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 'directions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676792&cid=t_146574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-prescription-directions-are-unclear%2F2011.04.03 “Take one to two pain pills by mouth every 4 to six hours” To me that is clear.  I was reminded recently that it isn’t to all patients. A patient complained of lack of relief from her pain medicines after surgery.  Her description of the pain didn’t suggest any complications so I ask how she was taking them.  I was looking for a way to safely use NSAIDS or Tylenol as a boost rather than giving her something stronger. “I take one pain pill and then wait an hour to take another one.” I prompted her to tell me when she took the next dose. “I wait four hours and then take one pain pill, but I wait for six hours to take the next one.” Ah! I had mentioned to her and her caregiver that due to her small size she should begin with just one, then wait for 30 minutes to an hour to ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676792 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0100 4676792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031195&cid=t_146574_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fdriving-each-other-crazy-most-couples-last-22-minutes-in-a-car-before-fights-begin%2F You might think most of your road rage is directed at other drivers, but if your significant other is in the car: Watch out. A recent study conducted by a SEAT, a Spanish automobile manufacturer, shows that it takes the average couple about 22 minutes in the car to start fighting. Researchers interviewed 3,000 participants about their driving habits, and they found that 71% have fought with their partners while driving. The leading cause of argument was getting lost, but drivers reported fighting over all sorts of topics, from air-conditioning to heating: The most common causes of driving arguments: 44% — directions/getting lost 37% — where to park 34% — driving too quickly 24% — driving too close to other cars 20% — backseat driving 20% — music/radio choices 17% — aggressiv... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031195 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:05:11 +0100 4031195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3934505&cid=t_146574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F04%2Fspecial-issue-on-schizophrenia-is-free-and-open%2F Late last week, I received this notice that may be of interest to readers who are interested in the topic of schizophrenia and peer-reviewed journal articles: The Special Issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science on Schizophrenia has been getting so much attention that, in special arrangement with our publisher SAGE, we have just made the issue completely Open Access. Open Access means that all the articles are open to anyone to read and download — it’s free! It’s rare to see a journal publisher agree to make an entire issue of their journal open and free to the public to read. So enjoy this little gift from the Association for Psychological Science and SAGE. While schizophrenia is likely to affect less than 1% of the general population, it’s impact on ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3934505 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:08:21 +0100 3934505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581559&cid=t_146574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F20%2Fthe-national-health-service-performers-lists-directions%2F Title: The National Health Service (Performers Lists) Directions Skinny: These directions have been issued to PCTs to review procedures for managing Performers Lists within three months and to implement any changes by the end of the financial year 2010/11.  This follows the recent GP Out of Hours report and the inquest into the death of David Gray These directions need to be read in conjunction with the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004 (Statutory Instrument 2004 No 585) and subsequent amendment. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 3p. Published: 23/03/2010 Filed under: Clinical Governance, Legislation, NHS, Primary Care, Quality Tagged: Clinical Governance, Directions, Legislation, Out of Hours, Primary Care, Professional Discipline, Quality, Regulations (Sourc... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581559 Thu, 20 May 2010 03:45:42 +0100 3581559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533772&cid=t_146574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F05%2Fprimary-medical-services-directed-enhanced-services-england-directions-2010%2F Title: Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) (England) Directions 2010 Skinny: Directions replacing the 2008 DES Directions and the associated 2009 DES amending directions.  Their primary purpose is to roll forward the following five directed enhanced services so that they apply for the period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011.  The five directed enhanced services relate to extended hours access, alcohol related risk reduction, ethnicity and first language recording, learning difficulties health checks and osteoporosis diagnosis and prevention. These amending directions need to be read in conjunction with the The Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2010. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 20p. Published: 09/03/2010 Filed under: Clinical Gove... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533772 Wed, 05 May 2010 09:37:05 +0100 3533772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533773&cid=t_146574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F05%2Fthe-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2010%2F Title: The Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2010 Skinny: Latest in a series of changes made to the Statement of Financial Entitlements published in April 2005.  Their primary purpose is to introduce payment mechanisms relating to the following five directed enhanced services: extended hours access – section 7GA; alcohol related risk reduction – section 7HA; ethnicity and first language recording – section 7IA; learning difficulties health checks – section 7JA; osteoporosis diagnosis and prevention – section 7LA. Annex F is amended to effect further changes to the QoF related “Adjusted Practice Disease Factor”  calculation (the prevalence calculation). There are also some minor changes to: section 4 (Quality and Outcom... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533773 Wed, 05 May 2010 09:32:56 +0100 3533773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1593801&cid=t_146574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fdo-older-brains-try-and-compensate-for-their-age%2F While imaging brain studies can’t show us what we’re thinking, they can show us comparatively how two brains are performing from two different groups. Neuroscientists use such comparisons to form hypothesis about brain behavior. Using neuroimaging techniques to study aging — techniques such as MRI, fMRI and PET scans — is still a relatively new science: it’s only been around since the mid 1990s. One finding from this research is that older adults tend to engage in overactivation of certain areas of their brain. What this means that in order to perform the same cognitive tasks in the experiment, an older brain will light up in different regions and with greater intensity (suggesting greater “work” by the brain) than their younger counterparts. S... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1593801 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:55:07 +0100 1593801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393672&cid=t_146574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fthe-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-no-2-directions-2008%2F were signed on 21 April 2008 and come into effect from 1 April 2008. The Directions amend Section 7C to roll forward the existing IM&T DES to allow PCTs to continue to make payments until 31 March 2009. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393672 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:01:04 +0100 1393672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1388883&cid=t_146574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F21%2Fnational-health-service-act-2006-pharmaceutical-services-fees-for-applications-directions-2008%2F update the Pharmaceutical Services Directions (Fees for applications) for 2008 and take effect from 21 April 2008. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388883 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:30:22 +0100 1388883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=864341&cid=t_146574_86_f&fid=35596&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fsecretlibrary%2Filib%2F%3Fp%3D18 As seen on our Directions & Maps page: the new Google Maps web embedding feature. It works/ looks great. about the library, directions, embedded, google maps, iLib (Source: iLib) iLib blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=864341 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:27:29 +0100 864341