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 'handbook'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096202&cid=t_113728_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhhpblog.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F07%2FSzymanski-OCD.flv When I leave for work in the morning, I go through my precommute checklist. Train pass, check. Wallet, check. Coffee mug, check. Smart phone, check. Keys to the house, check. Only when I’m sure that I have everything I need do I open the door and head outside. Sometimes I worry that this morning routine is becoming too much of a ritual. Is it possible that I have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD for short)? Probably not. The fact that I am able to get out the door every morning means that my daily ritual isn’t interfering with my ability to function, says Dr. Jeff Szymanski, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School. You have OCD when obsessions and compulsive behavior (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Harvard Health Blog* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096202 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:00:48 +0100 5096202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934334&cid=t_113728_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F14%2Flearning-how-to-die-the-handbook-for-mortals%2F In any bookstore, you will find aisles and aisles of self-help books coaching us how to live more fully, how to embrace life with passion, and how to age in a way that we aren’t getting older! But how to die? Are you kidding me? DEPRESSING! But we desperately need a teacher in this area. Because each of us is eventually going to perish, and how nice it would be to have a few guidelines as we are getting close. In their book, Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness, authors Joanne Lynn, MD, Joan Harrold, MD, and Janice Lynch Schuster, MFA discuss the topic of dying from several perspectives: living with serious illness, helping families make wise decisions, getting the help you need, controlling pain, planning ahead, and enduring loss. It is a comprehensive and in... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934334 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:12:29 +0100 4934334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360989&cid=t_113728_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FnmWyCFtpKwE%2F For a forthright review of the Toxicology Handbook 2nd edition, the LITFL team turned to an esteemed emergency medicine educator, Dr Trevor Jackson. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360989 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:15:52 +0100 4360989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133720&cid=t_113728_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FMGbS78WUR6o%2F The Life in the Fast lane team have had great fun putting together blog posts, interrogative questions, clinical cases, frivolous trivia and putting our slant on the evidence behind emergency medicine literature. However, as well as the blog writing there has been a little bit of book writing and it is exciting to see the final stages drawing toward 'closure' on the four books completed this year. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133720 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:37:56 +0100 4133720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086524&cid=t_113728_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F_yDewJGElt0%2F Image via Wikipedia Clergy Prevention Handbook NACoA’s latest publication from The Clergy Education and Training Project® is Preventing and Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems: A Handbook for Clergy. This was prepared with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. This handbook provides some basic information on alcoholism and addiction, the impact of parental addiction on children, facts about adolescent alcohol and drug use, and prevention strategies. It also has an appendix with handouts for use with children of alcohol and drug dependent parents. Clergy Certificate Program NACoA, in partnership with NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, has created a new milestone for congregational leader... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086524 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:51:12 +0100 4086524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581607&cid=t_113728_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhats-your-poison-science-and-medicine-vs-chemical-poisoning%2F2010.05.20 This is going to be a quick welcome to Deborah Blum (@deborahblum) who has just moved her blog, Speakeasy Science, to ScienceBlogs. Why quick? Because I am only 22 pages away from finishing her latest book, The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York. This engaging tale of the race of science and medicine against chemical poisonings for profit and punishment features the true story of NYC chief medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler. Of course, the other actors are arsenic, methanol, chloroform, thallium, and radium, among others. In the teens through the mid-1930s, long before benchtop atomic absorption spectrophotometry and LC/MS instruments, Norris and Gettler devised methods to detect poisons in human tissues... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581607 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:00:49 +0100 3581607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556067&cid=t_113728_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4zNe_Da5boE%2F By David BoazHo-hum. Another administration, another “comprehensive plan to combat drug abuse, putting the focus on prevention and treatment strategies.” This one “calls for a 15 percent reduction in youth drug use, a 10 percent decrease in drugged driving, and a 15 percent reduction in overall drug-related deaths by 2015.” It involves more central planning — “ the creation of a community-based national prevention system” – more taxpayers’ money — “an expanded array of intervention-oriented treatment programs” — and more nannyism — “a push to screen patients early for signs of substance abuse, even during routine appointments, and the expansion of prescription-drug monitoring programs.” And d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556067 Wed, 12 May 2010 14:52:58 +0100 3556067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386910&cid=t_113728_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F21%2Fspirituality-and-prayer-relieve-stress%2F The last thing I think of when I’m stressed out with work deadlines and complicated homework projects with the kids is to get on my knees or attend Mass. But a growing body of research suggests prayer and religion rank high among the best stress busters. In her new book, “The SuperStress Solution,”, Dr. Roberta Lee devotes a section to the topic of spirituality and prayer. “Research shows that people who are more religious or spiritual use their spirituality to cope with life,” notes Dr. Lee. “They’re better able to cope with stress, they heal faster from illness, and they experience increased benefits to their health and well-being. On an intellectual level, spirituality connects you to the world, which in turn enables you to stop trying to cont... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3386910 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:22:46 +0100 3386910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678822&cid=t_113728_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Faerobic-training-cardio-anaerobic-resistance-what-should-you-do.html * Part 2 of a three-part guest series on Diabetes & Exercise* Dr. Sheri Colberg is an author, lecturer, researcher, professor, exercise physiologist, and expert on exercise with diabetes. She’s written eight books (including the Diabetic Athlete’s Handbook) and more than 150 articles on exercise, diabetes, healthy lifestyles, fitness, nutrition, aging, weight loss, diabetic Latinos, and [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678822 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:52 +0100 2678822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452385&cid=t_113728_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTTLjvcnbj2g%2F The Washington Post writes about how President Obama became obsessed with grabbing our complex energy systems by the scruff of the neck and shaking them into something more appealing to Ivy League planners. I was struck by this vignette: But even before the late-night session in July, Obama had begun to educate himself about energy and climate and to use those issues to define himself as a politician, say people who have advised him. He read a three-part New Yorker series on climate change, for instance, and mentioned it in three speeches. It’s great that he read a three-part series in the New Yorker. But has the president ever actually read anything by a climate change skeptic? Actually, a better term would be “a climate change moderate.” Leading “skeptic” Pa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452385 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:28:33 +0100 2452385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458940&cid=t_113728_137_f&fid=36083&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIAmAnAlzheimersCaregiver%2F%7E3%2F295080105%2Falzheimers-caregivers.html I recently received my copy of Alzheimer's Caregivers . This free handbook and tip sheet is well worth obtaining. You can get up to three free copies so its also easy to share. Get your free copy. If you obtain the handbook, please let me know your reaction. Feel free to email this post to your friends and relatives. The 36-Hour Day: A... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver) I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458940 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:19:18 +0100 1458940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513580&cid=t_113728_177_f&fid=38132&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyinfertilityblog.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F03%2Finfertility-survival-handbook-a-must-read%2F During my recovery from laparoscopy surgery I’ve had lots of time to read. I finished up the Infertility Survival Handbook written by Elizabeth Swire Falker and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Stefanie for the referral! Some parts were very specific to the USA and weren’t really that interesting to me, a Canadian. I could see how it would be useful to understand different health insurances and how to look for a clinic if you lived in the States. But it did make the book very US-centric and less helpful to international folks. Not a criticism by any means as that might have been the intent of the author, just pointing it out in case other non-US folks are thinking of picking it up. I found the explanations of procedures really helpful, even the descriptions of tests I’ve alr... My (in)fertility blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513580 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:28:57 +0100 2513580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909257&cid=t_113728_177_f&fid=38132&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyinfertilityblog.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F03%2Finfertility-survival-handbook-a-must-read%2F During my recovery from laparoscopy surgery I’ve had lots of time to read. I finished up the Infertility Survival Handbook written by Elizabeth Swire Falker and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Stefanie for the referral! Some parts were very specific to the USA and weren’t really that interesting to me, a Canadian. I could see how it would be useful to understand different health insurances and how to look for a clinic if you lived in the States. But it did make the book very US-centric and less helpful to international folks. Not a criticism by any means as that might have been the intent of the author, just pointing it out in case other non-US folks are thinking of picking it up. I found the explanations of procedures really helpful, even the descriptions of tests I’ve alr... My (in)fertility blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909257 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:28:57 +0100 1909257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554575&cid=t_113728_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1244 USBMIS is offering 15% off through April 24 for their title The Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook - a concise, quick-access reference containing essential information for critical care and progressive care settings. It was designed to provide busy clinicians with an easy-to-use resource and includes the items that clinicians are most likely to need at their fingertips. The new Essentials of Critical Care Nursing PDA application is now available for the Palm and Pocket PC platforms. The PDA edition contains all of the same trusted information as the original pocket handbook, plus exclusive USBMIS features for ease and convenience on your handheld device. (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554575 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:57:37 +0100 554575