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 'dilemma'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:15:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968578&cid=t_230220_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F25%2Fwhen-your-workplace-is-toxic%2F If you find yourself in a toxic relationship, you always have the option of ditching the friend and moving on. However, when the environment in which you make your bread and butter damages your self-esteem and robs you of self-confidence, you can’t exactly walk out… if you want to eat that night. What to do? More than a few friends have complained to me recently about toxic workplaces and their dilemma of how to live sanely within insane walls. So I thought about this more, consulted some experts, and offer a few suggestions. 1. Keep the focus on you. Just like you learn in a 12-step groups for friends and families of alcoholics, the only person you can totally control is yourself, so it’s best to begin there. Theoretically, no one can make you feel a certain way unless you allo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968578 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:18:01 +0100 4968578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902422&cid=t_230220_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-young-person-refuses-life-saving-treatment-is-that-ok%2F2011.06.05 Discussion: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Movin' Meat* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902422 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:00:00 +0100 4902422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498293&cid=t_230220_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fshould-you-tell-your-boss-about-a-mental-illness%2F Many people struggle with the question of whether or not to tell their bosses about their mood disorders at work. Washington Post columnist Amy Joyce wrote an excellent article on this a few years ago. I have included the first few paragraphs below, but urge you to read the rest of her article, as it gives no straight answers but explores that terrain with great depth. If you have depression or some other mental illness, what do you do about work? Hope no one notices? Disclose your illness early on and trust that your boss will understand? Should You Tell is a complicated question. There is no right answer, and there are some risks to consider. I discovered this years ago after watching a movie at home with two friends. One of them looked up, scared. She hesitated. And then she let it out:... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498293 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:39:08 +0100 4498293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314076&cid=t_230220_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fmedical-profession-is-conspiracy.html I am a full-time practising doctor and yet sometimes I believe that the medical profession is not always completely honest with patients.Now, I am not talking about the rubbish which alternative medicine practitioners are selling about how the medical establishment is out to rip patients off with unnecessary surgery and exorbitantly priced drugs. And neither is it true that doctors will gang up on patients and refuse to testify against other doctors when a medical mishap occurs. I believe that most doctors are honest professionals who are doing their best to try to help their patients to get better.The truth is far worse. Sadly, most doctors do not realise the harm they often end up inflicting on their patients. They mean well, but because they become arrogant and brainwashed as they get o... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314076 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:03:00 +0100 4314076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879418&cid=t_230220_101_f&fid=38975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicblog999.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F10%2Fa-hypothetical-moral-dilemma%2F Since the post I put up the other day about the Camera man and EMT has started off a bit of a ‘legal’ discussion, I thought I would capitalise on the clever folks who read this blog to answer a hypothetical question for me (heres initially looking at you Star of Life Law and TOTWTYTR, but I would love to hear from anyone who has an opinion or any legal know how, especially any UK lawyers, so that we can have a UK law perspective too). Lets just imagine that 2 bloggers are about to cross the Atlantic ocean to go and work alongside each other for a week (Imagine that??). They are both really excited about it (like kids before Christmas), but at times one of them goes off and thinks about all the various possibilities that could happen whilst he is in the other ones country (Can y... Medic999 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879418 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:35:19 +0100 2879418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556170&cid=t_230220_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F30%2Fstalking-irish-madness-an-interview-with-patrick-tracey%2F Today I have the honor of interviewing Irish author Patrick Tracey, who penned an amazing book, “Stalking Irish Madness Searching for the Roots of My Family’s Schizophrenia,” for which he has won the Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for “outstanding literary contribution to the understanding of mental illness,” a Slate best book of 2008, and the prestigious PEN New England/L.L. Winship Award for Nonfiction. “Stalking Irish Madness” is a dynamite, compelling read. It’s intriguing, informative, poetic, and captivating. 1) Correct me if I’m wrong. You began this search because you have been so devastated by the emotional toll that schizophrenia has already had in your family, which includes two of your sisters, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556170 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:01:58 +0100 2556170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464322&cid=t_230220_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-money-matters-medical-bankruptcy%2F Last summer we started an occasional topic here at Life with MS: “MS Money Matters.”  Our blogs on this subject have dealt with drug prices, gas prices, insurance prices etc.   However, what happens when we just can’t pay those bills? Medical bankruptcy is a dilemma more and more Americans are facing every day.  A study titled, “Medical Bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: Results of a National Study” published in the American Journal of Medicine stated, “Based on the current bankruptcy filing rate, medical bankruptcies will total 866,000 and involve 2.346 million Americans this year – about one person every 15 seconds.” In a multi-institution survey published last week, not only was this rate disturbing, but the “who” and “why” of it all made ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464322 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:23:32 +0100 2464322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2406024&cid=t_230220_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fhaving-an-identity-crisis-after-breast-cancer%2F My picture on the bio for this blog was taken about three years ago. In it, as you can see, I have long flowing glossy brown hair. I like the picture and the hair, but it’s not really me. I have been a blonde for most of my life. I was a tow head as a child (white-blonde locks) and as it darkened during my teenage years I learned that squeezing lemon in it along with other drugstore products lightened it up. As I got older I could afford to go to a hair dresser to keep my natural blonde color bright and brassy. Being diagnosed with breast cancer provided an odd opportunity to try out the other side of life…as a brunette. As my hair grew in dark and curly it looked kind of interesting. As it got longer and the curl gave up, it still was fun to have a different look. Family and frien... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2406024 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:40:19 +0100 2406024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380919&cid=t_230220_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F04%2F29%2Finnovators-prescription-book%2F A book title recently came across my twitter stream called: The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care The title sounded familiar and when I went and learned more about the book, I realized it was from the same author of the relatively famous business book called The Innovator’s Dilemma The book is written by Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen who is a very popular writer at Harvard business school. I’ve read a number of his works and the man is just good at what he does. Of course, this makes me wonder if he knows anything about health care. Has anyone read this book? I’d love to hear some reviews about whether it’s worth my time to read it or not. Related posts:Social Network for Prescription Drug Consumers Abou... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380919 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:48:00 +0100 2380919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2268134&cid=t_230220_136_f&fid=36070&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnetwork.nature.com%2Fpeople%2Fbasanta%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F15%2Fgame-theory-and-the-economy I was listening to the NPR this morning (thanks Simon for one of the best tips I got when I moved to the US last year) when the expert they were interviewing put the problems with the US economy in terms than anybody familiar with game theory would recognise. Basically the issue is that right not americans are saving money, which is good for them given these economic circumstances, but that precise fact is not good for the country that needs people to start spending. This is the Prisoner’s Dilemma (PD) or one of its variants. If I am living in the US, rationally it is in the interest to save as much money as I can as I may need it soon given the uncertainty of the economy. On the other hand it is clear that if everybody acts as I do then the economy will remain under stress for a lon... Cancerevo: Evolution and cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2268134 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:44:14 +0100 2268134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258173&cid=t_230220_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F09%2Fa-soldiers-welfare-versus-the-armys%2F When does the need of a single person outweigh the needs of the many? What if that single person is a soldier and those who need him is his unit? The Boston Globe has an insightful op-ed piece today that weighs this question in light of the increased emphasis on screening and treatment of emotionally wounded soldiers. With the recognition of the importance of a soldier’s mental health, more soldiers today are getting screening and treatment for common conditions, such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But with such diagnosing and treatment often comes a discharge, because it’s in the soldier’s best interests to not be exposed again to the traumatic stresses of war. Such discharges have an unintended effect of decreasing a unit’s available manpo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258173 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:11:13 +0100 2258173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1306612&cid=t_230220_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F17%2Fthe-situation-of-our-food-part-iv%2F Michael Pollan has made a career studying and writing about the situation of food. We in include his wonderful TED lecture, “The Omnivore’s Next Dilemma,” from last month below. “What if human consciousness isn’t the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn’s clever strategy game, the ultimate prize of which is world domination? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see things from a plant’s-eye view — to consider the possibility that nature isn’t opposed to culture, that biochemistry rivals intellect as a survival tool. By merely shifting our perspective, he argues, we can heal the Earth. Who’s the more sophisticated species now?” Pollan’s latest book, “In Defense of Food: An Eater&#82... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1306612 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:42:03 +0100 1306612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064617&cid=t_230220_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2007%2F12%2F02%2Fad-network-dilemma%2F Since Paypal has become fully functional for those members in the Philippines, a lot of bloggers have increased utilization of ads and pay-per-post services. Even those who have sworn previously that they’re not going to load their blogs with ads have also begun to use it. On the extreme end, there are others whose blogs have become merely money-generating blogs. But then, I think, it’s just a matter of personal choice, really. But because ads services have become quite popular, choosing which ones to use can be quite overwhelming. It’s good that I have found a blog that reviewed some of this ads services that are quite popular today, including clicksor. According to the blog, Xenyo Internet Marketing-asia: Clicksor is a contextual CPC ad network with a popular following. Less strict... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064617 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:04:42 +0100 1064617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1054916&cid=t_230220_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2007%2F11%2F28%2Fa-philosophical-experiment%2F Do you like bending your mind this way and that? I’ve recently bought a book, a collection of one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Author Julian Baggini presents abstract philosophical issues in concrete terms. He also suggests possible solutions (but not claiming which are more correct than others) and encourage readers to draw their own conclusions. I think you might want to take a look at it. The title of the book is The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher. Have a taste of what’s inside the book and we’ll see how you’ll react to this one: Life dependency Dick had made a mistake, but surely the price he was paying was too high. He, of course, knew that leve... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1054916 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:50 +0100 1054916