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 'head'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:52:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181800&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospital-ceo-is-diagnosed-with-cancer-while-building-a-new-cancer-center%2F2011.09.01 Pat Elliott, me and a HUGE cactus at Banner MD Anderson! I am just back from the Phoenix-metro area. It’s now the 5th largest in the United States and despite home foreclosures, there is still a feeling of growth in many areas. Gilbert, a nearby suburb, has expanded to over 200,000 people and a growing major medical center. I spent several days interviewing patients and staff about the soon-to-open, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. The hope is that by bringing MD Anderson’s world-renowned expertise, clinical trials and processes to this new center, cancer care around Phoenix and the southwest will be improved. Look for my video interviews coming soon. But, in the meantime, one interview stuck out for me; the one with the Banner Health President and CEO, Peter Fine. Peter is in his lat... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181800 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5181800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159399&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F08%2F25%2Fnasopalatine-duct-cyst%2F An incidental finding of a well-defined high T1 signal lesion was made on a MRI brain. CT was performed for clarification and shows a smoothly marginated expansile lesion that communicates with the nasopalatine duct. The appearances are characteristic of nasopalatine duct cyst. The T1 signal in these cysts can be variable, depending on the nature of the cyst contents. (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159399 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:35:09 +0100 5159399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159933&cid=t_103365_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FrgRzIPiSA_k%2F ‘Such as are thy habitual thoughts will be the character of the mind, for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.’ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus I recently heard the statement – ‘It’s all in your ‘ead!’ These five words contain an incredible amount of powerful information, which once understood and applied, can transform your life. For it is what’s happening within our head that will determine the type of career you command, the state of your business, the condition of your love life, the amount of money you make, the house you live in, the car you drive, and even the quality of your friends. In fact – the state of your mind, and what’s going on ‘in your ‘ead’, will determine the life you lead while here on planet earth. Here is what you must do… 1. Identify Your Habitu... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159933 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:49:47 +0100 5159933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077693&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffootball-helmets-which-ones-are-most-likely-to-prevent-head-injuries%2F2011.07.28 Courtesy of Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences: National Impact Database Adult Football Helmet Ratings – May 2011 A total of 10 adult football helmet models were evaluated using the STAR evaluation system for May 2011 release.  All 10 are publicly available at the time of publication.  Helmets with lower STAR values provide a reduction in concussion risk compared to helmets with higher STAR values.  Based on this, the best overall rating of ‘5 Stars’ has the lowest STAR value.  Group rankings are differentiated by statistical significance. If you’re in the market to buy a loved one a football helmet, or just curious, go and have a look. It doesn’t take long, there are only 10 helmets on the list. Go to the list. I got to this from ESPN’... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077693 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:00:20 +0100 5077693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062292&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F25%2Fshould-you-share-your-therapist-with-a-friend%2F I have a friend who lives by this cardinal rule: She will never ever work with a friend. So when jobs surface in her company, or if she hears of an opening in her field, she only shares the information with non-friends. It’s just too messy, she explained to me the other day. Having experienced a situation not too long ago that became just that — messy — I can understand her logic and applaud her for sticking by that rule. I am now much more careful about sharing work opportunities with close friends… in order to protect myself. Should the same rule apply to therapy? I never thought so. I mean, my psychiatrist told me the other day that I am her third biggest source of referrals, after a local cardiologist and a gynecologist. I don’t hesitate to share the numbers of... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062292 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:13:50 +0100 5062292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050870&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F07%2F21%2Fwarthins-tumour%2F This contrast-enhanced CT shows a left parotid tail lesion with a well-circumscribed border and heterogeneous enhancement. The appearance is nonspecific but in keeping with the known diagnosis of Warthin’s tumour. The scan was performed to exclude contralateral tumour, which occurs in around 10% of cases. Warthin’s tumours may show cystic areas, and small cysts may be seen on MR that are not visualised on CT. Reference: Valvassori’s Imaging of the Head and Neck. Mafee MF et al. Thieme 2005 (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050870 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:50:19 +0100 5050870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050721&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Fbed-sharing-seems-okay-for-toddlers%2F While not particularly popular here in the U.S., bed sharing arrangements are a little more common in many other countries, especially when sleeping quarters may be scarce. A new study just published suggests that such bed sharing between parents and their toddlers and young children probably don’t result in any kind of long-term psychological or social problems. The study followed a sample of 944 low-income families who were enrolled in the Early Head Start program, and followed the toddlers and parents over the course of five years. Once other factors were accounted for — such as the family’s socioeconomic status, the mom’s educational level, ethnicity and parenting style — the negative outcomes associated with bed sharing went away. This suggests that bed s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050721 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:06:36 +0100 5050721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028665&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2Fpapillary-carcinoma-of-the-thyroid-gland%2F This ultrasound image is of a solitary thyroid nodule. The nodule is hypoechoic, has an irregular margin and contains small calcifications. None of these features are specific for malignancy, but when occurring together are highly suspicious. This lesion was found to be papillary thyroid carcinoma. (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028665 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:49:03 +0100 5028665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992804&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F07%2F02%2Fcarotid-body-tumour-2%2F This curved reformat of a CT angiogram nicely shows an arterial-phase enhancing lesion situated between the internal and external carotid arteries. This is the typical location and appearance of a carotid body tumour. Carotid body tumour is a paraganglioma of the carotid body; this is the most common site of paraganglioma in the head & neck. Other sites include glomus jugulare / jugulotympanicum, glomus vagale, glomus tympanicum, or rarely glomus faciale (along the course of the facial nerve). Malignant features may be seen in 6% of head & neck paragangliomas, and possibly as high as 16% for glomus vagale. Reference: Valvassori’s Imaging of the Head and Neck 2nd ed. Mafee MF et al. Thieme 2005. (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992804 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:04:59 +0100 4992804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984561&cid=t_103365_117_f&fid=37824&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorkalitenko.com%2Fblog%2Fparalyzing-pain-cured%2F Have you ever suffered from a headache? If yes, then you know how uncomfortable it could be.  Headaches can paralyze you for days, weeks and even months! Headaches can make your life miserable.  But despite the fact that more than 10 million Americans suffer from headaches, traditional medicine cannot really offer a cure.  Because the most common approach is simply giving a pill to treat the symptoms, it looks like we might be doomed to a lifetime of Excedrin and days lost. Is there anything else that can be done ? The better approach would be to find the root cause of the problem and eliminate it.  Sounds simple, so why don’t they do it in every medical office?  Because in real life it is not that easy.  Let me give you an example. A middle-aged, pleasant lady came to my office c... Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984561 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:00:12 +0100 4984561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960285&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=39213&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbeingcancer.net%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Flicking-cancer-new-blog%2F The voices of head and neck cancer survivors are small in number but courageous in spirit.  This new voice is from a new blogger, and Englishman being treated in France.  Donald is just starting to tell his story, and an interesting perspective it is. Licking Cancer How do you react when you are diagnosed?  What goes through your mind? Here’s my diary entry from the day after diagnosis: 13.04.2011 Cancer.  I was diagnosed yesterday.  I don’t know what to say right now.  I found a lump on the left side of my neck about two months ago, went to the doctor six weeks ago and now I know.  I felt a sinking emptiness when Dr S, the ENT man at Pontivy hospital told me and it didn’t begin to register (if it really has) until I was making notes and wrote the word down; cancer. I feel th... Being Cancer Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960285 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:30:28 +0100 4960285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921385&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYUdxm5NPdhI%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonEarlier this week I was asked to comment on a new study of an old preschool program. The program in question is one of three well known (but geographically limited and now defunct) programs that have been found to have had lasting positive effects on participants. From their results, the authors concluded that the “impacts which endured [from the Chicago Parent Center program] provide a strong foundation for the investment in and promotion of early childhood learning.” By “investment” they seem to mean either state or federal government spending on pre-K programs. Here’s the thing: yet another study of one of the few isolated programs already known to have had a lasting impact does nothing to support large-scale government pre-K programs. That’s beca... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921385 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:04:40 +0100 4921385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883731&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F05%2F31%2Fnasal-encephalocoele%2F This patient in her 70s presents with nasal obstructive symptoms. Sagittal gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted MR image shows a defect in the dura of the anterior cranial fossa. The frontal lobe herniates through the defect into the nasal cavity. It is important to recognise this entity as a cause of nasal obstruction, as a well-intentioned biopsy may lead to troublesome CSF leak or meningitis. (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883731 Tue, 31 May 2011 06:36:53 +0100 4883731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829066&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F05%2F16%2Forbital-metastasis%2F This patient presented with left proptosis, ptosis and loss of sensation in V1 distribution. Coronal gadolinium-enhanced fat-saturated T1 image shows an enhancing mass at the orbital apex and involving the sphenoid bone. A second skull base lesion was present on the right. A chest x-ray showed upper lobe collapse with Golden’s S sign, and multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules. A diagnosis of primary bronchogenic carcinoma with pulmonary and skull base metastases was made. (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829066 Sun, 15 May 2011 23:33:26 +0100 4829066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813435&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F05%2F12%2Fsecond-branchial-cleft-cyst%2F This 24 year-old female patient presented for imaging for investigation of a possible thyroid nodule. Ultrasound showed a cystic lesion situated anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Close inspection revealed a sinus tract extending to a small skin lump immediately superior to the sternoclavicular joint. A subsequent CT showed a further tract extending proximally to the carotid bifurcation. The findings are characteristic of a second branchial cleft cyst. (Source: Radiology Picture of the Day) Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813435 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:46:40 +0100 4813435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803448&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Ftruth-feel-praise.html Psalms is not a book I've always found inspiring. However, dissection - of anything, animal, plant, insect and word - happens to be my strong suit. When I heard this explanation of the lyrical form of the Psalms, I immediately started reading them.Face the truth of your situation. God never tells us to be perfect, to be nice and  pretend.Feel everything in the moment. I am the worst possible example of this phrase, numbing out instead. Search your heart, have the courage to feel and to be exposed.Praise God for Who He really is. All the powers of evil can't hold a candle to God's greatness.This is a practice for everyday Christian living, especially for those of us under emotional or spiritual fire. Face the truth, feel, then praise. Each point is key - without facing the truth we don... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803448 Tue, 10 May 2011 09:50:00 +0100 4803448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803307&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2011%2F05%2F09%2Festhesioneuroblastoma%2F 48yo female, sent for ultrasound +/- FNA for ?cervical lymphadenopathy. Ultrasound showed multiple enlarged hypervascular lymph nodes, and uncomplicated biopsy was performed. A CT of the skull base and neck was recommended. The midline sagittal reconstruction shows an avidly enhancing lesion in the cribriform plate region destroying the anterior skull base and infiltrating the basal frontal lobes and the superior nasal cavity. Axial and coronal reconstructions showed invasion of both orbits, and extensive multilevel cervical lymphadenopathy. Several marginal fluid-filled compartments were noted at the infiltrating tumour margin adjacent to the brain, with adjacent vasogenic oedema. The appearances are typical of esthesioneuroblastoma, which was confirmed on FNA. Esthesioneuroblastoma (othe... Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803307 Mon, 09 May 2011 08:32:46 +0100 4803307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4795058&cid=t_103365_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F7SCLQKXldE8%2F Good morning, everyone. Another working week is about to draw to a close, which is our signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda includes watching one of the short people play lacrosse, taking a long walk or two with Mrs. Pharmalot and catching up on some reading. And you? Will you ever clean out the garage? Maybe this is a chance to enjoy the great outdoors? Or simply count your blessings? Whatever you do, have a swell time. And, of course, say hi to mom… CVS Discloses SEC Inquiry Into Caremark (Associated Press) Former Bristol-Myers Chemist Indicted For Killing Her Husband (Daily Record) CVS Will Keep Caremark (The Street) Pfizer Returns Ashtma Med To Rigel (Xconomy) Most New Drugs Marketed Without Comparative Data (Reuters) Novartis Wins Expanded Indication For Pancreatic... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4795058 Fri, 06 May 2011 12:10:08 +0100 4795058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771025&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-physician-with-neck-cancer-just-as-frightened-as-any-other-patient%2F2011.04.30 Two years ago we wrote “Let’s hear it for the ‘d-patients’” — doctors who become e-patients themselves. We said “D-patients prove that patient empowerment is anything but anti-doctor. Heck, sometimes it’s a doctor preservation movement.” A new article in our Journal of Participatory Medicine provides a compelling example: A Physician’s Experience as a Cancer of the Neck Patient: The Importance of Patient Participation. The author, Itzhak Brook MD, makes our point: I am telling my personal story in the hope that health care providers will realize the difficult challenges faced by a patient diagnosed with cancer and undergoing extensive surgeries. I am also discussing the importance of active participation of the patient and their family members in all phases of care. Jo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771025 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4771025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4767910&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fanterior-scalene-muscle%2F The anterior scalene muscle is a deep muscle in the cephalad internal thoracic wall. Its main action is to flex the head. Innervation is from C4 to C6, the superior attachment or origin is to the transverse process of C4 to C6, and the distal attachment or insertion is to the 1st rib. Right anterior scalene muscle shown in red (illus. courtesy Wikipedia) Related Posts 1st Rib (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4767910 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:00:14 +0100 4767910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803151&cid=t_103365_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FxrbrsqDPjmU%2F Feeling unprepared for your upcoming FACEM Part 2 emergency medicine examination? Suffering from brain failure? Don't worry, UCEM have the solution thanks to pioneering work by neurosurgeon Robert J. White. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803151 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:40:33 +0100 4803151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733947&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fpectoralis-major%2F The pectoralis major muscle is one of the major muscles of the upper anterior chest. Its main actions are to flex the humerus (as in doing bicep curls) and to adduct and medially rotate the humerus (i.e., to bring the arm into the side and rotate it counterclockwise.) The nerve supply is from the lateral and medial pectoral nerves. The proximal attachment is the clavicular head, the sternocostal head, the six most superior costal (rib) cartilages, and the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle. The distal attachment is the intertubercular groove of the humerus. Drawing courtesy Wikipedia (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733947 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:15:14 +0100 4733947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704731&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FEbYgSeOQGHs%2F This is a guest post by Maria Rainier, a freelance writer and blogger. _____________________________________________________________________________ While not heavily studied or well-known, Meniere’s disease can be a debilitating, painful, and dangerous condition of the inner ear.  Named after 19th century French physician Prosper Meniere who studied the inner ear, it is a chronic condition most often found with varying symptoms in people in their 40s and 50s but not unheard of in other age groups, even children. Maria Rainier While symptoms may be relieved via various treatment methods, this chronic condition can leave lasting marks on one’s life if left untreated. Causes and Symptoms Although physicians don’t know for sure what causes Meniere’s disease, the most obvious hint is ... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704731 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:37:02 +0100 4704731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696636&cid=t_103365_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep038_disaster_help.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696636 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:16:03 +0100 4696636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696623&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbaseball-safety-should-we-ban-non-wood-bats%2F2011.04.10 Opening Day, the first day of the 2011 major league baseball season, was March 31st. The first pitch was thrown a little after 1 p.m., and sometime after that baseball fans heard the first crack of the bat of a brand-new season. Even nonfans can rejoice at this sign of spring, and a promise that summer days are ahead. But you won’t hear the crack of the bat very much these days from other diamonds—Little League, high school, and college. It has been replaced by pings and thunks as most players at those levels now use metal bats or composite ones, which that are made with a mixture of materials, including graphite. Players started using metal (usually aluminum) bats about 30 years ago. They last longer than wooden bats and send the ball farther. The composite models have come on strong ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696623 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:17 +0100 4696623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642609&cid=t_103365_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fd8Uj1L6mrV4%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642609 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:32:00 +0100 4642609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615095&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-you-worry-about-your-babys-flat-head%2F2011.03.21 Figure 1 This post was contributed by guest blogger, Edward Ahn, M.D. The head coach of a Division 1 champion women’s sports team brought her baby daughter in to me for evaluation of her flat head at the recommendation of her pediatrician. While I was examining her baby, I started to say, “Well, I’ll tell you what she has – She quickly interrupted, “Is it bad?” I looked up to see fear written on this tough coach’s face. I was struck by how this benign condition can cause apprehension in so many parents. Often, pediatric neurosurgeons like me or plastic surgeons are asked to assess babies with a flat head, also known as positional plagiocephaly. Usually, parents have developed a fair amount of anxiety, often with the underlying fear that their baby will need surgery or the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615095 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:00:35 +0100 4615095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610999&cid=t_103365_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FBdZ5Bc9I_LI%2F There are oversights… and then there are oversights. Somehow, though, Taro Pharmaceuticals forgot to include all of the warnings about its Ovide lotion for treating lice in a promotional children’s book distributed at the 2010 American Academy of Physician Assistants conference in Atlanta, and in material submitted to the FDA. What kind of warnings? Well, Ovide is not the sort of item you would want to simply hand a child. For instance, the lotion should only be used with adult supervision; the lotion is flammable, so its best to stay away from hair dryers if the child has wet hair; never use Ovide with anyone who is sensitive to the active ingredient, and if swallowed - well, you know - seek immediate medical attention. But not one word of these cautionary messages shows up in... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610999 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:41:59 +0100 4610999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577905&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchronic-pain-chocolate-and-vicodin%2F2011.03.12 Chocolate and vicodin? No, it’s not the latest Ben & Jerry’s flavor. “Chocolate & Vicodin: My Quest For Relief From the Headache That Wouldn’t Go Away” is the latest book by author, blogger, web designer, and busy woman Jennette Fulda. I became acquainted with Jennette’s blog during BlogHer 2008, where I had purchased her first book, “Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir.” When she asked if I would like a copy of “Chocolate & Vicodin” to review, I jumped at the chance. In “Half-Assed,” Jennette chronicled her journey to a near-200 pound weight loss. Just prior to that book’s release, she began another journey — one whose goal proved elusive. On February 17, 2008, Jennette went to bed with a headache. She still ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577905 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:00:18 +0100 4577905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549937&cid=t_103365_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fakf6ENsJfZk%2F How is this for timing? The UK’s NICE has rejected Roche’s Lucentis med for treating diabetic macular oedema because of insufficient value for the price. And the decision comes shortly before the US National Eye Institute releases results of a trial of 1,200 patients with age-related macular degeneration given Lucentis or Avastin, another Roche drug that costs less to treat eye problems. The rejection by the UK agency underscores the difficulties Roche has encountered with Lucentis, a newer medication the drugmaker has marketed for different eye ailments. And price has been a big issue. There are “reservations about the cost effectiveness estimates provided in the manufacturer‟s submission,” stated the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549937 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:44:41 +0100 4549937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544968&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome-can-psychotherapy-and-exercise-help%2F2011.03.03 [Recently] in The New York Times, David Tuller [wrote] about a study published in The Lancet that shows that psychotherapy is an effective treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. In his article ”Psychotherapy Eases Chronic Fatigue, Study Shows,” Tuller writes: The new study, conducted at clinics in Britain and financed by that country’s government, is expected to lend ammunition to those who think the disease is primarily psychological or related to stress. The authors note that the goal of cognitive behavioral therapy, the type of psychotherapy tested in the study, is to change the psychological factors “assumed to be responsible for perpetuation of the participant’s symptoms and disability.” In the long-awaited study, patients who were randomly assigned to receive c... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544968 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4544968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540567&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-study-links-hpv-to-head-and-neck-cancers-in-men%2F2011.03.02 A new study finds that half of men in America are infected with the HPV virus. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the growing concern that the virus in men could be responsible for an increase in head and neck cancers. HPV Affects Half Of U.S. Men A study out [yesterday] in The Lancet by Moffitt Cancer Center researcher Anna Giuliano, Ph.D., and her colleagues finds that 50 percent of men ages 18 to 70 in Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S. have genital infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).  HPV is the virus that causes cervical cancer in women. It also causes warts and cancer of the genitals and anus in both men and women. Over the past several years, researchers have realized that the virus can also cause cancer of the head and neck. Aimee R. Kreimer, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540567 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:00:34 +0100 4540567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536062&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdetecting-circulating-tumor-cells-with-gold-nanoparticles%2F2011.03.02 Our modern armamentarium for treating cancer is impressive, but sometimes, despite our best treatments, tumor cells continue to lurk in the bloodstream, seeding metastases throughout the body. Researchers at Emory have developed a way to monitor for these circulating tumor cells using gold nanoparticles. This technique has been used before, but difficulty was encountered because white blood cells are close to the same size as some tumor cells, so they would both be tagged, necessitating a laborious multi-antibody staining process. “The key technological advance here is our finding that polymer-coated gold nanoparticles that are conjugated with low molecular weight peptides such as EGF are much less sticky than particles conjugated to whole antibodies,” says Shuming Nie, Ph.D., a profes... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536062 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:00:03 +0100 4536062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507583&cid=t_103365_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FV52maQaohbs%2F Hello, everyone, and nice to see you again. We hope you had a relaxing weekend and feel refreshed. Now, of course, the time has come to resume the routine of meetings and deadlines. To cope, we are reaching for the mandatory cup of stimulation and invite you to join us. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits to get you started. Hope your day goes well and drop us a line if you hear something of interest… Forest Labs To Pay $1.2B For Clinical Data And An Antidepressant (Reuters) Gilead To Buy Calistoga Pharma For $375M (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Medtronic To Eliminate Up to 2,000 Jobs (Bloomberg News) Elan Reports 10 More PML Cases With Tysabri (Irish Examiner) Merck Vioxx Settlement Causes Money Fight Among Lawyers (Bloomberg News) Sanofi Looks For Generics And OTC Brands In India ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507583 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:59:38 +0100 4507583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445898&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fneuropsychology-in-rehabilitation.html From The Atlantic.com:Giffords's Superspecialized Brain Doctor: Adding Insight to Injuryby Ford VoxThe Atlantic.com07 February 2011"A crucial part of Gabby Giffords's intensive brain injury rehabilitation at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) in Houston involves serial assessments and counsel by a neuropsychologist, a superspecialized breed of clinician many people know little about."Rehabilitation teams count count on expert neuropsychologists to administer formal standardized tests and analyze those results in light of clinical data. The best neuropsychological reports are veritable Rosetta stones."Read the article (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445898 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:41:00 +0100 4445898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433105&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-link-between-oral-sex-and-head-and-neck-cancer%2F2011.02.03 USA Today published a pretty accurate article regarding the rise of certain head and neck cancers with the increased popularity of oral sex and number of sexual partners. The factor that creates this link is the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is associated with tonsil and tongue cancer. Alcohol and tobacco use is more highly linked with such oral cancers, but HPV does appear to be an independent risk factor. A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that younger people with head and neck cancers who tested positive for oral HPV infection were more likely to have had multiple vaginal and oral sex partners in their lifetime. Having six or more oral sex partners over a lifetime was associated with a 3.4 times higher risk for oropharyngeal cancer — cancers of the base ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433105 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4433105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4414525&cid=t_103365_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FxAB9KCkFLYw%2F It’s time for a look at the latest review from EBMedicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing the Anticoagulated Patient in the ED. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4414525 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:41 +0100 4414525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389184&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcombating-concussions-impact-sensors-for-nfl-players-helmets%2F2011.01.23 Anyone who’s ever watched football, the American variety, knows how rough of a sport it can be. With 22 fast-moving players (some weighing as much as 350 pounds) scrambling and tackling for possession of the pigskin, injuries are inevitable. One of the scariest injuries a football player can get is a concussion. With its commonly insidious onset, concussions of the brain are often difficult to diagnose, or immediately treat to avoid long-term consequences. The National Football League (NFL) has announced that they will be launching a pilot program next season in which accelerometers will be placed in players’ mouthpieces, earpieces, and helmets to analyze how blows to the head relate to the effects and severity of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. The data could p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389184 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:00:33 +0100 4389184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4361125&cid=t_103365_117_f&fid=34808&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebeautybrains.com%2F2011%2F01%2F18%2Fwhat-you-should-know-about-head-lice-and-hair-color-2%2F Fawn’s fervent about head lice…I was wondering if it is safe to put commercial lice treatment shampoos, Rid or Licex, on newly dyed hair. How long should you wait after treatment to dye your hair? Also, does the dye provide any lice protection? The Left Brain is picky about nits: Thanks for your questions, Fawn. Hopefully these answers will help: Without going into a lot of hair dye history, let’s just say that you should avoid using ANY shampoo on freshly dyed hair. That’s because the washing process removes a lot of dye. If you can, wait at least a couple of days before you shampoo. You can have your hair dyed the next day after lice treatment. The active ingredients will essentially be washed away when you shampoo again. And even if a little is left behind, that... thebeautybrains.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4361125 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:01:25 +0100 4361125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326877&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Ftrauma-experts-discuss-prognosis-gunshot-wounds-head%2F Trauma surgeon Dr. Anurag Devesh Tiwary of the University of Florida discusses the prognosis of gunshot wounds to the head such as suffered by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and explains how and why they cause so much damage. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326877 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:03:02 +0100 4326877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326878&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fcongresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-intensive-care-shooting%2F US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has completed surgery for a gunshot wound to the head and is now in intensive care at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Federal judge John Roll was killed in the attack. Police are naming Jared Lee Loughner as a suspect. Related Posts Prognosis for Gunshot Wounds to the Head (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326878 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:18:49 +0100 4326878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309610&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftop-10-health-stories-of-2010%2F2011.01.04 1. Health care reform How could the health care reform legislation that President Barack Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010, not be the #1 story of the year?  Whether you are for or against it, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is nothing if not ambitious, and if implemented, it will fundamentally alter how American health care is financed and perhaps delivered.  The law is designed to patch holes in the health insurance system and extend coverage to 32 million Americans by 2019 while also reining in health care spending, which now accounts for more than 17% of the country’s gross domestic product. The biggest changes aren’t scheduled to occur until 2014, when most people will be required to have health insurance or pay a penalty (the so-called indiv... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309610 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:00:49 +0100 4309610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304990&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2011%2F01%2Fa-new-way-of-looking-at-how-the-brain-works%2F I want to discuss an important new book for understanding how the brain works, which I have just read and is called Subcortical Structures and Cognition: Implications for Neuropsychological Assessment by Leonard Koziol and Deborah Budding.  Our current understanding of how the brain works using Neuropsychology has traditionally focused on the cortex part of the brain – frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes and has looked at what happens psychologically when there is damage to these particular areas.  From this we understand perception, memory, language etc pretty well.  However we have tended to ignore subcortical brain areas such as the basal ganglia and cerebellum and have considered these areas as being responsible mainly for motor co-ordination.   This new book b... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304990 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:21:48 +0100 4304990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294555&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fdenver-screening-criteria-blunt-cerebrovascular-injury%2F Blunt cerebrovascular injury (i.e., damage to the carotid and/or vertebral arteries) is an increasingly recognized entity in trauma and the Denver Screening Criteria have been developed to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. The screening signs and symptoms of BCVI include: Focal neuorlogical deficit Arterial hemorrhage Cervical bruit in a patient less than 50 years of age Expanding neck hematoma Neurological exam inconsistent with head CT scan Cerebrovascular accident on follow-up head CT not seen on initial head CT. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294555 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:21:14 +0100 4294555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4237829&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fexnfl-players-raise-awareness-head-traumamental-illness-link%2F Ex-NFL players Eric Hipple and Mark Kelso are traveling around the country in an attempt to raise awareness of the link between head trauma and mental illness. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4237829 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:55:44 +0100 4237829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4237869&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxX0pzhYgrJs%2F By Tad DeHavenIn-coming House Speaker John Boehner’s endorsement of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) for a seat on the chamber’s appropriations committee means that it’s probably a done deal. Flake is one of the few policymakers who actually lives up to the fiscal conservative label. Thus, Flake’s appointment to a committee that many members think only exists to increase spending on special interests would be welcome news. Boehner also endorsed a suggestion from Rep. Jeff Kingston (R-GA), who has mounted a dark-horse campaign to chair the appropriations committee, to create a subcommittee focused on investigating federal programs. Flake would chair this subcommittee, and according to a release on his website, he has already lined up worthy targets like Head Start and farm subsidies. How much... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4237869 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:47:18 +0100 4237869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203157&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprotecting-your-kids-brain%2F2010.11.26 Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens spoke at the last TEDxDU about issues surrounding children’s safety and what parents can do to prevent concussions — and it’s probably not to wrap the little ones in bubble tape. Watch for yourself: (Hat Tip: Scope) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203157 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:00:45 +0100 4203157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151658&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fwatery-discharge-nose-head-trauma%2F Patients that have watery discharge from the nose several hours after significant head trauma (e.g., head striking the windshield or dashboard in a motor vehicle accident) is likely secondary to a cribiform plate fracture. The initial management of this is raising the head of the bed to 30 degrees if no contraindications exist such as spine fractures. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151658 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:50:11 +0100 4151658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098357&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fmountains-in-moonlight.html Eight years ago, he was a mountain man and I a curly-headed dreamer hovering between idealism and conservatism.  He kissed me when he got off the plane, in a desolate airport tunnel just outside the gate, the gray carpeted walls dulling the senses as my lips buzzed and my vision blurred.  We hiked through the rough-cut stubble of summer ski runs, legs on fire from the dry weeds, and lungs burning on the relentless climb upward.  That day is the most alive I'd ever felt, to that point.  At the top of Mount Washington, the wind cut a trough through the rustle of grass and we tread doggedly up the wooden planks to the ski lift platform, bare in the summer sun, just a stack of two-by-fours nailed down to make a ramp.  He put his arm around my waist and a shiver down... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098357 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:05:00 +0100 4098357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013136&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlvM01BF-uZ4%2F By Tad DeHavenIt’s been a tough week for the Department of Health and Human Services. As I discussed earlier, the Government Accountability Office reported on fraud problems with the Child Care and Development Fund program. Another new report from the GAO finds fraud problems with HHS’s Head Start program. GAO investigators attempted to register children from fictitious families in Head Start programs in six states and the District of Columbia. The GAO created 13 fictitious families that earned too much income or possessed other characteristics that would disqualify the children from participating in Head Start. The result is embarrassing: In 8 out of 13 eligibility tests, our families were told they were eligible for the program and instructed to attend class. In all 8 of these cases,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013136 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:42:26 +0100 4013136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987217&cid=t_103365_137_f&fid=39091&url=http%3A%2F%2Falzheimmers.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fdouble-whammy.html Most of my posts in the past have been about my dad and his battle with dementia but today going to talk about my mom. We have known that my mother has been having some memory problems herself, dating back for the last 1.5 to 2 years, roughly. So, in August, we took my mom in for a neuropsychological evaluation. The results came back with a dementia diagnosis, significant cognitive impairment, likely Alzheimers type dementia. So, mom and dad, ages 70 and 72, both have dementia. The double whammy. We have now started mom on the same memory medications that my dad has been on, so hopefully that will slows things down. But the whole situation remains very difficult for me to wrap my mind around. Another thing that has occurred to me recently is the number of head injuries my dad may have had ... Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987217 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:37:00 +0100 3987217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929231&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconcussions-in-younger-athletes-are-on-the-rise%2F2010.09.02 A study published earlier this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics states that “the number of sport-related concussions is highest in high school-aged athletes, but the number in younger athletes is significant and on the rise.” Why is this? Many believe this is from better recognition of the symptoms and the need to be medically evaluated. I did a couple of interviews with local TV news to talk about the subject (Video 1 and Video 2). In my research on this subject, I found an article from the Dayton Daily News stating that the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) passed a policy in May 2010: Any athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion or balance problems) sh... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929231 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3929231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890477&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreatment-for-throat-cancer-inspiration-for-michael-douglas%2F2010.08.21 There’s news that Hollywood star Michael Douglas, 65, is undergoing treatment for throat cancer. Reporters say his doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery. But, believe me — when someone is diagnosed with any kind of head and neck cancer, as this is, it’s not an easy go. My first encounter with it was with my friend Bob Moore, a former sales rep for a major pharmaceutical company. He was a positive, yet realistic guy. The disease and the toxic treatment a few years ago eventually took its toll and he passed on. My dear friend Mike Piller, famous as writer and co-executive producer of the Star Trek television series, had a similar diagnosis. He did his research and traveled to the best centers. Surgery and radiation took away part of his jaw and his ability to taste... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890477 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:00:30 +0100 3890477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795025&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsunrise.html Windswept.  We spent our last morning on Folly Beach watching the sunrise just a few weeks ago in South Carolina.  The kids in p.j.s, adults hungering for crabcake eggs benedict at the Lost Dog.  I feel the same way...scrubbed clean with exhaustion, soul adrift in a quiet sea, eyes heavy...today.  Headache is through the roof painful, infection seems a bit worse today in my pacer pocket.  The doctor was on the fence but decided it doesn't look "grossly infected", so I can stay home, take my oral antibiotics and avoid a surgical revision of the pacemaker, at least for the moment.  My comprehensive exam has been resubmitted.  If all goes well and I pass the written portion, I will defend sometime the week of August 2 (i.e. next week).  Luckily, I have ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795025 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:48:00 +0100 3795025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761600&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Ftaking-flight.html He stands tentative.  Opening his orange beak wider and wider as I walk closer.  He's more skittish than the other shore birds and gulls.  Doesn't like to be close to other people.He pulls his wings up high and gathers air under them and lifts off.  Just parallel to the ground at first.  Almost as if he might not have it in him to stay aloft or climb higher.Finally, he starts to make upward progress.  His beak still hangs open in fear of me, as if by talking to me he might scare me further away.  His wings are hinged and the lines go straight, then up  to gather more air, then hinged in two, a 90 degree angle as he swoops it away underneath himself.Finally, closer to the waves, he catches the updraft.  Here his flight becomes beautiful again, th... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761600 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:48:00 +0100 3761600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726746&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fhome-bed-heaven.html I skipped everything I *thought* I wanted to do on the way home from the hospital yesterday...even walking in to Walgreens for a few essentials.  Coming out of the hospital after the pacemaker was a different experience - felt great.  Yesterday I felt more tired and more on the verge of nothingness than I have since my college days.  Which is interesting.  Back then, I thought it was my heart making me so tired, but now I wonder if it is the many, many times I hit my head when I fainted.  As soon as I got home yesterday, I went to bed and I really haven't gotten up yet, except for brief intervals to use the bathroom and have a drink.  I forced myself to eat something this morning, as I have no appetite yet.  I haven't had to take any pain relievers as my ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726746 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:36:00 +0100 3726746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3724505&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2010%2F07%2Fbrain-injury-and-creativity%2F I work a lot with children and young people who have suffered a brain injury.  It is one of the most devastating conditions.  Brain injury often results in changes to personality, to memory, to social ability and sometime to physical disability.  It often occurs to normally developing individuals.  Because brain cells do not repair themselves there is no cure and it is a case of living with and adapting to the condition.  I have noticed however that there is one area of functioning that seems to be preserved and often actually enhanced following a brain injury and that is creativity.  Although the brain can not repair itself new neural pathways can develop which I believe can allow new talents to emerge or create a different way of seeing the world.  I have worked with several young... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724505 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:21:05 +0100 3724505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658955&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbike-helmet-makes-a-stink%2F2010.06.13 Research scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg, Germany, have developed a helmet that will make you think twice about continuing to cycle with a damaged helmet. For maximum protection, safety helmets need to be damage-free, but it’s often impossible to know if a helmet is actually flawed after it’s been dropped or hit by something. The researchers have used polymers that start to smell if there are any small cracks, and will really stink in the case of any large cracks. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658955 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:00:02 +0100 3658955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652531&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fmedia-npr-radio-military-brain-injuries.html Military Still Failing To Diagnose, Treat Brain Injuries by T. CHRISTIAN MILLER and DANIEL ZWERDLING. Includes a link to the NPR All Things Considered presentation. (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652531 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:44:00 +0100 3652531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641065&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-8-2010%2F As a past student therapist and a friend, I’ve noticed a trend-a sad, and unexpected obsession with perfection. Could this change in perspective and sudden focus be the result of a societal shift? And more importantly, when did attaining perfection become possible? It saddens me to hear that being less than perfect mothers, friends, children, siblings, partners, employees, etc. makes us less of a person. When in reality, self-love and self-acceptance for our flaws are more realistic, attainable and favorable goals. Perhaps, the summer of 2010 could be the summer we work towards that instead. Let’s dump shame and self-loathing and embrace our whole, yet less than perfect selves. Want a head start? Read our top 5 best blogs this week listed below. 10 Ways to Live Mindfulness Tod... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641065 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:58:50 +0100 3641065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633418&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fgauchers-disease%2F Pathophysiology 1) metabolic disease due to defect in beta-glucocerebrosidase (beta-glucosidase) Type 1 – 2) adult onset, chronic, highly variable course 3) no defects in eye movement 4) lacks neurological deficits Type 2 – 5) infantile onset, acute course 6) defects in eye movement 7) neurological defects are present Type 3 – 8) childhood to adult onset, highly variable course 9) defects in eye movement 10) late neurological defects Signs and Symptoms 1) massive hepatomegaly (especially in type 3) 2) splenomegaly 3) bone destruction with aseptic necrosis of femoral head and femoral neck fractures 4) skin pigment changes 5) episodic “bone crisis” with fever, erythema over affected bones, and leukocytosis 6) severe neurologic involvement (types II and III) with... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633418 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:59:51 +0100 3633418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629763&cid=t_103365_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fnew-beginnings-in-your-heart-and-head%2F There is a great tendency to be discouraged when you have pain everyday. It’s like a slippery slide in our Oregon rain. If you just sit there on that slick slope, you’re going to slide down and probably land in the gooey mud. Sliding through this life is easy. You don’t really have to do anything in particular. Just embrace your depression, know life today and again tomorrow, will be terrible and there you have it; the slow descent into a life of hellish pain and suffering. It’s an interesting fact about suffering that it is not all in the physical realm. Suffering is highly contagious and can infect our hearts, out minds and our attitudes…big time. It spews and oozes over into our social lives, our family lives and our financial existence. All of us know what it is to wallow, we... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629763 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:06:31 +0100 3629763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611906&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Factive-kids-outdoor-play-and-little-mishaps%2F2010.05.30 This study suggests that school children in this age group should be provided with daily recess. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Health in 30* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611906 Sun, 30 May 2010 13:19:26 +0100 3611906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592300&cid=t_103365_117_f&fid=34808&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebeautybrains.com%2F2010%2F05%2F24%2Fcould-head-lice-finally-be-eradicated%2F In this study, researchers compared the effectiveness of an oral treatment of Ivermectin with a topical treatment of malathion lotion. This double-blind study was conducted over the course of 15 days and involved 812 patients. The Ivermectin proved effective in ~95% of test subjects. The topical treatment was about 85% effective. So, maybe the oral treatment is the way to go (unless you are in the 5% of people where it didn’t work). End of Nit Picking? It would be nice if this meant that a simple oral treatment could replace the difficult and time consuming standard treatments for lice, but this one probably won’t. It is not 100% effective, not everyone can take the drug, and lice will certainly adapt. But if you’ve got a particularly difficult lice infestation to deal wi... thebeautybrains.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592300 Mon, 24 May 2010 06:01:46 +0100 3592300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3546849&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkilling-lice-a-growing-healthcare-field-at-500-a-head%2F2010.05.08 What’s one of the fastest growing healthcare fields? A professional nitpicker — as in the profession of picking lice out of hair. In a recent New York Times story, it’s becoming apparent that parents will do anything to get rid of lice. Part of it is the stigma associated with it, part of it is the “ickiness” factor. As a parent myself, I certainly understand the sentiment. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3546849 Sat, 08 May 2010 17:50:23 +0100 3546849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487224&cid=t_103365_125_f&fid=37825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbibbynews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F19%2Fludwigs-angina-list-of-resources%2F EDD 711 Head and Neck Anatomy students have been looking for information on Ludwig’s Angina.  Bibby Library has put together a list of resources, which we will continue to update. Electronic Books The following electronic books contain information on Ludwig’s Angina.  URMC affiliates may access the books by selecting the book title from the alphabetical list. MD Consult [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips) Bibby Library News and Tips blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487224 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:03:01 +0100 3487224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463552&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8491 via the MSO-HNS Start Date : 12 April 2010 End Date : 18 April 2010 Venue: Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor Organised by: MSOHNS In affiliation with:Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Aims of the Program 1. Promote awareness of Head & Neck Cancers in the Public 2. Encourage early detection of Head & Neck Cancers 3. Emphasise importance of prevention of Head & Neck Cancers for more details see their website from the Malaysian Medical Resources Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463552 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3463552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435058&cid=t_103365_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2F03%2Fthe-c-spine-helmet-issue%2F The good news in the world of head trauma and brain injury is that we’re seeing a lot more folks putting on helmets before they go out and do potentially dangerous, head crushing stuff. The good/bad news is that we’re encountering more patients who are wearing helmets and need to be placed in full spinal immobilization. This brings up a controversial decision. Should we remove the helmet or leave it in place? The leave it or remove it controversy has been around for as long as I’ve been in EMS and, like most controversies that remain unresolved for years, there are merits to both options. In these instances, it’s easy to create blanket rules and then follow them mindlessly. “Always leave the helmet in place, unless it obstructs the airway.” “Alway... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435058 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:00:23 +0100 3435058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433047&cid=t_103365_125_f&fid=37825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbibbynews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2Fhead-and-neck-anatomy-resources-at-bibby-library%2F Many of you who are taking the Head and Neck Anatomy course have been looking for resources to support your learning. Your instructor has provided a list of suggested books and many are available at Bibby library. The anatomical basis of dentistry / Bernard Liebgott. WU 101 L716a 2011 Textbook of head and neck anatomy /  Hiatt,  [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips) Bibby Library News and Tips blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433047 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:32:41 +0100 3433047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411018&cid=t_103365_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fexploding-head-syndrome-sounds-in-sleep.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411018 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:49:00 +0100 3411018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403926&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F25%2Fintroducing-light-laughter-and-life%2F I’m pleased to introduce you to our blog, Light, Laughter and Life with Leslie Hull. Leslie hopes that with a blend of humor, compassion and healing, Light, Laughter and Life will present the perspective of a woman who has realized that bipolar is such an integral part of her foundation, that the castles we build each day could never be achieved without this component that makes us who we are. Here’s an excerpt from her first entry, A Case for Staying In: A couple of weeks ago, I begrudgingly attended a singles event at a local museum. Depression can often keep me safely tucked away in my apartment, but in the spirit of not wanting to further cultivate my reputation of being a stick in the mud, I went. Besides, visions of fancy steak on a stick h’or dourves and a complimentary c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403926 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:44:51 +0100 3403926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386963&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ftraumatic-brain-injury-new-cdc-report.html Several days ago, the CDC released a report entitled, "Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, 2002-2006" - available as a .pdf (and .doc) download.Download the report (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3386963 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +0100 3386963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359116&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fneuropsychology-abstract-of-day-tbi.html CONCLUSIONS: The statistical methods proposed to analyze these measures using a global test procedure, along with research and methodological and regulatory issues involved with the use of multiple outcomes in a clinical trial, are discussed.PMID: 20216459 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359116 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0100 3359116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354581&cid=t_103365_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fpr1PbhfpZvI%2F Hello, everyone. Nice to see you again. Another day beckons and we will begin ours by attempting to hustle one of the short people off to the schoolhouse. Wish us luck. To prepare, we are brewing the mandatory cup of stimulation. Grab one yourself, or a healthy bottle of water if you prefer, and get ready for the day. Here are a few items to help you along. Stay in touch… AstraZeneca To Sell Generics Made By India’s Torrent (Bloomberg News) J&J Seeks Rehearing In Europe On Skin Drug (MarketWatch) Doctors Fail To Cut Cholesterol Enough: Study (Reuters) Merck Drug Beats Head Lice In Study (Bloomberg News) Beijing To Build Asia’s Biggest Pharma Base (Alibaba.com) Massachusetts Joins J&J Antipsychotic Lawsuit (Boston Globe) Chief Justice Recuses In Wyeth Vaccine Cas... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354581 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:17:55 +0100 3354581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339715&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2010%2F03%2Fwhy-do-people-commit-murder%2F Everyone is a psychologist.  By that I mean that everyone tries to work out why people behave the way they do.  This is an inbuilt social drive that helps us to interact normally.  It is based on theory of mind which is about understanding other people’s mental states and intentions.  Lack of theory of mind is the key disability in Autism.   In my work I find that most people have a strong belief about why someone is behaving the way that they do (although in my work I think that it is often a wrong belief). I think we base our understanding on why others behave  the way that they do on what we think about ourselves and our cultural norms.  This is essential to group cohesion.  No one can truly know how another person is thinking but we automatically make an educated guess. �... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339715 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:29:03 +0100 3339715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302395&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FzqDKtAHGu7A%2F It’s an instant reaction, isn’t it? Read or hear the word “lice,” and our scalp gets itchy. Unfortunately, head lice is a fact of life for many people, even in the so-called developed world, particularly among school children. Lice are not life threatening and they don’t carry illness, but they are still not something we want in our homes or on our scalp. However, treatment is usually with chemicals that can be harmful and often treatments need to be repeated because the follow up, picking out all the nits, is not always easy to do (Lice: The Real Nitpicking). In fact, some of the chemicals are so strong that they are not recommended for certain groups of people, such as children with neurological disorders. As time has passed and we have used these strong tox... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302395 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:35:21 +0100 3302395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290894&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ftraumatic-brain-injury-progesterone.html From The Guardian:Sex hormone progesterone may save lives after brain injuryA major clinical trial will test whether the female sex hormone can minimise damage and improve recovery after brain injuryIan Sample, San Diegoguardian.co.ukFriday 19 February 2010 21.30 GMTAn article about the proTECT III clinical trial.Read the article===Here is the ClinicalTrials.gov entry for this study: proTECT III === (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290894 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:31:00 +0100 3290894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339766&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2010-02-11-cancer-treatment%2Ferbitux-erbitux-head-and-neck-cancer%2F Jim’s son is now getting better thanks to his holistic cancer treatments and Erbitux. Erbitux isn’t chemotherapy but in stead are antibodies helping your body to fight the cancer. Pretty logical approach to cure cancer: not using a poisonous chemotherapy in the hope to kill the cancer without killing the person buy making sure your body has an extra advantage in fighting the cancer by "adding antibodies". What is Erbitux? Erbitux is a mouse/human monoclonal antibody – monoclonal meaning all of them are cloned or made originating from the same cell. It is an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor and given by intravenous infusion for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and Erbitux is also known to treat head and neck cancer. Jim’s son is now t... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339766 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:04:57 +0100 3339766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254470&cid=t_103365_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2F08%2Fmastering-the-head-to-toe-assessment%2F You probably practiced your head-to-toe assessment a bunch in your EMT class. Maybe more than any other skill in the EMT curriculum. If your class was or is anything like mine (as a student or a teacher) you performed the head-to-toe assessment again and again. As much as we practice this skill in EMT class, I often wonder why so many EMT’s have such bad head-to-toe skills out on the street. It seems that, once we get out on the street, the systematic, thorough head-to-toe assessment falls out of favor and quickly gets replaced with the faster, more direct focused assessment. That works just fine most of the time. If it didn’t, I figure it probably wouldn’t be such a universal phenomenon. (For the record, have you ever worked somewhere where this wasn’t the case? ... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254470 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:46:07 +0100 3254470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231622&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FhEyItqNIKlQ%2F We’re starting to see more people wearing helmets while they’re cycling, rollerblading or skateboarding, but getting people to wear helmets while skiing or snowboarding seems to be a rougher ride. However, it’s been proven that helmets do reduce the risk of head injuries among people who participate in these winter sports. According to a study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the use of helmets reduces the risk of head injuries among skiers and snowboarders by 35%. This is a significant number because, statistics show that head injuries account for up to 19% and neck injuries up to 4% of all injuries reported by ski patrols and emergency departments. Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury among skiers and snowbo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231622 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:50:55 +0100 3231622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223236&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmYy8TV6Guj8%2F By Chris Moody A libertarian primer on the real meaning of the phrase “campaign finance reform.” For more, read John Samples’ book, The Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform. New report shows that Head Start, a sacrosanct (and very expensive) federal education program, doesn’t work. So what should we do about it? Give it more money of course! “In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed spending another $4 billion annually on K–12 public education. He did not mention that state, local, and federal governments already spend well over twice what they did in 1980, or that there has been no discernible improvement in student achievement during that period.” Just sayin’. Michael Tanner on Obama’s faith-based boondoggle: “The ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223236 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:08:02 +0100 3223236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212285&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fiphone-app-saved-earthquake-victims-life%2F You just never know what your iPhone will do for you – and the next time someone comments on the cost or extravagance of your iPhone, tell them that if you want to try to save a life, there’s an app for that. apple.com According to a Yahoo.com story, American film-maker Dan Woolley, who was in Haiti to make a documentary on poverty in that country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was trapped beneath rubble after the hotel he was staying in collapsed. Unable to get help, Woolley was trapped with a broken leg and a bleeding head wound. Although a fractured leg is serious, a head wound can be much more so. Just remember actress Natasha Richardson’s death after she fell and struck her head while on a ski hill. The bleeding also needed to be stopped. So, what to do? Using the ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212285 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:31:22 +0100 3212285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193703&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5ZuJPT709tA%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThe Brookings Institution will release a new school choice policy guide on February 2nd, and from the sound of it, children, parents, taxpayers, and the authors themselves should be concerned.  The guide will provide: a series of practical and novel recommendations for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including national chartering of virtual education providers; expanding the types of information collected on school performance; providing incentives for low-performing school districts to increase choice and competition; and creating independent school choice portals to aid parents in choosing between schools. The goals these recommendations are meant to achieve are entirely laudable, but there are three reasons for serious concern: 1)  ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193703 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:08:47 +0100 3193703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182200&cid=t_103365_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F4Cm9ATEZq80%2Fhistologic-relationship-of-preauricular.html There is a nice article in the journal Archives of  Otolaryngology-- Head Neck Surgery (first reference below) which examines the relationship of preauricular sinuses to auricular cartilage.  (photo credit) Preauricular sinuses are a congenital malformation of the preauricular soft tissues.   They can be both sporadic and inherited. They are bilateral in approximately 25% to 50% of patients. When bilateral, the sinuses are more likely to be inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern with reduced penetrance and variable expression.  Although the true prevalence is not well established, preauricular sinuses are thought to occur most commonly in black populations. The incidence of preauricular sinuses has been estimated to be 0.1% to 0.9% in Europe and the United Sta... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182200 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0100 3182200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3180265&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F17%2F5-ways-to-build-and-sustain-hope-an-interview-with-anthony-scioli%2F Today I have the pleasure of interviewing the coauthor of Hope in the Age of Anxiety, Anthony Scioli. I excerpted his 9 Kinds of Hopelessness and How You Can Overcome Them awhile back, and now I wanted to focus on what you can do to find and sustain hope. Dr. Scioli is professor of Clinical Psychology at Keene State College and a member of the graduate faculty at the University of Rhode Island. Question: What is the biggest thread to hope? Anthony: If I had to pick one resource it would be surrounding oneself with good “hope providers”. I view hope in terms of four dimensions: mastery or goal strivings, attachments, survival or coping skills, and spirituality. Good relationships can serve as catalyst for the development of all four of these resources. We need a powerful presenc... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3180265 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:32:01 +0100 3180265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178755&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWfxdAkh8wPc%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonI’d missed something about the new Head Start Impact Study until this morning. It reports 44 cognitive test results, only one two of which were statistically significant at the end of 1st grade. The thing is, a certain number of apparently significant results are to be expected merely by chance, and the probability of these false positives grows in proportion to the number of tests you report. Statisticians use a variety formulas to control for the expected proliferation of false positives when multiple results are reported, and even if we apply a very forgiving control (the Dubey and Armitage-Parmar procedure with an assumed average correlation among results of .8), the two marginally “significant” Head Start result become, you guessed it, insigni... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178755 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:49:06 +0100 3178755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175859&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Freyxh_milp0%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonA day after it was released, here’s a roundup of how the mainstream media are covering the HHS study showing that America’s $100 billion plus investment in Head Start is a failure: [...crickets...] Nada. Zilch. Rien du tout, mes amis. That’s based on a Google News search for ["Head Start" study]. The only media organs to touch on this topic so far have been blogs: Jay Greene’s, The Heritage Foundation’s, the Independent Women’s Forum, and the one you’re reading right now. Okay. There was one exception. According to Google News, one non-blog — with a print version no less — covered this story so far. The NY Times? The Washington Post? Nope: The World, a Christian news magazine. And they actually did their homework, l... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175859 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:39:51 +0100 3175859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171874&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Freyxh_milp0%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonA day after it was released, here’s a roundup of how the mainstream media are covering the HHS study showing that America’s $100 billion plus investment in Head Start is a failure: [...crickets...] Nada. Zilch. Rien du tout, mes amis. That’s based on a Google News search for ["Head Start" study]. The only media organs to touch on this topic so far have been blogs: Jay Greene’s, The Heritage Foundation’s, the Independent Women’s Forum, and the one you’re reading right now. Okay. There was one exception. According to Google News, one non-blog–with a print version no less–covered this story so far. The NY Times? The Washington Post? Nope: The World, a Christian news magazine. And they actually did their homework, linki... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171874 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:39:51 +0100 3171874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171879&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fib4O_1Da6Tg%2F By Adam SchaefferAndrew’s earlier post is a great overview of the context for the Head Start findings. I thought we should also highlight the description of the Head Start Impact Study findings in the report itself (p.215/4-31): Looking at effects on participants does not change the overall patterns found in the main analysis, which show that Head Start improved children’s language and literacy development during the program year but not later and had only one strongly confirmed impact on math ability in a negative direction. (For the 3-year-old cohort, kindergarten teachers reported poorer math skills for children in the Head Start group than children in the control group.) This is a devastating report for proponents of government-run early childhood initiatives. It’s past time we t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171879 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:34:58 +0100 3171879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149035&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHJ6m6MkLGB4%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonAccording to sources within HHS cited by Heritages’ Dan Lips, a congressionally mandated report on the persistence of academic effects from the federal Head Start program was completed in draft form in 2008, but, nearly two years later, has not seen the light of day. A further follow-up report, to have been released in 2009 and covering persistence of effects through the 3rd grade, has also failed to materialized. Lips’ sources say the draft they saw in ‘08 showed no lasting effects. This timeline meshes with what I was told in a July, 2008 e-mail exchange with a researcher familiar with the studies. The 1st grade report was indeed expected to be completed that summer — one and a half years ago. So where is it? Could it be, as Lips’ source... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149035 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:11:53 +0100 3149035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146103&cid=t_103365_123_f&fid=39041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrnabong.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fhead-injury.html Once your child turns 6 month to 5 years of age you need to be very careful about minor head injuries. Babies' heads are a little bit big compared to their bodies so basically they are top heavy. Their coordination is not very good but they are very brave and go were no adult would boldly go because they do not know better. Most minor head injury in infants and young children are preventable and close adult supervision can not replace any state-of-the-art childproofing equipment that you might use.What are the signs and symptoms of a mild head injury?child crying but consolableminor scalp swelling minor cut or laceration of the scalpmild headachesvomiting 2 to 3 timesWhat are signs and symptoms of a potential serious injury?crying non-stop and inconsolableon feeling the scalp area you migh... Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146103 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:23:00 +0100 3146103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075778&cid=t_103365_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fvideo-of-my-hobby-spending-senior-years.html The video below that I made today of sea lions playing on the beach next to Heceta Head Lighthouse, Florence, Oregon, is an example of how I am spending my senior years. I am using my retirement time to roam the wilderness on the Oregon coast and create videos of wildlife and the stunning Oregon coast. Enjoy! (Source: The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News) The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075778 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:08:00 +0100 3075778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052413&cid=t_103365_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fvideo-heceta-head-lighthouse-open-house.html Heceta Head Lighthouse on the central Oregon Coast was surrounded by stormy clouds and stormy seas last December when the annual Christmas Open House was held. The lighthouse beacon flashed over the wind whipped waves. With the dramatic clouds over the ocean one could imagine being on a ship out in the storm, guided by the beacon to avoid the cliffs and rocks. The lighthouse keepers house was decorated with Christmas lights, as if Santa would suddenly fly through the storm and land on the roof. I made a video of the scenes, and it is below to share with everyone. (Source: The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News) The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052413 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:53:00 +0100 3052413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044804&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fdealing-with-eating-too-much-guilt%2F It’s the week after Thanksgiving and as you try and get back into your daily routine, you can’t help but feel that maybe you ate too much. At our house, it was the celebration of Pie-a-palooza that did us in. (Is there such a thing as too much pie?!) So you’re sitting there thinking, “Gosh, I’m full. I must’ve gained 10 pounds over the holidays. Why did I eat so much?” The dark specter of guilt raises it’s ugly head… What can you do?! Weightless blogger Margarita Tartakovsky has six suggestions on how to make it stop: 1. Accept your feelings and move on. OK, acknowledge that you feel guilty and realize that this is just another feeling. But like other feelings, it will go away. 2. Tell yourself you’ll go back to eating healthfully. N... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044804 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:39:03 +0100 3044804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974038&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fhead_injuries_may_amplify_psychiatric_impact_of_psychologica.htm Sue McGreevey - Massachusetts General Hospital Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT), based in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Psychiatry. In the November 2009 Archives of General Psychiatry, the researchers report finding structural changes in the brains of former South Vietnamese political detainees who had suffered head injuries and clearly link those changes to psychiatric symptoms often seen in survivors of torture. "This is the first study since the 1950s to demonstrate brain changes in survivors of extreme violence. That work looked at Holocaust survivors, and now we are the first t... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974038 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:23:00 +0100 2974038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967421&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2009%2F11%2Fworking-memory-training%2F Our rehabilitation company Recolo is now offering the Cogmed working memory training program. Working memory is the ability to hold information in mind for a short period of time and to be able to use this information in your thinking.  Problems with working memory are associated with a number of childhood conditions including ADHD, brain injury and poor academic achievement. We decided to provide the Cogmed working memory training in the UK because the research literature on it is impressive.  It is effective in improving working memory in 80% of cases.  The improvements have been demonstrated in neuropsychological tests, fMRI changes and rating scales.  It can also be demonstrated at the neurotransmitter level- see previous post for details.  It has been shown to be effective in imp... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967421 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:08 +0100 2967421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894507&cid=t_103365_88_f&fid=35612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheknifeman.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fwhat-future-holds.html If only we knew. The cliche, the thing they always say is that you should always wear clean underwear, in case you get knocked down. Actually, if you do get knockeddown, no matter how clean your undercrackers were this morning, they're sure as hell soiled now.I discovered a varient of this aphorism. When graffiti'ing your clothes, just cast a little eye to the future.Because when, after 6 pints of snakebite, you faceplant into a concrete floor, and bruise your brain into a coma, it won't make it any easier for your parents to bear when they find your nice white shirt has "I love bum sex" scrawled in massive letters on it. (Source: The KnifeMan) The KnifeMan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894507 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:47:00 +0100 2894507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886578&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fupcoming-online-event-malcolm-gladwell.html From The New Yorker:Author Malcolm Gladwell has a live chat about brain injuries and sports tomorrow at 1430 hrs ET.The chat can be found at the link found below. If you wish to submit a question for the essayist and author, go to that link and you can submit a question in advance of the event.Questions for Gladwell/Live Chat (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886578 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:00 +0100 2886578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828338&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fone-and-other-fourth-plinth-be-safe-not.html Barbara, a rehabilitation professional, went on Antony Gormley's One and Other Fourth Plinth project in Trafalgar Square yesterday morning.She promoted helmet use for sports and recreational activities and did so in a very nice kiddie-friendly manner.Her hour can be viewed at: oneandother.co.uk/participants/BarbaraJean (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828338 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:55:00 +0100 2828338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800491&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FoibulzOWIp0%2F The term hydrocephalus means a head that is larger than normal while the term microcephaly means a head that’s smaller. Microcephaly affects about 25,000 infants in the United States each year. The small size might not be noted right away, but can develop by the time the child has reached two years old. For this reason, guidelines have been issued by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) regarding the monitoring of children with microcephaly. The AAN stated “The evidence suggests that children with microcephaly are more likely to have certain neurologic conditions, such as epilepsy and cerebral palsy, as well as mental retardation and eye and ear disorders,” said lead guideline author Stephen Ashwal, MD, a child neurologist at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800491 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:02:17 +0100 2800491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774684&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fn6llr735uoc%2F It’s already known that your oral health – the condition of your gums, in particular – can have an effect on your heart healthy, but now researchers are finding that there may also be a connection with head and neck cancers. Chronic periodontitis, progressive bone loss and loosening of soft tissue surrounding the teeth, was to add to the risk of head and neck cancers, in particular, cancers in the mouth. In a study published in the most recent issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers came to this conclusion after after studying 463 patients (207 control patients). “Although the study is comparatively small, the researchers were able to also see an association between bone loss and the risk of head and neck cancer.” However, the re... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774684 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:23:25 +0100 2774684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741427&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F28%2Fself-esteem-the-great-weight-debate-acceptance-v-diet%2F Here’s the thing. There are people out there who hate their body for what it is. A lot of overweight people judge themselves in a way they would never judge anyone else. When we get like this, every ounce of our self-esteem is wrapped up in what the scale says. Our lives are measured by pounds lost and gained from day to day, week to week, month to month. At its worst, this way of thinking can lead to a serious, life-threatening eating disorder. But even at its best, self-esteem/weight dependency is not good. Yes, I struggle with being overweight, but I try not to hate myself for it. I am grateful for my body. It’s worked hard to keep me healthy over the years through all my relapses and dealings with chronic illness. God made us the stewards of the earth and our bodies. It&#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741427 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:51:45 +0100 2741427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727067&cid=t_103365_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F24%2Farchives-of-otolaryngology-2009-vol-135-no-8%2F This article looks at a study of 64 patients with melanoma neck mode metastasis who were treated with neck dissection between 1989 and 2004. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of adjuvant radiotherapy on regional control of melanoma neck node metastasis. (Online access with NHS Athens account) Posted in Journals Tagged: Head and Neck Cancer, Radiotherapy (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727067 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:03:04 +0100 2727067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695492&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fsports-safety-and-traumatic-brain.html Batting Helmet is Safer, but Players Hate the LookBy DAVID WALDSTEINThe New York TimesPublished: August 13, 2009"Some major league players don’t want to sacrifice comfort and style for the added protection of Rawlings’ new helmet."Read article[Note: The helmet is called the Rawlings S100 and the company's website has promotional material about it's features.} (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695492 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:34:00 +0100 2695492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2639609&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F26%2Fsurviving-a-head-on-collision%2F I survived a head-on collision. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but I wanted to get your attention. Although I indeed was involved in a minor, fender-bender type of head-on collision, I was stopped at the time and the car that hit me was going about 3 or 4 mph. The other driver, distracted by trying to do something on her cell phone, made a right-hand turn very wide, right into my lane as I was coming out of the side street she was turning in to. She was an older woman and looked very much like someone’s grandmother. Impeccably dressed for summer in Newburyport fashion, she was driving a Volvo station wagon. After she hit me, it took a full 2 or 3 seconds for what she had just done to register on her face. It felt like time stood still during the entire 10 seconds of the accident... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2639609 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:02:27 +0100 2639609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2613911&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7gpKvXSrIs8%2F Mucositis, the inflammation of the mucosal cells in your mouth become red, inflammed, and very painful. It can be caused by several things, such a: Not caring for dentures properly (wearing ill-fitting ones or not taking them out often enough Medications that cause dry mouth and/or mucositis Xerostomia (dry mouth) Infections Malnutrition Certain illnesses Side effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy We’ve discussed dry mouth here before (Many Medications Cause Dry Mouth , Painful dry mouth from medications ) but mucositis is more than just dry mouth. According to the article, Managing Oral Mucositis in Patients With Cancer, This painful condition develops in approximately 40% of patients treated with standard chemotherapy, 30%-60% of patients receiving radiation therapy for can... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2613911 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:18:25 +0100 2613911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570891&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2009%2F07%2F5-ways-to-improve-memory%2F I have just been reading a very good new book on neuropsychological rehabilitation by Barbara Wilson and colleagues Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Theory, Models, Therapy and Outcome I also heard her give an interesting talk this week on memory rehabilitation.  In the book and the talk she discuses proven techniques to help with memory.  These are designed for individual with memory problems but they also work really well for anyone wanting to learn and remember information.  The methods are backed with experimental evidence.  They will work for adults as well as children.    1.  Encourage associations or links when learning- the best way is to use visual or spatial images and associate these with what you are trying to learn. Some of the best learners use an internal pic... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570891 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:50 +0100 2570891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556217&cid=t_103365_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fwhy-did-the-jackson-family-ask-for-a-second-autopsy%2F On Friday morning, before the first autopsy on Michael Jackson had been completed, I wrote an article in these pages to explain just what an autopsy is, why it’s done, and what we could expect from it  (I’m a former medical examiner and a board-certified forensic pathologist). As I predicted, the initial examination of his body with the naked eye, which is called the “gross” examination, was inconclusive, in part because further tests, which take days to complete under any circumstances, were required. These tests include the microscopic examination of small samples of each of the organs as well as toxicology tests of the stomach contents, blood, bile and urine. The toxicology tests look for the presence or absence any chemicals including prescription drugs, recrea... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556217 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:43:34 +0100 2556217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553102&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F-Z9jd0OI7PA%2F You know those awful commercials with the man shouting at you to by Orange Glow or OxiClean? That man, Billy Mays, died this morning at the age of 50. Although it hasn’t been confirmed yet, it seems like the cause of death may have been a blow to the head by an object the day before. According to CNN, Mays was a passenger on a plane that blew a tire on landing. While everyone was safe, the overhead bins did open and objects spilled out: According to a local Tampa TV station, Mays said: “All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head.” Of course, many people are becoming more aware of head injuries due to Natasha Richardson’s untimely death after hitting he... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553102 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:37 +0100 2553102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473171&cid=t_103365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FqxtcUS0nU40%2F For children who have delays or disorders in developing speech and language critical to the learning process, early intervention is imperative. Yet for many, services are out of reach. All children, regardless of their families’ socio-economic status should be entitled to succeed in learning and success in life. The foundation for learning is the ability to use language. For those children who enter kindergarten unprepared to achieve academic success, the future is not bright. According to Catherine Snow, Graham professor of education at Harvard University, preschool programs focusing on building vocabulary are crucial for making up the deficit that children from low-income families already face. Children with the largest vocabularies in kindergarten still have the largest vocabularies s... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473171 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:47:35 +0100 2473171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463077&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F4S1zWYc5-is%2F Concussions are a serious head injury that can result in permanent brain damage if they’re frequent or severe enough. A concussion happens when someone hits their head hard enough for the brain to be jarred. What was once shrugged off as a minor head bump is now being taken much more seriously. As a result, sports organizations for children and teens under 18 years old have developed policies and guidelines about what to do if a player or participant sustains a concussion. A new set of guidelines, just released by an international panel of neurologists, has set up a very strict approach to preventing players from continuing play after a possible concussion. The guidelines say that anyone who has had a head injury that could be severe enough to cause a concussion may not play again fo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463077 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:53:17 +0100 2463077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452898&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2009%2F06%2Fmild-head-injury-in-children-missing-the-problem%2F I have been working clinically with children with head injury now for over 12 years and this has allowed me to see the longitudinal effects of childhood head injury for myself.  What I have noticed is that some children with what appeared to initially be mild head injury (i.e. no prolonged loss of consciousness) continued to have problems over time. I have looked at these cases in some detail and their developmental problem can’t be explained by pre morbid functioning (i.e. any difficulties before the head injury).  This experience is not what the textbooks say is supposed to happen. Mild head injury is thought to be associated with better prognosis and is very rarely followed up by medical services.  However, three new studies this year suggest that Mild Head Injury may result ... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452898 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:25:08 +0100 2452898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447696&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F31%2Flies-lies-lies%2F Psychologist Paul Ekman is a pioneer in deception research who heads a high profile consulting firm that works with the FBI and other big clients to solve cases. Ekman developed the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) based on facial muscle movements and gestures he calls microexpressions. Sound familiar? If you’ve watched the new hit TV series Lie to Me, it’s not only based on Ekman’s work, he’s a consultant for the show, which lends authenticity to the first-ever show about this type of science. [Not seen it yet? Watch it on Hulu if you're in America, or via torrents.] During the recent Association for Psychological Science (APS) convention, Ekman and the show’s head writer Samuel Baum were interviewed in a popular session, and other scientists detailed their... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447696 Sun, 31 May 2009 16:00:01 +0100 2447696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424223&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F4w2zKqh3D2g%2F I feel that this post should come with a disclaimer like you see on so many products. Like the iron that sells with the disclaimer, “don’t press clothes while wearing,” or the nut cake you buy that says, “may contain nuts.” Or, my particular favorite, the stuntmen flipping their cars over three or four times, driving off a canyon and then land in the middle of a parking lot, ready for work, with the disclaimer “professional stunt drivers on a closed course, do not attempt at home.” Anyway, I’ve gone off track here. I have a “Don’t Try This at Home” story out of Australia. It’s about a quick thinking doctor, a boy with a head injury, and a handyman’s drill. I’ll give you a moment to stop squirming… Hea... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424223 Wed, 20 May 2009 01:38:38 +0100 2424223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375997&cid=t_103365_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F04%2Fthe-dark-knight%2F Consider a case of headache in a young female. This is what her quite unusual and revealing CT head showed: If you can guess the cause of her headaches, her underlying diagnosis, and can work out what “batman’s eyes” are from the scan alone - congratulations! Next you’ll be telling me how you cured the man with the [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375997 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:00:34 +0100 2375997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348545&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F16%2Ftherapy-in-unexpected-places%2F What do clinical psychologists and cocktails have in common? You get both at Cranky Al’s Bakery and Pizza in Wauwatosa, Wis. Once a month, a plethora of patrons gathers at the restaurant to hear clinical psychologist Julie Helmrich, Ph.D, answer anonymous questions on everything from hormonal swings and chronic lateness to competition and complainers. Helmrich, who has 29 years of experience, provides straightforward, short answers to the crowd, such as: What is up with female hormonal swings? someone, presumably a man, had written on a card. Hormones can be like gasoline on a fire, Helmrich calmly explained. “I know you think they’re bad on the outside,” she said into her wireless microphone. “You should feel what it’s like on the inside.” “Thi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348545 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:49:04 +0100 2348545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2290612&cid=t_103365_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fnatasha-richardsons-tragic-death-teaches-us-about-head-injury%2F The news of Natasha Richardson’s tragic death after a skiing accident has shocked us all; especially because of the apparently minor nature of her injury and that she was quickly up and about and talking immediately afterwards. Unfortunately, however, Ms. Richardson suffered a near textbook case of what’s called epidural hematoma. I say near because she was 45 and epidural hematoma is more likely to happen in younger adults with the average age being 20-30 (it’s rare after 50). But the rest of the awful story is only too typical. The only positive thing about epidural hematoma is that it is a rare event. In fact, it only is found in about one to four percent of traumatic head injuries. It is also a cruel irony that March is Brain Injury Awareness Month (BIAM). And doubly so because, ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2290612 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:18:03 +0100 2290612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272383&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FZe9fhO7WebM%2F Downhill skiing is a fun, but dangerous sport. While thousands (millions, really) of people ski without injury, many don’t and some of the injuries are life-threatening or even fatal. Tony-award winning actress, Natasha Richardson has just joined that group of people, according to the news. Brain injuries can be devastating. They can change a life - and the lives of the family members in a split second. But even mild and moderate brain traumas can have a significant impact on a life. I woke up this morning and was listening to the radio, when I heard a report about the accident. So I checked it out on a local news station’s website. Both Access Hollywood and People.com report the same thing. Richardson, wife to Liam Neeson, is reported to have sustained a traumatic brain injury... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272383 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:58:20 +0100 2272383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2173050&cid=t_103365_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FNvHwWSB1j6o%2F The latest evidence appears to indicate that head injuries during football playing and practice result in dementia and death even in younger football players in their 40s, not just the older ones.  Check out Football’s Hard Hits at Alzheimer’s Weekly for a video interview and article on this topic.  Food for thought for parents of youngsters and the younger players. Consider the evidence and don’t simply say, “It couldn’t happen to me.  It couldn’t happen to my kid.” (Amazon image) Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, Alzheimers, dementia, football, football players, head injuries, Mary Emma AllenShare This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2173050 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:00:18 +0100 2173050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207967&cid=t_103365_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fmy-child-bangs-his-head-in-bed-as-he.html For a parent it is one of the most disturbing sleep disorders. You hear a strange sound coming from your young son’s bedroom at night. So you go in his room to see what’s wrong.You find your son banging his head into the pillow or mattress. He repeats this action over and over again. Or he may be sitting up, banging the back of his head against the wall or the headboard.The bizarre sight may send a shock of fear through your body. But what you’re seeing is common, and it is rarely harmful.Head banging during sleep is an example of sleep related rhythmic movement disorder. RMD is very common in healthy infants and children. It can occur in both boys and girls.Another common form of RMD is body rocking. Your child may rock her entire body back and forth. She may be on her hands and kne... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207967 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:43:00 +0100 2207967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2112466&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FlAzDRHyqg_k%2F Cell phones have been the subject of many studies when it comes to cancers of the head. From brain tumors to eye cancer, researchers have been hard at work to see if there are any connections. In the latest of studies, the findings show that using and talking on a cell phone doesn’t increase your chances of developing melanoma of the eye. An earlier, smaller study of just over 100 people said there was such a connection, but this larger study of 459 subjects did not come to the same conclusion. The results of the study were published in the online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ~~~~ Tags: cancer blog, cell phones and cancer, eye cancer, melanoma of the eye Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2112466 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:26:46 +0100 2112466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021296&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fbilateral-subdural-hematomas-ct.html Bilateral subdural hematomas especially when they are isodense may be missed on CT. A classical sign is "Rabbit Ear Sign" in which frontal horns point posteriorly.Dr.Sumer K Sethi, MDSr Consultant Radiologist ,VIMHANS and CEO-Teleradiology ProvidersEditor-in-chief, The Internet Journal of Radiology Director, DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) From Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine. Teleradiology Providers at www.teleradproviders.com Mail us at teleradproviders@gmail.com (Source: Sumer's Radiology Site) Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021296 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:48:00 +0100 2021296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006513&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FmWboPnzyr_4%2F The European Commission has approved the use of Erbitux (cetuximab), previously approved for use in combination with radiotherapy, as a first-line treatment of head and neck cancer. Erbutix was the subject of the EXTREME study, which was published in the the New England Journal of Medicine a few months ago. The researchers had found that there was a medial overall survival rate increase of almost three months among patients who took Erbutix. To read more about Erbutix and its effect on head and neck cancer, you can go to the article, European Commission Approves Erbitux for First-Line Use in Head and Neck Cancer. ~~~ Tags: cancer blog, head and neck cancer, erbutix, erbutix approval, erbutix european approval, ceftuximab Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006513 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:03:30 +0100 2006513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1969391&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FxO9JCxokmBk%2F Esophageal cancer, cancer of the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract, is not a common cancer but it is a difficult one to treat. Researchers have found that people who smoke and/or drink large quantities of alcohol increase their risk of esophageal cancer significantly. For example, for one subtype of cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, the risk was five times higher among people who drank four glasses of alcohol per day. ~~~~ Tags: cancer blog, esophageal cancer Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1969391 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:46:35 +0100 1969391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968849&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001457.php This is something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing, and cares less, tries to make your life miserable.... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968849 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1968849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512086&cid=t_103365_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fdelta-dental-10000-smiles-project%2F Delta Dental has launched what it has dubbed “The 10,000 Smiles Project.” The concept here is simple. Delta wants to collect 10,000 photos of people smiling. That’s it. If you have a picture of yourself smiling, submit it. Why? Well, if Delta reaches their goal of receiving 10,000 photos of people smiling, they will donate $10,000 to the National Head Start Program, an organization that helps to develop vulnerable and underprivileged children. This is a good cause and it only takes a couple of seconds to submit a photo. So, submit one if you can. Submit photo to Delta Dental 10,000 Smiles Project You may also be interested in the press release. (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512086 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:35:04 +0100 2512086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947703&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FOYrsJlvN9a8%2F It’s safe. No it’s not. Yes it is. No it’s not. Could it be that our health and safety - and all the research that is being done - are reduced to schoolyard-like exchanges like “is to!” and “is not!!”? That’s what it seems like sometimes. First, we read of research that says cell phone use cause brain cancer and not just any brain cancer, but a rare form of it. Then we read that it doesn’t cause the cancer because other researchers had different findings. But wait, yet more researchers say it does cause cancer. And what’s the latest? Apparently, we don’t know. A study called Interphone, began 8 years ago and it involves approximately 50  researchers who are following study subjects from 13 countries. The researchers are loo... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947703 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:20:15 +0100 1947703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943388&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-tip-for.html Dear President ObamaI know you have a big job ahead of you involving all sorts of mess and chaos. I sorta know what you are facing as I have a cat and a new kitten who simply cannot get along. The kitten is impulsive, out of control, lacking in subtlety and restraint, and defiant. Not at all dissimilar to many people you will have to interact with in the near future. I contrast the first born cat is grumpy, unforgiving, completely lacking in humor and inflexible. Also eerily alike various individuals you will shortly be spending time with.My cats do not get along under any circumstances...except when one very special ingredient is added to the interaction. This addition is so exceptional and potent that it makes even the most curmudgeonly cat soften. So transforming and influential it make... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943388 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:42:00 +0100 1943388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939792&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FnX3zmA8II0Y%2F Do you have a cell phone? I do, my three kids do, although they’re hardly kids at 17, 19, and 21. Am I concerned about their use of the phone. Yes and no. I have noticed that they don’t tend to have long conversations on their phones but, rather, they do a lot of texting. That may result in sore thumbs, but it helps reduce any concern I may have about the connection between cell phones and brain cancer. So, does cell phone use cause brain cancer? One study says yes, another says no. Then a while later, another couple of studies come out with opposite findings. So, who is right? According to a new study that’s going on in Sweden, the studies that say cell phones cause cancer are right. The Swedish study has found that it is long-term use - over several years - that is the ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939792 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:53:26 +0100 1939792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2019600&cid=t_103365_83_f&fid=38209&url=http%3A%2F%2Forthopodduffy.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F11%2F05%2Fshoulder-pain%2F While browsing through the medbrains blogs the other day I noticed this video post by Nicola Ivaldo on a tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon. My experience and research has in time lead me to believe that this anatomical construct plays a very important part in the creation and therefore treatment of shoulder pain. Asymptomatic rotator cuff tears are documented in the orthopedic literature and commonly observed in our clinical practice. Even a patient experiencing symptomatic pain due to a rotator cuff rupture may later become pain free and functional. A completely torn rotator cuff tendon will not heal itself, and the long biceps tendon often is the only painful site during palpation of the shoulder in patients with rotator cuff tears. It is a clinical observation that an auto... Orthopod online and blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2019600 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:31:27 +0100 2019600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1917974&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001448.php I live a blessed life. I grew up as a Catholic. And I struggle sometimes with what the church tells us to do, and I deal with that. But this postcard that Sis #2 did is quite remarkable. In our... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1917974 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1917974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894962&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001442.php Brothel parrot has new home... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894962 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1894962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1889009&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001438.php It's sis #2's BIRTHDAY - WOO!! Sis #2 is like Zoe's second mom. When I got sick, Zoe had to live with my sis for 8 or 9 months. It was so hard to be away from Zoe that long... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1889009 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1889009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888269&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fcornucopia-of-feline-delight.html A Cute Photo To Reduce Your IreOk, I am sorry I haven't posted. Very very VERY sorry. But after I spill my brain onto this blog about what has happened over the last month you may regret your recent inquiries into my, Yoshi's and Dexter's well being.We all all good.Now that I got that out of the way I'll get into a little more detail.I've been heinously busy. Partly because I am a terrible procrastinator, partly because I am a good citizen and partly because I need to pay the bills. Against all promises I made to myself, my graphic designer, my family and my friends I once again left the creation of the 2009 Iconic Women By Yoshi Calendar to the last minute. What can I say? I work better under pressure. Just not this much pressure. So it is almost done and will be sent to the printer by ne... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888269 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:16:00 +0100 1888269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879872&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001435.php A NOT PHOTOSHOPPED PICTURE.... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879872 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1879872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1865455&cid=t_103365_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F09%2Ftms-treatment-for-depression-gains-fda-approval%2F For anyone looking for an alternative to medications or ECT for the treatment of depression, there’s a new FDA-approved option: transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). NeuroStar TMS Therapy® is specifically indicated for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from one prior antidepressant medication at or above the minimal effective dose and duration in the current episode. In clinical trials with NeuroStar TMS Therapy, these patients had been treated with a median of 4 medication treatment attempts, one of which achieved criteria for adequate dose and duration. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) utilizes an electromagnet placed on the scalp that generates magnetic field pulses roughly the strength o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1865455 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:43:05 +0100 1865455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844701&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001422.php This just made me laugh K, glad you are blogging again.... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844701 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1844701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837915&cid=t_103365_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F405734124%2F A round-up of interested news during the month: 1) Training Young Brains to Behave (New York Times) 2) Head Games (OpEd in New York Times) 3) Will Gerontology recognize the Brain? (American Society on Aging event) 4) Brain function gets a boost from walking (Los Angeles Times) 5) An idea whose time has (finally) come (McKnight's Long Term Care News) 6) Train your brain (Financial Times Germany) 7) Toman auge ejercicios que adiestran la mente (Milenio, Mexico) 8) Trois nouvelles études IDATE : Serious Games (Publi-News, France) Links and commentary below.  --- 1) Training Young Brains to Behave (New York Times) - "But just as biology shapes behavior, so behavior can accelerate biology. And a small group of educational and cognitive scientists now say that mental exercises of a certai... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837915 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:21:41 +0100 1837915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791620&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001415.php (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791620 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1791620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790280&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001414.php Sis #1 and Sis #2 both live in Houston. All their family members are safe and sound. Power out for both, and if on, it's kind of sketchy. There's no water pressure, but they have bottled water. It was sad... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790280 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1790280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742777&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-you-can.html Here is the kitteh update you’ve all been asking for. How is Yoshi doing? Well…not great but not terribly awful either. She stopped eating all together a couple days ago and still occasionally (meaning pretty much every day) yaks bile which, I’ve discovered, leaves a lovely green stain on my carpet. Who said having cats was not like having kids? My berber disagrees. So I started getting desperate and bought all sorts of yummy things Yoshi might successfully ingest with no luck. I vacillated wildly between guilt and exasperation. It was not pretty around here. I tried to push the limits a little by keeping the cats separated all of the time except in the evenings when I allowed them to be in the same room with each other-supervised for fair play and safety. And the thing is t... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742777 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:37:00 +0100 1742777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730681&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001403.php You just won the lottery .... What would you do?... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730681 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1730681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1717244&cid=t_103365_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FPnb7z0mCmgM%2F A Tennessee high school student, Eric L died on August 18th after suffering head trauma at the Byington-Solway Career and Technical Center last Wednesday. Law was autistic and a special education student. From VolunteerTV.com Oaks says two employees are on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. Oaks says the student fell from a vehicle, but would not elaborate on the details because of the ongoing investigation into the incident. Attorney Greg Isaacs identifies the student as Eric Law. Isaacs is representing Law’s family, and says Eric was a special education student with autism. Isaacs says, according to his investigation, a teacher got permission from the school’s principal to move some tables, and Eric was in the bed of a student’s truck when he fell and s... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1717244 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:13:05 +0100 1717244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1713939&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001399.php (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1713939 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1713939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1696356&cid=t_103365_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F_ov0p8Z2EYc%2F This is of great importance. Realizing the signs and symptoms of a stroke can make the difference between life an death and between resolving symptoms and forever disabilities. tPA is only administered if the symptoms are within a 3 hour window at most ER’s. What happens if you present saying your symptoms started yesterday? Well, first of all you are not fast tracked and wait as a stage or grade 2 patient. Next, you are not eligible to receive any clot busting type medications. Aldo of importance, how you arrive at the hospital. Yes, believe it or not it does make a difference. If you are having signs or symptoms of a stroke you need to call 911 right away. An ambulance will assure you fast and prompt treatment as well as quicker service on the receiving end. I am a nurse and I can ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696356 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:10:16 +0100 1696356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692195&cid=t_103365_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday.html When I recently dog-sat Lulu and Xiola for 5 days I bought them some new toys to play with at my house. Their particular favourite was this hedgehog that made an alarming "ack ack ack" noise when shaken. The dogs LOVED it. They loved it so much I found myself tripping on it quite often when it was left in the middle of my floor. Except when that would happen I'd do that awkward 'sacrifice your spine alignment' avoidance skip/jump/lurch because I always thought this toy was actually Yoshi and I was about to step on her. If I didn't actually have any reflexes and had the luxury of time to think about it I'd never make that mistake as Yoshi, for the first 3 days never left my bedroom. Never.I started calling the hedgehog Yoshi since it was under my feet far more than she was that weekend.Then... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692195 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:41:00 +0100 1692195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668377&cid=t_103365_115_f&fid=34679&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radpod.org%2F2008%2F07%2F30%2Fstaphyloma%2F is the term given to an eye whose sclero-uveal coats are stretched (aka ectasia). This most commonly occurs posteriorly, athough anterior staphyloma also is recognised. Posterior staphyloma * progressive myopia (aka mega myope) most common cause. * glaucoma * scleritis * necrotizing infection * surgery / trauma * radiotherapy Anterior staphyloma Seen seconday to inflammation or infection of the sclero-corneal lining of the eye. References: 1. M Mafee, GE Valvassori, M Becker “Imaging of the Head and Neck” Thieme 2005 2nd Ed. 2. D Osborne, GN Foulks “Computed Tomographic Analysis of Deformity and Dimensional Changes in the Eyeball” Radiographics 1985; 153:699-674 For more on staphylomas please visit Radiopaedia.org here. (Source: Radiology Picture of th... Radiology Picture of the Day blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668377 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:15:33 +0100 1668377