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 'gross'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103345&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fbig-pharmas-share-in-the-consumer-price-index%2F This article will concentrate on No. 5, Medical Care, and, in particular, pharmaceuticals, which include vaccines that are tantamount to annuities for Big Pharma. But first we need to consider that some healthcare costs may not be included nor calculated in the CPI because parents often pay medical care costs for their autistic children that they receive from the alternative healthcare community, which may not be factored into statistical data. The two largest government health care programs, Medicare and Medicaid, purchased $877.2 billion of health care goods and services in 2009, accounting for 38.3 percent of total health care spending. (Martin et al. 2010). https://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/dsm-09.pdf   Consumer Price Index If we compare 1960 healthcare costs ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103345 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:43:41 +0100 5103345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636439&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-gross-out-a-medical-student%2F2011.03.25 We have (mostly) non-EM studs rotate through our ED on their sometimes mandatory, sometimes killing a month elective ED tour. There is little reason for EM destined students to rotate in our place, as we don’t have a residency and we’re not part of the club of EM residency directors ( i.e. letter of rec writers). So, usually not EM hard chargers. Nothing wrong with that, but they’re not my cuppa tea. Today’s lesson: shoulder reduction for the non-EM Stud, and for me in What We Do Isn’t Usual. As is our norm, after a thorough Hx, PE, Xrays and Time Out, was in on a 2 doc reduction; One does the sedation, one the reduction. I don’t typically have students follow me: I don’t dislike the students, but I don’t have them. Personal preference. Today, a shoulder reduction. My colle... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636439 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:00:45 +0100 4636439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294636&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmeasuring-gnh-gross-national-happiness%2F2010.12.26 This evening, when I fin­ished clean­ing up the kitchen after our fam­ily din­ner, I glanced at the cur­rent issue of the Econ­o­mist. The cover fea­tures this head­line: the Joy of Grow­ing Old (or why life begins at 46). It’s a light read, as this so-influential mag­a­zine goes, but nice to con­tem­plate if you’re, say, 50 years old and won­der­ing about the future. The article’s the­sis is this: Although as peo­ple move towards old age they lose things they treasure — vitality, men­tal sharp­ness and looks — they also gain what peo­ple spend their lives pur­su­ing: Happiness. Fig. 1 (above): “A snap­shot of the age dis­tri­b­u­tion of psy­cho­log­i­cal well-being in the United States,” Stone, et al: PNAS, May 2010 (y-axis: “WB&... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294636 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:00:44 +0100 4294636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214086&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_2z-16QiXAc%2F By Daniel J. MitchellI’m understandably fond of my video exposing the flaws of Keynesian stimulus theory, but I think my former intern has an excellent contribution to the debate with this new 5-minute mini-documentary. The main insight of the mini-documentary is that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) only measures how national output is allocated between consumption, investment, and government. That’s useful information in many ways, but if we want more output, we should focus on Gross Domestic Income (GDI), which measures how national income is earned. Focusing on GDI hopefully would lead lawmakers to consider ways of boosting employee compensation, corporate profits, small business income, and other components of national income. Focusing on GDP, by contrast, is misguided since ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214086 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:56:30 +0100 4214086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924814&cid=t_114712_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fhealthcare-spending-united-states%2F United States healthcare spending in 2009 averaged more than $8000 per person, for a total of $2.5 trillion (17.6% of gross domestic product.) By 2018 these totals are projected to be $4.3 trillion (20.3% of GDP and $13,100 for every resident.) (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924814 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:54:28 +0100 3924814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3880848&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fp5bmoVU2B2s%2F China is now officially the world’s second largest economy, overtaking Japan in the quarter that ended in June and likely for all of 2010. While the story has been widely reported (more than 1,500 articles on Google News this morning), it is less significant than it first appears. The news will probably ruffle the feathers of the China hawks, who will see in it a threat to America’s influence in the world, but China’s rise to no. 2 is really another sign of the world returning to normal. China is home, after all, to one-fifth of mankind. Its population of 1,330 million is more than 10 times that of Japan (127 million) and more than four times that of the United States (310 million), according to the CIA Factbook. So even though China’s gross domestic product is now larger than Japa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3880848 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:24:11 +0100 3880848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805818&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpre-med-vs-liberal-arts-dont-know-much-biology%2F2010.07.30 Study painting, drama or the “soft” social sciences and you’ll probably be a pretty good doctor anyway. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine has been doing it for years and compared students in a special liberal arts admissions program to its traditional pre-med students. For years, Mt. Sinai has admitted students from Amherst, Brandeis, Princeton, Wesleyan, and Williams colleges based on a written application with personal essays, verbal and math SAT scores, high school and college transcripts, letters of recommendation, and personal interviews. No MCAT is required. Students need to take one year of biology and one year of chemistry and maintain (swallow hard) a “B” average. They later get an abbreviated course in organic chemistry and medical physics. (more…) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805818 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:17:36 +0100 3805818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761400&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftoilet-themed-restaurant-funny-or-just-gross%2F We’re not sure about you guys, but we would have a pretty hard time eating chocolate ice cream out of a toilet-shaped bowl. But toilet everything is the theme of Modern Toilet, a chain-restaurant in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. In addition to the toilet-shaped bowels, restaurant-goers sit on toilets and eat off of bathtubs. So, what’s the verdict? Hilarious or stomach churning? #MicroPollDiv_266085 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } image via The Telegraph via The Telegraph Post from: BlissTree Toilet Themed Restaurant: Funny or Just Gross? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761400 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:30:48 +0100 3761400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676642&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fbridal-diapers-do-not-say-i-do%2F For his sake, we're hoping she doesn't need a diaper. Photo: Thinkstock We’ve heard of brides enlisting a bridesmaid or two (or four) to help her use the bathroom when she’s all decked out on her big day. But bridal diapers? Marie Claire reported that some bridal shops actually sell bridal diapers so the bride doesn’t have to be bothered to even try to pee while wearing her wedding gown. This ranks pretty high on our list of truly disgusting things. First of all, you’re going to smell like piss (we hope not #2!) during your first dance as husband and wife. Brides are supposed to smell like butterflies and daffodils, or at least some kind of fresh scent. And when exactly would be a good time to wet your pants – during your wedding vows or the chicken dance?... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676642 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:55:44 +0100 3676642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658952&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fproposed-sgr-fix-an-interesting-twist%2F2010.06.14 This is something I haven’t seen reported on elsewhere, but according to the ACEP 911 Legislative Network Weekly Update, there was an interesting twist in the Democrats’ proposed SGR fix: The latest plan increases physician payments by 1.3% for the remainder of this year and by an additional 1% in 2011. In 2012 and 2013, physician services would be separated into two categories, or “buckets.” One bucket would be for E&M services (including emergency department, primary and preventive care) and the other group would include all other services. The E&M bucket would increase at the same rate as the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) plus 2%, while the other group would receive a payment increase of GDP plus 1%.After 2013, the payment formula would revert back t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658952 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3658952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3612076&cid=t_114712_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F137%2Fhow-to-choose-the-best-dermatologist-for-you%2F Finding the best dermatologist starts with your schedule.  Doctors that do not offer weekend or evening hours are becoming a thing of the past. Most of us work crazy schedules.  Taking time off to see a “skin doctor” might be frowned upon.  So first you want to find someone with hours that fit into your schedule. Location is another important consideration.  If you have plenty of money, you might consider flying to Michigan to see Nicholas Perricone or flying to New York to see Dennis Gross.  But, you had better call the office first.  Those famous guys might not be taking any new patients. For most of us, taking a flight to have someone evaluate our skin problems is just not realistic.  Ideally, you would choose a location within an hour’s drive of your home.  Some procedure... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3612076 Sun, 30 May 2010 12:32:03 +0100 3612076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526697&cid=t_114712_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F05%2Ficonic-surgery-painting-gross-clinic-knife%2F Art conservation experts lead by Mark S. Tucker at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have started a multi-year restoration project on the Thomas Eakins painting The Gross Clinic. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526697 Sun, 02 May 2010 18:38:10 +0100 3526697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463583&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1zKnBc3aJqQ%2F By David BoazBoth the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have just run major stories on presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s difficulties in getting people to understand the difference between his Massachusetts universal-health-care plan, which featured an individual mandate, subsidies, and forbidding insurance companies to deny coverage for preexisting conditions, and the Obama-Reid-Pelosi plan, which features an individual mandate, subsidies, and forbidding insurance companies to deny coverage for preexisting conditions. President Obama is putting Romney on the spot by telling Matt Lauer that his bill is similar to Romney’s. Daniel Gross of Newsweek recommends that Obama hire Romney — someone who has management experience, no current job, and “relevant e... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463583 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:17:01 +0100 3463583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440779&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBdeYkmvYjd8%2F By Chris EdwardsIn a recent bulletin, I argued that public-sector unions impose various costs and burdens on state and local governments. Here is some more evidence. The chart below shows a scatter plot of the union shares in state/local government workforces and state/local government debt levels as a share of state gross domestic product. Each blue dot is a U.S. state. The variables are correlated — as the union share increases, a state tends to have a higher government debt load. The chart shows the fitted regression line in pink dots (R-square=0.27; F-stat=18; t-stat on the union share variable=4.2). The correlation is likely caused by the fact that unionized government workers are powerful lobby groups that push for higher government-worker compensation and higher governme... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440779 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:59:56 +0100 3440779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318601&cid=t_114712_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fmedicine-that-wont-go-down.html It’s a common phenomenon for many of us with children on the spectrum – those pesky fine and gross motor skills, with a dash of scattered sequencing and a dollop of mis-matched motivation – a recipe for disaster if ever I heard one. They come to the fore every mealtime to taunt and tangle with us. Although we persevere with cutlery my children insist that everything is finger food. Let’s be honest here, how many other parents, cooks and nutritionists also have to factor in ‘splash, spill and ping,’ distance into their calculations? But they keep getting bigger, so something must be reaching their intestines, one way or another. Just lately, it’s ‘another,’ because although they don’t conform to the conventional, they’re nothing if not inventive. So if you find your dr... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318601 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:29:00 +0100 3318601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269674&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FQRJPZ3wAYmI%2Frandi-epsteins-get-me-out-making-babies.html As I was driving past the Brazilian Embassy a few days back on Massachusetts Ave in DC, I turned on the radio and heard "So tell me about these do-it-yourself forceps". My interest was instantly piqued. It was Fresh Air on NPR, and Terry Gross was interviewing Randi Epstein about her new book called "Get Me Out: Making Babies Through the Ages". Though the interview was only about 15 minutes long, it gave a very exciting example of what the book would provide, a deep look at technology, politics and sociology behind the history of women conceiving and delivering babies, right up until today's discussion of designer babies. Randi's interview was fascinating and I'm looking forward to grabbing the book! [Editor's note: And read together with our previous post about Why I Love Designer Babies... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269674 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:28:04 +0100 3269674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167090&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6hNK1oMEAhA%2F By Daniel IkensonWhy blame only media and politicians for the public’s confusion about imports and trade deficits? Surely economists deserve some scorn. Some of the misunderstanding can be traced to the famous National Income Identity, which expresses gross domestic product, as: Y = C + G + I + (X-M). That is, national output (Y) equals personal consumption (C) plus government spending (G) plus investment (I) plus exports (X) minus imports (M). The expression clearly lends itself to the wrong interpretation. The minus sign preceding imports suggests a negative relationship with output. It is the reason for the oft-repeated fallacy that imports are a drag on growth. Here’s why that conclusion is wrong. The expression is an accounting identity, which “accounts” for all of the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167090 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:03:39 +0100 3167090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100730&cid=t_114712_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F18%2Fsandwell-west-birmingham-hospitals-nhs-trust-v-westwood-2009%2F Title: Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust v. Westwood [2009] The Skinny:  Appeal against the judgment of an Employment Tribunal which found that the employee Respondent had been unfairly dismissed on grounds of gross misconduct because:  i. the investigation was so deficient that no reasonable employer could have relied upon [it]; ii. the disciplinary hearing was equally deficient and no reasonable employer could have dismissed as a result; iii. the sanction of dismissal lay outside the band of reasonable responses with the result that no reasonable employer could have dismissed in the circumstances; iv. the conduct could not have been characterised as gross misconduct. Publisher: Bailii Size of Document: Webpage Case No.:  UKEAT 0032_09_1712 (17 December 2009) Posted ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100730 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:44:34 +0100 3100730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079323&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUKClRcE7WKw%2F By Chris EdwardsThe expansion in government and poor state of the economy got me thinking about how government growth is reflected in measured gross domestic product. So here is a wonky look at the treatment of government in the Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP data. Data notes: By “government,” I mean total federal, state, and local. For 2009, I’m using the average of second and third quarter data. All data from BEA Tables here. GDP measures total production. In 2009, government production was 20.7 percent of U.S. GDP.  Government production is roughly the sum of government value-added (the stuff it produces itself) and government purchases. The first item, government value-added, was 12.4 percent of GDP and mainly consists of employee compensation. For exampl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079323 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:37:11 +0100 3079323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809922&cid=t_114712_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F18%2Fbecause-you-shouldnt-have-to-wait-until-to-have-breasts-to-start-breast-feeding%2F Umm.  Perhaps yes.  Yes you should.  This is the most f.ed up shit I’ve seen since the shaving baby (Which also happens to be featured in this list of the top 7 most inappropriate toys). Why do little girls need to pretend to breast feed?!?!  What purpose does this serve other than helping a pedophile get off under the guides of “playing grown up”? How did this pitch go in the board room?  Was there research from a medical professional showing great advancements in child development when given small flower pedals as nipples and a doll that latches on?  Did they have a prototype?  O God.  Did they have little girls playing with the prototype? Surely the girl on the box is currently living in a safe house under the watchful eyes of psychiatric doctors right?  Righ... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809922 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:05:12 +0100 2809922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859066&cid=t_114712_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FOtmPBsw6Zcw%2Fasking-for-help I spent my first month of cancer trying to weasel my way onto COBRA. (Check out the podcast from my interview on yesterday’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, where I talk about this and other young adult cancer issues.) One of my tactics was pulling the cancer card with COBRA phone representatives: “I’m 27, I have cancer and no insurance, pity me.” It was life or death and I was shameless. Pulling the cancer card so early on in my diagnosis initiated me into the world of asking for help from others. And I got pretty good at it. But, most other patients I interviewed in Everything Changes told me that asking for help crushed their pride and amplified their lack of independence. Listening to these other patients, I started feeling guilty over not feeling shameful about asking for help.  ... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859066 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:55:11 +0100 2859066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744054&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fim1QPFz52KY%2F The White House and the CBO announced this week that: The nation’s fiscal outlook is even bleaker than the government forecast earlier this year because the recession turned out to be deeper than widely expected, the budget offices of the White House and Congress agreed in separate updates on Tuesday. The Obama administration’s Office of Management and Budget raised its 10-year tally of deficits expected through 2019 to $9.05 trillion, nearly $2 trillion more than it projected in February. That would represent 5.1 percent of the economy’s estimated gross domestic product for the decade, a higher level than is generally considered healthy. What is the right response to these deficits? One view holds that most current expenditure is desirable — indeed, that expenditure should ideall... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744054 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:55:57 +0100 2744054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2178583&cid=t_114712_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F11%2Fpullin-a-britney-on-muni%2F …so yesterday I was minding my own business on my way to work when I saw this: Seeing as I hate all things feet.  And all things gross.  And all things MUNI, this was a trifecta of f.ing disgusting.  This woman was actually sitting on a subway train with no shoes or socks on.  Not even flip flops - something I myself choose never to wear in this germ tube. I’m still having trouble with this.  I’m pretty sure an entire industrial sized container of hand sanitizer isn’t going to be enough to get me back to normal again.  Even if I bathed in it.  I can already feel the hepatitis growing in my legs and hands and I didn’t even sit near her. From now on, I will probably be easy to point out on the train as I will be the one wearing this: It really is the sa... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2178583 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:20:07 +0100 2178583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901437&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F22%2Fharry-potters-candy-cauldron-remains-unclaimed%2F I’ve done my best to give away the Harry Potter Candy Cauldron that Baron Bob of OffBeatTreats offered up as a halloween giveaway. But am not having all that much luck. The winner has not appeared and claimed his prize. And you know what that means. It’s back to the drawing board to pick another winner. So, this time. The winner is… BABA Congratulations… Now please, please email me your postal address so we can get the grossest candy out to you before Halloween arrives. Baba, you have until Friday to claim the prize. Tags: baron bob, contests and giveaways, gross candy, halloween candy, harry potter, harry potter's cauldronShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901437 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:18:37 +0100 1901437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888104&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F17%2Fand-the-winner-of-harry-potters-candy-cauldron-is%2F Wow, there were over 300 entries for Baron Bob’s Grossest Candy Giveaway. You all must really like gross candy, not to mention  Harry Potter. But, unfortunately, there can be only one winner to this giveaway. And that winner is, thanks to the help of the Custom Random Number Generator, ….           Steve Scott Congratulations Steve. Can you email me your postal address so I can arrange for the Harry Potter Candy Cauldron to be delivered. Need to hear from you by Monday 20th October 2008 otherwise will have to pick another winner. As for everyone else, thanks for making this giveaway so much fun. And for those of you who are keen to pick up some gross candy for Halloween, I’d suggest heading over to Baron Bob’s OffBeat Treats and order some before the sca... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888104 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:24:19 +0100 1888104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870657&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F10%2Fbaron-bobs-grossest-halloween-candy-giveaway%2F There’s still time to enter the Baron Bob’s Grossest Halloween Candy Giveaway. Enter here…. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Tags: baron bob, baron bob's gross halloween candy, Contests, giveaways, gross halloween candy, halloween, halloween candy, Healthbolt, healthbolt giveawayShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870657 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:04:28 +0100 1870657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862710&cid=t_114712_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fscare-up-some-laughs-this-halloween-with-baron-bobs-grossest-candy-giveaway%2F Halloween is just around the corner. Time for some good clean funtime, complete with ghosts and goblins, pumpkins and costumes, and of course, the door-to-door trick or treating. Now, you could go the traditional route and hand out the usual candy corn, snickers, and cadbury chocolates. Or you could put a little ‘gross’ into Halloween with Baron Bob’s grossest Halloween Candy. How gross? Well, I’m going let decide for yourself. Here’s Baron Bob, owner of OffBeatTreats.com, with his ’show and tell’ taste test demo. (Warning: beware prepared to be grossed out) Now, for any of you that managed to sit through the Baron Bob’s video, we have a special treat in store for you. It’s the Harry Potter’s Candy Cauldron that Baron Bob&#821... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862710 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:14:39 +0100 1862710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1354073&cid=t_114712_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F265741744%2F Carie Tenzel’s son, Chaz Tenzel-Walser, is 15 years old. When he was diagnosed with autism, the doctor told her that he would never graduate from high school and would “most likely need special care for the rest of his life,” the April 5th TimesDaily.com (Alabama) reports. Now Chaz is doing this: He’s attended mainstream classes since kindergarten, plays trumpet in the Dale County High School Marching Band and is on track toward an advanced high school honors diploma. One thing that stood out in the TimesDaily.com’s article about Chaz and his mother is that he was delayed in reaching some of his gross motor milestones as a baby. He did not crawl until he was 10 months old, and then crawled backward. My son Charlie was also late to reach his gross motor milesto... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1354073 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:00:27 +0100 1354073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186134&cid=t_114712_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fheath-ledgers-autopsy-inconclusive-so-far%2F When death strikes someone at a young age, it is always tragic - and there are always questions. For most, the questions are limited to the family, friends and perhaps to some in the local community. For celebrities, the questions become national, even international. Sometimes the questions are about the cause of death, but they always involve the whys. Why them, why now, why our child? These latter questions are existential in nature and are rarely, if ever, fully answered. The former, however, are the purview of the pathologist, a physician with specialized training in solving the physical causes of death. Sometimes the answers are obvious, sometimes not. On rare occasion, they are never determined. In the case of Heath Ledger, the questions remained unanswered as of this writing. I’m ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186134 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:25:13 +0100 1186134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=948691&cid=t_114712_93_f&fid=36525&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuvamedicine.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F05%2Fmastering-gross-anatomy%2F This study was done with my study group. I also looked at every cadaver in the lab weekly in addition to my own. We kept a running list of excellent dissections (more likely to be tested) at different tanks. We always asked permission before entering another group”s tank. Another thing my study group did was ask one of the instructors (usually the course director) to spend 30 minutes quizzing us a week before the lab practical. He was totally willing to work with a five-student group. We asked him to be picky and brutal. Usually these sessions made us go back and work a bit more on our identification of structures. Our instructor was very good about telling us how to identify structures on a lab practical. He always liked to show us great landmarks. The most important aspect of GA st... NJBMD's Blog from Student Doctor Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=948691 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:23:34 +0100 948691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777768&cid=t_114712_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fthurs-validation-thank-you-nonna.html I begin to think that I may be an American afterall. [translation = able to use and understand the psychobabble language without effort] It came to me earlier today.At the moment we are lucky to have Nonna, the children’s Italian grandmother staying with us for a few weeks. One of the advantages of having another adult at home all day, every day, is that teeny tiny things are confirmed, such as my own sanity.For instance, I have been known to complain that they boys are my shadows. If I leave the room, or am otherwise out of visual contact, a hue and cry ensues. I appreciate, that when I explain this, that most people, not unreasonably, believe that I am exaggerating.A simple task such as taking the recycling from the kitchen to the outside bin, a distance of some 25 paces, involves care... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777768 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:33:00 +0100 777768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=592517&cid=t_114712_136_f&fid=35332&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyouainthearditfromme-rice.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fi-have-some-nerve.html I am about to admit two things that I did this past week that are not very nice. The worst of it is that I would do them both again given the opportunity.1. I was at the nursing home visiting my grandma, my Nonna. She was not trying to slip me any food because I did not have the girls. She only does that to them.Anyway, back to my transgression.I saw someone that I knew very well. She was actually my friend for years. After she had a daughter, we drifted apart. I just couldn't take her anymore, I admit it. Her daughter was the smartest, the cutest, the ONLY child in the universe. Most of the time I can look past this but it started to make me ill. Spending time with her was like pulling out my eyebrow hairs. So, we drifted apart.Here is the terrible part. She lost her brother, unexpectedly... You Aint Heard It From Me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=592517 Sun, 06 May 2007 13:49:00 +0100 592517