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 'drew'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883910&cid=t_117624_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fiz1T5XSIZzU%2F On May 27th, 2011, actor Jeff Conaway died from complications of opioid dependence. His death has been attributed to several causes—sepsis, pneumonia, and aspiration among them— but there is little debate over the ultimate cause of his death at the age of 60 years, that being addiction to opioid pain medications. Mr. Conaway reportedly struggled with chronic pain and addiction to pain medications for a number of years. His situation was particularly tragic—living with severe pain that was relieved by nothing save for a substance with the power to destroy him. Such situations are, unfortunately, not uncommon. It is easy to take the position that Mr. Conaway should have avoided pain pills; that his addiction essentially disqualified him from even considering them. I will take that atti... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883910 Tue, 31 May 2011 15:57:00 +0100 4883910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566271&cid=t_117624_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FLwNz2AoXBeY%2F Vh1’s show Celebrity Rehab may attempt to help those suffering from addiction, but increasingly the show is making a mockery of its patients mental health. The most recent debacle? Real Housewife Michaele Salahi has been booted from Dr. Drew’s rehabilitation facility because she doesn’t exhibit any actual addictions. But that never stopped the show’s casting agents before. So it’s time for VH1’s hit show to get its own rehab. Or maybe the network just needs to drop it cold turkey. The show was initially created to treat celebrities with major drug and alcohol addictions. Coincidentally, such people make for great TV. Not that there ever was a purity to the program, but increasingly, people who have questionable addictions are being cast. One patient from last season... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566271 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:37:29 +0100 4566271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4205935&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbiological-cinematography-animating-the-cells-of-life%2F2010.11.27 The New York Times published an article (with VIDEO) about molecular animators, scientists who can visualize the microscopic segments of life in a professional way: If there is a Steven Spielberg of molecular animation, it is probably Drew Berry, a cell biologist who works for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Berry’s work is revered for artistry and accuracy within the small community of molecular animators, and has also been shown in museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In 2008, his animations formed the backdrop for a night of music and science at the Guggenheim Museum called “Genes and Jazz.” “Scientists have always done pictures to explain their ideas, but now we’re discov... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4205935 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:00:29 +0100 4205935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013137&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGw1wIjQHXrQ%2F By Michael F. CannonIn a previous post, I promised to address the negative spin that the Kaiser Family Foundation put on its annual Employer Health Benefits Survey, released this month.  I do so in an op-ed that ran today at the Daily Caller.  An excerpt: The Kaiser Family Foundation recently issued its annual survey of employer-sponsored health benefits, declaring: “Family Health Premiums Rise 3 Percent to $13,770 in 2010, But Workers’ Share Jumps 14 Percent as Firms Shift Cost Burden.” That’s half-right — but the other half perpetuates a myth about employee health benefits that stands in the way of real health care reform…. [Y]ou pay the full cost of your health benefits: partly through an explicit $4,000 premium and partly because your wages are $9,770 lower than ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013137 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:07:03 +0100 4013137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976485&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FykTMAi42E7c%2F By Michael F. CannonI grow increasingly amused at how some people carefully avoid saying that ObamaCare is unpopular. When Pollster.com aggregates all the various polls on ObamaCare’s popularity, it reveals that a plurality or majority of the public has consistently opposed the law since before the angry town-hall meetings of August 2009: It’s no surprise when HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius avoids the U-word by saying stuff like, “We have a lot of reeducation to do.”  (To be clear, she’s talking about reeducating you, not herself.) But it’s odd when a Washington Post news item describes the public as “profoundly ambivalent” toward the law. (According to Merriam-Webster, ambivalence means holding “simultaneous and contradictory attitu... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976485 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:06:38 +0100 3976485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3933080&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FynRut6Tk9w8%2F By Michael F. CannonEvery year, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust produce the leading survey of employee health benefits.  Yesterday, KFF and HRET issued their survey of health benefits in 2010 with a news release that begins: Family Health Premiums Rise 3 Percent to $13,770 in 2010… Premiums rose by just 3 percent?  Great news!  Last year, KFF/HRET guesstimated that the average cost of family coverage could hit $14,539 in 2010.  Working families saved hundreds of dollars! Not so fast, says KFF/HRET.  The main reason premiums rose less than expected is that “businesses have been shifting more of the costs of health insurance to workers through … deductibles and other cost-sharing,” said KFF president and CEO Drew Altma... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3933080 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:21 +0100 3933080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942845&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F19080628%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhy-Politics-is-Hard.htm If you were asked to judge a policy proposal for addressing a social issue, which would be more important to you, the content of the proposal or the party that wrote it? Most of us would answer that the specific policies would be much more important than the political party that proposed it. [...] Comments(heh-heh, did you notice the “very liberal” versus ... by David Smith[...] Ave. this week.Support A-Town, a new police show pilot, ... by Alameda News, August 27 | Adam For AlamedaPlus 2 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942845 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:52:35 +0100 3942845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848870&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-reform-will-keep-medicare-afloat%2F2010.08.09 One of the more effective criticisms of the health reform law (Affordable Care Act, or ACA) is that it hurts Medicare. It also is wrong. Effective, in that it has been widely reported that seniors are more likely to express negative views of the ACA than other age groups. (Although the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Drew Altman, citing the group’s most recent tracking polls, writes that seniors’ opposition to health reform “is at least somewhat over played.”) Effective, but wrong: The ACA actually helps Medicare in three important ways. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848870 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3848870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767047&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcan-i-become-an-ex-smoker-watch-me-try%2F This is the first post by Drew Grant, Associate Editor of our sister site, Crushable, about her efforts to quit smoking using the Become An Ex program. Telling people you’re quitting smoking just doesn’t have the same social impact that say, kicking heroin or drying out from alcohol does. You never see an episode of A&E’s Intervention where worried friends and family trick a three-pack-a-day fiend into a small room so that Dr. Jeff VanVonderen can give them the option of rehab. Why not? Well, for one thing, smoking is generally thought of as more of a symptomatic problem: It’s what you do along with drinking, or snorting cocaine, or what have you, and therefore isn’t the main issue for most people with “bad habits.” That’s why in AA or NA... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767047 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:10:46 +0100 3767047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842500&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FICtFUaMj4O8%2F Federal prosecutors moved to criminalize internet harassment last year by prosecuting Lori Drew. Lori Drew, as you may recall, is a Missouri woman who created a fictional MySpace profile named “Josh” and started an online relationship with Megan Meier, a teenage girl who may have spread gossip about Drew’s daughter at the local high school. After “Josh” broke up with her, Megan Meier killed herself. While this is despicable conduct, Missouri prosecutors found that Drew had broken no criminal statute and could not be prosecuted. Enter Thomas O’Brien, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. O’Brien filed charges against Drew based on alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). O’Brien alleged that by violating MySpace’s policy requiring fact... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842500 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:26:02 +0100 2842500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790288&cid=t_117624_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FjRlUPhoSihQ%2F I received a few emails about... [[ 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=2790288 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:13:15 +0100 2790288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778452&cid=t_117624_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FEcUY9aoFyQE%2F I received a few emails about... [[ 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=2778452 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:13:15 +0100 2778452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2326529&cid=t_117624_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3318 There are a few things on Twitter I have discovered. One is that making an account for Hildy is a bit creepy. I had to though, since famous fictitious television characters get their own accounts, I figured the attention-seeking whore that my little miss hildy is, that I’d give into her constant whining demands. Well actually, it’s  more like little wimpers as if someone were jogging on a Cupie Doll, to be more exact. Trust me, you can only take so much of that shit, and then finally give in. I’m sure Hildy would be the perfect weapon of tourture for Guantanamo Bay. After years of silence those poor inmates would be spilling their guts in no time. She does have that kind of power, trust me. However, her typing skills really suck and I’m the one having to input her... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2326529 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:43:37 +0100 2326529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2296199&cid=t_117624_132_f&fid=35016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpeanutbutter.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F26%2Fthe-biosysbio-conference-2009%2F Image via Wikipedia The premise of the BioSysBio conference is to bring together the best young researchers working in Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, providing a platform to hear and discuss the most recent and scientific advances and applications in these fascinating fields. This years BioSysBio 09 has just taken place in Cambridge, UK. The program was more slanted towards synthetic biology rather than more traditional systems biology, which I think reflects the growing momentum that synthetic biology has gained in the past year. I think this is a good progress and  I was secretley glad as I did not want to spend 3 days looking at massive network diagrams squashed onto power point slides. This was the first conference I had been to that the organisers actually ... peanutbutter blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2296199 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:41 +0100 2296199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996274&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F28%2Ffriday-flashback-for-november-28-2008%2F Wow, can you believe November is nearly gone while the Thanksgiving turkey is digesting in our stomachs? Neither can we, and so we bring you another installment of our occasional Friday Flashback. 10 Years Ago on Psych Central Relationship Reprise: Don’t Forget Them As the holidays descend upon us, it may be a good time to remember what’s really important in life — our relationships with our friends, family and others, not things. Focus on those relationships, renew old ones, and do some relationship housekeeping to start the next year off right with the people that matter most in your life. 5 Years Ago on Psych Central November 2003 Blog Entry Five years ago, I blogged on the finding that UCLA researchers find gingko biloba may help improve memory. More recent res... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996274 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:03:08 +0100 1996274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871243&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F13%2Fdrew-westen-on-the-political-brain-part-ii%2F Drew Westen discusses President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s famous 1965 speech calling for the passage of the Voting Rights Act. * * * Part I is here.  For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Political Psychology in 2008,” “Do We Miss Racial Stereotypes Today that Will Be Evident Tomorrow?,” “Perceptions of Racial Divide,” “New Yorker Cover of the Obamas and Source Amnesia,” “Voting for a Face,” “The Situation of Swift-Boating,” “On Being a Mindful Voter,” “Naïve Cynicism in Election 2008: Dispositionism v. Situationism?,” “Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election,” “The Situation of Political Animals,” and “Your Brain on Politics.” For other posts on the Situation of politics, click here.    &... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871243 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:08:29 +0100 1871243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871244&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F12%2Fdrew-westen-on-the-political-brain-part-i%2F In this two and one-half minute video, Drew Westen discusses the “dispassionate” view of mind and how it has failed Democratic candidates. * * * For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Political Psychology in 2008,” “Do We Miss Racial Stereotypes Today that Will Be Evident Tomorrow?,” “Perceptions of Racial Divide,” “New Yorker Cover of the Obamas and Source Amnesia,” “Voting for a Face,” “The Situation of Swift-Boating,” “On Being a Mindful Voter,” “Naïve Cynicism in Election 2008: Dispositionism v. Situationism?,” “Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election,” “The Situation of Political Animals,” and “Your Brain on Politics.” For other posts on the Situation of politics, click here.   &nbs... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871244 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:22:02 +0100 1871244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060707&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F08%2Fmalwebolence_the_world_of_web_trolling.php Recently, the NYTimes.com had an article about a malicious sort of on-line anti-social behavior called Trolling. One of the people the author interviewed was Jason Fortuny, a thirty-two year old web programmer, who's passion is trolling. "Today the Internet is much more than esoteric discussion forums. It is a mass medium for defining who we are to ourselves and to others. Teenagers groom their MySpace profiles as intensely as their hair; escapists clock 50-hour weeks in virtual worlds, accumulating gold for their online avatars. Anyone seeking work or love can expect to be Googled. As our emotional investment in the Internet has grown, the stakes for trolling -- for provoking strangers online -- have risen. Trolling has evolved from ironic solo skit to vicious group hunt. "Lulz" is how ... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060707 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:23:23 +0100 4060707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1679715&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F05%2Fpolitical-psychology-in-2008%2F Sharon Begley has a very interesting article, “How Our Unconscious Votes,” in HealthNewsDigest.com. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Give the democrats of West Virginia points for honesty. As Hillary Clinton romped to a landslide of 67 to 26 percent over Barack Obama in the primary, 20 percent of voters in exit polls said that race was an important factor in their choice—triple the percentage of earlier primaries. Of those, 80 percent voted for Clinton, making clear what they meant by “important.” Obama’s “black supremacist” minister concerns her, one woman told my colleague Suzanne Smalley. Another found Obama’s “background, his heritage” suspicious. Both said they’d vote for John McCain over Obama. The 2008 campaign has be... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679715 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:28:44 +0100 1679715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1635017&cid=t_117624_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-07-18-cancer-treatment%2Fdebbies-mama-has-liver-and-bone-cancer%2F 13 liver cancer patients will have died when only 1 is still standing after 5 years. Think about this when you clap for a cancer survivor on TV: you are watching the exception to the rule. Liver cancer survival rates are bottom low. Worldwide 7 % of the people diagnosed with liver cancer will be alive 5 years later. This means if you have a room with 14 people diagnosed with liver cancer, only 1 of them will be alive in 5 years.   13 of these 14 people won’t stand a chance to be aired on TV at Oprah, Dr Oz, Dr Drew…   Please Oprah: stop saying "how smart" Dr. Oz is. Have a look at what Dr. Oz doesn’t know.   If you can only save 1 person out of 14 liver cancer patients, then there is no reason to glorify the doctor’s knowledge… &nbsp... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1635017 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:05:16 +0100 1635017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450398&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F292877359%2Ftwo_words_to_win_brainpower_co.html  We need two hot words that showcase brainpower in action at work. There’ll be a draw to celebrate the book’s release of The Age of Conversation 2008 in August.  And for two words … you could be the winner of my 2005 book on brainpower … at Pearson Publishers. Catch Ryan Barrett’s prepublication excitement of snippets from the upcoming book The Age of Conversation 2008. Then toss back two words that inspire more brains in business. If you did not write a chapter in the book … check out highlights from somebody who did. Then toss two words into the winner’s circle for our big draw. Ryan’s been cataloging book excerpts here. Check what authors’ highlighted and then toss in your own brain related inspiration. It’s a... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450398 Sun, 18 May 2008 15:12:54 +0100 1450398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446025&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Ffeds-indict-lori-drew-in-megan-meier-case%2F Lori Drew, the alleged perpetrator behind a slate of nasty Myspace messages Megan Meier received from “Josh” that appear to have led to her suicide hours later, has been indicted by federal prosecutors in Missouri. We previously reported on the Megan Meier murder and noted last December how cowardly local prosecutors declined to prosecute Drew. Drew was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of fraudulently gaining access to someone else’s computer. Lori Drew has denied creating the fake account or sending messages to Megan. MySpace issued a statement saying it “does not tolerate cyberbullying” and was cooperating fully with the U.S. attorney. U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O’Brien said this was the first time the federal statute on accessing... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446025 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:33:52 +0100 1446025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1403019&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F279052519%2Fno_significance_from_online_co.html Skeptics said that online writers would never make much difference from what they post. Too many voices … too little organization … too many raw talents … too few experts…. Have you heard the buzz? Do you believe it? Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton organized a new book, The Age of Conversation: Why Don't People Get It … to prove the significance of online conversations. How will it happen?  Soon 275 authors … plan to flood the global business community … with articles that will revolutionize business in ways many skeptics only dream of.Know any of the book’s contributors? Adam Crowe, Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Fa... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1403019 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:22:37 +0100 1403019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1369752&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F269642131%2Fwant_a_winning_business_idea.html Want winning ideas to lead innovations, market, or sell?  See any advantages of tapping into hidden or unused intelligences? Ready to rejuvenate your organization?Here’s a chance to gain keys from business  professionals around the world. Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton organized a new book, The Age of Conversation: Why Don't People Get It.You’ll be able to converse with authors online also! The Age of Conversation: Why Don't People Get links to each author’s blog. Here are the 275 authors … gearing up to engage a global business community on topics that will grow your business in ways many firms only dream of. Adam Crowe, Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maie... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1369752 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:41:14 +0100 1369752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1221288&cid=t_117624_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F10%2Fthe-health-care-commotion%2F Michael Moore’s Sicko was just one of the manifestations of many Americans’ seeming discontent on the current status of its policies affecting health care. All of a sudden, there is this more-than-romantic urgency to get packing for France! Or quite simply, curse the insurance companies. This so called commotion has started long before the movies came out. And now, it is election time. Along with these varied degrees and reasons for this noise, there is this apparent expression of the desire to see changes. Among a gamut of issues in town, health care is one closest to the heart and probably the first card people want laid out on the table by the candidates. Is America’s health care going to change? How is America’s health care going to change? Where will the next l... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1221288 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:09:28 +0100 1221288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1192918&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F226790569%2Fcalling_writers_together.html You could help the age of conversation to become even bigger and better! How so?Drew McLellan's calling all authors – to write a chapter that will help exceed last year’s Age of Conversation!Drew and Gavin Heaton are positioned at the helm, to create a bigger and better book. Along with these fine leaders, I'm looking forward to the wisdom compiled by many diverse bloggers out there. Gavin's laid out  a "Carnival of Content" and you  can Read about Age of Conversation's creation for the details.If you’re interested in joining the team of writers e-mail Drew at his site and simply say you're in. Expect more details in a week or so --You’ll also find many terrific writers there … like Dr. Robyn McMaster … who&rsquo... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1192918 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:07:57 +0100 1192918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822379&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F148123587%2Fthe_anatomy_of_the_political_m.html Research about the brain affirms that people rely upon emotion to vote for what makes them feel good.  Is it true? Look at the anatomy of a politician’s brain – and you’ll see more about policies enacted between the vote for elected officials and their final days in office. In The Political Brain –Drew Western, a professor of psychology at Emory University -  shows how new research about the human brain and politics - points to three things that determine how people vote. First, feelings toward the party dictate if that party stands another chance at the ballot box. Second, feelings toward the candidates themselves will draw or reject a vote. Finally, feelings about candidate’s policy positions influence undecided voters. In that order. According to ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822379 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:59:36 +0100 822379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=803822&cid=t_117624_149_f&fid=35778&url=http%3A%2F%2Forgprepdaily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F16%2F1-bromo-35-dinitrobenzene%2F Into a 250 mL rb flask was placed 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (3.2 g, 15 mmol) and yellow HgO (4.9 g, 22.5 mmol, 1.5 eq). Anhydrous CCl4 (75 mL) was added, and a large, efficient condenser was attached. The reaction brought to reflux in an oil bath, and a 100 W bulb was placed against the round bottom. Elemental bromine (1.1 mL, 22.5 mmol, 1.5 eq) was then added carefully dropwise down the condenser. The reaction was then refluxed with irradiation for 2 hrs, cooled to room temp., and quenched by the addition of sat. aq. NaHCO3 (45 mL). The slurry was then filtered through Celite to remove Hg salts, extracted with EtOAc, washed, dried and purified via column chromatography (hexanes:dichloromethane, 70:30) to give 1.7 g of pale yellow crystals, 45% yield. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400MHz) 8.72 (s, 2H), 8.9... Org Prep Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=803822 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:01:40 +0100 803822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797023&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fking-harbor-hospital-closing.html We had previously posted (here, here, here and here) about the ongoing troubles at the medical center formerly known as King/Drew and since renamed Martin Luther King Jr - Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles, after the county hospital went from being flagship hospital for the Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science to a part of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Long viewed as a symbol of progress for poor and minority patients in the city, it had fallen on very hard times, attributed to bad management that for a long time hid behind the banner of the hospital's reputation in the community.Now the hospital is going to close. Per the Los Angeles Times,Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital shut down its emergency room Friday night and will close entirely within two weeks, a startlingly swift ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797023 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:32:00 +0100 797023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707695&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F129598895%2Fare_you_confident_enough_to_be.html Drew McLellan asked a compelling question over at Drew’s Marketing Minute…Are you confident enough to be simple? Drew suggests that people are “afraid the audience won’t get it." Then he added that this fear … “speaks volumes – but not about the audience.” Interestingly, fear adds cortisol that zaps confidence needed for simplicity. To communicate simply, though, takes mental steps – that tend to come mainly to communicators who target clarity and interactive exchanges with participants. So why is confidence involved? Here are 5 areas where confidence segues into simplicity:1. Replace jargon with words more familiar to a wider mix of people. I like to play with words in ways that people will have fun “trying on&rd... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707695 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:58:26 +0100 707695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682501&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fkingdrew-now-king-harbor-but-woes.html We had previously posted (here, here and here) about the ongoing troubles at the medical center formerly known as King/Drew and since renamed Martin Luther King Jr - Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles, after the county hospital went from being flagship hospital for the Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science to a part of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Long viewed as a symbol of progress for poor and minority patients in the city, it had fallen on very hard times, attributed to bad management that for a long time hid behind the banner of the hospital's reputation in the community.The troubles continue. The hospital regained notoriety after a patient who was left to writhe in pain on the Emergency Department floor eventually died. As the Los Angeles Times recapped the story (re-ordered to... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682501 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:22:00 +0100 682501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652009&cid=t_117624_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F121528335%2Flingering_lessons_from_sobcon.html It’s good to get together in ways that teach, inspire and weave a common thread. The SOBCon did just that from all we heard, and so I looked for parts to share. At the time,  I was traveling with the brain based work … so I depended on the lessons that came from bloggers like Drew McLellan., who captured cores of SOBCon for those of us who could not attend.  How so? The lessons Drew spotlighted here below - brought the SOBCon just a bit closer to all our screens - and helped us appreciate blogging unities we’ve built. 1. You can't fake who you are when you put yourself out there, online, every day.  There was not one person I met who surprised me.  You were all exactly as I expected. 2. Bloggers are huggers.  Even business bloggers.3. No... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652009 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:30:24 +0100 652009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638073&cid=t_117624_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fobvious-drew-curtis-thinks-most-news-is.html Actually, there's a lot of real news on Fark... But you have to be a TotalFark member to see it. When it gets to the front page it's due to a really clever slugline.Fark's Drew Curtis On How "News" Isn't News - Public Eye: "The number one question I get when I meet people who read my website is 'Where can I go to get the real news?' The implication is the major news outlets aren't meeting this need. Most people I've talked to are convinced that they're not getting valuable information from news media anymore. I'm not talking about tinfoil-hatters either, these are intelligent people who believe their news media has failed them.It's not just consumers that are annoyed by this. Journalists themselves are in the same boat. I've met hundreds over the past few years, they're disgruntled and ang... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638073 Wed, 23 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=601856&cid=t_117624_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F12%2Futah-jazzs-derek-fisher-fights-for-daughters-life%2F Filed under: Brain Cancer, Daily news, SportsThe Utah Jazz's Derek Fisher finds himself in a whole new ballgame lately as he helps his 10-month-old daughter, Tatum, fight for her life.Tatum was diagnosed last week with retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor in her left eye. Fisher, who was excused from his team to begin dealing with his daughter's illness, flew his family -- his wife Candace, Tatum, and Tatum's twin brother Drew -- to New York on Monday to see a specialist.Fisher and his wife must decide on a course of treatment for their daughter. Their options are removal of the eye or a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. Their most pressing goal is to save Tatum's life. They also want to save her eye. And they think in her case, she should be able to keep her eye.Tatum's condition was ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=601856 Sat, 12 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 601856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=572688&cid=t_117624_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1637 Picture Quiz time! The set-up: Wonder Woman has rescued the wounded Nemesis from the clutches of Circe. She breaks into a veterinary clinic to get the supplies necessary to treat his injuries. She found bandages galore to treat his wounds, including band-aids — and I didn’t realize that veterinarians used band-aids. Though on second thought, they’re probably for the vet herself after getting scratched by all those cats. What’s wrong with this picture? Scene from Wonder Woman #7, words by Jodi Picoult, pencils by Drew Johnson   Previous picture quizzes   Tags: comics medicine wonder woman jodi picoult drew johnson (Source: Polite Dissent) Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=572688 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:53:06 +0100 572688