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 'finland'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107893&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FXpncqmok5No%2F Rise and shine. Another day is on the way. And it looks to be a sunny one here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are brewing a delicious cup of mandatory stimulation. Our flavor today is Southern Pecan. Please join us. After all, there is much to do as meetings and deadlines beckon. You know the score, so time to dig in. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. Have a great day and let us know if you hear of something interesting… FDA Approval Of Roche Melanoma Drug May Come Early (Reuters) Pfizer Sends Israeli Sniffing Dogs To Finland (The Jerusalem Post) Revlimid Side Effects Linked To Protein In Study (Reuters) Valeant Pharma Eyes Medicis For Another Acquisition (Pharma Times) Merck And J&J Sit On Piles Of Cash (The Star-Ledger of New Jersey) Lexicon Tumor Drug Shows Posit... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107893 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:06:27 +0100 5107893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051235&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F0aGEPpZ3D4M%2F Several months after a curious link was observed between the GlaxoSmithKline pandemic flu vaccine known as Pandremix and unexplained cases of narcolepsy emerged in Finland and Sweden, the European Medicines Agency has decided to restrict usage. Specifically, those younger than 20 years old should use Pandemrix only in the absence of seasonal trivalent flu vaccines, and if immunization against H1N1 swine flu is still needed. An example would be those at risk of complications from infection, according to the EMA (read here). However, the EMA notes that, for now, the benefits continue to outweigh the risks. Over 31 million doses of Pandemrix have been administered worldwide in 47 countries, according to Glaxo. And a total of 335 cases of narcolepsy in people vaccinated with Pandemrix have bee... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051235 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:52:53 +0100 5051235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450519&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F9T71D5oU0mg%2F After reviewing data generated by researchers from Finland, the World Health Organization agrees that a curious link between the GlaxoSmithKline pandemic flu vaccine and narcolepsy should be investigated. And so the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is now conducting epidemiological studies of narcolepsy and pandemic influenza vaccines…plural. The move comes after Finland’s National Narcolepsy Task Force last week reported an increased risk of narcolepsy among 4 to 19-year-olds who were vaccinated with Glaxo’s Pandemrix. A similar increase in cases have also been reported in Sweden and Iceland. However, the Finnish researchers conceded the findings were inconclusive and more research was needed (look here). The report generated controversy not only because of... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450519 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:20:21 +0100 4450519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424442&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FXAVTiWtRAPo%2F Five months after the European Medicines Agency began a review of the GlaxoSmithKline pandemic vaccine over ties to narcolepsy, the World Health Organization is doing the same. The impetus is a report from Finnish researchers who found an increased risk of narcolepsy among 4 to 19-year-olds who were vaccinated with Pandemrix. A study by Finland’s National Narcolepsy Task Force indicates vaccination “contributed to the observed increase in incidence of narcolepsy” compared to those in the same age group who were not given Pandremix. However, report also suggested the increase was likely due to a “joint effect of the vaccine and some other factor.” Consequently, more research is needed, since a similar increase has not been reported in other countries, except fo... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424442 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:46:02 +0100 4424442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394748&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FpXbefPvyX2U%2F As drugmakers look to do more business in more foreign markets, corruption is always an issue, yes? That’s particularly true now that the US Justice Department - along with the US Securities and Exchange Commission - is paying closer attention to interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and foreign governments. Over the past year, several big drugmakers have received letters as the federal government seeks to uncover any violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which forbids US companies from bribing foreign government officials. One aspect of the probe reportedly involves exploring whether drugmakers and clinical trial organizations pay off third-party investigators to finesse research data. A report by the HHS Office of Inspector General noted that eight percent of... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394748 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:01:22 +0100 4394748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911865&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FGyZBezQzMNo%2F The controversy over a GlaxoSmithKline pandemic vaccine is now prompting the European Medicines Agency to conduct a review after a “limited number” of cases of narcolepsy were reported following vaccination. Since last September, at least 30.8 million Europeans were vaccinated with Pandemrix, although most reports were filed in Sweden and Finland. In a statement, the EMA says it’s not clear whether vaccine caused the reaction, but the agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) will look examine data to determine whether there is evidence for a causal association. At its meeting next month, the CHMP will consider whether there are any “provisional measures” that need to be taken. The narcolepsy reaction has caused a stir in Finland, where ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911865 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:48:07 +0100 3911865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885317&cid=t_116224_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Feco-friendly-transportation-finlands-green-highway%2F photo: Thinkstock Finland would like to create the world’s first “green highway.” It would have service stations with charging ports for electric cars and gas pumps with biofuel made of waste and other local resources. “Smart” lighting is also an idea that would be incorporated — lights would be switched off at entryways that are empty of cars, and lights along the highway would adjust to weather conditions. The country wants to create a model for a green highway that could be copied around the world. What other eco-friendly elements would you like to see incorporated into the highway? via Yahoo! Green Post from: BlissTree Eco-Friendly Transportation: Finland's Green Highway (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885317 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:39:00 +0100 3885317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861988&cid=t_116224_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fvideo-of-the-day-6%2F Two things: 1. Why aren’t they running faster? 2. The guy at the end of the video is just getting out of the water? (What’s Finnish for moron?) Post from: BlissTree Hollywood-Worthy Helsinki Storm Front: Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861988 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:21 +0100 3861988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778465&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F1HrFhdAAHEM%2Froaming_helsinki.php tags: travel, nature, environment, cities, Munkkivuori, Helsinki, Finland Gifts of chocolate and licorice from my host. Image: GrrlScientist, 3 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Ah, the breakfast of champions: licorice and chocolate. Well, and coffee (not pictured, but you get the idea). My host finally awoke (I had been awake for hours, watching birds, playing on my laptop, and torturing the cat) and he gave me a meal consisting of licorice, chocolate and coffee. Dessert was a bowl of yogurt topped with muesli. A perfect way to start the day in beautiful Helsinki. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778465 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:24:22 +0100 2778465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2770126&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fjec_MpWENHM%2Fa_summer_day_in_helsinki_finla.php tags: travel, nature, environment, cities, Munkkivuori, Helsinki, Finland Brick tower that is just outside my host's apartment in the Munkkivuori neighborhood in Helsinki, Finland. Photographed as I walked to Tarvaspää Café at the Gallen-Kallela Museum near Tarvon Salmi in Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 2 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Now that my Flickr accounts allow me to upload dozens of images once more, I am back to cramming them full to bursting with images for the photoessays that I wish to share with you from my time in Helsinki, Finland. As you can see from the above image, summer is absolutely spectacular in Helsinki. The weather was warm and the humidity was low -- a very pleasant change from NYC, which was cold and humid when I left (and was ... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2770126 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:59:17 +0100 2770126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602028&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fwr6hSyERWCE%2Fgood_morning_from_tvarminne_th.php tags: Tvärminne, zoological field research station, Finland, nature Hymenopteran biomimic (moth). Tvärminnen eläintieteellinen asema (Tvärminne Zoological field research station) in southwestern Finland. [read more about it: English :: Suomeksi :: På Svenska] Image: Bob O'Hara, 15 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) This insect is sitting on my camera (to give you a sense of size). I would happily share all my gorgeous photographs with you (several of which were stunning), but my camera batteries died while I was photographing and didn't save roughly 100 images, including 35 pictures I took of this creature. (Grrrrrrrr!) Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602028 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:43:56 +0100 2602028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602031&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FbkyeIOvZBiQ%2Flunch_in_helsinki_1.php tags: lunch, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Lakritsi Iscream, complete with a picture of ME, your penguin whisperer! Image: GrrlScientist, 12 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image) Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602031 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:59:56 +0100 2602031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576672&cid=t_116224_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Finternational-ehr-adoption I was recently asked to compare EHR adoption in the US to other countries. Based on my own experience and the comments I received from colleagues, there are three aspects to consider: * Use of Ambulatory EHR * Use of Inpatient EHR * Interoperability Ambulatory (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576672 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:56:02 +0100 2576672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2271673&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FiwQHC4CnW6g%2Fhelsinki_finland_bird_list.php Talitiainen (Great Tit), Parus major. Photographed in Hietaniemen hautausmaa (Hietaniemi cemetery), Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view]. Here's my list of birds seen in the Helsinki area of Finland during my two visits. Even though I only visited for 8 days in November 2008, I actually went out on a birding trip with several grad students from the University of Helsinki, while I only once went birding during my much longer February/March 2009 visit -- to see the Eagle-owls that are nesting on the Lutheran Church (name?) in downtown Helsinki. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2271673 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:59:59 +0100 2271673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2241016&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fz-mLFwsvGxU%2Frautatientorin_metroasema_subw_8.php tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography Metro -- Friday evening, right side (Installed: 23 November 2007). Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland. Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view]. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2241016 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:59:59 +0100 2241016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2241022&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FfLaliwVON6w%2Frautatientorin_metroasema_subw_7.php tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography Metro -- Friday evening, detail 4c (Installed: 23 November 2007). Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland. Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view]. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2241022 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:59:59 +0100 2241022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232722&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FgfrYhA_eKNw%2Frautatientorin_metroasema_subw_6.php tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography Metro -- Friday evening, detail 4b (Installed: 23 November 2007). Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland. Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view]. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232722 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:59:59 +0100 2232722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232728&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F3PZjSpQXAbs%2Frautatientorin_metroasema_subw_5.php tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography Metro -- Friday evening, detail 4a (Installed: 23 November 2007). Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland. Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view]. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232728 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:59:59 +0100 2232728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232733&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FkjZC9GZYcFw%2Frautatientorin_metroasema_subw_4.php tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography Metro -- Friday evening, detail 4 (left to right) (Installed: 23 November 2007). Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland. Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view]. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232733 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:59:58 +0100 2232733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996346&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F468057152%2Fhietaniemi_cemetery.php tags: Hietaniemen Hautausmaa, Hietaniemi cemetery, Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, photoessay Gravestone shrouded in snow. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view]. On my last day in Helsinki, my host and I walked through the northwestern portions of the city (Etu-Töölö -- my recent featured Image of the Day includes images from this walk) to visit several places, including Sibeliuksenpuisto (Sibelius Park) where the famous monument is located and Hietaniemen hautausmaa (Hietaniemi cemetery). This graveyard is the burial place for many famous Finns, including writers, artists, actors, and nearly all of its presidents. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996346 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:59:59 +0100 1996346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990829&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F466521840%2Fsad_thoughts_upon_my_return.php tags: Helsinki, Finland, Espoo, Finland, photography, nature Sun setting behind a rocky ridge somewhere near the border between Espoo and Helsinki in Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 November 2008 [larger view]. The flight back to NYC from Helsinki was fine; long, but uneventful. The crew were great and the plane wasn't as jam-packed as the flight leaving NYC was .. I wonder why? Perhaps the children of Finnish immigrants are doing the same thing as the children of Polish and Indian immigrants are reportedly doing: leaving this country and going to their ancestral homes because the economic opportunities are somewhere close to nonexistent in America. Not that I blame them and in fact, I would eagerly do the same if I could. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on ... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990829 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:15:24 +0100 1990829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980843&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F460741099%2Fhelsinki_finland_update.php Finnish Lawn Ornaments. Chilean Flamingos, Helsinki Zoo. Image: GrrlScientist, 20 November 2008 [larger view]. What have I done and seen so far in Helsinki? So far, I've; Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980843 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:59:59 +0100 1980843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888261&cid=t_116224_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F423674495%2Fin_one_month_i_will_go_to_hel.php tags: Helsinki Finland, travel, sightseeing Helsingin Luonnontieteellinen museo (The Helsinki Natural History Museum). This museum is affiliated with the University of Helsinki and is located in an old Russian gymnasium. Image: Wikipedia [larger view]. As the title says, one month from today, I will be on an eight-and-a-half hour flight from NYC to Helsinki, Finland! I will be there for eight days and I am very excited! Even though I am of Finnish ancestry, I know exactly nothing about Finland, so I am asking you, the experts, about what I should plan to see and do while I am there. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888261 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:59:59 +0100 1888261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237108&cid=t_116224_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Finternational-official-alcoholics-anonymous-websites%2F Argentina   www.sinectis.com.ar/u/aa_osg Australia   www.aa.org.au Austria   www.anonyme-alkoholiker.at Belguim  www.aavlaanderen.org Britain; www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk Canada; www.aacanada.com Chile    www.alcoholicosanonimoschile.cl Denmark   www.anonyme-alkoholikere.dk Ecuador   www.aae.org.ec Europe; www.aa-europe.net/ Finland  www.aa.fi France   www.alcooliques-anonymes.fr Grapevine; www.aagrapevine.org/ Guatemala   www.aa.com.gt Hungary   www.anonimalkoholistak.hu Iceland   www.aa.is India    www.aagsoindia.org Ireland; www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie Italy    www.alcolisti-anonimi.it Japan    www.cam.hi-ho.ne.jp/aa-jso/ Korea    www.aakorea.co.... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237108 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:48:19 +0100 1237108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1170273&cid=t_116224_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fhow-to-get-started-on-a-gluten-free-diet%2F I confess, every time I hear the word gluten I am reminded of an experience I had many years ago. I received my first bread machine and was experimenting with recipes. I bought a bag of gluten which spilled onto the counter. That was an interesting, if somewhat frustrating scientific experiment in the sticky, icky staying power of gluten. It remained in the sponge and on the dishtowel as a stringy, gelatinous mess which defied several trips through the washing machine. I’m pretty sure you could use it to lay bricks. Anytime we try to change our eating habits it’s a chore. When we’re hungry we go toward the familiar, the easy and the convenient. I know life is complicated enough without throwing another challenge in the way. So much of who we are is wrapped up in “comfort foods” a... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1170273 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:55:29 +0100 1170273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1017856&cid=t_116224_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F182358607%2F The pattern is becoming familiar. A school shooting occurs and rumors fly that the perpetrator was taking one or more antidepressants, which are already controversial due to links to suicide and vociferous debates over the extent to which the meds can cause violence. This began with the Columbine shootings and continued earlier this year with the Virginia Tech shooter. Meanwhile, several killings around the country have prompted defense lawyers to blame an antidepressant. Such speculation surfaced again this week with the school shootings in Finland, where the death total is now up to nine. The link to antidepressants, which hasn’t been proven, was fueled by unconfirmed reports that the gunman, Pekka-Eric Auvinen, may have taken one or more of such pills in the recent past. One repor... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1017856 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:22:54 +0100 1017856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=587056&cid=t_116224_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F2%2Fmusings-on-the-drunks-of-oulu-wine-and-good-cholesterol.html  The recent posting by Dr. Salber describing the ostensible superiority of wine drinking over beer or spirits reminded me that I actually saw with my own eyes one of the confounding factors of the study, namely, lifestyle differences. In the mid-80's, I was a visiting scholar at the University of Turku (also called Oulu ) where the study was done. OuluOn weekend nights the streets were littered with drunks asleep (comatose is a more apt description of their state) on the sidewalks, the gutters, and the roads. It was a sobering sight to behold: well-dressed, seemingly upright citizens, mostly men, wallowing in the mud. I asked my colleague, a surgeon at the University hospital, what was the drink of choice. It was vodka, he said. What about beer? That’s for kids. And wine? Only w... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=587056 Thu, 03 May 2007 06:35:05 +0100 587056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=582693&cid=t_116224_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F1%2Fhere-is-my-kind-of-study-wine-drinkers-likely-to-live-longer.html Would you believe it? I found this report on a three-decade study of wine drinkers on Wine Spectator Online. The study itself was published in a respected peer-reviewed medical journal, the Journal of Gerontology. The results are the stuff wine-marketers (and wine lovers) dream about: Wine drinkers had a lower mortality rate compared to drinkers of other alcoholic beverages. No, the study was not performed in California's Napa Valley nor in the Loire Valley in France. Rather it was done in Finland (there's wine in Finland?) by Timo Strandberg and colleagues, researchers at the University of Oulu. At the start of the study in 1974, 2,468 businessmen and male executives, ages 40-55, were assessed at the Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki for cardiovascular risk factors an... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=582693 Tue, 01 May 2007 19:59:30 +0100 582693