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 'ghosts'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119078&cid=t_112969_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F29%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-october-29-2010%2F You know what I’ve been thinking about lately? The ghosts of Halloween’s past. The heat from a plastic Strawberry Shortcake mask, the discomfort of being herded with groups of children, the shame of begging for sweets and the sickening feeling from eating too much candy. Funny how recalling those memories actually make me happy. Watching mom dig through my winnings, tasting what seemed like every single one, made me feel comforted. And even though walking around in a costume felt silly and uncomfortable, there was something exciting about dressing up and being anonymous for one night. When did Halloween get so complicated? Yep, there are rules now about age limitations for Halloween and questions about what kids should and should not wear. But at least for me, I’d love to... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119078 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:43:29 +0100 4119078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053020&cid=t_112969_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fghosts.html Do we believe?I don't know; hospitals are surely the site of more strong emotions than most, so should be primed for supernatural activity. I worked in a hospital years ago that was reputed to be haunted; talk was of strange occurrances, and odd sitings on the first floor. This was the da case floor, and usually occupied at night only by the Resident Medical Officer.Which, for a year, was me.I never quite saw anything, though on one night a few lights and a t.v. may have switched themselves on in a room a few doors down. Or, the other staff may have been yanking my ding-a-ling.Who knows?Shroom's jury is still out, but the other night, while decamping from my car in anticipation of another happy night shift, I was sure I saw someone lurking in the car park, just out of the corner of my eye.... The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053020 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:51:00 +0100 2053020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868580&cid=t_112969_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fghost-of-garfield.html I stand in the middle of the kitchen listening to NPR tell me that my brain, just like everyone else’s brain is incapable of multi-tasking. I happen to agree with them even though my behaviour betrays me. The implication, is that people positively choose to multi-task, rather than having multi-tasking thrust upon them. Personally, I can think of few things finer than having the luxury to devote all my attention to just one thing.Maybe I should pass the message on to the next generation.I know he likes to read these........I know he likes to ride this.........But rarely have I seen the two combined so determinedly.*Get the code:-Cut and pastefrom this littleboxy thing below If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868580 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:59:00 +0100 1868580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1231945&cid=t_112969_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F14%2Fa-love-supreme%2F Nature Boy: I was just a boy when I sat down To watch the news on TV I saw some ordinary slaughter I saw some routine atrocity My father said, don’t look away You got to be strong, you got to be bold, now He said that in the end it is beauty That is going to save the world, now And she moves [...] (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1231945 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:35:16 +0100 1231945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002525&cid=t_112969_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F179482248%2F It was a full week for autism news, with the release Monday of two new reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), one calling for universal screening of all young children for autism and the other noting how to teach and treat autism. The longstanding question of “can better diagnosis account for the rise in the prevalence rate of autism” again arose—–and, of course, Wednesday was Halloween. Tricks and treats: Thinking Differently: Advocacy, Witness, HopeThe National Autistic Society launches its Think differently about autism campaign and I recall the Autism and Advocacy conference Jim organized last year. New AAP Reports Call for Universal Screening for AutismAll children aged 18-24 months will be screened for autism. The Right, and the Fight, to Be I... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002525 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:05:37 +0100 1002525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002292&cid=t_112969_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F179355722%2F There’s been a discussion going on in the comments to my post on So That’s What Happened to the Clock on the Computer (aka a post on Halloween and trick or treating). The discussion has been about Daylight Saving Time, with asides about how life in the modern world (and after the wake of the Industrial Revolution) contributed to efforts to standardize time. Changes in technology have changed our understanding and even experience of time: Whoever invented the sundial was not worrying about nanoseconds. Also earlier this week I posted about the “Brainbow,” a new genetic technique that makes it possible to visualize the complete neuronal circuits in great detail; scientists hope that by studying neuronal diagrams produced by the “Brainbow,” more can be lear... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002292 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:53:33 +0100 1002292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998719&cid=t_112969_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2007%2F11%2F01%2Fa-roundup-of-scary-stories%2F Say, it’s Halloween and it’s one of my favorite holidays, though here in the Philippines, we do celebrate it differently than how I would like it. I don’t know. I’m not that fond of scary shit but I just like that atmosphere of people talking about scary shit. I usually get scared easily, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I like gothic stuff, sometimes I don’t. It’s really strange, ’tis love for Halloween and all things scary. So, in celebration of Halloween, I’m telling you some scary stories, two of which I have directly experienced myself, and the other one, I’ve been involved somehow. After all, most of us do get the kicks out of telling scary stories and making others jump out of their skins. Haha. Let’s begin. * * * * * Spirit of the Glass Back in the days wh... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998719 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:46:35 +0100 998719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=991876&cid=t_112969_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F177331224%2F It is happening already: In the wake of the AAP’s call for universal screening of 18-24 month old children for autism, parents are starting to worry: A mother wrote that autism scares the hell out of me. And, the October 2007 issue of Popular Science listed autism as among the “deadly five” of the “enemies of the brain.” Okay. It is not easy, and it can be scarey, to have a doctor tell you that your child has a “serious/severe/lifelong brain disorder,” and too hear that awful “d” word, delay. I do know that, back in the spring of 1999, after I got over my first denial and disbelief that Charlie had “something”—autism—I felt a great relief. I felt as if I had gained some knowledge and that, thus fortified, I could... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=991876 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:41:25 +0100 991876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=947958&cid=t_112969_140_f&fid=35479&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarhousewife.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fbest-meeting-ever.html So, what was it, you ask? Well, maybe you do, maybe you don't ask, but I'll answer anyway as if you did:It was the paranormal investigation I did here in Fort Worth! Yep, I did it! I wasn't sure if it would be my kind of thing, but to my surprise, it turned out better than I expected.First, I'll fill you in on my expectations, which were not high. I thought maybe I would have nothing in common with this "type" of person, which I couldn't define, necessarily, but assumed there would be a "type". Then I thought it would be boring. I thought I'd get scared, or find myself shooing spiders the whole time, that the people wouldn't like me, that I would be too sleepy . . . Many expectations, all very low.The best case scenario turned out to be true. And that is that I liked all of the people, the... The Bipolar Housewife Experiment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=947958 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:52:00 +0100 947958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935383&cid=t_112969_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F166950821%2Fhow_halloween_stokes_the_human.html As  Halloween approaches, even the most sedate workplaces …  scheme to trick human brains with phantom spirits and ghoul-like-banshees. But what’s the mental attraction? You may be surprised to see several ways that trickery weaves its intrigue through dendrite brain cells …  so that we dash back for more. From creatively carved pumpkins ... to ghost stories ... to creepy costumes for workplace haunts ... to organ-eating vampires,  the brain rewires to believe in and validate what we do. How does it work? About mid-October … people turn to Halloween's ancient origins, pumpkin pies and superstitions …  in ways that coax witches, bats and vampires into realms of mental possibilities. And so while it’s all fan... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935383 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:56 +0100 935383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551310&cid=t_112969_140_f&fid=35479&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarhousewife.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fi-will-apparantly-never-learn.html . . . You'd think I would have learned this by now, but I should never, ever, EVER watch tv programs about ghosts and the paranormal right before bedtime. Never.I consider myself a sane person when on my medications, and a reasonable, intelligent person as well. I'm not sure what I believe is true about most paranormal experiences people claim to have. Many of them can be explained by other forces or even by the person's own brain chemistry. Hearing voices, seeing apparitions, and things of the sort can be explained by psychiatric hallucinations, electrical stimulations created by the movement of the earth's crust, and many other earthly phenomena. I've seen convincing documentaries that completely disprove the U.F.O. phenomenon entirely. And I think I was hoping it wouldn't be so convinci... The Bipolar Housewife Experiment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551310 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:06:00 +0100 551310