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 'holding'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642932&cid=t_116861_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Freplacements.html The cheerful girl with the moody brunette hair was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy, can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?"Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face. "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642932 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:56:00 +0100 4642932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251148&cid=t_116861_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F11%2F8-tips-to-stop-holding-a-grudge%2F I loved these bits of advice from Beliefnet’s Renita Williams. We all have experienced hurt and pain in our lives. Sometimes we are exposed to experiences so painful that they leave marks that are difficult to heal-especially if we feel somone has wronged us or harmed us. 1. Acknowledge the problem Figure out what it is that’s causing you to hold a grudge. You have to know what the problem is in order to solve it. When you allow yourself to see the real issue you can then make a choice to move forward from there. 2. Share your feelings. A grudge can form when an issue isn’t fully confronted. Without being judgmental about yourself or another, clarify your feelings on the situation. Then, decide if this is something you will work on in your own heart or by contacting the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251148 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:45:41 +0100 4251148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3982015&cid=t_116861_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhuman-touch-does-it-belong-in-medicine%2F2010.09.18 The New York Times asks: “Should the doctor hold a patient’s hand” during emotional times? The comments that follow the short article are the most interesting. Most readers say this question shouldn’t even be asked and that human compassion should always win out. Touch is a human gesture of comfort and understanding. But some readers disagree. One said she recoiled when the doctor reached out to touch her hand after telling her that her cancer had returned. It felt really creepy to her. Another asked: “What if the physician is also a Catholic priest or a pediatrician and a priest?” Whoa. It becomes more complex when you get into the psyche of the abused. I have often thought that one of the appeals of chiropractors is that they “lay on hands&#... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3982015 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3982015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092738&cid=t_116861_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2F10-things-i-dont-want-for-christmas%2F While everybody else is busy publishing their “Top 10″ lists for Christmas and year-end, I thought I’d do something a little different… So here’s 10 things I don’t want for Christmas. 10. Excuses. I’m so sick of hearing excuses from people, rather than results. All the time you spend explaining why you didn’t do such and such or couldn’t find XYZ could’ve been spent actually doing such and such or finding XYZ. I think sometimes we all have had our share of hearing enough excuses from others. 9. Endless war and death. Apparently some of our most recent presidents here in the U.S. haven’t been very avid historians. I think it should be requirement of a politician for higher office that they must pass a minimum set of world hi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092738 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:41:40 +0100 3092738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2971926&cid=t_116861_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F08%2Fnot-so-brady-4-rules-for-staying-together-when-you-remarry-with-kids%2F There’s a story … of a lovely lady … who meets her prince charming and the two of them with their six combined children live happily ever after. NOT! Having been Cindy Brady myself — if you changed my stepsister into a boy and fused my twin sister and I into one girl, then you have it: the perfect Brady family — I know that there are bigger problems in the house than Jan’s inferiority complex to Marsha, Peter’s near death experience with a tarantula in Hawaii, and Greg getting a tad chilled in the meat freezer at Sam’s Butcher Shop when he gets locked in there. (Yes, I watched a lot of TV as a kid.) The real issues? Peter hates Carol. He totally resents her because ever since she and her big hair came to stay, his dad isn’t around to ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2971926 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:45:14 +0100 2971926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398598&cid=t_116861_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fzo5LWewVdPc%2F Even with the stress tests completed, the Obama Administration lacks an exit strategy for its deepening involvement in supporting these banks. What the administration needs to do is give the American people a road map for getting out of the business of owning banks. However, instead of a roadmap, the Administration keeps digging more potholes. Secretary Geithner’s recent remarks, in which he suggested imposing additional requirements before letting banks repay their TARP obligations, raise serious questions regarding the administration’s desire to actually exit the current situation. Treasury should reconsider its position and not only allow banks to repay, but encourage them to do so. The quicker we get these institutions out from under the government, the quicker our financial marke... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398598 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:34:19 +0100 2398598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216679&cid=t_116861_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fatlas-nearly-wordless.html I hang from the door jam after a long and wearisome day for a few moments, as I wait for the play date victim to be collected, late. My son and his victim stumble past me, a very obvious obstacle. The passage on either side is obvious to most people but they both bumble into me nonetheless. This is not because they are clumsy, but both lack a certain degree of spatial awareness. His friend pauses and turns back to observe me, from head to toe and then back up again. My son gives him a little shove, “iz o.k. Mom’s jus holdin up the house a bit.” It's the kind of intimate nudge between pals, a little over enthusiastic, but perfectly socially acceptable.The xylophone snaps of spinal relief are very welcome. “I fink………..yur mom is broke!”Can I help it if I have monkey arms!If y... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216679 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:59:00 +0100 2216679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1768858&cid=t_116861_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2F384254234%2F Saturday at 2pm you arrive for your afternoon shift as nurse in charge of the acute mental health unit to be informed of a new admission. Joe (from previous vignette), was reviewed by the community consultant psychiatrist and admitted voluntarily on Friday afternoon (with some persuasion). The handover says he’s been fine, took his regular evening medication and slept through the night from about midnight. He was up at 10am, ate breakfast and a good lunch and has been sat around the unit watching a bit of TV other than when he goes for a cigarette. He’s been pleasant when approached but has appeared to prefer to keep his own company while he settles in. You read through his notes where the admitting registrar has also written the following: “25 year old male with history... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1768858 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:07:29 +0100 1768858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700661&cid=t_116861_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Fare-you-a-sneeze-holder-hope-not%2F When I saw a recent blurb on holding sneezes, I immediately thought “Guilty as charged!” Because, yes, I indeed hold my sneezes in. Not always, but certainly often. Unfortunately, that is a very bad thing to do. Here’s why: * A human sneeze clocks in at 103 mph - that’s a whole lot of force going nowhere! * It may be rare, but you can rupture and eardrum, damage membranes in your inner ear, or cause small capillaries in your eyes to burst. Eep. * By holding it in, the very cause of the sneeze is still in tact. I suppose you can add the occasional leaking issue from having a full bladder while a sneeze attack comes on to the list above - not that that’s ever happened to me, mind you, but to some poor schmucks, I’m sure it has… Anyhoo, long story sho... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700661 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:52:22 +0100 1700661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622228&cid=t_116861_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F334788915%2F Sunday brought another report of an individual on the autism spectrum—13-year-old Anthony Kiraly, who has Asperger Syndrome, of Empire, Wisconsin—-who wandered away from his home and was found 20 miles away after the Sheriff’s Department had been contacted and conducted a full-scale search by ground and helicopter. Elopement—wandering—has been a not-uncommon story in the news both this summer and in general. A number of states (and, in my own state of New Jersey, a number of counties) have instituted Project Lifesaver. A child is issued a special tracking device that can be worn around an ankle or wrist. The device looks more or less like a watch; a friend’s child has one, and it’s quite a big plastic piece on his little wrist. At the moment, Charl... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622228 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:30:38 +0100 1622228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1437027&cid=t_116861_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F288954152%2F I’ll try to make use of my imagination because this feels like one of “those” statements that I probably heard many dozens of times when I was drinking and either blew it off out of hand or denied the daylights out of it. I had to have my way of perceiving it for some dark, hidden motive which no doubt rested in some form of self-pity or self-seeking. From today’s Daily Reflection; “Whatever is done is over.” Simple, easy statement that irked me. Oh heck no, its not over! One unreimbursed rental coming up! For days on end… weeks, perhaps even months or years. It would bounce around in the gray matter and never get resolved. Kept me awake at night and determined my attitude towards me, you and my loved ones. Fueled my unending excuses to drink. &#82... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1437027 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:10:50 +0100 1437027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416396&cid=t_116861_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F282131802%2F No, sorry, not a military reference (btw - offer a soldier thanks today wouldya’?). Today’s reflection speaks to page 124 in our basic text; “Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them.” And the “response” reads; “No longer is my past an autobiography, it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and shared. Today as I report for duty, the most wonderful picture comes through. For, though this day be dark - as some days must be - the stars will shine even brighter later. My witness that they do shine will be called for in the very near future. All my past will this day be a part of me, because it is t... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416396 Fri, 02 May 2008 14:19:05 +0100 1416396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=961902&cid=t_116861_111_f&fid=36538&url=http%3A%2F%2Fernursey.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fboarding-patients-in-er.html Boarding patients in the ER is a problem, a big problem. Anyone in the ER knows it. You cannot stop the flow of patients into the ER but all the roads out of it are blocked for one reason or another. It is going to have to come down to some sort of legislation that admitted patients MAY NOT stay in the ER, ever. It is not safe for the patients, it is not safe for the ER staff and it is definitely detrimental to the sick and dying patients that need urgent treatment waiting for an open bed. Hospitals must be held accountable to get the admitted patients out of the ER. They must quit performing elective surgeries when the hospital is over capacity even though they are big money makers. It has to stop being about the pocketbook and start being about what is best for the patients. They must ei... ERnursey - An emergency room nurse blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=961902 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:17:00 +0100 961902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=589133&cid=t_116861_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F04%2Fbreast-cancer-drug-herceptin-approved-in-europe%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Drug, Clinical Trials, Research, Daily newsBreast cancer drug Herceptin has been approved in Europe for use with hormonal therapy for postmenopausal patients with HER2 and hormone receptor positive metastatic disease.Herceptin, made by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG, is already approved in Europe for early and metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. This new approval is based on data from an international late stage clinical trial showing the combination of Herceptin with hormonal therapy doubled the median progression-free survival time.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=589133 Fri, 04 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 589133