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 'hopes'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309668&cid=t_169768_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-4-2011%2F Well here it is. Here we are. It’s 2011 and we made it through another holiday season and a whole other year. How do you feel? Was it everything you expected and hoped for? Did it exceed your expectations or underwhelm you? Oftentimes high hopes and unrealistic expectations set us up for disappointment. We place our bets on the new year, putting our dreams and wishes to be thinner, happier, more successful all on the chance that something will change just because we want it to. If we’re lucky, sometimes it does. But more often than not, a day is just another day whether it’s 2010 or 2011. With that being said, ordinary days provide extraordinary opportunities. We can choose to walk a different path, changing our usual responses and reactions to the same triggers. In the e... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309668 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:44:46 +0100 4309668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197068&cid=t_169768_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-low-can-oprah-winfrey-go-promoting-faith-healer-john-of-god-to-the-masses%2F2010.11.23 Several of the bloggers on Science-Based Medicine have been — shall we say? — rather critical of Oprah Winfrey. The reason, of course, is quite obvious. Oprah is so famous that if you mention her first name nearly everyone will know exactly of whom you speak. For the last quarter century, Oprah’s daytime TV talk show has been a ratings juggernaut, leading to the building of a media behemoth and making her one of the richest and most famous women in the world. Unfortunately, part of Oprah’s equation for success has involved the promotion of quackery and New Age woo, so much so that last year I lamented about the Oprah-fication of medicine, which scored me a writing gig in the Toronto Star. Whether it be promoting bio-identical hormones, The Secret (complete with a testimonial ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197068 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4197068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122016&cid=t_169768_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FGq8IxzreDx8%2Fwhats-in-your-hope-chest.php The other day, a Twitter friend mentioned having spent the evening reorganizing her hope chest. Hope chests, if you're unfamiliar with them, are long, low storage chests. Traditionally, a hope chest would be used by a young woman to store linens, special clothing, and other items with which to begin her eventual marriage.However, the phrase "hope chest" caught my mind. I thought that the term could also be used as a metaphor to describe the place in our hearts where we store our hopes and dreams, the things we want for our selves, our loved ones, and our planet. Note that I'm not talking about goals, here: goals are a different discussion.What might we keep in the hope chests in our hearts?There are the big, global hopes, such as world peace or a cure for diabetes.There are the hopes we ha... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122016 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:33:48 +0100 4122016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976733&cid=t_169768_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F2hEnRnmn6Ls%2F Think about the one thing that you’d like to achieve in your life that you think is unrealistic and you’ll never get round to? Now ask yourself what exactly is it that makes you think it really is so unrealistic and out of reach? Do you think you’re too old? Or maybe you don’t have time, enough money, enough education or even enough dedication? I’m guessing it’s a shortage of something, because people often think they don’t have enough, except when it comes to excuses for not being who they can be. Then, there is never a shortage. The following post is one I wrote a couple of years ago. I have rewritten it so some extent and I make no apologies whatsoever for repeating it here now. If you read this, ALL of it,  you cannot, presuming they are physi... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976733 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:16:41 +0100 3976733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868784&cid=t_169768_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F15%2Fthreats-hidden-in-the-moral-of-the-story%2F The human mind is always searching for meaning in the world. It’s one of the reasons we love stories so much: they give meaning to what might otherwise be a random series of events. From stories emerge characters, context, hopes and dreams, morals even. Using simple structures, stories can communicate complex ideas about the author’s view of the world and how it works, often without the reader’s knowledge. Two simple stories that illustrate quite different ways of thinking about the world were used in new research published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The authors wanted to explore how we react to ideas and narratives that contradict our view of the world (Proulx et al., 2010). The Tortoise and the Hare The first story used in their research... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868784 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:35:00 +0100 3868784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433278&cid=t_169768_135_f&fid=35268&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2F%2Fkristianange%2Fblog%2F538213858 .......... Kindred Spirits of the Universe is a community that promotes recovery, healing, growth and the tools that empower growth. We advocate compassion and kindness. The people of this c... (Source: HIV/AIDS: A Ray Of Hope - MySpace Blog) HIV/AIDS: A Ray Of Hope - MySpace Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433278 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:29:00 +0100 4433278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408347&cid=t_169768_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftell-your-kid-what-to-do-%25e2%2580%2593-before-conception%2F If you’re a major control freak who needs to select the gender of your kid, some medical experts believe that it’s possible to accurately do just that. Here are three of the most popular tactics, according to BabyHopes.com and BabiesOnline.com. Image: istockphoto The Ericsson Method – A pricey procedure that’s right about 75 percent of the time for a boy, and 70 percent for a girl. It uses fertility drugs and artificial insemination to separate out and use male or female chromosomes to fertilize eggs. The Shettles Method – Also known as timed gender selection. The theory is that sperm with male chromosomes move faster than sperm with female chromosomes; however, those with male chromosomes don’t live as long. So Dr. Landrum Shettles and David Rorvik wrote How to... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408347 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:57:43 +0100 3408347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339811&cid=t_169768_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FgkbsJj4w360%2F Keep the monkey off your back Relapse prevention – TOOLS OF RECOVERY MEETINGS: We attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to learn how the Program works, and to share our experiences, strengths, and hopes with others. In meetings we learn that our struggles and troubles are not unique, and we gain the hope and assurance that we can recover and grow. SHARING AT MEETINGS: Being honest and vulnerable in front of our peers is frightening but worth it. Many of us believe that we recover in direct proportion to our willingness to share at meetings. TELEPHONING: We use the phone to contact members of AA between meetings. DEVELOPING A SUPPORT SYSTEM: Meeting with other AA members over coffee to discuss our program shows that we are not alone and allows us to get another perspective on our probl... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339811 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:52:52 +0100 3339811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2682086&cid=t_169768_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FF8odmfSvgKM%2F The latest Autism Spectrum Quarterly deals with growing into adulthood with autism. One of the cover stories is by Cecilia McCarton and Mary Jane Weiss of The McCarton Foundation, “Meeting the Needs of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder,” in which they state that most parents of younger children on the spectrum recognize that “their children have access to far better services than any previous group of individuals with autism.” Image: Musclebomb.com It’s all anecdotal, but I agree. Here in New York the legend of Willowbrook still runs deep through the oldest — and often most active — of parents of autistic individuals. The agency that has always rolled up its sleeves highest to provide Alex with services was started years ago by parents fed up wi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2682086 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:40:31 +0100 2682086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1399132&cid=t_169768_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F25%2Fanti-addiction-pills-face-obstacles%2F Imagine taking a weight-loss pill and losing dozens of pounds, only to find yourself profoundly depressed for no reason. Imagine taking a stop-smoking pill and not feeling the urge to light up a cigarette every again, only to find your mind plagued with suicidal thoughts. No need to imagine these things — these are the kinds of side effects actually being experienced today by people looking to kick an addiction. Marilynn Marchione has the AP story, Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills about the barriers facing the race to develop anti-addiction pills. Namely serious psychiatric side effects that their manufacturers hadn’t quite counted on. These “super pills” were supposed to the Next Big Thing in pharmaceuticals: The buzz started four years a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1399132 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:18:04 +0100 1399132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909206&cid=t_169768_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F310837484%2Ftubal-reversal-specialist-dr-monteiths-comments.html Dr. Charles Monteith recalls his first day of training as a tubal reversal specialist at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909206 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:02:51 +0100 1909206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795100&cid=t_169768_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F13%2Ffree-fruit-friday-in-australian-schools%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Exercise Australia has big hopes for an $11 million dollar plan to provide high-quality fruits and vegetables to school kids. Targeting Victorian government school students, the first stage of Free Fruit Friday includes 35,000 prep to grade two students across 300 schools. Australia has its own problems with rising obesity and diabetes, and this fiber-loaded funding is more than just good stuff on Fridays. Premier John Brumby stated the Victorian plan is more comprehensive than a UK free fruit program that resulted in limited impact, per a published study last month in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Brumby explained Free Fruit Friday is part of a broader strategy, pairing with other programs ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795100 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 795100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523633&cid=t_169768_135_f&fid=35268&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.myspace.com%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dblog.view%26friendId%3D145570398%26blogId%3D247755437 I do understand, we live in a world where we must question everything.  We are right to do it, and I don't believe we should be shot down, silenced or punished for doing so.On the issue of a link... (Source: HIV/AIDS: A Ray Of Hope - MySpace Blog) HIV/AIDS: A Ray Of Hope - MySpace Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523633 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:42:00 +0100 2523633