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 'francisco'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181796&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fis-ut-austin-finally-getting-its-long-awaited-medical-school%2F2011.09.02 The headline is disingenuous: yes, there’s a Med School headed for Austin. Congrats, Brackendridge! Kinda amusing tale after the quote: Lawmakers and local leaders are hopeful a plan unanimously adopted at Thursday’s University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting means they could finally get what they’ve long been waiting for: a new medical school. One of the elements of the plan outlined by Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa is to “advance medical education and research in Austin.” Even before Thursday’s meeting ended, state Sen. Kirk Watson issued a press release reading between the lines, calling for the creation of a flagship health science center and medical school in Austin. “Within the next 30 days, I plan to offer a path – and a challenge for our community – to bu... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181796 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:00:10 +0100 5181796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107653&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F07%2F30%2Fhealth-tech-next-generation-conference-see-you-in-san-francisco%2F I haven’t been to a healthcare IT conference in a little while. Mostly, because I hadn’t seen one that I really wanted to attend. So, I’m excited that August 12th I’m going to the Health Tech: Next Generation Conference in San Franscisco, CA. I’m actually going to be there the whole weekend since there’s a WordPress conference happening that weekend as well. Plus, there are a number of people I’m planning to meet with while I’m there. If you’re in San Francisco that weekend, let me know so we can get together. I always love meeting readers of this site. I’m really excited for this healthcare IT conference. They have the amazing Guy Kawasaki as one of the keynote speakers. He’s a dynamic person and I can’t wait to see ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107653 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:29:28 +0100 5107653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028573&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fradiology-needs-reassert-their-it-leadership Radiology groups and imaging centers have been on the leading technology edge for many years. The leadership principles of radiology CEOs and CIOs shine in how they approach: Documenting and streamlining workflows Selecting and implementing technology to enable the workflows Measuring the results and focusing on how to continue to enhance the workflows read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028573 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:50:18 +0100 5028573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762797&cid=t_110899_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fintroducing-boomers-on-the-rise-aging-well%2F I’m pleased to introduce our newest blog, Boomers on the Rise: Aging Well with Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D. This blog will discuss the increasingly complicated landscape of modern day aging, because, let’s face it, none of us is getting younger. Topics relate to healthcare and medicine, gender differences related to aging, coping with illness, and the many demands today’s middle-aged and older adults face. We’re all getting older, and with a generation of baby boomers getting to retirement age, this is the largest group of individuals that will become seniors in our nation’s history. There is a lot to navigate as we age, and few of us get a handbook to help guide us on our journey. I hope this blog will help give us the valuable tips and information that will make ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762797 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:02:31 +0100 4762797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734098&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchildhood-education-may-be-the-key-to-reducing-healthcare-costs%2F2011.04.21 In a recent op-ed in the San Francisco Examiner, William Dow, a professor of health economics at UC Berkeley, commented on the importance of education as a means of enabling more people to afford health care insurance. In my view, education is important not simply because an educated population can more easily pay for health care. The main importance is that educating children will allow those children and their children to have healthier childhoods, less burden of disease as adults, access to more personal and communal resources to deal with whatever disease they have and less need for health care, and that translates into less health care spending. Let me frame this in terms of the San Francisco Bay Area. In a series of articles in the Contra Costa Times last year, Susanne Bohan and San... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734098 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:00:01 +0100 4734098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684265&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlMc1JdHkAwQ%2F By Jim HarperSan Francisco's Entertainment Commission will soon be considering a jaw-dropping attack on privacy and free assembly. Here are some of the rules the Commission may adopt for any gathering of people expected to reach 100 or more: 3. All occupants of the premises shall be ID Scanned (including patrons, promoters, and performers, etc.). ID scanning data shall be maintained on a data storage system for no less than 15 days and shall be made available to local law enforcement upon request. 4. High visibility cameras shall be located at each entrance and exit point of the premises. Said cameras shall maintain a recorded data base for no less than fifteen (15 days) and made available to local law enforcement upon request. Would you recognize a police state if you lived in one? How ab... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684265 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:42:28 +0100 4684265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684190&cid=t_110899_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fneurosurgeon-dr-gabriel-zada-briefs-reporters-condition-giants-fan-beaten-dodger-stadium%2F Neurosurgeon Dr. Gabriel Zada is reporting that San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow received critical injuries to his brain during a savage and apparently unprovoked assault he suffered while leaving Dodger stadium on opening day of the 2011 Major League Baseball season. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684190 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:15:25 +0100 4684190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265684&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkPzv5Q_HkbE%2F By Walter OlsonThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which has long agitated for wider government intervention in food and nutritional matters, has filed a lawsuit charging that McDonald’s is violating California consumer laws by marketing Happy Meals with toys. It wants to force the burger chain either to drop the toy, or to replace the meals’ food components with something more whole-grain-and-vegetable-y. The New York Daily News invited me to have my say on the controversy, and I did. I pointed out that the lawsuit seemed to be aimed at an end run around the reality of individual choice: No one forced [named plaintiff Monet] Parham to take her daughters to McDonald’s, buy them that particular menu item, and sit by as they ate every last French fry in the b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265684 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:17:44 +0100 4265684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172329&cid=t_110899_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFbCJyugESOg%2F Rise and shine. Another day is on the way. Although, clouds are hovering over the Pharmalot corporate campus. Nonetheless, we are reminded, once again, of what the Morning Mayor would say: ‘Every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.’ We urge you to tug on the ribbon. And, of course, please join us for a cup of stimulation and the news of the world. Have a great day, everyone… Docs Say Bloodthinner Race Is Too Close To Call (Reuters) Patent Upheld On Bristol-Myers Abilify Schizophrenia Med (Bloomberg News) Value-Based Pricing Is No Magic Bullet: ABPI (InPharm) FDA Approves Eisai Med For Breast Cancer (Bloomberg News) Pfizer Signs R&D Deal With UC San Francisco (The Wall Street Journal) Merck Loses 50 Execs In India (The Economic Times) Lupus Drug To... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172329 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:12:47 +0100 4172329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105676&cid=t_110899_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FNW0nGBpDdQM%2F I'm starting to getting pretty pumped about the upcoming Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2010 conference in San Francisco, coming to us courtesy of emergency edumacation guru and classic Aussie export Mel Herbert. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105676 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:07:27 +0100 4105676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772429&cid=t_110899_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2010%2F07%2Foperation-weight-gain-week-2%2F I had a nice weekend. July 13 was my wife’s 30th birthday and July 14 marked our 8-year “let’s be boyfriend/girlfriend” anniversary. To celebrate, we spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in my hometown, San Francisco. We stayed in a nice hotel just outside the city and paid way less than it was worth (thanks, Priceline). Friday night Continue reading Operation Weight Gain: Week 2 (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772429 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:45:51 +0100 3772429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761414&cid=t_110899_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=3753801&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXmCFSDH7djw%2F By Jason KuznickiIt’s nice to get quoted in the Los Angeles Times, even if the author obviously didn’t understand what I was getting at. I’ll try to clear up the confusion here. Karen Caplan writes: Does Kuznicki (or anyone else) really think that the goal of a healthy diet is simply to minimize the total number of calories consumed? (Perhaps these are the same folks who swear by Taco Bell’s Drive-Thru Diet.) A 12-ounce serving of whole milk contains 12 grams of protein, along with 45% of the calcium and 36% of the vitamin D you need each day. The same amount of soy milk also has 12 grams of protein and 14% of the daily recommended intake of iron. Care to guess how many vitamins and minerals are in a can of Coke? I certainly don’t think that a healthy diet mea... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753801 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:19:01 +0100 3753801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746857&cid=t_110899_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FEID5-wTAlF0%2F We often hear interest from people of all ages in being participants in the cognitive research we are doing in our UCSF lab. However, all of our experiments to date have been focused on under 20 year olds and the over 60 age group, and many people fall in between. Well, we have just launched our first experiment aimed at exploring the impact of distraction and multitasking on performance across the lifespan, with a large enough number of participants to allow for gender comparisons. So, we are reaching to people of all ages with the opportunity to be participate in this cool new experiment. This is a behavioral study using a video game that we created and developed to evaluate these skills. It sets the stage for both a brain training and brain recording experiment to follow. Taking part re... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746857 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:29:57 +0100 3746857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671678&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fya8uF2x1UWo%2F By Steve H. HankeThe New York Times editorialists are at it again.  June 12th’s lead editorial, “The Latest Work Dodge: A Shutdown,” frets over the specter of the New York state government being shut down because Albany’s legislators can’t agree on a budget.  Well, the Times must have breathed a collective sigh of relief late Monday (June 14th).  That’s when the State Senate passed Governor Paterson’s 11th temporary budget extender, which allowed state offices to hang out “open for business” signs on Tuesday. But, the Times wants a final state budget and claims that more taxing and borrowing and maybe some cuts in school aid will do the trick.  One item that the Times wants off the table in Albany is property taxes.  According to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671678 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:24:18 +0100 3671678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592290&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fdespite-hit-progress-who%25E2%2580%2599s-still-left-out As new HIT makes ever greater inroads into the nation’s healthcare system, there is bound to be an expanding array of stories that highlight the advantages HIT brings to patients and doctors alike. But rather than taking too much comfort as favorable evidence piles up, policymakers should regularly wonder what percentage of the population is still not reaping the benefits. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592290 Mon, 24 May 2010 12:31:40 +0100 3592290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416004&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblisstree-photo-of-the-day-3%2F OK, today we’re cheating a little, but at least it’s for a good cause. All of the following photos from last Saturday’s Earth Hour were so cool, we couldn’t pick just one to feature. So here are eight for your viewing pleasure. Las Vegas, Before & After Earth Hour 2010 (Photo: WWF) Parthenon Temple at Acropolis in Greece, Before & After Earth Hour 2010 (Photo: boston.com) Mohammed Ali mosque at Cairo's Salahadeen Citadel, Before & After Earth Hour 2010 (Photo: boston.com) Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Before & After Earth Hour 2010 (Photo: WWF) Post from: BlissTree Blisstree Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416004 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:34:56 +0100 3416004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358942&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpregnancy-woes%2F Sad Pregnant Woman I’m always intrigued — and frankly, quite skeptical — when Hollywood star moms-to-be gush over how much they love being pregnant. They wax on about how they’ve never felt better or sexier. They blather about how beautiful their skin looks and silky their hair feels. My all-time favorite, however, is when they exclaim that they wish they could be pregnant forever. Better them than me, I say. For me, pregnancy sucked. Getting pregnant sucked even worse. A little back story: My husband and I had tried for about a year to have a kid the old fashioned way. No baby showed, so we moved on to fertility drugs, and then artificial insemination. Still nothing. So we brought in the big guns – in vitro fertilization – because it turned out we were, reproductively speaking... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358942 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:46 +0100 3358942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280055&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Freducing-meaningful-use-criteria-good-move The meaningful use workgroup, which reports to HHS' Health IT Policy Committee, recommended a reduction in the number of measures providers would need to meet in order to qualify for federal incentive funds under CMS. From the overall feedback CMS has received since the meaningful use criteria was released at the end of December 2009, it's the right thing to do. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280055 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:47 +0100 3280055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039873&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-healthcare-industry-can-increase-number-successful-ehremr-initiatives (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039873 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:11:51 +0100 3039873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004085&cid=t_110899_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FMxO3b2oIN30%2F This is the thinking - if a college student submits a paper written by someone else, it’s considered plagiarism. But what is it called when an academic researcher submits a journal study that was written, shaped or heavily edited by a medical communications firm? Grassley contends there is little or no difference. And so the Iowa Republican, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee and has spearheaded numerous investigations into the drug and device industries, has written 10 top medical schools to ask what they’re doing about the issue, The New York Times reports. The schools contacted: Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, Washington University, University of California at San Francisco, Duke, Stanford, University of Washington, Yale and Columbia. In explaining ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004085 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:28 +0100 3004085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2985040&cid=t_110899_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fprivate-outpatient-for-opiates-done.html Prescription drug abuse, especially by young people, is on the rise, and opiates like Vicodin and Oxycontin rank high on the list.  People with chronic pain all too often end up addicted to their medications.  People who got into  heroin or other opiates for recreational use or to self-medicate some psychic hurt frequently find themselves in deeper waters than they ever intended.  We meet all these people, among others, in LifeRing meetings, and one of the big concerns for them is anti-addiction medications.  In the past, the most common medication to treat opiate addiction was methadone.  Methadone continues in use, but buprenorphine (byou-pruh-NOR-feen) is the new kid on the block, and both physicians and patients are picking up on it because it's easier to ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2985040 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:21:00 +0100 2985040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920162&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQcfvM3KlUm0%2F A few things to consider before comparing Vietnam to Afghanistan. Cato v. Heritage on the Patriot Act. When it comes to energy policy, most conservatives toss free-market ideas aside. When your only choice is to “be a good victim”: Man shoots two people to death in San Francisco while police stand by. Podcast: “Could the Fed Have Foreseen Our Financial Fiasco?“ (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920162 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:26:16 +0100 2920162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899041&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Femergence-e-patients Fresh on the heels of the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, a renewed spotlight is shining on empowered “e-patients.” The convention was a showcase for a myriad of online and mobile tools which enable patients to engage in their health and their lives in ways not previously feasible. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899041 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:56:48 +0100 2899041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876148&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fnursing-health-20-hangover So it’s the morning after the big Health 2.0 bash and the hangover is awful. My head is awash with flashing screens of medical alerts, rainbow-colored demos of virtual patients flitting from one personal health app to the next, and a blur of snappy, almost sneering answers to the same old questions about user adoption, ROI, and business models. I just spent two days getting high on health care’s highest high-concept, I can’t log into my own health plan’s portal to look up a simple eligibility thing, and it’s dull, gray cloudy morning in San Francisco. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876148 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:58:42 +0100 2876148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876388&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F08%2Fo-yeah-i-write-a-blog%2F Where do I start?  Everything is different.  Like so different that I am pretty sure I’m thin and awesome now. Hmm…First off, I got a job.  I know right?  Awesome. Well yes but its in Seattle.  Which means I am moving to the rainy state.  Isn’t that exactly where someone going through a massive depression should live?  Just keep the flannel and heroine away and I should be fine.  It’s not really all that different from San Francisco.  We don’t see the sun for weeks around here. I’m also selling my house.  Thankfully there are some decent advantages to being OCD about labels and cleanliness when it comes to preparing for this.  I basically had to move a chair and call it a day.  Phew.  But That didn’t stop me from going insane trying to... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876388 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:19:32 +0100 2876388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809733&cid=t_110899_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7dpBv543VyM%2F The bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness has a new passion: designing celebrity charity frames for eye bobs eye wear. Best of all, proceeds from the frames proceeds will be donated to a non-profit organization near to Gardner’s heart, the Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. The inspirational single father and successful entrepreneur has become the first celebrity to design and develop an original color for his favorite eye bobs frames, the Thick Eye. The new frames, part of eye bobs’ fall 2010 collection, will be known as “The Chris Gardner.” Seventy-five percent of sales proceeds from “The Chris Gardner” frames will be donated to the Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. This was the shelter, food kitchen and humanitarian organization that helped Chris Gardner... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809733 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:40:42 +0100 2809733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744339&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F28%2Fok-somebody-had-to%2F Do we reeeaaally need a sign on the front door telling us not to bring guns in the building? Ok ok so it might be somewhat helpful at any infertility clinic, but this is just your run of the mill office building!?! Even better. The icon all the way to the right? No cameras. As. I. Take. Pictures. Of. It. …and. The. Security. Guy. Steps. Out. Of. The. Way. (Source: B a b y B o u n d) B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744339 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:58:58 +0100 2744339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741631&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F27%2Fjust-some-good-advice%2F So… Since I’ve been job hunting quite a bit recently, I realized that a lot of my “gut instincts” about bad jobs come from one very awesomely horrifying job I had a few years ago.  The owner of this strange company was so completely insane it was shocking he even knew how to read.  Actually, now that I think of it, I don’t remember ever seeing him read?….hmm.  I lasted a total of 6 weeks before I had had enough. And when my time was up, I did something so uncharacteristic of me that I still to this day have a hard time believing I really did it.  In one of 8 thousand meetings with the Mr. Crazy, I got up, walked out and never came back.  In the next few weeks, the rest of my peers followed suit – with the exception of one unlucky sole who is s... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741631 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:27:39 +0100 2741631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737879&cid=t_110899_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FONT_iHWoDa4%2F We have two excellent new speakers, Anne Hinton and Steve DeMello, to add to the excellent roster during the ASA Brain Health Day to take place on Friday, September 11th, 2009, at the Oakland Marriott City Center. Anne Hinton is Executive Director of the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services. In this capacity she has responsibility for In-Home Supportive Services, Adult Protective Services, Public Guardian, Public Conservator, Public Administrator, Representative Payee, Veterans Services, Information and Referral, and the Partnership for Community Based Care and Support. In addition the Department funds 45 community service providers for programs such as congregate meals, senior centers, home delivered meals, case management, family caregiving, etc. Her career spans more th... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737879 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:17:39 +0100 2737879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657946&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F30%2Fsometimes-nature-is-funny%2F (Source: B a b y B o u n d) B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657946 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:03:14 +0100 2657946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576794&cid=t_110899_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FpqcH3R1sUrw%2F DNA testing on the deceased is hard enough, but on 3,000 year-old mummies?! Burial mask of mummy King Tutankhamun. Image: Newscom But that’s exactly what Egypt hopes to do with its most famous mummy King Tutankhamun and the two fetuses found in his tomb. After ten years of refusal, Egypt’s chief of antiquities Zahi Hawass finally allowed DNA tests to discover the lineage of King Tut. King Tut only lived for 19 years in ancient Egypt and reigned for nine years, but he became famous for the mysteries surrounding his life and abrupt death. His discovery in 1922 was a magnificent surprise. His secret tomb remained untouched by thieves, and with him were buried more treasures than any royal tomb ever found. The identity of his parents were never known. He supposedly married the daughter of ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576794 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:43:00 +0100 2576794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477544&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHfQyuzLUvbw%2F Yet again the city of San Francisco is demonstrating its “love” for humanity.  By threatening to fine them for getting their garbage wrong. Reports MSNBC: Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They’ll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out with their rubbish. San Francisco this week passed a mandatory composting law that is believed to be the strictest such ordinance in the nation. Residents will be required to have three color-coded trash bins, including one for recycling, one for trash and a new one for compost — everything from banana peels to coffee grounds. The law makes San Francisco the leader yet again in environmentally friendly measures, following up on other green initiatives such as bannin... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477544 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:56:17 +0100 2477544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398872&cid=t_110899_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealth-it-stimulus-and-fqhcs-dont-forget-about-us There is a critical element in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that targets funds for Federally-Qualified Community Health Centers (FQHCs).  (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398872 Fri, 08 May 2009 15:48:31 +0100 2398872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382881&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F01%2Fi-guess-they-dont-want-you-to-park-there%2F (Source: B a b y B o u n d) B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382881 Sat, 02 May 2009 03:11:22 +0100 2382881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2356873&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FO5vTT4l9KN8%2F @RadleyBalko points to a Washington Examiner column in which Jim Kouri, Vice President and Public Information Officer of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, says that Obama administration policy changes with regard to the “global war on terrorism” allow “suspected Fifth Column-type groups . . . to make symbolic demands on agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency.” He says the Council on American-Islamic Relations has called on the FBI to confirm or deny that a number of Long Island mosques are under law enforcement surveillance. It’s hard to find the answer to the first question this raises: “So what?” Kouri does not make the case he implies: that something sinister lurks because this group,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2356873 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:53:16 +0100 2356873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2283411&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F17%2Fwelcome-to-san-francisco-please-follow-me-to-the-ct-scan-room%2F Today is the day that marks the 2nd aniversary of our move to San Francisco.  It was on this day 2 years ago that we packed up the car, drove up here, moved into corporate housing and said wtf have we just done? After our moment of panic, we walked across the big scary San Francisco street to the big scary San Francisco market and got ourselves some groceries.  Let me tell you, that Safeway market may have looked unassuming and oddly identical to every market in LA, but it was all new to us.  We were foreign and didn’t know the language.  (Is it ok to ask for plastic or is that bad here?  Do people not buy a whole lot at one time or is that considered stupid?  What are the rules!!!) I remember it so well.  We bought a chicken. (those already made ones), some salad fixings and ... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2283411 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:50:24 +0100 2283411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2233037&cid=t_110899_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fmorning-thoughts.html Morning RainbowOriginally uploaded by anneticsWe've had some pretty intense rain and hail in the past day or two, so I was happy to be greeted by this sight this morning and am reminded how fortunate I am to live in such a beautiful place. This week is Diabetes Training Camp for the Triabetes captains down in Tucson, and I am not able to be there because of my bike accident on Feb 1. It has been heartbreaking for me to miss it but it just wasn't an option. The healing is going well, and I have been able to get on my trainer for 15 minutes at a time for several days now; but I won't be able to swim, bike (outside) or run at all until the end of the month, at the earliest. I'm really glad I can use the trainer, though, and conveniently, I already had an old tire on my rear wheel, so won't ca... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2233037 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:29:00 +0100 2233037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2178583&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F11%2Fpullin-a-britney-on-muni%2F …so yesterday I was minding my own business on my way to work when I saw this: Seeing as I hate all things feet.  And all things gross.  And all things MUNI, this was a trifecta of f.ing disgusting.  This woman was actually sitting on a subway train with no shoes or socks on.  Not even flip flops - something I myself choose never to wear in this germ tube. I’m still having trouble with this.  I’m pretty sure an entire industrial sized container of hand sanitizer isn’t going to be enough to get me back to normal again.  Even if I bathed in it.  I can already feel the hepatitis growing in my legs and hands and I didn’t even sit near her. From now on, I will probably be easy to point out on the train as I will be the one wearing this: It really is the sa... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2178583 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:20:07 +0100 2178583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2112340&cid=t_110899_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2FKF5sOBPHJr8%2Fsafe-drug-injection-sites.html Will San Francisco follow Vancouver’s lead?San Francisco is on the brink of agreeing to open what would officially be the nation’s first medically supervised injection facility for addicts--despite mixed feelings about the program in the Bay Area.The Safer Injection Facility is likely to be located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, where drug abuse is rampant. If it moves forward, the site will be modeled after an equally controversial Canadian program, the Insite injection facility, established in Vancouver in 2003.“None of us want to shoot out here in front of kids,” a homeless drug user told the Oakland Tribune. “If we had a place to shoot, then we’d also have a place to put our dirty needles, which is a problem out there.” However, there has been considerable comm... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2112340 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:34:00 +0100 2112340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078416&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F03%2Ffriends-are-sometimes-good-for-making-babies%2F I’ve been gone.  Ya noticed?  I finally had a life.   I know it may surprise some people that at one time I was actually pretty cool, but I assure you there was a time I stayed up past 11 and went to cool parties.  I know right?  No way!  But really folks.  I did.  800 years ago, I was cool. My friends from Los Angeles came up here to spend a few days with us and we got to remember what it was like to go out all the time and talk about nothing but the entertainment industry.  Who’s doing what, who just signed with who, which show is getting canceled, bla bla bla.  All that good stuff that reminds me why I moved, but still made for a really great few days with old friends. It just reminded me how much I like my life.  I’ve been feeling very bla lately and ya mi... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2078416 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:12:22 +0100 2078416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2019245&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F07%2Fhow-to-design-an-apartment-in-5-easy-steps%2F Make sure you prep for the day by drinking several martinis the night before so that you are well on your way to a hangover for the day of fun at hand.  After you are good and sauced, go check out the new apartment.  Hopefully this will be your first time seeing it.  Its very important to take measurements before you head to the store so get out those feet and walk it out.  (Don’t write it down.  Your awesomely impaired memory is completely fine for this) Agree on an early start.  Always important when you have a big day planned.  Then chack back and make sure you have successfully accomplished step 1 and roll out of bed only when the phone rings asking where you are. Go to Ikea.  The world’s most horribly amazing place.  An entire apartment fits on 1 flatbed cart.  I... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2019245 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:28:15 +0100 2019245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918644&cid=t_110899_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F29%2Fi-think-i-could-sell-my-pocket-lint-with-more-success%2F I was recently out on the town, mindin my own bidness when I rolled up on a street vendor with the most disturbing table of stolen shit for sale goods that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share. This, folks, is a 12 inch tall ceramic baby.  Not all that impressed yet?  Well, what if I was to tell you that this lovely little clay version of what we all long for was covered in what appears to be blood?  From head to toe. No?  Wow you are hard to please aren’t you. What if I was to throw in a picture of her little friend, Bullseye Brown With a bloody target in her forehead…. Nothing?  Well you are leaving me with no choice then.  Here it comes… And there lies the head of what was once their partner in crime, Shorty Stumperston.  Bloody, with a giant hol... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918644 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:25:13 +0100 1918644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868528&cid=t_110899_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F10%2Fgolden-gate-bridge-to-get-a-suicide-net%2F As we reported earlier today, it looks like the Golden Gate Bridge will finally get a suicide barrier: After decades worth of engineering studies and heated debate, Golden Gate Bridge officials have voted to erect a suicide barrier on the bridge. The winning design is a stainless steel net that will be hung beneath the iconic bridge span. The Bridge’s board of directors has been under increasing pressure in recent years to do something more to prevent the numerous suicides that take place on the iconic span. Thirty eight people plummeted to their death last year from the bridge. We’ve previously documented how a film was made capturing some of the suicides that take place on the Golden Gate Bridge. We expressed our frustration in July with the slow progress being made in ere... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868528 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:43:58 +0100 1868528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709614&cid=t_110899_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhemodynamics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fno-obits.html I remember that week because the epidemiologist I shared an office with put the headline up on her bulletin board:"NO OBITS"We took good long looks at the headline, quietly reflecting, finding ourselves happy to realize that we had definitively arrived in a new era. As a guest opinion in this week's Bay Area Reporter reminded me, it was 10 years ago this week that the BAR ran this headline as a huge banner on its front page. In August of 1997 in San Francisco, none of its readers had to be told what the headline meant.The BAR is a gay newspaper in San Francisco, and for various reasons it essentially became the newspaper of record for gay men's obituaries there. And so, from early on, it served as an ongoing record of the community's losses from AIDS. The obituaries were written by the fri... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709614 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:48:00 +0100 1709614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683436&cid=t_110899_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F357321563%2F Nice to see you again. A bit rainy, though, here in the nation’s medicine chest. No matter. Our spirits are high and there is much to do. So as you settle in for another round of strategic to-ing and fro-ing, here are a few tidbits to help you along. Hope your days goes well… Pfizer Shifts Employees To SF Biotech Center (San Francisco Business Times) Novo Nordisk Opens Seattle Site (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Mylan Posts Second-Quarter Loss (MarketWatch) Drugmakers Gives $20M To Dundee University For Research (BBC) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683436 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:27:08 +0100 1683436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1637834&cid=t_110899_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F339084013%2F I’m speaking at the 2008 BlogHer conference in San Francisco, on a panel called MommyBlogging: Blogging About Our Children with Special Needs and with some other more than noteworthy mother-blogger-writers: If parenting in general can be isolating, it can be more so when raising a child with special needs. Susan Etlinger, Shannon Des Roches Rosa aka Squid Rosenberg, Kristina Chew, Jennifer Graf Groneberg and Vicki Forman are among those MommyBloggers who are blogging their experiences…and finding both a community…and a cause. Join them. Share your story. Find out how, to quote Vicki, “…to embrace and treasure what makes us all different. And the same.” The panel is this Saturday, July 19, 1:45-3:00 pm; heartfelt and lively discussion expected. As noted, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637834 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:18:46 +0100 1637834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636486&cid=t_110899_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fsan-francisco-days-san-francisco-nightsat-blogher08.html Yep, time to pull out my favorite photo of San Francisco, because not only am I visiting, but I’m actually staying here! It’s the BlogHer08 conference at the beautiful Westin St. Francis at Union Square! I would love to tell you who I’ve met and what I’ve learned, but the conference actually starts in about three hours. (Many thanks to Rob Halper and the folks at Johnson and Johnson as I am attending the conference as their guest! I met Rob through the J&J Discover Nursing campaign.) ***** This room totally rocks! Check it out, Starbucks in the in-room coffee machine, little itty bitty bottles of Jack Daniels in the fridge! I have never had Jack Daniels in my life, but it’s just nice to know it’s there if I do want it! I feel like the “Hick fro... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636486 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:53:16 +0100 1636486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458860&cid=t_110899_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F294535195%2F The city and its health program, which covers more than 50,000 low-income residents, is suing the wholesaler illegally conspiring to manipulate prices going back to 2001. The 88-page complaint filed in federal court in Boston alleges a scheme to increase the markup on more than 400 brand-name meds, forcing consumers and health plans “to make hundreds of millions of dollars of excess payments.” The suit is related to a class action lawsuit originally filed in 2005 in Boston. Two months ago, US District Court Judge Patti Saris certified consumers and third-party payors as classes. San Francisco, however, becomes the first government plaintiff to seek to recover damages caused by the alleged price-fixing scheme attributed to McKesson and First DataBank, a publisher of prescription... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458860 Tue, 20 May 2008 20:43:12 +0100 1458860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879576&cid=t_110899_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fliddle-kidz-north-american-tuch-tour.html (FYI: No Baby Dolls were harmed during the taking of this infant massage teacher graduation photo)Well here at Liddle Kidz we have been on a whirlwind since we left Los Angeles, and I know you’ve been asking for an update, so it goes. Here’s a little blow-by-blow of what we've been up too.Well we started off with a fantastic Certified Infant Massage Teacher Training in Los Angeles at ‘Creative Seeds’. What a welcoming creative space to host our group. And a wonderful group it was – turning out brand new infant massage teachers from all over Southern California & Arizona.After L.A., it was off to the bright lights of San Francisco. Here we were welcomed by ‘It’s Yoga Kids’ located right inside the Lombard Gates of the Presidio. If you haven’t been there, the Presidio i... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879576 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:32:00 +0100 2879576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1336878&cid=t_110899_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F260608792%2F Brooklyn is to Manhattan as California’s East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley) is to San Francisco: Today’s New York Times draws these comparisons: ….there is a young, earnest population that is beating a path between artsy, gentrifying neighborhoods in Brooklyn and their counterparts in the Bay Area, especially East Oakland and the area south of Market Street in San Francisco, or SoMa. The New York Times describes some 20- and 30- something year olds who, in search of a place with a “messy urbanism”—-a urban, creative vibe of the sort found in edgier city neighborhoods before gentrification sets in—-shuttle between the East and West—the Left—coasts. Maybe this transcontinental connection is now found among “creative people” in searc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1336878 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:38:07 +0100 1336878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512978&cid=t_110899_140_f&fid=36503&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAzureone%2F%7E3%2FZEqiB20tHlw%2Fgo-west-young-blogger.html I'm back. I am very surprised to be writing this post. After more than three months, I was certain that this blog was dead and my blogging hobby had died before even gaining its legs. Also, I still have ambivalent thoughts regarding blogging. Is it nonsense to type these posts or is there some point? Today I do see a point which is why I found my way back here.I have relocated to San Francisco (SF) since my last post. This transition has been very positive for me! I was nervous about this move and very scared that it would not go well. Having been here for a bit more than a month, I can officially declare that things are going well and I love it here! Of course, I continue to find the ocean on the wrong side and am bewildered daily by the early closing of stores and businesses. Still, I fe... azureone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512978 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:50:00 +0100 2512978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1112238&cid=t_110899_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F204159761%2F Hi! This is Andreas, the Norwegian MD/PhD in neuroscience candidate who worked as an intern at SharpBrains a few months ago. Now I’m back in chilly Oslo where I’ve just begun my PhD program on cognitive training for patients with memory problems. Today I felt it was time to reflect upon my 3 month stay in San Francisco earlier this year. It all started when in April when the Norwegian school of entrepreneurship said: You’ve got a ticket to San Francisco, now you got to find the perfect start-up company to work for. Being interested in brain training, I googled “Brain fitness San Francisco” and guess what I found? I got in touch with Alvaro Fernandez, the co-founder of SharpBrains.com and two months later I started working with him and his team. As a scientist, being placed in an ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1112238 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:46:09 +0100 1112238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097780&cid=t_110899_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F201204435%2F David Kessler, was booted from the University of California at San Francisco’s medical school, after pointing out that a university fund had $100 million less than he was told it would have when he joined the school, Bloomberg News writes. He wrote in an e-mail sent to UCSF personnel that he was terminated Dec. 13 while trying to resolve problems that arose from his role as a “whistleblower.” Bloomberg News received a copy of the e-mail, and Kessler confirmed in a telephone interview it was authentic, and he then e-mailed further documentation on his charges. In his e-mail, the outspoken Kessler said he found financial irregularities shortly after arriving at UCSF in 2003. The school’s chancellor, J. Michael Bishop, first sought Kessler’s resignation from his... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097780 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:10:01 +0100 1097780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=872193&cid=t_110899_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fsan-francisco-moves-to-fill-healthcare.html I've been quiet this week, largely because I had a very full calendar so the blog took a back seat. But today's New York Times chronicles a plan for the People's Republic of San Francisco (I can say that as an expat who left the City by the Bay just about 10 years ago today) to offer healthcare coverage for every uninsured adult.Rather than wait for the Governator in Sacramento (which I reported previously looks unlikely to get anywhere until the legislature reconvenes later this year), San Francisco is now promoting its plan called Healthy San Francisco, which is apparently the first effort by a locality to guarantee care to all of its uninsured, and represents the latest attempt by state and local governments to patch a woefully inadequate federal system. Other experiments are also going... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=872193 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:00:00 +0100 872193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879580&cid=t_110899_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fteach-infant-massage-get-certified.html Okay so what can I say - I've been a little busy lately. There are new infant massage teacher training dates on the Liddle Kidz site (www.LiddleKidz.com). If you've been thinking about becoming an infant massage teacher and didn't know when, where or how - now here's some fun choices. Just added - new dates in San Francisco {California} (quick hop from Los Angeles), Boulder {Colorado} Dallas {Texas} & Seattle {Washington}. If you would like a training in your area, but don't see a date listed, get in touch with Tina, and let's get an infant massage training set up near you!Remember Kidz Rock™! Let's all do our part to make them feel loved! (Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog) Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879580 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:23:00 +0100 2879580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=534114&cid=t_110899_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F10%2Fgay-bisexual-men-lobby-for-hpv-vaccine%2F Filed under: Drug, Prevention, Research, Daily news, Anal cancerIt's not yet clear if the drug Gardasil, the vaccine intended to prevent the human papillomavirus (HPV) in females, is effective for men. But some men are signing up for the chance to take the drug.Gay and bisexual men in San Francisco are asking their doctors for the vaccine with hopes it will prevent anal and penile cancer, also caused by HPV. "The prevalence of anal cancer among gay and bisexual men is very high," says Jason Riggs, spokesman for the STOP AIDS Project. "So that's why some people are looking at this as a possible preventive cure for anal cancer and HPV that causes anal cancer." Anal cancer occurs among gay and bisexual men at a rate 35 times higher than that of the general population. And it occurs mor... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=534114 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 534114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486517&cid=t_110899_131_f&fid=34996&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.genesanddrugs.com%2F2006%2F12%2F14%2Fgenetics-and-music%2F It’s toward the end of the year and I’ve been making sure that I have enough Category I units of continuing medical education to satisfy the California licensing requirement. Just to be sure, I took a couple of the New England Journal of Medicine’s on-line CME tests. This forces me to dig into the ever-growing stack of journals about which I keep telling myself I’m going to get around to. Anyhow, when completing the test on Peginterferon and Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C (NEJM 2006;355:2444-51) I happened to glance over at the “notices” page and a reference to the University of California Genetics of Absolute Pitch Study. Absolute pitch is the same as perfect pitch, and there us some good preliminary evidence that this trait runs in families an likely has at least a partial... Genes & Drugs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486517 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:00:32 +0100 486517