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 'finger'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5085585&cid=t_245018_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FR1JYWJnAwmE%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove Vincent, Rich, and Alan discuss live blogging of scientific meetings, the current outbreak of Hendra virus is Australia, and using zinc finger nucleases to make HIV-resistant CD4 cells. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 144 (75 MB .mp3, 104 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Live blogging scientific meetings (virology blog) Cross reactive Hendra antibodies in dog (article one and two and three) Dog owner replies Map of Hendra virus outbreak 2011 Summaries of current Hendra virus outbreak (one and two) Recombinant Hendra glycoprotein vaccine protects ferrets (Va... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5085585 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:12:49 +0100 5085585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872242&cid=t_245018_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D2102 Old Yeller’s Sniffing the Feller A study shows that dogs can be trained to detect Prostate Cancer by smelling urine! Prostate Cancer gives an odor quite distinct from other bodily perfumes, which is pretty cool.  Rumor is the White House Press Corp are training the dogs based on their expertise in having their noses in President Obama’s backside these past two years. Royal Arse News – Pippa Mania Before the Royal Wedding took place, Palace security had bomb sniffing dogs everywhere making sure things were safe.  During the ceremony there was some commotion and apparently it took three “Bobby’s” to get one of the dogs away from Pippa’s backside. Apparently the powder sniffing dog had been cross-trained to smell for heavy metals too, and since Pi... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872242 Thu, 26 May 2011 06:51:35 +0100 4872242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706675&cid=t_245018_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsgr-tired-of-congress-hitting-the-6-month-snooze-button%2F2010.06.28 I have not a single thing I want to write about today. I am weary of the obvious topic: the “passage” of the 6-month extension on the SGR, but do feel I need to comment. I am tired of this. I am tired of being jerked around by congress. I am tired of congress hitting the 6-month snooze button and somehow feeling that they are doing something good. This is procrastination, not a solution. Reassurances that something will be done are starting to be irrelevant. The problem is becoming the frustration, anger, and exhaustion that congress is thrusting upon doctors and patients, not the pay cut itself. The idea of no longer having to deal with the passive-aggressive tactics of congress is becoming increasingly appealing –- and if it’s this way for me, I’m sure it’s the s... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706675 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:00:17 +0100 3706675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3563961&cid=t_245018_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fexamine-a-hand-foreshadow-a-future%2F2010.05.14 Back to the subject at hand. To those who are relatively new to this blog, one of the most popular…uh…tolerated series of posts has been my series on the physical exam. If you haven’t done so already, you may want to go back and read the posts to get in the proper mindset (or destroy enough brain cells). Astute readers will note that doctors are not the only professionals to examine the hand. Long before we knew anything about carpal tunnel syndrome or the thenar eminence, we had Madam Linda and her cohorts looking at the hand for signs of what the future will bring for the individual that happens to be connected to the hand in question. Just as stars and planets can have a peculiar interest as to whether a person will run into money, the lines on a person’s hand can foreshadow a ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3563961 Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:05 +0100 3563961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159932&cid=t_245018_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-diabetic-partner-follies-act-22-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-caregiver.html Welcome, partners and loved ones of diabetics. It’s been a while since we’ve visited this series by and for you all, where you can share your perspective on what it means to live with diabetes “from the other side.” First off, I’d like to announce that fabulous fellow D-blogger and author Wil Dubois is working on [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159932 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:10 +0100 3159932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003797&cid=t_245018_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FmvzoY8suqh0%2Ffinger-nail-bed-injuries_18.html I was supplied these photos by someone who found my blog and then corresponded with me regarding their injury. He had injured his fingers in a motorcycle accident six weeks previous to our “meeting.” He understood that I could not be his treating physician and keep his questions respectful of that. I am grateful to him for the use of his photos as they show how healing occurs. This photo to the right is the one taken at 6 weeks post injury. Note the split of the nail growing back. There does not appear to be any connection centrally between the two nails growing back. If you look back to the photo of the 1st day, (and I know it is difficult to see due to the size) there is a deeper injury in the central area. It would have been to his benefit to have had this central area sutured at ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003797 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +0100 3003797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626137&cid=t_245018_117_f&fid=34808&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebeautybrains.com%2F2009%2F07%2F22%2Fbeauty-science-poll-43-know-your-nails%2F It’s time for another Beauty Science poll and this time we have a theme: Know Your Nails. (I was inspired by the Right Brain’s post last week on coconut oil and nails.) Three of these statements about nail science are true; one is a clever forgery. Can you guess which one is the fake? Scroll down on the right sidebar to cast your vote. Which statement is FALSE? 1. Toe nails grow about 50% slower than finger nails. 2. Finger nails grow faster on longer fingers. 3. If you’re right handed, nails  grow faster on your right hand. 4. Thicker finger nails grow more slowly. If you aren’t sure or think you know, leave a comment and get hints from the Beauty Brains community. (Source: thebeautybrains.com) thebeautybrains.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626137 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:01:27 +0100 2626137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442346&cid=t_245018_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fsnack-on-stick-why-fox-wears-gloves.html There is no end to the variety of food that you can pop onto a popsicle stick. Many may ask..... ‘why would you want to put a snack on a stick?’ to which I would reply, ‘why wouldn’t everyone want to put their snack on a stick?’ A snack on a stick is the perfect solution to two major issues:- people who need to keep their fingers clean on pain of death and people who like to cook things to eat. It’s the neophobic OCD equivalent of ‘physician heal thyself,’ or so I like to think. I would go as far as to predict that sometime in the not so distant future, a certain young man will come into his own as an entrepreneur. He'll set up as a sole trader in these unique snacks, unless someone else pinches his idea first. Even if someone else gets there before him, this will still be ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442346 Thu, 28 May 2009 06:59:00 +0100 2442346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939288&cid=t_245018_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FjOYgkspXrRc%2F Alzheimer’s Finger Foods We have a guest post from Dee, who has some great ideas for finger foods for Alzheimer’s patients.  Dee is a health care seminar trainer and dementia practitioner.  Most of these ideas/recipes are very simple to prepare and easy for the patient to eat.  Finger Foods are great for continuing independence at meal time. If you choose to use a utensil - only put one choice. Ideas for fingerfoods are only limited by your imagination. Have a child help you with ideas - they LOVE helping, and can come up with some super ideas for solving many problems. Finger food ideas: * French toast - made with egg, ensure, cinnamon, and protein powder. * Jelled delight - jello crystals, 1 small pack unflavored gelatin, 3/4 c-BOILING water to dissolve. Add vanilla ensu... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939288 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:27:38 +0100 1939288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1908870&cid=t_245018_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F9WrU8Z7OILU%2F Hot Finger Foods Cheryl has a question, after reading my post, Finger Foods for Alzheimer’s Patients: My father is also in the same stage, he no longer uses utensils while eating. In order to give him his dignity we are starting finger foods; I should say the home he is residing in suggested this. He loves to eat!! I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for some hot meal fingerfoods. The best I can suggest is to cut foods, like meat and vegetables, into smaller pieces he can pick up with his fingers.  For instance, you might serve steak, chicken, roast beef, carrots, green beans.  These will be a warm meal, but cut in pieces he can pick up and pop into his mouth easily. This is something you tell a child, “No, use your fork (or spoon)!”  But in his case, usi... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908870 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:30:01 +0100 1908870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512258&cid=t_245018_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F310565676%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  Planning meals during busy summer months when children may be at home full time or you simply have many activities going on can be a challenge. for Alzheimer’s caregivers.    Why not consider these ideas from the group called the Food Bloggers? At Busy Family Meals we learn about 30-minute meals!  Here at Alzheimer’s Notes, I call your attention to Finger Foods for Alzheimer’s Patients .  See if these ideas will help if getting your family member to eat is a challenge. At Ageless Beauty we learn Great Things to Know about Whole Grains . We all know that whole grains are good for us, but do you know some of the latest findings? Ah!  What fun! At She Knows Parties, we learn how to Plan An Ice Cream Party.  Use homemade ice cream, and set up a s... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512258 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:00:30 +0100 1512258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500000&cid=t_245018_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fbi-lingual-its-no-excuse.html The trouble with being a foreigner is that so much of what we say is incomprehensible.Because the life of a foreigner is normal to the foreigner, the foreigner forgets that other people live different lives.Take these two fairly ordinary statements, excuses in this particular instance. For some reason everyone understands the first one but the second one causes no end of confusion. They are of equal weight around here. Both are common enough experiences in the great scheme of things. The statements are simple enough, but they convey a whole panoply of commonly shared human experience. Sometimes. 1. Sorry I’m late but she broke her finger.2. Sorry I’m late but he’s gone all nocturnal.And sometimes not!In the interests of scientific impartiality, I shall have to try them out again in E... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500000 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:22:00 +0100 1500000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1482136&cid=t_245018_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F302046134%2F I honestly never knew that finger clubbing and heart disease were related. Consider this your friendly fact of the day… “It’s one of the first things they teach you at medical school,” explained Professor David Bonthron of the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine. “You shake the patient by the hand, and take a good look at their fingers in the process.” Lung cancer, heart disease, hyperthyroidism, various gastrointestinal diseases and many other conditions all result in finger clubbing. But exactly why swollen, reddened fingers should be an indicator of serious illness has remained a mystery – until now. See a great photo here… Science Daily Tags: clubbed finger, GI, heart-disease, hypothyroidism, lungcancerShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1482136 Sat, 31 May 2008 16:31:06 +0100 1482136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162586&cid=t_245018_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F219353649%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  When Alzheimer’s patients no longer can feed themselves by using utensils, try some finger foods.  I found that Mother still could pick up bite size pieces and realize they should go into her mouth.  (We just had to be careful the items she was picking up were edibles.) As I read Kendra James’ post at Diabetes Notes today, Fruit Kabobs Were The Highlight of My Day, I recalled the appeal of finger foods for Mother when she had Alzheimer’s.  Kendra tells of the fruit kabobs she had for lunch. Fruit and cheese kabobs that my 7 year old made. They were really good, just chunks of cheese and berries, bananas, apples and grapes on a bamboo stick. She had fun making them too!    It made me hungry reading about them. What can you think about for yo... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162586 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:01:26 +0100 1162586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1104374&cid=t_245018_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Freflective-ms-wordy-wednesday.html “Hi! I’m here!”“Top of the morning to you!”“That sounds more Irish than English?”“Hmm. Sorry. Well my Mum’s Irish. Actually that’s just a lie I’ve sort of slipped into, since I’ve been out in the States.”“Lie?”“Well her parents were Irish, so I say she’s Irish, but she was born in England so obviously she’s English.”“Gotcha.”“If she found out I was going around saying she was Irish she’d have a fit of the vapours.”“Somehow I always visualize your Mom as being like Princess Margaret.”“Oh good, she’d like that. The reality is more ‘bog Irish.”“Bog Irish?”“Yes, don’t repeat that though, it’s very rude.”“Rude?" “Yes, you know, struggled up from the bog kind of a thing.”“Huh! New one on me. So you’re Dad’s still... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1104374 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:09:00 +0100 1104374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814178&cid=t_245018_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2Fdentists-raising-the-bar-for-diabetes-prevention%2F Filed under: Type 2, Services, CareThe Chicago-Sun Times just ran a piece about area dentists who are doing their bit for type 2 diabetes prevention. These docs are screening all patients with gum disease for high blood sugar. They hope this will help with early detection, since gum disease is a risk factor for diabetes. (In fact, gum disease is a risk factor for tons of health issues, running the gamut from minor to life-threatening.)The paper profiles, among others, dentist Dr. Ronald Schefdore. Whenever Schefdore gets patients coming in with gum disease, he automatically gives them blood tests that measure cholesterol and blood sugar levels, as well as inflammation. Schefdore describes a success story involving one patient who, thanks to the tests, got an early diagnosis of pre-diabetic... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814178 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 814178