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 'crash'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560559&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F08%2Fquickly-quickly-lickety-split%2F Quickly Quickly Lickety Split   Go for it, go for it do it now. You know it’s the way. Quickly quickly lickety split. Your failure is that fear, of letting go of a life without reason, your final frontier. Go for it, go for it, Dawn, do it now! The end is very near. Swallow slowly take a hit..hit..hit   Dawni 08/03/2011 Filed under: Dawn's Crash and Burn Out Diaries Tagged: bipolar, mental illness, pills, suicidal thoughts (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy) Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560559 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:36:56 +0100 4560559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560571&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F07%2Fa-season-lashed-by-dawni%2F A SEASON LASHED   I’ve had for this winter without talk No one with whom I felt able to walk, There were interludes I grasped with relief Stolen again by depression’s erroneous belief.   I’ve lost during this season of self concave, My essence removed by each rolling wave, But there was always the bright orange glow A shining window in a turbulent flow.     And people were always waiting therein, Refusing to accept my shame my chagrin; They waited patiently smiles in eyes Their stoic refusal to sensationalise.     I wish I could find company when I’m so bound, To begin to wander over panic ground But it takes me fast as quick as a whip Onto a dark and lonely passenger-less ship.     I am now returning from where waves once crashed, Bearing t... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560571 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:46:05 +0100 4560571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536438&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F02%2Fthe-knocking-people-and-an-early-intervention%2F I feel I should give you some ‘background’ to the Knocking People piece I’ve written. As a child of about six or seven I quite possibly suffered some form of psychosis.  I had been burned as a baby (before I was fostered), but have no tangiable memory of that time.  It does however, mke me question regualrly the impact of physical and mental trauma on the develping mind of a baby and toddler. We’re very keen to dismiss the fears of children saying they have “overactive imaginations”, or are just playing for attention. Perhaps we shouldn’t be so quick to brush off the fears of young children. My wonderful Dad, Ron, I’m certain didn’t understand what was happening to me, but he never dismissed ‘the knocking people’ or my tre... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536438 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:32:22 +0100 4536438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532531&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F01%2Fa-winter-betrayal-by-dawni%2F A Winter Betrayal ****** I have stayed in a lonely place I know That arrived just a season or so ago, It ate the traces of who I’d been, And chewed the energies of the places I’d seen Feeding itself, a carrion crow.   Now over battled scarred hurdles, from behind my shield, My colour returns and I am renewed and healed, And as the cherry tree’s blossom begins to glow, I can step out into the promising world I used to know My sense of joy unconcealed.   I dwell sometimes on the sense of betrayal Of a mind as battered as a wind torn sail, It bites that sense of dreadful loss, But I’ll wear it a distinguished service cross A reminder of a winter portrayal.   It’s from this small place I see a summer star, And I can’t know whether I’ll travel far But there are peop... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532531 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:28:58 +0100 4532531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501551&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fplastic-surgeon-dr-daniel-ronel-killed-car-crash%2F Well-known New Mexico plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Ronel was killed in a one car crash in Sandoval County, New Mexico while driving north on I-25. The cause is under investigation. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501551 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:18:09 +0100 4501551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498374&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fso-what-we-pretend-like-nothing-is-happening%2F We’re sure that nothing is happening there, But I guess we don’t really know, We’ll just replace her for a while, It’s far easier than calling to say ‘hello’. Well we heard whispers she was feeling ropey, And a little worn out, But we really don’t want to spend the time, To find out what it may be about. Y’see we get these service users free, They come like lambs to slaughter, And when they fall at the side of the road, We treat them like unexploded mortar. Well yes we do promote respect and stuff, Like valuing people, dignity and support, But when it comes to chatting to ‘them’ We’ve forgotten what we were taught. So most of us would sooner pretend Like nothings happening here But it’s not because were downright mean ... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498374 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:01:22 +0100 4498374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478087&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F14%2Fhe-said-dawn-replied-a-conversation%2F “You’ve got guts.” he says. “We all have I think, goes with ‘blood and’.. “. I snort in reply. “HA HA!” he retorts, shaking his head. “I mean you have ‘nerve’, balls, courage. You lay your self bare for the world to comment upon”. “I can assure you the world has not seen me ‘bare’, that’s an image which would scar them for life, damage their mental health, cause outrage on British magazine TV, no indeed the world has not seen me bare.” I respond, beginning to feel uncomfortable. “I’m ignoring your deflection attempts because I want to know how you do it. It’s like when you tell people the awful things people have said about you, I could never tell the world the terr... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478087 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:28:45 +0100 4478087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446002&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F07%2Fthoughts-on-thoughts-and-hotel-slippers%2F Sometimes things just work, we’ve no idea how or why, they just do, like when a loved one says to me “Goodnight, and no bad dreams d’hear me?” And it works, no rhyme nor reason, no logical explanation. On the other hand being deaf to the thoughts we are pretending we don’t hear, or refusing to allow them to escape into words which we may want to say, but which we don’t because we fear repercussions just doesn’t work. It creates chasms, voids, holes in lives which squash hopes and dreams. Relationships become strained and broken. Self worth is slowly chipped away. Not listening to your inner-self Is harmful because it’s not authentic. I’m writing this thinking “Wow this is deep, for a Monday afternoon!” Again I am in a hotel ... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446002 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:01:56 +0100 4446002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436921&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F04%2Fa-single-stem-of-hope%2F     I wish I’d been sent a flower, I said Just a single stem of hope Carrying encouragement from friends And their belief that I would cope   Coz there’s no Get Well Soon cards, Or Surprises in the post There’s a careful, cautious silence A call or text at most   Mental Illness isn’t a crime, we say But we whisper it effects a “shame” If I’d suffered a bout of pneumonia Do you think my experience would be the same?       Dawni Filed under: Dawn's Crash and Burn Out Diaries (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy) Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436921 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:16:13 +0100 4436921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424410&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2Fbitter-alum-and-apples-by-dawni%2F You shout, and my heart pounds and hammers, You pull me out from behind the safety of the settee, Did you hear? I wonder. Or did your eyes bore through padded green dralon, Exposing my awful truth? My heart pounds and hammers louder now.   Did you know your eyes flash when you are angry? They mesmerise me And they scare me, because I know that for you, there will be no going back. And still my heart pounds and hammers. “What were you doing?” you demand to know. My eyes lock on yours, saying nothing. “Filthy girl, it’s a filthy habit.”  My heart pounds and hammers. “Sit down”.   “No Mammy, please Mammy” I plead. I won’t do it again.  Words, words I hear echoed from before. Sobbing now my heart pounds and hammers. &#8220... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424410 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:23:44 +0100 4424410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399800&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F26%2Fthe-lady-with-the-shocking-pink-lipstick-and-other-interesting-folk-2%2F Have you ever noticed when someone you’ve never met, a total stranger decides they want to talk to you? It happens at bus stops, train stations, shop queues. Somehow you become aware that the person next to you would like to say something, something about them changes, they become a little agitated, they move their feet, fiddle with something; their hair; gloves; or their mobile phone, and then they glance at you quickly, weighing up with that quick sweep of their eyes that you are indeed someone who may not rebuff their approach. It’s quite a mini ordeal people put themselves through, it raises their anxiety, reminds them of their fear of rejection, and it could go so wrong! That face they’ve passed a cursory glance at, may well belong to someone who doesn’t want ... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399800 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:57:55 +0100 4399800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399802&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F25%2Fso-you-walked-what-do-you-want-a-medal-well-actually%2F Well maybe not a medal exactly, but I may feel like it would be a good time to pat myself on the back.  I walked the 1.6 miles into town today.   Not a long walk, but a walk which was a regular part of my weekly life only a couple of months ago, and one which I had gradually managed to eliminate from my routine. Within my life I’d become lilliputian, tiny, like a character in Mary Norton’s ‘ The Borrowers’.  Shrinking into the life of the Land Of The Giants was not something which happened suddenly one day. It sneaked up, and over time life outside my home became a huge mountainous, confusing, loud, darkened landscape. Looking back I can clearly see how I stopped walking.  I was deceived. My mind worked out a way for me to avoid exposure to the outside world by... Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399802 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:59:23 +0100 4399802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258785&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fwinter-storm-blamed-death-surgeon-dr-mark-pescovitz%2F Indiana University surgeon Dr. Mark Pescovitz died in a motor vehicle crash this weekend after returning from a trip to Michigan to visit his wife. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258785 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:52:52 +0100 4258785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118762&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fwashington-state-eye-surgeon-dr-paul-shenk-killed-plane-crash%2F Dr. Paul Shenk was killed recently in a small plane crash that took the lives of two other people. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118762 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:52:10 +0100 4118762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031162&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fburn-surgeon-dr-gary-purdue-killed-motorcycle-crash%2F Prominent Texas burn surgeon Dr. Gary Purdue was killed when the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car yesterday morning in north Dallas. Purdue was chief of the Burn Unit at Parkland Memorial and was past President of the American Burn Association. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031162 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:14:42 +0100 4031162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946381&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fyork-surgeon-killed-motorcycle-crash%2F Bariatric surgeon Dr. Ward Dunnican was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and went off the road and struck a utility pole wire. Dunnican was on staff at Albany Medical Center. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946381 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:36:48 +0100 3946381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914904&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fprominent-orthopedic-surgeon-dr-don-chow-critical-condition-motorcycle-crash%2F Prominent Ottawa orthopedic surgeon Dr. Don Chow is in critical condition after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car this past weekend. Chow is the team physician for the Ottawa Senators National League hockey team. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914904 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:25:29 +0100 3914904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721711&cid=t_136954_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Ftori-spellings-husband-icu-motorcycle-crash%2F Tori Spelling’s husband Dean McDermott is reportedly in an undisclosed ICU after crashing his motorcycle and suffering a pneumothorax or punctured lung. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721711 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:53:26 +0100 3721711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691048&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fvelodrome-crash-long-story.html I had been interested in racing the track for a while, but didn't have the confidence to try it out.  After a clinic last December, another 2-day clinic about a month ago, and then a great workout session the night before, I felt comfortable racing at the Hellyer Velodrome's “Get Ready for Summer” races on Saturday, May 29, 2010.  We would have our own women's category 4 field, rather than race with the guys.  The first race was a tempo race, with points given each lap for the 12 laps.  I think I came in first or maybe second for a couple laps, and I ended up placing third overall.  Our next race was a 12-lap scratch race, which is like a criterium in that the winner is determined by who finishes the whole thing first.I'm #519 in red. photo by Steve WooThrougho... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691048 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:55:00 +0100 3691048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635979&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fshort-story.html Memorial Day weekend, I was caught up in a crash that occurred directly in front of me while racing at the Hellyer Velodrome.  The most significant injury was an open fracture of my clavicle, which was surgically repaired the next day.  The following day, Monday, I was discharged and returned to San Francisco.  Early Tuesday morning, I felt severe pain in my right side, lower rib cage area.  I thought it was an undiagnosed rib fracture perhaps, but wasn't sure. The pain would subside and then return.  It made breathing difficult although I was not short of breath. I was worried I had experienced some head trauma and that I might not be getting enough O2 to my brain.  Late afternoon, I checked into the ER, where they determined I had 3 small blood clots in my l... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635979 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:13:00 +0100 3635979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346513&cid=t_136954_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F6808052%2F15tq3s%2Fneuromarketing%7EBad-Association-Video-Overlay-Fail.htm This YellowPages.com video overlay ad at Ustream TV and the Austin-American Statesman isn’t likely to develop an urge for Austin Travel among its viewers, as it is superimposed on a live feed from the smoking building after a plane crashed into it. Perhaps it’s not quite as bad as a Samsonite ad next to [...] CommentsComments (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346513 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:28:15 +0100 3346513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227958&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fearly-bird-crit-revisited.html Last year after my horrible crash, when I was still unable to get out of bed without crying tears of pain, I was faced with the decision of whether I would get a kit (jersey + bike shorts) for the bike race team I had joined.  "Why in the world would I even consider this?"  The final diagnosis had been fractures in my left clavicle, 9 posterior ribs (if I add up all the fractures reported on the Xrays) and L2 transverse process, pleural effusion, severe bruising and road rash.  I have never gone through anything else even remotely as painful, physically, as that experience.  But, I decided that it was not a good time to make the decision to quit.  I would order the kit.As the months passed, I thought a lot about what I would do with bike racing.  I debated, "D... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227958 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:10:00 +0100 3227958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224872&cid=t_136954_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Fwhy-crash-rates-dont-automatically-fall-with-cellphone-bans%2F Last week, the Highway Loss Data Institute released a report that examined whether collision claims had gone up, down, or stayed the same in states that have banned cellphone use while driving. Their findings should have surprised no one, but seemed to have surprised everyone — crash rates did not go down after a hand-held cellphone ban took effect. Why should this have been of little surprise? 1. A law doesn’t automatically change human behavior. Laws can be wonderful things, but they are only as effective as when people obey them. This is often done with a stick — enforcement — rather than a carrot (such as incentives for safe driving practices). The laws have, according to the New York Times reporting on this study, reduced the use of hand-held cellphones 41 to 7... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224872 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:06:56 +0100 3224872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149277&cid=t_136954_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F01%2F07%2Fbanksters-gotta-eat-too%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Banksters Gotta Eat Too. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: banking reform, chaos theory, housing crash, political cartoon, real estate crash, recession, wall street (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149277 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:13:20 +0100 3149277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898900&cid=t_136954_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Finjuries-reduced-when-victim-intoxicated%2F It happens a lot. We read or hear of a drunk driving crash (I refuse to call it an accident) and while the victims are severely hurt or killed, the drunk driver walks away, virtually unhurt. Or, even if hurt, they recover quickly. It always makes me wonder about the effect of alcohol on the body when it gets hurt. Now it seems, there’s proof that being drunk limits the amount of damage the body sustains in a trauma. Researchers studied almost 8000 people who had been hurt in accidents. They were looking to see if alcohol in the body at the time of the accident had any impact on the severity of the injuries. The study findings were published in the most recent issue of the journal American Surgeon. The researchers weren’t interested in glamorizing alcohol and hope that this stud... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898900 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:36:39 +0100 2898900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645269&cid=t_136954_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fq8DOqyA2Dec%2F Over the last week, speaking at a variety of events, I heard three different representatives of the Left; first a Democrat US Senator, then a senior member of the Obama Administration, and finally a “consumer” advocate, all repeat the same narrative:  all was fine in the housing market until predatory lenders forced hard-working honest families into foreclosure, which reduced house prices, bringing the economy to a crash.  That’s correct, apparently the Left believes we all would still be seeing double-digit home price appreciation if it wasn’t for those evil lenders. Undoubtedly foreclosures, especially those that result in houses that remain vacant for a considerable amount of time, have an adverse impact on surrounding property values.  Many constitute a serio... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645269 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:32:12 +0100 2645269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602105&cid=t_136954_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FK6SqC-qPCLo%2F The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just started to recommend a new driver safety program called DriveSharp (see AAA and Posit Release Program to Improve Drivers' Minds), developed by Posit Science. DriveSharp is a computerized cognitive assessment and training tool based on Karlene Ball's research on older adults' cognitive fitness and driving.  In the press release for the agreement, Peter Kissinger, driver safety research and policy veteran and CEO of the AAA Foundation, says that "Part of making our nation's roads safer is helping mature drivers who wish to stay active - a quickly growing population - maintain or improve their driving safety." We have Peter Kissinger with us to discuss the context for this innovative initiative. Peter, I appreciate your time. In order to s... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602105 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:18:19 +0100 2602105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571113&cid=t_136954_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3737 Last night I shared that I was feeling crappy because of dropping the Lithium out of my repertoire of drugs that I take. It was never to be used for bi-polar, but as a low-dose anti-depressant enhancer with a synergistic effect allowing not to have to raise the dose of the antidepressant, and thus, in theory, less side effects. I had been doing this since 2007 - post rehab. It was quite helpful. Also I had read studies where 300 mg doses of Lithium was helpful in dealing with mild HIV-related cognitive issues, something I struggle with (especially with language). Unfortunately, the Lithium turned out to be almost like Sustiva 2 (the horrific drug so widely prescribed in the “one a day” pill that are being pushed everywhere in the One Life ads), or as I put it, Francis Farmer Re... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571113 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:39 +0100 2571113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510269&cid=t_136954_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGFhf5cH9aQk%2F The terrible Washington Metrorail crash that killed nine people has led to calls for more money for transit. Yet the real problem with Washington Metro, as with almost every other transit agency in this country, is that it has too much money — it just spends the money in the wrong places. “More money” seems to be the solution to every transit issue. Is ridership down? Then transit agencies need more money to attract more riders. Is ridership up? Then agencies need more money because fares only cover a quarter of the costs. Yet the truth is that urban transit is the most expensive form of transportation in the United States. Where the average auto user spends about 24 cents per passenger mile, transit costs more than 80 cents per passenger mile, three-fourths of which is s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510269 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:05:44 +0100 2510269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512256&cid=t_136954_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fself-pity-is-lousy-company-in-a-life-with-chronic-pain%2F Sometimes you feel like the windshield; sometimes you feel like the bug. Which would you rather be? I know, it’s a silly question, just bear with me. I may take a circuitous route but I always take you somewhere, don’t I? If I am to answer my own question I would say I would rather be the windshield. It can recover; it can be cleaned into renewal and can appear to be all shiny and new. The bug? Well, he’s toast. There are still many days when I, and probably you, am certain you have just been smeared all over a dirty, crusty, hot windshield and you will never put all of your moving parts back together again. Remember Humpty D.? We all grew up hearing about that poor cracked egghead. Thankfully, those windshield days don’t last forever. It’s a funny thing feeli... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512256 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:19:27 +0100 2512256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389935&cid=t_136954_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fsleep-and-your-sanity%2F With everything that’s going on these days from recession worries to epidemic scares, it’s not surprising a lot of people are reporting sleep problems. Sleep is essential to our health generally, our sanity in particular. Interrogators know, if you want to break someone down, deprive them of sleep. I didn’t appreciate how important sleep was until I became sleep deprived myself about six years ago. The anxiety that fed my insomnia that fed my anxiety was driving me crazy and drove me, literally, to my doctor’s office. Surely something was very wrong with my thyroid or maybe I had a brain tumor. After a complete workup that took two days and many little tubes of blood I met with my medical specialist, an endrocrinologist. With unforgettable kindness he asked what was... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389935 Tue, 05 May 2009 09:00:26 +0100 2389935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2354015&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fat-last.html first ride"Hallelujah!" was the thought running through my mind as I rode my bike last Tuesday for the first time in 10 weeks. And, actually, this was my first ride on my new bike, which was an incredibly generous & timely gift from an "anonymous benefactor." The new yet-to-be named bike had rested quietly in my bedroom, reminding me that being patient through my recovery would be worth it. I had my bike fitting early in the morning in Mill Valley, and then took off, a little hesitantly at first, to try out one of the classic area rides--the Paradise Loop. This route loops around the Tiburon Peninsula, and is mostly rolling hills and flat, with one longer climb at the beginning, depending on how you start. I was wondering, "Would I make it up El Camino okay?" "Could I last the whole d... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2354015 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:17:00 +0100 2354015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2325102&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2F10-weeks-post-almost.html Today I had some good news from my visit with the orthopedic physician assistant (PA) who has been following my progress over the past two months. The X-ray tech showed me the images of my clavicle and ribs immediately after the exam and my first reaction was, "Oh no! I haven't healed at all!" I walked back over to visit with the PA and wondered what he would say. He pulled up the X-rays and pointed out the areas where bone callus has formed, which is a critical stage in healing. I don't know why, but thinking about all of those bone cells finding each other just makes me laugh. I have this image of cells on one bone calling out, "We're here! We're here!" and cells on the other fragment saying "Catch this rope!" Anyway, I am happy to think of my bone doing its thing to repair the damage I ... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2325102 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:11:00 +0100 2325102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276500&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2F6-weeks-post.html 6 weeks post accidentOriginally uploaded by anneticsHere's a snapshot of the Xray I had done today on my clavicle. It has actually been hurting more in the past week, but the orthopedic PA says that it is still in a good position, and that it is beginning to heal. I'm very grateful that I did not require surgery and will try to be patient. I have a lot of pain in my arm and shoulder area and I guess that may subside once the fracture heals? The physical therapist was pleased with the range of motion of my shoulder joint and got me started on some simple exercises to build my core strength up again. The pain in my back doesn't seem to be improving much these days but I guess that is not too surprising. In my mind, 6 weeks was the magic point when I thought I would feel better, and 8 weeks t... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276500 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:47:00 +0100 2276500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260296&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fin-memory-of-bike.html This weekend, I'll be getting back my bike that I was riding in the crash. I haven't seen it yet but have been told that it is pretty much toast. At least, the handlebars, wheels, and fork are demolished. I don't know about the frame--I'm hoping I can salvage the saddle and am really hoping that the bike computer survived. If saying good-bye to my trusty Geo Prizm (after I was hit in a hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2006) is any example, it will be sad to say good-bye to my faithful red Cannondale. The bike has seen me through thousands of miles of training and racing, including 2 of the Ironman races and numerous other triathlons. I've taken the bike into the shop far more often than my car, and have been careful to keep it running well. Most of the parts have been replaced, and often up... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260296 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:24:00 +0100 2260296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2233037&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fmorning-thoughts.html Morning RainbowOriginally uploaded by anneticsWe've had some pretty intense rain and hail in the past day or two, so I was happy to be greeted by this sight this morning and am reminded how fortunate I am to live in such a beautiful place. This week is Diabetes Training Camp for the Triabetes captains down in Tucson, and I am not able to be there because of my bike accident on Feb 1. It has been heartbreaking for me to miss it but it just wasn't an option. The healing is going well, and I have been able to get on my trainer for 15 minutes at a time for several days now; but I won't be able to swim, bike (outside) or run at all until the end of the month, at the earliest. I'm really glad I can use the trainer, though, and conveniently, I already had an old tire on my rear wheel, so won't ca... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2233037 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:29:00 +0100 2233037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2187712&cid=t_136954_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F13%2Fanxiety-and-the-plane-crash-in-clarence-ny%2F We woke up to the news that fifty people died in a horrible plane crash last night. Grief grips my community here in Western New York. Nothing can come close to describing what anyone who lost a loved one so suddenly feels. My deepest sympathies go to the families and friends of those who perished. Most of us are not directly hurt by this tragedy but feel the effects of it nonetheless. For those of us who live in or close to Clarence, have friends and family who live here, anxiety can prey on us. Add to that the recent events on the Hudson, fear of flying issues, PTSD or sensitivity to panic attacks. Before you know it we’ve got the formula for full-blown anxiety. Let’s take care of ourselves so that we can function not only for ourselves but also for our loved ones, especially... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2187712 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:03:42 +0100 2187712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182696&cid=t_136954_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fearly-bird-criti-should-have-slept-late.html My goal for the first 6 or 7 months of 2009 was to spend a lot of time on the bike. Things were going along as planned until February 1, the day of the Early Bird Criterium Bike Race in Fremont, CA. There was a lot of aggressive riding and the field was large at 62, so I was relieved to finally hear the bell signaling the final lap. I took the 3rd of 4 corners wide and had a clear path ahead of me--I had decided to stay away from the pack for the final corner and sprint to the finish. Out of nowhere someone was down in front of me and with horror, I ran into the woman and flipped over the handlebars, landing flat on my back according to a witness. From what I have been told, the other rider had some mishap in the pack and darted out to the left and crashed right in front of me. Laying curl... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182696 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:22:00 +0100 2182696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1866506&cid=t_136954_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F10%2F09%2Fonly-yesterday%2F : An Informal History of the 1920s is an excellent book by former editor of Harper’s magazine. Author Frederick Lewis Allen shows such insight into this era you’d think it was published decades later instead of in 1931. The website contains the whole book for you to read — free! (I bought a used book, but it’s so old it’s literally crumbling.) Chapters:  1. Prelude: May, 1919. 2. Back to Normalcy 3. The Big Red Scare 4. America Convalescent 5. The Revolution in Manners and Morals 6. Harding and the Scandals 7. Coolidge Prosperity 8. The Ballyhoo Years 9. The Revolt of the Highbrows 10. Alcohol and Al Capone 11. Home, Sweet Florida 12. The Big Bull Market 13. Crash! 14. Aftermath: 1930-31 Excerpt from the chapter on Florida land speculation of the mid-1920s: T... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1866506 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:09:05 +0100 1866506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709803&cid=t_136954_136_f&fid=36030&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-cll%2Fsaying-goodbye-to-donna-gregory%2F Written by fellow HealthTalk blogger, Sue Falkner-Wood Life is often a struggle. Many of us who live with daily health problems know this all too well. All of us who share our stories and our lives here at HealthTalk.com do so in order to enrich our own lives and the lives of others. The vast majority of us write about our own problems with a few exceptions. One of those exceptions was a courageous outgoing and sunny-faced young woman named Donna Gregory. She wrote about her husband’s illness and its effect on both of them, as a young couple and as parents to their 4-year-old twins, Bobby and Amanda. Donna shared her life and her husband Bob’s, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with all of us. She shared on a very personal level what it was like to have her marriage invaded by the ... Life with CLL blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709803 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:15:07 +0100 1709803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1208968&cid=t_136954_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F229688710%2F Below you have a very insightful article on stress by one of our new Expert Contributors, Gregory Kellet, a researcher at UCSF. Enjoy! (Credit for Pic of Victoria Crater in Mars: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, via Wikipedia).  ---------------------------------------------- “My brain is…fried, toast, frazzled, burnt out.” How many times have you said or heard one version or another of these statements. Most of us think we are being figurative when we utter such phrases, but research shows that the biological consequences of sustained high levels of stress may have us being more accurate than we would like to think. Crash Course on Stress Our bodies are a complex balancing act between systems working full time to keep us alive and well. This balancing act is constantly adapting to th... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1208968 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:39:22 +0100 1208968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=996532&cid=t_136954_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2007%2F10%2F699 I have had a complete and total computer meltdown today.  I finally got my hands on the new version of MacOS X 10.5, “Leopard.”  Since I’m overly-cautious, I decided to put it on my MacBook Pro since it has very little “unique” data that was easy to back up first.  The update hosed it.  My usernames were gone and other esoteric problems had myself spending way too much time in single-user mode.  I doubt I would have had any semblance of a system left if it weren’t for my existing UNIX-y skillz. To make this part of the long story short, I got it working…sort-of.  It’s the same in medicine–you know something is wrong, but all the labs say things are fine–except in medicine you can’t say, “OK, we’re going to ... Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=996532 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:56:54 +0100 996532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=695207&cid=t_136954_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1689 In the late 1980s, a common series of television PSA ads featured Vince and Larry, the Crash Test Dummies. They proved to be popular characters and eventually spawned several series of toys as well a television series and even a video game. They actually had their own comic book series for a while (Wikipedia says it was published by Archie, while the GCD names Archie as the publisher*). At the height of their television ad fame, they also appeared in a series of comic book PSA, two of which are featured here. Say “Hello” to Vince and Larry, but remember…leave the crashing to them. Click on either image for the full ad. (Of course, there is also the overwrought Canadian rock band The Crash Test Dummies, who — other than the name — share nothing with Vince and L... Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=695207 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:10:35 +0100 695207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777638&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=34838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarmale.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fbeen-burned-and-with-both-feet-on.html (Source: Bipolar Mo) Bipolar Mo blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777638 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:33:00 +0100 777638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777639&cid=t_136954_140_f&fid=34838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarmale.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fjackie-is-just-speedin-away-thought-she.html (Source: Bipolar Mo) Bipolar Mo blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777639 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:14:00 +0100 777639