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 'folk'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670307&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F04%2F02%2Fsweet-little-22%2F Chicago Botanic Garden on September 12, 2009, set to “Sweet Little .22″ by Robert Coleman Trussell. Filed under: Music Tagged: acoustic, americana, chicago botanic garden, folk, love song, robert coleman trussell, sweet little .22, texas gothic (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670307 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:43:43 +0100 4670307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670308&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F04%2F02%2Fi-see-you%2F Filed under: Music Tagged: acoustic, americana, folk, i see you, robert coleman trussell, sunset, texas gothic (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670308 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:07:32 +0100 4670308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653513&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F03%2F28%2Fshady-grove-my-little-love%2F Yes, I’m posting this two weeks after St. Patrick’s Day. It’s been a rough month. Erin go bragh! And England too. Hell, the whole damned place. The Chieftains, Tim O’Brien along with a few young stepdancers toward the end of “Shady Grove.” David Gibb performs “A Begging I Will Go.” Scottish band Capercaillie featuring the soaring vocals of Karen Matheson. Harlequin’s Glance (wtf kind of band name is that?) from Vienna performs “Raggle Taggle Gypsy.” Riverdance as it was in 1994 when created, as a short interval act in a song contest called Eurovision. Less is more, in my opinion. Dancer Jean Butler and choreographer/dancer Michael Flatley at their best. Van Morrison performs “Marie’s Wedding.” I&#8217... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653513 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:20:09 +0100 4653513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489673&cid=t_165851_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreating-the-common-cold%2F2011.02.17 For the last week I have had a cold. I usually get one each winter. I have two kids in school and they bring home a lot of viruses. I also work in a hospital, which tends (for some reason) to have lots of sick people. Although this year I think I caught my cold while traveling.  I’m almost over it now, but it’s certainly a miserable interlude to my normal routine. One thing we can say for certain about the common cold — it’s common. It is therefore no surprise that there are lots of cold remedies, folk remedies, pharmaceuticals, and “alternative” treatments. Finding a “cure for the common cold” has also become a journalistic cliche — reporters will jump on any chance to claim that some new research may one day lead to a cure for the common cold. Just about any re... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489673 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:17 +0100 4489673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294632&cid=t_165851_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fvaginal-steam-baths-a-medical-opinion%2F2010.12.27 A spa in California is offering vaginal steam baths, in which spa-goers squat or sit on open stools over a tub of hot steam, as a cure-all for menstrual, digestion, and mood disorders: The V-Steam: Inspired by an ancient ritual practiced for many years in Korea. The steam from the herbal tea rises and absorbs into your skin & orifice. This steaming treatment stimulates the production of hormones to maintain uterine health, aids regular menstrual cycles, helps correct digestive disorders while soothing the nervous system. The natural antibiotic and anti-fungal properties are said to help maintain internal health as well as keeping your skin looking young. (30 min: $50. Series of 6: $180.) It’s a douche, folks. A $50 douche made with mugwort and 13 other herbs and having a fancy Korea... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294632 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:00:53 +0100 4294632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074068&cid=t_165851_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funscientific-medicine-what%25e2%2580%2599s-the-harm%2F2010.10.14 Any promoter of science-based medicine often faces the question: “What’s the harm?” What is the harm if people try treatment modalities that are not based upon good science, that are anecdotal, or provide only a placebo benefit? There are generally two premises to this question. The first is that most “alternative” placebo interventions are directly harmless. The second is that direct harm is the only type worth considering. Both of these premises are wrong. The pages of Science Based Medicine (SBM) are filled with accounts of direct harm from unscientific treatments: Argyria from colloidal silver, death from chelation therapy, infection or other complications from acupuncture, burns from ear candleing, stroke from chiropractic neck manipulation — the list goes on. ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074068 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:50 +0100 4074068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3724552&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F07%2F04%2Four-little-corner-in-hell%2F The country may be doomed, but here’s a toast to our little corners in hell. “The Devil’s Pocket” by semi-defunct folk-rock band from Philadelphia. Happy Birthday, America. The Devil’s Pocket by The Low Road Took a walk through the Devil’s Pocket Passed a bar with an Irish name Round the back there was a ladies entrance And through her door I heard a woman say I’ll take you in this Devil’s Pocket I won’t go nowhere else I’ll love you in this Devil’s Pocket It’ll be our private little corner in hell The bartender wants a glass of whiskey Dropped his ring down the kitchen sink Little girl looking at him mighty strangely Who’s to say what his late wife would think She’d say I’ll take you in this Devil&#8... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724552 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:32:10 +0100 3724552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378699&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fhappy-irish-day-2%2F Riverdance as it was in 1994 when it was created, as a short interval act in a song contest called Eurovision. Filed under: Music - TV - Film Tagged: celtic, folk music, irish, riverdance, saint patrick's day (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378699 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:14:09 +0100 3378699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271166&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F14%2Fmeet-me-in-montauk%2F (originally posted in 2009) Ah, l’amour! Happy Valentine’s Day, world. You’ve got a face with a view. And David Byrne dances with a lamp to one of the greatest love songs of all time. From the film Stop Making Sense, here’s Talking Heads performing “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody).” (if the video has been removed, which happens from time to time at YouTube, try this myspace link: Talking Heads – Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place) Anais Mitchell from Vermont performs her song adapted from the classic “Shenandoah.” Daniel Lanois sings “Jolie Louise.” Singer/actor Tyler Hilton — who played the young, up-and-coming Elvis in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line — performs Bob Dylan’s “Boots of Spa... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271166 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:47:28 +0100 3271166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063434&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F07%2Fliam-clancy-brought-ireland-%25e2%2580%2593-and-politics-%25e2%2580%2593-to-my-front-door%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: On Friday word came down that Irish folk singer Liam Clancy, 74 years old, had died. Within minutes Facebook was awash in the news. Radio DJs announced they were planning tributes. Others, including me, posted Clancy Brothers videos. I found a clip of Liam Clancy singing “The Patriot Game,” the ballad written by Dominic Behan, brother of renowned Irish playwright Brendan Behan. I had not heard the song in years, but even so, I discovered I knew it by heart. I am neither Catholic nor descended from Irish ancestors, but you could not have guessed that from my family’s record collection. While my parents also had bagpipe music and such evocative titles as “Folk Music from Many Lands,” we had every record ever released by ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063434 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:24:33 +0100 3063434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939517&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F10%2F29%2Fremembering-taylor-mitchell%2F Taylor Mitchell, 1990-2009 To quote a movie I saw: How could something as important as life be so fragile? But fragile it is. Toronto singer-songwriter Taylor Mitchell was only 19 years old, but even at that tender age, she had already put out an album. She was recently nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award. And she was on tour, performing for audiences in Nova Scotia. On the afternoon of October 27, Taylor was hiking Cape Breton’s Skyline Trail when she was attacked by two coyotes. A nearby hiker heard her cries and summoned help. Taylor made it to a hospital, but she died the next morning, her mother by her side. You can stream a few of Taylor’s songs on myspace and watch a video of her last performance on ustream. Come November 21st Taylor would have found out whether or... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939517 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:37 +0100 2939517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744276&cid=t_165851_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F08%2F28%2Fchaos-theory-salad-of-the-bad-cafe%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Salad of the Bad Cafe. Posted in Politcal Cartoons Tagged: folk music, folksinger, protest song, woody guthrie (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744276 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:01:03 +0100 2744276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398666&cid=t_165851_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fla-belle-fille.html follows me occasionally on the interweb; she is always keen to know what "her character" has been up to.Here's something of a rundown.Last week, she, and her partner in crime, Jim were gigging near their home town. LBF has a voice that makes other voices weep into their pints with envy, and she and Jim harmonise well. Now, it should be known that my taste runs to the eclectic, at best, and i have no musical talent at all; so all of my comments should be taken within that context.They should not, in case any Antipodeans are reading, be considered as attempts at "coaching".Their harmony sounds very natural; it sounds so natural that I imagine it is either genuinely natural, or the product of much hard work.Anyway, they hugely kicked ass, and LBF actually silenced the pub with some a capella... The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398666 Sat, 09 May 2009 03:07:00 +0100 2398666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1841170&cid=t_165851_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Ffolk-music-re-imagined.html Buy the album, see them live... do it. You know you wanna... (Source: The KnifeMan) The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1841170 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:42:00 +0100 1841170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325150&cid=t_165851_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F257277267%2F There’s been plenty of press for Autism: The Musical, which has been shown at a number of film festivals and will be shown on HBO tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 25th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Here’s an interview with educator, performer, and acting coach Elaine Hall, the mother of Neal, one of the children in the show, and the founder of The Miracle Project, a program she created to get autistic kids involved in theater. The six-month process of those five children meeting, developing, and performing “Who Am I: A Time Traveler’s Tale” is recorded in Autism: The Musical, which is directed by Tricia Regan. Reviews of the film from Toronto can be found here, and also from the Seattle Times Newspaper (”the documentary fully engages the viewer and observes the kids’... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325150 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:00:36 +0100 1325150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1063586&cid=t_165851_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F01%2Fa-different-vantage-point%2F The Miami Hurricane on the University of Miami Counseling Center: After it became public that Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho had been diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder before going on a shooting rampage, several universities looked into training faculty and administrators to monitor student behavior. Although UM faculty members do not go through any formal training, Counseling [...] (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1063586 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:04:07 +0100 1063586