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 'coal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893393&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOZ9e91N17Gw%2F By Neal McCluskeyToday the Washington Post has a big story on efforts by the coal industry to get public schools to teach positive things about — you guessed it — coal. The impetus for the article is no doubt a recent kerfuffle over education mega-publisher Scholastic sending schools free copies of the industry-funded lesson plan “The United States of Energy.” Many parents and environmentalists were upset over businesses putting stealthy moves on kids, and Scholastic eventually promised to cease publication of the plan. Loaded curricula designed to coerce specific sympathies from children, however, hardly come just from industry, as the Post story notes. Indeed, as I write in the new Cato book Climate Coup: Global Warming’s Invasion of Our Government and Our Live... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893393 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:21:54 +0100 4893393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929201&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F198392%2F We Don’t “Like” This: Facebook is being pressured to stop using coal-based energy at its new data center in Oregon. (via Huffington Post) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929201 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:04:27 +0100 3929201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718366&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Famericas-energy-sacrifices-a-cartoon-that-makes-us-sad%2F There’s really not much else we can add – this cartoon says it all. If only we could just laugh off this comic strip. via Reddit Post from: BlissTree America's Energy Sacrifices: A Cartoon That Makes Us Sad (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718366 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:00:12 +0100 3718366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560214&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Ftbj9Cdviku0%2F By Patrick J. MichaelsI see that my colleague Sallie James has already blogged on the inherent protectionism in the Senate’s long-awaited cap-and-tax bill.  A summary was leaked last night by The Hill. Well, we now have the real “discussion draft” of  “The American Power Act” [APA], sponsored by John Kerry (D-NH) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT).  Lindsay Graham (R-SC) used to be on the earlier drafts, but excused himself to have a temper tantrum. So, while Sallie talked about the trade aspects of the bill, I’d like to blather about the mechanics, costs, and climate effects. If you don’t want to read the excruciating details, stop here and note that it mandates the impossible, will not produce any meaningful reduction of planetary warming, and it will subsidize just about every fo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560214 Wed, 12 May 2010 19:42:53 +0100 3560214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460130&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fpoll-of-the-day-should-our-country-quit-coal%2F Last week in Montcoal, West Virginia, an explosion inside a Massey Energy Company coal mine killed 29 men. Just four short years ago, 12 miners died inside West Virginia’s Sago coal mine. Nationwide, the powerful coal mining industry provides consistent jobs to many people in low-income areas. But at what cost? Just a few dozen human lives every couple of years. Should the U.S. continue its dependency on this dirty fossil fuel, even if it means risking the lives of many of its workers on a daily basis? Or should our nation phase out coal mining in favor of cleaner and safer alternative methods of energy production that could potentially spare the environment – not to mention lives? Take our poll below. #MicroPollDiv_247083 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } via The New York Time... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460130 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:52:54 +0100 3460130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385331&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthe-opposite-of-green%2F Planet 100 counts down their top five biggest “Eco-contradictions.” The ideas they find are oxymoronic – and just plain moronic! Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385331 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:48 +0100 3385331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342612&cid=t_219891_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F07%2Fsunday-news-round-up-sunny-day-edition%2F It’s 57 degrees in Nashville, and somehow I managed to sleep until noon. Hmph. I’m playing around with Formspring, so, uh, ask me anything? This freely available perspective piece from the New England Journal of Medicine ties in nicely to what Dr. Abraham Verghese said last week about engaging at the patient bedside – Ministry of Touch — Reflections on Disaster Work after the Haitian Earthquake. It includes this line about the approach to women in labor: “We develop a system whereby one of us sits behind the woman and holds her, another rubs her back, and I sit or kneel near her, touching her belly and legs, whispering words of encouragement. I pray, and I watch the woman’s face for clues as the labor progresses.” There is some discussion here in TN a... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342612 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:25:59 +0100 3342612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812368&cid=t_219891_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F20%2Fsunday-news-round-up-92009%2F I have to say, I haven’t had time to fully read and digest the Baucus/Senate Finance Committee’s 223-page [PDF] stab at health care reform. Christine had a bit about it at Our Bodies Our Blog on Wednesday, and Raisin Women’s Voices has a list of reasons they believe the bill is not good, especially for women. The New York Times had a piece on the bill “draw[ing] fire on both sides.” Another Times piece indicates that 564 amendments to the bill were filed in the past couple of days. The proposed amendments are currently available here. *** A Harvard public health grad, Mikhaila Richards, has set up a site about health disparities called Sick. It’s relatively new, but looks promising. I particularly liked this Auust piece on patient-clinician communicatio... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812368 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:55:31 +0100 2812368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800653&cid=t_219891_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2Fmountaintop-removal-coal-and-toxic-water-supplies%2F The EPA should not permit mining operations based on regulatory loopholes and lax enforcement practices that have allowed mountain waterways to be treated as waste dumps. The people in Appalachia, like all Americans, have a right to clean streams, rivers, and drinking water — and it’s up to the EPA to look out for [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800653 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:58:19 +0100 2800653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796742&cid=t_219891_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2Ftoxic-ash-toxic-waters%2F People in Appalachia have lived and worked with coal for a long time, enduring struggles and tragedies associated with the harsh condtions of coal mining underground. But in the past few years many communities have witnessed massive explosions slicing the tops off entire mountains, hurling toxic rubble into inhabited valleys, turning [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796742 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:44:57 +0100 2796742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782274&cid=t_219891_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1694 Highlights of GAO-09-1027T, a testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives September 9, 2009 RYAN WHITE CARE ACT Program Changes Affecting Minority AIDS Initiative and Part D Grantees Why GAO Did This Study Under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (CARE Act) federal funds are made available to assist those affected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awards CARE Act grants to states, territories, metropolitan areas, and others. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 (RWTMA) reauthorized CARE Act programs for fiscal years 2007 through 2009. The CARE Act’s Minority AIDS Initiative... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782274 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:17:17 +0100 2782274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727076&cid=t_219891_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F23%2Fweekly-news-round-up-82309%2F Lots of stuff at Our Bodies Our Blog as usual. One I didn’t get around to linking last week is a piece about how Washington State is attempting to reduce c-sections by equalizing Medicaid reimbursements for vaginal birth vs. (non-emergency) c-section. The New York Times Magazine has a special issue this week on women, including an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her approach to global women’s issues. The National Sexuality Resource Center has launched the Cool Aunt campaign, centered around the trusted adults in a child’s life when s/he is unwilling or unable to obtain needed information about sex and growing up from her/his own parents. I’m often thought I would give the nieces/nephews a copy of S.E.X when they’re a little older (it&#82... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727076 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:33:14 +0100 2727076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570389&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fs6wm_1PpbeU%2F Some naive people might have been convinced that the U.S. House voted to wreck the American economy by endorsing cap and trade because it was the only way to save the world.  But even many environmentalists had given up on the bill approved last Friday.  It is truly a monstrosity:  it would cost consumers plenty, while doing little to reduce global temperatures. But the legislation had something far more important for legislators and special interests alike.  It was a pork-fest that wouldn’t quit. Reports the New York Times: As the most ambitious energy and climate-change legislation ever introduced in Congress made its way to a floor vote last Friday, it grew fat with compromises, carve-outs, concessions and out-and-out gifts intended to win the votes of wavering lawmakers a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570389 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:47:04 +0100 2570389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306027&cid=t_219891_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F05%2Fweekly-news-round-up-5%2F You can nominate your Women’s Health Hero for the Our Bodies Ourselves contest through May 1. There’s also a related Facebook group. Remember, you have until April 9 to comment on the proposed rule that would rescind the Bush administration’s provider “conscience” rule. Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General’s Database on Violence Against Women was launched. It contains data resulting from a 2008 questionnaire sent to all UN Member States asking about laws, resources, and approaches to violence against women. The database does not seem complete, but may be a good starting resource for those seeking information about these issues. Via Mar at The Mongoose Chronicles I learned of the Women’s Health Advocacy Network, “an NGO dedicated to add... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306027 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:18:09 +0100 2306027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249689&cid=t_219891_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-092Wpa1N-c%2F People who support expanded federal intervention into areas such as energy and health care naively assume that policymakers can make economically rational and efficient decisions to allocate resources. They cannot, as a Washington Post story today on FutureGen illustrates. The story describes the political battle over the location of a $1.8 billion ”clean coal” plant. I don’t know where the most efficient place to site such a plant is, or  if such a plant makes any sense in the first place. But the story illustrates that as soon as such decisions are moved from the private sector to the political arena, millions of dollars are spent to lobby the decisionmakers, and members of Congress are hopelessly biased in favor of home-state spending regardless of what might be b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249689 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:38:23 +0100 2249689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2226808&cid=t_219891_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Fnews-round-up-3109%2F Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius selected to head Health and Human Services. Frankly, I’m glad to have all the Bredesen talk put to bed. No Conspiracy Theories Needed: Abortion Foes Cry Racism at Religion Dispatches - “In order to attract a different demographic of supporters, the anti-abortion movement has adopted the theory that reproductive freedom is actually a plot to rid America of its black and brown citizens.” Anti-Breastfeeding Bingo and Bad Science on Booze and Pregnancy at Hoyden About Town. Moue Magazine on why domestic violence is not appropriate entertainment. From the New York Times - Obama Set to Undo ‘Conscience’ Rule for Health Workers Via the Labor Nurse, I found out about this list from ICAN of whether individual hospitals across the U.S. all... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2226808 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:07:42 +0100 2226808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2073348&cid=t_219891_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F28%2Fon-the-tva-kingston-coal-ash-disaster%2F This is not our normal fare, but I would like to ask each of you to learn more about the environmental mess happening in East Tennessee as a result of a lack of regulation, lack of response, and lack of people who give a s**t about what happens to the environment and the people near my home. And it is a health issue, in that the erroneously released waste has already been confirmed to contain lead and thallium. Officials are claiming the levels of mercury and arsenic are acceptable, but I can fit in one pocket how much I trust those “officials.” Harumph. If you don’t already know, my previous job before being sucked into libraryland was as a non-profit in East Tennessee working on energy policy. You can see my old boss in this video. At the time I worked there, this happ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2073348 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:30:52 +0100 2073348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1044231&cid=t_219891_129_f&fid=36041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-psoriasis%2Fchrista%2Fover-the-counter-psoriasis-lotions-have-you-tried-them%2F While we were in the States I was amazed at the wide range of over the counter products are available there. In one supermarket alone there were aisles of things we can either only get on prescription or can’t get at all. I was really interested to see that there are a number of creams available for sale aimed at psoriasis ‘sufferers.’ I must add here, as an aside, that I don’t actually like the term sufferer, although it probably technically is correct because we do suffer at time with this stuff…but it makes us sound more like victims and I hope that is not the case. But back to the tropic; over the counter creams and lotions. I peered at a few and read the labels. There didn’t seem to be too much to choose between them. Many contained little that I could see would be of any ... Life with Psoriasis blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1044231 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:59:22 +0100 1044231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512240&cid=t_219891_129_f&fid=36041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fchrista-life-with-psoriasis%2Fseasonal-affective-disorder-and-seasonally-affected-skin%2F Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a recognized mental health condition, seasonally affected dermis or skin is another thing altogether. And even though I know it’s always going to happen, the onset always makes me feel a little down. Temperatures have dropped dramatically here in the U.K .,and we have had chilly, cold and occasionally damp weather of late. It’s been a case of off with the sandals and into boots and socks, as the prospect of winter moves ever closer, with no regard to the fact that summer was a total washout this year. I guess I am more affected by the sun - or at least by light - than I thought because after just two days encased in socks and boots my ankles are complaining in the best way they know how, by erupting in a ring of sore and itchy scaly patches.... Life with Psoriasis blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512240 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:42:08 +0100 2512240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705764&cid=t_219891_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D597 To take the on-line lube survey, click on this sentence & visit Lifelube.org; the link to the survey is on the right side of the screen. Thursday, June 28, 2007 HEALTH / Lubricant testing may not be all it’s cracked up to be Miriam Boon / Xtra / Thursday, June 28, 2007 Would you put lipstick up your ass? How about exfoliant cream? Yet you put lube up your ass and it’s classified as a cosmetic under Canada’s Food And Drug Act. “Lubricants are generally classified as cosmetics since they are intended for use on the skin,” says Health Canada spokesperson Renee Bergeron. “[The] vagina and rectum are considered as part of the skin.” Although we put lube up our love holes all the time, they are not required to be tested or approved for internal... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705764 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:55:24 +0100 705764