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 'chief'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118616&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNjfGOgNR6eg%2F By Neal McCluskeyFormer Florida governor Jeb Bush cares about education. He made major education reforms in the Sunshine State, including many centered on private school choice. He has established the Foundation for Excellence in Education, and dedicates much of his time to education reform. Unfortunately, when it comes to national curriculum standards, it seems his genuine caring has led him to avoid—and now attempt to quash—critical debate on both the dubious merits of national standards, and the huge threats to federalism posed by Washington driving the standards train. As I’ve complained on numerous occasions, it’s clear that supporters of national standards have employed a stealth strategy to get their way: back-room drafting of standards, content-free Language ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118616 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:19:38 +0100 5118616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028451&cid=t_150207_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2Ftelehealth-wait-theres-online-therapy%2F Stop the presses! Randall Stross over at the Digital Domain at The New York Times has just discovered online therapy. Acknowledging that the idea has been around for a long time, Stross begins the piece by digging up an American Journal of Psychiatry article from 38 years ago, written by Thomas Dwyer describing one of the first telepsychiatry systems ever devised (at Massachusetts General Hospital). How quaint. (Confusing telepsychiatry/telehealth systems — which have been around for decades utilizing private networks and closed video systems, and that are well-researched — with online therapy is a common mistake made by journalists who explore this area.) The hook, apparently, is to highlight yet some more companies who’ve decided to take the plunge into exploiting this ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028451 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:10:09 +0100 5028451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771209&cid=t_150207_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F01%2Fdr-jon-lapook-living-with-ocd%2F In case you missed it, Dr. Jon LaPook, chief medical correspondent for the CBS Evening News, penned an important post on the Huffington Post about OCD. For his CBS segment, he interviewed Jeff Bell, KCBS radio broadcaster and author of “Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” and “When In Doubt, Make Belief: Life Lessons from OCD.” In his Huffington Post piece, Dr. LaPook writes: “It’s my OCD.” I hear that on and off from friends and patients who half-jokingly use the term to describe overly careful behavior (such as double-checking to make sure the stove is off) but don’t actually have obsessive-compulsive disorder. True OCD can be a devastating disease. Patients have intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts and severe a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771209 Sun, 01 May 2011 12:31:58 +0100 4771209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742366&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQ5ttBmNNh0c%2F By Trevor BurrusDuring Tuesday’s oral arguments in American Electric Power v. Connecticut—the global warming lawsuit that Walter Olson recently discussed here and Ilya Shapiro here, and in which Cato filed amicus briefs at both the certiorari stage and the merits stage—the justices concentrated their inquiries on a few technical legal doctrines in order to answer one question: should states even be allowed to sue power companies for the damage that global warming has allegedly done to their lands and citizens? There are multiple ways this question could be answered, and how it is answered in the final opinion could have important ramifications for future environmental litigation. Connecticut and five other states, plus New York City and three land trusts, brought the suit against fiv... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742366 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:10:08 +0100 4742366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495175&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F998-bwSthvo%2F This article will explain the role stare decisis played in Citizens United and build on the Chief Justice’s concurrence to describe the current state of the doctrine. Thanks to Larry Solum for featuring us on his Legal Theory Blog. When Should Courts Overturn Precedent? 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=4495175 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:41:19 +0100 4495175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450279&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPnQYX822xdQ%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs Congress debates cap-and-trade, new fuel standards, and subsidies for "green" companies, some still feel that political solutions to global warming are not moving fast enough. In the present case, American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, eight states and New York City sued several public utilities (including the federal Tennessee Valley Authority), alleging that their carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming. This is the third major lawsuit to push global warming into the courts (another being Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, in which Cato also filed a brief). All of these suits try to use the common law doctrine of nuisance—which, for example, lets you sue your neighbor if his contaminated water flows onto your land and kills your lawn—to attack carbon emitt... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450279 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:22:34 +0100 4450279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394546&cid=t_150207_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fwhy-we-should-be-ashamed-about-indian.html While most Indians are ashamed of the corruption which riddles the bureaucracy , the police forces and the political system in this country, most take pride in how upright our judges are . The general belief is that judges are people of integrity and that they can still be trusted to deliver justice.The reality is completely different ! It's not that our judges are corrupt - it's just that the system is so inefficient, that no Indian citizen really trusts the judiciary to dispense justice.In fact, most good lawyers tell their clients that it's better to settle outside the court rather than to fight ! The only ones who seem to benefit from the interminable delays are the lawyers - and the guilty parties, who know they can get away with impunity for whatever they do, because the judiciary wi... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394546 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:07:00 +0100 4394546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3925089&cid=t_150207_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FIJjaeSI4FKc%2F Eliminating jobs is never easy, but some CEOs suffer less than others when it comes time to living with the consequences. For instance, did you know that the CEOs of the 50 companies that trimmed the most jobs since the latest recession began took home 42 percent more pay than their peers at S&P 500 firms? Who were the layoff leaders? Topping the list was Fred Hassan, the former Schering-Plough ceo, according to a report by the Institute for Policy Studies. Hassan received a $33 million golden parachute when the drugmaker was bought by Merck last year. Meanwhile, 16,000 jobs are being eliminated (background). Hassan’s total 2009 pay of nearly $50 million could cover the average cost of these workers’ jobless benefits for more than 10 weeks. Next up is the king of recalls, ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3925089 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:01:48 +0100 3925089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772345&cid=t_150207_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FjLsVNwDrhXw%2F This study established the methodologies that made possible the effective scientific study of the efficacy of psychotherapies. The evidence base and of such treatments as CBT, DBT, Motivational Enhancement Treatment and other evidence-based psychotherapies derives directly from this study and its seminal influence. This was a contribution to the science of Clinical Treatment Development research. I would say that my major interest, however, has been in the next step, the science of knowledge transfer. There has been and remains a long and costly (in terms particularly of unnecessary suffering) lag between the development of new knowledge and its common and effective use in practice. In order the help the field moved forward, I have worked for the last 20 years in the development and implem... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772345 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:07:21 +0100 3772345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706673&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnon-endorsement-of-the-national-nurse-act-a-letter-to-the-ana%2F2010.06.28 To the American Nurses Association, I am a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and a dedicated supporter of HR 4601 The National Nurse Act. For the life of me, I cannot understand ANA’s reluctance to endorse the National Nurse Act. The infrastructure already exists, in fact the position already exists. The Act seeks to have the Chief Nursing Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service designated as the National Nurse. There is nothing political about this –- the nominating procedure for the position does not change. It is not a presidential appointment, nor is it a Cabinet position. And it costs nothing to implement -– it’s already funded. It takes no resources away from other nursing initiatives and competes with no other nursing organization. But more importantly, it g... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706673 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:06:00 +0100 3706673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577339&cid=t_150207_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F19%2Fadvancing-health-examples-of-the-work-of-the-chief-medical-officer-for-england-1998-2010%2F Title: Advancing health: Examples of the work of the Chief Medical Officer for England, 1998-2010 Skinny: Document considering Sir Liam Donaldson’s work during his time as Chief Medical Officer. It gives an overview of the Chief Medical Officer’s role and describes some of the advances that have been made during Sir Liam’s term in office. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 51p. Published: 15/03/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, Public Health Tagged: Chief medical Officer, Grey Literature, Public Health (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577339 Wed, 19 May 2010 10:46:15 +0100 3577339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460111&cid=t_150207_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fjohn-halamka-healthcare-experts-mull-apples-ipad%2F Harvard Medical School chief information officer John Halamka and other healthcare experts are positively giddy over the possible uses of Apple’s new iPad computer product in improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460111 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:49:15 +0100 3460111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453876&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpoll-of-the-day-should-mcdonalds-retire-ronald%2F A new group of consumer activists has banded together against one of America’s most famous clowns: Ronald McDonald. The ubiquitous fast food mascot, or “Chief Happiness Consultant”, has been around since 1963, marketing happy meals, milkshakes, and chicken nuggets to kids. But RetireRonald.org thinks that, far from spreading happiness, he’s causing widespread child obesity, and they want him to retire. Retire Ronald, started by Stacey Folsom, national spokesperson for Corporate Accountability International, wants McDonald’s to quit using the clown to market harmful products to kids, and is trying to gain public support of the cause. They conducted their own U.S. poll in March, asking whether Americans thought it was time for Ronald to go. Their poll showed tha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453876 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:39:42 +0100 3453876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231456&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FG3oL3F3fM7s%2F By Roger PilonFollowing on the heels of November’s gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, the loss of Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts two weeks ago was a devastating blow to Democratic Party hopes.  But it must have been especially devastating to President Obama, who promised an adoring University of Missouri crowd, just before he was elected, that “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”  Yet it would appear, judging from the unrelenting commentary and from the president’s own behavior last week, that those losses pale in comparison to the government’s loss before the Supreme Court two days after the polls closed in Massachusetts.  For 11 days now the wailing over the Court’s C... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231456 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:16 +0100 3231456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003822&cid=t_150207_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2F2009-army-suicides-highest-ever%2F While most of us will be spending Thanksgiving with our loved ones next week, there are already 140 Army families who will not be spending this year celebrating their time together. Instead, those families will be mourning the loss of one of their own, due to suicide. With 140 suicides already on the books amongst Army families, 2009 is going to the be a record-breaking year for the Army, but not in a way they would like anyone to notice. 2009 will mark the year that the Army has suffered the highest suicide rate ever. So what does the Army do? Does it recognize the significance of this number with a solemn, sincere statement? No, instead it turns on the full denial PR machine: “We are almost certainly going to end the year higher than last year,” General Peter Chiarelli, the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003822 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:35:44 +0100 3003822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912250&cid=t_150207_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F20%2Ffat-talk-free-week%2F Talking about our weight, the circumference of our thighs or our disastrous double chin is as natural (and hard to resist) as comparing ourselves to others, which is as natural (and hard to resist) as blinking. And apparently, it brings us together. According to one study, we bond over fat talk. When everyone’s doing it, it can be tough not to join in. “Because women feel pressured to follow the fat talk norm, they are more likely to engage in fat talk with other females,” Martz [co-author of the study] told LiveScience. “Hence, women normalize their own body dissatisfaction with one another. If there are women out there who feel neutrally or even positively about their bodies, I bet we never hear this from them for fear of social sanction and rejection,” she said. And the fat ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912250 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:19:44 +0100 2912250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898926&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAJxasCjcgZI%2F The Hill’s Congress blog has a regular series that provides policy experts a forum to discuss current topics of the day. This week, the editors posed this question: President Obama has taken a very different approach to diplomacy than President Bush. Does the new approach serve or undermine long-term U.S. interests? My response: What “very different approach?” Sure, President Bush implicitly scorned diplomacy in favor of toughness, particularly in his first term. But he sought UN Security Council authorization for tougher measures against Iraq; a truly unilateral approach would have bombed first and asked questions later. By the same token, President Obama has staffed his administration with people, including chief diplomat Hillary Clinton and UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who favore... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898926 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:45:18 +0100 2898926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814485&cid=t_150207_109_f&fid=34795&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoloshrink.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fglobal-sound-healing-event-is-today.html Talking about: Today's Global Sound Healing Event as originally posted by Annie B. Bond on the Care2 community website. "This Is A Four Directions Call Date: Sept. 21. The International Day of Peace ; and the Fall Equinox. Where: Online at the Temple of Sacred Sound, designed by world sound healer Jonathan Goldman, or wherever you are. When: Noon New York City time (12 PM EDT). Who: Any and all. How: One minute of silence at noon to honor the International Day of Peace’s moment of silence. At 12:01 p.m. we will start the toning, until 12:05 or longer if you want. What: We’ll sound the “AH”–the universal sound of love and appreciation–or “MA,” the sound of Mother Earth–in order to assist the creation of peace and healing to the planet. Our intentions–our feelings, visual... Solo Shrink blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814485 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:53:00 +0100 2814485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725212&cid=t_150207_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Ftrain-dream%2F I’m back home, and soon I’ll be catching up on my Long Strange Trip dispatches. In the meantime, here’s a little movie of the landscape I saw from my windows on the eastbound California Zephyr as it made its way from San Francisco to Chicago, through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, past Ruby Canyon, Green River, Glenwood Canyon, Gore Canyon and Byers Canyon. (A few pictures in this video were taken from the westbound Southwest Chief.) Song is “Train Dream” by the superb Canadian singer/songwriter Allen Dobb. All photographs by me except for the last two, which were taken by a young friend with his Nintendo toy. Posted in Travel Tagged: california zephyr, canyon, colorado, desert, green river, southwest chief, train dream, train trip (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725212 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:20:53 +0100 2725212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645515&cid=t_150207_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F07%2F27%2Flong-strange-trip-desperately-seeking-williams%2F Near the New Mexico-Arizona border, big red cliffs appeared and the sun began to set — a show that lasted three hours. On this leg of the journey, our foursome got split up. My seatmate was a mathematics teacher who seemed amiable enough, but the lounge car’s big windows were calling. As the train neared Flagstaff, I struck up a conversation with a man who claimed he lived on the train. He would get off now and then to do the odd construction or janitorial job for a relative, but he had no interest in settling down or giving up his whiskey flask. He was, however, beginning to feel the effects of his lifestyle. He pointed to a corner of the lounge car. “I slept there last night. These young kids have no problem, but I’m 32, and I’m getting too old for this.&#8221... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645515 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:48:20 +0100 2645515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347785&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgkSo9avkEJU%2F Did you ever notice how astronauts are praised simply for being astronauts? They have heroism imputed to them simply for what they might do in the future. So it is with political appointees, such as the chief technology officer President Obama named Saturday morning during his weekly radio and Internet address. Reports the Wall Street Journal: Silicon Valley execs and tech bloggers sounded genuinely excited about Obama’s choice Saturday morning and tech industry lobbying groups TechNet and the Business Software Alliance quickly released statements of support, as did several tech heavyweights. Would any group with business before the government, hoping for influence and goodies from the White House, not praise an appointee? We learn from these paeans precisely nothing. To me, Aneesh Chopr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347785 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:37:23 +0100 2347785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258164&cid=t_150207_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F12%2Fdo-users-understand-facebook-privacy-settings%2F Over a decade ago, the chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems said that consumer privacy issues are a “red herring.” Scott McNealy, Sun’s CEO at the time, was famously quoted as saying in January 1999, “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” That was long before social networks became popular, and long before the rise of Facebook and Twitter. As we noted earlier this week, 2008 was the year of social networking, as social networks surpassed email usage for the first time ever. Facebook is the social networking website that allows you to share as much of your life as you’d like with the world, or just a few select others. Although many people assume that Facebook is an “all or nothing” proposition when it comes to sharing informatio... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258164 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:00:23 +0100 2258164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902918&cid=t_150207_132_f&fid=35001&url=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.nodalpoint.org%2F2008%2F08%2F14%2Flets_play_fantasy_science_funding Fantasy Science Funding is a fun game that anybody can play. You select a Science funding body of your choice, imagine yourself as its all powerful chief executive, and decide which areas of scientific research you would "hire and fire". What could be easier? Here is how Fantasy Science Funding works... read more (Source: nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog) nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902918 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:39:02 +0100 2902918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1411847&cid=t_150207_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F281084244%2F A House investigator charged that the FDA’s Office of Chief Counsel has undermined a congressional drug safety investigation, InsideHealthPolicy* reports. Energy and Commerce Committee investigator David Nelson told a bipartisan committee the probe was stymied because the FDA office denied investigators access to documents and personnel, the web site wrote. Committee investigators interviewed operational and field staff at FDA - who were involved in heparin inspections and scientific analyses - but not agency lawyers involved in policy decisions, according to InsideHealthPolicy. “We’ve not gotten interviews with the counselors that make many of these decisions or at least have veto authority over those decisions,” Nelson told the committee. Nelson also told the House panel that... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1411847 Thu, 01 May 2008 06:06:47 +0100 1411847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404034&cid=t_150207_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fproductive-ward-more-codswallop-from.html I was flabbergasted to find that yesterday the Royal College of Nursing was complaining that:An increase in paperwork is preventing nurses from spending enough time caring for patients, nurse leaders claim. The Royal College of Nursing has called for extra investment to help nurses cope with non-essential paperwork, such as filing, photocopying and orders. A poll of 1,752 nurses found that a fifth of the time of a standard nurse is spent doing non-essential paperwork. BBCI suppose it is good to welcome the hierarchy of the RCN on one of their rare visits to the Planet Earth. Better late than never to notice that the nursing profession is bogged down in paperwork. Speak to any doctor in the UK and he or she will tell you that it is becoming impossible to find a nurse who will do hands on n... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404034 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:47:00 +0100 1404034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1330034&cid=t_150207_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F258954227%2F Cost cutting may still be in vogue, but the rest of the management team wants a CFO who functions more like a business partner, someone who participates in shaping strategy and provides insight into overall business indicators. A new survey finds that 74 percent of the CFO’s managerial peers expressed such sentiment, while only 41 percent prefer the equivalent of a scorekeeper - the CFO who monitors the financials. In other words, traditional activities are still important, but in a toughening business, other pharma execs want more than conventional bean counting. They want a CFO who can handle mergers and acquisitions. Bristol-Myers Squibb, for instance, recently hired a new CFO and the announcement emphasized one thing - acquisition experience. Just the same, the survey, which was ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1330034 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:39:22 +0100 1330034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122556&cid=t_150207_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F208754236%2F Leader of the Conde Nast magazine empire, Steven T. Florio, has died of a heart attack at the very young age of 58. Mr. Florio passed away last Thursday at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia of complications from a previous heart attack. He served as the chief executive of Conde Nast through 2004 with 16 magazines and 70 million readers with luxury tastes. Wishes go out to his friends and family. via Comcast Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122556 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:59:21 +0100 1122556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097759&cid=t_150207_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F201197196%2F “There’s a fair amount of evidence that starch-based foods don’t cause weight gain like sugar-based foods and don’t cause the metabolic syndrome like sugar-based foods,” said Dr. Richard Johnson, the senior author of the report, which reviewed several recent studies on fructose and obesity. “Potatoes, pasta, rice may be relatively safe compared to table sugar. A fructose index may be a better way to assess the risk of carbohydrates related to obesity.” Ok, so this is not the answer to your holiday munchies given that most cakes, pies and cookies are loaded full of fructose, but it does offer up the idea that a slice of bread or baked potato here and there might not be the worst thing ever. Yee-ha! I do hope, yes I said hope, that there is more rese... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097759 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:45:50 +0100 1097759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=956252&cid=t_150207_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F170782382%2F Gerald Masoudi is back. After spending the last two years as deputy assistant attorney general in charge of international, policy and appellate matters in the antitrust division of the Department of Justice, he replaces Sheldon Bradshaw, who left last month, as the chief FDA lawyer. Masoudi previously held this role - but only on acting basis - after Dan Troy resigned in November 2004. He was hired just before the controversial Troy resigned. “We are pleased to have Jerry’s expertise and insight back at HHS,” says FDA commish Andy von Eschenbach, in a brief statement. “His leadership and service will be critical to FDA’s public health mission and regulatory responsibilities.” Masoudi, who graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1993, where he was the editor of th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=956252 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:24:43 +0100 956252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894334&cid=t_150207_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F160572419%2F If Jeff Kindler can do it, Dave Brennan can do it. The AstraZeneca ceo is reportedly poised to hire an outsider as cfo in hopes of finding someone with “fresh management ideas,” The Financial Times writes. Pfizer, you may recall, recently hired a veteran cfo of the shrinking telecom wars, Frank D’Amelio, as cfo in a clear nod to the need for a sharpened pencil who can simultaneously cut fat with one hand while rubbing Wall Street’s back with the other. And AstraZeneca finds itself in a similar position - recently lab failures, a quick need for new meds and big cutbacks. So Brennan et al have been working with SpencerStuart, the brand-name headhunting firm, to find candidates beyond the wide world of pharma. AstraZeneca executives have conducted several interviews wi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894334 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:25:30 +0100 894334