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 'effort'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125066&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F21772175%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ESubliminal-Motivation.htm People often do things and can’t say exactly why they did them. While it might seem that “acting without explanation” is the result of poor attention or irrational impulse, it turns out that our brains are wired to do this. It is possible, researchers at INSERM in Paris found, to motivate half the brain without [...] CommentsIn 1897, the director of Yale Psychology laboratory E.W. ... by AnonymousInteresting findings. I remember there being a lot of ... by StevenPlus 2 more...Related StoriesNo-Attention BrandingAvoid the Corner of Death!More Senses, Higher Sales (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125066 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:19:06 +0100 4125066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077320&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F17%2Flet-me-live-until-i-die-an-interview-with-thea-bowman%2F Following are excerpts from an interview with Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister who became a huge inspiration to black Catholic communities, and to wider circles for her joy and gratitude, her nobility of spirit, and her very real spirituality. The interview, published in Praying magazine and US Catholic, was conducted shortly before she died from cancer, in March 1990, at the age of 53. For me, she is the picture of courage and perseverance of a person living gracefully with pain. Question: What kind of changes have you had to make in your life because of the cancer? Thea Bowman: Part of my approach to my illness has been to say I want to choose life, I want to keep going, I want to live fully until I die … I don’t know what my future holds. In the meantime, I am making a cons... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077320 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:21:40 +0100 4077320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924944&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F01%2Fsocial-memory-are-2-heads-better-than-one%2F Are two heads better than one? Maybe. Perhaps this doesn’t come as a surprise, because we all know on some level that even one “head” can be better than others in terms of memory. New research into “group memory,” or “social memory” sheds some light on how remembering together can be more or less effective. In part, it depends on the group’s “executive functioning”. Memory research has come a long ways since the early research many of us learned in psychology classes. There is the famous Bell Laboratories research into short-term memory which resulted in the famous axiom of “7 plus or minus two” – which refers to how many “slots” we can utilize “in our head” in real-time, keeping it there to “process,” sequence, manipulate. This is essentia... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924944 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:46:03 +0100 3924944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641160&cid=t_145895_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-and-a-moment-of-silence%2F Multiple sclerosis has created a lot of “noise” in my life.  Either real or perceived or figurative; a lot goes on in the head of someone living with MS.  I think the sheer volume of “stuff” I think about has quadrupled since diagnosis. I mean, seriously, who else has to think about all of the “what if’s” and “then I would’s” and “how will I’s” and “am I able to’s” that go with just about every part of our lives as MS progresses?! Whether it’s sleepless nights during/post attack, as my brain tries to reroute signals or the constant self-talk to get me through-over-around-(sometimes) under obstacles (both real and imagined) it seems that I’ve never a quiet moment. Well, this weekend I got one… well, several. I a... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641160 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:26:45 +0100 3641160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607556&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F28%2Fnow-what-depression-at-graduation-or-any-transition%2F I read somewhere that a large number of Nobel Prize winners become depressed after receiving their honor because their sense of purpose has been taken away. They have to grieve their pre-Nobel Prize life and find a new way of being, something to get excited about that will get you out of bed in the morning. The same is true, to some extent, when you graduate. With Commencement often comes an emptiness, a sense of loss. Much joy and relief, yes. But also a “what the hell do I do now?” response. For highly sensitive persons like myself, every kind of life transition — be it graduation, a new job, a baby — comes with a few challenges and their offspring. How to gracefully maneuver between point A and point B? Like you would with any other mourning process. Because yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607556 Fri, 28 May 2010 15:45:17 +0100 3607556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560204&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F09lFUYGvn8A%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe controversy over America’s immigration policy does not allow for easy answers, as the post below by Roger Pilon demonstrates. Even among those of us who advocate limited government and free markets, there is room for debate about what our immigration policy should be and the order in which needed reforms should be pursued. Roger gives a welcome nod to the argument for “a serious guest-worker program,” which I’ve argued is essential to any successful reform effort. He also acknowledges that its implementation should be in concert with serious enforcement rather than delayed indefinitely by demands that we “control the border first.” One place where I differ with my dear colleague is in his assertion that: “We no longer control our southern border, and Con... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560204 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:12:22 +0100 3560204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235820&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyNPI9XDdU78%2F By Michael F. CannonDemocrats have lots of ambitions.  One of them is their health care overhaul, which included a lot of “pay-fors” — i.e., spending cuts that would pay for ObamaCare’s new entitlements.  But they also want a jobs bill, a “doc fix,” and other things that require new government spending.  Those also require pay-fors — unless Democrats are willing to expand further a $1-trillion-plus deficit — and pay-fors are a scarce commodity. Today, CongressDaily’s Anna Edney reports: Some, though, are skeptical Democrats would use any of the pay-fors because that would mean officially declaring the reform effort dead. “I don’t expect any effort to dismantle the reform bill until there’s no pulse,” one lobby... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235820 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:05:33 +0100 3235820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084827&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2F5-ways-to-show-you-care%2F Wondering how you can show someone in your life that you care about them? Here’s a few suggestions that may help you do just that. 1. Do It, Don’t Say It. You know that old common wisdom, “Actions speak louder than words”? Well, it’s true. While you can apologize for not doing something until you’re blue in the face, you’ll gain so much more appreciation by another in your life by simply doing it in the first place. Yes, it means you have to work harder to keep on top of things to begin with, even with simple things like taking out the trash or running that errand you said you would. But the reward is that your loved one will know you care because you just did it without being asked or reminded to do so. 2. Refuse to Argue and Pick Your Battles. Ar... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084827 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:35:31 +0100 3084827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044731&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FeRQDJdrSYEY%2F Reports have leaked out over the past week that President Obama will announce that he is sending additional troops into Afghanistan. The only question seems to be whether he will send 30,000, 40,000 or some number in between. That is, frankly, not a very important issue. And for all of his talk about “off ramps” for the United States if the Afghan government does not meet certain policy targets or “benchmarks,” the reality is that he is escalating our commitment. Since Obama has repeatedly asserted that the war in Afghanistan is a war of necessity, not a war of choice, his talk of off ramps is largely a bluff—and the Afghans probably know it. There are obvious hazards in equating one historical event with a development in a different setting and time period, but t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044731 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:54:07 +0100 3044731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3033621&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F27%2Fa-note-to-the-severely-depressed-dont-try-so-hard%2F I don’t know about you, but when I’m severely depressed 90 percent of my negative thinking is based on the fact that I am a failure because all my cognitive-behavioral strategies and positive thinking and mindfulness attempts aren’t working. I discussed this with Dr. Smith yesterday and she reminded me, once more, that severe depression can’t be treated in a mind-over-matter way. Her compassionate logic made me review the pages of my forthcoming book, Beyond Blue, where I list the neurological and scientific reasons why. And I breathed a much-needed sigh of relief. You deserve one too. Here’s my passage: Trying too hard was precisely my problem. It was the mind over matter issue again. In my mind, I was failing because I couldn’t think myself to perfect... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3033621 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:23:30 +0100 3033621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2948346&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F01%2F5-ways-to-tackle-perfectionism-an-interview-with-michelle-russell%2F This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Russell, who writes the fantastic blog, “Practice Makes Imperfect.” Since we talk about perfectionism a lot on Beyond Blue — because it’s so related to depression — I thought she’d be a perfect guest to interrogate on this topic. Therese: What are five ways a person can tackle perfectionism? Michelle: Here they are … 1. Compare yourself to others. I know, this probably sounds surprising when the prevailing wisdom says not to. But we perfectionists need frequent reality checks. Think about whatever has you firing on all cylinders and what you’re hoping to achieve. A report with absolutely no errors? A living room fit to be featured in House Beautiful? A body like the cover model on that f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2948346 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:07:12 +0100 2948346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946887&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FivyFodXJyRI%2F “Government should not subsidize health insurance — for the uninsured, the poor, the elderly or anyone else — or regulate health insurance markets.” Here’s why. This is what happens to health care when you are not the customer. An update on the EU Lisbon Treaty. Why Fannie and Freddie mustn’t be left out of reform efforts. Skepticism over nuclear diplomacy with Iran. (PDF) Subscribe to the Nuclear Proliferation Update here. Podcast: “Obama: Kinder Bud to Federalism?” featuring Aaron Houston of the Marijuana Policy Project. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946887 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:29:08 +0100 2946887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916470&cid=t_145895_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fstriving-for-genius%2F5529%2F Thomas Malthus ( 1766 – 1834) had a theory that continual increase in the world population would eventually cause food demand to outpace supply, and a collapse that would push the survivors back to subsistence farming conditions. Obviously, this hasn’t happened and there are a number of theories why.  For example: Malthus’ theory is just flat out wrong. He didn’t take into consideration the growth of technology and the productivity of farming over the last 200 years has increased faster than what is necessary to (temporarily) prevent worldwide famine. Population levels determine agricultural output, not the other way around. Malthus didn’t understand the impact of geniuses. I’m not really interested in discussing Malthus or his theories here, but I d... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916470 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:05 +0100 2916470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908647&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F20%2Fdo-your-eyes-give-you-away%2F Can your eyes give away how much you’re thinking — even when you’re not consciously aware of your effort? According to new research, the answer is yes. Previous research has shown that people spend more physical effort in a demanding physical task when they could gain a high-value monetary reward, than when they could gain a low-value reward. But the intriguing finding from this research was that this behavior occurred even when the monetary reward was presented subliminally, below the threshold of our conscious awareness. In other words, a person would work harder for more money, even if they weren’t consciously aware that more money was the reward. Other research into subliminal processing suggests people can perceive emotional messages subliminally too. Dutch res... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908647 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:35:27 +0100 2908647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842507&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnPRKpXKkfxM%2F Max Boot, fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and perhaps one of America’s most radical neo-imperialists, eight years ago this month likened the Afghan mission to British colonial rule: Afghanistan and other troubled lands today cry out for the sort of enlightened foreign administration once provided by self-confident Englishmen in jodhpurs and pith helmets…This was supposed to be ‘for the good of the natives,’ a phrase that once made progressives snort in derision, but may be taken more seriously after the left’s conversion (or, rather, reversion) in the 1990s to the cause of ‘humanitarian’ interventions. [emphasis mine] Just yesterday, this “stay-the-course” proponent said President Obama should fight on in Afghanistan and properly r... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842507 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:25 +0100 2842507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814641&cid=t_145895_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2F-qX_vFtnwjw%2F The International Diabetes Federation would like to thank everyone for the time and effort they have invested to guarantee the global success of World Diabetes Day 2008. Follow the day minute by minute Follow the day minute by minute at http://www.worlddiabetesday.org. We are making images of events from around the world available as they come in. We will be working around the clock to support the global effort to make a difference for diabetes. Wherever you are, from Fiji to Canada, we are ready to post pictures of your event. Please submit high-quality images of your event now to http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/flickr/submit?s=0en. The sooner we receive the images, the sooner we can make them available to the global media and highlight what you are doing to mark the day. Take a moment t... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814641 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:44:39 +0100 2814641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2803996&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F09%2F17%2Fentrepreneur-feeling-good-make-plans-for-the-future%2F An entrepreneur is someone is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. It is an ambitious leader who combines land, labor, and capital to often create and market new goods or services. An entrepreneur is also someone who wants to be his own boss and make a good living, which entails living where one wants, working with people one likes, and doing work one wants to do. With Web 2.0 an increase in entrepreneurship was seen. Hardware became cheap, free open source infrastructure is the norm, access to the world with web 2.0 leading to a growth of entrepreneurs on the web. These entrepreneurs are often portrayed as passionate, enthusiastic, and persistent even in the face of challenge and adversity.... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2803996 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:24:00 +0100 2803996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2634348&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXOVZejvSTIs%2F Check your local paper today for Cato’s full-page ad about a better health care reform solution: “freedom. Freedom to choose your doctor and health plan. Freedom to spend your health care dollars as you choose. Freedom to make your own medical decisions. Freedom to keep a health plan you are satisfied with.” It’s running today in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. Or find the ad here, along with radio ads as well. These ads aren’t cheap, so please consider making a contribution to support Cato’s health care reform efforts. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2634348 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:54:13 +0100 2634348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477543&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FealLB71BbNA%2F As I note in my New York Post op-ed today, Republicans are fond of implying that President Obama is a big-spending socialist. But the House GOP recently offered a spending cut plan that was able to find savings worth less than one percent of Obama’s budget. As Tad DeHaven and Brian Riedl have also pointed out, the GOP spending reform effort is rather pathetic. It proposed specific annual budget cuts of about $14 billion per year. Consider that the center-left budget wonks at the Brookings Institution put their heads together a few years ago and came up with a “smaller government plan” that proposed about $342 billion in annual spending cuts (by 2014). The Brookings authors note:   These cuts are achieved by reducing government subsidies to commercial activities (... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477543 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:18:22 +0100 2477543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469441&cid=t_145895_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVrm607VEGto%2F Well, sometimes maybe.  Reports the National Post: An investigation has been launched after a woman admitted to Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital for an induced birth was forced into a do-it-yourself delivery last month, with only her common-law partner to assist. “We’re taking it very seriously,” Dr. Matt Kalina, assistant director for professional services at the McGill University Health Centre, said. “We’re reviewing the specific events thoroughly with the family…. We’re using the lessons to improve our systems.” At about 5 a. m. on May 13, medical help failed to appear even after Karine Lachapelle’s water broke. Despite attempts to summon help by partner Mark Schouls, who was pushing the nurse-alert button with increasing fr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469441 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:12:20 +0100 2469441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1961382&cid=t_145895_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2F453146373%2F The International Diabetes Federation would like to thank everyone for the time and effort they have invested to guarantee the global success of World Diabetes Day 2008. Follow the day minute by minute Follow the day minute by minute at http://www.worlddiabetesday.org. We are making images of events from around the world available as they come in. We will be working around the clock to support the global effort to make a difference for diabetes. Wherever you are, from Fiji to Canada, we are ready to post pictures of your event. Please submit high-quality images of your event now to http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/flickr/submit?s=0en. The sooner we receive the images, the sooner we can make them available to the global media and highlight what you are doing to mark the day. Take a moment t... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961382 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:28:55 +0100 1961382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1773189&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F07%2Fmccain-vs-obama-on-mental-health-psychology-issues%2F Pages: 1 2 3 Next »     Single Page The United States is in the midst of its rite of choosing its next President. As a blog focused on mental health and psychology, we can’t help but wonder about the candidates’ commitment to mental health and psychological science. We should note that we hold no specific political agenda and endorse neither candidate at this time. Because this article is so long, we’ve provided an easy-to-read summary of our findings at they very end. One way to determine a candidate’s position on such issues is to send out a questionnaire about mental health policy issues and ask the candidates to fill it out. This is what NAMI does (and did a year ago for the two current candidates), and you can view the responses here. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1773189 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:39:29 +0100 1773189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853878&cid=t_145895_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F154306088%2F3_brain_questions_for_business.html When business needs a boost ... it's worth a pause to question....If you think in new and different ways …1. Could you alter the future for business where we work? Brain research suggests that when people focus their thoughts on improved targets … they are far more likely to act on improved steps and thereby attain these targets. 2. Could you improve… even when work and others let you down? Research and observation show how those who practice doing the extraordinary are less likely to fall under pressures at work against them. Check out today’s video and story of an Iranian-American scholar who shifted her brain into improvement gears during 105 days locked up in Iran’s notorious Evin prison.3.  Could you relieve stress that leaves m... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853878 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:13:08 +0100 853878