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 'drivers'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813249&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsSqIDHP1DpQ%2F By Daniel GriswoldOK, I took some editorial license on the line from the 1970s song by C.W. McCall about truckers bantering on their CB radios, but the spirit of the song applies to our ongoing dispute with Mexico over access to U.S. highways. On Friday, the comment period will end in the Federal Register on a pilot program proposed by the Obama administration that would allow qualified Mexican trucks and their Mexican drivers to make long-haul deliveries within the United States. With the exception of a brief interlude from 2007 to 2009, the U.S. has banned Mexican trucks from serving destinations within the United States. I explain why this is bad for our economy and our reputation as a nation in an op-ed this morning in the Washington Times and in my own comments filed with the Federal ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813249 Wed, 11 May 2011 15:36:03 +0100 4813249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577906&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fred-light-cameras-save-lives%2F2011.03.12 Most people don’t like them. Privacy advocates abhor them. But, really– how many things can you name that save lives AND generate revenues for cash-strapped local and state governments? Red-light cameras are one such item. A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has shown that red-light cameras saved 159 lives over a four-year period in the 14 large U.S. cities where the study took place. The scientists claimed that more than 800 traffic fatalities would have been prevented during the course of the study if the cameras had been deployed in all large U.S. cities. The scientists compared fatal car crash rates in U.S. cities with populations of at least 200,000 for two four-year periods: 1992 to 1996 and 2004 to 2008. They excluded cities that had already deploy... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577906 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:00:34 +0100 4577906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552071&cid=t_171955_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F05%2Fthe-dangers-of-texting-while-driving%2F Does text messaging while driving have a big influence on driving abilities?  I think most people would agree that texting definitely does not help us drive any better. But, by consistently texting while at the wheel, many individuals act as if text messaging has a small negative effect on driving skill. “I can drive fine while text messaging,” says the confident texter. And that’s the problem — all of us feel capable, but none of us really are as capable as we think we are. Especially when it comes to multi-tasking well with two attention-demanding tasks. Let’s look at what the research says… Hosking and colleagues (2009) investigated the effects of using a cell phone on the driving performance of young novice drivers.  Twenty inexperienced drivers used a ce... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552071 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:17:42 +0100 4552071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419136&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-hot-spotters-is-better-care-for-the-neediest-patients-the-answer-to-lower-healthcare-costs%2F2011.01.31 Author-physician Dr. Atul Gawande has done it again with a well-written article in The New Yorker magazine entitled, “The Hot Spotters.” It deals with the fact that 5 percent of people with chronic illness make up over 50 percent of all healthcare costs. If we can zero in on providing better preventive care for those people, we can finally get our arms around runaway healthcare costs. How great that you don’t even have to have a New Yorker subscription to read it. Here are a few cliff notes until you get to it: – In Camden, New Jersey, one percent of patients account for one-third of the city’s medical costs. By just focusing attention on the social and medical outpatient needs of those people, they not only got healthier but costs were cut in half. &#8... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419136 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4419136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183298&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Feverybody-hurts-powerful-gripping-emotionally-charged-piece-about-drinking-and-driving%2F2010.11.19 A gripping piece by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Victoria about  drinking and driving and the use of illicit drugs. Words cannot depict this powerful and graphic piece. Take a look: TAC Campaign: 20-Year Anniversary Retrospective Montage “Everybody Hurts” “On December 10, 1989 the first TAC commercial went to air. That year the road toll was 776. Twenty years on it has fallen to 303. There is still a long way to go.” You’ll find more TAC Victoria videos HERE. Your turn We would love to hear from you. Did this video move you in any way? Did it increase your awareness? We would love for you to share your insightful thoughts. As always, thank you for your time. *This blog post was originally published at Health in 30* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183298 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:00:18 +0100 4183298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4152012&cid=t_171955_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F5PVEXty3FV4%2F A study just published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society has been much publicized recently (see for instance, this L.A. Times article). The study showed that a computer-based brain training program succeeded in reducing at-fault car crashes for older drivers. The effects of the training lasted over 6 years. This result made the news as one of the rare transfers of brain training benefits to everyday life.  Why was this training successful and not others? Probably because brain training needs to be specific and not general. If you practice playing baseball you do not expect to get better at playing basketball, right? The same is true of brain functions: If you train your language skills, do not expect to get better at memorizing numbers. Driving is quite automatic for most o... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4152012 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:32:16 +0100 4152012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929232&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftexting-while-driving-its-like-everybodys-drunk-or-worse%2F2010.09.02 A mentor recently mentioned in passing that he stopped riding motorcycle when cellphones came out, as he noticed the average driver distraction level had gone way up. He said, “It’s like everybody’s drunk.” There’s lots of ways to be an impaired driver: Physical or mental fatigue, chemicals (legal and not), emotional extremes, etc. (This is not an exhaustive list). What I want to focus on here is a very controllable risk factor: Divided attention. A quick Internet search turned up some original research from Car and Driver on the subject of texting while driving compared with actual alcohol-impaired driving, and the results are shockingly worse than I would have thought. From their (admittedly limited but well done) study, texting is way worse than being at the leg... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929232 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:28 +0100 3929232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915002&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-meth-lab-the-er-judgment-and-grace%2F2010.08.29 Last week a trailer less than a mile from our house experienced a small explosion. Trailers, which seldom explode on their own (without undiscovered volcanoes or CIA drones with missiles) was concealing a meth lab. What can you say? If I weren’t an emergency physician I’d say, “Shocking! Ghastly! Unbelievable!” But I do what I do so I say, “Huh, how about that.” I’ve lost much of my capacity to be shocked. I have seen meth users, and probably meth dealers. I’ve known and enjoyed the company of alcoholics and Valium addicts. I’ve cared for murderers and the murdered (albeit briefly in the case of the latter). I’ve been involved in the evaluation of sexual assault victims, car thieves, drunk drivers and child abusers. A meth lab is, in its own way, k... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915002 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:00:40 +0100 3915002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786964&cid=t_171955_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fprosecutions-increasing-drivers-influence-prescription-drugs%2F Law enforcement officials and prosecutors across the country are becoming increasingly tough on drivers who are impaired after taking legal drugs, even with a valid prescription. The case of Kathryn Underdown, who was killed while riding her bicycle, by a “drugged” driver is described. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786964 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:20:08 +0100 3786964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701676&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctor-to-patient-do-you-text-and-drive%2F2010.06.26 It’s time to ask patients whether they text and drive. An important perspective piece from the New England Journal of Medicine urges doctors to include that question during preventive health exams. The data surrounding texting and driving is grim: Although there are many possible distractions for drivers, more than 275 million Americans own cell phones, and 81% of them talk on those phones while driving. The adverse consequences have reached epidemic proportions. Current data suggest that each year, at least 1.6 million traffic accidents (28% of all crashes) in the United States are caused by drivers talking on cell phones or texting. Talking on the phone causes many more accidents than texting, simply because millions more drivers talk than text; moreover, using a hands-free device does... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701676 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:00:05 +0100 3701676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3617835&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdo-speeding-ambulances-save-more-lives%2F2010.06.01 How fast should an ambulance go? The stereotypical speeding ambulance with lights flashing and sirens blaring is the image that most conjure up. But recent data suggests that transport speed may be overstated. In a fascinating piece from Slate, emergency physicians Zachary F. Meisel and Jesse M. Pines examine that very question. They cite a recent study from the Annals of Emergency Medicine, which concluded that a fast transport speed didn’t necessarily save lives. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3617835 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:00:49 +0100 3617835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611910&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fremembrance-and-rules-for-cyclists-and-motorists%2F2010.05.29 This third installment of “Cycling Wednesdays” comes as a guest post from Rachel Fagerburg. Rachel is a dear friend, mother of two young children, fellow cyclist, and wife of a teammate. She is famous in this area for her talent as a race announcer. I am grateful for her words: On May 19, my husband and I joined thousands across the globe to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. With 1,000 participants at the first ride in 2003, the Ride of Silence has grown to a worldwide event raising awareness of the tragedies that can occur between motorists and cyclists. My husband and I rode in honor of two people we were privileged to call “friend.” (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr John M* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611910 Sat, 29 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3611910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610328&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsafety-rules-of-the-road-for-cyclists-and-motorists%2F2010.05.29 This third installment of “Cycling Wednesdays” comes as a guest post from Rachel Fagerburg. Rachel is a dear friend, mother of two young children, fellow cyclist, and wife of a teammate. She is famous in this area for her talent as a race announcer. I am grateful for her words: On May 19, my husband and I joined thousands across the globe to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. With 1,000 participants at the first ride in 2003, the Ride of Silence has grown to a worldwide event raising awareness of the tragedies that can occur between motorists and cyclists. My husband and I rode in honor of two people we were privileged to call “friend.” (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr John M* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610328 Sat, 29 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3610328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549272&cid=t_171955_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F04%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2010-vol-303-no-14%2F This article examines whether any evidence exists regarding the risks distracted drivers pose and how to avert them, and what are the respective responsibilities of government, industry and drivers? An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online, alternatively contact the library for a copy of the article. Filed under: Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Distracted Drivers, Driving, Electronic Devices, Mobile Phones, Road Accidents (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549272 Tue, 04 May 2010 20:43:34 +0100 3549272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096830&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FervoE_9HwTI%2F By David BoazThe city of Alexandria, Virginia, passed a law in 2005 to require that each cab respond to two dispatch calls every day. WAMU reports on the results: Says [driver Chaudhry] Ahmed, “If they’re going to do this kind of stuff, then for sure we’ll be out of business and standing in line at the unemployment office.” Alexandria created the rule back in 2005 to prevent taxi drivers from spending all their time picking up fares at hotels and the airport. Since that time, one company has closed because it couldn’t meet the requirement and another has been put on probation. But Transportation Chief Bob Garback says the city doesn’t want to shut anybody down: “Our objective is just to make sure that we have reasonable taxi service here. Shutting companies down doesn�... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096830 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:59:57 +0100 3096830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950707&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdrowsy-driving-prevention-week-nov-2-8%2F Can drowsy driving be equated to drunk driving? If you look at the statistics of crashes and deaths caused by sleepy drivers and compare them with those of drunk drivers, it won’t take you long to see the similarity. The National Sleep Foundation notes that a study in Australia compared various levels of sleepiness with blood alcohol levels and what they found may be surprising. Being awake for: 18 hours equaled a blood alcohol level of 0.05 24 hours equaled 0.10 0.08 is considered to be the level of legally drunk It’s because of numbers like this, the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) is reminding us that November 2 through 8, 2009 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. The hope is that a week of awareness may help reduce the estimated 100,000 crashes, which result in more than 1... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950707 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:09:26 +0100 2950707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898922&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fr9MnCjdus80%2F . . . notes the ACLU’s Chris Calabrese in this story about the use of license photos to search for criminal suspects. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898922 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:15:27 +0100 2898922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883079&cid=t_171955_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F10%2F10%2Femr-motivations%2F I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about the impact of the EMR stimulus money and how it’s changed the EMR world. One of the big changes is the motivations people have to adopt an EMR. With $36 billion of stimulus money, things have changed. I even went so far as to create a post called “EMR Is About the Money.” Turns out that CIO, Neal Ganguly, agrees with me, but described it in a much more politically correct way in his listing of the EMR drivers: Physicians: Primary Driver = Stimulus dollars; Secondary Driver = Easier access to data; Tertiary Driver = Better outcomes / continuity of care Hospitals: Primary Driver = Stimulus dollars; Secondary Drivers = Strengthen physician relationships / Fear of reduced reimbursement; Tertiary Drivers = Better outcomes / co... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883079 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:13:56 +0100 2883079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2648966&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNZDCQSUonM8%2F It was good of Ari Schwartz to respond last week to my recent post querying whether the Center for Democracy and Technology outright opposes a national ID or simply “does not support” one. Ari says CDT does oppose a national ID, and I believe that he honestly believes that. But it’s worth taking a look at whether the group’s actions are consistent with opposition to a national ID. I believe CDT’s actions — most recently its support of the PASS ID Act — support the creation of a national ID. (The title of his post and some of his commentary suggest I have engaged in rhetorical excess and mischaracterized his views. Please do judge for yourself whether I’m being shrill or unfair, which is not my intention.) First I want to address an unusual cl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2648966 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:04:20 +0100 2648966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580188&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FG0mO0zd61pU%2F I’ve written about PASS ID here a couple of times before - first on whether or not it’s a national ID and, second, on the politics of this REAL ID revival bill. Now I’ll take a look at whether it fixes the privacy issues with REAL ID. Privacy is complicated. Buckle up. The day the bill was introduced, the Center for Democracy and Technology issued a press release giving it a privacy stamp of approval. “The PASS ID Act addresses most of the major privacy and security concerns with REAL ID,” said Ari Schwartz, Vice-President of CDT. The release cited four ways that PASS ID was an improvement over the bill it’s modeled on, REAL ID. Interstate Data Sharing? First, CDT said, PASS ID “[r]emoves the requirement that states ‘provide electronic access... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580188 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:50:21 +0100 2580188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570895&cid=t_171955_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F0Nz1fWRE5Ic%2F (Editor's note: Daniel Goleman is now conducting a series of audio interviews including a great one with Richard Davidson on Training the Brain. We are honored to bring you this guest post by Daniel Goleman, thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine.)  --- Yes, You Can: New research suggests we can build our willpower -- By Daniel Goleman Those of us who struggle to resist junk foods or otherwise suffer a lack of willpower will be heartened by some good news from neuroscience. But there's some bad news, too. First, the bad news. A slew of studies suggest that we each have a fixed neural reservoir of willpower, and that if we use it on one thing, we have less for others. Tasks that demand some self-control make it harder for us to do the next thing that takes willpower. In ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570895 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:52:45 +0100 2570895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473188&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWj0KoQJ1i6c%2F Here’s an idea that should be killed in the crib: scanning automobiles for up-to-date insurance. Says Gizmodo (via ars technica and the Chicago Sun-Times): The system is anticipated to raise yearly earnings “well in excess” of $100 million (possibly even double that figure or more), with InsureNet taking a modest 30% for their services. Of course, all of this cash would be contingent on uninsured drivers actually paying their fines. There will be thousands more reasons like this put forward for mass public surveillance. The answer should almost always be no because of the accumulations of data about law-abiding citizens such programs would collect in government (and government-contractor) databases. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473188 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:19:27 +0100 2473188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442121&cid=t_171955_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FOjLwzbhn3DQ%2F Games for Health and SharpBrains have partnered to bring you the first Cognitive Health Track in a Games for Health Conference, June 11-12th in Boston. If you are interested, in attending the conference, you can learn more and register Here. To get a 15% off registration fees ($379), you can use discount code: sharp09, when you register Here. --- Cognitive Health Track, Powered by SharpBrains Thursday, June 11th 10.20 (50m) Bird's Eye View of Cognitive Health Innovation Speaker(s): Alvaro Fernandez, SharpBrains Scientific, technological and demographic trends have converged to create a new $265m market in the US alone: serious games, software and online applications that can help people of all ages assess and train cognitive abilities. Alvaro Fernandez will provide a Bird’s Eye View of t... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442121 Mon, 25 May 2009 20:17:12 +0100 2442121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2293096&cid=t_171955_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FsPTvxOgEPpA%2F Physical Fitness Improves Spatial Memory, Increases Size Of Brain Structure (Science Daily) - "Now researchers have found that elderly adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi and better spatial memory than those who are less fit." - "Certain activities are believed to modify hippocampus size in humans. For example, a study of London taxi drivers found that the posterior portion of the hippocampus was larger in experienced taxi drivers than in other subjects. And a study of German medical students found that the same region of the hippocampus increased in size as they studied for their final exams." - "Studies also have found that the hippocampus shrinks with age, a process that coincides with small but significant cognitive declines. The ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2293096 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:07:04 +0100 2293096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2241256&cid=t_171955_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F05%2Fslow-poke%2F Today, I was nearly killed. Why? Because an old fogie ass motherf.er decided to putt-putt along into TheAngriestPharmacy parking lot. Normally, the turn I was attempting would be easily made. Yet, when Granny Grunt decides to take her sweet ass time and idle into an already cramped lot, she almost delayed her prescription wait time by a few hours. I’ve drawn up a diagram for you below. I drive a green car (as far as you know). Old ladies have blue hair and therefore have been given a blue car in this doodle. The red car honked at me, flipped me off (rightfully so - thinking it was my fault for pulling out in front of them), and nearly hit me (probably on purpose - I would have). I was not happy. I screamed in my car at her. I yelled at her as I was walking through the parking lot (bu... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2241256 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:12:49 +0100 2241256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829119&cid=t_171955_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F25%2Fdiscriminating-against-people-with-mental-illness%2F You’d think that as people become more and more educated about the complex biological, social and psychological factors that go to make up mental illness, people would become more understanding and less stigmatizing. As we are on the cusp of having a nationwide ban from discriminating in mental healthcare reimbursements, you’d think government and ordinary people are getting the message. Well, you would be wrong. First, we learn from the Mental Health Blog that Nova Scotia almost began discriminating against drivers renewing their driver’s license because of a mental disorder. Their new renewal form initially had a question regarding one’s prior history of mental disorder diagnoses, as though there were any research to show that people with a mental illness someh... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829119 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:21:42 +0100 1829119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508728&cid=t_171955_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Fbuses-are-still-on-the-sidewalk%2F I’ve made a post in January regarding certain buses who have made the sidewalk along Paso de Blas their temporary terminal, or where they await and load passengers.  This is wrong, dangerous practice as it deprives the pedestrians the use of the sidewalk, and, at the same time, increasing the risk of reckless bus drivers hitting pedestrians as they maneuver their heavy buses ON the sidewalk.  Add to that the mere possibility of buses getting out of balance, as the sidewalks are inclined. And well, it seems that the buses are still ON the sidewalk up to the very present. See the photos I took of those inconsiderate bus drivers: You’d have to notice that the bus was parked in such a way that as a pedestrian, either you squeeze your way through the space they’ve left fo... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508728 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:29:50 +0100 1508728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1268379&cid=t_171955_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F29%2Fcan-a-person-change-their-brain-structure-yes%2F Excuse us while we do some spring cleaning around here and publish a few entries that have been sitting in our “draft” pile longer than I care to admit… In a bit of research done in 2000, Eleanor Maguire and her colleagues researched taxi drivers’ brains using structural magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRIs). They discovered that the longer a taxi driver had been driving, the larger a specific part of the brain (the part that we believe stores spatial representations of our environment): These data are in accordance with the idea that the posterior hippocampus stores a spatial representation of the environment and can expand regionally to accommodate elaboration of this representation in people with a high dependence on navigational skills. It seems that there ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1268379 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:57:31 +0100 1268379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181848&cid=t_171955_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F01%2F28%2Fbuses-on-the-sidewalk%2F I work in a clinic located somewhere in Malinta. And everyday that I walk through Paso de blas to get to work and to get to a jeepney terminal with trips heading back home, I see this: See that arrow that I’ve made pointing to the edge of the sidewalk? Clearly the bus was parked not beside the sidewalk but ON the sidewalk. A sidewalk that’s supposed to be for pedestrians is being occupied by no less than a bus! Wait, there’s more! It appears that this isn’t an isolated incident: These buses have made the sidwalk their terminal! This is quite dangerous as this practice already narrows what’s already a constricted and often congested two-way road. Also, instead of feeling safe because they’re in the sidewalk, pedestrians have to be wary of reckless b... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181848 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:28:33 +0100 1181848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500344&cid=t_171955_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fquacktitioner-alert-12.html About once a year, GPs are called to someone’s house and find, to their dismay, an acute medical emergency. It does not happen often. About once every two years for me. It last happened in October 2006. It was a nightmare. I described it here.I cannot tell you the relief I felt when a man in a green suit arrived on a motor bike with a box of tricks. An oral airway, an oral airway, my kingdom for an oral airway…and he had one, and slipped it in unasked.The box of tricks was useful, but it was his calmness that transformed the situation.I remember listening to an RAF pilot being interviewed about attacking targets in Iraq. “Weren’t you frightened?” he was asked. Of course he was. And how did he mange to stay calm? Training. Years of it. Simple.Except it is not simple.If I want to t... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500344 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:22:00 +0100 500344