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 'deal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096172&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtZIi4Y441gQ%2F By Chris EdwardsThe Washington Post reports that spending cuts in the budget deal threaten to slow the economy. The article quotes a number of economists who seem to harbor a rather extreme Keynesian bias in their thinking. The deal would cut discretionary spending by just $21 billion in 2012, or just 0.6 percent of total federal spending that year. And that’s after federal spending has risen 22 percent since 2008 ($2.98 trillion in 2008 to about $3.63 trillion this year). Even if you believe that government spending helps the economy, it seems rather bizarre to claim that a 0.6 percent retrenchment after a 22 percent increase would hurt. The other thing to note about these spending-cut worries is that, for Keynesians, it is the total amount of deficit spending that is the amount of econ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096172 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:01:31 +0100 5096172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921395&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWH-VnhnyEKE%2F By Roger PilonAt POLITICO this morning we find a long opinion piece by Matt Stoller, “Public Pays Price for Privatization,” summarized as “The real infrastructure trend in America today is privatizing what is left.” If that weren’t enough to give you the flavor of the piece, the bio line tells us that “Stoller worked on the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and Federal Reserve transparency issues as a staffer for Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.). He is currently a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.” Say no more – except, there’s more to say. Stoller notes, among much else, that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback “just turned over arts funding to the private sector, making Kansas the only state without a publicly funded arts agency.” Don’t reel in horror; the cited Los Angeles Times ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921395 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:35:59 +0100 4921395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758740&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAL-eC2nmqmc%2F By George Scoville New research suggests that there has been more monetary and macroeconomic instability since the Federal Reserve’s inception than in the decades preceding it. New thinking about the usefulness of government programs will help us from restore fiscal balance and economic well-being in America. New geopolitical circumstances should make us wonder: why are we still a part of NATO? New Deal-era jurisprudence may soon be overturned as challenges to the Affordable Care Act reach the U.S. Supreme Court. New means of funding public roads will increase efficiency by confronting drivers with the costs of using them, and reducing congestion: Reminder: If you’re in the DC area, please join us this Friday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern for a special sneak preview of Free or Equal a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758740 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:01:48 +0100 4758740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696611&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIEBJ9rrQycA%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThere were reports about 10 days ago that the crowd in Washington reached a budget deal, for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year, with $33 billion of cuts. That number was disappointingly low. I wrote at the time that if this was a kiss-your-sister deal, we didn’t have any siblings that looked like Claudia Schiffer. I knew it was unrealistic to expect the full $61 billion, but I explained that $45 billion was a realistic target. We now have a new agreement, which supposedly is final, and the amount of budget cuts has climbed to $38 billion. So our sister is getting prettier, but she still isn’t close to being a supermodel. Here are the highlights (or lowlights) from the New York Times story. Congressional leaders and President Obama headed off a shutdown ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696611 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:40:05 +0100 4696611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489646&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fkn09vYMttp4%2F By Mark A. CalabriaThe latest canard offered for keeping taxpayers on the hook for mortgage risk is that, without such, homeownership would limited to the wealthy.  Sarah Rosen Wartell of the Center for American Progress stated before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, "The high cost, limited availability, and high volatility of pre-New Deal mortgage finance meant that homeownership was effectively limited to the wealthy."  Congressman Al Green repeated the point.  As I've generally found Sarah to be one of the more reasonable CAP employees, and that this is fundamentally an empirical question, I would have expected her to offer some evidence to support such a claim.  Alas, she did not.  So I will. According to the US Census Bureau, at the turn of the century in 1900, the US h... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489646 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:52:02 +0100 4489646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419121&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjdtOGYeqx3k%2F By David BoazNPR reports on rising food prices across the world. They may have played some role in the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, and if so, those wouldn’t be the first revolutions sparked by inflation. NPR reporter Marilyn Geewax mentioned several reasons that food prices are rising — droughts, floods, oil prices, financial speculation – but not the obvious one: the continuing creation of unbacked money by central banks around the world. As Milton Friedman said, “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.” And as Jerry O’Driscoll wrote just two weeks ago, about rising food prices, “Inflation is here.” But that point isn’t yet universally understood, at least not at our government radio network. Anyway, I turned off... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419121 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:20:21 +0100 4419121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318316&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fv3Wt14owxPE%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: In light of today’s reading of the Constitution in the new House, what misinterpretations of the Constitution do you regularly see in American politics? And are House Republicans implying that the previous Democratic majority did not have a firm grasp of the government’s founding document? My response: Thanks to the Tea Party, as I wrote in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, Congress seems to be rediscovering the Constitution — or at least many House Republicans seem to be. When members read the document aloud today, apparently for the first time in the nation’s history, they’ll be throwing down a marker: “We take the Constitution seriously, and intend to abide by its principles.” If true, how refreshing.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318316 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:14:08 +0100 4318316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082135&cid=t_108518_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-october-19-2010%2F Try as I might, I could not think of a time when a childhood argument ended a friendship. Can you? I remember squabbles over crayon colors and anger over sharing toys, but that’s it. There’s no recollection of arguments going longer than a day. In fact, what is embedded in my memory is a lot of moments when a heated fight one day was immediately forgotten the next. Why then, as adults, do we hold grudges and find it so hard to forgive? Is it that life suddenly gets more complicated? Is it because knowing more about life makes it harder to forgive transgressions? Or are the wounds deeper and the hurts greater? Whatever the answer, one thing’s for sure, forgiveness heals our own hearts more than anything else. So if you’re in the process of trying to forgive someone, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082135 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:50:23 +0100 4082135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055701&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJLcEQVaKnlw%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Will President Obama’s campaign finance attacks on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others resonate with voters over the next three weeks? My response: With so many senior advisors leaving the White House so early in the term, you have to wonder who’s left to advise the president except, well — the president. And judging from his attacks on corporate campaign spending generally and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in particular, you’re inclined to believe that that’s the case. After all, the attacks are perfectly consistent with the president’s larger agenda. As others here at the Arena have noted, not since the New Deal have we seen so sustained an anti-business political agenda as has come from this president. U... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055701 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:27:12 +0100 4055701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040794&cid=t_108518_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FxQlJDBf45iE%2F Yet another drugmaker has run afoul of the law. This time, the culprit is GeneScience Pharmaceutical, a Chinese company that has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing human growth hormones in the US. Also copping a plea was Lei Jin, the ceo and founder, who is on probation for five years. The deal, in which GeneScience pleaded guilty to a felony while Jin pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, requires a $3 million payment to a “Clean Competition Fund” for supporting drug-free sports and forfeiting another $4.5 million to the government, according to court documents. The move, by the way, comes three years after GeneScience was charged following a scandal over international trafficking of illegal body-building drugs, including steroids. Known as Operation Raw Deal, the US government crack... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040794 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:06:41 +0100 4040794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629620&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhUEjTZCgBhw%2F By Walter OlsonRecall the unionists’ siege of the Maryland banker’s home the other day? Perhaps it was inspired in part by this screed on the world financial crisis that appeared a little while back on the blog New Deal 2.0, published by the left-leaning Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Other advice in the same piece on how to handle execs from Goldman Sachs and similar investment banks: “Build some Guantanamo-like facility to hold these enemy financial combatants until they can be tried, convicted, and properly punished.” And: “Post the names of all managers and traders on Interpol. Arrest anyone who tries to board a plane, train, or boat; confiscate their passports; revoke their visas and work permits; and put a hold on their bank accounts until cul... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629620 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:09:53 +0100 3629620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625503&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-deal-with-unhappy-or-difficult-patients%2F2010.06.02 There’s a nice article in the May issue of Plastic Surgery Practice that discusses how to deal with unhappy or difficult patients. No matter the area of medicine or surgery, you’re bound to have one or two of these patients over the years. It never hurts to learn or review tips in dealing with them. In the article, Rima Bedevian interviews Julie Ann Woodward, M.D., chief of the oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery service at Duke University: …how to successfully deal with them -– with compassion and humanity without allowing them to “run you over” or manipulate a difficult situation into a potentially litigious one. Dr. Woodward provides a helpful checklist for doctors. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living* (S... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625503 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3625503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585854&cid=t_108518_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FrsNOjC0-eG8%2F Are you putting up with more inconsiderate, dishonest behavior from your alcoholic husband than you ever imagined in your life? If someone had told you marriage was like this, don’t you think you would have run in the other direction? But here you are, with the man you loved enough to say your vows to and the children you have had with him, and you are left wondering, “O.K., what am I supposed to do?”. The facts: alcoholic husband, alcoholic family, and most likely codependency issues. Not a good combination! How do you deal with an alcoholic? You have whined, yelled, pleaded with him about his drinking to no avail. Despite all this drama, Have you ever really stood up to him? Here are 5 tips to stand up to your alcoholic husband. Talk to him when he is sober in a calm m... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585854 Thu, 20 May 2010 12:51:56 +0100 3585854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542891&cid=t_108518_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FBZKdcVJCVwY%2F Alcoholics, addicts, compulsive gamblers and codependents usually have elevated levels of anxiety and more anxiety attacks. There ways to deal with anxiety that are complimentary to the 12 Steps. These are; Accept that anxiety is a normal part of life. It is not a sign that you are going mad or a bad person Don’t try to find out the reason for your anxiety. Searching for a reason only increases it due to frustrated searching. You may not find the source because the cause is normally out of awareness, subconscious. Don’t try to control the anxiety. Attempting to control anxiety creates more anxiety and if control fails it only increases anxiety. Just let it be. Accept your anxiety as a signal Anxiety will lessen if you leave it alone. The thing that keeps anxiety alive is constant... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542891 Thu, 06 May 2010 16:41:00 +0100 3542891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519424&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fis-your-dates-baby-a-dealbreaker-poll-of-the-day%2F It’s a classic story: You go on a couple of dates, you have a great time, you think everything’s going wonderfully, and then BAM! – he drops the bomb: “Baby, I’ve got a baby.” When we were younger, we worried about gross apartments, ex-girlfriend baggage, and just finding a guy mature enough to tie his own two shoes. But suddenly they’re all grown up, and some of them have kids. There are worse things a guy could tell you, but then again, kids are more than just baggage. There are all sorts of intimidating considerations – Are you down with play dates? Will the kid hate you? Will you ever be as important to your beau as his kid? Is it really over between him and baby momma? As Liz Lemon says, some things are deal breakers. Most of us are hip to t... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519424 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:49:38 +0100 3519424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999502&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FthQcqA0cvW4%2F Ezra Klein defends an individual healthcare mandate against charges that it’s unconstitutional, and what’s striking to me is that the argument seems awfully wobbly even if you’re on board with a lot of the post–New Deal jurisprudence about the scope of federal power.  Sez Ez: The summary is that you can look at the individual mandate as a tax, which is constitutional, or as a regulation forcing private actors to engage in a certain transaction, much like the minimum wage, which is also constitutional. I’ve also heard scholars mention auto insurance, which is an obvious analogue, and the Americans With Disabilities Act, which proved that the government can order businesses to install ramps, despite the fact that the constitution doesn’t explicitly give the f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999502 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:52:41 +0100 2999502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858618&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsRlDB2iw6f0%2F In a profile of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Creigh Deeds, the Washington Post tells us about the grandfather from whom he got his unusual first name — and his interest in political power: Creigh Tyree mattered. While serving as chairman of the Bath County Democrats, during the Depression, Tyree’s house was the first private home in the county to receive electricity from the federal Rural Electrification Act, proof of the power of government, he told his grandson. Or at least proof of the practice of government. And that is in fact the lesson that young Creigh learned: Watching the elderly man work the circuit of county shops and farms, the boy saw the power of political maneuvering, the influence it brought a man, the way it enabled the well-connected to pick up a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858618 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:57:13 +0100 2858618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712068&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWULGiMdR0s8%2F The New York Times has a story on some of the more controversial ways in which state and local government are using so-called federal “stimulus” dollars.  If anything, it provides some interesting background on the history of the word boondoggle (not surprisingly, it entered the American lexicon during the New Deal).  The gist of the piece is that one person’s boondoggle is another person’s…turtle crossing…skateboard park…or airport for an island in Alaska with 170 people on it.  One New Dealer found this out decades ago: Robert D. Leighninger Jr., a sociologist who wrote “Long-Range Public Investment: The Forgotten Legacy of the New Deal” (South Carolina University Press, 2007), recounted the story of a Works Progress Administration officia... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712068 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:45:42 +0100 2712068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2634379&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-keeler-migrane-method-qa%2F Most of us have suffered from them at one time or another - a mind-numbing pain, or a sharp one right between the eyes, or the throbbing of your occipital lobe - the dreaded migrane. Some of us are lucky enough only to have had one or two. Others have them with extreme regularity. Either way,  a migraine can turn any good day sour very quickly. Dr Robert Cowan, who with team of specialists  at the Keeler Center for the Study of Headaches, has conducted some of the most cutting-edge research in the field.  From the research as come a  book The Keeler Migrane Method, a step-by-step guide to individualized migrane management. Find out what he has to say about migranes and migrane management with this informative Q&A: It seems like migraine treatments are like diets. What works fo... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2634379 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:00:55 +0100 2634379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389664&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4OyzVrtztoU%2F With the economy in a deep recession and policymakers turning to massive government intervention in an attempt to create jobs and bolster the financial system—it feels like the 1930s all over again.  Today’s new New Deal is rapidly unfolding, with the Obama administration and many lawmakers making it clear that any question of the success of FDR’s New Deal policies was resolved long ago: government intervention worked, and history bears repeating.   However, there are deep disagreements about the New Deal, and whether Roosevelt’s policies deepened the depression and delayed recovery.  Join us at the Cato Institute on June 1 to be a part of a highly informative half-day conference. Recognized national experts will discuss the economic and legal impact of the New Deal, and how i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389664 Tue, 05 May 2009 15:11:37 +0100 2389664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348543&cid=t_108518_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F16%2Fpostpartum-depression-advocacy%2F I’ve spent a good deal of the day writing advocacy for postpartum depression. I’ve been in communication with the wonderful and passionate Katherine Stone, author of the blog “Postpartum Progress” and postpartum depression advocate. It’s been a great way to learn and stand up for women with pregnancy-related depression disorders. The MOTHERS act is currently going through congress. It is a bill that supports research for the causes of postpartum depression as well as education and helping families with appropriate services. There is a great deal of controversy about this act. Those who support are hopeful it will provide better support and services for women who need it. Those who oppose fear that postpartum depression will be overdiagnosed, leading to a great... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348543 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:26:36 +0100 2348543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313537&cid=t_108518_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F08%2Fto-build-self-esteem-allow-yourself-to-be-proud%2F Growing up how many times did you hear stuff like, “Who do you think you are?” or “Pride is a sin. Be humble.” It could have been well intentioned people, like our parents, who thought they were giving us good advice or maybe it came from people who, for whatever reason, wanted us to keep our light under a rock. There’s such a thing as the kind of pride that goes before a fall. I get that. Another word for that kind of pride is hubris; the excessive, empty pride that some people on Wall Street had way back in 2008. Pride can also be a good thing. It can nurture our self worth. Too often we don’t allow ourselves to bask in that warm glow of prideful accomplishment when we’ve done something well. Those old voices keep us from being completely OK with... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313537 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:00:08 +0100 2313537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240878&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F03%2F06%2Fcool-names-for-vegetables-gets-kids-eating-more%2F Trying to get some kids to eat vegetables is like pulling teeth. They’ll do just about anything to avoid that green, orange, or yellow thing sitting on the plate. Hiding it doesn’t work. Somehow, they always seem to know it there. Well, turns out there’s an easier way to get your kids to eat their greens, yellows, and oranges. Just give them a cool name like ‘X-ray Vision Carrots’, ‘Tomato Bursts’, or ‘dinosaur broccoli trees’ and the vegetables won’t stand a chance. They’ll be goobled up quick. That’s the finding of a new study by Cornell University researchers. They presented 186 four-year old “X-ray Vision Carrots” and found that these pre-schoolers ate nearly twice as much as they did on the lunch days ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240878 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:18:15 +0100 2240878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2236270&cid=t_108518_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fpain-can-be-your-best-friend.html As a medical physician for over 50 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects and let you the reader come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary with astounding results.Visit http;//www.americanacupuncture.com/ for more super information.HOW TO DEAL WITH PAIN We are the most pain conscious people on earth. TV commercials and the medical profession drums into us that all pain is evil and must be banished. But what is pain, what causes it, and how should we, without panic, deal with it? Pain is self-limiting ninety percent of the time.  It does not always  indicate poor health.  Most fre... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2236270 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:41:00 +0100 2236270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141795&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F524805910%2F There has been much recent debate about whether or not President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies increased the nation’s economic pain during the Great Depression or led to its end. In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, Regulation Magazine managing editor Thomas A. Firey reveals why erroneous stories about the effects of the New Deal survive despite decades of economic research that tell a different, more nuanced story: Listening to the fight today among commentators on the left and the right talking about the New Deal and making various claims about it, as far as a stimulus—they’re almost all wrong, and what’s most disturbing to me as an economic historian is this is actually pretty well-plowed ground, so I don’t know how they can be wrong and how no one’s calli... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141795 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:12:20 +0100 2141795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2108117&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F512184370%2F The Politico reports that Vice President-elect Joe Biden has been comparing our current economic troubles to the 9/11 attacks. “We’re at war,” Biden told congressional leaders of both parties during their sit-down with Barack Obama in the Capitol, according to two sources familiar with the exchange. Libertarians and conservatives who fear that Obama’s inauguration heralds the coming of a new New Deal have new cause for discomfort, then.  FDR’s embrace of the war metaphor was central to building support for the New Deal: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, elected in a landslide in 1932, wasn’t the only political figure to analogize America’s economic collapse to an attack by a hostile power; his predecessor Hoover had made the comparison regularly. F.D.R. employed the war... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2108117 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:10:53 +0100 2108117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2061400&cid=t_108518_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FGR-kWsS5GvM%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(420,633,370518,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() Since we’re coming up on the holiday season, I thought I’d remind all my fellow diabetics out there to be extra diligent about checking your blood sugar. If you’re anything like me, stress greatly affects your blood sugar. I was reminded about that this past weekend. We had some sad family news and then I had the added stress of trying to bake, finish Christmas cards, and deal with an extra work project. In trying to “fit it all in” I found my blood sugars somewhat up and down, despite eating and working out the same. My husband (smart guy that he is) suggested I take a rest. Ease up a bit. Change my attitude about &#8... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2061400 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:30:54 +0100 2061400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825584&cid=t_108518_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F23%2Fdealing-with-uncertain-economic-times%2F I find a strange melancholic amusement to learn that many of these investment banks’ CEOs and boards of directors — people being paid millions of dollars every year to purportedly know what their own companies are doing and how they make money — didn’t have a clue as to how deep their companies were into questionable financial practices. It’s like Enron all over again, except this time on a much more disastrously large scale. Now they turn to the U.S. government — the taxpayers such as you and I — to “rescue” their firms, all the while receiving large payouts (severance packages) and continued bonuses. And will any of this affect their ability to score a new position in a year’s time? Not one bit. These things will simply be chal... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825584 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0100 1825584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692164&cid=t_108518_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Ffight-for-clinics.html So, it's the end of my first official week back on rotations, and so far, I'm not impressed at the organisation (or lack of, thereof) by my medical school on this rotation.After ommitting my name off the student list, and misplacing my attachment forms, it does appear that I am supposed to be at this hospital, but there are other problems. The course coordinator is of very little help - most students still do not know which ward we have been assigned to, what time and where the various clinics run, and who our official teams are.The course coordinator gave us a list of all the available clinics and told us to all assign ourselves to a clinic of our choosing and to 'sort it out amongst yourselves.' Well, we have tried to sort it out amongst ourselves, and so far, it's been a nightmare. Ther... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692164 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:47:00 +0100 1692164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1637777&cid=t_108518_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Ffuss-of-track-braids.html During the summer holidays, I went to Egypt, where, because of the sweltering heat (and also because I've never had it done before,) I decided to get my hair done in cornrows (or track braids).They've been there for about two weeks now, and I have to say, I've grown to really like the style. It suits me well, it's easy to maintain and it gives my hair a break from the straightening irons. I've received nothing but compliments about it so far, along with the usual questions: "Who did them?" (a guy at the resort that I was staying at) or "Wow, how long did it take to do?" (35 minutes, for the record, the man was really fast at braiding) Or "How much did it cost?" (Fifteen pounds, which after having asked around seems to be fairly standard for that sort of thing.)Those are the sorts of questi... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637777 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:44:00 +0100 1637777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1370757&cid=t_108518_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fi-hate-mondays.html No really, I really, really do.My brain is incredibly slow to work and I just can't seem to focus. Instead, I've been listening to The Automatic on repeat, reading and re-reading the same two lines from the same paper that I was reading two hours ago. I have made little progress.Someone just phoned our department. It was an external call, and since my desk is near the phone, I picked it up. The person on the other end was a really grumpy guy who demanded to speak to the reception of the overall hospital. Now I have no idea what the extensions of the different parts of this hospital/lab block are, so I politely told him that he would have to find the number and dial them directly, as this was a completely different department based in the Academic Medicine block.Then he asked me whether I c... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1370757 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:41:00 +0100 1370757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1263456&cid=t_108518_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F02%2F28%2Fhow-deep-does-the-rabbit-hole-go%2F Ricky Carandang did a story for The Correspondents on the 19th of February on the connection of the controversial ZTE-NBN deal, the dispute on Spratly Islands, and the country’s relationship with China. Watch the episodes and see how deep the rabbit hole goes: Part I Part II Part III Part IV He expounded a little on the story in his blog too. Go check it out here. (Source: Prudence and Madness) Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1263456 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:03:08 +0100 1263456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1263457&cid=t_108518_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F02%2F28%2Fgrowing-wariness-not-weariness%2F For a time, I’ve been quiet about the country’s recent political turmoil, the commotion the scrapped ZTE-NBN deal has created in all aspects of the society, most especially when witnesses started showing up and spilling what dark knowledge they have about the shady, corrupt dealings involving the higher-ups in the government. The media has been covering the political events carefully and is trying to expose different angles that relate to it. There has been increased calls for the ouster of the president through rallies and even blogs (see one here and an “eager” one here). Masses were held to support the search for truth and for accountability and many civic groups are exerting effort to contribute, at least, financially to this search. People’s interest have... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1263457 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:47:26 +0100 1263457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1136826&cid=t_108518_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F08%2Fthe-psychology-of-deal-or-no-deal%2F The results of psychological research surround us every day, but few of us are aware of them. Psychology is interested in the study, observation and explanations for individual human behavior. It’s not about studying mice in labs anymore (although that’s still done, mostly in undergraduate psychology classes) so much as it is about studying real people in pseudo-real situations to better understand how and why people act, think or feel in the ways that they do. Sometimes that research results in unintended offspring, such as the U.S. television show, Deal or No Deal. Hosted by Canadian comedian and actor Howie Mandel, the show revolves around a single contestant who has to make a simple risk aversion choice — choose to keep an unknown amount of money the contestant hold... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1136826 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:58:00 +0100 1136826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1080341&cid=t_108518_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F08%2Fcyber-harassment-how-can-you-protect-your-children%2F As we continue to turn toward an increasingly digital existence to do business, to connect to people, to learn; so to will criminals and other unsavory characters turn to the virtual world to conduct their business. These persons will continue to devise new methods of manipulating us through technology. It appears however, that our judicial systems are not evolving at an equitable pace. This was especially true in the Megan Meier case, where the myspace page owner that was leaving nasty, threatening remarks which led to Megan’s suicide, was not found to be guilty of harassment or any other charge. I work with a group of close-knit, young females and it is a rare day that I don’t hear about some kind of myspace drama happenings. However, these theatrics seldom get any more harassing ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1080341 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:55:27 +0100 1080341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=912006&cid=t_108518_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F162538665%2F We all know that an essential part of heart health is weight control, nutrition and an active lifestyle. With this being said, I want to share a story of success with you. Weight Watchers runs a yearly contest for the most inspiring weight loss story. There are many, many, many… did I say many, applicants every single year. But this year’s winner has a tremendous hearty story to boot! Carrie sample, 33, from Indianapolis, Indiana has been selected as one of the 2007 weight Watchers Inspiring Stories Of The Year. Her determination and motivation helped Carrie seal the deal. Being a single mom is never easy and Carrie new the stresses of this everyday of her life. And you know that saying, “somethings gotta give”? Well it did… her heart. Both her and her doctor ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=912006 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:51:52 +0100 912006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=734032&cid=t_108518_151_f&fid=35795&url=http%3A%2F%2Fknowanewfreedom.com%2F2007%2F07%2F12%2Fremote-pc%2F Doing service in my 12-step groups is good for my ego. Or maybe it’s bad, since I’m getting a little full of myself over here. Heh. You see, I know a bit about technology since I work in IT and not too many other people in my groups know much at all about computers in general. So when I do things, I get lots of accolades. Recently I had to teach some members of my group how to run an application I built for them and it was getting quite frustrating trying to teach them over the phone and email. I wasn’t sure what we were going to do to get it done, but we ended up being able to have a face to face meeting where I had my laptop to show them in person. In the future, though, I have a better idea so we don’t have to wait so long to get things done. We’re going... Know A New Freedom blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=734032 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:34:42 +0100 734032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620643&cid=t_108518_140_f&fid=35457&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattling-schizophrenia%2F%7E3%2F115326448%2F By Groshan Fabiola Even in this days general knowledge about mental illness is very little, and because of these people with schizophrenia suffer greatly. They are very marginalized and not understood. On top of the fact that they have to deal with an incurable, chronic brain disease they must also put up with the ignorance and discrimination from the rest of the normal people. People with mental problems have to be real fighters because after learning to deal with all the problems they also must learn to deal with possible difficulties from friends, finding a suitable job and a place to live. Because of the way they are locked at and treated mental patients feel left apart from society, different and disrespected. Many of us fear that mentally ill persons are violent, fact witch is very u... Battling-Schizophrenia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620643 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:11:31 +0100 620643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=572292&cid=t_108518_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthcarebloglaw.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fkaiserdeal-battle-finally-hits-west.html I woke up this morning and pick up my Charleston Gazette off the front lawn to see the headline "E-mail jolts HMO giant" as the front page story. Yawn, not because I was up late but because this was old news to me. Guess it was probably "new news" to many West Virginia readers.The front page story was a regurgitation of the WSJ article (read some interesting follow up comments from the WSJ Health Blog) that really didn't add anything new to the overall story. There was a companion article, Misleadership critic testified for gay hate crimes law as a teen, that did highlight Justen Deal's West Virginia roots.I've followed this Deal/Kaiser ordeal over the last year since originally reading about the incident via a number of health care related blogs I follow. I've not gone in depth on the spe... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=572292 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:42:00 +0100 572292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511182&cid=t_108518_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F30%2Fa-hot-deal-on-breast-cancer-ty-beanie-baby%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Pink productsIn the market for something pink? Something soft, cuddly, and awareness raising? Take a look at this baby.It's a Beanie Baby, another product by TY -- maker of all sorts of handmade collectibles -- and this one is all about breast cancer awareness with its plush pink coat and signature pink ribbon.Available on Amazon.com for the low, low price of $1.80, this is one hot deal. Grab it while is lasts.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511182 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 511182