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 'guardian'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394513&cid=t_102240_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fa-tetralogy-of-science-news.html Four more picks from the latest science news by David Bradley Tales of the unexpected: a night with Tim Radford – My mentor at The Guardian, Tim Radford, told tales of science writing at a special event last week and warned the audience that the public can be very squeamish about new scientific practices, whether it is test-tube babies or heart transplants. This reaction, he warns us with his long view of how societies adapt to science, is a fleeting one. Reboxetine doesn’t work – Reboxetine is not approved for the drug market in the US, but is prescribed elsewhere. Now, a German study reveals that this antidepressant doesn't really work, but that's not the only problem, there are issues with the way drugs are tested highlighted by this finding. You see, reboxe... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394513 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:00:14 +0100 4394513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190394&cid=t_102240_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Frandom-thoughts.html photo credit-moreno finottocreative commons licenseDid you know...That if you run hot water in the sink and put enough toothpaste in it, it makes the bathroom "smell good"?That if you put half of a (large) bottle of hair conditioner into the bathtub and stir it up enough, it makes a decent amount of bubbles (the residue is also VERY slippery during dad's shower the next morning)?--------------------------------------Buddy Boy has discovered that inserting scatological silly references into conversation and using them in a loaded question is very funny-to him-but perhaps not so funny to his teachers.Last week he asked his teacher something to the effect of "Did you poop in your diaper this morning?", which earned him a trip to the principal's office, and an assignment for him to present som... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190394 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0100 4190394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4002883&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpre-heart-attack-screening%2F2010.09.26 Imagine: There you are sitting outside on a warm, sunny day having a leisurely picnic with your family. You hear an ambulance in the distance getting closer. You’re not on call. Suddenly, the paramedics hop from the vehicle’s cabin and pronounce: “Excuse me sir, your heart’s not getting enough oxygen and you might develop a heart attack. Please, come with us.” Sound far fetched? Well, maybe not. A new device is being tested that might detect “silent” ischemia and notify a patient (or even call 911) that he or she is showing signs of heart ischemia on the wire installed in his or her chest. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4002883 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:00:00 +0100 4002883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3969091&cid=t_102240_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FoaZtfgwCsU4%2F A new edition of Scientia Pro Publica, the biweekly blog carnival that “showcases the finest science, medical and environment writing published in the blogosphere”, is available now, hosted at The Guardian’s new science blog network. To enjoy, click Here. If you write a blog about science, medicine or the environment and would like to share your writing or photography with a large and appreciative audience, you are invited to use this automated submission form. We will be hosting the next edition, on September 27th, here at SharpBrains.com. (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3969091 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:57:57 +0100 3969091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942844&cid=t_102240_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F19297107%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ETop-Psych-Blogs-The-Guardian.htm Big thanks to Johnny Dee of The Guardian for listing Neuromarketing as one of the six psych blogs that made their “Internet Picks of the Week.” Others listed include Mind Hacks and Malcolm Gladwell. CommentsNice list, I'm going to add them all to my RSS feed. by Water4 FoundationCongrats on the recognition! I've been following your feed ... by Matthew P. Block (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942844 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:58:47 +0100 3942844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795023&cid=t_102240_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F07%2F27%2Fwikileaks-founder-julian-assange-speaks-treason-%25e2%2580%2594-fluently%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Speaks ‘Treason’ — Fluently. Some 70 years ago, actor Errol Flynn as Robin Hood responded to the accusation “You speak treaons!” with the now-classic retort “Fluently.” We all loved that kind of treason, and maybe you’ll learn to love this kind too. You gotta admit Mr. Assange is hot. (Yes, I’m shallow. All you deep people out there, move along.) Julian Assange, whose website WikiLeaks just released 92,000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan, hails from Errol Flynn’s country of Australia. As does the charismatic Hugh Jackman. Jackman alone makes up for Australia giving us pop crooner Peter Allen (whom Jackman portrayed in the musical theater mess &#8... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795023 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:39:06 +0100 3795023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729840&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F187225%2F Legalizing prostitution: Part of the problem or the solution? Studies of Swedish laws show that penalties against customers are effective, not penalties against sellers. (via The Guardian) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729840 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:33:31 +0100 3729840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374321&cid=t_102240_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fnewsflash-medtronics-new-next-gen-pump-cgm-okd-by-the-fda.html Happy St. Patrick’s Day, again.  See this morning’s post with some wee silliness on that. A quick newsflash on this lovely green day: this morning Medtronic has announced that it has received FDA approval for its new Paradigm Revel combination insulin pump/continuous glucose monitor, which they’re calling “the industry’s most advanced integrated system for diabetes [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374321 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:23:55 +0100 3374321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294773&cid=t_102240_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fah-copy-editors-ah-humanity%2F The Guardian, for crying out loud! On February 21, 2010. For posterity: Re photo caption: Tales, not tails, fellas. Perhaps you were thinking of Godzilla? Filed under: Music - TV - Film, Writing Tagged: copy editor, error, guardian, hiroshima, james cameron, journalism, newspaper, typo (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294773 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:24 +0100 3294773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193779&cid=t_102240_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Frunning-mice-suggests-brain-fitness%2F I’m not a big fan of reporting on animal studies, because the results are often not replicated with humans. Animal studies are like the small surveys conducted in undergraduate psychology classes — you can find interesting results that may mean nothing except to the subjects you studied (e.g., well-educated young adults, most of whom are still teens). In the case of mice, well, we can say the results generalize to mice. (If we wanted to be even more specific, one could argue that lab mice bred for laboratory experiments are different than mice bred and raised in the wild, but let’s leave that leaf unturned.) But in a 24/7 news cycle, even mice studies can get mainstream media pickup. Case in point, this article in the UK’s The Guardian. It starts off well enough, ma... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193779 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:35:08 +0100 3193779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003700&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fanal-grammarians-and-eating-placentas.html A short piece in the Guardian again today, this time about the alleged mystical healing powers of placentas and Robert van Persie's alleged trip to Serbia for some implausble alternative medicine. Let's just hope that the Quacktitioner Royal does not take this one up.I've already had a couple of gleeful emails from some like-minded anal grammarians asking me why I want timorous souls to be thrown away. Just for the record, I wrote:But, if we timorous souls are not prepared to eat placentas, can they be put to any other use before they are buried in the garden or thrown away?This was changed by the sub to:But, if more timorous souls are not prepared to do so, can they be put to any other use before they are thrown away?Gawd! I make enough mistakes of my own, without that schoolboy howler be... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:18:00 +0100 3003700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916059&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fmyalgic-encephalomyelitis-me-science.html The militant wing of the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) brigade broke out the champagne when a recent article in Science reported that a retrovirus had been found in 67% of ME patients compared to under 4% of the general population. Sadly, the study only involved just over 100 patients and is thus inconclusive...The Guardian, Tuesday 20 October 2009 (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916059 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:13:00 +0100 2916059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886729&cid=t_102240_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ftrafigura.html Victory! #CarterRuck caves-in. No #Guardian court hearing. Media can now report Paul Farrelly's PQ about #Trafigura. More soon on Guardian..18 minutes ago from webhttp://twitter.com/arusbridger (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886729 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:25:00 +0100 2886729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865613&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fpublic-stools.html GarderobeA smartly dressed, middle-aged lady came in and sat down. Let's call her Angela. Angela was a child of the 60s, the decade of female emancipation. But, while other girls of her age were letting their hair down at Woodstock, Angela was still at school....6 October 2009 The Guardian (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865613 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:17:00 +0100 2865613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774583&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fswine-flu-immunisations.html The government's chief commissar for immunisations, Professor David Salisbury, has said that nurses have a "duty" to be immunised againstswine flu. A poll by nursingtimes.net showed that 30% of respondents would refuse to have it. If the government is surprised at the number of nurses who will not have the immunisation, just wait to see what happens when they offer it to doctors. On the facts available to date, I will not be having it. Nor will my family. I will not be the only doctor taking this view.In 1976, after a swine flu outbreak at Fort Dix in the US, a vaccine was hastily manufactured. It had to be withdrawn a few weeks later as it was causing serious neurological problems. Science has moved on since then, you may say. That could not happen now. But, if governments have confidence... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774583 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:25:00 +0100 2774583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734194&cid=t_102240_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fbaby-mama-drama%2F Hey everybody, I’m back.  I made this video with with Zach today regarding the PPO and all that drama, my 21st birthday, and an update on the baby.  I also am wanting some help from you all on resources, opinions and advise. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734194 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:08:36 +0100 2734194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621997&cid=t_102240_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Ftaming-the-tiger-new-diabetes-survival-guide.html Fellow diabetes blogger and advocate William “Lee” Dubois is at it again, creating another super-handy pocket guide for dealing with the Big D.  This one, which debuts tomorrow, is called “Taming the Tiger: Your First Year with Diabetes.”  And it rocks! Er, roars, if you will… It’s a slim volume of just over 100 pages (less [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621997 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:00:31 +0100 2621997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441695&cid=t_102240_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fwhat-if-ray-sandford-were-your-brother%2F Forced treatment is not a new topic here on World of Psychology, nor is this the first time we’ve discussed the unusual case of Ray Sandford. What did Mr. Sandford do wrong? Nothing. He’s simply mentally ill, the medications and prior treatments over his lifetime have failed him, and his legal guardian is a social service agency in Minnesota. The convergence of those three characteristics means he was a prime candidate — in the court’s eyes — for ECT treatment. The only problem? He opposes his electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). And despite experts’ insistence that Mr. Sandford is not competent to make such decisions for himself, his case has galvanized the “mad pride” movement and those who opposed any type of forced treatment. Last week, Minne... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441695 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:04:05 +0100 2441695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381267&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fswine-flu-and-proportionality.html Dr Crippen is in the Guardian again today, writing about the swine flu and proportionality. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381267 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:34:00 +0100 2381267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375970&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fswine-flu-realities.html I think it is all Danny Boyle’s fault. Not for making Slumdog Millionaire but for the far more enjoyable “28 days later”. And you thought that film was just escapist fantasy. Having London to yourself does have a certain appeal. But it is not going to happen with "swine flu".Whether or not “swine flu” becomes a real threat to the country, the story is going to run and run. Dr Crippen wrote about it here in today’s Guardian and the article was picked up by the Radio 4 Today programme.Dr Maureen Baker CBE DM FRCGPMaureen Baker, the honorary secretary of the Royal College of General Practitoners, was wheeled on to the TODAY programme to say that GPs were alerted about swine flu some months ago.Thank you, Maureen.I feel like Arthur Dent, complaining that he had not been warned abo... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375970 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:59:00 +0100 2375970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299052&cid=t_102240_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fapril-1st%2F Best joke I’ve seen today: Twitter Switch for Guardian, After 188 Years of Ink. If you’re not familiar with The Chaser’s War on Everything, check it out. Sort of the Aussie version of The Daily Show. Bedazzled, written by and starring Dudley Moore as a lovestruck short-order cook and Peter Cook as Satan, retells the legend of Faust. The film was released in 1967, but it still blows the remake away. Posted in Film, Media Tagged: april fools, guardian, twitter (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299052 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:33:56 +0100 2299052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141410&cid=t_102240_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F3n76Gcm7zc4%2F Can genetically-modified (GM) food feed the world’s hungry? Are they really safe enough to eat? Will the big GM food farmers push small traditional farming out of business? The usefulness and safety of genetically-modified food crops is as controversial and polarized as ever, and we can never seem to find a common ground. So, the Science Museum in London organized a debate on GM crops and the world food crisis in an attempt to let the public have a clearer understanding of the issues. Ian Sample of the Guardian UK chaired the event with a panel of key scientists debating back and forth with each other and the audience. Sample observes there was only one thing that everyone agreed on. The debate that followed covered some interesting ground, but it seemed easier to identify the problems... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141410 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:34:21 +0100 2141410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876041&cid=t_102240_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fisense-and-their-glycemic-signature.html iPod, iPhone, iPump, iPort, iV-drip (?)… so no reason to look surprised when you hear about another futuristic diabetes technology company by the name of iSense. This one, a privately held company based in Oregon, has been working on developing a “minimally invasive” continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) for about ten years.  (I’m guessing the company [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876041 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:15:45 +0100 1876041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1385454&cid=t_102240_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F273582224%2F David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA and Vince Kuraitis Drs. Mandl and Kohane begin their recent article in NEJM with the statement that “large corporations are seeking an integral and transformative role in the management of health care information,” and then warn that this “will profoundly affect the biomedical research enterprise.”    At issue for the authors is who controls the information about you and me, our health and healthcare data. Without coming right out and saying it directly, they worry that data in the hands of consumers and patients made possible through PCHR service providers like Google and Microsoft could be dangerous to the nation’s health because of  “commercial interests”.   So, they are warning us, too. But, let’s examine the... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1385454 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:10:33 +0100 1385454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1147254&cid=t_102240_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F13%2Fold-in-massachusetts-say-goodbye-to-your-freedom%2F In a horrible abuse of the law, lawyers, doctors, judges and social workers in Massachusetts regularly commit senior citizens who have no family or friends to nursing homes. Judges rubber-stamp the process in 2 minute hearings, often without asking the senior a single question before taking away their freedom. Think I’m exaggerating? I wish. Today’s Boston Globe has the Page 1 story, Courts strip elders of their independence, with an accompanying photo of a woman who has to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet. You know, the same type they put on criminals who are under house arrest or probation. The reasons for the involuntary guardianship of seniors in Massachusetts usually comes down to a question of mental competence. Doctors sign off on the person’s mental state, oft... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1147254 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:09:36 +0100 1147254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=785915&cid=t_102240_133_f&fid=35081&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmikestanton.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F07%2Fit-is-not-a-disease-it-is-a-way-of-life%2F This article is in today’s Guardian. It provides a useful introduction to the positions of some of the supporters of autism acceptance, including myself and fellow bloggers Kev Leitch and Larry Arnold. The article begins: Today, an event run by and for autistic people kicks off in Somerset, the latest act of a burgeoning autism rights movement. Emine [...] (Source: Action For Autism) Action For Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=785915 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:46:59 +0100 785915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658842&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F05%2Favandia-latest-glaxo-fights-back%2F This article also notes that weekly prescriptions for Avandia have fallen by sixteen percent since the recent publication of a damaging article by Dr. Steven Nissen in the New England Journal of Medicine. Nissen asserted that Avandia could increase the risk of heart attack by forty-three percent and the risk of cardiac-related death by sixty-four percent.By the way, it is worth checking out the Wikipedia entry on Glaxo for a brief rundown of the company's history, including previous wrangles with the media and the law over its products. Note, though, the entry has not yet been updated in the wake of the Avandia scandal.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Diabetes Blog) The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658842 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 658842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=601844&cid=t_102240_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fi-believe-in-guardian-angels.html Well, the last week or so has been pretty good for Buddy Boy (and for us). We've all settled back into our somewhat regular routines, and our days have been fairly uneventful. So I guess I'm ready to relate what happened almost three weeks ago now. I'm not a guy that gets rattled (shaken up) very easily. Just a month ago I pretty much laughed off an incident when Buddy Boy got ahold of Liz's car keys and started up the car in the garage. But this incident I'm going to describe really upset me, and I'm only now getting my sense of equilibrium back.I awoke at about 5:15 AM (my usual time). As soon as I exited our bedroom to go to the bathroom down the hall I smelled burnt popcorn. I immediately got a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach and proceeded downstairs. I saw (and smelled) the f... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=601844 Thu, 10 May 2007 08:01:00 +0100 601844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=536287&cid=t_102240_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fdr-crippen-in-guardian.html A Dr Crippen article on the difficulties of treating back problems in General Practice appears in today's Guardian. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=536287 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:08:00 +0100 536287