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 'health community'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992929&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fhow-ive-changed.html When I was a young adult, I definitely considered myself to be an extrovert. Then, in 2007, a year or so after my cancer diagnosis (and after being on leave from my job for most of that time), I did the Meyers-Briggs test. The person who explained my results to me said that mine was the most even split between introvert and extrovert that she'd ever seen.Fast forward to last weekend when I attended the PAB conference. Walking in the door on a Friday night to an environment where it felt like everyone already knew each other was terrifying. My chest tightened, my breathing became shallow and I felt something between "slightly queasy" and "I think I'm about to puke my guts  out." I texted Tim, "This is so hard" and sent out similar messages to the Twitterverse (I will be forever gr... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992929 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:07:00 +0100 4992929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134142&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fmind-body-spirit.html Thanks to Andrea for the photo.I just spent an inspiring (and I don't use that word lightly) week end at Body, Mind, Spirit, 2010: National Conference for Young Women Living with Breast Cancer.My best parts:A Friday afternoon workshop: "Take charge of Your Treatment for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer" with Dr. Maureen Trudeau. Engaging, accessible, interesting, informative and hopeful. A Saturday afternoon workshop: "Intimacy after Cancer: Rekindling the Flame" with Dr. Sally Kydd. Amusing, motivating, reassuring, helpful and just plain fun.A Sunday morning workshop: "Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Support that Works" with Dr. Tzeporah Cohen. Emotional,moving, cathartic, uniting, strengthening.Speakers who resonated: Deborah Dubenofsky (Ontario Region Board Chair, Canadian Brea... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134142 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:28:00 +0100 4134142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098059&cid=t_327532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F21%2Fgeorgia-mental-health-joins-the-21st-century-with-settlement%2F I guess “better late than never” applies to how we, as a society, treat the chronically, seriously mentally ill, and those who are typically in lower socio-economic classes. Georgia joins the 21st century by agreeing to stop shuffling patients into its antiquated, poorly-funded state hospitals, and allowing patients instead to seek out and receive services within their own local community. This is apparently the first settlement with the federal government that invokes the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) to suggest that public inpatient psychiatric hospital care isn’t integrated within the community enough (at least in Georgia’s case). The agreement was reached as a settlement with the federal government to give patients more choices when it comes to how they r... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098059 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:10:51 +0100 4098059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031440&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fi-ran-for-cure.html photo: Ian HendelWith my sister.At the finish line.Wearing my Songbird scarf.And my hat from Texas.Team NO PINK FOR PROFIT was 43 members strong. We raised a whopping $25,000.Sometimes life is very sweet.If you are reading this post on a site other than Not Just About Cancer (besides Facebook or a feed reader), you are reading stolen content. (Source: Not just about cancer) Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031440 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:29:00 +0100 4031440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999122&cid=t_327532_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FuLupDq044fc%2F We are pleased to announce the beta launch of the SharpBrains Council for Brain Fitness Innovation, the first global cross-sector community and platform designed to support innovators committed to the cognitive health and brain fitness of their constituents/ clients/ patients/ employees. Members of this invitation-only Council will be able to learn, share, collaborate and innovate leveraging a new members-only online platform. Keep reading here. (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999122 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:04:21 +0100 3999122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946654&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fopen-letter-run-for-cure.html Dear Friends and Family, This year, I am running/walking in the Run for the Cure in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and I'm writing to ask if you'd be willing to make a donation. As you know, this is an issue that is very personal for me. In November 2006, when I was told that my breast cancer had spread to my liver, I knew no one who had survived this kind of diagnosis. Even my oncologist reluctantly told me that I had “years not decades” to live. But my response to treatment was immediate and dramatic – by June 2007, there was no longer any sign of cancer in my body. As I write this, I am still in remission. I'm also still in treatment, as we don't know enough about what happens when metastatic breast cancer disappears to make an informed decision about stopping. T... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946654 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:26:00 +0100 3946654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911701&cid=t_327532_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsurvey-how-would-you-define-health-20%2F2010.08.27 My friend and fellow blogger Lucien Engelen asked the health community to help define what Health 2.0 exactly means through an online survey: After our systematic review about the definition of Health 2.0, one of our next steps will be sorting out what “the crowd” thinks that has to be part of a definition of Health 2.0. For this purpose we’ve set up a little questionnaire that you could fill in below. To make the crowd as big as possible, we have also made it available to put on your own blog or website. We would encourage you to do this and inspire others to do the same. You may remember that Lucien and his collegues published a review about the definitions of Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0 currently available. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911701 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:00:27 +0100 3911701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3849040&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fi-get-personal-with-run-for-cure.html This is the text from my page at Run for the Cure site;Thanks for visiting my personal page.I was diagnosed with very agressive breast cancer in January 2006. In November of that year, I learned that it had spread to my liver.My oncologist told me that the were "more tumours than they could count" and when I asked how long I could expect to live, he reluctantly answered, "Years. Not decades."Fast forward to June 2007, when after several rocky months of treatments, I started feeling much better. Then, on June 30th 2007, a scan confirmed what my body had been telling me - there was no longer any sign of cancer in my body!I have been in remission for three years. I'll remain in treatment (chemotherapy and Herceptin every four weeks) for the forseeable future, though. There are so few women in... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3849040 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:18:00 +0100 3849040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635744&cid=t_327532_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnutrition-and-the-government-donuts-for-freedom%2F2010.06.07 An interesting press release from the Competitive Enterprise Institute recently came across our desk and is reproduced in full below. I’m curious what our readers think of it, and of the government’s role in nutritional issues, given the link between nutrition and health: Institute Calls for Civil Disobedience on National Donut Day As Government Meddling in Nutritional Issues Mounts, CEI Advises, “Eat Two Donuts Today—One for Yourself, and One for Your Freedom” Washington, D.C., June 4, 2010 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute today urged Americans to turn National Donut Day into a day of protest against growing government intrusion into nutritional issues. CEI urged people to eat two donuts — “one for yourself, and one as an act of patriotic civil disobedience.�... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635744 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3635744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635745&cid=t_327532_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fputting-the-cool-back-into-buckling-up%2F2010.06.06 I was having fun watching my niece play with dozens of pool inner tubes when another relative shows up. Never one to surprise me, he shows me a fashion statement I’d never seen before. How do you get your kids to wear their seatbelts?  The key here is repetition. Just like a medical school education, repetition is what makes us experts. Doing the same thing over and over again makes us great at what we do. To get your kids to wear their seatbelt every time, you must make it a part of their daily existence. How do you do that? You buy them a “seatbelt” belts from Honda. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635745 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3635745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632400&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fmays-ten-things-how-i-did.html Here's how I did with May's "To Do" list (still playing along with the List Lovers at BlogHer):As with previous months, completed tasks are in blue, partially done tasks are in green and the tasks I didn't even started in purple.1. Spend an average of eight hours writing a week (I didn't even come close but I did make some progress on the editing of the draft novel and I started meeting - and exchanging writing - with my awesome writing buddy so I'm going to give myself partial credit anyway).2. Do strength training at least twice every week (I did it once all month but I've been suffering from some gastrointestinal issues that made strength training, especially ab work, less appealing. It's pretty lame but it's all I've got).3. Do an average of five hours of cardio every week (Completed a... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632400 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3632400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454140&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2F10-things-to-do-in-april.html This month, I actually wrote up my 10 things and posted them over at BlogHer on April 1st. And then, I let chemo and the long Passover/Easter weekend sidetrack me. I seem to be somewhat lacking in motivation on the blogging front these days. I have lots to say but I don't always feel like saying it.Perhaps blogging should be on my list of May 'to-do's.For now, though, here is how I did in March (completed in blue, partially done in green and not even started in purple): 1. Finish re-reading the draft of my novel (carried over from February). I discovered when I reached the end of the document that I had just stopped writing when I'd written the required 50,000 words. The story has no end. And needs some serious editing. That will be a goal for a future month.2. Organize my clothe... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454140 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:53:00 +0100 3454140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350510&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2F10-things-in-march.html  It apppears that I have been afflicted with writers' block and spring fever (it's been unseasonably warm and sunny here in Ottawa). And for a while there, I was recovering from chemo.Those are the excuses I'm offering up for not writing very much lately.I do have a bunch of posts percolating, or at least on my "to write" to do list but I thought I would kick off my return with another kind of list - an update for my 10 things for February and the new list for March.Here's how I did last month (completed in blue, partially done in green and not even started in purple).1. Sock monkey hat done. The pom pom has already fallen off. Once I sew it back on, I'll take photos.2.  Socks not finished.3. I made jambalaya and sweet potato soup.4. I read 6 books, including the Canada Reads one... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350510 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:53:00 +0100 3350510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327181&cid=t_327532_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmarch-forth-and-tell-us-hows-your-ms-today%2F Tomorrow is the only day I know of which sounds like an order: “March Fourth!” So, we do…with MS, we March Forth! Every month we take a moment and assess our MS symptoms, treatments, coping mechanisms, triumphs and tribulations; our lives with MS. Today, have a check-in moment with yourself and answer the question; “How is your MS today?” My MS has been static the past several weeks.  I’m pretty glad as I have not been!  Maybe it’s because I’ve gotten used to the “stuff” MS has already taken away, but life with MS has been alright (relative) this past four weeks.  Anyway, I’ve had a lot going on (I’ve already traveled away from home 2 weeks on three trips this year…and it’s only the third month!) and I’m happy that I haven’t had any new stuff to deal with... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327181 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:34:58 +0100 3327181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280156&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fupdate-on-10-for-february.html Last week, I joined a BlogHer Group committed to getting ten things done in February. In the spirit of accountability, here is my progress thus far:  1. Finish sewing the eyes and mouth on D.'s sock monkey hat.Still to do, but D. has really stepped up the nagging, so I promised him that I would get it done by Friday.2. Graft the toes on my sister's socks (both these projects have been very, very close to finished for months. It's embarassing). No progress yet.3. Make soup twice twice.I made sweet potato soup with roasted garlic. It was extremely labour intensive (and I made it worse by not paying attention to the directions and, instead of slicing 12 sweet potatoes in half, I sliced them all thinly. It was ridiculous and made every other step ridiculously complicated) but delicio... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280156 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:41:00 +0100 3280156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262845&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fon-canal.html I like to say that "I moved to Ottawa kicking and screaming." I loved living in Toronto and only moved because my spouse's short term contracts had led to longer term work and I had quit my job.But then I fell in love with the place. And yesterday's adventure skating sums up why.It was a beautiful sunny day, unseasonably warm for February. On impulse, I grabbed my skates and headed over to the canal.When I hit the ice, I found myself giggling like a little kid. My calves were burning (and when they loosened up my thighs took over. My butt still hurts today) but it was fun.There were folks out skating in office clothes (including at least one guy in a full suit and tie) and a teenager turning cartwheels on the ice. There were little kids that looked too young to walk, gliding past me. And t... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262845 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:31:00 +0100 3262845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254666&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fspring-dreams-and-other-bits.html I had a dream last night that spring had arrived. Everything was green and lush and the tulips were in bloom. When I woke up, I was very disappointed. The current temperature is -9C with a windchill of -18C (that's 16F, with a windchill hovering around 0F, for American readers).In the spirit of "if you can't beat it, join it" I went skating on the canal yesterday with my family and a friend of my younger son. It was fun but I realized that I am seriously out of shape and out of practice. I think I fooled myself into thinking I was a decent skater when I was pushing the stroller. I'm a lot more wobbly now than I was in those days.I was in the library on Saturday and a woman ahead of me in the checkout line had a fit because she had a big fine for overdue books. She claimed that it was an ou... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254666 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:59:00 +0100 3254666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111414&cid=t_327532_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F8ks0nL41Mmo%2F The following guest post by Malvise A. Scott, Senior Vice President, Partnership and Resource Development at National Association of Community Health Centers (and Former Community Health Center CEO), is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Health is an important part of economic security – not only in the developing world, but in the US. No one knows that better than those who, for over 40 years, have worked within Community Health Centers (CHCs) providing primary and preventive care to the medically underserved. These private, not-for-profit corporations are so keenly aware because: Boards of Directors are made up of at least 51% patients, They are located in medically underserved neighborhoods, Their hours... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111414 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:04:32 +0100 3111414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015322&cid=t_327532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F21%2Fgetting-therapy-when-theres-no-money%2F I can’t help but mention this article in The New York Times about how to get mental health care when you have no insurance or for some reason your have minimal coverage for mental health concerns with your current health insurance (which should change come January 1, 2010 when the federal mental health parity law kicks in). In the article, Lesley Alderman “offer[s] advice for those without insurance, or with only minimal coverage, on how to find low-cost mental health care.” The solutions should be familiar to our regular readers — self-help techniques (most of which you can find online; but you can also find them in self-help books, freely available at your local library); self-help support groups (such as the ones we host here at Psych Central); an employee assist... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015322 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:29:59 +0100 3015322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846422&cid=t_327532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Frobert-wood-johnson-rethinking-mental-health%2F This is an interesting contest I thought I’d pass along… For far too long, mental illness has been stigmatized and those stigmas have served as a barrier to innovation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has joined forces with Ashoka’s Changemakers to launch “Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing”, a competition for new ideas and practices that challenge the status quo in terms of how we think about and address mental health care needs. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Rethinking Mental Health” competition offers an opportunity for new ideas outside the traditional structures to emerge. To participate, please go to http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/mentalhealth to: Comment on entries from others like you who are deeply con... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846422 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:30:18 +0100 2846422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594601&cid=t_327532_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Funwired.html I am off to a place with no internet and no phone (hard to believe but it's true. Our cell phones don't even work there).It's also one of my favourite places in the world.I'll be back in a week or so. Don't let me forget to tell you the story of how my prosthesis found a new home (and all the good help and advice - both humorous and helpful- that I got from my online community).Here's hoping for sunshine! (Source: Not just about cancer) Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594601 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:50:00 +0100 2594601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511163&cid=t_327532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F17%2Fplant-a-tree-in-the-name-of-mental-health%2F Midweek Mental Greening June 18, 2009 (tomorrow!) is the deadline to do just that, if you’re one of the more than 1,000 Croydon residents who receive services from the South London and Maudsley National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust (SLAM) who received a patient satisfaction survey to complete. As part of an effort to encourage patients to complete anonymous patient satisfaction surveys regarding the care they receive from SLAM, the NHS has promised to plant a tree for each completed and returned survey. SLAM Medical Director Dr. Martin Baggaley says this extra incentive is two-fold: It will encourage patients to share what they like and dislike about SLAM services and help end the shortage of trees in London: “Taking part in the survey is good both for the local envi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511163 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:01:44 +0100 2511163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1234567&cid=t_327532_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F15%2Fachieving-culture-change-a-policy-framework%2F a discussion paper (from the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit) looks at how government policy can be used to encourage particular courses of action and behaviour in cases where powerful cultural factors are at work. The traditional behaviour change approach has been to use a combination of incentives, legislation and regulation in an attempt to encourage and persuade the public into adopting different forms of behaviour. Headlined today in the as Cut crime with drink tax, Gordon Brown told - The Telegraph 15th February 2008. The paper relevant to a wide range of government objectives, including educational attainment, social mobility and opportunity, healthy living, environmental sustainability, and maintaining thriving communities and explores where cultural factors – for example our ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1234567 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:14:56 +0100 1234567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=497023&cid=t_327532_117_f&fid=34772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyourchildshealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fbirds-and-bees-meet-2007.html Sex Ed has been a staple in our schools for as long as any of us can remember. Typically occurring in 5th or 6th grade with strictly the birds and bees talk, then continuing in middle school and high school with more complex topics of sexuality, many communities are trying to catch sex ed up with the times to include issues of transgender and homosexuality. Our kids are exposed to homosexuality - in our communities, in the media. Some may figure out they are gay someday and may discover one of their friends is gay.What is better in the long run - to ban a topic, or to give kids information so they develop understanding and tolerance? I opt for the latter - better for our developing kids and better for society. In my mind, and I'm admittedly liberal, it is not for any of us to say what is r... Your Child's Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=497023 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:55:00 +0100 497023