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 'douglas'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130733&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAHfZvAlA28k%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonLast Friday, a Colorado District Court halted the new and unique Douglas County school voucher program with a permanent injunction. School choice legislation is a little like the Field of Dreams: pass it, and they will sue–and we all know who “they” are. So there’s a tendency to dismiss legal setbacks for the choice movement as purely the result of self-serving monopolists exploiting bad laws or partisan, activist judges. There are certainly cases that fall into that category, but this Colorado ruling isn’t one of them. Oh, the self-serving monopolists and opponents of educational freedom are no doubt cheering it, but the ruling does not read like the work of a rube or an ideologue, and not all of the state constitutional provisions on whic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130733 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:47:23 +0100 5130733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902635&cid=t_115699_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FcFkD26z0YuE%2F There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replace by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened. - Douglas Adams Filed under: qotd Tagged: Douglas Adams, qotd (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902635 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:04:15 +0100 4902635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828855&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlopNtY9ZBac%2F By Daniel GriswoldCarrying on an annual tradition dating back to President Franklin Roosevelt, President Obama issued a proclamation on Friday declaring this third week in May “World Trade Week.” Of course, every week is world trade week at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, but in order to do our part as good citizens, we’ve organized a book forum this Tuesday, May 17, at 4 p.m. on a new book by Dartmouth College economist Douglas Irwin, titled, Peddling Protectionism: Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression. The Smoot-Hawley tariff bill is a fitting subject for any World Trade Week. As we note in the invitation: More than 80 years after its passage, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 still resonates in today’s debate over trade policy. A... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828855 Mon, 16 May 2011 15:39:29 +0100 4828855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734436&cid=t_115699_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FEt3Aiz6TdDc%2F We’ve listened to the soothing audio of yoga instructors; we’ve heard the dulcet tones of chilled-out painters in our earbuds, and we’ve even included Alec Baldwin on our list of special people whose voices have the power to lull us into a pleasantly calm catatonic state – if only for a few brief minutes. This week’s installment of Kind Coma pays homage to Earth Week 2011 by featuring four eco-friendly raw food chefs with relaxing voices that will have you blissing out and praising Mother Earth in no time. Be sure to put away all sharp kitchen implements well before you dim the lights and hit “play.” Happy Earth Week, hippies! Just don’t get so chillaxed that you actually sleep through Earth Day. Blisstree’s raw, vegan chef Douglas McNish (... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734436 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:45:20 +0100 4734436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693465&cid=t_115699_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F-ZmCb6k9Sfo%2F Capital letters were always the best way of dealing with things you didn’t have a good answer to. — Douglas Adams Filed under: qotd Tagged: Douglas Adams, qotd (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693465 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:35:32 +0100 4693465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536047&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNuFMV6JpFwQ%2F By Walter OlsonYesterday was the publication date for my new book, Schools for Misrule: Legal Academia and an Overlawyered America, and tomorrow afternoon (Thursday, March 3) at 4 p.m. you can catch me in person talking about it at Cato's headquarters or watch online at the above link. Commenting will be the Hon. Douglas Ginsburg, distinguished federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Cato's Roger Pilon will be moderating. Registration is required for the in-person version and seating not guaranteed. From Cato's description: The ideas that emanate from the nation's law schools in one generation often wind up shaping law and national policy in the next. But as Cato senior fellow Walter Olson argues in this new book, for more than four decades the nation's law sch... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536047 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:58:06 +0100 4536047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040795&cid=t_115699_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F33h3HL2Lq1Q%2F Gary Douglas has not had a good week. First, he saw an $8 million damage award for winning a case against Merck over its Fosamax osteoporosis med set aside, with his client asked to choose between starting a new trial or accepting $1.5 million instead. Then, he was sanctioned for saying all sorts of things that ticked off US District Court Judge John Keenan who, nonetheless, levied a rather modest $2,500 fine, partly because other lawyers, even some adversaries, wrote letters attesting to his veracity. But why was he sanctioned? He was a bad boy. Keenan writes Douglas referred to another trial when he should not have done so. He attacked the FDA during his summation over the way the agency is funded. He characterized the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry for having an “incestuous r... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040795 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:06:10 +0100 4040795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957916&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcovertrationingblog.com%2Fpodpress_trac%2Ffeed%2F906%2F0%2Fsuddendeathathletes.mp3 It’s the dog days of what seems to have been an unusually hot summer (though DrRich does not know whether it has been sufficiently warm to affect the global cooling trend we’ve been in for the past decade), and as is all too common at this time of year, we are seeing extraordinarily heartbreaking stories (like this one) about healthy, robust young athletes dying suddenly on the practice fields. Most of these tragic sudden deaths are due to a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy often does not produce any symptoms prior to causing sudden death. But it can be easily diagnosed, before exercise-induced sudden death occurs, by screening young athletes with electocardiograms (ECGs) and echocardiography. A couple of summers ago, the New York Times wr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957916 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:00:38 +0100 3957916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942776&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FL8Ehoyf2UkU%2F By Jim HarperOn August 24th, the Attorneys General of 17 states sent a letter [PDF] to the founder and CEO of the Craigslist online platform, to “request” that they take down the “Adult Services” section of the site. The link to that section of the site now stands with a “CENSORED” label over the place where the link stood. On the TechLiberationFront blog, Ryan Radia has a good write-up, including the legal protections Craigslist enjoys under federal law as a provider of an “interactive computer service.” The AGs undoubtedly know that could not directly shut down Craigslist. They wouldn’t have a legal leg to stand on if they attacked the site for the behavior of its users. But they also know that publically badgering Craigslist can win ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942776 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:40 +0100 3942776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890477&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreatment-for-throat-cancer-inspiration-for-michael-douglas%2F2010.08.21 There’s news that Hollywood star Michael Douglas, 65, is undergoing treatment for throat cancer. Reporters say his doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery. But, believe me — when someone is diagnosed with any kind of head and neck cancer, as this is, it’s not an easy go. My first encounter with it was with my friend Bob Moore, a former sales rep for a major pharmaceutical company. He was a positive, yet realistic guy. The disease and the toxic treatment a few years ago eventually took its toll and he passed on. My dear friend Mike Piller, famous as writer and co-executive producer of the Star Trek television series, had a similar diagnosis. He did his research and traveled to the best centers. Surgery and radiation took away part of his jaw and his ability to taste... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890477 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:00:30 +0100 3890477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3872491&cid=t_115699_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Factor-michael-douglas-diagnosed-throat-tumor%2F In a somewhat vaguely worded press release, it was announced today that actor Michael Douglas has been diagnosed with a “throat tumor” of unknown etiology and will undergo eight weeks of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3872491 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:32:16 +0100 3872491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794771&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fget-yourself-into-a-medical-jam%2F2010.07.27 Thanks to the PSP Blog which linked to the “Culture Map” article by By Douglas Newman — Medical jams: From plastic surgery to cancer to sex changes, it’s been rocked about. Newman has put together the following list with audio links included in his article. I hope you will pop over and give them a listen. Do you have any to add to the list?  “Heart Doctor” by Lee “Scratch” Perry This late period track by the legendary (and legendarily kooky) Lee “Scratch” Perry finds the reggae/dub artist and producer doling out “advice” to his patients… “A Nurse’s Life is Full of Woe” by Billy Bragg An unreleased track taken from the sessions of Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, “A Nurse’s L... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794771 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3794771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772213&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdouglas-adams-on-experiments%2F If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat. – Douglas Adams Post from: BlissTree Douglas Adams on Experiments (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772213 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:00:38 +0100 3772213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740827&cid=t_115699_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FfsvLQ4i0GJM%2F Gary Douglas may have beat Merck in an important Fosamax trial last month, but can he beat sanctions for his behavior during closing arguments? The attorney, who helped Shrley Boles win $8 million in compensatory damages (back story here), was chastised in a stinging order by US District Court Judge John Keenan for a variety of alleged shenanigans during his recent summation. “During the trial of this hard fought case, Mr. Douglas repeatedly acted in an inappropriate manner before the jury and made several improper and/or factually incorrect arguments in summation after having been admonished,” Keenan writes in an order. Such as? Douglas claimed the FDA has an “incestuous” relations with drugmakers and offers cursory reviews and expedited approvals “in exchang... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740827 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:49:00 +0100 3740827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733051&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcongrats-to-our-sex-poll-random-house-giveaway-winners%2F Announcing the three winners of our steamy sex poll giveaway from Random House: Bekah, chrissycrue100, and stiletostrytime. These lucky commenters and re-Tweeters took our (anonymous) sex poll and spilled the goods about how often they do it. They’re each now the proud owners of Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned on Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses)! by Douglas Brown (Three Rivers Press; available in bookstores everywhere). Congratulations again. Now go have sex. About Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned on Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses)!: Even though it feels like there’s never enough time or energy, trust Annie and Doug…THERE IS! Creeping into middle age and saddled with work deadlines, child rearing, homemaking, and 1... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733051 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:45:01 +0100 3733051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729843&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F187182%2F Last Chance to Win Sexy: Take our sex poll and re-Tweet it, comment on our Facebook page, or leave a comment on the giveaway post, and you could win a copy of Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned on Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses)! Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729843 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:42:28 +0100 3729843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699458&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F10-things-we-want-to-do-this-weekend-6%2F Hear that? It’s the sound of the weekend calling your name. We’re getting goosebumps of excitement. Here are ten things you’ll find us doing over the next two days: Rethink our shampoo choice. Our old brands are full of harsh chemicals, and we’re guessing eco-friendly brands smell just as good – or better. Continue our crafting. Last week we tried crocheting, and this weekend we’ll try our hand at knitting. Take all day to plan a beautiful meal. We’ll definitely be sure to take some photos, too. We’re sure the food will look amazing, but we also want proof that we slaved in a hot kitchen all day. Give up Coke for the weekend. We don’t know about you, but we’re getting a little freaked out about the possible side effects. We&#8... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699458 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:25:19 +0100 3699458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687069&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Four-sex-poll-heats-up-with-a-cool-giveaway-from-random-house%2F Remember yesterday when we asked you to take our (anonymous) sex poll and spill the goods about how often you do it? Well, now our friends at Three Rivers Press (an imprint of Random House) want to get in on all the steamy action with a cool giveaway. Here’s the deal: If you take our sex poll AND re-tweet it, or comment on our Facebook page, or leave an anonymous comment below (or all three), you’ll automatically be entered to win a copy of: Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned on Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses)! by Douglas Brown (Three Rivers Press; available in bookstores everywhere) Three lucky Blisstree readers will win a copy! Just click the re-tweet or Facebook icons above, or leave an (anonymous) comment below. Good luck! Now go have sex. Abo... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687069 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:42:06 +0100 3687069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658999&cid=t_115699_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F14%2F7-depression-busters-for-men%2F In Spring 2006 the depression of two very successful men made newspaper headlines in Maryland: Phil Merrill, a renowned publisher, entrepreneur and diplomat in the Washington area took his own life. Eleven days later Montgomery County Executive Douglas Duncan withdrew his candidacy for governor of Maryland because of his struggle with depression. For weeks, newspapers covered male depression, including the stories of Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Archbishop Raymond Roussin, Mike Wallace, William Styron, Art Buchwald, and Robin Williams. That was unusual. Because, in the majority of media stories and infomercials, depression is regarded as a feminine thing … a result of all of the hormonal shifts and baby-making stuff. The reality? Six million men, or seven percent of American m... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658999 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:36:03 +0100 3658999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648598&cid=t_115699_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F10%2Fintroducing-the-creative-mind%2F We were sorry to see Susan K. Perry of our Writer’s Mind blog leave after only a few short months blogging with us. By all accounts, people enjoyed her blog and I know I learned something about writing from her insights. But producing new and interesting blog entries week after week can sometimes be more work than people realize. (Trust me, I understand!) But as they say, when one door closes, another one opens. With that, I’m pleased to introduce our new blog on psychology and creativity, The Creative Mind, with Douglas Eby. The Creative Mind will explore some of the main emotional and psychological topics that can affect how well or how freely creative people are able to express themselves. Douglas hopes to cater this blog to both professionals and to anyone who may want to f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648598 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:30:41 +0100 3648598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3640992&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcan-gluten-free-pizzas-not-taste-like-crap-%25e2%2580%2593-our-taste-test%2F I like pizza. Sue me. I’m also partial to wheat, and though I don’t have celiac disease – unlike 3 million other Americans – my body (in particular, my skin) reacts very badly to gluten, and has for years. This seriously bums me out, but also makes me determined to find foods that taste good (I mean really good, not soggy cardboard good) without the benefit of gluten. Blisstree’s resident Baker Chick recently went on a hunt for delish gluten-free pastas and frozen Mexican meals, and I just did a similar taste test with frozen pizzas. (All three are topped with real cheese, so obviously aren’t suitable for the lactose-intolerant crowd.) Oh, and if you’re a DIY kind of person, check out this raw, gluten-free pizza crust recipe from our resident (and hot) che... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3640992 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:42:54 +0100 3640992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573655&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F178549%2F How do you make your garden grow? Check out The Back Garden Project: New Plants, New Plans an inspirational (for wanna-be gardeners, anyway) blog series by Gordon Douglas on GOOD. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573655 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:45:43 +0100 3573655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281404&cid=t_115699_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2FLU55GLxQnbk%2Fexploring-glial-cells-with-r-douglas-fields-bsp-69.html Discussion Forum: Join our Facebook Fan Page: Send me feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 205-202-0663. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281404 Wed, 12 May 2010 14:03:17 +0100 4281404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508499&cid=t_115699_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F3dX71iIWk5A%2F Just for the record I have never seen the numerous films involving competing cheerleaders! But some measure of this attitude of BRING IT ON (TO WIN IT!); this Rocky Balboa spirit of ‘get up and get at it’; this Winston Churchill “never give up, never give in” attitude is absolutely essential if you want to make your dreams come true. I love it when people who already possess this attitudes come to me for professional effectiveness coaching because either they are going places or know they should be – and are prepared to do something about it! But what if you want to develop more of this ‘bring it on’ spirit? How do you do it? Well, the bad news is that the answer will be somewhat different for everyone because everyone is starting from a different point. However, the good... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508499 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:23:24 +0100 3508499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508396&cid=t_115699_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F26%2Fon-the-path-to-early-detection-fox-chase-sloan-kettering-researchers-identify-early-ovarian-cancers%2F Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center discover early tumors and precancerous lesions in cysts that fold into the ovary from its surface, called inclusion cysts. “This is the first study giving very strong evidence that a substantial number of ovarian cancers arise in inclusion cysts and that there [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508396 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:01:54 +0100 3508396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395404&cid=t_115699_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FM9hau4bWPCc%2F “Ghost Stories” courtesy of Nendo/Wallpaper “I see dead people.” Do you remember the film that came from? It was the The Sixth Sense and the little boy was Haley Joel Osment. There is a good chance that you see them too. Really.  They may not have zombie faces or hide under the bed in the shadows but I guarantee – you do see them. And possibly all the time. What do I mean? Well, first I don’t mean that you see ghosts or spirits. I’m talking real people who you have known. Kooky? Only for a minute. Read on. Have you ever wondered how you determine the quality and importance of the relationships you have with people in your life? (I just ‘know’ is not good enough here.) How do you know? Who is important in your life? Who is not? Who... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395404 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:46:31 +0100 3395404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185315&cid=t_115699_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fn9hrpQjOPG4%2F By Chris EdwardsI happened to catch the January 7 State of the State speech by Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont on C-SPAN. It was a sober and serious presentation that laid out the facts about higher taxes and excessive spending, which are problems in just about every state. Douglas on excessive education staffing Vermont: Since 1997, school staffing levels have increased by 23 percent, while our student population has decreased by 11.5 percent. The number of teacher’s aides has gone up 43 percent. The number of support staff has gone up 48 percent. For every four fewer students a new teacher, teacher’s aide or staff person was hired. There are 11 students for every teacher – the lowest ratio in the country – and a staggering five students for every adult in our schools. With personne... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185315 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:38:12 +0100 3185315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142876&cid=t_115699_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FI7f64Wytx1E%2F In a previous article An Article for the Never Wrong I wrote about what a relief it was to stop trying to be right all the time and enjoy being human and fallible. But that’s not the end of the story… At the other end of the scale there is the question of what you do if you feel like you’re always wrong, or at least if you have what is called an ‘accused personality’ – if something goes wrong it’s always you’re fault. Or if someone has a strong different opinion to yours, you defer to them. You can work out for yourself where it started. Perhaps you could do no right at home. Perhaps you experienced bullying at school for looking or sounding different and you came to assume that there was something wrong with you. It was then easier to keep the p... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142876 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:11:16 +0100 3142876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3045068&cid=t_115699_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FKoOuRPsCnzU%2F Image Courtesy of TelegraphUK It doesn’t matter how self-aware you are, we all get ’stuck’ sometimes. Usually we’re resourceful enough to find out what we need to know to move forward especially if it’s just information: we read a book, listen to a seminar, search the web or ask a friend in the know. However, there are some forms of ’stuck’ that don’t go away so easily. Oh sure, they take identifiable forms such as: Avoidance of people, situations and tasks Bad habits Criticizing others Procrastination Perfectionism Negativity …but what is really going on ‘under the hood’ in our minds and bodies is not so easy to identify from the outside. We know that something is wrong because of cognitive dissonance – the grating feel... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3045068 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:03:26 +0100 3045068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981353&cid=t_115699_149_f&fid=35778&url=http%3A%2F%2Forgprepdaily.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fintramolecular-carboacylation-with-rhodium-c-c-insertion%2F To a cooled solution (–78 °C) of 8-bromoquinoline (2.25 g, 10.8 mmol) in THF (70 mL) in a flame-dried flask under N2 was added n-BuLi (2.5 M in hex, 6 mL, 15 mmol) drop-wise. The dark orange mixture was allowed to stir for 10 min. Aldehyde (2.84 g, 16.2 mmol, readily available from salicylaldehyde and 1-chloro-2-methyl-2-propene) was slowly delivered as a solution in THF (3 mL) over a span of 10 min to give a dark cloudy red solution. The reaction was stirred at –78 °C for 20 min, and allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 h. The clear orange solution was quenched with saturated NH4Cl (60 mL), and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with water (10 mL), and the combined aqueous washes were extracted with Et2O (2 x 50 mL). The combined organic portions were wash... Org Prep Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981353 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:57:38 +0100 2981353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981354&cid=t_115699_149_f&fid=35778&url=http%3A%2F%2Forgprepdaily.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2F8-bromoquinoline-a-painless-skraup-synthesis%2F A 1-L 3-neck round bottom flask was equipped with an overhead mechanical stirrer, an internal temperature thermometer, and a dropping funnel. The flask was charged with methanesulfonic acid (250 mL) and warmed with stirring to an internal temperature of 125 °C. 2-Bromoaniline (80.55 g, 0.468 mol) was added portion-wise, followed by meta-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt (66.30 g, 0.293 mol) and FeSO4.7H2O (3.90 g, 14 mmol). The addition funnel was charged with glycerol (28.3 mL, 0.39 mol) and the glycerol was added dropwise over 15 min. Two additional portions of glycerol (2 x 28.3 mL, 0.78 mol) were added at three-hour intervals. After the last portion of glycerol was added the brown solution was maintained at 125 °C for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to RT and w... Org Prep Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981354 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:42 +0100 2981354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2959114&cid=t_115699_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FvhzlVyNQsug%2F Is there an ‘essential key’ to personal development? One without which the ‘unlocking’ of your potential might be difficult if not impossible? If we define personal development as growth involving the mind and the body, then ‘yes’ – I think there is. Without this ‘key’ personal growth is slow, and sluggish. Without learning how to tap into this essential human ‘tool’, change will be sporadic or imposed from the outside. And I believe the really important part is this: without developing this function of consciousness, all deep change will be difficult. It does not matter what courses you buy, which ‘gurus’ you listen to, how many self-growth seminars you take. Because this is one thing you cannot do without. The ability to self-observe, what some peopl... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2959114 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0100 2959114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923503&cid=t_115699_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fhhi98JF047Y%2F I never thought it would be such a relief to be wrong but I’m starting to love it. Ahhhh! Does that statement surprise you when there are so many success texts on how to be, or do things, ‘right’? Good! Do you know the pressure of feeling you have to be right? Do you know what it’s like to not be able to stand being wrong? It’s not pleasant! Maybe YOU don’t but I bet you know someone like that. Someone who has to have the last word! It might be funny for a few minutes but ultimately it’s annoying. And destructive. Being unable to admit you are wrong is what I call a ‘psychological knot’. Creating greater openness and being welcome to ‘get it wrong’ can untie you for greater success! A pastor I know said: “I’m scared of a man who can’t admit he’s wrong.”  Hi... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923503 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:06:34 +0100 2923503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442555&cid=t_115699_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fgenetic-testing-for-hereditary-breast-and-ovarian-cancers-greatly-underutilized-by-high-risk-women%2F A women’s lifetime breast cancer risk is approximately 13 percent, and her ovarian cancer risk is less than 2 percent.  But women with BRCA1 (BReast CAncer 1) or BRCA2 (BReast CAncer 2) gene mutations may be 3 to 7 times more likely to develop breast cancer, and 9 to 30 times more likely to develop [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442555 Mon, 25 May 2009 01:03:00 +0100 2442555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2218808&cid=t_115699_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F02%2F25%2Fwhen-doug-met-struan%2F The incomparable Douglas Adams, of “A Hitchhiker’s  Guide to the Galaxy ” fame, needs no introduction. Douglas Adams Struan Sutherland, however, is a name obscure to most of the world, but not the world of venoms and poisons. His magnum opus, “Australian Animal Toxins the creatures, their toxins, and care of the poisoned patient” is a true classic (the second edition had  Jim Tibballs as his coauthor). This was the first book I bought after leaving the venomless shores of New Zealand for Australia’s wildly venomous Northern Territory. Although much of the management advice given in the book is now dated, the descriptions of the animals, their toxins, and the effects they have on their victims offered by this book are invaluable. Among Prof Sutherland&#... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2218808 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:36:27 +0100 2218808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005510&cid=t_115699_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FU-bKSWz5rMY%26%23038%3Bhl%3Den%26%23038%3Bfs%3D1 This is a nice video... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005510 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:17:50 +0100 2005510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2019566&cid=t_115699_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F02%2Fmore-kreativ-blogging%2F Thanks to Life In The Fast Lane for passing on the Kreativ Blogger baton. First up, here are six things that make me happy right now: 1. My wife! 2. My family - my parents are coming from Angola and the UK to visit me in Australia very soon! 3. Medicine - I’m a clinical toxicology registrar, I get to help people over the phone through the Poisons Information Centre - it’s great! 4. The late Douglas Adams - for instance, the beginning of “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe“: The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Many races believe that it was created by some sort of god, though the Jatravartid people of Viltvodle VI believe that the entire Universe was in f... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2019566 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:19:45 +0100 2019566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625798&cid=t_115699_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F336043271%2F The drugmaker dropped a prominent firm, Lowenstein Sandler, from its appeal of a $13.5 million Vioxx case to prevent recusal of a potentially pro-company state Supreme Court justice who the firm represents in a private matter, The New Jersey Law Journal reports. Doug Eakeley, a Lowenstein partner who won a split decision in the Appellate Division in May, won’t reprise his arguments in the state Supreme Court because, since February, he has been defending Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto against a complaint that the justice abused his office to gain advantage in a private dispute, the paper writes. Rivera-Soto (pictured left) is known as the most conservative judge on the court and, in two Vioxx cases already heard by the court, he voted with the majorities that handed Merck significant v... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625798 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:31:34 +0100 1625798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501501&cid=t_115699_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F307174033%2Ffruit_fly_robots_with_humanlik.html Next time you consider benefits that could come from becoming a fly on the wall … toss in robot flies that yield secrets about the human brain. How so? An international contingent of research experts is meeting this week to create a  "virtual fly brain" as a way to understand more about how human brains work. Neuroscientists, biologists and computer experts are currently gathering in Edinburgh to look into possibilities for simulating the brain of drosophila fruit flies. Why create a robot from this species?Apparently, this  fruit fly possesses about 100, 000 neurons. Within a rather simple brain ... the fruit fly manages complex behavior, including a unique capability to learn.J Douglas Armstrong, at Edinburgh University's Centre for Bioi... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501501 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:11:37 +0100 1501501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402393&cid=t_115699_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F27%2Fthe-situation-of-public-political-discourse%2F Yesterday, Hillary Clinton challenged Barack Obama to a debate with no moderators, in the spirit of Lincoln-Douglas. This month’s Harper’s contains an eloquent essay (based on a lecture) by Marilynne Robinson, which among other things suggests that such an event–were the Lincoln-Douglas exchange truly the model–would not be well received. * * * [T]he old dream of integrating the highest levels of thought and learning into a life of humane labor in which everyone has a part, the ideal of equality without condescension, this is what we have lost. Every aspect of contemporary life assumes a lowest common denominator that is very low indeed. What politician would be so bold as to refine a point, confess to an ambivalence, allude to literature or history? We have been a... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402393 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:09:30 +0100 1402393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1113676&cid=t_115699_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D211 A merry christmas to one and all (or, depending on your mood, possibly bah humbug). After the last post (and the next one), here’s something a bit lighter. Last week I was in Brighton at the British Pharmacological Society Winter meeting in the Hilton Metropole (the less said about that hotel [...] (Source: DC's goodscience) DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1113676 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:38:43 +0100 1113676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=808686&cid=t_115699_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F145845871%2F Charlie has certainly been enjoying his time at the beach, surfing and running his feet through the sand, swimming and going out and straight into the waves (sometimes straight under) again. again, and again. But ever since we got here a week ago, he has occasionally been saying, “Boy here!” in reference to the 15-year old autistic boy who visited the previous week with his parents. More than expecting visitors—-”friends,” as I call them for him—-Charlie has been wanting visitors; looking forward to having company. He is visibly, and audibly, different when visitors to the beach house come: Lots of bouncing on the furniture, lots of big grins, lots of saying the names of the various people in question over and over, as if the mere thought of “frien... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=808686 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:39:58 +0100 808686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797223&cid=t_115699_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F143772541%2F The allegation that Accutane is somehow linked to suicidal thoughts and behavior has largely been a sideshow compared with the birth defect risks associated with the popular acne med, but it has lingered for nearly a decade. And this morning, US District Court Judge James Moody, who is overseeing multi-district litigation filed in Florida, ruled that Emory University Douglas Bremner psychiatry professor can testify as an expert witness for the plaintiffs. Why does this matter? “This is significant because it’s the first time that he’ll be appearing at trial and introducing evidence - brain scans he conducted - that indicate the drug is linked to suicide,” says Mike Ryan, an attorney who has filed most of the two dozen or more Accutane suicide lawsuits around the cou... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797223 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:16:16 +0100 797223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=728655&cid=t_115699_149_f&fid=35778&url=http%3A%2F%2Forgprepdaily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F03%2F8-iodo-47-octadiynoic-acid-methyl-ester%2F   Silver nitrate (0.74 g, 4.40 mmol) was added to a solution of methyl 4,7-octadiynoate (6.77 g, 44.0 mmol) in THF (45 mL).  The suspension was shielded from light and stirred at rt for 5 min.  N-iodosuccinimide (10.1 g, 44.0 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture in one portion and stirring was maintained for 2h.   The reaction mixture was poured into 100 mL water and extracted with Et2O (3´100 mL).  The combined extracts were dried with Na2SO4 and concentrated onto Celite (20 g).  Purification of the resulting powder by flash chromatography (1:10 Et2O:Pentane) gave the title compound as a light and air sensitive colorless powder, 8.52 g (30.4 mmol, 69%).  1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d 3.70 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, J = 2.2, 2H), 2.52–2.48 (m, 4H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) d 172.4, 87.9, ... Org Prep Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=728655 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:10:35 +0100 728655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=603632&cid=t_115699_132_f&fid=35001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nodalpoint.org%2F2007%2F05%2F09%2Fwww2007_workflows_on_the_web The Hitch-hiking novelist Douglas Noel Adams (DNA) once remarked that the World Wide Web (WWW) is the only thing whose shortened form - 'double-you double-you double-you-dot' - takes three times longer to say than what it's "short" for [1]. If he were still with us today, there is plenty of stuff at the 16th International World Wide Web conference (WWW2007), currently underway in Banff, that would interest him. Here are some short, abbreviated notes on a couple of interesting papers at this years conference. They are relevant to bioinformatics and worth reading, whichever type of DNA you're most interested in. read more (Source: nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog) nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=603632 Wed, 09 May 2007 11:20:37 +0100 603632