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 'december'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:15:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477816&cid=t_215574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F14%2Fmaking-lemonade-from-lemons-on-valentines-day-a-romantic-tale%2F In order to move beyond their dark days, most people with depression master the lesson on how to make lemonade from lemons. For Valentine’s Day, here’s a romantic tale on just that: how a friend of mine turned an embarrassing situation into the best thing that ever happened to her… Back when I began my writing career drafting instructions on how to bury St. Joseph (he’s known to make real estate sell) as part of the “St. Joseph’s Home Sales Kit” for Roman, Inc., a religious giftware company in the suburbs of Chicago, I befriended a woman who worked in the IT department. Aneta, a spritely Polish babe, handled the technological emergencies of computer-challenged folks such as myself who might, say, send an off-color joke to the entire company by acci... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477816 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:42:46 +0100 4477816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265856&cid=t_215574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F17%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-december-17-2010%2F As I’m writing this, I’m in shock. I was busy checking things off of my things to do list when appointments and planning for the upcoming holidays completely threw me off my schedule. That’s why this is late. Yikes! I let the ball drop. And I’ve been doing that a lot lately. It is a great lesson for me. Recently, an illness has made it difficult for me to keep up. While I’m usually on top of things, once an A student, someone who despises procrastination and has a strong passion for getting everything done, I realized that I just can’t do it all anymore. But maybe that’s a good thing. It’s teaching me about the importance of making mistakes, being imperfect and accepting where I am now instead of comparing where I was in the past. I might not... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265856 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:10:29 +0100 4265856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4253138&cid=t_215574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-heart-and-the-holidays%2F2010.12.12 The human heart resides in a lighltless 98.6-degree chest cavity. Its contracting muscles are further cushioned by the well-lubricated glistening smooth pericardial sac. One wouldn’t think that the heart could sense the time of year. The heart’s rhythm should remain independent of the holiday season. But then there is December in the EP lab. They are as busy as the malls. Is it the depressing weather? Or the short days? Or a post-Thanksgiving hangover? It’s hard to say, but every year for as many as I can remember, the EP lab rocks in November and December. And with the advent of deductible health plans, this holiday phenomenon has only intensified. The I-90 of the heart, the AV node, seems to give out more in the holidays. I’ll never forget the Saturday in Decembe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4253138 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:00:00 +0100 4253138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4335840&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fhaiti-21%2F Port-au-Prince, Haiti – December 2010 In the Cité Soleil area of Port-au-Prince, a Haitian private water seller. An education program about chlorinating water due to the cholera epidemic has failed to make people purify water. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4335840 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:35:38 +0100 4335840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238101&cid=t_215574_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F12%2F07%2Fremembering-the-women-at-pearl-harbor-on-december-7-1941%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Remembering the Women at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. There were women at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. No one talks about it much because there were so few of them compared to the men. Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also known as the “date that will live in infamy.” The World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument is a national park. A new $56 million visitor’s center is being dedicated this week. The highlight of the four days of events marking the occasion is a ceremony this morning at 7:30 a.m. Honolulu time, exactly 18 minutes before the 1941 attack began… Read the rest on Politics Daily. Remembering the Women at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed under: Politics Tagged: 1941, day ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238101 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:04:59 +0100 4238101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162896&cid=t_215574_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fbreast-cancer-surgeon-dr-kathryn-wagner-mulling-dropping-medicare-patients%2F Texas breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kathryn Wagner says she will no longer take new Medicare patients if the 23% cut in Medicare reimbursement takes effect December 1, 2010 as planned. Physician groups estimate that two thirds of all US physicians will drop Medicare patients from their rolls if the December 1 and other scheduled cuts take place. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162896 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:16:57 +0100 4162896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118921&cid=t_215574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F24%2F10-ways-to-bring-christmas-cheer-to-a-friend-in-the-hospital-for-the-holidays%2F Disease and trauma do not take a holiday. Many of us have loved ones in the hospital for all kinds of reasons. We want to do what we can for them, our brothers, sisters, friends, parents, children, who find themselves in strange surroundings during this supposedly most joyous of times. Fifteen years ago, a few weeks before Christmas, I was suddenly admitted to Women and Children’s Hospital. I was five months pregnant with my daughter and I was very sick. With my history of kidney disease and scleroderma, I chose a maternal-fetus specialist to be my OB-GYN. Trained in situations like mine, where the mother has chronic illness which makes the pregnancy high risk, I had every faith in Dr. Margaret McDonnell. My first pregnancy had gone off without so much as a cold. This time Margaret s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118921 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:37:27 +0100 3118921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3117814&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F24%2Fethiopia-4%2F Photo: Stephan Vanfleteren Bale Province, Ethiopia – March 2003 Two sisters posing inside the former military barrack. A communist symbol is painted on the wall. Shortage of fertile land, combined with a persistent drought, drove tens of thousands of Ethiopians from their homes in Harraghe province. On their way to a new and better life they got stranded in an old army base in Bale province. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3117814 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:44:40 +0100 3117814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3107845&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F21%2Fafghanistan-4%2F Photo: Mads Nissen / Berlingske Lashkargah , Helmand Province – March 2009 A child waits for treatment at ‘Boost Hospital’. MSF has just started working in the only public general hospital still functioning in Helmand, in the provincial capital Lashkargah. It is one of the key health facilities in the south of Afghanistan, a region that is severely affected by ongoing conflict. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3107845 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:39:17 +0100 3107845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108521&cid=t_215574_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fbeing-at-ease%2F Random twists and tight turns of the “roller-emotion-coaster” that presents itself each December can leave us feeling nauseous, invisible, sad, angry and just plain ol’ dazed and confused. Expectations is the word of the day … But we don’t have to ride. We can walk away. How does one practice Ease? There are times when we simply feel as though we are stuck in line waiting to take the next crazy ride. Not moving. Merely enduring. Reacting out of a twisted habit. When I get there — and I was just there a couple of days ago — this is what I do: Being at Ease Accept my situation — whatever it is, whatever it isn’t. Remind myself that difficult situations happen and that being a victim is optional. Forgive. Forgiveness doesn’t condone another perso... The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108521 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:57:45 +0100 3108521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3091655&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2Fmorocco%2F Photo: Anna Surinyach Oujda, Morocco – December 2009 Migrants stuck in Oujda, on the border between Algeria and Morocco. Reinforcement of border controls mean that a growing number of migrants and asylum seekers have found themselves blocked in Morocco, unable to continue their journey to Europe or to return home. They are left with an increasing sense of frustration and hopelessness. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3091655 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:20:25 +0100 3091655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3107846&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2F1151%2F © Jenn Warren Upper Nile, Southern Sudan, November 25, 2009 A woman from Torkej, dismantles her tukul to sell the wood and grass in Nasir for food. Torkej, Jikany Nuer territory, was attacked on 8 May by the larger Lol Nuer tribe, and is vulnerable to repeated cattle raids and attacks because of their placement on the river and proximity to Lol Nuer lands. Her 7 children and husband were all killed in the nighttime raid, and she is terrified to return home for fear of another violent attack. Tribal violence overall in Southern Sudan has dramatically increased in 2009, with over 2000 deaths. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3107846 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:12:04 +0100 3107846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084105&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2F1151%2F © Jenn Warren Upper Nile, Southern Sudan, November 25, 2009 A woman from Torkej, dismantles her tukul to sell the wood and grass in Nasir for food. Torkej, Jikany Nuer territory, was attacked on 8 May by the larger Lol Nuer tribe, and is vulnerable to repeated cattle raids and attacks because of their placement on the river and proximity to Lol Nuer lands. Her 7 children and husband were all killed in the nighttime raid, and she is terrified to return home for fear of another violent attack. Tribal violence overall in Southern Sudan has dramatically increased in 2009, with over 2000 deaths. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084105 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:12:04 +0100 3084105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3065953&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F08%2Fukraine%2F Photo: Misha Friedman Chop, western Ukraine – September 2009 One of the rooms in a temporary holding facility for illegal migrants, detained for trying to get into the EU. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3065953 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:07:46 +0100 3065953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3061395&cid=t_215574_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdecember-6-remembering-the-victims%2F December 6, 1989, is a date that many Montrealers, many Canadians, and others across the world, may never forget. While here at Healthbolt, we like to have fun at the expense of some news, some news is just too serious, to painful, to be made light of. But it also needs to be shared if anything is going to be successful with stopping it from ever happening again. Twenty years ago, a man who hated feminists, entered a male-dominated educational institution and began a massacre. At the end of it all, 14 young women were dead and 10 were physically injured, as were four young men. And countless lives were altered forever. It’s hard to give a monster more publicity, but his name must be spoken out loud, because he is a representative of what is wrong with our society – what is wron... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3061395 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:59:51 +0100 3061395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3055292&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F04%2Fsomalia-5%2F Photo: Jan Grarup / Noor Galcayo, Puntland – November 3, 2009 Prolonged drought coupled with fighting and high food prices means MSF’s nutritional centre is often packed to capacity. As of December 2009, the medical organisation was treating an alarming number of children, more than 1,300, suffering from acute severe malnutrition in North and South Galcayo. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3055292 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:15:05 +0100 3055292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3055293&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F03%2Fgreece%2F Photo: Yannis Kolesidis Lesvos, greece – October 2009 Undocumented migrants are living in an abandoned building in the island of Lesvos. In the last few years, an increasing number of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees arrive in Greece. They often flee from unstable regions, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Palestine and when they arrive in Greece are faced with extremely precarious conditions. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3055293 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:33:52 +0100 3055293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3047111&cid=t_215574_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fsouth-africa-3%2F Photo: Kenneth Tong Khayelitsha, Cape Town – July 2009 New, unfinished houses in Khayelitsha, a sprawling township mired in poverty on the outskirts of Cape Town. In the streets of Khayelitsha there’s a saying: “Living with HIV, dying from TB”. It sums up life in this place, where nearly one in three is HIV positive and HIV related infections are the leading cause of death. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3047111 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:37:56 +0100 3047111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048314&cid=t_215574_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fblue-christmas%2F Blue Christmas Regardless of what people label what they are celebrating during the month of December, the common themes are hope, peace and, well, celebration. ♥ And every year about this time, memories begin to float by the mind’s eye. Moments we choose to remember, that bring us comfort and joy … A-n-d, there are moments we would rather forget.  Are you “haunted” by the ghosts of Christmases past and cold realities regarding “Christmas present”? Or maybe you are simply game for doing something a little different this year? What about beginning a new practice? Let’s go Blue! That’s right! Let’s adopt the color (and calm) of Blue to be our theme-color as we determine (read: uncover/make happen!) reasons to celebrate this month... The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048314 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:43:22 +0100 3048314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019200&cid=t_215574_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4189 I admit it. I can only obsess over one thing at a time. And with the launching of PositiveLite.com means all my focus has been going there as we are going viral on world aids day, the one holy HIV day of the year. It’s the day we run people who are actually living this virus into the ground by having to attend a million events during and around that day. Plus we’re usually the people propped up for the media/panels/events to send out our annual message. I consider it like the Queen’s one address to her subjects for the year. My annual “She’s Still Here 2009 Tour” is looking to be a small one.  This is the one thing that coincides with Dec. 1st. I pop up in the media (this year it may only be Proud FM) to let everyone know that “She’s still h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019200 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:43 +0100 3019200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074310&cid=t_215574_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FyxCBntHJlxs%2F So you know how we made sure to have a very lowkey Thanksgiving and also to keep things real simple and understated for Charlie’s birthday, a holiday involving days off from school and an event that has been known to cause Charlie some serious consternation? In 2008, both of these days passed well and quietly for us, largely because we strove to make them Super No Big Deal in the biggest way. So you think I’d have applied the same tried and true formula to Christmas and New Year’s. Granted, since we take a 3000 mile airplane trip from New Jersey to California, and (as we traveled on Christmas Eve day, due to Charlie’s having his last day of school on December 23rd) no sooner had we landed and gotten to my parents’ house then we all got into a rented minivan an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074310 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:07:40 +0100 2074310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2067394&cid=t_215574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F26%2Fminding-the-media-9-eating-lessons-from-magazines%2F Women’s magazines are always filled with tons of tips. Here’s what I learned from December/January issues of popular fitness and health publications. 1. At your family dinner or office party, concentrate your efforts on making the right food decisions and always choose the lighter fare. Women’s Health tells us to select sliced ham instead of a turkey drumstick, mashed potatoes over stuffing and large olives over a handful of mixed nuts. The magazine also dishes out recipes for “gravy that won’t go to your gut,” “finger food without all the fat,” and “don’t-get-fat French toast.” 2. Also, consider your choice of accessories wisely. It could end up ruining your dieting efforts. On that same page of Women’s Health: “Carry a cute clutch. You’ll look great, an... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2067394 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:47:02 +0100 2067394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006558&cid=t_215574_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fphysical-therapy-for-multiple-sclerosis%2F Family is gone, dogs are settled, holiday lights are making there way up around the neighborhood…I can’t believe it is already December. My December includes outpatient physical therapy (PT) for my hip replacement. I’ve been having someone come into the house for a few weeks, but now it’s time to go to them. This will be my first go at physical therapy. Well, I had an evaluation at the University of Washington a few years ago, but that was mostly to get a prescription for foot support when my drop-foot was bad. I know many people with MS who have either regularly scheduled or ad-hoc physical therapy as part of their MS regime. I’ve been pretty good at keeping up with my post-op exercises (pretty good) and am actually bored with them. I’m looking forward ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006558 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:33:59 +0100 2006558