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 'davis'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:53:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182363&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FzTJQZftJ7Ks%2Fyear-two-summer-program-update I thought it was time for a brief update of our program activities. We’ve now been PA students for 14 months, and we’ll be done in only 9 more.  Our first year flew by, and was dominated by lecture, study, and exams (both computerized written exams and oral practica with flesh-and-blood standardized patients).  We did [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182363 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:17:03 +0100 5182363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107921&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2F3of1N3GCSDg%2Fgetting-into-pa-school-pauls-story It’s easy to get caught up in the demands of physician assistant requirements.  With all the exams for prerequisite classes, researching PA programs, filling out CASPA applications, chasing down letters or recommendation, and paying the bills any way you can, it’s easy for things to turn into a grind.  Do you feel that way?  I [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107921 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:41:16 +0100 5107921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050579&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fincreasing-government-oversight-of-irbs-could-help-prevent-seeding-trials%2F2011.07.21 I thought I read the final chapter in the tale of Pfizer’s shady marketing practices for Neurontin years ago. Sadly, there’s at least one more chapter to go. Recall that in 2008, leaked documents from a US District Court revealed that Pfizer had covered-up the results of a clinical trial which showed the drug didn’t work for chronic nerve pain, even as it promoted off-label use of the anti-seizure drug for that purpose. The next year, it was revealed that Parke-Davis (now a subsidiary of Pfizer) took advantage of lax disclosure policies by certain medical journals to publish 13 articles promoting off-label use of Neurontin that were ghostwritten and funded by the company without disclosing such arrangements. Now, it has come to light that Parke Davis’ marketing department sponsored... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050579 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:00:20 +0100 5050579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976208&cid=t_105121_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FyU4CkudVp74%2F A 1995 study that was ostensibly designed to assess the safety, efficacy, tolerability and quality of life among Neurontin patients was actually a thinly disguised seeding trial, according to an article in The Archives of Internal Medicine. The finding is one of the rare instances in which evidence of a seeding trial - an industry term for a study designed for marketing purposes - has been uncovered. The last example involved a study for the Vioxx painkiller that was withdrawn by Merck (see this). Ostensibly, the Neurontin study was supposed to evaluate titration for the widely prescribed anti-epileptic, which was the focal point of an off-label marketing scheme by Warner-Lambert and its Parke-Davis unit, now owned by Pfizer. In 2004, the drugmaker paid $430 million in criminal fines and c... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976208 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:12:41 +0100 4976208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693525&cid=t_105121_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2Fnaw-OBLcW9Y%2F I had the pleasure of attending the Cre:ate Cruise, with Michael Hyatt, Randy Elrod, Pete Wilson, and Ken Davis, over the last week. During the first sea day of the cruise I had a chance to pitch a book proposal to Michael. It was an amazing experience, and Mike gave me a lot of great feedback. My proposal was based on a book about success topics we cover here at Success Begins Today. Mike helped me refine my ideas and zero in on a specific area for the book. He also suggested that I get an agent to help me interface with different publishers. Overall I left with some great knowledge to move further along in the process. The next day we docked in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. My wife and I took an excursion to Dunn River Falls, where I attempted to climb to to the top of the cascading 600 foot water... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693525 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:52:43 +0100 4693525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684786&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FOVYxMEaOhm0%2Ftodays-lectures-endocrinology Today’s Lectures: EndocrinologyI figured it was time for a quick update on our current activities in the program.  This week, we returned to class after two weeks “off,” during which we prepared for our EKG exam number 1. This block, we’re learning endocrinology, which is complicated, but fascinating. We took the EKG exam 1 on Tuesday, our [...]Visit us at Inside PA Training - Becoming A Physician Assistant (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684786 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:26:15 +0100 4684786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653315&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFQQJv3QGBnk%2F By Ilya ShapiroYesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Arizona matching-public-campaign-funding case, McComish v. Bennett, spearheaded by our friends at the Goldwater Institute and the Institute for Justice. Here's the background:  In 1998, after years of scandals ranging from governors being indicted to legislators taking bribes, Arizona passed the Citizens Clean Elections Act. This law was intended to “clean up” state politics by creating a system for publicly funding campaigns.  Participation in the public funding is not mandatory, however, and those who do not participate are subject to rules that match their “excess” private funds with disbursals to their opponent from the public fund. In short, if a privately funded candidate spends more than his publicly f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653315 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:26:45 +0100 4653315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600538&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcolon-cancer-screening-guideline-truths-and-myths%2F2011.03.16 Colon cancer screening has a particular personal interest for me — one of my colleagues in residency training had her father die of colon cancer when she was a teenager. No one should lose a loved one to a disease that, when caught early, is often treatable. But for both men and women, colon cancer is the third most common cancer behind lung cancer and prostate cancer in men, and behind lung cancer and breast cancer in women, it’s the second most lethal. The problem is that patients are often confused about which test is the right one. Is it simply a stool test? Flexible sigmoidoscopy? Colonoscopy? Virtual colonoscopy? Isn’t there just a blood test that can be done? (No.) In simple terms, this is what you need to know: All men and women age 50 and older should be scr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600538 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0100 4600538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565909&cid=t_105121_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FjUgxZhBB8NA%2F What resources must the budding Oslerophile seek out? Here are the LITFL-approved books and websites for learning about Sir William Osler. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565909 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:36 +0100 4565909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536450&cid=t_105121_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJSq-o0X96Eo%2F In 2007, US Army Major Jason Layne Davis, who was the chief cardiologist at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, was paid $4,812 by Boston Scientific’s Guidant unit to “train” two of the device maker’s sales reps. Specifically, they watched as he implanted devices in patients during seven procedures. And between 2006 and 2009, Guidant also gave Davis meals and other goodies, while he used almost exclusively the company’s pacemakers and defibrillators. And so in January, Davis was charged with a misdemeanor for accepting funds from an illegal source and he pleaded guilty to what amounted to accepting kickbacks (here is the plea). The inference is that the federal government has opened a new front on the war against undue influence by drug and devi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536450 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:54:43 +0100 4536450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532217&cid=t_105121_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fh3hODAdYe1g%2F Egerton Y. Davis IV makes an announcement concerving the future of the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine. Will they stay or will they go? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532217 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:26 +0100 4532217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512391&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconsumer-driven-healthcare-why-it-will-fail%2F2011.02.23 With the creation of consumer-driven health plans and health insurance policies with high deductibles linked to a savings option, more financial responsibility shouldered by patients and employees and less by employers was completely inevitable. The American public likes to have everything, whether consumer electronics or other services, as cheap as possible. With escalating healthcare expenses rising far more rapidly than wages or inflation, it’s not surprising employers needed a way to manage this increasingly-costly business expense. In the past, companies faced a similar dilemma. It wasn’t about medical costs, but managing increasingly expensive retirement and pension plan obligations. Years ago, companies moved from these defined benefit plans to defined contribution plan... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512391 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:00:00 +0100 4512391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419114&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F91SBgyn8c6M%2F By David RittgersThe ongoing war of words between Glenn Beck and Frances Fox Piven over the prospect of workers rioting in the streets isn’t just a two-way dance. Stanley Kurtz has provided insight into Piven’s work over the years in his book, Radical-in-Chief, and a prominent figure of the left, Barbara Ehrenreich, has fired back. In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Ehrenreich said that the reaction to Piven’s writings shows that America is “no longer a democracy but a tyranny of the heavily armed.” Ehrenreich’s position contains a kernel of truth, but the real armed tyranny is the one Piven seeks to impose. We have a window into Ehrenreich’s thoughts on violent struggle from her book on the subject, Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War. I attended a pr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419114 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:57:20 +0100 4419114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394444&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-the-end-of-internal-medicine-as-we-know-it-might-be-a-good-thing%2F2011.01.24 A recent post on the Health Affairs blog proclaimed “The End of Internal Medicine As We Know It.” What the post is really asking about is the future of primary care in the world of healthcare reform and the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs). While doctors should be naturally concerned about change, I don’t completely agree with this article. ACOs are organizations that are integrated and accountable for the health and well-being of a patient and also have joint responsibilities on how to thoughtfully use a patient’s or employer’s health insurance premium, something that is sorely lacking in the current health care structure. These were recently created and defined in the healthcare reform bill. Yet the author seems to suggest that this is a s... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394444 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4394444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382708&cid=t_105121_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fpatient-brenda-jensen-receives-voicebox-transplant%2F Patient Brenda Jensen has undergone successful transplant surgery at UC Davis Medical Center to restore her voice. She received a larynx and other tracheal and cartilage tissues from an international team of surgeons who performed her surgery. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382708 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:14:41 +0100 4382708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372109&cid=t_105121_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Fannouncing-uc-davis-teledermatology-partnership%2F We are excited to announce a new academic research partner at CureTogether! University of California Davis April W. Armstrong, MD MPH Personalized Therapeutics and Evaluation of Treatment Responses in Skin Diseases from Patient-Driven Data (in progress) Dr. Armstrong and her team will be analyzing CureTogether’s dataset of skin diseases to help us find publishable discoveries faster. They will also contribute pictures of different severities of skin diseases from real, consented patients, to help CureTogether members identify how severe their skin disease is and find more personalized treatment options. Dr. April Armstrong is Director of the Clinical Research Unit and Teledermatology Program at the Department of Dermatology at UC Davis, trained at Harvard Dermatology Residency Progr... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372109 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:17:23 +0100 4372109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337950&cid=t_105121_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FBLj9cqpflZ8%2F Egerton Y Davis IV unveils the latest guidelines to be produced by UCEM, the much anticipated Guidelines for Orthopedic Surgery. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337950 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:00:52 +0100 4337950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309786&cid=t_105121_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FtmaYrXwA1cA%2F Actress Kristin Davis recently appeared on The Late Show With Craig Ferguson to talk about a new show she’s developing for NBC, based on The Happiness Project, a memoir written by Gretchen Rubin. Beyond our happiness (no pun intended) that Davis is finally done working on the Sex and the City franchise (we may have gotten into the show, but those awful movies pushed us over the edge), we’re actually excited to see how Rubin’s book translates into a sitcom. If you’re not familiar with her, Rubin is a bestselling author who decided to take on the subject of what makes humans happy, resulting in a personal memoir about her own experiences and experiments in improving her mindset, as well as scientific research, philosophical theories, and practical advice on the topic ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309786 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:32:43 +0100 4309786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309562&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fsome-call-it-tyranny-top-leaders-of.html The state of California, and its flagship university system, the University of California, have been under extreme financial pressure lately.  The 36 Executives' DemandsHowever, that apparently has not decreased the University's hired managers' and executives' sense of entitlement.  They are threatening to sue if their pensions are not increased.  As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle,Three dozen of the University of California's highest-paid executives are threatening to sue unless UC agrees to spend tens of millions of dollars to dramatically increase retirement benefits for employees earning more than $245,000.'We believe it is the University's legal, moral and ethical obligation' to increase the benefits, the executives wrote the Board of Regents in a Dec. 9 letter ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309562 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:58:00 +0100 4309562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304877&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-best-book-on-health-care-reform%2F2011.01.03 The best book on health care reform — or surviving it — is the “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care.” The decade worth of research spent understanding, studying, and ultimately offering solutions to make the health care system more accessible, higher quality, and affordable is clear. Unlike other books, the authors, respected Harvard Business School (HBS) professor Clayton Christensen, Jerome Grossman, a doctor who also was the Director of Health Care Delivery Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School, and Jason Hwang, another doctor and graduate of the MBA program at HBS, avoid the traps the plague most other solutions by taking a completely different perspective by looking at other industries where products and services offere... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304877 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4304877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249266&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F12%2F10%2Fwhite-coat-a-day-of-firsts-part-2-of-2%2F   Paul The white coat ceremony has become a tradition in medical training programs around the country and has a short but interesting history.  The history for the ceremony at UCD is even shorter.  Sometime last year, the second year students in our program felt so strongly that UCD needed a white coat ceremony that [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249266 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:47:21 +0100 4249266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107942&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FVkIRvfWfnJI%2Fnext-up-final-exams-pass-the-maalox These are desperate hours, friends.  For the next few days, we will jam the last bits of information into our heads — heads that are already swimming with information. How Do Final Exams Work For PA School? My exams this quarter: The toughest one first.  It’s a computer-based multiple choice exam on Primary Care Medicine.  [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107942 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:25:57 +0100 5107942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107943&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FB9tKQGorbbk%2Fthe-pa-students-tour-the-md-students-anatomy-lab Today we were invited by the MD med students to tour the cadaver lab and see their completed dissections. It’s a strange topic for me. I had anatomy before beginning PA school, and my PA training class studies it constantly.  But as my pal,  Sundance, puts it, it’s the “applied” kind.   Our program has [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107943 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:37:24 +0100 5107943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214122&cid=t_105121_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWy97yhclmCQ%2F Egerton Y. Davis IV spoke today at press conference at UCEM headquarters to remind the world about Ayds and how it was eradicated by the spread of HIV. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214122 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:00:28 +0100 4214122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207520&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu%2Fmedschool%2Fvideo%2Fstudrunclin.mpg Last weekend I got dropped into the middle of medicine.  I spent the day volunteering at a UC Davis student-run clinic called Clinica Tepati.  It was a first for me on many levels, and all I can say is it was totally awesome! What is a student-run clinic? Well, it’s exactly what is sounds like.  [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207520 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:38:34 +0100 4207520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197063&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-doctors-should-be-less-like-chuck-yeager-and-more-like-captain-sullenberger%2F2010.11.24 A recent medical error of a wrong-site surgery that occurred in one of the country’s best hospitals, Massachusetts General, reminded me why doctors need to be less like Chuck Yeager and more like Captain Sullenberger. Growing up, I always wanted to be a fighter pilot, years before the movie “Top Gun” became a part of the American lexicon. My hero was World War II pilot Chuck Yeager, who later became one of the country’s premier test pilots flying experimental jet and rocket propelled planes in a time when they were dangerous, unpredictable, and unreliable. Much like the astronauts in the movie “The Right Stuff,” Yeager and his colleagues literally flew by the seat of their pants, made it up as they went along, and never really knew if their maiden flight... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197063 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +0100 4197063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197395&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F11%2F23%2Funderstanding-health-care-reform%2F Health Care Reform At the end of this post, you’ll find a a fine summary of the recently passed Health Care Reform law, brought to you by the Kaiser Family Foundation.  It’s a cartoon narrated by Cokie Roberts (yes, the Cokie Roberts from the news shows), and explains the basics of the law in about [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197395 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:50:53 +0100 4197395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164524&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftalk-to-patients-before-running-tests%2F2010.11.14 The Associated Press ran a provocatively-titled piece recently, “Family health history: ‘best kept secret’ in care”, which noted how a geneticist at the Cleveland Clinic discovered that asking about family members and their history of breast, colon, or prostate cancer was better than simply doing genetic blood testing. Surprising? Hardly. This is what all medical students are taught. Talk to the patient. Get a detailed history and physical. Lab work and imaging studies are merely tools that can help support or refute a diagnosis. They provide a piece of the puzzle, but always must be considered in the full context of a patient. They alone do not provide the truth. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the H... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164524 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4164524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107946&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FGXTRwWpz_pQ%2Fwhite-coat-ceremony-origins In just a few weeks, my classmates and I will participate in what has become a medical right of passage: the white coat ceremony.  The white coat ceremony commemorates the formal presentation and cloaking of the white lab coat for medical students. What is the meaning of the white coat, and how did it earn [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107946 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:49:32 +0100 5107946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245626&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F11%2F13%2Fwhite-coat-origins-meaning-of-the-clincicians-uniform-part-1-of-2%2F In just a few weeks, my classmates and I will participate in what has become a right of passage for medical students: the white coat ceremony.  The ceremony commemorates the formal presentation and donning of the white lab coat for medical students, and like any symbolic act, it is interpreted differently depending on whom you [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245626 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:49:32 +0100 4245626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164729&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F11%2F13%2Fwhite-coat-origins-meaning-of-the-clincicians-uniform-part-1-of-2%2F In just a few weeks, my classmates and I will participate in what has become a right of passage for medical students: the white coat ceremony.  The ceremony commemorates the formal presentation and donning of the white lab coat for medical students, and like any symbolic act, it is interpreted differently depending on whom you [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164729 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:49:32 +0100 4164729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139235&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-your-health-insurance-can-save-your-life%2F2010.11.05 The Sacramento Bee recently ran the following opinion piece of mine below. A couple of additional comments not published follow. Enjoy.  ********* Viewpoints: Choice of health plan can be a lifesaver It’s that time of year when most of us pick a health insurance plan based simply on cost. It’s a belief that is often perpetuated by friends, family, and advice dispensed by many articles in magazines and newspapers. As a practicing primary care doctor, I can tell you that the advice is frankly wrong. Health insurance isn’t a commodity like auto insurance. It’s not just about the price. They aren’t all equally good at keeping you healthy and well. The recent annual report by the National Committee of Quality Assurance, which has been evaluating health plans for twenty years, contin... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139235 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:00:00 +0100 4139235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134150&cid=t_105121_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F03%2Faccess-pharma-commences-european-phase-ii-study-of-prolindac%25e2%2584%25a2-paclitaxel-in-platinum-sensitive-ovarian-cancer-patients%2F Access Pharmaceuticals announces commencement of a Phase 2 combination trial for its second generation DACH-platinum cancer drug, ProLindac™ (formerly known as AP5346), in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer patients. This trial is an open-label, Phase 2 study of ProLindac™ given intravenously with paclitaxel. The combination trial will be conducted in up to eight European participating centers. Access [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134150 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:04:01 +0100 4134150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134304&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F11%2F02%2F360-of-my-study-zone%2F (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134304 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:39:54 +0100 4134304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119117&cid=t_105121_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2F76hkq82rfWc%2F Jamie Davis on podcasts for nurses from Marybeth Mills on Vimeo. This is my good friend Jamie Davis. He was interviewed while attending Blog World in Las Vegas by J.D Lasica from Time For Nurses. It’s true. Jamie is the king of podcasting for nurses. He and I have fun together on his podcast show, Insights in Nursing. Check it out, and remember, it’s good to be king! The King of Podcasting for Nurses – Nurse Ratched's Place (Source: Nurse Ratched's Place) Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119117 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:08:30 +0100 4119117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107951&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FS69mWwPuMyo%2Fgabe-teaches-neuromuscular-assessment One of the things I love about the UC Davis program is the broad experience of the students.  Nurses, EMTs, lab techs, radiology techs, therapists, corpsmen, you name it.  And the faculty aren’t afraid draw from the students to teach.  Here, my classmate and co-blogger Gabe shares his sports physiology expertise with the class.  He’s [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107951 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:24:22 +0100 5107951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086270&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdr-abraham-verghese-the-top-gun-of-american-medicine%2F2010.10.20 The first-year medical students I precept were too young to see Tom Cruise’s alter ego Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell grace the big screen in the 1986 blockbuster film “Top Gun.” Yet, the story has a relevant analogy to medicine.  According to the film, during the Vietnam war American pilots were relying too much on technology to bring enemy fighters down. They weren’t as skilled in taking out the opposition. They fired their technologically advanced missiles to try and get the job done. They didn’t think. It didn’t work. They forgot the art of dogfighting. The military discovered that technology alone wasn’t going to get the job done. The best fighter pilots needed the skills, insight, and wisdom on when to use technology and whe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086270 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0100 4086270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053289&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-pick-good-health-insurance%2F2010.10.10 Unless your doctor is a policy expert, in healthcare administration, a researcher, an author or blogger, I seriously doubt he will be reviewing an important report card that helps you pick the best health insurance plan that keeps you healthy. Published annually by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), this year’s report card ranks 227 health plans across the country on their ability to keep you healthy and well, treat you quickly, and how patients feel about their insurance coverage. Because unlike banking or airlines where there is not much difference in ATM machines or planes, there is a big difference in whether a health insurance plan helps in keeping its enrollees healthy. Do children get their vaccinations? Do healthy mothers get screened for breast cancer or ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053289 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0100 4053289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031241&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-simple-truth-about-cholesterol%2F2010.10.05 The New York Times recently ran a piece that wondered if doctors were treating patients with cholesterol-lowering medication unnecessarily because a web-based calculator over estimated a person’s risk. The program was proudly sponsored by the pharmaceutical roundtable and was available at the American Heart Association. The implication was obvious. Simple tool determines an individual’s risk for heart attack or death from heart attack. It over estimates risk. Patients treated unnecessarily. To be also clear, the program did underestimate risk as well. Unfortunately, the article missed an important point. While the simplified calculator may not be as accurate as the more complex algorithm used by the National Cholesterol Education Program, the truth is doctors are likely to... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031241 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4031241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107957&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FE0uWzstfG0E%2Flife-and-pa-school-keep-rollin-along “Like sands through the hourglass… so are the Days of Our Lives.” (I am bit tired right now so I apologize if the following is a bit choppy) Yes, I know the quote is from a Soap opera, but right now that quote rings a little too true for me.  Since the beginning of this fall quarter [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107957 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:03:29 +0100 5107957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994396&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F09%2F22%2Freflect-and-move-on%2F (I wanted to post this right after we finished the summer quarter, but it didn’t happen.  Still… I think it’s worth posting so enjoy!) As of this past Thursday morning my first quarter of Physician Assistant school is complete.   It’s a bit surreal now, especially because I feel like I can come out of my cave and be a part of the real world again.  So much time and so many sacrifices have been made over these past 9 weeks and in all honesty it’s only the beginning.  Before I go any further I have to tell my family and friends that their support and understanding truly is priceless.  Thank you so much! OK, so here I sit in an airport terminal heading out to Colorado for my Air Force duty and I feel (oddly enough) at a loss for words.  During the last pa... Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994396 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:10:01 +0100 3994396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987196&cid=t_105121_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fb6u9ykIdeSI%2Fcwd-friends-for-life---mountain-climber.php Sorry folks, I'm not done gushing about CWD Friends For Life.   I left off with Jay Hewitt on three TV screens, and some evening basketball with Gary Scheiner.I had just as much trouble choosing sessions on Friday as I did the day before.  I'm a big fan of Tom Karlya, also known as "Diabetes Dad", which made my morning decision that much easier.  He and Kimberly Davis, Director of Federal Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, did two great sessions on "How to Talk to Your Congressperson".  It was fantastic.  They were fantastic.Did you know that in Province, RI it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday?  Or that in North Dakota it is illegal to go to bed wearing shoes?  Or that in Kentucky it is illegal to transpo... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987196 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3987196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983394&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpatient-empowerment-is-it-what-americans-really-want%2F2010.09.19 Empowered patient. Consumer driven healthcare. Transparency. Access to their full medical records online. Review the latest news and you’ll discover more books and articles recommending patients be advocates for themselves. The pitch? The only way to get the best care is to be thorough, informed, and always asking questions. This perspective is understandable because advocates have observed a healthcare system that provides inconsistent quality, too many preventable medical errors, and overtreatment resulting in unnecessary injuries and deaths. Even I’ve written a book saying the same thing, and I hate to write.  The public is urged to take charge of their health and their healthcare. When they have a problem, ask the doctor questions. Do research. If they need a proc... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983394 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3983394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965726&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fbreaks-over-pa-training-never-pauses-for-long%2F The objective system helps you to clearly understand what you need to know.  But don’t make the mistake of thinking this that objectives make the task easy.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  There are hundreds of them, and most are only properly answered with a lengthy essay. When you get your objectives, they begin to eat away at the lining of your stomach.  They make you chew your nails.  It’s a mountain of material, and there is only a relative thimbleful of time.  So breaks like this one always end earlier than the return date (this is my first break, mind you, but I hear it won’t change much over the next two years). The lesson here for anyone considering taking on PA school is simple: it’s an endurance test, not a sprint.  So for now, excuse me... Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965726 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:26:18 +0100 3965726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965434&cid=t_105121_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FU-0Xnt4nyDo%2F Assistant Sub-Professor Egerton Y. Davis IV arrived in Canberra today in his role as the Head of UCEM's Demographically Impartial Public & Social Health Improvement Taskforce. Davis IV was summoned to Yarralumla by the Governor General, Her Excellency Ms. Quentin Bryce AC, to help resolve the stagnant Federal Infection that is keeping Australia interminably bed-bound. Right now, it seems that only the Australian Sex Party is happy with having such a well hung parliament... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965434 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:53:54 +0100 3965434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3958077&cid=t_105121_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fmy-first-real-patient%2F My first real patient in PA school: a woman for a pelvic exam.  No, I didn’t see that coming.  Or that right after, I would go to another exam room and perform a male genital and rectal exam.  My class has been practicing our physical exam skills on one another for weeks now.  But the powers that be want us to learn these skills on real people, which I guess makes sense.  Wait – what?  I have to do what?  Zoom out for just a second … It’s not uncommon for medical students to do full exams on each other (same and opposite genders).  Yes, that’s right: your own classmates fumbling with specula and gloved, lubricated fingers, all up in your most personal anatomy.  UC Davis School of Medicine did it that way with PA students until 2004.  Nowadays, they break us in a little ... Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3958077 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:56:26 +0100 3958077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915059&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheTreeOfLife%2F%7E3%2Fiaj8dF984LE%2Fwho-owns-ucdavis-other-university-names.html Well, this is awkward.  But apparently, some domain name registrars in China think I am the person to write to regarding UC Davis domain name issues.  Am I that high up in web searches somehow?  Perhaps I am if you do not use google, or maybe even if you do (I guess, perhaps most of the high hits to UC Davis are not people ... just web sites).  Anyway this is the email I just got:(If you are not the person who is in charge of this, please forward to the right person/ department, as this is urgent, thank you.)  Dear CEO,We are the department of registration service in China. we have something which needs to confirm with you. We formally received an application on  August 26h  2010. One company called "Napa International, Inc." is applying to registe... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915059 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:58:31 +0100 3915059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902938&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheTreeOfLife%2F%7E3%2F59hIX3w7o4M%2Fnew-stem-cell-ruling-trickle-down.html Just got this email from UC Davis administration that I thought might be of interest Dear UCD Research Community:Pursuant to a court order issued on August 23, 2010, NIH is not accepting submissions of information about human embryonic stem cell lines for NIH review.If you are currently preparing a proposal to NIH that includes stem cell research and NIH has not pulled the RFP, please continue preparing your proposal and Sponsored Programs will submit to Grants.gov.Per the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR):In a press briefing today August 24, 2010,  Francis Collins, Director of NIH, described the impact of the preliminary injunction prohibiting NIH from funding embryonic stem cell research under the NIH Guidelines on current and pending grants.    A NIH Guide no... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902938 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:00:25 +0100 3902938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899439&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheTreeOfLife%2F%7E3%2F1Sj5oTdQbSU%2Fwhen-universities-grow-in-wrong-places.html A bit of a rambling post here but here goes anyway ... Well, normally I have avoided digging in to UC Davis too much here on my blog.  Mostly because it does not really fit with the themes of evolution, open access, microbiology, genomics, etc.  Plus, overall, I really really like Davis and UC Davis.  The town is very pleasant - simple - but very nice.  I lived on my bike in the Washington DC area, taking my life into my own hands, and now living in bike town USA is great.  In fact, I even have a blog about life in Davis.  And UC Davis is overall a great place to be for me, especially with its strengths in evolution and ecology, population biology, and various aspects of microbiology. But alas, now all is perfect here in blissville. And one thing that drive... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899439 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:00:01 +0100 3899439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691117&cid=t_105121_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F5-friendship-themes-from-sex-and-the-city-2%2F Friends as Family. Members of 12 Step Fellowships such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics will recognise these themes as being part and parcel of everyday life in recovery. These themes may also be familiar to one of the stars, Kirsten Davis, who is in recovery from alcoholism. An Indiana University press release says; Remember The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink? These films illustrate what Maresa Murray calls the "friends as family" concept. Today, television viewers see a myriad of shows with similar themes. Think Sex and the City, Entourage, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle. "We are currently seeing some of the same themes from 20-25 years ago in families, relationships and media," says Murray. "One ex... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691117 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:06:00 +0100 3691117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505064&cid=t_105121_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FQb0uUHB24jg%2F Kristin Davis (photo: WENN.com) 1. EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Davis Dishes On “Sex and the City 2″ 2. Cutegreggator: Adorable French Bulldog Puppies! 3. Sex on the Wire: Are You an Eco-Sexual? 4. Stars on the Spot: Would You Marry Someone You Knew for a Week? 5. Bravo Finds One Last Fine Arts Group to Exploit for Reality Television Post from: BlissTree 5 Best of Crushable Last Week (Our Other Sister Site) (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505064 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:14:38 +0100 3505064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726630&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheTreeOfLife%2F%7E3%2FeoV4FrmPLhc%2Fdavis-ca-schools-and-their-class-size.html Cross posting here from my "normal" non science life as a parent and resident of Davis, CA. This video was made by Hal And Carin Sloane, who are both neighbors and friends of mine. It is part of a fundraising effort for the Davis Schools Foundation and a general awareness raising campaign about the effects of budget cuts on K-12 education. Davis Schools Foundation "Class Size" from Hal Sloane on Vimeo. -------- This is from the "Tree of Life Blog" of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Open Access advocate at the University of California, Davis. For short updates, follow me on Twitter. -------- (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726630 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:52:08 +0100 3726630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463557&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fmore-celebrity-baby-names-that-almost-count-as-child-abuse%2F When it comes to the most unfortunate names for children of Hollywood stars, we thought we’d heard it all. Turns out, we were wrong. Here are ten more best of the worst. David Duchovny and wife Tea Leoni have the last laugh over naming their kid "Kyd". (photo: WENN.com) 1. Hud, 2. Spec Wildhorse, and 3. Teddy Jo – Sons of John Cougar Mellencamp 4. Jermajesty – Son of Jermaine Jackson 5. Kyd – Son of David Duchovny and Tea Leoni 6. Messiah Ya’majesty – Son of T.I. (rapper) 7. Phoenix Chi – Daughter of Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) 8. Pirate – Son of Jonathan Davis (Korn) 9. Poppy Honey and 10. Daisy Boo – Daughters of Jamie Oliver (The Naked Chef) Post from: BlissTree More Celebrity Baby Names That Almost Count as Child Abuse (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463557 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:03:30 +0100 3463557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366260&cid=t_105121_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2Fyou-deplete-me-10-steps-to-end-a-toxic-relationship%2F “You complete me.” You know that line, right … from Jerry McGuire? It comes right before “You had me at hello” (another puker). The completing-the-other bit nauseates me a tad because we relationship-analyzers (some with the right initials after their names and some self-declared experts who can type) like to classify that type of dialogue with a term known as “codependency.” Ideally, you shouldn’t need anyone to complete you. You should be whole going into a relationship, right? My guess is that those who feel like they are getting fixed are actually getting ripped off. That’s why they keep coming back, hoping that THIS time their partner will make the ouches go away, making them feel all sunshiny and warm inside. Instead, the ouch is ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366260 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:08 +0100 3366260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311717&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fs%2Fc%2Fbin%2Fslideshow.swf For those of you who know me, and for those of you who do not, you may not know that I am generally a fanatic about bugs.  And in this case, I do not mean microbes (which I also love).  I mean insects and their relatives.  So it was with great pleasure that yesterday I finally got to go to the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology.  I have been meaning to go for a while but it just never happened.  And then, a graduate student in my lab, Lizzy Wilbanks, asked for suggestions for activities that might be interesting to do with Jared Leadbetter who was the speaker the Microbiology Graduate Students were hosting here at Davis.  Now, I know Leadbetter a tiny bit and know that he really likes bugs too (both kinds ...).  So I suggested - why not see if you can g... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311717 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:25:00 +0100 3311717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306876&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheTreeOfLife%2F%7E3%2FzQGnKsJZKp8%2Fletter-from-ucdavis-chancellor-katehi.html Just got a letter from UC Davis Chencellor Katehi addressed to the UC Davis community (so presumably this went out to 1000s) regarding some upcoming rallies in support of higher education and I thought it might be of interest to share it here because it may be of interest to some who did not receive it: Dear UC Davis Community Members: Next week's rallies in support of public higher education provide us with another opportunity to work together on behalf of the University of California and in support of the California Master Plan for Higher Education -- a visionary plan forged in 1960 that viewed higher education as a collective good and as the primary engine of social mobility. That plan is threatened today with the state's steady and steep disinvestment in UC, in California State Unive... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306876 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:38:45 +0100 3306876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178997&cid=t_105121_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FBCSXKgBvSRQ%2F Sarah Jessica Parker Friends as Family. Members of 12 Step Fellowships such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics will recognise these themes as being part and parcel of everyday life in recovery. These themes may also be familiar to one of the stars, Kirsten Davis, who is in recovery from alcoholism. An Indiana University press release says; Remember The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink? These films illustrate what Maresa Murray calls the “friends as family” concept. Today, television viewers see a myriad of shows with similar themes. Think Sex and the City, Entourage, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle. “We are currently seeing some of the same themes from 20-25 years ago in families, relationships and media,” sa... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178997 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:20:03 +0100 3178997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097032&cid=t_105121_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fand-the-hits-keep-a-comin%2F Since I’m on a leave of absence from work, and my FMLA has completely expired, I’ve been officially fired (as of November something). BUT – the company is letting me keep the medical insurance and pay the same rate as I would if I was still an employee. I added my wife to my medical plan long ago, and the monthly premium is about $45.00 (Lexi has medical through her biological “sperm donor”). Well, I was informed by my HR department that starting in January, the rates are going up. The new premium payment, beginning January 2010, will be $120.00 for the EXACT SAME COVERAGE. And that’s what an employee pays, NOT COBRA rates! Now, I also have Medi-Cal as a backup insurance. It’s actually Western Health Advantage (Medi-Cal) and that allows me to be se... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097032 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:49 +0100 3097032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106744&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FlJPytZPDFz8%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1 For more on this see The Face of Darwin where K. Garvey explains the history of the mural in more detail.  -------- This is from the "Tree of Life Blog" of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Open Access advocate at the University of California, Davis. For short updates, follow me on Twitter. -------- (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106744 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:16:01 +0100 3106744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106746&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheTreeOfLife%2F%7E3%2F_28ykZyiJhY%2Famazing-post-doc-fellowship-opportunity.html No bias here --- but this really is an incredible post doc opportunity in population biology here at U. C. Davis. See below: EFFECTIVE: December 7, 2009 DEADLINE: January 20, 2010 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN POPULATION BIOLOGY--The Center for Population Biology at UC Davis invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Population Biology, broadly defined to include ecology, phylogenetics, comparative biology, population genetics, and evolution. We particularly encourage applications from candidates that have recently completed, or will soon complete, their PhD. The position is for TWO YEARS, subject to review after one year, and can begin as early as 1 July 2010. It has an annual salary of $38,000 plus benefits, and $6,000 per annum in research support. The Fello... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106746 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:17:25 +0100 3106746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992857&cid=t_105121_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F215-friendship-themes-from-sex-and-the-city Sarah Jessica Parker Friends as Family. Members of 12 Step Fellowships such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics will recognise these themes as being part and parcel of everyday life in recovery. These themes may also be familiar to one of the stars, Kirsten Davis, who is in recovery from alcoholism. An Indiana University press release says; Remember The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink? These films illustrate what Maresa Murray calls the “friends as family” concept. Today, television viewers see a myriad of shows with similar themes. Think Sex and the City, Entourage, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle. “We are currently seeing some of the same themes from 20-25 years ago in families, relationships and media,” sa... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992857 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:25:00 +0100 2992857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2985037&cid=t_105121_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJudwmhOba-U%2F A new analysis of a dozen studies in The New England Journal of Medicine examined possible new uses for the epilepsy drug and found the published results were often fudged, indicating the pill worked better than internal company documents showed. In essence, when the primary finding of a company-funded study wasn’t favorable, the study authors usually buried the result and found something else positive to highlight, without disclosing the change, the Associated Press notes. The authors identified 20 trials for which internal documents were available from Pfizer and Parke-Davis, and of these trials, 12 were published. For eight of them, the primary outcome defined in the publication differed from what was described in the protocol. The primary outcome was changed in five of eight pub... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2985037 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:31:06 +0100 2985037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958849&cid=t_105121_88_f&fid=34491&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgruntdoc.com%2F2009%2F11%2F6000-dollars-a-minute-for-your-deceased-son-in-the-uc-davis-trauma-center.html Wow. Just wow: Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents By Sam Stanton “It was just devastating and insulting,” Gerald Hawkins said Monday. “It’s just hard to grasp for words. My wife and I were near collapse.” On Saturday, 10 days after Scott Hawkins was beaten to death inside his dormitory at California State University, Sacramento, his parents got a letter in the mail. It contained a bill from the UC Davis Medical Center for $29,186.50 along with a form letter addressed “Dear Patient” that implied they were indigent and stated that the hospital no longer could provide them services. “UC Davis can no longer provide follow-up care or any other non-emergency care to you,” it read. “Please go to a County clinic for all no... GruntDoc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958849 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:34:16 +0100 2958849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881319&cid=t_105121_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fbad-news-good-news%2F Bad news: Went in for my 3rd set of trigger point injections (read part 1 & part 2 & part 3) this past Tuesday. During the initial examination, was told by doctors (there were 2 of them) that the tissue around my shoulder blade (where the pain is REALLY bad) does not react like a trigger point. As one doc put it, “You’ve got a good, old-fashioned mechanical problem. The padding between bone, muscle and skin is very thin.” Essentially, it looks like the pain is caused from the wear and tear of my bone hitting the muscle, which then hits the skin. In my case, the muscle is weak and in constant strain (per the kyphosis) and I’m underweight, so there’s no soft tissue between muscle and skin. Therefore any surface my back touches only adds pressure and more... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881319 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:15:52 +0100 2881319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662629&cid=t_105121_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F01%2Fm-d-andersons-epha2-targeted-therapy-delivers-chemo-directly-to-ovarian-cancer-cells%2F With a novel therapeutic delivery system, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has successfully targeted a protein that is over-expressed in ovarian cancer cells. Using the EphA2 protein as a molecular homing mechanism, chemotherapy was delivered in a highly selective manner in preclinical models of [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662629 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:49:10 +0100 2662629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2320626&cid=t_105121_123_f&fid=37052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FtpMm4Ct7Xa8%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Brel%3D0 Davis’s Drug Guide is produced from Skyscape in the name of DrDrugs implying the phycisians version of it. The latest and most up to date copy is now available native on the iPhone and iPod Touch. We’ve talked about Davis’s Drug Guide from Unbound Medicine in a previous post, this one from Skyscape is essentially the same and is even sold at the same price which is $50 for the standard edition. Here’s how it looks; So we are not going to repeat the merits of this popular Rx reference as we already mentioned that with the Unbound version, However, there are certain differences between the two that we need to examine: First: the biggest missing feature from Unbound’s version is the built-in drug dose calculators which is fortunately available in the Skyscape&#8... The Pediatric PDA Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2320626 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:22:40 +0100 2320626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2242975&cid=t_105121_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F05%2Fprolindac-produces-66-disease-stabilization-in-heavily-pretreated-patients-within-phase-ii-study-high-dose-groups%2F “… ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. … , announced today positive safety and efficacy results from its Phase 2 monotherapy clinical study of ProLindac(TM) in late-stage, heavily pretreated ovarian cancer patients. In this monotherapy study 66% of patients who received the highest dose achieved clinically meaningful disease stabilization according to RECIST [Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors] [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2242975 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:51:38 +0100 2242975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210680&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fdarwin-celebration-in-davis.html Well, this has been a good week for me in Davis in terms of things in which I am interested. First, the Tour of California started in Davis and then tonight we had a Darwin celebration (with cake and talks) in a movie theater in downtown. The three talks were by Rick Grosberg, who gave a good background on Darwin the person, Mau Stanton who talked about Evolution and Society and me, who talked about Uses of Evolution. The shindig was sponsored by the Center for Population Biology and funded by the Storer Endowment. And it was organized by Angus Chandler and Dena Grossenbacher and possibly some others. And the theater was packed to the gills. Food. Folks. And Fun. And I owe some thanks to folks who responded to my FriendFeed posting asking about other examples of Uses of Evolution.Here are ... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210680 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:37:00 +0100 2210680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2184220&cid=t_105121_123_f&fid=37052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FpJSUwx1BG1Y%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bfs%3D1 The FA Davis Drug guide has been one of the most popular drug guides on the PDA. Recently it has been released from Unbound Medicine as a complete solution. Here’s how the native iPhone app looks; As with other Unbound Medicine’s new titles you can access the application online by visiting www.drugguide.com on the desktop browser or on your iPhone’s Safari or any device with Internet connection. The web version of the resource also delivers extra resources such as recent FDA alerts. The complete solution can purchased from Unbound Medicine for $50 yearly subscription. There’s a special nursing version of this pharmacologic reference the Davis Drug Guide for nurses which is also available from Unbound Medicine and is packaged in Nursing Central. It is interesting ho... The Pediatric PDA Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2184220 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:11:18 +0100 2184220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182614&cid=t_105121_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2204 Unbound Medicine has announced the release of its Davis’s Drug Guide for download to iPhone and iPod Touch. Davis’s Drug Guide joins the growing list of downloadable iPhone apps available now from Unbound Medicine. Bookmark Unbound on iPhone for a listing of currently available applications and what’s coming soon. More medical apps for the iPhone in this thread from the Palmdoc Chronicles Unbound releases Davis’s Drug Guide for iPhone/iPod (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182614 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2182614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984905&cid=t_105121_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2040 Unbound Medicine has announced the release of two new bundled products for the web and mobile devices, The Merck Manual with Patient Symptoms Guide and The Merck Manual Suite + Davis’s Drug Guide. Both bundles incorporate the newly released Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms and allow users to access information via PDA, the web, or their mobile devices including the iPhone and BlackBerry. In conjunction with these offerings, Unbound Medicine has released a new supporting website. The Merck Manual for Mobile and Web site offers visitors the opportunity to view sample content or download 60 topics to their PDA or smartphone for free. At the same URL subscribers access site content in a view that is optimized for their mobile web device. from the Palmdoc Chronicles Unbound and Merck anno... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984905 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1984905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739571&cid=t_105121_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F28%2Fthe-stone-age-mind-in-an-information-age-situation%2F From Shankar Vedantam’s Washington Post article “Why Fluff-Over-Substance Makes Perfect Evolutionary Sense“: * * * Consider these scenarios. Scandal A: A prominent politician gets caught sleeping with a campaign aide and plunges himself into an ugly paternity dispute — all while his cancer-stricken wife is fighting for her life. Scandal B: A prominent politician’s signature health-care plan turns out to have been put together badly, and he is forced to confess that the plan will cost taxpayers billions more than expected. It’s a no-brainer which scandal is likely to catch — and keep — our attention. The interesting question as the presidential election heads into the homestretch is why we care more about some stories that do not affect us dir... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739571 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:01:42 +0100 1739571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538026&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fuc-davis-bodega-marine-lab-getting-some.html Now, I have written here before about the spectacular site for UC Davis' Bodega Marina Lab in Bodega Bay). And lest anyone not believe me, Bodega Bay and the Marine Lab has been written up in the San Francisco Chronicle in an article entitled: Marine lab a spectacular spot on Bodega Bay.The article lead in is all you really need to know:Mention Bodega Bay, and the first thing that comes to mind - even now, 45 years later - is Tippi Hedren getting her head pecked by a gaggle of sociopathic seagulls. The town's visitor center hands out 8,000 maps a year pinpointing where Alfred Hitchcock filmed the most memorable scenes of the 1963 classic "The Birds." But each year, 10,000 to 12,000 people travel to a spectacular spot west of town to visit a less-famous site, the Bodega Marine Laboratory, a... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538026 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:50:00 +0100 1538026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531692&cid=t_105121_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F316168685%2F A UK neurologist who analyzed effects of the controversial epilepsy drug told a court that he advised Warner-Lambert, which is now part of Pfizer, to include a warning on the label for potential side effects of depression and aggression, but his advice wasn’t followed, The Wall Street Journal reports. The University of London neurologist, Michael Trimble, was testifying at a hearing to decide whether civil cases brought against Pfizer alleging suicides linked to Neurontin can proceed, the Journal writes. The hearing was jointly held by judges for US District Court in Boston and a New York state court who are hearing similar cases. In various lawsuits consolidated in the federal court, more than 100 suicides were allegedly tied to Neurontin. Trimble described what he said was a &#8220... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531692 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:12:09 +0100 1531692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1516440&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fwhat-will-tory-leadership-do-with-david.html Dr Crippen speculates here.My ageing Greek friend gives an outstanding analysis of the superficial and judgmental way the main stream media (and in particular the biased BBC) has so far covered the resignation:This is the only way to draw attention to the erosion of our liberties, he’s saying; the only way to force a public debate on the issues, because media coverage is so superficial; in the age of 24-hour news, it’s all about what happened earlier and what happens next, and almost never about what’s actually happening.Mr E (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1516440 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:35:00 +0100 1516440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512112&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fdavid-davis-on-liberty.html Thank God for David Davis.His speech could and should have been made in the House of Commons. It is a disgrace that the Speaker should decline to let him make the speech in the Commons. Yes, the issue was discussed yesterday, but when one of the most prominent English politicians, the shadow Home Secretary no less, resigns both his office and his seat in the House of Commons, he should be heard in the House of Commons. Michael Martin is the embodiment of partisan mediocrity and so perhaps we should not be surprised at his decision.What is David Davis complaining about?The most intrusive identity card system in the worldA CCTV camera for every 14 citizens a DNA database bigger than in any dictatorship, with 1000s of innocent children and a million innocent citizens on it.An assault on jur... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512112 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:14:00 +0100 1512112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1418470&cid=t_105121_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F282618448%2F Today, a daylong “town hall” meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is being held at the UC Davis Cancer Center, as reported in the May 2nd Sacramento Bee. (Previous meetings of the IACC this year and last year have been held in Washington, D.C.) The meeting offers a chance to express one’s views about what direction the government should take with research about autism. While research is linked with notions of “treatment” and “cure,” I’m with Connie Lapin of Northridge, whose 40-year-old son has autism, and who sees the meeting as a chance to “talk about the long-term consequences of the diagnosis.” She said it’s a conversation many parents don’t want to have because they believe their child c... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1418470 Sat, 03 May 2008 08:04:33 +0100 1418470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353151&cid=t_105121_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F264800434%2F Jamie Davis of Mediccast sent me a link to an interesting article from the CNN website. It describes how mirror box therapy is being used to help veterans who have suffered amputations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those of you who heard Sandra Blakeslee’s interview about body maps back in Episode 23 will remember that she described how her son built the first mirror box for VS Ramachandran several years ago while working as a graduate student. It is good to see that military physicians are beginning to apply some of the recent findings of neuroscience to helping injured vets, but you may also recall that when we talked with Dr. Edward Taub about stroke rehab, he reported the difficulty of getting new methods of head injury treatment into the VA clinics. link to article about mirrors: htt... the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353151 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:24:55 +0100 1353151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287855&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F247750093%2Fgood-read.html A Good Read Another solid addition to the WBP Book Club is Devra Davis' The Secret History of the War on Cancer. For those of you who may have already read this book—this review comes as no... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287855 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:35:11 +0100 1287855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287858&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F247743295%2Fgood-read.html Another solid addition to the WBP Book Club is Devra Davis' The Secret History of the War on Cancer. For those of you who may have already read this book—this review comes as no surprise. But for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287858 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:32:20 +0100 1287858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1223733&cid=t_105121_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F233628847%2F Researchers at the University of California-Davis M.I.N.D. Institute suggest that some cases of “regressive autism”—-in which a child seems to be developing normally and then loses skills and becomes autistic, in contrast to “early onset autism”—-may be connected to the immune systems of mothers during pregnancy. Antibodies in the blood of mothers of autistic children were found to bind with fetal brain cells and affect healthy brain development. More specifics about the study Science Daily: [Judy] Van de Water, senior author of the study and professor of rheumatology, allergy and clinical immunology, and her team began their research with blood samples from 123 mothers – 61 whose children have autism and 62 whose children are typically developing. T... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1223733 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:48:33 +0100 1223733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1103661&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F202455978%2F ~ The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program encourages breastfeeding through the offer of pumping supplies, support from breastfeeding peer counselors, and incentives to breastfeed (breastfeeding mothers who do not require infant formula are given extra allotments of food). Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog reports that WIC is in danger of having to cut over half a million families due to a potential lack of funding. ~ Author Sean Taylor refused to accept the prize money for the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize 2007 after he learned about Nestlé’s unethical marketing practices. Thanks to Bliss-Breastfeeding for the heads-up on that story. The Canadian Press interviewed stand up comic Kate Davis about her new book, Breastfeeding Diaries (Let’s Dish). The articl... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1103661 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:06:13 +0100 1103661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1060058&cid=t_105121_134_f&fid=35137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetesupdate.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Flessons-for-diabetes-community-from.html I just read a very disturbing book, The Secret History of the War on Cancer by Devra Davis. Suffice it to say that if you are easily scared, you should not read this book.Dr. Davis is a distinguished epidemiologist. Her subject in this book is how the companies that profit from selling cancer causing products coopted the very organizations and government organs set up to "fight cancer." She describes how the American Cancer Society was taken over by people from the tobacco industry who used the mantra, "This needs further study" to keep the organization from letting the public know that as early as the 1930s scientists had proved very conclusively that cigarettes caused cancer, and that the more a person smoked the more likely they were to develop cancer.The tobacco industry provided a gre... Diabetes Update blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1060058 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:02:00 +0100 1060058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=921771&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fwanna-help-run-major-university-apply.html U. C. Davis, where I am a faculty, is recruiting nominations and applications for "PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR." So if you are itching for something new out there, and think you have what it takes, consider applying.Oh, and hopefully, from my point of view, you will be more supportive of Open Access publishing than our interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Barbara Horwitz (see here and here for more on her position on Open Access).Let me state first, that I realize that Open Access is not the only important thing in the world and that there are many kinds of OA and furthermore that some people may generally support OA but may be worried about how to get there (e.g., see Timo Hannay's discussion of some of his concerns about doing full OA here ).And Dr. Horwitz has done s... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=921771 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:30:00 +0100 921771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=503967&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F27%2Fcancer-confronts-politics%2F Filed under: All Cancers, PoliticsThese days, politics and cancer seem to go hand in hand. In February, United States Representative Charles Norwood, from Augusta, Georgia, died of lung cancer. In March, Virginia Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis revealed the breast cancer she fought in 2005 had recurred. A few days ago Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, shared that her own breast cancer, originally diagnosed in 2004, has relocated to her bones. United States Press secretary Tony Snow is a colon cancer survivor. Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is a prostate cancer survivor. Candidate John McCain has had three bouts with melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Bob Dole, now 83, was a cancer survivor at age 73 when he ran for the White House as the 1996 ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=503967 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 503967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=492958&cid=t_105121_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F23%2Func-football-coach-starts-treatment-for-cancer%2F Filed under: Chemotherapy, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Daily news, SportsUniversity of North Carolina football coach Butch Davis recently received a shocking cancer diagnosis after a routine dental visit turned up a suspicious growth in his mouth. Pathology reports identify the cancer as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.Davis, 55, has had the growth removed from his gum and while he received his first chemotherapy treatment last week, he's been told there is no indication the cancer has spread to other parts of his body.Chemotherapy for Davis began at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio -- Davis coached the National Football League's Cleveland Browns from 2001-2004 -- but will continue at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill.Davis says he is doing well, that his general health has never been... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=492958 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 492958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486950&cid=t_105121_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Finnoculated-mind.html Here's a somewhat self serving recommendation for people to check out the blog of Karl Mogel. He is a Davisite (who used to write for the U. C. Davis student paper) who has a radio show on Science and he has lots of interesting stuff in his blog about evolution. So check it out. Oh, and he put his interview of me online ... haven't listened yet but it can be found here.This is from the "Tree of Life" blog ( http://phylogenomics.blogspot.com ) of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Davis. (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486950 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:13:00 +0100 486950