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 'helicopter'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560600&cid=t_172504_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fxo2RrJBdgXk%2F As with any operation, there are priorities. And so while Pfizer has decided to save $1.5 billion by eliminating certain R&D functions by closing a few sites and slashing up to 3,500 jobs, money is still being spent elsewhere. The latest example involves the purchase of three AW-139 helicopters, which can be had for $13 million to $15 milllion each if ‘pre-owned’ (see here and here). We asked a Pfizer spokesman how much is being paid for a new set of whirlybirds, but have not received a reply. In explaining the purchase, Pfizer maintenance director Brad Cohen says “we have offices and R&D centres around the world, so the mobility of our people is of critical importance…the reliability of our corporate helicopter fleet is extremely important to us” (h... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560600 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:08:42 +0100 4560600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676859&cid=t_172504_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F18%2Fbest-friend-ban-what-a-lousy-orwellian-way-to-rear-children%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Best Friend Ban? What a Lousy, Orwellian Way to Rear Children. Hey there, helicopter parents and minions in schools, camps and extra-circular activities: Nineteen Eighty-Four called. It wants its fascism back. Cartoon by Robert Trussell © 2010 We here at Woman Up are weighing in on the New York Times story, “A Best Friend? You Must Be Kidding,” and the responses of readers, which are close to unanimous in contempt for the notion that best friends are bad for kids. Starting with a Facebook friend of mine who wrote: “For a minute, I thought this was an Onion article.” (The Onion is a satiric site of fictional news.) In one corner, we have administrators. They claim the best friend paradigm smacks of exclusivity and cliques, w... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676859 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:07:11 +0100 3676859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560284&cid=t_172504_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F12%2Fa-phone-call-may-be-as-effective-as-a-hug%2F At least when it comes to your body’s physiological responses. If you’re a young girl. So says a new study that studied young girls’ release of the stress hormone cortisol as well as their levels of the hormone oxytocin — thought to be important in social bonding — after a stressful public presentation. One group of girls talked to their mom on the telephone, another talked to them in person and received a hug, and a third group watched a neutral movie. The two groups who received mom-contact — whether it was by telephone or in-person — both had much lower levels of the stress hormone than the group that had no mom contact. Both groups also had significantly more of the bonding hormone, oxytocin. The upshot? A simple phone call to mom — if yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560284 Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:33 +0100 3560284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453975&cid=t_172504_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fthe-situation-of-an-airstrike%2F Benedict Carey wrote a great article, titled “Psychologists Explain Iraqi Airstrike Video” for the New York Times.  Here are some excerpts, with the addition of the videos to which the article refers. * * * The sight of human beings, most of them unarmed, being gunned down from above is jarring enough. But for many people who watched the video of a 2007 assault by an Army Apache helicopter in Baghdad, released Monday by WikiLeaks.org, the most disturbing detail was the cockpit chatter. The soldiers joked, chuckled and jeered as they shot people in the street, including a Reuters photographer and a driver, believing them to be insurgents. * * * * * * In recent days, many veterans have made the point that fighters cannot do their jobs without creating psychological distance fro... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453975 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:52:23 +0100 3453975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220740&cid=t_172504_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fi-uFJZLh3Zw%2F And so another week draws to a close. We hope you survived. What will you do this weekend? Errands? Taxes? How about something relaxing? While you contemplate, another day beckons, so here are a few items to help you get by. Whatever you do this weekend, we hope you have time for something refreshing. Enjoy, everyone, and see you next week… Novartis Warns Countries Over Cancelled Vaccine Orders (AFP) Merck Helicopter Pad Site Approved (nj.com) Judge Rules Drugmakers Overcharged New York (Bloomberg News) Alberta, Canada To Save Millions On Generics (Edmonton Journal) Mississippi Senate Panel OKs Rx For Cold Meds (Associated Press) photo thx to tipiro on Flickr creative commons (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220740 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:31:47 +0100 3220740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3082454&cid=t_172504_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F12%2F12%2Fanti-crash-test-dropping-a-helicopter-with-airbags%2F NASA just engineered a crash of its own design to test a new crash countermeasure for helicopters. NASA dropped a donated Army MD-500 carrying four crash test dummies from 35 feet, to determine whether a new honeycomb cushion made of Kevlar strapped to the bottom of the copter could absorb the brunt of the impact. The result: a more or less intact MD-500, and the cool impact video Thanks Popsci Related posts:New Online Test For Depression ScienceDaily (2008-12-03) — A new universal test to predict...Squirrel Memory Test This entry for NewScientist proves that squirrels don’t smell... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3082454 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:08:31 +0100 3082454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375844&cid=t_172504_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiHS3c0AJvS0%2F In Washington, the symbolic almost always trumps the substantive.  Thus, legislators complain, for good reason, about pork and earmarks, which ran about $35 billion at their maximum, and ignore entitlements, which entail some $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities. So it is with President Obama.  He continues the endless bailouts, which cumulatively now run around $13 trillion.  He proposed a $3.6 trillion budget and will leave us with a $1.4 trillion deficit next year–and nearly $5 trillion in additional debt on top of the massive deficits already projected over the coming decade.  But he asked his Cabinet officers to chop $100 million in administrative expenses. And he says he doesn’t need a new helicopter.  Fiscal responsibility in action. Alas, the helicopter, while... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375844 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:11:46 +0100 2375844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2147630&cid=t_172504_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FoC4-HI17MAM%2Fdo-you-procrastinate-too.php I had a really mild (which I define as a very slow moving, just barely below normal BG's) low blood sugar tonight as I was juggling dinner items in and out of the microwave for dinner.I grabbed a few handfuls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.  As I ate the cereal I was thinking that even that was probably a bit more than I needed to treat the low.  It would... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2147630 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:49:42 +0100 2147630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886684&cid=t_172504_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F422888793%2F Who was on board when the chopper had a ‘hard landing’ this morning at the West 30th Street heliport in Manhattan? A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman isn’t sure, and a spokesman for the drugmaker won’t even say how many people were flying. But we are told that no one was injured when the landing gear collapsed on the Sikorsky S76 chopper. “The tail rotor hit a fence after it landed,” says the FAA spokeswoman. “It was not a smooth landing and there was some damage to the helicopter.” FAA inspectors are investigating, she adds. (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886684 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:55:00 +0100 1886684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1658174&cid=t_172504_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F347662171%2F Charlie’s never been to summer camp. We’ve thought about it every year and been urged to send him off, and end up with these rationalizations: 1) He’s got Extended School Year until late July or early August—next week is his last week and, far from just “only maintaining” his skills, he’s moving ahead. It also looks like (following a class field trip last week) that he’s taking a liking to roller skating. 2) There’s a day camp run by the state’s Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) but—as another family we know told us—the pace is sloooooow and it’s not only for autistic children. Charlie’s done well in his current school placement because the pace is anything but slow; it’s intense and he&#... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658174 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:15:15 +0100 1658174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1280709&cid=t_172504_82_f&fid=34667&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaryngoscope.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fhelicopter.html I hear helicopters in the background. Not so long ago, as a child, I often looked up in excitement at the incredible speed, power and agility of such magnificent machines. Now more often than not (even when I'm not at work) I hear that engine noise and I think... work (Source: i'm so sleepy) i'm so sleepy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1280709 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:20:00 +0100 1280709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927889&cid=t_172504_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F04%2Fthe-cure-for-helicopter-parents-of-college-students%2F With the start of a new school year at universities and colleges in the US, there have been a flurry of news reports and newly released books discussing the problems that “helicopter parents” are causing. These parents are so named because they are still hovering around trying to take care of their students who are attending college. But, it is not just a parent problem. It is a child problem, too. For many of these college freshmen, this is the first extended time away from family. If they are not used to using a coin laundry, locating and taking public transportation or foraging for food on their own, freshman year becomes a struggle to learn about living alone along with studying and adjusting to a new social structure. Some students are natural adventurers, but others are... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927889 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:09:04 +0100 927889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=882617&cid=t_172504_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F18%2Fsending-a-son-to-college-i-didnt-know-it-would-be-painful%2F We stood for a long moment at the entrance to airport security. At eight thirty five p.m., the usual bustle of this busy airport had slowed to a trickle of passengers and flight crews tired and happy to be home.  There were also a few travelers preparing to take a “red eye”, one of those late evening flights of last resort when you absolutely need to be at your destination at a certain time. My tall, curly haired 18 year old was preparing to board a late night flight alone to the East Coast to begin college.  He had traveled on his own last Spring on a decision making trip to choose between two great schools.  But, this felt so different from other times he has travelled. “Try to get some sleep on the plane going to Chicago,” I reminded him for the third... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=882617 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:11:28 +0100 882617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=700932&cid=t_172504_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F128560566%2F “Helicopter parent” is a term applied to parents of college students, or soon-to-be college students, who “hover”: They are said to intervene, or rather to interfer, in their children’s transitioning to the independence of college life by making academic decisions (such as scheduling courses), calling administrators regarding grades and roommates, and otherwise “stunting” their “children’s growth.” My own son is 10 years old and just finishing up 4th grade in a self-contained autism classroom in which he is taught, both at his desk and elsewhere in the classroom or the school building, 1:1 using ABA techniques and with regular pauses for what amounts to a sensory break. (Charlie rides a scooter, bounces on a big purple exercise b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=700932 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:23:32 +0100 700932