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 'dumb'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622270&cid=t_142231_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fdoctor-shopping-and-insurance-fraud-and-asshat-patients-oh-my%2F Man, these folks are coming out of the woodwork! Had a lady call me for a refill (on we'll say 3/19) on her (surprise) Norco 10/325 last week because she was (surprise) going out of town. It had been 9 days since we had refilled it. The prescription was for 50 tablets taken every 6 hours. I put it in as a 13 day supply. I told her that it would be "a few more days" before it could be filled. She, of course, did not agree with me. She tried to tell me that it was a 12-day supply and we, meaning my pharmacy, "always fill it three days early." Well, she's wrong...maybe two days early...on a 30 day supply...if the patient isn't a problem.... The fact that she argued with me about filling it early, about it being a 12 day supply versus a 13 day supply, and told me what MY pharmacy always does g... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622270 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:37:33 +0100 4622270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575066&cid=t_142231_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F10%2Fno-fix-needed-youre-an-idiot%2F Some of you may remember the post from a few days ago where a guy asked me to fix his inhaler / aerochamber. Well, tonight I finally filled in all the holes. He came back in...as angry as every. I asked him what the problem was and his exact response was precious: "I asked you what I'd need to do if I get this inhaler home and it didn't work and you SWORE UP AND DOWN IT WOULD. Well guess what -- the motherf.er don't work. Ya'll are selling defective shit in here, and I've done spent like $80 bucks on these sumbitches and you, yeah, you...right here [pointing at me as if I were the master of all things Ventolin HFA]...are gonna give me my money back....plus some, find out whose got one of these Gaht DAMN things that work, and transfer this prescription there." Can you hear a big bellied red... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575066 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:29:45 +0100 4575066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460108&cid=t_142231_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2Fgqso7ksrgQo%2F … ultra dumb. (Source: Blind.Scientist) Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460108 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:25:11 +0100 4460108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164578&cid=t_142231_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D1298 No one could be more unhappy than Lindsay Lohan about the fact that soon there will be no more free drugs at any doctor’s office thanks to President Obama’s “healthcare reform law”.  While touted to bring access and affordability to all – naturally it doesn’t, and while it is now clear to the Democrat Congress and Senate who voted it in without reading the bill – here is another unseen but real consequence of their failures. Pharmaceutical companies give doctor’s offices free samples to give to patients who can’t afford medication, or need to “try them before they have to buy them.”  And they give us a lot of them! Pfizer Inc. 101 million samples worth $2.7 billion Merck & Co. 39 million samples worth about $356 mill... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164578 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:16:03 +0100 4164578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151999&cid=t_142231_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D1431 All it takes for great sex is for her to think she is going to have great sex! Texas researchers  studied 200 women ages 35 – 55 over a 12-week period. Fifty of those women, were given a placebo (sugar pill)  instead of a drug treatment for low sexual arousal. One third of the women who took a placebo showed an overall improvement!  The other 2/3 need to come over to the medical clinic and get their hormones looked at:  www.pbpmed.com. Scientists are now using brain scanners to peer into the heads of patients who respond to sugar pills, and have discovered that the placebo effect is not “all in patients’ heads” but rather, in their brains. New research shows that belief in a dummy treatment leads to changes in brain chemistry.  Thoughts control actions &#... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151999 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:00:43 +0100 4151999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761399&cid=t_142231_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fif-you-have-a-dumb-idea-for-book-go-for-it%2F With all the many crappy books being published that are based on blogs and Twitter accounts, it seems like any subject – however moronic – is fair game. And after we saw this clip about Glamourpuss: The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs, we knew it was time to think of a dumb idea for a book and make it happen. This photographer seems to get that the book is ridiculous, but she seems suspiciously into the feline photo shoots. So: Convenience Stores of West Virginia? Bathroom toothbrush vs. travel toothbrush? Pitch us your stupidest coffee table book idea in the comments section, below. View more news videos at: http://www.nbcdfw.com/video. via The Frisky Post from: BlissTree If You Have a Dumb Idea for Book, Go for It (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761399 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:47:34 +0100 3761399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676638&cid=t_142231_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flipton-green-tea-with-citrus-and-fish-commercials-we-dont-get%2F Much to our chagrin, we couldn’t get that stupid “Give me back that Filet O’ Fish” song out of our head for weeks when that McDonald’s commercial was airing. Thankfully, we somehow doubt that this Lipton Green Tea commercial will have the same effect. The song definitely isn’t as catchy, and, above all, this fish really gives us the creeps. He has teeth. And a tongue. And don’t even get us started on those oysters. The whole thing makes us crabby. What the hell do fish have to do with green tea anyway? We’d rather see little tea bags singing and dancing or something. Anything but fish with human mouths. But we have a feeling we’ll be seeing this sea creature again soon – in our nightmares. via AdWeek Post from: BlissTree Lipton Green... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676638 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:23:38 +0100 3676638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3476022&cid=t_142231_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FWOvDM8X3vyU%2F When it comes to ordering diabetes supplies, I’ve been lucky. What do I mean by lucky? I mean that I actually received them. On time. Without hassle. My luck, it appears, has changed. Last week I realized I was on my last batch of silhouette pump sets and that I had fully run out of insulin reservoirs, requiring me to reuse them (which I like doing because I have noticed my blood sugars don’t when I reuse the same supplies more than once). I put in my order by phone, because I have forgotten my password to the online Minimed store and the email address to retrieve it has been lost because the email address no longer exists and, well, there’s just too much involved in getting it fixed. So a phone call it is. Since my office just moved, I gave them the new address. I don&#8... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3476022 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:56:12 +0100 3476022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851865&cid=t_142231_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FLbMBxYDKE4A%2F I recently read and reviewed the book Smart But Feeling Dumb by Harold Levinson and really found it an amazing resource for parents and people with dyslexia. I learned a lot from it, and was happy to give it away as a gift for one lucky Blisstree reader. Our winner was: Denologis! For anyone who is interested in this book and didn’t win, be sure to check out his website, which offers tons of info on dyslexia, Dr. Levinson’s books, and more. Image: Harold Levinson Post from: Blisstree Winner of Smart But Feeling Dumb (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851865 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:42:10 +0100 2851865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832233&cid=t_142231_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FGNgT1vdnEOE%2F Any parent that has a child with dyslexia can appreciate just how frustrating the disease is. While you want to sympathize with the child, sometimes it is difficult to know exactly what is going on to make them experience the difficulty with reading and comprehension. I learned so much from this book it was amazing. Dr. Levinson, author of Smart But Feeling Dumb, describes dyslexia in terms anyone can understand. He’s been studying dyslexia since the 1990s and brings every bit of his knowledge to this book. It’s a wonderful resource for any family touched by dyslexia. Want to win? Leave a comment on this post by Tuesday, September 29th. I’ll choose a winner at random and announce the lucky guy or girl the next day. Image: Dr. Levinson Post from:... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832233 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:58:30 +0100 2832233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105030&cid=t_142231_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F07%2F26%2Fnew-site-for-us-to-enjoy%2F Hello all….a long time e-friend of mine has revamped his site to something similar to NotAlwaysRight.com — tales of the retail world on the wrong side of the counter — the side getting yelled at by some fat, ugly, chimney. Only at DumbMedicine.com, the tales relate to conversations and the absurdness between patient and practictioner (or nurse, or pharmacist, or even another patient). You can post anonymously if you choose and a rating system will help determine the Quotation PROS from the Quotation HOES. So, I want everyone to go there and share at least one story with DM. I’m going to post a few short things on there, and they have been given permission to manually put any of my anecdotes into their database. But, as an upstart site of this type, they need help br... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105030 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:41:44 +0100 3105030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272028&cid=t_142231_109_f&fid=34795&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoloshrink.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fsmall-irritations-and-stupid-stuff.html Quite certainly we all have little things that bother us for no good reason. These would be the sorts of things that would result in a strange look from others if we were to give voice to the irritation in public. Especially if we sound like we really mean it and are not just being silly. I’ll set the stage for such a list of irritations by revealing a few of my own. I invite anyone who wishes to add to the list to do so.It irrationally bothers me to receive a memo “from the desk of” someone. Desks don’t write letters. People do. I suppose there might be a blurring of lines where virtual keyboards are projected onto the surface of a desk, or a computer uses an auto responder to reply to emails, but a person was ultimately responsible for the content. Totally unimportant, but it wil... Solo Shrink blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272028 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:02:00 +0100 2272028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065158&cid=t_142231_90_f&fid=34499&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifmedicineman.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fer-docs-feel-police-use-excessive-force.html To me, this story should be filed under the category of "There's less to this than meets the eye". Apparently a survey of emergency medicine physicians demonstrated their almost universal opinion that the police engage in excessive force.While this result is interesting, it may lead to conclusions that, while appearing important and plausible, are not really informative. I can easily imagine this data being used to support the position of "criminal rights" activists appalled at low performance levels of the police and high levels of police brutality.The opinions of ER docs would certainly be expected to carry great weight in discussions regarding health care as they should. However, the question of excessive use of force is most assuredly not a health care issue rather, it falls under the ... California Medicine Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065158 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:00 +0100 2065158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027260&cid=t_142231_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F09%2Fstupid-arrogant-does-not-equal-insane%2F I deleted it late last night (the post from yesterday) where I was asking if our esteemed Gov. was insane. (due to his reasoning on forcing banks to keep up the bad loan giving). Evidently thug politics won. I took it down because….well. *hangs head in shame* It appears he is not nuts, just stupid.  Pathologically stupid. Funny [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027260 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:26:15 +0100 2027260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920937&cid=t_142231_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Flearning-to-multitask-dont-bother%2F Right now, I have 36 windows opened up on my computer. No, I’m not doing (or trying to do) 36 things at once. It’s just that’s what happens when you give a dumb human like me the tools to open up 36 or 72 or 172 windows at once. It’s no wonder it’s so easy to lose track of where we are and what we’re doing. Welcome to the wonderful world of multi-tasking. That modern marvel where companies and bosses expect us to perform miracles simply because the technology allows it. Nobody bothered checking with the human brain first to see if multitasking was even a good thing. Well, until not recently. Turns out that multitasking is generally not a good thing. Need proof? A whole generation (the “Net Gen”) is growing up supposedly learning and do... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920937 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:59:46 +0100 1920937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683802&cid=t_142231_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F355707152%2F Should Hamlet be living with us now and reading bestsellers, he might be wondering:  To Blink or not to Blink? To Think or not to Think? We are pleased to present, as part of our ongoing Author Speaks Series, an article by Madeleine Van Hecke, author of Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things. In it, she offers the "on the other hand" to Malcolm Gladwell's Blink argument.      To Think or to Blink? - By Madeleine Van Hecke, PhD Is thoughtful reflection necessarily better than hasty judgments? Not according to Malcolm Gladwell who argued in his best-selling book, Blink, that the decisions people make in a blink are often not only just as accurate, but MORE accurate, than the conclusions they draw after painstaking analysis. So, should we blink, or think? When we make j... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683802 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:49:47 +0100 1683802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1442870&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Five-got-job-to-do-theres-no-room-for.html Brownie points to anyone who can tell me which song the lyrics in my post title belong to.Brownie points, too, to anyone who can commute here and do my goddamn write-up for me. Please. I'll give you blueberry muffins.So. My project is due to be handed in on Friday.This Friday.As it stands, I have my discussion left to finish (about 3/4s of the way through so far,) my introduction to add bits to, and my references to sort out. Add to that, printing and binding. It doesn't help that my computer here doesn't run Write & Cite, EndNote OR RefWorks properly. Bastard machine. My supervisor has been an absolute life-saver. I sent him a draft of my introduction yesterday evening, and it was sitting in my inbox first thing this morning, corrections outlined and suggestions for improvement in the... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1442870 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:55:00 +0100 1442870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432297&cid=t_142231_90_f&fid=34499&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifmedicineman.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Femtala-and-inintended-consequences.html Edwin Leap wrote a revealing post about one of my personal pet peeves: the EMTALA laws (h/t KevinMD). Read the whole thing.The EMTALA (Emergency Medical and Active Labor Act) mandates that essentially all patients must be seen regardless of ability to pay. Admittedly, this federal law states that people can be sent away without treatment after they've been properly evaluated. However, the penalties for being wrong are so severe that few hospitals are willing to take the chance. In effect, hospitals see and treat almost all E.R. patients even if they know that they won't be payed for doing so. People will of course argue that some patients might die after having been mistriaged to home. Unfortunately, it is the nature of things that this is so. Triage nurses will always make mistakes on occ... California Medicine Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432297 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:54:00 +0100 1432297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1399150&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fi-think-its-time-to-start-panicking-now.html I've got slightly more than two weeks until the deadline for the handing in of my write-up and my assessed presentation.I realised last week I had been analysing some of my data incorrectly; data gathered from the entire first half of the experiment.I have experiments left to do, and the final two weeks should ideally be kept free for writing up.I have not got nearly enough data as I would have liked.My time in the lab is limited (in fact this should have been the last day.)Ergo, I'm screwed. (Source: Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes) Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1399150 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:27:00 +0100 1399150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1349660&cid=t_142231_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Frabid-over-rabbits.html Americans would describe my current mood as ‘pissed.’ This actually means that I am drunk. I would say that I am pissed off, which means that I am annoyed, or ever so slightly dejected. As much as I try, I am unable to extract myself and my family from the continuing influence of another family. After the "Easter debacle" we enjoy a trouble free week, as my daughter is unwell and stays at home for a few days. We are resolute, no more shenanigans. On returning home after her first day back at school, I discover that she is in mourning for the loss of her friendship with pal. Pal now enjoys a relationship with a boy, her seventeenth boyfriend. Her date book is now full, with no time left over for my daughter. I sympathise with her loss, whilst secretly enjoying our easy escape. I explain... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1349660 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:45:00 +0100 1349660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327501&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fprocrastination-techniques-chapter-i.html I'm trying to start on my write-up for my project, also known as my thesis, but that word scares me, so 'write-up' it shall remain.I was supposed to have dedicated half of Monday and all of today to this task to at least make some headway.Yesterday, I created a neat little folder and some nice new Microsoft Word documents. Then I separated those into sub folders of sub folders of folders. Then I decided to title each Word document instead of just Document 1, Document 2 etc, so I opened them all, chose the font (which took twenty minutes) and then decided on the titles for each of them (Materials & Methods, Antibody Concentrations, Additional Information, Useful Information - which is different from 'Additional Information,' - Introduction, and Background Notes.) Then I transferred some... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327501 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:08:00 +0100 1327501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1300326&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Flongest-day-in-world-and-muddle-in-my.html Yesterday, I started my day off in the lab at 9:00am. Got in promptly, completed the first few stages (up until midday) absolutely fine. I was actually looking forward to nailing the procedure this time, purifying my cells properly, and then getting some more good results to add to my write-up.Instead, because I ommitted ONE cell-washing step, just ONE FREAKING STEP, the entire procedure went pear-shaped. Omitting this one fooooking step added FOUR HOURS of extra work to my procedure, and I ended up staying in the lab well past midnight with two (unofficial) supervisors helping me out. In fact, I ended up having to stay the night at one of my supervisor's houses because it was so late and the hospital was too isolated to really commute safely from.And after messing up that one step, things... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300326 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:52:00 +0100 1300326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256242&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Finfinitely-more-positive.html Last week ended in a bit of a disaster. I had no results to show for hours spent in the lab, and was given a bit of a grilling by my overall supervisor at a lab meeting (though admittedly it was done in good faith, and I learnt a lot from it as I realised that I was still unclear about certain concepts and then went away and went over them.) Still though, at one point during the meeting, I felt so pressurised with the constant barrage of questions that my supervisor was half-jokingly throwing my way, that I actually turned to him, flushed, and said, "Would you stop it?!"This week is my last week with my current sub-supervisor, the one who actually teaches me all the techniques and procedures in the lab and watches over me.I've already mentioned him before - Paul - and basically, I really d... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256242 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:11:00 +0100 1256242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1246625&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fbollocks-to-this-really.html I spent all of yesterday and all of today in the laboratory. This means that I got in at 9:00am, set to work, and stayed in the lab until 8:30pm. I missed four massive football matches, one of my own beloved team, in the past two days, just for this project. (Though I was wearing my Arsenal shirt with pride today, just to get into the mood.)Anyway, today I got in early and set to work. Today I was supposed to get Results. Actual, REAL Results. Results with a capital R. I was supposed to then present these with a flourish at the next lab meeting (er, day after tomorrow) to my supervisors and other lab members.Yeah. That isn't gonna happen.I spent ALL of today extracting a certain subpopulation of cells from human blood. It took forever. Every step had to be done with extreme care. I did eac... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1246625 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:43:00 +0100 1246625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236950&cid=t_142231_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fpleasantly-surprised-but-entirely.html After my project-choosing dilemma, I took everyone's advice into account, wrote up a list of pros and cons about each potential project, extensively discussed the issue with some more people in a more experienced position than myself, went on a long run to clear my head, and then arrived back home having made a decision.Despite all the advice I got to take up the second project with the supercool supervisor, I ended up going for the first one - subject matter that I was highly interested in but with an intimidating and seemingly unsupportive supervisor. I put that one as my first choice. My second choice was something different altogether, a completely different one that I didn't even mention in my project-choosing entry. And my third choice was actually the one that I was considering as m... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236950 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:04:00 +0100 1236950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1169492&cid=t_142231_90_f&fid=34499&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifmedicineman.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fwho-says-big-government-is-inefficient.html Courtesy of the InsureBlog: A little USA article on your government at work. So it seems that the NIH can't keep track of the potential conflicts of interest between grant recipients and the companies they shill consult for.I was going to ask myself how the General Accounting Office (GAO) could allow this to happen and then I realized... (Source: California Medicine Man) California Medicine Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1169492 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:35:00 +0100 1169492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1139656&cid=t_142231_90_f&fid=34499&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifmedicineman.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fdisaster-preparedness-and-emergency-out.html During Hurricane Katrina, I called our local Red Cross chapter to offer my services in Louisiana. I attended their training course to do just that but was then told that I wouldn't be able to volunteer as a physician. Louisiana was unwilling to temporarily grant licensing reciprocity to out-of-state doctors even though it had experienced a massive disaster.Any such physician assisting there would be practicing without a license and I surely don't need to review the medicolegal implications of that. Their state legislature is obviously filled with a group of rocket scientists!I instead opted to be placed on a list of physicians willing to respond to in-state disasters (California in case you missed the title of this blog).An interesting letter was published in the latest issue of JAMA. Lori... California Medicine Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1139656 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:14:00 +0100 1139656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1065857&cid=t_142231_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fno-dumb-diabetes-research-awards-for.html In the past around this time of year, I had people vote for the "Dumbest Diabetes Research of the Year". I will not be doing that in 2007, in part, because I did not do much as far as tracking the mindless studies done in the name of diabetes research this year. I must apologize if anyone was hoping to vote, but I would have to spend a lot of time sifting through medical journals, and at this time of year, that really isn't my priority right now. But I'd love to collect your nominations!As you may recall, last year, the winning study was an article entitled "Short legs related to excess weight and diabetes" in which researchers from Johns Hopkins University conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 7,424 adults aged 40–74 years, from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1065857 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:15:00 +0100 1065857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1052350&cid=t_142231_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F11%2F27%2Fanother-lucy-moment%2F I posted this in my other blog a day or two OK. But, I got to thinking how you all could use a good laugh. And, I’ve never minded a laugh at my expense as long as it’s a real, good, deep bellylaugh. So, I decided to repost it here to give my friends a giggle or two. And, YES, I really did this…..UM   FYI….I can also do this trick with my tongue. DO NOT get excited,WN! Just another mundane Monday. Until I superglued my tongue on accident. Of course, it was an accident. What idiot would purposely put superglue on their tongue????? I decided to try once again to attack my Haven of Hoarding and toss, organize, repair, etc. some of my many precious treasures. Like the broken dentures that I offered to any of you who need them on a post before. Or, the stacks of dozens ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1052350 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:36:51 +0100 1052350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=938872&cid=t_142231_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F167546799%2Fwill_coors_and_miller_dumb_dow.html Coors and Miller Lite plan to combine their U.S. brewing operations and compete together for a lion’s share of the market. Some describe it as a ganging up on Budweiser.  Can this new joint venture … to be called  MillerCoors really result in the predicted cost savings of $500 million? If it works ... who will really win? Not surprisingly, the stock price of Coors has jumped today in light of this merger news. Fellow KMM blogger Gary Bourgeault shows an interesting angle that we could miss here. A closer look at recent mergers shows how coming together can dumb down both or raise IQs. I’m interested in what it takes to merge the brain based business way – so that mutual benefits come to the firm and the community. Will this merger, for... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=938872 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:08:38 +0100 938872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=889632&cid=t_142231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F159303051%2F Actor Jim Carrey is, per his girlfriend, autism mother Jenny McCarthy, the “autism whisperer.” I take that to mean that Carrey has, in some not-necessarily-with-words-way, been able to have some kind of connection (in McCarthy’s view) to her 5-year-old autistic son, Evan (”‘Jim came into our life with an open heart and open arms. He’s learned a lot about autism. He listens. The power of listening. It can move mountains.’”) Not being in a position to comment one way or another on that, I can say that mention of Carrey, star of Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, reminds me of how much I prefer the perspective of comedy—of laughter, and the good feeling of laughing together—to that of tragedy. I do agree with the ancient... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=889632 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:48:18 +0100 889632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830195&cid=t_142231_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ffucking-dumbass-shit.html I've been given instructions to write a gratitude list...and I'm just about to get to that...but first, I need to bitch about something.The fucking thing that I hate most right now in my life is being scared--scared for myself, for my man, and for my stuff.The fucking thing that I hate second most in my life right now is the tediousness of it all. I hate all these ghetto scenarios this dumbass man I love keeps getting me stuck in. I hate having to think about "pawn shops" and "dealers" and "guns" and all that kind of wannabe thug dumbshit. I fucking hate the stories that I am always telling people. I hate the entire rhetoric of addict-life...the pawn and steal and gun and lie and twenty dollars and blah blah blah. I have better things to do with my head. I have better language to use than ... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830195 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:52:00 +0100 830195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821657&cid=t_142231_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F147929026%2F10_surefire_ways_to_dumb_down.html People increasingly claim we blow out candles daily - while biotech and research oriented nations leave us in the dark lately. Hopefully it's not so. I say it's more about dumbing down a  workplace. What do you say? Here are 10 Surefire Ways I see to Dumb Down any American Workplace … 1. Ignore future directions the winning workforces take and stick to practices that worked well when you were hired.2. Criticize a person who spells poorly  … far more than you value the fact that same person can rebuild your entire computer system in a day.3. Impress younger workers with your generation’s wizardry and wisdom … but don’t listen to stories about how they are smarter in unique contemporary ways.4. Present your... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821657 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:10:22 +0100 821657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=818937&cid=t_142231_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F147475567%2Fwhos_average_if_yourre_not.html Snoopy once told Charlie Brown the only reason he was let into a class was so that the top-two thirds could feel good about themselves. Do you ever feel that way?Today Rowan Manahan in Dublin, asked ... who’s average ...  and Rowan's post made me wonder about this compelling question from a different light. From a Business Week survey on workplace attitudes – Rowan pointed out that 90% of 2000 surveyed middle managers ranked their performance in the top 10%. Executives placed themselves in the top 3%. Would you agree from where you stand? Similarly,  American Management Association surveys came back with 90% senior managers hailing themselves Effective or Highly effective communicators. The problem was, only 3... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=818937 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:36:41 +0100 818937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=808940&cid=t_142231_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F145905281%2Fwhy_smart_workers_make_dumb_de.html  When people are faced with choices that involve risk,  the human brain leaps into conflicts that only reflective thinkers can sort out well. How so?  Believe it or not, smart neurons actually tend to make dumb choices at times — all because of complex chemical processes. Take a person who weighs the risk factors for a big promotion. That person’s front brain might tell him this position would be sheer misery. It highlights the facts … such as … the new CEO’s arrogance … or workers’ well known apathy in the new department. That’s only one side though, and while it may make sense to the front brain the middle brain refuses to listen. Instead that area of the brain shows only sheer delights from a big raise in salary, new resp... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=808940 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:52:23 +0100 808940