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 'christopher'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096344&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2F7-books-that-changed-the-way-i-see-the-world%2F One of my favorite things: when I read a book that transforms the way I see the world, or the way I see the possibilities of writing. Another one of my favorite things: when I convince someone to read one of those books, and he or she loves it as much I do. So keeping that in mind, here’s a short list of books that transformed the way I see the world. I could go on for pages, but here’s a start, and if you’re at your bookstore or the library, check these out… 1. Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language. I’ve never been interested in interior design or architecture, but this book taught me how to be aware of why certain spaces are pleasing — or not. I think about it all the time. 2. Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics. I’ve never been interested i... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096344 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:42:19 +0100 5096344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036277&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F16%2Fwhy-is-this-particular-part-of-happiness-so-hard%2F I love the novels of J.P. Marquand, and over the weekend, I re-read The Late George Apley. (I love to re-read.) I thought I remembered that it touched on the issue of happiness, and it does. The novel is terrific — funny, poignant, and very thought-provoking. The first, and most important, of my Twelve Personal Commandments is to Be Gretchen. Why is it so hard to know myself? and to act in accordance with my own nature, my interests, my values? It would seem that nothing would be easier and more obvious — and yet it’s very, very challenging. The novel describes the life of the late George Apley — a man who does not manage to “Be George,” and instead allows himself to be pushed by his parents and others away from the choices he wants to make, and who in ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036277 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:05:00 +0100 5036277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848028&cid=t_199703_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FKu2UJfCTGwo%2F Katherine Rourke, on my sister site EMR and EHR, wrote an interesting piece on Adding Genomic Info to the EMR. Here’s a short excerpt from the post. You should go and read the rest of the post as well. As the author notes, some specialties have already begun to tailor drug treatments to individual patients based on their genomic profile. For example, DNA sequencing of tumors in non-Hodgkin’s and Mantle Cell lymphoma can lead to personalized cancer vaccines that can produce great results, notes writer Gerry Higgins of the NIH. Such data can also be used for a growing number of clinical situations, such as tailoring Coumadin doses to specific patients and providing psychiatric patients with the appropriate drug. I’d been meaning to write about genomics and EMR for a while and ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848028 Tue, 17 May 2011 18:27:02 +0100 4848028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813194&cid=t_199703_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fneurosurgeon-dr-christopher-carver-reportedly-arrested-domestic-dispute%2F Neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Carver has reportedly been arrested in a domestic dispute. He is said to be on staff at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and Community Hospital of Monterey Pennisula. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813194 Wed, 11 May 2011 04:21:41 +0100 4813194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747725&cid=t_199703_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Finterview-with-meaningful-use-physician-23%2F Yesterday morning, River Falls Medical Clinic (RFMC) of River Falls, Wisconsin, attested for Meaningful Use at 7:30 a.m. CT. The clinic was one of the very first – in fact, #23 to attest to meaningful use under the Medicare program. The following is an email interview I did with Dr. Tashjian about RFMC’s experience in the meaningful use attestation process. Christopher H. Tashjian, MD is the president of River Falls, Ellsworth & Spring Valley Medical Clinics in Wisconsin. The three clinics provide primary care services as well as specialty consults. How long have you been using EMR? Which EMR do you use? River Falls Medical Clinic, RFMC, implemented Cerner’s Ambulatory EHR in March of 2010 after several years of working with Cerner’s PWPM solution. Did you have to upgrade ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747725 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:44:16 +0100 4747725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507282&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkids-upper-respiratory-viruses-and-ear-infections%2F2011.02.22 According to a new study published this month, more than 20 percent of young children with colds or other upper respiratory viruses will develop middle ear infections. This finding isn’t that surprising. Eear symptoms along with a viral upper respiratory infection (URI) are common, including ear fullness and difficulty popping the ear. Although adults tend to be able to keep their ears clear by swallowing, chewing gum, yawning, or ear popping, most kids don’t know what to do when their ears feel full. Whether in adults or kids, when the ears don’t ventilate or clear properly it can lead to ear problems including fluid buildup and middel ear infection. Why does this occur? With a viral URI the lining of the nose swells, leading to symptoms of runny nose, nasal congest... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507282 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4507282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495251&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F24413699%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EDoes-Paper-Outweigh-Digital.htm We know that viewing information on paper causes more emotional processing in the brain than the same information viewed on a screen (see Paper Beats Digital for Emotion), and there’s another way paper might be better: its weight. The idea comes from the same study that found that softer chairs increase negotiating flexibility. That study, [...] CommentsFor digital, however, I think there is far more at work here. ... by mrGI believe this is true of business cards as well, the heavier ... by mrGPlus 2 more...Related StoriesSeating Secret: How To Soften Up Your ProspectsThe Last Name Effect: Why Zimmerman is ImpatientUniversity Neuromarketing Lab Opens (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495251 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:47:38 +0100 4495251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482828&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F24354923%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ESeating-Secret-How-To-Soften-Up-Your-Prospects.htm If the last time you bought a car the salesperson offered you a soft, comfortable chair, there are two possible explanations:   1) The salesperson was genuinely concerned about your comfort during a stressful negotiation.   2) The salesperson knew you would pay more than if you sat in a hard chair. That’s crazy, right? There’s no [...] Comments[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Timothy (Tim) ... by Tweets that mention Seating Secret: How To Soften Up Your Prospects -- Topsy.comRelated StoriesThe Last Name Effect: Why Zimmerman is ImpatientUniversity Neuromarketing Lab OpensIt Really DOES Pay to Schmooze (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482828 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:55:04 +0100 4482828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450295&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhispering-is-it-bad-for-your-vocal-cords%2F2011.02.08 Is whispering bad for your vocal cords? For most people, the answer is yes according to research publicized in a recent New York Times article. In the mentioned study, out of a group of 100 patients, 69 percent exhibited increased supraglottic hyperfunction with whispered voice (i.e. it was bad for the voice.) Eighteen percent had no change and 13 percent had less severe hyperfunction. As such, though whispering is not bad for everybody, it is for most people and as such, the safest thing to do if the vocal cords are damaged whether by infection or trauma is to rest your voice. If you have to talk, do not whisper, but rather talk in a soft voice. The best way to think about injured vocal cords is to talk in an analogy. Laryngitis is like a badly sprained ankle. In this scenario, talki... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450295 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4450295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433105&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-link-between-oral-sex-and-head-and-neck-cancer%2F2011.02.03 USA Today published a pretty accurate article regarding the rise of certain head and neck cancers with the increased popularity of oral sex and number of sexual partners. The factor that creates this link is the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is associated with tonsil and tongue cancer. Alcohol and tobacco use is more highly linked with such oral cancers, but HPV does appear to be an independent risk factor. A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that younger people with head and neck cancers who tested positive for oral HPV infection were more likely to have had multiple vaginal and oral sex partners in their lifetime. Having six or more oral sex partners over a lifetime was associated with a 3.4 times higher risk for oropharyngeal cancer — cancers of the base ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433105 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4433105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314049&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Fmeasuring-your-character-strengths%2F When we think of psychology, we tend to think disorders, deficits and distress. Abnormal psychology automatically comes to mind. But, of course, there are several types of psychology. One of them, positive psychology, takes a different approach. It focuses on how humans flourish. Specifically, positive psychology “is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive,” according to the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, home to positive psychology’s founder, Martin E.P. Seligman. It studies three principle areas, according to Seligman: positive emotions (such as happiness and hope), positive individual traits (such as strength, resilience and creativity) and positive institutions (such as better communities, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314049 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:06:47 +0100 4314049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245599&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FLGMgBV1AvCs%2F One of the most widely covered and hotly debated cases over the extent to which antidepressants may cause violent behavior has drawn to sad and quiet ending. Christopher Pittman, 21, has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the grisly killings of his grandparents in 2001, for which he was sentenced to 30 years in a trial in 2005. At the time of the killings, Pittman was 12 years old and his case attracted wide attention not only because of his age and the 30-year sentence he received, but because his lawyers blamed Zoloft, the Pfizer antidepressant, for his violent behavior. The trial played out against a backdrop in which several drugmakers were already grappling with increased warnings that their antidepressants were linked to suicidal behavior and thoughts. An effort to have Pitt... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245599 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:06:30 +0100 4245599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214410&cid=t_199703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F1ADyfALJyV0%2F “What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” via Christopher Hitchens: ‘You have to choose your future regrets’ | interview | Books | The Observer. Filed under: qotd Tagged: Atheism, Christopher Hitchens, qotd (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214410 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:06:22 +0100 4214410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207255&cid=t_199703_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fstudy-reports-1-6-patients-harmed-hospital-medical-mistakes%2F In a new study reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine one in six patients are harmed by medical mistakes in the hospital.The lead researcher was Dr. Christopher P. Landrigan of Harvard Medical School. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207255 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:51:47 +0100 4207255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197029&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGalXpr4ytMs%2F By Caleb O. BrownThe U.S. military has an important purpose, protecting Americans, but that purpose has been distorted over the years. Here are five military spending cuts Congress and the President can make today while they undertake the harder task of rethinking the true purpose of the military and then restraining its use. These recommendations are derived from the report, “Budgetary Savings from Military Restraint.” Five Ways to Cut Military Spending Today 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=4197029 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:38:27 +0100 4197029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133905&cid=t_199703_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F10%2F27%2Fhospital-breach-by-job-applicant%2F During a bond hearing Thursday in Superior Court, Wheeler’s Macon attorney Reza Sedghi described his client’s actions as a job application gone awry with “no criminal intent or compromise of sensitive patient information.” Sedghi said Wheeler had obtained access to the database with a password and access codes obtained while working on a Macon physician’s connectivity problems with the hospital. The attorney said Wheeler uncovered seven flaws in the hospital’s system and sought to use the discovery to land a job with the countywide medical complex, spending several hours with Rhodes and David Griffin, the hospital’s security chief. “They asked for and received a copy of his resume and a written report of his findings,” Sedghi reported in court. “Then they walked out of ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133905 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:59:53 +0100 4133905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074024&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5v9OuZ4Vkyw%2F By Justin LoganBill Kristol has a plan to help the US military George F. Will has called neoconservatism “a spectacularly misnamed radicalism” whose adherents are “the most radical people in this town.”  (It is a shame that the Heritage Foundation has fallen so far from its sensible opposition to the neoconservative vision and evidently bought into the neoconservative program in toto.) Like other radicals, however, they are pretty good at politics, which is clear from reading their latest offering, a talking points document [.pdf] produced by the “Defending Defense” initiative intended to demonstrate that U.S. military spending is not that large and should not be cut. I have several things to say about the document, but all of the internet sniping and providing adversa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074024 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:06:10 +0100 4074024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4061019&cid=t_199703_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fr-Eq2lLZqTA%2Fninjabetic-weekend---friday.php It started with a phone call in April.  George had an idea.  His twenty year diabetes diagnosis anniversary was approaching, and he found a JDRF Walk For A Cure nearby on the same date.  He wanted to throw a big party and have a huge team for the walk.   I thought it was a great idea, and told him I would find a way to get there.  Fast forward six months, and I find myself at the airport in California waiting for George and his mom to pick me up.  I was excited to meet George's mom, and she was fabulous.  She is stubborn and MADE me sit in the front seat of the car on the way home.  She is funny, and it's easy to see where George's humor comes from.  It's Friday night.  The night before the walk and the party.  George is anxious a... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4061019 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0100 4061019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053364&cid=t_199703_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Ffear-of-ivf.html Many infertile couples are afraid of doing IVF. For some of them, the fear is so overwhelming, that they refuse to even consider this option, thus depriving themselves of their best chance of having a baby !There are many reasons for this fear - it can be a long list !fear of injectionsfear of painfear of side effectsfear of multiple pregnanciesfear of anesthesia ( once I sleep, will I wake up again ?)fear of failurefear of expenseI think it's important for patients to face up to their fears - and the best way of doing this is to reframe your perspective ! Many of these fears are untrue and irrational.Its true that IVF is expensive; and that the outcome is always uncertain; but the only risk is emotional and financial. There is no medical risk and no pain ; and it's important to explode th... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053364 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:37:00 +0100 4053364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3959929&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftweeting-your-own-heart-attack%2F2010.09.11 It’s funny, until it’s not: Opportunity + Instinct = Profit. A good journalist can sense the moment that a story is developing and seize the moment. That’s why when White House correspondent Tony Christopher started having a heart attack, he immediately logged into Twitter and started covering it: Approximately at 6pm on Sunday afternoon Christopher wrote, “I gotta be me. Livetweeting my heart attack. Beat that!” Presumably a few minutes later the paramedics arrived to tell Christopher he will be stable after his crisis. An hour later Christopher joked about needing to own a cardiac cat, referencing a viral video in which a cat is trying to revive his dead feline friend. He also updated his followers about the pain he was feeling, “even after the morphine.” So is this... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3959929 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3959929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915291&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FLO4mISQLMq8%2F After weeks of leaks, Sanofi-Aventis has made public its offer to buy up Genzyme by going directly to shareholders of the beleaguered biotech. The $18.5 billion, all-cash deal comes after Sanofi ceo Christopher Viehbacher claims he has been stonewalled by Genzyme chairman and ceo Henri Termeer. The $69-a-share offer, however, is likely to go higher, given that analysts and investors have been buzzing for awhile that a richer price is probably necessary. By publicizing the offer - and couching it in terms that portray Termeer as obstructionist - Viehbacher is pursuing an approach known on Wall Street as a bear hug, in that it is designed to force the party who unwillingly receives a takeover to enter negotiations. Termeer, of course, has been under siege for the past year due to manufacturi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915291 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:22:51 +0100 3915291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831555&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FyOw5hdpCD0U%2F Is Regenerative Sciences a drugmaker or a medical practice that simply uses stem cells to perform procedures? This argument has been at the heart of a simmering dispute between the Broomfield, Colorado company, which is run by two enterprising physicians - Christopher Centeno and John Schultz - and the FDA, which is seeking an injunction to cease production. The battle began two years ago, when the FDA sent a warning letter to Regenerative Sciences, which uses cultured cells taken from patient bone marrow or fluid surrounding the joints, and which are then grown, processed and mixed with drug products outside the body before being injected back into the patient. The FDA argues the procedure actually amounted to the use of drugs that were never approved under a biologics license application... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831555 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:14:09 +0100 3831555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794772&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fminnesotans-get-more-lower-back-mris-why%2F2010.07.27 Kudos to Christopher Snowbeck and the St. Paul Pioneer Press for digging into new Medicare data to report that the state the newspaper serves is out of whack with the rest of the country in how many expensive MRI scans are done on Minnesotans’ bad backs. Snowbeck artfully captures the predictable rationalization and defensive responses coming from locals who don’t like what the data suggest. Because what they suggest is overuse leading to overtreatment. So here’s one attempt a provider makes to deflect the data: “The Medicare billing/claims data, which this report is generated from, would not capture conversations between a patient and provider that may have addressed alternative therapies for lower back pain,” said Robert Prevost, a spokesman for North Memor... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794772 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:00:39 +0100 3794772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3724425&cid=t_199703_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsenator-robert-dole-rehabs-knee-surgery-walter-reed-hospital-injured-troops%2F Former Kansas Senator and seriously wounded World War II veteran Robert Dole is recovering from knee replacement surgery at Walter Reed Hospital. He both gets and gives inspiration during his daily physical rehabilitation sessions with recovering wounded active duty troops such as Army Spc. Levi Crawford and Air Force Sgt. Christopher Curtis. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724425 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:51:58 +0100 3724425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721710&cid=t_199703_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fessayist-christopher-hitchens-reveals-esophageal-cancer%2F Essayist Christopher Hitchens has announced he is cutting short his book tour promoting his latest work Hitch-22 to begin chemotherapy for esophageal cancer. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721710 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:59:13 +0100 3721710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699476&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgvS3WnBFqk8%2F By Justin LoganJosef Joffe famously referred to the U.S. presence in Western Europe as “Europe’s pacifier.” The idea was that you stick the American pacifier in there and the *cough* recurring problem emanating from Europe goes away.  After the Cold War ended, and the official reason for the NATO alliance blew away as if in the wind, we never considered letting the alliance go with it.  That tells you something.  Instead of coming home, we pushed NATO “out of area” rather than allowing it to go “out of business.”  Christopher Layne argues that this was all by design.  U.S. policymakers never intended to allow Europe to establish its autonomy and worked diligently to ensure that efforts at autonomous European defense would fail.  They succeede... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699476 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:38:04 +0100 3699476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3787023&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F15059553%2F1mddxt%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhy-Stories-Sell.htm We know that anecdotes can be a convincing way to sell a product, particularly if the story is told by someone we trust. (See Your Brain on Stories.) Evolutionary psychology may offer a reason. Human brains evolved when we had just two ways to learn about dangers and rewards in their environment: [...] CommentsContinuing upon what Victor wrote … Facts tell, stories sell ... by Rob ShermanI just think we are connected in a spiritual sense to something ... by Marc MillanPlus 8 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3787023 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:13:55 +0100 3787023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691043&cid=t_199703_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FNSd0-gr_JeU%2Fjust-talking---when-the-snow-hits-the-fan.php I had the pleasure of talking with Christopher Snider, from "A Consequence of Hypoglycemia" a couple of weeks ago.  He does a weekly podcast called "Just Talking", with a wide variety of guests, and it is a fun way to spend an hour.Chris also recently completed his first Tour de Cure bike ride (go Chris!), so naturally we talked a bit about my new addiction to biking, and how he is hoping to keep riding too.Run Time – 1:05:24Download the MP3 – Subscribe on iTunes – Subscribe on Zune Marketplace – Subscribe to the RSS Feed Speaking of Tour de Cure - the official photos have been published!  There's a boatload of pictures at the official event site, but here's a few of  The Pancremaniacs! (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691043 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:38:07 +0100 3691043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780414&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14952966%2F1m1bmo%2Fneuromarketing%7EConfidence-Beats-Competence.htm What are the ideal characteristics for a person in a sales position? Great people skills? Strong product knowledge? Add confidence to the list. Continuing a discussion started in Convince With Confidence, there’s more evidence that the average person finds a confident demeanor persuasive, even when the confidence may mask a lower level of competence. Doctors [...] CommentsWell, I have a different take on it. Having people confidently ... by jamGood post ROger, thanks. I would also add resilience. It's an ... by Brendon ClarkPlus 2 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780414 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:38:00 +0100 3780414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772291&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14909340%2F1lsbjl%2Fneuromarketing%7EThe-Invisible-Gorilla.htm Review: The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons Before reading farther, watch this video if you haven’t already seen it:The Invisible Gorilla provides an interesting counterpoint to Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink. While Gladwell sought to show that our minds can perform remarkable feats of judgment, often without [...] (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772291 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:54:57 +0100 3772291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633446&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffood-allergy-or-not-new-test-in-the-works%2F2010.06.06 Current methods of testing people for food allergies aren’t particularly precise, leaving many people to falsely think that they have a condition that they really don’t. MIT chemical engineer Christopher Love is working on a new test based on cytokines that may prove to be substantially faster and more reliable. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633446 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:00:02 +0100 3633446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573948&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFw_XdWx5yHE%2F In the midst of mergers that are causing thousands of job cuts and empty facilities throughout New Jersey (see here), Governor Chris Christie is proposing budget cuts that have the state’s biotechs in a frenzy. And so one big trade group, BioNJ, is testifying today before the assembly budget committee in hopes of preventing moves that some fear would further deplete what was once proudly called the nation’s medicine chest. One of Christie’s ideas is to cut in half the $60 million in funding for the Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program, which enables unprofitable, but promising biotechs to turn net operating losses and R&D tax credits into capital. The other proposal causing a stir is the planned elimination of all funding for the New Jersey Commission... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573948 Mon, 17 May 2010 16:42:13 +0100 3573948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515321&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcell-phone-radiation-%25e2%2580%2593-talking-your-ear-off%2F photo: Thinkstock A recent episode of NPR’s This American Life focused on true urban legends – one of which is the idea that radiation from cell phones causes cancer. The segment was an interview with Christopher Ketcham, who wrote an article in GQ in February about the controversial issue, and how no one in the U.S. seems to care about it. The article highlights startling facts about cell phone usage and tumors, early onset Alzheimer’s, brain-aging, and other not-so-super-fun effects. Another article, in the current Harper’s, looks at results of studies of cell phone radiation side effects, and the findings are anything but consistent: “Cell-phone radiation slows one’s cognitive reaction time” or “It makes one think faster” or “It ha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515321 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:45:41 +0100 3515321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449141&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FnMVsG-Me73I%2F Fred Schiff, a former Bristol-Myers Squibb chief financial officer, won a federal appeals court ruling that limits the criminal fraud case brought against him by the U.S. Justice Department to whether he made misstatements on investor conference calls, Reuters reports. So prosecutors are barred from introducing evidence that he failed to tell investors about an alleged improper practice known as channel stuffing to bolster revenue by giving financial incentives to wholesalers, or to explain an April 2002 plunge in the drugmaker’s stock price after the scheme became known. A spokeswoman for US Attorney Paul Fishman says options are being considered (here’s some background). “We have felt from the beginning that this prosecution was misguided and the case should never have ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449141 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:28:56 +0100 3449141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306824&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpSMkhNR6qiA%2F By Justin LoganYesterday Defense Secretary Bob Gates complained that European defense spending is too low: The demilitarization of Europe — where large swaths of the general public and political class are averse to military force and the risks that go with it — has gone from a blessing in the 20th century to an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace in the 21st. If Gates is really upset about this, he should blame his predecessors.  The United States has played an active role in stifling European defense, and is now reaping what it has sown.  As Alex Massie points out, American opposition to anything that would “duplicate, decouple from, or discriminate against” NATO meant that anything the Europeans decided to do would have to be kept within the context ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306824 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:15:40 +0100 3306824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294543&cid=t_199703_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fworrying-wordpress-shut-down-a-blog-of-a-student-critizing-the-naturopath-christopher-maloney%2F Last Thursday PZ Myers, author of the very successful science blog Pharyngula tweeted that Christopher Maloney was a quack” (see first tweet below). Prior to that tweet I’d never heard of Christopher Maloney. I used to be rather indifferent about homeopaths and other people practicing CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine), thinking that it might help some [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294543 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:59:19 +0100 3294543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216842&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F3RHWBeMHIwE%2F Will the third time be the charm? Once again, the New Jersey legislature is being urged to pass a bill requiring a doctor or nurse to obtain informed consent from a minor’s parent before writing a prescription for any psychotropic that already carries a Black Box warning. The issue first emerged in the wake of the controversy over links between antidepressants and suicidal behavior in teens. As with two previous efforts, the initiative is being pushed by several parents who believe that FDA-mandated Med Guides for antidepressants are insufficient. Their earlier attempts were thwarted by a state senator who repeatedly blocked introduction (see here and here), but the Senate health committee now has a new chair. The bill was recently introduced in the assembly and Senate support is bei... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216842 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:57:20 +0100 3216842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208717&cid=t_199703_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fchristopher-reeve-foundation-online-at.html Like the real life superman that he was, the spirit of Christopher Reeve reaches out to those who have spinal cord injuries. MISSION STATEMENT: The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.After the horseback riding accident in 1995 that caused a spinal cord injury and paralysis, actor Christopher Reeve, who portrayed Superman in the movies during the 1980's, continued a brave mission to uplift and inspire. A quadraplegic after the accident, he lived until 2004. His beautiful spirit lives on in our hearts and memories. Christopher's wife, Dana, died at the age of 44, less than a year after Christopher passed away. A... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208717 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:14:00 +0100 3208717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3205068&cid=t_199703_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FYN-w_FYD3xQ%2Fthere-is-absolutely-nothing-more.php There is absolutely nothing more important than your health, the health of your loved ones, and the health of our planet.  It's what keeps us all here, and we need to do our best to preserve it as best we can.  While on vacation, I read a new book that has really enhanced the way that I live my life.  I don't want to say that it changed me, because my opinions on things haven't changed.  It's just helped me to get my family on a path to better health.  The book is called "Healthy Child Healthy World" by Christopher Gavigan.  I bought it based on a recommendation from Amazon.com and am so glad that I did.  Full disclosure: at first I thought the book may be a little granola-y.  My friends sometimes joke with me that I'm a little hippie-ish, since I st... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205068 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3205068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056881&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHWofFH4gJ24%2F The ties between New Jersey government and the pharmaceutical industry grow a wee bit closer with the announcement that Christopher Christie has hired Richard Bagger (see photo), a senior vice president for worldwide public affairs at Pfizer, as his chief of staff. Formerly a direct report to Pfizer chief executive Jeff Kindler and a well-regarded staffer, Bagger has been co-chairing Christie’s transition task force on budget and taxes. The Republican served in the NJ state Senate in 2002 and 2003, and the assembly for 10 years before that. He was previously an attorney for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey and worked at the politically connected law firm of McCarter & English. With its vast employment and tax payments, pharma has always had warm relations with NJ governm... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056881 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:48:46 +0100 3056881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809661&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyN-3L7yKovg%2F Last night I received a press release from the National Republican Senatorial Committee entitled “Lincoln Votes to Protect Millions in Taxpayer Funds for Little-Used Pennsylvania Airport.”  Lincoln would be Arkansas Democrat Senator Blanche Lincoln.  According to the NRSC press release: In a remarkable vote on the Senate floor this afternoon, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) made clear that despite rising federal deficits and a record national debt, she still stands firmly on the side of more wasteful Washington spending.  Lincoln today helped defeat an amendment, offered by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), to the annual transportation appropriations bill that would end taxpayer subsidies for the John Murtha Airport, a little used 650-acre facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvan... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809661 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:39:15 +0100 2809661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800468&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F16%2Fhave-we-become-a-nation-of-narcissists%2F What do rapper Kanye West, tennis star Serena Williams, and Congressman Joe Wilson have in common, besides lots of publicity over their recent public outbursts? It doesn’t take a psychiatrist to conclude that all three individuals placed their momentary emotional needs over the feelings and wishes of others — and that they failed to play by the proverbial rules of the game. Though their intrusive behavior may be rationalized as “off the cuff” or “from the heart,” the fact remains that each of these individuals performed a calculation over a period of seconds, minutes, or perhaps hours: they calculated that their anger or resentment was more important than the decorum others expected of them. Sure, we all “lose it” from time to time, and impolite outbursts have pro... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800468 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:27:01 +0100 2800468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580428&cid=t_199703_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fg-KFPeiAg6Q%2Fdiabetes-is-a-funny-word-humor-from-the-world-of-the-broken-pancreas.php My friend, Christopher Thomas, over at Diabetic Rockstar, asked me to help spread the word about a new book they are putting together.  It is called "Diabetes is a Funny Word", and as the submission guide states it "is a collection of short stories, essays, prose, anecdotes, jokes and other pieces of material that are diabetes-related with a humorous angle and context".Christopher says that the purpose of the book is... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580428 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:21:43 +0100 2580428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452388&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2zyqJ_YLrxY%2F Christopher J. Christie just decisively won New Jersey’s Republican gubernatorial primary, but had to veer away from his middle-of-the-road plan and venture into some traditionally conservative territory to do it, according to news accounts. Will that be a problem for him in the general election? Not necessarily. As NorthJersey.com’s Charles Stile observes, Christie’s ardent support for private school choice is not the polarizing stance it once was: these programs “once championed by conservative ideologues, are being embraced by urban Democrats.” As we’ve been saying at the Center for Educational Freedom for some time now, the post-partisan age of school choice is well within sight, and draws closer every day. The last politicos to see that will find... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452388 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:59:30 +0100 2452388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353901&cid=t_199703_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7yhV3nLG9x0%2F If you’re flying and the pilot has put on the Buckle Seatbelts sign, don’t think of it as a suggestion. It’s serious. How serious? A woman from Texas ignored the sign, which the pilot activitated because of turbulence. She went to the bathroom and when the air turbulance rocked the plane, she was thrown up to the ceiling and back down again, breaking her neck. According to this ABC article, Texas Woman Breaks Neck, Back In Airplane Turbulence, the woman sustained a broken neck that was similar to Christopher Reeves - a so-called hangman’s fracture. Two other passengers on the flight suffered more minor injuries. ~~~~ Image: MorgueFile.com (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353901 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:00:23 +0100 2353901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2234410&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYjPb4hwz_Zw%2F President Obama has promised to make spending on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq more transparent during his term. That’s a step in the right direction, says Christopher A. Preble,  director of foreign policy studies, but have Americans looked at the true cost of the wars the nation is fighting? In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, Preble examines the price the United States has paid for the past six years of war. The costs of maintaining a US presence in Iraq through the end of 2011…will continue to be quite substantial. We’re spending on the order of $10 to $12 billion dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined each month.…The costs in terms of dollars will continue to be quite high. Preble is the author of a forthcoming book, The Power Problem: How American Military Dom... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2234410 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:24:51 +0100 2234410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222393&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fpower-of-love-is-power-of-life.html Day after day we are assaulted with the idea, fundamental to the assisted suicide movement, that some lives are not worth living and hence, not worth protecting from suicide. This advocacy, I believe, does not really promote liberty and freedom, but rather, endangers lives--of the elderly, people with disabilities and mental illnesses, and those with terminal or chronic diseases--by confirming their worst fears about their futures and their human worth.Contrary messages are sometimes made, as I strive to report here at SHS and elsewhere, but do not seem to penetrate as deeply as the "death with dignity" meme, perhaps because they require a deeper empathy and lack the power of repetition. Along this line, I think it is important to acknowledge the death of Christopher Nolan, a man profoundl... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222393 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:55:00 +0100 2222393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2122197&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F519133662%2F Within a day of Barack Obama’s inauguration, he has asked the military commissions judges to halt all trials in Guantanamo.  All indications point toward detainees being tried in federal courts.  This is a good decision for a couple of reasons. First, the military commissions play into the propaganda game that terrorists thrive on.  It confirms their message that normal courts can’t address the threat that they pose.  In fact, the opposite is true.  When you convict a terrorist and lock him up with murderers and rapists, you take away his freedom fighter mystique. Second, the trial of Omar Khadr was about to start.  Khadr fought alongside a band of Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists and allegedly killed Special Forces medic Christopher Speer with a hand grenade.  Khadr deser... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2122197 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:06:39 +0100 2122197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734229&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fstrong_social_support_may_reduce_psychological_affects_of_tr.htm In a study on adolescent depression following terror attacks, Professor Golan Shahar of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and Professor Christopher Henrich of Georgia State University, report that social support experienced by these adolescents seems to protect against depression. The study followed middle school students in the Israeli city of Sderot who have experienced seven years of ongoing terror attacks by Qassam rockets launched from the nearby Gaza Strip. Researchers examined whether higher levels of baseline social support protected the adolescents from adverse psychological effects of exposure to repeated trauma. Twenty-nine participants were evaluated before and after a five-month period from May to September 2007, when daily rocket attacks from Gaza incr... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734229 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:38:00 +0100 1734229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1635182&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F338250932%2F The Vytorin controversy must be taking its toll on the Schering-Plough ceo. Next week, a former journalist from The Financial Times will join the drugmaker as a communications consultant to help manage Fred’s response to the flap over the cholesterol pill and assorted crises that cause bad press, among other things. Christopher Bowe, who for many years followed pharma for the FT from the newspaper’s Manhattan offices, arrives in Kenilworth, New Jersey, to work closely with Ken Banta, a full-time consultant and strategic communications specialist, our sources tell us. For many years, Banta has functioned as Fred’s media masseuse and unofficial right hand at both Schering-Plough and Pharmacia. Fred could certainly use some image building. The ‘Whytorin’ controve... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1635182 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:54:41 +0100 1635182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631748&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fchristopher-decharms-scans-the-brain-in-real-time-video-on-tedcom%2F From TED: Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demonstrates a new way to use fMRI to show brain activity — thoughts, emotions, pain — while it is happening. In other words, you can actually see how you feel. * * * (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631748 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:18:41 +0100 1631748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1583045&cid=t_199703_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fsituationist-torts-abstract%2F We recently posted on SSRN a draft of our forthcoming law review article, Situationist Torts, 41 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review _ (forthcoming, 2008). Our article’s abstract is excerpted below. * * * This Article calls for a situationist approach to teaching law, particularly tort law. This new approach would begin by rejecting the dominant, common-sense account of human behavior (sometimes called dispositionism) and replacing it with the more accurate account being revealed by the social sciences, such as social psychology, social cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and other mind sciences. At its core, situationism is occupied with identifying and bridging the gap between what actually moves us, on one hand, and what we imagine moves us, on the other. Recognizing that gap is criti... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1583045 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:01:07 +0100 1583045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582925&cid=t_199703_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2Fthe-sunday-sidebarlooking-inside-the-brain%2F Ain’t technology amazing? Check out this video where neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms talks about and demonstrates a new way to use fMRI to show brain activity — thoughts, emotions, pain — in real time…. Tags: brain activity, christopher deCharms, mri, TED talks, VideoShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582925 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:12:27 +0100 1582925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1517132&cid=t_199703_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F310925704%2F This study was conducted with 36 6-13-year-old children in Israel who were diagnosed with ADHD. Results from this study were published last year in Child Neurospsychology [Shalev, Tsal, & Mevorach (2007). Computerized progressive attentional training: Effective direct intervention for children with ADHD. Child Neuropsychology, 13, 382-388.] Participants were randomly assigned to receive 8 weeks of computerized attention training (one hour sessions two times per week) or to a control group. The basic premise of computerized attention training is simple: the program requires children to attend to a variety of computer exercises and to make different responses depending on the stimuli presented. For example, a particularly simple task would require the child to press the space bar each t... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1517132 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:50:08 +0100 1517132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1370866&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F270135430%2F The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a South Carolina teenager who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his grandparents with a shotgun when he was 12 years old, The New York Times reports. Without comment, the justices refused to review the sentence imposed on Christopher Pittman, whose case attracted wide attention not only because of his age and the sentence he received, but because his lawyers blamed Zoloft, the Pfizer antidepressant, for his violent behavior. The pill wasn’t the central issue, though, in the appeal. In a brief submitted to the court, attorneys from the University of Texas law school argued that the 30-year sentence violates Pittman’s Eighth Amendment protection. The lengthy sentence is “unconstitutionally disproportionate as applie... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1370866 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:31:51 +0100 1370866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1323239&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F257066199%2F The federal investigation into kickbacks paid by device makers to hip and knee surgeons is now shifting to the docs themselves. After reaching settlements with five hip and knee implant makers last year over payments, the HHS Office of Inspector General is focusing on doc who receive money as paid consultants, The New York Times reports. “We are going to be looking at those soliciting kickbacks,” Lewis Morris, the OIG chief counsel told an audience of docs, device execs and investors earlier this month in San Francisco at a meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. The same message has gone out to health care lawyers attending legal education seminars and, directly from Christopher Christie Jr., the US Attorney in Newark, who is overseeing the investigation. Execs say Chr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1323239 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:43:07 +0100 1323239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1323240&cid=t_199703_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F257040493%2F That would be Frederick Schiff, who is scheduled to go on trial today on two felony counts of conspiracy and securites fraud for his role in an alleged channel stuffing scheme to inflate the drugmaker’s earnings between 2000 and 2002. Last week, US District Court Judge Faith Hochberg greatly narrowed the scope of his liability, Financial Week* reports. She decided that Schiff can’t be held liable for failing to issue clarifying statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that have might have clarified false or misleading statements about financial reports in separate forums, such as analyst calls, the mag writes. Rather than explicit accounting violations, the government’s case now rests on Schiff’s “misstatements” in SEC filings and his “omissio... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1323240 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:45:41 +0100 1323240