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 'dropped'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625500&cid=t_160082_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprimary-care-doctors-and-the-medicare-boycott%2F2010.06.02 I saw this interesting article linked to from a blog about angry doctors dropping out of Medicare in Texas. As one who shares the universal annoyance at congress’ failure to fix the SGR for more than 30 days at a time, I was kind of cheered by this. That’s what it will take to get the system fixed – a grassroots, full-scale rejection of the system! Good for them. And the opening lines of the article were encouraging: Texas doctors are opting out of Medicare at alarming rates, frustrated by reimbursement cuts they say make participation in government-funded care of seniors unaffordable. An “alarming” rate. Wow. Cool. So how many is that, anyway? More than 300 doctors have dropped the program in the last two years, including 50 in the first three months of... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625500 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3625500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292397&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2F7000-methadonians-in-full-battle-array.html GuitarGirlRN caused a tremendous stir with her description of an interaction with a Methadonian. I like it. Puts me in mind of the old Announcer's Test.I did notice something when I was in training. There were some nurses, like the trolls on GuitarGirl's blog (read the comments) who loved to lie in wait for a medical student to step out of line or do something clueless, and then come down on them like a ton of bricks.Not once, I repeat not ONCE, were any of these folks directly employed in patient interactions. No. These are the nurse-administrators. Or the nursing preceptors. Or the other people who need to be crew of the Golgafrinchian B ark (gratuitous Douglas Adams reference). They didn't bloody do anything concrete, and they loved to vent their spleen on students.Students, of course, ... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292397 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:57:00 +0100 1292397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1291225&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fnew-sins.html According to Reuters, the Vatican has come out with a new list of sins, focusing on genetic engineering, pollution, and the gap between rich and poor. When asked about the serial abuse of children by ecclesiastics, the Vatican official said it was a matter of concern, but had been "the issue had been excessively emphasized by the media." It wasn't specifically denounced as a sin.Hrumph. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1291225 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:56:00 +0100 1291225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1281141&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fsatire-site-with-distrubing-name.html Hat tip, Lili. But in some cases, they're bang on, like Vegitarianism.As I'm never going to date/spend lots of time around vegetarians again, this advice is less than useful. However, I do like Penn and Teller's essay on how to make you're ethical vegetarian friends to eat meat. I'll keep it in mind. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1281141 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:03:00 +0100 1281141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237640&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fwhat-does-your-car-say-about-you.html Forbes.com has an article on what your car says about you to the opposite sex. I personally think the article says more about the kind of nitwit that reads Forbes magazine, or is worried about what signals their car is sending (aside from, you know, turn signals)My car wasn't on the list. Gee. I wonder why.I was thinking of getting flames painted on it. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237640 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:38:00 +0100 1237640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1230461&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fpeccavi.html In the early days of the Raj, the practice of sati was suppressed in India. Once, when an important Indian man had died, a deputation came to General Charles James Napier, to complain about the prohibition. His response is reputed to be something like this: "You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."Colonialism was certainly culturally insensitive. My Anglo-indian colleagues point out that India got cricket and parliamentary democracy, and the UK got tandoor take-away, and the better end of the deal. However, when people wonder, whether it might... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1230461 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:04:00 +0100 1230461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1195117&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fworld-is-run-by-c-students.html In the UK, Woolworth's has a line of furniture for children. One of which was a girl's bed, named the "Lolita Combi". When it was brought to their attention, the company claimed to have "no idea" that a girl's bed named Lolita might be offensive.Yeah, rightYou'd think that even if you weren't paying attention in lit class, you'd pay attention to the naughty bits. The story is here. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1195117 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:08:00 +0100 1195117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1173624&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fnew-record.html The legal limit for intoxication in Ohio is 0.8 mg/dl. It used to be 1.0, but the legislature lowered it. (BTW, in the mythical 70kg average man, 1 drink equivalent will raise the BAC by 0.02. Postmortem decomposition can also raise the BAC from bacterial production, but it doesn't usually raise the BAC by 0.02 or 0.03)So, one drink equivalent will raise the BAC by 0.02. A drink equivalent is the amount of alcohol that's in 12 oz of 4.0 beer, 4 oz of 24 proof wine, or 1 oz of 80 proof liquor (and 1 fl oz = 30 ml, for you metric types). When I see people who've gotten stupid, their BACs are higher. Usually 2.0-2.5. That's the range for DWI. Or BWI (biking while intoxicated, hate losing that driving licence) or SWI (Swimming at the mouth of the Cuyahoga river is not a good idea, it's wider t... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1173624 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:15:00 +0100 1173624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1134098&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fyou-have-to-wonder.html I'm all for checklists and protocols. They help keep things straight. They keep me from forgetting things. But really, should I have to tell a 25 year old this?Dear Mr. X.Regarding your need for academic help, you have stated that you have had difficulty finding me to make the appropriate arrangements. Frankly I find this puzzling. My office hours are clearly posted on my door, along with a sign-up sheet. Let me go over the procedure:1. Come to my office and sign up for a block of time on the sheet which is posted on my door.2. In addition to your name and time slot, please leave a contact number.3. Plan to arrive at my office approximately two minutes before your time slot and bring all of the materials to be reviewed with you4. If for some reason my clinical or legal duties impede on the... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1134098 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:57:00 +0100 1134098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1128924&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fwhat-were-they-thinking.html People who were humiliated by their appearance on "reality" T.V. shows. In the Daily Mail Frankly, these bozos, 1. didn't use the sense God gave a goose and 2. read and ignored or didn't read the bits in the contract surrendering editorial control to the producers.My only disappointment is that Joey Skaggs or some similarly twisted person didn't get on one of these shows. The Surreal Life with Salvador Dali (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1128924 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:17:00 +0100 1128924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1127453&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fcat-is-not-toy.html The Cleveland Museum of Art has one of the finest collections of Asian art in the world--and we'll ignore the open warrant that is still extant for one of the old directors. Sherman Lee created the Asian collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and it is a wonderful body of work. As a child and as an adult who works in the University Circle area, I never tire of looking at it.Which has skewed my perspective, I guess, because I find it difficult to wrap my head around a lot of Asian kitsch. Like Hello Kitty, which, I suppose would be Kitty-Kitsch. Anyway, some perverted geniuses in Japan have come up with a way to make your own, very own, LIVE cat into Hello Kitty. HERE If you do inflict this on your cat, I do hope they eliminate in your shoes, among other things. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Fore... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1127453 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:57:00 +0100 1127453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093333&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fnow-thats-just-tacky.html NY Post Headline's Ike Turner's Obit: Ike 'Beats' Tina To Death. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093333 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:26:00 +0100 1093333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1090744&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Foh-ffs.html My University has a list of laboratory chemicals that we need to inventory for the Department of Homeland Security. This list goes from Aluminum (powdered) to VX (nerve gas) I don't have a laboratory, let alone any of these chemicals, my research is conducted in an off site morgue or on my computer. But, if I don't respond, I'm in trouble. I just sent back an e-mail saying I don' t have a lab. This is like those conflict of interest forms we get every year.We're not going to mention the fire axe. and hangman's noose. Neither of them will blow up, however, so they're safe. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1090744 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:41:00 +0100 1090744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1082875&cid=t_160082_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F09%2Fpositive-attitude-and-consistent-blood-sugar-levels-help-you-keep-your-resolution%2F A new study out of Florida State University reported on in the New York Times suggests that controlling blood sugar levels, laughter and positive thinking help boost will power. Dr. Roy Baumeister, a psychology professor at the University, ran a study involving two groups of participants watching a video, one group was asked to suppress any facial reaction while watching the video. Blood sugar level testing after the video showed that blood glucose levels dropped for the participants who were asked to suppress their facial reactions; however there was no difference in glucose levels for the participants whom were able to react normally. Next the participants were asked to complete a second part to the study; The video watchers were later given a concentration test in which they were ask... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1082875 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:30:29 +0100 1082875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1040377&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fthis-is-not-beginning-of-beautiful.html "Casablanca? They've remade Casablanca? Philistines! The one with Myra Binglebat and Peter Beardsley was definitive!" Dave Lister.Evidently, there's a Bollywood director who wants to remake Casablanca, in Sri Lanka, with the Tamil Tigers as the resistance. I'm not going THERE for the waters. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1040377 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:59:00 +0100 1040377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034985&cid=t_160082_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Ffoxtrot-foxtrot-sierra.html The story is here:I enjoy my y chromosome as much as the next guy (depends on who the next guy is, of course). In college, a good way of getting dates was to loudly and prominently hate your own genitalia (couldn't do it with a straight face) or be granola (I like baths too much). But for crying out loud, really. Stories like this make me want to pass out weapons to my women friends, as the men do have a problem controlling themselves. (Source: Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files) Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034985 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:49:00 +0100 1034985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=660457&cid=t_160082_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F06%2Fglaxo-spins-the-avandia-record-study-critics-disagree%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Drugs, ResearchGlaxo is turning up the volume. Thanks to this post yesterday, we are all aware Glaxo's media department has been busy spinning the news on Avandia. Now they are spinning the RECORD study -- quite differently from critics. Preliminary results of the study were released today via an editorial in the New England Medical Journal, one day before today's Congressional investigation of the FDA. Opponents contend the FDA ignored heart risks associated with Avandia. Interim analysis of RECORD reports an 2.15 increase in heart failure for Avandia-takers, but no increased risk in the death rate for heart attack or stroke. Glaxo's Chief Medical Officer, Ron Krall, claims the results are reassuring and compares Avandia's safety profile to other type 2 m... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=660457 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 660457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658844&cid=t_160082_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F05%2Fcharges-dropped-against-mr-universe%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Events, SupportLast week Amy Tenderich, creator of Diabetes Mine and co-author of Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes, sent out an email asking us to speak out on behalf of Mr. Universe. I remembered the gist of the story when it first happened, back in April. What I didn't realize was the ensuing atrocities for Mr. Burns after the event. Back in April, Doug Burns was maced by police during a hypoglycemic event at a movie theater. During the episode, the police assumed he was intoxicated, despite a bystander's insistence that it might be a diabetes issue. He was handcuffed, thrown into a car, and driven to a nearby ER without proper treatment for his hypoglycemia. Officers arrested him for assault and resisting arrest. Prosecutors initially insisted Bu... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658844 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 658844