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 'etiquette':'. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:06:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883071&cid=t_277103_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=2522876&cid=t_277103_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fnursing-around-disapproving-family-members%2F Generally we think of “nursing in public” as nursing anywhere besides the privacy of our own homes. However, the laws that protect nursing in public do not apply in the privacy of someone else’s home. Sometimes, the people who should support a nursing mother the most — her extended family and friends — are the ones who are uncomfortable seeing her nursing. In the comments for the last Carnival of Breastfeeding on Nursing in Public, Jenny raised this very issue: Unfortunately, I have been faced with the choice of covering up/leaving the room to nurse or starting a big fight–especially when visiting my husband’s family. I wonder what other breastfeeding advocates do in situations such as this. Do they stand their ground and nurse uncovered? Leave family func... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522876 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:30:04 +0100 2522876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347823&cid=t_277103_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fshame-on-parents-magazine%2F The debate rages on about breastfeeding in public and whether or not nursing mothers need to be “discreet.” Jennifer B. wrote in to share her concern: “In the latest issue of Parents Magazine (May 2009), on page 106, there is a blurb about nursing in public. It really made my hair curl! The paragraph, part of the Manners section, asks the question, “It is okay to nurse my baby in a restaurant?” Jana Banin, the etiquette columnist, says, ”Yes, as long as you’re discreet: Think scarves, shawls, dark booths, or quiet corner tables. No doubt you crave brunch as much as your baby craves milk, and there’s no reason why choosing to breastfeed has to mean months without eggs Benedict. In fact, you deserve it.” While I agree with the sentiment of the answer (it’s... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347823 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:04:27 +0100 2347823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2206819&cid=t_277103_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=2092570&cid=t_277103_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D2179 Yesterday my import copy of Grace Jones’ latest release, Hurricane arrived. It’s classic Grace Jones. This collection fits in seamlessly with her ground breaking post-disco androgynous Jamaican sound. In addition to growing my music collection, I also had a trip to the doctor’s office. I call them maintenance visits. You know the kind, the ones where refills are given, and general chitchat about when blood work is due. Now I’ve been fighting yet again another bug. And one of the gory details that I usually deem as “too much information” but is necessary to tell this tale, is that my GI is always the first sign something is not right. Let’s just leave it at that. The elevator at my doctor’s office is painfully slow. In addition to his office, a lab, and a pediatrician resid... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2092570 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:15:46 +0100 2092570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1676221&cid=t_277103_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fetiquette-in-the-er.html I don’t think I’ve ever had a patient plead for coffee. Back in the old days (pardon me, sonny, while I put my teeth in…), patients in the Coronary Care Unit were not allowed to have caffeinated coffee. No stimulating cardiac muscle in my department! All we could give them was Sanka. Freeze-dried Sanka. It would be a cold day in Hades before I’d be pleading with anyone for coffee, leaded or unleaded. I’d get it one way or another! Even if it meant my husband had to sneak it in under his coat! ******************** While at the BlogHer08 conference a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Emily Post’s great-great granddaughter, Anna Post. (Yep, THE Emily Post!). Anna writes a blog entitled What Would Emily Post Do? , focusing on modern etiquette and... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1676221 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:40:33 +0100 1676221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1658178&cid=t_277103_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fmanners-maketh-man-manic-monday.html Whilst Michael Savage storms into the spotlight to write off our children, the rest of us bimble along in the twilight shadows, busy and better than any microdot in his imagination.I begin to type:-‘In principle, all children should be seen but not heard during dinner so that the other participants are to enjoy their meal. It’s a very simple rule, one that I adhered to vigourously when I was but a wee young thing. It is essential that parents maintain scrupulously high expectations and standards, nay, tis their moral obligation to the rest of civilized society.’ I pause in my piece for ‘Ban Brats Daily’ and gather the family for lunch. In the 80 degree heat in the shade, we collect Al Fresco, as part of the ongoing 'de-sensitization to outside' campaign. These days, the underlyin... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658178 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:09:00 +0100 1658178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1397687&cid=t_277103_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fvery-common-species.html [from a few weeks ago]My children, like many others, have a tendency to repeat what they overhear, but a little more so. As a general rule, I try not use bad language and adopt the alternative mush currently available. My main objection to swearing is that it usually stems from an inability to express oneself more accurately, such as when I drop a hammer on my toe. ****As Spring accosts us I have no option but to dig out lighter weight clothing and footwear. I conclude that last year’s flip flops are still a health hazard. Last year they were indeed a bargain but that’s part of the joy of living in America where they have special shops called ‘dollar stores.’ In case you are unfamiliar with this kind of a merchant, let me tell you that everything within their doors costs 50 pence, ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1397687 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:30:00 +0100 1397687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918030&cid=t_277103_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F163800354%2F Rudy Giuliani took a call on his cell from his wife in the middle of giving a speech to the National Rifle Association: So I guess I shouldn’t feel so sheepish when my phone (which I use as a clock) buzzes during class. I wait until after my class is over to call back but can’t help glancing at the phone’s screen to see who calls; last Friday it was Charlie’s school calling (to ask if I had given him cough syrup because he was so drowsy). Of course, if I picked up the phone I would only be interrupting a Latin class at a small college, not an audience of NRA members. And I’m no Rudy Giuliani……… Perhaps some interruptions are more important than others. Photo courtesy of solar_productions via Flickr. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918030 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:17:59 +0100 918030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=775558&cid=t_277103_149_f&fid=35788&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.chembark.com%2F2007%2F08%2F02%2Fwrap-up-the-princeton-news-and-related-issues%2F Discussion It is one thing for me to post news or analysis, but unlike with traditional media, on a blog, all readers have the chance to respond and start a discussion. ChemBark is not just a publication, it’s a community. As Josh Finkelstein, a senior editor at Nature, said in the latest Nature Chemistry Podcast, “Chemists are generally quite social animals.” The problem is that for many important “hot button” issues, the only places you can find these discussions are around water coolers or over lunch tables—venues that are closed to the public. Why not discuss these issues on a bigger scale? That’s part of what ChemBark is about: being a water cooler for everyone who’s interested in discussing important chemical news. It doesn’t matt... ChemBark blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=775558 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:12:11 +0100 775558