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 'comedian'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726558&cid=t_119428_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Frita-rudner-quotation%2F “I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor’s office was full of portraits by Picasso.” (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726558 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:41:43 +0100 3726558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632266&cid=t_119428_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmammography-and-jack-blacks-boob-saver-5k%2F2010.06.04 This video has been available for months, but I just saw it for the first time. I suspect many women would get a chuckle from seeing the always buffed, ripped, and jacked comedian Jack Black partially disrobe to put his breast in a mammography machine — or as he calls it, the “Boob Saver 5K.” *This blog post was originally published at Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632266 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:00:34 +0100 3632266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189202&cid=t_119428_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fpain-and-humor-the-dark-side-of-funny%2F There’s one theme that keep recurring during each of my radio interviews for the book, Beyond Blue, and that is: humor. People are taken aback that I would write a book about depression and try to make it funny. Because funny and pain don’t go together, right? Wrong. Fellow blogger and comedian John McManamy interviewed me about this topic. It afforded me an opportunity to explore humor and think about why I use it so often. Click here to get to his original blog post. John: Listen, Therese. William Styron’s memoir of depression was bleak. Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” was heart-breaking. Yet, here you are, agony with a thousand punch lines. This has to be sacrilegious. Therese: Funny you should ask the question that way. Gus Lloyd, who has a radio show... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189202 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:27:09 +0100 3189202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105251&cid=t_119428_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Fits-the-comedy-stupid%2F Jon Stewart My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: Newspapers are hanging on for dear life. Comedians, meanwhile, are cleaning up. In fact, one is a now the junior senator from Minnesota. For many Americans, “The Daily Show,” hosted by satirist Jon Stewart, has supplanted the evening news. And this year The Onion, a site that is 100 percent parody, won a Peabody Award for its online send-up of cable-TV news. One-time sportscaster Keith Olbermann brings attitude aplenty to his MSNBC show, “Countdown.” They say things. They’re not afraid. You might call them modern-day court jesters. From wikipedia: Jesters could give bad news to the King that no-one else would dare deliver. The best example of this is in 1340, when the French fleet was destroyed at the Batt... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105251 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:41:08 +0100 3105251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3033570&cid=t_119428_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F27%2Ffriday-foolery-13-a-virus-walks-into-a-bar%2F For Friday Foolery a picked up this fragment from the science comedian Brian Malow. He performed in the session Science Laughs at Wonderfest 2009, The San Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science. The complete video can be viewed at Fora.tv (2009/11/08). I like the virus/bacteria part, but it took a while for me to understand that [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3033570 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:42:58 +0100 3033570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447950&cid=t_119428_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fteri-garr-living-with-ms-in-the-public-eye%2F Like many of you, I’m still finding my way around the Everyday Health Web site.  There are nooks and crannies of hidden treasures and mounds of health information at every turn.  It’s kind of like moving to a new neighborhood; you never seem to have time to simply explore, you just find what you need as you need it.  Therefore I decided I would do some serious exploring the other day and became intrigued to see a photo of “one of us” in the corner of one of the pages and had to investigate further. Many of you know that actress, comedian, writer Teri Garr has been living with multiple sclerosis for several years.  Her book, Speedbumps; Flooring It Through Hollywood, was published several years ago and is a very good read (even if you don’t have MS). Everyday Health got a chan... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447950 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:18:11 +0100 2447950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287309&cid=t_119428_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FT1QKkLYfM9o%2F Robin Williams underwent heart surgery on March 13th, which included replacing the aortic valve and repairing the mitral valve.  The 57-year-old comedian is reportedly doing very well. The aortic valve is a tricuspid valve - it has three leafs that open and close. The aorta, which is the largest artery in our body pumps cleaned, oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The aortic valve allows the oxygenated blood out and then closes so that the blood can’t back up. The valve can either malfunction or become sclerotic , which means that it starts to thicken, narrowing the passageway, making it more  difficult for the valve to work properly. Robin Williams Aortic valve surgery isn’t unusual, even at 57. There are many reasons why the valve may malfunction. Som... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287309 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:28:47 +0100 2287309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190552&cid=t_119428_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F17%2F9-ways-that-humor-heals%2F Of all my tools to combat depression and negativity, humor is by far the most fun. And just like mastering the craft of writing, I’m finding that the longer I practice laughing at life—and especially its frustrations–the better I become at it, and the more situations and conversations and complications I can place into that category named “silly.” G. K. Chesterton once wrote: “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.” And Proverbs 17:22 says that “a happy heart is good medicine.” I’d add that human beings can heal (at least partially!) from a host of different illnesses if they learn how to laugh. Here are just a few ways our bodies, minds, and spirits begin to mend with a dose of humor. 1.Humor combats fear. I know this f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190552 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:32:35 +0100 2190552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1873075&cid=t_119428_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4868 Dr. Ken Jeong, Doctor turned Stand-up comic (via Kevinmd.com) a Doctor comedian (Video) (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1873075 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1873075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311008&cid=t_119428_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F18%2Fjim-carrey-is-not-writing-a-depression-book%2F According to that reliable news source, Page Six, actor and comedian Jim Carrey is not writing a self-help book on depression after all: Jim Carrey may know a lot about depression, having suffered from it for years, but he also knows a lot about how to stage a proper hoax. Though it has been widely reported that the actor is getting set to write a book about how to beat depression without any drugs, his publicist tells PageSix.com exclusively that it’s just not true. “There is no deal with a publisher in place, and he’s not actually writing a book,” she said. “That is not in the plans for the immediate future.” We think celebrities like Mr. Carrey can bring a lot of helpful attention to concerns like depression, and hope that if he ever does want to... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311008 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:25:01 +0100 1311008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287876&cid=t_119428_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-03-08-cancer-treatment%2Flydia-shum%2F Lydia Shum Din-Ha, one of Hong Kong’s most popular comedian actress, died of liver cancer and other complications on 19 February 2008 at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong . Hong Kong Lydia Shum has been on the front to prevent and educate about breast cancer… The actor was also known as Fei-Fei or Fatty. She was 60 years old. Shum was born to a well-of large family in Shanghai , China and she was fifth among the family’s eight children. In 1960 she made her debut as a child actor. She was survived by a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-Yee from her failed marriage to an actor and singer, Adam Cheng Siu Chow. They were married in 1985 after living together for 11 years. She wore a Chinese cheongsam at her wedding due to her weight and years later, she said she regretted not wearing a we... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287876 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:50:48 +0100 1287876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1136826&cid=t_119428_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F08%2Fthe-psychology-of-deal-or-no-deal%2F The results of psychological research surround us every day, but few of us are aware of them. Psychology is interested in the study, observation and explanations for individual human behavior. It’s not about studying mice in labs anymore (although that’s still done, mostly in undergraduate psychology classes) so much as it is about studying real people in pseudo-real situations to better understand how and why people act, think or feel in the ways that they do. Sometimes that research results in unintended offspring, such as the U.S. television show, Deal or No Deal. Hosted by Canadian comedian and actor Howie Mandel, the show revolves around a single contestant who has to make a simple risk aversion choice — choose to keep an unknown amount of money the contestant hold... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1136826 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:58:00 +0100 1136826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=867438&cid=t_119428_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F155519629%2Fchange_brings_9_comebacks_and.html People react in surprisingly different ways - to proven changes - introduced to advance their lives and workplace. How do you respond?Here are typical reactions to change I’ve observed in over thirty years as change agent for brain based approaches:  1. Cynics say … “I can’t do it”… Cynics often lack smart skills to do different processes and they respond with a tone of contempt, aggression, or jaded humor. 2. Pessimists say … “It can’t be done”… They add cortisol to the entire circle, in ways that hold back growth and stall progress.3. Complacent people say … “There’s no time for make changes when we barely have time to do all we do here already. Cling to time-worn traditions and this group&rsquo... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=867438 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:27:33 +0100 867438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620233&cid=t_119428_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F117548402%2F “…. [S]ound-absorbing plaster systems; … lead-lined Sheetrock and plywood (and …. rubber clips and braces that “float” them); …. fiberglass-lined ducts; and the range of resilient ceiling materials”: These are some of the “treatments” that can be use to create a “sonic ambience” in a house, as noted in a New York Times article today entitled The Dream of Absolute Quiet. The article describes some admittedly high-end homes with home theaters, kickboxing studios, bowling alleys (just the kinds of home improvements most of us parents of autistic children worry about…… not that we don’t have to worry about drywalling the occasional hole in the wall, painting away wall-long finger smudges due to one’s child ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620233 Thu, 17 May 2007 21:30:50 +0100 620233