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 'criticism'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028452&cid=t_146483_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2Fone-of-the-biggest-barriers-to-creativity-and-how-to-overcome-it%2F Anyone who writes — or creates anything that goes out to the public — knows that oftentimes the product is akin to putting your heart out on a piece of paper (or laptop, or canvas and so on). Vulnerable, scary and vomit-inducing. So even if you get 100 compliments and kind words, one negative remark roars above the rest. It sticks out and stays with you. Not only does it have you questioning your work but, worse, your worth. Or even just the idea of being evaluated gets under your skin. Instead of telling the truth or letting your creativity flow freely, limitless and liberated, you’re paralyzed because you’re thinking about what everyone else will be thinking. So one of the biggest barriers to creativity is, as you’ve probably guessed by now: concern over the critics — be they... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028452 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:15:04 +0100 5028452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028388&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2011%2F07%2F10%2Fcare-of-self-and-keeping-track-of-ones-identity%2F A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize winner Ragnar Granit’s essay on the distinction between discovery and understanding as two separate modes of scientific work, which, he suggested, are differentially distributed throughout a scientist’s life-course — young researchers are impatient to discover something new, whereas older scientists are more interested in getting insight, he suggested. Even more interesting, in my view, is Granit’s thoughts about how researchers ‘keep track’ and ‘take care’ of their identity in order to achieve understanding and insight: By “keeping track of one’s identity” I mean cultivating the talents of listening to the workings of one’s own mind, separat... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028388 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:25:45 +0100 5028388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552047&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F6159 1 – 40,000 Headmen – Blood, Sweat & Tears 2 – Lamont's Lament – The Sea and Cake 3 – All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix I suspect everyone knows this song, after all, almost everyone has covered it.  Originally a Bob Dylan composition, Hendrix borrowed it, but never returned it.  I have heard many interpretations of this song; they all work.  The key is the wonderful lyrics.  This is my favorite verse: "There must be some kinda way out of here" Said the joker to the thief "There's too much confusion I can't get no relief" (Source: DB's Medical Rants) DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552047 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:54:34 +0100 4552047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549715&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F6154 1 – 40,000 Headmen – Blood, Sweat & Tears 2 – Lamont's Lament – The Sea and Cake In thinking about my list, I decided to alternate older stuff with newer stuff.  I had heard of The Sea and Cake, but had mistakenly ignored them … until, I found Car Alarm on a workout list.  The beats per minute fit my criteria perfectly so I added that song to my mix. Their sound is haunting and varied.  I now own 3 CDs by The Sea and Cake.  While many of their songs would qualify, this particular song just has the greatest bass line.  The song is driven by the bass, with the melody, drums and singing following and playing off the bass. If you have not listened to The Sea and Cake, try Lamont's Lament! (Source: DB's Medical Rants) DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549715 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:52:02 +0100 4549715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544923&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F6150 Just for a change of pace, I have decided to write about some of my favorite songs.  I got this idea while flying across country today.  These songs are not in any order, but I will try to post daily for awhile. Song #1 – 40,000 Headmen by Blood,Sweat and Tears Yes I know that Traffic did it first.  But I first heard the Blood, Sweat and Tears version.  They turned the song into a great jazz vehicle.  The song has a wonderful eeriness from both words and music. So I turned around and forty thousand headmen bit the dirt Firing twenty shotguns each and man, it really hurt But luckily for me they had to stop and then reload And by the time they'd done that I was heading down the road I love both versions, but if you do not know the BST version, try i... DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544923 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:33:09 +0100 4544923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522329&cid=t_146483_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FZh4TO_guP_A%2F For many years of my life, I had this problem of taking what people say to me personally. It didn’t matter if their intentions were good or not, for some reason my ego would take control my thoughts and I’d take offense to it. This negative thought pattern I had was on auto-pilot. I’d get offended even if what that person said to me was true. Which actually made it hurt even worse. Most of the time I wouldn’t say anything. I would just feel the negative emotions inside and bottle it up. Which made it worse because the rest of my day would be affected by it, for no rational reason what-so-ever. I’m not a person who likes confrontation, which is why I wouldn’t really say anything. But when the person who says something which you take personally knows you, ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522329 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:17:34 +0100 4522329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472974&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2011%2F02%2F13%2Fcan-you-display-the-anarchistic-attitude-in-science-with-the-help-of-material-and-visual-objects%2F There is a strong disciplinary element in science, which university politicians, research foundations and science managers prefer to emphasise. What they usually don’t understand, but which most (younger) scientists know very well, is that there is also a strong playful and anarchistic dimension in scientific practice. Somewhat akin to the dichotomy between apollonian and dionysian. A feature article in the last issue of The Scientist suggests that “creativity, do-it-yourself individualism, anti-establishmentarianism and attitude” make science more akin to punk music than most people would believe. Here are some quotes: “Punk ethos is typified by a passionate adherence to individualism, creativity and freedom of expression with no regard to established opinio... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472974 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:00:30 +0100 4472974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238104&cid=t_146483_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fplease-dont-hit-me-when-im-down.html It is hard, hard, hard to have cancer for 2 1/2 years and not be healed. I have heard from so many - even those I trust and love - rebuke instead of grace and love. Yet the Bible is so clear: the faithful suffer - Job, Paul, Jesus. Suffering - even big, huge, one-upon-another trials - is not in and of itself a sign of sin. There are nights I lay awake, laying my heart bare before the Lord in prayer. Spending hours in the living room trying not to disturb my family as I pore over Scripture and weep into my Bible. Is this my fault? Could I solve this problem somehow, through my own actions? Do I need to increase my faith? Change a sin habit? Let God "in" somewhere I have hedged Him out of? At times, I've had to table the issue, lay it to the side, and just put one foot in front of the other.... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238104 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:08:00 +0100 4238104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4167945&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyauU-_wOBeI%2F By David BoazThe movie “Mao’s Last Dancer” is a sleeper hit, says the Los Angeles Times: It features no big-name stars, drew mediocre reviews and traffics in the esoterica of Chinese ballet. And yet “Mao’s Last Dancer,” the true story of a ballet performer who defected to the United States in 1981, has become one of the season’s biggest art-house hits. Bruce Beresford’s Australian-produced film tells of Li Cunxin, an 11-year-old Chinese boy plucked from his rural village in 1972 under the reign of Mao Zedong to dance for the Beijing Ballet. While in residence at the Houston Ballet a decade later, he defected to the United States after a politically charged standoff that involved the FBI and diplomats from China and the U.S. It’s been in... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4167945 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:31:05 +0100 4167945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125048&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fmeaning-and-politics-in-museums%2F Roger Cooter and Claudia Stein’s presentation at the conference on “Contemporary medical science and technology as a challenge to museums” in Copenhagen last month was about the politics of knowledge production, with medical museums as a case study. One of Roger’s arguments was that the museums, by placing their historical objects in new, global contexts, overlook the original local meanings and the conflicts involved. The museum ought instead to face the political implications of the objects and urge the visitors to take a stand. Claudia made that point that aesthetics is never neutral; as products of political struggles of decision-making, aesthetics should help provoke such the discussion about such struggles among museum visitors. Read Claudia and Roger’s full abstract here. ... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125048 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:08:07 +0100 4125048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098358&cid=t_146483_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fcarrying-my-story.html She stood at the back of the room, the ridges of her thin-exposed spine pressed hard against the faint give of the wallpaper, and spoke through tears.  She quoted John 5, through clotted tears in her throat and the pain of 20 years as a pastor's wife:Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” Jesus sa... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098358 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:48:00 +0100 4098358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891830&cid=t_146483_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fqe_eofwuvL8%2F We present constructive criticism as a discussion, and that our viewpoint is only one perspective and isn’t necessarily fact. As well, constructive criticism is more about giving an overall view of things: what’s going well, what could be improved upon, etc. In return, the people we criticize are thankful that we’ve provided valuable feedback to improve themselves or their work. Your turn: In what situations do you think constructive criticism could be particularly helpful? How do we avoid people getting angry with us for offering feedback? When is it not appropriate to give criticism? Jered Slusher is the founder of Mass Influence Leadership, a community of leaders driven to gain control over their future, lead other people, and achieve massive amounts of success. Get your free “S... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891830 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:34:37 +0100 3891830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3798510&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F5686 I do not often write media criticism.  Sometimes a book, movie or CD just captivates me.  The above CD – Admiral Fell – has done that. Sun Kil Moon is the current name that Mark Kozelek uses.  His first band was Red House Painters.  This CD is quiet and haunting.  Apparently Mark became entranced with Spanish guitar, so the CD has a Spanish guitar ambiance.  His voice is soft, reminding me a bit of Jimmie Spheeris.  He writes about places, but I must admit that I cannot tell you much about the lyrics.  The sound has overwhelmed me.  This CD is not for everyone, but I find it so peaceful and beautiful that I wanted to tell someone. You can hear several cuts from the CD on his Myspace page.  I especially recommend checking out th... DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3798510 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:34:37 +0100 3798510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790927&cid=t_146483_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fstools-and-bottles-2%2F The booklet Stools and Bottles uses the concept of a barstool (the seat and three legs) and eight bottles to represent the importance of the first four steps (of the Twelve Steps) of Alcoholics Anonymous. The author began using this concept in a prior book called The Little Red Book and it got so popular that the concept was expanded into its own book. The Stool The author begins the book by talking about the “seat” of the stool. The seat, by itself, is “as useless, incomplete, and undependable as the shaky alcoholic it upholds”. For the seat to function, it needs three legs to uphold it, just like the alcoholic needs the first three steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) for support. The author says that the three legs represent the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of reco... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790927 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:58:00 +0100 3790927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772425&cid=t_146483_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Flife-on-beach.html It seems like such an odd place to make a home, yet there they are... thousands of blow holes in the rutted sand where the crabs make their homes deep.  The tides come in and go out, and leave patterns on the sand, yet the crabs hold on tight in the hole they've dug, eat what comes to them, and are perfectly suited to an environment of muck that would detest your average world citizen.We walked a mile or so of the beach without the children one afternoon, hand in hand.  The difficulties of the week and the friction from separation washed away slowly as the waves lapped at our feet and we padded along on the granite-hard sand, packed by wave after wave.  Kind of like trials.  Those waves reduce the sand to it's minimum volume.  Wash away the dross of whatever sand r... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772425 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:03:00 +0100 3772425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750097&cid=t_146483_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F13%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-13-2010%2F How’s your summer going? Have you been soaking up the sun’s rays or hiding out in air conditioned rooms, underneath trees and any shelter you can find? I’ve actually been exercising the latter, cooling off in theaters. As a result, it’s turning out to be a movie themed summer. In fact, this past weekend, I gave into my movie kick and saw everything from Toy Story 3 to Eclipse. Those two very different movies taught me something surprisingly similar about life. Something along the lines of, “anything is possible” and “having a little giggle is just as important as working hard.” Silliness and play teach us a lot about ourselves. It’s how we learned as kids and how we open up the door to possibilities as adults. The reason I bring this up... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750097 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:12:28 +0100 3750097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641024&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-dartmouth-atlas-debate-careful-consideration-needed%2F2010.06.07 The worst-kept secret in journalism circles recently was that the New York Times was planning an article critical of the Dartmouth Atlas. Among the main points in the article: • “The mistaken belief that the Dartmouth research proves that cheaper care is better care is widespread.” • “The atlas’s hospital rankings do not take into account care that prolongs or improves lives.” • “Even Dartmouth’s claims about which hospitals and regions are cheapest may be suspect.” • “Failing to make basic data adjustments undermines the geographic variations the atlas purports to show.” The Times has also published the correspondence it had with the Dartmouth team about methodology questions. The Dartmouth team challenges each of these c... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641024 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:46 +0100 3641024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635742&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-dartmouth-atlas-debate-consider-criticism-and-comments-carefully%2F2010.06.07 The worst-kept secret in journalism circles recently was that the New York Times was planning an article critical of the Dartmouth Atlas. Among the main points in the article: • “The mistaken belief that the Dartmouth research proves that cheaper care is better care is widespread.” • “The atlas’s hospital rankings do not take into account care that prolongs or improves lives.” • “Even Dartmouth’s claims about which hospitals and regions are cheapest may be suspect.” • “Failing to make basic data adjustments undermines the geographic variations the atlas purports to show.” The Times has also published the correspondence it had with the Dartmouth team about methodology questions. The Dartmouth team challenges each of these c... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635742 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:46 +0100 3635742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3568087&cid=t_146483_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FXS5QIZAK3h4%2F Any person with true maturity has humility and wisdom and - Accepts criticism gratefully. Being honestly glad for an opportunity to improve Does not indulge in self-pity. Has begun to feel the laws of compensation operating in all life. Does not expect special consideration from anyone. Controls temper. Meets emergencies with poise. feelings are not easily hurt. Accepts the responsibility of own acts without trying to "alibi’. Has outgrown the ‘all or nothing’ stage. Recognizes that no person or situation is wholly good or wholly bad. And begins to appreciate the golden rule. Is not impatient at reasonable delays Have learned they are not the arbiter of the universe and that must often adjust to other people and their convenience Is a good loser can endure defeat and disappoint... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3568087 Sun, 16 May 2010 05:14:30 +0100 3568087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3458009&cid=t_146483_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FHa-XB9TnKuQ%2F From the author of the New York Times bestseller Adult Children of Alcoholics — a wonderful book that affirms and encourages AcoAs by developing skills for living. Imagine how good you would feel if: You could stand up for yourself without losing your temper You could make a decision without second guessing yourself You didn’t have that sense of worthlessness every time someone criticized you You could learn how to say no and stick with it In Lifeskills for Adult Children you can learn how to do these things and more. This book is designed specifically for Adult Children and teaches skills to make your complex adult life easier, while improving your sense of self-worth. Examples are provided to help clarify the lessons and exercises are given to help you practice your new sk... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3458009 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:39:00 +0100 3458009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276093&cid=t_146483_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fpartners-of-alcoholics%2F Partner’s Criticism Linked to Alcoholic Relapse A new study published in Behavior Therapy apparently confirms that Al-Anon’s purpose of offering “understanding and encouragement” to those with drinking problems is best approach family members can take in dealing with the situation. The study, conducted by William Fals-Stewart of the State University of New York at Buffalo, found that men recovering from substance abuse are less successful if they believe their spouse or partner is critical of them, rather than supportive. The study found that of 106 married men studied, those who reported greater criticism from their partners were more likely to have relapsed, regardless of the severity of their drug problem, age or race. Al-Anon is a support groups for those who are affect... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3276093 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:42:00 +0100 3276093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3228014&cid=t_146483_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fcharacteristics-of-true-maturity%2F An person with true maturity - Accepts criticism gratefully. Being honestly glad for an opportunity to improve Does not indulge in self-pity. Has begun to feel the laws of compensation operating in all life. Does not expect special consideration from anyone. Controls temper. Meets emergencies with poise. Feelings are not easily hurt. Accepts the responsibility of own acts without trying to “alibi’. Has outgrown the ‘all or nothing’ stage. Recognizes that no person or situation is wholly good or wholly bad. And begins to appreciate the golden rule. Is not impatient at reasonable delays Have learned they are not the arbiter of the universe and that must often adjust to other people and their convenience Is a good loser can endure defeat and disappointment without whining or comp... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3228014 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:42:45 +0100 3228014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200470&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2010%2F01%2F23%2Fwhat-is-science-communication-for-in-a-postindustrial-society%2F Just saw the early spring Monday seminar program at UCL’s STS department. I like the nice British analytical touch to it. Much more interesting than the usual fashionable Latouresque ANTsemiotics and other STS’ese sociolects. For example: Jeremy Howick, ‘When can we trust the experts? Defending the Evidence Based Medicine stance’, 25 January David Healy, ‘They used to call it Medicine’, 1 February Sam Schweber, ‘Writing the Biography of Hans Bethe’, 8 February Jane Gregory, ‘Producing the post-Fordist public, or: What is Science Communication for in a post-industrial society?’, 22 February Helena Sheehan, ‘What (if anything) has Marxism to contribute to science studies?’, 8 March Jeff Hughes, ‘Before the bomb:... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200470 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:00:11 +0100 3200470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015253&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F5012 Last night we went to see The Blind Side.  All 4 in my party loved the movie.  As I often do after seeing a movie, I read reviews on returning home.  The reviews were generally positive – 65% on the tomatometer. The movie, based on a book, is (as Miracle Max might say) mostly true.  As Hollywood does, they take a story and redo that story to make the movie they want to make. The movie worked for us.  It tells a story of an athletically gifted boy from the projects who was almost homeless.  An affluent family takes him in and helps him achieve both academically and athletically.  The boy, now a man who plays in the NFL, is Michael Oher. Why did the movie work for us?  We had no preconceived notions of what the story should be – we went wi... DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015253 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52:04 +0100 3015253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015284&cid=t_146483_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2Fmovin.html Hey everyone, my blog is moving! It's the same blog, except now it's in a great new place with a lot more space, and fewer cobwebs under the stairs. Head over to http://www.cuivienen.org/gondolin and check it out. Be sure to update your bookmarks and your feeds. 'Cause I aint posting here no mo'. (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015284 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:23:27 +0100 3015284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003762&cid=t_146483_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2Ftrying_to_be_a_better_person.html Ok, so I thought I was going to have the new wordpress blog up today or tomorrow, but... I was wrong. The details are boring -- they involve my dissatisfaction with the one-click wordpress installation my hosting service offers. It really shouldn't bother me. The installation is actually fantastic, and if I prioritized blogging above futzing around with mysql databases and css stylesheets, I'd have a beautiful new blog already. But it does bother me. I want more control over the files than I have under the one-click installation. So now, I'll have to take time to learn how to do a manual installation, and probably do it wrong a few times, before you'll see my new wordpress blog. But I'll be a better human being for having figured out how to install everything myself. And in the meantime,... Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003762 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:56:01 +0100 3003762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993753&cid=t_146483_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2Fmissed_me.html Start the celebration, because I'm blogging again. And oh, I have such big plans! This blog is going to be the best blog there ever was. Fame and fortune will be mine. I will demonstrate the awesome power of the internet to transform my solitary musings into brain candy for people from all walks of life who have the good fortune to read my posts. Will you be one of these lucky people? All you have to lose is your time, perhaps five minutes a couple of times each week. It'll be worth it, though. Nothing in life is free. Here's a few things that you can look forward to:a new visual format, as I try to find out for myself why everyone seems to be using WordPress these days more focused series of posts that surround a few obvious themes. I'd like to use this blog to support some other thin... Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993753 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:55:16 +0100 2993753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912222&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2009%2F10%2F21%2Fmedical-museums-and-the-janus-faced-future-of-synthetic-biology%2F Part of the fun of being involved in a medical museum these days is that the notion of ‘biomedicine’ is so much broader than traditional medicine and health care taught in faculties of medicine and health science. As a university institution for biomedical science communication we are, by default as it were, confronted with some of the most fundamental issues in the world today. Financial crisis, atomic weapon threats and global warming  aside — the rapid technical development in biology and biomedicine raises some pretty hefty social, political and ethical questions which we, as a museum, can hardly avoid dealing with if we want to stay just minimally atuned to the world around us. Take the issue of synthetic biology. Forget about the potentials benefits ... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912222 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:40:19 +0100 2912222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865701&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2009%2F10%2F06%2Fnanotech-health-and-longevity-who-makes-the-predictions%2F Last week, Computerworld carried an interview with futurist Ray Kurzweil, who predicts that in 30 or 40 years from now nanomachines will travel through our bodies, repairing damaged cells and organs, effectively wiping out diseases: The full realization of nanobots will basically eliminate biological disease and aging. I think we’ll see widespread use in 20 years of [nanotech] devices that perform certain functions for us. In 30 or 40 years, we will overcome disease and aging. The nanobots will scout out organs and cells that need repairs and simply fix them. It will lead to profound extensions of our health and longevity What’s interesting is not whether the prognosis is right or wrong, naïve or realistic. Like all med-tech forecasts it probably reflects our own time better�... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865701 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:51 +0100 2865701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858619&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FV_H28xZdTMg%2F When Samuel Johnson said that ”patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” he overlooked the value of the word “reform.” (I didn’t say this first, but I can’t discover who did.) Webster’s says that “reform” means “to put or change into an improved form or condition [or] to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses.” So in political terms, a reform is a change for the better. But whether a particular policy change would actually improve things is often controversial. Unfortunately, the mainstream media typically use the word “reform” to mean “change in a liberal direction.” It’s bad enough that they constantly use the phrase “campaign finance reform” to re... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858619 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:51:42 +0100 2858619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793116&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F4847 Almost home after 4 days of glorious golf at Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast. Vacations often induce great expectations. The higher the expectations, the less likely that they are met. But this golfing experience exceeded my incredibly high expectations. Currently the resort has 3 courses and 10 holes open on the 4th (opening completely in March). We did not play the partial course, but played 5 rounds on the 3 courses. I liked Pacific Dunes the best (played it first and last). What made this so special is that the only reason to go to the resort is to play golf! The resort is designed for golfers. We had 4 bedroom suites so each person had their own bed and bath. Transportation at the resort was easy to order and prompt. These are walking courses. We played with caddies the entire time.... DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793116 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:14:03 +0100 2793116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761818&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Farchives%2F4824 This post has nothing to do with medicine. Tonight I am writing about music. One of my greatest pleasures is finding a new artist who infects me. I remember the week I discovered Nick Drake, and could not listen to anything else. Few CDs have that infectious quality. Mayer Hawthorne’s “A Strange Arrangement” has me obsessed. Mayer (not his real name) channels 60s and 70s soul, and makes it his own. You hear the influences, yet you hear something brand new. My son, he of the great musical taste, clued me in on Monday. He provided these YouTube links: Just ain’t gonna work out Maybe so Maybe no I wish it would rain If you do not love this music, then we have different musical taste. I read a couple of reviews that criticized the voice and tried to map each song to pa... DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761818 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:10:17 +0100 2761818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691802&cid=t_146483_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F1b5GiveQK4c%2F I received from a phone call from a client about 6 months ago, that started like this: “You whiny little prick, who the f. do you think you are?” I listened fascinated by the stream of vitriol that then spewed forth from the guys mouth for the next couple of minutes. It was worth it though because I learned some juicy new colloquialisms that I can no doubt use myself when a suitable time arises. I’ll not go into all the gory the details of why the person concerned was so upset, other than to say he hired me because he had accountability issues. He then failed to show for our second session and when I e-mailed him to say he wouldn’t get another opportunity, he took exception. A minute or so into the conversation the guy paused. I’m not sure if it was to check his Profanisaurus... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691802 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:50:20 +0100 2691802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405419&cid=t_146483_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F11%2Fvideo-learning-to-blow-bubbles%2F Sticks and stones may break my bones, but bubbles can never hurt me. So I put all the meannies — or at least their words — in bubbles, where they can’t bother me. Of course, I’m so sensitive that I went out and got myself a gazillion bubbles. You’ll see. Click through to view the video… (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405419 Mon, 11 May 2009 23:00:46 +0100 2405419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2312712&cid=t_146483_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2009%2F03%2F29%2Fdo-social-scientists-dream-about-biomedical-futures-or-do-they-have-nightmares-only%2F In an interview for the Danish daily Information about his new book The Politics of Climate Change — which is scheduled for publication in May, with laudatory pre-blurbs by Martin Rees, Ulrich Bech and Bill Clinton on Amazon.com — British sociologist Anthony Giddens reminds us that Martin Luther King famously said ‘I have a dream’, not ‘I have a nightmare’. In other words: dystopian thinking is not a good basis for political action. I guess he’s basically right. There is much that supports the idea that climate policy changes will be served better by what Giddens (1990) called ‘realistic utopianism’ than by fear scenarios (even though critical and negative scenarios sometimes are necessary stepping stones towards more po... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2312712 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:00:42 +0100 2312712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2256069&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fshould-i-have-mentioned-that-bush-dared.html I am applauded and criticized for my comments about President Obama's rescission of the Bush "alternative method" executive order over at Belief Net--from the version of the criticism I posted on the First Things blog, which contained slightly different language than I put here on the same topic. Thus, David Gibson wrote:Why didn't Obama say more about the promise of adult stem cells--and do something to promote that promise? He said that the administration will support "promising research of all kinds, including groundbreaking work to convert ordinary human cells into ones that resemble embryonic stem cells." And yet his executive order yesterday also revoked Executive Order 13435 of June 20, 2007, which provided federal backing for promising adult stem cell research. At First Things, Wes... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2256069 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:45:00 +0100 2256069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172866&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F2009%2F02%2Flbc-mmr-jeni-barnett-an-early-day-motion-the-times-and-er-a-bit-of-stephen-fry%2F I thought since a few days have passed that I should let you know what’s happening with the slightly ridiculous LBC situation. If you skip to the bottom you will find a discussion on some mischievous activism which I think has great potential. Since LBC unwisely threw their legal weight around to prevent you from being [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172866 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:48:37 +0100 2172866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167524&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F2009%2F02%2Flegal-chill-from-lbc-973-over-jeni-barnetts-mmr-scaremongering%2F [Update: links to transcripts and audio hosted elsewhere at bottom of post] LBC have instructed their lawyers to contact me. Two days ago I posted about a 7th Jan 2009 broadcast in which their presenter Jeni Barnett exemplified some of the most irresponsible, ill-informed, and ignorant anti-vaccination campaigning that I have ever heard on the public airwaves. [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167524 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:32:42 +0100 2167524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2060527&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Findex.php%2Farchives%2F4009   I am slow updating my media recommendations.  This weekend I took some time to consider the music I am listening to, the books I have read (or listened to) and the movies I admired. Music Veneer - Jose Gonzalez In our nature - Jose Gonzalez Time without consequence - Alexi Murdoch Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie Dear Science - TV on the Radio I am entranced by Jose Gonzalez.  His music is lovely, his guitar work sublime, his voice enchanting. If you like Nick Drake, try out Alexi Murdoch. Movies Slumdog Millionaire Milk The Dark Knight Burn after Reading Munnabhai MBBS (a Bollywood movie from 2003) I saw Slumdog Millionaire this weekend.  The movies combines a disturbing view of Indian poverty with a tale of love and hope.  The movie is beautifu... DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2060527 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:24:02 +0100 2060527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692126&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F2008%2F08%2Fsilence-dissent%2F The CAM world meets a new all time low this week - even by their own standards - as the New Zealand Chiropractors Association threaten the New Zealand Medical Journal with legal action for criticising their ideas and practice. (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692126 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:55:11 +0100 1692126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1366959&cid=t_146483_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fstools-and-bottles%2F The booklet Stools and Bottles uses the concept of a barstool (the seat and three legs) and eight bottles to represent the importance of the first four steps (of the Twelve Steps) of Alcoholics Anonymous. The author began using this concept in a prior book called The Little Red Book and it got so popular that the concept was expanded into its own book. The Stool The author begins the book by talking about the “seat” of the stool. The seat, by itself, is “as useless, incomplete, and undependable as the shaky alcoholic it upholds”. For the seat to function, it needs three legs to uphold it, just like the alcoholic needs the first three steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) for support. The author says that the three legs represent the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of reco... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1366959 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:48:28 +0100 1366959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1240255&cid=t_146483_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F237288134%2Fstop_wait_toxins_at_work.html Over time you may have stopped noticing those things said or done that damage morale or pick away at productivity where you work. If toxins taint your organization … you are not alone. According to The Conference Board … more than 50 percent of workers are dissatisfied at their jobs. Even more of the 20-something-year-olds dislike where they work. A full eight out of ten workers don’t see themselves at the same workplace ten years from now.  Over 25 years of working with leaders … I’ve often observed far too many people who settle for toxins as fair exchange for a salary that pays the mortgage. It doesn’t have to be that way. Research by Cooper now allows people to rate their own job satisfaction by rating 22 items as honestly as you can …... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1240255 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:29:18 +0100 1240255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1191604&cid=t_146483_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Feli-stone-abc-drama-premieres-misleading-program-linking-vaccines-and-autism%2F In a move that has already ignited a firestorm of criticism from doctors’ groups, ABC still plans to premiere its new legal drama “Eli Stone” tonight (January 31, 2008) in which a mother, whose child allegedly developed autism after receiving a mercury-containing vaccine, wins a $5.2 million dollar lawsuit against a fictional drug company. The show’s premise is based on a long-standing belief held by childhood immunization critics that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, formerly used in vaccines, is a primary cause of autism in children. There are just two basic problems with this. First, countless medical studies have failed to show any link between vaccination and autism. But let’s say you don’t care about scientific studies or just don’t believe them. Well, the ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1191604 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:39:32 +0100 1191604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1088788&cid=t_146483_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Foddments.html A multi-post. I had several good ideas on the way home, again; once again, I appear to have left them on the motorway.Last night was an odd one. Most Docs and Nurses were living it up at the ED Xmas do. Not me, obviously. The gremlins seemed determined to make the most of our discomfort, and so, for reasons I still do not understand, the temperature in the Dept fell steadily to a nice round 16 degrees (Celsius); or maybe it was 14. The corridors were lovely, toasty warm. But the treatment areas? Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.(Bonus points for any of my dear readers who can suggest the origin of this expression...)I also began to suspect someone was playing silly buggers with the nitrous, as everyone spent more time than usual giggling. Or maybe I just had something on ... The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1088788 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:56:00 +0100 1088788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979080&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medrants.com%2Findex.php%2Farchives%2F3374 Today I am departing from my usual blogging and focusing solely on criticism. I will address music, movies and books and hopefully stimulate some modest discussion. Music Despite my age, I still listen to new rock music. Today I will comment on two bands that current have captured my focus - Radiohead and Spoon. The new [...] (Source: DB's Medical Rants) DB's Medical Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979080 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:07:53 +0100 979080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966706&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D554 To my mind this is one of the most important parts of the story about the Society of Homeopaths bullying its critics: it’s the incredibly polite and courteous email that Dr Andy Lewis sent to the SoH after his hosting company received the first threatening letter from their solicitors. (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966706 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:10:54 +0100 966706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=965187&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D553 Ben Goldacre The Guardian Saturday October 20 2007 Ben Goldacre The Guardian Saturday October 20 2007 Let’s imagine that we live in an exotic parallel universe where I am able to use an amusing but trivial news event to illustrate a wider cultural and intellectual issue. Dr Andy Lewis runs a website called Quackometer: he criticised the Society of Homeopaths (Europe [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=965187 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:22:33 +0100 965187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=762965&cid=t_146483_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=674850&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D437 Ben Goldacre Saturday June 16, 2007 The Guardian I like short stories with happy endings. Last week we saw how the mightily eminent pharmacologist Professor David Colquhoun (FRS) was having his witty and informative “Improbable Science” quackbusting blog quietly banished from the UCL servers. He had questioned claims made by a herbal medicine practitioner called Dr Ann [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674850 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:37:49 +0100 674850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674854&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D431 [Update: Letter from Provost below] Ben Goldacre Saturday June 9, 2007 The Guardian I’ve always said you’d get a lot more kids interested in science if you told them it involves fighting - which of course it does. This week, for example, Professor David Colquhoun FRS - one of the most eminent scientists in the UK - has been [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674854 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:13:31 +0100 674854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674855&cid=t_146483_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D430 This post is only if you’re not bored of the rather trying electrosensitivity lobby. Here is a letter which has popped up all over the interweb, I assume it is genuinely from Dr Carlo, who is hawked about as a rather eminent figure, and not a fake created in an effort to smear him. [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674855 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:46:41 +0100 674855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=624483&cid=t_146483_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Ffear.html Dropping the BallWhen something doesn't go according to plan, it's usually a system failure. There are rare occasions when someone pulls off an act of sheer banditry that couldn't be anticipated or mitigated by anyone else. But mostly, everyone fucks up a bit. I'm guessing most people feel the same way I do about this - everyone makes mistakes, but we rarely like to admit / talk about it. Mistakes in medicine are always a little bit higher stakes than in other jobs. --------------------------Personally, I've made my share of errors; I've learned from all of them, but the rude fact of life is that shit still goes wrong. Generally, I've got tickets on myself. I reckon I'm good at what I do, so when it turns out I haven't done it to my best ability, I feel shit about myself for days. ---I gue... The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=624483 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:12:00 +0100 624483