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 'formal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:55:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107601&cid=t_222718_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F08%2Fantidepressants-overprescribed-in-primary-care%2F Antidepressants have long enjoyed a reputation as being a quick and “easy” treatment for all types of depression — from a mild feeling of being a little down, all the way up to severe, life-debilitating depression. But like all medications, they have side effects and instances where they should not be prescribed. Hence their continued need for a prescription after seeing a doctor. So what does it mean when primary care physicians are handing them out like candy? It suggests that your family doctor doesn’t really understand how antidepressants work, or what they are approved to treat. In short, it suggests that antidepressant medications are being over-prescribed by well-meaning doctors who are simply not using very good judgment. Melissa Healy, writing for the LA T... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107601 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:35:31 +0100 5107601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631606&cid=t_222718_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FqSmObovd49g%2F In the final weeks of her show, Oprah has invited several former friends and long-time enemies in order to make amends. And in a recent Daily Beast post, “Oprah Buries the Hatchet,” Allison Samuels wonders whether Oprah’s push to make peace is for good will or good ratings. But we wonder: Does it matter? The answer is ultimately more pertinent to Oprah’s “enemies” than her audience, but anyone who’s accepted an apology before has likely wondered about the authenticity of the sorries involved. “With her show set to end May 25, she has attempted to mend fences with such famous former friends as Whoopi Goldberg, Roseanne Barr, and Rosie O’Donnell. Of course, these tearful makeup sessions are all being conducted on Oprah’s stage, in front of ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631606 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:42:19 +0100 4631606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197140&cid=t_222718_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F24%2Fchange-is-hard-but-not-impossible%2F A lot of “Health 2.0″ tools seek to help people change their behaviors to lead more healthy, productive lives. This is an admirable goal, and one I wholeheartedly endorse. Some of the tools are really “gee-whiz” neat! However, many people involved with building Health 2.0 tools have little or no formal background in human behavior. How do you expect to build tools that seek to change human behavior, with no human behavior experts — you know, psychologists — consulting with you or on your staff? That’s like trying to write a piece of software without a programmer. In reply to a query on this topic, and how people change their behavior, I wrote the following over at the Society for Participatory Medicine’s e-patients.net blog. I think it enca... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197140 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:57:57 +0100 4197140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119525&cid=t_222718_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2Fww5pykcwzrk%2F This morning, we went to the Cincinnati Art Museum to see their new exhibit of wedding dresses. My grandmother’s dress is one of them, and I got to take a good picture of it, defying (with the curator’s permission) the guard’s no-photo policy. Here it is, from 1906… Filed under: Ephemera Tagged: Cincinnati Art Museum, Clothing, Dress, Formal Wear, Museums, Wedding ceremony participants, Wedding dress (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119525 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:42:44 +0100 4119525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116551&cid=t_222718_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2F5xKuWv6leK0%2F Going to social gatherings with Aspergers Syndrome can be a complex and overwhelming thing.  My girlfriend invited me to one recently put on by a group of her friends. recently and to be honest I was scared.  I knew I was going to get overwhelmed, I knew I could end up embarrassing both me and [...] This is an excerpt from an article on AspieWeb.net, A blog writen by an Autistic Blogger. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116551 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:34:34 +0100 2116551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1266822&cid=t_222718_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F243138847%2F Several recent news (including video of our recent panel discussion): 1) Study Finds Improved Cognitive Health among Older Americans (Journal of the Alzheimer's Association) - "Societal investment in building and maintaining cognitive reserve through formal education in childhood and continued cognitive stimulation during work and leisure in adulthood may help limit the burden of dementia among the growing number of older adults worldwide". - "Cognitive impairment dropped from 12.2 percent in 1993 to 8.7 percent in 2002 among people 70 and older."  - "Education and financial status appeared overall to protect against developing cognitive impairment." - "Further, they suggested, the results support the notion of cognitive reserve, which hypothesizes that... 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