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 'friday'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:51:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182239&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F09%2Fcancer-free-friday-progress%2F So, it turns out that the more you do stuff, the better you getat the stuff that you’re doing. Who knew? (Well, quite a lot of people, I guess. See the Carneigie Hall joke and ‘The more I practice, the luckier I get’, etc.) My first attempts at spinning were knotty and rough, but gradually, they’ve got better. I’ve been able to spin things that look like yarn in the end, but are too over-twisted to be any practical use. Then I’ve been able to spin yarn I can knit with. My Dad is the lucky recipient of my first homespun-knitted hat. Yes, he looks like a burglar.  (He doesn’t usually.) No, it’s not long enough. But it will keep him warm, and he and my Mum have agreed that he can wear it under a hood or in the dark. Which is about right, I t... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182239 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:23:53 +0100 5182239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159692&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcancer-free-friday-wishing-well%2F I’ve been working away this week, which has meant a lot of time in airports, on planes, in taxis, and generally hanging about. I don’t usually mind – there’s not really a bigger favour you can do for a knitter and reader than ask her to stick around in a place with seats and snacks and coffee for a couple of hours – but by 5.30pm yesterday, exactly 72 hours since the week’s travelling had begun, I was done with anything that needed me to do serious looking and thinking and keeping things in order in my head. My eyes were scratchy and tired. Actually, all of me was scratchy and tired. And it was still three hours until my flight took off, five hours until I’d be home. I was in Heathrow Terminal 5, which is busy busy busy, so I sat and I watched the ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159692 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:58:50 +0100 5159692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159007&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FlD5PfDL0NK4%2F The Ship Song Project is a reworking of Cave's original work with individual lines sung/performed by the most prominent acts to feature at the Sydney Opera House over 2010/2011. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159007 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:36:36 +0100 5159007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125913&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2Fj53eX6-2Ogs%2F Today is Lauren’s birthday and so her Fill in the Blank Friday, which is kinda perfect, because my birthday was last Saturday! Yay for Leo birthdays! My most favorite birthday was both my 25th and 26th birthday parties. Lots of friends and Erik, dinner (or this year, dessert) out in NYC. Very fun! My worst birthday was my 17th. I didn’t plan a party and none of my friends were around on my birthday, which, being in the summer, was typically during a lot of vacations. It sucked. I remember crying. My favorite birthday memory is celebrating my 18th birthday in Paris with my mom. We didn’t actually do anything particularly special that day (my birthday dinner was Chinese food in the Louvre food court) but just being there was pretty awesome. The best birthday present I&#82... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125913 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5125913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125930&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcancer-free-friday-hello-again%2F Remember this post, about how we shouldn’t let minor disagreements turn into major things? About how we should resolve things while we can? Well, here’s a bit of supporting evidence. That’s me and that’s Rachel Skye, reunited after eight years of not being in touch. We were just like we always were, with the added determination to make [...] (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125930 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:53:57 +0100 5125930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103492&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcancer-free-friday-its-not-fair%2F So, the cold isn’t being too coldy -it’s just a minor irritation, not a take-to-the-sofa job, which is good. I’ll tell you what is irritating though. I have a spot coming on my chin. I can feel it and it’s going to be HUGE. You know when you have that ache and you know that you’re doomed to walk around with a prominently-displayed red mound with a flashing white beacon of a head on it for days? That. What’s really annoying is that when I look in the mirror, I see the place where the spot is growing, waiting to burst forth…. and I also see wrinkles. This is just wrong. Surely when you are old enough to have wrinkles, you should no longer be eligible for spots? I think there should be rules about these things. Laws, even. Wouldn’t life be just ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103492 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:32:49 +0100 5103492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096937&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcancer-free-friday-words%2F I finished the second Bah! book towards the end of July, and I gave myself a month off before going to the next book. (I’ve yet to decide what the next book will be. Or rather, which of the books will be next. I have two begun novels and a not-at-all-begun not-about-cancer Bah! book jostling for position in my brain right now.) The month off was partly to give myself a break and partly a question of expediency: holidays are upon us, and we are either away, or have guests, or I am doing bits of actual work that require me to be in a particular place for a particular period of time, and pay attention while I’m there. But I am missing writing. Well, obviously I’m still writing, because I blog most days, but I miss Writing Books. I think it’s because writing books is th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096937 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:14:28 +0100 5096937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077952&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2Fl3xYinGjRgY%2F My favorite color is purple, in case you can’t tell. My travel destination of choice is an historic city, preferably in Europe. My favorite  food is popcorn. I would eat it every day if I could. One of my favorite things we got for our wedding was an air-pop popcorn maker! And yes, we did register for it. And by we, I mean I registered for it. My happy place is wherever my husband is. Oh go on, you know you want to: Awwww. My favorite saying is “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” It’s the inspiration for the title of this blog and it has basically become my life’s motto. My dirty little secret is that I hate washing dishes. And we don’t have a dishwasher. When I lived alone and I didn’t have a dishwasher, it would take me days to get to ... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077952 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5077952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057871&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FzAAV5dEloKI%2F One of my happiest moments ever was the day Erik proposed to me. It might seem strange not to pick our wedding day, but the wedding was stressful and a little nerve-wracking and even during the ceremony I was thinking “I hope I know what I’m doing and that I don’t mess anything up!” But the day Erik and I got engaged, we decided to wait to tell anyone. We went to the High Line park and then we had dinner at our favorite restaurant, One If By Land, Two If By Sea, which is so cozy and romantic. It was just us the whole day and it was wonderful. Summer is wedding season and weddings are lovely and wonderful but man oh man I never want to plan one ever again! Bring on the invitations though. I love going to weddings! This summer has been so busy! This week is the longes... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057871 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:49:23 +0100 5057871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051123&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcancer-free-friday-browsing-around%2F For your delight and delectation, some websites worth having a peek at. I was horribly fascinated by these pictures from China’s bee-wearing contest. Yes, bee-wearing. (Maybe don’t look if you don’t like bees.) One of my favourite birthday presents, my seashell necklace and earrings, was from The Silvery, who take all sorts of natural things and cover them in silver. Take a look here. Or if that’s not to your taste, another favourite was a brooch made from an antique spoon (yes, really) by The Hairy Growler. Alan has introduced me to RSA Animations – here’s one on what drives us. it’s business-orientated but I think is just as relevant to life outside work. And, I’m not sure whether they would let me in, what with the Blue Sky Club and ever... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051123 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:11:16 +0100 5051123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028929&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2011%2F07%2Fthe_friday_six_information_ove.html For once, I'm not at a loss for things to write about.  The problem is more finding the time to let the words out!  But there are a few links/ideas I wanted to share, so here's a Friday Six aiming to alleviate the pressure in my head.  ;)1.  The latest issue of diaTribe is out, and with it is a SUM Musings column I wrote back in December (but had been put on hold for this cure-focused issue).  "What is a cure for diabetes?  Is there room for variances in that definition?"  I think that perspective varies like basal rates.  Check out the column and see what you think.2.  The Australian Diabetes Council has some videos about life with type 1 (and a few on type 2).  I received an email from their media outreach team, and while I don'... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028929 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:41:39 +0100 5028929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029049&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcancer-free-friday-noticing%2F I’ve been working in Germany this week, and one thing I’ve noticed about being abroad – particularly on your own – is that you have to pay attention. You have to pay attention to the traffic, because it comes from places that you wouldn’t normally expect. You have to pay attention to the way that you speak, because if you don’t, someone brings you an iron and an ironing board when you wanted them to collect your laundry, and you feel bad for having made them lug them all the way to your room, only for them to lug it back to where it came from without so much as a nice crisp seam being achieved. You have to pay attention to the different names of familiar products, or you’ll never get a Diet Coke, but you will get a Coke Light. I am definitely more ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029049 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:36:09 +0100 5029049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008575&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcancer-free-friday-flash-bang-wallop%2F Recently I was asked to provide a photgraph of Alan and I for an event. Easy, I thought, so I started going back through the photos on my computer. And there are lots of pictures of me. I’m showing off knitting, showing off hair, showing off scars and new bras, standing or sitting in nice places…. generally showing off, actually. And there are lots of pictures of Alan. Quite often holding a beer, or wearing a hat, or just looking nice and relaxed. (He’s much better at having his photo taken than I am.) But pictures of both of us, in which we both agree that we both look neither too mad nor too multi-chinned? Few and far between. In fact, we had to go back to a wood near the Welsh border and one of those self-taken pics before we were happy with a photo choice. August 2010... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008575 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:56:30 +0100 5008575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992939&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcancer-free-friday-40%2F I had a good cry yesterday afternoon. It was because, driving back from shopping for my birthday party tomorrow, I remembered that there have been a few times over the last couple of years – only a handful, but even so – when I have seriously wondered whether I would make it to 40. When 40 seemed like the top of an unfeasibly high mountain that I needed to climb – and I very definitely wasn’t wearing the right shoes. Today, though, 40 feels like another beginning. The beginning of a decade I intend to sail through, happy, healthy, and well, enjoying life and appreciating all that I am blessed with. And I am so blessed. I came down this morning to this. Presents, from Ned, Alan, and Joy. Joy has taken the 40 thing very seriously….. and given me 40 presents. I... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992939 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:09:31 +0100 4992939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968844&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fcancer-free-friday-the-joy-of-learning%2F Obviously, as I’m a trainer, I would say this, but learning – and sharing knowledge – is such a wonderful thing. I always enjoy the process of learning, whether it’s driving* or figuring out a new knitting technique. And something I’ve learned about learning is that you need to know when you can work it out for yourself, and when you need a bit of help. I’ve been playing with my new spinning wheel, and loving it, but despite following all of the instructions, what I was making was very like what you’d get if you dipped a piece of string into a bucket of papier mache, whipped it out, and then left it to dry in a blizzard. Not pretty. Not even yarn, really. So I took my wheel along to craft group on Wednesday, where Sarah had offered to give me a les... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968844 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:38:04 +0100 4968844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997534&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F6CVtvzcPlt0%2F The LITFL team knows all too well, that life can be tough. Have you been flailing fiascotically all week trying to get things done? Not to worry, here's just the thing to revitalise and rejuvenate your troubled anima... That's right, a qunifecta from the annals of the FFFF! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997534 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:46 +0100 4997534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952745&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F18%2Fsilly-saturday-40-explore-examine-discover-using-googles-search-by-image%2F This week Google launched “Search by Image”. Google already offered the possibility to search for certain characteristics like color, size, faces, or license-free images. See for instance this fabulous search of  “sea stars” limited to pink (never knew such sea stars exist). But now Google also allows search by image. If you found an image [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952745 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:48:42 +0100 4952745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952854&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fh4TzMdz0I8U%2F It's Friday. The end of another working week. Are you fagged out? Finding yourself in a fug? Time for you know what --- a fortified bolus of FFFF!!! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952854 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:25:20 +0100 4952854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953311&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fcancer-free-friday-spinning%2F Last week, a box arrived. This is what was in it. After a couple of hours with Allan keys, screwdrivers, a hammer, candle wax, oil, Alan, my Dad, and a minimum amount of confusion, I had this. An Ashford Traveller spinning wheel, bought from here. Yes, my friends, I have decided that knitting isn’t enough. I need to spin too. Here is an aerial view of my first yarn,which is porridgey, over-spun in some places and under-spun in others….. but it’s a start. Alan, Ned, Joy and I all agree that the spinning wheel is just another step on the road that leads, inevitably, to owning a sheep. (And a goat. And an alpaca. And an angora rabbit. And, probably, even a camel. Camel yarn is delicious. I haven’t told them about the camel yet.) (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953311 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:18:33 +0100 4953311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921675&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FUOGoWborJjU%2F Hosted by Lauren. This weekend I’m hanging out with a friend  and finishing some of our wedding planning before I leave for Oregon next week! My last vacation was to Chicago over Memorial Day Weekend. We were there for a wedding. My next vacation will be my honeymoon in Oregon! I promise to give more detail soon. Technically, I am going to Oregon next week, but that’s to finish wedding planning so it’s not much of a vacation, followed by a week in San Diego for business. My favorite way to relax is going to the movies alone. I love sitting in a dark theater and not having to talk to anyone for two hours. When vacationing one should always arrive with only one must-do item for every day you’re there. It anchors your day in something you want to do, so you don&#8... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921675 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4921675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921433&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FQRQSaDbuHok%2F Wow! This week's FFFF features some funtabulous findings that may at first feel frivolous, but --- fear not --- will help you figure out the furtive factors that are enfeebling your less-than-forthcoming ED frequenters... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921433 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:34:19 +0100 4921433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921705&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fcancer-free-friday-the-adventures-of-mr-whiskers%2F Walking through the garden on the way to take Joy to school this morning, I said, ‘I need to think of something to write about for Cancer Free Friday today.’ By the gate, our 14 year old 3-legged moggie, Mr Whiskers, was getting in a bit of early morning sunbathing. Joy said, ‘You should write about Mr. Whiskers’. ‘Yes,” I said, ‘I should’. Mr. Whiskers was bought as a kitten by Jason (Ned and Joy’s Dad) and I, when Ned was 2, Joy was a baby, and we lived in an upstairs flat that had regular mouse visitors. So Whiskers was a creature of necessity: mousetraps/poison and toddlers didn’t seem like a brilliant combination, so we hoped that the smell of a cat might keep them away. Ned chose Mr Whiskers from a cardboard box full of me... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921705 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:44:58 +0100 4921705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893829&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fcancer-free-friday-hidden-treasure%2F The downside of moving, as well documented on this blog (particularly here) is that you end up carting a load of stuff you don’t need, and haven’t needed for years, around. But where there’s a down side, there’s an up side too, and the upside of the junkorama that is the aftermath of moving is that you also find treasures that you’ve forgotten about. There was a time in early 2003 when I was unable to stop reading Fingersmith, and Alan was rediscovering his artistic talent. Looking for paper for mind-mapping the new book recently, I unearthed the results of that unlikely artistic collaboration. I took them to be framed, picked them up on Monday, and they are going to grace our bedroom wall as soon as one of us remembers to take the hammer upstairs. (I hope ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893829 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:02:19 +0100 4893829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893457&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FSen8YuWqphg%2F Some fun figures well worth engraving on the surface of your encephalon if you're an emergency or critical care doc in this week's FFFF. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893457 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:23 +0100 4893457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872353&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FsK_YTMr9ck4%2F If I could get away somewhere for the weekend I would go to New England, because it’s beautiful and its close and I would bring my fiance. Something I often rant about is the cost of things in New York City. This place is so friggin’ expensive. It takes awhile, but you eventually you stop batting an eye at spending $70 for a dinner for two. It just is what it is. One item I need to have in my fridge at all time is string cheese. I currently have two unopened packs of string cheese. That’s how ridiculous my obsession is. I have a string cheese almost every day. My “life-saving” product is insulin. Duh. OK, that’s a boring answer. My real life saving product is my iPhone. I really don’t know what I would do without it. A friend is someone who can go ... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872353 Fri, 27 May 2011 14:52:53 +0100 4872353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872375&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcancer-free-friday-nearly-40%2F In just over a month, on the 1st of July, I will be 40 years old. I have no problem with this. I don’t feel a mid-life crisis coming on. I have no plans to have a facelift, buy age-inappropriate clothing, take a lover, or throw everything over to go and live out my days in a beach hut on a desert island somewhere. (Or, indeed, do all four.) I’m quite happy to be getting older, and I’m looking forward to celebrating. The question is, how to celebrate on the blog? I think I will think up a competition. Watch this space. And also, I think it’s time for some guest bloggers. I’d like to invite you to write a guest blog post about a significant birthday. It doesn’t have to be numerically significant, just a birthday that sticks out in your mind. What was speci... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872375 Fri, 27 May 2011 11:27:53 +0100 4872375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848106&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FHD4RpYGZfQM%2F Wow! It’s been awhile since I’ve reviewed any movies. It’s been my goal to review all the movies I watch for the 101 Things in 1,001 Days Challenge, but I haven’t actually watched that many movies. I guess I got burned out with my last round of 101 movies! Plus, February / March is usually a slow season in movies anyway. So far this year, I have reviewed 9 movies. Here are the next three! Just as a reminder, this is how my grading breaks down: {A} must-sees {B} nice to watch {C} watch if you have nothing else to watch or they just weren’t my cup of tea {F} please don’t waste your time {Creation}: C This movie had such promise for me, because I love Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connolly. They play Charles Darwin and his wife, respectively, and it’s even cuter ... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848106 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:55 +0100 4848106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848124&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcancer-free-friday-a-small-place-in-the-world%2F My parents live in a mill that was built in the 1700s and converted into houses in the late twentieth century. It stands more or less alone in a beautiful spot, virtually silent, flanked by a river and a hill, a country road wending past. It’s exactly the sort of place that you drive past, think ‘how pretty!’ and never think about again. And, now that we’ve moved, it’s less than a ten minute drive away, which meant that on Tuesday, pretty much on a whim, I took Hope and had lunch with my Mum, and then we went for a walk, along the lonnen.* But I’m getting ahead of myself. The building where my parents live has been, over the centuries, a foundry, a tweed mill, a firing range, and, during the second world war, a dye-works: up until that time dyes had comm... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848124 Fri, 20 May 2011 09:09:04 +0100 4848124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847962&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7LbGamUygeg%2F Which emergency physician podcaster does Mel Herbert of EMRAP admire for his '20 inches'?... That's just the tip of the iceberg of funtabulous frivolity that can be found in this week's edition! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847962 Fri, 20 May 2011 09:05:18 +0100 4847962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828892&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F1wifUEcgCWw%2F Been waiting all week for this to arrive...and finally the big ZDogg has delivered with another blockbuster parody - It's Call Day - I'm in Love (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828892 Sun, 15 May 2011 09:27:13 +0100 4828892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828893&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2iveVBdGXJo%2F It was tea time at Enlightenment Boulevard, and the members of the UCEM Council Executive were taking a well earned break. For a bit of light-hearted fun Professor Oliver Orvil Jeremiah Octavia Bristol suggested they all gather around his iPad to see what the latest creation from ZDoggMD and team had to offer. “What is [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828893 Sun, 15 May 2011 09:21:46 +0100 4828893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821105&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcancer-free-friday-a-browse%2F Here are the results of my web explorations this last week. Time well spent, I think you’ll find. How fab is this idea? Cupcakes in a cup! Excellent! (Though I don’t think they’ve done a terribly good job of the icing. And what do you have your accompanying tea out of? Hmmm, maybe I need to rethink my original reaction.) I was fascinated by this article about a man who works on healing psychological damage. I think I’ll read his book, so you may hear more from me on this! If you don’t like spiders don’t click this link, but if you do you’ll find pictures of some spectacular webs. I enjoyed watching this short film about how smiling is contagious, presented by the very smiley David R. Hamilton. What have you found on the interwebs this week? (Sourc... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821105 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:33:17 +0100 4821105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820860&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2BBwPBW1gUo%2F FFFF is back with a fwack! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820860 Fri, 13 May 2011 09:22:52 +0100 4820860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821106&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcancer-free-friday-spring-haiku-3%2F The rain releases the blossom in the end. Still it glows on the ground. SB 12/5/11 (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821106 Fri, 13 May 2011 07:30:18 +0100 4821106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789541&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcancer-free-friday-spring-haiku%2F Blossom clings, glowing White then whiter yet, despite What the day’s gusts try. SB 5/5/11 (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789541 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:21:26 +0100 4789541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803147&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fu8rhHD9ghkU%2F Is your frivolity stomach near empty? Well, its time to fill it up with a funtab-packed FFFF sandwich! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803147 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:21:15 +0100 4803147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768205&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fcancer-free-friday-music-and-more%2F Last night, Beloved Auntie Susan and I went to Alnwick Playhouse to see the London Concertante, guests of the Alnwick Music Society. They were brilliant. We heard Mozart, Schubert, Rossini, Tchaikovsky and more, played with passion and heart. There were times when I realised I’d been holding my breath; others when, although I know it’s Terribly Bad Form and Just Not Done to applaud between movements, I wanted to do it anyway, because I could barely contain my appreciation and delight. Driving home through the almost-dark, I was thinking that I must go to more classical music concerts, because I enjoy them so much. (Susan and I have agreed to abandon our jobs, lives and families in order to follow the London Concertante around the country, so no problem there.) And then I was th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768205 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:35:28 +0100 4768205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742623&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fa-cancer-free-friday-of-a-different-kind%2F I know I said there wouldn’t be Cancer Free Friday today, but after I posted yesterday I remembered something and realised it was the perfect post for today. A few weeks ago, I was staying with friends in London, and was on a bus into Wimbledon to meet Ned. It was mid-morning, so not overcrowded. and I sat downstairs, just behind the exit doors, near the buggy-and-wheelchair-park space. A man got on the bus, with a toddler fast asleep in a buggy. The man was tall and fit-looking (not in the phwoaaar sense, just in the well-looked-after sense), with short hair and smiling eyes. I recognised him, instantly: he recognised me, and we exchanged ‘hello!’ grins before we’d even thought about it. And then spent the rest of the journey taking surreptitious glances to try to ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742623 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:54:57 +0100 4742623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742395&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FCLrQMJb0BEw%2F We cranked up the frivolity to 55 funtabs last week. Now we're in danger of breaking through the funtabosphere as we pack in 555 funtabs into the 53rd FFFF! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742395 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:41 +0100 4742395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4720039&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FAA8A5GjTiO4%2F My favorite daily responsibility is anything to do with DiabetesMine. I feel so lucky that I get to work on that website, so whether I’m reviewing a new product, interviewing someone about their amazing accomplishments or just spreading the word on our Facebook page and Twitter account, I always love my list of to-dos! My least favorite daily responsibility is doing the dishes. When Erik and I first moved in together, I was the cook and he did the dishes. But I actually really don’t like cooking! So I made him do it, and I do the dishes. Which I also don’t like doing, but it’s slightly easier to put off than having to make a meal. My favorite cuisine to eat when going out is Indian. We never make Indian food at home, so it’s one of the few things we go out for... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4720039 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:54:00 +0100 4720039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719861&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F15%2Ffriday-foolery-39-peer-review-lol-how-to-write-a-comment-the-best-rejection-letter-evvah%2F LOL? Peer review?! Comments? Peer review is never funny, you think. It is hard to review papers, especially when they are poorly written. From the author’s point of view, it is annoying and frustrating to see a paper rejected on basis of comments of peer reviewers, who either don’t understand the paper or thwart you [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719861 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:11:13 +0100 4719861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714978&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fcancer-free-friday-looking-up%2F It started last Sunday, which was a beautiful day. I looked up and there was a feather-cloud drifting across the sky. The next day, the sky was less bright, but just as beautiful. All those lovely greys. Since then, I’ve kept on looking up. Looking at the sky reminds me how big the world is, and how small I am, but in a way that comforts and reassures me, rather than in a ’staring into the maw of the pointlessness of it all’ way. I urge you to look up today. It only takes a second, and it might bring a whole new perspective to your day. (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714978 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:04:16 +0100 4714978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714749&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FB-OEWV8dfvE%2F Its FFFF time again, but beware - we've cranked it up to a freakish fifty-five funtabs on the frivolometer. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714749 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:25 +0100 4714749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4715032&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F15%2Ffriday-funnies-48%2F It’s been a while since I posted a Friday Funnies – my apologies. I’m happy to say that despite this lack, my sense of humour has remained intact, fed by regular dollops of my favourite cartoons from The Oatmeal (who can resist the call of “15-ish Things Worth Knowing About Coffee“, or “Ten Words You Need To Stop Misspelling“, or even “Cat vs Internet“?), and XKCD – the authors who announce the site to be A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. - and who add this warning: Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors). I mean – how could ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4715032 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:06:50 +0100 4715032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693440&cid=t_101102_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F8vxByuZZxC8%2F Psychologist Paul Bindrim is known as the “father of Nude Psychotherapy,” and encouraged humans to draw together through activities like the one pictured above (left) at his Topanga Canyon therapy center. His unconventional methods included groups of people touching, massaging, and making prolonged eye contact in a warm pool together, and nearly got him kicked out of the American Psychological Association. He got considerable attention when, in 1971, he won a controversial lawsuit against author Gwen Davis, who he claimed painted his therapy methods in a bad light. You’d think that nude therapy would be safely vaulted in the annals of psychology’s past, but it’s still alive! Sarah White (above, right), a 24-year-old graduate student, has dubbed herself the Nak... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693440 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:48:40 +0100 4693440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693456&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FwDIXuqxGbxQ%2F Something that makes me a great friend is that I’m a great listener and I’m pretty good at giving good advice. I just wish I was better at taking my own! I am a writer, a believer, freakishly good at directions, and counting down the days until my wedding. I am not a patient person, happy with this cloudy weather, good with number and in possession of a functioning person. If I had to describe myself in 3 words, they would be creative, happy, and an observer. Something I’m really cheap about is shoes. I can’t bring myself to spend hundreds of dollars on shoes. I buy most of my shoes on discount at DSW, and even then, I only own a handful of pairs. Something I’m willing to splurge on is on traveling. I definitely value experiences, whether it’s spending ... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693456 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4693456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693474&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fcancer-free-friday-finishing-up%2F Knitters frequently suffer from a complaint known as Startitis: you’re doing pretty well on a project, then you open a knitting magazine, go to Knit Night, or pop into your local yarn shop for a pack of stitch markers, and -wham! – before you know it you’re casting on something new and have abandoned your previous project in a heartbeat. We’re fickle like that. Much rarer is Finishitis: the desire to finish everything that’s lying around waiting for you to fall out of love with your current project and get back to it. But I’m in the grip of it right now. I think it was prompted by the fantastic feeling of achievement and satisfaction that I had on Monday when I emailed off the completed Bah! manuscript. I resolved to finish up all of my outstanding knitt... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693474 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:19:44 +0100 4693474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693296&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FhEvc55eQCY8%2F Thanks to a regular diet of vitamin FFFF, LITFL has managed to fight off a malign malware miasma last week. Unfortunately, with the blog's immune system occupied, FFFF 051 had to be delayed... But, finally, it's here! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693296 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:37:41 +0100 4693296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670073&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F01%2Ffriday-foolery-38-aprils-fools-2011%2F How is (was) your April Fool Day (today)? Mine was really quiet. Only my youngest daughter (11) was fooled …. by her teacher. She has 2 teachers. Today (April 1st), one of them was to be replaced by another. When the class started,  the main teacher came in and said: “Sorry guys, the new teacher [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670073 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:59:14 +0100 4670073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664408&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FdzSt2XSK1ro%2Fportion-control.php The topic of the #dsma chat this week was about carbs, which was a little ironic for me because I had just finished making cake pops with a friend. The dishes were actually still in the sink when I started to tweet.There are roughly a billion recipes for cake pops on the internet so I wont bore you with the details. Instead you can just enjoy the pictures. The cake pops are pretty easy to make; my only advice would be to wait for the "cake balls" to be completely chilled or you will have trouble getting them to stay on the lollipop stick.1. turning cake balls into cake pops, 2. candy melts for dipping, 3. chilling in fridge, 4. peanut butter cake pop, 5. with sprinkles, 6. blue cake pop with pearls, 7. cake pop dipping, 8. trying to cover evenly, 9. she loves pictures, 10. posing while wai... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664408 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:01:35 +0100 4664408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664436&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fcancer-free-friday-back-in-town%2F This week, I’ve been working in London, training thinking skills. I stayed in Raynes Park, near my old home of Wimbledon, and I worked in places I’ve worked before, so it was all familiar territory. Except it wasn’t. After seven months in our new Northumbrian home, I’m increasingly disorientated by the city. The lack of sky bothers me. So does the squash of people. One day, walking to the tube station, I forgot I was in London for a moment and said ‘good morning’ to someone walking in the opposite direction. Not only did she not respond, she looked terrified. I could see the words ‘I knew I should have put my stab vest on this morning’ flash across her features as I passed. (To be fair, though, the Ocado delivery man having a sneaky fag by th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664436 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:50:56 +0100 4664436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642728&cid=t_101102_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Fmobile-vs-computer-and-the-patient-interaction%2F “It’s Friday, Friday! Gotta get down on Friday. Fun, fun, fun, fun. Looking forward to the weekend.” – Friday Music Video by Rebecca Black Dang those viral videos, but I have to admit that I’m grateful that today is Friday and I have a weekend to catch up on things. I’m sure that many of you can relate to this feeling. As we head to the weekend, I’ll leave you with a little something to think about and discuss in the comments. Someone at HIMSS pointed this out to me and I thought it was worth sharing. Think about the patient interaction in the exam room. For some reason, doctors don’t and haven’t had any problem pulling out their mobile phone (or previously their PDA) in order to pull up Epocrates (or some other similar app) while in t... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642728 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:14:29 +0100 4642728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636626&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fcancer-free-friday-take-a-walk%2F Last week’s challenge seemed to go well – thank you to everyone who emailed me to tell me about it – so today, I’m going to offer you another task. I’m going to ask you to take a walk. But not just any walk. First, find five minutes. Ten, or even twenty, is better, but five will do. (Don’t tell me you don’t have five minutes. I bet you can shave five minutes off your email, Twitter or blog-browsing time without noticing…. just get to the end of this post first!) Leave your iPod and your phone, and step outside. It doesn’t matter whether you’re standing in the middle of a grubby street, a shining city avenue or a country lane. (Although, come to think of it, if you’re in a war zone I’ll exempt you from this exercise.) L... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636626 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:51:36 +0100 4636626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631487&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F-QhEyCfTVRw%2F It's time for your booster shot of Vitamin FFFF! This week we've got lice, humane execution, Moniz, Punk Rockers and Inuits taking part in the funtabulous frivolity of the Friday Five. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631487 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:39 +0100 4631487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610772&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F19%2Ffrantic-friday-37-the-aftermaths-of-the-japanese-earthquake-tsunami-with-emphasis-on-misinformation%2F The Frantic Friday belongs to the same series as the Silly Saturday, Funny Friday etc. posts. These are not directly related to Science or library matters. Often these post are about  humorous things, but not in this case. Therefore the name of the series was adapted. It took me a week to write it down, [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610772 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:24:55 +0100 4610772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610951&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FZrX_2zAOUIc%2F The best deal I’ve ever gotten is anything from an antique store or garage sale. I love the mirror in our hallway ($18) and the painted tray on our coffee table ($32). We also have a table in our breakfast knook that was free! So that’s a pretty good deal. If I were hosting a dinner party and could invite people from my fantasy guest list it would include a lot of really funny, smart people. I would invite famous people like Barack Obama, Stephen Colbert, John Stewart and Oprah to keep people on their toes and keep the conversation meaningful, yet fun. I would also love to invite Natalie Portman and Barbara Walters. And maybe Charlie Rose, only because I’d like to see what happens when you get him in a room with a bunch of people. Who knows where the conversation would go... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610951 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:02:53 +0100 4610951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610963&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fcancer-free-friday-good-points%2F Today, I’m setting you a challenge. I’d like you to find a pen and paper. Do it now. (That’s not the challenge.) I can wait. Ready? OK. Please write down three things that you think are really good about yourself. Don’t qualify them – no ‘I’m really organised, but that actually gets in the way sometimes’ or ‘Funny – which means nobody takes me seriously’. Just write down three good things. ‘Perceptive. Kind. Clever.’ ‘Funny. Energetic. Good friend.’ ‘Organised. Friendly. Sexy.’ That kind of thing. Now, ask someone else what three good things are about you. Do it now. Ask your child, your partner, that bloke from the pub you found in your bed this morning. If there’s no-one around, se... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610963 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:34:10 +0100 4610963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626836&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fs7QfG5Ekrek%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626836 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4626836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622253&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FtAxlbgxpFe4%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622253 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4622253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605833&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOBBO3euA5t4%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605833 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4605833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4578007&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fcancer-free-friday-on-saturday%2F Well, my blog, my rules…. Yesterday was snatched out of my hands by family illness. All is well now, but I have cheese for brains this morning, so I’m going to give you what I’d planned for yesterday – some fun/interesting websites worth a look. In no special order: I enjoyed reading about Nettie Thomson’s Saturday jobs, especially the bit at the end. (I won’t spoil it for you.) There’s a short clip from Radio 4’s Today programme about growing old. It’s lovely, and clever, and wise. You can listen to it here. I enjoyed this blog post about letters of proposal, acceptance and refusal in Victorian England. It’s a window into a very different world.  And although I am delighted to live in the twenty-first century, where I get the po... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4578007 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:22:25 +0100 4578007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570550&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2yz-0_yXE-0%2F Hear that? Its not the sound of one hand clapping but the “snap! crackle! pop!” of your apoptosing neurons! Save them by dousing them in 5 pints of FFFF! This week’s FFFF would not have been possible without WhoNamedIt, and is for the eponymophiliac Oslerphiles among us… Osler displaying the studious dedication necessary to maintain [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570550 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:29 +0100 4570550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552036&cid=t_101102_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FoXC6FWCZ_tY%2Fyour_friday_dose_of_woo_on_saturday_appa.php Due to my activities at the Society of Surgical Oncology meeting in San Antonio, somehow I didn't manage to crank out a bit of that Insolence, Respectful or Not-So-Respectful, that you all crave. So, given that this is Friday, I thought I'd to a "rerun" of a bit of classic woo. This one's a little newer than the reruns I usually do, only two and a half years old. So, if you've been reading less than two years, it's new to you! In the nearly two years of its existence, I have strived to feature only the finest and most outrageous woo that I can find. It's mostly been medical quackery but sometimes it's other topics as well. Oddly enough, the vast majority of the woo featured nearly every week never attracts the attention of any regulatory bodies. Given the hilariously, extravagantly pseuds... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552036 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:00:01 +0100 4552036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549707&cid=t_101102_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FEGjrTl0OroQ%2Fyour_friday_dose_of_woo_the_emperor_of_t_1.php Due to my activities at the Society of Surgical Oncology meeting in San Antonio, somehow I didn't manage to crank out a bit of that Insolence, Respectful or Not-So-Respectful, that you all crave. So, given that this is Friday, I thought I'd to a "rerun" of a bit of classic woo. This one's a little newer than the reruns I usually do, only a little less than two years old. So, if you've been reading less than two years, it's new to you! Maybe I'll even post another one later. Ever since I started this little vanity bit known as Your Friday Dose of Woo, lo, these nearly three years ago, when I introduced the waiting blogosphere to the woo-tastic quantum homeopathic stylings of Lionel Milgrom, I've occasionally wondered if I had started out with too much woo. I mean, Milgrom is a really hard ... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549707 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0100 4549707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4545170&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fcancer-free-friday-cupcakes%2F I’m giving out books as part of World Book Night tomorrow. (I have increasingly mixed feelings about this. More on that over the weekend.) And I’m giving out cupcakes along with my books. So, in honour of the incomparable pleasure that is Eating Cake While Reading A Good Book, I offer you my failsafe ‘Vanilla Variations’ cupcake recipe. To make a dozen cupcakes you will need: 125g butter at room temperature 125g caster sugar (I use golden) 2 eggs 125g self-raising flour A tablespoon of vanilla extract (not essence) A glug or two of full fat milk muffin cases (not cupcake cases. This matters: it gives you the optimum cake to icing ratio.) Heat the oven to 160 degrees celsius or so. Beat together the butter and sugar until it’s really, really pale, or get a mach... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4545170 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:33:19 +0100 4545170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544973&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FDje-MthfHjc%2F Here we go again... time to prepare for the weekend by silencing the "snap! crackle! pop!" of your apoptosing neurons by rejuvenating them with a taste of the FFFF! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544973 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:59:43 +0100 4544973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522257&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fcancer-free-friday-thrice-blessed%2F I spent last weekend in London. The focal point was Tarran’s second birthday party. (I was there when Tarran was born. I wrote about it here.) But I got to spend a lot of time with a lot of people I love. My dear friends, Louise and Scarlet. My godson, Ellis, pictured here at Tarran’s party: The birthday boy, here with Joy, who is his godmother (and bought him the duck Ellis was so pleased with). My son Ned, whom Ellis worships as only a 5 year old can worship a 16 year old who plays Star Wars with him. My goddaughter, Evie, who is nearly three. To celebrate, we went to the Build A Bear Workshop in Wimbledon and, as you’d expect, we built a bear. She has pink shoes, a pink dress, pink shorts, a t-shirt with mostly pink princesses on, and is called…. Pinkie. (Also... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522257 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:05:20 +0100 4522257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522113&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreeemergencytalks.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F04%2FWho-Was-Ringer...-Joe-Lex-DelVal-AAEM-2008.mp3 FFFF has been in a state of aestivation of a a few weeks now. Before the din created by the "snap! crackle! pop!" of your apoptosing neurons gets too loud, we thought we'd better bring it back to help keep your brain in healthy state. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522113 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:11:38 +0100 4522113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495390&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fcancer-free-friday-virginia-was-right%2F A little while ago I introduced you to my garden studio, a space for writing. Not even two months on, I’m here to tell you that it’s one of the best things ever. When I’m not working away, my day is shaking down into a good solid routine. Once Joy has gone to school, I fight Hope for sofa space and write blog posts and emails and have a little play on Twitter. Then I make a flask of coffee and I head for the studio. Even though it’s only 20 metres or so from the house, the wifi doesn’t reach that far, so once my laptop and I are settled at the desk, we are distraction-free. (In case I forget how focussed I am, I’ve written a quote from Kingsley Amis on a postcard and stuck it on the noticeboard over the desk, where all the book notes are. It says: &#8216... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495390 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:15:07 +0100 4495390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4473080&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fit-is-what-it-is%2F I really enjoyed writing this week’s Cancer Free Friday post about knitting. Of course, I always enjoy writing about knitting, but this one was especially pleasurable. Thinking about why, I realised that usually, even when I’m writing about knitting, I’m writing about cancer. Which, on one level, is fair enough. This is ‘Bah! to cancer’, not ‘Yay! for knitting’, and the endless potential, therapy, pleasure and sense of achievement provided by doodling about with sticks and string has been critically important in getting me through cancer. (I wrote about what both knitting and cancer have taught me, here. There’s a piece on why knitted socks have come to mean so much here. And there’s a post on a lovely knitty coincidence here.) But yest... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4473080 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:46:29 +0100 4473080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464670&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fcancer-free-friday-show-and-tell%2F This week on Cancer Free Friday I thought you might like to see a couple of my recently completed knitting projects. The first is a scarf. I finished it a couple of weeks ago, and decided to photograph it on the windowsill as it was late afternoon and the light was fading. So here is a picture of my finished scarf, by happy chance photographed alongside a picture of Grandma Boyd (she of the snowdrops) as a girl. Now, you will hear a lot of talk from us knitters about how everything about knitting is wonderful and marvellous, but this scarf is an example of when it’s not, quite. It’s an example of when probably around 60 hours of knitting time, some pretty yarn from Wollmeise* and a really lovely pattern – Lubov – (from the splendid Brave New Knits) came together an... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464670 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:16:53 +0100 4464670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436909&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fcancer-free-friday-taking-a-walk%2F This week, I thought you might like to join Joy and I for a walk on our local beach at Druridge Bay. (All of the photos in this post were taken with the flash on my camera switched off. It was 4pm when we arrived.) We parked, and walked through the nature reserve to the dunes. This picture is blurred but I really want to show you the light: Hope doesn’t care about the light, she has scampering to do. The beach was quite crowded. (I’m being serious. There is a person in the distance, and we met another dog walker. That’s crowded for this beach.) Even the tank traps, blocks of grey concrete put down during the Second World War, look lovely, somehow. We headed for home. (This post is part of my campaign to get all of the people I love to move to Northumberland. My ma... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436909 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:38:47 +0100 4436909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411687&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fcancer-free-friday-talking-to-scott-pack%2F SB: Hello Scott, and welcome to Bah! to cancer. Please imagine that I’ve just given you a cupcake. SP: Nope, it just ain’t happening for me. I think you’ll have to send me a real cupcake. SB: Readers may well know you from the Me And My Big Mouth blog, but you’ve launched another one. Care to tell us about it? SP: Well, seeing as you asked. I am going to read a short story every day of 2011 and blog about it. At the time of writing I am two weeks in and haven’t buggered it up yet. SB: What’s so interesting about short stories? SP: Well, it the whole ’short’ thing. Authors can’t really muck around with a short story, they need to get a move on. The very best stories have much less faffing than novels. I prefer haiku to longer poems and ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411687 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:15:25 +0100 4411687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4406046&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Ffriday-funnies-47%2F Mapping my desk. Familiar to anyone? I’ll be off to see the Buskers this weekend - go here if you don’t know what I’m talking about. The very best of the world’s buskers are here, and it’s awesome! Filed under: Humour, Resilience/Health, Wellness Tagged: desk, filing, Friday funnies, organisation, PhD (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4406046 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:17:35 +0100 4406046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382918&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2Fzyz1-4ZtiH0%2F 1.   My favorite quote is “It is better to light one candle than forever curse the darkness” – Chinese proverb (yet another life motto) 2.  A bad habit I have is cracking my joints. I don’t know if it’s really bad but I know it annoys a lot of people and sometimes if I feel like I have to crack something and it won’t pop (sorry for the TMI), it’s really annoying. 3.  The first time I felt like a “grown up” was when I started my 401K when I was 22. Also when I had a flat tire and had to figure out what to do because I couldn’t just call my dad and have him fix it. 4.  Weekends are lovely. 5.  When I was a child I wished my name was Michelle, which is actually my middle name. I just preferred it to Allison. I think it sounds p... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382918 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:00:17 +0100 4382918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382930&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fcancer-free-friday%2F Earlier in the week I wrote about my difficulties in getting my hospital care transferred to Newcastle, and in doing so I reminded myself of how funny I always found the fact that there was no cancer-based activity at St George’s on a Friday. No breast clinic, no oncology clinic, no answering the phones. (Oh, no, sorry, that last one is every day.) But then I thought…. there’s some potential here. I’m going to take this piece of hospital oddness and make a virtue of it. Welcome to Cancer Free Friday. From now on, on Fridays, I won’t be writing about cancer here (though there will still be a blog post). On Fridays, I will do my level best not to talk about cancer, or read about cancer, or do anything cancer-related. Would you like to join in? Surely we all dese... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382930 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:13:08 +0100 4382930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377801&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F21%2Ffriday-funnies-46%2F No further comment required. Filed under: Humour, Pain, Resilience/Health, Wellness Tagged: activity, coping, Friday funnies, funny, Health, Humour (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377801 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:49:16 +0100 4377801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360998&cid=t_101102_90_f&fid=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannietv600.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F18%2Fbrand-names%2F I first created this post in 2007, and apart from the home page, it has been the most viewed page on my blog (over 6,000 views). So here it is again, with a link to the latest OED update. It’s fascinating to peruse the new words added to the OED. (Here is the latest update, December 2010.) Brand names often enter the language as generic terms, and I’ve listed a few of them below. (I wonder who they have in mind with the word “flip-flopper”. And what on earth is a cotylosaur? I thought “chicklet” meant a little piece of gum, but I was disappointed to discover that it means a small chick or girl.) Google Goo·gle – verb: to use the Google search engine to find information on the Internet. Botox bo·tox – noun or verb – A proprietary name... ANNE T-V's BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360998 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:34:22 +0100 4360998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349518&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWnA5w280g8Y%2F Challenging medical trivia to tickle your cerebellar tonsils and whimsy your way to cerebral hibernation for the weekend (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349518 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:32:30 +0100 4349518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322512&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FzIKGmYPEaF4%2F Challenging medical trivia to tickle your cerebellar tonsils and whimsy your way to cerebral hibernation for the weekend (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322512 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:21:22 +0100 4322512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318556&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F07%2Ffriday-funnies-45%2F After a strenuous week (well, OK, maybe two days is not quite a week) – here’s SuperTherapist and featuring for the first time, Puddy, her cat! Why is it that cat’s always get the last word? Filed under: Humour, Wellness Tagged: coping strategies, Friday funnies, funny, Humour, Pain, relaxation (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318556 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:57:13 +0100 4318556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4300722&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F31%2Ffriday-funnies-from-the-year-2010%2F Groan-producing Friday Funnies from the whole year (I couldn’t think of a complete sentence of alliteration, OK?). BTW many of these cartoons are created by me.  Some posts are links.  If you’d like to use some of mine, please feel free to.  If any of the artworks are, by accident, copyright, please let me know and I’ll be more than happy to amend. Friday Funnies – light philosophy, terrible adverts, and cute animal pix with captions Friday Funnies – quick quiz, the Best Problem Solving Strategy Ever, and how to make a meeting very, very brief Friday Funnies – what happens when you’ve worked in pain management too long, and some wonderfu links Friday Funnies – Decision making conundrum and beware of computers… Friday Funnies – ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4300722 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:27:40 +0100 4300722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287423&cid=t_101102_90_f&fid=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannietv600.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F24%2Fchristmas-songs%2F Here is a selection of Christmas songs, ranging from the sublime (the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Hallelujah Chorus – A  Random Act of Culture) to the ridiculous (Adam Sandler’s Santa Song). Turn up your sound, and have a very Merry Christmas! Tom Lehrer. A Christmas Carol Sufian Stevens. That was the Worst Christmas Ever   another version David Wall. Christmas Ditty (scroll down) Eartha Kitt. Santa Baby Adam Sandler. Santa Song Note: If you did not like this, you will certainly not enjoy Sandler’s Chanukah Song This isn’t a song, but it is certainly enjoyable: The Digital Story of the Nativity (Source: ANNE T-V's BLOG) ANNE T-V's BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287423 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:13:17 +0100 4287423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287420&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F0bJqI6evFss%2F Draw near, and gather round the wireless for this very Christmas edition of Funtabulous medical trivia. We celebrate the twelve days of Christmas with an eclectic mix of festive related questions to amuse and bemuse…. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287420 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:04:57 +0100 4287420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4266110&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F12%2Fthe_friday_six_indiana_kimball.html Friday Six time!  (No time for a long post intro, because the Bird is asleep and I am taking advantage of the down time.)  Bring it.1.  Charlie Kimball is on a victory lap already.  (When will the racing puns be considered "overused?"  Not yet?  Okay.)  BSparl's buddy Charlie (the two of them can be spied in this photo, where she is hopefully not pooping in his helmet) is moving up to IndyCar, with Novo Nordisk at his side.  According to the press release, "Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, has partnered with Chip Ganassi Racing, LLC to create the Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing team for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar season. The team will sponsor a new entry in the series driven by American racecar driver Charlie Kimball. This pa... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4266110 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:30:30 +0100 4266110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265759&cid=t_101102_90_f&fid=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannietv600.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F17%2Fchristmas-2010-bmj%2F It’s that time of year again, the publication of the annual BMJ Christmas issue. Here are some highlights: Welcome to our feast of fools [editorial] Effect on gastric function and symptoms of drinking wine, black tea, or schnapps with a Swiss cheese fondue: randomised controlled crossover trial Testing the validity of the Danish urban myth that alcohol can be absorbed through feet: open labelled self experimental study Beauty sleep: experimental study on the perceived health and attractiveness of sleep deprived people The Lives of Doctors: Phantom vibration syndrome among medical staff: a cross sectional survey Primary Care: Reflections of Father Christmas’s GP See also  CMAJ 14 December 2010, Volume 182, Issue 18 Holiday Reading ; previous posts about Christmas. (Source: A... ANNE T-V's BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265759 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:41:13 +0100 4265759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265857&cid=t_101102_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F17%2Ffriday-flashback-for-december-17-2010%2F It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, but as we head into the holiday season, we slow down a bit here. So enjoy these great golden oldies from days of yore. 15 Years Ago on Psych Central Seek Out Help One of the first things I wrote for the website was an editorial piece about how you should nearly always seek out psychotherapy in addition to medications for treatment of mental health issues (which is even more true today than it was 15 years ago). And I announced a call for articles for a new online mental health magazine called Perspectives. 5 Years Ago on Psych Central At trial, noted cardiologist criticizes Merck’s behavior Talk about the “tip of the iceberg.” In this blog entry from December 2005, I noted how a cardiologist was calling out Merck for... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265857 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:33:02 +0100 4265857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4266303&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F17%2Ffriday-funnies-43%2F Before I head out to do a little Christmas shopping – yes, in a MALL, at CHRISTMAS! I must be mad – anyway, I had to pass on the following bits of gossip.  It’s true, you heard it here first. Have a good weekend – and if there’s no post on Monday you’ll know it’s because I’ve got LOST! Filed under: Coping Skills, health, Humour, pain, Resilience, therapy Tagged: coping strategies, Friday funnies, funny, health, healthcare, Humour (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4266303 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:16:09 +0100 4266303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245308&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FBtKPkms1vXQ%2F As each new labelled generation of students arises, the fallen generation vocalise their lament on the decay of learning, the demise of articulate presentation and the death of inquisitive thought...Bring back pimping...they exclaim (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245308 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:04:04 +0100 4245308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4229241&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FlDcqmcy1u3E%2F Holiday spirit disappears as you age. When I was a kid, Christmas was my favorite time of year. Going out to see the Christmas lights at Portland’s International Raceway, going to the Grotto to hear the choir, watching the Nutcracker and reading the Polar Express. But now? Mostly I’m just worried about not crashing my budget on presents but making sure I buy something people will like! What kind of celebration of Jesus’ birth is that? The holidays are incomplete without holiday decor. I really don’t feel a shift in the season until the tinsel and ornaments and baby Jesus in His manager are out and on display. Otherwise, it just looks like the rest of the year, and what fun is that? My favorite things to do around the holidays is look at Christmas lights. I am reall... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4229241 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:00:55 +0100 4229241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225540&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F12%2Fthe_friday_six_snail_squid_and.html It's finally Friday, and after this chaotic week, I'm looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday morning.  (Note to BSparl:  Sleep in, would you?)  Good day for a Friday Six!1.  First off, there was Diabetes Blessings Week, the brainchild of Mike Durbin.  He described the blog meme as: "It is a time to reflect upon all of the blessings in our lives and express our gratitude for them.  And despite all of our complaints about living with this disease, I know that diabetes has blessed each of us in one way or another."  I thought this was a powerful idea that helps take some of the negativity about diabetes and at least find a few silver linings.  (I wish I'd had the time to participate, but at least I can link back to my post about Diabetes T... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225540 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:27:42 +0100 4225540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225260&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FJNPmhBuhvkQ%2F On a day of historic destruction we look to provide some more light-hearted medical trivia to ease you into the weekend...with questions on Ayahuasca, Charles Darwin, identical twins and CVS (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225260 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:12:48 +0100 4225260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225706&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F03%2Ffriday-funnies-42%2F SuperTherapist decided that if she gave out any advice today, she may just need to fear for her life, so she asked me to help out. SuperTherapist may need your help to vanquish the peripheralist demons from her memory – therapeutic videos to soothe the soul. If you haven’t heard them before – and you get a chance to see them live – just GO! These guys are at least partially responsible for the odd sounds coming from my house over the last day… And an example of virtuosity of another kind… Enjoy your weekend! Filed under: Humour, Resilience, therapy, wellness Tagged: biopsychosocial, Friday funnies, funny, health, relaxation, therapy (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225706 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:05:00 +0100 4225706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214411&cid=t_101102_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdoes-pain-equal-cancer-spread-a-recurring-theme%2F Black Friday shopping is something I learned about only when I moved to the United States; it is a traditional part of the Thanksgiving holiday, but this aspect of the celebration never caught on with me. The second Thanksgiving that I was here, a friend coerced me into getting up at 3:00 a.m. to be in line at 4:00 a.m. to shop at a local store. I still haven’t recovered. This past Friday, my oldest son — I call this one the Wise Guy — was visiting from Toronto and we decided to simply cruise the mall in the afternoon. Still, it was a lot of walking and people to navigate, so I don’t call that a great shopping excursion. In fact, I ended up feeling worn and broken by the time I got home. Waking up for the next few days proved to be a painful experience. The pain in my right hip has... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214411 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:34:17 +0100 4214411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214216&cid=t_101102_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FZy7fh7vKsJ4%2F photo: Thinkstock.com If your shopping budget wasn’t completely sapped by Black Friday sales, it’s now Cyber Monday, and instead of catching up on work emails, you’re probably sifting through enticing online sales and contemplating whether you should go for those boots that are on sale an com with free shipping. Am I right? But according to Psychology Today’s blog, you’re probably making shopping decisions differently than you normally would – and you might end up with the wrong stuff in your closet because of it. We’ve all been there: Standing around in a crowded store, clutching the last set of pink mixing bowls that’s marked down 30%, trying to decide whether to seize the deal and keep our nonrefundable purchase, or leave it to some other shop... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214216 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:58:15 +0100 4214216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4206038&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FdSY2eDO-MsM%2F 1.   Black Friday is  a waste of time. 2.  Christmas shopping this year will include   lots of online shopping. 3.  Holiday shopping makes me makes me anxious. I don’t do well under pressure. 4.  This year my Christmas list will include lots of fun, creative items to make our new apartment more like a home. 5.  Bargain hunter, or full price shopper?    Mostly bargain hunter. Full price only if I need the item right away. 6.  The best and worst things about shopping are      best: scoring an item you absolutely love. worse: having a particular item in mind, and not being able to find anything like it anywhere and feeling like a total failure in life. 7.  Online shopper or in-person shopper?    I usually buy everything in person because I like to see the qua... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4206038 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:53:34 +0100 4206038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203327&cid=t_101102_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F26%2Fhomemade-belgian-waffles-to-fuel-black-friday%2F If you don’t have a waffle maker maybe you should put one on your list. We made the original recipe for Belgian waffles and it is worth your time! You will need to use yeast. You’ll need to separate yolks and whites. You’ll also need to let the batter sit for an hour. So brew your coffee and tea and plan for a wait. But once the batter is ready, you will have beautiful Belgian waffles in minutes. Prepare simply with a light dusting of powdered sugar. You don’t need syrup or butter on these guys. (Well there is a stick of melted butter in the batter anyway!) Enjoy your “black Friday” whether you’re out shopping or not! Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry. (Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog) Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203327 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:11:44 +0100 4203327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203322&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F26%2Ffriday-fantastic%2F After trying to come up with something suitably pithy or funny, I give up. The sun is shining and it’s way too nice to be indoors, so here’s parcour – with a twist! Don’t do this over the weekend, you WILL break things, not a good look. And you can be sure that Sheba-the-wonderdog will NOT be doing this either – not even for food! Filed under: Humour Tagged: Friday funnies (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203322 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:50:34 +0100 4203322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203162&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FCxNiNYsv3PM%2F This week we gain inspiration from one of Australia's finest emergency medicine educators - Dr Trevor Jackson FACEM HTFU. Ameritus Professor Jackson has provided LITFL with an eclectic array of challenging questions....so good luck! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203162 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:00:37 +0100 4203162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200306&cid=t_101102_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fblack-fridays-best-deal-extra-sleep.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200306 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:57:00 +0100 4200306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190544&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F23%2Fmid-week-lol%2F A cutesy animal story for Wednesday.  I am sorry about this, it couldn’t wait until Friday. Awwww! Cute animal story? Just read on… but first, my humble and most sincere apologies to any German readers. THE GERMAN TOURIST JUMPED IN AND SAVED THE DOG. UPON GETTING BACK UP ON THE BRIDGE HE CHECKED THE DOG OUT AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT   “ZER DOG IS OK, AND VILL BE FINE” SHE ASKED IF HE WAS A VET? HE REPLIED, “I’m not only VET, I’M DARNED SOAKED!” Filed under: Humour Tagged: Friday funnies, funny (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190544 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:43:16 +0100 4190544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183451&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F11%2Fthe_friday_six_six_photos_from.html Twenty four years ago, diabetes became part of my life and with it came these vials of bandaid-scented insulin and a potluck of syringes.  Diagnosed in 1986, I came in just as at-home blood sugar monitoring was becoming common and well into the age of disposable insulin syringes.What I didn't realize was how different life would have been, were I diagnosed sixty-four years earlier.  How my life wouldn't have had nearly the quality it has now, nor the length.  Because if I were diagnosed sixty some odd years earlier, I wouldn't have had access to lifesaving insulin.  Insulin is not a cure.  That's for certain.  But it is a way of keeping myself alive, until such time that there's a better option.  (See also: hurry up, researchers)  While I was in New ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183451 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:28:38 +0100 4183451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183301&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FxaXgcbsAZRw%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so watch out for baboons as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183301 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:54:29 +0100 4183301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179536&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F19%2Ffriday-funnies-41%2F It’s nearly the weekend! Time to kick back, relax and snigger. It’s true – apparently The Doors, Talking Heads and relaxation music are.. ahem… Not In Fashion Any More.  And I do wish I’d taken this advice! Filed under: Coping Skills, health, Humour, wellness Tagged: coping strategies, Friday funnies, health, Humour, relaxation, therapy (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179536 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:05:22 +0100 4179536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159158&cid=t_101102_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FuYTcHuLoJsE%2Fyour_friday_dose_of_woo_holy_koranic_dr_1.php Last night, seeking to expand the name of Orac rather than his waistline, I did a skeptical meetup with a local skeptics' group to discuss the topic of quackademic medicine. A fine time was had by all (at least as far as I can tell). What that means, unfortunately, is that I got back too late last night to have time to prepare a helping of new insolence that you all crave. (And you know you do crave it so.) Fortunately, the archives are here and chock full of excellent woo to republish from time to time, perfect for this situation, and I'm taking advantage of them now. The installation from Your Friday Dose of Woo that I'm about to repost dates back almost three years. If you haven't been reading at least since early 2008, it's new to you, and if you have been reading that long, thanks and... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159158 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4159158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159248&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FQ0X83v71m6M%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so watch out for baboons as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five...but first some Corrections (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159248 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:24:48 +0100 4159248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139415&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FKhjxJNd9MCc%2F I’m a big fan of the Fill in the Blank Friday meme. Then I found out it is created and organized each week by Lauren, who also lives in Portland, and that made me love it even more! Feel free to play along! 1. My last haircut was at the beginning of October. My bangs got a bit chopped off last year, and now I’m working with a lovely woman in Manhattan who does my hair. She’s a few years older than me and she is the first hairdresser who I actually want to talk to! She gives me hugs when she sees me. 2. My most daring hair moment was When I was about 13, I cut my hair all the way up to my chin. Everyone thought it made me look so mature, but my hair has a wave in it and after I washed it, it just looked terrible and was really hard to keep it looking good. That’s... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139415 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:07:49 +0100 4139415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139496&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F05%2Ffirday-funnies%2F Something we can all be reminded of now and again – work does come to an end.  So if these are true – what happens to physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists and social workers?  Contributions more than welcome! Lawyers are disbarred. Ministers are defrocked. Electricians are delighted. Far Eastern diplomats are disoriented. Drunks are distilled. Alpine climbers are dismounted. Piano tuners are unstrung. Orchestra leaders are disbanded. Artists’ models are deposed. Cooks are deranged. Dressmakers are unbiased. Nudists are redressed. Office clerks are defiled. Mediums are dispirited. Programmers are decoded. Accountants are discredited. Holy people are disgraced. Pastry chefs are deserted. Perfume makers are dissented. Butterfly collectors are de... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139496 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:42:15 +0100 4139496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139246&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FmXvRb5QjSHY%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so watch out for casualty coffins as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139246 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:29:09 +0100 4139246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118944&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWAKfyhUbUq0%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so watch out for baboons as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118944 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:05:31 +0100 4118944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119759&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F29%2Ffriday-funnies-40%2F SuperTherapist has been on the job, and passes on these tips to make your days go well! Can you tell I’m procrastinating? You know, I have seen worse clangers – like the neurosurgeon who said ‘I have no knowledge of psychology, but I’m sure if you ask them to assess [Joe Bloggs] they will write you a lengthy report that you can’t understand…’ And this one is because I will be The Perfect Mother – one day – and to do so I will need SuperTherapist’s gear. Or something in the form of liquid refreshment. Child of my Womb is coming to stay the night and sew a dress. I may go grey before the night is over. But I will be grey and fat because we both luuuuurve chocolate! Filed under: health, Humour Tagged: coping strategies, Friday fu... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119759 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:34:40 +0100 4119759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097947&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7xcy1kJw6F4%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so watch out for baboons as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097947 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:55:23 +0100 4097947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086447&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F10%2Fa_friday_six_on_the_wrong_day.html Too many bloggy bits to share today to wait for Friday.  So here's today's Friday Six ... only the Wednesday edition.  :)1.  The ADA I grew up with wasn't exactly known for it's outreach to the type 1 community, and to be honest, I always felt that their methods were antiquated.  Until very recently, when I met Dayle Kern and listened to her speak passionately about the efforts being made by her organization (the ADA) to reach out.  And the proof is in the post pudding, it seems, because the ADA has started their own blog.  With Dayle at the forefront of the ADA's social media outreach, I think things are going to start looking up for Big Red.  2.  Also, there's a new meet-up group being put together in the DFW area in Texas.  Lindsey Guerin, bl... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086447 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:44:11 +0100 4086447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4073977&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F15%2Ffriday-foolery-friends-on-facebook%2F I found this hilarious South Park video about Facebook Friends on Jud’s Education Emporium. It was used to illustrate that “friending” doesn’t mean a lot, although in this video it does mean an awful lot to some real-life friends of Stan. In real life this happens too. See Paul’s “outpouring” on Facebook….. (relatie=relation(ship))   Related [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4073977 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:58:07 +0100 4073977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074074&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FoxiTLnRb_gA%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so fasten your brastraps in anticipation of the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five...and try not to think too much! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074074 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:35:48 +0100 4074074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4045099&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FbHRgEMhpKPY%2F Yay...it's Friday. Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...so fasten your brastraps in anticipation of the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4045099 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:54:58 +0100 4045099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022868&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F01%2Ffriday-foolery-35-a-benzene-smiley%2F A chemical professor by the Twittername of @Takaguchi (Tak), who describes himself as a “Chemist loving nanocarbons, supramolecules, main group elements, photoreactions, and photoproperties has this Twitter Avatar: A benzene smiley… Brilliant! First seen at the Facebook Fan Page ( login required?) of Sciencebase.com (of David Bradley) He referred to a post at The Reactive Chemistry Blog of [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022868 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:48:53 +0100 4022868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022917&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOKw1o5y-ce4%2F Yay…it’s Friday. Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those ‘mental’ dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease…the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five… Question 1 What did George Washington die from? Reveal Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1529338873'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1529338873')) Asphyxia Asphyxia secondary to [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022917 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:06:04 +0100 4022917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999192&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F09%2Fthe_friday_six_incessant_rambl.html Friday Six!  Because the cold I am coming down with is taking me prisoner and my brain is fried and I'm trying to figure out how to not pass this cold onto the baby.  Also, I like run-on sentences. Onward! 1.  The ePatient 2010 conference is taking place in Philadelphia next week, and I'm happy to be joining one of the panels as a guest.  Any Philly locals around on Tuesday night for a meet-up?  Let me know in the comments or by email and hopefully we can set something up!  (Note:  I love Philly.  I love Rocky, therefore loving Philly is a must.) 2.  Here's a photo from a Toronto film exhibit that I forgot to upload:That's one badass melted Vader.  End of item No. 2. 3.  The editorial team at BlogHer asked me to contribute a guest post... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999192 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:15:36 +0100 3999192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4001825&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F24%2Ffriday-funnies-39%2F It has been a while since I last posted some classic Lolcats’n'dogs.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy the fact that these are NOT my jokes! And proving that I am not alone - Filed under: health, Humour, pain, Resilience, wellness Tagged: Friday funnies, health, Humour, Resilience (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4001825 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:05:13 +0100 4001825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3982001&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F18%2Ffriday-foolery-34-how-to-start-a-movement%2F Again a fun and informative Ted Video. The video is not only about how to start movement but about leadership. Enjoy. Friday Foolery #31 Waving goodbye… (or not?) (laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com) Silly Sunday [33] Science, Journalists & Reporting (laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com) Silly Saturday [32] Do You Know Who’s Watching You? (laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com) Filed under: Friday Foolery (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3982001 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:55:49 +0100 3982001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980989&cid=t_101102_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fsleep-overcome-me.html I just apprehensively drove to my father’s pharmacy feeling it was best to do what I was about to do face to face instead of on the phone. I needed relief and I needed it today. Friday’s are dad’s slow day with a co-pharmacist on duty. Mom says he sits in his office on the Internet and watching TV. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to ask for help in getting some sleep. The Ambien is just not working any longer and my Klonopin are like taking a placebo. “Dad?” I asked as we walked out into the pharmacy away from the busy counter. “Do you have any thing over the counter I can take for sleep?” “We both know you can’t take Benadryl,” dad replied as we surveyed all our options where the OTC medications are kept. “You’ve have addiction issues with it in the past. ... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980989 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:03:00 +0100 3980989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976504&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FgQDGzBkqyu4%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five...dealing with glaucoma, blood transfusion, sick US presidents, nursery rhymes and venomous snakes! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976504 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:47:01 +0100 3976504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976724&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F17%2Ffriday-funnies-38%2F My world may have been rocked by the late-night quakes, but my humour remains THE SAME! Sorry. I was talking to SuperTherapist the other day, and she whispered some sayings to help maintain that sense of calm and serenity that is necessary when returning to work after a week away. I’m not so sure this was all that helpful...”Be patient and achieve all things. Be impatient and achieve all things faster.” Neither were these, probably… Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness. To practice Zen and the art of therapeutic motorcycle maintenance, do the following: get rid of the motorcycle. What were you thinking? – and you’ve run out of duct tape. Filed under: Cop... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976724 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:07:28 +0100 3976724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3961798&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F12%2Fsilly-sunday-33-science-journalists-reporting%2F I Friday I read a post of David Bradley at Sciscoop Science on six reasons why scientist should talk to reporters, which was based on an article in this week’s The Scientist magazine by Edyta Zielinska (registration required). The main reasons why scientist should talk to reporters: It’s your duty It raises your profile with [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3961798 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:17:48 +0100 3961798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3958050&cid=t_101102_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Flazy-afternoon-in-south.html I was just standing in mom and dad’s kitchen as Helen cooked supper.  We finally had something fried this evening much to my elation.  Helen was cooking English peas with carrots, fried Swiss steak, baked potatoes, fruit salad, and biscuits.  Dad had just arrived home and changed clothes into his pajamas. “Mr. John?  Are you going to bed?” Helen asked as dad passed through the kitchen to survey Helen’s meal. Dad laughed. “I am going out on the porch to read for awhile until supper is ready. I am just getting ready to relax.” Dad and I don’t say much to each other these days. We just chose to disagree about the course I am taking with my life. Dad worries about my retirement and disability ending in May. I finally got him to go online to read all the guidel... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3958050 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:23:00 +0100 3958050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957884&cid=t_101102_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyour-face-is-fat-flashback-friday%2F How many times have you said a silent prayer for an aerobics video that focused on your face? Well, today you’re in luck. Just make sure your window shades are closed. Otherwise, your neighbors might think you’re having some kind of fit. And imagine how embarrassing it would be to have to explain to the paramedics that you were just sending oxygen to your facial muscles. Also, does this remind anyone else of their intro to acting class during freshman year of college? Post from: BlissTree Your Face Is Fat: Flashback Friday (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957884 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:45:12 +0100 3957884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965426&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FXHdQm1b8T3U%2F Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those 'mental' dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease...the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five...learn about Schreck-Basedow, the Comby sign, strophulus and neonatal tetanus (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965426 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:47:36 +0100 3965426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3933249&cid=t_101102_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fhelen-fridays.html Mom just stopped by with Helen’s meal today.  This afternoon, she cooked turnip greens, Brussels sprouts, sweet potato patties, baked chicken and cornbread.  I am going to eat and then head to bed – my Ambien and Klonopin already hitting hard.  (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3933249 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:18:00 +0100 3933249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965435&cid=t_101102_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2BFXZJOWU9U%2F Yay…it’s Friday. Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those ‘mental’ dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease…the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five… Question 1 Clutton’s joints are a manifestation of which congenital disease? Reveal Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet649628504'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink649628504')) Syphillis. [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965435 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:11:08 +0100 3965435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929468&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F03%2Ffriday-funnies-37%2F I’m not running out of ideas, just running out of time, so today’s FF’s are not original.  If anyone is the copyright owner of these and doesn’t want them on here, please let me know – they’ve arrived (usually) via someone else’s email! Working in a sometimes management-heavy workplace I wonder if there is a manual that tells managers to use the word ‘team’… Can you tell how much Manly Jack loves me? he thought this would be a good idea… And if you’re looking for some total idiocy for the day, head to ‘Sleep Talkin’ Man’ – this man makes more sense asleep than some of our politicians do when they’re wide awake! I’m off to our favourite spot north of Christchurch – here’s... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929468 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:36:58 +0100 3929468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3913114&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F28%2Fsilly-saturday-32-do-you-know-whos-watching-you%2F Curious to know “who is watching you” then watch the infographic* made by Wordstream.com (a marketing company). A previous post already addressed privacy problems with Facebook (also showing infographics).  Here is also described how you can reclaim your privacy using a simple bookmarklet. * At Wordstream I could only find this infographic, which is part of the infographic shown above. The entire [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3913114 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:00:14 +0100 3913114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907799&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F27%2Ffriday-funnies-36%2F It’s Friday here in Christchurch – only a few more jobs to do and then it’s gin and tonic time! I could not resist this – so my apologies to anyone who groans as a result. It’s not my fault I was raised with one of the world’s worst punsters… And I know, this is sad but oh so true… Never get between me and my coffee cup. Never. Filed under: health, Humour, Resilience, wellness Tagged: Friday funnies, funny, relaxation, Resilience, therapy (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907799 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:54:33 +0100 3907799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889058&cid=t_101102_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fsecret-spray-deodorant-in-the-sixties-flashback-friday%2F In the 1960s, spray deodorant was a cool new way to smell great all day. Now it’s mainly used by people in the locker room who like to get chatty while naked. Where did spray deodorant go wrong? Also: Never, ever be the tail end of a donkey as a Halloween costume with your husband. Especially if he sweats a lot. Post from: BlissTree Secret Spray Deodorant in the Sixties: Flashback Friday (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889058 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:37:01 +0100 3889058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885554&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F20%2Ffriday-funnies-35%2F SuperTherapist is having a bit of a lie down with a cold compress, the weekend can’t come soon enough! For a guide to interpreting what she’s really saying, look no further: We need                                                            I want It’s your decision                                         The correct decision should be obvious by now Do what you want                                        You’ll pay for this later I’m not upset                                                  Of course I’m upset, you moron. I heard a noise               �... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885554 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:20:23 +0100 3885554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865222&cid=t_101102_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F13%2Ffriday-foolery-31-waving-goodbye-or-not%2F WHEN THE SHIP SANK… (it was August 4th,  I remember I was at home multitasking (twittering, blogging, mailing, scratching my back, playing patience, humming a tune and looking out of the window) WHEN.. THE REASON BEHIND IT WHAT’s NEXT? HERE AT WORDSTREAM THEY THINK THE SAME. THE GOOGLE FLOPS & FAILURE GRAVEYARD IS EXTENDING (HT: [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865222 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:57:13 +0100 3865222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865306&cid=t_101102_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F13%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-13-2010%2F Happy Friday the 13th! Anything spooky going on where you are? I know at least some of you are at the American Psychological Association’s 118th convention in San Diego (I’m not sure how spooky that is.). While you’re there, you might as well be a sponge and absorb everything you can. Oh and do me a favor will you? Since I didn’t go, could you report everything you’ve learned back here? I actually remember going to my first and only APA convention. It was six years ago in Honolulu, Hawaii and I was in my first year of graduate studies. Being young and green, I was an eager beaver, wanting to learn everything I could about my field. I was also poor as heck and yet, my life seemed much more carefree back then. I studied full-time and worked part of the time as a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865306 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:39:54 +0100 3865306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3862202&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F13%2Ffriday-funnies-34%2F After a busy week at work, what better way to wind down than feeling relieved that you didn’t say those things you wanted to... Filed under: health, Humour, pain, wellness Tagged: coping, Friday funnies, funny, health, Humour, relaxation, Resilience, Super Therapist (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3862202 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:56:36 +0100 3862202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831516&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F08%2Fwriters_block.html I felt it circling, like a shark (ooh, Shark Week!).  Writer's block.  It sucks.  I have it, big time.  But thankfully I'm alone in my blockiness, because there have been some seriously awesome posts rolling around the diabetes blogosphere of late.  This week's Friday Six is all about sending some link love the posts I've really enjoyed in the last few weeks:1.  George at Ninjabetic writes so earnestly that I always find myself actually leaning in towards the computer.  His writing draws me in, that literally.  And his post, Just Love, made me want to hug my baby and my husband (and even the cats) all at once together.   2.  This post, from Karmel Allison at A Sweet Life, is one that I read over and over again, letting the words wash over m... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831516 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:56:20 +0100 3831516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808649&cid=t_101102_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Foh-the-smell-of-it-flashback-friday%2F Perfume commercials are always corny or pretentious. But this one, from 1985, reaches a new high on the cheesiness scale. Maybe it’s post-modernism or deconstructionism or existentialism. Or maybe it’s just hilarious. Man. Calvin Klein commercials really used to make you think. Post from: BlissTree Ah, the Smell of It: Flashback Friday (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808649 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:24 +0100 3808649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805775&cid=t_101102_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FtHhEN6YjEqQ%2Fyour_friday_dose_of_woo_living_water.php A couple of days ago, I expressed my amusement at an e-mail sent to me by someone named "Carol." The amusement came primarily from the subject matter in the e-mail, which described something called a "biophoton ionizer," whatever that is. Knowing, as I do, how prevalent water woo is (after all, what is homeopathy but the grand daddy of all water woo?), I was naturally curious about what the heck a "biophoton ionizer" is. After all, what's the difference between a regular photon and a "biophoton"? What is the characteristic of the photon that makes it "bio," if you know what I mean. I was sure that there was some absolutely fantastic woo to be found, so much so that I decided that it was time for a new installment of Your Friday Dose of Woo, even after its relatively long hiatus. Besides, n... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805775 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3805775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784446&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FbIX5MGw2Uxk%2Fd-feast-friday-prosciutto-wrapped-melon.php I don't get any credit for this delicious snack at all.  In fact, I wouldn't even know who to give credit to- I'm sure it's been around for a while now!  Whenever I have a craving for something salty and sweet, this is one of the things I ALWAYS reach for.  It takes little to no effort to prepare, is delicious on a hot day like today, and I don't have problems eating it as far as my diabetes is concerned.  Typically, I use honeydew, but cantaloupe works just as well, too.  Since melons are plentiful in the grocery stores now, you can be sure to find the perfect one to highlight the salty prosciutto.  Usually, I use two 1/4" slices of melon and wrap the prosciutto around that for the perfect diabetes-friendly amount.  Nutrition Data (1 serving)Calories: 17... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784446 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:26:43 +0100 3784446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780515&cid=t_101102_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FpXUy43OQNhc%2Fd-feast-friday---scott-style.php My "contribution" to this fabulous recipe sharing idea is what NOT to do while cooking grilled cheese sandwiches. Do NOT try to multitask and get things done while cooking. I need to remember that I have burned the crap out of every grilled cheese sandwich I've made in the past few months, and pay closer attention. Please, do not let your grilled cheese sandwiches end up like mine. For the record, my kids would not touch them. I wasn't so picky and ate them anyway. (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780515 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:58:00 +0100 3780515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780581&cid=t_101102_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F23%2Ffriday-funnies-33%2F Here in New Zealand it is most definitely Friday in mid-winter.  As regular readers will know, I’m not one given to recommend medications – but in deepest, darkest winter there comes a time whenI think it’s wise to consider effective treatments for our winter blues. …This one works for kids too! And I’m prescribing this one for my daughter, because she’s too smart to put up with dumb boys.  And I’m too young to be a grandma. Have a great weekend! Filed under: health, Humour Tagged: Friday funnies, funny, humor, Humour, joke, laugh, old advertisements (Source: HealthSkills Weblog) HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780581 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:28:00 +0100 3780581