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 'e mail'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159472&cid=t_187685_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Femail-marketing-retain-patients%2F The following is a guest post by Amanda Gagnon of aweber.com. If you are interested in guest posting for Dental Heroes, please sign up here. You know exactly how to fashion a retainer to hold teeth in place, but retaining your customers is a whole different story. They come, they go, they switch practices, and what can you do about it other than just doing the best job you can when they’re in the chair? A whole lot, actually. When it comes to coaxing reluctant patients back into your office, email marketing can ease the pain. How Email Is Designed to Bring Customers Back Email’s recurrent nature makes it perfect for increasing retention. Sending emails on a consistent basis builds a good rapport with your patients, and eventually, a relationship of trust. And let’s face ... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159472 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:22:13 +0100 5159472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841583&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F18%2Fmental-health-blog-party-why-do-i-blog-about-mental-health%2F As part of May Is Mental Health Awareness Month, many of us here at PsychCentral are participating in a Mental Health Blog Party hosted by the American Psychological Association. Today, May 18, we are all blogging about mental health awareness. Here’s my contribution. Why do I blog about mental health? I want to explain to people that depression and other mood disorders aren’t yuppie diseases for folks with the time and resources to ruminate and obsess, that they can be life-threatening illnesses. That’s right. Depression kills. It killed my godmother — my mom’s younger sister — at the tender age of 43. It kills approximately 800,000 people across the globe every year. Suicide takes more lives than traffic accidents, lung disease, and AIDs, and it is the second leading cause o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841583 Wed, 18 May 2011 14:01:37 +0100 4841583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789333&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F05%2Fshould-you-tell-your-boss-that-you-have-adhd%2F When you have any mental health condition, it can be hard to know if you should disclose your diagnosis at work, particularly to your boss. It’s a thorny topic. For instance, you might be worried that others will judge you negatively because of the pervasive stigma in our society. Yet, you might need certain accommodations that you’d like to ask for. Also, many people are relieved to get their diagnosis — finally having a name for their disruptive symptoms — and want to share it with others. So what can you do? ADDitude Magazine has an excellent article on this topic by Wilma Fellman. I interviewed Fellman a few years ago for an article about succeeding in the workplace when you have ADHD. Her take? She advised readers against telling supervisors about their ADHD. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789333 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:13:11 +0100 4789333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477816&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F14%2Fmaking-lemonade-from-lemons-on-valentines-day-a-romantic-tale%2F In order to move beyond their dark days, most people with depression master the lesson on how to make lemonade from lemons. For Valentine’s Day, here’s a romantic tale on just that: how a friend of mine turned an embarrassing situation into the best thing that ever happened to her… Back when I began my writing career drafting instructions on how to bury St. Joseph (he’s known to make real estate sell) as part of the “St. Joseph’s Home Sales Kit” for Roman, Inc., a religious giftware company in the suburbs of Chicago, I befriended a woman who worked in the IT department. Aneta, a spritely Polish babe, handled the technological emergencies of computer-challenged folks such as myself who might, say, send an off-color joke to the entire company by acci... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477816 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:42:46 +0100 4477816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394529&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fects-final-days%2F We may be witnessing electroconvulsive therapy’s final days. This week, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel will review whether there’s enough evidence to downgrade electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices into the Class II medical device category — that is, a medical device that carries only “medium risk.” Like a syringe. That’s right, a device that can send electricity directly into your brain is being considered to be placed in the same medical device category as a syringe. And guess who doesn’t mind that reclassification? Why, the American Psychiatric Association, of course — they are right on board with this re-classification (PDF). Currently ECT devices are classified as Class III devices — high risk. Yet they have neve... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394529 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:30:56 +0100 4394529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219791&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F01%2Fnemeroff-schatzberg-lend-names-to-ghostwritten-textbook%2F According to the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and The New York Times, Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff, chairman of psychiatry at the University of Miami medical school since 2009 and Emory University before that, and Dr. Alan F. Schatzberg, the chairman of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine from 1991 until 2009 co-wrote a psychiatric textbook intended for primary care physicians — or did they? The book, Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Psychopharmacology Handbook for Primary Care, has their names on it. But according to documents unearthed by the Project on Government Oversight, a Washington advocacy group, it was allegedly actually ghostwritten — at least in part — by a company called Scientific Therapeutics Information, Inc. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219791 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:23:58 +0100 4219791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848840&cid=t_187685_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhy-i-dont-accept-email-from-patients.html By Rob Lamberts, MD Dr. Wes (a cardiology blogger who all should read) wrote a very compelling post about technology and the bondage it can create for doctors.: The devaluation of doctors’ time continues unabated. As we move into our... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848840 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3848840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424830&cid=t_187685_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FniqsTHnIV0w%2F By Julian SanchezImagine for a moment that all your computing devices had to run on code that had been written in 1986. Your smartphone is, alas, entirely out of luck, but your laptop or desktop computer might be able to get online using a dial-up modem. But you’d better be happy with a command-line interface to services like e-mail, Usenet, and Telnet, because the only “Web browsers” anyone’s heard of in 1986 are entomologists. Cloud computing? Location based services? Social networking? No can do, though you can still get into a raging debate about the relative merits of Macs and PCs. When it comes to federal privacy law, alas, we are running on code written in 1986: The Elecronic Communications Privacy Act, a statute that’s not only ludicrously out of date,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424830 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:50:41 +0100 3424830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280018&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F16%2Fmindapps-releases-ecbt-trauma%2F We’re pleased to announce that our partner MindApps has released a new iPhone/iPod Touch app known as eCBT Trauma. As you can guess, eCBT Trauma is focused on individuals who are coping with posttraumatic stress disorder — PTSD — in their lives. “With eCBT Trauma, we wanted to help people who have experienced a trauma by providing education and interventions to help them cope with the symptoms of PTSD,” said Michael Hufford, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder and CEO of MindApps. “eCBT Trauma can serve as an adjunctive tool for therapists to use with their clients, or as a standalone intervention.” eCBT Trauma is an iPhone application that provides users with a way to assess their symptoms after experiencing a trauma, graph their symptoms ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280018 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:53:00 +0100 3280018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883071&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F12%2Fwhen-to-check-your-e-mail%2F Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. E-mail is an inexpensive, efficient and fast way of communication. It can enhance communication between departments and communication across continents. Nevertheless a lot of posts and especially blogs write about email overload: Lifehacker.com, Email Overloaded, Harvard Business School. They advice you to check your email at certain time points in the day, usually twice a day somewhere around 11 a.m and 4 pm. The scientific background for this solution to these loathsome distractions is based on Reducing the Effect of Email Interruptions on Employees. In this research 15 people of the Danwood company in the UK were monitored over 28 working days by software on their computer: WinVNC.... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883071 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:55:31 +0100 2883071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871771&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F08%2Fe-mail-a-blessing-or-a-burden%2F From recent research based on secondary analysis of data obtained from telephone interviews from a sample of 1003 email users the answer is not conclusive. e-mail supports work performance, but at the same time contributes to negative effects that in the long run may affect motivation and satisfaction In this research in which they also looked at the effect of e-mail on work performance, work related e-mails received and sent are positively related to work performance, indicating that e-mail communication in organizations carries important information that is critical for the completion of jobs. Personal e-mails neither contributes nor hampers work performance. Nevertheless, to much e-mail has undesirable effects on work efficiency, stress and distress. E-mail can lead to information over... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871771 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:47:46 +0100 2871771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842451&cid=t_187685_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fjournal-of-clinical-pathology-2009-vol-62-no-10%2F contents page Fade Fave: Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in penile carcinoma Fade Skinny: Penile carcinoma is an uncommon and potentially mutilating disease with a heterogeneous aetiology. Several risk factors have been established for its development. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection seems to play an important role in the development of a subset of these carcinomas and its presence is thought to be related to the histological type. Finds that half of the penile tumours were associated with HPV 16–18 with little presence of other genotypes. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Access, Access from Home, Access from Work, Access in the Library, Current Awareness, E-Journals, E-Mail, NHS Tagged: Athens Password, Cancer, E-Journals, HPV,... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842451 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:11:57 +0100 2842451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511156&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2F6-steps-to-manage-your-time-better-an-interview-with-russell-bishop%2F Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Russell Bishop, currently Senior Editor-at-Large for the Huffington Post and founder of Bishop & Bishop, a consulting and coaching company. Russell is the author of numerous articles on the power of choice and awareness, and has two books in development. An expert in personal and organization transformation, Russell has coached leadership teams, entrepreneurs, and CEO’s in 34 countries around the world. He has lectured for executive MBA programs at UCLA, University of Texas and Washington University. Russell received a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of California and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California. I’m glad that my husband Eric didn’t overhear our conversation, because Eric... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511156 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:43 +0100 2511156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390064&cid=t_187685_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fprotect-yourself-from-swine-flu-scams%2F It’s an unfortunate reality, but as a widespread, somewhat mysterious illness that has more questions than answers, the swine flu is a ripe target for scam artists. So along with protecting yourself and your family from infection, you’ve also got to be on guard against unscrupulous and shady marketers. There are three main types of swine flu-related scams: Swine spam Swine malware Swine “cures,” “remedies,” and “vaccines” Swine spam are e-mail messages that have the words “swine flu” in the subject line. The senders are simply using swine flu as a hook to get you to open the e-mail. When you open a spam e-mail, the sender may be notified that yours is a valid address and that you are amenable to opening messages. At a minimum they can collect these “good” addres... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390064 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:27:00 +0100 2390064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313548&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F02%2Fhow-do-you-practice-mindfulness-eat-ice-cream-for-starters%2F I’ve been trying to master mindfulness in the last few weeks like it’s a cute step sequence in a line dance. I have unofficially hired Dr. Elisha Goldstein, author of Psych Central’s blog, “Mindfulness and Psychotherapy” as my mindfulness personal trainer because he knows this stuff inside and out, and because I don’t have the time or money to hang out with the Buddhist monks in Tibet. I’ve always aspired to better live in the moment–it was one of the gems I picked up in support group meetings back in college–but now I honestly feel like it could save my life–or at least keep my pituitary tumor from growing any wider and shield my heart from any more damage to the aortic valve. How do you practice presence, or mindfulness? The B... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313548 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:21:16 +0100 2313548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287229&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Fperfectionism-ring-the-bells%2F I recently dragged my kids to Baltimore so that I could have lunch with an old colleague (he’s young…but we’ve known each other for 13 years) at the National Catholic Education Association convention. A gifted writer and speaker, my friend can get his audience to laugh right after they’ve cried. As my Katherine and David grabbed his pieces of watermelon off his plate after rolling in the aisles of the publishers’ exhibit, he described his process of becoming comfortable in front of a large group of people who expect him to inspire them and say something spiritual that they can take home in their tote bags. The next day I sent him an e-mail thanking him for our time together and for sharing his gifts with the world–even though that’s, at times, a s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287229 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:57:54 +0100 2287229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287231&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F23%2Fjama-and-deangelis-respond-but-deangelis-should-resign%2F In an attempt to whitewash their own actions and responsibility to uphold the highest standards of academic publishing, Catherine D. DeAngelis and Phil B. Fontanarosa — editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) — published an editorial defending their handling of a conflict of interest and blasting the professor who brought it to their attention. In a classic example of shooting the messenger, it’s my opinion that DeAngelis and Fontanarosa absolve themselves of all blame, and suggest that any reports where they called Lincoln Memorial University Assistant Dean of Students and Professor Jonathan Leo Ph.D., a “a nothing and a nobody” were “erroneous.” (In other words, the editors of JAMA are apparently suggesting that the Wall... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287231 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:38:13 +0100 2287231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258164&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F12%2Fdo-users-understand-facebook-privacy-settings%2F Over a decade ago, the chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems said that consumer privacy issues are a “red herring.” Scott McNealy, Sun’s CEO at the time, was famously quoted as saying in January 1999, “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” That was long before social networks became popular, and long before the rise of Facebook and Twitter. As we noted earlier this week, 2008 was the year of social networking, as social networks surpassed email usage for the first time ever. Facebook is the social networking website that allows you to share as much of your life as you’d like with the world, or just a few select others. Although many people assume that Facebook is an “all or nothing” proposition when it comes to sharing informatio... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258164 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:00:23 +0100 2258164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258168&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F10%2F2008-was-the-year-of-social-networking%2F According to a Nielsen Company report just released, 2008 was the year that social networking really took hold in the world, surpassing email usage and growing the fastest not amongst the youngest Internet users, but the middle-aged — those in the 35 - 49 year old age range. While search engines and general interest portals like Yahoo! still have the largest reach (85 percent), “member communities” — which includes not only popular social networking websites like Facebook, but also blogging websites — reached 66.8%. This was the largest increase — 5.4% — of any sector measured from Dec. 2007 to Dec. 2008, and double the increase of any other sector. Even though email was surpassed by these “member communities” websites (including blogs)... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258168 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:00:03 +0100 2258168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2206819&cid=t_187685_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F22%2Fcommon-courtesy%2F Your email:Subscribe   Unsubscribe Courtesy - Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. Common courtesy. I believe I deserve it. I don’t deserve it because I’m, “TheAngriestPharmacist.” I deserve it because I am a human-f.ing-being. Everyone deserves it. So, what the f. am I talking about? I’ll spell it out for you amoral assholes out there that refuse to respond, then I’ll tell you EXACTLY what I’m talking about. Simple Phone Call — Return call not 100% necessary. Phone call w/ voicemail — Return call probably necessary. Multiple Calls w/o voicemail — Return call necessary.... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2206819 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:59:42 +0100 2206819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2097870&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2F12%2Ffirst-sleep-texting-now-sleep-emailing%2F Back in June, contributor Renée M. Grinnell noted the growing phenomenon of sleep texting and questioned whether it was a legitimate concern or something else. Now the New York Times brings us the story of a case of “sleep emailing” — someone not only composing multiple, coherent emails to people, but typing in account names and passwords in order to access their email account: E-mailing while sleeping, however, upturns the previous understanding of the mind as essentially quiescent, absolved of a participating role. The Sleep Medicine article […] describes one woman’s e-mailing while sleeping as the first reported case of “complex nonviolent cognitive behavior.” It involved not just composing messages, but also navigating past two separate levels of pass... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2097870 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:44:16 +0100 2097870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999172&cid=t_187685_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FIrZr_WQho_o%2F Eileen, from The Artful Crafter, shared in a comment on my post, Writing a Thankful Poem, about sending “Thankful E-mails” this Thanksgiving.  What a great idea!  For Thanksgiving or any time of the year.  (The Thankful Poem idea also was mentioned in a post, Writing a Thankful Poem for Thanksgiving, at Alzheimer’s Notes, as a fun family activity.) I wrote thankful emails to some special people this year. I know it’s not as personal, but it’s immediate and I thought that would be nice - for them to know I was thinking of them and giving thanks at that very minute, said Eileen. I agree, Eileen.  E-mails are our method of communication (along with text messages, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) nowadays to let friends and family know we’re thinking of them. ... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999172 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:56:09 +0100 1999172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1838497&cid=t_187685_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fe-mailing-your-doctor.html Doctor, should I have the surgery?Even mere radiologists get asked this question -- usually while they are performing face-to-face procedures on their patients (or face-to-butt, in the case of a barium enema). I usually give the stock reply that I'm a diagnostician, and treatment concerns are way out of my area of expertise.When patients started e-mailing questions like this to me in the '90's, they were enough of a novelty that I answered them all. Currently, when each day brings me 50 - 100 nonspam e-mails, that's out of the question, and I cope by ignoring most of them. My reasons include:not enough timeout of my area of expertiseI've never met the patientrarely any way to verify they are who they say they are or have what they say they havepotential legal exposureyadda yadda...I do mak... Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1838497 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:11:00 +0100 1838497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522049&cid=t_187685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fhow-to-reach-a-teen-email%2F This article describes e-mail therapy with a teenager whom professionals found difficult to communicate with and understand. Anne had a 4-year history of low mood and unpredictable self-harming behavior that in the past had led to admission to a secure unit. Therapy involved weekly e-mails over a 3-month period and ended when she was transferred to adult services. The article focuses on how e-mail enabled engagement to occur. The therapeutic relationship allowed Anne to explore and understand past experiences, and start resolving present problems. Diagnosis also became clearer. In this case, email therapy worked and helped engage the teen in psychotherapy, showing that e-therapy can help engage someone who otherwise might have a difficult time engaging in psychotherapy. Reference Roy... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522049 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:29:00 +0100 1522049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1489541&cid=t_187685_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F299408864%2F Spam, or unsolicited e-mail, is everywhere and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, it will never go away, at least not until people keep buying the stuff spammers offer. And oh boy aren’t there always some new suckers in the cyberspace. However, things get far less amusing when human health gets into play. Have you noticed that a high percentage of spam you receive today is health-related? It is just this health-related spam that Peter Gernburd and Alejandro Jadad from the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation from Canada wanted to find out more about. In September 2007 issue of PLoS Medicine, an open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal, they published a very interesting paper on this subject titled “Will Spam Overwhelm Our Defenses? Evaluating Offerings for Drugs and... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1489541 Tue, 27 May 2008 23:25:51 +0100 1489541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1198051&cid=t_187685_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fzango-support-zango-is-not-a-threat%2F I just noticed that an allegedly Zango Support personnel posted a comment on one of my published posts in BlogEngage where I was talking about how the Zango software posed as a threat. Just to give them the benefit of the doubt, I would like to post his comment: Zango Support says: In the above post Zango is listed as a threat. We would like to correct this listing. Zango is a safe and secure program which will not harm users’ computer. We are certainly aware of the ever-growing number of harmful applications that have surfaced on the Web. Please be assured that Zango, unlike such applications, will always make the user’s privacy our top priority. Zango is a safe and secure program which installs itself only upon user’s download and does nothing without the user’s consent. ... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1198051 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:26:28 +0100 1198051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1161118&cid=t_187685_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fhow-to-spot-a-fake-paypal-e-mail%2F Recently, Tim of BeThumbed PayPal account was hacked because of filling up a fake form which was purportedly sent by a Paypal staff. I’ve also received a similar e-mail, but I just ignored it. Good thing I was busy blogging at that time that I totally forgot about the e-mail. I also logged in directly to their website to read if similar announcement appeared in their “What’s New” section. Paypal had been particular in securing their merchants’ accounts. They provided tips on how to protect your account. Fake Paypal vs Real Paypal e-mails: - A fake Paypal e-mail usually contains greetings like “Dear PayPal user” or “Dear PayPal Member”. A real Paypal e-mail addresses the member by his/her first and last name or the business name assoc... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1161118 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:34:05 +0100 1161118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146552&cid=t_187685_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fthe-hino-motors-ltd-japan-job-scam%2F I received one scam e-mail again, but it is different from the previous scam e-mails as it intends of employing you instead of giving you a lottery money. To: From: recruits@hinomotors.co.jp Subject: WORK WITH HINO MOTORS JAPAN Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:11:52 +0300 HINO MOTORS CO.LTD, JAPAN. 1-1 Hinodai 3-chome, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-8660. WE NEED A REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY We wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense Benefit to you and us. Our Group’s principal activities are to develop, manufacture and market diesel trucks and buses, passenger cars and pick-up trucks, semi-tractors, special purpose vehicles such as large-sized sight seeing and route buses, internal combustion engines and spare parts. We wish to crave your indulgence that we are searching for re... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146552 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:59:43 +0100 1146552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1116664&cid=t_187685_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F25%2F285%2F a clever little gizmo that creates an URL to a contact form so you can be contacted without revealing your e-mail address. A great tool to reduce the amount of spam you receive. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1116664 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:37:03 +0100 1116664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045041&cid=t_187685_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F22%2Fe-mail-of-the-blog-a-new-featurette%2F If you want to keep up-to-date with the pearls of wisdom offered by this blog and want it to arrive in your e-mail box, just click on the link in the Subscribe to E-Mail Updates Box on the left, and each day in your mail box you’ll receive notification of what we’ve written about that day! (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045041 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:02:37 +0100 1045041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032878&cid=t_187685_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F13%2Fnhs-workforce-bulletin%2F New to us at Fade is the NHS Employers E-mail bulletin - the cunningly titled NHS Workforce Bulletin. Basically it’s a weekly bulletin of information relating to workforce issues, events, publications and how to have your say on NHS workforce policy and practice. To subscribe to the e-mail version of the bulletin follow this link www.nhsemployers.org/workforcebulletin. Quick tip of the collective library hat (let us know what style you think would suit us) to the crew at Salford for pointing this out. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032878 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:20:31 +0100 1032878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=999528&cid=t_187685_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fa-western-union-money-transfer-scam%2F How to recognize phishing scams and fraudulent e-mails? Sender: “Mark James” (Source: Jammed: Full into Capacity) Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=999528 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:33:15 +0100 999528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654539&cid=t_187685_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F121633918%2F “The computer is a boon “ for many Alzheimer’s patients, especially those with early onset dementia and those in the earlier stages of the disease, according to an article about Alzheimer’s in U.S.News & World Report (December 11, 2006 issue).  The computer, e-mail and the online world has become a great outlet and aide for them. *E-mail keeps them in contact with friends, family, and others with Alzheimer’s.  One person interviewed described e-mail and chat rooms to “holding hands with someone with dementia.” *E-mail keeps an ongoing record of chats with others…something they can refer back to if they wish.  In  other words, it can become somewhat of a memory for the Alzheimer’s patient. *E-mail and the Internet keeps Alzheim... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654539 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:36:01 +0100 654539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=529679&cid=t_187685_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F08%2Fthought-for-the-day-someone-you-love-have-breast-cancer%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Magazines, Cancer Survivors, Thought for the DayChances are, someone you love has breast cancer. And if not now, one day this is likely to be true -- because one in eight women will develop an invasive form of the disease at some point during her lifetime. If and when it happens to you, when you find yourself saying, Someone I love has breast cancer, one of the first things you'll consider is how you might help. It's a natural feeling -- the urge to reach out -- and I've got an idea for you if you find yourself searching for the right way to brighten the day for that someone you love.Think about this:How about honoring your loved one in a special Ladies' Home Journal website photo gallery? Simply find a photograph that candidly captures the essence of your speci... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=529679 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 529679