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 'curse'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775389&cid=t_178238_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fswearing-in-moderation-may-ease-pain%2F2011.05.02 Swearing really can relieve pain, but only if one doesn’t do it daily. Researchers at Keele University in England have considered this topic before, and most recently, they studied whether people who swear more often in everyday life get as much pain relief from cursing as those who swear less frequently. Researchers recruited 71 participants who completed a questionnaire that assessed how often they swore. Pain tolerance was assessed by how long participants could keep their unclenched hand in icy water (5° C, capped at 5 minutes) while repeating a chosen word. The word was either a swear word (self-selected from a list of five words the person might use after hitting their thumb with a hammer) or a control word (one of five they might use to describe a table). Interestingly, one p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775389 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:00:00 +0100 4775389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780403&cid=t_178238_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F22%2Fthe-old-man-and-his-horse%2F A few people lately have reminded me of the Chinese parable “The Old Man and His Horse.” You’ve probably heard it. I publish it here not to say that all your problems are actually blessings. But what can often seem like a misfortune can turn into a very good thing. I’ve seen this happen lately and it gives me hope that there’s more lemonade ahead for me. The Old Man and his Horse (a.k.a. Sai Weng Shi Ma) Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before — such was its splendor, its majesty, its strength. People offered fabulous prices for the steed, but the old man always refused. “This ho... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780403 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:52:35 +0100 3780403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254498&cid=t_178238_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2F7-office-depression-busters-tips-for-work-depression%2F In his classic, “The Prophet,” Kahlil Gibran writes: Always you have been told that work is a curse … But I say to you that when you work you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born. Unfortunately Kahlil’s words don’t jibe with a new Australian study that found almost one in six cases of depression among working people caused by job stress, that nearly one in five (17 percent) working women suffering depression attribute their condition to job stress and more than one in eight (13 percent) working men. In the last decade, the number of American workers that say job stress is a major problem in their lives has doubled. In fact, the US Department of Health reported that 70 percent of physical and mental complaints... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254498 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:25:28 +0100 3254498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441349&cid=t_178238_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fa-midsummer-nights-dream%2F Nick Bottom: “I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice.” - from Act 1, Scene ii of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (~1596). One day, as a trainee doctor working in rural Zambia, I walked through the gates of the hospital to be greeted by what seemed to be the “eeyore-ing” of a demonic donkey. My [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441349 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:30:06 +0100 2441349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1373947&cid=t_178238_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F15%2Fbig-papi-magic%2F Last June, we wrote about Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz and how attributional biases may have explained his increased acrimony toward umpires. Back then, Ortiz was slightly off his normal torrid pace at the plate. One of the top three or four hitters in baseball had morphed into a player about 95% as good and seemingly (if not actually) as clutch. In other words, still one of the best players in the game, if subjectively seeming a bit less heroic, particularly given his constant bickering with umpires over called balls and strikes. If only Ortiz could go back in time to June 2007. Though the 2008 season is still in its infancy with only 13 of the Sox’s 162 games having been played, Ortiz has the lowest batting average of all Major League Baseball players who have enough plate... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1373947 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:09:42 +0100 1373947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1123745&cid=t_178238_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F209214272%2Fthe_curse_of_facts_without_fee.html When Einstein said that imagination trumped knowledge or facts – he foreshadowed a growing research body that shows why this is so. The brain simply cannot create when we already speak the jargon … and follow the well accepted approaches to skills at work. Where is the room for  innovation … New York Times writer, Janet Rae-Dupree asked in yesterday’s feature … Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike. Do you ever ask the same question?Interestingly,  new brain facts show why this is so. To learn facts and then pile on more newly discovered facts … without acting on these … is to stifle innovation that comes from change. While it’s near impossible to create when we continue to take on more book knowledge or listen to more lectu... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1123745 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:11:53 +0100 1123745