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 'gist'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:29:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934340&cid=t_112489_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F11%2Fvideo-my-thoughts-on-courage%2F “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher That’s the gist of this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cEW5tl-hVM (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934340 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:39:22 +0100 4934340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902398&cid=t_112489_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FnrpkNPqjYBg%2F Lots of news out of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology over the weekend. For those of you whose attention was elsewhere, here are some quick highlights. Melanoma: We knew melanoma would be a hot topic at ASCO, and indeed, two drugs are getting a lot of attention. Vemurafenib, from Roche and Daiichi Sankyo’s Plexxikon unit, works only in melanoma patients whose tumors carry a certain mutation in a gene called BRAF, as the WSJ reports. The median time before the disease progressed in patients taking the drug was 5.3 months, compared to 1.6 months in those on chemo. Another drug for people with advanced melanoma, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy, is already on the market. It affects the immune system, allowing it to hit the cancer harder, as the New York ... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902398 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:15:52 +0100 4902398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861954&cid=t_112489_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fsenator-dick-durbin-stomach-tumor-removed%2F Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill) had a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in his stomach removed today at the University of Chicago Medical Center. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861954 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:43:38 +0100 3861954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534105&cid=t_112489_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FLwhnA_uUGwM%2F Reading the April 21 warning letter from the FDA to Novartis is a bit like reading a primer on how not to promote one’s drug on the Internet. Where to begin? Well, Novartis was tagged by the FDA after its DDMAC division reviewed two web sites - gistalliance.com and cmlalliance.com - which were sponsored by the drugmaker, but are now out of commission. The problem? The web sites don’t mention the Gleevec cancer drug by name, but come close enough to ruffle the FDA. In effect, these disease awareness sites came off as so-called product branded sites. And so the agency writes these were “false and misleading because they promote the drug for an unapproved use, fail to disclose the risks associated with the use of Gleevec and make unsubstantiated dosing claims, (which) can pu... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534105 Tue, 04 May 2010 20:05:08 +0100 3534105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416365&cid=t_112489_155_f&fid=38410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FOncopathology%2F%7E3%2FJ_wfP17mbzQ%2Fimmunopheotype-of-gastrointestinal.html Histogenesis:It has been suggested that GISTs originate from the interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC), or from a primitive stem cell that differentiates towards both the ICC and smooth muscle phenotye.Sites:GISTs occur at every level of the GI tract. Most tumours arise in the stomach (60%) and about20–30% occur in the small intestine. Colorectal and oesophageal GISTs account for less than 10%. A small proportion of GISTs arise in extra-GI tract sites including the omentum, mesentery and retroperitoneum.Morphologic patterns:GISTs show a spectrum of histological features.Morphologically, the cells of GISTs are spindle, epithelioid, mixed pattern and occasionally pleomorphic.Spindle cell type is the predominant pattern, seen in 70% of GIST cases.Immunophenotype The overwhelming majority of GIST... Oncopathology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416365 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:03:00 +0100 3416365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382555&cid=t_112489_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F02%2Fvideo-on-courage%2F “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” –Mary Anne Radmacher That’s the gist of this video. Click through to watch. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382555 Sat, 02 May 2009 10:12:04 +0100 2382555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1334469&cid=t_112489_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F28%2Fhow-does-the-internet-and-video-games-affect-children%2F Mind Hacks has a good entry today about U.K. psychologist Tanya Byron’s take on the effects of digital media — mainly the Internet and video games — on children (PDF). It’s a 226 page file, and I stopped about 10% of the way through it, but hope to finish reading it over the weekend. The gist of her findings, which were done at the request of the U.K.’s Prime Minister, is that technology is both good and bad. It’s just as important to understand and embrace it, than it is to fear and demonize it. Because through embracing and understanding, we can better educate and help guide our children in its use. Throughout the report, she emphasizes the need to come at all of this through a child-centered approach. We need to look at these things through the eyes ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1334469 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:30:13 +0100 1334469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554680&cid=t_112489_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F110371556%2Finteresting_finds_pharmarelate_4.html Last week, I got a new 3G cellphone. It has been 24 hours since my connectivity at home has reached decent speed (and reception) enough to publish an entry to this blog. [In all my blogs, Pharmagazette’s MT platform is one of the most difficult to load (and i don't mean that in a bad way!) and works best on a good broadband speed.] So, just for kicks, let’s see if I’ll be able to publish this post without me losing my temper. He he. Anyway, here’s some stuff I got from the blogosphere that I thought you might find interesting. Allergizer: What’s Your Favorite Antihistamine? Cancer Commentary: Cancer Drug Gleevec® Decreases Recurrence in Primary Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Patients Flu Patrol: Anti-viral Drug Found Effective for CFS/ME Suffer... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554680 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:00:16 +0100 554680