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 'headlines'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050578&cid=t_125194_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-rise-in-cancer-rates-may-not-mean-more-cancer%2F2011.07.21 Several newspapers in the UK reported this week that cancer rates have risen over the past two decades. That set into motion an analysis by the excellent “Behind the Headlines” service offered by the NHS Choices website. They found this in newspapers: “Cancer rates in the middle-aged “have jumped by almost a fifth in a generation”, according to The Daily Telegraph, which says that the increase “is thought to be mainly due to better detection of cancers rather than people adopting more unhealthy lifestyles”. The Sun takes the alternate view, saying that doctors are “blaming the rise on obesity and home boozing”. The Daily Mail similarly suggests that lifestyle changes are to blame.” You don’t have to live in the UK to learn f... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050578 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:00:13 +0100 5050578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714895&cid=t_125194_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-drugs%2Fanother-new-adhd-drug-hits-the-headlines.php Yet another ADHD drug has hit the headlines and as usual it has several rather alarming drawbacks coupled with seemingly positive features. Clonidine for ADHD is mainly a blood pressure drug. It seems to be effective at lessening hyperactivity and impulsiveness. As it does not really help attention at all, it has to be taken together with a stimulant so now we have two drugs and both their side effects to cope with. All because they may have done well in the trials organised by the drug companies and because Clonidine side effects have been brushed under the carpet. Clonidine is also useful for reducing tics and Tourette’s Syndrome but at what price? Patients and children report feeling absolutely washed out, exhausted and weird. The reason is that it slows down the brain and reduces... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714895 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4714895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532212&cid=t_125194_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-headlines-bash-doctors%2F2011.02.28 While I know it grabs the eye, it really didn’t matter what the article was about. The headline says it all: Doctors are the problem, not the system, right? -WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532212 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4532212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126751&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fgaggliest-headlines-this-week.html (I do realize that ‘gaggliest’ is not a word) But Lord, I wish I’d kept a list of all the outrageous, ridiculous, upsetting and/or just plain annoying headlines about diabetes over the past year. Wouldn’t that have made a great end-of-year roundup? In any case, logging on after a week of offline holiday bliss (dinners with friends, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126751 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:00:27 +0100 3126751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3033610&cid=t_125194_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2F4847.html A wide range of stories again in this week’s Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com Absolute configurations reveal themselves through NMR spectroscopy using residual dipolar couplings in small molecules, according to an international team who have put it to work on an anticancer compound. Discussed also in more detail on SpectroscopyNOW.com A failed antidepressant could be marketed as a novel treatment for female sexual dysfunction. Also covered on Reactive Reports. In the world of inorganic materials, researchers have discovered a new class of composites in which dihydrogen layers trap atoms of the noble gas xenon to form a stable solid under extreme pressures. A new approach to carbon nanotubes provides chemists with an insider view of these unique materials, while an award for $2.8 milli... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3033610 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:00:57 +0100 3033610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793291&cid=t_125194_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fcelebrity-behavior-out-of-control.html Did you see these recent celebrity outbursts? First, Serena Williams on the court of of the US Open showing one of the worst displays of poor sportsmanship ever displayed by an elite athlete in a very, very long time: Second, Kanye West at last night's VMA awards attempting to steal Taylor Swift's thunder (only to have it backfire the entire evening): William's refuses to apologize, making matters much worse for her.  She was fined $10,000 but has not apologized for her behavior. Elite athlete or not, she has to play by the same rules as every one else, especially in the arena of sportsmanship and decorum. If nothing else, just as a role model, would she want a young tennis player to behave as she did and not be remoreseful for it? Clearly the loss of money didn't leave enough ... Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793291 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:00:00 +0100 2793291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670956&cid=t_125194_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Facademy-general-dentistry-supports-fda-dental-amalgam%2F The AGD has long supported amalgam as a safe and effective dental restorative material… (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670956 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:18:08 +0100 2670956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667560&cid=t_125194_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fperiodontal-disease-atherosclec-coronary-heart-disease%2F Periodontal disease and risk of atherosclerotic coronary heart diseaseIncreasing evidence supports the notion that periodontitis is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis… (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667560 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:28:26 +0100 2667560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662573&cid=t_125194_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fredheads-pain-causes-fear-dentists%2F Study: Redheads’ extra pain may cause fear of dentistsSome redheads have more sensitivity to pain, may need more anesthetic… (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662573 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:32:21 +0100 2662573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2660826&cid=t_125194_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fwormlike-structures-tooth-decay%2F For years, scientists have debated the exact nature of the worm like structures inside a human tooth. The structures are not worms, but what they are is still in question… (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2660826 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:43:24 +0100 2660826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657767&cid=t_125194_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fpromote-oral-health-probiotics%2F Probiotics populate the mouth cavity with beneficial bacteria which provide protection against harmful bacteria… (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657767 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:59:29 +0100 2657767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657768&cid=t_125194_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Ffda-stricter-controls-mercury-fillings%2F U.S. health authorities on Tuesday placed tighter safety controls on the use of mercury dental fillings… (Source: Dental Heroes) Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657768 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:17:30 +0100 2657768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580350&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fcaffeine-cures-alzheimers-and-other-misleading-headlines%2F Not really, but I’d imagine that headline caught your eye and grabbed your attention, which is what it was supposed to do. The study on which that claim is based was widely and often quite misleadingly trumpeted across the Internet yesterday (July 6, 2009). Although some responsible sites included in the headline that the tests were done in mice, many concealed this important fact until you were well into the article and had already been exposed to whatever advertising was on the page. I’d already seen several misleading headlines before I realized the studies were in mice and I’m sure that many people didn’t ever get the full story. The entire webisode was set in motion by the University of South Florida Health’s press release, a slick piece of PR entitled &#... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580350 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:37:16 +0100 2580350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458257&cid=t_125194_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fshow-12-wednesday-june-3-2009-noon-et.html Show # 12: Wednesday June 3, 2009 Noon ETHot Off The Presses Monthly Study Round-up!This month's line-up includes new players from the cold and cough medicine, common sense, asthma, immunization, teen life, infant life, childhood nutrition and youth sports teams. It's sure to be an interesting and thought-provoking show!All the studies featured on today's show are filed under the June_3_Podcast tag on my Delicious page.SHOW NUTS AND BOLTSListening To The Show Live: You have 2 ways to listen to the show live -1. From my show site. On the day of the show, you'll see the "play/chat" button when it's show time. Click the "play/chat" button and you'll hear the show live. If you don't see it, just refresh the browser.2. From any phone (land, cell or skype) by calling 347-237-5194Listening as a R... Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458257 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:31:00 +0100 2458257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458259&cid=t_125194_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fis-technology-really-that-essential.html This study highlights that our sense of "what is essential" has become skewed towards all that is plugged in. If our kids can not deal without technology for a bit, if we can not deal without technology for a bit, it's time we took a collective big step back and realized that we actually can. It will feel strange and foreign for a day or so but life will go on because our "essentials"...food, shelter, oxygen, family...are met.©2009 Pediatrics Now. All rights reserved. PEDIATRICS NOW® is a registered trademark of Pediatrics Now. (Source: Dr. Gwenn Is In) Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458259 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:40:00 +0100 2458259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458262&cid=t_125194_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcaffeine-plus-technology-equals-tired.html If you have a teen, a new study in this month's Pediatrics on teen sleep, caffeine and technology will sound like a familiar song. What does this study really mean and how can you help your teen have healthier sleep habits? I answered all those questions earlier today with Fox25 Morning News' Gene Lavanchy: Teens and Sleep©2009 Pediatrics Now. All rights reserved. PEDIATRICS NOW® is a registered trademark of Pediatrics Now. (Source: Dr. Gwenn Is In) Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458262 Wed, 27 May 2009 14:16:00 +0100 2458262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458271&cid=t_125194_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdose-of-dr-gwenn-show-9-companion-page.html Show # 9 Companion Page:Hot Off The Presses!Aired: Wednesday May 13, 2009This was a busy study month with a huge amount of variety from studies on pacifier use in breast-fed infants to acupuncture for bad backs to updates on whether ADHD medication impacts test scores to early puberty to obesity to home safety to healthy eating!If you missed the show, as always you can tune into the archives from the sidebar of Dr. Gwenn Is In, Pediatrics Now or Blog Talk Radio. The show is also archived on iTunes under "alternative health"...search for "A Dose of Dr. Gwenn".All the studies I mentioned on air are bookmarked for you on my new Delicious page! Each week, I'll have URLs for intersting articles and studies from that week's show highlighted for you by the date of the show. I'll also post other a... Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458271 Thu, 14 May 2009 12:30:00 +0100 2458271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458272&cid=t_125194_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fshow-9-preview-hot-off-presses-tonight.html Show # 9 Preview:Hot Off The Presses!TONIGHT...Wednesday 5/13/09 7:30pm ESTThere are a lot of Hot Off the Presses studies this month from the latest on pacifier use in breast-fed babies to interesting findings in test results of kids on ADHD medication to the use of acupuncture in chronic backpain...tune in tonight for an update on these studies and more!Show Nuts and Bolts:To listen to the show, click the button above or go to www.blogtalkradio.com/drgwenn. You don't have to be a BlogTalkRadio registered user to listen but you do have to be registered if you would like to join the online chat. Registration is free and can be done from my show page.All shows are archived and can be accessed any time after a show has aired from the show page or iTunes, under "Alternative Health".When the sh... Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458272 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:14:00 +0100 2458272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272388&cid=t_125194_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FSm23WPzaGzY%2F Caught an interesting article recently that wondered what happened to all of our fears about disease outbreaks. You remember the hoopla over SARS, West Nile, and the Avian flu? For a while, that’s all anyone could talk about. We were watching the crows in our backyard closely because if you saw one dead it could mean the West Nile virus had killed it. People were buying surgical masks and staying away from standing water. But now, just a few years later, talk of these diseases is almost nonexistent. The article questioned where this was due to an actual decline in these diseases, or less media attention. Given the state of the economy and healthcare status in the U.S., it seems that the attention has simply shifted. We can only worry about so many things at one time, and when you do... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272388 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:23:10 +0100 2272388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2535105&cid=t_125194_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fheadlines-in-healthcare Ideas for Fixing Health Care from New York Times online Primary Care Physicians: Everything to Know About These Doctors by US News & World Report Doctors often take the decider role, to patients’ detriment – USATODAY.com ‘Difficult’ patients can test doctors’ patience – USATODAY.com Physician as Healer, Leader and Partner: Tackling the Nursing Shortage (Source: NAKEDMEDICINE.COM) NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2535105 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:27:57 +0100 2535105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939082&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fdiabetes-research-in-the-news-viewpoints-from-the-dri.html Are diabetes headlines in the mainstream media mostly a bunch of hype, or do they bring us real hope for the future?  The panel I moderated on this topic at the Diabetes Research Institute’s annual conference in New York City last week produced quite a lively discussion. I referenced all of your comments as well, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939082 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:53:45 +0100 1939082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1891979&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fdiabetes-research-news-%25e2%2580%2594-hype-or-hope-a-call-for-questions.html A call for YOUR pressing questions! This coming Saturday, Oct. 25, is the Diabetes Research Institute’s annual conference in New York. One of the main topics is making sense of news coverage on diabetes — are the headlines all just a bunch of hype, or do they bring us real hope? The DRI has asked me to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1891979 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:52:25 +0100 1891979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526120&cid=t_125194_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Folder-antipsychotics-get-warning-too%2F I’m not real sure why this was making headlines yesterday, but apparently the fact that the FDA required a black box warning on older antipsychotic medications was news on a slow news day. Here’s why it wasn’t news: Both conventional antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics are not approved for use in elderly patients with dementia. The risk of death for atypical antipsychotics in this patient group is 3.2 times more likely, and is 1.7 times more likely for those taking conventional antipsychotics. In other words, conventional antipsychotics are still nearly twice as safe and carry half the risk of an atypical antipsychotic. Atypical antipsychotics typically have a different side effect profile than conventional antipsychotics. Many news reports parroted the marke... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526120 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:28:42 +0100 1526120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451797&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2Fdiabetes_mine%2F2008%2F05%2Fdrug-safety-jit.html How safe are the medicines we're all taking? Who's to know? As good Americans, we tend to put our faith in the system and assume that the authorities have it covered. After all, they'd get sued or something if this... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451797 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1451797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1428946&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fhit-heads-for-m.html Top health IT headlines from HITTG's news pages at http://hittransition.com/news (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1428946 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:55:44 +0100 1428946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426352&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fnews-flash-new.html At a briefing in Washington DC today, the American Diabetes Association announced a highly ambitious (or crazy?) new National Diabetes Goal: "By 2015, 45% of Americans who are at risk of getting diabetes will know their blood glucose level and... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426352 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1426352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420443&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fmore-damaging-h.html Another diabetes media blitz you won't believe. Check out "FDA study: Insulin pumps linked to injuries, deaths in teens," an Associated Press headline that's appearing all over God's creation today. And I quote: "The federal review of use by young... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420443 Mon, 05 May 2008 19:25:32 +0100 1420443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404071&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fmore-diabetic-m.html Now here's a study near and dear to my heart: just this morning, Kaiser Permanente released results of the largest study ever to examine trends in diabetes and pregnancy. They looked at both pre-pregnancy Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes,... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404071 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0100 1404071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1400675&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fhealth-care-ide.html American Public Media, the people who bring us public radio programs, are very smart. They not only have some very cool ideas, but they also know how to implement them. The latest is something called the Health Care Idea Generator,... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1400675 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:00:00 +0100 1400675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393732&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fwhy-testing-mat.html Say what? Am I really sitting here reading all these headlines about how glucose testing supposedly makes no difference for treating diabetes? No. Worse. That it could actually be harmful to diabetics because they're more likely to become anxious or... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393732 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1393732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1376713&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fsoul-singer-ang.html Get ready for celebrity-with-diabetes interview number... heck, I don't know, I lost count. But here goes: "Neo-Soul" singer Angie Stone has been touring the country with her music for nearly 30 years. For eight of them, Type 2 diabetes has... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1376713 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1376713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1373457&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fdisability-and.html The other day as I was filling out some forms –- checking off my gender and race -– I ran into that perennial question: Do you have any disabilities? My gut reaction is always an emphatic NO, but then I... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1373457 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1373457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1337975&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fmy-take-first-i.html Taking a cue from Kevin, M.D., here's an "at-a-glance" roundup of my take on some news of the day: 1) Dr. Rob reports on the importance of a physician's opening remarks. "Saying the right things at the start will make... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1337975 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1337975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1314105&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fkeeping-drugmak.html Do you have any interest in telling the FDA what you really think about drug ads? Well, then I have a campaign for you: check out Prescription for Change. Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, is running this... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1314105 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1314105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1265139&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fscandal-at-jdrf.html Today, a shocking revelation about the JDRF: two employees have been caught embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars, the New York Times reports. This is pretty well the worst news I have heard since my diagnosis with diabetes four years... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1265139 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:30:04 +0100 1265139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261637&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fstem-cell-cure.html Lots of buzz last week about that exciting development in stem cell therapy: Novocell researchers in San Diego, CA, managed to control diabetes in mice using human embryonic stem cells. A first! Validating the concept that embryonic stem cells can... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1261637 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1261637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258145&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Frumor-mill-omni.html Rumors will fly. They always do. Don't ever think the world of health and medicine is any exception to that rule. Here are some details I've dug up on three that readers have run by me lately: 1) "On the... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258145 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1258145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1216502&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Faccord-study-a.html The media loves a good scare. So they've jumped all over the failed ACCORD study (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) with headlines making it sound like tight blood glucose control is now proven to be "bad for you."... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1216502 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:29:37 +0100 1216502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1199951&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fcatalyst-to-bet.html How is it that 2007 has come and gone, and we, the Diabetes Community, have hardly heard a thing about this major piece of proposed legislation to "combat diabetes"? Or was it just me who had her head stuck in... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1199951 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1199951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182806&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fdiabetes-as-cos.html Last week, results of an ADA-commissioned study were announced indicating that uncontrolled diabetes is costing this country $174 billion a year. That makes it as costly as war (the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism combined),... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182806 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:40:52 +0100 1182806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1173160&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Ffive-diabetes-h.html Ricocheting around the press and the blogosphere: 1) Statins for all diabetics -- One-third fewer people with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) would suffer heart attacks or strokes if they took cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, a U.K. study says. If... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1173160 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1173160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1155876&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fthe-good-news-o.html The first-ever known study to examine the relationship between diabetes and mortality in a so-called "depression intervention trial" appears in the December issue of Diabetes Care. And why should you care? Because the results are pretty significant. Of 584 people... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1155876 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:45:00 +0100 1155876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1149694&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fnew-red-wine-pi.html Lots of drug news coming out of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference here in San Francisco last week. Among the presenters were Amylin, DexCom, Insulet (OmniPod), MannKind (developing inhalable insulin), and Biodel (developing fast-acting Viaject insulin). The most intriguing news... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1149694 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:21:57 +0100 1149694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1132703&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fthe-ada-and-the.html You may have read by now that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has updated its nutritional guidelines, and the media's going googly over what appears to be its embrace of low-carb diets, at last. But don't get too excited. It's... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1132703 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:35:00 +0100 1132703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126134&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fheadlines-for-j.html Gregg Pushes Leavitt To Release More Medicare Data Consumers Say Benefits of Electronic Health Records Outweigh Risks Researchers Say HIPAA Hinders Their Work Nurses say IT security requirements impede nursing productivity Seeking Sustainable RHIO Forest; View Obscured by Non-profit Trees Political Changes Could Encourage E-Prescribing Health Information Technology Structural Measures eHealth Initiative's Fourth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange CPOE: Ensuring Medication Reconciliationhttp://hittransition.com/flashpoint/ad_rhio.htm (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126134 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:24:18 +0100 1126134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1120726&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F12%2Ftrends-for-2008.html According to a new Trend Watch review over at Medical News Today, 2008 will see consumers making "sensible choices and simple substitutions in lieu of the latest fad diet." Hallelujah! Wouldn't a Year of Actual Sanity be a nice change... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1120726 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1120726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1109795&cid=t_125194_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F21%2Fmental-health-year-in-review-2007%2F We present to you our highlights that we identified as some of the biggest stories in 2007 in mental health. Sorry it’s such a long post, but it was a busy year! Highlights from Research STEP-BD A large, randomized, placebo-controlled study from the STEP-BD folks was published in April in the New England Journal of Medicine by Sachs et al. (2007). It found that in people with bipolar disorder, adding an antidepressant to a mood stabilizer doesn’t help to relieve depressive symptoms. It also doesn’t make things worse (e.g., there is no increased likelihood of a manic or hypomanic episode on an antidepressant). However, another study by Goldberg et. al. (2007) found that antidepressants were associated with significantly higher mania symptom severity at a 3 month follow-... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1109795 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:00:40 +0100 1109795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1101437&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F12%2F2007-diabetes-y.html Happy Holidays, everyone! 'Tis the season for cocktail parties, and roundups of the closing year, no? I was feeling a little overwhelmed about attempting "the roundup" this year, so I decided to ask you all to get involved. To me,... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1101437 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:24:58 +0100 1101437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1061035&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fverichip-to-unv.html This just in: VeriChip Corp., leaders in implantable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip technology, is planning to unveil a blueprint for the world's first tiny implantable chip capable of measuring glucose levels in the human body -- at a fancy-schmancy... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1061035 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:15:57 +0100 1061035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1057279&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fheadlines-for-m.html Federal Health Chief Stumps for Medicare IT Project AMA adopts guidance for HIT donations Continuity of Care Document (CCD) Quick Start Guide Centralization, Commercialization Threaten VistA Longer Patient Life Expectancies Affecting Finances for Hospices 'Wired' bill fails to win quick Senate passage California Could Become National Model for Telemedicine The Value of Provider-to-Provider Telehealth Technologies Ehealth one of UK's major future technologies (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1057279 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:22:33 +0100 1057279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1046678&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fwhats-wrong-wit.html Who caught this bit in Newsweek earlier this month: "During the time Andrew S. Grove spent at Intel, the computer chip company he co-founded, the number of transistors on a chip went from about 1,000 to almost 10 billion. Over... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1046678 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:45:00 +0100 1046678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1040034&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fgrant-roundup-f.html Grants for Health IT from federal agencies, states and private foundations. Health IT Grant Resource Directory: http://hittransition.com/funding07 (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1040034 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:43:47 +0100 1040034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1028198&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fin-all-its-glor.html Ah, what a night in San Francisco! Wind-still, fresh, and diabetes-awareness clear blue sky as far as the eye could see. I'm just back home from the lighting of Coit Tower here in the City for World Diabetes Day. And... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1028198 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:44:03 +0100 1028198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024270&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Flighting-up-san.html I'm very excited to announce that tomorrow afternoon, DiabetesMine will be co-sponsoring a World Diabetes Day event in San Francisco -- we'll be lighting up Coit Tower in blue! Thanks again to Kelly Close of Close Concerns for making this... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024270 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:30:00 +0100 1024270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1017611&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fhealth-it-grant.html Check out these recent grants for health information technology from state appropriations, private foundations and other sources. And get a copy of The Health IT Grant Resource Directory at http://hittransition.com/funding07. (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1017611 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:19:11 +0100 1017611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1013347&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fadas-kahn-respo.html I've received an email reply from Richard Kahn, Chief Scientific Officer of the American Diabetes Association, whose seemingly anti-diabetes-technology comments at a recent conference have created quite a storm. He encouraged me to post his email, and thus I do... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1013347 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:39:19 +0100 1013347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1009417&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fadas-richard-ka.html About 10 days ago, the annual meeting of the Diabetes Technology Society took place right here in my SF Bay Area neighborhood. Over 800 scientists, engineers, and doctors from government, industry, academia, and clinical practice gathered for this annual consortium... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1009417 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:50:03 +0100 1009417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998629&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fworld-diabetes-.html Hey, it's November, National Diabetes Month! And the countdown ticks: just two more weeks until the first-ever UN sanctioned World Diabetes Day is slated to light up New York City, literally, with the illumination of the Empire State Building in... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998629 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:45:00 +0100 998629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966884&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fhit-heads-for-m.html Policies and Practices to Look for from Organizations that Collect You Survey: Health IT Spending, Outsourcing Contracts To Grow Uninsured Nonelderly U.S. Residents Up 17.9% in 2006 New York Hospital, Insurer To Launch Network To Curb Fraud Medicare Payment Policy: MedPAC Primers on Medicare Reimbursement First Health Forms ePrescribing Partnership Physician Happiness Key to EMR Success Vermont Puts out EHR RFI (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966884 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:28:50 +0100 966884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966925&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fexubera-goes-ph.html So I really don't need to say "I told you so" on the whole Exubera flop business. It was just so darn obvious. I don't know if anybody noticed, but the Indy Star article (local newspaper for both the affected... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966925 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:45:18 +0100 966925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=952110&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fa-middle-ground.html Another interesting development apropos to recent rants on lowering medical costs, in part by breaking down some traditional delivery mechanisms in favor of a more quick-shop, commercial approach to healthcare: now the FDA plans "to expand the the middle ground... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=952110 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:45:00 +0100 952110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=931070&cid=t_125194_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fheadlines.html British Patients Turn to Computers for Psychiatric Treatment Real Time Pilot Shows $6-8 per Claim ROI Software company enters health space with RFID solutions on hold Billing Lawsuit Against Scripps Receives Class-Action Status Romney, Clinton health care plans similar: experts BofA, Health Net launch health debit card http://hittransition.com/flashpoint/ad.htm (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=931070 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:53:09 +0100 931070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927871&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fmicrosoft-wants.html Just a note to flag the big online health news of the day: Microsoft has officially launched its new consumer health management platform, HealthVault -- "a trusted place to store your personal health information," complete with a specialized health search... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927871 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:44:37 +0100 927871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=892797&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fbusinessweek-co.html Score another point for Health 2.0! Meaning, in this case, that the voice of the patient community is resounding, all the way to the Innovation Dept. of BusinessWeek. Check out this feature article that went live last night, called "DESIGNING... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=892797 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:03:05 +0100 892797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=883715&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fwhos-afraid-of-.html Here I am living with a chronic disease, and blogging my brains out about it, and yet I've been shielded so far from all the agonizing over health insurance. I've been lucky enough to be covered by my husband's employer's... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=883715 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:45:00 +0100 883715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=877642&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fwatershed-a1c-c.html So have you seen the new Know Your A1c national public education campaign? It's supported by a coalition of all the big names in diabetes organizations -- the ADA, JDRF, American Association of Diabetes Educators and the National Council of... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=877642 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:30:00 +0100 877642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=861803&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F09%2Flettuce-hope-bu.html Lettuce as a potential cure for diabetes? I told you I was looking into it. My instinct said 'BS' (and that doesn't stand for 'blood sugar'). I queried a few experts in the last few days, and it looks like... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=861803 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:35:00 +0100 861803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841677&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F09%2Finventing-the-o.html The Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami never fails to sharpen the cutting-edge of D-research. Its latest invention is the so-called "oxygen sandwich" -- a sort of gasket gadget designed to keep impermeable plastic from killing off insulin-producing... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841677 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:30:00 +0100 841677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811078&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Flooking-past-bl.html Who is Gina Kolata? And as Bernard so kindly pointed out this morning, why didn't she do her homework and at least mention our book, which had the scoop on the five other key factors that influence your health with... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811078 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:14:57 +0100 811078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801382&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcharmr-update-p.html You could say we've spurred a national debate here with the patient-led push for improved diabetes technology. But the term debate implies argument, and happily, most people seem to agree that more is more: the more attention paid to developing... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801382 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:28:27 +0100 801382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799248&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fnewsflash-sf-de.html While Apple is touting their new iLife, I'm positively tickled to announce that an alternate organization on the cutting edge of consumer design has taken up my challenge to Steve Jobs to develop a diabetes management device that blows our... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799248 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 799248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790559&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fdoug-burns-upda.html It's another Miscellaneous-Updates Day here at DiabetesMine.com. I'm stuffing things in bags, as our family's off to Lake Shasta for a long weekend. Ah, the outdoors... Honey, are you bringing your laptop?! Anyway, here are three news bits I wanted... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790559 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:13:32 +0100 790559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=782956&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Faade-meter-news.html The theme among glucose meter vendors at this year's AADE Expo was clear: all the banners read no coding. Wow, you mean like I don't have to worry about syncing up the code number on the monitor and the test... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=782956 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:30:58 +0100 782956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777643&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F08%2Faade-gov-huckab.html Thank God for air conditioning, or there's just no way the throngs of diabetes educators in St. Louis this week (at the AADE's annual conference) would stand a chance to learn a thing. But as it is, the ladies of... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777643 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:49:03 +0100 777643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=768945&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Frocking-the-d-w.html Gracing the cover of this month's Diabetes Forecast magazine: rocker Bret Michaels, lead singer of Poison. Actually, he and his 'betes have been all over the media lately. Nice to know that even oversexed rock-stars living in the fast lane... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=768945 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:00:00 +0100 768945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760475&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fthis-just-in.html OMG, I usually don't bother passing along every tidbit submitted to Google News syndication, but here are some very noteworthy headlines off the wire today: Two Presidential Candidates Announce Plans to Cure DiabetesWired News Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) and former... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760475 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:50:00 +0100 760475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=738900&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fthe-dumbest-ide.html Remember that little discussion about abandoning the established A1c for a new Average Glucose (AG) measurement? Well, guess what? This is pretty much the dumbest idea ever floated in diabetes, according to my favorite irreverent industry expert, David Kliff of... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=738900 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:45:00 +0100 738900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708802&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fgoodbye-a1c-hel.html Here's a bit of news from the 2007 ADA Conference last week that I could swear we heard there last year: The world of A1c is supposedly about to change... being replaced by a revolutionary new measure called the ABG... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708802 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:40:00 +0100 708802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=693009&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F06%2F2007_ada_confer.html Hey, it's the Virtual Age! Who says I actually have to be physically present at the annual ADA Conference (which kicked off this weekend) to bring you all the hottest news? (Note that ADA staffers are putting a human face... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=693009 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:00:00 +0100 693009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=692353&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ffaces-of-change.html It was probably just a matter of time until some famous photographer decided to document life with diabetes among the more than 18 million people with Type 2 in this country. Now Novo Nordisk has helped the process along by... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=692353 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:15:31 +0100 692353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676126&cid=t_125194_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F124920344%2F Others have written about the ENCODE project, so for now, I will not dwell on it. What did catch my attention was this headline First Chapter of Human DNA ‘Encyclopedia’ Rewrites Biology Headlines like the one above from an article in WebMD always give me a chuckle. How would a layperson relate to such a headline? What would they think when they first saw it? I also disagree with Michael Snyder equating the human genome to a sports car. The latter is far simpler . I’ve said before, science has a marketing problem. Headlines like these is one reason why. Technorati Tags: Encode project, Headlines, Marketing (Source: business|bytes|genes|molecules) business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676126 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:49:07 +0100 676126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658857&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fwhen_things_get.html It saddens and upsets me to have to write this. But I have to write this. Despite our community's outrage over the Doug Burns' hypoglycemia case, there are times when the lines between medical condition and wrongdoing are not so... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658857 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:33:07 +0100 658857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644963&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fda_doug_burns_c.html Looks like we have a victory, Folks! I just got off the phone with Asst. DA Morley Pitt, and he has confirmed what Vivian reported early this am: Doug Burns' case is to be dismissed this morning!! Queried on why,... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644963 Wed, 30 May 2007 16:14:10 +0100 644963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644965&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fcall_to_action_.html For all of you who are as incensed as I am over the Mr. Universe Going to Trial issue, I now have the information* on how you can speak up today: Please place phone calls with your objections/support to -... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644965 Tue, 29 May 2007 21:23:56 +0100 644965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638001&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fwould_you_belie.html I just got off the phone with Mr. Universe himself, Doug Burns. (Whoa, another memory-maker I can thank the diabetes for). As you all know, Doug was recently maced and roughhoused by police during a hypoglycemic event at a movie... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638001 Fri, 25 May 2007 23:07:11 +0100 638001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638003&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fbig_pharma_tv.html On a hat tip from PharmaGossip and a number of others, did you know that... Four of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies are proposing to launch a television station to tell the public about their drugs, amid strenuous lobbying across... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638003 Thu, 24 May 2007 00:14:41 +0100 638003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629118&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Favandia_dream_k.html Yes, yes, yes, Dear Readers, I have read about Avandia causing heart attacks. (Thank you all kindly for the tips.) But what I keep saying is, this is not news; they just have more concrete evidence now for flaws in... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629118 Tue, 22 May 2007 21:34:25 +0100 629118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602238&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F05%2Ffitness_in_the_.html Great news for all of us girlie-girls (and girlie-boys): fitness has finally gone non-competitive and individual, plus funner and cooler than ever! Or at least that's where it's headed... The New York Times reports on the growing popularity -- even... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602238 Thu, 10 May 2007 13:40:00 +0100 602238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=573744&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fnot_enough_dirt.html Anyone familiar with the hygiene hypothesis? This theory proposes that by living in an ever-more-sterile environment, we have forced our immune systems to look for something else to do, like causing asthma and an array of allergies, or attacking our... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=573744 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:15:17 +0100 573744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563579&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fipump_nano.html Could this be the answer to our device design dreams? Two companies in Switzerland are busy developing a tiny precision pump, that looks, well... iPod-like! The Nanopump will be a unique miniaturized insulin-delivery pump... which relies on microfluidic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563579 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:38:35 +0100 563579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=538280&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fthe_new_hope.html Man, there's been an amazing amount of buzz and excitement over new stem cell research out of Brazil that may rein in Type 1 diabetes. By injecting 15 patients with their own stem cells, researchers were able to get these... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=538280 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:19:21 +0100 538280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=536623&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fonward_and_upwa.html Friends, I am absolutely giddy over all the discussion spurred by yesterday's Open Letter to Steve Jobs. The idea was to push the issue of medical device design vs. consumer lifestyle design to the forefront, i.e. raise a red flag... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=536623 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:00:00 +0100 536623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=534122&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fan_open_letter_.html Big news this week, Folks. Apple Inc. has sold its 100-Millionth iPod. Ah, those perfectly aesthetic little high-tech devices for enjoying your music, yes. Which gives me an idea... Why, oh why, do consumers everywhere get the most insanely great... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=534122 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:34:31 +0100 534122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=522935&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fon_ignorance_an.html I'm sure most of you have read by now that reigning Mr. Universe Doug Burns had a nasty run-in with police at a local movie theater here in the Bay Area while experiencing a nasty bout of hypoglycemia. Thinking him... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=522935 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:40:00 +0100 522935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512360&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fyou_are_what_yo.html Did anyone notice that the ADA (American Diabetes Association) is selling its very own brand of organic coffee called Grounds for A Cause? Now this is interesting: name-brand coffee from my national advocacy organization. Wow. We're always reading conflicting accounts... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512360 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:06:18 +0100 512360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=509323&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fanticipating_si.html Coming this June: A comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth. And who could possibly be qualified to dig up dirt on drug companies and health-care providers for a blockbuster documentary --... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=509323 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:45:00 +0100 509323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=506729&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fbreast-cancer-testing-clash-of-science.html Kevin MD posted an interesting link yesterday that make me think. The link takes you to a post on the Washington Post web site This post tells an all too familiar story today: a woman finds a lump, gets a mammogram, and is giving uncertain news - not good, not bad. Many, as in this case, are told that all that's needed is a repeat in 6 months. I know many women who have faced this issue, including myself. The core issue here is as much about whether waiting is the appropriate course of action as it is about faith in the system - faith that waiting is the "right" option when story after story we learn of women, like Sheryl Crow, who were in this very situation and ended up having breast cancer. I don't know a woman in the world who won't think of Sheryl if they end up finding a lump or havi... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=506729 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:19:00 +0100 506729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=503976&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fendos_honor_ada.html Another quick red flag for American Diabetes Alert Day: the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has selected outspoken NBA Charlotte Bobcats rookie Adam Morrison for their annual public service award. Morrison, of course, has Type 1 diabetes, and recently... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=503976 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:59:13 +0100 503976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=503892&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fdr-gwenn-on-necn-youth-sports-daycare.html It's been a busy media week for me. Sunday I was on NECN's Health Week and today did my usual NECN Family Health Segment. Here's the scoop for those who missed the segments.Youth sports madness catching up with you? You are definitely not alone. Kids are being pushed too hard, too fast. I talked to Karen Swensen about this over the weekend. Check out the video for some important information.Check out my blog post from last week for other interesting youth sports links.Today, Karen and I talked about a few other timely topics:1. kids in daycare2. how much exercise kids need to stay fit?3. alzheimer's news4. aspirin for women.Here's the link to today's video.Tune in for my next Family Health Segments at 7:45am EST on April 9 and April 23 at www.necn.com. Email Dr. GwennImage 1Image 2Image 3 ... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=503892 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:06:00 +0100 503892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479054&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fvery_brief_gluc.html The GlucoBand lives! I was able to contact the company, Calisto Medical, today. Hoorah! An unnamed executive was willing to share the following and nothing else: 1) The product is still in development, and being carefully studied for effectiveness. 2)... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479054 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:58:41 +0100 479054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479057&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fnew_celebrity_d.html It seems celebrities are not just going public with their diabetes these days, but actually picking fave products/treatments to champion, as in: What changed your life with diabetes the most? As I hinted last week, Nicholas Jonas of the hot... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479057 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:15:59 +0100 479057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469686&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fdr-gwenn-on-necn-childhood-obesity-and.html Today I talked to Karen Swensen about some interesting studies in kids, and adults, on obesity. Click on my picture to view the video clip.The bottom line: the wake up call is today! Kids need to get more fit and learn to eat better, and parents have to become more involved. I wish there were another solution but this is really a family problem in the end and each family has to step up and help each other out. For more information, check out my blog posts last week:Diet News With A Twist Of RealityA Dangerous Sign Of The TimesEmail Dr. GwennImages: NECN GML Web Site (Source: Your Child's Health Blog) Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469686 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:31:00 +0100 469686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469688&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fdiet-news-with-twist-of-reality.html This study really didn't tell us much more than we already knew. The bottom line is you WILL lose weight on any program if you follow it but once you go back to your pre-diet plan ways you'll regain. Thus the yo-yo cycle. This is why I am a fan of Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig. At least these plans promote eating real food combined with exercise and diets, and they don't candy coat how difficult it is to keep the weight off. Both emphasize portion control as well as living a full life. I applaud anyone attempting to shed pounds but the true work begins once you hit your goal. For most of us as adults, weight issues are life long struggles. Small increases in activity and good healthy choices daily all add up to positive results on the scale.By the way, if you read the study, the actual c... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469688 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:53:00 +0100 469688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469692&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ftop-health-headlines.html Interesting health headlines this week:Ibuprofen Better Than Acetaminophen with Codeine for Kids' Musculoskeletal Pain (Pediatrics)Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) does seem to come out on top with pain control. I suspect it has to do with the antiinflamatory nature of the medication. The key to success with any pain intervention is to use it appropriately and judiciously for the first day or two after the injury. The key is to cut the pain cycle off at the pass.Kids Gain More Weight On Summer BreakYikes! Not at all what we would have expected. This tells me that we really are not paying attention to kids activity levels. If we were, kids would be outside playing over the summer - and we'd be there with 'em. I can't help wondering exactly when the wakeup call to today's parents will be heard - cl... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469692 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:07:00 +0100 469692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479066&cid=t_125194_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fbrandweek_bashe.html Ouch, Pfizer is getting hit hard on what appears to be the impending commercial failure of Exubera, the first-ever market-ready inhalable insulin. On Monday, BrandWeek (the marketing industry's premiere weekly publication) called it the Billion-Dollar Bong: Last year, Pfizer paid... (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479066 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:45:00 +0100 479066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469696&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fdr-gwenn-on-necn-pneumonia-in-kids-and.html This morning NECN's Karen Swensen and I discussed two of the hottest topics in pediatrics right now:1. Pneumonia In Kids2. GardasilHere's the link to the video.Pneumonia is out and about right now and likely going through your kids schools. Here's some info:KidsHealth Pneumonia InformationDr. Gwenn's Bug of the Week: PneumoniaGardasil. It is not surprising in today's vaccine climate that this vaccine has created such a stir. My 2cents: it is a wonderful addition to the immunization front. I'm planning on giving it to both my daughters when they hit the right age. Time will tell whether this particular vaccine will work in boys but many of us do believe protecting boys is important - especially since they are the route to infecting girls!As for whether the vaccine should be "mandatory", I b... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469696 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:01:00 +0100 469696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469699&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fits-all-in-spin.html How could you not be alarmed by yesterday's alarming headline on Yahoo! Health News: FDA: Rotavirus vaccine may harm infants. No need to worry or call your pediatrician if your infant falls into the age group receiving RotaTeq. This is one big case of journalistic spin - the actual facts presented in the article report a very different reality than suggested by the actual headline:The government warned on Tuesday of potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinated against a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea. The condition, called intussusception, is the same that led to the withdrawal of the first rotavirus vaccine eight years ago.The Food and Drug Administration said it was unknown whether the recently approved vaccine, called RotaTeq... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469699 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:17:00 +0100 469699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469701&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fdr-gwenn-on-necn-mental-illness-in.html Good morning! I just returned from my family health segment on NECN. Today I talked with Karen Swensen about diagnosing psychiatric illness and ADHD in children, a very poignant topic given the recent death of Rebecca Riley who was labelled as ADHD and bipolar since the age of 2 and put on a very strong medication, clonodine. This is a difficult topic and if you have any concerns about your own children, call your pediatrician. Here are some useful web links to give you more information:Mental Illness in ChildrenAdhd In ChildrenWe also briefly chatted about staying safe in the cold weather - of particular concern during our recent cold snap. Here are some links to give you the information you need:Cold Weather SafetyPreparing For Extreme ColdTune in to the next family health segment on Mon... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469701 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:24:00 +0100 469701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469705&cid=t_125194_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fgiven-kid-smile-today-and-every-day.html Last Friday was Give A Kid A Smile Day, sponsored by the American Dental Association.What's this all about? According to the ADA web site, What is Give Kids A Smile®?The Give Kids A Smile® name was first used by the Greater St. Louis Dental Society and a group of dentists who set up a temporary full-service clinic that treated nearly 400 children over two days in February 2002.Since then the program has grown enormously, and in 2006 resulted in treatment of over 500,000 children. Events took place at approximately 2000 locations across the nation, with over 27,000 dental team volunteers and 12,000 dentists, providing free services to underserved children. What's the difference between Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) and National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM)?Give Kids A Smile is an ann... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469705 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:06:00 +0100 469705