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 'faulty'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871341&cid=t_134044_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F419120348%2F A reader and writer sent us over the weekend the article below as "an OpEd submission". We are not a newspaper, and don't have a formal OpEd section, but are delighted to publish thoughtful, research-based pieces on topics related to lifelong cognitive development and health. Here you are: ---- Philosophy as the Missing Link – An Eye-Opening Audit of Our School’s Curriculum By: Kimberly Wickham The question might be asked, “Why would anyone want to teach philosophy to pre-adolescent children?” but there are very good reasons why one might want to take on such a lofty task. I am not suggesting that the history of philosophy would be particularly pertinent for a young child to learn, but there is substantial evidence to support the development of an already natural tendency... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871341 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:27:35 +0100 1871341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466845&cid=t_134044_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F25%2Flet-the-data-speak-no-not-always%2F Frank L. Schmidt, a respected professor and researcher at the University of Iowa, gave a talk at the Association for Psychological Science’s 20th convention on Saturday about how scientific data can lie. Yes, that’s right, empirical data — even that published in respected, peer-reviewed journals — regularly do not tell the truth. Schmidt’s talk was well-attended in one of the largest ballrooms at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Chicago where the convention is being held. Although an uneven presentation, Schmidt’s main points came across. One of which is that the naive interpretation of multiple datasets is often likely to be the most correct — Occam’s razor (”the simplest solution is usually the best answer”). Schmidt claims t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466845 Sun, 25 May 2008 11:00:19 +0100 1466845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1139757&cid=t_134044_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F09%2Fwhy-would-you-lie-to-your-therapist%2F I talk to a lot of people who have mental health issues. A week doesn’t go by that I don’t meet someone new who tells me a piece of their life story, and I glimpse at the desperation that eats them up inside. The desperation is usually for things we all hope for — a better life, a life not feeling this way. A life more “normal.” But after talking to people over all these years, I still can’t wrap my head around people who tell me they lie to their therapists. I just don’t get it. I take my car into the mechanic. I tell him what’s wrong with my car, or more specifically, the odd noises or strange odors coming from my car, because honestly, I have no idea what’s wrong with my car. Those symptoms lead the mechanic to have a few hunches ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1139757 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:06:40 +0100 1139757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=752808&cid=t_134044_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F24%2Fbrain-cancer-patients-treated-with-faulty-radiation-machines%2F Filed under: Brain Cancer, Daily news, RadiationTomorrow I report for one of my six-month radiation follow-ups. My radiation oncologist will review how I've fared for the past two years since my left breast was zapped, day after day, week after week, in an aggressive attempt to keep cancer from returning to the same local area where it first reared its ugly head. How horrified I would be if I learned the machines used to treat my cancer were faulty, that they did not in fact do anything aggressive, that they were essentially ineffective.Hundreds of brain cancer patients may be hearing this horrific news, now that malfunctioning machines have been ordered shut down following a manufacturer's warning.Brainlab of Munich, Germany claims a small targeting error occurred with their machines but ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=752808 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 752808