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 'favorites'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:12 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158864&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Ffollowfriday-ff-drjengunter-ebm-sex-health-expert-wielding-the-lasso-of-truth%2F If you’re on Twitter you probably seen the #FF or #FollowFriday phenomenon. FollowFriday is a way to recommend people on Twitter to others. For at least 2 reasons: to acknowledge your favorite tweople and to make it easier for your followers to find new interesting people. However, some #FollowFriday tweet-series are more like a weekly [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158864 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:12:52 +0100 5158864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394514&cid=t_106270_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Feven-more-science-news-2.html Science news snippets from the net meanderings of David Bradley Fighting malaria without DDT = FAIL – Review suggests DDT essential in fight against malaria, despite claims for green approaches. A new research paper exposes allegedly false claims and misrepresentations of science by United Nations environmental organizations to stop successful uses of DDT and other public health insecticides in malaria programs. Adverse drug reactions are not an argument against modern medicine – The number of preventable adverse events from medical treatments is far too high. And even the idiosyncratic events — freak accidents, basically — mean we must always consider the rare but possible harms of the therapies we use. But as Harriet Hall has pointed out, we cannot look at d... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394514 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:00:05 +0100 4394514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355772&cid=t_106270_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F16%2Fworld-of-psychology-one-of-top-50-blogs-of-2010%2F We, like most people, enjoy it when we receive recognition from others. Who doesn’t appreciate the occasional pat on the back? So to start our new year off right, we were kindly named one of the Top 50 Blogs — of the millions of blogs online today! — by Regator. Who is Regator? Regator.com is a website designed to help you find quality blog posts. It does this by using highly selective human editors to find well-written, topical blogs on more than 500 topics then a combination of semantic algorithms and user interaction to find the most interesting, timely, and noteworthy posts from those blogs. Regator provides you with tools to monitor keywords, find related content, view trends, keep track of favorites, and share with friends. If anyone should know a thing or two abo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355772 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:38:30 +0100 4355772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702914&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F27%2Fsilly-sunday-29-world-cup-2010-twitter-reports-of-englands-loss%2F The World Cup Soccer 2010 started 2 weeks ago. For now I only follow the Dutch team live. But indirectly I follow many other matches via Twitter. It is very entertaining, especially if things go awry, like the way the English were crushed by the Germans today (1:4). This was partly due to the referee [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702914 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:56:24 +0100 3702914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331637&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fposts-from-past-myanmar-refreshment.html I've chosen to end this retrospective series with some liquid refreshments from Myanmar. I hope you enjoyed my Posts From The Past.Back in the days of my grandparents, when refrigerators hadn't yet replaced iceboxes in the kitchen, the iceman's visit was part of the morning routine. In Yangon (Rangoon), as in many other parts of Southeast Asia, the iceman still makes his morning rounds.This video, which was taken in the Yangon's city centre market, shows how - and where - the iceman prepares to make his deliveries. First, he saws the large blocks of ice into smaller pieces. Then, his helpers stack the smaller ice blocks, separating the stacks with sawdust to help insulate them and to prevent them from sticking to each other. He's now ready to undertake his daily deliveries to the local mar... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331637 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:08:00 +0100 3331637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327330&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fposts-from-past-anatomy-of-outbreak_03.html The storm triggered by Salmonella-contaminated peanuts eventually passed, leaving death and disease in its wake. February 14, 2009One month after Peanut Corporation of America issued the first in a series of four recall notices, and three months after CDC detected the first hint that a multi-state Salmonella outbreak was underway, the fallout from this incident is still expanding in ever-widening ripples across the United States and around the world.The VictimsAs of 9PM (EST) Wednesday, February 11th, CDC reports that nine victims of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak have died.At least 637 cases of salmonellosis have been confirmed to be part of the outbreak. The most recent victim became ill on January 28th. Twenty-three percent of the confirmed outbreak victims have been hospitalized, ... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327330 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:59:00 +0100 3327330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322659&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fposts-from-past-anatomy-of-outbreak_02.html Part 2 of my three-part series on the Peanut Corporation of America outbreak described the outbreak investigation.January 30, 2009The Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak began officially on September 1, 2008, when the first victim began to feel ill. Three cases were recorded in September. But the outbreak got underway in earnest in October.According to CDC's Epidemic Curve, the number of cases began to increase during the first week of October, reaching a peak around Thanksgiving and into early December. As of January 28th, the most recent onset date for a victim's symptoms was January 16, 2009.CDC received the first whisper of an outbreak on November 10th, when staff members received reports of 13 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium infections in 12 states. All 13 cases were caused by the identic... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322659 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:51:00 +0100 3322659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318689&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fposts-from-past-anatomy-of-outbreak.html Eighteen months after the "official" onset of the Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella outbreak is an appropriate time to revisit the events surrounding this scandalous situation. Here is Part 1 of the three-part series that I posted last year. Parts 2 and 3 will follow.January 29, 2009Peanut Corporation America is a privately held company, with operations in Texas, Virginia and Georgia. The Company was incorporated in 1983 as J.R. Britt Peanut Co., Inc. The following year, J.R. Britt changed its name to Georgia Food & Nut Processors, Inc. Five years later, in 1989, the name changed again – to Casey's Food Products, Inc. In 2001, the Company renamed itself once more, and became Peanut Corporation of America.In 2006, FDA contracted with the Georgia Department of Agriculture to ins... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318689 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +0100 3318689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316273&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-melamine-muddle.html No retrospective would be complete without a look at the aftermath of China's melamine adulteration scandal. I wrote this article in November 2008 after we learned that low levels of melamine had been found in some infant formulas in the United States.When I was a youngster, my mother had a set of Melmac dishes - the unbreakable, plastic dishware that was popular in the 1950's and 1960's among families with young children. Those cups, bowls and plates were made from melamine. Unknown to Mom, as the Melmac aged, it probably released trace amounts of melamine into our food and beverages – especially into the acid beverages like sodas and orange juices.In the 1950's researchers at Dow Chemical Company obtained the first in a series of US patents describing the use of melamine as a feed comp... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316273 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:57:00 +0100 3316273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314812&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-scores-on-doors-survey.html Last October, I asked eFoodAlert readers to state their opinions on restaurant inspection programs such as "Scores on Doors" and to share their restaurant food safety experiences. As more jurisdictions around the world implement versions of a "Scores on Doors" program, it seems appropriate to revisit this topic. If you would like to share your thoughts or experiences, please post a comment at the end of this article.October 8, 2009On our recent trip to San Francisco, my husband and I stayed at the Union Street Inn, a Bed and Breakfast located in the Cow Hollow district. We chose the Inn based on its excellent reviews on TripAdvisor.com. When we presented ourselves at breakfast the morning after we arrived, I was delighted to see that the Inn had achieved a score of 100% on its most recent ... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314812 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:45:00 +0100 3314812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311963&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-myanmar-eyewitness.html With national elections "promised" by Myanmar's government for an unspecified date in 2010, I thought it would be interesting to revisit an Eyewitness Report from a Burmese citizen who traveled back to his home in the wake of Cyclone Nargis last year. Originally posted in two parts in July 2008, the entire article is consolidated here into a single report.We haven't been hearing much about Myanmar recently. Its tragedy has been replaced by other – more recent – news: the electoral sham in Zimbabwe, China's preparation for the 2008 Olympics, world food shortages, and escalating petroleum prices.But lack of media attention doesn't equate to an absence of news – or mean that Myanmar's problems have disappeared in some magical way. The status quo is still very much in place.The difficult... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311963 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:13:00 +0100 3311963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307121&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-organic-pastures-happy.html The raw milk debate continues unabated, more than 18 months after I first posted this article. When a large, multi-state food poisoning outbreak is in progress, it's easy for a second outbreak to go virtually unnoticed, especially when the same microbe – in this case E. coli O157:H7 – is responsible for both. That's what would have happened in 2006, except for the vigilance of California's health authorities and the technology of microbiological "fingerprinting".On September 8, 2006, Wisconsin health authorities reported to CDC that they had identified a small cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses – all due to the identical strain of the microbe. Within a week, Oregon and New Mexico were added to the list of affected states, and the source of the outbreaks had been traced to bagged sp... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307121 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:09:00 +0100 3307121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302675&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-on-martha-stewart.html This article, which first appeared in June 2008, recognized Martha Stewart's constructive response to my food safety concerns regarding some of the recipes in an issue of Martha Stewart Living.One of my pet peeves is the lack of attention paid by most celebrity chefs to the details of safe food preparation. In February, I commented on the food safety shortcomings of a recipe published by Mark Bittman of the New York Times in his blog, "Bitten". Blogger Doug Powell of Kansas State University has raised similar alarms about the on-air practices of celebrity chefs – most recently in a June 6th blog article.Last December, I took Martha Stewart to task in an open letter over her inattention to safe cooking procedures for raw poultry, and for her use of raw eggs in an eggnog recipe. I emailed ... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302675 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:01:00 +0100 3302675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298636&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-cantaloupe-theory.html Every now and then, I'm privileged to present an article written by a guest blogger. The following Guest Blog, which first appeared during September 2009, is one of the best discussions I have read on solving the problem of E. coli and Salmonella contamination in raw beef.The following Guest Blog first appeared on Safety Zone, a regular blog feature on the Meatingplace.com site, and is reproduced here with the kind permission of its author, Dr. James Marsden.Solving the E. coli Problem – The Cantaloupe TheoryWhen Undersecretary Michael Taylor announced that USDA would consider raw ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 to be adulterated within the meaning of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, he made a courageous stand for food safety.His move accomplished quite a lot. It certainly ... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298636 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:53:00 +0100 3298636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294835&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-riverweed.html Part of the adventure of traveling in a distant part of the world for the first time is the discovery of new foods. Our stay in Laos was no exception, as this article (first posted in February 2008) shows.One of the “Great Rivers” of Asia, the Mekong meanders through land-locked Laos before entering Cambodia and then Vietnam, eventually evolving into the famous Mekong Delta and emptying into the South China Sea. The original name of the river – Mae Nam Khong – means “mother of all rivers”, and this (approximately) 4,350 km (2,700 mile) waterway truly is a life-giver to the Lao people (data from Wikipedia).The Mekong River supplies fish to eat, water for drinking, washing and irrigation, and sediment to fertilize river-side vegetable gardens.There is one more important element o... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294835 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:30:00 +0100 3294835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292036&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-shrimpers-of-inle-lake.html This article first appeared in February 2008. We encountered these industrious ladies during one of our boat rides around Inle Lake. For a period of 2-3 months just after the end of the rainy season, the rice paddies that border Inle Lake produce a different crop - freshwater shrimp.Shrimping is usually carried out by a two-woman team. The pair of young women we encountered in this flooded rice paddy were both in their 20's, unmarried, and friends as well as colleagues.Shrimping is not a very well-paying occupation, but neither is anything else in this country (except possibly acting as a guide for tourists). This pair of women will earn approximately 3,000 Kyats (1,200 Kyats = US$1.00) for a full day's work, most of it performed while standing waist deep in weed-choked water.Their day sta... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292036 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:17:00 +0100 3292036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291007&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-burmese-sake.html This article first appeared on eFoodAlert in February 2008 as part of my Southeast Asia travel series.Rice is ubiquitous in Southeast Asia, so it should come as no surprise that the people of Myanmar ferment some of their crop to produce rice wine, or saké. We had the opportunity to visit a typical saké factory on Inle Lake during our visit to the area.In a country where transportation by road and rail is limited, manufacturers must rely on local resources as much as possible for their raw materials and their equipment. One of the villages we visited near the shore of Inle Lake specialized in producing clay pots, some of which are used in the production of saké.Here, a villager pounds clay into a fine powder.This villager showed us how she shapes her pots on a hand-driven wheel.This pot... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291007 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:39:00 +0100 3291007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3288056&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-snake-fish-of-myanmar.html This article was first posted in February 2008. It describes one of the first exposures we had to food processing in Myanmar.We saw a lot of similarities in the cuisines of the four countries we visited on our Southeast Asian travels. But each country also had its own special foods. One food that we saw for sale in many Myanmar markets was dried snake fish.The name "snake fish" refers to the appearance of the dried fish, not the species. The fish attains its unique shape from the way in which its processors gut, clean and spread it for drying. Here, in brief, is how the fish was prepared and processed at a roadside outdoor "factory".The freshly-caught fish is delivered in burlap sacks. The sacks are weighed and then cut open.The contents of the sack are dumped onto a mat on the ground, and... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3288056 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:29:00 +0100 3288056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283848&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-getting-close-to-nature.html Some of my favorite posts evolved from a month-long trip that my husband and I took to Southeast Asia in January 2008. The following encapsulates our overnight adventure in the Laotian backwoods.We spent a day in the Laotian back country outside of Luang Prabang, where we visited a village and an elephant camp.Unlike the situation in the United States, Canada and much of the "developed" world, food animals in Southeast Asia are raised close to home.This family of pigs appeared to be quite contented with their lot in life.Little did they dream that a Phosy Market stall might be their next destination.Poultry is always "free-range" – never cooped up in close quarters.But this rooster didn't realize that his feet could end up on someone's dinner table.Of the animals that we met on this trip... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283848 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:18:00 +0100 3283848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280212&cid=t_106270_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fposts-from-past-its-dogs-breakfast.html The following article first appeared on March 16, 2008 as Part 5 in a series of articles on raw pet foods. In light of the recent recall of some raw pet food products announced by Nature's Variety, I chose to begin my Posts From The Past with this article. I invite you to read the entire seven-part series, It's A Dog's Breakfast.While I was gathering information for this series of articles, a reader pointed me towards Stella and Chewy's, of Muskego, WI, a small company that has adopted some innovative technology to produce its raw pet foods.The founders of Stella and Chewy's, Marie Moody and Doug Siegal, consulted Dr. James Marsden of Kansas State University, who developed the company’s food safety processes. With Dr. Marsden’s guidance, Stella and Chewy’s have put in place a series ... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280212 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:55:00 +0100 3280212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227956&cid=t_106270_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F0eyXKh4JV0Y%2F13-of-my-favorite-recipes.php Since I started this blog, and even before with the recipes section, I've posted some of my favorite recipes.  Some are more diabetes friendly than others, but I can assure you that they're all delicious!  These are the recipes that I make regularly.  I hope that you find that they become regulars in your kitchen as well.Black Beans and Rice.  Sure, this may have a higher amount of carbs than other dishes that I love.  But it's my favorite meal of all time.  You can just eat the beans if rice has too many carbs.  It'll be more like a soup, but it's still equally delicious.Soup au Pistou.  This soup is as healthy as it is delicious.  Omit the noodles if you want a lower-carb version or do as I do and use Dreamfield's.  Homemade Macaroni... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227956 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3227956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035869&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F27%2Ffollowfriday-ff-the-ebm-skeptics-cochranecollab-evidencematters-oracknows-acpinternists%2F FollowFriday is a twitter tradition in which twitter users recommend other users to follow (on Friday) by twittering their name(s), the hashtags #FF or #FollowFriday, and the reason for their recommendation(s). Since the roll out of Twitter lists I add the #FollowFriday Recommendations to a (semi-)permanent #FollowFriday Twitter list: @laikas/followfridays-ff This week I have added 4 people to [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035869 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:54:01 +0100 3035869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015252&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F21%2Ffollowfriday-ff-dutch-nutrigenomics-beatis-thesofa-drshock-digicmb%2F Last week I announced that I would weekly update my FollowFriday Twitter list. On the FollowFriday list are people I would like to recommend to you. When you’re on Twitter you can follow my FF-list here: http://twitter.com/laikas/followfridays-ff/ This week I would like to put several Dutch people in the limelight. All these people have in common that they twitter mainly [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015252 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:48 +0100 3015252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992640&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F13%2Flaikas-followfriday-ff-twitter-list%2F In my post Twitter’s #FollowFriday #FF – Over the Top. Literally I explained what Twitter’s FollowFriday or FF means, how this Twitter meme started and how FollowFriday should and shouldn’t be used. In short, FollowFriday is a way to recommend a few people to your Twitter-followers. For at least 2 reasons: to acknowledge those favorite tweeters and [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992640 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:45:43 +0100 2992640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939359&cid=t_106270_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F29%2Fvideo-depression-is-like-a-pumpkin%2F This is one of my earliest videos but one of my favorites. It is my version of the Zoloft commercial, where the egg chases the butterfly, until he (the egg) poops out. Then, after he takes his meds, he’s back catching butterflies again. Except that I don’t have Pfizer’s budget, and I’m somewhat technologically challenged. And no, I don’t think meds are the cure all. So, in the spirit of October, I present to you (maybe Pfizer will pay me millions to write their next commercial?) … Depression Is Like a Pumpkin. Click through to view the video… (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939359 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:09:55 +0100 2939359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576596&cid=t_106270_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2FtaChqC-hOBM%2Fselection-of-my-twitter-favorites_07.html Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 72nd edition of My Twitter Favorites.Stammy "Happiness equals reality minus expectation." - Tom Magliozzi 3:01 AM Jun 25th from Tweetie Stammy how am i supposed to make an educated decision about where to order my Chinese food if all 3 places nearby are "Best Food in Town" 10:32 AM Jun 24th from Tweetie AllergyNotes When I use EMR (Cleveland Clinic, VA, etc.), I always try to engage the patient - "write the note together" - esp. assessment and plan. 12:21 AM Jun 24th from web AllergyNotes Health Data Rights http... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576596 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:32:01 +0100 2576596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510532&cid=t_106270_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2F5iDL754FPxE%2Fselection-of-my-twitter-favorites_18.html Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 68th edition of My Twitter Favorites (the oldest post is at the bottom, the newest at the top): Micro-blogging on Twitter is easy, fun and can be very useful and educational if you follow/subscribe to interesting people. You can read more here: A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter and visit my account at Twitter/AllergyNotes.Pogue Just saw "Up" with the kids. A masterpiece. What other studio would dare make a 70-year-old-man the main character? We laughed, we cried. about 7 hours ago from TweetDe... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510532 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:01:07 +0100 2510532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510538&cid=t_106270_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2FmHdNGw38lpM%2Fselection-of-my-twitter-favorites_16.html Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 67th edition of My Twitter Favorites (the oldest post is at the bottom, the newest at the top): Micro-blogging on Twitter is easy, fun and can be very useful and educational if you follow/subscribe to interesting people. You can read more here: A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter and visit my account at Twitter/AllergyNotes.loic We used to say to friends "see you soon" now I always say "see you online" after meeting them, instead. 10:33 PM Jun 7th from Seesmic Desktop dreamingspires RT @markha... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510538 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:39:01 +0100 2510538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347667&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F15%2Ftop-of-the-tweets-3-elections-omigod%2F Twitter is a microblogging service initially meant as a place where people could answer the question “What are you doing?” via 140-character messages. But Twitter is more useful as a platform for breaking news, exchanging links, thoughts and views, and for social networking. Twitter is particularly suited for oneliners that are funny or hit the mark. [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347667 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:51:04 +0100 2347667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207666&cid=t_106270_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F09%2Ftop-of-the-tweets-1%2F People who read the “Clinical Cases and Images” blog of Ves Dimov wil undoubtedly know his series “Selection of My Twitter Favorites” (i.e. see edition 30) This is how he introduces the series: Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question “What are you doing?” via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207666 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:48:42 +0100 2207666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809822&cid=t_106270_87_f&fid=35047&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideasforwomen.com%2Fnews%2Ffavorites%2F2008%2F09%2F19%2F661%2F Happy Friday! We’ve got an out of state friend visiting, so I don’t have much to share today - but what I do have is cool and cute pictures - all fun stuff!   Fun Cute kittens! Pretty bird! Yucatan Golden Rays on a Mass Migration - really cool pictures!!!! Have a great weekend! (Source: Ideas For Women News Blog) Ideas For Women News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809822 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:10:41 +0100 1809822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577453&cid=t_106270_129_f&fid=35709&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FUniqueButNotAlone%2F%7E3%2F327122226%2Famericas-birthday.html Some days, pictures really are worth more than words... and today was one of those days. God bless America, and God bless you all today. Enjoy! Parade watching... Backyard partying with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Unique But Not Alone) Unique But Not Alone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577453 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:56:00 +0100 1577453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551440&cid=t_106270_87_f&fid=35047&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideasforwomen.com%2Fnews%2Ffavorites%2F2008%2F06%2F27%2F232%2F Discussion at: Gone Fishin’.   Ethical Marketing Want to learn how to be a supporter of ethical marketing and Consumer Rights?   Motivation Need motivation? Find out How to Love Doing Anything!   Cute Stuff Scroll down to the bottom of this post for a cute picture of a baby bonobo: ‘Love, Sex, and Lies in the Jungle’   and lastly: Congratulations! To me and DazzlinDonna! To Donna because her blog SEO Scoop Is 4 Years Old Today! (Not today any more, but the 26th, when the post was written.) To me because I won the random drawing she held! I won an online press kit template. And I swear I didn’t comment just to win something!   Have a great weekend! (Source: Ideas For Women News Blog) Ideas For Women News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551440 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:48:21 +0100 1551440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1516576&cid=t_106270_87_f&fid=35047&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideasforwomen.com%2Fnews%2Ffavorites%2F2008%2F06%2F13%2F221%2F Happy Friday - the 13th! And I thought this Friday was going to be a short post - but then Thursday I found all sorts of interesting news and posts to share! And I had not realized it was Friday the 13th, until I saw DazzlinDonna’s post today: Using Superstition As A Hook. She says “Make use of the various superstitions and related “holidays” to serve interesting content to your users” - maybe that’s what I’m doing by calling this the ‘Friday the 13th edition’? (But I’ll be honest, nothing else in this post has anything to do with Friday the 13th.) I’ll go through the more serious stuff first - then the fun things. Health Care The National Women’s Law Center tells us about the “Pitifully Inadequate” Health Coverage f... Ideas For Women News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1516576 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:34:16 +0100 1516576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1499985&cid=t_106270_87_f&fid=35047&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideasforwomen.com%2Fnews%2Ffavorites%2F2008%2F06%2F06%2F214%2F Happy Friday!   Cool Science in the news!   Deep in the Amazon Hard to believe that there are still groups of people who haven’t had contact with the outside world yet isn’t it? Or at least very little contact. Look at these pictures from Brazil - and notice how they are trying to shoot arrows at the plane/helicopter flying over them: PHOTO IN THE NEWS: “Uncontacted” Tribe Seen in Amazon. Learn more about uncontacted groups here: Photos Spur Debate on Protecting “Uncontacted” Tribes. More photos. And mostly unrelated - but I find this picture fascinating: Indigenous Brazilians Protest Dam Cemetaries and Insect Zombies So - stonehenge was originally a cemetary: Stonehenge Was Cemetery First and Foremost, Study Says. Don’t read this is you ... Ideas For Women News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1499985 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:15:25 +0100 1499985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432554&cid=t_106270_87_f&fid=35047&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideasforwomen.com%2Fnews%2Ffavorites%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2F184%2F Happy Friday everyone! My favorites this week include the following: Thirstiness   Elderly lack strong thirst signal - I’ve heard this before, but its really important to spread around. Apparently as people get older they “become easily dehydrated because their thirst signal can be diminished”. I need to print that out and show it to my mom, I don’t know if she drinks enough and I worry about her. However, I have to raise one point. The word “elderly” implies weakness and frailty, the proper word here would have been “elders”, I believe. Read here to learn more from Time Goes By: Are You Elderly?.   Real Costs?   Costs of Allergy Treatment - Ruth raises some interesting points here. I have really bad allergies, and the costs o... Ideas For Women News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432554 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:17:55 +0100 1432554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416281&cid=t_106270_87_f&fid=35047&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideasforwomen.com%2Fnews%2Ffavorites%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2F173%2F Here are some of my favorite blog posts for the week: Vanessa at feministing wrote about a New York Times article “in which the author makes a plea for the survival of dresses, not for the comfort or convenience for women, but for all leering men’s sakes“! That’s just so horrible! I can’t believe they actually let something like that be printed. Donna Crane at Blog for Choice blogged about the “Abstinence-Only” Hearing: Greatest Hits. Scary stuff. Cynthia wrote a post titled: TotD: How Science Will Change the 21st Century. I love this stuff and need to read one of Michio Kaku books some day. From the post: “We sometimes forget that, for most of human existence, our lives were short, miserable, and brutish. Sadly, for most of human history,... Ideas For Women News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416281 Fri, 02 May 2008 18:10:05 +0100 1416281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=993363&cid=t_106270_129_f&fid=35709&url=http%3A%2F%2Falphagirls.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fdiva-ballerina.html Ever have one of those parenting days that just sets off the most ridiculous scenarios? I know I had one last year at Christmas time when Norovirus made its way through our household.Michelle at In The Life of a Child wrote this laugh out loud mama post recently. Enjoy her Diva Ballerina!http://inlifeofachild.blogspot.com/2007/10/groceries-diva-ballerinas-and-things.html (Source: Unique But Not Alone) Unique But Not Alone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=993363 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:45:00 +0100 993363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801402&cid=t_106270_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fblast-from-1960s-mrs-miller-sings.html It is time for a little levity. I have been hoping for this day for a long, long time. I finally found Mrs. Miller on Youtube and have to share her particular style and pizazz with you.For those of you who are not aware of Mrs. Miller's stellar career, just know that she had one. Have a look at these videos of her performances of Petula Clark's "My Love", the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night", and Nancy Sinatra'a "These Boots Are Made for Walking". First, though, there is "It's Magic" from the film, The Cool Ones(95 min, color - 1967 - Warner Bros. Starring: Roddy McDowall, Debbie Watson, Gil Peterson, Mrs. Miller, Glenn Campbell Directed by: Gene Nelson).The second of these clips is from a very talented lip-syncher, Marc Torringa, from the Netherlands. Notice how difficult it must be to keep li... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801402 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:09:00 +0100 801402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493339&cid=t_106270_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fi-shoulda-orta-had-tomato-juice.html Years ago, I developed a routine of sorts. Every three months, I would have to take nothing by mouth after 10 pm to be ready for fasting blood work at my 8:30 am appointment with my doctor the next morning. I would drive down to the clinic without having had coffee, a potentially life-threatening event for me and every other driver on the road. Once at the clinic, I would stagger into the office to check in. After a wait in the lobby, I would go back to an examining room where the doctor would come in and assess my situation before ordering the tests that she felt I needed. I would walk down to the laboratory to have several vials of blood drawn to check, among other things, my fasting glucose levels, my triglycerides and cholesterol, my HIV viral load (the number of particles of HIV in e... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493339 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:44:00 +0100 493339