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 'humor'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:47:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181862&cid=t_92132_105_f&fid=39191&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fblogspot%2FMwTK%2F%7E3%2FkIES8IMyeag%2Flong-time-no-see.html Here are a few of the tough questions I have faced in the last few days: What do you do when you walk in an exam room and a patient hands you a newly removed body part? And then another, from a different part of the body?What do you do when you run out of pretzels and you're running an hour late, and your coffee gave out several hours ago when you stopped drinking it because if you kept drinking it you'd never sleep and you hardly sleep as it is? And your next patient is on 24 medications?With what do you follow when you're trying to establish that mythical rapport with a new patient when you ask, "Where are you from?" and the patient answers, "Yes, yes, I work very hard."When a very large woman says to you during a discussion about her weight "I never eat candy" and you can see the Reese'... Medical Marginalia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181862 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:48:00 +0100 5181862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181759&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F30qWJ0GB2HI%2F By Daniel J. MitchellI’ve written extensively about the flaws of Keynesian economics, and I’ve even narrated a video on the flaws of Keynesian theory. But this clever cartoon may be more effective than anything I’ve ever done. If you like cartoons that teach economics, check out this gem. It’s not on Keynesianism, but it’s very good. Keynesian Economics in a Cartoon is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181759 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:21:21 +0100 5181759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159940&cid=t_92132_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F08%2Fthe-new-and-improved-map-of-conscious-growth%2F I’m happy to announce that after years of hard work, I’m finally ready to share my new and improved map of conscious growth. This map works for individuals as well as for families, communities, countries, and the entire planet. You may have seen other maps of conscious growth such as those from David Hawkins, Ken Wilber, or the Scientologists. I’ve studied all of their maps in detail, but I always felt something was missing from them. So I put a lot of effort into going deeper into this subject than I believe anyone else has ever done before, and eventually I came up with something that — I believe — will render all other maps of conscious growth obsolete. So… drumroll please… here is the new and improved map of conscious growth, from the lowest l... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159940 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:40:14 +0100 5159940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158828&cid=t_92132_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FzpuRjtrKptQ%2Fdavid_mitchell_on_gifts.php I realize that this has nothing to do with science, skepticism, or medicine. However, it's Sunday, and I found it amusing. Nothing like a little fluff before diving back into the usual topics next week. It's also cool that David Mitchell has his own YouTube series of videos. Given that Christmas is a mere four months away, it's never too early to discuss these issues. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158828 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:30:00 +0100 5158828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159690&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdoctors-as-human-beings.html Sometimes us patients may not believe it but our doctors are human beings. Well most of the time, some times they seem to be sadists as they perform 'medical adventures' on semi-sedated patients who should only feel a 'pinch' or 'some pressure'. Actually I do think they are caring human beings but sometimes their practice of medicine on my body isn't very fun from my point of view. As the patient, I think I should be the most important person in the room. There is no space for a doctor's ego, or anyone else's ego. But once you are sedated the doctor is in charge. They like to listen to music while they carve out little sections of your body. But I want to make a request - can I choose the music? I am going to be more relaxed if I listen to the music that I like - even if you have knocked ... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159690 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:18:00 +0100 5159690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139934&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FMRIneOML2vQ%2F As I heard at AHIMA’s Legal EHR Summit earlier this week, clinical decision support isn’t a perfect science. (Check InformationWeek Healthcare for coverage on Thursday or Friday.) This is especially true when doctors rely too much on Google and don’t actually verify what they find on the Internet. This may sound hard to believe, but not everything posted online is true. Now, the notion that doctors guess with Google has made its way onto the funny pages, specifically in the cartoon Sherman’s Lagoon. To wit:     Hopefully, your own doctor is more qualified than Hawthorne. Related posts:Tasteless joke, but kind of on the mark How doctors use Twitter RIP, Google Health, doomed to fail from the start (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139934 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:41:54 +0100 5139934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139746&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FiZwtWqgGwoA%2F Many residents are trying desperately to define their future role within the echelons of the medical specialty maze. Scutmonkey can help... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139746 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:00:32 +0100 5139746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130755&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2f35u3XOAFo%2F New rappers on the medical rap scene The Bougie Foundation, rap out their door-to-gangsta-times on LITFL. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130755 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:00:42 +0100 5130755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130785&cid=t_92132_93_f&fid=36531&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FJeffreyMD%2F%7E3%2Feni0GB60_Gw%2F Our team was on short call today. The intern and senior resident were raving about ZDoggMD and his videos. This is his parody of Rebecca Black’s song “Friday.” We watched it during lunch in the cafeteria. I think this version is better. (Source: JeffreyMD.com) JeffreyMD.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130785 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:31:14 +0100 5130785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130786&cid=t_92132_93_f&fid=36531&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FJeffreyMD%2F%7E3%2Fm8oZTMbVi9s%2F Internists are hilarious! (Source: JeffreyMD.com) JeffreyMD.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130786 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:27:44 +0100 5130786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125756&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FcItpkSW7QJU%2F Our friends over at RN Central have created a statistically based infographic outlining what really happens on a 'typical' night shift in the hospital... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125756 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:30:04 +0100 5125756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125760&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1796 Moped vs. Groundhog:  a play based on a true story. Groundhog Union Local 17 approved this post Driver on moped, busy rural road:  ngngngngngngngnggn, putter, putter, ngngng… Groundhog:  Munch, much, waddle, waddle. Moped:  ngngngngngngngngng, putter, spas, skip, ngngngng Groundhog:  Looks up, curious, munch, munch, waddle, waddle. Moped driver sees furry beast, doesn’t worry.  Riding manly moped:  ngngngngngngng, whine, ngngng, choke, ngngngng Groundhog:  Munch, munch, more curious, waddle, waddle, sit up, munch.  Head turned toward sound. Moped driver:  Puts the hammer down.  ngngngngngngngngng, cough, cough, skip, ngngng.  Ramming speed of some 15 nautical miles per hour. Groundhog:  relatively low IQ.  Munch, munch.  ‘Maybe I should move!  Aw, $%#@ no,... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125760 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:10:08 +0100 5125760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107525&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FyGCavJGs3jw%2F The LITFL team call upon the wider academic cardiological community to fund research into the under-diagnosed conditions of 'calligraphitis' or literary heart syndrome and the positive electropenogram (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107525 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:42:56 +0100 5107525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096339&cid=t_92132_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-5-2011%2F You could be doing everything right: seeking therapy, taking medication, living a healthy life. But then someone or something triggers you and your world is thrown upside down. For me, it’s surrounding myself with people and situations from the past. I can conveniently “forget” who I am is not who I was. On many levels, this could be destructive. It’s forgetting that I am an adult when I am with my family or that I am now allergic to seafood when I was not as a child. I know these seem like minor incidences, but put me in a situation like that for a continuous period of time and I begin to lose myself. For you, it could be believing that you are suddenly immune to outside negative influences-that you can spend the entire summer season with a negative relative or fri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096339 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:41:43 +0100 5096339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096217&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fz_hroKVr_D8%2F Sick of your patients waiting in the ED for life saving treatment as a result of interminable ICU / CCU bed-block? Worry no more...move to Indonesia (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096217 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:10:43 +0100 5096217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086312&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FyMY-qBt2Ugc%2F Rule No. 1 of blogging: post often enough to keep your audience. I seem to have broken that rule in the past eight days. The problem is, I’ve been doing so much (paying) work for others that I have neglected this site. For example, I have a new gig as a contributor to a fairly new, blog-style news site, EHR Outlook, published by Access Intelligence of Rockville, Md. (which just happens to be my home town). I’ll be writing weekly for that site, which provides fairly basic EHR-related information and advice for physician practices, a return of sorts to my roots in healthcare journalism. My first post went up last week, and a second should get posted Monday. I have a lot more to blog about, but for now, here’s another hilarious Xtranormal video about how all the mundane pape... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086312 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:45:43 +0100 5086312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077717&cid=t_92132_93_f&fid=36531&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FJeffreyMD%2F%7E3%2F_ENlFWnkUIo%2F The following is something going around on the Internet. Not sure if it really happened, but I’d like to think it did. ***** Doctor: Go see this patient, she’s going into active labour. I want you to check if she’s dilated or not. Med Student: Um, okay. I will go check. Medical student sees patient, checks the patient’s eyes, then reports back. Med Student: Um…I think they both look pretty dilated. Doctor: …What do you mean…both? (Source: JeffreyMD.com) JeffreyMD.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077717 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:23:05 +0100 5077717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069474&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fstandards.png Many people ask why the United States, unlike other countries, has no national system of electronic medical records. Here’s why: Insert the number 576 instead of 14, by the way. Each of which (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Dinosaur* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069474 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:00:36 +0100 5069474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050793&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FlOyTfH9Bpmo%3Fversion%3D3 You may have heard that I’ve been a little harsh on the Silicon Valley crowd this week. Well, I’d like you to know that healthcare isn’t the only place where people are being sold unicorns and rainbows. This still could apply to just about any industry reliant on technology, so, pretty much any industry. Besides, we all could use a little laugh for a Friday, no? (Yeah, the time stamp says it’s still Thursday, but the server is in Las Vegas. It’s already Friday here in Chicago. Chances are you won’t read this until Friday anyway. Happy weekend!) P.S., I love Xtranormal. FWIW, I see the company is not based in Silicon Valley, or even the United States. It’s from Montreal.   Related posts:Former Per-Se boss to head Eclipsys HIMSS back in Chica... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050793 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:46:06 +0100 5050793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050603&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1737 Leap’s quotient   The number of F-bombs used is inversely proportional to the chance of receiving narcotic analgesics in the emergency department.   That is,  # F-bomb=1/narcotic Rx (Source: edwinleap.com) edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050603 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:50:28 +0100 5050603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051335&cid=t_92132_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2Fhow-to-do-everything-wrong%2F While I normally write for people who are interested in improving their lives, I’m aware that many are committed to the opposite path. These people deliberately decline steps that would lead to measurable improvements. They prefer that everything goes wrong — for as long as possible. Sometimes they screw up and accidentally do something right. They’re usually able to sabotage these unwanted successes in short order, but they like it best when they can prevent these positive experiences from ever happening in the first place. If you count yourself among this under-acknowledged and under-appreciated group, here are some suggestions for how you can do a better job of staving off success and ensuring absolute failure till you die. Wrong Road Notice the paths that happy and su... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051335 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:58:49 +0100 5051335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036203&cid=t_92132_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FpoqRhXWdkPE%2Fone_bad_thing_about_tam.php ...is that I haven't been able to go and see the last Harry Potter movie yet. My wife and I will probably go to see it next weekend. In the meantime, while I do the final preparations for our panel, I must admit, as being an uber-fan of The Lord of the Rings since I was around 13 and also being a fan of the Harry Potter series, this gave me a chuckle: This one was close, but I think Dumbledore took down Gandalf--albeit just barely, thanks to the line: I'll expecto my patronum on your face, you little snitch And when I'm finished Imma fly like it's quidditch. Yes, I know this is frivolous nonsense, but the time difference between Pacific time and East Coast time led me to wonder whatever possessed me to go to Penn Jillette's Private Rock & Roll Bacon & Doughnut Part last night. I fad... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036203 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5036203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028235&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeinthefastlane.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2FCircle_Of_Care_5.mov In response to a recent conversation with @Prof_Elemental regarding an engagement to perform at the upcoming Utopian Conference of Waiting Room Medicine, the Council executive have urged us to re-post the UCEM concept of Waiting Room design (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028235 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:02:49 +0100 5028235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029045&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fmovie-i-am-dying-to-see.html As I said yesterday and many times before, I only blog about what I want. I am picky. Also, my thoughts have changed over the years since my most recent cancer diagnosis in 2007. At first I wouldnt read books or see movies that had the word cancer in them. It was too painful to watch. I kept on finding cancer mixed up in all my normal books - why did someone have to get breast cancer and die and ruin a perfectly good trashy romance novel? Or what is chemotherapy doing on that TV show? I was looking for cancer free zones to enjoy snippets of a reality that had no cancer. Slowly I got better about this. I watched 'The Bucket List' and while I still have not put together my list, I have put some thought in to it. And if you are wondering, they did a pretty darn good job of portraying chemo an... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029045 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:01:00 +0100 5029045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029320&cid=t_92132_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2Fusing-google-circles%2F Here are some suggestions for how you can use Google+ circles to intelligently segment your status updates. +Family: Still looking for a better job. There just isn’t much out there these days. I’ll keep pounding the pavement weekends and evenings till I find something though. Sorry I can’t make it to the holiday thing this weekend, but finding a new job is important to me. Wish me luck! +Roommates: Let’s do another weekend video game fest. That was fun last time! +Hot Friends: I’m free Friday night. Let’s go out!!! +Friends -HotFriends: Can’t on Friday… my boss is making me work late again. +Ex’s: OMG… my wealthy uncle left me and my siblings $10M, and I haven’t even seen him since I was like 5. +Friends to Dump: Can&#821... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029320 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:47:42 +0100 5029320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008198&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fobamacare-unraveled-what-could-possibly-go-wrong%2F2011.07.07 It is hard to remember all the defects in President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Act at once. President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Act is so flawed it cannot possibly work as it was intended. It must be repealed. A serious, thoughtful, practical and common sense way to “Repair The Healthcare System” must be enacted before all the stakeholders have adjusted to President Obama’s coming changes that will create a more dysfunctional system. A reader sent me a photo of a poster hanging in his local ice cream store. It is a reminder of previous criticisms of President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Act. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Repairing the Healthcare System* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008198 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:26 +0100 5008198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992698&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1713 Today is the day that new resident physicians begin their training all across the United States.  Today, our future family physicians and pediatricians, neurosurgeons and emergency physicians, plastic surgeons and laser tattoo removal specialists (OK, not really a specialty, just a side-line) will begin learning how to be physicians, having completed four years of expensive college and four years of even more expensive medical school.  Anxiety-filled and debt-ridden, they will embark on four to seven (or even more) years of training to make them knowledgeable, technically proficient physicians. I will occasionally wax poetic and philosophical for their benefit.  But not today.  Today there are practical matters.  Today I want to give them a few pointers, to ease their transition into ... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992698 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:49:38 +0100 4992698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984450&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fred-neck-physician-antics%2F2011.06.29 A physician friend of mine recently bragged that, while driving along a rural South Carolina road, he had stopped, chased a timber-rattler into the bushes, located said rattler, then urinated on it. ‘I wanted to say I had peed on a rattlesnake!’  He beat a hasty retreat (and I imagine a hasty zip-up) when the snake rattled and struck at the air.  Who can blame Mr. Snake? You can take the redneck to medical school, but you’ll just get a redneck with a medical degree. Which brings me to me.  I have to work on our tool-shed/work-shop in the morning.  The tool-shed/work-shop is, however, over-run with red-wasps.  I counted no less than ten nests inside.  These are irritable, contentious creatures with no love of humanity.  If they were humans, they would be (more…) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984450 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:45 +0100 4984450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975866&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdo-physicians-prefer-ventilated-and-sedated-patients%2F2011.06.28 You ever wonder what doctors really think but are afraid to say out loud?  Here’s one example: “I wish all my patients were on a ventilator” There’s a reason vented and sedated patients are considered desirable.  In addition to the obvious economic benefits of ROS unobtainable Billing critical care CPT 99291, 99292 There are the less talked about, but equally pleasant side effects most hospitalists, ER doctors, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists,  surgeons, infectious disease doctors, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, nurses, respiratory therapists and physical therapists wouldn’t admit, but would agree, without hesitation.  As a general rule: Patients on ventilators are just faster, easier and more pleas... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975866 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0100 4975866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952856&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fh6TXpOjm4ic%2F At long last there has been a truly European epidemic, or ‘Eurodemic’ (an outbreak of truly EU-ge proportions), to use a term originally coined by Broughton-D’Lirium. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952856 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:31:24 +0100 4952856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934436&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F1jB55v9Zb58%2F It’s a good thing not all public officials are all work, no play. I’ve said for a couple of years that the tag team of federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and HHS CTO Todd Park are the anti-bureaucrats. (If you ever get a chance to see them speak together, take it.) Add Doug Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D., the director of ONC’s Office of Interoperability and Standards, to that list. His Twitter account (@Fridsma) features a picture of himself as a Simpsons character. (Unfortunately, the place to do that, SimpsonizeMe.com, appears to be on hiatus.) Related posts:A little humor at ONC A little bit of humor EHRs in the public eye (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934436 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:03:36 +0100 4934436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934163&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-right-to-bear-salt-is-sodium-restriction-warranted-for-the-general-population%2F2011.06.15 Q. What is the difference between a public health expert and Il Duce? A. Mussolini was not nearly as arrogant as a public health expert. In prior posts, DrRich related how two major publc health efforts over the past few decades – the effort to put all of us on low-fat diets, and the effort to reduce everyone’s cholesterol levels – have amounted to massive experiments, based upon insufficiently-tested assumptions and surmises and hypotheses which the experts arrogantly (and incorrectly) determined to be fact, and which were conducted upon the entire American population without its knowledge or consent. These public health experiments cost billions of dollars, needlessly transformed large swatches of American industry, and (at least in the case of low-fat diets) likely produced signif... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934163 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:00:25 +0100 4934163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934171&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FVKOk8s-E5yQ%2F Having a look on the web to review some fundamental chemistry I saw a couple of demonstrations of audiovisual knowledge sharing, though not sure how many of these ideas we can realistically incorporate into emergency medicine and critical care learning! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934171 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:52:04 +0100 4934171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921419&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcreative-cakes-for-people-with-diabetes%2F2011.06.11 You know when you’re skimming through the newsfeed on Facebook, and something totally grabs your face and says “LOOK AT ME I AM THE AWESOME?” Yes, that’s precisely what happened when I stumbled upon Faye’s photo of Novolog-inspired cake pops.  (You did read that correctly.  Here, look:) Photo – and cake pops – by Faye! Faye has been living with type 1 since the age of 9, and for her 18th diaversary she wanted to make something special and bolus-worthy. Her current obsession has been cake pops (making them and feeding them to her non-d friends, even though I can safely say that some of her d-friends would happily go chompies on one), so when she saw the bright orange candy melts at her local AC Moore, a lightbulb went off – NovoLog cake pop... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921419 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:00:44 +0100 4921419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893450&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-york-state-wants-to-dictate-what-doctors-can-wear%2F2011.06.03 From AMA Medical News: New York physicians may have to take off their neckties, jewelry, wristwatches and long-sleeved white coats when caring for patients if a bill under consideration in the state legislature becomes law. The bill, proposed in April in the state Senate, calls for a “hygienic dress code council” within the New York Health Dept. to consider advancing a ban on neckties and requiring physicians and other health professionals to adopt a “bare below the elbow” dress code in an effort to slash hospital-acquired infections. Even though there’s no data that this does anything to reduce hospital acquired infections. But that doesn’t matter. So why stop there? I say, doctors should do the ultimate for their patients: the Full Monty. *Th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893450 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0100 4893450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893581&cid=t_92132_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F06%2F02%2Fwhat-is-a-psychiatrist%2F Buffer A short animated film on the image of psychiatrists – written, directed and narrated by Dr Kamran Ahmed. In short it also explains the work of a psychiatrist. Entertaining and it really captures most of what psychiatry in our modern days really is. Thanks Mind Hacks Buffer   No related posts. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893581 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:50:42 +0100 4893581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883703&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2Fa0I8gyHK1_Q%2F I hope everyone in the U.S. is having a great Memorial Day holiday. After two months of seemingly endless rain and unseasonable chill, it’s gorgeous here today along the shore of Lake Michigan, so I won’t be here long. I did, however, want to share a video from ZDoggMD (“Slightly Funnier Than Placebo”) for those of you stuck on call on this holiday Monday. Actually, even if you’re not on call, it’s worth sharing. ZDoggMD, an actual hospitalist, parodies teen Interwebz sensation Rebecca Black’s highly parodiable (is that even a word?) song “Friday” with his take, “Call Day.” He’s got close to 36,000 hits already. For ZDoggMD’s all-important production notes, click here.  Then go out and enjoy the day. Related ... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883703 Mon, 30 May 2011 16:23:27 +0100 4883703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872107&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1631 How many times have you heard this on the radio: Base, this is Medic 3, and we’re 15 minutes from your facility with a 38-year-old white male with, uh, some chest pain, numbness all over, headache, and anxiety, as well as some bruises from a fall. He says his pain radiates from his earlobes to his nipples, and well, we’ll just give you more details on arrival, base. This is Medic 3 clear. God love those paramedics. The truth is, if we doctors were on the truck ourselves, we still wouldn’t know what the diagnosis was. Frequently, when I discharge people from the emergency department, I still don’t know the diagnosis. Thank heavens for medical screening exams because that’s about the best I can do some nights. But I have come to realize that if the medics can&#8... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872107 Fri, 27 May 2011 16:37:55 +0100 4872107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872092&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fstrange-requests-in-the-emergency-department-virginity-testing-and-more%2F2011.05.27 As the country wrestles with the cost of health-care, and as various media outlets address the role of emergency departments, I thought this little guide-might be helpful!  I pulled it out of my archives from several years ago.  Enjoy! All too often, I discharge a patient and think to myself, What instructions can I give for this? Sometimes there are problems and questions that don’t have obvious solutions or answers. And in these situations, coming up with something useful for the patient to read at home is, to say the least, difficult. I’ve come up with a few based on some of the enigmas I see at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Virginity evaluation: The emergency physician has not determined the status of your daughter’s virginity. In fact, the emergency physician does not wish to know... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872092 Fri, 27 May 2011 14:00:34 +0100 4872092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872095&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkudos-to-the-cdc-for-creative-health-messaging-the-zombie-project%2F2011.05.26 This is good.  I knew the CDC was socially tuned-in but this came as a surprise:  Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse .  It’s every American’s guide to dealing with a zombie attack.  You come thinking zombies but take away principles for emergency preparedness.  Well done, CDC. The real take away for those of us looking under the hood: effective health messaging should be creative and fun.  While we’ll never be able to measure the true effectiveness of this approach in an emergency, expect the post’s massive traffic to convert important links on emergency preparedness.  Hopefully the CDC will release stats on the effectiveness of this campaign. I’d like to write more, but I’m goin’ to make my kit. *This blog post was originally published at 33 Charts* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872095 Thu, 26 May 2011 19:00:36 +0100 4872095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862562&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1626 The video lives!  Our nursing staff helped me to film this years ago, and now I present it to you.  Invincibility Syndrome concerns our patients who just can’t die, no matter how hard they try. And whose motto is:  ‘I gotta get outta here!’ No actual drunks or patients were harmed in the making of this film.  Kudos to Frank Mason, RN, the star of the production. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cepDYbKNkA&feature=related (Source: edwinleap.com) edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862562 Wed, 25 May 2011 16:21:56 +0100 4862562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852854&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpress-release-contains-ridiculous-health-claim-of-the-week%2F2011.05.23 Every once in a while, a press release comes along that’s worth mocking publically. Here’s one of them. In honor of National Mental Health Month, one PR flack pitched Philip Stein watches. In the flack’s words: “The highlighted element of the watch is the brand’s exclusive wellness technology that helps wearers improve sleep and reduce stress. The watch is embedded with a metal disk that emits natural frequencies into the body wearer and in turn, affects the wearer’s energy field. It’s called ‘Natural Frequency Technology’ and is a new patented technology studies suggest help to improve sleep quality and reduces stress.” Really. That’s what the flack said. Right off the bat, he’s gone from mental health issues to sleep... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852854 Mon, 23 May 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4852854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848101&cid=t_92132_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fthats-just-so-takei.html BTW, the Gay Agenda is, and always has been, to join the United Federation of Planets to get access to all them hot Andorians. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848101 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:36:00 +0100 4848101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847963&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FEzzYaPTI6TE%2F Surely UCEM have peaked with the Defibritazer BP50KV? Not if Dr. Electric joins the team working on the Defibritazer BP50,000,000KV... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847963 Fri, 20 May 2011 06:03:53 +0100 4847963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848116&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2Fl1z8Ktdla6c%2F Crazy People Drive Post-Rapture Pet Pickup Boom – Gizmodo. Filed under: Humor, Words of One Syllable Dept. Tagged: Gizmodo (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848116 Fri, 20 May 2011 02:35:39 +0100 4848116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841475&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-hide-an-insulin-pump-under-a-wedding-dress%2F2011.05.19 Yesterday I wrote about my wedding, focusing on the parts that meant the most to me:  the man I love, our families and friends, the church service, saying “I do,” and dancing ourselves silly at the reception. But diabetes was a part of my wedding day.  We did our best to keep it quiet and unnoticed, though, using several tricky methods.  I’m like a diabetes wedding magician … sort of. First things first:  the dress.  Wearing an insulin pump is the easiest and least intrusive way for me to take my insulin, and I wasn’t about to go off the pump just for the sake of fashion.  My solution?  Design a pocket to hold my insulin pump, hidden in my wedding dress.  I spoke with the seamstress at Ye Olde Bridal Shoppe and she and I designed something that left th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841475 Thu, 19 May 2011 19:00:02 +0100 4841475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841490&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1599 Heck, if we have to see patients for free, at least we could bill for a dating service.  Couldn’t we? http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/11938527/emergidate-the-er-matchmaking-service (Source: edwinleap.com) edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841490 Thu, 19 May 2011 03:11:49 +0100 4841490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841877&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FbMt9RX7KlK8%2F Filed under: Humor (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841877 Wed, 18 May 2011 18:22:29 +0100 4841877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841587&cid=t_92132_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F17%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-17-2011%2F Do you feel it in the air? It’s change. Every season has an end. And with any end comes fear, uncertainty and sometimes sadness. Even if ends bring new beginnings like a marriage, a baby or a new career, the loss of what we know can feel earth shattering. Instead of embracing change, we grasp on, holding desperately to what was instead of what will be. Does that sound like you? How are you continuing to do things that don’t serve you or your new life out of fear of change? Maybe you need to take the time to grieve for your old self and your old life so that you can embrace your new one. It’s something important to contemplate this week as we get closer to summer. It also fits with one of our posts on transitions. Have a great week and enjoy! Seven Rules of Mindful Eating ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841587 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:50:25 +0100 4841587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828889&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FSS9WGdbMWKw%2F The generic standard of mediocrity underpinning the Emergency Musical Interlude series has just taken a giant step forward with "Not Enough Perfusion" b y Manik, M.D.M.C. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828889 Tue, 17 May 2011 09:27:42 +0100 4828889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096923&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F05%2F16%2Fchemotherapy-oy-vey%2F Cartoon by Robert & Donna Trussell © 2011 Filed under: Cancer Tagged: cartoon, chemo, humor, medical, taxol (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096923 Tue, 17 May 2011 04:16:53 +0100 5096923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829223&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F05%2F16%2Fcoupla-cancer-cells-sitting-around-talking%2F Cartoon by Robert & Donna Trussell © 2011 Filed under: Cancer Tagged: cartoon, chemo, humor, medical, taxol (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829223 Tue, 17 May 2011 04:16:53 +0100 4829223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828890&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FA3NbOks7Pjk%2F It is intended that this hardly comprehensive, nor accurate collection of acronyms, phrases and astute observations will assist those not of medically sound mind to gain a pseudo-scientific insight into the inner sanctum of the glorified hallows of medical parlance. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828890 Mon, 16 May 2011 16:10:15 +0100 4828890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828892&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F1wifUEcgCWw%2F Been waiting all week for this to arrive...and finally the big ZDogg has delivered with another blockbuster parody - It's Call Day - I'm in Love (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828892 Sun, 15 May 2011 09:27:13 +0100 4828892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828893&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2iveVBdGXJo%2F It was tea time at Enlightenment Boulevard, and the members of the UCEM Council Executive were taking a well earned break. For a bit of light-hearted fun Professor Oliver Orvil Jeremiah Octavia Bristol suggested they all gather around his iPad to see what the latest creation from ZDoggMD and team had to offer. “What is [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828893 Sun, 15 May 2011 09:21:46 +0100 4828893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820855&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-er-physicians-checklist%2F2011.05.12 Laugh if you want, this helps my life, at least at work. For months after starting my current gig, I would sometimes get to work with everything in all my pockets, and sometimes not. I’d forget my ID, or my pen, or my phone, or my…well, there you go. Then my OCD started to kick in, and, a Mental Checklist was born. I now have to get 6 things, and set them on the table or I screw it up every time. ID stethoscope my phone work phone pen sharp stick (I’ve written about this before, but cannot find it. You should search an ER blog for the word ‘knife’ and then wonder why you bothered). Last week I apparently went against the checklist, and halfway through the shift realized I’d lost my ID. Of course, after about a combined half-hour of fruitless search I gave up, and found it in ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820855 Thu, 12 May 2011 19:00:37 +0100 4820855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813348&cid=t_92132_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fwho-ever-reads-the-ikea-manual.html – What British bloke would ever admit to reading the IKEA manual for that latest peculiarly named objet functionale in pine? Well for a change, there are some IKEA manuals you really should read before assembling, including those for the Litsabbur and the Tjardiis. Probably best to avoid the Dindassur altogether though… Selected from the latest science stories to hit DB’s virtual desktop @sciencebase. Related Posts:125 PhDs per second with superfast JanetScientists and social mediaYou are more virus than humanWhat killed Darwin?Scientists on TwitterWho ever reads the IKEA manual? is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog (Source: Sciencebase Science Blog) Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813348 Wed, 11 May 2011 11:00:02 +0100 4813348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813325&cid=t_92132_93_f&fid=36531&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FJeffreyMD%2F%7E3%2FKORo57PCQiQ%2F How do you hide a $100 dollar bill from a general surgeon? Put it in the patients notes. How do you hide a $100 dollar bill from an orthopedic surgeon? Put it in a textbook. How do you hide a $100 bill from a radiologist? Tape it to a patient. How do you hide a $100 bill from an internist? Hide it under a dressing. How do yo hide a $100 bill from a psychiatrist? Anywhere — just call a code and they’ll be headed away from it. How do you hide a $100 dollar bill from a plastic surgeon? It’s a trick question. You can’t. How do you hide a $100 bill from a neurosurgeon? Tape it to his kid. - Brought to you by the Internet Source: Mainly here but also from people who have told me. (Source: JeffreyMD.com) JeffreyMD.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813325 Wed, 11 May 2011 05:13:53 +0100 4813325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829165&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FL_xwCMvtJqs%2F It’s now time for Flashback Friday: The Mother’s Day edition. Frankly, I can’t imagine a Mother’s Day weekend during which I didn’t watch Mr. T’s Treat Your Mother Right at least half-a-dozen times. In fact, I’ve already watched it twice today. (If you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, read on.) In honor of all you special, beloved moms (and non-moms) out there, I present to you three funny, cool, cheesy, and/or vintage maternal-related videos that are available on YouTube. Because what would Mother’s Day be without Legos, Florence Henderson, and Mr. T? (If your mom is the computer-savvy-type who has a sense of humor, forward this post to her, but don’t expect that to replace the flowers you should be sending her o... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829165 Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:06 +0100 4829165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794992&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FL_xwCMvtJqs%2F It’s now time for Flashback Friday: The Mother’s Day edition. Frankly, I can’t imagine a Mother’s Day weekend during which I didn’t watch Mr. T’s Treat Your Mother Right at least half-a-dozen times. In fact, I’ve already watched it twice today. (If you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, read on.) In honor of all you special, beloved moms (and non-moms) out there, I present to you three funny, cool, cheesy, and/or vintage maternal-related videos that are available on YouTube. Because what would Mother’s Day be without Legos, Florence Henderson, and Mr. T? (If your mom is the computer-savvy-type who has a sense of humor, forward this post to her, but don’t expect that to replace the flowers you should be sending her o... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794992 Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:06 +0100 4794992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789494&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FiUy_vth-Boo%2F Today’s Gym Rant is less of a rant and more of an amused observation. You know the circuit weight training line at the gym? The one where there are nine or so circuit weight training machines arranged in a particular order that target specific major body parts? It’s one of my favorite things to participate in at the gym. The idea here is to get in as efficient a muscle-building workout as possible in the shortest amount of time. During off-peak hours, you can use the circuit weight training line however you please. (Stay on a machine as long as you like; skip two machines in a row; only use the arm machines, etc.) But, at least in my gym, during peak (and clearly posted) hours in the morning and evening, you have to follow the rules. And here are my gym’s longstanding rul... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789494 Thu, 05 May 2011 15:20:49 +0100 4789494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789497&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Ft1GjNtD61KI%2F Mother’s Day can be a complicated affair. First of all (and most importantly), you have to remember it in time. Then you have to decide what to do, get, buy, or where to make brunch reservations. Plus, you may have to grapple with the added bonus (read: burden?) of a mother-in-law who also expects her due. And what about grandmas — do they count? Yesterday, one of my colleagues and I were chatting on the office elevator about how she’d just picked up two Mother’s Day cards to send to both of her grandmothers. Wait a minute, I thought. Since when did it become standard practice for Nana and Grammy to horn in on all this faux-holiday action and annual mom worship? All of this is why Blisstree appreciates the genius of someecards. Not only are they consistently hilario... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789497 Wed, 04 May 2011 18:18:49 +0100 4789497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789251&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F1698659e0d52adbb43ab3ee84c47337c%3Fs%3D96%26amp%3Bd%3Didenticon%26amp%3Br%3DG 9:00 pm: Hello. It’s Mrs. Mumbledimumbler; I need the doctor to call me right away. My hip is driving me crazy. Please call me. I listen to the message three times so I can sort of make out the name. The problem is that even though I think I can understand it, I don’t recognize it at all. But I call her because she said she needed me to call her right away. Hello. I need you to call me in some tramadol right away. “What was your name again?” She repeats it clearly enough for me to confirm that I really don’t recognize it. “Have I ever seen you in the office?” No. Let me get this straight: it’s 9:00 at night and your hip is hurting, so you call a doctor who’s a complete stranger and insist that they call you in a powerful painkiller without ever having seen you, taken your... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789251 Wed, 04 May 2011 18:00:05 +0100 4789251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803145&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fjb3BNUadb9Y%2F Environmental selection pressures are a driving force in the adaptive processes driving adaptive processes in organisms. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803145 Wed, 04 May 2011 16:38:30 +0100 4803145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780310&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconfessions-of-a-former-child-with-diabetes-and-unusual-eating-habits%2F2011.05.03 Growing up, we had these large, potted plants in our dining room, within throwing distance from the dining room table.  (Stick with me – this is an important detail.)  The plants were big and had wide, draped leaves and they made the corner of the dining room look like a veritable jungle. Also, these suckers were really convenient for hiding food. When I was little, the “diabetic diet” school of thought was based on the exchange program.  This meant that my meals were structured around my calorie needs and the needs of my (then) peaking insulin doses.  An average dinner would include one meat exchange, two starch exchanges, a dairy exchange, a fat exchange, and a fruit exchange.  (Exchange, exchange, exchange.)  When I was on insulins like Regular, NPH, and Lente, I... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780310 Tue, 03 May 2011 18:00:28 +0100 4780310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775458&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2Fz4y4AaS1E2M%2F Lots of journalists such as myself don’t have journalism degrees. When people ask me about my non-clinical background, I’m proud to say I’ve got a degree in history. I like to think it gives me an advantage over some journalists since a solid liberal-arts education taught me how to do more than just regurgitate information. I learned how to research, how to analyze, how to ask questions and, above all, how to think. Once in a while, I wonder how my career may have turned out had I actually studied journalism or perhaps pursued a master’s, but not often. One thing I’ve never wondered, is where I might be now if I had gotten a degree in English instead. Until today. Having just read “An Eligible Professional’s Soliloquy” on the HITECH Answers b... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775458 Tue, 03 May 2011 05:16:51 +0100 4775458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775389&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fswearing-in-moderation-may-ease-pain%2F2011.05.02 Swearing really can relieve pain, but only if one doesn’t do it daily. Researchers at Keele University in England have considered this topic before, and most recently, they studied whether people who swear more often in everyday life get as much pain relief from cursing as those who swear less frequently. Researchers recruited 71 participants who completed a questionnaire that assessed how often they swore. Pain tolerance was assessed by how long participants could keep their unclenched hand in icy water (5° C, capped at 5 minutes) while repeating a chosen word. The word was either a swear word (self-selected from a list of five words the person might use after hitting their thumb with a hammer) or a control word (one of five they might use to describe a table). Interestingly, one p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775389 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:00:00 +0100 4775389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771313&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FsggA0Sf5BFE%2F Filed under: Humor Tagged: dog, duck (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771313 Sun, 01 May 2011 17:49:30 +0100 4771313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768024&cid=t_92132_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fstate-of-hospital-medicine-2011.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768024 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:49:00 +0100 4768024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768005&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1552 Those of you who read my blog know that it has been a tough winter.  My wife Jan has gone through a rough patch with cancer, as well as a pulmonary embolus.  Well, we’re on the sunny side of things and she’s doing wonderfully.  So, last night we went on our first, official evening date in several months.  In honor of that, I’ve pulled an old column/post out of the archives.  I hope you enjoy! The point is this:  we all have to learn to take our romance and intimacy where and when we can;  and always with a bit of levity. Edwin’s hand brushed against Jan’s as he reached for the shopping cart. She smiled, and tossed her purse inside. As they walked into the store, her mind raced with a million thoughts. ‘Does he feel the same desire as I do? Does he find me ... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768005 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:33:53 +0100 4768005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758734&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQrEZ7JCysJk%2F By David BoazIn a feature story about left-wing stand-up comics (news flash!), the Washington Post finds one who isn’t: One of the few right-leaning comics is Nick Di Paolo, who has written for “Saturday Night Live.” Di Paolo, who is socially liberal but economically conservative, has a one-hour special, “Nick Di Paolo Raw Nerve,” airing Saturday on Showtime, in which he takes swipes at favorite targets, such as President Obama and labor unions. If that sounds like fun, then your Saturday night is planned. And if you’re more interested in fiscally conservative, socially liberal voters, check here or here or indeed this lament. Socially Liberal but Economically Conservative: Now That’s Funny is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liber... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758734 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:19:51 +0100 4758734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753692&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-a-surgical-superhero-has-to-cut-wind%2F2011.04.26 Yes, I have an alter ego. Yes, I dress in funny clothes with a cap covering my head and a mask covering my face. And yes, dressed as such I try to fight the powers of evil (mainly sepsis and bleeding and cancer and the like). I am … a superhero. But there is often little understanding for what goes on under the paper thin masks and baggy gowns we wear. certain …um…occurrences, well, occur with us just as much as with other people. A common cold behind a theatre mask is no small thing. Remember you can’t blow your nose. Sniffing loudly only works for a while and attracts all sorts of strange stares. Just leaving it is really the only option. The positive side of this is you suffer less from the mild dehydration that accompanies massive loss of …mucus. There is, after all, flui... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753692 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4753692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753694&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdeep-thoughts-wisdom-from-the-er%2F2011.04.26 If you’re alleging assault, don’t get loud with the Officer there to take a report. Especially if you have Felony warrants. *This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753694 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:00:38 +0100 4753694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803151&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FxrbrsqDPjmU%2F Feeling unprepared for your upcoming FACEM Part 2 emergency medicine examination? Suffering from brain failure? Don't worry, UCEM have the solution thanks to pioneering work by neurosurgeon Robert J. White. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803151 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:40:33 +0100 4803151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742590&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FilKi_9wOOuY%2F I like to think that IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) stands for “I’m Back, Sucka!” Talk about being kicked in the gut when you’re down. This week has been fraught with familial trials and tribulations, ex-dating stress, and plain old bad eating habits. I think I’ve lost about seven pounds because nothing I eat seems to agree with me. (And during IBS Awareness Month, no less!) This is the polite way of saying that I have something more like the alimentary canal of an earthworm as opposed to a human intestinal tract. This is not a good way to lose weight; along with the pounds go nutrients and muscle mass. (And I ain’t got much of the latter to sacrifice.) Back in the days when I was flush with green from my miserable federal job, I used to go to a polarity therapist who reall... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742590 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:41:13 +0100 4742590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742389&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fquiz-what-is-the-most-frequently-shoplifted-item-at-walgreens%2F2011.04.21 I’m not sure if this is true or not, or if it’s a local phenomenon, but I heard a discussion the other day from a previous Walgreens employee describing the most shoplifted item in their store.  Are you ready for this….. Hemorrhoid creams and suppositories. There are apparently a lot of a**holes in this world that get rubbed the wrong way. *This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742389 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0100 4742389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734102&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-hug-that-may-have-saved-a-life%2F2011.04.20 Every once in a while we physicians make an astute (or perhaps lucky) observation that becomes a turning point in a patient’s life. I’ll never forget the time that I placed a hand on an elderly woman’s belly after she said that she felt a little bit dizzy – the pulsatile abdominal mass that I discovered set in motion a cascade of events that resulted in life-saving surgery for an disecting abdominal  aortic aneurysm (AAA). It was incredibly gratifying to be involved in saving her life – and now anyone who so much as swoons in my vicinity gets a tummy rub! (Yes, Dr. Groopman I know that’s not necessarily a rational response to one lucky “exam finding.”) Last week I made a fortunate “catch” on the order of the AAA discovery from ye... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734102 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:00:32 +0100 4734102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734481&cid=t_92132_134_f&fid=35213&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fblogspot%2FYNchP%2F%7E3%2Fq4hhlVL-2EM%2Fhappy-wife-makes-happy-husband.html Just got back from mom's.  Had a great time.  My youngest sister is a riot.  She has a motto: "A happy wife makes a happy husband and that makes a happy life"!!! I think I'm going to print that out, frame it, post it in several locations throughout the house. Do you think he might get the message?  And I will be a happy wife if he becomes a compliant diabetic! My sister really is that way.  She's sister # 3.  Sis # 2 had been to see her this past weekend.  Hubby of Sis # 2 says to boyfriend of Sis # 3, "don't sell your snowmobiles.....we need to take a trip together!" Sis # 3 turns to Sis # 2 and says, "how about you and I go to Las Vegas the same time?" Boyfriend of sis # 3 turns to husband of sis # 2 and says, "I will sell my snowmobiles!" He get... Wife of a Diabetic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734481 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:23:00 +0100 4734481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734128&cid=t_92132_93_f&fid=36531&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FJeffreyMD%2F%7E3%2F6NSN1fLmLQ0%2F Image by Fizzy at DocCartoon This made me laugh so I had to share. I found the above image at the blog of Doc Cartoon. Seems like it has some interesting posts. You should check it out. The address of the blog is: http://doccartoon.blogspot.com/. If you click on the image above, it will take you to the specific post where I got the image. (Source: JeffreyMD.com) JeffreyMD.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734128 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:10:32 +0100 4734128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734141&cid=t_92132_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fholistic-er.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734141 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:32:00 +0100 4734141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724127&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fr9krv85eH5w%2F Pam Murphy is a professionally funny lady currently starring in her own solo comedy show, The C Word (which she wrote), at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. What’s it about? Oh, you know, just her getting diagnosed with breast cancer — that’s all. Drawing room comedy stuff. No big deal. Actually, you’re about to get a sense of just how hilarious Pam makes breast cancer become while she’s onstage, and why it’s so important for our mental health that we laugh about the worst thing that’s ever happened to her in her life. (C’mon, she wants us to!) You had cancer and made it funny with your solo show, ”The C Word.” Pretend that I’m also professionally hilarious. Is it okay for me to make fun of cancer and c... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724127 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:14:48 +0100 4724127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723889&cid=t_92132_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fabsurd-article-day-from-medical.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723889 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:20:00 +0100 4723889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723807&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F911-disclaimers-are-absurd%2F2011.04.17 I’m sure you’ve seen them on medical blogs:  Disclaimers that remind readers to call 911 in the event of emergency. But is someone choking on a hot dog really going to dial up KevinMD or SeattleMamaDoc for help?  Does anyone really believe that 33 charts is the place to deal with your acute airway obstruction when you have a just a couple of minutes to live? Here’s my theory:  I suspect that the first attorney who came up with the 911 disclaimer did so as some sort of perverse joke.  And rather than seek the input of their own lawyers, all those who followed simply copied the this original language believing it to be judicious and most conservative.  Now it’s the longest running gag in legal history. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at 33 C... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723807 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:00:58 +0100 4723807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714741&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-a-patient-who-asks-for-salt-for-his-eggs-could-cost-a-hospital-2-5-million%2F2011.04.14 This was a classic moment of comical clarity that only comes along once a week.  As you may or may not know, starting in 2013, The Medicare National Bank has promised to take back 1% of all  of a hospital’s total Medicare revenue (to increase in future years) if the hospital has a higher 30 day readmission rate for  congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction or pneumonia than an as yet undefined acceptable 30 day rate of readmission. What does this mean?  It means if the government decides that 20% is an acceptable rate for congestive heart failure 30 day readmission, and the hospital has a readmission rate of 25%, the hospital will be told to return 1% of all Medicare revenue for the year, not just their heart failure revenue. Let’s use some hypothetical numbers... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714741 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0100 4714741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709223&cid=t_92132_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fsleep-apnea-narcolepsy-or-just-plain.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709223 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:21:00 +0100 4709223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704656&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-ten-types-of-doctor-bloggers%2F2011.04.12 One of my favourite blogs just featured a nice picture that presents the 10 typical types of medical bloggers. Here they are: Dr. Funny Dr. Mommy Dr. Boring Dr. Didactic Dr. Product Placement Dr. Resident Dr. No Longer A Doctor Dr. Political Dr. Miracle Dr. Whiny Which type do you belong to? Click on the image for the original source and size. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704656 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:00:32 +0100 4704656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704660&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-patients-have-to-remind-doctors-about-their-appointments%2F2011.04.11 Like many offices, we have a policy of calling patients to remind them of upcoming appointments, usually one to two days ahead of time. With the advent of our new EMR, we have the option of having the system send them email reminders. The vast majority of folks who’ve received these just love them. But there are still several patients a day who get phone calls. The other recent change in the office, cutting the staff by 50%, means that my one remaining staffer is the one who makes the calls. She has other stuff to do, though — lots of other stuff, actually — so that she may not get around to these calls until later in the day. Thank goodness our patients are right on the ball: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Dinosaur* (Source: Better H... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704660 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:56 +0100 4704660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696619&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-childs-impression-of-an-operating-room%2F2011.04.10 He must have been about eight at the time. I had made the mistake of watching doctor shows on TV with him and he had probably heard my wife and I describe the challenges of my doctor lifestyle at times over dinner. For the most part, he seemed oblivious and liked the things that most young boys at that age do: sports, jungle gyms, mud, and bicycles, but he had never seen his Dad at work. So the day came when my wife was doing errands and stopped by the hospital with the kids to drop off my pager which I had inadvertently left at home. As timing would have it, I had just scrubbed in a case, so she was kind enough to bring the pager to the electrophysiology lab control room where the technicians could retrieve it for me. My son, realizing how close he was to my workplace asked within earshot... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696619 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4696619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693289&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpositive-message-of-the-day%2F2011.04.08 Source: thatshappy.blogspot.com via Dawn on Pinterest *This blog post was originally published at On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693289 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:00:16 +0100 4693289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684319&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsurgeons-criticize-medical-tourism-you-cant-sue-if-things-go-awry%2F2011.04.06 In an earlier post, DrRich offered several potential strategies for doctors and patients to consider should healthcare reformers ultimately succeed in their efforts to make it illegal for Americans to seek medical care outside the auspices of Obamacare. To those readers who persist in thinking that DrRich is particularly paranoid in worrying about such a thing, he refers you to his prior work carefully documenting the efforts the Central Authority has already made in limiting the prerogatives of individual Americans within the healthcare system, and reminds you that in any society where social justice is the overriding concern, individual prerogatives such as these must be criminalized. Indeed, whether individuals will retain the right to spend their own money on their own healthcare is ul... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684319 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:00:54 +0100 4684319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684356&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Foah4J7BW6Qo%2F Thanks to the wonders of modern science, not only are we able to 'medically' justify every ache, pain, whinge, grimace and gripe we suffer - but we are also offered a cure at the same time! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684356 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:56:21 +0100 4684356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676786&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flicense-plate-of-the-day%2F2011.04.04 *This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676786 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:00:13 +0100 4676786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676791&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcoffee-talk-and-type-1-diabetes%2F2011.04.03 It’s been well-documented that my coffee addiction is … substantial.  Briefly on hiatus during my pregnancy, I was reunited with my beloved beverage after the baby was born, and now I’m back in the habit. Since I work from our home office and I’m also the primary caregiver for BSparl, sleep is a hot commodity.  Actually, I don’t get to sleep much, so the coffee is very much my friend these days.  Work hard, play hard, drink much of the coffee. The other day, I was out with the baby, running a few errands.  I had to visit the post office, the grocery store, CVS … and Dunkin Donuts.  I try to make my order sound fresh and new (versus something I say almost without thinking), and I leaned out the window to order into the drive through speaker.  (Instead o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676791 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:00:07 +0100 4676791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676792&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-prescription-directions-are-unclear%2F2011.04.03 “Take one to two pain pills by mouth every 4 to six hours” To me that is clear.  I was reminded recently that it isn’t to all patients. A patient complained of lack of relief from her pain medicines after surgery.  Her description of the pain didn’t suggest any complications so I ask how she was taking them.  I was looking for a way to safely use NSAIDS or Tylenol as a boost rather than giving her something stronger. “I take one pain pill and then wait an hour to take another one.” I prompted her to tell me when she took the next dose. “I wait four hours and then take one pain pill, but I wait for six hours to take the next one.” Ah! I had mentioned to her and her caregiver that due to her small size she should begin with just one, then wait for 30 minutes to an hour to ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676792 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0100 4676792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670299&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FrDdUxwhc2wg%2F I’m sure you’ve read about Moleskine’s foray into new product lines such as backpacks, reading glasses and other non-notebook items. They’ve been a little vague about the full extent of their expansion, but through some behind-the-scenes contacts, I managed to get one of the first samples for review: Moleskine underwear, aka “Moleskivvies!” via Notebook Stories: A Blog About Notebooks, Journals, Moleskines, Blank Books, Sketchbooks, Diaries and More. Filed under: Humor Tagged: Blank Books, Moleskine (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670299 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:56:04 +0100 4670299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664506&cid=t_92132_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F04%2Fhelp-wanted%2F I mentioned previously that I wanted to stop working as a solopreneur and build some staff this year. Well, the time has finally arrived. I’m ready to start recruiting some staff, so if the idea of working with me sounds interesting, please read on.If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you’d probably expect me to take a non-traditional approach to staffing. You’d be right. After writing articles like 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m not interested in creating dull, corporate-style positions and then looking for people to fill those predetermined roles, as if I’m buying parts for a machine. My business is too fluid for such rigidity anyway. I need people who can be flexible, adaptable, and wi... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664506 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:50:30 +0100 4664506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664179&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-live-forever-have-a-dermatologist-as-your-primary-care-physician%2F2011.03.31 Everyone has their own perspectives about life and death, often based on life experiences and their worldly views. Doctors are no different, except to say that doctors deal with life and death every day of their lives. For medical doctors, death perspectives are more likely to be defined by their disease specialty. Here are a few examples of  death perspectives from the different medical specialties If you’re a pulmonologist, nobody dies without first getting a bronchoscopy.If you’re a cardiologist, nobody dies without first getting a heart catheterization.If you’re a nephrologist, nobody dies without first getting a run of dialysis.If you’re an oncologist, nobody dies without first getting a course of chemotherapy.If you’re a neurologist, nobody dies withou... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664179 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4664179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658387&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fci8HdOae1us%2F Gastroenterologist Patricia Raymond takes medicine seriously . . . and herself lightly. The founder of Your Health Choice and Rx For Sanity, known nationally as The Divine Ms. Butt Meddler for her efforts to reduce the stigma often associated with screening colonoscopy. Great to see another physician broadcasting humorously to help see the lighter side of medicine [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658387 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:54:07 +0100 4658387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653344&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FS_oIZmQnfNk%2F The Ballad of Eric's Prostate starts with an unusual finding hidden inside a patient's jocks... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653344 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:00:18 +0100 4653344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642856&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FHad0MBaOW5g%2F Smiling is overrated, and I blame Ken for making me think so. Ken was a cheesy theater guy from my high school who acted in a lot of the drama club’s plays with me. (I went to a private, all-girls, Catholic high school, so Ken and I actually weren’t classmates; he attended a boys’ school down the road a pace.) Now, I can appreciate why Ken would’ve wanted to spend countless extracurricular hours palling around with a bunch of high school chicks in a loosely supervised setting that may or may not involve stage-kissing, but I could never appreciate the unsolicited wellness advice that Ken would give me in his baritone voice a minimum three times daily, whenever he saw me before, during, or after play practice: SMILE! Ken’s message was a simple one; and there&#82... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642856 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:00:08 +0100 4642856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642613&cid=t_92132_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2FdTAdybjcoEk%2Fhow-to-conquer-your-fear-of-doctors.html The term "content farm" describes a company that employs large numbers of often freelance writers to generate large amounts of textual and/or video content which is specifically designed to satisfy algorithms for maximal retrieval by search engines. Their main goal is to generate advertising revenue through attracting reader page views (source: Wikipedia).This is what the content farms are producing nowadays:How to Conquer Your Fear of Doctors (HowCast video). A mix of good and bad advice, don't take it seriously:"How to Live to Be 100" (HowCast video). Some tips in the video may fall in the category "Do not try this at home": Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog) Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642613 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:38:00 +0100 4642613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642533&cid=t_92132_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2FPNLtcT5db3Q%2Fthe_downfall_of_my_grant_writing_today.php These are two videos that appeared to have disappeared from YouTube for a while, thanks to takedown notices from the distributors of the film. Fortunately, they appear to be back, which is pure awesomeness. Unfortunately, because I'm busy putting the final touches on a grant today, the first one resonates in a rather eerie way. Unfortunately, neither of them appear to allow embedding: Scientific Peer Review, ca. 1945 Hitler NIH rejection Back to work, now... Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642533 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4642533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636438&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fidentity-theft-in-a-south-african-morgue%2F2011.03.25 Amazingly enough, no matter how crazy our country gets we are a darn sight better than many of our neighbours. Many people from countries around us flee to South Africa for a better life. Only problem is for the better life you sometimes have to produce a South African identity document. These can be easily bought from corrupt government officials, but why buy one if you can borrow one? I was working in Qwaqwa. It was an amazingly poverty-stricken place with what seemed to me to be almost total joblessness. I truly don’t know how the people survived. And yet people from neighbouring Lesotho would still move there illegally. I’ve never been to Lesotho personally but if Qwaqwa was a better proposition, then I can’t even imagine how bad life in Lesotho must have been. Anyway... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636438 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4636438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631484&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthy-thought-for-the-day%2F2011.03.24 A new blog has entered the medical world.  She’s only a couple months old, but she has an awesome name: happy internist.   happy internist shows us all   how to die healthy: my patient saw her gynecologist.  he told her to eat right, get lots of exercise, and lose weight.  that way, he said, you can die healthy. What a great quote.  It’s called finishing strong.  Given what I know about the incredible pain and suffering I witness everyday from self induced disease, dying healthy is a goal worth living for. Death is inevitable.  Dying healthy takes hard work and personal sacrifice. She was discovered at this week’s Grand Rounds, where Dr Val has done an excellent job of organizing the best of this week’s Internet medical offerings. *This blog post... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631484 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4631484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626830&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdo-democrats-and-republicans-have-different-work-out-regimens%2F2011.03.23 In Washington, even exercise gets political. This morning, the WSJ reported that a small group of Congressmen, primarily Republicans, have embraced the adrenaline-infused exercise regimen that is P90X. They jump, stretch and flex to the tune of Tony Horton, a man who clearly checked the right box on career day. The 90-day results-intensive program celebrates its “I couldn’t move the next day” sensations. On the other side of the ideological spectrum resides the pragmatic approach of the White House. Last month, the NY Times described the regimented, non-boot-campish routine espoused by Mr and Mrs Obama. Our current executive branch favors a personal trainer who likes working people hard, but…”as politely as possible.”  The president adheres to a common sense program of regular... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626830 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:00:28 +0100 4626830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626831&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmotherly-musings-and-childhood-boundary-issues%2F2011.03.23 “Anyone who will barge into the room while you are on the commode is the boss of you. And when you explain to them that you’re on the commode and that they should leave but they don’t? That’s a high-level boss.” - Tina Fey from the new InStyle Magazine. Sister Fey speaks the truth here. Children have no privacy boundaries. There is also something, perhaps related to the way going to bathroom disturbs the Earth’s magnetic fields, that makes a child need something urgently the second trou has been dropped. That all said, the fact that a child has no understanding of his parent’s privacy does not mean that said child does not demand privacy for himself. Little Isis is going through a period where he is not to be seen doing the deed. Even the thought ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626831 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:00:58 +0100 4626831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622433&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F1V7PzZT7Tbk%2F photo: Thinkstock Remember dear old Gilbert Gottfried’s callously offensive Tweets that included seriously unfunny jokes about the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters in Japan? Soon afterward, we jumped on our moral high-horse and admonished him just like pretty much everybody else (Aflac went a step further and simply fired Gil from his esteemed position as their squawking duck), and we don’t regret doing it. But we did want to get a mental health expert to weigh in on the topic of bad-taste humor — as far as mental health issues are concerned. So we asked Dr. Dale Archer (he’s an M.D. and a psychiatrist) a few questions about when and how (if ever) comedy and tragedy can effectively combine to create an improved state of stronger mental health, and when it&... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622433 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:55:08 +0100 4622433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622323&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FUMmNnpjnUbY%2F Satirical newspaper The Onion (“America’s Finest News Source”) is on its game once again. Many of you probably have already seen the story from last week, headlined, “Quick-Lube Shop Masters Electronic Record Keeping Six Years Before Medical Industry.” (I tweeted about it over the weekend and some other healthcare blogs have posted it.) An excerpt: “We figured that a basic database would help us with everything from scheduling regular appointments to predicting future lubrication requirements,” said the proprietor of the local oil-change shop, Karl Lemke, who has no special logistical or programming skills, and who described his organizational methods, which are far more advanced than those of any hospital emergency room, as “basic, common-se... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622323 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:46:18 +0100 4622323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622474&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FkSSDBOKtFG4%2F     gapingvoid gallery. Filed under: Humor, qotd Tagged: gapingvoid, hugh mcleod, Humor (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622474 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:12:24 +0100 4622474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615103&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdogs-hospitals-and-unintended-consequences%2F2011.03.19 Every day I go to the emergency room to admit my adults, I can hear the screaming babies and toddlers. Sometimes, the screams are actually from their parents after realizing  how much their visit is going to  cost.  But most of the time it’s really frightened kids in an unfamiliar environment. Happy’s hospital used to hand out hospital stickers so kids would associate emergency rooms with a fun place to hang out.  It turns out, after  intense behind the scenes discussions with administration, that this policy was a covert attempt to increase the volume of our pediatric emergency room volumes. After looking at the numbers, and understanding how hospitals get paid,I have now come on board and am part of a committee think tank that does nothing more than think of ways to get ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615103 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4615103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610808&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fyour-dog-may-be-your-best-personal-trainer%2F2011.03.18 Earlier this week there was an article in the NY Times by Tara Parker-Pope  –Forget the Treadmill. Get a Dog. — which states in a more elegant way what I have been saying for years now. ……Several studies now show that dogs can be powerful motivators to get people moving. ….. Just last week, researchers from Michigan State University reported that among dog owners who took their pets for regular walks, 60 percent met federal criteria for regular moderate or vigorous exercise. ……. A study of 41,500 California residents also looked at walking among dog and cat owners as well as those who didn’t have pets. Dog owners were about 60 percent more likely to walk for leisure than people who owned a cat or no pet at all. …….. I have called my dog Rusty my personal traine... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610808 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4610808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610939&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FL885cpfnk3M%2F A genius comedian named Carol Burnett used to say that tragedy + time = comedy. And in a lot of cases that’s definitely true. There are exceptions, however: Slavery, the Holocaust, the Columbine shootings, the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster, the Oklahoma City Bombing, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, and last year’s earthquake in Haiti, just to name a few. But there’s also another sacred rule of comedy to abide by: Too soon. And earlier this week, Gilbert Gottfried seriously violated that unwritten law in the unhealthiest way possible. A few days ago, the comedian was canned by the Aflac insurance company (he’s the distinctive voice of that annoying duck on TV and radio) for Tweeting off-color and insensitive jokes about the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (Exact... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610939 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:32:47 +0100 4610939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610810&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fonline-er-booking-is-there-a-real-emergency%2F2011.03.18 This is so wrong. You can’t make this stuff up. It seems an emergency department in Memphis, Tennessee is now taking online reservations for their services. Yes, you heard that right, you can now hop online and select the time you would like to be seen for your “emergency”. Just pay $15.00 and you can give your chief complaint, your medical history and your list of medications ahead of time, saving you time and trouble when you pop in with your pesky problem! What if the problem is serious? The computer won’t let you register and flashes a “Call 911″ sign at you. But wait! There’s more! If you are not seen within 15 minutes of your scheduled time, you money is cheerfully refunded! I’m not kidding. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Emergiblo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610810 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:00:53 +0100 4610810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626836&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fs7QfG5Ekrek%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626836 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4626836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622253&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FtAxlbgxpFe4%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622253 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4622253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605833&cid=t_92132_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOBBO3euA5t4%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605833 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4605833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605900&cid=t_92132_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FJd2J26Mh9Qk%2F Many of us have spent the better part of a year trying to explain “meaningful use” to people inside and outside of healthcare, with varying degrees of success. It turns out I should have been paying attention to “meaningful yoose” instead, because the far-hipper-than-I Dr. Ross Martin spits truth in less than three minutes. The Meaningful Yoose Rap from Ross Martin on Vimeo. Martin, the founder of the American College of Medical Informatimusicology, apparently did this to the tune of that “Pants on the Ground” song from last year’s American Idol. You can play along at home with the lyrics, then get your 44 Gs for doin’ meaningful yoose. Peace. (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605900 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:02:11 +0100 4605900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592457&cid=t_92132_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-15-2011%2F There are just two things on my mind right now: Japan and the time change. One is weighing heavy on my heart and the other has turned me into a zombie. Both have affected the way I view my life. How can two things so different in severity–a natural disaster and a loss of an hour–have anything to do with each another? For me, it crowns time as King and places everything else as a lesser priority. What we choose to spend time in our lives suddenly becomes clearer. Like the grains of sand falling in an hourglass, time slips away putting a spotlight on the impact hardship and an hour loss have on what’s really important. It forces me to ask what moments should I be spending more time on and which ones should I lay to rest? As we begin a new week, our bloggers have a pulse on ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592457 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:25:35 +0100 4592457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592605&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FEp-DUw9o_8o%2F Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Spastic Colon. My large intestine needs to see a shrink. It could use some benzos, or at the very least, Haldol. Maybe a stint in the psych ward. Unfortunately, my colon doesn’t have a separate brain and I can’t take it for psychoanalysis. (I probably wouldn’t want to hear the diagnosis anyway.) Fortunately, my brain (addled and atrophied as it may be) has been able to uncover all the wonders and horrors of dealing with and treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). In 1971, I was born a seemingly healthy, properly-pooping nine-pound baby. But things soon changed. In my terrible twos I was at least easily potty-trained. (You couldn’t get this kid on the toilet fast enough.) I skipped the entire Freudian anal-retentive stage. What was going on? Wa... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592605 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:58:36 +0100 4592605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577905&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchronic-pain-chocolate-and-vicodin%2F2011.03.12 Chocolate and vicodin? No, it’s not the latest Ben & Jerry’s flavor. “Chocolate & Vicodin: My Quest For Relief From the Headache That Wouldn’t Go Away” is the latest book by author, blogger, web designer, and busy woman Jennette Fulda. I became acquainted with Jennette’s blog during BlogHer 2008, where I had purchased her first book, “Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir.” When she asked if I would like a copy of “Chocolate & Vicodin” to review, I jumped at the chance. In “Half-Assed,” Jennette chronicled her journey to a near-200 pound weight loss. Just prior to that book’s release, she began another journey — one whose goal proved elusive. On February 17, 2008, Jennette went to bed with a headache. She still ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577905 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:00:18 +0100 4577905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4578002&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FtmRUUvZiAbk%2F @yuppieskumJack Cluth This just in: Ohio is safe from the tsunami threat http://bit.ly/f96FT2 about 11 hours ago via TweetDeckRetweetReply Filed under: Humor Tagged: Ohio, tsunami (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4578002 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:22:19 +0100 4578002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4578003&cid=t_92132_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FgHcVuKMWWs8%2F Image via Wikipedia Only I would get a weather program — swackett — that has Harold Lloyd in it. Filed under: Humor Tagged: Harold Lloyd, Humor, Silent film, swackett, weather (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4578003 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:48:15 +0100 4578003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575089&cid=t_92132_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fperiodic-table-elements-song-chemistry-humor.html I’ve created an unusual Periodic Table. In this rendering of the classic PT, each element represents, not a chemical element, but a version of the classic Tom Lehrer song, The Elements; it’s every chemist’s favourite song, so why not? There are also a few ringers, see if you can spot them. But, more to the point, there are major gaps just waiting to be filled. So…what’s you’re favourite cover of The Elements? Let me know via Twitter or Facebook or in the comments. I’d be particularly interested to see personal recordings and renditions done for your own site, lab or special event. Do share the link, let’s see if between us we can complete The Periodic Table of Periodic Table Songs. You can find the original lyrics here; the tune is that of G... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575089 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:14:53 +0100 4575089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570691&cid=t_92132_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F0dl5AHlBwTM%2F Last week we revived our feature about people who can lull you into a kind coma just by talking. And guess what? It’s that time again. This week’s headliner, Alec Baldwin, was suggested by Blisstree reader, Becca. So stop what you’re doing, break out those earbuds, and please enjoy the latest installment of five soothing voices to relax your mind, body, and spirit. But first, pull your car over to the shoulder. Alec Baldwin — Except when he’s leaving a voicemail for his daughter. Lilias Folan, PBS Yoga Instructor Extraordinaire From the 70s – I remember watching this lady a lot when I was a kid during the day. Why wasn’t I in school? And why am I not better at yoga now? (She starts speaking at 1:53.) Deepak Chopra, Alternative Medicine Practi... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570691 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:20:34 +0100 4570691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570570&cid=t_92132_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fbuzzword-bingo.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570570 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:23:00 +0100 4570570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560271&cid=t_92132_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F10-ways-life-tries-to-mess-with-diabetes-control%2F2011.03.08 Life is trying to further mess with my diabetes control. (Or is diabetes trying to mess with life? Is a zebra white with black stripes, or a horse with black and white stripes?) I’m making efforts to get it together, but odd little things keep leaping in the way. Oh, efforts to thwart: Let me count the ways! 1. Recently, the jar of glucose tabs in my car was empty, so I was forced to stop at a random store and buy a regular Mountain Dew from the vending machine. But I had to open it and let it settle a little first before I could chug it, because draining a can of fizzy sugar would make me instantly ralph. 2. It snowed and/or was freezing on the days I went to the gym. But on the days I didn’t go? Sunshine and warm weather. Stupid weather wants me to be fat. 3. I lost ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560271 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:00:28 +0100 4560271