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 'fame'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658934&cid=t_106117_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-mediabistro-com-founder-laurel-touby-on-making-millions-marriage-and-moving-forward%2F Laurel Touby and husband Jon Fine at the Webutante Ball in NYC, June 8, 2010 A former freelance writer, Laurel Touby came up with the idea for her influential media company, Mediabistro.com, in 1994, and in 2007, sold it for a cool $23 million. (She didn’t pocket all of that, though.) Just back from an eight-month international sabbatical, Laurel took some time out to answer our 11 questions about marriage, making more money than her husband, and moving on after major success. Long before you sold Mediabistro (the company you founded) for many millions of dollars, did you care who made more money, you or your then-boyfriend? I would love to say that it didn’t matter, because I’m an emancipated woman who went to Smith College. But, it was nice to know that he could pay his part of... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658934 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:30:40 +0100 3658934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939379&cid=t_106117_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F29%2Fthe-situation-of-fame%2F CNN’s Elizabeth Landau has written an interesting article, title “How the ‘fame motive’ makes you want to be a star.”  Here are some excerpts. * * * As a large silver balloon floated its way over Colorado, millions of Americans spent hours glued to their televisions wondering if 6-year-old Falcon Heene, assumed to be inside the contraption, was alive. * * * In the era of reality TV, YouTube, and social media “friends” and “followers,” it seems that everyone wants to be a star. People will perform outrageous acts on camera and revel in the attention of strangers. But what, then, is driving this need for attention from thousands — or even millions — of spectators? The desire to be famous comes from a basic human need to be pa... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939379 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:01:51 +0100 2939379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2685177&cid=t_106117_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-fall-off-wagon.html Don't just fail a random drug test. That's boring.Don't get photographed staggering out of a bar at closing time. Yawn. Everybody does that.No, you should have a series of photos taken with you laying down ON TOP OF the bar with three hot women (your wife apparently not among them) who are licking whipped cream from your bare chest and you from theirs as you do body shots with them.Way to go Josh Hamilton. You really are an All Star. (Source: Scalpel or Sword?) Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2685177 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:19:00 +0100 2685177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657704&cid=t_106117_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F31%2Fjim-rice-and-the-situation-of-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting%2F Last week, former Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Rice was voted into the Hall of Fame in his last year of eligibility: a retired player is given a 15-year window and Rice was first eligible in 1995.  Hall of Fame voters, who are selected baseball writers, vote each year and a player needs to accumulate a sufficient percentage of votes.  From 1995 to 2008, Rice had come close every year. So why would Rice become Hall of Fame worthy in 2009 after 14 years of falling short?  Telly Halkias of the Advocate suggests it had little to do with Rice and much more to do with the situation of baseball, steroids, and inflated numbers across the league in the period of time following Rice’s retirement. Though impressive by any measure, Rice’... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657704 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:54:43 +0100 2657704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576778&cid=t_106117_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-better-analogy-to-describe-an-ms-symptom%2F In the first few months of blogging on Life with MS, I made an analogy between baseball and multiple sclerosis.  I was new to blogging and, well, it probably wasn’t my best work… The other day, however, baseball and multiple sclerosis made their way into my head once again and this time…it makes perfect sense! First, let it be said that baseball is the greatest invention/sport/game/call-it-what-you-will in the history of mankind (ok, save for the printing press).  Now that we have that out of the way, I’ll explain. An early summer’s evening and I’m out in the back garden doing whatever one does on such evenings: flipping chicken on the barbecue, watering the plants, picking peas, brushing the dogs; doesn’t matter.  I’m likely to have the l... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576778 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:20:00 +0100 2576778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349546&cid=t_106117_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fwhat-has-breast-cancer-taught-you%2F Several years ago I saw a sign in a store that has stuck with me. It read: Hire a teenager while they still know it all! I have one of those in my house – the teenager- not the sign and it is so true. Teenagers really do think they know it all. To some extent I’m sure that was me at 44 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I really did think I had a grasp on what I needed to know to achieve my goals and live out my life. A breast cancer diagnosis sure brought to light some things I really needed to know and didn’t. What I learned from breast cancer: I learned that there are not a million tomorrows I learned that I can’t control what happens tomorrow I learned that I love people more than things I learned that success has more to do with the love I give than the money I... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349546 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:37:08 +0100 2349546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005763&cid=t_106117_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fer-doc-assisted-mukasey-after-collapse.html Next year, she'll get a better table:Dr. Lisa Cooper, an emergency room doctor in Houston...got a chance to use her skills on U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey when he collapsed on Nov. 20 while giving a speech in Washington, D.C. The Coopers...were at a Federalist Society banquet last Thursday night, where Mukasey was speaking. Mukasey collapsed at about 10:15 p.m. after talking for about 15 or 20 minutes. (Dr.) Cooper ran up to the stage from their table at the back of the room, and she treated him until paramedics arrived about 30 minutes later. She also rode with Mukasey to the hospital in the ambulance. Mukasey left the hospital the next day, and Justice Department officials characterized his illness as a fainting spell. (Dr. Cooper) apparently was the only doctor in attendance at... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005763 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 2005763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1945330&cid=t_106117_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1OFCp_naTJE%2F My son’s toy preferences have always been straightforward and basic. Things made out of wood, with strong colors, minimal “special features,” certain textures, have all along been favored. Gizmos aren’t Charlie. While he’s been very glad to be in possession of two Leapsters (one beat up and not really working, the other still kind of newish), carrying them around and keeping them with him seems as or more important than pushing the buttons and looking at the little screen and playing the games. So it makes sense to me that a stick was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. Few playthings can be more basic and readily found in one’s own frontyard. Simplex munditis, yes. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, award, Baby, colors, Diagnosis, disabi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1945330 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:09:44 +0100 1945330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1494491&cid=t_106117_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F304894055%2F Bo Diddley, one of the founding fathers of rock ‘n roll died of heart failure on June 2nd. Bo released 11 albums between the year 1958-1963 and received numerous awards: He was inducted into the Washington Area Music Association’s Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame. He was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Sad loss for the world of music and all his adoring fans. Tags: , bo diddley, hall of fame, heart-failure, music, rhythem and blues, rock and rollShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494491 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:47:37 +0100 1494491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162609&cid=t_106117_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F219492539%2F I am sure you have seen this or heard about his, but in case you live inside a bubble… No one is above heart disease, not money nor fame. This is scary- we need to make sure that we think about all of the consequences before jumping up on that stretcher. Seriously, thinner thighs and perkier… well you know- they just aren’t worth it! The autopsy results for Kanye West’s mother Donda have been released. Donda died on Nov. 10, the day after having extensive plastic surgery performed on her by a Dr. Jan Adams, who was not board certified in plastic surgery. The official results of the autopsy state that Donda died as a result of a heart attack. There was no evidence that her death occurred due to anesthesia or or the surgery itself. via A Socialites Life Share This (S... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162609 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:08:26 +0100 1162609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097655&cid=t_106117_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fgilding-lily.html From now on, whenever I think of Seaspray, I'll be reminded of her signature Bajingoland glitter. (Source: Scalpel or Sword?) Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097655 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:36:00 +0100 1097655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=882588&cid=t_106117_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fandrew-meyer-should-have-watched-this.html Language Warning.Come to think of it, he probably should have watched this too. (Source: Scalpel or Sword?) Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=882588 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:10:00 +0100 882588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=575045&cid=t_106117_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fbig-time.html Thanks to GruntDoc for the referral, Eric Berger, a writer for the Annals of Emergency Medicine kindly included an interview with me in his article on Emergency Medicine bloggers:Inevitably most emergency medicine blogs include descriptions of patients. A doctor will present a case, and make a comment. Often the point is simply to vent—consider this snippet from a screed by the anonymous author of Scalpel or Sword for a patient who got tired of waiting and turned abusive:“Oh, and yelling to the world that you have to go to work at 7:30 a.m. does not buy you any sympathy from the staff or your fellow patients. Are you suggesting that you are more important than these other folks, or that they don’t have to go to work? How insulting. Get your obnoxious (but uninjured) ass back in your ... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=575045 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:18:00 +0100 575045