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 'club'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:51:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182095&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fbooks-about-ms%2F Though we tried a regular “MS Book Club” for a couple of years here on the Life With MS Blog, it never really took. I think the idea of a book club is best experienced in person and, let’s face it, there’s food and wine at said club get-togethers! We read through some pretty good books about MS (and about living a full life in general) during that time; but it’s been a while and I know there are more books that have hit the market. So I thought we’d take this end of summertime post to chat about MS books. More to the point, I’m wondering what books you’ve found helpful, inspiring, entertaining, etc having to do with Multiple Sclerosis? I get the odd advanced copy sent to me to read/review now and again but, quite frankly don’t seem to seek out books about MS specifically... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182095 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:41:29 +0100 5182095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934018&cid=t_101564_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F14%2Fthe-second-twitjc-twitter-journal-club%2F In the previous post I wrote about  a new initiative on Twitter, the Twitter Journal Club (hashtag #TwitJC). Here, I shared some constructive criticism. The Twitter Journal Club is clearly an original and admirable initiative, that gained a lot of interest. But there is some room for improvement. I raised two issues: 1. discussions with 100 [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934018 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:28:31 +0100 4934018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742536&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FWMn1-gocfY8%2F SharpBrains served a highly thought-provoking and informative 2011 Virtual Summit on Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century over 3 days, March 30th — April 1st. Here is a brief distillation of the large number (40+) of presentations. 1.The range and variety of presentations left no room for doubt that the digital brain health market is concerned with much more than improving cognitive performance and preventing/treating disease. There is a need for many tools in each of the following categories: computerized assessment for myriad cognitive, psychological and neurological concerns; data analysis and recommendation systems; interventions for manifold clinical and non-clinical problems; measurement of the effectiveness of interventions; dynamic feedback and intervention adjustment. Sig... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742536 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:40:06 +0100 4742536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696629&cid=t_101564_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Freally-bored.html But this was just too much fun to ignore; I've got a lot of time for this guy - Mighty Mike. Check his site, it's (now) in my blogroll... (Source: The KnifeMan) The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696629 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:20:00 +0100 4696629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419285&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F7jpbqknnQWQ%2F Discussion on Brain Fitness? There’s a revolution going on given growing evidence of lifelong neurogenesis and brain plasticity: that the brain can change and be shaped by our experiences opens many possibilities to improve our quality of life and cognitive performance, no matter how young or old we are, as long as we make informed decisions. In case you wonder, why do I care about this? Well, that’s what we want to discuss. Why care about this? What does it mean for the way we learn, work, play, live? What does “use it or lose it” mean, and doesn’t mean? Are there safe ways to enhance our cognitive resources and emotional resilience? How can we make informed decisions, as proud brain owners, caregivers, professionals? . Which Book Will Be Discussed? The discussion will be center... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419285 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:07:14 +0100 4419285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337854&cid=t_101564_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Farkansas-surgeon-dr-tom-bell-dies-carbon-monoxide-poisoning%2F Dr. Tom Bell has died of likely carbon monoxide poisoning after he was found unconscious while at at duck hunting club in Arkansas. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337854 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:45:24 +0100 4337854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4305061&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F1kcKTROiZPA%2F Image via Wikipedia I have finished Mary Karr‘s Lit, minutes before Sally and Other Patti came over for our usual Movie Night. I usually don’t use the word “harrowing” when talking about — well, anything — but that is an adequate adjective here. There is probably a better adjective, but I cannot come up with one on the spur of the moment. I loved the book. It also exhausted me. Her dealing with her own demons got a few of mine to waken a small bit. However, I would read the book again in a second if I did not already have her first memoir, The Liar’s Club, winging its way to me from Amazon, and MK’s friend and mentor’s book — Tobias Wolff‘s This Boy’s Life — sitting on the table next to me, about to be pounced on in turn. Much ... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4305061 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:59:30 +0100 4305061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285188&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdKwOiFEc0bU%2F By David BoazOn his “700 Club” program this week, Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson endorsed the decriminalization of marijuana. He says, “We’ve got to take a look at what we’re considering crimes. I’m not exactly for the use of drugs, don’t get me wrong, but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot, that kinda thing it’s just, it’s costing us a fortune and it’s ruining young people. Young people go into prisons, they go in as youths and come out as hardened criminals. That’s not a good thing.” Check out the video: Robertson’s comments come a few days after other conservatives, including Ed Meese and Gov. Rick Perry, have joined to encourage new conservative thinking about who should... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285188 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:18:55 +0100 4285188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197319&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fblue-sky-tin%2F The last time I saw my dear friend Nathalie she gave me a gift. It’s a tin, and it’s all in French. (Nathalie is French.) ‘Pour voir la vie du bon cote’ roughly translates as ‘To see life on the good side’. Inside are 365 folded and sealed pieces of paper, one to open every day of the year. The idea is that by doing what’s on the paper you will improve your life. Well, I’m all up for that. As Nathalie said when she gave it to me, it goes with the whole Blue Sky Club and the Blue Sky Movement. I waited until the day after the second anniversary of my cancer surgery to crack open the first piece of paper. That way, I get to open the last one on the day that the third anniversary comes around. I think that will be good. Anyway. I am loving the ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197319 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:25:18 +0100 4197319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179476&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F11%2Ftwo-down-three-to-go%2F As Joy came in from walking Hope before school this morning, she asked me whether I knew what day it is. No, I said, my mothers’ finely honed instinct warning me that ‘Thursday’ wasn’t likely to be the right answer. “It’s two years since your surgery,” said Joy, “I always remember this date.” I’d completely forgotten…. diagnosis day seems to be the big day in my memory. Forgetting, I guess, is good? I certainly remembered, last year. (Joy remembering, and me forgetting, is a good way of reminding me that cancer hit all of us pretty hard and that we need to keep on looking after each other. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I think dancing with cancer has to be an easier job than watching someone you love... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179476 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:09:27 +0100 4179476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119595&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=39213&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbeingcancer.net%2F2010%2F10%2F29%2Fcancer-books-book-club%2F Sophie's 5! I have received a number of books recently that I hope to review in the coming months.  Since we have added so many new blogs since last year and have new readers, I am considering another shot at our Cancer Book Club.  I know people were participating but it was hard to determine how many and how consistently readers checked in.  Comments were consistent but few in number.  We did have good participation from most of the authors, even the actor Evan Handler. I may try to think of different formats.  Last year we did a book a month, dividing it into four sections with a discussion each Monday.  I may try just one monthly discussion.  I might also investigate a forum mechanism.  Another idea would be a follow-up interview with the writer based on my questions as well... Being Cancer Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119595 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:57:34 +0100 4119595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036904&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fwhat-have-you-survived%2F It’s all very well me banging on about survivorship, but I’m well aware that cancer is not the only thing to survive, and I am not the only person to have survived cancer – I’m guessing I would be a Dame of the British Empire at least, if I had, or locked up in a lab while scientists tried to work out what made me such a freak of nature, or both. Bereavements, divorces, long-term and chronic illnesses, job losses all must be survived and coped with, just as cancer must. So, I’m wondering….. would you like to share your adventures in survivorship here? One thing that I am constantly learning is how much there is to be learned, and how much we can gain from each others’ experience. I’m not suggesting we have a big ‘I’m so glad my ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036904 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:22:59 +0100 4036904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998954&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdfSHez0bTmw%2F By Michael F. CannonThat’s the headline of an article posted this week in Politico: Rarely have so many political strategists been so wrong about something so big. But when it comes to the health care bill, everyone from former President Bill Clinton on down whiffed on some of the more significant predictions. Democrats would run aggressively on the legislation? Nope. Voters would forget about the sausage-making aspects of the legislative process? Doesn’t seem that way, as the process contributed to the sense that the bill was deeply flawed. And Clinton’s own promise to jittery Democrats that their poll numbers would skyrocket after the bill finally passed also didn’t pan out, as the party is fighting for its life in the midterms. What can explain the miscalculation? ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998954 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:17:19 +0100 3998954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965704&cid=t_101564_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F0BKEg-uDqt0%2F Hello, everyone. Nice to see you again. We hope you enjoyed the weekend, which amounted to an extended break, in our case. In any event, the routine has now returned and, of course, we are brewing the mandatory cup of stimulation to help us along. Please join us with a cup of your own, or a water bottle, perhaps, we scan the news of the world. Have a great day and stay in touch… IRB Delays Frustrate Investigators (OutsourcingPharma) India Becomes A Hub For Counterfeit Meds (The Washington Post) Genzyme Sells Genetics Unit For $925M To LabCorp (Associated Press) An Eli Lilly Scout Discusses Social Media (140conf) AstraZeneca And UCL Sign Stem Cell Deal (The Guardian) Hopes Fade For Roche And Ipsen Diabetes Drug (Reuters) Mcgarrybowen Wins Creative Duties On Pfizer Advil Account (AdWee... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965704 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:56:12 +0100 3965704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876619&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fvineyard-golf-club-natural-imperfections-dont-ruin-a-golf-game%2F photo via New York Times Golf courses can be beautiful, but they’re always unnatural looking. The complete lack of weeds on the lush green grass is a sure sign that pesticides and fertilizers are at work — and a lot of them. That’s not the case at the Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard, the only completely organic golf course in the country. There, no chemical or synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides are used. Weeds are killed with boiling water and natural foam, and moss is removed with dish detergent. You might find a weed or two on the greens, but the members think the organic course is worth it. Natural beauty has a price, though — the joining fee is $350,000, and the annuals dues are $12,000. Do you think the chemical-free environment is worth it?... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876619 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:20:09 +0100 3876619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3872636&cid=t_101564_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fprivate-sector-shows-support-meaningful-use Health IT is a team effort. The whole point is to increase communication and coordination among the different players in the health care system. You just can’t go it alone in this field. The good news is that, when you have a solid plan and a worthy objective, lots of talented people want to join the team and contribute to the effort. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3872636 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:59:33 +0100 3872636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3763045&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fmidnight-in-chattahoochee-valley.html I couldn’t sleep last night after sleeping for about four hours.  I was wide awake at midnight.  I had two Klonopin to take which usually make me sleepy as they are very sedating, but I knew to save them for the next afternoon – ever mindful of that anxiety that always hits the most late in the day.  I got online and applied for countless fast food jobs just for the hell of it – interested in if I would get some calls.  I also applied for a job opening as a grocery clerk at Kroger -- putting feelers out there.  The assessment tests on these online applications were interesting in what they would ask – only a moron would answer incorrectly the questions were so obvious in their solutions.  I wandered down to the convenience store well after midnight.&nb... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3763045 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:56:00 +0100 3763045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761610&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Ffringe-dwellers.html There was a very slight and shifty looking fellow frantically panhandling in the parking lot this morning.  I watched with interest as many customers turned him away.  “There has got to be an easier, softer way to make money,” was what I thought. “Less demeaning”  I was gathering some carts when he stopped to talk to me. “Are they going to run me off?” he asked, worried, seeing my Wal-Mart smock realizing I was an employee. “The security guy will eventually,” I replied, warning him. “Have you got five bucks I could have?” he pleaded. “I am trying to get up the money for a new battery for my car.  I am stuck in the McDonald’s parking lot up the road.” I pulled out my wallet and gave the man five bucks even though I knew the line about the batter... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761610 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:36:00 +0100 3761610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761461&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FJijGoKG60cc%2Fparrots_people_and_pedagogies.php tags: psychology, behavior, pedagogy, education, learning, teaching methods, model/rival technique, Avian Learning EXperiment, Avian Language EXperiment, ALEX, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club ALEX the African Grey Parrot and Dr Irene Pepperberg. Image: The ALEX Foundation. Like anyone who has taught science courses, and probably like anyone who has ever taught anything to a classroom in the history of mankind, I've wondered how to motivate my students to really care about the material they are learning, beyond simply "studying for the test." For example, I have used a group method of study where groups of 4 students are each assigned a specific task: to become an expert in a particular area and to share their knowledge with the other groups. This method is onl... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761461 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:59:57 +0100 3761461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3758029&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F07%2F15%2Fsocial-media-journal-club-wikipedia-and-smoking-fetish%2F This study examined the prevalence, accessibility, and characteristics of eroticized smoking portrayal, also referred to as smoking fetish, on YouTube. The analysis of 200 smoking fetish videos revealed that the smoking fetish videos are prevalent and accessible to adolescents on the website. They featured explicit smoking behavior by sexy, young, and healthy females, with the content corresponding to PG-13 and R movie ratings. Online Communication Between Doctors and Patients in Europe: Status and Perspectives Use of the Internet to communicate with a known health professional is still rare in Europe. Legal context, health policy issues, and technical conditions prevailing in different countries might be playing a major role in the situation. Interest in associated eHealth services is h... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3758029 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:31:12 +0100 3758029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3754058&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsocial-club.html I’ve been noticing a small group of older black men that hang out down at the convenience store late in the evenings after the heat of the day has passed.  They sit upon the retaining wall drinking wine and smoking cigarettes ignoring the no loitering sign.  I want to befriend them, but I am not quite sure how to go about it.  Any ideas?  I thought I could drink my two evening beers near them as I sit on the wall smoking every evening.  Maybe they will see that I am a fellow partaker of the spirited drinks and will ask me to join them in conversation. I was sorely dismayed tonight to find the city had removed all the benches from the park.  I am hoping they are just replacing them.  This didn’t deter me, though.  I plopped down on the still warm ... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3754058 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:46:00 +0100 3754058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718441&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FHFXoW-NDBsQ%2Fare_zombie_vultures_in_our_fut.php tags: vultures, Gyps species, conservation biology, endangered species, veterinary medicine, toxicology, physiology, evolutionary biology, pharmaceutical chemistry, epidemiology, mathematical modeling, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club Only thirty years ago, tens of millions of White-rumped Vultures, Gyps bengalensis, were flying the skies of Asia. They are now classified as Critically Endangered. Image: Marek Jobda / rarebirdsyearbook.com [larger view] A zombie is another name for The Walking Dead -- those who are lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment. But in an ecological sense, a zombie species no longer fulfills its ecological function because it is becoming extinct. This is a topic that I hope to explore further in another blog entr... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718441 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:05:36 +0100 3718441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718446&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FTdjMqZYz89c%2Fdistressed_ravens_show_consola.php tags: birds, ornithology, Common Raven, Northern Raven, Corvus corax, animal behavior, animal culture, aggression, dominance hierarchy, social groups, social conflict, post-conflict behavior, consolation, empathy, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club Common Raven, Corvus corax, showing off at Bryce Canyon National Park, USA. Image: United States National Park Service (Public Domain) [larger view] Humans have long tried to distinguish themselves from other animals on the basis of characters that are perceived to be unique, such as tool design and use, planning for the future and the seemingly "human" capacity for empathy. But one by one, these "unique" characters are found to be shared with other animals. For example, early research shows that making and using tools... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718446 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:15:52 +0100 3718446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714233&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FTdjMqZYz89c%2Fdistressed_ravens_show_consola.php tags: birds, ornithology, Common Raven, Northern Raven, Corvus corax, animal behavior, animal culture, aggression, dominance hierarchy, social groups, social conflict, post-conflict behavior, consolation, empathy, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club Common Raven, Corvus corax, showing off at Bryce Canyon National Park, USA. Image: United States National Park Service (Public Domain) [larger view] Humans have long tried to distinguish themselves from other animals on the basis of characters that are perceived to be unique, such as tool design and use, planning for the future and the seemingly "human" capacity for empathy. But one by one, these "unique" characters are found to be shared with other animals. For example, early research shows that making and using tools... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714233 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:15:52 +0100 3714233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691025&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F06%2F23%2Fsocial-media-journal-club-tomorrow-has-arrived%2F In this study, the Internet played a significant part in the respondents’ health information seeking and decision making in pregnancy. Health professionals need to be ready to support pregnant women in online data retrieval, interpretation, and application. Patient Empowerment by the Means of Citizen-managed Electronic Health Records: Web 2.0 Health Digital Identity scenarios. Social media and dentistry: can the new ‘word of mouth’ help your practice grow? The Availability and Nature of Physician Information on the Internet. Personal and professional physician information is widely available on the Internet, and often not under direct control of the individual physician. The availability of such information has implications for physician-patient relationships and su... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691025 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:16:11 +0100 3691025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683605&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvkmITx0TgXo%2F By Michael F. CannonLast week, The New York Times published an article subtitled, “In Desperately Poor Rwanda, Most Have Health Insurance.”  The main theme was the contrast between Rwanda’s compulsory health insurance system and the as-yet-non-compulsory U.S. health insurance market: Rwanda has had national health insurance for 11 years now; 92 percent of the nation is covered, and the premiums are $2 a year. Sunny Ntayomba, an editorial writer for The New Times, a newspaper based in the capital, Kigali, is aware of the paradox: his nation, one of the world’s poorest, insures more of its citizens than the world’s richest does. He met an American college student passing through last year, and found it “absurd, ridiculous, that I have health insurance and she didn’... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683605 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:44:49 +0100 3683605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648579&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FsE5VxraadKQ%2Fatlantic_bluefin_tuna_oil_spil.php tags: ecology, marine biology, conservation biology, endangered species, habitat preferences, Northern Bluefin Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus, Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, fisheries, PLoS ONE, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club An adult Atlantic (Northern) Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus. A recently published study, intended to provide data to commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico so they maximize their catch of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, whilst avoiding bycatch of critically endangered Atlantic (Northern) Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus, suggests that the Deepwater Horizon oil leak may devastate the endangered Atlantic bluefin population, causing it to completely collapse or possibly go extinct. Read the rest of this post... | Read ... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648579 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:59:29 +0100 3648579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632292&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FdhRbwGO7X5c%2Foiled_birds_to_kill_or_not_to.php tags: ecology, marine biology, conservation biology, endangered species, environmental toxicology, seabirds, marine mammals, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club Bird rescue personnel Danene Birtell (L) and Heather Nevill (R) hold an oiled brown pelican, found on Storm Island in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, that will be washed at the treatment facility at Fort Jackson, Louisiana, USA. BP has contracted bird rescue groups to rehabilitate wildlife affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The birds are examined, thoroughly washed and then allowed to recover. Image: Paul Buck/EPA. British Petroleum's current disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is unfortunately one of many oil spill events that occur every year due to rampant corporate greed and syst... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632292 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:59:34 +0100 3632292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3570066&cid=t_101564_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FEMjAVyzMfXQ%2F Grief and recovery from alcoholism, addiction and co-dependency go hand-in-hand. This is an important recovery book. Quoting Groucho Marx, film director Woody Allen once said facetiously, "I’d never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member." But there is a club so universal that adults join and rejoin it many times. The only requirement for membership is living in a world replete with change. Author Melody Beattie calls this unofficial club "The Grief Club" in her book of the same name. She says the club has many subgroups. She unwillingly joined the "My Child Died and My Heart is Broken and Nobody Gets It" subgroup in 1991, when her young son Shane died in a skiing accident. Years later, she became the member of other clubs too, suc... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3570066 Sun, 16 May 2010 18:33:00 +0100 3570066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508243&cid=t_101564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Floneliness-is-not-a-dsm-5-disorder-but-it-still-hurts%2F The recent controversy over the still-developing DSM-5 — that compendium of mental disorders the media love to call, inappropriately, “The Bible of Psychiatry” –has gotten me thinking about loneliness. Now, thankfully, nobody has seriously proposed including loneliness in the DSM-5. Indeed, loneliness is usually thought of as simply an unpleasant part of life — one of the “slings and arrows” that pierce almost all of us from time to time. Loneliness, in some ways, remains enmeshed in a web of literary and cultural clichés, born of such works as Nathaniel West’s darkly comic novel, Miss Lonelyhearts, and the Beatles’ whimsical anthem, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” But loneliness turns out to be a serious matter. And as psychiatry debat... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508243 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:31:32 +0100 3508243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487106&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FRyJWibdfaAA%2Fhow_are_birds_affected_by_volc.php tags: Eyjafjallajökull, volcanic particulate material, ash clouds, airborne-particle deposition, respiratory physiology, respiratory toxicology, medicine, veterinary medicine, birds, avian health, bioassay, anatomy, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club Figure 1: The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, photographed by an unidentified farmer in Iceland. This eruption sent massive billowing clouds of volcanic ash several miles into the atmosphere. Image: Newscom/Zuma [larger view] April is the peak month of spring migration for millions of birds, so the ongoing eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, presents hundreds of millions of birds with an unusually challenging set of circumstances as they fly to their northerly breeding grounds. But when a reader as... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487106 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:15:12 +0100 3487106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482922&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FqbMwpNDX6eU%2Fmucosal_leech_infestation_tyra.php tags: evolutionary biology, evolutionary biogeography, molecular biology, medicine, ectoparasite, orificial hirudiniasis, mucosal leech infestation, hirudinoids, leech, Tyrannobdella rex, public health, zoology, PLoS ONE, anatomy, phylogenetic analysis, taxonomy, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, journal club Figure 1. Mucosally invasive hirudinoid leeches. Known from a wide variety of anatomical sites including eyes (A) as in this case involving Dinobdella ferox (B), mucosal leech species, as in a case involving Myxobdella annandalei (C), more frequently feed from the nasopharyngeal surfaces of mammals (D). [larger (and more repulsive) picture.] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010057. Most people are repulsed by leeches -- those spineless blood sucking animals that are not only... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482922 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:10:17 +0100 3482922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448896&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FsRZzabnS1qY%2Fgreat_tits_great_personality.php tags: evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, molecular ecology, personality, novelty seeking, exploratory behavior, dopamine receptor, dopamine receptor D4 gene, DRD4 gene polymorphism, ornithology, birds, Great Tit, Parus major, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper Bold or cautious? Individuals with a particular gene variant are very curious -- but only in some populations. Image: Henk Dikkers. Research suggests that personality variations are heritable in humans and other animal species, and there are many hypotheses as to why differences in personality exist and are maintained. One approach for investigating the heritability of personality lies in identifying which genes underlie specific personality traits so scientists can then determine how the fr... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448896 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:45:41 +0100 3448896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449103&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2Fj1sGBHWXGE8%2Fpittsburgh-young-adult-cancer Calling all young adult cancer yinzers.  Join me, along with Charissa Hamilton-Gribenas, founder of BRICKS for Young Adults, for an evening of coffee and conversation.  Momentum is growing among the young adult cancer community in Pittsburgh. This will be a chance to hang out in a casual, non-clinical atmosphere to connect and talk about living young with cancer. Pittsburgh Young Adult Cancer Event Tuesday, April 20 7pm Coffee Tree Roasters – Shadyside 5524 Walnut Street Need more info? 773-426-8081 Plus, we’ll be handing out free copies of the new BRICKS for Young Adults, a resource guide for young cancer patients in Pittsburgh. (Source: Everything Changes) Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449103 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:14:43 +0100 3449103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429214&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fbsgq7HC72Fs%2Fwriters_block_brief_review.php tags: writer's block, psychology, abnormal psychology, cognitive psychology, writing, publishing, career, publish or perish, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper, journal club Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429214 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:59:41 +0100 3429214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424896&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FlT4-IPg-hPc%2Fmicroraptor_gui_feathers_uv_li.php tags: evolution, evolutionary biology, UV light, flight, dinosaur, dromaeosaur, theropods, Microraptor gui, paleontology, fossils, birds, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper, journal club Figure 1. The holotype of Microraptor gui, IVPP V 13352 under normal light. This shows the preserved feathers (white arrow) and the 'halo' around the specimen where they appear to be absent (black arrows). Scale bar at 5 cm. [larger view] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009223 It has long been known that when exposed to ultraviolent light, fossilized bones and shells -- and even tissues -- will fluoresce, thus rendering undetectable details visible. But this technique has been used mostly to visualize fossilized invertebrates, and inexplicably, has rarely been used to investigate... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424896 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:29:13 +0100 3424896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416069&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FbtA_Q2BCY8I%2Fevolution_monogamy_dendrobatid.php tags: evolution, evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, animal behavior, molecular ecology, parental care, mating systems, monogamy, sexual selection, frogs, poison dart frogs, Dendrobatidae, Ranitomeya, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper, journal club Peruvian mimic poison frog, Ranitomeya imitator. Image: Jason Brown [larger view] To know the breeding system is to know the genetic architecture of a species. To know the evolution of a breeding system is to know how evolution works .. ~ Lewis & Crowe, Evolution (1955) Genetic tests have revealed the secret sex life of a tiny poison dart frog species that lives in the Peruvian rain forests: remarkably, it turns out that these frogs are monogamous. But the reason this species is monogamous is surprising... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416069 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:59:23 +0100 3416069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416003&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhoney-time-to-get-up-for-stripper-school%2F Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Rumer Willis (photo: Nikki Nelson/WENN) As a parent, I screw up all the time. And I’ve pretty much made it my mission at Blisstree to shore up other mothers. But it’s been tough not to judge this whole Demi-Rumer-pole-dancing debacle. In case you aren’t a Hollywood gossip hound, reportedly, 47-year-old Demi Moore recently performed an impromptu pole dance at a party at the Chateau Marmont in L.A. (Wait…Demi actually wants people to remember Striptease?) She then pulled her 21-year-old daughter up and taught her some on-the-fly exotic moves while the crowd (mostly fellow A-listers, including Jennifer Aniston) cheered. Two words: Indecent. Proposal. Admittedly, erotic dancing is just another form of exercise these days: Crunches and Equinoxes acros... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416003 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:04:14 +0100 3416003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3362418&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FcSRoO2kgv3A%2Fsex_bird_gynandromorph_somatic.php tags: evolution, evolutionary biology, gynandromorph, bilateral gynandromorph bird, half-sider, mixed-sex chimaera, sex determination, molecular biology, genetics, developmental biology, endocrinology, birds, chicken, Gallus gallus, ornithology, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper, journal club Half-sider. Almost exactly one year ago, hundreds of American birders were thrilled by sightings and photographs of this remarkable Northern Cardinal, or Redbird, Cardinalis cardinalis, photographed in Warrenton, VA. Image: DW Maiden, 2 March 2009. I'll never forget the first time I saw a bilateral gynandromorph. I was a bird-crazy teenager reading my way through a stack of avicultural publications when I spied the strangest bird I'd ever seen on the cover of o... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3362418 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:59:43 +0100 3362418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354366&cid=t_101564_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FsOb9m829wzI%2Ffossil_egg_dna.php tags: evolution, evolutionary biology, ancient DNA, aDNA, molecular biology, molecular ecology, archaeology, paleontology, fossil eggshell, extinct birds, giant moa, Dinornis robustus, elephant birds, Aepyornis maximus, Mullerornis, Thunderbirds, Genyornis, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper, journal club Elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus, egg compared to a human hand with a hummingbird egg balanced on a fingertip. To conduct my avian research, I've isolated and sequenced DNA from a variety of specimens, such as blood, muscle, skin and a variety of internal organs, dry toepads from long-dead birds in museum collections, feathers, the delicate membranes that line the inside of eggs, and even occasionally from bone. But I was surprised to learn that avian DN... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354366 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:47 +0100 3354366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149202&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fcrohns-book-club-january-edition%2F Happy 2010!  I can’t believe that we are in 2010 already,  time really flies. I should not have written in my last blog about how well I was doing because I got sick that very same night!   I picked up a stomach bug and on top of that had a sinus infection.  I am now taking antibiotics.   So, I have started my New Year off with a blast; sick as a dog.  But, it is getting better now.  I just need to work on gaining the weight back that I lost from being sick.  I was already getting kind of low with my weight and then I lost another three or four pounds on top of that because I’m sick.  I may try drinking Ensure for weight gain again to see if it still bothers me or not. For those of you new to this Crohn’s blog we decided not long ago that we would create a book club since ... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149202 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:24:40 +0100 3149202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052284&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fcrohns-disease-book-club-blog-december-edition%2F A few weeks ago I suggested that we start a book club to get our mind off of Crohn’s disease for a bit and allow us to think about something else.    It seems like you all agree, so let’s try it out.   Remember, there are no set rules here, we can change our book club format as many times as it takes for this to be fun for all of us. Since I am the one who writes the blog, I will write about the book (or books- since I read several in a month) that I read the previous month.  I will give a short synopsis of the book and state whether it was a good read.  I will rate the book on a scale of 1-10, 1 being the worst and 10 the best and then tell you what I liked best about the book and what I liked least.  Since this is the first real Crohn’s book club blog, we should all write i... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052284 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:18:38 +0100 3052284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984927&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fa-crohns-book-club%2F I was thinking that we should start a book club.  I read a lot because of many reasons, one of which is that I have a lot of potty time available for my reading pleasure.   The other, is that I just love to read.  Or rather, I love to get lost in a story and forget my troubles and worries just for a little while.  I love it when I get so excited about a book, that I can’t stop thinking about it and can’t wait to get home to read it.  The last time that happened to me was when I read the Twilight series.  I could not put those books down.  I have read many authors across the spectrum of different genres and will read just about anything, except lately anything violent or dark.  I feel that there is enough bad in the world already and I would rather read something pleasant to ta... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984927 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:02 +0100 2984927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2948308&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-wet-nurses-tale-book-discussion%2F Join the on-line book discussion of The Wet Nurse’s Tale! Elita at Blacktating first posted a very interesting interview with the author Erica Eisdorfer and then reviewed the book. Now the book has been released and Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog has suggested an on-line discussion group. I have put a hold on the book at one of my county libraries (25 cents gets it shipped to my local branch!) and I can hardly wait to get started reading next week. The timing is good because I just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (quite a dense and informative read — one worth plowing through. Oh, did I just go with the farming pun? ) The Wet Nurse’s Tale is a historical novel set in Victorian England and it features a ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2948308 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:42:49 +0100 2948308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832368&cid=t_101564_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4036 It’s 8 am, and once again starting around 6 am, my shaking neurotic dog turned my place of sleep into a vibrating bed. To his dismay he may have to stay in his create at nights. I really hate waking up tired in the morning because of being woken up all the time by yelling, “BUSTER GET OFF THE F.ING BED!” only to have him jump back on again once I fall asleep to repeat the event over again. Nonetheless, here I am finding myself sipping tea with one hand, and touching myself with other as I figure out what to write. I know it’s time to get laid again. When it takes me twice as long to write a post because I keep playing with my bits, you knwo it’s defnitely time. And in the name of transparency, I like to share that all with you. It gives you a complete window i... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832368 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:44:59 +0100 2832368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793255&cid=t_101564_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F09%2F10%2Fdell-emr%2F Today, CNET posted an article that talked about a Dell EMR. Yes, we’re talking about the Dell that makes computers (and sells everything else under the sun). We’ve known for a while about Dell’s partnership with eCW and Walmart-Sam’s Club to sell EHR, but the thing that’s interesting about the CNET article is that it calls it “Dell’s EMR software.” I’m certain that Dell didn’t create it’s own EMR software package. I assume it has to just be eCW’s EMR right? To add to the fun, I even found the page http://www.dell.com/emr which talks about Dell’s foray into the EMR world. However, on that page it links to the Sam’s Club/Walmart/eCW EHR partnership as well. I have a feeling that the CNET article is just an ex... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793255 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:57:54 +0100 2793255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766155&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F9nHMIkobkaU%2F After a surprisingly calm summer, I am getting my brain, throat, and presentation, ready for the book tour to promote The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. The tour includes two talks at New York Public Library! These are the events during September and October - please let me know if you plan to attend any. And, of course, if you haven't ordered your copy yet, Amazon.com is here to help you... Order Book at Amazon.com Click Here to order at Amazon.com. Print Edition, $24.95 Order Kindle eBook Click Here to order at Amazon.com, Kindle Edition, $9.99 > September 8th, Petaluma, California: Physical and Mental Exercise for Brain Fitness, at the Club One Fitness Center. More information here. > September 9th, San Francisco: The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, at San... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766155 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:38:12 +0100 2766155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2703856&cid=t_101564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F15%2Fjustice-in-texas-mistreating-developmentally-disabled-nets-jail-time%2F Texas is not a state you want to live in if you have a developmental or mental disability. As we noted in June, Texas punished 268 abusive employees who take care of this vulnerable population in state-run care facilities (such as hospitals and schools). Previously, over 1,100 employees were fired or disciplined for mistreating the people under their care. Over one thousand employees! That’s just an amazing number. But I guess justice finally catches up to those who think nothing of mistreating or abusing those in their care. At least that’s what Jesse Salazar discovered this week. You may remember him as one of the 11 people the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services fired in April for encouraging fights among mentally and developmentally disabled residents at one o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2703856 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:44:19 +0100 2703856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511974&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FUYUQquNqJ8Y%2F Discussion Guide Alzheimers Association, book club, Brain Fitness, brain fitness guide, Club One, Elizabeth Edgerly, fitness centers, kindle, kindle edition, mental exercise, Physical Exercise, Robin Klaus, stay sharp, Twitter (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511974 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:34:39 +0100 2511974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463308&cid=t_101564_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fbay-area-seniors-computer-club-bascc.html The Bay Area Seniors Computer Club "BASCC" has been offering computer training for seniors since the year 2000. Computer literacy provides a way for seniors to search healthcare topics, and enhance their lives in other ways. Growing up during the "paper generation" means seniors did not have the same background as the "internet generation."The club offers free computer classesfor seniors, workshops, and helpers who can be contacted over the telephone when needed. "You're never too old to learn" is the club motto.Now the Bay Area Seniors Computer Club "BASCC" has a social network with multimedia, video and photo sharing, a Forum, and Blogs at Bay Area Seniors Computer Club "BASCC" Multimedia and Tutorials. The club is located on the central Oregon Coast in the Coos Bay, North Bend area. Onl... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463308 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:47:00 +0100 2463308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442194&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Ffinal-ms-book-club-blog%2F Over the past couple of years, we’ve taken the last post of the month to discuss a book we’ve been reading together…in theory.  The idea never really took off and I’ve always asserted that this blog was all about you.  So, today we end the run with a final discussion from Professor Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture. One of my favorite parts of these book club blogs has been our final discussion of each book.  We’ve been lucky enough to have our authors join us for a frank discussion of their books.  Everything, from what it took to actually sit down and write to their personal MS struggles, has been fodder for our pages. This post, however, will be devoid of the author as he passed away of the very disease of which he knew he would…and therefore ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442194 Fri, 29 May 2009 21:51:40 +0100 2442194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458210&cid=t_101564_115_f&fid=38592&url=%2Findex.php%2Fmy-profile%2Fmy-blog%2Fnew-radiology-journal-club-on-radiolopolis.html A new section was just created on Radiolopolis: the Radiology Journal ClubDid you find interesting publications and would you like to tell your opinion or like to know your colleagues's opinion about these articles? Post them in our new sub-forum "Radiology Journal Club" and start a new discussion about it! You can find the new discussion forum if you go in the top menu on "Forums" -> "Radiology Journal Club". (Source: Radiolopolis Blogs) Radiolopolis Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458210 Sat, 23 May 2009 11:16:30 +0100 2458210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398887&cid=t_101564_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FUiUoZvw3Uu4%2F Many of you may remember my rather detailed coverage of the impact of Walmart offering an EMR through Sam’s Club and in partnership with eClinicalWorks and Dell. For those that missed my comments, I wrote about the details of the Walmart EMR offering, and then A Doctor’s Perspective on Walmart EMR and eCW and Dell’s perspective on Walmart EMR. I saw the Walmart EMR listing on the Sam’s Club website a while back, but didn’t have a chance to post it. It’s really interesting to see an EMR listed at Sam’s Club. I also find it interesting to see that they chose to market it as an EMR and not an EHR. I think this actually is a pretty smart move since I think most doctors still call it an electronic medical record or EMR. Those of us in the industry somet... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398887 Fri, 08 May 2009 14:39:38 +0100 2398887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375902&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FlGWjOMS45zk%2Fhandmaids-tale-revisited_27.html Just in time for Mother’s Day (May 10th this year - mark your calendars!), the Women’s Bioethics Project Book Club has released its next selection: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Download the book club kit developed by WBP advisory board member Sue Trinidad and join us as we explore the bioethical implications of commercial surrogacy, the role of genetic relatedness, redefining concepts of motherhood and the commodification of women's bodies. Read and discuss with your Mom, your daughters, and friends – let us know what you think – join the conversation! (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375902 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:41:50 +0100 2375902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2307448&cid=t_101564_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F04%2Fthe-breakfast-club%2F In “See For Yourself” I briefly mentioned my most memorable teacher, forensic pathologist Tim D. Koelmeyer. As a medical student attending autopsies, as well as coping with the sights, sounds, and smells of the autopsy room and the presence of a recently deceased corpse, I had my mind blown apart by the enigmatic Dr Koelmeyer, [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2307448 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:57:23 +0100 2307448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2301650&cid=t_101564_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Ffda-and-pharma-bring-more-stakeholders.html Discussion!I believe that more stakeholders need to be involved in the discussion of social media pharma marketing guidelines and best practices. I'm talking about ad agencies that work for pharmaceutical companies, patient advocates, healthcare professionals, social network site owners, etc.The FDA did it right in 1996 when brought in all these stakeholders -- including me -- for a two-day public hearing on FDA AND INTERNET: ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS (find the minutes here).In his opening remarks to that hearing, Bill Schultz, who was Deputy Commissioner at the time, said "With the increased popularity of the Internet, it's not surprising that questions would begin to be raised about how the laws pertaining to drug and device advertising apply to the Internet. FDA has ... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2301650 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:41:00 +0100 2301650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2321730&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-book-club-finishing-the-last-lecture%2F Today, we finish reading Randy Pausch’s book, The Last Lecture. These last two sections are filled with short snippets from a lifetime of gained knowledge.  I suppose that once one gets his head around the fact that he is short for this world, the results of some hard-fought lessons become painfully clear. The desire to continue imparting knowledge, even in the final days of his life, must have been a forceful drive in our professor.  Even after he had devoted so much of his remaining months to writing his actual “last lecture” at Carnegie Mellon, he continued to put to paper his life’s philosophies and some context for those who had grown to admire him. I’m curious, how many of you have actually watched Professor Pausch’s “Last Lecture?” ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2321730 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:33:55 +0100 2321730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2301623&cid=t_101564_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FcXg0EnEFaBs%2Fwalmart-will-offer-low-cost-alternative.html The New York Times is reporting that WalMart will begin selling a low-cost alternative to enable small medical offices to start using electronic health records. They'll have Sams Club begin to work with Dell and eClinical Works, to provide hardware, software instillation, maintenance, and training. Marcus Osborne, senior director for health care business development at Wal-Mart, had this to say about their new offer:“We’re a high-volume, low-cost company. And I would argue that mentality is sorely lacking in the health care industry.” (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2301623 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2301623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2223204&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-ms-book-club-blog-the-last-lecture%2F As I sit at my laptop, toast and coffee at the ready, I am forced to admit (to myself as much as to you, the readers of Life with MS) that multiple sclerosis is to be a factor in my day today.  I’ve been having on-again-off-again MS symptoms for over two weeks now and I’m going to have to stop looking the other way.  I’ll keep an eye on it all and update you in next week’s How’s Your MS Today; blog posting. Today, however, we’re trying to get back on schedule with our book club blog.  With the holidays and the move to Everyday Health it’s been some time since we talked about Professor Randy Pausch’s book, The Last Lecture. We’ve reviewed the introduction and sections I & II already, now we move to sections III & IV of the tome. Once I picked up the book, I simp... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2223204 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:52:11 +0100 2223204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216531&cid=t_101564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F26%2Fintroducing-anxiety-ocd-exposed%2F You asked, we answered. Introducing our newest blog, Anxiety & OCD Exposed! Anxiety and OCD Exposed is written by the authors of a series of “Dummies” books on mental health concerns, including the one for anxiety disorders and the one for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). They’ll be blogging every week on these two (and related) topics with their insights, opinions and news about anxiety and OCD. Laura L. Smith, Ph.D is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of adults and children with obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as personality disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and learning disorders. She is often asked to provide consultations to attorneys, school districts, and governmental agencies. She presents workshops on cogn... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216531 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:18:09 +0100 2216531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195238&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Flife-with-ms-community-welcome-back%2F Well, what do you think? It was a process the scope of which can’t even be imagined but it’s done; we’ve moved all the content from HealthTalk to EverydayHealth.com and I’d like to thank everyone who worked so hard to get it all done. I’d also like to thank all of YOU who kept checking back to Life with MS to see if we were back and running over the past week or so.  This is your community and I’m glad you have stuck with us! This new platform affords us so much more exposure and will make us even stronger.  It’s a very exciting time. Change, however, is something we with MS fear.  But if nothing else, multiple sclerosis teaches us that change is something with which we’re going to have to learn to deal/cope/accept.  All of the HealthTalk content you have grown to expec... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195238 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:11:55 +0100 2195238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132790&cid=t_101564_83_f&fid=38205&url=http%3A%2F%2Fandreas.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F01%2F26%2Fclub-foot%2F The incidence of club foot (approximately 0.8/1000 to 1.0/1000 live births) has remained much the same, at least in Scandinavia, from the earliest studies in 1913 until 1990. During the 1990s, however, it rose to 1.2/1000 in Denmark and 1.4/1000 Sweden, and for no clear reason. It is 6 times more common in east Asian countries. Club foot comes in several forms and degrees of severity. The World Health Organization lists 12 variant diagnostic types within the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-9) club foot category. Two studies looking at incidence have come from Denmark (Acta Orthop. 2006; 77[6]:839-846) and Sweden (Acta Orthop. 2006; 77[6]:847-852). Both of these countries have well-organized, detailed nation... Andreas Richards WeBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132790 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:02:54 +0100 2132790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110639&cid=t_101564_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fdtc-spending-will-be-decimated-in-2009.html (Source: Pharma Marketing Blog) Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110639 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:37:00 +0100 2110639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2084356&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Flife-with-ms-book-club-examing-the-intro-to-the-the-last-lecture%2F Happy New Year to you, one and all!!! Normally we end the month, like we have for the past couple of years now, with our book club blog. This month we’ll begin with the book club blog post. If you recall we are reading “The Last Lecture.” We begin our journey with the late Randy Pausch, former professor at Carnegie Mellon University. We call this an “MS Book Club” but this book has nothing directly referring to multiple sclerosis. Rather it is a tome on how to achieve one’s childhood dreams. Our assignment for this month was to read the introduction and chapters I & II. This is a very personal look into the wishes of a dying man and how he plucked up the courage to take many of his last hours away from his family in order to invest them in something... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2084356 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:57:05 +0100 2084356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930483&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Flife-with-ms-book-club-the-last-lecture%2F Hope everyone had a happy Halloween. It’s time to announce our next reading adventure. This will be our third book and as I look to the Life with MS archive I come to realize that we will be entering into our third year of the Life with MS Book Club Blog as well. Boy, do we read slowly!I’ve decided to give us an early holiday gift as our next book. I’m very excited about this read and I hope you will be also. Our first book, Allison Shadday’s “MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis” was a big hit and I think we all use it as a reference (or at least I do) now and again. Last month, we wrapped up with our Author’s Notes by Dawn Bailiff from her “Notes from a Minor Key,” a memoire. This time, our Life with ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930483 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:25:42 +0100 1930483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886833&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fdawn-bailiff-on-notes-from-a-minor-key%2F As promised, I’ll share notes from the author of our most recent Book Club Blog; Dawn Bailiff. Her work, “Notes From A Minor Key” has been the subject of our monthly review for the past couple of months. Dawn has much to write to us, so I’ll end my comments here. We thank Ms. Bailiff for her time in sharing a few thoughts with us and for telling her story, which is in parts, the story of many of us. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dawn Bailiff: I would like to thank those of you in the HealthTalk MS community who have taken the time to read, discuss, contemplate and even criticize my book. You are a group with a “good energy” who collectively refuses to be defeated or defined by the MonSter. I send special gratitude to Trevis for providing such a wonderful MS reso... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886833 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:53:25 +0100 1886833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862826&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=35068&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrainwindows.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fa-brief-history-of-calcium-imaging%2F A few months ago I threw together a short presentation on the history of calcium imaging for a journal club here at Janelia. It is incomplete. It lacks notes. It is technical. It focuses much attention on early genetically-encoded indicators. However, calcium imaging is so intertwined with the work of Roger Tsien, my Ph.D. thesis advisor, and since he just won the Nobel Prize, I thought it might be of interest to some of the audience of Brain Windows. It does provide a little bit of background for some of the more recent developments chronicled on this site. Enjoy.        (Source: Brain Windows) Brain Windows blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862826 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:38:18 +0100 1862826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856115&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E5%2F411974541%2FAAAS-OHRP%2520Sept08.pdf 1. Sex bias in control of cancer pain. Women get less meds, more pain. Sounds like a Raw Deal.2. AAAS comments on human subject protection training.3. Gardasil requirement for immigrants stirs backlash.4. Paxil suit settled by Glaxo for $40M.5. Inspire Pharmaceuticals reaches deal with SEC in investigation related to clinical trial of experimental dry-eye treatment. 6. Chinese parents file tainted milk lawsuit.7. Personalized medicine: new predictive tool can help determine treatment for breast cancer patients (identifies those most at risk of relapse, potentially avoiding chemo).8. Doctors urge the FDA to ban OTC cough and cold medicines for children until they are found safe and effective. Not safe and effective? Perhaps we should resort to that cherry-flavored placebo elixir reported on... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856115 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:52:32 +0100 1856115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1851057&cid=t_101564_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F9d2FwrvtijA%2F Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) has commissioned what is described as the “first national survey of attitudes toward autism.” Today’s Physorg notes some highlights of the report; more results of the survey will be revealed at an autism conference to be held at FIT this weekend. The Scott Center for Autism Treatment is located at FIT. Its College of Psychology and Liberal Arts, which commissioned the survey, offers a graduate program in Applied Behavior Analysis. Looking at what Physorg reports about the survey’s result, there’s a lot of confusion out there about what causes autism and what it is. 1000 men and women who were 21 years old or older were randomly selected from throughout the nation and information was gathered via telephone interviews conduc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1851057 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:03:22 +0100 1851057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1851058&cid=t_101564_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FtilxUiiWrWI%2F It’s Day 3 of the Science Blogs Book Club on Dr. Paul Offit’s Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. Dr. Offit has been posting and responding to questions (yesterday he noted that “anti-vaccine forces have taken the autism story hostage,” and I agree). Kev of Left Brain/Right Brain writes about how autism has become a secondary concern, Orac posts about framing vaccines, and I have a post up about mercury rising and falling and Lyn Redwood. You can also read other reviews of Dr. Offit’s book in the Kansas City Star and on the LA Times Booster Shots blog. The Rocky Mountain News gives the book an A- and notes that “Offit’s sarcasm and brow-beating of those he disagrees with is grating - this book will... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1851058 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:26:56 +0100 1851058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1747060&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fbook-club-blog-the-soul%2F This month’s book club blog brings us to the end of Dawn Bailiff’s book, “Notes From a Minor Key: A Memoir of Music, Love and Healing.” We’ve been following Ms. Bailiff’s story from her early days as an aspiring music student through her early successes in the international concert scene to her diagnosis with MS. Today, we discuss the final section of her book; a section she calls “The Soul.” Ms Bailiff has not shied away from telling her readers about her other health issues in the course of her story. To tell of the unthinkable losses she faced in these last chapters is almost too much to read, let alone live. Not to belittle the other issues she lived with and through, reading the penultimate heartbreak of losing a young son can only be th... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1747060 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:16:14 +0100 1747060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1675220&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fbook-club-blog-the-diagnosing-ms-attack%2F I know we’re supposed to be finishing our book this month, but I’m changing the plan. In re-reading chapter 20 our book of current discussion, “Notes from a Minor Key,” coupled with my recent rehash of my own MS diagnosis, I just felt like this chapter might be an important one to discuss in depth. Chapter 20 deals with the author’s (Dawn Bailiff) diagnosing attack, an episode which, while different for each of us, we can all relate. I totally loved that Dawn refers to the way she was treated in hospital as “Project Moi.” I literally laughed out loud in a public place when I read that line. How many of us haven’t felt like that at least once in our MS career? I’ve stated before that most of us are still spinning from the attack (let alo... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1675220 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:12:38 +0100 1675220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664221&cid=t_101564_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2F349894298%2F Image via WikipediaAfter more than 100 years without selling anything on their jerseys, Athletic Club Bilbao decided to start printing a sponsor’s logo. As Basque and Athletic’s fan it breaks my heart to see this happening. Never played a match on second division, team with most wins in the Spanish Cup, selling its shirt to an oil company. Now we get as low as the like of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea and Milan, just to name a few. Now we are one among the rest, not one of the few. Sad, sad day. (Source: Blind.Scientist) Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664221 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:33:41 +0100 1664221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556550&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fnotes-from-a-minor-key-chapters-17-21%2F Summer finally arrived in my part of the world this weekend. It should be noted that summer only officially arrives in Trevis Gleason-world when it is hot enough for me to have an iced coffee and gin and tonic in the same day. It was due to a bit of summer frolic that my Friday posting didn’t make it to the office on time. As summer begins, June ends. This being the last post of June, we’re on to our book club blog. We’re discussing chapters 17-21 of Dawn Baliff’s book, “Notes from a Minor Key” this month. This section of the text begins with the culmination of many young women’s dreams: marriage to the man she loves, a wonderful (fully paid) honeymoon to a quaint village in the warmth of Spain and lying with her husband for the first time. At the very time when Dawn wants to... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556550 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:59:15 +0100 1556550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480952&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fnotes-from-a-minor-key-chapters-6-16%2F The last posting of each month, we take time to talk about our book of choice. We are currently discussing “Notes from a Minor Key” by Dawn Bailiff, a former child piano prodigy and woman living with some serious health issues. When we last left Dawn, she was on the road to a tenuous relationship with a man significantly her senior who was already in a romantic relationship. She was struggling with her musical place in the world and with an unknown health issue. We now find out, 8 months into the future, that her pain was caused by endometriosis. I must admit that I’ve been told by more than a few women that they’ve had bouts with this disease. Maybe it’s a guy thing, but I had NO IDEA that it could be this bad! As the author makes her way through the unbelievable complexities of... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480952 Fri, 30 May 2008 23:58:30 +0100 1480952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1477836&cid=t_101564_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F29%2Fair-america-scandel-where-is-evan-montvel-cohen-answer-arrested-in-guam%2F Flap asked the question back in 2005: Where is Evan Montvel-Cohen and why is Air America and Al Franken not pursuing him referencing Michelle Malkin’s piece, AIR ENRON: AL FRANKEN NEEDS HELP. First, a little refresher course in Evan Cohen and Air America’s rip-off of the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx. Well, the authorities finally caught up with Mr. Cohen and arrested him the other day in Guam. The mystery man behind the looting of a Bronx charity to finance the startup of liberal radio network Air America was arrested yesterday in Guam. Evan Montvel-Cohen was picked up by border-patrol officers at Guam International Airport on an outstanding warrant from Hawaii. He had been indicted there last month for money laundering and the theft of more than $60,000 from ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1477836 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:03:43 +0100 1477836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423766&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fnotes-from-a-minor-key-chapters-1-5%2F We are a little off schedule with my recent trilogy about my MS diagnosis. Typically, I like to end the month with our book club blog discussion. So without further ado, let’s get this Cinco de Mayo party…er, blog started. Our new book is Dawn Baliff’s “Notes from a Minor Key.” If you recall, we already decided how we would divide this book up for easy digestion and discussion. Therefore, today we’ll discuss chapters 1-5. The first thing that strikes me about the book is Dawn’s style and tone. This is not a tiptoe around subjects with a withering flower kind of book. This is an east coast born and bred woman telling it how it was and is, and pondering how it will be. I’ve winced, I’ve blushed and I’ve squirmed while reading these pages, and I don’t think she ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423766 Tue, 06 May 2008 20:01:12 +0100 1423766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1380603&cid=t_101564_154_f&fid=36333&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enotes.com%2Fblogs%2Fnews-blog%2F2008-04%2Fenotes-book-club-week-2%2F We had a great first week discussing Lord Vishnu’s Love Handles, and author Will Clarke took the time to respond to all of our questions (thanks, Will!). Tomorrow (4/17/08), we’ll begin discussing Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in the eNotes Book Club. Again, specific questions for Clarke about Lord Vishnu can be posted here. (Source: eNotes News Blog) eNotes News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1380603 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:40:19 +0100 1380603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1356319&cid=t_101564_154_f&fid=36333&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enotes.com%2Fblogs%2Fnews-blog%2F2008-04%2Fjoin-the-enotes-book-club%2F It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s much hipper than Oprah’s. Our first selection is Lord Vishnu’s Love Handles, and we’re lucky enough to have the author, Will Clarke, participate. We’ll begin discussing the first three chapters of the novel this Thursday (4/10/08), so get your copy fast and join the eNotes Book Club. Specific questions for Clarke about Lord Vishnu can be posted here. (Source: eNotes News Blog) eNotes News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1356319 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:23:32 +0100 1356319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353966&cid=t_101564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F07%2Fself-empowerment-through-running%2F If you live in any decent-sized city in the U.S., chances are you drive or walk by a person who’s homeless every day. People who are homeless exist in most industrialized societies, and it’s an issue that has no easy solutions. Anne Mahlum jogged by homeless people every day, like thousands of others do. But one day, she decided to take action. “Why am I running past these guys?” recalls Mahlum, 27, on CNN.com. “I’m moving my life forward every day — and these guys are standing in the same spot.” Instead of continuing to pass them by, the veteran marathoner sprang into action so they could join her. She contacted the shelter, got donations of running gear, and in July 2007 the “Back On My Feet” running club hit the streets. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353966 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:01:10 +0100 1353966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1340969&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fbook-club-blog-notes-from-a-minor-key%2F It’s a little hard to believe that we started our Book Club Blog over a year ago. In that time, we focused on Allison Shadday’s text, “MS And Your Feelings”. Last month, we finished that thread with a posting by the author herself; what an honor! Today, we move to our new book, “Notes from a Minor Key: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Healing,” written by Dawn Bailiff. This book is a memoir of a talented and driven woman: a musician, a wife, a mother, a person living with multiple sclerosis, but, first, foremost and throughout the book, a woman! This book will be a little more difficult to divide into readable/discussable chunks than our last. I propose that we take it as such: For discussion in April, chapters 1-5, for May, chapters 6-16, June, 17-21, July we’ll finish the book ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1340969 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:14:41 +0100 1340969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325144&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=35068&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrainwindows.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F25%2Fjournal-club-gfp-reconstitution-across-synaptic-partners-grasp%2F This week, I’m guest presenting a recent Neuron paper over at the Nature Network’s neuroscience journal club. The authors propose a clever new technique, Genetic Reconstitution Across Synaptic Partners, to track the locations of selected synaptic connections backed by an impressive set of in vivo proof-of-principal experiments in C. elegans. The gist of the strategy is to split a fluorescent marker into two non-functional components and then distribute each half on different sides of circuit’s connection. Only at synaptic connections would the two components be close enough to undergo trans-complementation and reconstitute a functional marker. Check out the full presentation and join the discussion. (Source: Brain Windows) Brain Windows blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325144 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:51:14 +0100 1325144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287855&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F247750093%2Fgood-read.html A Good Read Another solid addition to the WBP Book Club is Devra Davis' The Secret History of the War on Cancer. For those of you who may have already read this book—this review comes as no... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287855 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:35:11 +0100 1287855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1268690&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fauthor-notes-on-ms-and-your-feelings%2F For the past year, we’ve been reading and discussing Allison Shadday’s book about MS and our feelings. We’ve had a great time studying and sharing her text and now this book has drawn to a close. I know I’m not the only one who will keep this book on my reference shelf for future review; every day of life with MS brings new feelings to the fore. I am very happy to turn over the remainder of this final installment of the “MS And Your Feelings” book club to our first featured author; Ladies and gentlemen, I give you…Allison Shadday! It has been such an honor to have “MS & Your Feelings” featured as the first book to be reviewed in Trevis’ blog. I’ve spent time reading many of your comments about both the book and life in general. Your support and encouragement of ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1268690 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:43:58 +0100 1268690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1246643&cid=t_101564_122_f&fid=35068&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrainwindows.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F20%2Fjournal-club-content%2F I’m going to try adding an additional type of content. Notes from journal clubs I attend. These will be more of a quick data dump format than a strict write-up, and topics will be broader than the specific field of brain imaging. The text formatting will be normal text = presented material, italics = audience interjections, bold = presenter responses. Journal Club entries can be accessed specifically by the top navigation bar. Hopefully this can expand our audience and perhaps promote additional discussion. The first Journal Club discussion is here : Sparse representation of sounds in the unanesthetized auditory cortex. Hromádka T, Deweese MR, Zador AM. How do neuronal populations in the auditory cortex represent acoustic stimuli? Although sound-evoked neural responses in the anesth... Brain Windows blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1246643 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:32:40 +0100 1246643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1220828&cid=t_101564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F10%2Fdoctors-use-wii-games-for-physical-therapy%2F I love the versatility of the Nintendo Wii, a video game system that’s become very popular and is relatively inexpensive (compared to its competitors anyways). The Wii revolutionized gaming through its use of an interactive controller that allows participants to manipulate on-screen behaviors through parallel real-life actions. Want to swing a virtual golf club in a game? You have to take a stance with the Wii’s controller similar to using a real golf club. It’s a simple idea, but with very powerful consequences. It was only a matter of time before professionals started to make use of this technology for more direct benefits, such as helping a person recover from a physical injury. Which is exactly what doctors are doing, as described in yesterday’s Washington Post... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1220828 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:02:43 +0100 1220828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1196091&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fallison-shadday-joins-the-life-with-ms-crew%2F Happy February, everyone! I know I just posted our monthly book club blog, so it might be odd to speak of the book again, this quickly. I have just secured some very exciting news about this topic and wanted to share. Allison Shadday, the author of our first book, “MS and Your Feelings,” on our book club blog, is going to be joining us for the final discussion we have for her book! Allison has become a good friend (even though she lives a drive, ferry ride and another drive away from me) and has agreed to the idea. We’re calling it, “Author’s Notes.” Here’s how I see the whole thing going down (and I hope that we can make this work with our new author, Dawn Bailiff, as well). Please post comments for Allison on the Chapter 12 book club blog. Over the next few weeks, she’ll ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1196091 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:56:43 +0100 1196091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1190101&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-and-your-feelings-book-club-blog-chapter-12%2F Um, what? Sometimes, I swear, I feel like “that” guy from one of the sophomoric college films. Someone will be asking me a question or making a statement that requires further comment from me, and I feel like I’ve been asked to give a report on a book I’ve read under water. “Cognitive issues,” as we’ll call them, range from comprehension to fatigue-induced fog and they are real! This final chapter of Allison Shadday’s book deals with not only the challenges but coping skills for these issues. I say “final chapter” even though there are a couple of short bits after this one. I feel that this is the last of the chapters we need to discuss. Over the past year, we’ve been taking one chapter of the book per month for discussion. Your comments have been numerous on some top... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1190101 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:28:40 +0100 1190101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181873&cid=t_101564_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F224302162%2F By this time, I am enjoying the sun and the beach in the beautiful Panglao Island of Bohol, Philippines. Me and my 5-year-old son have joined Ruth’s family in their stay at the Bohol Beach Club. Three days-two nights of nothing but sand on my feet and sun over my head. That said, I have saved entries for future publish, so I have pretty much this whole week covered. I just wanted to tell just in case you are wondering why I am not approving or replying to your comments. [Photo Credit] Tags: Beach Holiday, Bohol, Bohol Beach Club, Panglao Island, PhilippinesShare This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181873 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:00:38 +0100 1181873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1063078&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-and-your-feelings-book-club-blog-chapter-10%2F Each month here at the Life with MS blog, we take our final posting to discuss our book club book. Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been taking apart one chapter of Allison Shadday’s book: “MS and Your Feelings.” This month, Chapter 10 deals with communications. I’ll admit my faults right up front here. As a writer, teacher and public speaker (particularly on the topic of multiple sclerosis), you might think that my communication about MS would be pretty good. Ask anyone in my life (family, friends, colleagues, dogs) and you’d likely get a lukewarm response. Ask me and I’ll give it to you pretty straight; I’m NOT a good communicator about my MS. Several of the things in this section were like my own personal to-do list. I’m the guy who says he doesn’t want... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1063078 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:44:24 +0100 1063078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=995186&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-and-your-feelings-book-club-blog-chapter-9%2F Call me ahead of my time, call me clairvoyant, call me acutely aware…I’ll call me lucky! A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a posting (and you responded, heartily) about being tired. Today, as we look to our book club blog, we’re talking about being sick and tired of being sick and tired. For those of you just joining the conversation (and I’m seeing a lot of new names out there and that is GREAT), we take the last blog of each month and review a chapter of Allison Shadday’s recently published book “MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis.” This month, we’re on to chapter 9. I devoured this book when the first of several copies made their way to me. I’ll admit that I’ve been re-scanning the past couple of chapters as I write my monthly blog en... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=995186 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:24:46 +0100 995186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=947519&cid=t_101564_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-and-your-feelings-book-club-blog-chapter-8%2F I know, I know! Here it is the 12th of October and Trevis is finally writing the book club blog that was supposed to post the last day of September. Truth be known, it wasn’t until I was writing the “How’s your MS” blog that I realized that the calendar had moved to October. Couple that with some other technical issues and here we are, Friday of week two rather than Friday of week four. My apologies to all of our readers and to Allison Shadday, our author. This month’s chapter deals with grief and grieving. We’ve had conversations in these pages about grieving before. It’s something that we with multiple sclerosis must learn to process over and over in the course of our disease. Just when we think we’ve gotten “over” something, something else is taken from us. We grieve... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=947519 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:23:48 +0100 947519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=869475&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D528 Many thanks to everyone who took part in the Homeopathy Journal Club. The standard of commentary was very high and I think a fair amount of this stuff deserves the chance to be published in the journal itself. I know a couple of people have already submitted their work as letters, but (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=869475 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:22:14 +0100 869475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510403&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F10%2Ffree-cholesterol-screenings-in-september%2F Filed under: Prevention, ServicesUnfortunately it seems that even though heart disease is one of the biggest health threats we face today too many people are completely unaware of what their cholesterol levels are and what they should be doing about it. So in an effort to help educate people, and in honor of National Cholesterol Education Month, Polymer Technology Systems (PTS) will be offering free cholesterol screenings nationwide throughout the month of September. Find out your cholesterol numbers and get great info on steps you can start taking today at Kroger Pharmacy locations all throughout this month and at Sam's Club stores on September 15th. They'll be using the handy hand-held CardioChek gadget and giving information on where you can get one of your own if you want to keep track... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510403 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100 2510403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=818843&cid=t_101564_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F147522046%2F There has been a lot of science activity on Second Life lately, courtesy Jean-Claude Bradley and Nature. This led to a post about the potential of Second Life in education and science on my Kyte.tv channel last night. Turns out that Attila has been thinking along the same lines, although not necessarily about Second Life specifically, but more general to the web. This is far from being possible today, but there is no reason, either for public consumption, e.g. a conference, or private consumption, e.g. a journal club, that video, audio, slidecasts, screencasts, etc cannot be captured. The advantage of a metaverse is that you can return later, explore things in a 3D environment, click on something, and it can get served to you from the hosting site, e.g. Bioscreencast for screencasts or a s... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=818843 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:57:44 +0100 818843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814179&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2Fhole-in-one-for-golfer-blinded-by-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Exercise, Daily NewsI have the utmost respect for golfers with disabilities. In a conference match in high school, I played against an opponent missing her right hand and most of her forearm. As a right-handed golfer, her swing arc was primarily guided by her left arm, so she didn't miss a beat when it came to form. Whatever yards she lost on her long game were covered by a pretty mean short game. I couldn't help but smile wide after hearing this story yesterday about Sheila Drummond, a golfer blinded by diabetes 26 years ago. She may have lost her eyesight to diabetes, but nothing can take this golfing accomplishment away. Last Sunday in a steady rain, 53-year-old Drummond teed off with a driver on the 144-yard, par-3 fourth... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814179 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 814179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801402&cid=t_101564_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fblast-from-1960s-mrs-miller-sings.html It is time for a little levity. I have been hoping for this day for a long, long time. I finally found Mrs. Miller on Youtube and have to share her particular style and pizazz with you.For those of you who are not aware of Mrs. Miller's stellar career, just know that she had one. Have a look at these videos of her performances of Petula Clark's "My Love", the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night", and Nancy Sinatra'a "These Boots Are Made for Walking". First, though, there is "It's Magic" from the film, The Cool Ones(95 min, color - 1967 - Warner Bros. Starring: Roddy McDowall, Debbie Watson, Gil Peterson, Mrs. Miller, Glenn Campbell Directed by: Gene Nelson).The second of these clips is from a very talented lip-syncher, Marc Torringa, from the Netherlands. Notice how difficult it must be to keep li... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801402 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:09:00 +0100 801402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799202&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D490 Peter Fisher and Elsevier have very kindly given me permission to reproduce the experimental papers from the special issue of Homeopathy on the memory of water, so I’m posting them in full below. As you know I’m a strong believer in free access to academic journals, especially when they’ve been press-released and discussed in popular [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799202 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:28:47 +0100 799202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749061&cid=t_101564_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F135965850%2Fjoin-our-harry-potter-book-club.php Our Summer Book selection is of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The UPS guy will be delivering my book ANY MINUTE. I can barely contain myself! If you have a copy, please join this discussion in our Book... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749061 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:37:26 +0100 749061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675430&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F14%2Ftalking-to-kids-about-cancer%2F Filed under: Cancer events, All Cancers, ServicesGilda's Club Delaware Valley and the YSC Community Volunteer Group (CVG) of Greater Philadelphia proudly present a lecture: "Talking to Kids About Cancer." When: Tuesday, June 26th from 6:30-8:00 p.m.Where: Gilda's Club Delaware Valley, 200 Kirk Road, Warminster, PA 18974 Children may be quiet, children may be outspoken, but all children have questions. We want to give them the best answers we can. Learn how to talk to kids about cancer, how to address the easy questions and the tough ones. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Cathy at 215-441-3290 ext. 115. For more information and driving directions, visit the Gilda's Club Delaware Valley website.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Co... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675430 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612011&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F15%2Fshirley-mae-run-and-gildas-club-walk-2007%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Cancer events, Fundraisers, Stress ReductionThis past mothers day weekend I attended the Shirley Mae Run & Gilda's Club Walk held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was a beautiful Saturday to take a stroll on the boardwalk. My dad flew in from Arizona for the event and my mom drove from Philadelphia. I'm very lucky that my parents are so supportive. The Shirley Mae Breast Cancer Assistance Fund was started by Roy Goldberg to honor his mother, Shirley Mae, who survived breast cancer. The fund assists breast cancer patients in the south-eastern area of New Jersey with the cost of medicine, wigs, prostheses, and anything else needed to relieve financial stress so they can focus on healing and becoming survivors too. Shirley Mae's Fund and Gilda's Club Sout... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612011 Tue, 15 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=591053&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F05%2Fclothes-for-us-crazies%2F I use to love shopping. It was one of my obessions. Seriously….OCD obsession. I still have articles of clothes from years ago with tags on them. I would have given them away a long time ago, but I hid them too good and am just now finding them.I haven’t bought any clothes for awhile now. [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=591053 Sat, 05 May 2007 15:42:21 +0100 591053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=586020&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F02%2Fi-see-dead-people%2F Remember that movie where the little boy saw dead people? And Bruce Willis ended up being a dead person at the end? The Sixth Sense I see dead people. And, it’s not like that movie at all. I have been seeing people that I knew who have died in my dreams lately. I dreamed about an old [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=586020 Thu, 03 May 2007 00:58:30 +0100 586020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=575803&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F28%2Fwho-benefits-from-a-big-clubhouse%2F You ever wonder if “they” are trying to stuff too many people into the same club? I don’t know where I’m going with this. Nowhere right now. Just popping in to let you know I am among the living. I will, for the most part, be talking about this somewhere else; but if something jumps out at [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=575803 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:52:20 +0100 575803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=573181&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F26%2Fuh-ohlooks-like-were-gonna-need-a-bigger-clubhouse%2F 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Suffer Mental Illness, Substance Abuse By Miranda Hitti   New research shows that mental illness is common in the U.S., but many people don’t get prompt, adequate treatment. More than one in four U.S. adults per year have some form of mental illness or substance abuse. Many of those cases are mild, but 14 [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=573181 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:14:36 +0100 573181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=570910&cid=t_101564_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1636 From Adventure Comics #397 (September 1970) Click on the image for the full sized ad How do they know the Moon Monster is “life size”? Tags: comics monster fan club (Source: Polite Dissent) Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=570910 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:13:02 +0100 570910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=570487&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F25%2Fjesustake-the-pills-with-apologies-to-carrie-underwood%2F I think we should write our own song. Heck, maybe, we could make it our bonafide club athem. I played around with this one a little. Not crazy about it. Anybody wanna add to it or suggest changes? Anyway, it goes sumptin’ like this…….                                                                                                                                                                 JESUS, TAKE THE PILLS She was fading fast last Friday so she rolled a [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=570487 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:35:43 +0100 570487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=568710&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F24%2Fla-la-laconnect-the-dots%2F Today has been a pretty stress filled day. I’m use to dealing with people with extreme emotional changes. It’s part of my life coming from a family with deep bipolar roots. Peoplespeaking extremely rapidly or maybe, not speaking at all is just something that I deal with just like laundry, shopping, etc. Part of life. [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=568710 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:13:59 +0100 568710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=553962&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F18%2Fhow-was-cho-overlooked%2F That’s the question on all the news media tonight. He had a history of mental illness. He got in trouble for stalking girls. He would not speak to his suite mates. Even a professor saw that something was wrong with him from his bizarre, dark plays that he wrote. He took pictures of girls, then [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=553962 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:31:21 +0100 553962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551894&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F16%2Fhell-and-tarnation%2F Wish I could go back to bed and sleep until a week from Sunday. Bad day!!!! I’m feeling like my skin is going to burst open at the seams. Well, if skin had seams.  I’d probably just explode from the various openings in my body actually. That would be a hellova site. FOX NEWS BULLETIN: WOMAN [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551894 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:25:47 +0100 551894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551900&cid=t_101564_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F11%2Flets-give-a-great-big-howdy-to-our-newest-memberlisa-nowak%2F Police Discover Bondage Images in Car of Lovesick NASA Astronaut Lisa Nowak   Last Edited: Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007, 11:13 AM EDT Created: Tuesday, 10 Apr 2007, 8:13 PM EDT   04/10/2007 — A police search of former astronaut Lisa Nowak’s car turned up bondage photos on a computer disk, British currency and pills, according to documents released [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551900 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:10:10 +0100 551900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551384&cid=t_101564_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fre-jim-gibbons-ref-we-told-you-so.html TPMmuckraker March 30, 2007 09:51 AMMore Trouble for GibbonsBy Paul Kiel - March 30, 2007, 9:51 AMThe Wall Street Journal continues (sub. req.) to make life miserable for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons. The paper first reported a month ago that Gibbons was under federal investigation for improper gifts (possible bribes) from a defense contractor.Now the paper reports that Gibbons' business as a legislator was intertwined with a second defense contractor:The wife of Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons was hired as a consultant to a defense contractor at the same time that her husband, who was then a member of Congress, helped the company get funding for a no-bid federal contract. Dawn Gibbons got about $35,000 in consulting fees in 2004 from Sierra Nevada Corp., of Sparks, Nev., the company said. Mr. Gibbons... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551384 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489978&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fprostate-cancer-survivor-debuts-film-about-his-disease%2F Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Daily news, Movies, Cancer SurvivorsOne man. One cancer diagnosis. One feature-length film. About how 17,000 men gain membership every month in a group this one man calls, The Men's Club.The man is Rocky Galgano. He is 58 years old. He is a retired police officer. And he happens to be a member of the very club he features in his film -- a club full of men living with prostate cancer.Galgano created his documentary as a companion to all the densely-written books and resources he found filled to the brim with medical jargon about a disease that will strike 218,890 and kill 27,050 men this year alone.Men are reluctant to talk about prostate cancer or get tested for the disease, says Galgano. And yet this form of cancer can be cured if caught early. So Galgano ste... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489978 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 489978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478719&cid=t_101564_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F17%2Finstant-messaging-for-a-cure%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Cancer events, Fundraisers, Services, Daily newsHere's an easy way to make a charitable difference -- send an instant message.Students at 35 colleges and universities are doing it, and it's turned into a great way to create awareness and raise funds for nine nonprofit organizations.The organizations -- American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, National AIDS Fund, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, ninemillion.org, Sierra Club, Stopglobalwarming.org, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and U.S. Fund for UNICEF -- receive a portion of advertising revenue every time a student has a conversation using instant messaging (or i'm). It's all part of a Microsoft-sponsored campus program, and students get to choose their recipient organization each time they send an... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478719 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486613&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffungalgenomes.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2Fdeeper-and-deeper-down-the-transcriptome-hole-we-fall%2F Your eye contains the same genetic content as your fingernail, but these two tissues look nothing alike. One significant cause of this difference is the tissue specific regulation of the genes in the genome. In some tissues in your body, a gene may be expressed (transcribed) while that same gene may be silent in another tissue type. A great deal of modern biological research explores the regulation of expression of all the genes in a genome, collectively known as the transcriptome. Such studies are, for example, aimed at understanding which genetic regulation events account for the differences between an eye and a fingernail. However, the effectiveness of this research is predicated upon actually knowing which parts of the genome are capable of being expressed and, subsequently, regulated.... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486613 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:42:32 +0100 486613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486614&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffungalgenomes.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2Fgut-check%2F Ever wonder what goes on in a cow’s multi-chambered stomach? Probably not. I did think about it a little more after a trip to a teaching farm during grad school where we saw a cow with a fistula. This hole provides access to the cows stomach so that samples can be drawn of the community living in the gut and understand how the bovine stomach can digest the recalcitrant cellulose of grasses. Of course all kinds of lovely things live in the dark, anaerobic environment. In fact there is a delicately balanced community of species. When cows are fed corn instead of grass this affects the rumen acid content and allows pathogenic E. coli like O:157 to survive. So far I don’t seen any JGI proposal for sequencing of the gut communities of rumens, but maybe that should be proposed. Rumen... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486614 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:43:50 +0100 486614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486615&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffungalgenomes.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2Fsplicing-machinery-and-introns%2F Splicing of pre-messenger RNA is necessary to remove introns and create well formed and translateable mRNA, but the purpose of introns still remains a mystery. One idea is they provide a role in the error checking machinery, or Nonsense Mediated Decay (NMD), by providing way-points during translation. A protein is deposited at the exon junction complex (EJC) which indicates a splicing event has occurred. During translation, if the ribosome encounters a premature stop (or termination) codon (PTC) and then sees one of these EJC way-points, it signals the corrupted message for degradation. Several predictions come out of these models including the lack of introns in the 3′ UTR and that the average length of exons should be correlated with the window that the proofreading mechanism can ... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486615 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:31:35 +0100 486615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495257&cid=t_101564_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F86003660%2Fharry-potter-and-the-deathly-hollows.php Amazon has the new Harry Potter book on pre-order! If you're a Harry fan like me, you will be eager to enjoy this July book club selection. I can't wait for summer! Pre-Order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - $18.99 hardcover! Deathly Hollows Deluxe Edition - plenty of color artwork and collector's box (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495257 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:10:34 +0100 495257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486617&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffungalgenomes.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F01%2Fthe-c-is-for-catalog%2F It seems intuitive enough that the size of an organism’s genome should be related to its evolutionary complexity. As a general rule, this tends to be true. But look within a class of organisms and you’ll find a great deal of genome size - also known as a C-value - variation. A newt’s genome, for example, is ten times the size of a frog’s. This discrepancy between genome size and evolutionary complexity is known as the C-value paradox and it has long captured the imagination of biologists. Genome sequencing and annotation have revealed that a great amount of an organism’s genome is non-coding, suggesting that a great deal of genetic content may be gained or lost without affecting the so-called “evolutionary complexity” of the organism (though whether th... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486617 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:11:09 +0100 486617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486621&cid=t_101564_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffungalgenomes.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F01%2Fexperimental-cooperative-evolution%2F A paper in Nature this week describes how a few mutations can alter the interactions between species in a biofilm from competitive to cooperative system. This is a great study that goes from start to finish on studying community interactions, looking at an evolved phenotype, and understanding the genetic and physiological basis for the adaptation. Acinetobacter sp. and Pseudomonas putida were raised in a carbon-limited environment with only benzyl alcohol as the carbon source. Acinetobacter can processes the benzyl alcohol, while P. putida is unable to. Acinetobacter takes up the bezyl alcohol and secretes benzoate that P. putida can then use as a carbon source. The research group propagated these in chemostats and looked at different starting concentrations of the organisms. They found t... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486621 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:33:16 +0100 486621