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 'crossing'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262547&cid=t_193982_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fastrocytoma%2F Pathophysiology 1) primary brain tumor dervied from astrocytes 2) wide variation in differentiation – grade 1 (astrocytoma), grade 2 (anaplastic astrocytoma), grade 3 (glioblastoma multiforme) Signs and Symptoms 1) headaches (especially on waking) 2) vomiting 3) confusion leading to obtundation and coma 4) seizures 5) transtentorial (with fixed and dilated pupils due to CN III damage) or foramen magnum herniation Characteristic Test Findings Radiology – 1) poorly demarcated mass on MRI and CT scan 2) grade 3 – often crosses the midline and assumes “butterfly shpae” 3) grade 3 often with hemorrhage and frequent necrosis Histology/Gross Pathology Grade 1 – 1) well-differentiated astrocytes with a matrix of thin glial processes; but, grossly, tumor is poorl... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262547 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:21:34 +0100 3262547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790533&cid=t_193982_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FT9o80hYfvS0%2F If you have new or used (but current) breastfeeding, parenting, childbirth, or pregnancy books that you no longer need, why not pass them on for a good cause, and maybe even get a tax deduction in the process? Here are five ways to share your breastfeeding books to benefit other mothers (and the environment). 1. Donate pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting books to your local La Leche League library. LLL groups have free lending libraries, usually allowing mothers to check out books for a month at a time. If you’re not sure whether a book is on the approved LLL list, pass it on anyway and the leaders will either put it in the library, sell it as part of a fundraiser, or pass it on in another appropriate way. 2. Donate them worldwide through LLL’s Lucy Shares proje... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790533 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:37:36 +0100 1790533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1645910&cid=t_193982_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F22%2Fsuicide-and-the-japanese%2F On Sunday, USA Today published an article detailing the epidemic of suicide that is gripping Japan. Unfortunately, like many stories on suicide, the article is thin on actual data to back this idea of an “epidemic.” When crossing international boundaries, one has to understand different cultures’ takes on taboo topics. Suicide is one such topic, and one where culture has a significant impact on how it’s viewed. For instance, in Japan suicide has practically been raised to a virtue, where committing suicide is seen as the honorable thing to do when one’s life seems to be going wrong: A suicide fad is sweeping Japan: Hundreds of Japanese have killed themselves this year by mixing ordinary household chemicals into a lethal cloud of poison gas that often injure... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1645910 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:24:40 +0100 1645910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1382351&cid=t_193982_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fgod-help-me.html My son became a teenager today.Somewhere my parents are laughing. (Source: Scalpel or Sword?) Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1382351 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:27:00 +0100 1382351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286285&cid=t_193982_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F247284545%2F Yes—what with the poll over at Larry King Live asking if you believe that vaccines cause or contribute to autism; and the CNN report tonight; and the fact that all I had to do while standing in line at the store with two bottles of melatonin, sushi and watermelon for Charlie, and my eco-friendly “carry your own bag” shopping bag was to turn around and behold! there was the headline “David Kirby on Autism and Vaccines” on the cover of Mothering magazine—-once again this blog, which is an autism blog, is in danger of becoming a vaccine blog, as you can see from recent past posts. For the record, I voted “NO” in the Larry King poll and I have to say that “yes” there will be more posts here about vaccines, which, one can say, have bec... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286285 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:42:50 +0100 1286285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188594&cid=t_193982_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Femtala-rama.html Let's imagine that, hypothetically, you were an individual of Hispanic descent who spoke not a word of English, and you suffered a horrible injury in Mexico which led to a stay of several weeks in a Mexican hospital. You would never walk nor recover the ability to care for yourself ever again. You would need to be fed, suctioned, and turned in your bed every 2 hours for the rest of your life. You would probably need several more expensive procedures over the next few weeks, but your current condition had been fairly well stabilized.Fortunately for you, your family was able to scrape up the money for an aeromedical flight to the US, and somehow they were able to produce some sort of proof of citizenship that enabled your entry into this country. So they checked you out of the Mexican hospit... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188594 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:03:00 +0100 1188594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131407&cid=t_193982_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F211159811%2F We have suggested before (The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains)... "Don't Outsource Your Brain. Not to media personalities, not to politicians, not to your smart neighbour... Make your own decisions, and mistakes. And learn from them. That way, you are training your brain, not your neighbour's."   Well, let me add now: Don't Outsource Your Brain to Your GPS system, either... Read article: here (via Drudge) - "A 32-year-old Californian whose rental car got smashed by a Metro-North train last night was issued a minor summons for causing the fiery crash that stranded railroad commuters for hours." - "Bo Bai, a computer technician from Sunnyvale who said he was merely trusting his car's global positioning system when he steered onto the tracks, was cited for ob... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131407 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:47:33 +0100 1131407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=932035&cid=t_193982_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fscientist-creates-artificial-life-form.html This is an exciting and somewhat frightening step in our advancement of knowledge. Quantum scientific breakthroughs can be used for the good of humanity, or they can create inconceivable horrors. And like nuclear fission, this technology will probably do both. But once the box has been opened, you can't close it back."Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth.The DNA sequence is based on the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium which the team pared down to the bare essentials needed to support life, removing a fifth of its genetic make-up. The wholly synthetically reconstructed chromosome,... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=932035 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0100 932035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=875182&cid=t_193982_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fmost-blatant-drug-seeker-ever.html Our award-winner presented with a chronic condition that admittedly had the potential to be painful. With the right story, he might have scored some decent narcs. Unfortunately, he lacked that certain finesse that his more expert colleagues have polished to a glistened luster. So after we had ruled out the potentially life-threatening conditions that his presentation mimicked, it was time for the all-important disposition. Since I'm the friendly sort of ER doc that typically makes my patients as comfortable as a kitten curled up on the end of the bed on a quiet sunny morning, I suppose I gave him the wrong impression. After I wheeled him to the bathroom myself, he eagerly pushed his entire stack of chips forward and went all-in. He whispered:"Say, doc...can you write me for 90 Somas and so... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=875182 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:19:00 +0100 875182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611986&cid=t_193982_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fbeyond-threshold.html Any situation that requires an ER physician to go outside and retrieve a patient is usually going to be complicated and time-consuming, and I would wager that it is also more likely to end badly. Here are some examples with which I am personally familiar:1) Two police officers unload an agitated psychotic crackhead on the ramp. Naked, sweating, yelling and struggling violently, he is a handful to say the least. Make that 10 handfuls: a beefy male ER tech is restraining each leg, the two officers are securing the torso and neck, and a male nurse has the pelvis when I finally go outside to see what I can do. This guy has five strong men on him and he's still bucking and kicking. Suddenly, he stops fighting. Is he playing possum? I check for his pulse, finding nothing. We carry him into the E... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611986 Tue, 15 May 2007 05:11:00 +0100 611986