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 'impact'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139626&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Fsafe-and-sustainable-review-of-childrens-congenital-heart-services-in-england-interim-health-impact-assessment%2F Title: Safe and sustainable: Review of Children’s Congenital Heart Services in England Interim Health Impact Assessment Scan or click to download ‘Safe and sustainable: Safe and sustainable: Review of Children’s Congenital Heart Services in England Interim Health Impact Assessment’ The Skinny: Looks at the impact of moving to Congenital heart networks as the new model of care to ensure that in future care for children and young people with congenital heart disease are better coordinated. Within the new model of care, each network would include a Specialist Surgical Centre, a Children’s Cardiology Centre and District Children’s Cardiology Services. It states that concentrating surgical expertise onto fewer sites and bringing non-surgical care closer to home wi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139626 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:38:06 +0100 5139626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077693&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffootball-helmets-which-ones-are-most-likely-to-prevent-head-injuries%2F2011.07.28 Courtesy of Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences: National Impact Database Adult Football Helmet Ratings – May 2011 A total of 10 adult football helmet models were evaluated using the STAR evaluation system for May 2011 release.  All 10 are publicly available at the time of publication.  Helmets with lower STAR values provide a reduction in concussion risk compared to helmets with higher STAR values.  Based on this, the best overall rating of ‘5 Stars’ has the lowest STAR value.  Group rankings are differentiated by statistical significance. If you’re in the market to buy a loved one a football helmet, or just curious, go and have a look. It doesn’t take long, there are only 10 helmets on the list. Go to the list. I got to this from ESPN’... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077693 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:00:20 +0100 5077693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050747&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fthe-impact-factory-song%2F Buffer Received a mood lifting email written by one of my distinguished colleagues from Britain which I couldn’t resist publishing here for my readers. The colleague is Peter Tyrer. I call upon ZDoggMD to write some music to it, preferably hip hop. I thought that, despite our best intentions, we are all in the Impact Factory together and perhaps we need to have a British Journal of Psychiatry song we could sing to our potential contributors, which I know includes all of us, so here it is: The Impact Factory Song There comes a time of year Which for some yields joy and cheer Whereas for others it brings gloom And impending signs of doom I refer to the end of June It’s the Impact Factor tune Which we dance to tho’ we fear Its strains may cost us dear In promoting our allian... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050747 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:37:03 +0100 5050747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968908&cid=t_111564_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FoxxvlqvSqOs%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Health Market Science hired John Schultz, as executive vp of sales for all HMS business units, including life sciences and pharmacy. Previously, he was senior vp of sales and marketing at MedAssurant. And before that, he led sales and marketing... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968908 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:22 +0100 4968908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934114&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsskDnGcrBaw%2F By Jim HarperIf you like innovation, and if you’re interested in intellectual property, you probably already know about the Committee on the Impact of Copyright Policy on Innovation in the Digital Era. That’s a group assembled by the National Academies to, well, analyze the impact of copyright policy on innovation in the digital era. Long-standing consensus holds that copyright, by creating artificial scarcity in information goods, allows creators to enjoy rewards from their creations sufficient to justify creating them. In other words, copyright’s incentive structure encourages creation and innovation, the end result being more and better information goods for the society to enjoy. Information technologies such as digitization and the Internet are rejiggering the balance... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934114 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:44:22 +0100 4934114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848170&cid=t_111564_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FEiWfpLhbTbQ%2F In most industries and professions, there are plenty of other people who do what you do. You need social capital in order to get recognized, remembered, recommended … and hired. Social capital is generated when you invest in your relationships, by being as valuable as you possibly can be in your network. That means knowing and recommending others, and becoming engaged in your networks so that you’re seen as an invaluable resource. We all engage with people on multiple different levels, starting with making pleasant conversation and “getting to know” someone, and gradually building up to profound levels of trust. There’s substantial social capital in being regarded as an individual of great integrity – someone who’s known, liked and trusted. In short, social capital measur... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848170 Fri, 20 May 2011 05:29:25 +0100 4848170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592532&cid=t_111564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FCc5NbTKqPmo%2F Do you remember the IMPACT study published in 2009? It was a randomized clinical trial with healthy older adults that compared a computer-based cognitive program that trains audi­tory pro­cess­ing (Brain Fitness Program, Posit Science) with educational video programs (control group). People who used the program improved in the trained tasks, which was not that surprising, but there was also a clear ben­e­fit in audi­tory mem­ory, which wasn’t directly trained. A 2011 paper reports the 3-month follow-up results of the IMPACT study. The 487 participants in the original study were 65 and older. Training was 1 hour a day, 4 to 5 days a week, for a total of 40 hours in 8 to 10 weeks. There was no contact with the researchers between the initial training study and the follow-up study. T... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592532 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:26:01 +0100 4592532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507283&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fon-health-and-discrimination-in-hiring%2F2011.02.22 From a [recent] article in the New York Times on hiring discrimination against people who smoke: “There is nothing unique about smoking,” said Lewis Maltby, president of the Workrights Institute, who has lobbied vigorously against the practice. “The number of things that we all do privately that have negative impact on our health is endless. If it’s not smoking, it’s beer. If it’s not beer, it’s cheeseburgers. And what about your sex life?” I think he’s right, more or less, in a slippery-slope sort of way, seriously. *This blog post was originally published at Medical Lessons* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507283 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:00:45 +0100 4507283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489717&cid=t_111564_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fcount-on-impact-factors.html How do you rank science, how do you rate scientists, what kudos do you give their papers and what metrics do you attach to the impact of a paper? They’re questions as old as the scientific literature itself. But, no one has resolved them. Independent organisations and publishers have attempted with the likes of the ISI Impact Factor. Academics weary of the prominent journals and the prominent researchers getting all the “gold stars” have attempted to overturn such metrics and devise their own in the form of the H-index. But, getting the measure of metrics is difficult, especially in today’s climate. In the current journal market and particularly given the economic climate, institutional purchasing is severely constrained by economic factors. For publishers outside t... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489717 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:11 +0100 4489717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436942&cid=t_111564_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFoD7p_TQbwc%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Qforma hired Ted Pine as vice president of business development. He was previously vice president of sales at openQ, which markets programs for key opinion leader management and compliance, and was senior director of strategic accounts at Leade... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436942 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:11:44 +0100 4436942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389184&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcombating-concussions-impact-sensors-for-nfl-players-helmets%2F2011.01.23 Anyone who’s ever watched football, the American variety, knows how rough of a sport it can be. With 22 fast-moving players (some weighing as much as 350 pounds) scrambling and tackling for possession of the pigskin, injuries are inevitable. One of the scariest injuries a football player can get is a concussion. With its commonly insidious onset, concussions of the brain are often difficult to diagnose, or immediately treat to avoid long-term consequences. The National Football League (NFL) has announced that they will be launching a pilot program next season in which accelerometers will be placed in players’ mouthpieces, earpieces, and helmets to analyze how blows to the head relate to the effects and severity of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. The data could p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389184 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:00:33 +0100 4389184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309616&cid=t_111564_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FEvlSbJeYmzg%2F This feature post looks at the graphic hard hitting advertising campaign by the Transport Accident Commision of Victoria, over the past 20years. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309616 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:41:21 +0100 4309616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304984&cid=t_111564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FMS2qn5Ph1As%2F Here is a news digest on brain training to start your stimulating New Year: Brain training games: Do they work? This piece explores the world of computerized brain training software: Who uses them? Are they worth the expense? You can also check out Sharpbrains Program Evaluation checklist to learn about the 10 ques­tions to ask when choosing a brain fit­ness pro­gram. Protect your brain: The new issue for athletes. Learn more about ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing), the computerized clinical report which is quickly becoming the norm for high schools and colleges in determining an athlete’s cognitive brain function. For basic information on concussions and concussion-types sport-related damages, click here. Brain training: What’s the “true” pic... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304984 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:49:57 +0100 4304984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233182&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-preauthorization-impacts-care%2F2010.12.06 The American Medical Association (AMA) had a press release [recently] announcing findings from their survey on the impact of insurance company preauthorization policies. Surprisingly, they discovered that these policies use physician time and delay treatment. It’s funny, because preauthorization policies were designed to save money. And I imagine they do, for the insurer, but they cost money for everyone else. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Shrink Rap* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233182 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4233182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233128&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F06%2Fimpact-assessment-visualised%2F Overall Impact We saw a great feedback wordle from a training session the other day so we thought it would be interesting to run the Impact Assessment feedback forms through it as a really quick and lazy piece of content analysis. This is particularly useful for the comment boxes on our feedback forms which we’ve been mor than a little gratified people have completed. Mediated Search Feedback Document Supply Impact Feedback Information Handling Training Impact Feedback   Filed under: Fade, Fade Comms, Librarianship, Library Services, Literature Searching, Searching, Study Skills Tagged: Content Analysis, Data, Impact Assessment, Visualisation (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233128 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:34:35 +0100 4233128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230165&cid=t_111564_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3789 Research quangos lead to mediocrity is the headline title of a letter to The Times appeared on 6 December 2010. It is reproduced below for those who can’t (or won’t) pay Rupert Murdoch to see it. The letter is about the current buzzword, "research impact", a term that trips off the lips of every administrator and politician daily. Since much research is funded by the taxpayer, it seems reasonable to ask if it gives value for money. The best answer can be found in St Paul’s cathedral. The plaque for Christopher Wren bears the epitaph LECTOR, SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE. Reader, if you seek his memorial – look around you. Much the same could be said for the impact of any science. Look at your refrigerator, your mobile phone, your computer, your cent... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230165 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:28:13 +0100 4230165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040516&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F07%2Fquality-and-safety-in-health-care-2010-vol-19-no-4%2F Title: National quality campaigns: who benefits? Skinny: The use of national quality campaigns to foster evidence-based hospital practices is increasing. Because campaigns typically do not limit access to their resources, they may influence non-enrolled hospitals too.  Article examines the relative impact of a national campaign, the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance, on enrolled and non-enrolled hospitals. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online Filed under: E-Journals, Evidence Based Practice, Hospitals, Impact Assessments, Quality Tagged: Evidence Based Practice, Hospitals, Quality (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040516 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:21:37 +0100 4040516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022914&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftech-nitis-new-overuse-injuries-from-too-much-personal-technology%2F2010.10.01 It’s not surprising to people that I’m a “techy” type of guy. Reading tech stories about the latest gadgets is a nice occasional escape from work. One of the ways that medicine and tech intersect is in some “overuse injuries” that I’ve seen and talked with people about. When the Nintendo Wii first came out, there were many stories of “Wii-itis” and tendonitis-related injuries. Last week American Medical News interviewed me for a story posted on their site [on September 27th] called “New Personal Technology Creating New Ailments.” The article opens like this: When Mike Sevilla, MD, sees young patients at his Salem, Ohio, family practice, he often finds them text messaging or listening to music on portable media players. The... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022914 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4022914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3724507&cid=t_111564_125_f&fid=36046&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdentistrylibrary.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2F2009-impact-factors.html The 2009 Impact Factors are now out. You can access them by logging in to the Web of Knowledge database.These are the five top ranking Dentistry journals by impact factor:1. Journal of Clinical Periodontology2. Journal of Dental Research3. Oral Oncology4. Periodontology 20005. Journal of Endodontics You can access them electronically, just click on their title. Subscribe in a reader (Source: DentistryLibrary@Sydney) DentistryLibrary@Sydney blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724507 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:24:00 +0100 3724507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4259208&cid=t_111564_151_f&fid=35819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamblingwatchglobal.com%2Farchives%2Faccounting-for-the-real-impacts-of-gambling-in-canada%2F Mark Anielski, economist and president of his family-owned corporation Anielski Management Inc. and adjunct professor of corporate social responsibility at the University of Alberta’s School of Business in Edmonton, Alberta is not happy a Nova Scotia commissioned gambling impact report was rejected. Accounting for the real impacts of gambling in Canada The study had two objectives: to establish [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4259208 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:20:51 +0100 4259208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577624&cid=t_111564_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FcJw4UpLMOww%2F There is growing anger among numerous countries that the World Health Organization favors intellectual property rights over access to needed medicines in poor countries. This week, for instance, India and Thailand asked the WHO to end its involvement with IMPACT, the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce, which is accused of harboring conflicts of interest. At issue are concerns that IMPACT’s actions, which include involvement in seizing counterfeit drugs shipped between countries, is partly a smokescreen for delaying shipment of legitimate, lower-cost generic drugs to poor nations. Developing nations view the seizurese as a way to bolster patent protection for brand-name drugmakers. And so India, which has a large generics industry, and Thailand, which has rat... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577624 Wed, 19 May 2010 13:38:31 +0100 3577624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354378&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F11%2Fresearchers-discover-kids-dont-like-homework%2F Our friends over at the Association for Psychological Science made sure that a new study about video games would get out (because, you know, it’s about video games and kids, and that always seems to get people’s attention), so we took a look and published a news story earlier today about the study. This, however, is an example of a fairly silly study that provides little additional insight into the impact video games may have in a child’s world. The researchers compared two groups of boys ages 6-9 — those who received a video game system for the first time in their lives, and those who got none. They found that the boys who got a video game system, unsurprisingly, had lower reading and writing scores at the end of the 4 months study compared to the boys who had no v... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354378 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:31:49 +0100 3354378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346411&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fthe-social-determinants-of-health-and-the-role-of-local-government%2F Title: The Social Determinants of Health and the Role of Local Government Skinny: Collection of articles assessing what local government can do to tackle the social conditions that lead to health inequalities.  Some of the articles are deliberately challenging and provocative; some of them present a picture of what is already happening in local government; some look to what more local authorities could do, either with additional powers or by using their existing powers and remit. The report challenges and extends current thinking. What makes people healthy and what makes them ill? Using the concept of ‘place’ to understand and reduce health inequalities Embedding health in a vision of ‘Total Place’ Local Government – what does it mean for the frontline? Local p... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346411 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:35:20 +0100 3346411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251404&cid=t_111564_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F6-signs-of-co-dependency%2F Co-dependent emotional chaos What is co-dependency? The term “co-dependency” was coined more than 20 years ago by authors who studied the negative impact of drug and alcohol use on families. Since then, use of the term has been expanded to include a pattern of psychologically unhealthy behaviors that are learned by individuals as a way of coping with a family environment marked by ignored or denied emotional turmoil. Most people are able to enjoy a sense of healthy, mutual interdependence in their lives. However, people with co-dependency seem to habitually form relationships that are one-sided and emotionally destructive. The central feature of co-dependency is an unhealthy dependence on relationships, usually in an attempt to avoid the feeling of abandonment. Signs and sympt... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251404 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:16:56 +0100 3251404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223323&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fobama-rules-for-mental-health-parity-issued%2F Remember the federal legislation passed in late 2008 that requires insurance companies to bring their mental health coverage in parity with their health coverage? Well, technically that law took effect 29 days ago, but the Obama administration got around today to publishing the rules that put the law into effect. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders. The rules are a part of the governmental process that implements the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). First, to be clear, what the new federal law does not cover: Employers with less than ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223323 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:54:25 +0100 3223323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212377&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F27%2Fpsychodynamic-psychotherapys-positive-impact%2F Yesterday, we reported on a new meta-analysis of psychodynamic psychotherapy that demonstrates the effectiveness of this type of therapy. Traditionally, psychodynamic therapy is thought to be “less scientific” than newer, modern psychotherapy treatments, like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). We had previously noted how psychodynamic therapy fared just as well as CBT for anxiety disorders in another robust study. The new research analysis — which reviewed eight meta-analyses of 160 studies of psychodynamic therapy — was published in the American Psychologist and showed robust effect sizes: One major meta-analysis of psychodynamic therapy included 1,431 patients with a range of mental health problems and found an effect size of 0.97 for overall symptom improvement... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212377 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:38:44 +0100 3212377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185621&cid=t_111564_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F30WnsgICjfI%2F As the debate continues over access to medicines in poor countries and the World Health Organization’s Expert Working Group readies a May report on R&D financing and intellectual property, Aidan Hollis, an economics professor at the University of Calgary, is pushing his Health Impact Fund. The plan leaves patent exclusivity intact, which has provoked some skepticism (see here). We spoke with him briefly and learned this… Pharmalot: What is the Health Impact Fund? Hollis: The fund is a proposal for a new way to pay for innovative drugs that would essentially have a large pool of money to be paid out every year. It’s a reward fund. And companies could get a share of this reward fund by registering their drug with the HIF and selling product at cost of production…... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185621 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:05:16 +0100 3185621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145923&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2Fvaluing-health-business-case-literature-review%2F Title: Valuing health: business case literature review (Summary report) Skinny: Literature review that summarises the available evidence and research on the financial and non-financial impact of health improvement activity. This review highlights the need for a greater focus on the financial impact of health improvement activity on local government services. But it indicate that there are a number of areas where local authorities could expect to make efficiency savings. These include older people’s health and independence, workforce health and climate change and sustainability. Publisher: Idea Size of Publication: 112p. (24p.) Published: December 2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Interagency Relations, Local Authorities, NHS, Public Sector Tagged: Business Case, Efficiency Savings, Grey Li... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145923 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:50:42 +0100 3145923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012432&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fyear-in-review-your-picks%2F It’s that time of the year again, when we pull together our top picks for mental health and psychology stories in the news in the past year. There’s no magic to our choices, we’re just looking for stories that you believe had the biggest positive or negative impact in this area. For instance, last year the passage of the mental health parity law here in the U.S. was the biggest mental health news story of 2008. One example for this year might’ve been the debate we had surrounding what I thought was a pretty sensible law about postpartum depression. You can take a look at last year’s Year in Review to get a feel for what we’re looking for here. Note your top picks in the comments and we’ll review those and the ones on our own list to come up with ou... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012432 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:13:04 +0100 3012432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950687&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F02%2Fmax4health-hand-hygiene-evaluation-report%2F Title: Max4Health hand hygiene evaluation report Skinny: Sets out the results of an evaluation of the Max4Health hand hygiene campaign undertaken at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust over a nine week period between February and April 2009 Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 16p Published: 23/10/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Impact Assessments, Infection Control Tagged: Good Practice, Grey Literature, Hand Hygiene, Infection Control (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950687 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:04:41 +0100 2950687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670862&cid=t_111564_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fplos-one-impact-factor-and-page-rank.html Discussion Expert for PLoS. Everyone and their grandmother knows that Impact Factor is a crude, unreliable and just wrong metric to use in evaluating individuals for career-making (or career-breaking) purposes. He adds that despite this, many institutions (or rather, their bureaucrats – scientists would abandon it if their bosses would) cling to impact factor anyway. Alternatives to impact factor are being attempted, and in today’s online world of social bookmarking, forums and preprint archives it is not without irony that the Google pagerank model may offer a new approach. A version of PageRank has recently been proposed as a replacement for the traditional Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factor. It has been implemented at eigenfactor.org. Instead of simply ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670862 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:47 +0100 2670862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442351&cid=t_111564_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fhomework-helper.html Two new great positions to aid concentration:-Get the code:-Cut and pastefrom this littleboxy thing below Now that definitely made me happy, especially since he figured it out for himself!If you want to bring a smile to your day [weekend?] then nip over and visit a happy "bunch of mums."If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442351 Sat, 23 May 2009 06:44:00 +0100 2442351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405420&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F11%2Fhiding-akathisia-in-abilify%2F What if your new drug has an unwanted side effect that’s going to impact sales if it becomes widely known? Well, in the case of Abilify (aripiprazole) apparently, you make that side effect’s data difficult to find (or just fail to report it when it’s ugly). CL Psych has the scoop: The authors go through a long list of second-generation antipsychotic medications. The drug that receives the least attention is aripiprazole (Abilify). The authors conclude that “in studies comparing aripiprazole with placebo, akathisia rates in the aripiprazole arm were similar in some studies, and higher in others. As with other SGAs, akathisia rates with aripiprazole were lower than those of FGAs.” So Abilify causes less akathisia than older medications and it’s unclear ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405420 Mon, 11 May 2009 20:29:27 +0100 2405420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349378&cid=t_111564_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FxtduJPNbgXg%2F I’m helping an undergrad prepare a term paper on “family intervention” (does that include Merlot?) and its “positive effects” on autism. The report aims “to inform people about autism and ways family intervention help it.” That help is a sound theory, at least until Alex’s parents start screaming. We intervene with Alex when needed: pick up toys; sit with us through family events and not run off to the TV to blast Elmo; stop at the edge of the curb; please someday eat more real food. This student is questioning a friend with autism, in addition to, among parents, at least Jill and me. Her topics will include the definition, symptoms, history, and prevention of autism (ah, youth — good luck with that last one!), then flow into how famil... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349378 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:37:41 +0100 2349378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078790&cid=t_111564_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F502821701%2F Eigenfactor.org computes journal’s influence (akin to Impact Factor).  Here’s a plot of the influence and number of articles in journals classified as “Mycology”.  It shows bubbles representing eigenfactor and the lines are the representation of change over time - the animation is much more informative so click over to see it play out. Unfortunately a few mycology journals like Fungal Genetics and Biology/Experimental Mycology aren’t included. Mycology Journals influence over time. From http://eigenfactor.org © Jason Stajich for The Hyphal Tip, 2009. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under journals, news. (Source: Fungal Gen... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2078790 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:41:51 +0100 2078790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035911&cid=t_111564_125_f&fid=36046&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdentistrylibrary.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fseminar-on-publishing-excellence-beyond.html Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Thomson Reuters will hold a joint seminar on Publishing Excellence and how to correctly interpret journal citation data on the 23rd January in Sydney. This seminar will go into detail about the use and misuse of impact factors along with a detailed presentation by Leslie Sage, senior editor, physical sciences, Nature, on how to get published in Nature. In total four speakers will present on the following: 1. Antoine BocquetAssociate Director, Asia-Pacific, Nature Publishing Group (NPG) Executive Vice-President, NPG Nature Asia-Pacific"Growth of Nature Publishing Group"2. Dr Leslie SageSenior editor, physical sciences, Nature "How to publish a paper in Nature"3. Dr Berenika M WebsterStrategic Business Manager, Thomson Reu... DentistryLibrary@Sydney blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035911 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:48:00 +0100 2035911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1974922&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fequality-impact-assessment-summary-tool-and-guidance-for-policy-makers%2F Equality impact assessment - summary tool and guidance for policy makers is the process by which the DH seeks to meet its legal requirements in conjunction with the DH Single Equality Scheme (SES) and to narrow the health inequalities that exist in England between people from different ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, men and women (including transgendered people), people with different sexual orientations, people in different age groups, and people with different religions or beliefs. Policymakers must screen all new (and eventually, all existing) policies for their impact on people from each of these groups. Posted in Equity, Grey Literature, NHS   Tagged: Disabilities, Equal Opportunities, Equity, Ethnicity, Faith, Gender, Grey Literature, Impact Assessment, ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1974922 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:53:59 +0100 1974922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1974924&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fputting-prevention-first-vascular-checks-risk-assessment-and-management-impact-assessment%2F Impact assessment of a universal risk assessment and management programme (from DH)  for vascular diseases which could significantly increase uptake of the preventative interventions, and offers a real opportunity to reduce health inequalities.  Vascular diseases include heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. A significatn amount of vascular morbidity and mortality could be prevented through primary prevention and early detection of these diseases. Posted in Cardiovascular Diseases, Grey Literature, NHS   Tagged: Cardiovascular Diseases, Grey Literature, Impact Assessments    (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1974924 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:20:55 +0100 1974924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943340&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F07%2Fself-checkout-a-consumers-rant%2F What is the impact of the convergence of technology and removal of previously provided human-based transactional services? It happened to us first with the advent of the automatic teller machine in the 1980s. This was introduced as an example of “added convenience,” although everyone knew it was also the bank’s way of cutting costs (by having to keep less tellers employed to help their customers). Now for this “added convenience” of accessing our own money, we get charged if we try and take out our money from any ATM that isn’t the banks (although this varies from region to region). But one thing that the banking industry got absolutely right was rock-solid ATM software for machines that need to be accessible and available 24/7. It is a pretty rare oc... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943340 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:50:13 +0100 1943340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924536&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F415252154%2Fthis-little-piggy-went-to-market-or-not.html We're pleased to have a guest post today by Jonathan Javitt, author of Capitol Reflections, who wrote this for the Women's Bioethics Blog: Imagine a cleaner pig. Thanks to researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, you don't have to imagine – they've engineered them. It has nothing to do with their appearance – the look just like any other pig – but the difference can be found in their genetic makeup, specifically in their “cleaner” manure. Your typical pig doesn't have the capacity to break down phytate - found in much of the food that pigs eat – thus going undigested, ending up in their manure and subsequently, in other places as well. It can get into the water supply, leading to algae growth, and it can get into the air – especially when a large number of p... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924536 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:01:42 +0100 1924536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779197&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F09%2Fcan-loneliness-kill-you%2F Well, maybe not kill you, but it can definitely negatively impact your health. Last week, we reported on how loneliness can actually harm your health. We’ve long known how couples seem to enjoy a health advantage over those who are single. But those health advantages may diminish over time. But just as obesity, lack of exercise, or smoking will eventually catch up to you, the authors of a new book suggest that loneliness is an often-overlooked risk factor for health issues: Loneliness leads to higher rises in morning levels of the stress hormone cortisol, altered gene expression in immune cells, poorer immune function, higher blood pressure and an increased level of depression. Loneliness also is related to difficulty getting a deep sleep and a faster progression of Alzheimer�... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779197 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:21:54 +0100 1779197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730805&cid=t_111564_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F24%2Fthe-situation-of-punishment%2F Mary R. Rose and Janice Nadler have a nice paper, “Victim Impact Testimony and the Psychology of Punishment” available for downloading on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * A growing body of empirical evidence from psychology, sociology, law, and criminal justice has demonstrated that lay intuitions about punishment are strongly rooted in retributivism: i.e., the idea that punishment should be distributed in proportion to moral desert. Level of harm is often thought to be indicative of desert, but harm described by victims (or survivors) in the context of victim impact evidence is subjective and often unforeseeable insofar as it is attributable to chance factors. How do observers (such as jurors or judges) use information about consequences determined by chance factors whe... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730805 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:12:51 +0100 1730805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1602932&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F09%2Fimpact-assessment-of-a-national-screening-programme-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysms%2F considers the impact both financial and clinical of developing this national screening programme. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1602932 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:56:13 +0100 1602932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1525828&cid=t_111564_86_f&fid=34466&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalevidence.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Funofficial-impact-factors.html Biomed Central has calculated unofficial impact factors for many of its titles that are not yet covered in Journal Citation Reports -- they used ISI data to figure out the IFs for ~100 BMC titles. Seems like a great way to work around the delay between when a journal begins publication and when ISI begins tracking/calculating IFs.More here on the Biomed Central blog and here on the BMC Impact Factor FAQ. (Source: Clinical Evidence, Searching Tidbits, and Other Minutiae) Clinical Evidence, Searching Tidbits, and Other Minutiae blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1525828 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:40:00 +0100 1525828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1268443&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=35062&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffibroresearch.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fcost-effectiveness-of-aquatic-training.html The results of a randomized controlled trial were published in the most recent issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy [2008 Feb 22;10(1):R24]. Knowing that physical therapy in warm water has been shown to be highly effective for fibromyalgia patients, the study was designed to evaluate whether it is an efficient investment for patients or health care managers. The research aimed to "assess the cost-utility of adding an aquatic exercise programme to the usual care of women with fibromyalgia."The study evaluated costs to the health care system and to society. It included 33 participants, all women with fibromyalgia. Seventeen participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group and sixteen to a control group.The intervention in the experimental group consisted of a one-hour, supervi... The Fibromyalgia Research Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1268443 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:42:00 +0100 1268443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1195124&cid=t_111564_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F227374108%2F In a recent interview with Dr. Edward Taub (Brain Science Podcast #28) we learned that Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy has been shown to help people with traumatic brain injuries, but that the Veteran’s Administration has been slow to acknowledge the needs of veterans returning from Iraq and  Afghanistan. Fortunately, the problem seems to be receiving increasing attention. The January 25th episode of the Science Magazine podcast discusses an article exploring the possible mechanisms of brain injury ocurring in near-blast conditions, where often the effects may be delayed and subtle. Also, Easter Seals has just announced that it is funding a program that will provide access to Michael Merzenich’s highly regarded Posit Science Program, an on-line program originally developed... the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1195124 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:01:39 +0100 1195124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1134611&cid=t_111564_132_f&fid=35006&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsaunders.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F08%2Fnewsflash-impact-factors-are-rubbish%2F Well duh. Another year, another round of discussion on these flawed, useless outdated metrics. JCB editorial discussed at Life of a lab rat Said JCB editorial More discussion at The Daily Transcript An alternative? The SJR Indicator discussed by Martin Fenner at Nature Network More on the SJR at Nature News Said SJR While you’re at Nature Network, enjoy Blogging Can Help You Get a Job, Continued. (Source: What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate) What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1134611 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:30:29 +0100 1134611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1138139&cid=t_111564_140_f&fid=35800&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schizophrenia.com%2Fsznews%2Farchives%2F005898.html A new research study published this month in the journal, Psychiatric Services, discusses certain factors which may affect the quality of sibling relationships for people who suffer from schizophrenia. Specifically, the findings of the study suggest that the quality of... (Source: Schizophrenia Daily News Blog) Schizophrenia Daily News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1138139 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1138139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1137011&cid=t_111564_140_f&fid=35458&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schizophrenia.com%2Fsznews%2Farchives%2F005898.html A new research study published this month in the journal, Psychiatric Services, discusses certain factors which may affect the quality of sibling relationships for people who suffer from schizophrenia. Specifically, the findings of the study suggest that the quality of (Source: Schizophrenia Daily News Blog) Schizophrenia Daily News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1137011 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1137011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1107033&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomensbioethics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fmothers-professors-little-helper.html (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1107033 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:03:00 +0100 1107033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084303&cid=t_111564_140_f&fid=35458&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schizophrenia.com%2Fsznews%2Farchives%2F005826.html Recently, we've come across a website called Teen Ink. It's a website that, as implied by its name, focuses on writing and art created by teens. On it, we've found perspectives of teenagers who either suffer from mental illness themselves (Source: Schizophrenia Daily News Blog) Schizophrenia Daily News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084303 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1084303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1040422&cid=t_111564_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F187798615%2F We presented these important results at the Annual Meeting of GSA, because aging experts need to spread the word that cognitive decline is not an inevitable part of aging,” said Dr. Zelinski. “Doing the properly designed cognitive activities can actually enhance abilities as you age.” View Study Poster presented at the GSA. I will be interviewing Elizabeth Zelinski as part of our Neuroscience Interview Series, so keep tuned. One clarification: this is not the first study to show how cognitive training can generalize beyond the tasks directly trained. Others have already shown an effect on cognitive abilities and even on real-world tasks, on a variety of age groups and trained functions. But the size of it (468 participants) makes it by far the largest that does so, and the effects... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1040422 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:24:47 +0100 1040422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1033141&cid=t_111564_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fhospital-impact-re-25-of-people-misread.html Dr. Marc C. Rothman writes at the Hospital Impact blog in a post titled "Healthcare Complexity: The Elephant in the Room" that an article in the Archive of Internal Medicine had details about a study of healthcare literacy. Over a period of 6 years, the authors of the article included 3500 people over the age of 65 in the study. The results were "A quarter of the folks had inadequate healthcare literacy, meaning they misread prescription bottles and appointment slips."As one can guess this group had a higher chance of dying in the next six years. The difference between the chances of dying were 40% for the group with healthcare literacy difficulty (reading prescriptions and appointments), and ony 18% for those with good healthcare literacy.Dr. Rothman reports in the blog that the differenc... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1033141 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:55:00 +0100 1033141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=971490&cid=t_111564_140_f&fid=35458&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schizophrenia.com%2Fsznews%2Farchives%2F005662.html A new poll done by Hong Kong's family advocacy group suggests that depression is a very common problem among the family caretakers of the mentally ill. As you'll see below the challenges faced in Hong Kong are the same that (Source: Schizophrenia Daily News Blog) Schizophrenia Daily News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=971490 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 971490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829966&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Ftuberculosis-diabetes-tougher-to-treat%2F Filed under: Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Research, Daily News, BooksNew research finds tuberculosis (TB) is more difficult to treat if the patient has type 2 diabetes. The study examined 737 Indonesians with tuberculosis screened for type 2. Nearly 15 percent had type 2, and initially, their TB was as severe as the non-diabetics. After two months of treatment, TB sputum tests were positive 18.1 percent for those with type 2 and only 10 percent in non-diabetics. At the six month mark, 22.2 percent of type 2s had positive sputum results compared to 9.5 percent of the non-diabetics. The story in Reuters does not address why people with TB and type 2 diabetes do not respond as well to TB treatment. Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease. Over one-third of the world carries the TB ba... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829966 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 829966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758703&cid=t_111564_87_f&fid=35062&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffibroresearch.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fcost-effectiveness-of-spa-treatment-for.html In an article subtitled "General Health Improvement Is Not For Free" (Rheumatology [Oxford], July 17, 2007) rheumatology researchers in the Netherlands examine the cost-effectiveness of a course of spa treatment for fibromyalgia patients compared with usual care only. They studied 134 patients, who were randomly assigned to a 2 1/2 week spa treatment course in Tunisia or to a regular course of care only. Effectiveness was measured via multiple scales, and costs were reported from societal perspective.The data from 128 of the patients was analyzed, and the information indicated that general health improvement was experienced by the spa treatment group up to 6 months after the treatment. After one year, there were no significant differences between the two groups. The mean incremental cost o... The Fibromyalgia Research Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758703 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:30:00 +0100 758703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638477&cid=t_111564_140_f&fid=35458&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schizophrenia.com%2Fsznews%2Farchives%2F005118.html When a child has a severe neurobiological brain disorder such as bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophrenia, strain is placed on the entire family. An inordinate amount of time, energy and commitment is made on the parents' part in order (Source: Schizophrenia Daily News Blog) Schizophrenia Daily News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638477 Fri, 25 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=538509&cid=t_111564_130_f&fid=34941&url=http%3A%2F%2Forthosportsrehab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fneurocognitive-function-and-acl.html With much attention given to the biomechanical and neuromuscular components as the primary focus of research in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries (NCACL), neurocognitive influences have not been investigated. Swanik et al used a case-control design to compare neurocognitive test scores from the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) and NCACL injuries. 80 athletes who sustained an NCACL and 80 matched controls participated in the study. Preseason baseline ImPACT test scores prior to the injury were used for analysis. Higher and faster scores within the ImPACT scores were indicators of better performance. Compared to controls, athletes with NCACL injuries had significantly slower reaction times and processing speeds and performed significantly wo... Concepts in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Rehab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=538509 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:42:00 +0100 538509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=728516&cid=t_111564_149_f&fid=35791&url=http%3A%2F%2Flevorotation.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fchemistry-journals-on-web.html I succesfully managed to import my Google Shared Items with what I like in the Advance Articles for a number of journals. Of course, to make this possible, RSS Feeds are required and although most publishers offer feeds for their journals there are some important exceptions. I'll start from the bad ones: Thieme and ScienceDirect. The Synlett/Synthesis website is possibly the worst for organic chemistry. I did not expect to find RSS and indeed I was right. After all, they do not even have a search option in the website! The Tetrahedron family goes a bit better but not too much. If you google "ScienceDirect RSS" you get this. There are only two Live bookmarks, a newsletter and the unbelievable "Title Alerts", a feed informing you on "New, Changed and Discontinued Titles" (makes sense? really... Levorotation blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=728516 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:55:00 +0100 728516