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 'cluster'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808824&cid=t_104315_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Ffull-weekend.html Summer seems to be gathering speed as July waned quickly into August, and we were adrift in birthdays and barbecues and baseball games.  Aaron turned 36 on Saturday, in the midst of a weekend on call, full of procedures and disasters to tend to at work.  I love how the children look like sparks flying off his fire in this photo, as they bend like reeds in the glee of giving gifts.Amy's weekend was full of partial seizures, and a few full-blown ones as well.  I have noticed they are clustering on the weekends, which is a call to slow down again as a family.  Just when things seem to be under control, and we start to pile on the fun as we dance in joy that sickness is abating, the seizures come thundering back to remind us that this is not a temporary change in our lives.... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808824 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:38:00 +0100 3808824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805993&cid=t_104315_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fweekly-report.html We spent the day today alone as a family.  My glasses came in yesterday, so I am able to drive, and I was just about giddy with the freedom of that when we drove out of the driveway this morning!  Amelia has had some difficulty with seizures in the last few days, so we headed to the pool.Music and water...the only two things that pull her out of the deep, long partial seizures.  A day in June was happily spent with my good friend Natasha, who gave us an impromptu private session of her wonderful music and motion class.  Her kids tagged along, and Amy had fun initiating a game of "chase" with Max during the banner-waving segment.  Today, we headed to the pool instead.God went before us, as usual, and we arrived to discover that it was a party day at the pool, comple... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805993 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:55:00 +0100 3805993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784471&cid=t_104315_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fwill-it-ever-stop.html The first hint of disaster came when the roof started leaking yesterday morning.  Again.  Last time, it was during a monsoon.  This time, just a regular old day of steady rain.  And this time it leaked all the way from the kitchen cupboards on the east wall all the way into the dining room.  The entire roofline.  My dad came over and helped me tarp it (scaling the roof is not a smart plan if you have double vision and may faint).  Didn't stop the leak.  The rest of the day was filled with the whir of the clothes washer as we went through scads of towels, and the hum of various fans and dehumidifiers as we attempt to dry out what is supposed to be DRYwall, along with whatever else got soaked in the process, like insulation and other expensive building... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784471 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:57:00 +0100 3784471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776582&cid=t_104315_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fmiracle-month.html Something amazing has happened.  And there is really no way to tell you about it, except with a few pictures.Here's the first photo.  Notice the writing on at least 50% of the dates on this calendar.  This is Amelia's episode record, which helps her team of doctors at Mayo decide how to adjust medications, whether to consider surgery, determine whether she needs to be hospitalized or not.  May and June were two very terrible months for both her and her parents.But THIS is July.  Four days of partial seizures on our travels, in a high stimulus car.  No poop in the pants.  Only a few episodes of vomit.  An Amelia who is almost completely potty trained again for the first time since October, 2009!  An Amelia who smiles more than she fusses, and is ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776582 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:44:00 +0100 3776582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714185&cid=t_104315_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnational-headache-awareness-week-two-helpful-videos%2F2010.06.30 June 6-12 was National Headache Awareness Week. If you would like more information, check out the website for the National Headache Foundation. Below are two TV interviews that took place this week on local morning TV news shows talking about headaches: If you find these helpful, I encourage you to check out my other TV interviews at MikeSevilla.TV. *This blog post was originally published at Doctor Anonymous* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714185 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3714185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678647&cid=t_104315_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fclosing-in.html The walls feel compressive today.  Yesterday, I brought video footage of Amelia's seizures (all kinds - the partials and the full-blown twitching, the recovery, and the onset) to her wonderful doctor at Mayo.  He has diagnosed her with four kinds based on the videos: simple partial, complex partial, secondarily generalized and absence seizures.  He skipped all the intermediate drug options and went straight to Depakote, an old, strong anti-seizure medication that is highly effective.  I am on my way out the door now to pick it up and give her a loading dose.  He hopes to see results within 24 hours to the tune of fewer seizures.  She is at the brink of status epilepticus - the only ray of hope currently being that the seizures have been short, though many.I fa... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678647 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:29:00 +0100 3678647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671984&cid=t_104315_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fbecoming-special-needs-mother.html I've been considering this whole idea of being the mother of a special needs child for about a year and a half now. As Aaron and I moved toward adoption of a baby with Down syndrome, I had a lot of questions to ask myself. I pictured myself in every imaginable scenario, and came to my terms with it. Felt comfortable with the idea.And then one of my already-known, already-born, already-loved children developed a brain infection, and then damage, and finally seizures. For a week now, we've dealt with our first season of "clustered" seizures - more than 2 in a 24 hour period. Amy's had seizures while I'm driving down the road, slamming the truck into gear on me with her flailing feet. She's had seizures at VBS and pee'd all over nursery. She's had seizures playing outside, sleeping in her bed... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671984 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:55:00 +0100 3671984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437658&cid=t_104315_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F05%2Feducation-for-primary-care-2010-vol-21-no-2%2F This article explores the early implementation of CBL pilots in one part of the UK and assesses the impact of CBL on local training programmes across 14 general practice speciality training schemes. Contact the Library for a copy of this article Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals, Primary Care Tagged: Cluster Teaching, Cluster-based Learning, General Practitioners, Learners, Trainees, Vocational Training (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437658 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:57:39 +0100 3437658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412503&cid=t_104315_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2010%2F03%2F27%2Ffda-approves-new-migraine-medication-sumavel%2F Migraine headaches are a common medical condition in the United States, affecting approximately 12% of the entire population. It is estimated that there are 35-45 million migraine and headaches sufferers in the U.S.  An unfortunate fact is that only 50% of all headache and migraine patients are medically treated. Individuals with different types of headaches (or migraines) are either undiagnosed or undertreated. In the 21st century, it is not necessary to suffer needlessly from migraine headache – the number one medical cause of temporary, total disability in the United States. A new migraine medication has been approved by the FDA for use in treatment of acute migraine attacks. This new medication is called Sumavel DosePro.  Sumavel is an injectable form of the well known migraine... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412503 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:50:57 +0100 3412503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3172067&cid=t_104315_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fpushing-edge-of-chc-theory-and-wj-iii.html I just posted a new online presentation at SlideShare summarizing a series of recent analyses I've completed. The analyses are grounded in a variety of exploratory data analysis I've completed over the past nine years, which when combined with recent theoretical literature, resulted in an attempt to search for possible modifications and extensions to CHC model of intelligence, as operationally defined by the WJ III test battery.The show can be viewed by clicking here. Alternatively, clicking here provides access to a PDF copy of the slides.This is part Iof a two-part series. Part II will present information regarding new insights into the abilities measured by some of the WJ II  individual tests as well as possible new interpretive clusters to consider.Stay tuned for updatesThe results, i... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3172067 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:00 +0100 3172067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023302&cid=t_104315_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fdissertation-dish-new-insights-on.html Exploring the relationships among various measures of processing speed in a sample of children referred for psychological assessments by Nelson, Megan A., Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2009 , 102 pages; AAT 3348732AbstractProcessing speed is a robust psychometric factor in modern tests of cognitive ability (Carroll, 1993), but the common factors underlying mental speed and its contributions to individual differences in functioning are not well understood. The goal of the current study was to further explore mental speed by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on 11 speeded subtest scores. It was hypothesized that the 11 subtests would be best represented by a four-factor model. These four factors were then submitted to a cluster analysis to identify whether certain patterns of ... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023302 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:27:00 +0100 3023302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999695&cid=t_104315_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fcluster-analysis-of-wj-iii-implications.html IAP AP101 # 4 report is now available (click here for all AP101 reports and briefs).  "IAP AP101 Report #4: Cluster analysis of the WJ III Battery:  Implications for CHC test interpretation and possible CHC model extensions" can be downloaded or viewed by clicking here.PPT files are also viewable and downloadable via SlideShare.AbstractThe WJ III Battery is comprised of both cognitive (intelligence) and achievement components. As reported in the technical manual, the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities organizational structure of the WJ III has been validated. The current investigation analyzed the cognitive and achievement tests for all WJ III norm subjects from ages 6-18 years of age. Cluster analysis of the 50 WJ III tests provides additional validity for ... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999695 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48:00 +0100 2999695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513534&cid=t_104315_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2FjgAwZcJQDW0%2Fandrea-after-tubal-ligation-reversal-surgery.html A Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center patient, Andrea, describes improvements in her menstral, physical, and mental symptoms after tubal ligation reversal. She also reports a healthy pregnancy within two months of tubal ligation reversal! (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513534 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:02:42 +0100 2513534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700781&cid=t_104315_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Foccipital-neuralgia-many-symptoms-of-headaches%2F Occipital neuralgia is a commonly missed headache diagnosis. The symptoms for headaches can be quite different. Occipital neuralgia can mimic migraine headaches but do not respond to standard migraine medications. Occipital neuralgia rarely occurs as a headache syndrome by itself. The majority of patients with occipital neuralgia have one or more other types of headache including: migraines, tension headache, rebound headache and cluster headaches. Occipital neuralgia is frequently misdiagnosed as migraine or cluster headaches. Patients with prominent face pain as part of their occipital neuralgia may be incorrectly diagnosed with tic delaroux (trigeminal neuralgia.) Occipital neuralgia is caused by an irritation of the occipital nerve as is comes through the muscles in the back of the nec... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700781 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:42:53 +0100 1700781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725088&cid=t_104315_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Foccipital-neuralgia-many-symptoms-of-headaches%2F Occipital neuralgia is a commonly missed headache diagnosis. The symptoms for headaches can be quite different. Occipital neuralgia can mimic migraine headaches but do not respond to standard migraine medications. Occipital neuralgia rarely occurs as a headache syndrome by itself. The majority of patients with occipital neuralgia have one or more other types of headache including: migraines, tension headache, rebound headache and cluster headaches. Occipital neuralgia is frequently misdiagnosed as migraine or cluster headaches. Patients with prominent face pain as part of their occipital neuralgia may be incorrectly diagnosed with tic delaroux (trigeminal neuralgia.) Occipital neuralgia is caused by an irritation of the occipital nerve as is comes through the muscles in the back of the nec... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725088 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:43:17 +0100 2725088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=957294&cid=t_104315_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F171044452%2F Imus is back and so is the Environmental Center founded by his wife, Deirdre Imus, via a press briefing about autism in Northvale, New Jersey. In June, it was reported that 14 out of 39 children born since 1997 to teachers at a special education school in Northvale have “disabilities ranging from autism to muscular degeneration.” This finding immediately led to proclamations that there was an “autism cluster” in Northvale, which is in highly populated Bergen County and just over the border from New York state. The special ed school was housed in a long-since closed Catholic school, St. Anthony’s, and the St. Anthony’s Task Force was initiated by the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®, at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). These ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=957294 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:21:13 +0100 957294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=914129&cid=t_104315_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F163016841%2F Ignazio Carbone and colleagues published a recent analysis of the evolution of the aflatoxin gene cluster in five Aspergillus fungi entitled "Gene duplication, modularity and adaptation in the evolution of the aflatoxin gene cluster" in BMC Evolutionary Biology. The authors were able to identify seven modules pairs of genes whose history of duplication were highly correlated. Several genomes of Aspergillus have been sequenced along with more Eurotioales fungi. (more...) aspergillus bioinformatics comparative gene cluster human pathogen molecular evolution PKS secondary metabolite aspergillus, bioinformatics, comparative, gene cluster, human pathogen, molecular evolution, PKS, secondary metabolite (Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics) Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=914129 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:17:06 +0100 914129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510401&cid=t_104315_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F13%2Fverapamil-the-headache-pill-that-leads-to-heart-troubles%2F Filed under: DrugsCluster headaches are an especially painful form of headache that were hard to treat until a drug called Verapamil came on the market. But Verapamil isn't the wonder drug it seems -- it's been linked to cardiac irregularity, and according to studies, one in five patients recieving high doses of Verapamil will develop cardiac irregularities -- very frightening indeed!Verapamil is fairly new, as is this bit of news, so it hasn't been removed from the market. Therefore, it's important to weigh the risks and talk to your doctor before going on any new drug.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio Blog) The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510401 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100 2510401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=694218&cid=t_104315_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F127716937%2F When first discovered, the gene LaeA was thought to be a master switch for silencing of several NRPS secondary metabolite gene clusters in Aspergillus. NRPS and PKS are important genes in filamentous fungi as they produce many compounds that likely help fungi compete in the ecological niche mycotoxins (e.g. aflatoxin, gliotoxin), plant hormone (e.g. Gibberellin), and a potential wealth of additional undiscovered activities. A recent paper from Nancy Keller’s lab entitled Transcriptional Regulation of Chemical Diversity in Aspergillus fumigatus by LaeA has followed up previous studies with whole genome expression profiling of a LaeA knockout strain to explore the breadth of the genome that is regulated by this transcriptional regulator. (more…) aspergillus, gene cluster, gene fu... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=694218 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:41:35 +0100 694218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485338&cid=t_104315_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F20%2Felectromagnetic-field-didnt-cause-australia-cancer-cluster%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Research, Environment, Daily newsAn independent report revealed recently that women employed at the Toowong site of ABC's former Brisbane studios in Australia were six times more likely to develop breast cancer than other women.The site has been vacated. And the hunt is on -- for the cause of this unusually high rate of the disease.No luck yet -- but new findings, while not definitive on what has caused this cluster, do indicate exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) is not a factor -- because the low frequency fields at the site were typical of other workplaces and residences, without any such cancer cluster.Further testing will take place in an attempt to solve this on-going mystery, chronicled in the posts that follow.ABC journalists walk out over cancer cl... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485338 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 485338