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 'ford'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028462&cid=t_101736_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F10%2Fbetty-ford-dies-at-age-93%2F Betty Ford, the former First Lady of the United States died Friday at the age of 93. Dr. William Van Ornum gives this succinct summary of her life in a tribute on the website of the American Mental Health Foundation (AMHF): Mrs. Ford was born in Chicago, grew up in modest circumstances, became a dancer, and married Mr. Ford shortly after he returned from the Navy in World War II. She thought she was signing up for a life with a mid-western lawyer; instead he chose politics and she was thrust into the role of a political wife, all the while raising 4 children and trying to keep her own interests as well. Political life became difficult for her and she felt an emptiness inside from which she sought solace in alcohol and prescription pills. She was open about her addiction at a time when othe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028462 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:23:09 +0100 5028462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742342&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fhendy-ford-health-system-decides.html The CMIO for inpatient services for Henry Ford Health System discusses the Michigan system's decision to hold off on applying for meaningful use funding in 2011, and what that means for its long-term vision of connecting clinical goals with IT support. April 15, 2011. Podcast running time: 3:58 (link to podcast).Excerpts:“The clinician experience of delivering care has never been more complicated. Implementation and adoption of these Electronic Health Records seems to be to many people an end in itself—and that’s unfortunate.The implementation and adoption of EHR is a means to an end and one of those ends is better patient care and another one is clinician efficiency or better and more effective care. And that part feels to me that it gets lower priority and gets overlooked for the s... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742342 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:38:00 +0100 4742342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709422&cid=t_101736_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F2O5tLCPGn9c%2F Major philanthropic foundations, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foudation, regularly make the news with their donations and initiatives aimed at improving global health. But there is an aspect to their efforts that may be overlooked - such organizations can have links with drugmakers that could constitute a conflict of interest, according to an analysis published in PLoS Medicine. The researchers examined the five largest US private and/or family foundations that focus considerably on global health - besides the Gates Foundation, the list included the Ford Foundation; W K Kellogg Foundation; the Rockefeller Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is a philanthropic outgrowth of a Johnson & Johnson founder. They analyzed publicly available endowment disclosures... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709422 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:06:18 +0100 4709422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429058&cid=t_101736_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F02%2Feating-your-shadow-in-honor-of-groundhog-day%2F To confront a person with his shadow is to show him his own light. Once one has experienced a few times what it is like to stand judgingly between the opposites, one begins to understand what is meant by the self. Anyone who perceives his shadow and his light simultaneously sees himself from two sides and thus gets in the middle. — Carl Gustav Jung The despised self, the disowned self, and the shadow: By any name psychology has acknowledged the dark side of our personality in many forms. It is also in literature (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and at the movies (Black Swan) we may first come to know the shadow. Psychology has long since been trying to get us to deal with it. There is a way. The ultimate way of coping with it is to eat it. The Shadow Effect, by the leading spiritual healers of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429058 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:05:52 +0100 4429058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372213&cid=t_101736_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Flibbys-hope%25e2%2584%25a2-proudly-announces-a-strategic-partnership-with-womens-oncology-research-dialogue%2F It is our privilege and honor to announce a strategic partnership between Libby’s H*O*P*E*™ and Women’s Oncology Research & Dialogue. It is our privilege and honor to announce a strategic partnership between Libby’s H*O*P*E*™ (LH) and Women’s Oncology Research & Dialogue (WORD). WORD’s overarching mission is to raise gynecologic cancer awareness and fund related scientific [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372213 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:22:53 +0100 4372213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133661&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyTHsTqDHzVg%2F By Daniel IkensonThough it has been relatively successful in the marketplace lately, the Ford Motor Company continues to confound in its public policy commitments. First, the company remained silent for the better part of two years as its chief domestic rivals General Motors and Chrysler were nursed back to viability by a doting government dispensing $65 billion of taxpayer-funded nourishment. Not once (to my knowledge) did Ford publicly complain that the government bailout of its struggling competitors was an affront to its own prospects or that it would deny the company its rightful increase in sales and market share (the so-called spoils of competition). But now Ford is trumpeting its opposition to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. In a full page ad in today’s Washington Post, Ford... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133661 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:43:03 +0100 4133661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494247&cid=t_101736_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fweight-loss-surgery-improves-asthma-symptoms%2F A new study recently published confirms previously believed trends that bariatric weight loss surgery in obese patients improves respiratory functioning and decreases asthma-like symptoms. The lead study author was Dr. Naveen Sikka at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494247 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:58:48 +0100 3494247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294583&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F_AIB0se8xq0%2F It is my pleasure to once again roll out the welcome mat to our newest Disruptive Women bloggers. And just in time…With President Obama and the Congressional leaders set to roll out their version of reality TV on February 25th. (Look out Jersey Shore, we’ve got Potomac Fever.) Stay tuned for the Health Care Summit Disruptive Women Debrief on the 26th. In the meantime, please read more about these incredible women and join me in extending a warm welcome. Anuradha Acharya, named as one of “25 Tech Titans under 35″ by Red Herring magazine, is the Founder & CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions, a global genomics outsourcing partner for discovery, development and diagnostics. Becca Camp graduated with an anthropology degree from the University of Texas at Austin in December ’... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294583 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:32:17 +0100 3294583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189403&cid=t_101736_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fbc49poq9rio%2F For the past few years, the John Crowley story has been widely circulated. A former financial consultant with two children suffering from Pompe disease, he borrowed $100,000 on his home and 401(k) plan to start a biotech company, raised $27 million in venture capital and later sold his small company to Genzyme. That’s where the drama really begins, as Crowley and Genzyme tussled over the trials and whether his children could participate (more here). The saga is now a movie called ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ which stars Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser (who plays Crowley), and opens this week. You can watch the trailer here and Crowley, who is now ceo at Amicus Therapeutics, was interviewed the other day by CNBC, which you can watch here. (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189403 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:10:29 +0100 3189403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3119059&cid=t_101736_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F0xD0Gxt_sOc%2F The controversies over aggressive - if not inappropriate - marketing continues to dog the pharmaceutical industry, especially amid accusations that diseases, not just drugs, are being promoted. Anne Rochon Ford says that when this happens - and things go wrong - the people whose health is most likely to be compromised are women. She is the co-editor of ‘The Push To Prescribe: Women and Canadian Drug Policy,’ as well as the coordinator of Women and Health Protection, a national committee that is funded at arms length by Health Canada, to provide advice on the drug safety. In an interview with Anne Maria Tremonti of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ford discusses a host of medicines and related issues, from hormone replacement therapies, statins and Viagra, to direct-to-con... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3119059 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:34:52 +0100 3119059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100781&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbmiVeQhPtSY%2F By Alan ReynoldsDuring the runaway inflations of 1974 and 1979, Presidents Ford and Carter suggested that inflation was caused by the profligacy of American households. President Ford’s infamous “Whip Inflation Now” speech, for example, said, “Here is what we must do, what each and every one of you can do: To help increase food and lower prices, grow more and waste less; to help save scarce fuel in the energy crisis, drive less, heat less.” Much of the recent discussion of health care costs likewise treats this as a problem caused by a demonic private insurance industry, and therefore requiring such “reforms” as expanding Medicaid to the non-poor and Medicare to the non-old. The facts are quite different, as shown in “The Evolution of Medical Spending Risk” by Jonathan Gr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100781 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:52:23 +0100 3100781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056612&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrjOwAyuD-HQ%2F In 2007, the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program was created in the Department of Energy to support the development of advanced (i.e., “green”) technology vehicles. Last year Congress appropriated $7.5 billion to support a maximum of $25 billion in loans. So far, the subsidies have been dished out to Ford ($5.9 billion), Nissan ($1.6 billion), Tesla Motors ($465 million), and Fisker Automotive ($528 million). Darryl Siry, a former official at Tesla, has written a piece for Wired that illuminates a fundamental problem with the government trying to pick winners and losers in the marketplace: To the recipients the support is a vital and welcome boost. But this massive government intervention in private capital markets may have the unintended consequence of stifling inn... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056612 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:00:17 +0100 3056612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469432&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVNMSWgxm_Pg%2F My son’s station car is an old Ford Explorer AWD which, despite being a V-6, was rated at about 15 mpg.  Approaching 100,000 miles, the SUV’ s resale value is very low. The House approved a bill to give him a $3,500 voucher to buy a car that is supposed to get only 18 mpg, or $4,500 if it gets 20 mpg.  Only 18-20 mpg?  That’s not moving us much closer to President Obama’s pie-in-the-sky 35.5 mpg goalpost is it? Consider how easy it would be to game this giveaway program by using that $4,500 voucher to buy a big SUV or V-8 muscle car. First of  all, with Chrysler and GM dealerships folding, it should be easy to buy a mediocre Chevy Cobalt or Dodge Caliber for about $10,000 more than the voucher. What you do next is sell that boring econobox, even if you end up wi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469432 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:29:51 +0100 2469432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464101&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjNvnLCy3gRU%2F There are lots of reasons Washington should not bail out the automakers.  Whatever the justification for saving financial institutions — the “lifeblood” of the economy, etc., etc. — saving selected industrial enterprises is lemon socialism at its worst.  The idea that the federal government will be able to engineer an economic turnaround is, well, the sort of economic fantasy that unfortunately dominates Capitol Hill these days. One obvious problem is that legislators now have a great excuse to micromanage the automakers.  And they have already started.  After all, if the taxpayers are providing subsidies, don’t they deserve to have dealerships, lots of dealerships, just down the street?  That’s what our Congresscritters seem to think. Observes St... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464101 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:04:51 +0100 2464101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447456&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjWdgEibyRF8%2F It’s not as if we didn’t know this was going to happen to GM for a long time now. GM’s bankruptcy announcement today is perhaps the least shocking news we’ve heard about the company in more than seven months. It might well be remembered as the company’s last act of capitalism. If GM emerges from bankruptcy organized and governed by the plan created by the Obama administration, it is impossible to see how free markets will have anything to do with the U.S. auto industry. With taxpayers on the hook for $50 billion (at a minimum), the administration will do whatever it has to — including tilting the playing field with policies that induce consumers to buy GM or hamstring GM’s competition or subsidize its costs — in order for GM to succeed. Thus, what’s going to happe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447456 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:24:19 +0100 2447456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375869&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQTKFjBrrGi8%2F State Senator Robert Ford is an African-American, Democratic champion of education tax credits to fund school choice and sponsor of the bill under consideration at this hearing. He has a tendency for quotable lines, and delivered one of my favorite last week. “For 37 years I lied to myself [about education reform],” Sen. Ford admitted. He’s now determined to shine a light on all of those lies that he swallowed . . . that the public schools are the only way to help the poor, that we just need one more public school reform and all will be right and good. Sen. Ford has the courage to admit that he was wrong and face the vicious attacks of his one-time allies for choosing children over public school special interests. And he’s not the type to let go on a matter of justice. I look forwa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375869 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:09:54 +0100 2375869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1811437&cid=t_101736_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F398541760%2Fcindy-mccains-drug-addiction.html She’s no Betty Ford.In 1989, Cindy McCain had back surgery for ruptured disks. By her own admission, she became addicted to powerful painkillers—Vicodin and Percocet. Mrs. McCain spoke openly on television about her addiction, which had culminated in 1992 with an intervention staged by her parents. She told Jay Leno on the “Tonight Show” that she wanted to talk about the experience as often as possible, “because I don’t want anyone to wind up in the shoes that I did at the time.” She also penned a column about her addiction for Newsweek in 2001, and did an interview for Harper’s Bazaar.As it turns out, however, Mrs. McCain’s openness about her addiction may have been the involuntary result of a yearlong DEA investigation into her drug use. Moreover, it is far from clear t... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1811437 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:21:00 +0100 1811437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1675244&cid=t_101736_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F01%2Frace-and-hollywood-black-images-on-film-clip-01-cosby-and-bogle%2F (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1675244 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:31:47 +0100 1675244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1575697&cid=t_101736_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F04%2Fthe-marketing-of-freedom%2F (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1575697 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:24:00 +0100 1575697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1564159&cid=t_101736_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F325051586%2Fbeyond_broken_bureaucracies_to.html Traditional workplace landscapes have changed … and even reliable firms are going under … in spite of their impressive past reputations. Serious decline in morale is following financial hardships everywhere. According to today's frontpage news, it’s all happening faster than once thought possible at ... places like GM, Ford and Chrysler. Have you noticed?It doesn’t have to be that way, though. In observing highly successful organizations in my area such as Wegmans Food Chain and Xerox … I’ve identified 5 steps beyond broken bureaucracies that torpedo seemingly strong firms downward.Here are 5 doable steps to ensure you move in sync with shifting times:1. Identify a plan to improve one problem area at work.2. Collaborate with staff to extend ideas ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1564159 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:04:35 +0100 1564159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=775331&cid=t_101736_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5376 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doE0nwA5-zY Brad Greenberg from the Jewish Journal has the interview. Only in L.A. Technorati Tags: Luke Ford Subscribe to FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog by Email (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=775331 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:32:17 +0100 775331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=770564&cid=t_101736_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5360 Marlise Kast bitch slaps Luke Ford but his interview with her is good. Luke, I just read your blog and was somewhat saddened by your introduction to the interview. Although I considered your questions extremely insightful, I’m not sure I quite understand your ultimate purpose in including me on lukeford.net. The fact that [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=770564 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:43:32 +0100 770564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623466&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F20%2Fford-unveils-2008-breast-cancer-mustang%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Pink products, Fundraisers, Daily newsFord has officially unveiled its 2008 Warriors in Pink Mustang. Available in three colors -- black, metallic silver, and performance white -- this breast cancer-inspired car features a pink ribbon and Pony fender badge, pink striping on the rocker panel, and pink stitching on its charcoal leather seats, steering wheel, and floor mats. Only 2,500 of these Mustangs will be built, and the car will be available in the V6 coupe and convertible models.Ford has given more than $90 million in cash and donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure over the past 13 years. This Mustang is their latest philanthropic endeavor, and they expect to generate $500,000 in funds for this organization.Ford says winning the race against breast cancer ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623466 Sun, 20 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 623466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478729&cid=t_101736_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fmustang-goes-pink-for-breast-cancer-cause%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Products, Daily newsSeven years ago, my husband and I owned a Mustang GT. A black one with black leather interior. Our car was clean and waxed and clear of clutter. It was small and sporty and we loved it. Others loved it. We were cool. We thought so, anyway.We don't think we are so cool now, however. We are happy, with our two children, our dented and dirty Honda Odyssey mini-van, and all the gear -- books, toys, wet wipes, a scooter, a Big Wheel, and even a little potty -- that fills the vast space of our latest vehicle. But I am not sure anyone would ever call us cool as we cruise around town in our family ride.My husband, John, dreams of getting another Mustang. And he's primed our three-year-old son for the same dream. Danny can spot a Mustang a mile away, ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478729 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=472181&cid=t_101736_109_f&fid=34788&url=http%3A%2F%2Firvingpsychiatrist.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F01%2Ftruth-stumbles-into-us.html The Dallas newspaper's Steve Blow (reg. required) is saying that if only Gerald Ford had told us about his questions about what George Bush was going to do in Iraq, the debate could have saved us. Journalist star Woodward got former President Ford to say some things, which come out at us now like him falling out of a helicopter, perhaps as a way to have the star's rapt attention. To say that this would have saved us is to have trouble in a marital relationship and say if only we had talked to Anna Nicole Smith's 91 year old husband before getting into the relationship everything would've been fine. To paraphrase Animal Farm, 'Any thing's possible but some things are more possible than others.' The problem with this approach is that it really has to do with the 'Go/ No go' question with reg... a psychiatrist who learned from veterans blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=472181 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:23:00 +0100 472181