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 'dolphins'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767042&cid=t_127494_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpeople-cant-do-the-job-hire-an-animal%2F If we were part of the wild animal kingdom, we’d be totally fed up with humans by now. Animals have been farmed, domesticated, hunted, driven to extinction, and, recently, covered in oil. They’ve probably had enough. But some animals just keep on giving. (Of course, they don’t have much of a say in the matter.) The Huffington Post has a cool slideshow of some animals who help humans do things we really can’t do alone — like patrol the ocean for terrorists (see cute dolphin below). We just hope these animal employees are treated just as well as their human co-workers — or better. Check out the full set of photos here. photo via Huffington Post via Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree People Can't Do the Job? Hire an Animal. (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767042 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:54:45 +0100 3767042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570988&cid=t_127494_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fa-successful-vacation-with-crohns-disease%2F We are all back from our wonderful vacation in Daytona Beach last week.  Today was my first full day back at work because I took the day off yesterday to catch up on unpacking, laundry, and cooking since vacations always involves loads of laundry when they are over and I needed some healthy meals for the week.  I worked a little from home, but it wasn’t even a half day since I also had to go visit my GI doctor. Our vacation was wonderful and I made it without any major problems (yay)!  I was really strict on what I would eat and only had problems the two times that I strayed.  Otherwise I felt pretty good.  We rented a house for a week using vacationrentals.com and rented this amazing house that we would never be able to afford unless we won the lottery.  It was great because h... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570988 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:10 +0100 2570988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538034&cid=t_127494_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F318214336%2F Is animal assisted therapy really the cat’s meow? asks the June 2008 Scientific American and takes a hard look at the use of dolphins, dogs (whose benefits as therapy animals for autistic children have been more and more noted), and other animals (a topic also under discussion with the US Department of Justice): To show that AATs [animal assisted therapy] work, however, researchers must demonstrate that animals produce enduring effects on people’s psychological health, not merely short-term changes in mood, such as pleasure, relaxation or excitement. So if school districts can just approve therapy/service animals being allowed in the classroom with autistic students for long enough, maybe it’ll be possible to demonstrate and document such “enduring effects”…... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538034 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:32:22 +0100 1538034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828371&cid=t_127494_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F147111694%2F An Indianapolis city official has announced that it’s 24 year old bottlenose dolphin has died from cardiac complications. What would the implications for a heart attack be in dolphins you ask? Possible risk factors for the problem are similar to those of humans: genetics, infections, viruses or circulatory problems. After all, we are all mammals. And to be 24… that is like us being 85 years old. I hope Phoenix the dolphin is remembered fondly! via Forbes.com Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828371 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:51:57 +0100 828371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=793734&cid=t_127494_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F143100894%2F On a strangely cool (almost cold, if you consider that the heat index on Wednesday was 102 degrees) Friday in August, I took the boogie boards from the back of the garage and put them by the door, shaking off spiderwebs: On Saturday we head to the ocean, for our annual beach vacation. As I walked back inside, I heard footsteps and turned to find Charlie picking up all three boogie boards and carrying them back into the garage. “We’ve got to pack to go to the beach!” I said. “No,” said Charlie. “It’s vacation,” I said. “No vacation,” said Charlie, and then the name of one of favorite aides at school. And it occurred to me: Charlie’s last day of summer school was Wednesday; he has been off from school for two days, which is ho... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=793734 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:23:43 +0100 793734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=696933&cid=t_127494_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F127965454%2F I grew up in California—-despite having lived more years elsewhere, I still have the trace of a West Coast accent (northern California version that is—never was, with all due respects to those who are, a Valley Girl; the first “Surfer Dude” I ever knew was my own boogie boardin’ boy)—and in a series of ranch houses. I always wanted to live in a house with the bedrooms on the second floor, and preferably an “older” house with a porch. So I suppose you could say that the house Jim and I bought and that we moved into with Charlie on the day after a snowy President’s Day in 2003 was my dream house. It was a pale yellow colonial, with hardwood floors, a stained-glass window with a Art Deco design, a small porch (more of a stoop; can’t ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=696933 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:20:42 +0100 696933