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 'crunch'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952807&cid=t_107013_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwsPZxFTvNJQ%2F By Steve H. HankeThe rate of broad money growth (M3) in the United States is weak (see the accompanying chart).  The ultra-low federal funds rate (0.25%) has acted to keep a lid on broad money growth and, in turn, economic activity.  Yes, “low” interest rates imposed by the Fed are contributing to a credit crunch and anemic money growth.  But, wait.  This is counter-intuitive.  And if that’s not enough, it’s not what the textbooks tell us, either. While the Fed has pumped huge quantities of so-called high powered money into the economy, the U.S. is paradoxically facing a credit crunch.  Banks have utilized their liquidity to pile up cash and accumulate government bonds and securities.  In contrast, bank loans have actually decreased since May 2008.  And since credit is a s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952807 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:45:07 +0100 4952807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607795&cid=t_107013_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F27%2Fgoogle-acquires-social-search-engine-aardvark%2F Mashable reported that search giant Google is adding to its empire through acquisition by purchasing social search engine Aardvark. Google told the online site that it’s “signed an agreement to acquire Aardvark but don’t have any additional details to report at this time,” although Tech Crunch valued the deal at $50 million. Aardvark has deep ties to Google thanks to founders and former Google executives Max Ventilla and Nathan Stoll. The company had raised $6 million in venture capital funding for the concept, which involves getting answers to questions from social distribution channels. Mashable describes Aardvark as “very much like an alternative search engine that puts your social circle to work” by taking questions and filtering it to friends through social channels, e... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607795 Fri, 28 May 2010 03:49:40 +0100 3607795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416003&cid=t_107013_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhoney-time-to-get-up-for-stripper-school%2F Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Rumer Willis (photo: Nikki Nelson/WENN) As a parent, I screw up all the time. And I’ve pretty much made it my mission at Blisstree to shore up other mothers. But it’s been tough not to judge this whole Demi-Rumer-pole-dancing debacle. In case you aren’t a Hollywood gossip hound, reportedly, 47-year-old Demi Moore recently performed an impromptu pole dance at a party at the Chateau Marmont in L.A. (Wait…Demi actually wants people to remember Striptease?) She then pulled her 21-year-old daughter up and taught her some on-the-fly exotic moves while the crowd (mostly fellow A-listers, including Jennifer Aniston) cheered. Two words: Indecent. Proposal. Admittedly, erotic dancing is just another form of exercise these days: Crunches and Equinoxes acros... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416003 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:04:14 +0100 3416003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452709&cid=t_107013_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F03%2Fminding-the-magazines-examining-an-editors-letter%2F If you’ve been feeling slightly off, acutely apprehensive or flat-out frightened, women’s magazines likely know the reason: Why, it’s bikini season! And forget fear, you should be plain panicked, whether the villain is your bulging belly or your massive thighs. Fortunately, women’s magazines have graciously excused our past transgressions—when we supposedly inhaled heaping helpings of food and exhibited outright laziness—and offer us salvation in the form of workout and diet tips. In particular, in May’s issue of Women’s Health, editor-in-chief Michele Promaulayko aptly summarized our appearance woes, and, sadly but not at all surprisingly, amplified these worries in her Letter from the Editor entitled “Crunch Time”: You’d think that as an editor I’d have deadlines... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452709 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:57:57 +0100 2452709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1811491&cid=t_107013_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F397181786%2F The global credit crunch and the equity meltdown may have caused pain to companies in most sectors, but it has had unexpected benefits for cash-rich established drugmakers such asShire, the Ireland-based speciality pharmaceutical business, The Financial Times reports. “It has strengthened our negotiating position,” Angus Russell, Shires’ ceo, tells the FT. This has helped shift the balance of power away from biotechs in their discussions with large drugmakers that are willing to pay high prices as they compete in their search to find future drugs to replenish thin portfolios. “In the past few years, it was a sellers’ market driving up valuations for less and less mature technology,” Tibur Papp, head of advisory at PharmaVentures, tells the FT. “Now... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1811491 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:52:10 +0100 1811491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1593801&cid=t_107013_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fdo-older-brains-try-and-compensate-for-their-age%2F While imaging brain studies can’t show us what we’re thinking, they can show us comparatively how two brains are performing from two different groups. Neuroscientists use such comparisons to form hypothesis about brain behavior. Using neuroimaging techniques to study aging — techniques such as MRI, fMRI and PET scans — is still a relatively new science: it’s only been around since the mid 1990s. One finding from this research is that older adults tend to engage in overactivation of certain areas of their brain. What this means that in order to perform the same cognitive tasks in the experiment, an older brain will light up in different regions and with greater intensity (suggesting greater “work” by the brain) than their younger counterparts. S... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1593801 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:55:07 +0100 1593801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554443&cid=t_107013_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F19%2Fthought-for-the-day-stomped-into-oblivion%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Exercise, Magazines, Cancer Survivors, Thought for the DayI've said it before. Every time I go running I feel like I'm crushing cancer with each and every step I pound onto the pavement. It's exhilarating, knowing I'm doing something good for my body and my soul, knowing every day I run is one more day I've survived a nasty disease. Apparently, others agree.Think about this:A new Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure magazine advertisement features a close-up shot of the bottom of a running shoe. Woven into the tread on the bottom of the shoe are these words: Every step resounds with the satisfying crunch of breast cancer being stomped into oblivion.This is exactly how I feel.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554443 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 554443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=499939&cid=t_107013_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F25%2Fsunday-seven-seven-happy-healthy-habits%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Environment, Diets, Stress Reduction, Exercise, Nutrition, Services, Sunday SevenThe experts at Canyon Ranch resort and spa know what they're talking about when it comes to health and happiness. They make a living off their expertise, in fact. But they're not stingy when it comes to sharing their know-how, and on the Canyon Ranch website, they offer us all a chance to better our lives.I promised in an earlier post to share more of what the Canyon Ranchers have to say -- so here are seven more healthy habits you just might want to embrace.To Carb or Not to CarbCanyon Ranch has watched "fad" diets come and go, never falling for their quick, easy-fix mentality and consistently advocating for balance, moderation and basic good nutrition. In recent years, some diets ha... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=499939 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 499939