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 'influence'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158852&cid=t_181360_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F23%2Fmanaging-copd-as-a-long-term-condition-emerging-learning-from-the-national-improvement-projects%2F Scan or click to download 'Managing COPD as a Long Term Condition: Emerging Learning from the National Improvement Projects' Title: Managing COPD as a Long Term Condition: Emerging Learning from the National Improvement Projects The Skinny: Report from NHS Improvement offering top tips for COPD management projects and service improvement. Just giving patients a plan and telling them what they should do probably won’t change behaviour: Effort, time and skills are needed to build rapport and focus on the person’s own goals and motivation so that they want to do the right thing Different approaches work for different people The more time you invest up front with people, the less frequently you will probably see them – this and how to optimise resources are being tested To Impr... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158852 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:09:42 +0100 5158852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118573&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fnow-mainstream-notion-profit-seeking.html We have been writing - some might say wailing Cassandra-like - about health care dysfunction since I published about it in the European Journal of Internal Medicine in 2003.(1) However, while our dismal warnings were inspired by fears of  health care professionals who saw bad things happening in their local health care environments, the notion that things were really bad in health care really did not get a lot of traction. After all, we were in the second decade of a prolonged economic "great moderation," the good times were rolling, so who was really worried by a few whiners and complainers in health care?However, after the fall of Lehman Brothers ushered in the global financial collapse, or great recession, this complacency was disturbed, and it began to appear that our pr... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118573 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:17:00 +0100 5118573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077689&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-case-for-mammograms-friends-and-family-might-be-a-greater-influence-than-doctors%2F2011.07.28 Most women in their 40′s believe they should have annual mammograms, regardless of what screening regimen their doctor might recommend. So say researchers in Massachusetts who surveyed women (primarily white, highly educated) ages 39-49 presenting for annual checkups. They gave the women a fact sheet about the new USPSTF guidelines on mammogram screening in their age group, and asked them to read one of two articles either supporting or opposing the guidelines. The researchers then asked women about their beliefs, concerns and attitudes about breast cancer and mammogram screening. Here’s what they found - Women overwhelmingly want annual mammograms – Close to 90% of women surveyed felt they should have annual mammograms, regardless of what their doctor might recommend. Women... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077689 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:00:16 +0100 5077689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968427&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fembedded-networks-of-influence-in.html At the 12th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), sponsored by Transparency International, one of the plenary sessions was devoted to the topic of "embedded networks of influence."  The session description included this description of the topic as:the major stumbling block in the fight against corruption, namely, the power of 'embedded networks' in advancing personal or group interests through state institutions. The extent of their power can create what is known as “state capture” meaning democratic governance failure. It will take a close look at the influential role of private sector, especially of the multinational private sector.A recent investigative report in the Chronicle of Higher Education illustrated a striking case of how one key individual has affected... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968427 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:11:00 +0100 4968427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893578&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F02%2Fgroup-influence%2F From the instructional video series Psychology: The Human Experience: Influence explains individuality, group behavior, and deindividuation. Related Situationist posts: The Power of the Situation “Video on the Original Milgram Experiment,” Gender Conformity “Solomon Asch’s Classic Group-Influence Experiment,” “The Situational Effect of Groups,” Milgram-Inspired Movie “The Situation of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiments,” “Milgram Replicated on French TV – ‘The Game of Death’,” “A Shocking Situation,” “Zimbardo on Milgram and Obedience – Part I,” “The Case for Obedience,” “Replicating Milgram’s Obedience Experiment – Yet Again,” “Jonestown (The Situation of Evil) Revisited,” “Milgram Remake,” “The Situation... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893578 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:44:16 +0100 4893578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872142&cid=t_181360_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FIGUc_b-0Joc%2Fplastic-surgery-in-ethnic-groups.html Earlier this week @hrana twitted this: News: Plastic surgery boom as Asians seek 'western' look http://bit.ly/ifQFBs - Don't get me started on this topic. #health The link is to the CNN article by Kyung Lah:  Plastic surgery boom as Asians seek 'western' look The article is an interview of a 12 yo Korean girl, her mother, and Dr Kim Byung-gun (head of Seoul, South Korea's biggest plastic surgery clinic, BK DongYang). The young girl doesn’t like her eyes and wants to have a double fold created in her eyelids to give her a more western look.     Is it wrong to want to look like another ethnic group rather than your own?  Are you slighting your heritage or family if you chose to change your eyes, your nose, etc? I was taught, as a surgeon, the neoclassical canons of... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872142 Thu, 26 May 2011 11:14:00 +0100 4872142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848170&cid=t_181360_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=4642680&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25336751%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhat-Don-Corleone-Could-Learn-from-Guy-Kawasaki.htm When someone thanks you for doing them a favor, there are any number of stock ways to respond. “No problem.” “It was nothing.” And, of course, “You’re welcome.” For some situations, though, there’s a phrase that beats the common replies that we toss out. One of my favorite bits in Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment is a [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesEnchantment: How Not to Suck at Business and LifeARF on Neuromarketing: Not So FastEasier Neuromarketing Studies with Mynd (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642680 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:52:44 +0100 4642680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615193&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25216995%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EEnchantment-How-Not-to-Suck-at-Business-and-Life.htm Guy Kawasaki may be the Dale Carnegie of the technology age. While Enchantment is peppered with references to PowerPoint, Facebook, and other 21st century topics, much of the wisdom is as timeless as what you'll still find in How to Win Friends and Influence People. CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesReplies Can Change Customer MindsSelling to the SleepyUse Ratings to Improve REAL Satisfaction (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615193 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:45:38 +0100 4615193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610809&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-almighty-news-release-how-they-influence-health-journalism%2F2011.03.18 A new post on the Embargo Watch blog, “The power of the press release: A tale of two fish oil-chemotherapy studies,” addresses an issue that had me running around in circles for hours last week. Some news organizations were reporting on a paper in the journal Cancer, reporting that it had been published in that day’s online edition. But it hadn’t been – not when the stories were published. Instead, all I could find was a study by the same authors on the same topic that had been published in the same journal two weeks prior. What apparently happened, as Embargo Watch surmises as well, is that many journalists simply covered what was in the journal’s news release – not what had already been published two weeks prior – which was a more impressi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610809 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:00:40 +0100 4610809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445802&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcan-your-avatar-affect-the-way-you-live%2F2011.02.07 If you own a Nintendo Wii, have played World of Warcraft, or seen James Cameron’s cinematic spectacle, then you probably know what an avatar is. And because an avatar is simply a representation of yourself that you design, your avatar’s attributes could be as similar or different to you as you wish. [This editor's avatar is 6' 8", has six-pack abs, wears only fine European clothing, and has the voice of YouTube sensation Ted Williams.] Do online avatars have any influence on their real-world counterparts? Researchers at the new Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) at Stanford University think so. According to VHIL, while avatars tend to be idealized versions of their users, evidence has suggested one’s virtual avatar does indeed influence a person. In one experiment, a fe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445802 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:00:16 +0100 4445802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343128&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fskin-cancer-risk-indoor-tanning-and-maternal-influence%2F2011.01.13 Not all maternal influence on daughter behavior is good. Take for example the influence of the unhealthy use of indoor tanning beds as presented in a recent Archives of Dermatology article (full reference below) which “investigated whether indoor tanning with one’s mother the first time would influence frequency of tanning later in life and whether it was associated with age of initiation.” Joel Hillhouse, Ph.D., of East Tennessee State University-Johnson City and colleagues published a study the May 2010 issue of the Archives of Dermatology which looked at which health-based intervention worked best in reducing skin cancer risks. They found that “emphasizing the appearance-damaging effects of UV light, both indoor and outdoor, to young patients who are tanning is important no ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343128 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:00:00 +0100 4343128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105673&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F25%2Fmind-virus-mothers-pharma-department-of-defense%2F Conclusion At first glance, the initiative sounds like a positive way to help families take good care of their precious new babies. Strategic text message reminders are sent about getting enough sleep, scheduling well-baby check-ups with their health care provider … and injecting their precious new baby with lots and lots of vaccines.  Do new moms really need a reminder to take a nap?  Do fresh-from-the-womb little people really need toxic doses of aluminum, mercury, and other chemicals that don’t belong in their tiny bodies? One hundred seventy-seven nations around the world (http://newsbusters.org/blogs…) offer paid maternity leave for new moms.  What does our country offer?  A few dozen text messages laced with publicly and privately funded propaganda to push thei... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105673 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:33:47 +0100 4105673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003439&cid=t_181360_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FRe16kWG_PNw%2Fare-you-using-right-platform-to-target.html Listening online is key to excelling with your audience online. It is important to look at the platforms your audience is engaging on and how they are approaching the topics they are talking about. The 360° Digital Influence Blog suggests that creating a Facebook fan page for a drug may not be sending the message a Pharma company wants to send.Where are your customers speaking online? Have you taken the time to find those places? (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003439 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:06:00 +0100 4003439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993917&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F21%2Fopen-letter-to-president-barack-hussein-obama-the-national-prevention-health-promotion-and-public-health-council%2F Catherine J. Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/21/2010 An Open Letter to President Barack Hussein Obama & The National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council As created under Executive Order 13544 of June 10, 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen: Since voters, consumers, and taxpayers have NO input nor any ability to accept, reject, or counter FORCED legislation as enacted by Presidential Executive Orders—nor does Congress have any authority over them, which I find absolutely counter to a democratic form of governance—I think it behooves us all to examine Presidential Executive Order 13544 in view of what it may and can portend for We, the People. There are many interpretations that Obama “gave away the store” with regard to the USA accepting Codex Alimentarius, that draconian... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993917 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:37:03 +0100 3993917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976502&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fvaccine-acceptance-statistics-for-2009%2F Catherine Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/14/2010 There’s an adage that goes something like this: You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time. Well, there just may be a report that bears out that contention, in my opinion. Recently I came across The Rand Corporation’s November 2009 report Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S., which I’d like to parse. First and foremost, I found it interesting that the Rand survey was “conducted under contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).” On the front page of that report this statement appears: The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the wor... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976502 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:30:50 +0100 3976502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929230&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpatients-are-splitting-pills-to-cut-healthcare-costs%2F2010.09.02 Patients are pill-splitting more to trim back healthcare costs, according to a poll by Consumer Reports. In the past year, 39 percent took some action to cut costs. The poll of more than 1,100 people found that 45 percent of people take at least one prescription drug and average four. But 27 percent said they didn’t always comply with a prescription, and 38 percent of those younger than 65 without drug coverage didn’t fill prescriptions at all. Just over half of patients felt that doctors didn’t consider their ability to pay when prescribing a drug, while nearly half blamed drugmaker’s influence for physicians’ prescribing habits. (HealthLeaders Media) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929230 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 3929230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899635&cid=t_181360_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F3bEXiAzSrD0%2F What do Americans think about when they think about prescription drugs? A new survey finds that cost, safety and industry influence over physicians are on a lot of minds. The overall picture suggests many Americans want cheaper generics; they worry about side effects and drug interactions, and believe docs are more concerned with newer, expensive meds than what is affordable. The survey was conducted last May by Consumer Reports of 1,154 adults who currently take prescription meds. To be more specific, 46 percent of those surveyed currently take a prescription med, and the average number they regularly take is 4.1. But nearly 90 percent expressed concern about physician prescribing habits - 69 percent agreed completely or somewhat that drugmakers have too much influence. Fifty percent say ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899635 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:55:36 +0100 3899635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946470&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F08%2F18%2Frockefeller-vaccine-secret-revealed%2F Discussions Presented at the Third International Poliomyelitis Conference: Developments in Tissue Culture., (pp. 221). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. [18] Brown, R., et. al. The Mass Production and Distribution of HeLa Cells at Tuskegee Institute, 1953–55. J Hist Med Allied Sci.1983; 38: 415-431. [19] Nelson-Rees, W.A. Responsibility for truth in research. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2001 June 29; 356(1410): 849–851. [20] Paul, J. (1974). A Biographical Memoir: Thomas Francis, Jr. – 1900-1969 (pp. 79). Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved August 17th, 2010 from http://books.nap.edu/html/biomems/tfrancis.pdf Henry Kumm [21] Snowden, F.M. (2006). The Conquest of Malaria: Italy, 1900-1962, (pp. 200). Frederick W. Hilles Publication Fund of Yale Un... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946470 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:04:52 +0100 3946470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3645057&cid=t_181360_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F5jNMmZXIrHk%2Fwhat-are-some-of-myths-about-pharma.html Media Post looks at a several of the assumptions that the general public has when it comes to Pharma marketing:Claim: Physicians are being pressured into prescribing the medications by their patients unduly influenced by pharma advertising.Claim: Drug advertising promotes expensive branded drugs when much-lower cost generics are available.Claim: Drug advertising increases health care costs.Claim: Drug advertising leads to over-prescribing.Head over to Media Post to see their responses to these perceptions on Pharma advertising. What other perceptions do you commonly encounter when it comes to Pharma Advertising and the public taking the medications? (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3645057 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:37:00 +0100 3645057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560235&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F10-reasons-to-be-a-doctor%2F2010.05.12 With all the negative press, the pay cuts, and the uncertainty of healthcare reform, I am approached by people who secretly whisper in my ear, “Would you have your child go into medicine?” On first blush I am tempted to answer, “Heck no!” given the administrative hassles, the changes in the public’s perception of our profession, the frontload of education, and the long hours involved. But those observations, while real, are superficial at best. Drilling down with more careful analysis after a challenging weekend on call, I find it worthwhile to stop and ask myself what makes medicine special for those of us crazy enough to subject ourselves to this lifestyle. I decided to put together a list of things that were important to me and would welcome additions from ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560235 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3560235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467813&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F14%2Fsketching-a-more-realistic-portrait-of-science-in-practice%2F One of the most notable developments in the book business in the last decade or so has been the rise of the likes of Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, etc.), Steven Leavitt, Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics, SuperFreakonomics), Ian Ayres (Super Crunchers), and Nicholas Taleb (Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan). All of their books are best-sellers; all of them have been embraced as business books, management books, and general interest books. For anyone trained in the sciences, this is a thrilling development, a sure sign that scientific thinking has enthralled the public. This welcome development was an inspiration for writing my new book, titled Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything You Do (McGraw-Hill, 2010). As a lon... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467813 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:02:20 +0100 3467813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443663&cid=t_181360_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fquote-of-the-day-3%2F Don’t leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend. – Amy Sedaris (I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence) Post from: BlissTree Quote of the Day: Dating Advice from Amy Sedaris (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443663 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:00:09 +0100 3443663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416326&cid=t_181360_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FiPODDtNt-bM%2Finternet-has-more-influence-on.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416326 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:29:00 +0100 3416326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236134&cid=t_181360_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Ftuesdays-tip-dressed-for-productivity%2F188%2F You’ve heard of “Dressed for Success.” Well, what about “Dressed for Productivity?” I think that the way we dress can have a big impact on our performance. Where I went to college required that all the guys wear ties and all the gals wear dresses to class. There was quite a bit of debate among the students about whether this was really beneficial or not. Many students met the dress code to the letter, but were extremely sloppy in the way that the were dressed. Overall, it would probably be impossible to tell if having a dress code helped make anyone a better student (although it helped guarantee that all the guys knew how to tie a tie by the time they graduated.) Personally though, I know that my performance is sometimes influenced by how I’m dressed. I... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236134 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3236134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441698&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2Fno-significant-relationship-between-violence-crime-and-mental-illness%2F I hope that, once and for all, the message is clear — someone who has a mental illness is at no greater risk for violent crime. So says a new study that looked at the rate of violent crime in over 8,000 people diagnosed with schizophrenia between 1973 and 2006, and a control group of 80,000 people from the general population of Sweden. According to the new study published in JAMA, five percent of the general population was convicted of violent crime during this time period, compared to eight percent of those with schizophrenia and no substance abuse, which was not a statistically significant difference. These results echo previous research in the U.S. that has also found no significant relationship between mental illness and violence. What the study did find was that the overreprese... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441698 Fri, 22 May 2009 18:59:18 +0100 2441698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463349&cid=t_181360_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FlPNH9jNxp8Y%2F If you want to know how to influence people and get your way more often then this is the post for you! If I walked up to you at a local Chamber of Commerce networking event and after introducing myself, proceeded to eat the rather nice shrimp vol-au-vent off your plate, quaff the last of your delicious wine and then after announcing you were an asshole, turned and walked off. What would you think of me? Would you be wondering what services or products I offered because you were eager to hire me or buy from me? Would you be angry and annoyed and want to punch the tasty crustacean back out of my mouth? Or would you be shell-shocked, stunned and speechless? Imagine the same scenario only this time the perpetrator is your best friend and you’re at a really boring event that neither of you wa... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463349 Sun, 10 May 2009 16:10:38 +0100 2463349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078790&cid=t_181360_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=1918303&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Fthe-situation-of-the-supreme-court%2F Earlier this year, Jeffrey Rosen wrote an interesting piece in the New York Times Magazine on how the increase in business-related cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court appears to correspond to ideological changes among members of the Court and in the country. We excerpt the piece below. * * * The Supreme Court term that ended last June was, by all measures, exceptionally good for American business. The chamber’s litigation center filed briefs in 15 cases and its side won in 13 of them — the highest percentage of victories in the center’s 30-year history. The current term, which ends this summer, has also been shaping up nicely for business interests. * * * Though the current Supreme Court has a well-earned reputation for divisiveness, it has been surprisingly united in cases aff... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918303 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:17:29 +0100 1918303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790596&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F14%2Fvirtual-bias%2F This study suggests that interactions among strangers within the virtual world are very similar to interactions between strangers in the real world,” Eastwick said. The study suggests that users in online virtual environments routinely extend their social selves to inhabit their online avatars. “People are increasing the amount of social interaction that takes place online, whether through participation in virtual worlds or other online communities or even just social networks like Facebook or Twitter,” Gardner said. “And all these environments present potentially fertile testing grounds for new psychological theories.” * * * For related Situationist posts, see “Judging One by the Actions of Another,” “Virtual Infection, Disease Dynamics, an... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790596 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:01:54 +0100 1790596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1645912&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F22%2Finterview-with-psychiatrist-daniel-carlat-md%2F This report on medical education was about two years in the making and they also recommended that continuing medical education no longer be funded by the pharmaceutical industry, basically saying that the marketing aims of drug companies have become overly intertwined with continuing medical education. These physician groups were both saying that have lost control of the content of their accredited medical education, and that we need to take that control back. I’m not talking about promotional talks here—I’m talking about accredited, Category One CME, which is the credit doctors need in order to maintain their medical licenses in most states. So this type of education is really is a big deal, and has implications for the wellbeing of out patients. Aside from these two reports othe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1645912 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:00:35 +0100 1645912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458942&cid=t_181360_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F20%2Fpeer-effects-abstract%2F Robert MacCoun, Philip Cook, Clara Muschkin, and Jacob Vigdor have posted their paper, “Distinguishing Spurious and Real Peer Effects: Evidence from Artificial Societies, Small-Group Experiments, and Real Schoolyards,” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * In a variety of important domains, there is considerable correlational evidence suggestive of what are variously referred to as social norm effects, contagion effects, information cascades, or peer effects. It is difficult to statistically identify whether such effects are causal, and there are various non-causal mechanisms that can produce such apparent norm effects. Lab experiments demonstrate that real peer effects occur, but also that apparent cascade or peer effects can be spurious. A curious feature of American lo... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458942 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:48:06 +0100 1458942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1215498&cid=t_181360_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F230961881%2F As the chart indicates, drugmakers have been betting on Barack Obama, who received $154,710 in donations through December, almost entirely from individual employees and family members, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which makes a point of tracking such things. He edged out Hillary Clinton, who raked in $140,544, including $6,000 from PACs, despite her regular promises to ‘take on’ drugmakers. Across the aisle, Mitt Romney collected $103,825, reflecting his pro-business stance and high profile in Boston’s biotech community. Not surprisingly, John McCain received just $39,797, which may seem like to some people, given his support for cheap imports. And Mike Huckabee, well, he got pocket change - $1,610, maybe because he was seen as long shot? (Source: Phar... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1215498 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:37:08 +0100 1215498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1170147&cid=t_181360_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F221013906%2F The 1,000 Genomes Project, which is launched today by an international consortium of scientists, aims to identify every genetic variant that is carried by at least 1 per cent of the human race, to unlock how these influence health. When the map is complete in two years’ time, it will include the complete genetic codes of more than 1,000 individuals, providing an index to the human genome that will significantly enhance medical research. This medical research will enhance our knowledge of diseases like diabetes and cystic fibrosis. It is said that all humans are more than 99% similar at the genetic level and it is that 1% variant that explains differences in peoples susceptibility to chronic diseases, medications and infections. This is a very exciting project and is truthfully mind blowi... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1170147 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:27:55 +0100 1170147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979242&cid=t_181360_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Finsulin-vials-topped-with-rubber.html What do you all think of this ad?It's powerful, but don't expect to see it run, as this ad was shelved in favor of a less effective ad that ran for a very short time (see below for that ad).Apparently this was a concept ad that was proposed to the Department of Health and Human Services in an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast-feeding. A few years ago, federal health officials commissioned an attention-grabbing ad campaign to try and convince mothers that their babies faced genuine health risks if they did not breast-feed. The campaign featured striking photos of not only insulin vials and syringes, but also asthma inhalers topped with rubber nipples (see BrandWeekNRx.com for all of the pictures).But this ad, along with several others, were apparently caught up i... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979242 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:30:00 +0100 979242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806092&cid=t_181360_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F145160964%2F For months, Kevin Sharer denied his beseiged biotech faced a crisis. But he knew better, didn’t he? At the same time the Amgen ceo was stubbornly fending off critics, Amgen was spending millions of dollars in the nation’s capital, trying to influence anyone who would listen to its sorry tale of reduced reimbursement. In fact, Amgen recently doubled the amount it spends annually on lobbyists to $10.2 million and has handed out scores of political contributions, The Los Angeles Times reports. This summer, Amgen held a fundraiser at its Ventura County headquarters for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat from San Francisco. Amgen now has more than two dozen politically connected lobbyists and consultants on the payroll, the paper writes. They include recently departed top Pelo... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806092 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:42:06 +0100 806092