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 'historic'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592718&cid=t_175107_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FwnX9ZyDvEj8%2F After watching the unfolding events in Northern Japan, I was blown away by the magnitude of the devastation. While the earthquake did massive damage, the ensuing tsunami completely decimated coastal Japanese towns. The scary thing was the speed of the water as it encroached onto flat land and through city streets. The water had an almost eerie seductiveness. It came on slowly at first and then just seemed to explode. Instead of huge tidal waves, the water rose from the bottom almost invisibly. I cannot imagine what those people must be going through. Everything they had has been washed away. And now the nuclear reactors are spewing radioactivity. It’s like a Hollywood disaster movie gone bad. When I was a kid, growing up in California, we used to worry about a massive earthquake and... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592718 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:20:08 +0100 4592718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403847&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F3-cool-things-4%2F Three things we like, in no particular order, from Blisstree to you (today they’re all in Detroit): Bureau of Urban Living – Affordable housewares in midtown Detroit, with an enviro-friendly focus. Mies van der Rohe Apartments at Lafayette Park – High-rise apartment superblocks that are actually cool, east of downtown Detroit. And the National Historic Register of Places likes them, too. Good Girls go to Paris Crepes – A Detroit crepe shop started by a former French teacher who craved something besides Coney Dogs and deep-dish pizza to sate her Francophilia. photo: dwell.com Post from: BlissTree 3 Cool Things (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403847 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:00:48 +0100 3403847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003706&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fegyptian-mummies-not-so-healthy%2F Bad headline, sorry – but I have a limited number of characters and I wasn’t sure how to word this. How about: Some Egyptians Who Died and Were Mummified Had Heart Disease, Just Like Us in the Year 2009. Too long, huh? Researchers don’t only research current issues, such as finding cures for cancer or ways to make body parts regrow, they also look back in an attempt to understand what happened in earlier times. In this particular study, researchers were looking for signs of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, in mummies. We tend to think of heart disease as a modern problem, but the earlier discovery of the Pharaoh Merenptah (c. 1213-1203 BC), who was 60 years old at his death, having had atherosclerosis, arthritis and dental decay led researchers to study othe... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003706 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:05:30 +0100 3003706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347892&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fnew-smoking-ads-too-far-or-not-far-enough%2F Image from flickr Ads about smoking have changed dramatically over the years. Once upon a time, when none knew any better, cigarettes were advertised as something that would make you feel good, strong, happy, even healthy. But as more and more evidence pointed to the dangers of smoking on your health, the ads changed. They were no longer put out by tobacco companies trying to entice people to buy their product. Instead, they were produced by government departments and non-profit health organizations trying to encourage people to quit (or not to start). And along the way, they’ve become increasing gruesome and graphic. For example, cigarette cartons with pictures of blackened lungs and rotting gums. But many of the television ads, such as this one recently released by the New York Ci... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347892 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:28:49 +0100 2347892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2270315&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fscientists-as-guinea-pigs%2F How far would you go to find the answers to a medical mystery? Would you go as far as Stubbins Ffirth, a 19th century doctor who smeared himself with vomit and other bodily fluids from yellow-fever suffers to prove it wasn’t a contagious disease? Or tape a sample of radium salts to your arm for 10 hours as Pierre Cuire did in his desire to find out how radiation might help in the treatment of cancer? Probably not. Read more about these and other extraordinary scientists who put their lives on the line for the sake of knowledge at New Scientist’s fascinating (and somewhat gross) article Eight scientists who became their own guinea pigs. (image by Gaetan Lee) (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2270315 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:11:30 +0100 2270315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2156424&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F02%2F04%2Fhealthbolt-op-ed-is-a-glass-of-urine-your-cup-of-tea%2F Sometimes I think that there is too much of what I think here at Healthbolt and so, occasionally, I’m more than happy to open up the floor to someone else’s opinion. Hence the Healthbolt Op-Ed - a place where readers can express their thoughts and opinions on interesting and entertaining health related topics. Today, we’ve got Holly McCarthy ruminating on an interesting and, to most westerners, a somewhat bizarre form of treatment - urine therapy. Since early times, healers have believed that urine has many curative and preventative properties. The Romans thought it helped whiten teeth, the Chinese thought that wiping babies faces with it helped protect the skin, and the French believed it help add in curing Strep throat. And of course, let’s not forget the bene... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2156424 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:51:48 +0100 2156424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980619&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F11%2F21%2Falamosa-colorado-water-water-everywhere-but-not-a-drop-worth-drinking%2F Did you know that this year marks the 100th year of America’s reliance on chlorine to disinfect drinking water? Jersey City, NJ was the first US city to routinely chlorinate it’s municipal drinking water, followed by Chicago’s union stockyards and many, many more cities around the country. Today, pretty much all U.S. public water systems rely on chlorine in some form for safe drinking water As a result, waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid are virtually eliminated. But as this guest post by the Chairman of Water Quality & Health Council highlights, there are always cracks in the system… The Waterborne Outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado by Chris Wiant, M.P.H, Ph.D. This year is the 100th anniversary of the first use of chlorination to help ensure safe drinking water suppli... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980619 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:01:00 +0100 1980619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856008&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F06%2Fthe-monday-sidebar%2F Ready for some more interesting, fascinating, unusual, strange, and even bizarre news… Pay patients to go to the doctor? - in England, Health Service Managers are looking at ways to get people in unhealthy people in the lower social economic rankings to visit the doctor. The thinking is that if you can get people to the doctor earlier, before chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease set in, the government health system would save money. It makes sort of makes sense. But the idea is getting flack from politicans and medical experts alike who say that the government shouldn’t be bribing people to stay healthy. ‘World’s Fattest Man’ to Marry After Massive Diet - after two years of dieting, Manuel Uribe, the world’s heaviest man and his girlfrien... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856008 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:42:03 +0100 1856008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850976&cid=t_175107_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F03%2Fmental-health-equality-finally%2F Since the 1990s, legislators in Congress have been pursuing the end of discrimination for people with mental illness by health insurance companies and employers. Even after they passed historic legislation (at the time) in 1996 to end this discrimination, health insurance companies found ways to subvert the intent of the bill and still discriminate against the people they covered if they had a mental health issue. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $700 billion bailout bill (263 to 171), which included the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. This Act (which we reported on earlier), a compromise that’s been years in the making, mandates that all employers with more than 50 employees offer mental health coverag... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850976 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:10:47 +0100 1850976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825582&cid=t_175107_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F24%2Fcongress-passes-historic-mental-health-parity-bill%2F After over a decade of struggling and aborted attempts, Congress passed a bill yesterday that provides for equal treatment of mental health, alcohol and substance abuse disorders, ending a decades-long practice of discrimination against these concerns by insurance companies and employers. Although not quite done (funding still needs to be agreed-upon and it still needs the President’s signature), we’re very close to a historic change in the way employers and insurance companies view mental health problems. Forced to put these on equal footing with medical and surgical procedures (because they wouldn’t do it on their own), maybe people will finally get the message — mental disorders are just as real and debilitating as any physical injury, disease, or problem. Over... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825582 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:38:47 +0100 1825582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652297&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F25%2Fmedical-museums-usa%2F From stomach sized hairballs to a giant hamster wheel for energetic patients, medical museums offer a chance to explore medicines colorful history and discover the bizarre, the offbeat, and the extreme treatments of days gone by. So if you’re on the road this summer and don’t mind a little ’shock and gore’, stop by a medical museum or two. You’ll be amazed (and relieved) by how far the practice of medicine has come. Here’s four medical museums definitely worth visiting: The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia was orginally established as a place for trainee doctors to go and learn about anatomy and human anomalies. It’s those anomalies - such as the preserved body of the ‘Soap Lady’ and a cancerous growth removed from President Grover Clevela... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652297 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:46:32 +0100 1652297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522038&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-15%2F Wait. I’m Not Dead! This guy in France has created renewed debate about when is a person really dead. Seems that his heart stopped for an hour and a half, giving doctors cause to believe he was dead. But just before they started the prep to remove his organs for transplants, his breathing and heartbeat resumed and he began regaining consciousness. Going Bald for Charity Can Cause Loss of Job A kind hearted waitress recently discovered that doing a good deed doesn’t always pay. Wanting to raise money for a cancer research charity, Stacey Fearnall donated her hair. But her boss isn’t keen on having bald service people, so has told her not to come back to work until her hair grows back (or she wears a wig). The Real Bionic Woman A 49 year old woman who suffers from severe r... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522038 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:43:27 +0100 1522038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480653&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F30%2Fhealthbolt-historic-vintage-drug-ads%2F If you think drugs are scary now, take a look at what was on offer in the 1800’s and 1900’s… Source: Dr. Bonkers presents The Nearly Genuine and Truly Marvelous Psychoneuropharmacological Mental Medicine Show Tags: curative medicine, drug advertisements, Drugs, Healthbolt, history of medicine, Medicine, medicine makers, medicine shows, vintage drugsShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480653 Fri, 30 May 2008 12:10:54 +0100 1480653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1472445&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F27%2Fwhats-that-in-your-head%2F It must have been some hit to force a paintbrush, bristles first, into a man’s head. Stranger still, the victim didn’t even realise it was there. Seems he turned up at the emergency room some 6 hours after the assault complaining of a headache and left cheek and eye soreness. Even the medics couldn’t see the paintbrush. All that was evident at the time was a 5 cm cut below his left eye. But a CT scan painted a fuller picture, showing a cylindrical foreign body positioned from the left orbit to the right thalamus. Everyone assumed it was a piece of wood. Imagine the surgeon’s surprise when it turned out to be a paintbrush. And prehaps more amazing was that the patient suffered no neurological symptoms or side effects. If you want to see what the CT looked like head o... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1472445 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:39:09 +0100 1472445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1434411&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F11%2Fthe-sunday-sidebardealing-with-the-dead%2F There are only two things that are guaranteed in this world - you are born and you will die. Just how long you have between the two events depends on a multitude of factors. Longevity is possible, and for most of us highly probable (so says the Vitality Compass). Death and dealing with the dead might seem like a morbid topic but apparently it’s also a very popular one. After all, how many of you were hooked on Six Feet Under? Top 10 Weird Ways We Deal with the Dead. This is a fascinating list of what happened to the dead throughout history. From ‘towers of silence’ and ‘tree burials’ to ‘plascination’ and ‘cyronics’, humankind has always looked at different ways to bury the dead and honor the spirits. A New Twist to the Burial at Sea Fo... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434411 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:42:55 +0100 1434411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416217&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fa-visit-to-the-anatomical-theatre%2F Some people photograph landscapes. Others like cityscapes. And still others like to photograph wildlife. But New York based photographer Joanna Ebenstein likes to photograph medical artifacts. She took a month long pilgrimage to famed medical museums of the Western World, photographing everything from real human remains to wax, ivory, and paper mâché models. According to Ebenstein, the “…artifacts were created to teach medical and surgical students in a time when cadavers were difficult or illegal to come by. These preserved objects—be they skeletal, actual human remains, or depictions of the body in various forms of media—were invaluable teaching aids—portable, durable and easy to understand.” The result of Ebenstein’s pilgrimage is Anatomical Theatre, a photog... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416217 Fri, 02 May 2008 11:15:07 +0100 1416217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1376690&cid=t_175107_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F16%2Fhistoric-health-plague-in-gotham-cholera-in-19th-century-nyc%2F “…one may take a walk up & down Broadway & scare meet a soul.” Almost impossible to imagine these days but apparently that was the way it was back in 1832 when New York City was in the middle of a cholera epidemic. By the time it had ended, over 3000 people had died out a population of 250,000. A dreadful time. And the worst of it - the medical profession didn’t know what caused it. It seemed to be a mystery. Those who could afford to escaped the city. The New York Evening Post reported “The roads, in all directions, were lined with well-filled stagecoaches, livery coaches, private vehicles, and equestrians, all panic-struck, fleeing the city, as we may suppose the inhabitants of Pompeii fled when the red lava showered down upon their houses.” Th... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1376690 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:33:05 +0100 1376690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322348&cid=t_175107_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F24%2Fimmigrants-and-mental-illness%2F In 1999, the U.S. Surgeon General released a historic, ground-breaking report on mental illness in America. One of its findings, that the impact of culture has been traditionally underestimated, has resulted in more and more clinics opening in the past 9 years that focus more on immigrants’ unique mental health needs. With language and cultural barriers, getting good and timely treatment for a mental disorder can be a real challenge. Hinton [a clinician who works with immigrants] said each immigrant group has a particular “ethnophysiology,” or the way in which they perceive their body’s inner workings. He said English and German culture often raise “heart-focused” complaints when conveying anxiety, while Latin American cultures refer to attacks of &#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322348 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:34:53 +0100 1322348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1243487&cid=t_175107_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F19%2Fspring-come-hither%2F I thought I’d spruce up the blog a little in the absence of spring.  The banner picture was taken along the stone wall at the Summit House in Perth, Ontario (Lanark County) last May.  The house, unfortunately, has been in serious disrepair for quite some time. 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