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 'hal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249040&cid=t_277358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FX26ttWF7AY0%2F By Tad DeHavenOver at Downsizing the Federal Government, we focused on the following issues this week: Unfortunately, the president’s Fiscal Commission appears to have operated on the premise that the federal government should continue to do everything it now does. Getting Rep. Jeff Flake on appropriations is a step in the right direction, but his appointment can’t be a token gesture. A new study finds that policymakers needn’t fear spending cuts. House Republican leaders’ support for “Prince of Pork” Hal Rogers to chair the chamber’s appropriations committee is a slap in the face of voters who demanded change in November. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, whose state’s unemployment rate is almost 13 percent, has advice for Washington on how to c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249040 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:18:35 +0100 4249040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245290&cid=t_277358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FB3kZLGLHMRY%2F By Tad DeHavenHouse Republican leaders went with Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) – a.k.a. “The Prince of Pork” – to chair the House Appropriations Committee. As I wrote last week, the prospect of Rogers chairing Appropriations is about as inspiring as re-heated meatloaf when it comes to his potential for pushing serious spending reforms. Republican leaders in the House chose to ignore the concerns of tea party activists and other proponents of limited government, who were more supportive of Rep. Jack Kingston’s (R-GA) dark-horse push for the chairmanship. Kingston’s plan to “change the culture” on Appropriations offered a lot of positive ideas suggesting that he was more in tune with the voters that gave Republicans the majority. Politico reported that Kingston received “the cold ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245290 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:30:42 +0100 4245290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920763&cid=t_277358_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fdr-hal-scherz-writes-wall-street-journal-editorial-blasting-obamacare%2F Pediatric urologist Dr. Hal Scherz has written an editorial published in the Wall Street Journal blasting Obamacare. Scherz is the founder of Docs4PatientCare in Atlanta, Georgia. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920763 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:48:48 +0100 3920763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2770135&cid=t_277358_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F06%2Fspotlight-on-borderline-personality-disorder%2F Borderline personality disorder, like dissociative identity disorder (which used to be called multiple personality disorder), is a disorder that has gained much attention since the advent of the Internet. Whether people with this disorder never sought each other out, or whether because of its characteristics, it seems the Internet has enabled people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) to find one another, share information, and gain support for the condition. The Los Angeles Times has a nice piece about what BPD is, what it’s not, some possible explanations for it, and the current treatment regimen used to help treat it (psychotherapy). People with borderline personality disorder are characterized by intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, and a fear of abandonment combined wit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2770135 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:42:11 +0100 2770135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741371&cid=t_277358_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fexoskeletons-on-the-move%2F Japanese scientists, always at the forefront of robotic innovation, created a robot suit that they say improves mobility and also allow the wearer to carry more. The hybrid assistance limb, otherwise known as HAL, was developed with the goal of helping the injured and the weak get around. Made by Japanese robotics company Cyberdyne, the exoskeleton is a 10 kilogram (22 pound) machine that belts at the waist and has a battery and computer system at the back. HAL’s bio-electrical sensors, which are attached to the body, are able to capture electromyogram signals on the person’s skin control the way someone walks. As a result, a HAL suited individual will be able to walk up to speeds of 1.8 kilometres an hour. Interested? Well, you can rent your own suit from Cyberdyne for  220,000 yen... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741371 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:17:17 +0100 2741371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667552&cid=t_277358_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fhal-hybrid-assistive-limb-back-in-news.html The assistive-limb robot is back in the news this week:Japanese 'robot suit' to help disabledThe Telegraph (UK)By Claudine Beaumont, Technology EditorPublished: 3:48PM BST 03 Aug 2009Read the full article===Corporate website: Cyberdyne (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667552 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:51:00 +0100 2667552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1728304&cid=t_277358_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F08%2F07%2Fdateline-our-town-1938%2F Jerry Orbach (left) in The Fantasticks (1960) New York City, 1960. That’s where I would go if I had a time machine. At the off-Broadway Sullivan Street Playhouse I would buy a ticket to see a young, charistmatic Jerry Orbach play El Gallo and, of course, sing “Try to Remember.” I’d go back again in 1943. The world is at war, but at the St. James Theatre, men are performing a ballet in cowboy boots. The play is Oklahoma! and it would make theater history, running a record 2,212 performances. Imagine seeing Agnes de Mille’s brilliant choreography in the context of 1943, before Oklahoma! had become canned corn. No matter who does the directing and acting, Oklahoma! can’t resonate today. It’s a joke. A beloved joke, but still a joke. In my time mac... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1728304 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:16:11 +0100 1728304