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 'desert'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096098&cid=t_144693_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Fliving-car-free-in-a-food-desert%2F CC BY-SA 2.0, dain of the iron hillsUntil I started trying it myself, I honestly did not understand why food deserts are defined in such a short radius – surely people 1-2 miles from a grocery story, even without a car, can’t really have *that* hard a time getting to food, right? Wrong. I have been without a car for about 3 months now, and have to spend a good chunk of time planning around and acquiring food. There are a number of challenges to getting around a city like Nashville – not known for great transit options – without a car. Below, I’m sharing some of my methods, challenges, helpful supplies, and privileges that make things easier for me but which suggest how difficult getting to food in a food desert can really be. It’s clear to me that some... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096098 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:00:29 +0100 5096098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570587&cid=t_144693_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F10%2Ffind-psych-central-psychologists-at-sxsw-this-weekend%2F The annual trek to Austin Texas by geeks from around the country begins tomorrow. I started attending SXSW Interactive (read: South by Southwest) in 1999 and did my first presentation there a year later (yes, 11 years ago!). Despite the Interactive portion being mainly about web development and technology, SXSW has always recognized the importance that technology plays in our health and mental health. And it’s this recognition and interesting discussions that keep people like me coming back year after year. Sure, SXSW is about the many parties, the great keynotes, and wandering the vast air-conditioned desert expanses that are the Austin Convention Center. But it’s mostly about the great, creative people you meet at SXSW, and connecting with them to think of new ways you can de... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570587 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:46:24 +0100 4570587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924892&cid=t_144693_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F570n6KOF35o%2F By Tim LynchSince President Obama announced his plan to address the nation on Iraq, the news media and pundits have been buzzing about the “Iraq War” — the lives lost and the money spent over the past seven years.   Seven?  Wouldn’t it be more accurate to note that the Iraq War has been closer to 20 years?  After all, combat operations have been pretty continuous. The first phase of the War might be called the Kuwait or Gulf Operation.  Wiki says Operation Desert Shield “began on 7 August 1990 when U.S. troops were sent to Saudi Arabia.” What if one started counting expenditures from 7 August 1990? The second phase of the Iraq War might be called the No-Fly Zone Operations.  Wiki says:  “American and British aircraft continuously maintaine... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924892 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:43:59 +0100 3924892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171883&cid=t_144693_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNo3emu0e7Sk%2F By David BoazIn Soviet times people used to say that if the Communists took over the Sahara desert, there’d soon be a shortage of sand. Which I guess explains why there’s an energy crisis in energy-rich Venezuela. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171883 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:11:49 +0100 3171883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035993&cid=t_144693_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2FjHpYvGjk06Y%2F On a recent trip to Joshua Tree NP we saw only a few fungi, some beautiful lichens. I also took a picture of this grass (right) which in a funny way, resembles a zygomycete sporangia. We will have to return when the rains come for the wildflower show and seek out the palm oases in the park where there is a better chance of finding fungi in the desert. (Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics) Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035993 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:21:45 +0100 3035993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725212&cid=t_144693_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Ftrain-dream%2F I’m back home, and soon I’ll be catching up on my Long Strange Trip dispatches. In the meantime, here’s a little movie of the landscape I saw from my windows on the eastbound California Zephyr as it made its way from San Francisco to Chicago, through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, past Ruby Canyon, Green River, Glenwood Canyon, Gore Canyon and Byers Canyon. (A few pictures in this video were taken from the westbound Southwest Chief.) Song is “Train Dream” by the superb Canadian singer/songwriter Allen Dobb. All photographs by me except for the last two, which were taken by a young friend with his Nintendo toy. Posted in Travel Tagged: california zephyr, canyon, colorado, desert, green river, southwest chief, train dream, train trip (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725212 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:20:53 +0100 2725212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262865&cid=t_144693_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2Fsongs%2FColdDesert.mp3 Am I Benjamin Button? Feels like it. Severe osteoporosis. Severe kyphosis. Old, decrepit grannies have that. I’m 28. And a guy. F. me. This song has been on repeat lately. Feel free to mope with me: Cold Desert by Kings of Leon I’m on the corner, waiting for a light to come on That’s when I know that you’re alone It’s cold in the desert, water never sees the ground Special unspoken without sound You told me you loved me, that I’d never die alone Hand over your heart, let’s go home Everyone noticed, everyone has seen the signs I’ve always been known to cross lines I’ve never ever cried when I was feeling down I’ve always been scared of the sound Jesus don’t love me, no one ever carried my load I’m too young to feel this... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262865 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:22:00 +0100 3262865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859123&cid=t_144693_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fchemo%2F Imagine your worst stomach flu ever. Now imagine you have to walk 20 miles. Then it starts to snow. Minutes later you are in a desert. Then ants crawl over you and sting every inch of your skin they can find. Snowing again. Then you vomit. Desert-like heat. More vomit. Ice cold storm. Lungs burning. Bones aching. Vomit. You burn up. Vomit. Cold. Stomach churning. Insides twisting. You dry heave now, since there’s nothing left inside you. More ants crawling and stinging, but this time, they are under your skin. Dry heaves. Cold as hell. Piercing headache, like needles through your eyes and temples. Hot as hell. Every noise is like a loud crash. More dry heaves, only spit and snot come out now.You are as exhausted and uncomfortable as you have ever felt in your life. Then imagine you&#... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859123 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:03:16 +0100 2859123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473246&cid=t_144693_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Ffrom-humidity-in-the-air-to-drinking-water%2F Deserts are associated with high temperatures, cracked and parched soil, and little water. If any plants exist, they are usually few in number. Mirages are more likely than oasis and drinking water is a scarce commodity. But some German scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart think they might have the answer. Working in collaboration with Logos Innovationen, the scientists have discovered a process that will convert air humidity into drinking water. And best of all, the process is energy-autonomous via thermal solar collectors, photovoltaic cells, and vacuum tanks.  Here’s how it works: A brine (salt) solution runs down the tower-shaped unit absorbing water from the air. The water soaked brine solution is then sucked by vac... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473246 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:57:15 +0100 2473246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2325082&cid=t_144693_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2Fm07vImeLmmM%2F Thanksgiving is one of the more challenging holidays for those of us with diabetes. The reason? The entire holiday revolves around food. Let’s face it, you gather with family and friends on this day to celebrate and have a Thanksgiving feast. As we have come to accept, there is no taking a vacation from Diabetes. It’s not like you are on a special diet to lose some pounds and can choose to make Thanksgiving your cheating day…it doesn’t work like that. As a diabetic on Thanksgiving you are left with a couple of choices: You can either stay home and not celebrate with your family and loves ones Or you can make sure that you have a game plan for healthy diabetic eating before you sit down for your meal. If you choose the first option, be prepared to never hear the en... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2325082 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:08:34 +0100 2325082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918076&cid=t_144693_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F434821697%2F I do love archaeology (Buck and I participated on a real dig in England, near the city of Derby). And what better find can there be other than a truly mythological place? Finding King Solomon’s Mines would be almost on a par with Heinrich Schliemann’s discovery of Troy. Now I wonder, where did I leave my trowel?   Researchers may have found King Solomon’s mines - CNN.com. (CNN) — Archaeologists believe a desert site in Jordan may contain the ruins of the elusive King Solomon’s Mines. The mines have been the subject of films, including “King Solomon’s Mines,” starring Patrick Swayze. Researchers using carbon dating techniques at Khirbat en-Nahas in southern Jordan discovered that copper production took place there around the time King Solomon... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918076 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:27:59 +0100 1918076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1015090&cid=t_144693_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2F181785468%2F Thanksgiving is one of the more challenging holidays for those of us with diabetes. The reason? The entire holiday revolves around food. Let’s face it, you gather with family and friends on this day to celebrate and have a Thanksgiving feast. As we have come to accept, there is no taking a vacation from Diabetes. It’s not like you are on a special diet to lose some pounds and can choose to make Thanksgiving your cheating day…it doesn’t work like that. As a diabetic on Thanksgiving you are left with a couple of choices: You can either stay home and not celebrate with your family and loves ones Or you can make sure that you have a game plan for healthy diabetic eating before you sit down for your meal. If you choose the first option, be prepared to never hear the e... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1015090 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:30:25 +0100 1015090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838106&cid=t_144693_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F151704436%2F An 11-year-old boy with “mild autism” in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, told police that after “the school bus dropped him off on Friday he followed a stranger into the desert.” The boy was missing for two days and is now home with his mother. Notes KOAT news: Rio Rancho police say when the boy was found he was showered, hydrated and showed no signs of being out in the elements. The boy’s mother said she is still convinced their is a threat in the neighborhood. Police say they are not looking for any suspects and there[sic] investigation is almost complete. It seems to me that their investigation is only beginning: There’s more to tell here about one of my greatest fears than the five paragraphs of the KOAT news report contain. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838106 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:23:51 +0100 838106