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 'invisible'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:06:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560565&cid=t_439179_140_f&fid=39203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdawnwillis.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F08%2Fbi-polar-blues%2F     Very accurate and honest.     Filed under: News, Views, All Topics Tagged: A season lashed, a winters betrayal, on invisible illness (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy) Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560565 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:39:29 +0100 4560565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314040&cid=t_439179_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FjTGGIISCvGA%2Finvisible-hairs-cause-baldness.html A topic close to my scalp: male-pattern baldness. Regular readers will be aware of my long, wavy locks from teenage years. But, as I got older, it all waved goodbye (my Dad’s joke! He’s even less than cranially hirsute too). Now, scientists in Pennsylvania reckon they have shown that faulty stem cells in the scalp are to blame for producing tiny, downy hairs that are essentially invisible rather than the thick tresses enjoyed by those with a normal hair pattern. They say that a topical cream might by on the way to remedy the situation for those of us with follicular challenge. But, would I opt for what would most likely be expensive lotion to “cure” my baldness? I’m not sure I would, it would mean a bigger shampoo bill, expensive trips to the barber, which I ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314040 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:45:41 +0100 4314040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159285&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F11%2Fin-honor-of-those-who-serve-2010%2F Today is Veteran’s Day, and we’d like to take a moment to honor those men and women who have chosen to serve our country in military service. With an all-voluntary armed forces, our country is at the mercy of individuals who, for little reason other than a desire to serve their country, willingly risk their lives and put their entire ordinary lives on hold (especially those in the National Guard and reservists). For you and I. We should do all that we can to ensure these folks come back to a country who welcomes them home, is thankful for their service, and provides them with all the necessary health and mental health care humanly possible. That’s our duty, as ordinary citizens, to recognize the sacrifice these men and women have made. I’d also like to take a moment... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159285 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:00:45 +0100 4159285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726634&cid=t_439179_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Finvisible-web-private-we.html Everyone knows that Google and the other search engines between them crawl, spider, and slurp up the whole internet, right? Wrong! The millions of websites that are obviously available on the internet are readily searchable, Google Bing, Yahoo, and their ilk have seen to that, we can usually find documents, pages, digital images, videos, music, and public scientific datasets at low cost, rapidly and accurately. But, that’s just the surface, there are countless resources that are simply inaccessible to search engine bots, not least emails, FTP sites, IRC, and IM. Then there is the Invisible Web, something about which I first wrote way back in the mid-1990s. The Invisible Web is the term used to describe the contents of publicly accessible databases that are revealed on a per-user basi... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726634 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:00:54 +0100 3726634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780414&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14952966%2F1m1bmo%2Fneuromarketing%7EConfidence-Beats-Competence.htm What are the ideal characteristics for a person in a sales position? Great people skills? Strong product knowledge? Add confidence to the list. Continuing a discussion started in Convince With Confidence, there’s more evidence that the average person finds a confident demeanor persuasive, even when the confidence may mask a lower level of competence. Doctors [...] CommentsWell, I have a different take on it. Having people confidently ... by jamGood post ROger, thanks. I would also add resilience. It's an ... by Brendon ClarkPlus 2 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780414 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:38:00 +0100 3780414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772291&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14909340%2F1lsbjl%2Fneuromarketing%7EThe-Invisible-Gorilla.htm Review: The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons Before reading farther, watch this video if you haven’t already seen it:The Invisible Gorilla provides an interesting counterpoint to Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink. While Gladwell sought to show that our minds can perform remarkable feats of judgment, often without [...] (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772291 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:54:57 +0100 3772291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526905&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fwhat-we-can-learn-from-other-chronics.html Something else that struck me from my recent interview with D-psychologist Jessica Bernstein was her observation that “we diabetics tend to not see ourselves as part of the larger chronic illness community — which is unfortunate because we miss out on a lot.”  I am sure she is quite right. And yet… It’s simply human nature [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526905 Mon, 03 May 2010 13:00:40 +0100 3526905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524323&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F02%2Fi-need-to-write-a-letter-to-my-boss%2F [* THIS POST IS A PART OF BLOGGING AGAINST DISABLISM DAY 2010] Or perhaps, just deliver an explanatory document to my boss and the HR (Human Resources) person at my second job. My annual review was okay; very good on some things, okay on others, some recommendations (there always are — no one is perfect [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524323 Sun, 02 May 2010 07:10:34 +0100 3524323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359174&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbasal-testing-a-new-kind-of-torture.html Just when I thought I’d experienced every indignity and inconvenience this disease could dish up, along comes basal testing. I’ve had the Big D for almost seven years now, and I’ve always been told never to skip meals (a good thing too, because I need my meals!). At the same time, I know you’re supposed to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359174 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:01 +0100 3359174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322427&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fre-tailored%2F Golly, it’s been some time since I’ve written a post. It’s not for a lack of thoughts, but rather energy.  My sleep has been disturbed by nightmares for, well, months, and the cumulative effect wears me down in the evenings. This I had posted over years back.  As the saying describes, Friends come and go, but [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322427 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:01:51 +0100 3322427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231742&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ffive-things-i-learned-about-lyme-disease.html I know, I know, this is a diabetes blog. But those of you who follow me regularly are probably aware that a new chronic illness has entered our lives — Lyme disease. My husband was diagnosed shortly after we returned from Germany last summer, and it’s turning out to be a much more formidable opponent [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231742 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:42 +0100 3231742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999617&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2Fthe-situation-of-the-invisible-hand%2F Yesterday, Paul Rosenberg published an intriguing situationist piece at Open Left about the context and meaning of Adam Smith’s “invisible hand.”   Here are some excerpts. * * * What if Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” argument doesn’t mean what we think it means?  What if it doesn’t mean that everything else but the “free market” can and should be ignored?  What if if Smith actually depended on social and historical context in order to make his argument in the first place? What if it was an argument deeply dependent on what . . . The Situationist blog calls “the situation”? In fact, that’s exactly what happened! Recently, Berkeley economist Brad DeLong posted “Yet Another Note on Adam Smith’s &#8216... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999617 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:01:50 +0100 2999617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950963&cid=t_439179_136_f&fid=38061&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBreastCancerReconstructionBlog%2F%7E3%2Fo7xWhsI2u9M%2Fscar-healing-tips-for-almost-invisible.html Scar healing is the result of biologic wound repair and is a complex process. With the exception of minor lesions, every skin wound causes some degree of permanent scarring. My breast reconstruction patients often ask for advice on how to improve their scars. While expecting 100% invisible scars may not be realistic, it is possible to influence the body's scar healing mechanism to improve scar appearance and texture significantly. The word "scar" comes from the Greek word "eschara", meaning "place of fire." Scar tissue is different from normal skin. It is inferior both in appearance and function. For example, scars are much less resistant to the sun's ultraviolet rays and more prone to sunburn. Scars also lack a blood supply or sweat glands, and they never grow hair. Complete scar hea... Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950963 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:54:23 +0100 2950963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924861&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F24%2Fthe-catch%2F I’ve been having intermittent bouts of vertigo (some severe), along with worsening tinnitus and resulting difficulty understanding what people are saying. My GP said I got poor results on the tympanogram, and is sending me to an ENT, whom I see next week.  I’m no longer driving on the highway, and take extra care if [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924861 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:52:18 +0100 2924861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871981&cid=t_439179_136_f&fid=38061&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBreastCancerReconstructionBlog%2F%7E3%2Fo7xWhsI2u9M%2Fscar-healing-tips-for-almost-invisible.html Scar healing is the result of biologic wound repair and is a complex process. With the exception of minor lesions, every skin wound causes some degree of permanent scarring. My breast reconstruction patients often ask for advice on how to improve their scars. While expecting 100% invisible scars may not be realistic, it is possible to influence the body's scar healing mechanism to improve scar appearance.The word "scar" comes from the Greek word "eschara", meaning "place of fire." Scar tissue is different from normal skin. It is inferior both in appearance and function. For example, scars are much less resistant to the sun's ultraviolet rays and more prone to sunburn. Scars also lack a blood supply or sweat glands, and they never grow hair. Complete scar healing can take up to 2 years. Sca... Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871981 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:26:41 +0100 2871981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807833&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FxB1r-V8IVXE%2Fseeing-the-invisible.php As this is Invisible Illness Awareness Week, there has been a meme circulating on the topic of things you may not know about invisible illness. I got it from Suzanne, Crystal, and Rachel (among others).   30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know   The illness I live with is: Type 1 Diabetes I was diagnosed with it in the year: 2002 or 2003 depending on your definition But I had symptoms since: possibly as early as 1999. It’s hard to say. The biggest adjustment I've had to make is: thinking about every decision I make and every bit of food that goes into my mouth. A lot more planning ahead. Most people assume: that all types of diabetes are the same. The hardest part about mornings are: waking up with a high blood sugar knowing it is going to ruin most of the day. M... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807833 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:30:47 +0100 2807833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796693&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fanother-diagnosis-in-the-family-lyme-disease.html Up until now it’s been all about me and my #$%@ chronic illness. That wasn’t so bad, for me. Far tougher is the realization that someone you love — someone who’s been the rock of your existence — may not be so invincible after all. Although nothing truly catastrophic has happened, a little [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796693 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:52:33 +0100 2796693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796707&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FtXJkJ8TFTMA%2Fhow-invisible.php I was walking back to my car after a movie this weekend and I noticed something in the street. First a bit about the movie. It was Tyler Perry's "I Can Do Bad All By Myself", and you need to see it. One of the characters (a kid) in the movie has diabetes, and there are maybe two mentions of it in the entire movie. And only when it was needed for dramatic effect. However, I am willing to forgive Mr. Perry and announced it on Twitter when I got home, "Anyone else see Tyler Perrys "I Can Do Bad..." this weekend? It was so good, going to forgive the completely inaccurate picture of diabetes!" So anyway, walking back to the car with friends and notice a piece of clear plastic in the gutter. The familiar shape caught my eye.   Anyone need a Quick-set cap?   So my question is: ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796707 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:30:16 +0100 2796707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724912&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2F10-things-to-say-to-a-sick-friend%2F Years ago, when I was pretty sick with a bad flare-up of scleroderma and unable to leave the house, a friend of mine would call once in a while to say, “I’m going to the supermarket. Can I pick anything up for you?” That simple offer filled me with love. Most times I’d say, “No thanks, Julie, I’m all set,” but I’d hang up with a lighter heart and a smile on my face. Lisa Copen has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for 16 yrs. She’s a mom and wife, an author, speaker and founder of Invisible Illness Week, September 14-20, 2009. Lisa used Twitter in a very clever way. She asked her followers a question: What would be a good thing to say to a sick person? She says, “Oftentimes people are told what not to say. This is a great help in gi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724912 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:51:48 +0100 2724912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441655&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F26%2Fcartfuls-of-spoons%2F They’re out.  Or, Out.  We have the exquisite “Privilege of Being Clouted By Cabbage” and are navigating the hazards of the supermarket.  When things are done the way they’re supposed to be, going to pick up a few groceries is just as boring, or as Dave discovered, lonely, for disabled people as much as it [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441655 Tue, 26 May 2009 05:06:21 +0100 2441655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313481&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fthe-very-model-of-a-social-disability%2F BayDisability has begun blogging about prosopagnosia, and how it affects her life.  Because hers is an acquired case, it has affected her profoundly.  (Amazingly, it’s not some strange story she came up with to create “lesbian drama”! Oy.) I have to say that from the self-reports I’ve read, faceblindness due to injury is much more disabling [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313481 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:37:06 +0100 2313481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222641&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F28%2Fsmaller-than-a-breadbox%2F Some Day, Some day, some blessed day, when we have a departmental staff meeting or a district staff-development event, I hope there is something to eat besides  doughnuts-bagels-pastries-muffins-cinnamon rolls-deli sandwiches-pizza-pretzels-cake-cookies-brownies or pie.  Oh sure, when the school had a holiday luncheon for the staff, the caterer also brought a green salad in addition to the lasagne, [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222641 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:10:22 +0100 2222641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2188077&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F14%2Ffor-the-first-time-in-28-years%2F I have not bought a Valentine’s present for my husband. I am divorcing him. Disabilities can change how the processes of falling in love, joining, living together, loving together, and separating happen. For most disabled people, their disabilities affect how others perceive them as even being interested or capable to find love or sex. (WTF?!) For many disabled [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2188077 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:07:09 +0100 2188077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892042&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fexcuses-excuses%2F WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS CUSSING. If such righteous indignation will damage your precious shell-like ears, then ye’d best hie off somewhere else. “Who they hell are you to complain?” “Everyone else is thrilled to have such crap circumstances.” “But that’s the way we’ve always done it.” “We’re treating everyone ‘fairly’ by giving everyone the same crappy environment.” “Everyone else just [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892042 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:57:51 +0100 1892042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640309&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F21%2Fmeet-the-zebras%2F In the field of medicine, there’s a saying that, “If you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” This means that although medical students will learn of a great many odd diseases, some of them are quite exotic (”zebras”), but that most patients’ complaints will resolve to common causes (”horses”). Which of course does not mean [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640309 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:02:52 +0100 1640309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1410041&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F30%2Fthe-disturbing-mental-health-situation-of-returning-soldiers%2F The military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to over 4,700 deaths of U.S. soldiers (in addition to over 1.2 million deaths of Iraqi and Afghan people) and tens of thousands of physical injuries to U.S. soldiers. As we know too well, some of those injuries are catastrophic. The mental health of returning soldiers has received much less attention, no doubt in part because those injuries are less apparent, because many people still view mental illness as less serious than physical illness, and because of choice myth in the context of mental illness: there is a common presumption that mental illness reflects a weak will (as opposed to biological impairment) of the person and that it can be corrected by the person, if the person so chooses. Given the horrific conditions of warfare, h... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1410041 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:00:14 +0100 1410041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207509&cid=t_439179_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fbook-review-invisible-frontiers-race-to.html A True Story of Oversized Egos, Incredible Greed ... and Insulin!Its been a while since I last did a book review, in part, because of the holidays and the time it took me to finally sit down and read a book. My review is on the 1987 book "Invisible Frontiers: The Race to Synthesize a Human Gene" by Stephen S. Hall. Although it took me a while to get around to reading it, this now out-of-publication book is one I highly recommend checking out at your local library if you're so inclined, or you can find it used at online bookstores, too. Just what is Invisible Frontiers all about? Not really a topic I expected to find terribly interesting reading, but the story turned out to be one of the most interesting stories which just happened to chronicle the development of synthetic "human" insulin b... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207509 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:45:00 +0100 1207509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1088748&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F12%2Fwhy-this-behavioural-observer-isnt-a-behaviourist%2F I’ve spent hours observing and recording the actions and reactions of insects and humans. I’m a behavioural observer, but I don’t consider myself to be a Behaviourist. Despite the usefulness of Behaviourism for training animals (including humans) to perform particular tasks, I find that school of thought to be too limiting for understanding and [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1088748 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:25:52 +0100 1088748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001665&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F03%2Fstill-invisible%2F Bug Girl is citing a new report (pdf download link), “A National Analysis of Minorities in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities”, in which 100 departments representing 15 disciplines of engineering and science (including social science) were surveyed. As we might expect, the results suck. Actually, the results suck even worse [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001665 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:13:31 +0100 1001665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=926261&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F04%2Fwicked-good%2F This is SO cool! The Disability Rights Commission put together a video (split into Parts 1 & 2). The official description for Talk: The award-winning ‘Talk’ portrays a society in which non-disabled people are a pitied minority and disabled people lead full and active lives. Jonathan Kerrigan, of BBC’s ‘Casualty’ fame, plays a business [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=926261 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:26:38 +0100 926261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=886296&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F20%2Fbut-its-not-the-same%2F Dave Hingsburger recently had a very nice column about the pros and cons of labelling. He made some very fine points, including the key idea that, “the issue is how we value the difference that is labeled.” This reminded me of something similarly related, which is how we value the accommodations. With many [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=886296 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:31:54 +0100 886296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858692&cid=t_439179_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F154590597%2F This week is the National Invisible Chronic Illness Week - a worldwide effort to bring together people who live with chronic invisible illness and those who love them.Yes, cancer is an invisible chronic illness, among others: multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, autism, migraines, chronic back pain, endometriosis, eating disorders, mental illness and depression (anything else I missed out?). Read the online conference schedule to know more about this week’s events and activities; join the chat room and read all about invisible chronic illness. Thanks to Diabetes Notes and CFS Squared for the heads up. Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858692 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:38:05 +0100 858692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=856850&cid=t_439179_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F154548326%2F Today kicks off National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. It runs September 10th through the 16th. What is an invisible chronic illness? If you have an illness and it can’t be seen from the outside, you have it. That would include diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, autism, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic back pain, eating disorders, multiple sclerosis and mental illness, just to name a few.Actually over 95% of chronic illness is invisible. Laura from CFS Squared sent me a link to a great website that is officially hosting an area to come together and “feel that there is someone else that gets it”. Go check out all that it offers including… articles, things to buy, chat rooms and a very funny “10 things not to say to a chronically ill person”... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=856850 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:35:54 +0100 856850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853570&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F09%2Fhow-hard-can-it-be%2F A few years ago I had the pleasure of providing the annual Inservice training session for a university’s tutoring department. One of the themes I explored in brief was how tutees, especially those with various learning disabilities, may have processing difficulties. We have to take information in, make sense of it, retrieve information, [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853570 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:38:47 +0100 853570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=817643&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F23%2Fmitigating-measures%2F “Ms Andrea, please explain to the Court how being homosexual substantially limits one or more major life activities.” “What?” “Your case to the Court is a discrimination case, claiming the defendant made homophobic remarks. Please describe to the court how homosexual you are.” “I … what, no. I never said I’m a lesbian, or bisexual, or [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=817643 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:25:28 +0100 817643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=785925&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F07%2Fan-ingrained-problem%2F “Oh, CRAP!” I exclaimed most vexedly from the kitchenette of the vacation condo. “Shhh,” hubby chided from the living where he and the kid had set up the chess board, “we’re playing a very intense game.” “But I bought the wrong kind of chicken fillets — it has breading junk all over it. I can’t eat [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=785925 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:03:51 +0100 785925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764748&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F29%2Fbuying-citizenship%2F I just got back from an “open house” hosted by my former uni. Happened to get some nice insect photos along the way, which pleased me. But I had an annoying experience talking to a researcher who’d recently been made a full professor. He told me about his students, and how they’d [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764748 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:10:08 +0100 764748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=734515&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F14%2Fwaiting-for-gina%2F This is one of those days when it feels like you’ve slid into some cheesy sci-fi flick on the late, late movie channel. I’m waiting for GINA to happen. For some people, “ignorance is bliss”. It’s easier to be somewhat fatalistic and decide that one’s fate is in divine hands. Que será será. [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=734515 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:36:28 +0100 734515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714774&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2Fyoure-dismissed%2F “Oh, that happens to everyone,” she replied, totally fluffing off my explanations of why it was hard for me to follow just one speaker in a room full of talking people, and to understand what was being said. “That happens to me sometimes, and I don’t have a problem with it,” he replied, and turned back [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714774 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:12:49 +0100 714774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654511&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Fthe-words%2F They lied. One sentence; two words. Together, two very powerful words. As the beginning, those two words beg more questions than they answer. Who lied? What about? To whom? When, where, and why? In my head, those two words are dark, hard and cold. They stand as a stark, heavy monolith deeply [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654511 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:37:20 +0100 654511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=514060&cid=t_439179_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F31%2Fcyborg-cool-versus-crip-pity%2F Observing human society is a never-ending fascination, because people are always doing the weirdest stuff. Social memes are maintained because people accept, use, pass along, and perpetuate attitudes and the behavioural responses that go with those attitudes. Sometimes those behaviourally-expressed attitudes are maintained simply by the very powerful force of social inertia – [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=514060 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:51:00 +0100 514060