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 'dennis'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077655&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrcxAW_y4kgo%2F By Malou InnocentThe same week U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta declared “we’re within reach of strategically defeating al-Qaeda”—an assessment that many believe reflects the efforts of seven years of CIA drone strikes—former director of national intelligence Dennis Blair called America’s “unilateral” drone war in countries like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia a mistake. “Because we’re alienating the countries concerned,” Blair said, “because we’re treating countries just as places where we go attack groups that threaten us, we are threatening the prospects of long-term reform.” Given that our Nobel Peace Prize–winning president has drastically escalated the use of these flying, robotic hitmen, there seems to be some confusion at the White House. Speaking t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077655 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:05:04 +0100 5077655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952849&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcdc-reports-that-salmonella-is-still-a-major-problem%2F2011.06.20 Salmonella food infections continue despite success reducing disease caused by other pathogens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Salmonella should be targeted because while infection rates have not declined significantly in more than a decade, they are one of the most common, the CDC reports in its latest Vital Signs. Contaminated food causes approximately 1,000 reported disease outbreaks and an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Salmonella causes 1 million foodborne infections annually, incurring an estimated $365 million in direct medical costs. Salmonella infections in 2010 increased 10% from 2006-2008. The same prevention measures that reduced Escherichia coli infections to less than 1 case per 100,000 ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952849 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0100 4952849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626867&cid=t_170843_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F23%2Fdoes-the-internet-promote-or-damage-marriage%2F PBS/This Emotional Life is hosting a webinar in two weeks about the internet’s impact on relationships and marriage, in particular. As a panelist on the webinar, I wanted to explore this issue a bit with my readers so that I can offer your viewpoints in addition to my two cents. Here’s my honest opinion, after reading hundreds of comments and emails from people who have been involved in online relationships or emotional affairs as well as the responses on the discussion boards of the Emotional Affairs support group on Beliefnet’s community site: Although the internet and social media can foster intimacy in a marriage, it seems to do more harm than good. Of all the comments I’ve read, 90 percent of the opposite-sex relationships that were damaging to the marriage happened online... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626867 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:40:41 +0100 4626867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544945&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7DYMODlxezk%2F By Michael F. CannonJudge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida has just responded to the Obama administration's "motion to clarify" his prior ruling, which declared ObamaCare unconstitutional and void.  That "motion to clarify" essentially asked Vinson, "Didn't you really mean that we can keep implementing ObamaCare while we appeal your ruling?"  Today, Vinson answered, "No." The attorneys representing the plaintiffs, who include Florida and 25 other states, argued that the administration's "motion to clarify" was actually a veiled request to have Vinson stay (i.e., set aside) his original order blocking implementation.  Vinson agreed, and therefore treated the Obama administration's "motion to clarify" as a motion to stay, which he granted.  Vin... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544945 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:32:21 +0100 4544945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399684&cid=t_170843_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2Fctou3LMuQdk%2F Ohio Democrat Congressman Dennis Kucinich $150K for dental work – for an olive pit? Rep. Dennis Kucinich has sued a U.S. House of Representatives cafeteria for selling him a sandwich wrap that caused dental damage when he bit into a pitted olive, according to a Jan. 3 lawsuit filed in Superior Court for the District of Columbia. The Cleveland Democratic congressman’s lawsuit seeks $150,000 in damages from companies that operate the Longworth House Office Building’s cafeteria. It says he bought the suspicious sandwich wrap “on or about April 17, 2008,” and eating it caused “permanent dental and oral injuries requiring multiple surgical and dental procedures.” “Said sandwich wrap was unwholesome and unfit for human consumption in that it was pr... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399684 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:00:44 +0100 4399684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355773&cid=t_170843_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F16%2Fcommon-sense-psychology%2F Psychology is just common sense. Or, at least some prominent figures think so.  Popular radio talk show host Dennis Prager says, “Use your common sense.  Whenever you hear the words ‘studies show’ — outside of the natural sciences — and you find that these studies show the opposite of what common sense suggests, be very skeptical.  I do not recall ever coming across a valid study that contravened common sense” (Lilienfeld et al., 2010, p.5). It appears that Prager has not read many scientific studies. For centuries scientists, science writers and philosophers have encouraged us to trust our common sense (Lilienfeld et al., 2010; Furnham, 1996).  Common sense is a phrase that generally implies something everyone knows. One of the definitions of common sense given by ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355773 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:30:54 +0100 4355773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203183&cid=t_170843_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FrxNokmfSDr4%2Fsix-science-books-for-the-holiday-season.html subjects as diverse as molecular biology pioneer Sydney Brenner, the question of antimatter, how scientists can better explain their research to non-scientists, a history of the chemical elements, scientific feuds and how innovators exploit business and technology trends. Minitrends – Minitrends are emerging trends that promise to become significantly important within 2-5 years, but are not generally recognized. Unlike megatrends or microtrends, Minitrends are of a scope and importance to offer attractive opportunities to individuals and businesses of all sizes. The one that caught my eye is mention of nanotechnology and how it could be used in water purification and to make "fake" bone (I think they mean "artificial")! Scientific Feuds – Most science his... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203183 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:05:06 +0100 4203183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164488&cid=t_170843_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fhawaii-physician-held-million-dollars-bail-murder-charge%2F Hawaii physician Dr. Dennis Ayon is being held on a $1 million bail on murder-for-hire charges for allegedly trying to solicit a hit man to kill the mother of his four-year old son. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164488 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:33:16 +0100 4164488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013239&cid=t_170843_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FH_1K5oKT6qk%2F 90s one hit wonder, Cathy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013239 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:45:34 +0100 4013239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993878&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FupZ-3V7eDVA%2F By Malou InnocentThe New York Times reports that the book, Obama’s Wars, by longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward that is scheduled for publication next week, depicts an administration completely at odds over the war in Afghanistan. According to Woodward, the president concluded from the start that “I have two years with the public on this.” He implored his advisers at one meeting, “I want an exit strategy,” and he set a withdrawal timetable because, “I can’t lose the whole Democratic Party.” It’s unfortunate that the policy debate over Afghanistan will be further spun into a left-vs.-right issue. After all, there are growing, if nascent, signs that some on the political right have reservations about our continued military involvem... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993878 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:07:26 +0100 3993878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957965&cid=t_170843_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Ficd10-qa Y2K threatened power outages, food and water shortages, bank failures – all of which would render folks around the globe cold, hungry, thirsty, and without any way to get money to quell those. That catastrophe never happened, but ICD-10 has since been compared to Y2K, warranted or not. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957965 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:02:06 +0100 3957965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902853&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F08%2Flife-saving-errors.html By DENNIS GRACE On March 28, 1979 the Three-Mile Island Unit-2 nuclear power plant experienced a feed system failure which prevented the steam generators from removing heat from the plant. The reactor automatically shutdown but, without the feed system to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902853 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3902853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831431&cid=t_170843_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fthree-more-understated-aspects-icd-10-part-two ICD-10 is a multi-headed beast. As such, there are many faces to the new code sets; some are well known while others, often just as important, are not so understood. In our first installment, ICD10Watch reported the facets that readers likely do not, but really ought to, know more about. That triptych has since proven to be something of a beginning. And so the list of understated ICD-10 aspects continues: (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831431 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:54:35 +0100 3831431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827340&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Flolpharma-contd-wanna-see-seroquel.html Ed has the story (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827340 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:42:00 +0100 3827340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3812958&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNhpJ8Yzav-A%2F By Jim HarperEarly this year, the New York Times published a story entitled “Senators Warned of Terror Attack on U.S. by July.” America’s top intelligence official told lawmakers on Tuesday [Feb. 2] that Al Qaeda and its affiliates had made it a high priority to attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next six months. The assessment by Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence, was much starker than his view last year, when he emphasized the considerable progress in the campaign to debilitate Al Qaeda and said that the global economic meltdown, rather than the prospect of a major terrorist attack, was the “primary near-term security concern of the United States.” At Tuesday’s hearing, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California and cha... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3812958 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:09:30 +0100 3812958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746991&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FuhijOLk28WE%2Fepharma-summit-implementing-new-and.html ePharma Summit 2010 took place this past February in Philadelphia. If you were unable to make it, we will now be presenting a weekly video series featuring all of the sessions from our event. This week we will continue with presentation from Dennis Urbaniak, VP Customer Channels & Innovation, sanofi-aventis. The session is "Implementing New and Innovative Communication Channels to Deliver Relevant Customer Messaging."Click here to watch the video. The video is under the "video" portion of the interactive player on the ePharma Summit webpage. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746991 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:22:00 +0100 3746991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641020&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprostate-cancer-what-you-should-know%2F2010.06.08 When Dennis Hopper died of prostate cancer at age 74, my husband asked me: “Hey, I thought prostate cancer is slow-growing and doesn’t kill men.” Well, he’s right about it usually being slow-growing, but prostate cancer is still the second leading cause of cancer death in men. His question made me realize that there are some facts that everyone should know about prostate cancer. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641020 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:57:25 +0100 3641020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3612076&cid=t_170843_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F137%2Fhow-to-choose-the-best-dermatologist-for-you%2F Finding the best dermatologist starts with your schedule.  Doctors that do not offer weekend or evening hours are becoming a thing of the past. Most of us work crazy schedules.  Taking time off to see a “skin doctor” might be frowned upon.  So first you want to find someone with hours that fit into your schedule. Location is another important consideration.  If you have plenty of money, you might consider flying to Michigan to see Nicholas Perricone or flying to New York to see Dennis Gross.  But, you had better call the office first.  Those famous guys might not be taking any new patients. For most of us, taking a flight to have someone evaluate our skin problems is just not realistic.  Ideally, you would choose a location within an hour’s drive of your home.  Some procedure... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3612076 Sun, 30 May 2010 12:32:03 +0100 3612076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599738&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FOgrZm0fTE7A%2F Rise and shine. Another day awaits. And who knows what lies ahead? Meetings? Deadlines? Unexpected tidbits of information? We can relate. So grab a cup of stimulation - or perhaps, a bottle of water, since it will be rather sticky today in the greater Pharmalot metropolitan region - and dive in. As always, here are some items to ease the process. Have a great day everyone and stay in touch… UK’s NICE Won’t Cover Bayer Liver Cancer Drug (Bloomberg News) AMRI Cuts US Workforce 10% And Shifts Jobs To Asia (OutsourcingPharma) FTC Commish Remains Bullish On Ending Pay-To-Delay Deals (PharmaTimes) Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Over Heparin Overdose (USA Today) Merck Will Not Raise Its Dividend (Associated Press) Sanofi-Aventis Will Reassign Global Media Ad Duties (MM&M) Photo t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599738 Wed, 26 May 2010 11:48:29 +0100 3599738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538245&cid=t_170843_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Ficd-9-icd-10-crosswalks-theres-got-be-better-way At a time when industry bodies and consultancies are trying to figure out how providers and payers can best transform existing ICD-9 data into the imminent ICD-10 code schemes, and the word “crosswalk” keeps being batted around, Dennis Winkler at Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan is the curious case of an ICD-10 crosswalk contrarian, believing he's found a better path. Winkler, it seems, just might be onto something that appears revolutionary but in practice is not. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538245 Thu, 06 May 2010 12:21:54 +0100 3538245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482882&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWXg7JW-CY10%2F By Tad DeHavenComments from members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at a recent hearing on the U.S. Postal Service’s woes indicate they don’t appreciate the USPS’s union problem. Postmaster General John Potter went before the committee to make his case for restructuring the postal operation, including greater labor flexibility. From GovExec.com: “You have to find people meaningful work, or no matter how compassionate you are, you’re not doing them any favors,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, criticizing holding rooms where underemployed postal workers wait until there are tasks for them to perform. “How many billions of dollars would have been saved if you&#8217... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482882 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:35:37 +0100 3482882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374105&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fu1iryvlLm-Q%2F By Michael F. CannonWhether Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) “aye” vote will help pass ObamaCare depends on whether he asked for something in return. Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake reports, “Kucinich told Obama that he wants a full ERISA waver [sic] and a public option in exchange for his vote.”  If he gets either of those things in the reconciliation “fixer” bill, then that will trigger a backlash.  His “support” could undermine the whole process. It really depends on what kind of a negotiator Kucinich is.  If he’s a good negotiator, it hurts ObamaCare.  If he’s a lousy negotiator, it helps. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374105 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:04:12 +0100 3374105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354297&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsCH1nt1xT6c%2F By Chris Moody Greece, here we come…. Congressional Budget Office estimates budget deficits will average nearly $1 trillion per year for the next decade. Matt Drudge re-titles a Cato op-ed: “Mob Tactics Used to Push Healthcare Through.” Daniel Griswold: “On trade, as on so much else, the populists have it wrong again. Free trade and globalization are great blessings to families across America.“ Could Dennis Kucinich bring both sides of the aisle  together to end the war in Afghanistan? Podcast: “Seventies Redux?” featuring John Samples, author of the forthcoming book The Struggle to Limit Government. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354297 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:44:14 +0100 3354297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350254&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRvhdQHyodXA%2F By Malou InnocentIn what can only be described as a cheap partisan attack masquerading as patriotic chest-thumping, House Republicans this morning issued a statement opposing Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich’s resolution for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan because… [drum roll please] the Republicans strongly support the troops in Afghanistan. In a statement of Republican policy forwarded to GOP politicians and their staffers, the House Republican Leadership and the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Republicans write, ”Since the President’s speech, more United States Armed Forces have been deployed to the Afghanistan theatre in support of the implementation of our nation’s counterinsurgency strategy.  Many of them leave behind family... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350254 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:13:08 +0100 3350254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259192&cid=t_170843_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fis-dennis-kucinich-joining-the-tea-party-movement%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: My time-space continuum warped when I heard that Dennis Kucinich had talked to tea partiers and found common ground. After the Democratic defeat in Massachusetts last month, Kucinich said, “There’s nothing liberal about the bailouts. There’s nothing liberal about standing by and watching banks use public money to get their executive bonuses. There’s nothing liberal about giving insurance companies carte blanche to charge anything they want for health care…Since when did that become liberal?” A lot of citizens who once stumped for Obama – for change and hope, they thought – feel betrayed. Says one man, “I was a volunteer for Mr. Obama during the first Iowa caucus back in December 2007. I walked around ri... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259192 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:15:50 +0100 3259192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259266&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FFviWJa0jp2Y%2Fepharma-summit-2010-implementing-new.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259266 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:39:00 +0100 3259266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235826&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2nRZd6KqDWQ%2F By Jim HarperThe New York Times dutifully reports that the Director of National Intelligence says it is. But it’s hard to know what that means. The word “cyberattack” has no usefully fixed definition. And the important questions—plural—include: 1) whether cyberattacks—plural—are growing in number and sophistication more quickly than the capability of infrastructure owners to fend them off and recover from them; 2) which, if any, owners lack incentives to secure their infrastructure and what security externalities they might create; and 3) what levers—such as contract liability, tort liability, or regulation—might correct any such market failures. Some lines in Director Blair’s statement are quite telling. Compare this: Terrorist g... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235826 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:36:45 +0100 3235826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208629&cid=t_170843_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F01%2F26%2Fdennis-kucinich-has-a-few-words-for-fellow-democrats%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Dennis Kucinich Has a Few Words for Fellow Democrats. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, democrat, dennis kucinich, health care reform, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208629 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:58:55 +0100 3208629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139246&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FLLh7x1LGSFU%2F The effort to limit industry influence on the medical community continues. Partners HealthCare, which owns Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals in Boston, has imposed caps on the amount of money that its senior officials can receive for sitting on the boards of drugmakers and biotechs, The New York Times reports. The limits? No more than $5,000 a day for actual board work (some had been receiving more than $200,000 a year) and stock may no longer be accepted. The move appears to go further than what other hospitals are instituting and is significant given the research hospitals are affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Although if more academic centers take this step, such efforts may rub up against the insistence by shareholder groups that board members hold stock s... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139246 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:55:04 +0100 3139246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079317&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwF4UeMV55DI%2F By Chris EdwardsThat’s the subject of a USA Today analysis, which reveals an outrageous increase in salaries at the top levels of the federal workforce. I’ve been complaining about excessive federal pay for some time based on one set of data, and now Dennis Cauchon provides strong support for my thesis using a different set of data. Cauchon finds that since the economy fell into recession, the number of federal workers earning more than $150,000 has more than doubled. The federal government has become extremely bloated and top heavy, even as families and businesses across the nation have had to tighten their belts. With 383,000 workers earning six-figure salaries, the government has become an elite island of overcompensated administrators immune from the competitive job realities of av... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079317 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:50:55 +0100 3079317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039756&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2uOUzTKmc4E%2F 1) Commandant of the Marine Corps announces part of justification for sending more troops to Afghanistan: “where we have gone, goodness follows.”  Pat Lang is displeased. 2) Glenn Greenwald observes that in Foreign Policy magazine’s survey of leading public intellectuals who write about foreign policy, the United States is tied with Somalia and Iran for second place in the category “Most Dangerous Country in the World.” 3) Afghanistan is an ideologically cross-cutting issue.  Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) praises Cato’s Afghanistan study on Fox News’ On the Record, saying …I’m against any further taxes to pay for this war. But I think it has to be pointed out, this isn’t a left- right issue. I mean, here’s the Cato Institute... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039756 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:53:35 +0100 3039756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890616&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyFX8qwB2xHc%2F I talked with Dennis McCuistion, whose interview program appears on KERA in Dallas and other public television stations, about “libertarianism and the politics of freedom.” It’s an old-fashioned public affairs program, where the host asks intelligent questions for half an hour. No shouting, no four-minute segments, a good solid conversation. Find the video here. Other McCuistion programs with such guests as Dan Mitchell, Steve Moore, and Steve Forbes can be found here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890616 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:39:50 +0100 2890616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842513&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FM9AfmWdCXWQ%2F USA Today’s Dennis Cauchon reports that ”state governments are rushing to borrow money to take advantage of cheap and plentiful credit at a time when tax collections are tumbling.” That will allow them to “avoid some painful spending cuts,” Cauchon notes, but it will sadly impose more pain on taxpayers down the road. When politicians have the chance to act irresponsibly, they will act irresponsibly. Give them low interest rates and they go on a borrowing binge. The result is that they are in over their heads with massive piles of bond debt on top of the huge unfunded obligations they have built up for state pension and health care plans. The chart shows that total state and local government debt soared 93 percent this decade. It jumped from $1.2 trilli... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842513 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:34:18 +0100 2842513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670775&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHVmyHdYG4ns%2F The New York Times editorialized today about the supposed “brutalizing” effects of state and local government spending cuts. They claim that “most states also have cut their public workforces.” Yet USA Today reporter Dennis Cauchon takes a look at the actual data, and he finds that state and local governments added 12,000 workers in the latest quarter, while the private sector cut 1.3 million jobs. Thus, it appears that “brutal” restructuring is going on in the private sector, but not in the government sector. Indeed, Cauchon finds that “a huge influx of federal stimulus money to state and local governments more than offset a sharp drop in tax collections” this quarter. The article shows that state and local government spending rose qui... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670775 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:13:18 +0100 2670775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381446&cid=t_170843_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F30%2Fa-weekly-combination-of-topotecan-docetaxel-produces-clinical-benefit-in-heavily-pretreated-ovarian-cancer-patients%2F Recurrent and metastatic endometrial and ovarian cancers can be notoriously difficult to treat. … Physicians at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University showed that a combination of two chemotherapy drugs not only produced clinical benefit for such patients but were also well tolerated.  The results of this phase II study were published [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381446 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:42:16 +0100 2381446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2288993&cid=t_170843_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fgephardt-jumps-on-phr-bandwagon.html Personal health records firm MMR Information Systems and its MyMedicalRecords subsidiary have enlisted Former House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt to spread the word about PHRs to the public, and, more importantly, help the company get its hands on some of the economic stimulus money. According to a news release, Gephardt will join MMR at the HIMSS conference in Chicago on April 5. The former Missouri congressman has been on the board of Los Angeles-based MMR since 2007, so maybe it's going too far to call it bandwagon jumping. But he's not the first ex-House heavyweight to get behind a PHR effort. As I reported exactly one year ago today, former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) became a strategic advisor to the Goeken Group, the Naperville, Ill.-based parent company of PHR ... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2288993 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:10:00 +0100 2288993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284349&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlUuti90WMdE%2F Here’s an interesting letter penned by Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association — the largest union in the country (hat tip to Cato’s own Neal McCluskey). It reads, in part (boldface added, ALL CAPS “shouting” in the original): Letter to the Democrats in the House and Senate on DC Vouchers March 05, 2009 Dear Senator: The National Education Association strongly opposes any extension of the District of Columbia private school voucher (”DC Opportunity Scholarship”) program.  We expect that Members of Congress who support public education, and whom we have supported, will stand firm against any proposal to extend the pilot program.  Actions associated with these issues WILL be included in the NEA Legislative Report Card f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284349 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:51:22 +0100 2284349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190470&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fdennis-turner-adult-stem-cell-success.html Dennis Turner was treated for Parkinson's disease with his own neural stem cells, taken from his brain, nearly ten years ago. He went into a significant remission that lasted for about four or five years before symptoms returned, that as I wrote in Consumer's Guide to a Brave New World, allowed him to go on photo-safaris at a time he expected to have to use a wheelchair.But whenever those of us who argue that ESCR is not "the only hope" for treatment of Parkinson's and other conditions tried to use his case as an illustration of the potential of adult stem cells, we were pooh-poohed by "the scientists" because his case had not been peer reviewed, and of course, ignored by the prominent media. Well, now the case has been peer reviewed and published. From the story: The researcher reports th... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190470 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:37:00 +0100 2190470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508190&cid=t_170843_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F11%2Fbarack-obama-watch-florida-co-chair-representative-robert-wexler-supports-bush-impeachment%2F U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) makes remarks on behalf of the Obama campaign before the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee in Washington May 31, 2008 Team Obama Florida Co-Chair Democrat Representative Robert Wexler has signed on with Representative Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio to impeach President Bush. Congressman Robert Wexler, D-Fla. — the Florida co-chair for the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. — today announced that he has signed on to support the Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush, introduced this week by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. “President Bush deliberately created a massive propaganda campaign to sell the war in Iraq to the American people and the charges detailed in this impeachment resolution indica... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508190 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:19:52 +0100 1508190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1442828&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fwho-moved-my-cheese.html Actor Dennis Quaid told Congress on Wednesday that taking away the right to sue pharmaceutical companies would turn consumers into "uninformed and uncompensated lab rats." "Like many Americans, I believed that a big problem in our country was frivolous lawsuits," Quaid testified. "But now I know that the courts are often the only path to justice."More (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1442828 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:50:00 +0100 1442828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1440011&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F289358496%2F A seemingly arcane legal concept is quickly gaining a great deal of attention - and for good reason. At issue is the notion that FDA approval supercedes state law claims challenging safety, efficacy, or labeling. Drugmakers and the FDA argue preemption exists by maintaining agency actions are the final word on safety and effectiveness. This fall, the Supreme Court will hear a case - which involves a Wyeth drug (here’s the back story) - and the ruling will determine whether patients can sue a drugmaker through state law when a product has already been approved by the FDA. To get in front of the issue, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will explore the debate. The witness includes some marquee names - actor Dennis Quaid, who is suing Baxter; former FDA commish Davi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440011 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:39 +0100 1440011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1413598&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F281452200%2F The growing effort to isolate ties between industry and academia is playing out in a curious way in the editorial pages of Boston’s big newspapers. Last week, a pair of prominent academic docs lashed out at a Massachusetts bill designed to ban gifts to doctors as a way to lower prescription drug costs. The editorial in The Boston Herald, however, at first failed to note their conflicts (since then, it was updated with one disclosure). Earlier this week, yet another editorial appeared in The Boston Globe in which one of the same academic docs - Dennis Ausiello, chief of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital - and David Shaywitz, a former research fellow at MassGen and former Merck research scientist - complained that criticism of industry-funded academic research is often unfair ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1413598 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:39:26 +0100 1413598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1380612&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F272526739%2F Last month, a bill was introduced in the legislature that would make the state the first to ban gifts to docs, which was described as a way to lower prescription drug costs. The bill would prevent reps from offering gifts and ban docs from accepting gifts of any kind. And the ban would extend to a doc’s staff and family members, although samples could be distributed, as long as the samples are for the exclusive use of patients. Now, a couple of prominent docs are firing back. In an editorial in The Boston Herald, they write “For the Legislature even to deliberate passing a law imposing fines up to $5,000 and jail sentences up to two years on practicing physicians if they accept a pen, pad of paper or slice of pizza from a company representative reflects the success that critics hos... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1380612 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:32:56 +0100 1380612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1316820&cid=t_170843_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fmedical-and-medication-errors-60-minutes-examines-dennis-quaids-twins-near-fatal-heparin-overdoses%2F This past Sunday, CBS’ “60 Minutes” program took a look at the unfortunate medication errors that nearly killed actor Dennis Quaid’s infant twins last November at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. The babies were in the hospital to receive intravenous antibiotics for a staph infection when they were accidentally injected with adult strength heparin, a blood thinner, which was 1000 times the dose they should have received. The overdose caused the children to have bruising and bleeding, but, fortunately, the mistake was recognized and the treatment was effective and they recovered with no apparent permanent effects. That wasn’t the outcome for three infants who died at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis last year who also received accidental overdoses of heparin (three ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1316820 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:09:34 +0100 1316820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1306093&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F252459258%2F The actor and his wife, you may recall, sued the Heparin maker late last year after their newborn twins were inadvertently given massive doses of the blood thinner at a Los Angeles hospital. The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 in damages and claims Baxter Healthcare was negligent in packaging different doses of the product in similar vials with blue backgrounds, and also claims Baxter should have recalled large-dose vials after overdoses killed three children at an Indianapolis hospital last year. Baxter, of course, is also at the center of a scandal over contaminated Heparin. And so tonight at 7 pm EST, Quaid talks to 60 Minutes about an episode he describes as life-and-death in hopes of drawing attention to the problem of medical errors. “After these three kids died in Indiana, the... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1306093 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:15:01 +0100 1306093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1277824&cid=t_170843_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fis-whiskey-middle-class-drink.html Just over a week to go to the Australian Grand Prix and the start of this year’s Formula One season. After all the spats of last year, Mclaren has been relegated to the far flung end of the pit lane, and one of the smallest garages. 22 year old Lewis Hamilton will be partnered by 23 year old Heikki Kovalainen. Is Heikki going to get equal treatment to Lewis? That is what Ron Dennis will say, just as he said that Lewis and Fernando Alonso received equal treatment last year and, for those with longer memories, just as he said that he treated David Coulthard equally to Mika Hakkinen. If you want to discuss that with David Coulthard, I would stand out of arms' reach. This year, the boys will be advertising Johnnie Walker whisky from those nice people at Diageo. Better than cigarettes, I sup... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1277824 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0100 1277824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1250153&cid=t_170843_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F22%2Fpsychologists-what-is-the-psyusa-network%2F The PsyUSA network is the oldest and largest independent online network of clinical psychologists. But like many large social networks, it is a part of the “hidden Internet” because it is conducted exclusively through electronic mailing lists (or “listservs,” after a type of popular software that runs them). Online mailing lists have been around online since the 1980s, and yet still many people are unfamiliar with them and how they work. An electronic mailing list is a simple device that allows you to send an email to a large group of people transparently, and without having to type in everyone’s email address each time you want to email them. It’s sort of like a global email alias. Mailing lists tend to be topic-based, and you can choose to receive th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1250153 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:17:46 +0100 1250153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1234811&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F235538155%2F The lives of 22,000 people could have been saved if the FDA removed Bayer’s Trasylol two years ago, when his study revealed a growing number of deaths linked to the heart drug. That’s what Dennis Mangano, founder of the non-profit Ischemia Research and Educational Foundation, tells 60 Minutes in an interview to be broadcast this weekend, according to CBS News. Mangano, whose January 2006 study in The New England Journal of Medicine showed Trasylol put patients at higher risk of heart attacks, stroke and renal failure, repeats allegations that Bayer failed to tell the FDA about negative results of their own study. Despite his study, an FDA panel declared Trasylol, a drug used to reduce bleeding during bypass procedures, was safe and effective, and voted unanimously to keep the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1234811 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:55:37 +0100 1234811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1222428&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F233303329%2F The drugmaker has temporarily halted production of multiple-dose vials of the injectable blood-thinning drug due to reports of serious allergic reactions and low blood pressure in patients who receive high “bolus” doses, the FDA says. Serious reactions included difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating, and rapidly falling blood pressure that can lead to life-threatening shock. Four people have died after receiving heparin, although the relationship to the drug is unclear, according to the agency. About 350 adverse events associated with the Baxter product have been reported since the end of last year compared to less than 100 reports in 2007, the FDA says. Most of the events have taken place at hemodialysis centers, almost exclusively involving patients receiving a bo... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1222428 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:58:10 +0100 1222428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070374&cid=t_170843_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F195204757%2F The actor and his wife sued the heparin maker after their newborn twins were inadvertently given massive doses of the blood thinner at a hospital, the Associated Press reports. The product liability lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 in damages and claims Baxter Healthcare was negligent in packaging different doses of the product in similar vials with blue backgrounds. The lawsuit also says the company should have recalled the large-dosage vials after overdoses killed three children at an Indianapolis hospital last year. The lawsuit was first reported by CelebTV.com, which obtained the court documents. A call to Baxter Healthcare seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned, the AP writes. The Quaids’ two children and a third patient were at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Nov. 18 w... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070374 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:56:57 +0100 1070374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751814&cid=t_170843_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F136552002%2Ftake_an_adventure_into_your_br.html I especially enjoyed Dennis Cass’ new book, Head Case, where he shows how we can all learn much more about the brains we cart around. He makes it fun - and he doesn't pretend to have all the answers. You could say that Cass narrows the gaps though ... between science which insists on jargon few understand ... and well articulated remarks that unpack the human side of science and draw in intelligent readers to engage both science and humanity. Would you agree there is an uncharted place between what it means to be human and what we've constructed as science? Cass describes his own bumbling and often humorous mistakes to wend his way along research paths and to apply neuroscience notions  at his workplace. Yet this wonderful read also shows a ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751814 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:28:40 +0100 751814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713175&cid=t_170843_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Frepresentative-dennis-kucinich-has.html The news here is not that Rep. Kucinich has introduced legislation to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. It is news, in my opinion, because it is time to bring the secrecy, deception and agenda of the office of the Vice President to light. The fact that President Bush has stepped in via an act of extreme cronyism to commute the sentence of Scooter Libby only shows the extent to which this administration will do anything to hide its secrets. Since they will not allow justice to be meted out in a way that holds all Americans equally under the law, it is time to hold them accountable.I urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to put impeachment of the President and Vice President back on the table for this Congress' agenda. I ask that my Representative David Price support House Resolution 333 to impe... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713175 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:09:00 +0100 713175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=688609&cid=t_170843_133_f&fid=35103&url=http%3A%2F%2Firunman.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fcbc-tv-interview-aired-on-cbc-news.html This follow up interview to a number of interviews we did surrounding Alex's Tip-to-Tip Run and Dennis Debbaudt's Seminars was done for Charlottetown's CBC 6pm News Compass on June 13th and aired June 14th. It runs 2:33. (Source: iRunman - Autistic Celebration Run) iRunman - Autistic Celebration Run blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=688609 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:00:00 +0100 688609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579427&cid=t_170843_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Ffunnysignjpg-jpeg-image-600x399-pixels.html Have you noticed how much conservative repositioning sounds like whining? Here's Bill O'Rielly, with a Hail-Mary attempt to save his credibility, with this grouchy (and unfactual) contradiction of his guest, Marvin Kalb.From the April 24 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor: KALB: What was true was that, when the war was being set up, and in the first year or even two after the war got started, Fox and many other people associated with Fox or the Fox point of view -- let's put it that way -- said all kinds of things in support of the war, which were not being borne out by the facts that the two of us -- O'REILLY: No, I didn't. I went on facts and facts alone.Cue Laugh Track, as once again, Media Matters pounces upon his facticious disorder and mocks him publicly. He really, really RE... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579427 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 579427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489014&cid=t_170843_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4628 Comedian Dennis Miller speaks at a fundraiser for presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani in New York, Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Giuliani is the current front-runner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. Dennis Miller Readies to Host Radio Show Sharp-tongued commentator Dennis Miller takes the helm of his first ever radio show, airing on more than 80 stations nationwide [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489014 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:27:03 +0100 489014