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 'greek'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976253&cid=t_108761_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FzS_mCIzMTNg%2F Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. He is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle’s writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality and aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics. Fifteen lessons from Aristotle: 1. The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to liv... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976253 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:52:14 +0100 4976253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794896&cid=t_108761_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F06%2Fthe-greek-miracle-how-ancient-greek-philosophy-can-save-you-or-at-least-improve-your-life%2F Former nightclub owner Nicholas Kardaras died ten years ago. That’s right. For a few minutes his pulse was flat. Then he “pulled a Lazarus” as he describes it. He was revived and clung to life for a bit with the help of a respirator. When he finally emerged from his coma, he was a changed man. Plato, Pythagoras, and the other ancient Greeks saved him. That’s what he says in his new book, How Plato and Pythagoras Can Save Your Life. A drug addict living the glamorous life, rubbing elbows with the likes of John F. Kennedy, Jr., Tom Cruise, and Brooke Shields, he decided to turn all of his time and energy toward ancient Greek philosophy? Why? Kardaras writes: After my post-coma resurrection, I was desperate to better understand the universe and my purpose within it; I guess that a ne... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794896 Fri, 06 May 2011 17:45:18 +0100 4794896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498292&cid=t_108761_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fthink-like-a-skeptic%2F In 2009, I was a presenter at the JP Fitness Summit in Kansas City. The summit featured some of the top names in the fitness industry. Topics included any and everything fitness and nutrition related. My presentation addressed a topic that was foreign to many in attendance, “Thinking Skeptically: How to apply skepticism to the fitness industry?” Some of the participants seemed to have a hard time with this line of thought. Skepticism is rarely if ever mentioned in the popular fitness literature. The basic premise is this: learning to question and look for evidence could save fitness enthusiasts a great deal of time, money, and embarrassment. Key points from the lecture The fitness skeptic (“skeptic” is derived from the Greek skeptikos, which means “inquiring&#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498292 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:49:44 +0100 4498292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614510&cid=t_108761_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthis-weeks-top-10-posts-on-crushable%2F Laura Leighton (photo: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.com) 10 of our recent faves from Crushable, our sassy sister site, for your entertainment and enjoyment: 1. Cutegreggator: 23 Napping Kittens! 2. Bravo Readies Another Food Competition Show With Rocco DiSpirito 3. Young People More Emo Than Old People 4. Best Baby of the Week: Iron Man Baby 5. Patricia Field’s Fashion Advice: A Jersey Dress and a Pair of Heels 6. Fashion Do-Do: Jean Diapers 7. Gallery: Who’s Still In Character at the “Get Him to the Greek” Premiere? 8. “Pretty Little Liars” Mom Laura Leighton Likes Controversial Characters 9. iPad Outfits: Yay or Nay? 10. Meowmania: Best Site on the Internet? Post from: BlissTree This Week's Top 10 Posts on Crushable (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614510 Sun, 30 May 2010 16:00:05 +0100 3614510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3612059&cid=t_108761_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FS5t3q0lIN2A%2F More fallout from the European debt crisis. Novo Nordisk has yanked its diabetes product from Greece after the government instituted substantial price cuts of up to 25 percent on hundreds of medicines (see background), which the Danish drugmaker claims would force it to lose money on top of the $36 million it is already owned by the Greek government. More than 50,000 Greek diabetics use Novo Nordisk’s insulin product, which is injected with a fountain pen-like device and, not surprisingly, a patient association called the move a “brutal capitalist blackmail” and a “violation of corporate responsbility,” according to the BBC. UPDATE: The Leo Pharma is also suspending sales of a blood thinner and a psoriasis med, and says the price cuts will cause job losses ac... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3612059 Sun, 30 May 2010 13:38:29 +0100 3612059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534042&cid=t_108761_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Ffive-foods-to-consider.html I don’t write much about food choices. But believe me, as a person with diabetes (and gluten intolerance), I struggle with them all the time. We PWDs are used to hearing the “generic” nutritional suggestions from our dietitians and CDEs: don’t eat too much sugar, eat lots of veggies, drink water, etc. But what about [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534042 Wed, 05 May 2010 13:00:32 +0100 3534042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432846&cid=t_108761_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fon-the-couch-with-apartment-therapy-2%2F Our favorite Apartment Therapy posts of the week: House to Drool Over: Johanna’s Greek Revival Rescue DIY Project: Air Plant Chandelier Objects of Desire: IKEA’s Collection of Solar-Powered Lighting The Spring Cure Project: Week 3 – The Landing Strip House Greening: DIY Water Saving Toilet Tank Hack Post from: BlissTree On the Couch with Apartment Therapy (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432846 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:01:39 +0100 3432846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432876&cid=t_108761_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F9Ym_mBxekcI%2F The following is a guest post by Archelle Georgiou, MD. Archelle is a 40-something year old doctor and the health expert on Fox9 News in the Twin Cities. She has spent 25 years in health care… in private practice, in corporate America, and now has her own consulting practice, Georgiou Consulting, so that she can pursue health care projects, initiatives, and causes she believes are most meaningful to making a difference for people. Archelle blogs at Archelle on Health. We all enjoy the heart-warming stories of siblings who are separated at birth and miraculously re-connected with each other as adults. We empathize with the need for adopted individuals to search for their biological parents. Why? Because we have an innate need to know who we are, where we came from, and who we are con... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432876 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:38 +0100 3432876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331276&cid=t_108761_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPF4QysQiVgg%2F By Daniel J. MitchellFiscal crises have a predictable pattern. Step 1 occurs when the economy is prospering and tax revenues are growing faster than forecast. Step 2 is when politicians use the additional money to increase government spending. Step 3 is that politicians do not treat the extra tax revenue like a temporary windfall and budget accordingly.Instead, they adopt policies – more entitlements, more bureaucrats – that permanently expand the burden of the public sector. Step 4 occurs when the economy stumbles (in part because more resources are being diverted from the productive sector to the government) and tax revenues stagnate. If the resulting fiscal gap is large enough, as it is in places such as Greece and California, a crisis atmosphere is created. Step 5 takes pla... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331276 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:53:29 +0100 3331276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027193&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJZqMcLgGO5I%2F Thanks to all who sent the kind birthday regards. My birthday coincided with the last day of classes at my college and the morning was packed with review sessions prior to exams and a couple of phone calls about matters that needed to be figured out by today (meaning Wednesday, i.e., yesterday) and some missing files of a rather important nature. (Two found, one still missing.) At 11am a student came in to talk about her graduate school applications; she had a bag lined in red tissue paper (a little soggy from the rain) and gave it to me. Inside was a hardcover version of my Latin textbook. Since I first taught my student Elementary Latin four years ago, I’ve been through three or four paperback versions of the book. The cover inevitably gets ripped off and the book’s spine spl... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027193 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:46:08 +0100 2027193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759944&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FxHYqlz-f-38%2F So on Wednesday morning it was chaos in our house. Only for about 15 minutes, but any minutes of Not Fun is Not a Great Way to Start the Day. Charlie had woken early and got up and smiled and wanted a shirt; he was pulling it on backwards (it’s an Oakland A’s t-shirt with numbers on both sides) and I gestured wordlessly to turn it around and his eyes clouded and he made a low noise. I stepped away and then heard thump cry and the chaos ensued. But I don’t mean the chaos of a crowd of a massive throng of humanity in a crowded space and someone yells “fire.” Chaos is from the ancient Greek word chaos, which means a “gaping [hole],” an emptiness, a vast void. Really, chaos is what I feel when Charlie has a tough moment: Things happen both quickly and ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759944 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:42:00 +0100 1759944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739251&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbHCYEZyZaNc%2F As of this Wednesday, the fall semester is underway at my college and I’m explaining how to pronounce v as w in Latin to one class, and leading another in reciting and writing the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet. I’m teaching early in the morning thanks to Charlie being in middle school, which starts much earlier than his elementary school. I’m a quite energetic teacher, a necessary feature (I think) if you’re going to instruct college students in “dead languages” with complicated grammatical systems. At some point, some student’s attention will seem to waver, as indicated by eyes focused out the window rather than on the dry erase board, by a student saying “huh” when I call on their name. I used to just think, ok, this student’... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739251 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:36 +0100 1739251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469631&cid=t_108761_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F27%2Fparty-school-rankings-a-biased-self-fulfilling-prophecy%2F The Princeton Review publishes annual “Best of…” college lists based upon a now-online survey of students at each college. They describe the survey process as: The Princeton Review survey asks students 80 questions about their school’s academics / administration, campus life, student body, and themselves. Tallies for this edition’s rankings are based on surveys of 120,000 students (about 325 per campus) at the 366 schools in the book (not at all schools in the nation) during the 2006-07 and / or previous two school years. Which all sounds fine and good, until you read the fine print: Our survey is qualitative and anecdotal rather than quantitative. In order to guard against producing a write-up that’s off the mark for any particular college, we sen... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469631 Tue, 27 May 2008 13:44:32 +0100 1469631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1386075&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F274190162%2F Charlie and I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday. We had a fabulous time, and that includes the anxious moments, which were expected. It was a brand new experience for Charlie—-the first time he has gone to an art museum and to one that is not a designated children’s museum—and, of course, Jim was still out of town. There was some hollering and the usual looks: We just kept moving on. (And later, as we waited on the platform for the PATH train near where the WTC once stood, I noted that Charlie’s fingers were red and that he was bending over to pick up a tiny white object: He had just lost a tooth and that must have been bothering him all day.) We got into New York City and walked east to catch the #6 subway (another new thing) and then got off at 7... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1386075 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:53:31 +0100 1386075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1338054&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F261176092%2F Charlie rearranged the three folded-up fleece blankets at the foot of his bed and called for Jim: “Da-ad! Da-ad!” “‘Hey pal, I’ll be in to talk to you,” said Jim who was promptly told by Charlie “lie down!”—whereupon, Jim and I had to agree, it might not be a bad idea to get Charlie a full-size double bed for his 11th birthday. He’s slept in a single bed ever since we transitioned Charlie out of his crib (when he was just turning 2 years old) and, needless to say, he’s inches, he’s a few feet taller than he used to be. When Charlie was 2…….that was when we were living on Ashland Avenue in St. Paul, not far from Ruminator Books (now, sadly, closed). Sometimes Jim and I just look at each other and shrug &#822... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1338054 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:46:02 +0100 1338054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1079770&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F196816599%2F Me being a professor of Classics—-I teach ancient Greek, Latin, and the culture and civilization of the ancient Greeks and Romans—-I did have thoughts that I would teach Charlie, while still young, his declensions and conjugations, a lot of classical mythology, and the Greek alphabet. That was in the months when I was expecting Charlie (and teaching Latin to middle and high schoolers in St. Louis, Missouri) in late 1996 and into the spring of 1997. Charlie was born in May of 1997; two years later—-just before he was diagnosed with autism in July of 1999—-I was wondering if he would ever be able to have some way to communicate beyond cries and the one sound he said (”dah”). A single word, a part of a word, would be enough. Charlie’s has been an un... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1079770 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:30:18 +0100 1079770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=876075&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F157554978%2F Your comments about my reading Charlie a few pages from the ancient Greek historian Herodotus got me to thinking about reading and specifically, about the pleasures of reading. I realized that, while so many of the many children’s books that we have are full of lovely stories charmingly told, with colorful drawings to match, my reading them to Charlie has become a bit of a chore and a bore, on both sides. Even though I pick up each book and read the words as engagingly as I might—I love books, and love to read out loud and hear the words on the page—I always feel I ought to make the activity contribute in some practical way to fostering Charlie’s reading skills. Reading, as I’ve written often here, has been a very big challenge for Charlie, as have learning t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=876075 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:17:48 +0100 876075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858401&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F154780657%2F In Greek mythology, Icarus is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, who makes wings out of wax. Father and son fly away from the palace of King Minos but Icarus flies too close to the sun and his wings melt, and he falls into the ocean. Icarus rises again in a play entitled “Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World” by 15-year-old Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Florida. Goldstein got the idea for her play from volunteering at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center in Jacksonville, a center for students with developmental disabilities. Here is a summary of the plot: Teenage Izzy is fascinated by birds. With beach season fading, he loves to stand on the sand, flap his arms, and watch the gulls take flight for winter. His curious movements have attracted the eye of budding photogra... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858401 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:43:22 +0100 858401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765783&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F138726505%2F Sunday night and I am: washing grapes for Charlie’s lunchbox—-emailing the students in my summer school course about their presentations on Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (they decided that they want to make videos of 3 different scenes with accompanying PowerPoints and I have been given the task of editing the videos)—-folding laundry—-reminding myself to send some photos of Charlie to my dad for his birthday—-trying to figure out what kind of cable I need to transfer the video from a camcorder to my Mac (might this be it?)—-et alia. Crash! Something heavy fell, or was dropped, on the floor above. Jim looks up from his computer, where he is typing final, final edits on the manuscript of his eight-years-in-the-making book on the Irish waterfront. Our e... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765783 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:25:29 +0100 765783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=706565&cid=t_108761_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F30%2Fleader-of-the-greek-orthodox-church-has-cancer%2F Filed under: Celebrity cancer diagnosisThe influential leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, has recently been diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine and liver, and is in hospital in Athens receiving treatment. The cancers in his body do not appear to be related, meaning that one has not spread to the other.In a country where 97% of the population follows the Greek Orthodox religion, this has come as a major blow, and an outpouring of sympathy has occurred, both from followers and opponents. Christodoulos has been the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church since 1998.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=706565 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 706565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651198&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F121112430%2F When you hear or read or in any way encounter the word “autism,” what is your first thought? Mine (as you probably guessed) is first of all my son, Charlie. Having studied ancient Greek for the better part of my life, my second thought is the Greek word autos, aute, auto, which is the etymological root of autism and means three things (self; same; he, she, it, they). After that, I think about the brain, difference, disability, and (perhaps this shows somewhat how my mind wanders) education and special education and schools. Charlie is different—one could say that there is something “different” about his neurology—and we need to figure out what we can do to best help him learn and grow. In some other contexts, think autism and you hear about mercury, toxi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651198 Thu, 31 May 2007 15:22:20 +0100 651198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=631646&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F118917876%2F Sunday was graduation at the college where I teach and with grades turned in, I’ve been trying to catch up with various unfinished things—-one being the questions that Mom-NOS sent me over a month ago as part of the Interview Meme. I responded to one question, “where would you choose to live,” here. Another has been on my mind for some time: You use a lot of mythology as metaphor in your writing. Which figure from mythology could we use to gain greater insight into who you are? There is Demeter, goddess of agriculture, whose maiden daughter Persephone is abducted while dancing in a meadow by Hades, and taken down into the Underworld. Demeter—you can read an ancient account in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter—distraught, mourns and all the crops and plants die... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=631646 Wed, 23 May 2007 06:18:40 +0100 631646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512632&cid=t_108761_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F105533323%2F “Have you seen it?” My students kept asking me this a few weeks ago, when the movie 300 came out. “It’s the Spartans, Dr. Chew!” After pointing out to them that, aside from the occasional Netflix rental, the only movies I see in the theater are children’s movies with Charlie (the last one we saw was Charlotte’s Web), I asked them the rather didactic questions that are to be expected of a Classics professor regarding the Hollywoodization of ancient Greek history and specifically of the Spartans against the Persians: Was it filmed in Greece? How was the Spartans’ milataristic culture depicted? “Uh, I think the scenery was mostly computer-animated,” said a student. “It was really violent,” said another. “Rodrigo S... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512632 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:32:23 +0100 512632