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 'christmas trees'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309668&cid=t_158342_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-4-2011%2F Well here it is. Here we are. It’s 2011 and we made it through another holiday season and a whole other year. How do you feel? Was it everything you expected and hoped for? Did it exceed your expectations or underwhelm you? Oftentimes high hopes and unrealistic expectations set us up for disappointment. We place our bets on the new year, putting our dreams and wishes to be thinner, happier, more successful all on the chance that something will change just because we want it to. If we’re lucky, sometimes it does. But more often than not, a day is just another day whether it’s 2010 or 2011. With that being said, ordinary days provide extraordinary opportunities. We can choose to walk a different path, changing our usual responses and reactions to the same triggers. In the e... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309668 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:44:46 +0100 4309668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075153&cid=t_158342_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fchristmas-trees-and-allergies-a-survival-guide%2F It’s been a wild and wooly holiday season in the greater Seattle area this year with temperatures below freezing and lots of snow on the ground - both distinctly unusual phenomena in this neck of the woods. The roads have often been impassable and there’ve been widespread power outages, which have caused us to spend a lot of time at home, hunkered down by the fire and the Christmas tree. This in turn led me to recall a piece I wrote a year ago about Christmas trees and allergies, which I thought I’d reprise for today, December 25. Both real and artificial Christmas trees can cause problems for some people with allergies. It’s not known how many people suffer from Christmas tree-related allergies. But if you find yourself with a runny nose, itchy eyes or maybe even i... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075153 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:40:08 +0100 2075153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006557&cid=t_158342_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fsimplify-the-holidays-in-a-life-with-chronic-pain%2F I love the holidays as much or more than most. But this year and truthfully, the last few years, have been too much work. This year, I’ve realized I have to draw the line before I fall down in a dead heap. What fun is decking the halls if you end up getting decked? How do you enjoy the holidays, keep the important parts for you and your family, and live without the rest? We all end up prioritizing what’s important to us, especially when there is so much to consider during the holidays. Cooking, cleaning, decorating and shopping all take time and energy that is often hard to come by. I’m discovering many shortcuts and I’m certain you are, too. Over the years, as we accumulate more and more decorations, ornaments and collectibles, we have learned to label the boxes be... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006557 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:07 +0100 2006557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1054996&cid=t_158342_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fchristmas-trees-and-allergies-what-you-need-to-know%2F Thanksgiving is over, and I’m already seeing cars carrying Christmas trees home. It may be a little early, but that’s when prevention works best because it turns out that both real and artificial Christmas trees can cause problems for some people with allergies. It’s not known how many people suffer from Christmas tree-related allergies. But if you find yourself with a runny nose, itchy eyes or maybe even increased asthma symptoms around the holidays, it may be due to allergies and not to a common cold. Real Christmas trees spend their formative years outside in the environment giving them plenty of time to collect a variety of air born pollens, herbicides, fertilizers, molds and other irritants that can cling to the needles and bark. Dragging them in and out of the house and fiddlin... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1054996 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:02:04 +0100 1054996