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 'cocktail'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984447&cid=t_114308_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fphysicians-and-the-evolution-of-twitter%2F2011.06.30 There’s a temptation to think of Twitter as it once was.  As recently as 3 years ago there were very few physicians using Twitter.  Early physician adopters enjoyed a tighter experience than today.  Everyone followed everyone and actually finding another doctor was cause for celebration.  It was a cocktail party – less a tool as much as a place to goof off.  It was easier in many respects. But Twitter seems to be evolving from a curious toy to a more focused space of sharing among the like-minded.  I see new docs play out this broader evolution of Twitter:  near obsessive early preoccupation gives way to the question of how it can actually work for them.  Experimentation with relationships gives way to connections that are more likely to give us what we really need. We’ve hi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984447 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:00:59 +0100 4984447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841990&cid=t_114308_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2FbnM0icM6qOE%2Fbill-manvilles-booze-book.html A “professional bar fly” who flirted with death and Helen Gurley Brown. "From the drinking man's classic, Saloon Society, back in the Sixties, to his sadder but wiser Cool, Hip and Sober, Bill Manville has consistently provided an honest, insightful first-person account of where alcoholism begins--and where it ends.”  So said the respected Keith Humphreys of Stanford University’s School of Medicine, when Manville’s account of beating booze was published some years ago. What makes his book unique in the annals of addiction books, so far as I know, is the additional blurb on Cool, Hip and Sober from none other than Cosmopolitan Magazine founder and Sex and the Single Girl author Helen Gurley Brown, who wrote: “I never read anything like this and am thrilled to recommend the... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841990 Thu, 19 May 2011 03:39:11 +0100 4841990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723941&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F18%2Fcatherine-zeta-jones-bipolar-ii-is-not-diet-coke%2F Dear readers, I owe you all an apology. I was wrong in my post about Catherine Zeta Jones’s diagnosis of bipolar II to compare bipolar II to Diet Coke. It was flip, inappropriate, and a lame attempt at humor. I hereby admit that I was wrong. So there is no need to further bash me. I was wrong because it suggests that bipolar II is not as serious, not as painful, not as debilitating as bipolar I. But, as a person diagnosed with bipolar II myself, I certainly know that isn’t the case. I realize that the depressive cycle for someone with bipolar II can actually be more severe than the depressive cycles of folks with bipolar I. And sometimes the depression can be psychotic. I was there myself, although I’m not sure if it was the illness that made me psychotic or the drug cocktail of abo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723941 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:00:17 +0100 4723941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352747&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F15%2F9-types-of-hopelessness%2F I’ve become increasingly intrigued by the topic of hope because, if anything is going to help me climb out of the Black Hole of depression, it’s a sense of hope. In their book, “Hope in the Age of Anxiety,” psychology professors Anthony Scioli and Henry Biller discuss hope from a variety of different perspectives, combining psychology with philosophy, biology, anthropology as well as the literary classics. I went straight to chapter thirteen, of course, and read “Overcoming Hopelessness: Escape from Darkness.” The authors argue that there are nine forms of hopelessness, each related to the disruption of one or more of the basic needs that comprise hope; attachment, mastery, or survival. The authors present three “pure forms” of hopelessness ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352747 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:07:40 +0100 4352747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4001709&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F25%2Flistening-in-on-another-conversation%2F We’ve all done it — listened in on another conversation while talking to someone else. How can we do that? How can we focus our listening abilities on a far away conversation while “turning off” the ability to listen to the conversation that’s right in front of us? This unique listening ability is called selective listening and most people can do it. It’s our ability to tune out one conversation and have our brains hone in on another. And despite this fairly common phenomenon, neuroscientists still have little idea of how we do it. It seems to come down to understanding the neural pathways and circuits that underlie our attention skills. In understanding simple attention skills like how we can selectively listen, neuroscientists believe it could also hel... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4001709 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:45:21 +0100 4001709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3545412&cid=t_114308_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F10-naturopathic-terms-our-hunky-naturopath-explains%2F Remember John Dempster? He’s a licensed (and hot) Naturopath who practices in Toronto. This is our 5th conversation with the good doctor (here’s the previous one), who regularly contributes to Blisstree about health and wellness issues. Find The Dempster Clinic here. Top 10 Misunderstood Naturopathic Medical Terms 1.    Naturopathy Let’s start with the basics. Naturopathic Medicine (Naturopathy) is commonly confused with other types of alternative therapies including Homeopathy and Botanical medicine. To clarify, a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) has completed eight years of medical training and is trained as a primary care giver, similar to your M.D. Be sure to check that your ND has been trained at an accredited institution before your first visit. While we are not homeopaths, herb... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3545412 Fri, 07 May 2010 18:15:36 +0100 3545412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538406&cid=t_114308_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F50%2Fliposuction-replaced-by-mesotherapy-lipodissolve%2F For a long time, liposuction had been the most popular method for contouring the body.  Today it has been largely replaced by mesotherapy probably because it’s less expensive, less painful, less complicated. Mesotherapy is a process in which a cocktail of chemicals, vitamins and minerals is injected into the targeted area. Usually a series of sessions is required but some patients note a decrease in girth even with just one. There may be some bruising after the procedure but this usually disappears in a few days. I haven’t come across any reports of adverse reactions with mesotherapy although many doctors are skeptical about the safety of these drugs. No conclusive studies have been made in order to determine where exactly the fat goes after it dissolves.  Also in question is whether... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538406 Wed, 05 May 2010 17:37:07 +0100 3538406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3415997&cid=t_114308_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fi-drink-alone-and-you-cant-stop-me%2F photo: Thinkstock A pint of Vanilla Swiss Almond. Three episodes of 30 Rock/Lost/Project Runway/Top Chef/Grey’s Anatomy on DVR. Pie for breakfast. Pancakes for dinner. All are respectable-enough guilty pleasures, but compared to mixing yourself a stiff cocktail on a any given weeknight, they lack a certain, well, punch. Actually, scratch that – they’re for amateurs. For me, there’s no better way to decompress after work than exactly the way the world tells you not to: drinking alone. If you take up this taboo habit, prepare for repercussions: Your GP will frown on exceeding your recommended weekly drink quota; your personal trainer will balk at the empty calories; your therapist will grill you about what’s really going on; your friends will suggest AA meeting loca... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3415997 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:58:32 +0100 3415997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105068&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Fvideo-the-eating-season%2F I call the 61 days between Halloween and New Year’s “the eating season,” because the temptation to snack on all kinds of crap is intrusive this time of year, with boxes of Belgian chocolate coming in with every client who has paid his bill, cocktail parties with egg-nog and Yule logs, enough pumpkin pie to make you feel like a pumpkin, and trays of Christmas cookies everywhere you turn. If your brain is as sensitive as mine — sweets turbo charge the brain and then zap it of all its cognitive powers — you, too, have to pull out ever trick of discipline known to man, more even than is used to train those dogs at the airport who can smell pot on a passenger. Remember this during the eating season: Jesus’ period of temptation ended after 40 days. We got 21 ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105068 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:45:47 +0100 3105068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943738&cid=t_114308_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdo-you-drink-too-much-alcohol%2F It seems like a simple question. Do you drink too much alcohol? But one person’s social drinking may be someone else’s too much. So how can you tell if you’re drinking too much and what exactly is drinking too much? First, we need to decide on what is a drink – what drinks are equivalent to each other. Generally, in North America, a standard drink is one that has about 0.6 fluid ounces of pure alcohol. But how much that is in your drink depends on what it is you are drinking. Generally, standard drinks are: •   12 oz beer •    5 oz wine •    3-4 oz of fortified wine (such as port) •    2-3 oz liqueur or aperatif •    1.5 oz brandy or hard liquor Does any of that surprise you? If you drink mixed drinks and would like to figure out how much al... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943738 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:47:30 +0100 2943738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416995&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F17%2Fthe-8-best-sound-bites-of-graduation-advice%2F I can’t remember all the speeches at my commencement ceremony. But I do remember looking up on the stage to see my best friend, the valedictorian of our class, sitting there among all the luminaries, and wondering how in the world she did that when English was her second language. It still blows me away. Commencement addresses contain wisdom and inspiration for all of life’s transitions, and for a manic-depressive, that’s pretty much every day. So I’ve plucked the very best sound bites from famous speakers like Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu, Jon Stewart, and the other names people like to drop at cocktail parties to help us forge ahead on our spiritual journeys, remember our dreams, and to find hope, purpose, and peace in our lives. 1. Oprah Winfrey: Transform Yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416995 Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:27 +0100 2416995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382554&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F03%2F12-great-things-about-twitter%2F Not twittering yet? Wow, you are so yesterday, last week, a part of the LiveJournal or Yahoo! crowd. C’mon, get with the program and start laying out your interesting, exciting life, one 140-character chunk at a time! After all, Shakespeare didn’t limit himself to just one 140 character play. In fact, I’m not sure what Shakespeare would make of twitter. Indeed, I don’t think you’ll find anything approaching Shakespeare’s quality in the microblogging service of twitter. Instead, what you will find is exactly what you would’ve found about 8 years ago when blogging became all the rage, and everyone decided to start one (only to abandon it 3 weeks later for lack of anything interesting to say). Thankfully, twitter to the rescue! I mean, if you can&#8... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382554 Sun, 03 May 2009 10:20:21 +0100 2382554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806352&cid=t_114308_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F0Be03fkf_q0%2F A new study highlighted in the September 16th Scientific American looks at eye tracking to investigate the “unusual social preferences and behaviors in people with Williams syndrome and autism.” Just as autism is associated with “social withdrawal,” so is Williams syndrome characterized by a “propulsion towards social stimuli and interactions with people” and towards being “hyper-social.” Psychologist Deborah Riby and Peter Hancock at Newcastle University found that the eye tracking movements of autistic persons and of those with Williams syndrome differ significantly from the norm: Previous work has shown that people with autism pay less attention to socially relevant parts of scenes. For example, a person with autism who is viewing a movie ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806352 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:09:31 +0100 1806352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1272514&cid=t_114308_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F02%2Fnew-combination-eating-disorder-and-bring-drinking-problem-drunkorexia%2F No, it’s not a medical term, but with the widespread acceptance of alcohol and drug use and societal pressures to maintain a thin physique, drunkorexia may be the next big “trendy” disorder. A New York Times article titled “Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand” reports on this new problem. Drunkorexia is not an official medical term. But it hints at a troubling phenomenon in addiction and eating disorders. Among those who are described as drunkorexics are college-age binge drinkers, typically women, who starve all day to offset the calories in the alcohol they consume. The term is also associated with serious eating disorders, particularly bulimia, which often involve behavior like bingeing on food — and alcohol — and then purging. The article states that the typical ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1272514 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:49:58 +0100 1272514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1192910&cid=t_114308_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F227052043%2F Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH and Vince Kuraitis Last Tuesday during the cocktail hour, CMS issued documents portending the end of the Medicare Health Support (MHS) project.    We initially used the word “bizarre” to describe the announcement from CMS’ staff.  After further thought, “reckless” and/or “insubordinate” strike closer to home. First, let’s have the head-honcho at CMS instruct us on how things should be done. In September 2007 Kerry Weems, the new CMS Administrator, declared that “cocktail hour press releases” from his agency must stop, and that a new era of “transparency” and “accountability” must begin.   So here’s the list of decision criteria we draw from Mr. Weems statement: 1) No cockt... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1192910 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:36:26 +0100 1192910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001666&cid=t_114308_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autismvox.com%2Fthoughts-on-acceptance-and-cure%2F From ???Autistics’: We don’t want a cure, in the November 3rd Globe and Mail, some thoughtful views on a topic often under discussion here.: Some neuroscientists theorize that autism starts with a genetic glitch that skews the connections in the brain over time, improving some, but disabling others. If so, science may find a way to jump-start the stalled connections, possibly with drugs, without snipping the improved wiring. ???My hope is that we can find a way to have our cake and eat it too,??? Cornell University neuroscientist Matthew Belmonte says. ???That is, we can preserve those unique and very productive perceptual and attention capacities, but combine a way to share those gifts with the broader social world.??? Dr. Belmonte, who has a brother with autism, compares it t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001666 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:23:25 +0100 1001666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=590967&cid=t_114308_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F05%2Fnew-drug-combo-fights-certain-breast-cancers%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Drug, Research, Daily newsOn Tuesday, researchers announced that a three-drug cocktail may help women with HER2-positive breast cancer better than any other drug used on its own. About one quarter of women with breast cancer make up this HER2 category.Tests on mice revealed using the three drugs along with breast cancer drug tamoxifen helped wipe out tumors altogether. And the tumors did not come back. This is the first time mice were cured of a very aggressive human breast tumor. Incidentally, when a single drug was used, tumors returned within several weeks.The three wonder drugs used in this study -- all are monoclonal antibodies that precisely target certain aspects of tumors -- are the experimental drug pertuzumab; trastuzumab, also known as Herceptin; and ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=590967 Sat, 05 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 590967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=560282&cid=t_114308_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F22%2Frecipe-for-healthy-living-daily-cocktail%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Non-toxic alternatives, Nutrition, Cancer prevention foods, Vitamins and nutrients, Recipe Healthy LivingThe most healthy thing that I have added to my daily menu to fight cancer right now is this simple drink that helps give me energy and gives me antioxidants and vitamins. It helps boost the immune system. It detoxifies and cleanses the body. It gives a quota of daily veggies. It has a high alkalinity that helps balance acid PH levels in the body. It is simple and it tastes good too.Vicki's Twice Daily Wheat Grass Cocktail4 ounces of organic tangerine juice4 ounces of organic carrot juice1 organic banana1 8 grams packet of Organic Wheat Grass (I prefer Amazing Grass brand)Mix together well in a blender until smooth and pour into a large glass.You can find Wheat ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=560282 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 560282