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 'greg'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953061&cid=t_223240_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fdoes-father-know-best-when-it-comes-pediatric-phrs My musings in a recent blog about my pie-in-the sky dream of an effective pediatric personal health record (PHR) for parents were turned on their head recently when I came across news about a California-based company creating just such a product. (I should know by now that I’ll always be at least three steps behind the development gurus of healthcare IT.) read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953061 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:16:54 +0100 4953061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724180&cid=t_223240_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F-upChOONzUI%2F Questions over Greg Mortenson’s stories – 60 Minutes – CBS News. Filed under: books Tagged: 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, CBS News, Central Asia Institute, Greg Mortenson, Korphe, Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724180 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:30:31 +0100 4724180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600795&cid=t_223240_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FfXx2YtVF-qo%2F More clinical trials may be run overseas, but work has not dried up in the US. In fact, a robust Phase I industry continues, but there are concerns since many volunteers supplement their incomes by enrolling in trials as often as possible. Consequently, sponsors and investigators worry data will be skewed by people who enroll too soon after participating in other trials. Patient advocates, meanwhile, worry about the risks participants may face from exposure to some meds and follow-up care. And so once again, the notion of a national Phase I clinical trial registry is being raised. The latest call for action comes from a pair of physicians who published a commentary piece this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In their view, a registry is long overdue in the US in ord... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600795 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:01:29 +0100 4600795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4324795&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwinterize-your-mind-and-body%2F2011.01.08 This is a guest post from Dr. Jena Wider. ********** Winterize Your Mind And Body During the winter months, certain health issues may arise that women should have on their radar. From mental health issues like stress, depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD), to physical concerns like skin care, the winter can certainly pack an extra punch. Depression peaks during the holiday season, affecting more than 17 million Americans, according to the National Mental Health Association. On average, women are more vulnerable to stress-related illnesses like depression and anxiety than men. One study, conducted by Pacific Health Laboratories, revealed that 44 percent of American women report feeling sad through the holidays compared to 34 percent of American men. “Depression of any kind ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4324795 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:00:17 +0100 4324795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097937&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-grassroots-leukemia-mission%2F2010.10.23 I am just back from Phoenix where I spent the weekend with people living with CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia. The operative words are “living with” because it wasn’t very long ago when people did not live long with this disease. However, medical science and dedicated researchers like Dr. Brian Druker at OHSU in Portland, Oregon have brought us what first appear to be “miracle” pills (Gleevec, Sprycel, and Tasigna) that can keep patients alive and doing well. My weekend was spent with several people, all taking one of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs, as they were planning next steps for a new advocacy organization, The National CML Society. The Society is the creation of Greg Stephens of Birmingham, Alabama, a business consultant who lost his mother to CML. Now he has devot... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097937 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:00:06 +0100 4097937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942776&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FL8Ehoyf2UkU%2F By Jim HarperOn August 24th, the Attorneys General of 17 states sent a letter [PDF] to the founder and CEO of the Craigslist online platform, to “request” that they take down the “Adult Services” section of the site. The link to that section of the site now stands with a “CENSORED” label over the place where the link stood. On the TechLiberationFront blog, Ryan Radia has a good write-up, including the legal protections Craigslist enjoys under federal law as a provider of an “interactive computer service.” The AGs undoubtedly know that could not directly shut down Craigslist. They wouldn’t have a legal leg to stand on if they attacked the site for the behavior of its users. But they also know that publically badgering Craigslist can win ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942776 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:40 +0100 3942776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868795&cid=t_223240_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F17505904%2F1oye6c%2Fneuromarketing%7EStories-Synchronize-Brains.htm An ongoing story (so to speak) here at Neuromarketing is the power of stories to engage readers and listeners. Now, there’s new brain scan evidence that shows a startling phenomenon: when one person tells a story and the other actively listens, their brains actually begin to synchronize. A new study from Princeton University reports [...] (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868795 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:28:31 +0100 3868795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460249&cid=t_223240_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2Fdiscussion-about-emr-study-by-accenture%2F Discussion of Obama EHR Stimulus Today the following videos came across my Twitter feed and... (Source: EMR and HIPAA) EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460249 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:43:39 +0100 3460249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139037&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FAe7gGVbFoaE%2F Disruptive Women is thrilled to announce our January Man-of-the- Month, Greg Simon, Senior VP of Worldwide Policy at Pfizer. Greg has served as a senior congressional staff member in both the House and the Senate, was the chief domestic policy advisor to Al Gore, and is past president of Faster Cures. And now, Greg is Senior Vice President, Worldwide Policy, Pfizer Inc. As such, he leads a global team of professionals in a number of areas including (1) worldwide government policy (2) science policy (3) economic policy and research and (4) international policy. At the moment, Disruptive Women was interested in his role advising Pfizer’s CEO about the company’s involvement in health care reform. Greg shared a DVD of a recent speech he presented at a Pfizer legislative conference.... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139037 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:35:19 +0100 3139037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886419&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYhSpxHyfx6k%2F Here’s your weekly round up of bloggers who are writing about Cato research, analysis and commentary: United Liberty editor Jason Pye discusses Cato’s new site, DownsizingGovernment.org. Scott Hinrichs quotes Cato senior fellow Tom Palmer in a post on the relationship between governments and the people. Below the Beltway’s Doug Mataconis and Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent post Cato’s new video on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. At the Real Clear World Compass Blog, Greg Scoblete quotes Justin Logan on Afghanistan. Harry Waisbren of Get Fisa Right and Salon’s Glenn Greenwald discuss Julian Sanchez’s video on Fox’s coverage of the Patriot Act. Heritage’s Gerrit Lansing interviews David Goldhill during a Cato Hill Briefing, &... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886419 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:17:47 +0100 2886419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364921&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEEwxPca-7E0%2F At Capitol News Connection, brought to you each morning by your tax dollars, they reported this morning: With more than a trillion tax dollars tied up in the Troubled Asset Relief Program and stimulus spending, Congress is trying to figure out how to account for every penny. Uh-huh. Congress is always on top of our federal dollars. Coincidentally, just hours after the CNC report, the Government Accountability Office released a report warning about the lack of oversight procedures in the kitchen-sink stimulus bill. And a few days earlier the inspector general for the TARP program reported that Treasury has no real details on how TARP funds are being spent. In fact, IG Neil Barofsky told Congress that there were 20 criminal investigations into possible TARP fraud already underway. Two mont... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364921 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:38:18 +0100 2364921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144934&cid=t_223240_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F525423352%2F Cato has just published a full-page ad in the New York Times with the names of some 200 economists, including some Nobel laureates and other highly respected scholars, who “do not believe that more government spending is a way to improve economic performance” — contrary to widespread claims that “Economists from across the political spectrum agree” on a massive fiscal stimulus package. Of course, many economists don’t like to sign joint statements, so this is only a fraction of stimulus opponents in the profession. Greg Mankiw pointed to a few noted skeptics last week: In a TV interview last month, Vice President Joe Biden said the following: Every economist, as I’ve said, from conservative to liberal, acknowledges that direct government spending o... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144934 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:42:38 +0100 2144934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132532&cid=t_223240_131_f&fid=34994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnxp.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F2-blowhards-interviews-greg-cochran.php Michael Blowhard is doing a 4-part interview with Greg Cochran on his new book, The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution. Part 1 is up. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132532 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:09:00 +0100 2132532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132272&cid=t_223240_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2F25%2Fresearching-human-female-sexuality%2F Greg Downey, writing on the blog Neuroanthropology, has a lengthy commentary on a New York Times Magazine article exploring the research on (and the researchers who study) human female sexuality. Naturally, such a complex human behavior is going to take pages to explore, and the NY Times Magazine article does just that. But the blog commentary by Downey is nearly as long and, in many ways, far more interesting because it calls into question why we’re asking such silly, simplistic questions in the first place: “What do women want in a mate?” The answers, of course, are intrinsically complicated and layered, just as all human relationships are. And the answers, too, will be completely bound by the type of questions researchers ask: The irony is that, with such a tangle... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132272 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:08:04 +0100 2132272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968719&cid=t_223240_132_f&fid=35006&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsaunders.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Freproducibility-understandable-if-not-desirable%2F Greg Wilson once told me a statistic concerning the mean lifetime of research software reproducibility. That is, the time that elapses on average after which you cannot reproduce your own results using your own code, never mind anyone else’s. I forget the exact number but it was not high - a few months at best. Why does this happen, aside from obvious bad practices? Well, here’s a typical exchange in an academic research setting: Doctor X: Oh! I should have included the PDB header and diffraction resolution in my database table. Guess I’ll have to modify my parser. Doctor Y: No, don’t do that. I have those columns in one of my tables. I’ll just dump them out and you can import them in. Doctor X: Great, thanks! Six months later… Doctor X: Hey, I’m ... What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968719 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:50:38 +0100 1968719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1786186&cid=t_223240_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F388627601%2F The state of Texas is getting $28 million in a settlement over a lawsuit that alleged the drugmaker falsely reported wholesale drug prices to the state and federal Medicaid programs. The state will get $18 million in damages and $10 million in attorneys’ fees and costs. “The windfall profits from these inflated reimbursements, which date back to the early 1990s, induced providers to favor Abbott Laboratories over other manufacturers. The result was a long-term, but unlawful, market niche for the company,” according to a statement by Texas Attorney Greg Abbott. Abbott Laboratories did not admit to any wrongdoing in the settlement (here it is). The lawsuit was filed in 2004 on information from a whistleblower and, at the time, Abbott spun off its generic business to create ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1786186 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:56:24 +0100 1786186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603402&cid=t_223240_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F331634783%2F Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott alleges the drugmakers falsely represented their prices to the state’s Medicaid program, which caused Medicaid to reimburse participating pharmacies at inflated prices. The manufacturers named are Watson Pharmaceuticals, Alpharma, Par Pharmaceutical and Barr Pharmaceuticals. “Because of the manufacturers’ falsely reported prices, Medicaid reimbursed pharmacies at vastly inflated rates. The resulting windfall profits, which date back to the early 1990s, unlawfully induced pharmacies and other providers to purchase the defendants’ products, the AG’s office says in a statement. Here is the lawsuit. The probe began with a sealed whistleblower lawsuit that was filed by home-infusion pharmacy Ven-a-Care of the Florida Keys, according to t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603402 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:58:14 +0100 1603402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1494258&cid=t_223240_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F04%2Felton-gallegly-watch-the-post-california-gop-primary-party%2F Rep. Elton Gallegy, R- Simi Valley talking with Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten; also Ventura County GOP Chairman Mike Osborn talking with Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks Representative Elton Gallegly won his race for the GOP nomination in CA-24 yesterday defeating challenger attorney Michael Tenenbaum by a 77% to 23% margin - a whopping 54 points. This was a wipeout against Tenenbaum who had also run two years previous. And, Flap was invited to the post election party at The Vineyards in Simi Valley. Interestingly enough this was the same restaurant that Flap had celebrated Gallegly’s first GOP primary win 22 years ago. On to the the photos: Rep. Gallegly and Ventura count Sheriff Bob Brooks Rep. Gallegly and wife Janice Rep. Gallegly, former California GOP Assembl... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494258 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:03:53 +0100 1494258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1440011&cid=t_223240_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F289358496%2F A seemingly arcane legal concept is quickly gaining a great deal of attention - and for good reason. At issue is the notion that FDA approval supercedes state law claims challenging safety, efficacy, or labeling. Drugmakers and the FDA argue preemption exists by maintaining agency actions are the final word on safety and effectiveness. This fall, the Supreme Court will hear a case - which involves a Wyeth drug (here’s the back story) - and the ruling will determine whether patients can sue a drugmaker through state law when a product has already been approved by the FDA. To get in front of the issue, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will explore the debate. The witness includes some marquee names - actor Dennis Quaid, who is suing Baxter; former FDA commish Davi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440011 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:39 +0100 1440011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237810&cid=t_223240_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F236535598%2F Joanne Jacobs, educator, blogger and author of Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea and the Charter School That Beat the Odds, participates today in our Author Speaks Series with an excellent article on how "Schools won’t improve until administrators and teachers can admit the problems, analyze what’s going wrong and try new strategies. Students won’t improve if they think they’re “special” just the way they are." Enjoy, and feel free to add your comment to engage in a stimulating conversation. ----------------------- The First Step Is Failure By Joanne Jacobs When self-esteem became an education watchword in 1986, I thought it was a harmless fad. I was wrong: It wasn’t harmless. Many teachers were persuaded that students should be pumped u... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237810 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:38:14 +0100 1237810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=812272&cid=t_223240_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fnice-commercial-bogus-advertisement.html Has anyone seen a company named Navigenics....Unless I have been sleeping and missed my daily rss feeds searching pubmed for pharmacogenomics, personalized medicine, genomics, and GWAS I feel they are lying.......They have partnered with Affymetrix and plan to NAVigate GENomICS.The way the Navigenics process works is that you submit a saliva sample and.......They present your future!!!Please take a look at the commercial! What blew me away was this quote......after a misleading commercial where you think that a simple report, delivered in your email, describing your genome will alter your life......"Now is the time when people should be getting this information(their genome). The Science is there, The Information is there....and Now Navigenics is there"Even more disturbing is the fact that... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=812272 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:36:00 +0100 812272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713178&cid=t_223240_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F03%2Fgo-on-talk-to-me%2F Why not? Why not just leave a comment and explain things to me - tell me how I’m wrong about you and your products, about you and the way you market them, about you and the way you harm people, about you and the data you kept hidden, about you and the regulators, about you and your lies. Talk to me - I want to hear your side of the story - I really do. Surely someone from my “visitors’ book” has something to say worth saying [except the Scientologists]: Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois Abbott Laboratories, Gurnee, Illinois Abbott Laboratories, Libertyville, Illinois Accenture, United Kingdom Adpepper.com Allegiance Healthcare, Waukegan, Illinois American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Washington American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Virgi... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713178 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:52:46 +0100 713178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=711722&cid=t_223240_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F02%2Fdr-greg-simon-and-his-latest-study%2F I just saw a post at Furious Seasons, about a new study - or rather about the press release for a new study as we haven’t been allowed to see the paper as yet: “Turns out that getting treatment–meds, psychotherapy or both–works to eliminate suicide attempts soon after a patient begins treatment. Culled from 100,000 or so patient records by Seattle’s own Group Health Cooperative, the resultant paper is not yet available on the APA’s website. But in a press release, GHC’s Greg Simon notes… the study sheds new light on the “black box” advisory that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed in 2004 and has revised since then, said Greg Simon, MD, MPH, the Group Health psychiatrist who led the study. The advisory—which has concerned... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=711722 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:15:37 +0100 711722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710297&cid=t_223240_140_f&fid=35436&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseroxatsecrets.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F02%2Fdr-greg-simon-and-his-latest-study%2F I just saw a post at Furious Seasons, about a new study - or rather about the press release for a new study as we haven’t been allowed to see the paper as yet: “Turns out that getting treatment–meds, psychotherapy or both–works to eliminate suicide attempts soon after a patient begins treatment. Culled from 100,000 or so patient records by Seattle’s own Group Health Cooperative, the resultant paper is not yet available on the APA’s website. But in a press release, GHC’s Greg Simon notes… the study sheds new light on the “black box” advisory that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed in 2004 and has revised since then, said Greg Simon, MD, MPH, the Group Health psychiatrist who led the study. The advisory—which has concerned... seroxat secrets... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710297 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:14:08 +0100 710297