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 'firearm'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419139&cid=t_189945_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpossible-5-million-fine-or-prison-for-doctors-who-ask-about-guns-in-the-home%2F2011.01.31 No photo for this post. You can imagine why. I’m a little stunned by the news that a politician in Florida is trying to stifle pediatricians from asking questions about guns in the home. My reaction is utterly predictable. Should I YELL IT or write it down or leave it up to your genius (and imagination)? (silence) The skinny on the Florida proposal: Florida Rep. Jason Brodeur said “he has heard about a number of cases in which doctors asked about guns. He thinks the topic should be off-limits.” Brodeur says he’s concerned about doctors asking patients about guns in the home. He’s concerned that information could get into the hands of the government or insurance companies. Under the proposed legislation, a doctor could face a fine of up to $5 million or be sent to prison for up t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419139 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:08 +0100 4419139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3866971&cid=t_189945_101_f&fid=38970&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwvmedicgirl.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fnewfound-hobby.html I have been playing with the idea of purchasing a handgun to learn how to shoot as a new hobby. I finally got the opportunity to get some hands on experience this week.Yesterday I had the opportunity to join a fellow paramedic friend of mine along with a gentleman who is well versed not only in the workings of the fire department for multiple decades but also in firearms. We drove out across the mountain to an outdoor range where I had the opportunity to try several different firearms. I tried both a 22 and 45 revolver, the 45 was much larger and heavier than the 22 and also packed a heck of a kick but it did have a scope on it which was pretty interesting. I also tried multiple semi-automatics to include a 22, a 40, a 45, and a 9mil. While these were all pretty similar in size, the 40 rea... Stephanie's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3866971 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:54:00 +0100 3866971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167742&cid=t_189945_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F02%2F08%2Fdefective%2F yes, this IS a mental health post -it concerns your rights & privacy. Read on… You’ll never guess who is sponsoring  this. If you answered: That race baiting congressman from the corrupt city of Chicago, Black Panther and Army deserter, Bobby Rush. You were correct. Click the link at the top and if you are pressed for time, check out these sections [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167742 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:00:45 +0100 2167742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1560799&cid=t_189945_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F01%2Fguns-are-a-lethal-choice%2F I don’t mean to be insensitive to the potential for destructive nature of a gun in the home, but there was a spate of news articles yesterday regurgitating a statistic which is neither new nor news — that more than half of firearm deaths in the U.S. are suicides. From the Associated Press: Public-health researchers have concluded that in homes where guns are present, the likelihood that someone in the home will die from suicide or homicide is much greater. This isn’t news, however, as for the past 25 years, 80% of the time suicide has outranked homicides and accidents as the number one handgun killer. Why do so many people turn to a handgun when they want to end their lives? Perhaps it’s because nothing else in this world is quite like a handgun. A handgun&#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1560799 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:06:48 +0100 1560799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551063&cid=t_189945_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F4%2F17%2Fthe-virginia-tech-massacre-the-hopeful-perspective.html The horrific events at Virginia Tech fills every decent human being with a profound sense of sorrow and a feeling of frustration: What can we do about it? When is it all going to end, if ever? I found myself searching history for answers from the point of view of a scientist. The history of suppression of  knowledge.  There have always been  authoritarians, religious fanatics, the State,  charlatans—conspiring to deprive us of the truth so as to perpetuate their hold on power and lucre. This phenomenon reaches as far back as biblical times; we read about the first set of ‘spies’ Moses sent to scout the land of Canaan. They gave him a truthful report about the harshness of the land and the misery of its inhabitants, a message he... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551063 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:31:21 +0100 551063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=547933&cid=t_189945_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F4%2F16%2Fgun-massacre-on-campus-again.html "When will we ever learn?"Every time we have a mass murder related to guns, talking heads on TV start out by saying that it is the easy accessibility of guns in this country that makes violence so deadly. [The United States has a higher rates of firearm ownership than do other developed nations, and higher rates of homicide.] Then slowly, but persistently, the "pro-guns for everyone" folks mouth some variant of the NRA message that guns don’t kill, people do. Yes, I agree, mass murderers can still wreak havoc even in the absence of guns. But, let’s get real…how many people could a killer kill if he only had a knife? In the case of today’s horrendous crime on the Virginia Tech campus, I would suggest that it is highly unlikely that 33 young colle... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=547933 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:14:57 +0100 547933