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 'dundee'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:54:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929218&cid=t_216620_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcIecKUx-rM0%2F By Daniel J. MitchellHere’s a Reuters story about the Australian Tax Office harassing Paul Hogan, better known to Americans as Crocodile Dundee, because of a tax dispute. The grinches at the tax office took advantage of Hogan’s return for his mother’s funeral to hold him hostage, refusing to let him leave the country until he coughs up some cash. It appears that the tax police in Australia are just as politicized and above the law as the IRS. Hogan has never been charged with tax evasion and there are plenty of signs that the bureaucrats want to make him a high-profile victim to justify the amount of money that has been squandered in a probe of supposed offshore evasion. Actor Paul Hogan, star of the “Crocodile Dundee” movies, has vowed to continue fighting ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929218 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:02:34 +0100 3929218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868743&cid=t_216620_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3339 Jump to follow-up Having recently been fired from Ofquack, the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). I found I was missing the constant dribble of double-speak, Then, as luck would have it, a friend emailed me to draw my attention to a lucrative job at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.  On August 11th I put out a tweet, just in case any of my friends were interested. How to save money. NHS Scorland (Tayside) advertises for homeopathic doctor http://bit.ly/9Ou9Yo Pathetic #fail After the story appeared in the Daily Express it occurred to me that I should apply. It seems that NHS Scotland Tayside) is determined to look idiotic in the eyes of the world.  They advertised for a homeopathic doctor,  The upper level of salary, £68,000 for two sessions a week, is a... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868743 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:12:59 +0100 3868743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683436&cid=t_216620_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F357321563%2F Nice to see you again. A bit rainy, though, here in the nation’s medicine chest. No matter. Our spirits are high and there is much to do. So as you settle in for another round of strategic to-ing and fro-ing, here are a few tidbits to help you along. Hope your days goes well… Pfizer Shifts Employees To SF Biotech Center (San Francisco Business Times) Novo Nordisk Opens Seattle Site (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Mylan Posts Second-Quarter Loss (MarketWatch) Drugmakers Gives $20M To Dundee University For Research (BBC) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683436 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:27:08 +0100 1683436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327752&cid=t_216620_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F258097784%2F An interesting recent article announcesPupils to start day with Nintendo Brain Training(UK's Daily Telegraph). Some quotes: - "Children at 16 primary schools are to start each day by playing on a Nintendo games console, it was disclosed yesterday." - "The pupils will play "brain training" exercises before lessons after a pilot scheme at a school in Dundee found that it boosted learning ability." - "Children at St Columba's Primary in the city scored higher in maths tests and had improved concentration and behaviour after playing the Nintendo game More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima, the study showed." - "LTS is working with school inspectors and Dundee University to carry out a larger pilot of the scheme, with 16 schools using the game every... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327752 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:13:01 +0100 1327752