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 'enhanced'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:26:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008411&cid=t_427367_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D295 Electrically-enhanced chemotherapy has produced exciting clinical results.  The technology offers the promise of a safer, quicker therapy with lower costs from fewer agents and treatment sessions.  The NovoTTF system was recently FDA approved in the U.S. for patients suffering from end-stage glioblastoma and has been in use in Europe for several years.  Further studies are also underway for skin, breast, and early-stage brain tumors, three of the deadliest and most costly cancers to treat.  Chemotherapy has been in use as a treatment for cancer since the early 20th century.  Since then, it has grown to a $42 billion world market.  Electrically-enhanced chemotherapy uses a pulsed electrical field to increase the cell membrane’s permeability.  This allows the anticancer drug molecul... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008411 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:03:42 +0100 5008411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952989&cid=t_427367_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F19%2F10-tips-for-new-fathers%2F If you are a new dad, guess what research shows is one of the best things you can do to bond with your new baby and make your marriage stronger? Change his diaper. Yep… Becoming a new father can be a daunting task, but there are ten things to keep in mind that will help you, your new baby, and your marriage. 1. Time and tolerance. The most important thing you can do is simply spend time with your newborn.  Serious research about fatherhood is only a scant 30 years old, and what we know is that the more time fathers spend with their infants the better. Researchers in the early years of father-infant bonding couldn’t find fathers spending enough time with their infants to study them.  In other words, dads weren’t spending an adequate amount of time with their baby to even start... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952989 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:29:58 +0100 4952989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883554&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fsi7L_NQ6gjc%2F By David RittgersI have an article in today’s Los Angeles Times pointing out that waterboarding is dead as a tool for U.S. interrogators. So get over it. I also make the point that it died under Bush’s watch, so the next time Dick Cheney trots out a proposal to bring back waterboarding, he’s quarreling mostly with his old boss and not the current commander-in-chief. Over at the Washington Post, Allen McDuffee thinks this is unfair: It may well be the case that Cheney has unfinished business with Bush over dropping the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, but it is at least a selective reading for Rittgers to suggest that Cheney’s words are not directed at Obama with the hope that they carry political consequences for the administration. It is unlikely that even Cheney himse... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883554 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:39:35 +0100 4883554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828859&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FO3uaghfl2zE%2F By George Scoville It is false to assume that GM’s earnings report means the auto bailout was a success. It is false that, among other things, failing to raise the debt limit means defaulting on our obligations. It is false that Osama bin Laden’s death means torture is a good idea. It is false that international institutions can deliver what they say they can deliver. It is false that oil speculators are to blame for fluctuating oil prices: Monday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828859 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:01:40 +0100 4828859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294938&cid=t_427367_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F12%2F28%2Fone-year-later-epiphanies-in-the-tsa-break-room%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. One Year Later: Epiphanies in the TSA Break Room. Charging extra for lube. That’s what killed it. Filed under: Politics Tagged: airline, enhanced, pat-down, robert donna trussell, tsa, we won't fly (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294938 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:59:24 +0100 4294938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214277&cid=t_427367_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D105 According to a recent article, more than half ($15 billion) of the $21 billion U.S. Medical Imaging Market is spent on contrast agents. In fact, most hospitals spend as much on contrast agents as they do on new imaging equipment.  But with discounting ranging from 20 to 65%, this is an area that should not stay hidden.  On average, imaging dyes range from $20 to $150 per procedure and can make up 10 to 60% of a study’s costs.  When I spoke to Dr. Alexander R. Margulis, MD, clinical professor of radiology, Weil Medical College at Cornell University New York, he put it into perspective, stating, “Considering the overall expenses of a study, including hospital and doctors’ fees, the contrast is not much more.  If you address cost from just the technology side, it can start to add up... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214277 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:16:29 +0100 4214277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190439&cid=t_427367_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F21%2Ftsa-airport-screening-come-die-with-me%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me. You are witnessing the death of an industry. What the eco-freaks could never do — drum up significant support for mass transit — the TSA has done in just one decade. Hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous, but glamorous, exciting and sexy it was from the 1940s through the 1960s. Stewardesses wore cute little suits, and passengers dressed up too. Airline meals weren’t great, but they sure beat the tiny bags of pretzels we get now. Back in the day, the word airplane conjured up images of passengers disembarking in Honolulu, welcomed by young women holding leis. An airplane meant vacationing in Paris or Rome. After the war, interest in European travel surged. Hollywood took no... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190439 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:20:41 +0100 4190439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190440&cid=t_427367_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F21%2Fairport-security-choose-one%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Airport Security: Choose One. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: airport, enhanced, humor, pat-down, patdown, political cartoon, robert donna trussell, security, tsa (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190440 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:52:50 +0100 4190440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159215&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F70OLwe5OEK4%2F By David RittgersThat’s what the attorney for former CIA officer Jose Rodriguez is saying about his client. Rodriguez and other CIA personnel destroyed videotapes of detainee interrogations. The Justice Department announced that Rodriguez will not face criminal charges, but did not elaborate on the reasoning behind the decision. Rodriguez’s decision to get rid of the tapes came after White House lawyers, responding to a court order, instructed the CIA not to destroy any evidence associated with detainee interrogations. I know that the term “slippery slope” is overused, but it’s clearly evident here. Thwart the rule of law by declaring torture legal, thwart it again to cover up your actions. Destroying Evidence = American Hero is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (S... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159215 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:42:52 +0100 4159215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105811&cid=t_427367_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D70 Talk about impacting costs and outcomes.  Ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis is an exciting new technology that offers the promise of extending the treatment window for ischemic stroke.  Thrombolytics are revolutionary drugs that have been available for years, and when used early on, they can increase the survival rate of stroke victims by 25%, allowing improved chances of survival for the 700,000 stroke victims each year that are facing a race against time.  “The brain is not like a muscle; it does not store oxygen or nutrients.  With a heart attack, there is a 12-hour window for treatment; with a stroke, the brain has a three-hour window,” stated Dr. Edward Jauch, emergency physician/director, Stroke Team, University of Cincinnati.  He continued, “The quicker you treat the patie... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105811 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:10:44 +0100 4105811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845057&cid=t_427367_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fmedical-experts-criticize-cia-physician-participation-enhanced-interrogation%2F Drs. Leonard S. Rubenstein and Stephen Xenakis have issued a report strongly criticizing the physicians who aided the CIA in developing and devising enhanced interrogation techniques that they maintain was simply torture. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845057 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:16:39 +0100 3845057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440777&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FM7nuzyiSBno%2F By David RittgersThe cover story of this month’s National Interest focuses on different approaches to terrorist interrogation. Matthew Alexander, former senior military interrogator and author of How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq, profiles Colonel Tito Karnavian, the chief of intelligence for Detachment 88, Indonesia’s premier counterterrorist force. Karnavian’s approach to interrogation is strategic, as opposed to the tactical scenarios that dominate the debate in America. The goal of the interrogators is not intelligence information that can prevent future terrorist attacks, but the conversion of the extremists into advocates against violent jihad. Interrogators have, de facto, become the primary ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440777 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:21:06 +0100 3440777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828177&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXB8ErUSdjMA%2F Retired Generals Charles Krulak and Joseph Hoar have an op-ed over at the Miami Herald making some important arguments against using “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Krulak served as Commandant of the Marine Corps and Hoar served as CENTCOM Commander. CENTCOM is short for Central Command, the regional military command responsible for the Middle East. Krulak and Hoar endorse the Interrogation Task Force’s recommendation that all future detainee interrogations be conducted within the guidelines in the Army Field Manual on Interrogation. In doing so, they make a point that may be difficult to see unless you have been a leader in the military: condoning torture, or any mistreatment of prisoners, erodes discipline in a military organization. Rules about the humane treatment of prisone... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828177 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:56:07 +0100 2828177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2765999&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FirnGW8C1JHU%2F Over at The Corner, Rich Lowry put up a post on detainee interrogations that I responded to. Follow-up posts are available here and here. Jay Nordlinger steps in to offer the view that, with terrorists, the difference between a “schlub” and a “monster” isn’t much. A pathetic radical can cause a lot of damage with just a little bit of luck. This may be true, but there is a valuable ends-means calculation that must be considered (also addressed in Julian Sanchez’s post here). How many times must we use coercive interrogation and get nothing, suffering the inevitable backlash in public opinion and enemy recruiting, for each intelligence success? If you are willing to torture a dozen/hundred/thousand men for each schlub, you will motivate a sufficient number of monsters to make a s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2765999 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:34:46 +0100 2765999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766002&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMYE1NNP_d1A%2F Veronique de Rugy put up a post at The Corner referencing Rich Lowry’s defense of “enhanced interrogation techniques” and my response. Rich has since responded. With regard to the apprehension of Uzair Paracha, an Al Qaeda facilitator in New York, it seems likely that the apprehension of Majid Khan in Pakistan four days after Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s (KSM) apprehension came from material picked up with KSM and not from interrogation. The key here is that when Majid Khan was in Pakistan, Paracha was pretending to be Majid Khan in communications with immigration officials. Detective work was probably what brought this guy under the microscope. However, I’m willing to lay that aside because, as Rich points out, there is probably more to the story that shouldn’t be declassified. As... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766002 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:48:46 +0100 2766002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405033&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJ3_UiV5SNg8%2F The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings produced an ugly picture of the role torture played in interrogating Al Qaeda leaders. The testimony of former FBI agent Ali Soufan shows how traditional intelligence techniques worked on Abu Zubaydah and “enhanced” techniques did nothing to advance national security interests: Immediately after Abu Zubaydah was captured, a fellow FBI agent and I were flown to meet him at an undisclosed location. We were both very familiar with Abu Zubaydah and have successfully interrogated al-Qaeda terrorists. We started interrogating him, supported by CIA officials who were stationed at the location, and within the first hour of the interrogation, using the Informed Interrogation Approach, we gained important actionable intelligence. We were once again... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405033 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:01:58 +0100 2405033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347787&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWzPAtqLgCZg%2F Michael McConnell went on Fox News Sunday this week, fiercely objecting to the Obama administration’s release of Bush-era memos regarding “enhanced interrogation techniques.” He and three other former CIA directors objected to the release. That common front might draw the memo release into doubt if it wasn’t a given that CIA directors are always going to defend the interests of the CIA. McConnell trotted out the tired “war” on terror metaphor. This framing may be exciting to him and his colleagues, but it is strategic error to address terrorism this way, and the American public chose a presidential candidate last November who campaigned to emphasize hope over fear. Intoning about war did not help McConnell’s case. The heart of his argument was that... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347787 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:21:42 +0100 2347787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347796&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FO-J6fyZKwn4%2F President Obama’s decision to release Bush-era memos discussing “enhanced interrogation techniques” is the right decision. Critics, such as the one featured in this Politico article, fail to comprehend terrorism as a strategy. Thus, they are locked into counterproductive policies like secrecy and torture. Let’s start with the strategic logic of terrorism: By goading strong powers into overreaction and error, terrorism weakens those powers and strengthens itself. Among other things, overreaction and misdirection on the part of the strong power draw sympathy and support to terrorists as it confirms the terrorist narrative that they are in a struggle against evil powers. Torture or credible accounts of torture provide confirmation of a suspicion among relatively unsoph... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347796 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:47:36 +0100 2347796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523194&cid=t_427367_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F-7aAzY5L1fU%2F This is your brain on performance enhancing drugs Perhaps the top science journal in the world - Nature - reported today on epidemic-like levels of cognitive performance enhancing drug abuse by top academic scientists. why they began the survey The survey was triggered by a Commentary by behavioural neuroscientists Barbara Sahakian and Sharon Morein-Zamir of the University of Cambridge, UK, who had surveyed their colleagues on the use of drugs that purportedly enhance focus and attention (Nature 450, 1157–1159 ; 2007). In the article, the two scientists asked readers whether they would consider “boosting their brain power” with drugs. Spurred by the tremendous response, Nature ran its own informal survey. 1,400 people from 60 countries responded to the online poll. They looked at ill... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523194 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:00:42 +0100 2523194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1362396&cid=t_427367_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F267493589%2F This is your brain on performance enhancing drugs Perhaps the top science journal in the world - Nature - reported today on epidemic-like levels of cognitive performance enhancing drug abuse by top academic scientists. why they began the survey The survey was triggered by a Commentary by behavioural neuroscientists Barbara Sahakian and Sharon Morein-Zamir of the University of Cambridge, UK, who had surveyed their colleagues on the use of drugs that purportedly enhance focus and attention (Nature 450, 1157–1159 ; 2007). In the article, the two scientists asked readers whether they would consider “boosting their brain power” with drugs. Spurred by the tremendous response, Nature ran its own informal survey. 1,400 people from 60 countries responded to the online poll. They looked at ill... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362396 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:00:42 +0100 1362396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1362395&cid=t_427367_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F09%2Fproduct-review-snapple-antioxidant-water%2F In a world suddenly laden with amped-up waters, how do you know which ones are right for you? Well, dear readers, we’re going to help you with that. Because in the last couple weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to try a few of the new-to-market enhanced waters and am happy to share the low-down with you so you know where to spend (or save) your money. First up: Snapple Antioxidant Water Available in several different flavors, this water uses cool descriptors such as “Defy”, “Awaken”, and “Protect” to clue you in to their superpowers. Chock full of antioxidants, vitamins and electrolytes, these beverages dare time to take its toll on you. The drawback to these is that with the added enhancement bonuses comes added calories (and, unfortunately, ca... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362395 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:16:05 +0100 1362395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822380&cid=t_427367_150_f&fid=35781&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qdinformation.com%2Fqdisblog%2F2007%2F08%2F25%2Fpodchapter-exporter-now-available%2F This is a somewhat unusual post. I have now made available an application I had someone develop for me that takes an enhanced podcast (AAC) with a m4a or m4b extension and takes the chapter names, URLs and time code from the file and exports that into html for creating shownotes from an enhanced podcast! This does require that you have Quicktime installed but that shouldn’t be a problem. About PodChapter Exporter If you use Garageband to create an enhanced AAC podcast this software is for you. It makes creating shownotes from the file a breeze! Let me know if you use it and like it. Technorati Tags: enhanced podcast, podchapter exporter, podcast show notes Copyright © 2007 QDIS Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your ... QDIS Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822380 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:55:54 +0100 822380