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 'conrad'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:14:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975834&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqV6NneC-OkM%2F By Tim LynchOver at NRO, Mark Steyn on last Friday’s order that Conrad Black report back to federal prison: With a system that relies on multiple charges and an ability to pressure everybody else in the case to switch sides, you can win (as Conrad did) nineteen-twentieths of the battles and still lose the war. He’s a wealthy businessman, and nobody has any sympathy for those. But it’s even worse if you’re a nobody. A New Hampshire neighbor of mine had the misfortune to attract the attention of federal prosecutors for one of those white-collar “crimes” no one can explain in English. The jury acquitted him in a couple of hours. Great news! The system worked! Not really. By then, the feds had spent a half-decade demolishing his life, exhausting his savings, wrecking his m... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975834 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:07:55 +0100 4975834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394529&cid=t_283248_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fects-final-days%2F We may be witnessing electroconvulsive therapy’s final days. This week, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel will review whether there’s enough evidence to downgrade electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices into the Class II medical device category — that is, a medical device that carries only “medium risk.” Like a syringe. That’s right, a device that can send electricity directly into your brain is being considered to be placed in the same medical device category as a syringe. And guess who doesn’t mind that reclassification? Why, the American Psychiatric Association, of course — they are right on board with this re-classification (PDF). Currently ECT devices are classified as Class III devices — high risk. Yet they have neve... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394529 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:30:56 +0100 4394529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662607&cid=t_283248_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fmichael-jackson-doctor-dr-conrad-murray-medical-license%2F Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor refused to pull the California medical license of Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter charges in the pop star’s death. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662607 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:42:46 +0100 3662607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515335&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUDM234-0uLQ%2F By Tad DeHavenThe president’s fiscal reform commission started off with some breathtaking chutzpah from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND): Rising federal debt is like a tsunami that could swamp the country at any moment…Our economic strength and security is on the line. Now is the time to act. And we need everyone, Democrats and Republicans, working together on a solution. If now is the time to act, why did Sen. Conrad just pass a budget plan out of his committee that promises massive spending, deficits, and debt? From a transcript of Conrad’s opening remarks: I personally believe that saying, ‘everything is on the table’ is critical. I hope none of us will take things off the table prematurely, because I think it is clear it’s going to take dramatic changes o... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515335 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:54 +0100 3515335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467737&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FygqkA3Xq7f0%2F By Jim HarperYou are required by law to file your taxes by the end of the day tomorrow, and you get penalized if you don’t. Meanwhile, Congress will not meet its April 15 requirement to pass a budget resolution. The budget resolution is the plan for FY 2011 revenue and spending that dictates the amounts in forthcoming annual spending bills. It’s an understatement to say that skipping the annual budgeting process is a transparency problem. It’s a management problem, a spending problem, a leadership problem, a responsibility problem . . . More commentary and a timetable of the congressional budget process is on the WashingtonWatch.com blog. Politico broke the story (so far as I can tell). Reuters quotes Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) saying, “W... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467737 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:42:37 +0100 3467737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246871&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUSg6690jbRY%2F By Tad DeHavenOver at Downsizing Government, we focused on the following issues this week: Will Obama’s deficits turn out to be as low-balled as Bush’s? Obama blames Bush for his problems, but his new budget is worse. Obama’s budget would kill the Constellation program, but his budget still goes to the moon. The Federal Housing Administration bailout watch continues. There’s nothing “fiscally responsible” about Sen. Kent Conrad. The government is creating jobs — federal government jobs. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246871 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:29:49 +0100 3246871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243774&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFOHwFBdaL9s%2F By Tad DeHavenSenator Kent Conrad (D-ND) has a reputation for being a “deficit hawk.” But the bar is apparently so low in Washington that merely paying lip service to “fiscal responsibility” is enough to earn you the hawk title in the press. In reality, Conrad is a tax and spender as a story in today’s Wall Street Journal demonstrates. These examples illustrate Sen. Deficit Hawk’s commitment to deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility: “Like many in Congress, he is conflicted. He boasts a 23-year record of looking after North Dakota voters with ample farm subsidies, aid for drought-hit ranchers, defense spending and scores of pet projects. He has done little to help rein in Medicare and Social Security expenses—the U.S.’s biggest budget busters.” “He has bee... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243774 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:17:42 +0100 3243774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100778&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtFatODyqKEo%2F By Chris EdwardsThe Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is holding hearings today focused on Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg’s (R-NH) idea to set up a special Task Force to draft a deficit-reduction plan. The plan would get fast-tracked through Congress for a vote and “everything would be on the table.” For taxpayers, this idea creates the threat of large tax increases on top of all the other tax increases being discussed in Congress. While the senators supporting a Task Force express valid concerns about the government’s exploding debt, the plan could launch a drive to impose a European-style value-added tax in America. In theory, such a Task Force could come up with some meaty and long-overdue cuts to the federal budget. But nine of the se... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100778 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:06:01 +0100 3100778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089259&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpOuftlmZ4MI%2F By Chris EdwardsPrompted by my blog on Senator Kent Conrad’s Task Force to reduce the federal deficit, my assistant Amy Mandler dug up some interesting information on the good senator. Conrad has nurtured his image as a “deficit hawk” for decades, but when it comes to subsidies for millionaire farmers he demands that the federal gravy keep flowing. Earlier this year, for example, President Obama proposed cutting one type of farm subsidy (”direct payments”) for farmers earning over $500,000 a year. I suspect that about 95 percent of Americans would support that tiny nod toward fiscal sanity and deficit reduction. But not Senator Conrad, who helped shoot the proposal down. See here and here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089259 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:52:52 +0100 3089259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079319&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FO_tvrkpNPYg%2F By Daniel J. MitchellLegislation being considered on Capitol Hill would create a supposed deficit reduction commission. If politicians were bound by truth-in-advertising, this proposal would be called a tax increase commission. It creates a mechanism that will — at best — replicate the 1982 and 1990 budget summits, both of which were fiscal disasters from the perspective of those who favor limited government. The inevitable result of a “bipartisan” process is a 50/50 deal of “spending cuts” and “tax increases,” but the spending cuts are off the “baseline” (which assumes spending goes up), so even if the changes are real (and they rarely are), they are merely reductions in increases. The tax increases, meanwhile, are real and come ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079319 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:40:03 +0100 3079319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734000&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FsM9KcAS5_K4%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bcolor1%3Dd6d6d6%26amp%3Bcolor2%3Df0f0f0%26amp%3Bborder%3D0%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D3%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0 One of my favorite movies is 1776, the musical. In July 1776, Congress was working on the Declaration of Independence. A rather controversial undertaking with far reaching implications. In July 2009, Congress was tackling another controversial undertaking with far reaching implications. I am speaking of course about health reform. The parallels, and lessons learned, are striking. Today, health reform has its Gang of Six (Senators Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kent Conrad, Charles Grassley, Michael Enzi, and Olympia Snowe). Congress in 1776 appointed a Committee of Five (John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman) to assist with the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. President Obama observed that during July and August “everybody in Washington ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734000 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:56:51 +0100 2734000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730160&cid=t_283248_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F3e-9AycxFgg%2F News came down today that Michael Jackson officially died from an overdose of propofol. This wasn’t a huge surprise, but now that more information from the autopsy has been released, it does confirm what officials had originally believed. It also gives them more incentive to talk to Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray. Murray gave a statement that confirmed he had been giving Jackson medication to help with insomnia for as long as six weeks prior to the singer’s death. He said “each night he gave Jackson 50 mg of propofol, also known as Diprivan, diluted with the anesthetic lidocaine via an intravenous drip.” He was concerned that Jackson was becoming addicted to the drug, and tried to wean him off of it by combining the drug with different types of medic... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730160 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:45:37 +0100 2730160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610882&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbOKerDexnw8%2F This is too good.  Directly from the ABC News blog post, “CBO Sees No Federal Cost Savings in Dem Health Plans:” Here’s a blow to President Obama and Democrats pressing health care reform. One of the main arguments made by the President and others for investing in health reform now is that it will save the federal government money in the long run by containing costs. Turns out that may not be the case, according to Doug Elmendorf, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Answering questions from Democrat Kent Conrad of North Dakota at a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee today, Elmendorf said CBO does not see health care cost savings in either of the partisan Democratic bills currently in Congress. Conrad:  Dr. Elmendorf, I am going to really put you... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610882 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:09:13 +0100 2610882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441163&cid=t_283248_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAjEqW0zgX5g%2F In a hagiographic profile of Obama budget director Peter Orszag, Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker writes of the “pressure” he might get from congressional deficit hawks: The respective heads of the House and Senate Budget Committees, John Spratt, Jr., of South Carolina, and Kent Conrad, of North Dakota, have spent years trying to control the deficit… Kent Conrad, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, has made eradicating the federal budget deficit his life’s work. Now, you’d think that if the ranking Democrats on the congressional budget committees had made deficit reduction their life’s work, the budget wouldn’t have, you know, skyrocketed over the past decade and more. So let’s go to the tape. The National Taxpayers Union has given Spratt a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441163 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:48:39 +0100 2441163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798515&cid=t_283248_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F394458681%2Fif_you_believe.html If you believe -     traditional systems tend to ignore the human brain’s capability, you may want to consider mental approaches that tap into its hidden and unused resources. If your believe -     well crafted questions build curiosity and lead to quality solutions … you’d likely agree to engage questions that extend personal experiences into entrepreneurial opportunities.If you believe -     targets can lead to solutions for complex problems …  perhaps you’d also see value in reaching across cultures and tossing human differences into the ring for more meaningful outcomes. If you believe -     that to expect quality and growth is to engage dynamic insights about the human ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798515 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:38:30 +0100 1798515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642797&cid=t_283248_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F341605281%2Fwhen_leaders_double_as_learner.html  The mind is capable of anything—because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future, Joseph Conrad stated in Heart of Darkness. Does your company reflect that wonder?    Can you imagine a workplace setting that showcases every person's gifts, abilities, and interests? Visualize a place where people love to come, and ideas brim over, where experts share cutting-edge stories with novices in ways that illustrate wisdom they have accumulated over the years. Picture a circle where gifted workers and experts-to-be take risks to teach each other as they learn from one another and where all feel valued. Do you see growth and prosperity, that far surpasses the downsizing and broken systems that let talented workers go, as if they were expendable?Imagin... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642797 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:43:51 +0100 1642797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1340917&cid=t_283248_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F261983923%2F That’s what two lawmakers are set to propose. Democratic Senators Max Baucus of Montana and Kent Conrad of North Dakota would establish an independent institute to systematically compare the effectiveness of drugs and devices, Reuters reports. Interestingly, the idea comes as the controversy continues to play out over Vytorin, which was found to be no better than the older and cheaper Zocor cholesterol pill. An analysis by the Lewin Group for the Commonwealth Fund found that comparative effectiveness research, used appropriately by doctors and insurers to guide decisions, could cut national health spending by $370 billion over 10 years. “One of the requirements for a market to work is that you have good information and we don’t have a lot of that right now,” Stuart ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1340917 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:13:10 +0100 1340917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1192957&cid=t_283248_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F226893677%2F Last week (Wednesday, 23 January 2008) Canadian painter Conrad Furey died following a long battle with colon cancer. Furey’s wife says the Hamilton-based artist died in his sleep early Wednesday after falling into a coma on the weekend. “It was a very peaceful death,” Theresa Furey said. “It’s how he wanted to die - he wanted to die at home and without having any discomfort. And that we promised we would do.” She said she was by Furey’s side when he passed away, as was a nurse and another family member. Furey’s daughter, Leah Furey, 26, lauded her father, also a sculptor, as a dedicated family man who was “extremely humble” about his talent. “He was a great father and a great husband and a great friend and just a great man i... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1192957 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:23 +0100 1192957