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 'degradation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294556&cid=t_102672_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fdisseminated-intravascular-coagulation-dic%2F Pathophysiology 1) abnormal clotting process that can have as the major symptom(s) bleeding, thrombosis or both 2) a specific triggering process is required to start the cascade by acting on factor 12 (Hageman’s factor) 3) phases of condition are thrombotic, procoagulant consumption, and fibrinolysis 4) this cycle of fibrin formation and lysis results in eventual depletion of coagulation factors and platelets with resulting hemorrhage 5) also contributing to hemorrhage are the hemorrhagic properties of the accumulated fibrin degradation products Signs and Symptoms 1) varies in severity from subclinical to life-threatening 2) purpura 3) hemorrhage from areas of surgery or venipuncture 4) hemorrhage from mucosal surfaces 5) deposition of microthrombi and vasospasm, causing peripheral a... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294556 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:33:06 +0100 4294556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220098&cid=t_102672_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Firon-in-vibrio-and-aeromonas.html Vibrio and Aeromonas species are ubiquitous bacteria in aquatic environments worldwide. Many of the species are important pathogens for humans and/or aquatic animals. Several iron acquisition strategies have been developed by vibrios and aeromonads in order to get this essential element for surviving in their host and in aquatic habitats. All species studied so far have the ability to synthesize siderophores to sequester iron from the cell environment and transport it through their respective cognate outer membrane receptors. It has been demonstrated that this capacity is a relevant virulence factor for human and animal pathogens. Furthermore, all species studied can utilize exogenous siderophores, made by other bacteria. Another iron acquisition system described in both genera involves th... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220098 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:46:00 +0100 3220098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220103&cid=t_102672_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F01%2Fheme-uptake-and-iron-extraction-by.html Heme is ubiquitous, abundant and necessary for energy metabolism. Most bacteria have a heme biosynthesis pathway, but nevertheless, since heme is a major source of iron (an essential metal), microbes take up exogenous heme to retrieve iron. To grab heme, microbes extract it from host hemoproteins. This is achieved by two non-exclusive distinct pathways. One pathway involves proteins secreted by bacteria (hemophores) that scavenge heme from host hemoproteins. The second pathway involves microbial cell surface receptors that catch hemoproteins circulating in the vicinity of the cell surface. Both pathways lead to heme docking to cell surface receptors. In Gram-negative bacteria, docked heme is transported through the outer membrane by an energy-dependent process. In Gram-positive bacteria, d... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220103 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:40:00 +0100 3220103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1305358&cid=t_102672_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D502 I wrote a version of this once for Sharisa Kochmeister, who was dealing with people trying to publicly erase her existence. But when I write it now, it is intended for anyone dealing with such attempts at erasure. I am writing it because it gets right down to the core of the problem, rather than getting lost in details thrown around by those attempting the erasing, the ones they will try to distract a person with. I am writing it because I know several people right now, Sharisa included, who might need to remember this: Remember that when they attack someone you are not, they are not attacking you. They are just attacking something they think is you, an illusion in their heads. It can harm you, because it can make people mistake the illusion for you, and they can act badly towards you bas... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1305358 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:19:17 +0100 1305358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825456&cid=t_102672_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fbridget-grays-letter-to-hip-hop.html OK, so I am impressed with this video. I found it in a myspace bulletin posted by a friend of mine. You might wonder why I am posting a letter to hip hop from a spoken word performer, and why I might present you the option of hearing her feelings exposed. It is simple. I am for the empowerment of everyone and the cutting of our shackles. It is time for empowerment of women and freedom from superficial, material emptiness. It is time for conscious awareness of the messages we share. Please note that the use of the N-word in this piece is an integral part of the message and although it may be taken offensively, it is used to make a point. I would love to hear what you think of this piece. Thank you to my friend A* for your inspiration.Categories: Bridget+Grey A+Letter+to+Hip+Hop spoken+word... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825456 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:16:00 +0100 825456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=782995&cid=t_102672_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D432 Feminist bloggers in particular, we might need your help on this. Jerod Poore has now posted sexual pictures of Kassiane Sibley ( http://crazy-meds1.blogspot.com/2007/08/naughty-naughty.html ) without her consent, in fact with her express non-consent, because of whatever dispute they are having. He’d apparently been threatening to post these pictures for awhile. Please note: There is no excuse in the universe for doing this. Even if what he said were true. Even if the sex were really wholly consensual (which Kassi says it wasn’t). Even if Kassiane were manipulative and horrible and nasty and self-centered person who stole things from him and left his life a mess, there would be no excuse for this. There is no excuse in the world for posting sexual pictures of her without her co... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=782995 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:34:54 +0100 782995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683251&cid=t_102672_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D407 In the posts about Ashley X some people have been referencing mental age again. Then Susan Senator posted the following (emphasis mine): I can’t help it. I love Nat with all my heart, the Nat I know and have adored since the moment I felt him in my womb. But in this photo I see the Nat I might have had, truly older than Max, mischievous, teasing, strong, his own person, about to go off into the world without me. (I’m going to skip over the idea that Nat is not strong, not his own person, and that it’s not possible for him to go out into the world without his mother, and just focus on mental age here, but those are problems too.) Please get straight what mental age actually is: It’s a myth. It says that if you score the same level on a certain test, that the “a... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683251 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:58:09 +0100 683251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645192&cid=t_102672_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D389 The concern has been growing in my mind lately that a lot of autistic people see psychiatric classifications of people as a value-neutral system that is essentially benevolent, scientific, accurate, and probably useful in understanding the way that human beings operate. A few of them have actually experienced psychiatry, but mostly in a cursory way that has avoided the nastier features. A few have experienced the nastier features of psychiatry and believe that if they just put themselves into the right classifications and frenetically avoid the wrong ones (while promoting stereotypes about those they do see as belonging to the wrong ones) then they’ll be okay. Most haven’t experienced much if anything of psychiatry at all and are speaking from a position of immense privilege. W... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645192 Wed, 30 May 2007 08:41:22 +0100 645192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629284&cid=t_102672_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D386 I am reposting this verbatim from a mailing list. As a friend just said, “That’s A) disgusting, B) deserves a lawsuit.” Call for Immediate Action: Below is a letter from a mother regarding an egregious example of mistreatment of her daughter, a member of our special needs community. Brigid, a girl with autism and a serious physical injury, will not be graduating with her class, and will lose out on a scholarship that she has earned to Cornell College because her school district has refused to accommodate her special needs! We cannot let this stand. As individuals, family members and friends of specials needs, and people who believe in justice, we must immediately voice our support for Brigid and demand that she be given credit for her work and be allowed to graduate with ... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629284 Sun, 20 May 2007 18:11:59 +0100 629284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478755&cid=t_102672_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F06%2Fthe-first-urine-test-to-detect-insulin-doping-in-athletes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Drugs, SupportScientists in Germany are reporting development of a urine test that finally can identify athletes who misuse certain kinds of insulin in an illicit attempt to enhance performance. An article scheduled to appear in an April edition of Analytical Chemistry says it is possible to detect the misuse of insulin in a urine sample. Scientists had not attempted to develop a test in the past because of the presumption that it was impossible to detect misuses of insulin. Because insulin is rationed and used efficiently by the body, a byproduct of insulin would be theoretically undetectable. However, with the advent of the newer long-acting insulin analogues, scientists are now able to identify degradation product in the ur... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478755 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 478755