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 'greeks'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:24 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070985&cid=t_99416_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F12%2F5%2Fwhy-dont-sumo-wrestlers-die-of-heart-disease.html In this study population, fitness was a significant mortality predictor in older adults, independent of overall or abdominal adiposity. Clinicians should consider the importance of preserving functional capacity by recommending regular physical activity for older individuals, normal-weight and overweight alike. So there, finally: the puzzle of the healthy sumo wrestlers solved. But more importantly for us soft and overweight weaklings: exercise, exercise! It is literally a question of life and death. Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D is in the biotech industry (Source: The Doctor Weighs In) The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070985 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:19:57 +0100 1070985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1040120&cid=t_99416_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F187750896%2F It helps me to understand our life with Charlie and autism as a journey whose map is being made as we take each step, whose roads are a constant crossroads, with bumps and bends and uphills. Autismville referred to a related metaphor for life raising an autistic child—running a marathon—in a comment on a previous post: “Pardon the overused cliche, but for us autism is our life … a marathon, not a sprint. The reality is it’s difficult to move forward when one’s focus is attacking the other runners in the race or those standing on the sidelines…    I wish we could all live our lives, support each other as much as possible and move forward focusing on the ones we love. All this hate, those playing the blame game, constantly lashing out at “the man” … or evil... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1040120 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:20:02 +0100 1040120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760417&cid=t_99416_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F7%2F26%2Fadvice-from-the-distant-past-drink-its-good-for-you-but-in-m.html By Dov Michaeli, MD, Ph.D Did you ever stop to think: how old is this wine? No, I don’t mean this bottle, or even this medieval winery in Bordeaux ? I mean, how long have people been imbibing? How did they stumble upon this wonderful drink? The biochemical evidence The “active ingredient” in wine (and beer, and hard liquor) is ethanol—yes, the same stuff that is supposed to power our cars in a few years. But think about it, ethanol is a foreign substance to our body. So how come we have an enzyme (alcohol dehydrogenase) that is specifically designed to metabolize it? In fact, we are not unique in this respect—most organisms (even bacteria) contain a version of this enzyme. The answer is that since very very ancient times, probably since complex aerobic organis... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760417 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:31:17 +0100 760417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=459277&cid=t_99416_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fbeware-of-greeks-bearing-gifts.html I have just come across a wonderful story, new to me, (may be not to you) from the ever reliable Phrase Finder.I was looking up the well known expression, “beware of Greeks bearing gifts” which of course has its origins in the Wooden Horse of Troy story.Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts (Aeneid, Book 2)Ten years ago, the expression was borrowed and adapted in a copyright dispute over the usage of GIF images. The GIF format was owned by Compuserve and they were trying to restrict its use. Some people feared that they might be sued by Compuserve if they accidentally received and stored GIF images without permission."Beware of geeks bearing gifs"It is all Patricia Hewitt’s fault. Isn’t is always, these days? It has just been ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=459277 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:30:00 +0100 459277