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 'gays'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:26:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960334&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fbetter-treatment-for-women-alcoholics%2F Early treatment for women with alcohol addiction (EWA) reduces mortality: a randomized controlled trial with long-term register follow-up.Gjestad R., Franck J., Lindberg S. et al. Request reprint Alcohol and Alcoholism: 2011, 46(2), p. 170–176.Compared to usual treatment, over the next 27 years introduction of a comprehensively serviced female-only alcohol treatment unit in Sweden substantially extended the lives of its patients – a uniquely convincing demonstration that improving treatment can save lives.Summary Alarmed by rising numbers of alcohol dependent women and their high death rate, in the 1980s Sweden established a female-only unit at a hospital alcohol treatment centre in the capital Stockholm. Compared to ‘treatment as usual’ wards and clinics, the Early Treatme... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960334 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:22:09 +0100 4960334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287580&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2F0eucu1e7scE%2F Image via WikipediaThe effects of Alcoholics Anonymous on women returning from prisonThis new research is the first of its kind to analyze the effects of Alcoholics Anonymous attendance in incarcerated women and its effectsThe effects of alcohol abuse, as well as recovery from it, have been intensely studied. However, incarcerated women have remained an extremely understudied population despite steadily increasing in recent decades. One of the main ways to help individuals (as well as prisoners) with their recovery is through a 12-step program like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).A new study released in the March 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, which is currently available at Early View, explores that subject in detail and found that AA attendance of at least once... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287580 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:30:21 +0100 4287580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251103&cid=t_268885_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fdu45EfTw_68%2F By David BoazPeople worry a lot about declining moral values in our modern world. Commenter Evan at econlog offers a different perspective on that, in a vigorous debate about Bryan Caplan’s claim that average people today have more material comforts than George Vanderbilt, the builder of Biltmore, had: One thing I haven’t heard anyone address yet is moral progress. The values of earlier time periods were sickeningly depraved. One reason I’d never want to have been born in the past, rather than today, even if my past status would have been higher, is that I enjoy being the kind of person who doesn’t burn witches, own slaves, participate in pogroms, or bash gays. I think if you asked most poor people if they’d rather be a wealthy slaveowner in the past, they&#8... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251103 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:21:47 +0100 4251103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560190&cid=t_268885_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpresident-obamas-supreme-court-nominee-elena-kagan-on-dont-ask-dont-tell%2F photo: Wenn.com With President Obama’s recent nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, conservatives are busy trying to find some dirt on Kagan that will sully the nomination. The best (or worst, I guess) they can come up with are Kagan’s days as the dean of Harvard Law School. In 2004, Kagan kicked Pentagon recruiters off of campus because of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prohibits openly gay citizens to enter the armed forces. After the government threatened to pull federal funding from Harvard, Kagan repealed her ban. The Defense Authorization bill is going though the Senate and the House Armed Services Committees, and The Services Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is urging President Obama to include a repeal of “Don’t... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560190 Wed, 12 May 2010 21:34:17 +0100 3560190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522832&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2FIF6r_QeKn2I%2F This article presents the results of a qualitative study on lesbians’ recovery from addiction. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 20 lesbians in recovery from addiction and was analyzed using grounded theory method. The central theme that emerged was self-acceptance, both as a lesbian and as a recovering alcoholic/addict, with considerable interaction between the two. Categories that contributed to this theme were learning to recover, relationships with other people, and relationship with something bigger than self. The discussion addresses how this information can be used to assist lesbians trying to recover from addiction. Research report; Connie R. Matthews, Peggy Lorah, Jaime Fenton, Toward a Grounded Theory of Lesbians’ Recovery from Addiction, Journal of... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522832 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:30:50 +0100 3522832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456853&cid=t_268885_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F04%2F09%2Fguns-and-butter%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Guns and Butter. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: catholic church, chaos theory, don't ask don't tell, gays military, political cartoon, priest scandal (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456853 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:55:39 +0100 3456853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3390989&cid=t_268885_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FL2s9waOHfpA%2F There appears to be yet another reason to scrutinize clinical trials - exclusion of lesbians and gay men from clinical trials in the US, particularly those with sexual function as an end point, according to an analysis that was published in the letters section of The New England Journal of Medicine. A search using the terms “couples,” “erectile dysfunction,” and “hypoactive” (related to hypoactive sexual disorder), yielded 243 studies, of which 37, or 15 percent, had explicit exclusionary language. The results indicated that industry-sponsored trials, multi-region trials (according to census definitions), and Phase III trials were the most likely to exclude lesbians and gay men, according to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. They al... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3390989 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:03:28 +0100 3390989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302644&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2FoOGM0cR8XQI%2F Alcoholism Is Not Just A “Man’s Disease” Anymore A new examination of data on similarly aged groups, compared across decades, has found substantial increases in drinking and alcohol dependence among women. Increases were particularly notable among white and Hispanic women – beginning with those born in the United States after World War II. Cross-sectional studies, which collect information at a single point in time, generally find that young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having had less time to develop these problems.  But these studies are hampered by the fact that people of different ages may remember or report problems to different degrees.  A new examination of data, collected on similarly aged g... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302644 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:02:03 +0100 3302644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458452&cid=t_268885_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F06%2Fgops-secret-weapon-tolerance%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: As hard as it is to imagine the party of George Bush and Karl Rove transitioning into cheerleaders at a gay pride parade, it looks like we’re headed there. A recent Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans favor openly gay and lesbian soldiers in the military. And it’s not a slim majority, either. Read more on AOL @ GOP’s Secret Weapon: Tolerance. Posted in Politics, Woman Up Tagged: gays military, goldwater, lgbt, log cabin republicans (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458452 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:34:24 +0100 2458452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423359&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Falcoholism-a-womans-disease-too%2F Alcoholism Is Not Just A “Man’s Disease” Anymore A new examination of data on similarly aged groups, compared across decades, has found substantial increases in drinking and alcohol dependence among women. Increases were particularly notable among white and Hispanic women – beginning with those born in the United States after World War II. Cross-sectional studies, which collect information at a single point in time, generally find that young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having had less time to develop these problems.  But these studies are hampered by the fact that people of different ages may remember or report problems to different degrees.  A new examination of data, collected on similarly aged groups one decade a... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423359 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:25:44 +0100 1423359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1007383&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Falcohol-drug-treatment-for-gays-and-lesbians%2F A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals: Training Curriculum, First Edition A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals: Training Curriculum provides both practitioners and administrators familiarity and knowledge about the interaction between LGBT issues and substance use disorders.  The curriculum offers skill-building knowledge enhancing practical skills to offer sensitive, affirmative, culturally relevant, and effective treatment to LGBT individuals in substance use disorders treatment.  Based on the 2001 Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) publication A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesb... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1007383 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:08:27 +0100 1007383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=880271&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fwhat-is-brief-tsf%2F Brief-TSF can be used with males, females and youth of any age and is readily adaptable to various cultures or lifestyles. Brief-TSF is ideally suited to primary care as well inpatient clinics, outpatient clinics or office practice. Brief-TSF incorporates screening and assessment instruments and methods for differentiating between alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Brief-TSF is ideally suited for counseling that is a required component of craving reduction medication prescribing. The generic spiritual principles are acceptable to most treatment organizations and religions. The basic Brief-TSF principles can be adapted and applied to drug addiction, excessive gambling, eating disorders and emotional problems that have psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual and mental aspects. Brief-TSF i... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=880271 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:34:57 +0100 880271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=791422&cid=t_268885_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Flesbians-process-of-recovery-from-addiction%2F This article presents the results of a qualitative study on lesbians’ recovery from addiction. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 20 lesbians in recovery from addiction and was analyzed using grounded theory method. The central theme that emerged was self-acceptance, both as a lesbian and as a recovering alcoholic/addict, with considerable interaction between the two. Categories that contributed to this theme were learning to recover, relationships with other people, and relationship with something bigger than self. The discussion addresses how this information can be used to assist lesbians trying to recover from addiction. Research report; Connie R. Matthews, Peggy Lorah, Jaime Fenton, Toward a Grounded Theory of Lesbians’ Recovery from Addiction, Journal of... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=791422 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:47:38 +0100 791422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551389&cid=t_268885_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Freality-based-republican.html This article is illustrated with a beautiful Gays in the Military design kindly provided by The Last Straw, an extremely gay shop featuring a variety of patriotic and flag designs.You can syndicate this site using our atom feed. 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