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 'fine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181800&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospital-ceo-is-diagnosed-with-cancer-while-building-a-new-cancer-center%2F2011.09.01 Pat Elliott, me and a HUGE cactus at Banner MD Anderson! I am just back from the Phoenix-metro area. It’s now the 5th largest in the United States and despite home foreclosures, there is still a feeling of growth in many areas. Gilbert, a nearby suburb, has expanded to over 200,000 people and a growing major medical center. I spent several days interviewing patients and staff about the soon-to-open, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. The hope is that by bringing MD Anderson’s world-renowned expertise, clinical trials and processes to this new center, cancer care around Phoenix and the southwest will be improved. Look for my video interviews coming soon. But, in the meantime, one interview stuck out for me; the one with the Banner Health President and CEO, Peter Fine. Peter is in his lat... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181800 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5181800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952902&cid=t_121404_101_f&fid=38982&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraumaqueen.net%2F%3Fp%3D1777 Poetry? Prose? Journal? Thoughts? Private? Public? I dunno. But you’ve asked where I am. Here I am. I’m ok. – The florist asked me “And on the card?” To whom? I’d be there. Who’d read my cliche? Me? “With love and deepest sympathy”? There was nothing unsaid In the space we shared. Before she left us to it, Haunting her house Listing items we felt we’d like Trying to condense love Into something for the mantelpiece. I wished I could stuff it all into my pockets, While the family weren’t looking. The smell of the landing, The glass around the stair case. The mysticism of my long-dead grandfather’s portrait On her dressing table. I didn’t see until I slipped my black tie Under clawing cotton wing tips and Leashed myself to the role of “mourner” Th... Trauma Queen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952902 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:52 +0100 4952902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952993&cid=t_121404_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F17%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-17-2011%2F Most therapists, even before they were therapists, have a natural ear for pain. They are like magnets attracting people who are in dire need of a listener. I know because I was one of them. And over the years, I’ve learned that the real challenge underlying all of the stuff they talked about was acceptance. People felt rejected, heartbroken, beaten up emotionally because they felt that the life they were living wasn’t the life that they were supposed to be living. They mourned their inability to look a certain way, be a certain kind of person or get married and have kids by a certain age and be nurtured unconditionally by two loving parents. But life never unfolds the way we think it’s supposed to. And there is a lot of grief in that. One of the most painful things to con... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952993 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:07:40 +0100 4952993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570609&cid=t_121404_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FFmI61RondR4%2F John’s Note: One of the requests I got in the recent survey I did was to cover more details of HIPAA. So, I’m glad to have John Brewer (yes, another John) providing some guest posts on the subject. Do they go together like peanut butter and jelly?  Cookies and milk? Nothing quite as good as these…but they do go together…now. HIPAA has been around for some time.  Many argue that HIPAA has no “teeth”.  Sure it has big fines…but when’s the last time you heard of a physician getting fined for a HIPAA violation? In steps Meaningful Use. Buried in the details of the Stage 1 Core Objectives is a single block that refers to the seemingly innocuous statement of “Conduct a risk analysis per 45CFR164.308(a)(1)”. A risk analysis seem simple enough…right? Dig a lit... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570609 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:03:09 +0100 4570609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552057&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffirst-monetary-hipaa-fine-issued%2F2011.03.05 Via the Threatpost article “HIPAA Bares Its Teeth: $4.3m Fine For Privacy Violation“: The health care industry’s toothless tiger finally bared its teeth, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a $4.3 m fine to a Maryland health care provider for violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The action is the first monetary fine issued since the Act was passed in 1996. … A copy of a penalty notice against Cignet depicts a two-year effort in which HHS struggled with what appears to be a dysfunctional Maryland provider unaware of the potential impact of HIPAA non-compliance, and unwilling or unable to cooperate with HHS in any way. When first reading the title I was willing to rail against HIPAA, as I’m tired of it. Then I read the post. Wow. It’s like ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552057 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:00:37 +0100 4552057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549829&cid=t_121404_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-research%2Fthe-effect-of-fine-motor-training-program-on-the-academic-achievement-for-students-with-adhd.php The Effect of Fine Motor Training Program on the Academic Achievement for Students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder   Introduction   Fine motor skills involves the ability to control the small muscles of the body and is usually defined as the ability to coordinate the action of the eyes and hands together in performing precise manipulative movements.  Manipulative movement such as handwriting is controlled by the central nervous system (Barkley, 1998).   Many areas of the brain are involved in the act of manipulating.  The act simultaneously controlling the nerves and muscles in the arm, wrist, hand, and fingers to move in four different directions, focusing the eyes on the writing; as well as controlling the amount of pressure exerted.  Brain research has identifie... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549829 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4549829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445820&cid=t_121404_101_f&fid=38982&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraumaqueen.net%2F%3Fp%3D1473 The locus is weird, not somewhere you’d find yourself as a pedestrian and the story is so over the top that we’re convinced it’ll be exaggerated by the caller. But when we arrive, we realise that we’re wrong. When…I hesitate to use the phrase ‘bad people’…but let’s go for “society’s fringes” find themselves with a disagreement they tend not to go for sensible discussion, the small claims court or the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. They grab you off the street, take you somewhere far away and do beastly things to you. And then dump you, brutalised and far from home. Now, I’ve had my share of people being unpleasant to me, but I like to think that by not subscribing to the class of “I shall further myself b... Trauma Queen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445820 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:25:59 +0100 4445820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272247&cid=t_121404_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fpancreatic-necrosis%2F The key determinant in deciding when to operate in the setting of necrosis of the pancreas is the presence or absence of infection in the necrotic pancreas bed. Generally, it is advised to do a fine-needle aspiration to determine if bacteria are present. The presence of air in the pancreas on CT scan suggests infection, but this must be confirmed before laparotomy. Conversely, the absence of air does not rule out infection. Related Posts Whipple Procedure (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272247 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:32:51 +0100 4272247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3969158&cid=t_121404_136_f&fid=39215&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancersuucks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fdeveloping-yet-another-skill.html Well we will see if I can develop a new skill. I am at laura's in Brooklyn, not quite ready tp pass put, having slept the better part of the last 24 hours before heading up here. She has no internet access, or it doesn't work for me, so Here I go, trying to write something for my blog and then post it later. Since it is after midnight, it is 9-11, although that is not why I am in New York. Moving in was not much fun, so this weekend we will try to have fun. First of all, I made it here without GPS- yes that piece of technology I had never visualized a year agao, and which I hate, and which I really only know how to put funny/unintelligible accents on- yeah, good job, made it to brooklyn the old fashioned way. Sheer luck, and taking a left at the Hassidic Jew.As usual when driving to new Yo... Cancer does suck but it is a little funny. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3969158 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:14:00 +0100 3969158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776358&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Flt8GPLMzxRQ%2F By David BoazThe New York Times reports: President Obama signed into law on Wednesday a sweeping expansion of federal financial regulation…. A number of the details have been left for regulators to work out, inevitably setting off complicated tangles down the road that could last for years…complex legislation, with its dense pages on derivatives practices…. “If you’ve ever applied for a credit card, a student loan, or a mortgage, you know the feeling of signing your name to pages of barely understandable fine print,” Mr. Obama said. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776358 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:49:17 +0100 3776358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750073&cid=t_121404_101_f&fid=38982&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraumaqueen.net%2F%3Fp%3D1320 We held a blanket around her like parents at the beach while she shook and shimmied her soaking jeans and knickers to her ankles. A twist she never thought she’d dance You hit the floor with a thud and while I dropped a towel over you to protect your young Dad’s shining eyes, I was praying you were a clot like that one time. But I knew you weren’t. I knew what you were. Experience does nothing to soften these. No dark red, sharp edged flesh. No slices and angles. Your surfaces smooth and soft like a sea-pebble in my pocket. You are entirely contained within your form. You’re a shining, translucent red, bright and vigorous as a childhood jelly. We’d giggle as it slurped and farted lusciously from its mould onto good china, off-white with pale yellow flowers painted on the ed... Trauma Queen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750073 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:57:09 +0100 3750073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3546846&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwondering-if-mom-is-safe-finethanx-calls-and-checks-for-you%2F2010.05.09 FineThanx is a new automated phone system that automatically calls your sick or elderly family members at home to check on how they’re doing. The system can check in with loved ones once or twice a day, and if no one answers or the person is unwell, the system calls a member of his or her ”care circle.” If everything is fine, the FineThanx system will send you a report by email, so you can continue working or finish those 18 holes of golf, then check in for reassurance on your iPhone or personal computer afterwards. Listen to a sample call here. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3546846 Sun, 09 May 2010 11:50:20 +0100 3546846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524110&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwondering-if-mom-is-safe-finethanx-calls-and-checks-for-you%2F2010.05.02 FineThanx is a new automated phone system that automatically calls your sick or elderly family members at home to check on how they’re doing. The system can check in with loved ones once or twice a day, and if no one answers or the person is unwell, the system calls a member of his or her ”care circle.” If everything is fine, the FineThanx system will send you a report by email, so you can continue working or finish those 18 holes of golf, then check in for reassurance on your iPhone or personal computer afterwards. Listen to a sample call here. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524110 Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:20 +0100 3524110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463622&cid=t_121404_101_f&fid=38982&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraumaqueen.net%2F%3Fp%3D1242 Trauma Queen serves a number of purposes. Primarily it is here to entertain, inform and educate. It keeps me writing, has me flexing creative muscles from time to time. And occasionally it serves as my personal catharsis. When I come home from a shift and have images in my head that I need to expunge and file away somewhere else. When I’ve witnessed violence, depravity and deprivation. When I need a beer and a mate. Sometimes I pour it out here and share it. Your comments do me wonders. Sometimes, though, I write about events that happened months ago. Privacy dictates that a certain amount of time must pass before I report events that could otherwise be identified through the media. These events are often traumatic, unpleasant. But they don’t upset me. They may have done at... Trauma Queen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463622 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:33:14 +0100 3463622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436275&cid=t_121404_101_f&fid=38982&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraumaqueen.net%2F%3Fp%3D1240 We’re hardly in the living room before his mother tries the magic words. “I want him sectioned.” My colleagues in the police complain about “I want him charged.” The public struggle with understanding that these are not processes that they can order like pizza. The police can’t just turn up and charge somebody. We can’t just show up and section somebody. But we don’t have to. Because the nineteen year old guy in the armchair is begging us for help. He tells us that his mother pulled him out of rush hour traffic, that she won’t let him home to his high-rise flat, that he’s not allowed in the kitchen because of the knives. He tells us about his daughter’s funeral the week before. He shows us and the police the text messages... Trauma Queen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436275 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:19:07 +0100 3436275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318601&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fmedicine-that-wont-go-down.html It’s a common phenomenon for many of us with children on the spectrum – those pesky fine and gross motor skills, with a dash of scattered sequencing and a dollop of mis-matched motivation – a recipe for disaster if ever I heard one. They come to the fore every mealtime to taunt and tangle with us. Although we persevere with cutlery my children insist that everything is finger food. Let’s be honest here, how many other parents, cooks and nutritionists also have to factor in ‘splash, spill and ping,’ distance into their calculations? But they keep getting bigger, so something must be reaching their intestines, one way or another. Just lately, it’s ‘another,’ because although they don’t conform to the conventional, they’re nothing if not inventive. So if you find your dr... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318601 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:29:00 +0100 3318601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248578&cid=t_121404_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F4725198%2F12fm1y%2Fneuromarketing%7ENeuroMenus-and-Restaurant-Psychology.htm Restaurants are great test labs for testing neuromarketing techniques. It's easy to change offerings, menus, and pricing, and one gets immediate feedback on what's working and what's not. Today, many eateries are employing sophisticated menu psychology to maximize sales and profits. CommentsA great piece, Roger. Thanks. Twittered to the rest of our ... by Harold (SMM)Don't know how I missed this when you first wrote it. Good ... by Matches MalonePlus 8 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248578 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:12:18 +0100 3248578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576797&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fhow-to-make-your-own-votive-hurricane.html Yes, this is not so much a ‘get organized’ post as a ‘have a daily do-able activity for the children’ post.You will need:-A jam jarA tea lightAn old wire hangerNarrow gauge [easy to bend] wireWire cuttersBeads or chopped up drinking straws as a substitute and even more 'green' beads.Thread the beads onto wire and secure each end so they don't fall off.Cut a length of wire long enough to go all the way around the rim of the jar and make a handle.Thread the beads onto the long wire first and then secure around the rim and fashion a handle.Pop the tealight inside and voila. Make sure you hang it in a safe place as is does get very hot which is why a longer handle is better. Hang far away from anything flammable.Children need a lot of help with this one but motivation is pivotal. The m... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576797 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:37:00 +0100 2576797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405976&cid=t_121404_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F13%2Faclu-challenges-patents-on-genes-responsible-for-hereditary-breast-and-ovarian-cancers%2F “The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (PUBPAT) filed a lawsuit … charging that patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer stifle research that could lead to cures and limit women’s options regarding their medical care. Mutations along the genes, known [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405976 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:24:47 +0100 2405976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260230&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fportion-control.html If you enjoy caption competitions and photographs, you may wish to nip along to"DJ Kirkby" over at "Chez Aspie" and test your brain power.If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260230 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:56:00 +0100 2260230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190692&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fbe-mine.html Hosted by "Tracy" at "Mother May I," but the photo-picture below will whizz you right there with one click.Just call me snap happy.A little late, but isn't everything these days?Now that my friends is a labour of love. The marathon is over until next year.....when is St. Patrick's Day again?If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190692 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:10:00 +0100 2190692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1785935&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4435 From The Star A doctor was fined RM15,000 in a Sessions Court here for not registering his private clinic under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998. Judge Rasidah Chik ordered Dr S. Radhakrishnan, 63, to pay the fine or be jailed four months in default after he pleaded guilty to the offence on May 9 last year. She also ordered the removal of the seal on his clinic at Desa Chemor Sinaran in Chemor, near here, and that his seized medical records be returned. Well at least this doctor has not yet been jailed - he might be if he fails to pay the fine. This time the fine is considerably less than what Dr. Basmullah was ordered to pay (RM15,000 vs RM 120,000). Dr. Basmullah was eventually jailed as he could not pay the fine. Will Dr. Radha be the second doctor jailed for this... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1785935 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1785935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024363&cid=t_121404_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F184234112%2F The brains of full-term infants with congenital heart disease appear more similar to those of premature newborns than to the brains of normal term infants, a study conducted by researchers at UCSF has found. The study suggests that the mental and physical impairments in children with congenital heart disease may also have their origins in utero in addition to injuries resulting from surgery. Up till now we have not fully understood the widespread deficits in cognition, including memory, attention, and higher-order language skills, as well as deficits in fine motor skills of these children. The suggestion is now that the deficits themselves can be attributed to abnormal fetal circulation and lower levels of oxygen-saturated blood reaching the brain in while in the womb… which makes a ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024363 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:16:01 +0100 1024363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=974297&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2F7-layer-dip.html I am on weak ground and failed to research the matter in depth, so I will prevail upon your indulgence. Others, real Americans, are more adaptable. Their "blog titles" are deceptive because really they have it down to a fine "art." We are each of us, far more "complex," than we let on.Some of us are of a culinary disposition be that chef, cook or can opener. In America, and I believe elsewhere, since we are now of a global persuasion, I notice a surfeit of these concoctions on the supermarket delicatessen shelves. They come in a wide variety of forms. The principal is simple enough, take three or more slops and pour one on top of another. A common combination would be some bean smoosh, guacamole, salsaish slime and sour cream, which is then sprinkled with a substance pretending to be chee... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=974297 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:01:00 +0100 974297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795095&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F13%2Fopera-great-luciano-pavarotti-hospitalized%2F Filed under: Chemotherapy, Pancreatic Cancer, Celebrity newsItalian opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, hospitalized on Wednesday with a fever, is doing better and should be discharged within the next few days, according to his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.The 71-year-old tenor underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer one year ago and has since endured at least five rounds of chemotherapy. Although not confirmed, some sources say Pavarotti has pneumonia.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795095 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 795095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=794291&cid=t_121404_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F143457378%2Fdinner_blew_up_but_not_the_dea.html The evening was to have cut a top contact – over a relaxed business gathering, until the dinner blew up. The entrée - “veal hearts”  was prepared from one of those create-this-recipe-if-you-dare cookbooks. Yikes! You could say, I chose veal hearts mainly because its full page color caption seemed to shout that any deal was possible soon after my garnished plates hit a well set table. Since my cooking skills are fair-to-middlin' - and the recipe seemed simple enough… it was a sure shoe-in. But here’s what happened.The directions stated to simply sauté veal cutlets with mildly spiced red sauce for an extended time …. Then stuff the whole mess into a heart shaped papers you cut out…. Fi... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=794291 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:58:02 +0100 794291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638900&cid=t_121404_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F27%2Fsunday-seven-7-cancer-movies-to-rent%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Movies My Life Without Me: This is a story about a young working mother named Ann with two daughters and a husband. She lives with her family in a tiny trailer in her mother's backyard. After she collapses one day she goes to the doctor who gives her grave news. She tells no one. Ann's emotional journey leads her to unexpected places and gives her life new meaning: the tender moments, the volatile emotions she must keep inside, the recognition that she has the power to understand, examine and fully live her own life. Sweet November: Each month free-spirited Sara starts a new relationship. her task is to take a month to make one man become a better person, and then she moves on. While November rolls around and Sara targets a busy Tycoon, she does not plan on... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638900 Sun, 27 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571471&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fdijon-mais-oui-translation-therapy-for.html Now I am no gourmand, nor some sort of food snob, but when it comes to mustard, well.....…lets just say that I have certain standards that need to be maintained. It’s not that I shun Coleman’s [translation = lurid yellow English mustard that blows your socks off after just one whiff] it’s just that there are other flavours and textures, such as the wholegrain mustards, that are all together superior.There would, it appears, be other gloops, that call themselves mustard. In America these substances are known as mustard, but are in fact, merely neon yellow slime, masquerading as mustard. It only took me a few short weeks in the States to discover this deception foisted upon my fellows. Once I gained this knowledge was careful to ensure that the dreaded concoction should never pass ov... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571471 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:00:00 +0100 571471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488344&cid=t_121404_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ffrom-velcro-to-zipper.html If I had known that bearing children would also mean investing in a truck load of Velcro, I would had bought shares in the company whilst they were still in vitro, but no-one warned me. To be fair, not many people would have predicted this eventuality. Even now, one of my son's has a serious dose of tactile defensiveness and supersonic hearing. Those two qualities are firm indicators that would guarantee that Velcro, with it’s scratchy surfaces and noisy ripping sounds, would be banned. However, as it turned out, it soon became the case that PECS with their Velcro backing, ruled the world, or our little corner of it. As long as I didn’t rip them off willy nilly, just kept them on the board, all would be well. Rearranging PECS, adding new ones, removing out moded ones, became a clandes... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488344 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:06:00 +0100 488344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186448&cid=t_121404_165_f&fid=36777&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.therapytimes.com%2Fblog%2FRickSteinberg%2Findex.cfm%2F2006%2F11%2F26%2FAssessing-Fine-Motor-Skills In assessing fine motor skills I especially like one activity from subtest number seven of the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. The child is instructed to touch the tip of each finger to the tips of the thumbs, one at a time, in order, from the second to the fifth finger. This is done imitatively (while watching the therapist) with both hands at the same time. Once accomplished the child is asked to close her/his eyes and continue opposing the fingers to the thumbs one finger to the thumb on each hand at a time. During the exercise I look at the quality of opposing the fingers - is it exactly tip to tip? I look at speed - is the movement relatively quick/natural? Is the movement of the fingers smooth or awkward? Does the child skip fingers i.e. a sequencing difficulty? Is... Rick Steinberg's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186448 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:21:00 +0100 1186448