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 'ducks'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585666&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fstressed-out-shrink-rapper.html http://psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com/2010/05/stressed-out-shrink-rapper.htmlYes, shrinks get stressed out, too. Can I tell you about it?I hate paperwork, in case I never mentioned it. And I hate dumb things that are mandated by institutions and don't make sense. So I'm getting ready to go to APA this weekend ( see you there?) and I'm trying to tie things up. It's not going so well. Here's my list:MEDICARE.Remember I told you that I moved and tried to change my address with Medicare? Ah, 221 downloadable forms on the Medicare website, and not one of them is a change of address form. To change my address, I had to re-enroll. 27 pages. Then they wanted my office utility bills. But I don't have utility bills, they are included in my rent. I faxed my rent invoice--it has my address, and it say... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585666 Fri, 21 May 2010 03:41:00 +0100 3585666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786054&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=38953&url=http%3A%2F%2Frileyjennifer.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fvitamin-d.html ! Yes, I am that excited. Also, ducks are funny. It’s all relevant. Vitamin D is a steroid hormone synthesised from a cholesterol molecule into one of two forms, D2 (from plants) or D3 (via exposure to UV-B light or from fish oil). In order for either of these forms of Vitamin D to be useful to the body, they must be processed by the liver or kidney into its active form, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.Vitamin D is responsible for mineral metabolism (including increasing calcium absorption) and bone growth.Two major consequences of Vitamin D deficiency are rickets (softening and deformation of bone) in children and osteomalacia (same thing, different name) in adults.Research has been looking into Vitamin D deficiencies, metabolic roles, and treatment outcomes in a wide variety of areas inc... Psych Scamp blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786054 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:17:00 +0100 2786054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353893&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fthree-years-and-1000-shrink-rap-posts.html It's our blogiversary, if that's a word, and we've timed 3 years to coincide with 1000 posts. Well, sort of, Roy pointed out that we have a few unposted things in "drafts," but blogger says this is 1000, so I'm happy with that. I'm pretty happy that our little project has lasted so long, has grown to include 50 podcast episodes with more to come, and our book contract is signed, and that we're all still friends.To three more years of things to think about....Thanks for reading Shrink Rap!From Roy: Thank you to my blogmates for keeping things fun and interesting. And to all our readers and commenters (and listeners) for your interest and participation. Y'all rock!From Clink: My blogmates are wonderful, our readers are wonderful, life is good. I'm trying to post more often, I really am.Links... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353893 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:01:00 +0100 2353893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299230&cid=t_100652_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FCqgdla4YfTY%2F Congratulations! We have made it to the first day of Spring! I feel that this is rather a day of liberation because winter seemed particularly insistent this year. Unpleasant weather, regardless of how long it lasts, always seems particularly insistent and intrusive. If I had any sense, I would move to Florida or Hawaii and have done with it. As it is, I am sitting now in a place more famous for its winter weather than Cincinnati is: Boulder, Colorado. Yes, I can now witness the Flatirons of the Front Range thawing out in the sunshine. Some ducks wandering around in Boulder Creek today. In celebration of this event, I took a walk outside, and photographed some ducks on Boulder Creek. Here are a few of them climbing stones in the stream. Copyright © 2009 white pebble. This Feed is... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299230 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:34:05 +0100 2299230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172885&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fjust-as-i-was-thinking-about-you.html I think I have ESP. Last week, I was thinking about a patient I hadn't seen in a couple of months, and he called, just as I was thinking about him. It's happened before with this patient. Today, I was walking to my car (where I'd left my cell phone, unsubmergered), and I started to think about a patient I haven't seen or thought about in some time. I've been treating her for over ten years, and issues of age and health have made it hard for her to get in to see me. It's been a year, maybe more, but every once in a while, she surfaces. So I'm thinking about her, wondering how she is, and I get to my car and there's a voicemail from her. Sort of eerie. I have ESP.What I don't understand is the whole ShrinkRap with Bacon thing on our sidebar. I guess Roy did this. Why does anyone want bacon ... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172885 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:51:00 +0100 2172885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2087055&cid=t_100652_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F6sFS9037Fxs%2F THURSDAY THIRTEEN It may seen strange when I say there are 13 birds I connect with my Mother, or which bring back memories related to her, either during her Alzheimer’s days or before.  It may seem I’m “going to the birds” this week, since I wrote the post on National Bird Day.  But when I began writing about Mother’s memories of birds or of her in connection with those on our farm (particularly the ducklings), I realized there were humorous ones and nostalgic ones that our family might enjoy, too. So here are 13: Ducks and ducklings - We raised a few of these on the farm and the mother ducks hatched a number of fluffy yellow babies each spring. Geese - We also had a few geese.  One old gander liked to chase us.  Mother would take a swipe at him with a pa... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2087055 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:57 +0100 2087055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078722&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fi-need-non-human-help.html In "Creature Comforts" (the NYTimes mag, of course), Rebecca Skloot discusses all forms of comfort and service animals. There's a difference, and yup, Ducks make the cut. There are miniature guide horses for the blind, monkeys for quadriplegics, and an assistance parrot for a man with bipolar disorder who is subject to tempter outbursts.----------What qualifies as a service animal? .... Can any species be eligible? There are two categories of animals that help people. “Therapy animals” (also known as “comfort animals”) have been used for decades in hospitals and homes for the elderly or disabled. Their job is essentially to be themselves — to let humans pet and play with them, which calms people, lowers their blood pressure and makes them feel better. There are also therapy horse... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2078722 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:46:00 +0100 2078722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960643&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fover-at-well-blog.html You know I like all the Service Animal stuff the New York Times writes about. In fact, the Emotional Support Duck started off our duck obsession here at Shrink Rap.From the NYTimes Well blog, Dogs and Autism:A legal battle in New York City highlights the healing power of dogs for children with autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Manhattan federal prosecutors have accused the owners of an Upper East Side residence of discriminating against 11-year-old Aaron S by preventing him from having a dog, The New York Daily News reports.The report goes on to explain:According to the newspaper, a lawsuit claims the building owners violated the Fair Housing Act by imposing unreasonable demands on Aaron’s parents before allowing a dog. Among the restrictions reportedly imposed by the building: the dog ... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960643 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:41:00 +0100 1960643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559538&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fwhy-do-i-blog.html [From ClinkShrink]Fat Doctor has tagged us with a Why Do I Blog meme. I happen to be up sipping coffee this morning and this is a fairly decent way to avoid going off to work, so I'll go first.1. Because Dinah asked me to.I think over the twenty years I've known her I can't recall ever turning down an invitation from Dinah to do anything. I've always had fun doing things with her. As far as invitations go this might be the most out-of-the-ordinary thing she's invited me to do---usually it involves cookouts or dinners or other get-togethers as opposed to the things that I invite her to do like going rock-climbing or attending lectures on human sacrifice. She's hard to resist.2. I get a fellow geek to play withRoy is one of the few people I've ever met who "gets" the stuff I talk about with ... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559538 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:49:00 +0100 559538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470299&cid=t_100652_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F01%2Fthis-is-our-300th-post.html Some bloggers announce their anniversaries. We'll do that, too, I've no doubt.Since April, we've been posting, podcasting, meeting, texting, emailing, dining at Roys (of the restaurant chain), photographing our feet (how nuts is that?), blogging about jails, inmates, psychotherapy, drugs, neurotransmitters, patients, doctors, both, neither, brain anatomy, floor boards, sleepless nights, ducks, our fellow blog-o-land friends, Iowa, The New York Times, The Ravens, movies, TV shows, anything anyhow that we could make sound in any way Shrinky or not.This is our 300th Post! (Source: Shrink Rap) Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470299 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:58:00 +0100 470299