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 'geese'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784222&cid=t_138342_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F190454%2F New York State Goes on Goose Killing Spree: Citing overpopulation and health and safety reasons (remember Sully Sullenberger, people?), New York City Parks and Recreation officials plan to gas or euthanize 170,000 Canadian geese to reach a more manageable number of 85,000. Can we blame Canada for this one? (via The New York Times City Room Blog) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784222 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:23:10 +0100 3784222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2087055&cid=t_138342_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F6sFS9037Fxs%2F THURSDAY THIRTEEN It may seen strange when I say there are 13 birds I connect with my Mother, or which bring back memories related to her, either during her Alzheimer’s days or before.  It may seem I’m “going to the birds” this week, since I wrote the post on National Bird Day.  But when I began writing about Mother’s memories of birds or of her in connection with those on our farm (particularly the ducklings), I realized there were humorous ones and nostalgic ones that our family might enjoy, too. So here are 13: Ducks and ducklings - We raised a few of these on the farm and the mother ducks hatched a number of fluffy yellow babies each spring. Geese - We also had a few geese.  One old gander liked to chase us.  Mother would take a swipe at him with a pa... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2087055 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:57 +0100 2087055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683494&cid=t_138342_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fgeese.html I had another evening of sitting by the lake tonight, and I found myself surrounded by geese. Apparently, my break time is also dinner time for geese. They came all around me, and they were making these quiet, gurgling noises.I'd always been a little afraid of geese. An ex of mine was afraid of them because of a bad experience as a child. He'd been chased and bitten. All my previous interactions with geese left me anxious. Some of them hiss. Their beaks are black and strong.Tonight, though, I insisted that my fear be quiet. I sat still, and the geese came all around, rumbling in their throats. They ate grass, and they looked at me. I liked their black feet. One of them kept stretching out his leg and his wing at the same time, balancing on one foot. It made me giggle. None of them hissed.I... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683494 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:24:00 +0100 1683494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=789242&cid=t_138342_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fmr.html Mr. Hales and his medical husbandry"The first person to measure blood pressure was Stephen Hales, an English clergyman of creative genius, who in 1708 directly connected the left crural artery of a horse to a 9-foot-tall glass manometer using brass tubes and a trachea of [a] goose." (from McGee, Evidence Based Physical Diagnosis) (Source: Zackary Sholem Berger) Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=789242 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:18:00 +0100 789242