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 'fairy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768046&cid=t_405886_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F29%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-29-2011%2F You know what amazes me? No matter how far we come in life, there is always a point where we suddenly forget. Maybe it’s the relative who negated your recent accomplishment or the friend who brushed off your latest idea. It could be the classmate that surpassed you in school or the colleague who got one step ahead of you in your career. Suddenly, everything you ever did is just not good enough. How do you get back to that place of peace and gratitude? How do you return to the moment where you remember all of the trials and tribulations and trauma you have already overcame in the past? You get back to yourself. Whether it’s by yoga, meditation or walking, these posts will help inspire you to do just that. Yoga and Meditation: The Benefits (ADHD in Focus) – Are you mystifi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768046 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:07:25 +0100 4768046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734209&cid=t_405886_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-19-2011%2F Have you ever read A Parable by author Barbara Stanny? It’s a story about a farmer who was terribly afraid of an ugly, horrifying monster that lived in the forest near his home so he spent his life building a fence to keep it out. But all that time he devoted to building walls to protect himself prevented him from spending time with his friends and family. When he was finally fed up with being afraid, a fairy godmother appeared and told him how to make the monster disappear. For that to happen he needed to find the monster and embrace it. The farmer was frightened and paralyzed with fear and thought the godmother nutty for suggesting it and himself crazy for thinking of doing it. But, “his pain had gotten worse than his fear.” And he so he faced it by finding the monster,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734209 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:05:36 +0100 4734209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125124&cid=t_405886_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncturehttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fi-love-my-green-fairy.html I LOVE MY GREEN FAIRYI use  to go to  Starbucks  and order a Venti triple expresso.  A new drink called Four Loko, has added some flavoring of taurine, guarine, wormwood (absinthe), and 6 packages of sugar.  It is topped off with 6 cans of compressed beer (12% alcohol)  and I now have a great college drink guaranteed to put me in LaLa land, or possibly the ER.  If I drank on an empty stomach, my  blood alcohol would read around 0.40 the low end, approaching death.  I can get all this for only $3 at any convenient store.  If I want to get a Four Loko  light, (9% alcohol), I order Joose, and if I want extra lite, Sparks is for me. I can just drink one, and quickly feel wasted,and don’t need any refills.  The nice thing is I am tot... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125124 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:43:00 +0100 4125124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761404&cid=t_405886_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Frepeated-practice-not-always-perfect-how-to-improve-your-game%2F photo: Thinkstock It’s sad when something that everyone told you as a child turns out to be a lie. Santa Claus isn’t real; the only person willing to exchange your baby teeth for money is your mom; and practice doesn’t actually make perfect. This explains why we were never able to perfect our jump shot even though we practiced in the driveway for hours on end. So what are you supposed to do if you’re determined to be the next LeBron? Mix up your practice. Instead of doing 100 lay-ups, engage in variable training and practice a mixture of skills. Do a lay-up, then a jump shot, then dribble for a while. Studies show that variable training produces better results regarding the skill you want to improve. So, practice kind of makes perfect — you just have to make sure ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761404 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:58:13 +0100 3761404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231596&cid=t_405886_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fhow-do-i-find-a-good-psychiatrist%2F This month Guideposts magazine published my story about the morning I met Dr. Smith at the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center. It read a little bit like a fairy tale … as soon as I met the right psychiatrist, I was fixed for good! And I never, ever cried again. I didn’t have room to give all the details … like that it took a few months to feel good again … and there was a lot of work being done on my end … and that even today I have plenty of bad days. I suspect that because the story was so simplistic and ended with glass slippers fitting perfectly on my dainty feet that it has been generating a lot of mail for me, most of the notes asking this question: “How do I get myself one of those good doctors who can fix me?” Dr. Smith told me during one ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231596 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:21:40 +0100 3231596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523629&cid=t_405886_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3684 Triggered, to me this is one of the most over used word for those who have stopped drinking and drugging. I remember one person who couldn’t walk alone anywhere because he’d have been passing buildings “he acted out in.” Oh look, it’s a doughnut, that triggered my sex addiction. I thought, “My god, if I had that excuse I could never go near or enter most of the buildings in the city, and I’d have to axe off many entire cities, especially Amsterdam, New York, and Paris. However last night, while thinking of my dreaded tooth extraction, I started to panic a bit. There is nothing like a trigger for putting a needle in your arm than someone putting a needle in my arm and shooting drugs into me through an IV. Now let’s be clear, as the politicians... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523629 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:48:14 +0100 2523629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040118&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F7QBg4H8cu4U%2F While I’m contemplating where to locate twinkling bike lights and as it’s the holiday season, I thought I’d make a confession: Charlie’s never sat on Santa Claus’s lap. We have tried, when he was much younger and we found ourselves in a mall in New Jersey, the land of malls and mallrats. Or maybe we had gone to the mall that day for that sole purpose. Something about “mall air” and the deliberately smiling velvet-clad elves/Santa’s helpers, and the line of overly excited, bored, or wandering about children, led Jim to say, quite wisely: “Let’s get out of here.” We never really brought up the matter after that. Charlie was around 4 or 5 then and he wasn’t too inclined to sit on anyone’s lap for too long, and we wo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040118 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:48:34 +0100 2040118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1720455&cid=t_405886_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FGhBpA1abDvE%2F AlzheimersNotes.com While we’re on the topic of Harry Potter (see the post about Susan Gunelius and her book on the Harry Potter global phenomenon), why not take a look at a related book by J.R. Rowling?  If you and anyone in your caregiver’s family are Harry Potter fans, you’re probably intrigued by any reference to a new book. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.R. Rowling, is a book of fairy tales written to supplement the Harry Potter series.  It will be published in two new editions, the Standard and Collector’s, on December 4, 2008.   (However, it’s available for pre-order now at the above links.) Collector’s Edition (Amazon images; click on them for details) (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, Alzheimers, fairy tales, Harry Pot... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720455 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:00:34 +0100 1720455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677224&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FdCGJNZAno_A%2F On Day 3 of summer vacation, Charlie woke at 6am chattering and was soon up and about. He’d gone to bed late the night before and, not surprisingly, he fell asleep around 10am, his long form smooshed against the back of the couch. I saw beside him and worked on my book and Charlie must have really needed his sleep, as Jim and me talking and Pandora playing did not wake him. When Charlie woke up, we went swimming and then a lazy summer day got a little more interesting. We’d been invited to a surprise birthday party and told to show up by a certain time to await the arrival of the birthday guest. However, the night before, we’d gone to another friend’s house and Charlie had spent most of a few hours pacing the front yard and porch; he sat down for a hamburger with an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677224 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:50:44 +0100 1677224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1375224&cid=t_405886_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fmy-life-is-no-fairy-tale%2F I have often been struck by the comparison between my life and characters in a fairy tale. There are days I would trade my soul just to don a silken and lace dress and waltz around, pain-free, of course, with a flurry of singing mice and twittering birds. My husband is a good man, and I certainly love him but he is no prince with a castle and an unblemished personality - probably best if you don’t tell him. I’m not sure he knows. He has it hard enough, living with me. There are many days I am all seven of the dwarfs from Snow White, and a few extra, missing dwarfs. Besides feeling like Grouchy, Grumpy, Sleepy and Impossible, I could easily fill the role of Long-Suffering, Irrational, Bitchy and Unbearable. I can’t even stand to be with me. Can’t imagine what it is for others to be ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1375224 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:08:05 +0100 1375224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353075&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F265110543%2F “…….happy endings are possible, even if they’re not quite the endings originally envisaged.” So an article in today’s Telegraph about love and Asperger’s syndrome describes the relationship between Sarah Hendrickx and Keith Newton. The couple met through internet dating: ……the first stage of their relationship was fiery and fraught. To Sarah, Keith was ‘a puzzle’. He’d plainly state that their blissful weekends were enough for him, that he’d never live with her or even move nearer. Sarah frequently found him selfish, cold and distant. Keith found Sarah hard work, demanding and ’screechy’. Hendrickx got a job with ASpire, an organization which works with adults with Asperger’s, and realized that ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353075 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:14:51 +0100 1353075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1335200&cid=t_405886_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2F260169646%2F I don’t normally join in the shrieks of “quacktitioner” that some of the other health blogs are so fond of, but today I’m going to make an exception. I was reading through this article on Comment is Free by Madeleine Bunting writing in defence of complimentary therapies. The article itself is (in my opinion) a [...] (Source: Mental Nurse) Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1335200 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:02:13 +0100 1335200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1177742&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F223144852%2F Autism Changes Everything is the title of an article in next Sunday’s Parade magazine, in which Autism Speaks cofounder Suzanne Wright. Wright describes how her grandson slipped into the “grip” of autism and how “[o]ur grief evolved into feelings of anger and, eventually, determination.” She notes that she and her husband, Bob Wright, ….simply could not fathom why so little was known about a disorder that was devastating thousands of families like ours. Where were the impassioned speeches on the floors of Congress? Why hadn’t anyone told us this could happen to our grandchild—to anyone’s child? Curious. From these sentences, you’d think that no one who was anyone had heard about autism or knew what it was when Wright’s grandson was d... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1177742 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:22:29 +0100 1177742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1111957&cid=t_405886_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2007%2F12%2F21%2Fplaying-fairy-godmother-tycoon%2F And so, after lemonade business, sim cities, theme park, hospital, and even cruise ship tycoon games, the tycoon game series have come to the fairy-godmother-creating-sensation. Believe me, the first time I came across this game at Yahoo! games, I was like, “WTF?!?! Now we create fairy godmothers too?!” Actually, the title of the game is a bit misleading. In this game, you don’t create fairy godmothers. Instead, you try to resuscitate Fairy Godmother’s dying Potions Empire due to lots of competitors trying to boot her out of the business. Maybe it should have been named Professor Snape’s Potions Tycoon game. It’s the usual tycoon game: you apply the laws of supply and demand and try to balance all factors to attain the goals of each level, like earning ... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1111957 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:14:24 +0100 1111957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049912&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F190532138%2F “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” or so the saying goes, but I have to make an exception in the case of my son Charlie. Ours is a household of many books—-on American history and culture and religion (these are the subjects my husband Jim teaches); on the ancient Greeks and Romans, literature, poetry (these are mine); on autism (well of course); random novels, biographies, oral histories—-and Charlie is not a reader. He has been making steady, slow progress in Edmark (up to Lesson 19) and has about 45 sight words (all nouns; we had to put “the” and “a” and “is” on hold). Charlie’s attention span for reading a book (a picture book, with one line of text per page) seems to be about two pages (he is often up and run... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049912 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:55:15 +0100 1049912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822005&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F148050004%2F As has been noted, I write a lot of posts here—-and, as each post needs a title, sometimes I go for the straightforwardly descriptive; other times, inspiration strikes and something a bit snazzier (to my ear) results. One knows not to “judge a book by its cover” nor, in the same vein, a blog-post by its title, but the volume of information on the internet often means that a reader is more likely to follow the link to a website if the title sounds promising. (Unless, of course, you are the type of reader who is not swayed by clever wordplays and title making big claims.) The titles of some recent articles about autism research are attention-grabbing, but somewhat misleading. Research May Unlock Mystery of Autism’s Origin in Brain trumpeted a Science Daily article (wh... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822005 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:07:41 +0100 822005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=727326&cid=t_405886_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F132550071%2F A big little thing happened tonight. It was past 10pm; Charlie had reached for his dryer-warm polar bear blue blanket from the laundry basket and spread it over his bed, wrapped himself up burrito-style in his big “daddy blue blanket” (so called because it was originally a present to Jim some three or so Christmases ago), and positioned his ear buds in his ears, with the iPod to the left of his pillow (this is the Place of Honor, as it was once where Charlie positionined his “I say 100 things!” Barney). I have started to teach summer school and was looking up vase paintings of Homer’s Iliad and thinking about what rage led Achilles to drag Hector’s body around the walls of Troy when I heard, “Loose tooth.” I went into Charlie’s room. It... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=727326 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:18:20 +0100 727326