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 'cope'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225667&cid=t_103631_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fa-new-day-a-new-life%2F A Recovery Book Grounded in both addiction science and Twelve Step spirituality, A New Day, A New Life–a guided journal and video–is designed to serve as a steadfast companion for those facing the challenges and joys of early recovery. The video features an intimate, candid discussion between best-selling author and recovery advocate William Cope Moyers and a diverse group of people in recovery. By sharing their personal experiences, they give people who are newly sober a breadth of knowledge about what it takes to stay on track. The journal–consisting of daily inspirational and educational messages, meditations, prayers, and affirmations, as well as space for writing thoughts and feelings–helps readers connect the knowledge that they have drawn from the vi... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225667 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:38:00 +0100 4225667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924942&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2F9-tips-for-coping-with-a-hurricane%2F With another hurricane on the warpath up the East Coast of the U.S. this week, many people are scrambling for shelter and safety. Evacuations are taking place, and while everyone is rightfully focused on their physical safety, our emotional health is at risk during times of increased stress too. There are ways you can better cope emotionally with an impending hurricane — to brace yourself emotionally from the significant amounts of stress you’re about to endure. One of the most important things to keep in mind is that a hurricane is a fairly short natural event. For most people, it means having to deal with a couple of days of moving out of the area and then moving back. While the effects of the hurricane may endure much longer — especially if your home was damaged or des... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924942 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:09 +0100 3924942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831355&cid=t_103631_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ficu-bingo-game%2F2010.08.06 Ever wonder how ICU nurses get through their daily grind? Why, with ICU Bingo, of course. How does ICU Bingo work? It works just like regular bingo. Every nurse receives their own Bingo card with different ICU diagnoses. And every time they take care of one of these conditions, they get to ”x” it out. Fill out a line or any other predetermined design pattern, and you are the ICU Bingo winner, and you win a prize. This is quite similar to my 2010 March Madness Hospitalist Bracket, only in this case the game is Bingo. As you can see, this nurse has already cared for a GI bleed, a homeless man, a drug overdose, chest pain, DKA, alcohol withrawal, subdural hematoma, a prisoner, and someone with super-morbid obesity. That’s ICU medicine for you. *This blog post... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831355 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:30:00 +0100 3831355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231434&cid=t_103631_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Favoid-chemotherapy-side-effects%2F Filed under: Cancer CaregiversAfter passing a bill that allows marijuana use for medical purposes, New Jersey is the fourteenth state to have legalized its use. Although the federal government still regards marijuana as illegal, it is becoming a popular drug at the state level. What most people don't realize is that a synthetic version of marijuana is already legal and available by prescription in all states. Marinol, a synthetic THC, received FDA approval in 1985. Doctors who prescribe the drug generally use it to treat chemotherapy side effects like nausea and vomiting, among other conditions. If you don't live in a state that allows marijuana to be used for medical purposes, there are other ways to curb side effects. Before starting chemotherapy, make sure that you have a friend o... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231434 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3231434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108521&cid=t_103631_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fbeing-at-ease%2F Random twists and tight turns of the “roller-emotion-coaster” that presents itself each December can leave us feeling nauseous, invisible, sad, angry and just plain ol’ dazed and confused. Expectations is the word of the day … But we don’t have to ride. We can walk away. How does one practice Ease? There are times when we simply feel as though we are stuck in line waiting to take the next crazy ride. Not moving. Merely enduring. Reacting out of a twisted habit. When I get there — and I was just there a couple of days ago — this is what I do: Being at Ease Accept my situation — whatever it is, whatever it isn’t. Remind myself that difficult situations happen and that being a victim is optional. Forgive. Forgiveness doesn’t condone another perso... The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108521 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:57:45 +0100 3108521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939450&cid=t_103631_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fhow-do-you-cope-on-a-bad-multiple-sclerosis-day%2F I have good days and bad days.  I don’t suffer from multiple sclerosis; I live with MS.  I’m a healthy person with MS.  And, the ever popular,  I have MS, MS doesn’t have me! OK, these are lines we use to comfort others and to get ourselves through.  I have no problem with them; I use them myself.  They’re slogans, if you will, that we use to get through/past that part of a conversation.  Slogans may be trite and glib but they’ve helped elect officials, sell products and recruit militaries for centuries. So, what about the days that are “bad days,” the days we do suffer the effects of our disease…the days multiple sclerosis does have us? No sense hiding it I’m in the midst of a “thing” right now (for those new to the Life with MS blog, I tend to use “thing”... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939450 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:34:10 +0100 2939450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757701&cid=t_103631_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbook-review-the-resilient-child%2F Want to learn how to stress-proof your kids and help them learn skills and techniques to cope with all the life can throw at them? Then check out this book by Dr George S Everly Jr,  a leading expert in the field of stress management. Everly,  who predominantly counsels victims of life’s toughest moments, such as the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina, wrote this book as a gift to his own children. In fact, it is a gift to all parents and children who have the opportunity to read and take on board it’s lessons. Called The Resilient Child: Seven Essential Lessons for Your Child’s Happiness and Success, the book offers parents a way to teach child the basic skills need to develop inner strength to cope with stress and adversity. Using the ABCs (Action, Belief, and Cod... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757701 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:30:48 +0100 2757701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719915&cid=t_103631_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Faspergers-anxiety-cope%2F People with Aspergers Syndrome often have a lot of problems with Anxiety, including panic and anxiety attacks.  There are many ways to cope with Anxietybut seeing as I am trying to increase the user interaction levels on this website I think I will let you all lead the discussion on this using the comments. What ways [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719915 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:44 +0100 2719915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349485&cid=t_103631_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F20%2Fmanaging-overwhelm%2F Photo Source Can this be accomplished? Managing overwhelm?? Isn’t the lack of control the very essence of overwhelm? Maybe not. Overwhelm is like a giant wave of tasks, situations and.or emotions that momentarily threatens to envelop us. It can paralyze us. Unless we grab a surfboard; a surfboard called Cope! What? Go surfing? Learning to cope with the sweeping waves of Life is part of living. We all have “bad” days when we simply wash onto shore — water-logged and exhausted. However, experience and practice enables any surfer — and those of us who merely “surf” the wild waves of Life — to ride to the shore on even the largest of waves! My “surfboard” of choice at the moment is: One Step at a Time and {Master Lists}. And … I get ... The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349485 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:49:31 +0100 2349485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2060925&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F23%2F9-tips-for-busting-holiday-depression%2F This article was originally published on Beyond Blue at Beliefnet.com and is reproduced here with permission. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2060925 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:44:02 +0100 2060925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2060926&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F22%2Fseven-rules-to-surviving-an-abusive-boss%2F At the interview for my first professional job, my future boss asked me, “I notice you’re married. Are you planning to get pregnant?” After I picked my jaw off the floor I stammered, “Uh, no?” It was a totally illegal question and the shocker was it came from a woman. What I should have done was run screaming for the nearest exit. But the job was offered, I took it and three years later I quit with a raging case of Post-Traumatic Boss Disorder. Rule #1: How you are treated from ‘go’ is a good indicator of how you will be treated on the job. The first phone call, your interview, how an offer is made and how negotiations are handled… My boss made me think I was her confidant. She gave me the plum jobs and ‘confided’ to me that everyone else was inf... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2060926 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:17:04 +0100 2060926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017556&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F05%2F12-tips-to-keep-joy-in-the-holidays%2F The Christmas season is upon us once again, and once again we find ourselves balancing between our work or studies, hanging out friends, scheduling time with family, and maybe even attending a party or two. The Christmas tree stands are up down at the corner, where they magically appear every year, full of the usual perfect, green triangular symbols of the season. At some point though, in between the parties, the family gatherings and the endless shopping crowds, the cheer of the holidays can quickly leave our rosy cheeks and send us into a downward depressive spiral. How do you keep that depression from affecting not only your mood, but the mood of others around you? And how can you keep the joy in the holidays and stop them from turning into yet another year of an endless parade of mat... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017556 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:37:49 +0100 2017556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905903&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2008%2F10%2F24%2Fstudy-33-of-alcoholics-had-adhd-65-of-drug-users-had-adhd%2F CONCLUSIONS: These results reveal that habit-forming illnesses can be associated with a high comorbidity with ADHD, expressed in the form of alcohol abuse and also in consumption of illegal drugs. The results underline the great importance of early and adequate diagnostics and therapy of ADHD for the prevention of habit-forming illnesses. While adults with ADHD are only 5% of the population, ADDers are dramatically over represented in people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs, the SMALLEST numbers I’ve seen on ADHD and addiction are 20-25% in peer reviewed clinical journals in Pub Med, (a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine indexing articles from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles) and I’ve frequently seem much larger ones. If adults... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905903 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:34:53 +0100 1905903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825584&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F23%2Fdealing-with-uncertain-economic-times%2F I find a strange melancholic amusement to learn that many of these investment banks’ CEOs and boards of directors — people being paid millions of dollars every year to purportedly know what their own companies are doing and how they make money — didn’t have a clue as to how deep their companies were into questionable financial practices. It’s like Enron all over again, except this time on a much more disastrously large scale. Now they turn to the U.S. government — the taxpayers such as you and I — to “rescue” their firms, all the while receiving large payouts (severance packages) and continued bonuses. And will any of this affect their ability to score a new position in a year’s time? Not one bit. These things will simply be chal... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825584 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0100 1825584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292367&cid=t_103631_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fheres-one-of-my-ways-to-cope-with-ms-whats-yours%2F In her Author’s Notes, Allison Shadday proffered an idea which I think is sound. She suggested, “After reading so many interesting and helpful comments from you all, it occurred to me that you might want to consider starting an ongoing list of things that help you cope. Each of you can add to it as ideas come to mind. What do you think?” Well, Allison, I think it’s a GREAT idea! How do I cope? The sheer mass of techniques I use to cope should have crushed my multiple sclerosis years ago; how to pick just one to report? I guess I’ll share my “happy place” coping mechanism today. Since grade 6, when my hip, EST-inspired, teacher had us all use visualization to find a “happy place,” I have had a spot to which I retreat when times get tough. During this exercise, I followed e... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292367 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:11:01 +0100 1292367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1098791&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F16%2Fyoutube-video-suggests-even-young-people-should-have-alzheimer%25e2%2580%2599s-awareness%2F Today while surfing YouTube, I came across an interesting video titled “My Name is Lisa”. This film is about a young girl’s challenges to cope with her mother’s progressing Alzheimer’s disease. The video was a submission to YouTube’s “Project Direct”, a competition for film creators who have “something to say”. I appreciated this video because it seems pretty accurate compared to experiences I’ve had with Alzheimer’s patients and their family members. However, one curious thing about the film was the age of the child in the video. I suppose that as women are having children later in life, it’s possible that children as young as the girl depicted in this video would have to deal with their primary caregiver suffering from something as dynamic as Alzheimer�... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1098791 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:00:28 +0100 1098791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1081518&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F08%2Fafraid-of-mall-shootings-now%2F Not to worry, MHA has got you covered – “In Wake Of Omaha Shooting, Mental Health America Provides Tips To Holiday Shoppers To Ease Anxieties” Yes, you read that right. At first, I thought maybe it was a bad joke or something. But no, it’s not. In an effort to turn a tragedy into a PR opportunity, the organization formerly known as the National Mental Health Association figured it was a good time to issue a press release. To help ease holiday shopper’s possible anxiety. It just feels… wrong. It’s a rare tragedy. Respect should be shown to those families who lost their family members. I mean, some of those families haven’t even buried the people who died in the tragedy. And then they open the paper to see something like this. While I&#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1081518 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:51:33 +0100 1081518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1054808&cid=t_103631_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F11%2F27%2F5-tips-for-dealing-with-guilt%2F It’s amazing how quickly guilt can kick in for the smallest, most meaningless things in our lives. Guilt is an emotional warning sign that most people learn through their normal childhood social development. Its purpose is to let us know when we’ve done something wrong, to help us develop a better sense of our behavior and how it affects ourselves and others. It prompts us to re-examine our behavior so that we don’t end up making the same mistake twice. How can we help combat our guilty feelings, and accept them when they’re important, but let them go more easily when they’re not? 1. Recognize the kind of guilt you have and its purpose. Guilt works best to help us grow and mature when our behavior has been offensive or hurtful to others or ourselves. If ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1054808 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:50:12 +0100 1054808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034892&cid=t_103631_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F186910398%2F 7 Tips for Care of Alzheimer’s Patients with Diabetes By Guest Blogger Mary Emma Allen It’s difficult enough when you family member has no health problems other than Alzheimer’s, but when there are other issues, such as diabetes, their care becomes more complex for family caregivers and for staff at nursing homes. Here are 7 tips which hopefully will make diabetes care for Alzheimer’s patients a bit easier: 1. Learn about diabetic diets, especially if you’re the one preparing the food. 2. Learn about your family member’s medical needs. 3. When your family member resides in a nursing home, make sure you note this on the forms you fill out. Diabetes should show up in their health records, but be sure you have it documented… every place possible. 4. C... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034892 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:21:06 +0100 1034892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=481865&cid=t_103631_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F19%2Freach-for-the-beyond-tomorrow%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Magazines, Products, Cancer SurvivorsTomorrow, the second issue of Beyond: Live & Thrive After Breast Cancer hits newsstands. And I, for one, can't wait to pick up a copy of the Spring/Summer edition of this positively powerful publication.If you read the first issue -- the Fall/Winter magazine released in October -- you know what this glossy book has to offer. There are personal stories and interviews, shared wisdom and sound advice. There are exercise tips and health tips and survival tips. There are stories about chemo brain and fertility and relationships. There is information about breast cancer research and resources and products that are tried and true.I want to tell you so much more -- but really, I want you find out for yourself just how moving and ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=481865 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 481865