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 'detective'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642594&cid=t_148230_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdr-lisa-sanders-medical-detective%2F2011.03.27 If you follow me regularly, you know I enjoy watching the Fox television drama House M.D. on Monday nights (although I often watch the recording later in the week). Doctor Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) is a sorry character but a terrific diagnostician.  In almost every episode someone is on the brink of death from an elusive illness when House’s “light bulb” goes on and, in a flash, he saves the patient’s life by proving himself to being the world’s best medical detective. Doc Hollywood??? Dr. Lisa Sanders is watching 3,000 miles away in New Haven, Connecticut where she teaches first and second year med students at Yale how to learn to be House-type medical detectives – but much more respectful ones. She is like that herself. She’s so good at it she writes a medical column fo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642594 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:00:53 +0100 4642594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845147&cid=t_148230_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F08%2Fannies-ghosts-a-journey-into-a-family-secret%2F When I attended the Mental Health America conference a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of eating lunch with Washington Post journalist Steve Luxenberg, a moderator at the conference. He kindly inscribed for me a copy of his fascinating book, “Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret.” On his website, he writes the tale behind the book… My mother was an only child. That’s what she told everyone, sometimes within minutes of meeting them. When I heard that my mother had been hiding the existence of a sister, I was bewildered. A sister? I was certain that she had no siblings, just as I knew that her name was Beth, that she had no middle name, and that she had raised her children to, above all, tell the truth. Part memoir, part detective story, part histor... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845147 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:12:29 +0100 3845147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235898&cid=t_148230_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fkids-and-depression-parents-call-to-action-part-2%2F What Is Psychiatric Treatment? Although we occasionally read about psychiatrists who are accused of overprescribing medications, and antidepressant usage is hotly debated, in most cases a patient’s quality of life is a psychiatrist’s number one priority (as it is with all medical doctors), and restoring a patient to optimum health is our goal. Parents whom I see for the first time are often rightfully concerned about treatment; they want to know what I can offer their child and how they can convince their child to see me. Teenagers are understandably reluctant to see a “shrink” or talk to a stranger about their problems. At a time when they are incredibly self-conscious and want to blend in, teenagers can worry that people will think “they are nuts.” How parents communicate wi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235898 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:33:29 +0100 3235898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189352&cid=t_148230_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fmri-mutliple-myeloma-gadolinium%2F Margaret’s blog has a few posts written about the use of gadolinium as a contrast agent.  I think it’s important for MM patients to know about this.  You can the read posts at her blog.  These are all the posts containing the word, “gadolinium.” »The gadolinium used in MRIs makes myeloma cells proliferate In other news, there’s not much going on.  Last week I got to participate in a local radio show with two of Moore County’s finest, Detective Sargent Donnie Shingleton and Sargent Tim Cameron, of the Moore County Sheriff’s Department.  The topic was home security, which included discussions about fraud.  My part was Internet fraud.  My words didn’t really come out right! I start a creative non-fiction class tomorrow, thanks to my sist... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189352 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:19:51 +0100 3189352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871924&cid=t_148230_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F9MLSjyfo_A4%2F It all started when I read about the mystery of the “Unknown Child” who drowned in the Titanic. In 1912, a small child, wearing a petticoat, frock, socks and leather shoes, was found among the wreckage of the Titanic and buried in Nova Scotia. The boy became known as The Unknown Child, and a symbol for all 53 children who died. Nothing was left in the grave of the child except three little teeth, and clues that lead to two possible identities: 13-month old Eino Panula of Finland, and 19-month old Sidney Goodwin of England. So the U.S. U.S. Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab turned to someone who was great at finding people – DNA Detective Colleen Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick is a nuclear physicist who gave up her day job to become a forensic genealogist, one finds people – dead or a... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871924 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:57:41 +0100 2871924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2406040&cid=t_148230_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FBHwSbuRt0Bo%2F I spent two hours at Starbuck’s today, finishing this… “The Language of Bees (Mary Russell Novels)” (Laurie R. King) Most historical mysteries with female protagonists go the route of choosing a supposedly innocent, inexperienced young woman who will, over the course of the plot, become awakened to her own inner power, stand up for herself in difficult circumstances, and generally show promise of becoming a multi-faceted, worldly sort of person. We don’t have that here. What we have is a fully developed protagonist who can do quite well in the world, regardless of what life throws at her. Since Mary Russell is married to Sherlock Holmes, that turns out to be a lot. In this latest installment, our antagonist is a spiritual con artist, whose plans have to be fo... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2406040 Fri, 15 May 2009 03:49:44 +0100 2406040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671585&cid=t_148230_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F352303035%2F This week my summer school class on Psychology and Literature read Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. On Thursday morning the students had a quiz in which they had to “diagnose” Christopher, the novel’s main character, with autism or Asperger Syndrome, based on the DSM criteria. We also talked about the book in terms of development (looking at Erik Erikson’s stages) and also in regard to theories of social psychology, such as moral exclusion and dehumanization; its concrete, visual language; its plot that’s set into motion when Christopher finds Wellington, a neighbor’s black dog, impaled with a gardening stake and determines to find out whodunnit and so starts (as he says) “detecting.” In his detecting, Ch... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671585 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:57:51 +0100 1671585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=889632&cid=t_148230_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F159303051%2F Actor Jim Carrey is, per his girlfriend, autism mother Jenny McCarthy, the “autism whisperer.” I take that to mean that Carrey has, in some not-necessarily-with-words-way, been able to have some kind of connection (in McCarthy’s view) to her 5-year-old autistic son, Evan (”‘Jim came into our life with an open heart and open arms. He’s learned a lot about autism. He listens. The power of listening. It can move mountains.’”) Not being in a position to comment one way or another on that, I can say that mention of Carrey, star of Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, reminds me of how much I prefer the perspective of comedy—of laughter, and the good feeling of laughing together—to that of tragedy. I do agree with the ancient... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=889632 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:48:18 +0100 889632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511243&cid=t_148230_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F30%2Fdo-the-crime-do-the-time-with-the-diet-detective%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, ExerciseWe are what we eat. That's what we've always been told, isn't it? For good reason, because it is so very true. Just as important is what we do with that food. Burning it as fuel through exercise is clearly the healthiest option, for this will aid in lowering cholesterol levels, improving circulation, and reducing the risk of heart disease. When it comes to food, there are usually three or four things that people pay closest attention to on labels: Carbs, Proteins, Fats and Calories. While it's near impossible for non-scientists to determine how proteins, fats, and carbs are being broken down during exercise, there is a way for the rest of us to figure out how much exercise would be required to burn a specific number of calories. Among the several met... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511243 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 511243