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 'hats'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664436&cid=t_107189_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fcancer-free-friday-back-in-town%2F This week, I’ve been working in London, training thinking skills. I stayed in Raynes Park, near my old home of Wimbledon, and I worked in places I’ve worked before, so it was all familiar territory. Except it wasn’t. After seven months in our new Northumbrian home, I’m increasingly disorientated by the city. The lack of sky bothers me. So does the squash of people. One day, walking to the tube station, I forgot I was in London for a moment and said ‘good morning’ to someone walking in the opposite direction. Not only did she not respond, she looked terrified. I could see the words ‘I knew I should have put my stab vest on this morning’ flash across her features as I passed. (To be fair, though, the Ocado delivery man having a sneaky fag by th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664436 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:50:56 +0100 4664436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4361025&cid=t_107189_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fi-have-hat-today.html Yesterday, I spent a fascinating 15 or 20 minutes looking at video of King's famous speech. ("Why is it in black and white?" asked my seven-year-old, and I resisted the temptation to give her the Calvin and Hobbes answer.) Two things I noticed:1. The white folks were acting stereotypically white, sitting on their hands, pained smiles pasted on their faces, occcasionally nodding.2. 1963 straddled an important boundary in history - in this case, between massive hat-wearing and widespread hatlessness. I didn't notice whether the white folks or black folks wore more hats, but it seemed to me like the split was about 50-50 total between hatteds and bareheads.  (Source: Zackary Sholem Berger) Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4361025 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:50:00 +0100 4361025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318490&cid=t_107189_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fsun-hat%2F I have rarely, if ever, seen Jeff Hitchcock without a camera.  Not only does he always have a camera with him, he also knows how to use it.  Jeff spends much of the conferences roaming around with his camera and capturing some of the magic.  I love that he does that!  Most of the pictures from the 2011 Family Support Weekend are online now, and there is a good one of my new sun hat.  Thanks Jeff! I said in yesterday’s post that I’d get a picture up soon, so here it is.  This is Kerri and I presenting to the CWD teens.  I was so impressed with how savvy these teens were when it comes to behavior and safety online and in social media.  They know the deal, their parents have taught them well, and they also watch and learn from everyone they see.  They are so bright, and i... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318490 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:39:32 +0100 4318490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309802&cid=t_107189_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fsun-hats-funny-pictures%2F Sam & Scott trying on hats On the beach for the CWD Staff Retreat on Wednesday, I got pretty sunburned.  It was bad enough to give me a little headache later in the evening, and I thought I’d be miserable for another day or two.  Thankfully, after washing up for the night, putting on some fancy hotel brand lotion, and getting a good night’s rest, I felt pretty good the next day. Before heading outside again I decided I should probably get a big sun hat and some sunscreen lotion (like I should have done the first day!).  So I stopped by the gift shop at the hotel, and found Sam Billetdeaux and his girlfriend down there.  Sam is a fun guy, so I asked him to help me find a good hat. We decided against being serious and productive, and instead had a little fun. We did not c... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309802 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:47:10 +0100 4309802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162924&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-doctors-many-hats%2F2010.11.13 I have taken on the task of writing 50,000 words for a novel in November (NaNoWriMo) and would have to carve time out of work or family [my posts are decreased by this new hat]. I can only wear so many hats. But I am here, and my writing has been far more enjoyable than I expected. This is the time when it is easy to hit the wall (we get daily encouraging emails from successful writers to get us through this time), but I’m okay so far. I am writing about a doctor who encounters a very unusual patient. I am writing in the first-person, which was a good choice, as I know the first person of a physician intimately and stand no risk of getting those details wrong. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Distractible Mind* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162924 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0100 4162924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633439&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdont-forget-your-hat-photo-of-the-day%2F Have you picked up your sun-blocking, wide-brimmed hat yet? Browse our favorites here. Photo from Flickr user IndigoValley Post from: BlissTree Don't Forget Your (Sun) Hat: Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633439 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:00:38 +0100 3633439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560521&cid=t_107189_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F69%2Fcan-you-grow-dark-even-with-a-sunscreen%2F Just a few things before I answer that question.  There are basically two kinds of UV rays- UVB and UVA.  UVB is what primarily causes sunburn (as well as skin cancers). UVA is what causes that early darkening of the skin just after sun exposure (as well as deeper tissue damage leading to wrinkles etc… and skin cancer).  Both UV rays cause darkening. In the past, most sunscreens primarily blocked against UVB rays. You may not get burned with these products but you will get dark because UVA rays that penetrate might still cause your skin to turn darker. But now that more studies have come out showing the role that UVA plays in the development of photoaging and skin cancers dermatologists now recommend using a sunscreen that blocks BOTH UVB and UVA. So when you go out and pick a ... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560521 Wed, 12 May 2010 16:22:50 +0100 3560521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519420&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdaily-health-quiz-how-much-sun-exposure-do-you-need-to-get-enough-vitamin-d%2F How much do you really know about health? You might think you know all the ins and outs of staying healthy, but our daily Health Smarts Quiz will tell you how good your knowledge really is. Answer our question, below, and check back tomorrow for the correct answer and your next pop quiz. How much sun exposure do you need to get the recommended dose of Vitamin D? Today’s Question: ‘Tis the season for sun hats, Coppertone, and sun umbrellas. But in limited doses, we actually need to get a little sun; it’s a primary source of Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption, it aids bone growth, and it helps support the immune system. You can get it in certain foods and supplements, but most people get it naturally through sun exposure. Everyone loves an excuse... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519420 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:21:50 +0100 3519420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467933&cid=t_107189_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FIs9kdFk3Bos%2F Double Dot beach umbrella from PB teen I strongly believe in that “healthy summer glow.” My vitamin D levels are through the roof. In other words, I am a sun worshipper. I spend as much time as I can outside, avoiding the shade like the plague. Of course, I wear SPF (more or less) and no longer bask Bain de Soleil-style on a chaise lounge. The change in habits is due, in part, to the good sense that 30-some-odd years can bring, and, in part, because my two-year-old son (and ever-present tag-a-long) inherited his dad’s powder-like skin complexion. If I plan to go to the beach, park, or pool for any length of time with toddler in tow, I need to execute a two-pronged strategy: Divert and protect. Besides my handy SPF-45 spray, here are a few new tools to help keep my little one – and ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467933 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:09:20 +0100 3467933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1300773&cid=t_107189_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fcreams-lotions-and-topical-treatments-for-your-skin%2F From time to time, some of you ask me about rashes and other irritations of the skin. For me, one of the first symptoms I experienced was a rash, apparently reactive to sun exposure. Since I had a most beloved powder blue Mustang convertible and we also owned a ski boat, that presented a major problem. I have always tanned without incident, rarely even burned from the sun and all of a sudden, my arms, the tops of my thighs if I was wearing a skirt and the top of my head, were all breaking out in a very itchy rash. One of the reasons one of my early diagnosis was lupus was because of the changes in my skin. I tried prescription creams, cortisone creams and Benadryl creams with some success but not complete relief. It took me awhile to figure out I had to wear sunscreen everywhere that would... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300773 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:38:57 +0100 1300773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1297966&cid=t_107189_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F03%2Ftin-foil-hat.html I wrote a little about the tin foil hat recently, and it made me realize how much I talk about my husband's outward manifestations of his addiction as metaphorical tin foil hats. I find the comparison to be endlessly helpful.One of the things I've struggled hardest against in coming to accept my present situation and my husband's disease is that I always want really, really badly to understand what he is doing and why he is doing it. When he relapses, I go over and over in my head, "What caused it? What happened? Why? Why? Why?" And especially earlier on in this adventure, I'd ask him..."What were you thinking? Why don't you just stop doing that? It doesn't work, so you could just stop acting like that..."And those of you who have been with me from my earliest baby steps in bloggery surely... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1297966 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:26:00 +0100 1297966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1294767&cid=t_107189_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fhope-vs-desperation.html "Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything behind they have ever believed in can hope to escape."-William S. BurroughsSometimes, especially now that I am a Zen Master Blackbelt Detachment Warrior Of The Order Of Nar-Anon, I feel like I'm watching a race when I watch my husband struggling with his recovery. Yesterday, recovery was leading relapse by a nose...who knows what we'll see today.I watch him wanting to get better but battling such a well of despair, fear, depression, guilt. It sometimes seems like he doesn't think he deserves to have the wonderful life that is waiting for him on the other side of his sickness. Sometimes, I'm so afraid for him.One thing I never understand about him, and about addicts in general, is the need constan... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1294767 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:06:00 +0100 1294767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1109838&cid=t_107189_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fthur-littlest-angel-kindred-spirits.html Maybe your child is a loner, some children are, as are some adults come to think of it. Some children are aware of the fact that they are without friends but they're happier that way, self sufficient and independent. Some children are unaware that they have no friends. A few children become aware that they have no friends and wonder why? Occasionally, a child who has no friends, finds one, a friend that is to say. That individual, in this particular instance, has been in the same class as my son for three years but until just recently they have completely ignored one another, or maybe just not noticed the presence of the other?For four years I haven't pushed him. It's a harmless piece of traditional fluff of no importance. But this year he is older, 7, the age of cognition for some childr... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1109838 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:31:00 +0100 1109838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=971475&cid=t_107189_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fgirl.html Keli is making hats now. Teach her a trick and she is a whirling dervish. She does not use a pattern. Like the headbands, she was winging it and made it up. Oh but that I were so clever. I love them. She has people asking for them. I told her she should set up an Etsy store as suggested by a friend. She doesn't plan on it at this point. She can crank one out in a day. *sigh* Oh the cleverness of she. (Source: Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason!) Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=971475 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:03:00 +0100 971475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747657&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F21%2Fworthy-wisdom-suncreen-sunscreen-sunscreen%2F Filed under: Skin Cancer, Prevention, Worthy WisdomI'm a little tired of reading and writing about sunscreen. Maybe it's not the actual reading and writing that has me worn out. Maybe it's the realization that I keep reading and writing about sunscreen yet the information is just not sinking in with the masses of sun-hungry people out there -- according to the EPA, there has been a staggering 1,800 percent increase in malignant melanoma cases since 1930. Recent figures show a shocking rise in skin cancers among those in their 20s and 30s. The experts at Canyon Ranch are weighing in on sunscreen. So here I go again, with some more about this tiring topic. Sunscreen contains unique chemical components which absorb ultraviolet (UV) light. When applied to the skin, the chemical molecules f... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747657 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 747657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644935&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F30%2Flather-on-some-of-this-sunscreen-truth%2F Filed under: Skin Cancer, Prevention, Daily newsThat's Fit blogger Jonathon Morgan wrote on May 25 about five sunscreen myths. In the spirit of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, it seems appropriate to mention this thought-provoking news here on this site.I just heard a radio commercial about a certain sunscreen, claiming the product is so good consumers need only apply the lotion one time during an eight-hour time frame. It seems, according to the following list of myths, this is not exactly true.Myth #1: Sunscreens protect all day.Fact: Regardless of the SPF or what the label says, sunscreens must be reapplied every two hours because active ingredients in most products break down when exposed to the sun.Myth #2: Some sunscreens are waterproof.Fact: The FDA does not use the word "waterproof." ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644935 Wed, 30 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 644935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=566337&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F24%2Fbreast-cancer-website-reads-show-us-your-chemo-style%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cancer SurvivorsIf you've ever visited the website My Breast Cancer Network, part of the Health Central conglomerate of health and medical information, you know the appeal of this site is its insightful navigation menu, comprised of three helpful locators -- Find, Manage, and Connect. With a click on the Find button, you can search answers to questions, check symptoms, and locate resources. Choose Manage and you can take action, achieve goals, and resolve problems. If you wish to get advice, find support, and share your experiences, take a simple tour through the Connect community.My Breast Cancer Network currently invites all viewers to connect with one another through a new feature: Show Us Your Chemo Style. You can simply visit this portion of t... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=566337 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 566337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545215&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F15%2Fthought-for-the-day-we-cannot-be-silent%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Events, Thought for the DayWe cannot be silent is one slogan printed on specialty clothing offered by a company called Privacy. Other slogans include United We Cure and Mission. Purpose. Cure. The slogans say a lot -- but the accomplishments of Carolyn Jones, Founder and President/CEO of Privacy, say a whole lot more.Think about this:Jones lost her mother to breast cancer on November 16, 2000 during a time when too many questions about the disease were left unanswered and not enough options were available for women fighting for their lives.Times have changed, in part due to outspoken pioneers like Jones, who are spreading the word and funding the cause.Part of the Privacy corporate goal is to support medical research and to educate women about early detection an... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545215 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501621&cid=t_107189_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F26%2Fthought-for-the-day-pink-is-the-new-black%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Prevention, Fundraisers, Thought for the DayNot everyone buys into the power of pink when it comes to breast cancer. Pink ribbons, pink teddy bears, pink hats, shirts, scarves, socks, purses, jewelry, magnets, and even cooking appliances have monopolized the breast cancer market. And some people just plain refuse to associate the disease with anything remotely sweet, soft, and soothing.Think about this: Annette`s Angels, founded in 2006 by the children of Annette Roberta, love and applaud the effectiveness of the flood of pink used to raise awareness about a disease that took Roberta after a 15-year battle. But they refuse to embrace any color but black as they proceed to kick breast cancer in the butt. Black reflects their anger at breast cancer. And their powe... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501621 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 501621