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 'craig'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125923&cid=t_110029_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Ffda-approves-clinical-protocol-for-additional-phase-1-study-of-tkm-plk1-in-primary-liver-cancer-or-liver-metastases%2F The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the clinical protocol for an additional Phase 1 study of TKM-PLK1 in patients with either primary liver cancer or liver metastases associated with select cancers including ovarian. RNA Interference Nucleic acids are molecules that carry genetic information and include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Together these [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125923 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:03:27 +0100 5125923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911803&cid=t_110029_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F4rC9S7_QOf4%2Fsharability-as-social-media-strategy.html Today's post is contributed by Craig DeLarge, Director HCP, Marketing, Novo Nordisk; a presenter at this year's ePharma Summit West. For the last couple of years I have been thinking and talking consistently with myself and colleagues about how pharma can meet customer needs via social media, even in the face of lack of FDA guidance. The fact is that there are a number of brands that are doing good work in this regard in the social media space. A consistent outcry I hear in my getting around is that “real” social media requires 2-way dialogue between brands and customers within the social media platform posts are made. I disagree. That said, I do agree that this 2-way dialogue, what I like to call “commentability” is optimal. It is also infeasible at this time. Here is where I cau... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911803 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:30:00 +0100 4911803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872170&cid=t_110029_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25999683%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ECritical-Thinking-About-Neuromarketing.htm For years, most criticism of neuromarketing has been either alarmism (“OMG! They are reading my thoughts to make me buy stuff!”) or outright dismissal (“There’s no valid science, they are all charlatans!”). In the last few weeks, however, a couple of thoughtful blog posts popped up that are worth a read. In The Seven Sins [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesCloser to the Buy Button?Neuromarketing Study at OxfordSimple Slogans Double Sales (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872170 Fri, 27 May 2011 13:58:58 +0100 4872170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821183&cid=t_110029_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F12%2Fconsumer-reports-diet-rankings-a-waste-of-time%2F Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers as health foods? Seriously? This NPR Health blogger “get’s it” – she argues there are profits to be made from their selling of processed foods. She says, of the “savory” steak and ranch flatbread … But there was nothing very whole or natural to be found among the ingredients. We counted no fewer than 80 distinct substances on the list from salt and soybean oil to titanium dioxide and ammonium chloride. Hmmm… makes you “think”. How can they promote healthy eating and sell you THAT food-like substance? If anyone gets the allure of dieting, it’s me. I swear if you could get a PhD in diets, I’d have at least five. I actually have more experience dieting (started at 12) than I do as a registe... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821183 Thu, 12 May 2011 12:51:37 +0100 4821183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4797878&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F07%2Fmays-contradictions-2%2F The month of May is one tinged with melancholy for members of my family. On May 4, 2002 my father dropped dead in his garden which, for him, could not have been a more suitable place. Yet he was only seventy-five, a birthday celebration only a few weeks earlier for which the entire family had [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4797878 Sat, 07 May 2011 16:44:23 +0100 4797878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794994&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fas8EHZ4IUBM%2F Filming of the new James Bond film isn’t even underway yet, but its product placement sponsorship deals have already been secured for a whopping $45 million. That far surpasses the record held by Minority Report, where Steven Spielberg secured funding from Lexus, Bulgari, and American Express for $2o million. Oh Mr. Bond, how could you become such an Absolut sell-out? It was only last week that Morgan Spurlock warned me about the brainwashing effect of movies like this — but it’s Bond! So should I stay away, or should I go watch Daniel Craig and Co. when the movie finally comes out? Spurlock, whose new film POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold was financed entirely by product placement (to make a point, not money), said he hoped to open dialog amongst movie-goe... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794994 Fri, 06 May 2011 14:12:31 +0100 4794994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684478&cid=t_110029_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F8o9rFUIBgWw%2F I’ve been starting to contribute a bit to InformationWeek. One of my first projects was interviewing five of the publication’s first-ever list of 25 leading healthcare CIOs. I wrote the profiles on Stephanie Reel of Johns Hopkins Health System, Lynn Vogel of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Paul Tang of Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Bill Spooner of Sharp HealthCare and Craig Luigart of the Veterans Health Administration. The link above contains the full text, or you can download an abbreviated “print” edition in the form of the March InformationWeek Healthcare e-zine here. It’s not the first time I’ve written about CIOs for a national publication not specific to healthcare, but I’m pretty proud of reaching the pages of InformationWeek. Meanwhile, che... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684478 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:46:38 +0100 4684478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489591&cid=t_110029_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fpennsylvania-breast-surgeons-drs-dianna-craig-gerard-garguilo-comment-breast-cancer-lymph-node-study%2F Breast cancer surgeons Drs. Dianna Craig and Gerard Garguilo comment on a recent study suggesting that not all women with breast cancer in the lymph nodes require lymphadenectomy. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489591 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:41:58 +0100 4489591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446011&cid=t_110029_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FSBYbI-Kj8-k%2Fepharma-summit-2011-intro-to-social.html This morning kicked off the 10th Annual ePharma Summit's Workshop Day.Craig DeLarge, Novo NordiskTwo year cycles are best to look at social media. It takes a year to educate, a year to pilot and a year to execute for any new medium that should be implemented. At the head should be an innovative and creative leader to serve as a champion. It’s important to match the new media with the media learning and lifestyles of the customer. Organization must be able to see the use of the customer in terms of the media. Co-creation is key for innovation – this includes new efforts in New Media.DeLarge also gives a Social Media Primer. It’s a list of links to give to everyone who Social Media in the company can touch, gives them an idea of how social media truly works. Even having those skeptica... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446011 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0100 4446011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382765&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbook-review-heading-outdoors-eventually-leads-within%2F2011.01.21 “Heading Outdoors Eventually Leads Within” is a small book written by Kathy and Craig Copeland and published through their company, HikingCamping.com. Here’s a summary from the website: Everyone walks. What distinguishes hikers is that walking does more than transport us, it transforms us. But nowhere is the thoughtful undercurrent of hiking celebrated. The wisdom we glean from the wilds is a match lit in the rain. That’s why we created this book: to cup our hands around the flame. These journal entries are the mental waypoints we recorded while hiking 30,000 miles / 48,280 km (more than the circumference of the Earth) through wildlands worldwide. Accompanying them are photos of the places (primarily the Canadian Rockies, Utah canyon country, and New Zealand) where ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382765 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4382765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343126&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmental-illness-and-the-tucson-shooting%2F2011.01.13 When reports arrived that accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner had opened fire in Tucson, Arizona on January 7, journalistic first responders linked the incident to the fierceness of political rhetoric in the United States. Upon reflection, some of the discussion has turned to questions about mental illness, guns, and violence. And plenty of reflection is required, because the connections are not at all simple. To get a sense of just how complicated they are, we invite you to read the lead article in this month’s Harvard Mental Health Letter entitled, “Mental Illness and Violence.” Strangely (for us) it was prepared for publication a month before the tragedy in Tucson. In light of the shooting, we are making the article available to non-subscribers. I am not surprised at the outrage ex... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343126 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:21 +0100 4343126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942776&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FL8Ehoyf2UkU%2F By Jim HarperOn August 24th, the Attorneys General of 17 states sent a letter [PDF] to the founder and CEO of the Craigslist online platform, to “request” that they take down the “Adult Services” section of the site. The link to that section of the site now stands with a “CENSORED” label over the place where the link stood. On the TechLiberationFront blog, Ryan Radia has a good write-up, including the legal protections Craigslist enjoys under federal law as a provider of an “interactive computer service.” The AGs undoubtedly know that could not directly shut down Craigslist. They wouldn’t have a legal leg to stand on if they attacked the site for the behavior of its users. But they also know that publically badgering Craigslist can win ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942776 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:40 +0100 3942776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902874&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwill-ferrell-for-cancer-for-college-daily-do-gooder%2F Last year, Cancer for College and Will Ferrell joined forces to raise more than $200,000 in a charity golf tournament. This year, the Elf and The Other Guys star is at it again. Established by Craig Pollard, himself a two-time cancer survivor, the Cancer for College Golf Classic is held every year. Photo via SouthlandGolfMagazine.com Cancer for College provides current and former patients with scholarship money to help fund their goals for higher education. The 17th annual Golf Classic will be held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn on September 24. Nice work, dudes. Post from: BlissTree Will Ferrell for Cancer for College: Daily Do-Gooder (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902874 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:30:09 +0100 3902874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740545&cid=t_110029_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fwhistleblowers-dr-robert-goldberg-june-beecham-source-fraud-case-orthopedic-surgeons%2F Inside information provided by surgeon Dr. Robert S. Goldberg and Rush University Medical Center employee June Beecham has been used by the federal government to file Medicare fraud charges against six Chicago orthopedic surgeons. The physicians were accused of booking surgeries that they billed Medicare for but did not adequately supervise. The orthopedic surgeons named included Drs. Brian J. Cole, Aaron G. Rosenberg, Craig J. Della Valle, Wayne G. Paprosky, and Mitchell B. Sheinkop. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740545 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:39:50 +0100 3740545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629636&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsynthetic-life-created-the-first-micro-avatar%2F2010.06.03 For the first time in history, a living organism has been manufactured with the help of a computer-generated genome. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the groundbreaking discovery’s widespread implications. Watch CBS News Videos Online The First Micro-Avatar Craig Venter and his team of scientists recently announced that they had created the first “synthetic cell” — a bacterium controlled by genetic material that they had designed on a computer and concocted from four bottles of chemicals. This is the closest thing to creating life that has happened outside of a science-fiction movie. If it doesn’t fire your imagination, then you should fire your imagination. Basically, what Venter et al did was remove the “brain” (the genetic material that runs the cell) from one species o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629636 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:51:56 +0100 3629636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3590328&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FOQq_wOiJvsw%2Fgeneticswatch-creating-life-and-curing.html GeneticsWatch Creating Life and Curing Blindness May 21, 2010 Tags: Venter, DNA, creating life, genome, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, gene therapy, blindness I’ve been at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy annual meeting this week, garnering tales for my book, tentatively entitled “The Forever Fix.” It is largely the story of 9-year-old Corey Haas, who was on his way to certain blindness when gene therapy performed at the University of Pennsylvania in September 2008restored his failing vision. Francis Collins, director of the NIH, told Congress about Corey last week.Corey, his parents, and “Dr. Jean” Bennett, who made it all possible, were the stars of a press conference and a huge symposium. Corey got up on stage and calmly and clearly ... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3590328 Sun, 23 May 2010 01:41:35 +0100 3590328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549521&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F09%2Fwhen-mothers-day-isnt-happy%2F Mom insisted that I send no Mother’s Day flowers this year.  I can’t blame her if she can’t look at the designated special day the same, not yet anyway.  The cruelty this year, in particular, stems from the fact that this second Sunday in May, May 9,  was the day in 2007 when Mom’s first-born, Craig, died of his [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549521 Mon, 10 May 2010 01:00:32 +0100 3549521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511713&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F28%2Fmy-last-visit-with-craig-three-years-ago-today%2F From Mourning diary: Craig’s last days – and a few more April 28, 2007 – Update on Craig My sister Janice and I came to Montreal today for a visit with Claude, our sister Lynn and Craig. Little could have prepared us for how we found Craig. He is in very bad shape, from our [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511713 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:53:34 +0100 3511713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502952&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F24%2Fthe-happy-and-the-dreadfully-sad-of-april-24%2F Does anyone in Toronto know where I could get French-language greeting cards? Well, one more time, I had to mail an English birthday card to Craig’s partner, Claude.  Now he’s always up for anything that will improve his second-language skills but, as a gesture, I just think French-language cards for him would be nice. April [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502952 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:07:38 +0100 3502952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3390903&cid=t_110029_129_f&fid=36191&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arthritisblog.org%2Fentry%2Fwhat-nobel-prize-winners-bring-for-arthritis-patients%2F I am sure that you have not forgotten the two American scientists Andrew Fire, PhD, and Craig Mello, PhD who bagged last year’s Nobel Prize for their contribution in physiology or medicine. More interesting is the fact that this prize brought joy not only to both these scientists but to many arthritis patients all round the world as well. The development made by these two researchers for providing relief to arthritis patients was really commendable. As we know that various forms of arthritis are based on important genetic component and in such situation the work of Andrew Fire and Mello, which focused mainly on the concept that how the activity of our genes are controlled was really commendable as it would help researchers understanding the root causes and mechanisms of arthritis a... Arthritis Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3390903 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:36:27 +0100 3390903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383094&cid=t_110029_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FFepiWldxlAA%2F Second Edition For nearly a decade, The Addictive Personality has helped people understand the process of addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken brings new depth and dimension to our understanding of how an individual becomes an addict. Going beyond the definition that limits dependency to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, Nakken uncovers the common denominator of all addiction and describes how the process is progressive. Through research and practical experience, Nakken sheds new light on: Genetic factors tied to addiction Cultural influences on addictive behaviors The progressive nature of the disease Steps to a successful recovery The author examines how addictions start, how society pushes people toward addiction, and what happens inside those who beco... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383094 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:25:39 +0100 3383094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370620&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Falyson-huntly-will-receive-this-years-craig-chaplin-memorial-award%2F    Google Alyson Huntly’s name, as I did even before I knew with absolute certainty that I’d be writing this, and you’ll see what an accomplished author, educator, Diaconal Minister, grandmother (and on and on) she is!  Add Doctor, too, Alyson having received her Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum) from Queen’s University last fall. So for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370620 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:49:00 +0100 3370620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262551&cid=t_110029_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fplastic-surgeon-dr-craig-hobar-readies-foundation-long-term-haiti-commitment%2F Dallas plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Craig Hobar has committed his foundation Life Enhancement Association for People to a year long effort in Haiti to perform the tens of thousands of needed reconstructive operations in the coming months. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262551 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:33:11 +0100 3262551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204798&cid=t_110029_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdr-steve-hansen-leads-mormon-medical-group-haiti%2F Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Steve Hansen lead a group of doctors including Drs. Chuck Peterson, Gary Garner, and Craig Nelson from the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) in a week-long medical mission to Haiti. Lacking any formal aid group organization they dubbed themselves Doctors Without Names. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204798 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:02:17 +0100 3204798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063470&cid=t_110029_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F2d0QQsTNoBE%2F The savvy former congressman from Pennsylvania has been effectively representing biotechs on Capitol Hill for the past few years, a period during which biosimilars have been a repeated flash point. And as head of the industry trade group, Jim Greenwood would appear to be a lobbyist like so many others, especially given his interactions with elected officials in the House and Senate. He is regularly protrayed this way in the press (see here). Yet a quick check of the lobbying forms filed with Congress by BIO, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, reveals that Greenwood’s name isn’t listed. The reason? A BIO spokesman says Greenwood doesn’t pass the 20 percent threshhold, a reference to the amount of time spent lobbying (see here). To check the forms, please go to the Ho... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063470 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:50:17 +0100 3063470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048306&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fjust-one-gift-to-go%2F Since my brother Craig’s death in 2007 the Christmas shopping for adults in the immediate family has become even easier than the draw for names that we used to do. We all donate at least $50 (the maximum we used to spend on one gift) to Craig’s memorial fund. With a niece and nephew [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048306 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:30:15 +0100 3048306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734219&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F26%2Ffacebook-has-distracted-me-away-from-blogging%2F Ted Kennedy Tribute: 2008 DNC Convention in Denver Over the din of commentators, warming their robotic hands against the barely dead Ted Kennedy, and please read this report on his pioneering political fights against AIDS, I have been trying to remember the 1980s with a little more precision than is usually called for. See thanks to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734219 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:10:08 +0100 2734219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591270&cid=t_110029_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fcraig-david-insomnia-from-broken-heart.html British R&B star Craig David is in love, and he can’t sleep – at least in his song lyrics. His single “Insomnia” spent nine weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart, peaking at #62.In 2000 the 19-year-old David became the youngest British male solo artist to have a number-one single. But he’s still trying to build momentum for his music in the U.S.“Insomnia” describes what happens to his heart and to his sleep when the woman he loves walks out on him:Because I can't sleep til you're next to meNo I can't live without you no moreOh I stay up til you're next to meTil this house feels like it did beforeFeels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ahFeels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah A recent study indicates that David isn't the only person to experi... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591270 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:15:00 +0100 2591270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442554&cid=t_110029_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F29%2Fstand-up-to-cancer-funded-research-dream-team-takes-aim-at-womens-cancers%2F Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s charitable initiative supporting groundbreaking research aimed at getting new cancer treatments to patients in an accelerated timeframe, has reached a significant milestone, awarding the first round of three-year grants — that total $73.6 million — to five multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional research Dream Teams. … Each Dream Team’s [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442554 Fri, 29 May 2009 20:42:34 +0100 2442554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442173&cid=t_110029_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FQjkdjOfOZjo%2F Now, if you know anything about Google search and “long tail” search results, you’ll know that the title of this blog post is going to get me some very interesting visitors.  That being said, I want to give a shout out to all of YOU, my stalwart readers who have stuck with me through ups and downs, through thick and thin, through Yin and Yang, through boom and bust.  I know, I know, the content has been slow in coming.  You miss me, and I miss you!  But, the user base has actually GROWN and that is very heartening.  People want to hear more! I have just about four weeks left of school at NCNM.  Two of those weeks are substantial (one more board exam, my thesis defense, a couple of projects) and two are going to be really tough to sit through.  :)  We have lots of ... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442173 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:01:16 +0100 2442173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441309&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fbritains-got-talent-no-one-ever-went.html No, I didn’t watch it. Nor did the children. But I read a piece over at Craig Murray’s place this morning, so checked out the video on You Tube. Unwatchably nauseating from the beginning. I did not get to the end. Are Ant and Dec always like this? This video makes the cloying pseudo-spontaneity of Blind Date seem like the Gettysburg Address.That image of spontaneity was manifest most spectacularly in the case of Susan Boyle, where the video made famous on You Tube pretends that the judges did not even know she was a singer or whether she would be any good. The judges then proceeded to manifest what, when you know the truth, you can see is terribly ham acted astonishment.Craig MurrayJulia Nadienko is an attractive Latvian belly dancer, and a friend of Craig Murray’s. For reasons that ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441309 Mon, 25 May 2009 10:05:00 +0100 2441309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442531&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fits-been-twenty-years%2F Because I do not know the exact date in May this seems as good a time as any to mark the twentieth anniversary of my HIV-positive diagnosis. It was March of 1990 when I received definitive word at which time suspicious blood samples from the previous May were tested for HIV specifically and they were also [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442531 Mon, 25 May 2009 02:49:06 +0100 2442531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405975&cid=t_110029_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F14%2Fhusbands-love-for-wife-inspires-a-9000-mile-bike-trek-to-raise-money-for-ovarian-cancer-awareness-cancer-prevention%2F On May 15, 2009, Craig Broeder Ph.D., FACSM, FNAASO will embark upon a 100-day bike trek that will take him to 32 U.S. cities as part of  a 9,000 mile circumnavigation of the U.S.  Since July 2008, Craig has been planning this trip to honor his wife, Kay, in her 20th year of surviving clear [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405975 Thu, 14 May 2009 23:13:35 +0100 2405975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399122&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F09%2Fit-was-two-years-ago-today%2F CHAPLIN, Rev. A. Craig – B.A., M. Div. Peacefully in hospital on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at the age of 51. Former Minister of Sutton (Que.) United Church and of Union United in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que., a graduate of Queen`s University and McGill`s United Theological College. He is survived by his loving partner of sixteen [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399122 Sat, 09 May 2009 08:22:47 +0100 2399122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399124&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fa-walk-from-le-plateau-to-outremont-and-back-montreal%2F Mom and I arrived at Claude’s on Monday for the second annual presentation Wednesday of the Craig Chaplin Memorial Award to Darryl Macdonald. It was a wonderful convocation ceremony and service, and it was terrific to meet Darryl and his husband Chris. Now Craig’s dream has been realized twice, with many more such occasions to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399124 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:02:42 +0100 2399124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390247&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F06%2Fa-walk-from-le-plateau-to-outremont-and-back-montreal%2F Mom and I arrived at Claude’s on Monday for the second annual presentation Wednesday of the Craig Chaplin Memorial Award to Darryl Macdonald. Tuesday I took a long walk from the southeastern-most corner of Le Plâteau neighbourhood to Outremont to the northwest, and then back to Le Plâteau. Did I take pictures! [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390247 Wed, 06 May 2009 22:21:22 +0100 2390247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382303&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcraig-murray-new-political-advisor.html I have had several emails recently, not from Craig Murray I hasten to say, suggesting that I pay more attention to Craig Murray. I was reminded of him today by the Independent on Sunday’s suggestion that he be elevated to the status of “alternative national treasure”Britain is a better place now that Craig Murray has returned. As ambassador to Uzbekistan, Murray witnessed the UK's changing attitude to torture, and rather than keep it under his hat, came back and revealed all. He had his own problems, what with the drinking and leaving his wife for a dancer. But after a breakdown, he has bounced back to become a fully-fledged member of the awkward squad. The Foreign Office may have disowned him, but we welcome him with open arms.Independent on SundaySince receiving the emails, I have... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382303 Sun, 03 May 2009 09:40:00 +0100 2382303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306832&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FnkfIUXQSIRU%2Fbiobanking-throwdown-2nd-round.html We had posted earlier about the ongoing debate on the ethics of DNA databasing -- here is round two in the debate. Our poll is still open, let us know where you stand! (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306832 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:35:51 +0100 2306832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306834&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FlYjouSQE0Zk%2Fbiobankingthrowdown-ethics-of-dna.html Do you agree or disagree with the following proposition? (take our poll and we'll compare it with the Economist's poll results) :People's DNA sequences are their own business, and no one else's. Art Caplan and Craig Venter go toe-to-toe on this issue, with Art Caplan defending the privacy of DNA and Craig Venter arguing for public access. An excerpt of the discourse:Art Caplan: "There are, it is increasingly said, plenty of reasons why people you know and many you don't ought to have access to your DNA or data that are derived from it. Have you ever had sexual relations outside a single, monogamous relationship? Well then, any children who resulted from your hanky-panky might legitimately want access to your DNA to establish paternity or maternity" ...to read more, click here.Craig Venter:... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306834 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:47:57 +0100 2306834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2298745&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F21%2Fdarryl-macdonald-to-receive-the-second-craig-chaplin-memorial-award%2F The recently-installed (February) minister of Roxboro United Church in western Montréal, Rev. Darryl Macdonald, has been selected to be this year’s recipient of the prize named for my late brother, Craig, when the United Theological College holds its convocation in May. Rev. Macdonald was educated at the Presbyterian College adjacent to UTC. This is where the story gets [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2298745 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:57:41 +0100 2298745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2087225&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fdid-you-hear-sanjay-general.html Yes it is true. Pres-Elect. Obama has asked Dr Sanjay Gupta, Neurosurgeon to be Surgeon General. Before joining CNN in 2001, Gupta was a neurosurgery fellow at the University of Tennessee's Semmes-Murphy Clinic and the University of Michigan Medical Center. Gupta has some experience in politics and policy. During the Clinton administration, he was a White House Fellow and special adviser to first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. So the questions. First, what does the Surgeon General do?According to the Surgeon General's SiteThe Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. The acting Surgeon General is Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H.... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2087225 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:35:00 +0100 2087225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021636&cid=t_110029_136_f&fid=36168&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmargaret.healthblogs.org%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2Fdmapt-targeting-leukemic-stem-cells%2F Thanks to a Google Alert, yesterday I learned about a new article written by Craig T. Jordan, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, U of Rochester School of Medicine. Here is the link to the abstract: http://tinyurl.com/695g3g. As usual, I asked Sherlock (gracias!) to get the full study for me. [...] (Source: Margaret's Corner) Margaret's Corner blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021636 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:05:03 +0100 2021636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021272&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fplus-ca-changeg.html By CRAIG STOLTZ I’ve previously whined that it’s going to be a lot harder for President Obama to take advantage of social media than it was for the Obama campaign to do so. I’m afraid to report that proof is... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021272 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2021272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955292&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FfWi6LNJnRnQ%2F For the first time, US researchers have decoded all the genes of a woman who died of myeloid leukemia, and they found 10 mutations that contributed to the development of her cancer. This finding is significant on several fronts. It’s the first time that a cancer genome has been sequenced. The scientists took samples of both cancer and normal skin cells from the same woman, and sequenced the DNA on both samples. Previous to this, the focus was on select regions of the genome, called candidate regions, suspected of carrying genes that cause or contribute to cancer. The study also found that 8 of the 10 mutations have never been suspected as contributing to the disease. The researchers found them on every cancer cell and none in the normal samples, which suggests that these mutations ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955292 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:51:03 +0100 1955292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1914741&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F28%2Fmedical-update-the-news-is-great%2F My CD-4 count (an indicator of immune system health) has doubled to 520 and my viral load (which detects the level of HIV in my cells) has dropped precipitously from 125,000 to just 271.  Notwithstanding the ultimate goal is “undetectable” this is a major leap towards that.  My diabetes, too, is under control and I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914741 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:38:52 +0100 1914741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1860611&cid=t_110029_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F10%2F04%2Fqueen-latifah-my-weight-is-healthy%2F I like the Queen Latifah ads because the focus isn’t so much on the numbers as it is losing weight to get to a healthy weight. I’ve lost 20 pounds and my cholesterol is down 20 points. I joined Jenny Craig to learn hot to make healthier choices and I’ve never felt better. According to Jenny Craig’s vice president of marketing Scott Parker “Queen Latifah joins forces with Jenny Craig to communicate the importance of how small lifestyle changes, in the areas of diet and exercise, can have positive effects on overall health.” These are the messages that need to be getting across to people. In a separate section of the Jenny Craig site, Queen Latifah, her friends and family talk about what is working for them on their journey to an “ideal size.”... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1860611 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:00:54 +0100 1860611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833306&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F27%2Fto-the-united-church-observer%2F I was certain Pathways to Prayer (Cover Story, October) would be interesting and I was not disappointed. The link to the October issue is not up yet.) However, grieving the sudden death of my brother some eighteen months ago, I was left feeling a little empty when the article did not include the story of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833306 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:00:43 +0100 1833306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833696&cid=t_110029_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F403898522%2F Playing the Blame Game -- Video games stand accused of causing obesity, violence, and lousy grades. But new research paints a surprisingly complicated and positive picture, reports Greater Good Magazine's Jeremy Adam Smith. Cheryl Olson had seen her teenage son play video games. But like many parents, she didn't know much about them. Then in 2004 the U.S. Department of Justice asked Olson and her husband, Lawrence Kutner, to run a federally funded study of how video games affect adolescents. Olson and Kutner are the co-founders and directors of the Harvard Medical School's Center for Mental Health and Media. Olson, a public health researcher, had studied the effects of media on behavior but had never examined video games, either in her research or in her personal life. And so the first thi... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833696 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:05:04 +0100 1833696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791727&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fdemocratization-or-capitalization-take.html An old post.......interesting that I seemed to be right on track....In reading through my RSS feeder over a year ago now I stumbled across an interesting video at Testing Hiatus. It comes from the website Master Plan the Movie. This is especially timely given the new shiny 399 USD SNP scan.....which BTW is still more expensive than Coriell's Free Scan!Before you watch this YouTube video I first would like you to take a gander at an excerpt from "The Google Story"Sergey Brin and Larry Page have ambitious long-term plans for Google's expansion into the fields of biology and genetics through the fusion of science, medicine, and technology. . . .One of the most exciting Google projects involves biological and genetic research that could foster important medical and scientific breakthroughs. Th... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791727 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:48:00 +0100 1791727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733681&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fcomparing-biden.html By Craig Stoltz It's the time in the political season to make way too much of the impact a vice president can have on the presidential contest. So I hope you don't mind if I extend that amusing parlor sport... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733681 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1733681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668256&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fthe-2500-questi.html By Craig Stoltz There's some peculiar numerology going in the presidential candidates' health reform plans. John McCain proposes that every American receive a $2,500 tax credit ($5,000 for families) to help them afford health insurance bought in the private market.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668256 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1668256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603055&cid=t_110029_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fpharma-vendor-and-ad-agency-diversity.html Craig DeLarge, Associate Director, eMarketing & Relationship Marketing at Novo Nordisk Inc., was a featured speaker at the 4th Annual Pharma Networking Dinner Reception that I hosted at the Princeton, NJ Marriott on June 4, 2008.DeLarge spoke on the Life Science Profiles of Color Project and blog (see here), the goals of which are to encourage and offer guidance to young people seeking to achieve success in the life sciences industry and to highlight the contribution of people of color in the life sciences.DeLarge's profile is the first one published on the LSPOC blog. He ended his LSPOC profile with these words:"The benefits of the industry’s diversity initiatives, racially and otherwise," says DeLarge, "have been greater reflection of our customers in our organizations with the cor... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603055 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0100 1603055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577144&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fwhat-the-candid.html By Craig Stoltz One of the fun parlor games of Election '08 is to look at Internet data and figure out what they mean. The answer may be "nothing," of course. But let's play along and look at the latest... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577144 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1577144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531704&cid=t_110029_150_f&fid=35779&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pharmamanufacturing.com%2Fonpharma%2F%3Fp%3D2091 Scheduled meetings kept me from the events I’d most wanted to attend: • the live versions of Schwarzenegger’s and Craig Venter’s keynotes (I made it to the tail end of the “overflow” line, where we were treated to lunch and the keynotes on video) • a meeting of former FDA commissioners, “A Blueprint for FDA” in which [...] (Source: On Pharma) On Pharma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531704 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:35:10 +0100 1531704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526194&cid=t_110029_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Flife-science-profiles-of-color-response.html Back in October, 2007, Fard Johnmar over at HealthcareVOX blog, went "off topic" to comment on racist "gestures" like nooses hung on trees and doors and the brouhaha over a statement attributed to James Watson, winner of the Nobel Prize as co-discoverer of DNA's molecular structure. See Fard's comments here.According to Bloomberg.com, Watson was quoted Oct. 14 in the Times of London saying he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours -- whereas all the testing says not really."Ever since I read Watson's book, The Double Helix, I realized he was a pr*ck! His comment about Africans just confirms it. Let's put racism aside for a moment. May I ask, what do social policies have do with ... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526194 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:30:00 +0100 1526194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502605&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F307849037%2F (Image credit: medicineworld.org)  This week b5 media’s Health and Wellness channel is focusing on celebrities health.  Our focus is not on ‘tittle tattle’  and hot gossip about Angelina, Brad or ’Tomkat’ but rather a serious look at health issues that high profile individuals share with all of us.  In the genetics world, our ‘celebrities’ are the likes of Craig Venter and James Watson - pioneering geneticists but basking in the eye of the media. The race to sequence genomes has resulted in some major PR, particularly for Craig and James. 454 is sequencing James Watson’s genome and Craig has announced some of his results in PLoS.  TV star Larry King, cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Google co-founder Larry Page, Microsoft co-founder Paul... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502605 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:00:52 +0100 1502605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1499858&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F07%2Fsenator-larry-craig-watch-the-book%2F U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) is pictured in these police booking photos taken on June 11, 2007. A Minnesota judge on October 4, 2007, refused to let Craig take back the guilty plea he made after a sex sting arrest. Senator Larry Craig is writing a book which he hopes will be out within the next year. In a live interview on NewsChannel 7 Tuesday night – Craig, 62 - told Dee Sarton that he is in the process of writing a book on energy - that will also talk about his time in Congress – and the events of the past year. “There will be a bit of what’s happened in the last year, and the way it evolved,” Craig said. “I think that’s important for Idaho and those outside Idaho who are interested to know.” He hopes the book will be on store shelves in the next year.... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1499858 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:52:27 +0100 1499858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1449406&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F16%2Fjim-loney-receives-chaplin-memorial-award-addresses-utc-convocation%2F Further to my description of some of the events at last week’s Convocation of McGill’s United Theological College, when Craig’s Memorial Award was presented for the first time, click here for the inspiring convocation address of the recipient - Jim Loney of Christian Peacemaker Teams. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1449406 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:05:33 +0100 1449406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1439162&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F05%2Fimedix-social-s.html By Craig Stoltz Oh, geez. Deb21 wants to chat again. Here I am, trying to look up some information about tinnitus – a.k.a. ringing in the ears, a condition which has recently afflicted a member of my family – and... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1439162 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1439162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1434552&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Fcraigs-death-one-year-later%2F Friday It was one year ago today (May 9), while my sister Lynn and Craig’s partner Claude slipped out for a bite of lunch, that Craig took his leave from us in his Montreal hospital room. This has been an amazing week for Mom, Claude and me as the inaugural presentation of the Chaplin Memorial Award was [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434552 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:21:48 +0100 1434552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432583&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Fcraigs-death-one-year-later%2F It was one year ago today, while my sister Lynn and Craig’s partner Claude slipped out for a bite of lunch, that Craig took his leave from us in his Montreal hospital room. This has been an amazing week for Mom, Claude and me as the inaugural presentation of the Chaplin Memorial Award was made at [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432583 Fri, 09 May 2008 22:32:06 +0100 1432583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426544&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F07%2Fa-day-of-firsts%2F This afternoon, in a Toronto hotel ballroom, the anthology containing two of my short stories, will be released at a wine and cheese party.  I will not be there as I am in Montreal for another significant event - the inaugural presentation of Craig`s memorial award.  It is a lovely day and Mom, Claude and [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426544 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:25:27 +0100 1426544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420504&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F05%2Fdays-of-memories-and-reflection%2F - I’m off to surround myself in memories of Craig. It’s a beautiful, sunny spring morning although the forecast calls for rain in Montreal mid-week. Will report in again Friday, if not before. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420504 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:57:26 +0100 1420504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417886&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fat-least-im-feeling-something%2F On this day last year, one week before Craig’s death, I was very grateful for all the messages of support I had received. Now, in 2008, I am anticipating (that would be a neutral enough verb, yes?) being in Montréal again, this time to celebrate Craig’s legacy as the award in his name is presented, for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417886 Sat, 03 May 2008 03:49:48 +0100 1417886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1403033&cid=t_110029_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fhealth-centrals-careconnectioncom.html HealthCentral.com provides a huge network of healthcare sites, including CareConnection.com for caregivers support, education, and resources. Some of the experts featured include the following: (1) Suzanne Mintz, award-winning president and co-founder of the National Family Caregivers Association(2) Internationally known author, speaker, songwriter, and expert Cheryl Gartley. Cheryl is co-founder of "Label Me Not" and co-author of the anti-stigma song "I Am More." She is the President and Founder of The Simon Foundation for Continence, and has been featured in magazines such as TIME, and Good Housekeeping.Cheryl writes posts at CareConnection.com that deal with living with conditions that have a stigma in society. (3) Internationally known speaker, attorney, author, and expert on aging, ... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1403033 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:28:00 +0100 1403033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1338073&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F30%2Fa-bit-of-my-reality%2F For the past ten days or so I’ve been sick with an antibiotics-required cold (sinuses, chest, the works).  It’s the third or fourth of the winter.  Oh wait, it’s now spring.  Thank goodness Mom didn’t catch it when I visited her Easter weekend. I don’t feel like talking to people just for the sake of reaching out.  Besides, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1338073 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:55:51 +0100 1338073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1277915&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F245527067%2F   Geneticist Craig Venter has announced that he is creating a life form that feeds on climate-ruining carbon dioxide to produce fuel.  He disclosed his potentially world-changing “fourth-generation fuel” project at an elite Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in California. Among the audience were Al Gore and Google co-founder Larry Page. Biofuel alternatives to oil are third-generation. The next step, Venter says, is to re-engineer existing life forms that feed on CO2 and give off fuel such as methane gas as waste.  Simple organisms can be genetically re-engineered to produce vaccines or octane-based fuels as waste. Venter’s team is using synthetic chromosomes to modify organisms that already exist, not making new life.  The limiting part of the equati... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1277915 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:08:05 +0100 1277915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1276105&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fnew-england-journal-prostate-cancer-and.html This study Blows mere family history out of the water. This study, dubbed CAPS, evaluated Prostate Cancer in Sweden. The analysis of SNPs revealed 5 SNPs which had significant risk implicated...Here's the kicker, if a person has 4 SNPs and Family History, then your Odds Ratio for Having Prostate Cancer is.....get this 9.46 compared to the men who had none of these factors. Take That PSA and Digital Rectal Exam!Now where does this study have shortcomings?1. It is retrospective and this is subject to bias, therefore needing prospective analysis before we will use it.2. This population is a relatively homogeneous population that breeds nationally3. Only one of the SNPs has an identifiable gene. Without a gene, we can only guess what role the SNP may play let alone devise a medication or treat... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1276105 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:30:00 +0100 1276105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1252649&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F240095210%2F Definitely worth listening to the RadioLab show episode "So-Called Life". The second act describes some "MIT bioengineering kids" who engineered sweet smelling E.coli. I'm sure some of them interviewed hang out at OWW, like Reshma. The sound effects for gene exchange and "The BioEngineers song" at the end of the 2nd act is definitely worth listening to. Still trying to find a link to the song itsself. The third act talks with founder of Codon Devices, George Church, and Craig. They describe George "as Santa Clause as played by Clark Gable." We salute a show singing the praises of mighty microbes. © Jason Stajich for Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics, 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these top... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1252649 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:57:03 +0100 1252649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236819&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F02%2Fweb-video-stati.html Craig Stoltz is a web consultant working in the health 2.0 space. He has previously served as health editor for the Washington Post and editorial director of Revolution Health. He blogs at Web 2.0 ... Oh really? The web metrics... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236819 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1236819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236246&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F15%2Fone-year-on-im-reminded-of-scuttled-mothers-day-plans-and-the-sad-reason-why%2F Around this time last year, my siblings and I were excitedly planning a Mother’s Day gift.  Today I learned that the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Director of Development Operations will be leaving that post next week.  I wrote him a brief email wishing him well and letting him know how the Mother’s Day plans last [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236246 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:27:11 +0100 1236246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226839&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fbe-ready-ad-and-pat-sajak.html That's right I saw the Be Ready Ad in between Vanna and Pat. The Sherpa is a "Wheel Watcher" I am always amazed with people. My mother-in-law was sitting with me and she said "Should I get this test?" I said "Wha???" She said, "Will it let me skip mammograms?" I honestly was blown away by this. Especially because she is a nurse. If you are a nurse, you should be health literate. Unfortunately, she is not genetics literate. I then went to give her my counseling shtick and tell her that no one in her family has breast/ovarian cancer. "So why does that lower my risk?" she asked? This is why Ellen Matloff has her website. I am certain that this testing has identified many people not normally thought to be at risk because of limited family structure i.e. all men relatives (But they still could ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226839 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:59:00 +0100 1226839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1191241&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F01%2Fwhat-healthcare.html Whenever candidates drop out of a race, the first question is, Who's going to get the stuff? News reports said that both Clinton's and Obama's people immediately starting picking John Edwards' pockets--for delegates, supporters, fundraisers, gold teeth, etc.--while the former... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1191241 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1191241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1179937&cid=t_110029_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2008%2F1%2F27%2Fcraig-venter-round-2.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DRemember the exhilarating day when the completion of sequencing the human genome was announced by no other than the President of the U.S? It was indeed a watershed event, culminating years of hard labor in many university and government laboratories in the U.S and the Europe. But this consortium, which for several years was the only player in the field, found itself competing with a brash young entrant: Dr. Craig Venter and his group working at Celera, a private company which he had founded. Craig invented a new method of sequencing the “letters” of the genomic code which was vastly more efficient and faster than the plodding methodology employed by the consortium. A fierce race to the finish line developed, but in the end both labs announced the results... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1179937 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:59:42 +0100 1179937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1159581&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fdont-be-evil-devil-to-ben.html An old post.......interesting that I seemed to be right on track....In reading through my RSS feeder I stumbled across an interesting video at Testing Hiatus. It comes from the website Master Plan the Movie. Before you watch this YouTube video I first would like you to take a gander at an excerpt from "The Google Story"Sergey Brin and Larry Page have ambitious long-term plans for Google's expansion into the fields of biology and genetics through the fusion of science, medicine, and technology. . . .One of the most exciting Google projects involves biological and genetic research that could foster important medical and scientific breakthroughs. Through this effort, Google may help accelerate the era of personalized medicine, in which understanding an individual's precise genetic makeup can ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1159581 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:16:00 +0100 1159581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1142674&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fgene-genie.html In an article entitled "Letting the Genome out of the Bottle — Will We Get Our Wish?" in the New England Journal of Medicine, I am left questioning if Drs Khoury and Drazen read the Sherpa.These are several themes that I have been raising about Genome Scans and have even spoken with several news reporters and journalists about. From the Article: It may happen soon. A patient, perhaps one you have known for years, who is overweight and does not exercise regularly, shows up in your office with an analysis of his whole genome at multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). His children, who were concerned about his health, spent $1,000 to give him the analysis as a holiday gift. The test report states that his genomic profile is consistent with an increased risk of both heart disease an... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1142674 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:09:00 +0100 1142674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1121287&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F28%2Fnew-pictures%2F This should take you to my latest online photo album - 100 or so pictures in and around Perth, Ontario where I spent Christmas with Mom and Claude, Craig’s partner. Except for the grayness of the day I was particularly happy with the photos taken along Allan’s Mill Road, a lovely country route at the west end of the Scotch Line Cemetery where Craig, and many other family members, are buried.  Here’s a few of them. It was a lovely holiday - quiet, lots of food, and Claude and Mom were good company as we reflected - but did not dwell too long, too often - on our loss of Craig earlier this year. We were sure his spirit was with us. Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1121287 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:06:23 +0100 1121287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093193&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fwall-street-journal-agreeswe-need-more.html In the WSJ today and also on GTO it seems we have a common theme. Something perhaps that I have been saying all along. It is nice to see Gautam agree with me....From the Article:Ever since the human genome was deciphered seven years ago, companies have been rushing to sell genetic tests directly to consumers. But buyers, beware: Many of the claims that accompany these tests are not fully supported by science.Read my post about itdeCODE genetics' test for a gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes: Some research says the predictive value is weak...."The predictive value of the genetic test is pretty poor," says David Melzer, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Exeter, England. Last year, Prof. Melzer and colleagues published a study based on data collected from more than 900 elde... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093193 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:33:00 +0100 1093193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1081617&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F08%2Fhandels-messiah-never-fails-to-stir-me%2F Living in a large city affords me the opportunity to experience a wide variety of the arts and, when considering a seasonal favourite such as Handel’s Messiah, many choices of presenters. According to Whole Note magazine 13 different presenters, in the Greater Toronto Area alone, are offering a total of 23 performances of the work. Last [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1081617 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:19:46 +0100 1081617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067895&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fwe-need-me-samples.html Genetic Research is a hard business. You have to fight and IRB to get your I's Dotted and Your T's crossed. You have to write and write and write grants to get funding for your ideas. You have to manage the project and work to keep everything on track. But what will the rate limiting step be in genomic research?Perhaps it is the lack of samples?From Medical News Today, an exciting announcement regarding Lupus. Lupus is a terrible disease where the immune system attacks the body's DNA. It can cause horrible things including, stroke, skin disease, kidney disease, brain inflammation. In fact a whole host of persons who have this disease are unable to function in society.A new finding includes the discovery (Not Validation) of a gene implicated in Lupus' pathogenesis (disease cause) OX40L. The... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067895 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:16:00 +0100 1067895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064895&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F02%2Fanother-christmas-letter%2F I’m half-thinking of starting another Christmas/holiday letter - and if I do I’ll just send an email with a link [or maybe put it in a card  ].  It’s something I dropped a couple of years ago for reasons I may get into if and when I add to the archives with a letter [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064895 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:15:16 +0100 1064895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1033495&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F16%2Fwearing-craigs-coat-and-missing-him%2F Winter-like temperatures swept into Toronto today and so I decided to wear Craig’s coat to a meeting this evening. (The photo is from an advertisement; the model is not Craig.)  The coat is so very cozy and, as did Craig for the short time he wore it, I wrapped it around my otherwise very uncomfortable chair and sat [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1033495 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:40:06 +0100 1033495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024393&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fupdates-from-burrill-conference.html Lo and Behold, the Sherpa goes looking for some updates, Epidemix and Wired deliver. My favorite line from Wired is "Early medical testing and treatment could save patients and healthcare providers a ton of money, but nobody wants to pay for unproven and often expensive new lab work. FDA approval is not required for laboratory tests, but it is an indicator that products are actually beneficial to doctors and patients."The best lines from Epidemix areWe’ll see about that - but there were three telling stats that came up during the day. Together, they make quite the case for personalized medicine.1) Half of all prescriptions don’t work for the patients. Most drugs have an efficacy between 20 and 80 percent, averaging around 50 percent. Meaning that they only have their intended effect ha... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024393 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:14:00 +0100 1024393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1021386&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fi-never-realized.html This article from the Minnesota Star Tribune raises some questions and reminds us that not all support personalized medicine. We do have detractors. This is why we must not become a mutual admiration society. There is much work to be done to convince the public AND the health care field!The Sherpa Says: Perceived competition is misperception. I think Berci has already pointed this out. We need to form partnerships to pilot this ship! (Source: Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You) Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1021386 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:29:00 +0100 1021386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1019449&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fscienceroll-reviews-personalized.html Today, Bertalan Mesko at Scienceroll has reviewed three companies. Navigenics, 23 and Me, and Helix Health. For full disclosure, I am not only the owner of Helix Health, I am also a patient. My family has a significant genetic background for disease. Because of this, I was motivated to change the paradigm of current medical/genetics practice.Berci does a nice job of describing the companies and what he estimates their best attributes."If we could merge the real advantages of these companies:the fantastic team of Navigenics and their unique business model;the financial background of 23andMe; the focus on genealogy information and social networking; the personal aspect of Helix Health and their potential to serve and help physicians as well, …then it would be the perfect service. But it’... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1019449 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:54:00 +0100 1019449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966736&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F20%2F1179%2F Roger Moore introduces The Swan, played with lush vibrato by cellist Mischa Maisky. This same piano-cello arrangement was beautifully played at Craig’s memorial service last May by Philip Crozier, pianist (and St. James United’s organist), and Denis Brott, cellist, the Director of Festival Montreal. Another audio recording, featuring France Springuel, cello, and Jose-Carlos Cocarelli, piano - and [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966736 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:19:25 +0100 966736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=952050&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5732 U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) is pictured in these police booking photos taken on June 11, 2007. A Minnesota judge on October 4, 2007, refused to let Craig take back the guilty plea he made after a sex sting arrest. Craig Appeals Minn. Judge’s Ruling U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho appealed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday in his ongoing attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with an arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting. Craig’s appeal was filed at the court in St. Paul less than two weeks after Hennepin County Judge Charles Porter refused to overturn the guilty plea, saying it “was accurate, voluntary and intelligent, and … supported by the evidence.” Flap cannot imagine ANY appellate court overturning a trial court judge’s rul... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=952050 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:33:10 +0100 952050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=931189&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F05%2Fthe-observer-what-wasnt-mentioned-about-the-craig-chaplin-award%2F   My church’s national magazine, The United Church Observer, has a brief article in October’s print edition about Craig’s memorial fund. Headlined “Bequest honours gay and lesbian role models”, it can be found in the “This United Church At A Glance” section. Unfortunately, as I read it, the piece suggests that Craig’s bequest to the United Theological College [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=931189 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:44:35 +0100 931189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=928758&cid=t_110029_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F5%2Fthe-age-of-individual-medicine-is-dawning.html  By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DHere is some exciting news from the Biotech world: the time is fast approaching when your personal DNA sequence will be readily available. So what’s the big deal? Read on.The human genome projectIn 2003, the first complete genetic blueprint was published with great fanfare (President Bush, believe it or not, was present at the announcement). At the time, scientific pundits, journalists, and self-appointed crystal ball-gazers, fell over each other proclaiming the benefits of this scientific feat. Indeed, the possibilities were, and still are, simply huge. People expected the advances to come tumbling down almost immediately; it did not happen. Why? Money! It cost about 3 billion dollars to complete the first sequencing in 2003. At that price, it would hav... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=928758 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:10:13 +0100 928758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927814&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5687 *****UPDATE***** Craig vows to serve out his term in office Idaho Sen. Larry Craig defiantly vowed to serve out his term in office on Thursday despite losing a court attempt to rescind his guilty plea in a men’s room sex sting. “I have seen that it is possible for me to work here effectively,” Craig said in a written statement certain to disappoint fellow Republicans who have long urged him to step down. Bring on the ethics investigations…… U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) is pictured in these police booking photos taken on June 11, 2007. A Minnesota judge on October 4, 2007, refused to let Craig take back the guilty plea he made after a sex sting arrest, making it likely the Idaho Republican will resign his Senate seat as planned. Judge denies Craig moti... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927814 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:30:11 +0100 927814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925496&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2F18-hours-to-vote.html Lots of things have transpired since Sunday. I would like to say first, sorry for no posts since Monday. I was preparing for my presentation at the Connecticut conference for the American College of Physicians. Second, I need more submissions for the Genie this weekend. I will be hosting my second and am looking forward to reviewing some great posts. Third, Navigenics is ready to unleash its technology on some unsuspecting consumers in '08. I know at Helix Health we are ready for the wave of "What does this mean?" "What should I do health wise?" etc.etc. etc.In fact,We just received a call from a wonderful consumer of the so-called SNP market for nutritional supplements. The big problem here is that there are SOME SNPs which actually predict risk for disease. But what do they get for a rep... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925496 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:32:00 +0100 925496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=923688&cid=t_110029_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F3%2Fis-the-new-age-of-enlightenment-finally-dawning.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DHere are three headlines from today’s paper:Front page: “GOP Losing Grip On Core Business Vote”. For obvious reasons.Opinion page: “Immigration Losers” by Richard Nadler, President of Americas Majority Foundation, a Midwest public policy think tank (and I might add, a Republican organization in the mold of the Taft dynasty): “ …Republicans need to repudiate… the immoral, uneconomical goal of mass deportation”.Opinion page: “The Future of Bioenergy”, by Juan Enriquez, managing director of Excel Medical Ventures, cofounder of Synthetic Genomics, and founding director of Harvard Business School Life science Project.The first article Chronicles the takeover of the Republican party by the social conserva... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=923688 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:30:11 +0100 923688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918131&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fwhat-f.html After reading Hsien's recent post, I am convinced how very much the UK needs a Sherpa. Listen to what is going on in Great Britain from Eye On DNA. "The UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has approved the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select embryos free of the gene for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The couple who applied has a family history of the disease on the man’s side. His mother, grandmother, and two uncles all died from early-onset Alzheimer’s."Human Genetics Alert has been fighting the good Sherpa fight for years. The problem....the UK is still approving these techniques. I hate to tell all of you, but this is what is coming. Why scan a genome? Why do lightspeed sequencing when you have time to wait? Why? The answer is simple. To rap... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918131 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:09:00 +0100 918131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=915411&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fabout-helix-health.html Well, I have been getting alot of questions regarding our personalized medical practice on Park Avenue in New York City. I have been reluctant to tell everyone, but I figure that I might as well let everyone in on our "secret"My philosophy is the power of genomics should empower patients and providers. Together as a team we can prevent some horrible diseases and avoid some horrible adverse drug reactions. How do we do this? We take the skills from a multidisciplinary team and identify risk. We feel that the most powerful genomic tool out there is family history (Sorry Hsien). This has been validated over and over again in epidemiological studies. In fact when Mike Leavitt indicate in his foreward of his Personalized Health Care report"One part of the foundation for such a change is our rap... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=915411 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:03:00 +0100 915411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=907000&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5638 Jason Gabbert (L) and Anthony Wright (R) protest in support of Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), during arguments inside the Hennepin County District Court building in Edina, Minnesota, September 26, 2007. A Minnesota judge said on Wednesday that he would make no immediate decision on U.S. Sen. Larry Craig’s bid to take back the guilty plea he made after a sex-sting arrest, and the Idaho Republican left it unclear whether he would resign next week as he said he would. Not good news for Senator John Ensign, Chair of the NRSC and the GOP Senate Caucus. Larry Craig will stay in office until judge rules Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) will stay in office until the judge rules on his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, the senator said in a statement. “Today was a major step in the legal effort t... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=907000 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:39:01 +0100 907000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=885427&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F19%2Ffor-crying-out-loud%2F There’s a note on my computer desktop: “BLOG GRIEF”. Actually it reads, “BLOG GRIEF…LAUNDRY”. As much as I hate doing it, the laundry seems like the easier project. I have had a difficult time talking about, let alone blogging about, the grief I feel following my older brother’s death last May. Craig, like me, was gay [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=885427 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:16:24 +0100 885427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858232&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5554 Craig files to withdraw guilty plea His political career is over, so why bother? Previous: Senator Larry Craig Watch: Craig LIKELY to Leave Senator Larry Craig Watch: Reconsideration Or Sham Resignation? Senator Larry Craig Watch: Reconsideration? Senator Larry Craig Watch: Craig Resigns Senator Larry Craig Watch: News Conference Saturday - Will Craig Resign? Senator Larry Craig Watch: Resignation Today? Senator Larry Craig Watch: Senator Ensign Sends a Message Senator Larry Craig Watch: McCain and Coleman Call for Craig Resignation Michael Ramirez on Senator Larry Craig Senator Larry Craig Watch: I am NOT Gay Senator Larry Craig Watch: When Does He Go? Senator Larry Craig Watch: Idaho Senate Replacements Senator Larry Craig Watch: Should Craig Stay or Go? Technorati Tags: Larry Craig ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858232 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:10:18 +0100 858232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=847236&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5536 Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho After a brief flirtation with reconsidering his September 30 resignation from the United States Senate, Senator Larry Craig is now LIKELY to go. Sen. Larry Craig has all but dropped any notion of trying to complete his term, and is focused on helping Idaho send a new senator to Washington within a few weeks, his top spokesman said Thursday. “The most likely scenario, by far, is that by October there will be a new senator from Idaho,” Craig spokesman Dan Whiting told the Associated Press. The only circumstances in which Craig might try to complete his term, Whiting said, would require the overturning by Sept. 30 of his conviction for disorderly conduct in a men’s room at the Minneapolis ai... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=847236 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:54:58 +0100 847236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=847516&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Flrp8-and-familial-miho-hum.html This month in the American Journal of Human Genetics we have some interesting publications. Including an association study identifying a gene known as LRP8. So what is LRP8? It is a receptor for bad cholesterol. When bad cholesterol binds this receptor, platelets (the bricks in your blood that build a clot) become sticky making it easier to thrombose (form a clot).I am interested in this study for several reasons. First, it has been shown that platelets get stick even after ingesting a Big Mac. That's correct. Just one fast food hamburger can theoretically precipitate a heart attack. So naturally we would love to know who. Think Personalized Diet/Nutrigenomics. I wonder if Salugen can hear me now? I still haven't received their "Scientific Data" yet. I will publicize it if they do.Back to ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=847516 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:36:00 +0100 847516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=843692&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5527 Idaho’s Senior U.S. Senator Larry Craig takes a moment before he announces his resignation from the senate at the old Boise Depot train station overlooking downtown Boise, Idaho Saturday morning Sept. 1, 2007. Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening Sept. 4, 2007. ‘It’s not such a foregone conclusion anymore, that the only thing he could do was resign,’ Sidney Smith, Craig’s spokesman in Idaho’s capital, told The Associated Press. Senator Larry Craig’s accidental voicemail Listen to the accidental voicemail here: “Yes, Billy, this is Larry Craig calling, you can reach me on my cell. Arlen Specter is now willing ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=843692 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:52:44 +0100 843692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=844123&cid=t_110029_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2F1000-genomes-coming-soon.html I have been looking at the genome of Craig Ventner. What Surprises me is that we haven't do this sooner. If you haven't heard the diploid genotype of Craig Ventner is up. And several of my buddy bloggers have posted on it. Blaine posted on it here and has a nice wrap up.From The Canadian site The Globe and MailMost experts predict that routinely reading individual genomes will become a reality within five years as the technology to unravel the six billion chemical units that make up DNA gets faster and cheaper. Kathy Siminovitch, director of genomic medicine at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, noted that the first Human Genome Project rang in at roughly $1-billion (U.S). But with the new generation of "ultra-fast" DNA sequencing machines that have... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=844123 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:30:00 +0100 844123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841629&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5522 Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, center, makes his way past members of the media as his wife Suzanne, second from left, receives a hug from a supporter as they leave the Boise Depot train station in Boise, Idaho, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, after Craig announced his resignation from the Senate. Craig’s resignation completed a stunning downfall that began Monday with the disclosure that he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge following his arrest during a sex sting in a Minneapolis airport men’s room. Senator Craig is RECONSIDERING his resignation from the United States Senate. For the good of his family, the Senate, Idaho and the GOP, Craig should let it go. He can pursue his legal options after his resignation. Craig is “DEAD MONEY” if he ever thinks he could win re-election ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841629 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:54:45 +0100 841629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836400&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5509 Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho Senator Larry Craig resigns effective September 30 over a Minneapolis men’s room sex sting. Sen. Larry Craig, surrounded by his family, Gov. Butch Otter, State Schools Superintendent Tom Luna and Congressman Bill Sali, resigned from the U.S. Senate, effective Sept. 30. He thanked his family for supporting him, and thanked Idahoans for letting him serve as senator. “I am grateful for the opportunity they have given me.” With his wife at his side and Otter standing behind him, Craig said, “It is with sadness and deep regret that I announce it is my intention to resign from the Senate effective Sept. 30.” And who will succeed Craig? Otter likely to appoint Risch to replace Larry Craig in Se... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836400 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:34:13 +0100 836400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835396&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5504 Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd conduct in a men’s room, declared Tuesday, ‘I am not gay’ and said the only thing he did wrong was plead guilty to a criminal charge. Flap missed the call yesterday. But, now Craig MAY resign today. Had Craig resigned on Tuesday he would have spared himself MOST of the grief. Didn’t he realize once he was arrested that his “political” career was over? Flap supposes that ambition and power can cloud your better judgment - or is it arrogance? Stay tuned……. Linked to Electric Venom Previous: Senator Larry Craig Watch: Senator Ensign Sends a Messag... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835396 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:02:54 +0100 835396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835394&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5506 Senator Larry Craig will hold a news conference Saturday in Boise, Idaho to announce his Senate career plans. Flap missed the call for a resignation today. But, will Craig resign tomorrow or not? Dan Whiting, Craig’s spokesman, said the senator would hold a news conference in Boise Saturday but would not say whether he will step down. Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter already appears to have settled on a successor: Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, according to several Republicans familiar with internal deliberations. President Bush when asked today whether Craig should resign, walked off the stage not answering the question. Is this a hint? Senator Craig should resign and Idaho Governor Otter should immediately appoint a successor so that Idaho will have two functioning United States Sena... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835394 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:02:54 +0100 835394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=832513&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5500 *****Update***** Fox News is reporting that the Republican National Committee RNC is discussing whether to ask for Senator Craig’s resignation *****Update #2****** Fox News is playing the audio arrest tape where the Senator denies any wrongdoing and implies that he is being entrapped The recording of the arrest is here. Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho Senator John Ensign, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee sends Senator Larry Craig a message: RESIGN. Will Flap win his bet that Craig will be OUT today? Hint: Fox News in on alert for an announcement. Previous: Senator Larry Craig Watch: McCain and Coleman Call for Craig Resignation Michael Ramirez on Senator Larry Craig Senator Larry Craig Watch: I am NOT Gay ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=832513 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:49:19 +0100 832513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829924&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5492 Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho Senators John McCain and Norm Coleman beat Senate GOP Minority leader Mitch McConnell in calling for Senator Larry Craig’s resignation. Arizona Sen. McCain and Norm Coleman of Minnesota, the state where Craig was arrested, became the first senators to join Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., urging Craig’s resignation. McCain told CNN the decision was Craig’s to make, “but my opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime, you shouldn’t serve. That’s not a moral stand. That’s not a holier-than-thou. It’s just a factual situation.” “I think he should resign,” McCain said. Coleman said in a statement, “Senator Craig pled guilty to a crime in... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829924 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:37:03 +0100 829924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=827942&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5486 ******UPDATE***** Senator Craig News Conference: “I did nothing wrong at the Minneapolis Airport” Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho There is more to the story today. The arrest report is here. The Senator has announced a news conference for 4:30 PM EDT. It is not an issue whether the Senator will EVER win re-election to the Senate again. Assuming Craig resigns (Flap gives him to Thursday, maybe today), Patrick Ruffini has the Idaho Senate succession law and the possible replacement candidates here. Previous: Senator Larry Craig Watch: Idaho Senate Replacements Senator Larry Craig Watch: Should Craig Stay or Go? Technorati Tags: Larry Craig Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=827942 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:39:48 +0100 827942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=827941&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5487 Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, seen during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this May 25, 2006, photo asked his family, friends, and Idahoas for forgiveness Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, for pleading guilty in his lewd conduct arrest in Minnesota, for not informing them of it, and said ‘I am not gay.’ Everyone knows Craig is going to resign why is he prolonging the agony for his wife, friends and fellow Idahoans? The Quotes: “I overreacted and made a poor decision,” Craig told reporters in a nationally televised statement from Downtown Boise. “Let me be clear,” he said. “I am not gay, I never have been gay.” “I am not gay. I love my wife, my family, I care about friends and staff and Idaho, I love serving this great state,” he said. “There are stil... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=827941 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:39:48 +0100 827941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=827938&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5490 From the Idaho Statesman: Craig reacted to arrest by trying to keep it a secret, but reporter got anonymous tip Sen. Larry Craig asks forgiveness; GOP seeks ethics probe From the Washington Post: Idaho Senator Asserts: ‘I Never Have Been Gay’ And the national GOP has to ask: What’s Next? When will Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have a “SIT DOWN” with Senator Craig? Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd conduct in a men’s room, declared Tuesday, ‘I am not gay’ and said the only thing he did wrong was plead guilty to a criminal charge. Stay tuned……… Pre... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=827938 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:39:48 +0100 827938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825368&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5479 Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing Thursday, May 25, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty in August 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport. The FLAP The Court documents The Excuse Hugh Hewitt has it RIGHT Craigs gotta go - He’s a PERV - at least he left the Romney Campaign. Technorati Tags: Larry Craig Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825368 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:45:24 +0100 825368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825366&cid=t_110029_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5481 Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing Thursday, May 25, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty in August 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport. Assuming Craig resigns (Flap gives him to Thursday, maybe tomorrow), Patrick Ruffini has the Idaho Senate succession law and the possilbe replacement candidates here. Update: Drudge has some links: BROKEBACK BATHROOM: SENATOR BUSTED IN AIRPORT SEX STING… CRAIG’S LIST: TERROR IN THE TOILETS… His ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825366 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:45:24 +0100 825366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811349&cid=t_110029_107_f&fid=36045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbayblab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fbiotechnology-is-so-19.html Recently the AC questioned the novelty of human genome sequencing (albeit from fossilized specimens), the work of one of Discover magazine's picks for last year's scientist of the year. He has inspired me to also question the novelty of their other two picks, just for old time's sake:1. Using microorganisms to produce fossil fuel alternatives is SO 1934 (and probably even older).William J. Hale of Dow Chemicals discussed this idea as a part of his broader plan for increasing the scope of agricultural manufacturing in his 1934 classic The Farm Chemurgic. I'm sure the notion had been floating around before, as it was well-known by this time that ethanol is a natural product of fermentation. But hey, who wants to burn it when you can get hammered and take off on a gasoline-guzzling joyride in... Bayblab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811349 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:10:00 +0100 811349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=810007&cid=t_110029_107_f&fid=36045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbayblab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ftravel-back-in-time-to-synthetic_15.html For those interested in synthetic biology (and if you're not you should be), videos of almost all the talks from Synthetic Biology 3.0 in Zurich are now available for download. Here are my personal favorites and some reflections on the conference: George Church, Harvard Medical SchoolReading , Writing and Evolving Genomes Although I did find the talk a bit disjointed and rushed (I guess my brain was too slow to keep up), this talk gets you up to speed on the state of the art and the current challenges in genome-scale DNA synthesis. If you look really closely you can see me in the front row struggling to take in everything displayed on the giant IMAX-like projector screen a few feet away.Pam Silver, Harvard Medical SchoolDesigning Biological Memory and LogicPam had some great videos of euka... Bayblab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=810007 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:06:00 +0100 810007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=762965&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D475 One for the small print maybe, but I think this is culturally quite interesting, because to me it tells a small part of the story on how you can maintain a belief system by avoiding appraisal of your ideas. As you will remember, Craig Sams, a confectionery millionaire, recently wrote an article which I suppose I’d [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=762965 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:50:41 +0100 762965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=721380&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F09%2Ftwo-months-sans-craig%2F It was two months ago today, on May 9, 2007, that my brother Craig breathed his last and physically left us. While it has been a difficult couple of months for me, as detailed throughout this blog, today I am just thinking of Craig, a mentor - and not just to me - in so many [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=721380 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:06:04 +0100 721380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719444&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F07%2Ftravel-plans-on-vias-dime-too%2F Having first signed up for VIA Rail’s loyalty program “Preference” in August of 2002 I am only now, five years later, actually cashing in many of the earned miles (or kilometers) and planning a three-stage trip for early August. I will be going to Mom’s in Perth on August 2, for the August holiday weekend (the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719444 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:32:13 +0100 719444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707679&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F30%2Fan-update-on-craig-chaplin-memorial-fund%2F Craig’s partner, Claude, is visiting Mom for this holiday weekend and he brought along a list of donors to The Chaplin Memorial Fund. To date over one hundred people have donated a total of more than five thousand dollars, to be added to Craig’s original bequest.  Mom and Claude were curious about a few of the donors [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707679 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:47:33 +0100 707679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699346&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Fmedical-update-an-amazing-check-up%2F To refresh your memoriy, I have been off one of my HIV meds (I forgot it at home) since the day after Craig’s accident on April 24. While I stayed on everything else while in Perth, I went off everything - more or less - when I had quite a breakdown upon my return to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699346 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:27:41 +0100 699346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=695345&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F25%2Fi-survived-pride-2007%2F I am very happy that I got off the booze merry-go-round in plenty of time for the Pride weekend here. It was good to hang around clean and sober friends in the “Free Zone” Sunday where there were no drugs or alcohol and, even better, meetings in a tent throughout the day and evening. Today I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=695345 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:26:21 +0100 695345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676448&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F14%2Fa-month%2F It seems so hard to believe that it was a month ago this evening that we said good-bye to Craig at the beautiful memorial service in Montréal. I wish I could say I was “handling” it okay but the combination of grief, bipolar disorder and some poor choices in coping skills has been more difficult than I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676448 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:13:22 +0100 676448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676449&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F13%2Fwearing-hiv%2F Please read the comments to this post…Jay provided some very valuable feedback! For more than a couple of years I have had this “HIV inside” t-shirt and I can count on one hand, with two or three fingers tied together, how many times I have been bold enough to wear it in public. It’s not as if I don’t [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676449 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:25:39 +0100 676449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676450&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F13%2Fvisiting-here-please-say-hello%2F While writing this blog is somewhat of an attempt to write my autobiography I know that some of the topics, such as partisan politics (as just one example), are not everyone’s cup of tea. I like to check my reader stats to see where people are when they check out my site.  There’s virtually no corner of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676450 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:57:24 +0100 676450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676453&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F11%2Fthe-grief-industry%2F Anyone who has lost someone special in recent years may be familiar with the relatively new way available to express condolences online. In Craig’s case, since we published death notices in Canwest newspapers in Montreal and Ottawa (the Gazette and The Ottawa Citizen respectively), the obit and a guest book also appeared online at remembering.ca where we have been very pleased to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676453 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:16:20 +0100 676453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676455&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F09%2Fma-bell-hates-me%2F Ma Bell, what did I ever do to you? What else am I to conclude, but some sort of grudge, after this week’s frustrations with my phone service, which was finally repaired somewhere outside my apartment last evening, only to have problems ever since then with my Sympatico (Bell) high speed internet service. Rogers may [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676455 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:56:15 +0100 676455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676456&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F08%2Flife-death-ashes-dust-spirit%2F “At one point I had to explain how I differed on a certain point from both Catholics and Fundamentalists: I hope I shall not for this forfeit the goodwill or the prayers of either. Nor do I much fear it.” C.S. Lewis in Reflections on the Psalms Life after death is [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676456 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:03:58 +0100 676456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676457&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F07%2Fnot-over-not-under-not-aroundjust-through%2F I had a wonderful get-together with Karen (one of my church’s pastoral staff and a close confidant) this morning to take stock of my grieving process. I was reminded of the truism I learned years ago about grief - you can’t go over it, under it, or around it - only through it, in [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676457 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:57:35 +0100 676457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676458&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F06%2Fa-gay-brothers-gay-brother%2F I’m feeling better having written this: It’s not too many LGBTQ-etc. people (the reclaimed “queer” is good shorthand) who can say they have a queer sibling although, that said, it has surprised me over the years just how often this does happen. Craig and I came out, four years or so apart, without knowing sufficient gaydar to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676458 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:49:38 +0100 676458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=660454&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F06%2Fwyoming-sentator-craig-thomas-dies-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Leukemia, Chemotherapy, Politics, Daily newsWyoming Senator Craig Thomas, a three-term Republican who had been receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, died on Monday evening at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He was 74.Thomas, a five-year veteran of the Wyoming Legislature, was hospitalized for pneumonia just before the 2006 election and had to cancel his final campaign stops. Still, he monitored the election from his hospital bed and won with 70 percent of the vote. Two days after the election, Thomas announced he had just been diagnosed with cancer.After his first round of chemotherapy, Thomas returned to the Senate in December. He felt better than ever and returned to the hospital in May for his second round of treatment."Wyoming had no greater... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=660454 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 660454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=659060&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F04%2Fsleepwalking-through-the-start-of-a-meltdown%2F Hello everyone: I don’t know if I’m the last person to realize this or not but I am not ready - at all - to resume life as I knew it before Craig fell on April 24. I only unpacked my suitcase on Sunday! Not because I was expecting to have to go anywhere fast, just [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=659060 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:30:17 +0100 659060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654483&cid=t_110029_132_f&fid=35014&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Fnature%2Fpodcast%2Fv443%2Fn7110%2Fnature-2006-09-28.mp3 I have recently become addicted to the TED talks. I caught the TED talk by Craig Venter on various projects stemming from the initiatives undertaken by the Venter Institute and his affiliated companies. One of the exciting things he talked about was the coming field of combinatorial genomics (CG). CG is basically a marriage between synthetic biology and genomics. Basically it will deal with creating “synthetic” life forms with desired properties that are obtained by screening a library of such microbes obtained from combining genes from a multitude of organisms. This is of course possible given the following five technologies. Knowledge of a minimal subset: Work on the “minimal genome project” resulted in the minimal set of genes required to have a living reproducin... The Omics world blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654483 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 07:48:30 +0100 654483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651265&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F01%2Fjune%2F My dear friend Jim used to nickname me June (as in Cleaver). So of course I dressed as her for a memorable Oscars party he threw (although not memorable enough that I can recall the year, the winners, etc.) I have an over-sized picture, part of a day-in-the-life photo essay done about me, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651265 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:58:29 +0100 651265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651266&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F31%2Fto-pissed-off-housewife-re-250-posts-to-tell-you-why-im-pissed%2F ((My dear POH)): Congrats on 250 posts! Your anger, the particulars of some of which I share as if we were sitting under a tree together reciting a litany against the cruelties of life, is occasionally red - not black, white, nor gray. Anger, long something (for many of us) we “shouldn’t” feel, has more than [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651266 Thu, 31 May 2007 20:20:09 +0100 651266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645280&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F27%2Fjust-added-order-of-service-from-craigs-memorial%2F added as a May 14 entry Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645280 Mon, 28 May 2007 03:08:42 +0100 645280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638317&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F26%2Fhonouring-feelings%2F I could have - and perhaps should have - written a book on grief back in the ’80s and ’90s when friends were constantly dying, dead, or dealing with someone else’s death as AIDS ravaged my circles like a tornado. One thing I learned, among many other things young people should not have had to learn [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638317 Sun, 27 May 2007 01:56:51 +0100 638317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638318&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F24%2Fcraig-chaplin-eulogized%2F The family is so grateful to The Reverend Dr. Jean Barkley for her warm reflections on Craig’s life during the memorial service ten days ago at St. James United Church in Montreal. The beauty of Jean’s words, in both English and French, the text of which she sent to me yesterday, flowed like free [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638318 Thu, 24 May 2007 20:14:07 +0100 638318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629362&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F22%2Fwalking-and-photographing-in-grief%2F I am back in Toronto, with a very grateful cat (Emma), so completely exhausted not even a full pot of coffee has revived me. Seems as though any fatigue I felt in Perth was supplemented, even as late as yesterday, by adrenaline. Whenever Mom laid down for a rest, while I stayed with her in [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629362 Tue, 22 May 2007 20:08:05 +0100 629362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629364&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F21%2Fheading-home-from-home%2F My train leaves the nearby town of Smiths Falls this evening at 7:01 p.m. I will be back in Toronto by shortly after 10:30. One last sister will be heading home Wednesday morning leaving my mother alone for a couple of days at least. I anticipate a tearful good-bye after nearly four weeks of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629364 Mon, 21 May 2007 19:05:56 +0100 629364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623826&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F20%2Fthese-in-between-days%2F One of my sisters, the mother of my mother’s grandchildren, remains with Mom and me in Perth for a few more days. I leave tomorrow evening after almost four weeks. Perth has certainly felt like home, more than Toronto, since April 24. We have all been noticing how tired we are. Hardly unexpected, that. Last [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623826 Sun, 20 May 2007 18:51:58 +0100 623826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623827&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F18%2Fdo-mothers-always-think-their-kids-are-bankrupt%2F I offered to write, and pay for, newspaper notices regarding Craig’s death.  And, while I am the first to admit that the bill for two days in two newspapers was more than I had expected, I think I can stave off the credit agency calls!  Mom, God love her, is quite insistent that she “go [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623827 Fri, 18 May 2007 17:55:04 +0100 623827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620434&cid=t_110029_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F17%2Fforwarded-from-utcca%2F Donations to the Craig Chaplin Memorial Fund The Rev. Craig Chaplin, friend, pastor, teacher and graduate of the United Theological College died on Wednesday May 9th 2007. Over a decade ago Craig made the decision to make a bequest to the United Theological College that would support an award recognizing the remarkable contributions of ministry offered by [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620434 Thu, 17 May 2007 18:00:32 +0100 620434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=547986&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D398 Craig Sams is the founder of Green and Blacks. He made his money from chocolates, ice cream, and biscuits, and he is very angry with me for questioning the science behind Dr Gillian McKeith PhD and their corporate world. This gem is from Natural Products magazine, the in-house trade publication of the nutritionism industry. I’ve [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=547986 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:29:42 +0100 547986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=522842&cid=t_110029_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F05%2Fa-song-for-women%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, All Cancers, Cancer SurvivorsMy husband heard this song yesterday on the radio and I wanted to share the lyrics. You can listen to Craig Morgan here singing Tough. She's in the kitchen at the crack of dawnBacon's on, coffee's strongKids running wild, taking off their clothesIf shes a nervous wreck, well it never showsTakes one to football and one to danceHits the Y for aerobics classDrops by the bank, stops at the storeHas on a smile when I walk through the doorThe last to go to bed, she'll be the first one upAnd I thought I was toughChorusShe's strong, pushes on, can't slow her downShe can take anything life dishes outThere was a time Back before she was mineWhen I thought I was toughWe sat there five years agoThe doctors let us knowShe'd have to fight to liv... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=522842 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 522842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=439307&cid=t_110029_86_f&fid=34466&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalevidence.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fventer-on-colbert-report.html Last night on the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed Craig Venter about his work with the human genome and the potential future impact of related discoveries, including discussion of possible conflicts of interest associated with commercial development of genome-related initiatives (e.g. synthetic genomics).A little history about controversy etc. surrounding Venter's work is available in this Time magazine article and this article from Wired magazine. (Source: Clinical Evidence, Searching Tidbits, and Other Minutiae) Clinical Evidence, Searching Tidbits, and Other Minutiae blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=439307 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:56:00 +0100 439307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=874680&cid=t_110029_129_f&fid=36191&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arthritisblog.org Anupam: I am sure that you have not forgotten the two American scientists Andrew Fire, PhD, and Craig Mello, PhD who bagged last year’s Nobel Prize for their contribution in physiology or medicine. More interesting is the fact that this prize brought joy not only to both these scientists but to many arthritis patients all round the world as well. The development made by these two researchers for providing relief to arthritis patients was really commendable. As we know that various forms of arthritis are based on important genetic component and in such situation the work of Andrew Fire and Mello, which focused mainly on the concept that how the activity of our genes are controlled was really commendable as it would help researchers understanding the root causes and mechanisms of arthri... Arthritis Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=874680 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:07:36 +0100 874680