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 'environment,health'. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:39:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886413&cid=t_231685_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fs-Yd32ZixT8%2F A basic contention of developing countries (DCs) and various UN bureaucracies and multilateral groups during the course of International negotiations on climate change is that industrialized countries (ICs) have a historical responsibility for global warming.  This contention underlies much of the justification for insisting not only that industrialized countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions even as developing countries are given a bye on emission reductions, but that they also subsidize clean energy development and adaptation in developing countries. [It is also part of the rationale that industrialized countries should pay reparations for presumed damages from climate change.] Based on the above contention, the Kyoto Protocol imposes no direct costs on developing countries and ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886413 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:45:58 +0100 2886413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879446&cid=t_231685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F10%2Femotions-and-sensitivity-an-interview-with-michael-jawer%2F Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Michael Jawer, coauthor of “The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion,” which you can read about at www.emotiongateway.com. He is an emotion researcher and expert on “sick building syndrome” and lives in Vienna, Virginia. I found his book incredibly intriguing and comprehensive. He dabbles in every topic you have ever wondered about in relationship to depression: sensitivities to chemicals, highly-sensitive people, different types of personalities, what the brain does while feeling anger and fear as opposed to compassion and empathy. Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed, Michael! 1. Since you’re a specialist in this area–and I have always wondered this myself, feeling the effects of toxic places–how does poor air ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879446 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:06:13 +0100 2879446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862559&cid=t_231685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F05%2Fthe-type-c-personality-are-you-susceptible-to-illness%2F Are you more susceptible to illness than other people? Do you have difficulty establishing proper boundaries in relationships, and communicating your needs? You could be a Type C personality, which makes you more susceptible to illnesses, says Michael Jawer in the fascinating book he wrote with Marc Micozzi, M.D, Ph.D., called “The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense,” which you can read about at www.emotiongateway.com.Here’s what Michael writes about the Type C Personality: In recent years, a cluster of personality characteristics has come to be identified as the Type C personality, someone who is at heightened risk for a slew of afflictions, from colds to asthma to cancer. In contrast with the Type A person (who anger... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862559 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:01:25 +0100 2862559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2836182&cid=t_231685_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2009%2F09%2Fyoung-adults-visit-doctors-least-at-an-age-when-risky-behavior-peaks.html A study performed at  The University of Rochester Medical School   showed that when adolescents graduate to young adulthood, their preventive care tends to fall by the wayside. A recent study has found that young adults are much less likely to use ambulatory or preventive care, even though their mortality rate is more than twice that of adolescents. COMMENT: I have difficulty understanding why this should surprise anyone when the  various insurance programs, including Medicaid fail to pay for counseling by primary care practitioners. Further once the individual reaches 18 years of age eligibility for Medicaid vanishes. (Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG) Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2836182 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:47:18 +0100 2836182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380881&cid=t_231685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F30%2Ftherapist-interview-felix-treitler-leaves-the-couch-behind%2F Midweek Mental Greening You might remember my post about Felix Treitler’s new spin on therapy a few weeks ago. If not, here’s a little refresher course: Felix Treitler is a Boston-based Certified Tennis Professional and Licensed Therapist who has combined his love of physical activity and helping others to create an interesting kind of therapy. This week, I was able to email with Treitler about this new kind of “sports therapy” (for which I learned there is a more appropriate name), how he came to combine his two passions to provide this therapy to clients, and the positive responses he’s received from both clients and mental health professionals thus far. Read on! Alicia Sparks: Before we dive into anything else, why don’t you explain the kind of therapy ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380881 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:21:50 +0100 2380881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2357408&cid=t_231685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F22%2F10-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day%2F Midweek Mental Greening “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” - John Muir. It’s Earth Day my friends, and I have 10 ways to celebrate that will help take care of both Mother Nature and your mental wellness. 1. Back away from the treadmill. Lately, the weather here has been pretty rainy (and even snowy and sleety at times!), so my treadmill has gotten a lot of use. However, it’s warming up now, which means morning walks or jogs – and less electricity – are on the horizon. 2. Break ground on your garden. April is a big month for turning your vegetable garden plan into a reality. Growing your own veggies is good for your brain, your soul, and the planet. 3. Talk with your ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2357408 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:05 +0100 2357408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313535&cid=t_231685_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F08%2Fgetting-started-with-yoga-in-3-easy-steps%2F Midweek Mental Greening I used to be into yoga. Like, really into yoga. So much so that a few of my friends teasingly called me “Yogi.” (Though, don’t misunderstand – I was nowhere near being the “accomplished practitioner” the name suggests. I just really liked yoga and I think they thought the name was cute.) I don’t know why I fell out of yoga, but I’ve been making some serious attempts to get started with it again. I’ve noticed, though, that despite how into yoga I was before, getting started with it again offers some of the same challenges that getting started with it the first time offered. Why is it I want to do this again? What will I gain? Am I ready? Do I have time? Because I’m not a “Yogi,” I’m not going to attempt to teach you how to pr... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313535 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:51:22 +0100 2313535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2173769&cid=t_231685_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fgreen-mercury-light-bulbs.html With regulations set to ban incandescent light bulbs, the illuminating invention we’ve used since the nineteenth century, a replacement is needed. LEDs hold promise but are dim compared with the bulbs they seek to replace. Compact fluorescent tubes, are a bright idea. They are essentially a miniaturised version of the strip lighting by which shoppers and workers everywhere have been lit for decades. These CFLs use a fraction of the power to produce the same level of light as their incandescent ancestors and so are often touted as eco-bulbs in popular commentary. Unfortunately, as the ban on incandescent tungsten bulbs spreads, so to are news stories in the media warning of the mercury content of CFLs and how breaking one in a child’s bedroom could expose them to serious risk of... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2173769 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:00:49 +0100 2173769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2061069&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FTFCtm7qFf4s%2F Discussion continues about autism legislation, and is going to continue here in the US under a new administration. One piece of federal autism legislation that has been passed here is the 2006 Combating Autism Act (CAA), under which the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) was charged to create a Strategic Plan for research in autism spectrum disorders. (Regarding how the CAA was voted on and passed, and on its unfortunate name, go here.) Over the past year-plus, the IACC has been developing a draft of the Strategic Plan. This draft was reviewed at the IACC’s November 21st meeting and, as review of the plan was not completed, the IACC met again on December 12th to continue review of the draft Strategic Plan and, per the agenda, to discuss cost estimates. The IACC will be ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2061069 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:59:08 +0100 2061069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1815385&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F78ie9ynEdCE%2F As reported today by ABC15-Scripps Howard News Service : More than 135,000 kindergarten students nationwide are attending school without being vaccinated for potentially deadly diseases like measles, mumps and rubella. In a review of the recently published book, Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, Rahul Parikh, a physician who writes the sWell blog for Salon, starts by noting that the hate mail and, indeed, death threats, the book’s author, Dr. Paul Offit, has received are reminiscent of “pro-choice physicians on the front lines of the abortion debate.” Dr. Parikh—-who has also written about junk science and autism and mitochondrial disorders—lauds Autism’s False Prophets for its cogent “examinati... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815385 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:27:07 +0100 1815385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779296&cid=t_231685_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F386638845%2F “Thirst” is an educational presentation that explores humanity’s water use and the emerging worldwide water shortage. Created by Apollo Ideas, it is the winner of “World’s best presentation” contest on Slideshare. Tips on how to save water from wikiHow addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F08%2Fthirst%2F'; addthis_title = '%26%238220%3BThirst%26%238221%3B'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779296 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:24:13 +0100 1779296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1746381&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FgIjonmZDlo0%2F Sometimes I think this blog is in danger of becoming a vaccine blog, as vaccines are so frequently a topic here. There’s what some refer to as their right to vaccinate or not. There’ve been recent outbreaks of measles and mumps, with many cases among unvaccinated persons. There’s the fear that vaccines or something in vaccines might be connected to autism. Indeed, it’s “fear of autism” that is the reason for the continued talk about vaccines and autism. Anti-vaccine/pro-vaccine-safety advocates say that they want to “change the schedule” and to “make vaccines safer” to ensure that future generations of children do not get autism. But, while it seems hard to mention autism these days without vaccines being brought up, the number of... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1746381 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:32:25 +0100 1746381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1442964&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F290642798%2F Paul Offit, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is frequently quoted regarding the controversy over a vaccine-autism link; he emphasizes the importance of vaccines for public health. Dr. Offit is, accordingly, not exactly a beloved figure among those who claim that there is a link between autism and vaccines and has even been the recipient of death threats. In the May 15th New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Offit revisits the case of Hannah Poling in light of the recent history of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). With the start of  another case in “Vaccine Court” on Monday, Dr. Offit’s essay is certainly timely, though I&#8... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1442964 Thu, 15 May 2008 05:32:40 +0100 1442964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1347435&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F262956867%2F If you’d like a sense of where the next rebranding of autism is going, look no further than what Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey say on CNN.com today: We believe autism is an environmental illness. So: If “autism” is  redefined as a medical diagnosis, will school districts start saying “autistic child? not our child, go talk to you doctor—education’s not the answer.” I really hope not. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, children, Diagnosis, Health, jenny mccarthy, jim carrey, mercury, Parenting, pdd-nos, Science, vaccineShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1347435 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:36 +0100 1347435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=956143&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F170729237%2F A couple of years ago, Charlie was in a “buddy ball” program in which college students were paired with special needs children to play soccer. The kids were divided into two (large) groups and Charlie, who has trouble tracking moving objects and balls in particular—and a ball that is rolling or being kicked at on a field with numerous other legs and feet all around—-mostly spent his time running up and down the edges, sometimes urged on by Jim and me. The game was held on an astroturf field as some of the children were in wheel chairs; I had my own concerns about Charlie on that hard plastic grass. He was less agile than he is now and not very happy about school, and very liable to bang his head and the loose structure of the games made him nervous and we usually le... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=956143 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:11:13 +0100 956143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927923&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F165424192%2F Autism is one of the “increasingly prevalent” diseases that will be studied in the planned National Children’s Study, the largest ever study of children’s health in the US to be undertaken. The study will be conducted at 105 research centers primarily located at major research universities around the country. Researchers hope to enroll 100,000 children from before birth to age 21, and to start enrolling pregnant women in the upcoming year. Locations for the centers were chosen by using …. a probability-based method to ensure that children and families across the nation—from diverse ethnic, racial, economic, religious, geographic, and social groups—are fairly represented in the Study. Criteria for location selection included demographics, number of births,... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927923 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:55:49 +0100 927923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=770750&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F139237831%2F Yesterday, the day that the news was full of reports about a California study that links autism to pesticide exposure based on a study of 29 women who lived near fields sprayed with organochlorine pesticides, 8 of whom have children with autism—–on a day that began with me finding myself watching a documentary about global warming (a special presentation for the summer school program that I am teaching in)—-on a day when I heard various parents voice their concerns about the chemicals in swimming pools—— On this day, something happened in the big pool at the YMCA and it was closed for maintenance. But: Someone forgot to lock the door and, at the end of a good swim, Charlie ran to the pool and through the door with two pool managers and a lifeguard and me calli... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=770750 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:12:54 +0100 770750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=721364&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F131898918%2F This study can be said to open more questions, rather than to provide answers: What does it mean that “20-60 percent of the variations that predispose someone to autism” also predispose them to bipolar disorder, or to schizophrenia? If some interplay between genes and the environment might lead to autism, is it really possible to develop something like a blood test or other prenatal test? And, as we learn more about the genetics of autism, new questions arise, such as whether families should own genetic information?, as Hsien Hsien Lei asks Eye on DNA. What will be the impact of knowledge about autism and genetics not only on our understanding of autistic persons, but on families in which there is an autistic relative? Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=721364 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:43:58 +0100 721364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708842&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F129777835%2F There’s been some (heated) (impassioned) discussion in the autism community of late (go here for one exchange) about research that focuses on possible environmental factors connected to autism “versus” research that focuses on genetics (and perhaps the publicity surrounding the vaccine court hearings has contributed to this). Now that Autism Speaks has announced (on June 29th) that it will fund 52 projects in autism research, for a total of $15.2 million, these exchanges will surely continue. Descriptions of the projects can be found here. Ten of the grants are specifically devoted to treatment students. Regarding the rest, Autism Speaks notes: Along with the ten grants devoted to treatment studies, there are: 11 grants pertaining to determining the etiology, or causes, o... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708842 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:25:09 +0100 708842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687735&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F126726724%2F Back in February when the CDC announced its statistics for the prevalence rate for autism being 1 in 94 in New Jersey, I immediately thought that people would make connections between the rate being the highest in the nation and environmental pollution in Jersey. So, I wrote Autism Is An Epidemic, New Jersey Is Toxic, and Other Urban Myths. And, more recently, Autism in NJ: Is it the environment or the education?. I am noting these earlier posts upon reading Autism in Room 5 by David Kirby today in the Huffington Post. Kirby writes: “(This is, after all, Northern New Jersey, the brunt of every poisonous pollution joke you can think of).” I am writing from my office in Jersey City, which is just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan in northern New Jersey. I am not a n... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687735 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:32:28 +0100 687735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=580547&cid=t_231685_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F113130932%2F My April 25th post (entitled Theories and Tactics) on the Nature Neuroscience editorial on the tactics of those who believe in a vaccine/mercury autism link generated some discussion. Orac over at Respectful Insolence goes into more detail today about the “mercury militia” and debates about the causes of autism. Orac is a surgeon/scientist and, while he notes that he has not himself been on the receiving end of much “harassment from mercury militia devotees,” I rather suspect that, because I am not autistic myself or a parent of an autistic child, parents who do have autistic children and have bought into the mercury militia line for the most part dismiss me as irrelevant (although why they do not do the same with David Kirby, who is also neither autistic nor the pa... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=580547 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:36:38 +0100 580547