitutional provision by which almost all the the Bill of Rights has been “incorporated” agai... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999501 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:54:47 +0100 2999501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931089&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fehrs-public-eye I saw this ad in Terminal 3 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport last week: (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931089 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:21:07 +0100 2931089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916084&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9sV2N-M6zn4%2F In today’s Politico Arena, the editors ask: White House Strategy: Will Obama’s effort to undermine critics undermine Obama instead? Is it overdue or overdone? My response: Obama is losing it. His increasing moves to marginalize his critics, richly detailed this morning at Politico, mark him as an amateur. America is not Chicago. Nor are those who oppose his agenda synonymous with the Republican Party. They’re far more numerous than that, and their numbers are growing. Politics is one thing: “It ain’t beanbag,” Mr. Dooley noted. But scorched-earth politics is something else. It’s over the edge, like Nixon’s enemies list. It has no place in America, except in political backwaters like Chicago. (Personal note: In 1972 my wife and I served as Rep... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916084 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:51:33 +0100 2916084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890620&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfphcbGIlKuo%2F When both the New York Times and Fox News poke fun at a school district it’s a good guess that district has done something pretty silly. That seems to be the case in Newark, Delaware, where the Christina School District just suspended a 6-year-old boy for 45 days because he brought a dreaded knife-fork-spoon combo tool to school. District officials, in their defense, say they had no choice — the state’s “zero tolerance” law demanded the punishment. Now, the first thing I’ll say is that I was very fortunate there were no zero-tolerance laws  — at least that I knew of — when I was a kid. Like most boys, I took a pocket knife to school from time to time, and like most boys I never hurt a soul with it. (I’m pretty sure, though... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890620 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:33:41 +0100 2890620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881292&cid=t_107169_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FrD6b9N3hKxA%2F The Net has certainly let loose the dogs of both support and criticism for some parents of children with ASD. In El Paso, Texas, parents and teachers around the world have chimed in regarding a 10-year-old with boy with Asperger’s who got a ticket for $260 for disrupting class. Students can be ticketed and their parents fined in the state for such actions, and the mom says her son kept falling asleep in class, made noise in the hall, and got down on the floor and refused to get up. She agrees the behavior is not okay and that he should be punished, but she disagrees that this punishment was “suitable” for what her son did, claiming he he didn’t hurt anyone or break anything. The ticket was later dismissed.  Local news outlet KFOX got several e-mails and comments rega... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881292 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:09:11 +0100 2881292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2857395&cid=t_107169_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6YxxfYyUecI%2F The decision to hold the Olympics in Rio may be bad news for Chicago, but it may be great news for the country! For more about Mr. Obama’s wrongheaded policies, go here and here (pdf). (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2857395 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:53:39 +0100 2857395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846396&cid=t_107169_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fcould-health-care-help-fund-2016.html With the recent report in Crain's Chicago Business that disclosed that health care costs in Chicago are 25% above those in nearby cities, the use of health care to help fund the 2016 Olympics might not be as far fetched as it sounds. While is it convenient for journalists and policy pundits to constantly point fingers at doctors who order too many tests as the sole cause of the explosion in health care costs, we must not forget other reasons our health care costs in Chicago might be uniquely situated to assist in that process. It is an inconvenient truth that the city of Chicago has the highest total sales tax of all major U.S. cities. It is also one of the most complex. 10.25% is levied on all non-perishable goods purchased, while 2% is levied on qualifying food, drugs, medicines and medi... Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846396 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:32:00 +0100 2846396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796543&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fapple-make-push-healthcare It seems inevitable, given the success of the iPhone in healthcare, but I'm hearing that Apple is getting ready to make a full-scale push into healthcare. I understand that the company invited several vendors to a meeting at an Apple office in Chicago this week. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796543 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:01:10 +0100 2796543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859068&cid=t_107169_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FMXxpwuPVbCg%2Fhave-you-ever-fired-a-doctor I was interviewed in the Chicago Tribune this past Sunday about when you know it is time to ditch your doctor. For me the answer hinges on what kind of doctor it is: primary care physicians (PCP) versus a specialist. I’m actually much more stringent about my PCP, and much more lenient on my specialists. Here is why: My PCP is the gatekeeper of my health. If they don’t ask the right questions, don’t investigate a symptom, don’t remember who I am or if my body has changed over the years it’s a big problem. In the myriad interviews in my book Everything Changes, it was most often the PCP who neglected the signs and symptoms of young adult cancer. Dana’s PCP suggested her back pain was caused by the sexual positions she was using. Mary Ann’s PCP told her she was anorexic and a hy... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859068 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:19:00 +0100 2859068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2745596&cid=t_107169_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fcrime-blogger-has-autism-chicago%2F A 16 year old only known as “Timmy” by the followers on his blog has been blogging throughout his summer break for 15 hours a day – 9AM until midnight updating the people of his neighborhood in Chicago on the latest criminal dealings live as they happen.  What is also not known about Timmy is [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2745596 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:27:24 +0100 2745596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734265&cid=t_107169_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FHzcYL-Z4VuE%2Fmany-turning-to-online-health-insurance.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734265 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:36:00 +0100 2734265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630199&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsteve-and-me Last month I was asked by Microsoft to attend an event in Chicago that featured their CEO Steve Ballmer.  I really didn’t understand the details, but Chicago is a convenient train ride from the land of cheese, so I agreed.  I rarely attend any events, vendor sponsored or otherwise.  But I am glad I went to this one. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630199 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:37:19 +0100 2630199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626206&cid=t_107169_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FvDrTKYxOMAI%2F What do you know when life hits you with a curve ball? Chicago Cub pitcher Ryan Dempster knows how to throw one in the field. And in real life, he is fighting hard as life hits his family with a curve ball. Dempster’s newborn daughter Riley has been diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, a genetic disorder with very little resource around it. DiGeorge Syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by deletions in large portions of chromosome 22, resulting in the loss of several genes. The most common characteristic is an absent or nonfunctional thymus. The thymus is involved in producing mature immune cells, so persons with DGS are vulnerable to infections. However, the literatures also mention at least 45 genes are in this region, and as many as 186 symptoms associated with it, so there is also... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626206 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:08:00 +0100 2626206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517300&cid=t_107169_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fkeeping-your-brain-active-10-tips-for-improving-your-brain%2F The other day I was listening to an interview on National Public Radio with Dean Oshler who has just written a book called From Square One: A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords. During the interview I was surprised to hear Mr. Oshler challenge the widely held belief that regularly doing crossword puzzles is good for your brain fitness and can help stave off Alzheimer’s disease. Oshler’s problem with crossword solving is twofold: first, he believes the clinical data showing an advantage for puzzlers is both weak and only observational (”[The researcher] never said that there was a cause-and-effect relationship. He said there was a correlation. Maybe it just so happens that people who are mentally fit have a tendency to want to do crosswords in the first place&#822... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517300 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:27:30 +0100 2517300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314608&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tempdev.net%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D779 For the afternoon session, I attended a session on creating EHR networks for Community Health Centers. While the discussion was intended to be directed at CHCs, the information discussed is applicable to any practice type. Julie V. Murchinson, MBA, the Executive Director of Mannatt Healthcare Solutions compared the scope of a vendor/clinic model versus a network model: Vendor/Clinic: Software, implementation, training, support Network: All activities in the scope of vendor/clinic, plus change management, process change, workflows, customization, HIE since data already aggregated Murchinson also explored the cost/benefit model for EHR networks. Currently, EHR networks are slightly more costly than vendor/clinic relationships. This is attributable not only due to the difficulty in accounti... Implementing EMRs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314608 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:10:52 +0100 2314608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314596&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fpodcast-himss-ceo-steve-lieber For the second year in a row, I had a long, detailed chat with HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber before the start of his organization’s annual conference. This time, I was able to meet him in his downtown Chicago office last week since the 2009 conference is a home game for both of us. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314596 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:18:49 +0100 2314596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314602&cid=t_107169_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fgephardt-jumps-phr-bandwagon Personal health records firm MMR Information Systems and its MyMedicalRecords subsidiary have enlisted Former House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt to spread the word about PHRs to the public, and, more importantly, help the company get its hands on some of the economic stimulus money. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314602 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:15:35 +0100 2314602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266675&cid=t_107169_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F14%2Fwhy-criminals-obey-the-law-abstract%2F This study fills this void by using a unique survey of active offenders in Chicago called the Chicago Gun Project (CGP). Part of a larger evaluation effort of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, the CGP posed a series of individual, neighborhood, legitimacy, and social network questions to a sample of 141 offenders in 52 Chicago neighborhoods. The CGP is designed to understand how the perceptions of the law and social networks of offenders influence their understanding of the law and subsequent law violating behavior. Our findings suggest that while criminals as a whole have negative opinions of the law and legal authority, the sample of gun offenders (just like non-criminals) are more likely to comply with the law when they believe in (a) the substance of the law, and (b) the legitima... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266675 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:01:19 +0100 2266675