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 'foundation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:52:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182218&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fu-s-president-barack-obama-proclaims-september-2011-as-national-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month-what-should-you-know%2F Today, U.S. President Barack Obama designated September 2010 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Libby’s H*O*P*E*™ will honor the women who have lost their lives to the disease, support those who are currently battling the disease, and celebrate with those who have beaten the disease.  Today, U.S. President Barack [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182218 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:03:15 +0100 5182218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181771&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOQfxnCT1GtU%2F By Michael F. CannonHere are a few takeaways from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s most recent monthly poll. 1. Nearly Two Thirds of ObamaCare’s Supposed Beneficiaries Think It Won’t Help Them. ObamaCare‘s actual beneficiaries are politicians, government bureaucrats, insurance companies, drug manufacturers, etc.—but that’s another blog post for another time. The law’s supposed beneficiaries are the uninsured. Yet 61 percent of them think the law will either not help them or will hurt them (see pie chart below). The main takeaway: Congress can repeal ObamaCare and its supposed beneficiaries won’t even care.   2. Some of the Uninsured Who Think ObamaCare Will Help Them Are Wrong. One respondent said that under ObamaCare, you “can go to ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181771 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:56:48 +0100 5181771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174666&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F28%2Ftending-the-family-heart-wins-a-gold-young-voices-award%2F Psych Central is pleased to congratulate Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker, author of our first e-book, Tending the Family Heart on receiving a Gold “Young Voices Foundation Award” in the parenting category. This prestigious award is handed out only once a year, and Dr. Hartwell-Walker was the only winner this year in the parenting category. The Young Voices Foundation is the sponsor of the Young Voices Foundation Awards, which honors books and media that inspire, mentor and educate young people and their families. Judging is based on content (emphasis on strong family values and suitability for the specified age group), originality, design, and production quality. The judging panel for the award includes published authors, editors, publishers, educators, young readers, parents, and f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174666 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:58:39 +0100 5174666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139888&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F26782953%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EFrom-Soup-To-ARF.htm There’s a new Executive Vice President of Advertising Effectiveness at the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), according to a Mediapost report. It’s Robert Woodard, former VP of Global Consumer and Customer Insights at Campbell Soup Co. The soup firm received quite a bit of publicity when they redesigned their iconic cans using neuromarketing analysis, among other [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesARF on Neuromarketing: Not So FastNeuromarketing Standards ProposedTurning Browsers into Buyers at SXSW (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139888 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:54:48 +0100 5139888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139630&cid=t_103093_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fpct-estate-future-ownership-and-management-of-estate-in-the-ownership-of-primary-care-trusts-in-england-2%2F Title:PCT Estate: future ownership and management of estate in the ownership of Primary Care Trusts in England Scan or click to download 'PCT Estate: future ownership and management of estate in the ownership of Primary Care Trusts in England' The Skinny: Updates and supersedes the FAQs relating to the future ownership and management of PCT-owned estate by aspirant Community Foundation Trusts (CFTs), published on 16 February 2011. Publisher: DH Published: 04/08/11 Size: 27p. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Cost control, Estate management, Facilities management, Financial Management, Grey Literature, Land, NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts, Organisational Change, Primary care organisations, Property management, Reorganisation, Structural change (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139630 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:49:28 +0100 5139630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130755&cid=t_103093_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2f35u3XOAFo%2F New rappers on the medical rap scene The Bougie Foundation, rap out their door-to-gangsta-times on LITFL. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130755 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:00:42 +0100 5130755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118571&cid=t_103093_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fpct-estate-future-ownership-and-management-of-estate-in-the-ownership-of-primary-care-trusts-in-england%2F Title: PCT Estate: future ownership and management of estate in the ownership of Primary Care Trusts in England Scan or click to download 'PCT Estate: future ownership and management of estate in the ownership of Primary Care Trusts in England' The Skinny: Updates and supersedes the FAQs relating to the future ownership and management of PCT-owned estate by aspirant Community Foundation Trusts (CFTs), published on 16 February 2011. Publisher: DH Published: 04/08/11 Size: 27p. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Cost control, Estate management, Facilities management, Financial Management, Grey Literature, Land, NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts, Organisational Change, Primary care organisations, Property management, Reorganisation, Structural change, Structural changeCost ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118571 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:45:38 +0100 5118571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118616&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNjfGOgNR6eg%2F By Neal McCluskeyFormer Florida governor Jeb Bush cares about education. He made major education reforms in the Sunshine State, including many centered on private school choice. He has established the Foundation for Excellence in Education, and dedicates much of his time to education reform. Unfortunately, when it comes to national curriculum standards, it seems his genuine caring has led him to avoid—and now attempt to quash—critical debate on both the dubious merits of national standards, and the huge threats to federalism posed by Washington driving the standards train. As I’ve complained on numerous occasions, it’s clear that supporters of national standards have employed a stealth strategy to get their way: back-room drafting of standards, content-free Language ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118616 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:19:38 +0100 5118616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103328&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9Vuhjuw4Qh8%2F By Jim HarperThat was my inner conversation when I heard that the “Super Congress”* (or “Super Committee”) created by the debt ceiling deal might operate behind closed doors. Congress is free to create any committee it wants, of course. Congress determines the rules of its proceedings. But ordinary committees and subcommittees are too opaque. A “Super Committee” should lead—not lag—in transparent operations. In a forthcoming report on government transparency, we’ll be looking at the kinds of things committees should be publishing in computer-useable formats, and in real time or near-real-time: meeting notices, transcripts, written testimonies, live video, original bills, amendments to bills, motions, and votes. There are ways that many ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103328 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:39:23 +0100 5103328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096192&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FC8uUKj_w1Lo%2F The latest video from the Alliance for Health Reform is now available. It  features Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund. Health care spending will be a target of efforts to cut the federal deficit. The best way to reduce unnecessary spending, Dr. Davis says, is to make sure everyone gets the right care, using new provider payment mechanisms such as bundled payment and value-based purchasing. In this video, Dr. Davis describes some of these payment reforms and lays out the case for greater use of comparative effectiveness research to learn “what really works.” This video is part of a series produced by the Alliance and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care) Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096192 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:07:01 +0100 5096192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096202&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhhpblog.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F07%2FSzymanski-OCD.flv When I leave for work in the morning, I go through my precommute checklist. Train pass, check. Wallet, check. Coffee mug, check. Smart phone, check. Keys to the house, check. Only when I’m sure that I have everything I need do I open the door and head outside. Sometimes I worry that this morning routine is becoming too much of a ritual. Is it possible that I have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD for short)? Probably not. The fact that I am able to get out the door every morning means that my daily ritual isn’t interfering with my ability to function, says Dr. Jeff Szymanski, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School. You have OCD when obsessions and compulsive behavior (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Harvard Health Blog* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096202 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:00:48 +0100 5096202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096164&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLrRlWVwpsXk%2F By Jim HarperData-transparent government is still a ways off, but some small steps forward are underway. To wit, my project WashingtonWatch.com, which is adding new data going to the costs of bills in Congress. As detailed in an announcement that went up this morning, many more bills on the site will have cost estimates associated with them, the product of research being done at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. Some bills spend pennies or less per U.S. family. Some spend $5,000 per family and more. Wouldn’t you like to know which are which? The site has also begun displaying national debt information on a per-family, per-person, and per-couple basis. Your individual (official) debt—just for being an American—is about $45,000 dollars, your real debt far higher. I&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096164 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:38:12 +0100 5096164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077663&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFMK7vuFbtV0%2F By Ilya ShapiroThe federal government is currently engaged in a misguided attempt to use a noneconomic statute — the Endangered Species Act — to regulate under its Commerce Clause authority a noneconomic activity, the potential “take” of the noncommercial, wholly intrastate delta smelt.  Acting under this purported authority, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an opinion in 2008 that requires a reduction of critical water deliveries in California for the alleged benefit of the threatened delta smelt species.  The delta smelt-based water cutbacks have resulted in substantial hardship to farmers and other water users in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.   In 2009, the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit contending that regulation of the delta smel... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077663 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:43:00 +0100 5077663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062499&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F_zpfd5XXIyY%2F Early next year, a drug for cystic fibrosis is expected to be reviewed by the FDA and it is a moment the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been waiting years to occur. The non-profit has invested $75 million and approval of the drug - which was developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals with support from the foundation - would provide a new treatment for patients. And CFF will get a new revenue stream. Why? As Nature writes: CFF has a stake in the intellectual property underlying the drug and is entitled to royalties. So-called venture philanthropy is increasing among foundations, which are managing research projects, making funding dependent on projects reaching predetermined milestones and potentially reaping a return. They are also trying to keep control in the event obstacles emerge. Not surpris... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062499 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:59:40 +0100 5062499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057719&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-im-afraid-for-anyone-to-enter-the-healthcare-system-ever%2F2011.07.23 Alright, I admit that the title of this post is a little dramatic. But it really does seem that most people I know socially have had a bad experience with the healthcare system lately. Take for example my friend whose 3- year-old went to the hospital for a common pediatric procedure – the little girl was overdosed on a medicine, aspirated, got pneumonia, went into respiratory distress (noticed first by her mom) and remained in the pediatric ICU for several days. The hospital staff swept the overdose under the rug, and outright denied it happened when faced with direct questioning. As outrageous as that all is, my friend chose not to pursue action against the hospital and staff for their error and behavior. She just “let it go” because no permanent harm had occurred. Anoth... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057719 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:18:24 +0100 5057719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051085&cid=t_103093_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F20%2Fover-400-friends-for-life-to-thank-as-they-cycle-along-the-shores-of-my-gene-pond-river-and-canals%2F There is some hope that this near-historic hot weather will return to “normal hot” by Sunday.  I have no doubt that this will be a great relief to all involved in the annual Friends for Life Bike Rally which leaves Toronto that morning on a six-day, six hundred kilometre ride to Montréal. It was ten [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051085 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:46:01 +0100 5051085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008454&cid=t_103093_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2011%2F07%2Findependence-get-some.html Independence is defined as the quality or state of being independent. Essentially, not dependent.Having just celebrated the 4th of July, which we know is celebrated in honor of our freedom and independence. On this day, I always think about independence and how honored I feel to have found massage therapy to create my own independence. Yes, it seems odd to celebrate massage therapy on the 4th, but if you think about it, massage therapy can be your vehicle to true independence. How Massage Therapy Can Create Independence:1 - create your own freedom You can schedule your massage sessions, workshops and bodywork clients at times when it is convenient for you, while at the same time honoring their time as a client. Yes, we’ve heard the mantra “the client is always right”, and this is tr... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008454 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:20:00 +0100 5008454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976036&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Ffuv1BBULwMs%2F The current issue of Cerebrum –a great publication of the Dana Foundation– includes the excellent in-depth article Promoting Healthy, Meaningful Aging Through Social Involvement: Building an Experience Corps, written by researcher Michelle Carlson: “Over the last decade, scientists made two key discoveries that reframed our understanding of the adult brain’s potential to benefit from lifelong environmental enrichment. First, they learned that the adult brain remains plastic; it can generate new neurons in response to physical activity and new experiences. Second, they confirmed the importance of social connectedness to late-life cognitive, psychological, and physical health. The integration of these findings with our understanding of individuals’ developmental needs throughout li... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976036 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:01:23 +0100 4976036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976227&cid=t_103093_160_f&fid=36190&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincareblog.org%2F Sonal Bahuguna: Choosing a FoundationFoundation makes the skin look even and shiny. The first step to apply makeup starts from applying foundation on the skin. It covers the skin well and makes it look even. It hides all the imperfections like scars, dark circles, and discolorations. Every individual has different sort of skin, and based on the skin tone makeup foundation must be selected. 1. Dry Skin Dry Skin FoundationUse liquid foundation for dry skin. Skin appears to be dull and lifeless in such a case. This happens because the skin lacks moisture. For such a skin type, select a foundation which has a moisturizer in it. It will help in making skin even and well moisturized without looking stretched. Liquid foundation is perfect for such skin type. Don’t apply powder as it will... Skin Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976227 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:26:48 +0100 4976227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976230&cid=t_103093_160_f&fid=36190&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincareblog.org%2F Sonal Bahuguna: Make Up TipsHighlight the beauty of your skin with these make up tips. To get the perfect makeup it is necessary to apply a make up which matches your skin tone. Dark skinned people have more pigment in their skin, which makes it look darker. Skin tone could be either but what matters most for the skin is to look and feel healthy. Let us see what matters when it comes to selecting a makeup for dark skinned people. 1. Foundation: For such skin type this is perfect to use creamy and liquid foundation because they are water based foundation. Always choose a foundation which is darker than your skin tone as it will create an illusion of perfect skin covering the skin well. Apply powder to skin to get that perfect touch. It gives an even look to the skin.2. Eye makeup: For t... Skin Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976230 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:36:07 +0100 4976230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960048&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsY-ZhuO_Op8%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs followers of this blog recognize, Obamacare has more constitutional defects than just the individual mandate or even the coercive use of Medicaid funds.  One issue that is getting increasing attention (see the Weekly Standard, National Review, and George Will) is this weird new entity called the Independent Payment Advisory Board. IPAB, which Sarah Palin famously labeled a “death panel,” will exercise virtually unchecked power to set Medicare reimbursement rates—without political or legal oversight by any branch of government.  It’s reminiscent of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the part of the Sarbanes-Oxley financial regulation law that the Supreme Court found partially unconstitutional last year.  Except it has the power of life ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960048 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:43:32 +0100 4960048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4945196&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJchz9jURj0s%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that ABC Laboratories hired Brad Benson as a senior consulting scientist in its CMC Development Services team. In his new role, he will work in program design and technical consultation for both large and small molecule drugs. Most recently, he was ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4945196 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:15:28 +0100 4945196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934342&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FB56BnHKGbzI%2F URL: http://www.atsa.com/The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers is an international, multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to preventing sexual abuse. Through research, education, and shared learning ATSA promotes evidence based practice, public policy and community strategies that lead to the effective assessment, treatment and management of individuals who have sexually abused or are at risk to abuse. For: Anyone, Consumers, ResearchersTopics: Abnormal, Attachment, Behaviour Management, Foundation Website, Personality disorders, Relationships, Sexual AssaultFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Conferences, Information, Links, Research, Research Tools, ResourcesThe Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers is an international, multi-disciplinary organization ... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934342 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:23 +0100 4934342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934343&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fna5reMeRs38%2F URL: http://askjan.org/The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. For: Anyone, Consumers, Researchers, Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Abnormal, Attachment, Behaviour Management, Foundation Website, Personality disorders, Relationships, Sexual Assault, Aspergers, Autism, Bipolar, Chronic Disease, Foundation Website, Mental Health, Social SupportFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Conferences, Information, Links, Research, Res... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934343 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:00:05 +0100 4934343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911733&cid=t_103093_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FoTZ05KZU-dk%2F Tonight, the David Lynch Foundation and Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation launched Operation Warrior Wellness – New York City, a program that offers Transcendental Meditation to veterans who suffer PTSD. The event was star-studded – Donna Karan and David Lynch were accompanied by Russell Simmons and a video from Martin Scorcese – but it was also full of moving testimonials from veterans who’ve benefited from meditation, as well as doctors and researchers who testified to the effectiveness of TM for relieving stress and anxiety. Statistics say that one in seven recent marines and soldiers suffer from PTSD; the foundation seeks to relieve the severe mental and physical effects. If you’re not familiar with transcendental meditation and how it can help PTSD, one ve... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911733 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:16:45 +0100 4911733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893798&cid=t_103093_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FA4Xxszamvv8%2Fcongratuations-to-tudiabetes-on-reaching-20000-members.php TuDiabetes just crossed the 20,000 member threshold. As one of the best resources out there for people with diabetes, the achievement is expected and well deserved. Congratulations!  (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893798 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:04:10 +0100 4893798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872061&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwCuf0Hmp-sI%2F By Neal McCluskeyIt’s hard to pin down what’s more frustrating about Michael Petrilli’s response to my recent NRO op-ed on national standards: the rhetorical obfuscation about what Fordham and other national-standardizers really want, or the grade-school effort to escape discipline by saying that, hey, some kids are even worse! Let’s start with the source of aggravation that by now must seem very old to regular Cato@Liberty readers, but that  has to be constantly revisited because national standardizers are so darned disciplined about their message: The national-standards drive is absolutely not “state led and voluntary,” and by all indications this is totally intentional. Federal arm-twisting hasn’t just been the result of ”unfo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872061 Fri, 27 May 2011 15:25:52 +0100 4872061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841441&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fh83wI2sGJyQ%2F By George ScovilleThe free market needs and deserves a moral defense. Cato senior fellow Tom G. Palmer delivers part of that defense, regarding economic profits, in a new video: This is an installment in a series entitled “The Morality of Free Enterprise,” a joint project of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, where Palmer serves as the vice president of international programs, and the John Templeton Foundation. Palmer is also the director of Cato University; so if you’d like to hear more from him, we hope you’ll register today and join us July 24-29 in historic Annapolis, Maryland for our annual summer seminar on political economy. Students may also apply for a scholarship. The Morality of Profit is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cat... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841441 Tue, 17 May 2011 18:02:35 +0100 4841441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841472&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FQDJmCLnbB54%2F By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn. Americans are opting for Botox and cosmetic procedures more than colonoscopies and cancer tests, according to a story in Reuters. This trend makes companies like Allergan, makers of Botox and the Lap-Band for gastric surgery, very happy indeed. Plastics and gastric bypass surgeries are back up to pre-recession levels as of 2Q11. However, for companies and providers in other segments of the health care and surgery value-chain, prospects for bounceback in 2011 aren’t as promising. Various indices on consumers’ health care sentiment — such as the Thomson-Reuters Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index and the EBRI Health Confidence Survey, show U.S. consumers’ perceptions of their ability to pay for needed health care falling. Health Populi’s Hot Points:  T... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841472 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:30:41 +0100 4841472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820819&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1WmfWoE7t_8%2F By Neal McCluskeyPeople are starting to fight back against the sneaky push for nationalized curricula, and folks at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute are revealing their true colors in response. Yesterday, Fordham President Chester Finn and Executive VP Michael Petrilli responded to the national standards “counter-manifesto” released on Monday, and they were none too happy with its signatories, accusing them of peddling “half truths, mischaracterizations, and straw men.” What seemed to aggravate them most of all was the assertion that “common” standards would lead to de facto federal curricula, something they say neither they nor their national-standards loving friends — including the Obama administration — want. At this point, who’s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820819 Fri, 13 May 2011 15:03:25 +0100 4820819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821149&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FSDqAl15JK8k%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Huron Consulting hired Mark Linver as a managing director in the life sciences practice to handle aggregate spend, merger integration requirements, contract management, government pricing and accrual analysis. Previously, Linver served as a sen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821149 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:19:00 +0100 4821149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813245&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGSv73gL_4_A%2F By Michael F. CannonDefending ObamaCare in federal court yesterday, the Obama administration’s acting solicitor general, Neal K. Katyal, peddled the widely discredited claim that the uninsured increase your and my health insurance premiums by $1,000: “When people self-finance their health care,” Katyal contended, “that raises the cost of health care overall by $43 billion a year, and that raises the average family’s premiums by $1,000 a year. That will price untold numbers of people out of the market.” That estimate comes from two left-wing groups, Families USA and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. When President Obama himself made this claim, FactCheck.org reported: [Obama] said ”the average family pays a thousand dollars in extra premiums to pay for pe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813245 Wed, 11 May 2011 17:47:04 +0100 4813245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780291&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzRRDs2EfY94%2F By Neal McCluskeyThere is a reason “ivory tower” has a negative connotation, evoking images of effete snobs walled away in ivory opulence as they look down on the commoners and demand outsized respect. The image, unfortunately, is occasionally accurate for individual academics, and almost always so for the whole of academia, which is funded by massive subsidies taken from taxpayers, but walled off by claims that no price can or should ever be affixed to the “public good” it produces. Add to this its professorial residents often demanding limitless freedom — and job security – to say whatever they want about such evil pursuits as “big business” that generate the tax dollars that keep the tower cushy and its jobs secure, and... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780291 Tue, 03 May 2011 20:13:01 +0100 4780291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775560&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Fexperimental-drug-nvp-bez235-slows-ovarian-cancer-growth-in-mice-solid-tumor-clinical-trials-ongoing%2F A study conducted recently at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that experimental drug NVP-BEZ235, which blocks two points of a crucial cancer cell signaling pathway, inhibits the growth of ovarian cancer cells and significantly increases survival in an ovarian cancer mouse model. A study conducted recently at  UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) found that an experimental drug, which [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775560 Mon, 02 May 2011 22:46:06 +0100 4775560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4767991&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FY1OICzLpMDc%2F The following is a guest post by Sheila Rittenberg the Senior Director, Advocacy and External Affairs at the National Psoriasis Foundation. During her tenure with the National Psoriasis Foundation, Ms. Rittenberg has led the organization’s transition as a leader in health advocacy and public policy, emphasizing access to care issues and increasing investments in psoriasis research. She acted as Co-Chair of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Coalition and has assumed various advisory roles including that of committee member to the Office Oregon Health Policy & Research Drug Effectiveness Review Project and member of the National Health Council, Grassroots Technical Assistance Task Force. She is an author and contributing author on advocacy and cl... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4767991 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:19:58 +0100 4767991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747651&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F24%2Fanalyzing-the-thinking-process-interview-with-diane-halpern%2F Diane Halpern is a professor of psychology at Claremont McKenna College; she is the former president of the American Psychological Association and former president of the Western Psychological Association.  Halpern has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the 2002 Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association, the 1999 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Silver Medal Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.  She has also authored a variety of books. Here are some of Halpern’s views on the thinking process. What is the goal of critical thinking?  Is critical thinking rational thinking? Critical thinking is good thinking or clear thinking—it involves analyzing the think... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747651 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:16:37 +0100 4747651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734050&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDUdh-TINSGs%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs I wrote last week, a decade ago in Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, the Supreme Court rejected the idea that those who buy property subject to burdensome regulations lose the right the seller otherwise has to challenge those regulations.  The Court ruled that the Takings Clause does not have an “expiration date.”  Sadly, not all government authorities or courts took Palazzolo to heart, and now we have a second such case meriting Cato’s involvement in the span of a week. In 2000, after the EPA issued a Record of Decision concerning limiting access to a “slough” (a narrow strip of navigable water) on its Superfund National Priorities List, CRV Enterprises began negotiations to buy a parcel of land next to the slough across from a site once occupie... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734050 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:48:33 +0100 4734050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719895&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FxoVcIRBN-tE%2F By Robin Strongin. When I think of the actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, my mind immediately goes to Velma Kelly, the role she played in the movie Chicago.  Brash, self-assured, confident in using both her sensuality and a tommy gun as effective weapons, Zeta-Jones owned that character and was the silver screen epitome of a powerful woman. But now we’ve learned that the woman playing Velma Kelly and other memorable roles is, in actuality, a very vulnerable individual facing significant challenges in her life.  Her publicist announced on Wednesday that Zeta-Jones had checked herself into a mental health clinic for treatment of a bipolar disorder. Juxtaposed this week with the actress’s revelation was a study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointing out that... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719895 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:09:17 +0100 4719895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714693&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fthird-rail-that-no-one-wishes-to.html DiscussionWhile the data from this case-study were limited, they do suggest that major private foundations that support global health, and by extension, health care, services, and policy research may have institutional conflicts of interest, and their leaders may have personal conflicts of interest. It is possible that these conflicts have steered global health policy to favor vested interests, particularly towards approaches that depend on drugs and devices, perhaps instead of more effective ones using less technology.Furthermore, it is possible that that these conflicts of interest have helped create the anechoic effect.  Conflicts of interest could have pushed the foundations in directions that favored specific vested interests, and away from... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714693 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:11:00 +0100 4714693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709422&cid=t_103093_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=4704622&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsekdUPDCf4M%2F By Christopher PrebleLast week I expressed my disappointment with Paul Ryan’s budget plan, specifically about his unwillingness to cut military spending. Some people think that he does cut spending through his acceptance of Secretary Gates’s $78 in “cuts.” (see, for example, Sen. John Sununu; Sen. Joseph Lieberman, AEI’s Gary Schmitt and Tom Donnelly; and the Heritage Foundation’s Baker Spring). So either I am wrong, or they are. Let me try to set the record straight. First, all of Ryan’s other savings — savings which I support — were projected either against the Obama administration’s FY 2012 budget or against the current budget baseline. For example, according to Ryan’s own “Key Facts” his plan “Cuts $6.2 trillion in government spending over the next d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704622 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:02:15 +0100 4704622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684478&cid=t_103093_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F8o9rFUIBgWw%2F I’ve been starting to contribute a bit to InformationWeek. One of my first projects was interviewing five of the publication’s first-ever list of 25 leading healthcare CIOs. I wrote the profiles on Stephanie Reel of Johns Hopkins Health System, Lynn Vogel of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Paul Tang of Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Bill Spooner of Sharp HealthCare and Craig Luigart of the Veterans Health Administration. The link above contains the full text, or you can download an abbreviated “print” edition in the form of the March InformationWeek Healthcare e-zine here. It’s not the first time I’ve written about CIOs for a national publication not specific to healthcare, but I’m pretty proud of reaching the pages of InformationWeek. Meanwhile, che... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684478 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:46:38 +0100 4684478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676758&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAw33lCK0gZo%2F By Julian SanchezThe Electronic Frontier Foundation has unearthed an interesting case of an improper use of surveillance in an investigation where the FBI had obtained "roving wiretap" authority. In a bizarre turn, the Bureau ended up eavesdropping on young children rather than their adult suspects for five days. The case is generating some attention because that same "roving wiretap" authority is one of the three surveillance powers set to expire in late May. The thing is, on the basis of what I can glean from the heavily redacted document EFF obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request, it's not a case involving misuse of the roving authority. But it is a good concrete example of why the roving authority needs to be modified. First, a bit of background: Roving wiretaps in criminal ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676758 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:54:39 +0100 4676758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670093&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi1lzGPQjbo4%2F By Neal McCluskeyI probably shouldn't do this on April Fool's Day — it would be the one day they might go along with it, only to renounce it as a joke later — but Jay Greene's recent exchange with the Fordham folks reminded me of my call a few weeks ago: Fordham and other national standards supporters should declare publicly and loudly that there should be no federal involvement in "common" standards or anything associated with them.  If they really mean what they say — that they want adoption of national standards and curricula to be "purely" voluntary for states — they should not only stop asking for federal involvement, they should declare any federal meddling utterly unacceptable.   Unfortunately, Jay had to repeat that call because, so far, Fordham hasn't heeded i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670093 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:08:33 +0100 4670093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653306&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSM08H5Zny0A%2F By Jim HarperRandy May of the Free State Foundation has a characteristically good post about the AT&T/T-Mobile merger entitled: "The AT&T and T-Mobile Merger: Thinking Things Through." Among other smart ideas, Randy highlights the competitive game-playing that goes on in the merger review arena: When considering competitive and market impacts for purposes of merger reviews, observe the extent to which various competitors, often many competitors, mount vigorous campaigns designed to convince the antitrust authorities and the regulators that if the merger is approved there will be an absence of competition. Note the incongruity. There's level-headed thinking aplenty in this post from a long-time Federal Communications Commission and telecom-industry watcher. Check it out. Thinking Th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653306 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:38:57 +0100 4653306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642678&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FgE0Gkq_IAco%2F URL: http://www.wfmh.org/World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) is an international membership organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. For: AnyoneTopics: Academia, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Educational Psychology, Foundation Website, General Psychology, General Science, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Healthcare Information Technology, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, OCR Level-A Psychology, Psychology and the Media, Social Support, Teaching PsychologyFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Group Management,... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642678 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:06 +0100 4642678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159038&cid=t_103093_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D4239%26utm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Da-thoroughly-dangerous-charity-yestolife-promotes-nonsense-cancer-treatments Conclusion The information supplied by YesToLife is more likely to kill you than to cure you. The next time you see somebody collecting for a "cancer charity" be very careful before you give them money. Follow-up (Source: DC's goodscience) DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159038 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:42:45 +0100 5159038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642916&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2011%2F03%2F26%2Fmmrf-press-release-multiple-myeloma-research-foundation-mourns-loss-of-geraldine-ferraro%2F Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Mourns Loss of Geraldine Ferraro Pioneer, Leader, and MMRF Honorary Board Member Succumbs to Multiple Myeloma Norwalk, CT — March 26, 2011 The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) is deeply saddened by the loss of Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011), a Member of the MMRF Honorary Board of Directors and a dear friend. Ferraro passed away this morning from complications following a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. “Geraldine Ferraro was a true trailblazer, an inspiration to many, an incredible advocate for cancer research, and a very dear friend. She will be sadly missed, never far from our hearts, and fondly remembered for her incredible legacy and the extraordinary woman who she was. We pray th... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642916 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:22:50 +0100 4642916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626869&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25265875%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EARF-on-Neuromarketing-Not-So-Fast.htm The first batch of information from the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) NeuroStandards Collaboration Project has been released, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the main conclusion seems to be that more research is needed. A draft of a summary document shows equivocal results. On one hand, the committee found that neuromarketing techniques can “provide important, valuable new insights [...] CommentsIf you “are” a hammer — you want everything to be a nail. ... by Rich and Co.Thanks for the first-hand perspective, Ron! Roger by Roger DooleyHi Roger - You are correct on your observations about the ARF ... by Ron WrightRelated StoriesEasier Neuromarketing Studies with MyndNeuromarketing Standards ProposedReplies Can Change Customer Minds (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626869 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:57:33 +0100 4626869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626827&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FTrEXv67U4VI%2F A year after President Obama signed health reform into law, the public remains deeply divided over the landmark legislation, with a year of political debate over its merits and the beginning stages of its implementation doing little to alter Americans’ opinions about the law. In March, one year after enactment, 42 percent of Americans hold favorable views of the law while 46 percent view it unfavorably, a basic division that has changed little during the last 12 months. (In April 2010, 46 percent had favorable views and 40 percent unfavorable ones, but both figures have ticked up and down over the last year.) Opinion of the law continues to break sharply along partisan lines, with 71 percent of Democrats backing the law and 82 percent of Republicans opposing it. About half (51%) of Ame... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626827 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:45:14 +0100 4626827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622290&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F21%2Fpsychologists-still-seek-prescription-privileges-no-new-news%2F This story caught my eye only because of its headline, Psychologists seek authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. Really? I thought… I never heard that before. Oh, wait a minute, I have. Because the last time I checked, psychologists have been seeking prescription privileges for something like 16 or 17 years, maybe longer. In all of that time, they’ve only gained them in two states. Was another state joining New Mexico and Louisiana? Was there a renewed push for this service because of a sudden demand for prescriptions from those who have a mental illness? In other words, for this new article that appeared in the Washington Post (but was actually written by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a healthcare policy organization) — what’s newsworthy about this story?... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622290 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:39:31 +0100 4622290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636510&cid=t_103093_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fpatient-safety-through-information.html Medico legal and patient safety through information dissemination View more presentations from Indian Health Journal (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636510 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:05:00 +0100 4636510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592533&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F6rcGkHQY08o%2F Got a Brain? If so, please join us in celebrating Brain Awareness Week (March 14-20th), the annual global campaign organized by the Dana Foundation to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. Want to learn about activities in your area? Please visit BAW’s International Calendar of events. Want to discuss professional implications from this research, cross-sector partnerships and industry opportunities? Consider registering for our very own BAW Partner event, the 2011 SharpBrains Summit (March 30th — April 1st). (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592533 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:10:25 +0100 4592533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570504&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fnew-venue-from-surprising-source-to.html A new blog, entitled the Medical Professionalism Blog, signed on last week with a post emphasizing some themes that should be familiar to Health Care Renewal readers:There is an increasing focus on the sustainability of the U.S. health care system based on current cost trends. Predictions are for the health care system to consume 19% of the GDP by 2019. How did we get here?Some point to the overuse and misuse of health care services, inefficiencies and lack of care coordination. Others blame the lack of clinical evidence, primary care workforce and the external threats to good decision-making, such as a toxic payment system and the influence of pharmaceutical and device companies.While there are many different ideas about what got us here and what should be done, there is wide co... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570504 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:03:00 +0100 4570504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565904&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpreventing-hospital-acquired-infections-patients-must-be-safety-partners%2F2011.03.09 This is a guest post by Dr. Julia Hallisy. Serious infections are becoming more prevalent and more virulent both in our hospitals and in our communities. The numbers are staggering: 1.7 million people will suffer from a hospital-acquired infections each year and almost 100,000 will die as a result. When our late daughter, Kate, was diagnosed with an aggressive eye cancer in 1989 at five months of age, our life became consumed by doctor visits, MRI scans, radiation treatments, chemotherapy — and fear. My husband and I assumed that our fight was against the ravages of cancer, but almost eight years later we faced another life-threatening challenge we never counted on — a hospital-acquired infection. In 1997, Kate was infected with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRS... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565904 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:00:43 +0100 4565904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566140&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FZ_M-JbQEkkQ%2F URL: http://www.piaget.org/The Jean Piaget Society, established in 1970, has an international, interdisciplinary membership of scholars, teachers and researchers interested in exploring the nature of the developmental construction of human knowledge. The Society was named in honor of the Swiss developmentalist, Jean Piaget, who made major theoretical and empirical contributions to our understanding of the origins and evolution of knowledge. For: Anyone, Clinicians, ResearchersTopics: Foundation Website, Research Methods, WritingFeatures: Conferences, Group Management, Journals, Networking, Publishing, Societal or Organizational Membership The Jean Piaget Society, established in 1970, has an international, interdisciplinary membership of scholars, teachers and researchers interes... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566140 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:00:39 +0100 4566140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560427&cid=t_103093_118_f&fid=34702&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmspblog%2F%7E3%2F0qAL-Qpih0Y%2F March 6-12, 2011 has been designated by the National Patient Safety Foundation as Patient Safety Awareness Week. In honor of those who work in Patient Safety, a challenging and at times heart-wrenching career choice, here is a list, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, of items that have caused potentially serious problems for patients undergoing  MRI Scans (Magnetic Resonance  Imaging) due to the powerful magnet in the machine.  It’s worth taking a few minutes to review: Pacemaker/implanted cardiac device/heart valve Aneurysm clip Bullet/BB pellet/gunshot wound Hearing aid/ear implant Orbit (eye) metal Abdominal aortic aneurysm stent Acupuncture needle Inferior vena cava filter “House arrest” ankle bracelet Knife Metal artifact Metal buckle Met... MSSPNexus Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560427 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:18:42 +0100 4560427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4545030&cid=t_103093_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FyENL-jmhHiI%2F The first Health Wonk Review since last week’s HIMSS conference is up, courtesy of Jared M. Rhoads of the Lucidicus Project. While I’m no fan of organization’s ideological bent (it seems to think CMS Administrator Don Berwick is more interested in socialism than in improving healthcare), I’m happy to say this roundup has more IT than normal. For one thing, Rhoads mentions my post detailing my injury at HIMSS and the consumerism and EMR use that played into the care I received at a walk-in clinic in Orlando, Fla. I’m happy to report that I got the stitches out on Tuesday and the deep laceration is healing well. There’s a good chance that the resulting scar might kind of blend into my eyebrow, so I’m hoping it won’t be too conspicuous. Four oth... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4545030 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:58:59 +0100 4545030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532380&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FJcpGWkYHsIk%2F The 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century (March 30 — April 1st) is just 5 weeks away. You can Learn More and Register Today HERE. Don’t miss the opportunity to join an incredible line-up of 36+ confirmed Speakers, 7 Sponsors/ Exhibitors, 13 Partners, and 150+ Participants as of today, all available to you without any travel involved. Sponsors Sponsorship Opportunities Want to announce or promote your service or product at the 2011 SharpBrains Summit? Maximize your marketing and business development reach & make a big splash in front of our prestigious audience! Only two Sponsorship spots are still available and going fast! Click here for information about the various ways to get involved. Summit Partners Remember… Learn More and Register Today HE... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532380 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:06:23 +0100 4532380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517252&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FJcpGWkYHsIk%2F The 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century (March 30 — April 1st) is just 5 weeks away. Rates go up THIS FRIDAY at 5PM EST, so please Learn More and Register Today HERE. Don’t miss the opportunity to join an incredible line-up of 36+ confirmed Speakers, 7 Sponsors/ Exhibitors, 13 Partners, and 150+ Participants as of today, all available to you without any travel involved. Sponsors Sponsorship Opportunities Want to announce or promote your service or product at the 2011 SharpBrains Summit? Maximize your marketing and business development reach & make a big splash in front of our prestigious audience! Only two Sponsorship spots are still available and going fast! Click here for information about the various ways to get involved. Summit Partners Rates ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517252 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:06:23 +0100 4517252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478155&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FxQAoxKq3qM0%2F Rise and shine, everyone. Another day is on the way. Here on the chilly Pharmalot corporate campus, we are, once again, hustling the short people off to the school houses. Speaking of challenging routines, meetings and deadlines are also beckoning. We assume you can relate. By the way, we would like to remind you that we are co-sponsoring a patient adherence conference and hope you can join us. Meanwhile, the time has come for another cup of stimulation. Hope your day goes well and stay in touch… Oncology Investigators Needed To Maintain Patient Recruitment (Outsourcing Pharma) EU Taken To Court Over Secrecy In India Trade Talks (Reuters) Tachi Yamada Steps Down As Gates Foundation Health Leader (Xconomy) FDA Approves Medical Devices Too Easily: Study (CBS News) Watson Pharma Earning... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478155 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:16:41 +0100 4478155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464485&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcvPPsHgnixw%2F By Julian SanchezIf you wonder why House Republicans were so keen on ramming through an extension of the Patriot Act without hearings or debate, take a gander at the Heritage Foundation's blog post and Web memo on the topic. I want to run through the latter in some detail, because I think it's telling just how poorly the case against reform stands up to scrutiny in the rare instances when the law's defenders feel obliged to make an argument more sustained than "Boo! Terrorists!"  Here's how they begin: With at least 36 known plots foiled since 9/11, the United States continues to face a serious threat of terrorism. As such, national security investigators continue to need these authorities to track down terror leads and dismantle plots before the public is in any danger. These three amend... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464485 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:14:14 +0100 4464485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450252&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fafter-publicity-about-losses-from.html Over the last few weeks a series of stories appeared about how corruption siphons off money from worthy global health initiatives.  Corruption Depletes Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaThe story that first got attention was from AP:A $21.7 billion development fund backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations sees as much as two-thirds of some grants eaten up by corruption, The Associated Press has learned.Much of the money is accounted for with forged documents or improper bookkeeping, indicating it was pocketed, investigators for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria say. Donated prescription drugs wind up being sold on the black market.The fund's newly reinforced inspector general's office, which unco... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450252 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0100 4450252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445901&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fg9Otx7nU2Jg%2F We are proud to confirm six additional excellent Speakers at the upcoming 2011 SharpBrains Summit (remember, this is a fully virtual event so it requires no travel). Three Speakers are based in the US, two in the UK, one in Australia, and they truly represent a range of perspectives and expertise to discuss, as the Summit tagline promises, Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century. Professor Cary L. Cooper chaired the Science Co-ordination team of the Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. He is a Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Lancaster University Management School, President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Director and founder of Robertson Cooper Ltd. Prof. Cooper is recognised as a world-leading expert on stres... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445901 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:44:19 +0100 4445901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436734&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1wHKFKpvb7E%2F By Sallie JamesJames Sherk of the Heritage Foundation has an excellent report out today on Trade Adjustment Assistance, and why Congress should allow the program to expire. Without action, it is set to do so on February 12 [$]. Trade Adjustment Assistance is a collection of programs that have been with us since the mid-1970s. The programs provide taxpayer-funded benefits to workers (and firms, and farmers, and entire "communities") who are harmed -- e.g., by losing their job -- from import competition. The main program is the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program, administered by the Department of Labor and the subject of a paper I wrote in 2007.  It pains me to say that my 2007 call for its abolishment was instead followed in 2009 by an expansion of the program as part of ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436734 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:04:54 +0100 4436734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433336&cid=t_103093_158_f&fid=38949&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAgingWithGraceCareconnection%2F%7E3%2FndC6-uMMKlk%2Ftwilight-wish-foundation-needs-your.html Twilight Wish Foundation, a 501c3, needs your help to grant a wish that they received from an elderly couple from Missouri. Larry and Mary have been married 48 years and have three children and nine grandchildren. Their wish is for a new oven to replace their old one that broke on Thanksgiving morning. Like many other seniors living on a fixed income, the rising costs of food, gasoline, utilities and prescriptions do not allow for any extras. In fact, Larry's tractor has been broken for months because they can't afford to fix it. They have given to others throughout their life together, donating surplus fruit and vegetables from their garden to neighbors and the senior citizens center in their town. Larry was a volunteer firefighter, President of the Chamber of Commerce, a church elder, a... Aging with Grace CareConnection blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433336 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:32:00 +0100 4433336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399676&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FjGQ-IKZdZ0U%2F We are honored to announce the following Sponsors and Partners of the upcoming 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century (March 30th — April 1st, 2011). And we are looking for more, so please contact us if interested! — Sponsors (want to become one?) The Arrowsmith Program,  avail­able in pub­lic and pri­vate schools in  the U.S. and Canada, is a com­pre­hen­sive suite of cog­ni­tive pro­grams for stu­dents with learn­ing dis­abil­i­ties that tar­gets 19 areas of the brain that are most com­monly involved in learn­ing. The Arrow­smith Pro­gram iden­ti­fies and strength­ens the weak cog­ni­tive areas that affect learn­ing and each stu­dent works on cog­ni­tive pro­grams that are indi­vid­u­ally designed for his or her are... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399676 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:15:36 +0100 4399676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399511&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRHFAqiVb69Y%2F By Michael F. CannonThe following chart shows that ObamaCare‘s unfavorables reached 50 percent in the latest Kaiser Family Foundation poll.  That’s higher than at any point since KFF started tracking ObamaCare’s unfavorables in January 2010.  The KFF poll also found that opposition is much more intense than support; 19 percent view the law very favorably, while 34 percent view the law very unfavorably.  Despite the availability of the these nuggets, KFF’S press release chose to deemphasize the surge: “Americans Remain Divided Over Health Reform With An Uptick In Public Opposition As GOP Ramped Up Repeal Campaign.” Even more entertaining was this chart, which purports to show that Americans oppose defunding ObamaCare by nearly 2-to-1. Dig a little d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399511 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:07:52 +0100 4399511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382950&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-uLkBowhkas%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Concert Pharmaceuticals hired James Shipley as chief medical officer. Previously, he was was senior vp of clinical development, medical and regulatory affairs at Indevus Pharmaceuticals, which is now owned by Endo Pharmaceuticals, and before th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382950 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:08:51 +0100 4382950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372134&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FJqPzs3W43zg%2F Today we share must-read insights from  Katherine Sullivan, Director of the Brain Fitness Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Peter Kissinger, President of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Both of them will discuss their ongoing work and lessons learned at the upcom­ing 2011 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit (March 30th — April 1st, 2011). The interviews below were conducted via email. — Katherine Sullivan is the Director of the Brain Fitness Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 1. Katherine, how would you define “brain fit­ness” vs. “phys­i­cal fit­ness”? In our context (helping active duty service members and veterans recover from cognitive dysfunction most associated with traumatic brain injury), I’d say brain fitness is the outcome we work towards:... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372134 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:00:56 +0100 4372134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372028&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhyPt9a6SJJI%2F By Michael F. CannonObamaCare requires each state to open its Medicaid program to all legal residents earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.  Supporters estimate this mandate will cost state governments little: the Kaiser Family Foundation’s worst-case-scenario estimates suggest that state Medicaid spending would rise by just 1.2 percent in New York and 5.1 percent in Texas between 2014 and 2019. In a new working paper titled, “Estimating ObamaCare’s Effect on State Medicaid Expenditure Growth,” Cato Institute Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale shows that those estimates are generally far too low.  Gokhale finds that the five most-populous states — California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas — will struggle to cope with the rising Medi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372028 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:09:43 +0100 4372028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349513&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-patients-are-empowered-by-serious-diagnoses%2F2011.01.14 I am really excited about serving as the emcee for next week’s Personalized Medicine World Conference in Mountain View, California near San Francisco. I also will be the moderator of a panel discussion on patient empowerment. As I prepare, I am interviewing the panelists and their stories are very inspiring. One panelist is Bonnie Addario. Bonnie had been an oil company executive in the Bay Area. She began having chest pain. Was it her heart? No. Was it a nerve problem? No. Doctors were stumped. Bonnie was frustrated, but she was also a woman of action — a “powerful patient.” She went on her own for a full body scan. The news was not good. A lung cancer tumor was wrapped around her aorta and other vessels. It was inoperable. But, fortunately, chemotherapy and radiation shrunk t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349513 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:00:49 +0100 4349513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349659&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F14%2Fcaris-life-sciences-launches-molecular-profiling-service-for-ovarian-cancer-patients%2F Caris Life Sciences announces the launch of a new molecular profiling service for ovarian cancer patients Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (Caris), a leading biosciences company focused on enabling precise and personalized healthcare through the highest quality anatomic pathology, molecular profiling, and blood-based diagnostic services, announced the launch of a new, Caris Target Now™ molecular profile [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349659 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:11:53 +0100 4349659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349510&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F5RHcaGrvrv8%2F * In true disruptive fashion (we like to keep our readers on their toes) Lance Armstrong was October 2010′s Man of the Month. We are sorry this did not get posted then, but know you will still find the information interesting and relevant! By Hope Ditto. No matter where you look in October – from the football field to the supermarket, the National Mall to the shopping mall – everyone’s attention is on Breast Cancer Awareness. Of course, considering that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this is hardly surprising, and in fact it is commendable how much attention from people of all genders, races and socioeconomic classes take pause for one month a year to recognize and redirect energy towards combating breast cancer. But, the Disruptive Women, focused th... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349510 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:19:22 +0100 4349510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343096&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fwho-undermined-these-wonderful.html The rise and fall of yet another esteemed health care institution provides another cautionary tale about health care dysfunction.  The Tragic Fall of the Picower FoundationTwo years ago, a highly-regarded charitable foundation had to close its doors, apparently one of the biggest victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.  Here is the Boston Globe version of the story:The unfolding scandal surrounding the alleged Ponzi scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff yesterday claimed as a victim one of the largest foundations in the country, which has funded groundbreaking brain research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and diabetes research at Harvard Medical School.The Picower Foundation of Palm Beach sent an e-mail to 'colleagues and friends' late yesterday saying that it was a v... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343096 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:11:00 +0100 4343096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331247&cid=t_103093_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fhelp-for-attorney-addicts%2F Hazelden lines up new help for attorney addictsThe program, likely the state’s first, targets a high-pressure career often fueled by drugs and alcohol.Hidden under the high-pressure, high-stakes life of a lawyer can be the need for a debilitating crutch.When Chuck Rice was a corporate defense lawyer, it was alcohol and cocaine.It’s a frequent but little-known problem among lawyers, who are nearly twice as likely to abuse alcohol as the general population and also suffer an elevated rate of depression.Rice spun through treatment twice after colleagues urged him to seek help. But each time he returned to the same long hours and crushing pressure, only to relapse. He finally overcame his addictions 15 years ago with help from Hazelden, the treatment center near Center City, Minn.Read mor... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331247 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:33:34 +0100 4331247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322665&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fnot-cricket%2F I’m not a cricket fan. And I have had ample opportunity to become one. Both of my grandfathers were fans, as are  my Dad, my brother, my ex-husband, and my son. I’ve tried, but I just don’t get it. Although I do have a grudging admiration for a sport that stops for tea and, I always imagine, cake. Lots of cake. Victoria sponge and scones and dark, claggy gingerbread. Something else I admire about cricket is what happened in Australia this week. It wasn’t that England won (or retained, or whatever) the Ashes: it was Jane McGrath day. I’d never heard of Jane McGrath, who died of breat cancer in 2008, and was first diagnosed at the age of 31. I’d never heard of her husband, Glenn McGrath, an Australian cricketing legend. (But then again, if I listed a... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322665 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:38:22 +0100 4322665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4298767&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F29%2Fuh-biochemist-works-to-revolutionize-ovarian-cancer-treatment-by-unleashing-the-power-of-micrornas-nanotechnology%2F The day when an ovarian cancer patient can treat her tumor with a single, painless pill instead of a toxic drug cocktail is the ultimate goal of the pioneering research of a University of Houston (UH) scientist.  Preethi Gunaratnee, assistant professor in the department of biology and biochemistry, is studying a class of tiny genetic [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4298767 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:01:17 +0100 4298767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281302&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D976 Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases depend on Be The Match Foundation to raise funds to help make bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants possible. When you give to Be The Match Foundation, we put your funds to work to: Grow our Be The Match Registry® Provide financial assistance to help patients throughout their transplant journey Advance medical discovery to help patients live longer, healthier lives (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281302 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:58:54 +0100 4281302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281407&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FnnAVsOykJHA%2F We are honored to announce four new confirmed SharpBrains Summit Speakers: Nigel Smith at AARP, Peter Kissinger at the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Keith Wesnes at United BioSource, and Ken Kosik at UCSB Neuroscience Research Institute. Nigel Smith, AARP Strategy and Innovation Director, is responsible for developing decentralized innovation models for AARP and for consulting with business units in the execution of innovation processes. Prior to AARP, Nigel was the Director or Product Innovation for Visa USA. Other professional experiences have been with McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs Group, and KPMG. Nigel holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from Stanford University and a Bachelors in Business Administration degree from Howard University. Peter Kissinger, Presid... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281407 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:56:40 +0100 4281407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281551&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fae0TArwPNjs%2F For the second time this month, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which runs free AIDS clinics in the US and other countries, has filed a lawsuit against a drugmaker for overcharging the organization for drugs purchased under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. The 340B program provides access to discounted prescription drugs to various healthcare entities certified by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The latest complaint is being filed against Johnson & Johnson; the first lawsuit was filed against Bristol-Myers Squibb. The dispute centers on rebates that AHF contends the drugmaker should have offered after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increased the minimum discount. In its lawsuit, AHF maintains rebates should have been offered on a retroactive basis dati... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281551 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:18:16 +0100 4281551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251149&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FXKDEZYnC2i8%2F URL: https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=USPRAIn 1975, the U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) and its members developed and defined the practice of psychosocial/ psychiatric rehabilitation, establishing these services as integral to community-based treatment and leading the recovery movement. Today, with nearly 1,400 members, USPRA is the preeminent association advancing the practice of psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Academia, Common Factors, Foundation Website, Health and Social Services, Life, Medico-Legal, Mental Health Promotion, Quality of Life, Social SupportFeatures: Collaborative News, Community and Social Networking, Group Management, Information, Links, Networking, Newsletter, Societal or Organizational Me... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251149 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:00:55 +0100 4251149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241721&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F200-healthcare-systems-in-4-minutes%2F2010.12.08 Hans Rosling, director of the Gapminder Foundation, just released another spectacular video featuring 200 years of 200 healthcare systems with 12,000 numbers in four minutes. Enjoy: *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241721 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:00:40 +0100 4241721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225655&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FF-sSQsuvSc0%2F As more big-selling, brand-name meds fall off the patent cliff, lower-cost generics are destined to become more popular, yes? And a known side effect of this development is that more insurers are using this transformation to force doctors and patients to switch to generics. But to what extent? A new survey of 10,842 patients by the non-profit advocacy group shows that up to 70 percent of prescriptions written by doctors are forcibly changed by health insurers. Complete results have not yet been released, but Global Healthy Living Foundation says that, since sometimes generics are not identical to brand-name meds, the findings suggest some patients with chronic conditions are being placed at risk because they relapse after being switched to a cheaper drug. “This disturbing finding is ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225655 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:36:41 +0100 4225655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220457&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FkzYJfcRyBTw%2F The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which runs free AIDS clinics in the US and other countries, has filed a lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb for overcharging the organization for drugs purchased under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. The 340B program provides access to discounted prescription drugs to various healthcare entities certified by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The dispute centers on rebates that AHF contends the drugmaker should have offered after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increased the minimum discount. In its lawsuit, AHF maintains rebates should have been offered on a retroactive basis dating back to Jan. 1, but that Bristol-Myers did not adjust its rebates until July and, as a result, the organization overpaid about $124,000. &#82... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220457 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:03:59 +0100 4220457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214193&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FzbZFkpmpl_0%2F URL: http://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=2530We are the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. We encompass all ages and all spectrums from autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X and various other developmental disabilities. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: ADHD, Academia, Aspergers, Common Factors, Developmental, Foundation Website, Health Promotion, Mental Health Promotion, Quality of Life, Social SupportFeatures: Articles, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Community and Social Networking, Group Management, Information, Links, Networking, Societal or Organizational MembershipWe are the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectua... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214193 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:00:15 +0100 4214193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197395&cid=t_103093_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F11%2F23%2Funderstanding-health-care-reform%2F Health Care Reform At the end of this post, you’ll find a a fine summary of the recently passed Health Care Reform law, brought to you by the Kaiser Family Foundation.  It’s a cartoon narrated by Cokie Roberts (yes, the Cokie Roberts from the news shows), and explains the basics of the law in about [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197395 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:50:53 +0100 4197395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197030&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZmiEwqb5y0s%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs the legal battle against Obamacare continues, we got good constitutional news today in another aspect of health care law.  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York City, ruled that statutes restricting commercial speech about prescription drug-related data gathering are unconstitutional.  The court emphasized that the First Amendment protects “[e]ven dry information, devoid of advocacy, political relevance, or artistic expression.” The case, IMS Health v. Sorrell, concerned a Vermont law that sought to constrain various aspects of prescriber-identifiable data gathering, dissemination, and use. The state argued that such information collection and exchange could induce doctors to alter their prescribing practices in ways that impose additional costs on ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197030 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:37:57 +0100 4197030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183282&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLC5uUKIHJJg%2F By David RittgersI wrote an op-ed for National Review (Online) last week showing how conservative exploitation of the Supreme Court’s broad misreading of the Commerce Clause to reach intrastate medical marijuana facilitated liberal exploitation of the same to create the individual mandate in Obamacare. A principled stand on the limits of federal power does not begin and end with health care. The Commerce Clause is a double-edged sword: Conservatives cannot wield it in the drug war without making it a useful tool for advancing progressive visions of federal power. I’m happy to see Barton Hinkle, winner of the 2008 Bastiat Prize for Journalism, pick up on my writing and drive the point home in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch: So far, many conservatives outraged over Obamacare do not se... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183282 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:18:56 +0100 4183282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179323&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbill-gates-at-mhealth-how-mobile-health-can-improve-healthcare%2F2010.11.18 We reported last week from the mHealth Summit in Washington, DC -- a conference covering the integration of mobile technologies with medical research, information, diagnosis, treatment, and care.] One of the highlights of last week’s mHealth Summit was the keynote interview of Bill Gates. While inseparable from his history as founder and leader of Microsoft from 1975 to 2008, his current passion is global health. Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has now given 3.8 billion (with a “b”) of targeted philanthropy into global health since 1994, he and his wife Melinda are helping bring about profound change to the lives of millions around the world. In a meeting dedicated to exploring the power of mobile devices to shape health in developed and developing countr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179323 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:00:56 +0100 4179323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151877&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F09%2Fhelp-the-child-adolescent-bipolar-foundation-win-a-grant%2F The Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) is competing for a $250,000 grant from The Pepsi Refresh Project during the month of November. The winners will be decided by popular vote. CABF needs your votes every day this month! There are over 5 million U.S. youth who live with depression or bipolar disorder. Unfortunately, only a very small percentage receive treatment. CABF will use the grant from Pepsi to raise public awareness and help more youth who suffer from depression or bipolar disorder. Less than a minute of your day can have amazing long-term benefits for children and teens. Learn more by going to www.bpkids.org/pepsi and a chance to win 1 of 3 iPads (if they win!). Click through to vote now! Or vote through one of the links below… Vote on the Pepsi Site Vo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151877 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:14:29 +0100 4151877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142939&cid=t_103093_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F0mzv1i8V2aI%2Fdo-not-give-up-hope.php I recently attended a local 'Adults With Type One' meeting. A couple of volunteers from the JDRF have been organizing this group for the last 18 months, though this was only my second meeting.  I'm making it a priority to get to more of these because the two I have attended have been really valuable.  The guests were Tom & Patty Cartier. Their son, Cory, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 18 years ago.  As parents, they are giving all they have to make sure he is cured and no longer has to wrestle with diabetes.  We will all benefit from their hard work and dedication to their son. Tom & Patty are the people behind the Spring Point Project, a nonprofit organization providing medical grade porcine islet cells to the University of Minnesota's Schulze Diabetes Inst... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142939 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4142939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139403&cid=t_103093_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Ffamily-history-better-than.html Yes,You heard it here. A recent study abstract and pressed about from my friend Charis Eng MD PhD, Clinical Geneticist, Internist and all around really smart lady spoke today about her findings of a head to head, DTCG vs Family History at discovering cancer risk. You can watch the webcast about it here!I actually sent some data Ken Offit's way about a similar thing way back when, Ken is yet another, really smart guy. He wasn't surprised. Nor was I when I heard Dr. Eng's findings.First, Caveat Emptor This is an abstract! Repeat after me......What does that mean? 1. It is not peer reviewed fully2. It is not published yet3. It is preliminary dataThis test was Navigenics Compass vs Family History in 22 females with breast cancer, 22 males with prostate cancer and 44 people with colorectal canc... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139403 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:07:00 +0100 4139403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139188&cid=t_103093_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F05%2Fresponse-to-the-treasury-committee-inquiry-on-the-spending-review-to-inform-treasury-committee%25e2%2580%2599s-inquiry-on-decision-making-and-other-aspects-of-the-recent-spending-review%2F Title: Response to the Treasury Committee Inquiry on the Spending Review: To inform Treasury Committee’s inquiry on decision-making and other aspects of the recent Spending Review Skinny: Response to the Treasury Committee’s call for evidence on the spending review. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is committed to informing changes in policy and practice based on evidence from research, from practical demonstration work and from the lives of people directly affected by social issues and problems. The response to the Treasury Committee’s inquiry on the spending review registers their concern that the spending review was not sufficiently based on available evidence about poverty and disadvantage in the UK. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 7 Published: 04/11/201... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139188 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:57:23 +0100 4139188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139290&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-november-5-2010%2F Only a few days ago, it felt like summer and now the holidays are fast approaching. As the warm days sheds its last ray of summer sunlight, I can’t help but reflect on the past. It seems as though somewhere between childhood and today, there was a time when life seemed a lot simpler, and so much more magical. Instead of fear, worry and disappointment, there was excitement, joy and hope. And even though being an adult often mean less presents and more shopping during the holidays, I still believe in the possibilities of the end of an old year and what the beginning of a new one brings. Maybe it’s all in our attitude. If we can learn how to bring gifts to ourselves and those we love through appreciation and recognition for the things done well, then maybe we can forgo the need fo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139290 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:27:10 +0100 4139290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134259&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FZilZvwN50gI%2F A federal judge has ruled that Pfizer violated the California Unfair Competition Law by illegally promoting the Neurontin epilepsy drug. The finding stems from the same case in which a federal jury last March decided the drugmaker violated federal racketeering law for the same practices and must pay $142 million in damages - under federal RICO law, the original $47 million penalty is tripled. In a lawsuit, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, which are based in California, had charged Pfizer with illegally promoting Neurontin for unapproved uses, such as for treating migraine headaches, pain and bipolar disorder (background here and here). In her ruling, US District Court Judge Patti Saris determined that Pfizer fraudulently marketed Neurontin by making materi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134259 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:32:55 +0100 4134259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133681&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fen7NrqAhQxg%2F By Chris EdwardsCongratulations to the wave of Republicans who successfully ran on promises to tackle rising government debt and cut the hugely bloated federal budget. On the campaign trail, most candidates were not very specific about how they would cut the budget, but when they come to Washington they will be looking for good reform targets. Newcomers to Congress can find a wealth of budget-cutting ideas in recent plans by various D.C. think tanks: At the Heritage Foundation, Brian Riedl has come up with $343 billion in proposed annual cuts. At the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Bill Galston and Maya MacGuineas have proposed $400 billion in annual cuts. Esquire magazine assembled four former senators who came up with $476 billion in annual cuts. The National Taxpayers Union... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133681 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:55:54 +0100 4133681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125281&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FDM-zpZVqQwk%2F In a surprising move, the US Justice Department late last week filed a brief indicating the federal government does not support issuing patents on human genes by arguing these are part of nature. The friend-of-the-court filing was made in a closely watched lawsuit over patents held by Myriad Genetics on two genes - BRCA1 and BRCA2 - that are linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation sued Myriad, the University of Utah Research Foundation and the US Patent & Trademark Office. They charged that Myriad’s refusal to license its patents broadly meant that women who fear they may be at risk of breast or ovarian cancers are prevented from having anyone but Myriad look at the genes in question. Ea... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125281 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:59:35 +0100 4125281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122023&cid=t_103093_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F31%2Festrogen-replacement-therapy-speeds-growth-of-er-ovarian-cancer-increases-risk-of-lymph-node-metastasis%2F Estrogen therapy used by menopausal women causes “estrogen receptor positive” (ER+) ovarian cancer to grow five times faster, according to a new study being published by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center in the November 1 issue of Cancer Research. Estrogen therapy used by menopausal women causes so-called “estrogen receptor positive” (ER+) ovarian cancer to grow [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122023 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:41:17 +0100 4122023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118955&cid=t_103093_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3632 Jump to follow-up The Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Integrated Health shut down amidst scandal in April 2010. In July, we heard that a new “College of Medicine” was to arise from its ashes. It seemed clear from the people involved that the name “College of Medicine” would be deceptive. Now the College of Medicine has materialised, and it is clear that one’s worst fears were well justified. At first sight, it looks entirely plausible and well-meaning. Below the logo one reads “There is a new force in medicine. A force that brings patients, doctors, nurses and other health professionals together, instead of separating them into tribes.” "That force is the new College of Medicine. Uniquely, it brings doctors and other health professiona... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118955 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:41:37 +0100 4118955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097938&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fjuvenile-diabetes-the-walk-for-the-cure%2F2010.10.22 This weekend is the Western Carolina Walk for the Cure for Juvenile Diabetes. Our son Seth is 13, and has been diabetic since age five. The Walk is one of our favorite yearly events. More than that, the idea of a cure is one of our favorite dreams! Seth has come a long way. He wears an insulin pump, and is now wearing a continuous glucose monitoring system. His chances of long-term complications, such as blindness or renal failure, are remarkably low compared to what kids faced in past decades. His physician, Dr. James Amrhein of the Greenville Hospital System, is outstanding. He and his outstanding nurse practitioners brought us through the shock and trials of diabetes with great compassion and understanding. He offered us that precious commodity: Hope. (more…) *This b... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097938 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:00:22 +0100 4097938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086252&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHbln7YmKmyk%2F By Tim LynchOver at the Huffington Post,  I scrutinize a recent Legal Memorandum published by the Heritage Foundation on the Prop. 19 ballot initiative. Here is an excerpt: The Heritage memorandum claims that if Prop 19 were approved, it would conflict with the federal criminal statute, the Controlled Substances Act and thus “invite litigation that would almost certainly result in [Prop 19] being struck down” as unconstitutional. This legal claim is dead wrong. While it is true that the supremacy clause of the Constitution makes it clear that federal law will override a conflicting state law, that clause simply has no application here. The federal law on marijuana remains in force, but that does not mean that a state government is under any obligation to assist the feds. As th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086252 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:04:25 +0100 4086252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082074&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdLUGN4XrWDA%2F By Christopher PrebleThere has been an on-going discussion recently about the Tea Party’s foreign policy views and how this might influence the upcoming election and new members of Congress.  In an essay at the Daily Caller last week, the Heritage Foundation’s Jim Carafano addressed this question and the claim that the new “Defending Defense” initiative— led by Heritiage, AEI, and the Foreign Policy Initiative—is aimed at co-opting the Tea Party movement (for more on the substance, or lack thereof, of “Defending Defense,” see Justin Logan’s response here). Over at The Skeptics blog, I take issue with Carafano’s assessment of the Tea Party’s foreign policy views: With respect to Carafano’s assessment of the Tea Partiers’s views on foreign policy and milita... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082074 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:40:32 +0100 4082074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065348&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqVWdktjtel0%2F By Ilya ShapiroThroughout history, people have fought over beaches, including in the legal arena. In the latest case in which Cato has filed an amicus brief, a state has once again redefined property rights to take possession of highly-valued beachfront property. In 2003, Hawaii passed Act 73, which took past and future title to accretions (the slow build-up of sediment on beaches) from landowners and gave it to the State, changing a 120-year-old rule. While waterlines are unpredictable, the original rule — common to most waterfront jurisdictions — helped establish legal consistency. Indeed, without such a rule, beachfront property becomes beachview property in just a few years. In response to Act 73, homeowners sued the state, claiming that the law violated the Takings Clause of the F... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065348 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:04:18 +0100 4065348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4045394&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHTtxY7fTDCU%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is something that’s become a regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Scrip Intelligence hired Christopher Bowe as US healthcare analyst. Before joining the information service, he worked in strategic affairs at Schering-Plough, and was previously US healthcare correspondent and Chicago co... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4045394 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:12:56 +0100 4045394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040615&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F07%2Fnational-depression-screening-day-2010%2F Today is the annual “National Depression Screening Day,” an effort to help people learn if they have the “common cold” of mental disorders — depression. Depression is characterized by feelings of never-ending sadness, hopelessness, fatigue, trouble with sleep, trouble with eating, and trouble with enjoying things in life that only yesterday seemed to bring a smile to your face (or some combination of those and similar kinds of symptoms). In order for depression to be diagnosed, you must have felt these kinds of symptoms without a break for at least two weeks. Most people who experience depression, however, suffer in silence with their symptoms for a lot more than 2 weeks — some suffer for months or even years before finally seeking help for the problem.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040615 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:21:28 +0100 4040615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040566&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-and-fred-flintstone%2F2010.10.06 Like most kids who grew up in the 1960s, I spent many a night watching the adventures of Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty, the coolest cavemen ever (sorry, GEICO). It is hard to explain the appeal of the Flintstones, which [recently] celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first broadcast. Its animation was primitive, the stories campy and cliché, and it was horribly sexist — but the characters were lovable, the dialogue funny, and who couldn’t love the way it depicted “modern conveniences” (like washing machines) using only stone-age technologies (bones, stones and dino-power?) What does Fred Flintstone have to do with healthcare? Not much, really, although Fred was the victim of a medical error. According to Answers.com: “A 1966 episode had Fred can’t st... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040566 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0100 4040566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031245&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-care-reform-plain-and-simple%2F2010.10.04 The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced an informative and entertaining short animated movie that explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014. Narrated by newscaster Cokie Roberts (a member of Kaiser’s Board of Trustees), the nine-minute animation explains plainly how health care hadn’t worked in the past, addresses the controversies surrounding its passage, and outlines what will happen in the near future and in 2014. *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031245 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0100 4031245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013542&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fqg1tQYaJFjM%2F Three years ago, Pfizer made a seemingly curious move. The drugmaker began marketing a new version of its venerable Dilantin drug for treating epilepsy, and stopped selling Dilantin Kapseals in favor of new Dilantin capsules. The explanation? Manufacturing needed to be upgraded. But in doing so, the drugmaker upset some epileptics, who began reporting seizures after switching meds. There was unfortunate irony in the move. You may recall brand-name drugmakers often carp that generics lack bioequivalency, which refers to how a generic is absorbed differently in the body. Slight differences can cause some patients to experience problems after making a switch. Yet Pfizer placed itself on both sides of the argument. And at the same time, the Epilepsy Foundation, which the drugmaker has supporte... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013542 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:55:42 +0100 4013542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993873&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9F7ZUgHS53A%2F By Michael F. CannonIn the wake of Senate Democrats’ inability to break a GOP filibuster of the defense appropriations bill, to which Democrats hoped to attach the pro-immigration Dream Act and a repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the Reason Foundation’s Shikha Dalmia writes in Forbes: But if Harry Reid was the proximate cause of this bill’s demise, ObamaCare was the fundamental cause. The ugly, hardball tactics that Democrats deployed to shove this unpopular legislation down everyone’s throat have so poisoned the well on Capitol Hill that Democrats have no good will left to make strategic alliances on even reasonable legislation anymore. When a party has such huge majorities, even small gestures of reconciliation are eno... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993873 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:54:03 +0100 3993873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994018&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F20830164%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ENeuromarketing-Standards-Proposed.htm For those who have complained about the lack of standards and universally accepted practices in the neuromarketing industry, the Advertising Research Foundation is launching a new initiative: Biometric and neurological methods—like fMRI, EEG, and facial coding— have become increasingly popular in media and marketing research, but to date, no major validation studies have been conducted to [...] (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994018 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:05:59 +0100 3994018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987056&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdebunking-fake-diseases%2F2010.09.20 Ever heard of adrenal fatigue? Wilson’s temperature syndrome? If not, there’s a good reason: They exist only on the Internet. The Hormone Foundation, an affiliate of the Endocrine Society, recently issued two fact sheets for patients debunking these so-called conditions, which were “apparently conceived only in an effort to sell products promoted to treat them,” the LA Times reported. No medical evidence supports either faux disease and there are no tests or treatments for them, but patients still try to alleviate them with supplements, some of them potentially dangerous, the Times said. Adrenal fatigue is characterized by such “symptoms” as having salt and sugar cravings and needing coffee to get you through the day, while the man who discovered Wilson&... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987056 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3987056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976485&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FykTMAi42E7c%2F By Michael F. CannonI grow increasingly amused at how some people carefully avoid saying that ObamaCare is unpopular. When Pollster.com aggregates all the various polls on ObamaCare’s popularity, it reveals that a plurality or majority of the public has consistently opposed the law since before the angry town-hall meetings of August 2009: It’s no surprise when HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius avoids the U-word by saying stuff like, “We have a lot of reeducation to do.”  (To be clear, she’s talking about reeducating you, not herself.) But it’s odd when a Washington Post news item describes the public as “profoundly ambivalent” toward the law. (According to Merriam-Webster, ambivalence means holding “simultaneous and contradictory attitu... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976485 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:06:38 +0100 3976485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946426&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fchristina-applegate-for-surfrider-foundation-daily-do-gooder%2F This Saturday, Christina Applegate is hosting the fifth annual Celebrity Expression Session for Surfrider Foundation – an organization that works to protect oceans and beaches. The event, which will take place this year at First Point, Surfrider Beach in Malibu, is meant to attract celebrities willing to show off their skills while raising money for every wave they catch and ride (event sponsors like Barefoot Wine and Cali Bamboo are donating $100 per wave caught and ridden). via Look to the Stars Post from: BlissTree Christina Applegate for Surfrider Foundation: Daily Do-Gooder (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946426 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:30:14 +0100 3946426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3933077&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F30wBufdzMh0%2F By Michael F. CannonAs I blogged earlier, yesterday the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust released their survey of employer-sponsored health benefits in 2010. For most of this survey’s history, it included a very useful graph of the average growth rate of employer-sponsored insurance premiums.  Here’s the graph from their 2007 survey: (The grey and light-green lines represent year-to-year growth in overall inflation and wages, respectively.) Unfortunately, 2007 was the last year that KFF/HRET included that graph in their annual survey.  Had they included that graph this year, it would have shown an even more heartening moderation of premium growth: A lot of things can drive premium growth.  I discussed a couple of them in my last post... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3933077 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:20:13 +0100 3933077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924816&cid=t_103093_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fdna-pcr-test-tuberculosis-shows-great-promise-speedy-diagnosis-treatment%2F A new testing method to determine if a patient is infected with tuberculosis has been developed by a consortium of research institutions with funding coming from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Drs. Peter Small and Mario Raviglione comment. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924816 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:32:29 +0100 3924816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924869&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwe-all-love-boobies-but-are-these-bracelets-inappropriate%2F photo via ABC News Bracelets sold by the Keep a Breast Foundation are causing a stir in schools around the country. The bracelets have the phrase, “I love boobies,” on them. No — not boobies! Keep a Breast, a nonprofit that supports breast cancer prevention and early detection among young people, is selling the bracelets online and in stores across the country for around $4 each. School officials claim that the bracelets are in poor taste, and some schools have banned them. We have to admit we like them — if you’re going to encourage teenagers to touch their breasts every month, they’re going to be giggling no matter what. And every first grader in America knows what boobies are, anyway. So do you think the bracelets are inappropriate? Let us know in the comment... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924869 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:11:30 +0100 3924869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914997&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fspinal-fusion-device-from-revolutionary-advance-to-public-health-alert%2F2010.08.30 There are many stories journalists could report on about conflicts of interest and questions about evidence in the treatment of low back pain, perhaps especially with spinal fusion. We talked about many of these with journalists from the American Society of News Editors in a workshop at the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making in Boston in May. John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel hammers one of these issues, looking at how Medtronic’s Infuse product “went from revolutionary advance to public health alert.” Here’s his story on MedPageToday: “Spinal Fusion Device: A Bone of Contention for FDA.”  His entire series entitled “Side Effects: Money, Medicine and Patients” is indexed on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website. Th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914997 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:00:22 +0100 3914997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907780&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fr3X_-REYm-Q%2F We spend a fair amount of time on this site tracking the controversy over continuing medical education and the extent to which industry may unduly influence the physician mindset. For the second year running, though, a drugmaker - it happens to be Pfizer - is underwriting an extensive seminar on cancer issues for journalists that is organized by the National Press Foundation. Here are the basics: the NPF is awarding 15 fellowships to journalists who will attend a four-day session in October on cancer issues that will be presented by several experts (you can read more here). The idea, says Bob Meyers, the NPF prez and a former editor and reporter for The Washington Post, is to give journalists a chance to learn needed info about complex subjects, especially at a time when media resources ar... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907780 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:12:01 +0100 3907780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907642&cid=t_103093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F26%2Fthe-transition-year-an-interview-with-courtney-knowles%2F Earlier this year, The Jed Foundation and the American Psychiatric Foundation launched one of the newest mental health resources on the Web, The Transition Year. Recently, I was able to talk with Courtney Knowles, the Executive Director of The Jed Foundation, to get the skinny on this one-stop shop and why its contents are so beneficial for both students and parents before, during, and even after the college years. There’s a never-ending line at the bookstore. Posters announcing football schedules and Greek rush events are posted every couple of feet. Meal cards are being swiped every few minutes and music is blasting down the hall from the room where two longtime roommates are, once again, haggling over who’s in charge of buying the toilet paper. Yep, it’s that time of year again: ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907642 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:36:42 +0100 3907642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899381&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEW3fEekjyhc%2F The hard-nosed, content-at-all-cost folks at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation have been warned, and warned, and warned some more: Get the national curriculum standards you think are so incredibly important, and they will almost certainly be captured by the pedagogical progressives who have dominated education for decades — and whose notions you disdain. Well, if what’s being reported by Common Core’s Lynne Munson – and reiterated in this lamentation for Massachusetts by the Pioneer Institute’s Jim Stergios – is accurate, that is already happening. (Actually, some prominent analysts have long said that the national standards — created by the Council of Chief State School Officers and National Governors Association — are already nothing the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899381 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:26:02 +0100 3899381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885333&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fo8ac4oADjV0%2F Financial Times writes: The federal government will step in to ensure that the Obama administration’s health care reforms are implemented in every state, Kathleen Sebelius, the health secretary, said, amid growing resistance to the changes in some parts of the US and an inability to act in others. The article quotes Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: The way the bill is written, it really is a state-based programme with the federal government providing the back-up.  So if a state opts not to set up a risk pool, we do it here at the department. If the state opts not to regulate their insurance market, we do it… It is not a federal takeover, it’s really a partnership. Yes, a partnership not unlike that between the Soviet Union and, say, Czechoslovakia. The Obam... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885333 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:01:22 +0100 3885333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858166&cid=t_103093_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3311 Yesterday I was fired from the Conduct and Competence Committee of the CNHC. That is the organisation that was very quickly dubbed Ofquack in the blogosphere.  So now I am free to write what I like about about it. It has now become clear that voluntary self-regulation can not work. Recent events at the CNHC show how it has become a victim of its own rules [skip the background]. Background | Complaints | Why CNHC won’t work | Background The CNHC was the product of the late unlamented Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Integrated Health. The Prince’s Foundation was paid a large amount of taxpayers’ money, £900,000, by the Department of Health to come up with a scheme for voluntary self-regulation of various sorts of alternative medicine. There i... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858166 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:03:34 +0100 3858166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854748&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fp51ONR7dpCs%2F After months of tense negotiations and negative publicity over its posture toward AIDS drug pricing for state programs, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the ADAP Crisis Task Force are close to reaching an agreement that could be announced this week, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The agreement may include price freezes, lower rebates and expedited patient assistance programs, says Ann Lefert, associate director of government relations at the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors. The move comes as a growing number of state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs face a crisis, thanks to federal funding that has failed to keep up with demand caused by more people losing health insurance and shrinking state budgets. Some ADAPs have ballooning patient waiting lists a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854748 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:59:33 +0100 3854748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848862&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfLm7na9dDio%2F By Jason KuznickiIn the years since September 11, 2001, the secret digital surveillance state has grown enormously. Given heightened security measures, heightened anxiety, and cheaper-than-ever data collection and storage, such growth was perhaps inevitable. But what are the proper limits on the secret collection of information? Where do our constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties stand in this new era? Do the federal government’s increased powers of surveillance even accomplish the security tasks at hand? Constitutional lawyer and columnist Glenn Greenwald argues in this month’s Cato Unbound that the digital surveillance state is out of control. It’s also failed to deliver on its promises of greater security. Rather than helping to find the needle in the haystack, we have on... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848862 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:55:07 +0100 3848862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848870&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-reform-will-keep-medicare-afloat%2F2010.08.09 One of the more effective criticisms of the health reform law (Affordable Care Act, or ACA) is that it hurts Medicare. It also is wrong. Effective, in that it has been widely reported that seniors are more likely to express negative views of the ACA than other age groups. (Although the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Drew Altman, citing the group’s most recent tracking polls, writes that seniors’ opposition to health reform “is at least somewhat over played.”) Effective, but wrong: The ACA actually helps Medicare in three important ways. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848870 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3848870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845101&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmy-brother-the-red-sox-and-a-wrong-diagnosis-gone-right%2F2010.08.08 How often do people get the wrong diagnosis? Too often. There are things you can do help protect yourself. Things like, asking questions, being sure everything makes sense to you, not doing anything you’re not sure about. At Best Doctors, helping people do this is what we do every day, and so I want to tell you a story. It’s about my brother. I want to tell it to you it because it will help you understand the important work we do here, and because of something very special that happened for him this weekend. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at See First Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845101 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:00:59 +0100 3845101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822901&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI8gdEiwyYqQ%2F By Ilya ShapiroDavid Boaz already noted Missourians’ overwhelming rejection of the individual mandate yesterday.  That, combined with Monday’s decision in Virginia’s lawsuit — where the judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss, ruling that Virginia had standing to make its claims and that those claims had sufficient merit to proceed — should embolden Missouri’s Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder.  Kinder, in his personal capacity and joined by several other individuals, filed an Obamacare lawsuit last month. I mention the Kinder suit to remind everyone that there are more challenges out there than just Virginia’s and the Florida-led 20-state suit.  I have personal knowledge of groups and individuals who have sued in Michigan, Ohio... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822901 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:24:53 +0100 3822901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805798&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcelebrities-duped-by-greenwashing-dont-be-the-one%2F photo via Ecorazzi Remember localwashing? When a company pretends that it’s using local goods to create a product, but it’s really just trying to get you to buy crap? Greenwashing is similar, but instead of pretending to be local, companies fake eco-friendliness. And some of our favorite, most well-meaning celebrities just got played. Big time. In the “Be The One” public service announcement promoting restoration in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP oil spill, celebrities including Sandra Bullock, Blake Lively, and Dave Matthews urged the public to sign a petition demanding government funding for clean-up efforts. But it turns out that the PSA was made by America’s Wetland Foundation, which is funded by Shell Oil – photo via Ecorazzi and designed to shift... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805798 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:45:50 +0100 3805798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802540&cid=t_103093_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FAhUjgJYH2EM%2Flend-a-hand-for-diabetes-awareness.php I'm not a huge proponent of BigPharma, but do give two thumbs up for the Global Diabetes Handprint, inspired by Luis Emiro's idea for the TuDiabetes Word in Your Hand Project, spearheaded by Manny Hernandez, a photo contest in which hundreds of diabetics took photos of our belabored hands, sporting a word or two to sum up some aspect of life with diabetes. My contribution is to the left.I'll be honest; I'm not a real in-yo-face marketing type professional nor a gimmick-y prone gal, but I like this idea. And I like how simple it is: by writing a word on your hand (or on a virtual one!) and sharing a 200 word blurb about your word(s) along with your name and email address (though you can fully opt out of any correspondence with One Touch), One Touch will donate $5 to one of the following sma... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802540 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:58:54 +0100 3802540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795057&cid=t_103093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FtNjuEH7SYfI%2F The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which runs free AIDS clinics in various countries, including more than a dozen in the US, took the step over what it calls “unacceptable” pricing of the drugmaker’s Reyetaz AIDS medication. The move comes in response to the funding crisis at many state ADAP programs that provide AIDS and HIV drugs to the public (see here). Nearly 1,900 people are on ADAP waiting lists for AIDS meds and some states are raising eligibility requirements that are shutting out even more people from the programs. In response, some drugmakers are taking steps to lower pricing, such as providing greater rebates, according to The AIDS Institute advocacy group. But AHF says Bristol is not. “…the high price charged for Reyataz is contributing to a crisis ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795057 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:51:35 +0100 3795057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790687&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-E3Dv0FCqOk%2F By Michael F. CannonMaggie Mahar responds to my response to her critique of Michael Tanner’s claim that ObamaCare is deeply unpopular.  Mahar’s alternative narrative, espoused by many on the Left, is that “the more voters learn more about the reform legislation, the more they seem to like it.” Mahar shows that her narrative works if you begin looking for a trend at the high-water mark of opposition, if you look at a few select polls, if you look at not-so-straightforward poll questions, if you interpret simultaneous declines in both support and opposition as growing support, and if you devise a rationale for ignoring the views of those who most oppose ObamaCare.  Which is to say, her narrative doesn’t work.  ObamaCare remains deeply unpopular. Mahar claims ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790687 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:16:54 +0100 3790687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808672&cid=t_103093_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3263 Jump to follow-up Suggested twitter tag: #buckgate Number 19 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6EF.is to be the home of the proposed "College of Medicine" that has arisen from the ashes of the late unlamented Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health (their last accounts can be seen at Quackometer). Naturally one must ask if the "College of Medicine" will propagate the same sort of barmy ideas as the Prince’s Foundation used to do,  A visit to Companies House shows the auguries are not good 19 Buckingham Street For one thing, the name College of Medicine has existed only since May 2010.  The company was registered originally 19th November 2009 as The College of Integrated Health, but after a teleconference on 5th May 2010 it changed... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808672 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:09:09 +0100 3808672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786130&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-reliable-is-health-information-on-the-web%2F2010.07.24 Recently some Science-Based Medicine (SBM) colleagues (David Gorski, Kimball Atwood, Harriet Hall, Rachel Dunlop) and I gave two workshops on how to find reliable health information on the Web. As part of my research for this talk I came across this recent and interesting study that I would like to expand upon further: Quality and Content of Internet-Based Information for Ten Common Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Diagnoses. The fact that the article focuses on orthopedic diagnoses is probably not relevant to the point of the article itself, which was to assess the accuracy of health information on the Web. They looked at 10 orthopedic diagnoses and searched on them using Google and Yahoo, and then chose the top results. They ultimately evaluated 154 different sites with multiple reviewers fo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786130 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:00:13 +0100 3786130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780329&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftext-for-tigers-dick-van-dyke-loves-wildlife-is-still-lovable%2F We’re not sure which role we like Dick Van Dyke best in. Rob Petrie? One-man-band Bert? Diagnosis: Murder’s Dr. Mark Sloan? Or is it his new real-life role as the World Wildlife Fund’s spokesman for the new Texting for Tigers campaign? Okay, it’s probably Rob Petrie. But we’re also fans of his animal conservation efforts. Check out the video below (ignore the horrible child actors) and consider texting TIGERS to 20222 to donate $10 to the WWF. via Ecorazzi Post from: BlissTree Text for Tigers: Dick Van Dyke Loves Wildlife, Is Still Lovable (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780329 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:02:10 +0100 3780329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767058&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWdpsFEEHeJ0%2F By Michael F. CannonThe Century Foundation’s Maggie Mahar is one of the Left’s more knowledgeable and insightful health policy wonks.  Today, she blogs about my colleague Michael Tanner’s claim — made in his recent white paper, “Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health Care Law” — that ObamaCare, which became law in March, “remains deeply unpopular.  Recent polls show substantial majorities support repealing it.”  To support that claim, Tanner cites a May poll showing support for repeal at 63 percent. Mahar says Tanner is “cherry picking”: Bad Medicine was released July 12. Why didn’t Tanner include June numbers? Instead, he  hand-picked the one poll, over a seventeen week span, that s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767058 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:32:03 +0100 3767058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761414&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkchRve8zG7k%2F By David BoazThe estimable Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala has just posted 15 hours of interviews with F. A. Hayek, conducted in 1978, four years after he won the Nobel Prize for Economics. You know the interviewee is important when the interviewers include James M. Buchanan, Robert Bork, Armen Alchian, Axel Leijonhufvud, and Leo Rosten. Along with the streaming video, there’s a complete transcript posted. What an amazing resource! We are indebted to Armen Alchian, Bob Chitester, the Earhart Foundation, the Pacific Academy of Advanced Studies, and now Francisco Marroquin for making these interviews available. A few years later Cato Policy Report published two exclusive interviews with Hayek, in print form. Find them here and here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761414 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:04:25 +0100 3761414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753759&cid=t_103093_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F14%2Finvolving-users-in-commissioning-local-services%2F Title: Involving users in commissioning local services Skinny: Study by Age Concern London brought commissioners and diverse service users together to discuss how service users can be involved in shaping local services. The project reflected on what is actually happening and provided pointers to how user involvement in commissioning could work in practice. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 58p Published: 18/05/2010 Filed under: Community Services, Grey Literature, Practice Based Commissioning Tagged: Best Practice, Commisioning, Cost Effectiveness, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Service Users, Social Care, World Class Commissioning (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753759 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:41:52 +0100 3753759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753761&cid=t_103093_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F14%2Ftelling-the-story-of-hartfields-a-new-retirement-village-for-the-twenty-first-century%2F This study tracked key decisions made, and challenges faced, as the scheme developed. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 42p Published: 21/04/2010 Filed under: Community Services, Culture, Grey Literature, Housing, Local Authorities, Quality of Life, Regeneration Tagged: Community, Culture, GPs, Healthy lifestyles, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Residence (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753761 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:05:31 +0100 3753761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729984&cid=t_103093_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Funderstanding-inflammatory-bowel-disease%2F is an educational series from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) One great resource for information related to Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis is the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA).  They are a non-profit organization run by volunteers and their goal is to find a cure for both Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis.  Every year they hold a fund-raising event called “Take Steps” for which I participate and blog about every year.  They also have a lot of information on their website that you may find interesting:  http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/crohns I just found out that they are bringing a new series of educational events to different cities across the States.  This event, open to all patients, family members, caregivers, and community members,... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729984 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:19:57 +0100 3729984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695548&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FeEpnU-EHhcc%2F By Ilya ShapiroCato adjunct scholar Tim Sandefur, who authored an amicus brief in the case of Skilling v. U.S., writes on his home blog: Today, the Supreme Court decided the case of Jeffrey Skilling, the CEO of Enron, who had been convicted of the crime of “honest services fraud.” The statute, however, is so vague, that nobody knows what the term “honest services fraud” actually means. Pacific Legal Foundation (joined by our friends at the Cato Institute) filed a brief in the case arguing that statutes that are so vague violate the constitutional guarantee of due process of law—and that the constitutional protection against vague laws should apply in the business realm the same as anywhere else. Vague laws are dangerous because you cannot know what they prohibit and cannot ther... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695548 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:30:49 +0100 3695548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687247&cid=t_103093_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Ftake-steps-for-crohn%25e2%2580%2599s-and-colitis-2010%2F Hello Everyone!  How are you doing today?  I hope that you find yourself well and in good health.  Hopefully you participated or will participate in the annual Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s (CCFA) Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis walk.  In case you didn’t know, each year the CCFA holds a fund-raising walk – “Take Steps” –  to raise much-needed money for the cure to these horrible digestive diseases. The Houston walk was this past weekend, but I was unable to go due to a sinus infection and bad cough.  Of course, the first antibiotic did not work, so instead of getting better, I just kept getting worse.  I started my new antibiotic on Monday and it seems to be helping.  Although, I think that I pushed myself too hard and too fast so today I was ba... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687247 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:32:36 +0100 3687247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687037&cid=t_103093_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fprivate-health-insurers-raise-rates-sharply-obama-administration-warns-price-gouging%2F The Kaiser Family Foundation has found that most private healthcare insurers have raised rates 20% or more in an attempt to “get in under the wire” before significant health insurance reform starts to take effect this summer and fall. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687037 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:18:43 +0100 3687037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676770&cid=t_103093_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fhandbook-of-pediatric-neuropsychology.html The forthcoming Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology (Dr. Andrew Davis) can now be pre-ordered from Springer Publishing.A description of the book, at the publisher website, is below:This handbook covers basic neurodevelopmental research that any pediatric neuropsychologist will need to know. The authors discuss practical issues in pediatric assessment, and provide a comprehensive overview of the most common medical conditions that neuropsycholoigists encounter while dealing with pediatric populations.The book also describes a variety of professional issues that neuropsychologists must confront during their daily practice, such as ethics, multiculturalism, child abuse, forensics, and psychopharmacology. Also discussed are school-based issues such as special education law, consulting with s... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676770 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:35:00 +0100 3676770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3665959&cid=t_103093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_1D6SgH6YJw%2F By David RittgersThe Heritage Foundation and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) made a stir by announcing their joint report, Without Intent: How Congress is Eroding the Criminal Intent Requirement in Federal Law. The report highlights the growth of federal criminal provisions in the 109th Congress. Many criminal statutes are drafted without the traditional requirement of criminal intent. When there is no requirement that the government prove you “willfully” or “knowingly” broke the law, mistakes are treated the same as intentional criminality. Some laws are written so broadly that it is impossible for anyone to know what conduct is illegal. Criminal provisions are included in statutes that are never reviewed by the judiciary committees of either chamber of Co... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3665959 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:30:37 +0100 3665959