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 'future'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:50:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107552&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2011%2F08%2Fprescriptions-for-antidepressants-increasing-among-individuals-with-no-psychiatric-diagnosis.html A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines national trends in antidepressant prescribing and finds much of this growth was driven by a substantial increase in antidepressant prescriptions by non-psychiatrist providers without any accompanying psychiatric diagnosis. Nearly four out of every five antidepressant prescriptions are written by non-psychiatrist providers. Between 1996 and 2007, the number of visits where individuals were prescribed antidepressants with no psychiatric diagnoses increased from 59.5 percent to 72.7 percent.  Comment: Medicalization is alive and well. Patients game the system to push doctors to give them what they want from fear of lawsuits and low reimbursement which does not pay for counseling. (Source: Dr. B... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107552 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:37:19 +0100 5107552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107553&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2011%2F08%2Fus-physicians-spend-nearly-four-times-more-on-health-insurance-costs-than-canadian-counterparts.html The study, published in the August issue of the journal Health Affairs, found that per-physician costs in the U.S. averaged $82,975 annually, while Ontario-based physicians averaged $22,205 -- primarily because Canada's single-payer health care system is simpler. Canadian physicians follow a single set of rules, but U.S. doctors grapple with different sets of regulations, procedures and forms mandated by each health insurance plan or payer. The bureaucratic burden falls heavily on U.S. nurses and medical practice staff, who spend 20.6 hours per physician per week on administrative duties; their Canadian counterparts spend only 2.5 hours. Comment: This is a consideration that those trying to curtail health costs should think about. When I started practice (1956) I charged 2-3 dollars a visi... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107553 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:34:34 +0100 5107553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086234&cid=t_100741_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Fwe-never-were-posthuman%2F Part of my summer reading has been N. Katherine Hayles very interesting and stimulating book, How We Became Posthuman – Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics. The book details the rise of the informational logic of life from the rise of the cybernetic paradigm in the late 1940s and onwards. Hayles writes the book in order to caution against a disembodied and anti-material view of information. She details how an informational mode of thinking came to foreground pattern and randomness over presence and absence, and gave way to a systematic devaluation of materiality and embodiment. As she notes in the introduction: “A defining characteristic of the present cultural moment is the belief that information can circulate unchanged among different material substrates. It is... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086234 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:19:53 +0100 5086234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140260&cid=t_100741_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F6Fdlt3GpqZg%2Fepharma-west-technology-and-future-of.html Opening Address at ePharma Summit West Bob Harrell, Director of Integrated Marketing, Shire Pharmaceuticals Exponential Technologies partnered with IT technologies are following an exponential trend. They work together to further advance each other. The Five Types: 1. Info Tech: Chip capacity has exponentially increased in price performance and sized since the 1960s. 2. Robots/Artificial Intelligence: Extends our capabilities with intelligence built in. 3. 3D Printing: Printing physical objects, a game changer in manufacturing. 4. Nanotechnology 5. Genomics: Genome sequencing has been exponentially increasing in capability while exponential decreasing in time and cost. Personal DNA sequencing is on the way, becoming available to the public. Accelerating Technologies and Our Radical Futu... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140260 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5140260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997586&cid=t_100741_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2011%2F07%2F04%2Fcollection-impossible-distributed-curatorship-as-an-alternative-to-centralised-acquisitioning%2F I thought of sending this abstract to the Artefacts meeting in the Museum Boerhaave, Leiden, 25-27 September (this year’s theme is ‘Conceptualizing, Collecting and Presenting Recent Science and Technology’): COLLECTION IMPOSSIBLE: Distributed curatorship as an alternative to centralised acquisitioning Centralised collecting of the artefacts from contemporary science, technology and medical (STM) visual and material culture seems to have rather bleak prospects. The looming financial and social global crisis is not conducive to centralized efforts by big museums to save the contemporary STM heritage, not least because the modern state-subsidised museum institution is running out of funding (at least in the West). What can curators then do to uphold their professional obligation to ... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997586 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:00:04 +0100 4997586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794871&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2011%2F05%2Fonly-a-fifth-of-us-medical-students-choose-primary-care.html Far fewer US medical students plan to go into primary care than two decades ago, a recent analysis shows. Surveys of graduating students in 1990 and 2007 show that although roughly a quarter of graduating medical students in both years planned to go into internal medicine, the proportion planning to go into general internal medicine fell from 9% to 2%. Medical students are increasingly likely to an average educational debt of $158 000 and an overall average debt of $132 000. The Association of American Medical Colleges says that the overall shortage of doctors was already acute before the recent health reforms(ACA), but increased demand from newly insured patients will mean even greater stress on the system. The association projects a shortage of 63 000 doctors by 2015 and 130 600 ... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794871 Fri, 06 May 2011 15:58:47 +0100 4794871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789415&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FSqZONLFWUXQ%2F5222541134 “If you can make an engineer understand why a processor needs to work without a fan, not because of a power need, but because of a social one, then you can make them create devices that fit into our lives better.” - Genevieve Bell, an Australian-born anthropologist and researcher at Intel, gives ten visions for the future. More of the same? (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789415 Thu, 05 May 2011 19:10:41 +0100 4789415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789335&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F04%2Fdo-we-become-what-we-hope-well-become%2F “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” ~Buddha Facebook and other social networking platforms have allowed for reconnections with people who would have been lost to us had we lived in another time.  High school friends I haven’t seen for decades are immediately accessible with a few clicks on my laptop. No other generation in the history of evolution has been able to reach back with such ease into previous sociometric circles to sample how friends have fared throughout their lives.  Other generations have not had the technology to do this, and a new awareness about how early indications during adolescence may affect future life circumstances has become part of our culture.  We can readily see how our teenage buds have managed their lives, and they can see us. Thi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789335 Wed, 04 May 2011 12:33:11 +0100 4789335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734508&cid=t_100741_136_f&fid=39213&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbeingcancer.net%2F2011%2F04%2F20%2Fnew-cancer-job%2F Gateway to a future... Job News: Just about seven  years ago I was reborn at Indiana University Hospital.  With my brother as my donor I underwent an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant.  My twenty-two days there remain hazy, a vague kind of dream from which I awoke with a new life.  Part of the time I was fighting the predictable infections that accompany the procedure – that period when my immune system in defenseless while engraftment is taking place deep in my bone marrow. I remember well the night I got up to go the bathroom.  Yes, the nurses said to put on the call light first.  But I was an adult.  I was a nurse so I was capable of assessing my ability to walk unaided.  Then the room began to spin.  I whirled and crashed in to glass-fronted cabinet, bumpi... Being Cancer Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734508 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4734508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734579&cid=t_100741_147_f&fid=39266&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCreationInteractive%2F%7E3%2FRngEdLkFkN8%2F A study by Creation Healthcare into engagement amongst pharmaceutical companies in Japan reveals a significant trend emerging towards digital channels and social media, in what has until now been a traditionally conservative environment. In partnership with Eyeforpharma, Creation Healthcare‘s research surveyed senior marketers, communicators and executives amongst the Japanese pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. The goal of this research was to provide insights into the evolution of digital communications channels in healthcare engagement in Japan. Creation Healthcare will present the full results of this research in Tokyo at the 4th Annual Marketing Excellence Japan 2011 Conference, which takes place May 17-18 2011, where we will outline digital engagement trends we discovered among... Creation Interactive blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734579 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:22:02 +0100 4734579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664228&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F01%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-1-2011%2F Happy April Fool’s Day! Will you be partaking in this prank-filled holiday? Let’s say not only are you not participating, but you are hiding from those who are. Maybe you should reconsider and embrace the practical joking for today. Think I’m crazy? In a 2008 New York Times article called, “April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks,” reporter Benedict Carey wrote about the psychology behind pranks. Interestingly, he found that initiation rites and coming of age rituals were a way to introduce a person to a group. The anger and embarrassment from being pranked may evoke a sense of self-awareness and self-reflection. Why? Being vulnerable and getting fooled opens up a whole can of worms getting us to question what we did or didn’t do that caused us to fall for a ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664228 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:57:59 +0100 4664228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653312&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBu-siNuvTgo%2F By George Scoville Shifting America's focus away from individual liberty is waging war on the future, not winning it. U.N. "authorization" is the Emperor's new fig leaf for war with Libya. Why are we fighting Mexico's drug war? David Boaz remembers Geraldine Ferraro, who helped advance the war against gender discrimination in politics. Chris Preble eulogizes the Weinberger/Powell doctrine against the backdrop of the Libyan war: Tuesday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653312 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:32:20 +0100 4653312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642676&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F27%2F8-survival-tips-for-the-spouse-of-a-terminally-ill-person%2F The other day, I had the honor of interviewing Owen Stanley Surman, M.D., a practicing hospital psychiatrist known internationally for his work on psychiatric and ethical aspects of solid organ transplantation. Following the death of his wife, Dr. Surman devoted six years to writer a memoir, The Wrong Side of an Illness: A Doctor’s Love Story, which includes a deeply personal and unique view of events both tragic and transcendent. He now lives in Boston with his new wife. Question: What words of wisdom would you give the spouse of a person struggling with chronic illness or terminally ill? Dr. Surman: Chronic illness and terminal illness have a pervasive impact on how we live our lives and in our sense of identity. Loss of a loved one affects the part of ourselves that has led us to ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642676 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:02:30 +0100 4642676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642796&cid=t_100741_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-in-the-classroom%2Fwhat-the-future-holds-for-the-person-with-adhd.php   What The Future Holds For a Person With ADHD On the web there is a site completely dedicated to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This site has a video series available under FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions) which addresses various topics all of which are about ADHD. This video series, committed to the topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, was written and narrated by a professional clinician experienced in treating ADHD patients. Appearing to be highly knowledgeable on this topic, his approach is quite professional. This video series is presented by MegaTech, Inc. which is the maker of the ADHD technological, treatment game, Cups and Balls.                 The ninth video in this video series describes what the future is most likely to hold for a per... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642796 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4642796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570778&cid=t_100741_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philgerbyshak.com%2Fpg-com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2Fflash_foresight_dan_burrus_18m.mp3 Today I am honored to bring you the amazing Dan Burrus, author of Flash Foresight, See the Invisible and Do the Impossible, on the Post 2 Post tour. Dan started his tour over at Principled Innovation with Jeff De Cagna (@pinnovation) on Monday, then moved on to The Fresh Peel with Chris Wilson (@FreshPeel) on Tuesday, then to BrandMix with Martin Bishop (@martinjbishop) on Wednesday, today he’s visiting me, and tomorrow, he’ll be wrapping up his tour over at my buddy Rajesh Setty’s Blog where he’s busy Bringing Ideas To Life (@RajSetty). What would you do if you could predict the future? Don’t believe you can predict the future? Stay tuned and listen to me interview Dan Burrus, author of the great new book Flash Foresight. In the book, Dan focuses on 2 types of change that w... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570778 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0100 4570778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522168&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FyJSNiV9YCq8%2F It’s going to take a couple weeks to really process all that I saw and heard at HIMSS 2011. In fact, there’s no doubt that much of the content I publish over the next month or two will be things I learned from the people I learned from at HIMSS or influenced by what I saw and heard. However, after a good night’s sleep in my own bed I’m really happy with my experience at HIMSS. The energy and passion for healthcare IT that was found at HIMSS was really powerful and wonderful to be apart of. I think those people out there that are asking if we’re in a healthcare IT bubble right now are on the mark. There’s very little doubt in my mind that we’re in a healthcare IT bubble. It’s a feature of $36+ billion in EHR incentive money being given out by ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522168 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:17:05 +0100 4522168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433102&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Faccountable-care-act-unconstitutional-the-fate-of-americans-health%2F2011.02.03 A Florida’s judge’s ruling that the Accountable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional doesn’t resolve the underlying constitutional issue (which will ultimately have to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court) but it has introduced new uncertainty for the $2.3 trillion health care industry, and emboldened the law’s critics to push even harder for repeal (not that they weren’t trying already). The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) health blog reports that “states and companies that are supposed to be implementing the law trying to figure out what to do next. The WSJ reports that the 26 states that are parties to the suit are considering whether to ask the Supreme Court to take up the case now, before it has fully wended its way through the legal system. The New York Times (NYT) quotes the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433102 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4433102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429020&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-physician-exodus-when-doctors-leave-hospitals-behind%2F2011.02.02 My partners and I have long struggled with the lack of specialty back-up at our hospital. Semi-rural hospitals, out of the way facilities, just can’t always attract specialists. So, we’re happy to have cardiologists every night, but understand that we only have an ENT every third night. We’re thankful to have neurologists, even if they don’t admit anyone. We’re glad to have radiologists, even if they don’t read plain films after 5PM on weekdays. Still, I continue to scratch my head about why only three of seven community pediatricians take call, such that family physicians have to admit their patients. I was bumfuzzled that our neurologists were previously going to require us to use telemedicine for stroke evaluation when their offices were close by the hospital. (In the same y... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429020 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:12 +0100 4429020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424236&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-eroding-doctor-label%2F2011.02.01 It came as a Twitter “follow” from @coldfeet65, a self-proclaimed “Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist.” I had never heard this term before. Does it mean a nurse practitioner who cares for hospitalists? Or is it a hospitalist who is a nurse practitioner? Or maybe it’s a nurse practitioner who helps hospitalists? (Honestly, I think I know which one she means, but you get my point.) Perhaps this is a prescient glimpse to healthcare of the future, where our more typical nurse and doctor labels are supplanted by more and more monikers that serve to confuse, rather than clarify, each of our roles in healthcare delivery. As specialists in cardiology, we’ve seen a similar trend with cardiology hospitalists. But we should be clear what this means to the patients and ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424236 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4424236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394596&cid=t_100741_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator-2%2Fdont-just-manage-to-manage-practice-management-advice-from-dr-mayer-levitt%2F Managing a business isn’t easy. Managing a thriving dental practice is downright difficult. With staffing, record keeping, marketing, and financials, it may seem like you spend the majority of your time running the office instead of caring for patients. It can leave even the most seasoned dentist overwhelmed at times and wondering why they don’t at least cram a few business classes into dental school. But when it comes to success, practice management is as important as clinical skill and dentists are regularly turning to consultants for advice. Enter Dr. Mayer Levitt, President and owner of Jodena Consulting, a firm that provides vital support and solutions to dental practices nationwide. Dr. Levitt spent nearly 30 years managing his now 12 chair dental practices before becoming a cons... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394596 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:41:31 +0100 4394596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377570&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhos-more-pessimistic-about-healthcare-reform-physicians-or-patients%2F2011.01.20 While public opposition to healthcare reform has diminished since its passage, physician opinions are still negative, especially among specialists who see their value to the healthcare system decreasing as reform emphasizes primary care. A survey reports that 65 percent of nearly 3,000 physicians in all specialties said the quality of healthcare in the country will deteriorate in the next five years. Seventeen percent of respondents believe the quality of healthcare will stay the same and 18 percent believe it will improve. Meanwhile, 30 percent of healthcare consumers believe that the quality of healthcare will improve. Physicians cited as reasons for their pessimism personal political beliefs, anger at insurance companies and a lack of accurate planning in the reform act. Other reas... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377570 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:00:00 +0100 4377570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360982&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkids-with-dyslexia-predicting-their-reading-skills-with-mri%2F2011.01.17 An international team of researchers has developed a rather reliable test that predicts the future improvement of reading abilities in kids with dyslexia. The method uses functional MRI (fMRI) and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) to scan the brain, and data crunching software to interpret the data. The researchers hope that the finding will help parents and therapists uniquely identify which learning tools are best for each child. From the announcement by Vanderbilt University : The 45 children who took part in the study ranged in age from 11 to 14 years old. Each child first took a battery of tests to determine their reading abilities. Based on these tests, the researchers classified 25 children as having dyslexia, which means that they exhibited significant difficulty le... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360982 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:02 +0100 4360982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326925&cid=t_100741_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Flife-science-in-2020-vision-of-students.html Here more information about the Janssen ScienceBus 2010 to the ESOF conference (EuroScience Open Forum).Life Science in 2020 - Vision of the studentsBooklet from Alfons BoesmansSee alsoAnswers to discussions with students and photosRemarkable sentencesScientific presence (web) (Source: Mining Drug Space) Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326925 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:28:00 +0100 4326925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318561&cid=t_100741_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fw9ba6SyOG38%2F Conclusion Spending time on planning will save you lots of time on execution. Start by visualizing your goal and then planning backword 90 days at a time until you get to the present. That way you will have a complete plan to follow. Exactly what needs to be done on a week by week basis so that you can move towards your goals. This was a guest post by Daniel M. Wood. You can read more from him at his blog Lookingtobusiness.com he writes about Sales Technique, Motivation and Success. By following his blog by email you will even get a free copy of his ebook Double Your Income (Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement) PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318561 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:55:01 +0100 4318561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275541&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fgenetic-test-may-refine-psa-or-it-may.html I am going to read this article for the seventh time and get back to you this week. In case you missed it, the PR Firm hired by DeCode pumped out a presser (press release), which I refuse to link to directly.....which essentially said "Analysis of Four SNPs, in Tandem With Genetic Risk Factors Detected by the deCODE ProstateCancer(TM) Test, Yields Substantial Improvement in Efficacy of PSA Screening"OK, 4 SNPs tells us whose PSA value is a bad 2.8 vs. good 5.8?Or at least that's what the Kari S. tells us"This is straighforward genetics with direct clinical utility." -Kari S. (Yes they rushed the release out with the misspelling of "straightforward")Ok, so tell me, how has this straightforward genetic test performed in a prospective analysis?What do you mean you haven't done that yet? So ho... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275541 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:26:00 +0100 4275541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265736&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-animated-look-at-the-future-of-healthcare%2F2010.12.17 Mrs. Happy and I just returned from Disney World for our Happy family vacation. (It was either that or a Parkinson’s Cruise.) While at Disney’s Epcot Center, Mama and Papa Happy discovered what the future of healthcare in America will look like, and it has nothing to do with insurance. You’ve all seen that giant Epcot ball. Inside that ball is a slow-moving ride that takes you through thousands of years of history. At the end you choose your own future. I present to you this video showing the future of healthcare in America, courtesy of the Epcot Spaceship Earth and Mama and Papa Happy: A couple words of mention. They still think there will be doctors in the future, unless their reference to doctors was reference to future nurse practitioners known as Dr. Nurse. That... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265736 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0100 4265736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265957&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FVKIj1oFQ_sc%2F2350687220 : Amazing words from Yahoo! Chief Scientist Prabhakar Raghavan: The Web has highlighted the need for computer science to work closely with the social and economic sciences. By blending principles from mechanism design, algorithms, machine learning and massive distributed computing, search engines have become good at optimising monetisation on sound scientific principles. This represents a successful and growing partnership between computer science and microeconomics. When it comes to understanding how online users respond to the content and experiences presented to them, we have more of a lacuna in the collaboration between computer science and certain social sciences. Using a number of examples, we show that a critical element of this is the need to blend large-scale data analysis with sm... Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265957 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:40:00 +0100 4265957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4266102&cid=t_100741_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2FeVos5UYshS4%2F A perfect comment on Hackernews, in response to this article: No, it’s not. Most of my extended family is in Brazil so my wife and I decided to work remote from Brazil for a couple months this fall. It’s hard to really understand how crippling the culture of bureaucracy and corruption is until you experience it. Internet. $200/mo USD for a theoretical 1MB connection. That’s assuming the power stays on. Lots of people use the internet (mostly at cafes) but it’s only for games and social networking — nobody thinks of it as legitimate way to make money. Crime. In many parts of Sao Paulo and Rio people don’t even stop at stoplights because the risk of getting shot and carjacked is too real. Education. Completely broken. Cheating is so rampant most teachers d... Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4266102 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:13:21 +0100 4266102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265960&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FwCCotDSis9s%2F2327174826 (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265960 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:14:08 +0100 4265960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265961&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FJ9NKK3qhZ9Y%2F2327004941 (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265961 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:55:21 +0100 4265961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249117&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2Fz61sSYyaTwE%2F2166714724 In 2010 we saw lots of new technology and digital services appearing on the shelves, on our screens, and in our hands. Take the Apple iPad, the rise of Android, Google TV, 3D-TV, and “celebrities” on Twitter. All-in-all a fun year. But, where are we heading? Here are some of my own thoughts which have been influenced by predictions made by Jeremiah Owyang, Harvard Business Review, and others: Social Everywhere - Social will be embedded everywhere, with a greater focus on bringing the social graph to websites, games consoles, mobile phones, and other devices. Online identities will become increasingly-connected and inter-linked, a “universal identity”, enabling the sharing of activities across multiple platforms. Integration will be seamless with the advent of “single sign-on” ... Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249117 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:58:00 +0100 4249117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214425&cid=t_100741_136_f&fid=39213&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbeingcancer.net%2F2010%2F11%2F30%2Flying-in-limbo-sort-of%2F waiting... There are a number of limbos that we cancer survivors endure – waiting for test results especially biopsy results, wondering when remission will end, worrying if the treatment will take hold.  By that measure the limbo I currently find myself in is not so much a big deal.  You can always count on cancer to put things into perspective. Where I am is waiting for Unum, my disability insurance company, to decide on extending or terminating my claim.  They have heard from all the doctors, six in number.  But how the dermatologist or otolaryngologist or urologist can shed light on the state of my disability, I have yet to fathom.  Unum have looked at all my recent $50 – $200 pay stubs and the income tax returns for the past two years.  I am just waiting to hear their... Being Cancer Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214425 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:07:45 +0100 4214425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197097&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2010%2F11%2Fwho-2010-report.html WHO Report available for downloading. (Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG) Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197097 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:46:21 +0100 4197097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190148&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fworkers-compensation-a-model-for-the-future-of-american-healthcare%2F2010.11.22 There’s a country with an unusual healthcare system. In it, you often spend about as much time with your lawyer as you do your doctor. There are special courts set up to decide what kinds of treatment you are allowed to have. And doctors have to be careful that they don’t say or do the wrong thing, or else they risk being blackballed by insurance companies. The country:  The United States of America. You may not realize it, but if you hurt your back at work you end up in a different healthcare system than if you hurt your back at home. Sure, you may end up with similar doctors or hospitals, but your experience of healthcare will be completely different. Here’s why. If you get hurt at work, you’re covered by the “workers compensation” system. That system has its roots over ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190148 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:00:49 +0100 4190148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190152&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-kind-of-physicians-does-the-government-want-to-see%2F2010.11.22 Here’s my [recent] commentary at KevinMD.  Let me know what you think. What kind of physicians DO we want for the future? I was talking with a pre-med student recently. He had completed his very first medical school interview and was, understandably, excited. But he told me the interviewer had asked him what he thought would be the outcome of the current healthcare reform measures. I laughed to myself. After 17 years in practice, even I don’t know the outcome, though I have my suspicions. It seemed a loaded, almost unfair question. After miring students in biology, physics, chemistry and every known application-padding activity, after expecting volunteerism and activism, I’m not sure why they would expect this young man to have any earthly idea about the reform measures from hi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190152 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:00:20 +0100 4190152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190304&cid=t_100741_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webcrawler.comhttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Ffuture-of-medicine-is-here.html THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE  IS HERE Have you recently gone to your doctor and  noticed some changes?  His waiting room is now called  a reception area. He is very concerned in cutting down the cycle time of you the patient, and you are limited to 7 minutes with him.   In the past he was reimbursed for his time and expertise,  but now non-traditional visits are handled by  phone consultations, smart phones, e-mail, or video chats.  The offices want your registration forms  completed by way of mail or computer so everything is available when you come in.  If you require 15 minutes or more, you will put you in  slots where he is not as busy.  His  practice is now being labeled  “patient centered medicine” rather t... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190304 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:07:00 +0100 4190304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172039&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDJYxdqdNbgU%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThe current issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education features a story by a professional ghost-writer of college student papers. One passage in particular caught my eye: it’s hard to determine which course of study is most infested with cheating. But I’d say education is the worst. I’ve written papers for students in elementary-education programs, special-education majors, and ESL-training courses. I’ve written lesson plans for aspiring high-school teachers, and I’ve synthesized reports from notes that customers have taken during classroom observations. I’ve written essays for those studying to become school administrators, and I’ve completed theses for those on course to become principals…. This is of course the weakest ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172039 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:24:31 +0100 4172039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4167996&cid=t_100741_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2010%2F11%2F15%2Fnew-centre-for-medical-science-and-technology-studies-at-the-university-of-copenhagen-opens-on-2-december%2F On Thursday 2 December, a new Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies at the University of Copenhagen is inaugurated with talks by Sarah Franklin and Ken Arnold. Sarah Franklin will speak about “Life After the In Vitro Fertilisation: Biology Has Become a Technology?”. Sarah Franklin is well-known for his studies of in vitro fertilisation, cloning, embryo research and stem cell research. Her latest book is about the cloned sheep, Dolly. Since 2004 she has been a professor at the London School of Economics, where she has led the BIOS Centre together with Nicholas Rose. Ken Arnold, who will speak about “Art and Communication of Medical Science”, is Head of Public Programmes at the Wellcome Trust, where, among others things, he has been responsible for th... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4167996 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:10 +0100 4167996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151796&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-end-of-private-practice%2F2010.11.08 I didn’t need the Wall Street Journal to tell that the days of “private practice” are numbered. According to recent numbers, fewer and fewer medical practices are under the ownership of physicians. Even in my corner of the economically secure State of Texas, small practices are folding faster than beach chairs at high tide. I was driven out of private practice in 2004 by rising malpractice premiums and plummeting reimbursement. In Texas at the time the trial attorneys ran the place and medmal insurance carriers simply couldn’t keep up with the greed. Medical practices are just too expensive to run and the services that physicians provide are dangerously undervalued. You do the math. Sure it’s a complicated issue. But the end result is institutionally-employed doctors with inst... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151796 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:00:01 +0100 4151796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105812&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2F8GmVUl9zq7c%2F1406437968 (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105812 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:47:39 +0100 4105812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098027&cid=t_100741_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2010%2F10%2F22%2Fbio-engineering-in-museums%2F Most medical museums live in the safe past. Exhibitions rooms are filled with beautiful 19th and 20th century medical instruments and scary pathological body parts in formaldehyde. The present and the future body and its instruments are hardly visible in medical museums. How, for example, shall medical museums handle the fusion of bodies and instruments made possible by bio-engineering and human enhancement: Living bacteria with artificial DNA, supercomputers designed to function like a real human brain or robots showing human-like emotions. Biology is increasingly engineered in much the same way as technology, while technology is becoming more and more life-like. These two engineering trends intensify current debates about the desirability and acceptability of genetic engineering and hu... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098027 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:48:21 +0100 4098027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086312&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F20%2Fhumor-neuroplasticity-and-the-power-to-change-your-mind%2F A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that we have much more control over our minds, personalities and personal illnesses than was ever believed to exist before, and it is all occurring at the same time that a flood of other research is exposing the benefits of humor on brain functioning. The ability to change the structure and functioning of the brain through experiences and the conscious use of directed thoughts is referred to as neuroplasticity. The latest research indicates that the adult brain not only has the ability to repair damaged regions, but to grow new neurons; that willful activity has the power to shape the brain in new directions far into adulthood. We hear a lot about the effects of illness and old age on the mind, but in the not-too-distant future, we will beg... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086312 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:58:10 +0100 4086312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060573&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGgDSOLDkyeU%2F By John SamplesThe New York Times has an odd story today on campaign finance on its front page. The story argues that organizations which do not have to identify their donors are sponsoring ads that criticize candidates for office. Complaints about secrecy notwithstanding, the third paragraph of the story discloses one of the major contributors to a group and reveals his putative interests in becoming involved. It also goes into great detail about the donor, his political associates, and even meetings his associates attended and what decisions were made therein. Later parts of the story recount the already disclosed names of supporters of Karl Rove’s efforts in this cycle. True, the story does not reveal everything the reporters believe should be disclosed about donors. But the group... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060573 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:19:38 +0100 4060573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018181&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-medical-profession-is-it-devolving%2F2010.09.29 I had lunch with a group of physicians recently, and along for the ride was a college student thinking of applying to medical school. When talking about the future, I suggested that the work of a physician 30 years from now will be hardly recognizable to today’s physician. Everybody disagreed and the student was confused. There was a lot of denial and myopic rationalization. But I can’t blame them, really. Most of us see what’s immediately changing in our day-to-day work and the bigger picture gets lost. For most of us, the role of the physician is hard to see for anything other than it always has been. Most live and work as the self-determined independent care coordinator, reactively working to treat disease just as its been done for over a century. But change is happening arou... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018181 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:00:11 +0100 4018181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013209&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2010%2F09%2Foverloading-the-emergency-rooms.html In  a letter to the editor of the New York Times (9/28, A28), Angela Gardner, MD, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, writes in response to a Sept. 22 editorial, saying that it "raises critical issues about the high costs" of the Medicaid "program, but misses an important point and a fundamental problem. That is -- Medicaid pays so poorly in some states that many physicians will not see Medicaid patients."  Comment: In 1968, while director of the Portsmouth City health department, I obtained a grant to study the value of developing counselors for seniors new to the Medicare program, to see if they could encourage seniors to join the program. The most interesting thing about this project was that when seniors who had previously not had medical care entered t... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013209 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:20:06 +0100 4013209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998994&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fimproved-ipad-usability-on-hospital-wards%2F2010.09.23 We recently reported our interview with Dr. Henry Feldman of the Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston and his experience using the iPad as his sole computing device while attending on the wards. Overall, his experience was positive, while accessing the hospital networks, using clinical applications and questions about security. Be sure also to check out Future Docs blog and Dr. Arora’s experience using the iPad on the wards to get more real-world perspectives on using the iPad on the wards. Among the few difficulties Dr. Feldman had, one was that typing long notes on the glass keyboard was cumbersome, requiring the use a desktop computer for admission and discharge notes. This may now turn out to be one of the easiest problems to solve, if two recently announced iPad cases are any indication... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998994 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:00:05 +0100 3998994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902899&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-gift-of-being-a-doctor-what-are-you-going-to-do-with-it%2F2010.08.25 I’m going to do something unusual: Reprint in its entirety a commentary from a fourth-year medical student, Jonathan. He posted it in response to comments from other readers to my blog about Dr. Berwick’s commencement address to his daughter’s medical school class. I tweeted about Jonathan’s post, calling it a needed voice of idealism at a cynical time. This is what Jonathan had to say to his physician colleagues: “To begin, I am a fourth-year medical student going into primary care and this directly applies to me. We have two options when reading [Dr. Berwick's] address. We can take, in my opinion, the weak road or the strong road. Our new generation, as well as the one that raised us, is one of apathy and selfishness. We are only concerned about how changes ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902899 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3902899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899581&cid=t_100741_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2FDTm1yqaHfwo%2F Lately, I realized that the Web’s Future (or The Future of the Web) is not Facebook. No, it doesn’t matter that all your friends (enemies) are there, doesn’t matter that all companies are moving to Facebook-based pages, that everything you like is there, and your mum is sending you friendship requests. No, the web’s future (or The Future of the Web) is much larger than Facebook. The future of the web is an application that allows you to play in the financial market, find conferences and even plot a map with them, can analyse the stars, check browser histories, do science and screw the life of your worst enemies with a complex syntax and obscure data typing. I might have forgotten that this application saved lives in Haiti, intends to bring peace to the Middle East ... Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899581 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:57:02 +0100 3899581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3895908&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2010%2F08%2Fprimary-care-doctors-saying-no-to-191000-a-year.html From Time Magazine this week: the education pipeline offers no hint of improvement. Less than 2% of current medical students are interested in general internal medicine and 4.9% in family-care practice, says a study by Dr. Karen Hauer, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The average medical-school student graduates with $200,000 in loans, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). This doesn't include their debt related to four years of undergraduate study. For some students the total debt burden can reach nearly $500,000 — a daunting sum that puts many of them off family medicine. "Unless more primary-care physicians are recruited, we estimate a shortage of 30,000 doctors by 2015," says Dr. Atul Grover, chief advocacy officer for the AA... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3895908 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:10:30 +0100 3895908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885436&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F08%2F19%2Fthe-future-of-health-in-2020%2F IFTF’s HealthCare 2020 map – click here for the full version Our friends over at Institute for the Future have released their vision of health and healthcare in 2020. We’re excited that CureTogether is included on their map! They placed CureTogether at the intersection of taking a Commons approach (self-organized participatory solutions that bring a new culture of cooperation) to Making Information Actionable (filtering and integrating health-related information in meaningful ways). What do you think of their vision for the future of health and healthcare? (Source: The Collective Well) The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885436 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:10:40 +0100 3885436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868735&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.slideshare.net%2Fswf%2Fssplayer2.swf%3Fid%3D4882813%26%23038%3Bdoc%3Dfutureofhealth-slideshareversion-100801104636-phpapp01 A report on the future of health was presented to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by PSFK, a trends research and innovation company. It features a wide range to topics including distant learning, diagnostics, gaming for health, offline web, DIY checkup, and many others: PSFK presents Future Of Health View more presentations from PSFK. (Hat Tip: iMedicalApps) *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868735 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:00:28 +0100 3868735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865252&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzEpq-o68-0w%2F By Michael F. CannonRep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) ably defends his “Roadmap for America’s Future” in today’s Washington Post.  He doesn’t mention Paul Krugman’s attacks thereon, nor should he.  (To read why, consult The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle and Ted Gayer of the Tax Policy Center.) I haven’t officially weighed in on the health-care aspects of the Roadmap, but hope to do so in the near future.  For the moment, I’ll use Ryan’s oped to stress a distinction that is crucial to thinking clearly about health care costs. Ryan writes of the dangers of an un-reformed Medicare program (emphasis added): Under an ever-expansive, all-consuming central government, costs will be contained with Washington’s heavy hand imposing price controls, ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865252 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:10:18 +0100 3865252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3798564&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcareer-counselor-thoughts-on-becoming-a-doctor%2F2010.07.28 As a physician, I’ve had several people ask my “honest” opinion of their plans to become a doctor. I know what my response is to this question, but I wonder what others in my profession would answer. Would your response depend, in large part, on who’s doing the asking — could you answer your own child as you would someone you just met? Be careful, your answer to this question, if honestly given, might shine an unsettling light on your own feelings about your current career choice. Last week I spoke with a college junior working to fulfill her lifelong plans to become a physician. She told me about a recent conversation with her own doctor where she shared her plans to go to medical school and he’d tried to dissuade her. She couldn’t recall a single cogent reason given f... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3798564 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:26 +0100 3798564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784435&cid=t_100741_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2FJrpHSYaY_74%2F In my opinion the future of the scientific blog community is the same as always. (Source: Blind.Scientist) Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784435 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:39:16 +0100 3784435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746711&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fbp-ify-your-computer-screen-instant-oil-spill%2F If you need something to occupy yourself today while BP is trying to put a new cap on the leaking oil well in the Gulf, we’ve got just the thing. It’s called Instant Oil Spill, and it’s an interactive site that brings the murky toxins of the oil spill right to your computer screen. The site is brought to you by A Cleaner Future, a nonprofit that focuses on creating awareness about alternative and cleaner energy sources. We thought that adding a little oil spill to the BP website would be cathartic, and, while it was sort of fun in an ironic way to see the black goop fill their homepage, it just wasn’t all that satisfying. via The Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree BP-ify Your Computer Screen: Instant Oil Spill (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746711 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:19:31 +0100 3746711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740570&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffriday-photo-throwback-the-first-cell-phone%2F We consider anything that happened in Back to the Future Part II and is happening now a total technological success. For example, video calling is definitely up there, because the new iPhone offers video phone. And to think that we might not even have cell phones if Martin Cooper didn’t dream of a portable telephone way back in 1973. Watch Cooper below, demonstrating a cellular phone call in New York City. photo via CNN via CNN Post from: BlissTree Friday Photo Throwback: The First Cell Phone (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740570 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:55:29 +0100 3740570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690840&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-physician-education-be-valued-in-the-future%2F2010.06.23 The future of American healthcare will not value physician education. Perhaps it’s time to abandon the medical school model and train millions of nurses instead at a fraction of the cost. This comment was left on my blog over at NP=MD: I don’t even compare NPs and MDs. Their models differ. One is not better than the other. The schooling — minus the residency — is nearly equivalent in terms of time spent. The problem is that NPs don’t get a long enough residency. If you take a NP and a MD, both with 20 years clinical experience, the MD does not know more than the NP. Sure, he had a few extra classes 20 years ago — which he doesn’t remember — but that’s about it. NPs aren’t trying to steal MDs’ meal tickets, they’re a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690840 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3690840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687200&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Fnew-gesture-based-system-from-mit.html   Researchers at MIT have developed a new gesture-based system that combines a standard webcam, colored lycra gloves, and a software that includes a dataset of pictures. This simple and cheap system allows to translate hands gestures into a computer-generated 3d-model of the hand in realtime. Once the webcam has captured an image of the glove, the software matches it with the corresponding hand position stored in the visual dataset and triggers the answer. This approach reduces computation time as there is no need to calculate the relative positions of the fingers, palm, and back of the hand on the fly.   The inexpensive gesture-based recognition system developed at MIT could have applications in games, industry and education. I also envisage a potential appl... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687200 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:40:00 +0100 3687200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676724&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F18%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-18-2010%2F I was away earlier this week because my mom was in town. And in a few days, it will be Father’s Day. Spending all this time with my parents has made me aware of a lot of things. For one it’s given me the opportunity to see them in a new light. Not one of admiration or awe, but something a bit more realistic. I saw them as two separate people who tried to do the best they could in the situation that they were in. I then saw myself as my own individual who tries the best that I can with whatever things come my way. Funny how learning to accept my parents as imperfect has helped me to accept myself for my own imperfections. Seeing them and celebrating this coming Father’s Day are just a reminder to me that we can only do the best we can and that doing so is enough. I think t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676724 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:43:10 +0100 3676724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3672016&cid=t_100741_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F17%2Fnews-consumption-theres-an-app-for-that-are-we-becoming-a-nation-of-headline-chasers%2F Because I work in technology I prefer to see its beneficial side … but I have to question whether technology is doing more damage than good. If it is left unchecked will our children know more but live lower-quality lives than us? Give me your opinion … (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3672016 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:15:07 +0100 3672016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641304&cid=t_100741_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F07%2F2010-predictions-social-media-seo-and%2F Industry experts, I do not include myself, are pitching 2010 as the year of mobile. With the continued adoption of 3G mobiles and great advances in technology, they see big opportunity for brands to build connection points with patients [consumers] on this platform. Social media is proving to be the most readily adopted digital media channel in the mobile space by users. Mobile applications such as Foursquare illustrate that users are embracing the opportunity to update their profiles or announce their locations to their fellow social followers, so brands should seek to position and integrate the right message at the right time and place. While other kinds of mobile marketing, such as mobile search, is not as widely adopted, people still seek information on the go. To wrap up, while SEO an... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641304 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:35:01 +0100 3641304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621641&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F180523%2F Global Cancer Deaths to Double by 2030: The International Agency for Research on Cancer predicts that by 2030, there will be 13.2 million cancer deaths a year. (via MSNBC) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621641 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:41:37 +0100 3621641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599342&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fnikes-write-the-future-ad-videos-that-crack-us-up%2F Nike’s new “Write The Future” ad campaign, directed by Alejandro Iñarritu (the director of “21 Grams” and “Babel”), dramatizes a world where football players make or break the dreams of their countries. We like the video, but we’re also glad that our stock markets don’t depend on the World Cup. Post from: BlissTree Nike's "Write The Future" Ad: Videos That Crack Us Up (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599342 Tue, 25 May 2010 19:00:56 +0100 3599342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581609&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-in-high-school%2F2010.05.19 Yep, you read that right. The Chicago Public Schools, not exactly known for quality education, have a plan for training our future healthcare providers – high school: Chicago Public Schools this fall will open the city’s first high school specializing in healthcare, a move local hospitals hope will help relieve chronic workforce shortages. The school, which recently used a lottery system to enroll a freshman class of 160, will have a heavy emphasis on math and science. Juniors and seniors will be able to earn credits by shadowing hospital workers and interning as assistant nurses and in other professions. Planners aim to prepare students for health- and science-related college programs and certify them for entry-level jobs in healthcare, such as pharmacy technicians or assist... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581609 Wed, 19 May 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3581609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648611&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F13379798%2F1gzd11%2Fneuromarketing%7EAttractive-Women-Make-Men-Impatient.htm I’ve written a few times about the effects of pictures of attractive women on decision-making by men. In Bikinis, Babes, and Buying, we learned that guys who looked at pictures of bikini-clad women made impulsive decisions. In A Pretty Woman Beats a Good Loan Deal, we found that men accepted higher loan rates [...] CommentsIs it possible that there's too much effort to explain things ... by Gil ReichI agree that there's definitely a tradeoff. If your ad looks ... by Roger DooleyRoger, I've also read studies where using attractive photos of ... by Verilliance (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648611 Wed, 19 May 2010 12:47:44 +0100 3648611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467879&cid=t_100741_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdentists-who-go-green-grow-green-for-earth-day-2010%2F On April 22, that’s just a few days away, tree huggers and vegans will celebrate the 40th annual Earth Day. Even dentists have hopped on the clean green machine. From the Emerald Coast to Greenland, your colleagues are practicing eco-friendly dentistry. Some have designed office interiors with air filtration systems, natural lighting, bamboo flooring, and latex-free paint. Extreme green dentists hire architects to design offices that minimize electricity usage and recycle rainwater for landscape irrigation. Don’t be envious or jaded, just get on board. For the average Dr. Joe, going green doesn’t have to involve redecorating or rebuilding. And contrary to a popular frog’s beliefs, it IS easy being green. Here are just a few ways to celebrate Earth Day this year: Your Front Office ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467879 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:45:42 +0100 3467879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433168&cid=t_100741_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F1Vufs3-Fqd4%2Fbiotech-is-still-lagging-in-social.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433168 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:47:00 +0100 3433168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408400&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2010%2F03%2Fnewly-insured-will-need-access-to-primary-care-physicians.html The New York Times reports, "Just over 30 percent of doctors are in primary care -- and that is trending downward -- with compensation and the culture of medical schools driving students into better-paying specialties." The Times adds, "Most people don't realize the government's role in the doctor supply. Medicare is the primary financer of postgraduate medical education." In addition, "Medicare sets the baseline for doctors' pay, tilting disproportionately to procedure-oriented specialties." One group wants HHS and "Congress to address 'legacy biases.' It may urge goals of having 40 percent of the doctor work force in primary care, a 40 percent increase in their income, and reforms in medical school admissions to end a de facto slant toward future specialists." The group says that provisi... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408400 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:55:45 +0100 3408400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363658&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2010%2F03%2Fhealth-department-handbook.html Thank you for using this book either as students.  or as faculty members in MPH programs.  The annual update for 2010 has been completed with additional references and on-line links, also with references to the Healthy People 2010 publication which should be available in the next few weeks. You can download either the entire on-line hand book as a single pdf file, or individual chapters. (Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG) Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363658 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:45:41 +0100 3363658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346473&cid=t_100741_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fhard-questions-ems-2-0-will-need-to-address%2F “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life… as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” - Booker T. Washington With multiple premiers of The Chronicles of EMS and a wave of enthusiasm from the EMS Today conference in Baltimore, the future of EMS looks bright, blindingly-bright. I’m incredibly optimistic about where this crazy experiment in EMS is headed, but I also see some big hurdles in our path. Put on your shades and let’s talk about what I feel are the five biggest challenges to EMS reform. 1.) We’ve been talking a lot about unity and standardization, but individual EMS systems are unique in every way. How do you influence standardization and still allow for the tremendous leeway required for ... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346473 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:03 +0100 3346473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331389&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2010%2F03%2F04%2Fskinput-turns-your-body-into-a-touchscreen.html Via New Scientist via Stefano Besana Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft’s Redmond research lab have developed a working prototype of a system called Skinput that effectively turns your body surface into both screen and input device. Skinput makes use of a microchip-sized pico projector embedded in an armband to beam an image onto a user’s forearm or hand. When the user taps a menu item or other control icon on the skin, an acoustic detector also in the armband analyzes the ultralow-frequency sound to determine which region of the display has been activated. The technology behind Skinput is described in this paper the group will present in April at the Computer-Human Interaction conference in Atlanta. Check out the video:   (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331389 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:49:00 +0100 3331389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251398&cid=t_100741_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FnfW_qVVBygs%2Fpharmas-new-home-lies-at-corner-of.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251398 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3251398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239665&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2010%2F02%2F04%2Fbidi-screen-3d-gesture-interaction-in-thin-screen-device.html Via Chris Jablonski's blog Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a working prototype of a bidirectional LCD (captures and displays images) that allows a viewer to control on-screen objects without the need for any peripheral controllers or even touching the screen. In near Minority Report fashion, interaction is possible with just a wave of the hand. The BiDi is inspired by emerging LCDs that use embedded optical sensors to detect multiple points of contact and exploits the spatial light modulation capability of LCDs to allow lensless imaging without interfering with display functionality. According to MIT researchers, this technology can lead to a wide range of applications, such as in-air gesture control of everything from CE devices like mobile phones to ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239665 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:03:00 +0100 3239665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212311&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fdy9WMtnbt-o%2F By Jim HarperBetcha didn’t know that January 28th is Data Privacy Day. That’s the day on which it’s customary to give gifts of cash and money to your favorite privacy advocate. No, not really. Though Hallmark hasn’t gotten a hold of it, it is a day on which some extra attention gets paid to privacy issues. I’ll be speaking at two events coinciding with Data Privacy Day. On Wednesday, I’ll be speaking at the 2010 Internet Data Privacy Colloquium put on by a group called Dialogue on Diversity. Register here. And on Thursday I’ll be speaking at an event put on by the Future of Privacy Forum called “Online Privacy: Your Reputation is ON the LINE.” (Get it? “ON the LINE”? Online? We’re talkin’ computers, folks.) You c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212311 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:18:50 +0100 3212311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176126&cid=t_100741_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FDhhnzTj6l2o%2F What’s Your Time Perspective? People in recovery may identify with these ‘types’ and the way they deal with life based on ones focus and the way in which one looks at events, personal history and future prospects. Professor Philip Zimbardo identified five key approaches to time perspective. These are: The ‘past-negative’ type. Who focus on negative personal experiences [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176126 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:13:45 +0100 3176126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167190&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fgoldstein-personalized-medicine-in-2020.html -from NaturePersonalized medicineDavid B. GoldsteinDuke UniversityOver the past decade, powerful genotyping tools have allowed geneticists to look at common variation across the entire human genome to identify the risk factors behind many diseases. Two striking findings will define the study of disease for the decade to come. First, common genetic variation seems to have only a limited role in determining people's predisposition to many common diseases. Second, gene variants that are very rare in the general population can have outsized effects on predisposition.For example, rare mutations that cause the elimination of chunks of the genome can raise the risk of diseases such as schizophrenia, epilepsy or autism by up to twentyfold. Some researchers view these major risk factors as aberrati... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167190 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3167190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163832&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdanny-weinberger-mental-health-in-2020.html -from NatureMental healthDaniel R. WeinbergerSenior investigator, US National Institute of Mental HealthThe search over the past decade for genes behind mental illness has led to the realization that mental disorders are not discrete conditions with specific causes. Rather, they are the result of interactions between risk factors that affect development; psychiatric symptoms can arise from many causes and are more interrelated than current disease models allow. By 2020, this insight, which has been slow to take hold, will have transformed how doctors understand and treat psychiatric conditions.Finding specific genes for mental illness now seems a pipe dream. A more realistic endeavour for the next ten years is to look for genes that code for basic cellular and brain functions that modulate... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163832 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3163832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110955&cid=t_100741_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virology.ws%2F1204-fib50.mp4 I previously posted the audio version of Futures in Biotech episode 50: More biotech stories. In this episode I joined host Marc Pelletier and George Farr, Justin Sanchez, and Dave Brodbeck for a discussion on recent big stories in bioscience. Topics included erasing memory, controlling neurons with light, the role of the new virus XMRV in prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, and prions as genetic elements in yeast. For those of you who prefer watching the speakers, here is a video version of the same podcast, courtesy of Team ODTV. Get the Flash Player to see this player. // Download video (149 MB .mp4) (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110955 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:45:22 +0100 3110955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071343&cid=t_100741_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FBPXgrcfQvGY%2F Just a quick note to announce a new Silver Sponsor of the SharpBrains Summit, and link to a couple stimulating online conversations. The Institute For the Future is an independent, nonprofit strategic research group with more than 40 years of forecasting experience. The core of our work is identifying emerging trends and discontinuities that will transform global society and the global marketplace. We provide our members with insights into business strategy, design process, innovation, and social dilemmas. Our research spans a broad territory of deeply transformative trends, from health and health care to technology, the workplace, and human identity. The Institute for the Future is located in Palo Alto, California. I have been collaborating informally with IFTF projects for a few years, a... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071343 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:16:08 +0100 3071343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052233&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E5%2FGctkViI2GI8%2FDITM_Jeff_Cohen_Complete.mp3 I’m so excited to share with you my latest docinthemachine podcast with Jeff Cohen — serial entrepreneur and current CEO of Halt Medical (a gyn fibroid treatment statup), Voyage Air Guitar (the world’s best foldable guitar),  and Nashville publishers Savannah Music Group just recorded live at the 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecolog in Orlando Florida. You might recognize Jeff who was recently featured on ABC’s Shark Tank where he turned down the shark’s offer of $500,000 for his guitar idea.  In the podcast we discussed the unique opportunities and challenges of medical device development- and innovation in general. I was immediately struck by Jeff’s unique perspective and vision when I met him.  He has innovated in so many different... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052233 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:28:51 +0100 3052233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048103&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FxpXcVTHGauE%2F The following post by Robin Strongin, Creator of Disruptive Women in Health Care, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. “As study after study has taught us, there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. No other policy is as likely to raise economic productivity or to reduce child and maternal mortality. No other policy is as sure to improve nutrition and promote health, including the prevention of HIV/AIDS. No other policy is as powerful in increasing the chances of education for the next generation. That is why discrimination against women of all ages deprives the world’s children—all of them, not just the half who are girls—of the chance to reach their po... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048103 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:05:29 +0100 3048103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3036938&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D344 The scientific journal Cell Transplantation has 2 studies that have explored umbilical cord blood stem cell treatments for lung and heart disorders.  Both studies were conducted using animals so they are very preliminary, but they offer great potential for future treatments. In one study, researchers investigated the therapeutic benefits of transplanting human umbilical cord blood (UCB) mensenchymal stem cells (MSC) into newborn laboratory rats with oxygen-deprived lung injury.  They found that the cells have a protective effect against hyperoxia-induced lung injury, likely due to anti-inflammatory effects.  These results might eventually lead to the discovery of treatments for hypertoxic neonatal lung disease, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature human infants. Another research t... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3036938 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:57:18 +0100 3036938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992855&cid=t_100741_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F245-personality-time-types Time perspectives What’s Your Time Perspective? People in recovery may identify with these ‘types’ and the way they deal with life based on ones focus and the way in which one looks at events, personal history and future prospects. Professor Philip Zimbardo identified five key approaches to time perspective. These are: The ‘past-negative’ type. Who focus on negative personal experiences that still have the power to upset. This can lead to feelings of bitterness and regret. The ‘past-positive’ type. Who take a nostalgic view of the past, and stay in very close contact with family. Who tend to have happy relationships, but the downside is a cautious, “better safe than sorry” approach which may hold one back. The ‘present-hedonistic’ type. Who are dominated by pleasure-... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992855 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:58:08 +0100 2992855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984880&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E5%2FGVbZRtnVvWE%2Fditmnov2009ott.mp3 I have been getting great feedback on my DITM medical technology podcast which starts the podcast series I’ll be doing regularly.  Several people wrote to ask if I could post a version with just the interview since they loved it so much and wanted to share that segment.  The original podcast starts with FDA approvals then has an interview with Sony Exec Bob Ott on the future of video technology in entertainment and medicine that we did a the NAB broadcast meeting in Vegas. Here’s an edit version with just the interview enjoy and share with your friends!   addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fdocinthemachine.com%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fsonypodcast%2F'; addthis_title = 'DITM+Podcast+on+Future+of+Video+for+Entertainment+%26%23038%3B+Medicine+With+Sony+Exec'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984880 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:15:36 +0100 2984880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977378&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E5%2FORJwL-fj15U%2Fditm_nov2009.mp3 Here’s the latest installment of the docinthemachine podcast.  In this installment I review new FDA device approvals and then present an interview about HD technology for entertainment and medicine with Bob Ott (vice president of broadcast and professional audio/video products for Sony Electronics) recorded at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fdocinthemachine.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fnov2009podcast%2F'; addthis_title = 'Docinthemachine+MedTech+Podcast%21'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: docinthemachine) docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977378 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:03:28 +0100 2977378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916069&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FncTf-uXKHro%2Fopen-letter-to-future-bioethicists.html I couldn't attend the ASBH meeting in DC this year, but apparently, Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel gave quite a controversial speech. While I don't have the text of the original speech, my guess is that it will be posted on the ASBH website at some point. But what I do have is Art Caplan's response, from which you can glean certain aspects of Zeke's speech -- I'll be interested to see/hear what kind of reaction this gets: Facts alone won’t suffice for the field of bioethics When you get old enough as a practitioner in any field young people seek your advice about what they should do if they want to do what you do. Given that my age seems to be increasing exponentially this has been happening to me with increasing frequency. Undergraduates, high school students, medical students, those pursui... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916069 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:23:35 +0100 2916069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851891&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F01%2Fwinning-mayo-clinic-talk-on-the-future-of-health%2F I was recently at the Mayo Clinic Transforming Healthcare Symposium to give a talk on how Self-Tracking will change the future of health. Here is an overview of the talk, and the slides and video are below. “The New Wave of Self-Tracking Ubiquitous, invisible biosensors. Constant, streaming measurements. Analytics for your health. Detailed self-tracking will transform our understanding of our bodies, our health, and our medicine. Geeks are already tracking everything from calories to blood pressure to steps taken during the day (Quantified Self). People with chronic conditions track their treatments, pain levels, and side effects (CureTogether). The ultimate promise when this goes mainstream is true personalized medicine, where each person gets a treatment plan individual to their b... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851891 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:24:03 +0100 2851891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851968&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fd0tjpkB_Oss%2F Music and cancer do not go together, and I mean that in the context of this new technology: A project at Harvard Medical School created a program to translate the signals from cells into musical notes. Normal signals will sound harmonious, abnormal signals like those coming from cancer cells will sound awful. Listen to this –     Using date from a pre-existing colon cancer study, bioinformatician Gil Alterovitz and his team created a program that transforms complex genomic information into musical notes, so that abnormal data will sound discordant. “When things go awry, such as in the case of p53-null mutant colon cancer cells under inflammatory stress conditions, gene expression varies slightly, and inharmonious chord progressions result. Listening to the result... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851968 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:11:20 +0100 2851968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809717&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F19%2F8-survival-tips-for-the-spouse-of-a-terminally-ill-person-an-interview-with-owen-surman-md%2F Recently I had the honor of interviewing Owen Stanley Surman, M.D., a practicing hospital psychiatrist known internationally for his work on psychiatric and ethical aspects of solid organ transplantation. Following the death of his wife, Dr. Surman devoted six years to writer a memoir, “The Wrong Side of an Illness: A Doctor’s Love Story,” which includes a deeply personal and unique view of events both tragic and transcendent. He now lives in Boston with his new wife.   Question: What words of wisdom would you give the spouse of a person struggling with chronic illness or terminally ill? Dr. Surman: Chronic illness and terminal illness have a pervasive impact on how we live our lives and in our sense of identity. Loss of a loved one affects the part of ourselves that... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809717 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:55:18 +0100 2809717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807575&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOR0nsVjEuGI%2F A new T-shirt for Senator Baucus: I worked for six months with half a dozen members of the Senate Finance Committee, and all I got was this lousy 223-page summary of what I hope the new health care bill will look like. Why should evidence even matter in education policy? I mean, we’re doing this for the children. Videos reveal tax-funded organization being used to help those who want to open a brothel and illegally bring underage girls into the United States as “sex workers.” Meet the two 20-something who exposed it. It’s time to narrowly define the mission in Afghanistan. “The United States does not have the patience, cultural knowledge or legitimacy to transform what is a deeply divided, poverty stricken, tribal-based society into a self-sufficient, n... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807575 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:31:32 +0100 2807575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778558&cid=t_100741_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdr-john-cranham-on-the-future-of-dental-implants%2F I can’t imagine doing restorative dentistry without a good relationship with an oral surgeon or periodontist. Implants are an important part of comprehensive treatment planing. Research shows, a single-tooth implant fares better than a 3-part bridge. That’s why I encourage my patients to get implants rather than bridges. There’s a great number of patients who are edentulous or edentulous just in the lower arch and cannot wear a denture comfortably. Some patients need just two or three implants or the bar system for denture stability or full fixed dentures. I am seeing that through the tough economic times, cosmetic dentistry is down, but implants are still popular. There is no question that the statistics show implants and grafts are down – still, the number of people who want the ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778558 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:59:55 +0100 2778558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757948&cid=t_100741_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fcranham%2Fcranham-on-important-planning-for-new-and-seasoned-dentists%2F The most important thing young dentists can think about, beyond gaining clinical expertise and good business practices, is a long term financial plan. I use Cain Watters & Associates, which helped my wife and me establish goals for retirement, as well as life insurance and disability insurance. Security for your family must be worked into your budget, as should disability planning. Having a fixed point in time when you can retire or only work because you want to, not because you have to, gives great peace of mind. These things are possible for dentists, and the earlier you start, the better. I began at 34 and just turned 48, and despite highs and lows, I’m still on course to retire or choose at 55. But I can’t imagine quitting at 55! When a seasoned dentist like myself looks toward... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757948 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:41:24 +0100 2757948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725325&cid=t_100741_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FV2rrswSGilg%2F As you are reading this I’m probably lying by the pool in Vegas soaking up the rays, sipping on a cocktail and hurling obscenities at Scrabble on my iPhone for cheating and using words I’ve never heard of again. However, I didn’t want to desert you whilst in the desert so I thought I’d leave you this post to keep you going. Feel free to browse the archives in my absence and if you really want to make an old man very happy indeed, grab yourself a copy of ‘Don’t Ask Stupid Questions’ in either hardback or ebook. The book of which sales guru (and I use that word advisably, this guy has sold millions of books) Jeffrey Gitomer said: “I recommend you buy it now, read it as soon as you get it, and put it into practice an hour after you read it” Good old Jeffers, that’s wha... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725325 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:00:49 +0100 2725325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719723&cid=t_100741_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2009%2F08%2Fpush-to-expand-coverage-highlights-shortage-of-primary-care-doctors-1.html In Massachusetts, the individual mandate means "97 percent of residents there are covered. But while they have insurance, what some don't have is a doctor." CBS added, "Just having insurance doesn't guarantee access. There aren't enough doctors. It is a real problem. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, we are more than 16,000 primary care doctors short in the United States. About 26,000 new doctors enter the work force every year, but only 6,500 enter primary care. One reason is that starting salaries for primary care doctors are a lot lower than for specialists in radiology, cardiology and urology." But it is "not just the pay...it's the paperwork. Dr. Kate Atkinson is drowning in it and says that's what's keeping doctors away from primary practices." COMMENT: There ... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719723 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:26:13 +0100 2719723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716151&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fu5LFLPo9kmU%2F 45 breaks and fractures , 16 screws and 2 plates in lower right leg , 3 screws in right knee , 2 screws in left knee , 4 pins and 2 screws in right wrist , 2 screws and a load of wire in left elbow that’s about it. Ouch. That sounds like major ‘machinery’ repair to me. When bones break into several pieces, usually the only repair would be screws, pins and plates. But that could all be a thing of the past with this medical breakthrough – Scientists created a synthetic glue for repairing broken bones using the genes of a marine worm! The sandcastle worm is a marine animal that builds its home from sand and broken shells by gluing the pieces together using a glue-like substance that it secretes. Scientists were able to clone the genes of the natural adhesive and manufacture syn... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716151 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2716151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699816&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fback-to-future-weight-of-world.html We chat on the way to the supermarket in the car. It is a proper chat because it is not about Pokemon. Who ever thought that we would ever enjoy a casual chat! The casual chat has been instigated by me, because I wish to distract from the imminent torture of the supermarket. It’s a thoroughly delightful new tactic. The chat is also prompted by the Brain Quest Third Grade (3rd Edition). As they are about to enter 4th and 5th grades in the Fall it is obvious that they are both well below grade level academically. When they were little, the answers were easy but the words were difficult. Now the answers are elusive but the words flow much more freely. All too often I find that as one thing advances another recedes, it’s a trade off. I believe it’s quite common. You can see it in "John E... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699816 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:49:00 +0100 2699816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691717&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FPxTgm-hH-CI%2F The New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan has a program that seems ripe for the future impact of autism. Its Vocational Independence Program looks to “maximize the potential of individuals with learning differences by teaching skills and strategies and providing support necessary for successful and independent lives.” Image: NYIT VIP During freshman year, students “adjust to the collegiate experience” with such courses as college study skills and managing a personal budget, and take field trips to Long Island and New York City. They also team up to tackle large projects. The junior year curriculum focuses on living independently: food and nutrition, budgeting, apartment living. Junior dormitory living spaces more closely model living independently in an apar... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691717 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:26:22 +0100 2691717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2682086&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FF8odmfSvgKM%2F The latest Autism Spectrum Quarterly deals with growing into adulthood with autism. One of the cover stories is by Cecilia McCarton and Mary Jane Weiss of The McCarton Foundation, “Meeting the Needs of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder,” in which they state that most parents of younger children on the spectrum recognize that “their children have access to far better services than any previous group of individuals with autism.” Image: Musclebomb.com It’s all anecdotal, but I agree. Here in New York the legend of Willowbrook still runs deep through the oldest — and often most active — of parents of autistic individuals. The agency that has always rolled up its sleeves highest to provide Alex with services was started years ago by parents fed up wi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2682086 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:40:31 +0100 2682086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2639686&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fi-am-be-career-choices-for-autistic.html This is a little phrase I hear every so often. To be honest, it’s not a phrase that I ever thought I would hear because pretend play didn’t find us for a very long time. I don’t know your priorities but I would highly recommend the following – keep a list [yes another one] . Stick your piece of paper in the kitchen. Where else [?] and add to it regularly. It makes for a delightful easy splot of nostalgia; ‘what will you be when you grow up?’ [We apply this to all family members on the theory that some day we adults may have different jobs!] Oh how it changes. Oh how it doesn’t resemble anything that the typical kids come up with. All the usual fire fighter, super hero, artist options never see the light of day. Instead we have an eclectic collection of options, phases that th... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2639686 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:34:00 +0100 2639686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594576&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FI15UfjUj7GE%2F After the genome maps of an African, two Europeans, and a Chinese have been published, a Korean professor claims to have completed the “most accurate” genomic map yet – that of a 30-some healthy Korean male. The map is 99.94 accurate, having repeated analyses say, on chromosome 20, an average of 150 times. A research team lead by Professor Seo Jeong-seon, from Seoul National University, published its finding on Nature. Professor Seo emphasized the importance of having an accurate map as a foundation of personalized medicine. "It is important to have precise and accurate genome information of an individual since it is going to be fundamentals of personalized medicine. From this study, we found a way to obtain precise and accurate genome information.” The newest map is the sec... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594576 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:43:00 +0100 2594576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553111&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Ftowards-a-positive-technology-of-gaming.html In this very interesting keynote given at the recent Game Developers Conference, Jane McGonigal discusses the role of Positive Psychology in gaming. Another significant sign of how the world of ICT is embracing the perspective of Positive Technology...   Learning to Make Your Own Reality - IGDA Education Keynote 2009 View more documents from avantgame. (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553111 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:03:00 +0100 2553111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2527922&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2009%2F06%2F26%2Freactable.html From the Reactable website: The Reactable is a revolutionary new electronic musical instrument designed to create and perform the music of today and tomorrow. It combines state of the art technologies with a simple and intuitive design, which enables musicians to experiment with sound, change its structure, control its parameters and be creative in a direct and refreshing way, unlike anything you have ever known before. The Reactable uses a so called tangible interface, where the musician controls the system by manipulating tangible objects. The instrument is based on a translucent and luminous round table, and by putting these pucks on the Reactable surface, by turning them and connecting them to each other, performers can combine different elements like synthesizers, effects, sample loop... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2527922 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:09:59 +0100 2527922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517306&cid=t_100741_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FeZwOQE_mWYI%2F Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg and I, co-authors of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, will cover the main highlights from our new book and address the questions submitted by readers. When: Tuesday July 21st, 10am Pacific Time; 1pm Eastern Time. How to Register: Click HERE for more information and to Register. Title: The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: 18 Interviews with Scientists, Practical Advice, and Product Reviews, to Keep Your Brain Sharp Book description: While most of us have heard the phrase “use it or lose it,” very few understand what “it” means, or how to properly “use it” in order to maintain brain function and fitness. The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness is an invaluable guide that helps readers navigate growing brain research and identify the lifestyle factor... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517306 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:42:25 +0100 2517306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511517&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Fproject-natal-the-gaming-revolution-has-arrived.html I am probably not the first to post about Microsoft's NATAL project, but who cares? The fact is, I literally lack the words to express how deep I am impressed by this new gaming technology. I have no idea if/when this product will come to the shops, but it's hard to believe that Microsoft will have any more competitors in the game industry after its launch. Announced during Microsoft's annual E3 press conference, Project Natal is the point of arrival of several years of r&d by an Israeli start-up called 3DV Systems, which Microsoft recently acquired. Microsoft Xbox Senior Vice President Don Mattrick did state that Project Natal would be compatible with every Xbox 360, but the cost is top secret.. The technology (see video below), allows users contolli... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511517 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +0100 2511517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473612&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F11%2Fsneak-peek-healthcare-in-2020%2F This week I got to attend the Institute for the Future (IFTF)’s Health Horizons Conference in San Jose. Kathi Vian invited me to join her wonderful panel on Building the Health Commons, along with Tori Tuncan of Lend4Health and Dr. Kelly Travers of MD Health Evolution. My slides on “Patient-generated data” are below, although I’m not sure they stand alone without me talking through them. The trends and forecasts presented by IFTF for what healthcare will look like in 2020 were striking, inspiring, and cautionary. 100 people from all manner of health-focused organizations were there, sharing ideas and brainstorming “if only…” scenarios in Open Space sessions. 2020 Forecasts Since the meeting was for IFTF clients, I’m not allowed to get into to... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473612 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:38:26 +0100 2473612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469654&cid=t_100741_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2009%2F06%2F10%2Ffrontiers-of-interaction-v.html     Last Monday I attended Frontiers of Interaction V, where I gave a talk on Participative Ecology. The conference took place in Rome, at the wonderful Acquario Romano, Casa dell'Architettura.   I was really excited to be there, because I consider Frontiers the most interesting interaction design event in Italy.   Frontiers is organized and produced by Leandro Agrò and Matteo Penzo, who are also the founders of the Idearium community, the largest e-community on Interaction Design in Italy.   The format of the conference is very informal and fresh. You can meet people of all sorts, from academic researchers to superstars of interaction design, from anthropologists to futurists and young entrepreneurs, a mix of creativity and talent.   At... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469654 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:55:00 +0100 2469654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469513&cid=t_100741_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhemodynamics%2F%7E3%2Fg9-FTlsH6HI%2Ffuture-of-future.html Wikimedia commons photo: Samuel Delany. NASA photo: Charles Bolden in 1992Yesterday, I was registering the fact that President Obama has appointed Charles Bolden, an African American astronaut, to run NASA. I googled him, thinking about how it's not that incredible anymore to have black people go up in space, and that therefore it doesn't seem incredible that there's a black astronaut in charge of NASA. And then one article, which included various people gushing about Bolden, included a comment from his astronaut buddy Franklin Chang-Diaz, whose daughter is a Massachusetts politician with the same last name. I don't want to dwell on the point, but "Franklin Chang-Diaz" used to not be an astronaut kind of name, nor a Boston politician name either. In fact, it is hard to know which would hav... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469513 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:53:00 +0100 2469513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452458&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fback-to-future-dont-say-you-werent.html Obnoxio the Clown unearths a prophetic character analysis of a new Old-soon-to-be-New Labour MP from the 1984 intake:[He] is typical of the brand of mediocre, middle-class careerists who make up an increasing proportion of the undistinguished lobby-fodder and whom Labour habitually returns from Scotland, though he has greater academic pretensions than most...The DK helps out with a career update (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452458 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:31:00 +0100 2452458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452375&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3-9_Z-Dlfq8%2F Dana Milbank has the evidence: For the past few years, liberal activists have gathered in Washington each spring for the Take Back America conference…. But now that Obama has actually taken back America, the activists at this year’s gathering feel a bit like the dog that finally caught up with the car. Organizers changed the name from Take Back America to America’s Future Now, but that didn’t prevent a sharp decline in participation. … Hickey estimates attendance dropped from 2,500 last year to 1,500 this year, and even that may overstate things. At yesterday morning’s four concurrent “issue briefings,” 585 chairs were set out. Only 213 of them were occupied, including just 15 for the session on global warming. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452375 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:29:51 +0100 2452375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452444&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Ftriage-like-a-trekkie%2F Star Trek fans will remember Dr McCoy’s cool medical tricorder that could name medical ailments without even laying a hand on the patient. But that was television and in reality, we all knew that the tricorder didn’t exist. But now it’s starting to look as though it does. Meet the Standoff Patient Triage Tool (SPTT), a 15-by-8-by-6-inch (or about 38-by-20-by-15-centimeter) machine that according to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate can gauge a person’s pulse, body temperature and muscle movement from up to 40 feet away. Using the same type of laser technology already in use on airplanes and in acoustic speakers and landmine detectors, the SPTT quickly measures vibrations in the human head and chest and use the data to calculate vit... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452444 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:08:59 +0100 2452444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453005&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FkhUtySMaaW4%2Fclouds-passing-by.html Life is a journey. Each day can be the start of a new discovery. While gardening in my front garden I remove the grass which has grown between the tiles the freedom of mind once again comes alive. It feels like my inner source has something to tell me.Being statisfied with the result (the path to my front door has never looked better since I live here) I stand and watch my garden. The birds are singing in the sky. The summer has begun. Clouds in the sky are passing by without disturbing the sunshine warmth. This is life. In the silence of a summer evening I realise I might already have all the equipment needed for the journey through life. It's all there it is just a matter of removing things that might block your way.When I enter the house I almost immediately close the curtains. Goodbye ... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453005 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:04:00 +0100 2453005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447694&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F01%2F9-more-things-i-learned-in-high-school%2F Inspired by Therese Borchard’s 11 Things I Learned in High School, I wanted to share a few things I learned from my own high school experiences. I had many good times while in school, as well as my share of bad. But so many of the learning experiences we have in high school really can stick with us for years to come, teaching us about the ways of the world, life, friends and relationships. 1. Believe in your own abilities. So many times, we’re led to believe we’re not as good as we should or could be. And yet each and every one of us has unique abilities, talent and skills. No matter what others might tell you, believe in your own abilities, even when you feel unsure of yourself. 2. Things aren’t as bad as they seem. Things often seem worse than you’ve ever fe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447694 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:57:42 +0100 2447694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441164&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fbz5bpMFLQqA%2F Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) has begun circulating drafts of his proposed health care reform legislation. Initial reports, including an op-ed in the Boston Globe by Kennedy himself, suggest that the bill will contain every one of the bad ideas that I outlined in my recent Policy Analysis on what to expect from Obamacare. Among other things, the Kennedy bill will call for: An employer mandate; An individual mandate; A so-called “Public Option,” a Medicare-like plan that will compete with private insurance; The use of comparative-effectiveness/cost-effectiveness research to restrain costs; Subsidies for families earning as much as 500% of the poverty level ($110,250 for a family of four). Insurance regulation, including guaranteed issue and community rating. (He would also establish a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441164 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:39:29 +0100 2441164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441694&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F25%2Fmemorial-day-2009%2F This Memorial Day in the U.S. — like every Memorial Day — we commemorate and remember those who’ve given their lives for our freedoms and our nation. “Given their lives” is really not accurate, though, as Andy Rooney noted — these soldiers died, plain and simple. They died so that in the future, our country might be safer or democracy might be nurtured in an otherwise hostile environment. They died so that great evils could be done away with in WWII (and WWI). They died so that politicians could wage endless, unwinnable wars for political ideals (Vietnam, Korea, and now Iraq). They died, quite simply, so that we could enjoy the freedoms we so often take for granted in our country. I hope, like most people, that in the future war become less of an option ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441694 Mon, 25 May 2009 10:08:36 +0100 2441694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424067&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-future-of-restaurants%2F Looking for somewhere different to eat? Check out this restaurant in the Netherlands called Restaurant of the Future. It looks like a restaurant. It acts like a restaurant. But it’s actually a living laboratory where scientists can monitor and study what and how people eat. The scientists, thankfully, are not standing at the tables, clipboard in hand, watching the customers eat. Instead customer’s eating habits are monitored by cameras that are discretely in the ceiling. In fact, the only way that customers even know that they are participating in an ongoing research project is because they are given a questionnaire and research waiver to sign when they arrive at the front door. Unless they are looking closely, they probably won’t even notice the ceiling cameras or the black rubber s... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424067 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:02:52 +0100 2424067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424073&cid=t_100741_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fassisted-suicide-as-prophylactic.html The media repeatedly pound home the false meme that assisted suicide is only about people diagnosed with a terminal illness. True, some American activists make that argument. But the "terminal illness limitation" is unquestionably the minority view within the movement.Case in point: On April 15, 2008, Ruth von Fuchs, a leader in the Canadian Right to Die Society told Canada AM (CTV) that she supports Betty Coumbias--the Canadian woman who is not sick, but who wants to travel to Switzerland with her terminally ill husband to commit assisted suicide. From the transcript (no link):RUTH VON FUCHS: Anyhow, the thing with Betty Coumbias I think will be an extension, because it will show there is no duty to live, that life is not an obligation, it's a right but not an obligation. It will also sho... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424073 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:32:00 +0100 2424073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399223&cid=t_100741_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsuboxonetalkzone.com%2F%3Ffeed%3Drss I just got back from Chicago, where I spent the day learning about ‘best practices with Suboxone’ with the people from Reckitt-Benckiser. I feel an obligation to share my experiences with those of you who are so strongly connected to the efforts of R-B —and I am not referring to owning stock in the company. I’m not in the mood to go on forever; meetings with pharmaceutical company people always tire me out and even bring me down a bit—I’m not sure exactly why. I would almost think it would be the opposite, because things look so easy from the perspective of a PowerPoint presentation. Although as I put my psychodynamic background to use, I realize that an opposite reaction makes sense. Tune into my radio show podcast sometime and listen as I talk about psychodynamics; dysphoric ... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399223 Sun, 10 May 2009 04:39:38 +0100 2399223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390175&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FNEmnSTQkrV4%2F Last month I told you about an innovative partnership that brings community healthcare into the 21st century. The Genomic Medicine Institute was launched at Silicon Valley’s El Camino Hospital together with DNA Direct to enable physicians and their patients access to leading-edge genomic services. Physician studying DNA radiograph. Image: Newscom Genomic Medicine Institute was created so that patients can be better directed in their decisions about their medical conditions, especially when it comes to using genetic tests and counseling. For example, when someone finds out she has breast cancer, one of the questions that is asked is will she pass it to her daughter? Should she tell her sisters about it? Should she have mastectomy? Should her daughter have mastectomies? Difficult quest... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390175 Wed, 06 May 2009 17:42:41 +0100 2390175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2387017&cid=t_100741_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F9AAZniQhuvk%2F Do you have special mental powers? I do believe some folks have the ability to “know things.” I think there are also a lot of fakers in the world who prey on people who desperately hope to learn things about people who have passed or even the future. Still, I think all of us have the ability to listen to our gut instincts more than we do. Want to know what kind of psychic abilities you may have? Take this test and find out. Image: sxc.hu Post from: Blisstree Are You Psychic? (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2387017 Sun, 03 May 2009 17:34:27 +0100 2387017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386952&cid=t_100741_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F03%2Fif-only-keeping-you-stuck-and-frustrated%2F Two words. Six letters. So much potential for destruction. You say it to yourself and so do I, sometimes without even realizing it. Do you even realize how powerful it is? If only I had more time, I would exercise. If only my parents weren’t so annoying, I’d be less stressed. If only I had a bigger house, then I’d be more organized. If only, if only, if only…You know, it isn’t just the “if only” part that is so damaging. By itself, it just a harmless wish or fantasy. It’s saying “then”, as if you only have permission to have this better outcome when the first part happens. Let’s break this down once, shall we? Take the example about having a bigger house and being more organized. I threw this one in for me. We still live in... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386952 Sun, 03 May 2009 16:44:08 +0100 2386952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382675&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdr-topol-i-agree-with-you-patient.html Dr. Topol, who like myself is involved in a Cohort analysis of SNP scans and there effects on health behaviors has a video blog post about the recent Bad Press that SNP scans have gotten.More importantly, the bad press that DTC genomic companies have gotten. For full disclosure, I am not affiliated with ANY of the DTC SNP scan companies BTW, CPMC was the first study of this kind, not Scripps.Dr Topol says that there are articles which were published in the NEJM and they were reviewed by me a week or so ago......These articles obviously have caused "consternation"He states that he approaches this from several perspectives and addresses his research. There is the "Nihilistic Approach" that if you have an OR of 2 or greater that it is likely that this risk science is not going to go away and ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382675 Fri, 01 May 2009 12:19:00 +0100 2382675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376581&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FQLh9ptxvMnI%2F Reader Laura (the autismfromtheoutside blog) wrote in response to “Work It Out”: “What do you see in his future? Helping sorting in school cafeteria, hanging clothes as a local store, watering plants at a nursery.” She mentions these are jobs she’s seen students trained for, and they all sound pretty good to me for Alex. (Of course, I just got laid off, and they sound pretty good for me, too.) I remember watching Alex in the isolette after his premature birth (21 ounces, 27 weeks’ G), watching him grip the breathing tube in his silent, tiny determination to some day pull it from his own throat — which he did, more than once, and sometimes before he was ready. Doing something before you’re ready has always been to me a sign of a good spirit. ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376581 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:34:35 +0100 2376581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353998&cid=t_100741_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FuasOYsIqjDo%2F It may be unconventional to post a promo trailer on a genetics site, but I’ve been waiting for this film since I first heard of it. “My Sister’s Keeper” is the story of two young sisters whose lives would be intertwined beyond their control. Kate is the older sister – beautiful, graceful and living with a rare genetic disease called acute promyelocytic leukemia. Anna is three years younger – genetically engineered and conceived to be a genetic match for Kate. Whatever Kate’s body needs – cord blood, blood, bone marrow, kidney – Anna is the donor. How many times can you save your sister’s life? Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva star in “My Sister’s Keeper”. Image: Bauer Griffin “Genetically engineered to be a donor” sounds so unethical and f... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353998 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:33:42 +0100 2353998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349374&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FOwyQV6w87hU%2F “We fear for Alex as he grows up and maybe comes to depend too heavily on a system that was built when there was a lot more money around. Is there a reason to suppose that a money shortage is going to abate just because Alex is closer to 21 years old than he used to be?” I wrote this in my second book. For a long time, I thought I was the only one thinking this way. Then I ran across the recent piece by Linda Davis, who in addition to being the author of Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life, is president of the nonprofit SAGE Crossing Foundation, which was formed to create a farmstead for autistic adults. David and her husband wrote what should become a classic piece to every parent who fears for their growing special-needs child. “What coming social expenditure will... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349374 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:09:04 +0100 2349374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349378&cid=t_100741_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FxtduJPNbgXg%2F I’m helping an undergrad prepare a term paper on “family intervention” (does that include Merlot?) and its “positive effects” on autism. The report aims “to inform people about autism and ways family intervention help it.” That help is a sound theory, at least until Alex’s parents start screaming. We intervene with Alex when needed: pick up toys; sit with us through family events and not run off to the TV to blast Elmo; stop at the edge of the curb; please someday eat more real food. This student is questioning a friend with autism, in addition to, among parents, at least Jill and me. Her topics will include the definition, symptoms, history, and prevention of autism (ah, youth — good luck with that last one!), then flow into how famil... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349378 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:37:41 +0100 2349378