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 'ireland'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158943&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkYybUa_rHFo%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe Congressional Budget Office has just released the update to its Economic and Budget Outlook. There are several things from this new report that probably deserve commentary, including a new estimate that unemployment will “remain above 8 percent until 2014.” This certainly doesn’t reflect well on the Obama White House, which claimed that flushing $800 billion down the Washington rathole would prevent the joblessness rate from ever climbing above 8 percent. Not that I have any faith in CBO estimates. After all, those bureaucrats still embrace Keynesian economics. But this post is not about the backwards economics at CBO. Instead, I want to look at the new budget forecast and see what degree of fiscal discipline is necessary to get rid of red ink. Th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158943 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:34:41 +0100 5158943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008662&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fjg8EpAu81jA%2F And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. As always, this is the signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda calls for a dip in the pool, a little yardwork, hanging with assorted short people and catching up on some interesting R&D. What about you? Is a day at the beach in order? Or a drive in the country? Maybe catching up on some sleep or thinking big thoughts? Whatever you do, have a good time and be safe. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. See you soon… Bayer Loses European Patent For Yasmin (Reuters) PETA Proposes Procter & Gamble Stop Animal Testing (Dayton Business Journal) Republicans Complain FDA Review Procedures Slow Innovation (Bloomberg News) Bydureon Diabetes Med Passed The Test In Heart Trial (Reuters) FDA Bans Imports From Dr. Reddy&#8217... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008662 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:04:58 +0100 5008662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008474&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-matter-of-perspective%2F Back from a fortnight holiday in Ireland and trying to get my body to understand the new time zone (and my brain to remember to drive on the right side of the road). This couple of weeks away from home, traveling with my sister’s family in another country, has brought the concept of perspective to mind pretty heavily. Let’s face it, multiple sclerosis changes the way we look at almost everything in our lives. I’ve often said that MS doesn’t take away our future; it takes away what we thought our future was going to be. Taking a step away from the everyday world — even the everyday world with MS — can give us all a chance to adjust our perspective goggles and see things through a new lens. A medical news story developed while I was there which put a stark light onto not ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008474 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:35:48 +0100 5008474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960332&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F9IIE_5WYjus%2F Top of the morning to you. Another busy day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we continue our own version of R&D - you know, reading documents and learning interesting tidbits - amid meetings and deadlines. We trust you can relate. So please join us for that mandatory cup or three of stimulation. What would do without them? Meanwhile, here are some headlines from around your world. Have a great day and stay in touch… FDA Concludes Silicone Breast Implants Are Mostly Safe (Associated Press) Merck KGgA Abandons Plan To Seek FDA Approval For MS Pill (Reuters) FDA Panel Votes Against Recommending Novartis Gout Drug (Dow Jones) High-Dose Statins May Cause Diabetes (MedPage Today) EU Updates Tysabri Warning Label (Associated Press) AstraZeneca Sells Tech Unit To Dentsply F... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960332 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:43:04 +0100 4960332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862556&cid=t_110995_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FL2NSxYI8gSY%2F Feature post giving a shout-out to the newly created blog Emergency Medicine Ireland. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862556 Wed, 25 May 2011 11:52:56 +0100 4862556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852844&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTwPlOqQeK_0%2F By Doug BandowIn the midst of difficult domestic political battles, Barack Obama begins a lengthy European trip today.  He should encourage the continent to increase its defense capabilities and take on greater regional security responsibilities. Presidential visits typically result in little of substance.  President Obama’s latest trip will be no different if he reinforces the status quo.  His policy mantra once was “change.”  No where is “change” more necessary than in America’s foreign policy, especially towards Europe. Despite obvious differences spanning the Atlantic, the U.S. and European relationship remains extraordinarily important.  The administration should press for increased economic integration, with lower trade barriers and streamlined regulations to encoura... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852844 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:10:00 +0100 4852844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4853221&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fpok9CMr79cQ%2F Hello, everyone, and welcome to the working week. Another overcast day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we will be hosting a webinar on the injectable delivery drug market, so please join us. Meanwhile, the time has come to grab a cup of stimulation and peruse the news of the world. Hope your day goes well and stay in touch… FDA Approves Vertex Pharma Hepatitis C Drug (Reuters) Lilly Helps Create Biotech To Develop And Sell Xigris (Associated Press) How PR Tactics Skew Medical Research Presentation (The Guardian) J&J Woes Mitigated By New Drug Bets? (Bloomberg News) Lilly Chops 70 Jobs In Ireland (InPharm) Two Men Convicted Of Selling HIV Meds (NewJerseyNewsroom) Google Warned About Rogue Drug Ads (Wall Street Journal) Provenge, Medicare And Costs (CNBC... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4853221 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:59:53 +0100 4853221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852947&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=34788&url=http%3A%2F%2Firvingpsychiatrist.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fbritish-news.html Queen Elizabeth went to Ireland last week; this was reported in the Wall Street Journal:"To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy," she said at a state dinner hosted by Irish President Mary McAleese. "With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all."It was the only the only public address of her Irish visit, which is seen as a journey of reconciliation to Ireland.Three plus hours of the Royal Wedding are available here on YouTube. For me it was partially of interest, as I commented at Catholic Analysis because:Not on my knowledge but on someone from that tradition, the wedding is said to be of the form and have hymns of a very traditional Bap... a psychiatrist who learned from veterans blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852947 Sun, 22 May 2011 04:07:00 +0100 4852947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848021&cid=t_110995_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2Fdqv94BfVb5c%2F David Doherty of 3G Doctor does it again. On his company’s aptly named mHealth Insight blog, Doherty has a list of dozens of mobile health events and conferences planned throughout 2011, all over the world. 3G Doctor, a telemedicine service, is based in beautiful County Kerry, Ireland, and serves Ireland and the U.K., but Doherty is plugged in to the mobile and wireless health industries worldwide. It looks like he’ll next be in the U.S. this October, for Wireless Health 2011 in San Diego. Related posts:‘Fierce’ events at HIMSS Europe ‘has no mobile health policy’ Embedded images in mobile messaging (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848021 Fri, 20 May 2011 21:13:16 +0100 4848021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747887&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FScX2CHW6fmI%2F Welcome back, everyone. Nice to see you again after a much-needed break. Hope your own time off was pleasant. Now, of course, the routine of meetings and deadlines has returned. To cope, we are brewing a mandatory cup of stimulation - our flavor today is Wild Mountain Blueberry. Please join us as we catch up with the recent news of the world. And so, here are some tidbits to help your day get started. Stay in touch… FDA Staff Raises Safety Concern With Merck Hepatitis C Drug (Reuters) Vertex Hopes FDA Panel Will OK Its Hep C Treatment (Boston Globe) AstraZeneca To Demolish R&D Facility (Delaware Online) Eisai Aricept Patch For Alzheimer’s Fails To Win FDA Approval (Bloomberg News) Sun Pharma To Sell Merck Diabetes Drugs In India (Reuters) Dr. Reddy’s To Sell Pfizer A... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747887 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:01:51 +0100 4747887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337919&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkHbk2m319fQ%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThanks to decades of reckless spending by European welfare states, the newspapers are filled with headlines about debt, default, contagion, and bankruptcy. We know that Greece and Ireland already have received direct bailouts, and other European welfare states are getting indirect bailouts from the European Central Bank, which is vying with the Federal Reserve in a contest to see which central bank can win the “Most Likely to Appease the Political Class” Award. But which nation will be the next domino to fall? Who will get the next direct bailout? Some people think total government debt is the key variable, and there’s been a lot of talk that debt levels of 90 percent of GDP represent some sort of fiscal Maginot Line. Once nations get above that level... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337919 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:53:45 +0100 4337919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313989&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPremGoVsvgM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe news is going from bad to worse for Ireland. The Irish Independent is reporting that the Swiss Central Bank no longer will accept Irish government bonds as collateral. The story also notes that one of the world’s largest bond firms, PIMCO, is no longer purchasing debt issued by the Irish government. And this is happening even though (or perhaps because?) Ireland received a big bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (and the IMF’s involvement means American taxpayers are picking up part of the tab). I’ve already commented on Ireland’s woes, and opined about similar problems afflicting the rest of Europe, but the continuing deterioration of the Emerald Isle deserves further analysis so that American policy makers h... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313989 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:47:36 +0100 4313989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225222&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi2k8vsZwsD0%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe fiscal disintegration of Europe is bad news, though I confess to a bit of malicious glee every time I read about welfare states such as Greece and Portugal getting to the point where they no longer have the ability to borrow enough money to finance their bloated public sectors (I have mixed feelings about Ireland since that nation at least has been a good example of low tax corporate tax rates, but I still think they should get punished for over-spending and bailouts). This I-told-you-so attitude is not very mature on my part, but one hopes that American politicians will learn the right lessons and something good will come from this mess. I have not written much about the topic in recent months, in part because I don’t have much to add to my original post a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225222 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:51:28 +0100 4225222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214416&cid=t_110995_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F29%2Fgovernment-gridlock-aka-tater-tot-famine%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Government Gridlock, aka ‘Tater Tot Famine’. The Wearin’ of the Greenbacks. Filed under: Politics Tagged: cartoon, government, gridlock, ireland, lobbyist, robert donna trussell, tea party (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214416 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:34:32 +0100 4214416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179304&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgzQCugAF_pg%2F By Daniel J. MitchellIreland is in deep fiscal trouble and the Germans and the French apparently want the politicians in Dublin to increase the nation’s 12.5 percent corporate tax rate as the price for being bailed out. This is almost certainly the cause of considerable smugness and joy in Europe’s high-tax nations, many of which have been very resentful of Ireland for enjoying so much prosperity in recent decades in part because of a low corporate tax burden. But is there any reason to think Ireland’s competitive corporate tax regime is responsible for the nation’s economic crisis? The answer, not surprisingly, is no. Here’s a chart from one of Ireland’s top economists, looking at taxes and spending for past 27 years. You can see that revenues grew rapi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179304 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:42:11 +0100 4179304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036950&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FoXA-DZUmgEk%2F Hello, everyone. It is truly a pleasure to see you again. We apologize for the service disruption of the past two days. Unfortunately, there were those proverbial technical difficulties that were well beyond our control. Now, though, we have returned and hope to provide you with the usual flow of tidbits that will feed your habit. Meanwhile, have a nice evening… UK’s NICE To End Curbs On Alzheimer’s Drug (Reuters) The Incredible Shrinking US Biotech Sector (Bloomberg News) Bayer Bets On Sex Drug For Older Women (Agence France Presse) Pfizer Reviews Alternatives For Capsule Unit (Associated Press) Merck To Investo $30M In Netherlands Production Line (Dutch News) InterMune Sells Hepatitis C Drug Rights To Roche (Dow Jones) Novartis Jury Decides Whether Novartis Hid Bone-Dru... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036950 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:51:13 +0100 4036950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999602&cid=t_110995_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2010%2F09%2F24%2Fsalmonellosis-u-k-and-international-outbreaks%2F Recent cross-border oubreaks belie the fact that salmonellosis activity in the United Kingdom has actually declined in recent years. In fact, since 1997, reporting rates for England, Scotland and Wales have been similar to the lower figures which had existed in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The following data are extracted from the Gideon e-book series. [1-3] The following chronlogy of earlier international salmonellosis outbreaks (not including clusters among tourists) is extracted from reference [4]: Outbreaks involving two or more countries (primary references available on request) 1973 (publication year) – An international outbreak of Salmonella agona infection was reported. 1973 to 1974 – An outbreak (80 cases in the U.S. and 39 in Canada) of Salmonella Eastborne in... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999602 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:40:41 +0100 3999602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802589&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FzxQt7cZu6yY%2F Last month, we wrote that Pfizer’s Wyeth unit pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four counts of illegally exporting waste water from its plant in Newbridge, Ireland, where contraceptive pills were made, to Holland several years ago. At that point, the water wound up in animal feed and Dutch farmers had to destroy some 50,000 pigs that were rendered infertile. (back story). At issue has been the extent to which Wyeth properly oversaw waste disposal and sentencing was scheduled for this month, but has now been adjourned until October. However, the drugmaker and one of its contractors could face fines of up to approximately $16 million for each breach of waste management laws. Wyeth pleaded guilty to shipping waste out of the country without required shipment certificati... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802589 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:45:33 +0100 3802589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772469&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FjPagjNQJtdw%2F Top of the morning to you. A relatively balmy day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are preparing for some important events. What about you? Are significant meetings on the horizon? And what about those deadlines? As always, a cup of stimulation is brewing. So please join us in surveying a few interesting tidbits. Have a great day and stay in touch… Advil Ad Account Is Shopped Around (AdWeek) WHO May Declare End To Swine Flu Pandemic (Bloomberg News) Reglan Lawsuits, Generics And Preemption (New Orleans City Business) Pfizer Halts Another Tanezumab Study (Associated Press) Ireland Plans Global Pharma Center Of Excellence (Irish Examiner) People Receiving HIV Treatment Rose 30 Percent In 2009 (Bloomberg News) Paxil Lawsuit Over Heart Birth Defect Is Settled (Associated ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772469 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:35:42 +0100 3772469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3645969&cid=t_110995_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2010%2F06%2F09%2Fmalaria-in-ireland%2F Although increasing numbers of malaria cases have been reported in Ireland in recent years, disease rates for Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a whole have actually declined. [1,2] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Ireland and Northern Ireland, 2010. Gideon e-book series, 437 pp. http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-ireland-and-northern-ireland/ 2. Berger SA. Malaria: Global Status, 2010. Gideon e-boon series, 378 pp. http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/disease/malaria-global-status/ (Source: GIDEON blog) GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3645969 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:51:10 +0100 3645969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648786&cid=t_110995_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F09%2Firish-hospitals-under-fire-after-wrongly-diagnosing-miscarriages%2F Doctors in Ireland are encouraging additional and more thorough readings of fetal scans for pregnant women, as well as for equipment to be updated regularly, in the wake of news that three different women were wrongly informed that they had miscarried. In the most high profile of the three cases, Melissa Redmond was eight weeks pregnant when she was told late last year by doctors at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, that her baby had died. Just prior to undergoing a procedure to have the fetus removed, Redmond sought a second opinion, where it was determined that her child was, indeed, alive. The boy, Michael Jr., is now 13-weeks old according to BBC News. “The health scanner [at Our Lady of Lourdes] was not fit for purpose,” Redmond’s husband, Michael, said. &... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648786 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:15:12 +0100 3648786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641325&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fjh8svxjHFBA%2F Nice to see you again. Another shiny day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus. As usual, we are hustling the short people off to the schoolhouse. And yes, to cope we are downing the mandatory cup of stimulation. How will you cope today? Perhaps getting started with the news of the world. Here, in fact, are a few items. Have a great day, everyone… Genzyme Nominates Former Amgen Exec To Its Board (Reuters) Glaxo May Slash Hundreds Of Jobs In Ireland (The Irish Examiner) Merck KGgA Reapplies With FDA For MS Pill (Reuters) Australia To Review Breast Cancer Gene Patent (The Age) Otsuka Pharma To Buy 1,300 iPads For Sales Reps (Bloomberg News) Cheap Gout Drug Can Help With Angina Pain (Reuters) MS Pill Risk-Sharing Plan Is A Costly Failure To NHS (PharmaTimes) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641325 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:50:44 +0100 3641325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3618072&cid=t_110995_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F31%2Fphysicians-per-1000-people-by-country%2F Rank Country Amount 1 San Marino 47.35 per 1,000 people 2 Cuba 5.91 per 1,000 people 3 Monaco 5.81 per 1,000 people 4 Saint Lucia 5.17 per 1,000 people 5 Belarus 4.55 per 1,000 people 6 Greece 4.4 per 1,000 people 7 Russia 4.25 per 1,000 people 8 Italy 4.2 per 1,000 people 9 Turkmenista 4.18 per 1,000 people 9 Georgia 4.09 per 1,000 people Misc. related information :: Rank Country Number 41 Ireland 2.8 per 1,000 peopl 52 United States 2.5 per 1,000 people For additional data from NationMaster.com (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3618072 Mon, 31 May 2010 21:21:13 +0100 3618072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607821&cid=t_110995_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fempowering-your-sober-self-class.html Discussions involve perspectives in science, culture and society, and will focus on the recovery model.There were 16 students mostly community, care and social work professionals or semi-professionals. About a quarter had had addictions. It’s been an exciting and interesting course, with LifeRing a point of departure all along. Two of the students say they are interested in a LifeRing in Belfast, and are in touch with Dennis Stefan (Dublin), who is interested and very willing to help. I think it could be very valuable here.  Every member of the course thinks so. ...I thank Prof. McCullough, who appends this short bio:Arthur McCullough was a Researcher in Organizational Studies at the University of Bradford, and Bradford Management Centre. He was Senior Lecturer at the University of ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607821 Fri, 28 May 2010 16:01:00 +0100 3607821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573945&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FZ9pBBW09_MU%2F Nice to see you again. A spot of rain is falling on the Pharmalot corporate campus this morning, but our spirits are sunny. We hope your outlook remains upbeat, as well. To keep things moving in the right direction, here are a few items to jumpstart the day. Have a good one and stay in touch… Pfizer To Restructure Irish Operations (RTE News) Scotland Offers New Drug Guidance For NHS Boards (PharmaTimes) Pfizer Settles Neurontin Suit Over Minister’s Death (Bloomberg News) Pfizer And Washington University Strike Drug Deal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Icahn Doubles Genzyme Stake (Reuters) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573945 Tue, 18 May 2010 11:52:11 +0100 3573945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3545625&cid=t_110995_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fnice-short-book-review.html A tip of the hat to James in Ireland who posted a review of Empowering Your Sober Self on the goodreads.com website, here. (Source: New Recovery) New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3545625 Sat, 08 May 2010 00:41:00 +0100 3545625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526821&cid=t_110995_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2FJ4-E2_ArFEA%2F Those of you who’ve seen our recent This Election in Mentalists series may have noticed a glaring omission. We’ve covered the mental health election pledges of the Tories, Labour, Lib Dems, the Greens, Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party….but haven’t said anything about the Northern Ireland parties. As it happens, Confessions of a Serial Insomniac has decided to take up the baton and create a Northern Ireland-themed version of This Election in Mentalists. In a series of three posts, she starts by taking a Norn Iron view of the debates over in mainlaind Britain, before going on to examine the mental health pledges of the Unionist parties, then of the Nationalists. She has a further post due soon which will look at the Alliance and also offer a general conclus... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526821 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:28:24 +0100 3526821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508448&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fnf6jcSWzpi8%2F Rise and shine. Another day lies ahead. And no doubt, it will be a busy one. As always, there is much to do - meetings and deadlines beckon. While we attempt to hustle one of the short people off to the local schoolhouse, here are a few items to jumpstart your day. We hope it is a good one. And once again, do stay in touch… AstraZeneca Wins Wider EU Crestor Labeling (Reuters) Novo Nordisk Raises Forecasts (Bloomberg News) Irish Reference Pricing Could Cause Shortages (PharmaTimes) Abbott Court Loss Prompts Review Of Patent Standards (Daily Herald) ACRO To Fund CRO Academic Research (OutsourcingPharma) J&J Unit Denied Appeal Of Patent Decision (MarketWatch) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508448 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:31:24 +0100 3508448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449147&cid=t_110995_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fireland-leads-way.html Discussions involve perspectives in science, culture and society, and will focus on the recovery model.Recommended Textbook: Empowering your Sober Self, Martin Nicolaus, (Jossey-Bass. A Wiley Imprint).5 CATS Points (Level 1)(concession rate £19.00)Full Price: £30.00Here's the link if you want to sign up.  I'm grateful to Dennis S., LifeRing area convenor for Ireland, for spotting this web item and alerting me to it. (Source: New Recovery) New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449147 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:15:00 +0100 3449147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395110&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRmwpvd4v6z4%2F By Daniel J. MitchellIreland may be in a recession (caused in large part by misguided housing subsidies), but there are two things worth admiring about the Emerald Isle’s public policy. Many wonks already know about the first policy, the 12.5 percent corporate tax rate that helped transform Ireland from the “sick man of Europe.” But it seems that Irish policymakers are reading Chris Edwards, because the second admirable policy is that lawmakers actually cut civil service compensation by 13.5 percent. And these are real cuts, not the type of phony gimmick you find in Washington, where something is called a “cut” simply because it didn’t increase as fast as previously planned. A columnist writing in the UK-based Times wonders why Irish bureaucrats did not... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395110 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:58:00 +0100 3395110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374322&cid=t_110995_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ffrom-ireland-with-love-and-diabetes.html I often wonder what it would be like to have diabetes in a different western industrialized country — one that has a sensible, functioning health care system, for example. Or just someplace smaller, and greener. This being St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d look up Ireland. Here are a some interesting wee tidbits that Google coughed up: ♣ [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374322 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:38 +0100 3374322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3228009&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F6b_ZGVYohXY%2F And welcome to the working week. Hope your weekend was relaxing and fruitful, although most likely, it went too fast, yes? Sigh… Well, once again, you must steel yourself for those meetings and deadlines. To help you cope, we have assembled a few interesting items. So dig in and the day will speed by. Meanwhile, please stay in touch…. Cephalon To Buy Mepha Generic Maker For $590M (Reuters) Prices For Commonly Prescribed Meds Drop In Ireland (IrishTimes) Judge Refuses To Dismiss Fosamax Case (Reuters) Philippines To Release Second List Of Drug Price Cuts (Bloomberg) Defense Aims At Causation In HRT Opening Arguments (Law.com) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3228009 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:58:48 +0100 3228009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3172104&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-new-decade-begins-hows-your-ms-today%2F We try to take the second week of each month and post the query: How’s your MS today?  It’s a chance for you to check in with yourself and with other members of this community and it’s a chance for me to be true to something I stated in our very first blog nearly four years ago, “It’s all about you!” This monthly open forum allows for new threads of conversation as well as an opportunity to take stock of where we are with our multiple sclerosis relative to the previous months.  I have found it a very helpful part of my health care plan! As for me and my MS… two day-long flights and bouts of eight hour time change induced jet lag have made me quite very aware of how different my body reacts as compared to just four years ago (my last extended trip to Ireland was just pri... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3172104 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:46:04 +0100 3172104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149028&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8L35j48fnOc%2F By Jason KuznickiThe Washington Post feature “On Faith” today discusses Ireland’s new, profoundly misguided blasphemy law. Blasphemers there can now be fined up to $35,000. That’s a lot of money for a few little words. Atheist Ireland is testing — and protesting — the law by publishing blasphemous quotations like the following: “Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.” “May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they built the places of w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149028 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:27:11 +0100 3149028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142706&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-new-year-and-a-new-outlook-on-life-with-ms%2F A very happy New Year to all! We are finishing up our trip at a most fabulous 16th century castle (with free Internet), so I thought I’d jot a few thoughts before we make our way back to Dublin and onward to Seattle. This year, with the help of a bunch of Irish youngsters, I’ve decided to experience the joys of life…even if it’s a life with multiple sclerosis. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to lodge at this castle on a number of occasions and every time, I am taken by its beauty and grandeur.  I walk the grounds (study Hazelwood at my side) and see the game kept on the grounds, the statuary and the old, old beauty.  Every time, I enjoy it as I did the first time. This, however, is the holidays and thus in Ireland the wedding season.  We arrived in the middle of many weddin... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142706 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:44:56 +0100 3142706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115206&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fholiday-blog-contest-winner-my-ms-health-care-team%2F The first of our Holiday guest bloggers is Kenneth from White Plains, New York, USA.  Kenneth takes on the subject of “My MS Health Care Team.” We had loads of wonderful submissions, and I thank you all so much for them!  Kenneth’s blog speaks to the tender balance between trust in one’s medical providers and a healthy amount of questioning and doubt. By the way, if you’re wondering…Caryn has fallen for Ireland hard and fast, just like me! My MS Health Care Team by Kenneth Bandler My longstanding principled approach toward the medical profession has been simple. The patient is the customer. If not satisfied with your doctor, then find another. Certainly, you don’t want to ponder in the middle of the night doubts about the veracity of what the doctor had said so definiti... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115206 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:40:40 +0100 3115206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063434&cid=t_110995_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F07%2Fliam-clancy-brought-ireland-%25e2%2580%2593-and-politics-%25e2%2580%2593-to-my-front-door%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: On Friday word came down that Irish folk singer Liam Clancy, 74 years old, had died. Within minutes Facebook was awash in the news. Radio DJs announced they were planning tributes. Others, including me, posted Clancy Brothers videos. I found a clip of Liam Clancy singing “The Patriot Game,” the ballad written by Dominic Behan, brother of renowned Irish playwright Brendan Behan. I had not heard the song in years, but even so, I discovered I knew it by heart. I am neither Catholic nor descended from Irish ancestors, but you could not have guessed that from my family’s record collection. While my parents also had bagpipe music and such evocative titles as “Folk Music from Many Lands,” we had every record ever released by ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063434 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:24:33 +0100 3063434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943762&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_EgL2UVf0xo%2F A Financial Super-Regulator: The dangers of giving the Fed too much power. The financial regulators’ pipe dream: “Most new regulation will do nothing to limit crises because markets will innovate around it. Worse, some regulation being considered by Congress will guarantee bigger and more frequent crises.” The shape of things to come? More war will come before peace in the Middle East, says journalist and foreign affairs analyst Leon Hadar. The illegal cigarette trade in Ireland reaches “epidemic proportions“  after the government imposes draconian regulations on tobacco products. Podcast: “Too Big to Fail Is Just Too Big“ “Too Big to Fail Is Just Too Big (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943762 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:10:43 +0100 2943762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820460&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Feuropean-multiple-sclerosis-news%2F Last month, the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) held its annual congress in Germany.  I haven’t even begun to pore over the information that was discussed at this important conference. This past spring, as you may recall, I blogged “live” from the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting here in Seattle.  Though a trip to Düsseldorf was kind of out of our budget range, I wanted to give you a link to someone who did make the trip and video blogged from the Congress for MS World. Dr. Daniel Kantor attended the conference and posted daily information.  I’ve found the audio quality a bit shaky on some parts of the videos but overall they are worth a look.  You may remember MS World from our “Tech Resources” posting from thi... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820460 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:35:48 +0100 2820460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2765999&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FirnGW8C1JHU%2F Over at The Corner, Rich Lowry put up a post on detainee interrogations that I responded to. Follow-up posts are available here and here. Jay Nordlinger steps in to offer the view that, with terrorists, the difference between a “schlub” and a “monster” isn’t much. A pathetic radical can cause a lot of damage with just a little bit of luck. This may be true, but there is a valuable ends-means calculation that must be considered (also addressed in Julian Sanchez’s post here). How many times must we use coercive interrogation and get nothing, suffering the inevitable backlash in public opinion and enemy recruiting, for each intelligence success? If you are willing to torture a dozen/hundred/thousand men for each schlub, you will motivate a sufficient number of monsters to make a s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2765999 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:34:46 +0100 2765999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2615415&cid=t_110995_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fin-wide-world-neuropsychology-group-in.html Here's a link to a Neuropsychology Special Interest Group, part of the Psychological Society of Ireland: click here (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2615415 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:50:00 +0100 2615415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2611130&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fone-quack-clinic-goes-another-springs.html I just discovered a new site, Homoeopathy Ireland. It's for a clinic in Wexford claim to specialise in the "leading childhood epidemics of our time: Autism, ADD/ADHD, Asthma and other allergies."Clearly these are all conditions in which homeopathy has been shown to have no effect whatsoever. But then this form of "medicine" has been shown to help many who have "a vague sense of unease or a touch of the nerves or even just more money than sense" then the homeopaths will be "there for them with a bottle of basically just water on one hand and a huge invoice in the other."It's rather spooky that I learn of the existence of this clinic claiming to be able to heal the body of autistic children and hence their minds (gak) on the same day I read of the closure of a USA clinic promising much the s... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2611130 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:50:00 +0100 2611130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442194&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Ffinal-ms-book-club-blog%2F Over the past couple of years, we’ve taken the last post of the month to discuss a book we’ve been reading together…in theory.  The idea never really took off and I’ve always asserted that this blog was all about you.  So, today we end the run with a final discussion from Professor Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture. One of my favorite parts of these book club blogs has been our final discussion of each book.  We’ve been lucky enough to have our authors join us for a frank discussion of their books.  Everything, from what it took to actually sit down and write to their personal MS struggles, has been fodder for our pages. This post, however, will be devoid of the author as he passed away of the very disease of which he knew he would…and therefore ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442194 Fri, 29 May 2009 21:51:40 +0100 2442194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442356&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcatholic-church-in-ireland.html I wrote about the release of the recent report into the decades long, systematic, extreme and abhorrent violence, abuse and neglect. I have read more of the report and news and opinion articles on blogs and in newspapers. I have witnessed the pathetic response of the Irish Catholic church spokespeople, and even worse, the religious orders that perpetrated these crimes and who have no idea what true sorrow and repentance means.Then via John's blog I heard this man. I witnessed his anguish and his righteous anger. I do not know how those in power in government and church can allow this man, Michael O'Brien, and all the others like him who were abused in those places, to continue to suffer.This is outrageous. It is our national shame. We can't allow this to just hold the headlines for a few w... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442356 Wed, 27 May 2009 10:25:00 +0100 2442356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442357&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fentrenched-evil-doing-in-ireland.html We all knew what to expect. It is still shocking though when you read the report, or, as much of it as you can stomach. The people of the church carried it out, they covered it up. Generations of children had their lives ruined, and in some cases, taken. The state conspired with the church leaders to hush the suffering children and to ensure that their pain wasn't made known beyond the cold stone walls of the orphanages, reformatories, "care" homes for disabled children and industrial schools. What was done to these children was brutal, far worse than the accepted level of child abuse tolerated at almost all schools in the country, the run of the mill beatings and canings by teachers which were legal and known as corporal punishment. These were an expected part of education in those not fa... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442357 Thu, 21 May 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2442357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389719&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Firish-socialized-medicine-shortchanges.html Dying people in Ireland are having a hard time accessing vital hospice services under the country's socialized medical system. From the Story: TERMINALLY ill patients are being put on waiting lists for vital end-of-life care as a result of the State's long-term failure to adequately invest in hospice services. Figures released to the Irish Examiner show that on a single day last week, more than 130 people facing imminent death were told it could be weeks before they would be able to access a hospice due to a lack of resources.The figures, released by the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) ahead if its national fundraising day tomorrow, show on April 27 a total of 133 patients suffering from terminal cancer, renal and respiratory illnesses were told they could not immediately access the pain re... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389719 Wed, 06 May 2009 16:20:00 +0100 2389719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172741&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fheading-to-ireland-and-uk-to-speak-next.html For SHSers in Ireland or London, I will be on your side of the pond next week. I don't have a fully detailed itinerary, but David Prentice and I will appear in either speech or debate formats at several Irish universities, including in Cork on the 17th, a university in Maynooth on the 18th, and at University College in Dublin on the 19th. The issues addressed will be stem cells, cloning, and the brave new world.In London, I have one public event that I know of: I will speak against legalizing assisted suicide at the Parliament Building on Monday the 23rd I think the time is 7:15 PM. This will be the fourth time I have been honored to present in that venerable symbol of democracy.I would love to meet anyone who wishes to come.Have laptop, will travel, so I will strive to keep up with SHS as... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172741 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:33:00 +0100 2172741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075157&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fan-old-tradition-reminds-us-that-it-could-be-worse%2F In countries of Gaelic history, especially in Ireland and even more especially in the south of County Kerry, a pre-Christian tradition took place last week, which is not only charming but charitable to an exceptional degree. It’s called The Wren’s Day. I was fortunate to be invited (or more correctly, allowed) to join in the revelry of the day in tiny Dingle Town a couple of years back while living in the county. A sweet lass from the town who was writing her doctoral dissertation on the tradition befriended me in a pub one eve and bid me to join her “wren”. The wren, a notoriously treacherous bird of lore, was once hunted and nailed to a pike which would lead a procession (the wren was not only to have betrayed St. Stephen but also old Irish soldiers in their fight... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075157 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:48:30 +0100 2075157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040121&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F3ESPTdPo7yg%2F 16 months ago, Olivia Agbonlahor and her 7-year-old twins, Great and Melissa, were deported from Clonakilty, County Cork, in Ireland, to Nigeria. Great is autistic and, as reported in the Irish Indepedent, he is considered “wicked” and “possessed by voodoo” in Africa. Great’s autism is simply not recognised due to the common stigma in Africa against autism. “I have to do my best, but it is not easy,” said Olivia. “His behaviour is getting worse every day — that is the problem. He cannot play with other children. People ask ‘what is wrong with this boy’ all the time,” she said from her home in Ghana. While the teachers that helped the family when they lived in Clonakilty and Killarney have sent over computer learning ai... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040121 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:22:15 +0100 2040121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035946&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F482713949%2F The numbers coming out of France are in dispute. The drugmaker insists that 700 jobs will be lost trhough layoffs or voluntary departures from its Paris headquarters and among its sales force. But unions at Pfizer’s French subsidiary say the drugmaker will, in reality, reduce its workforce by 892 jobs, from 1,771 employees to 879. Gerard Bouquet, a Pfizer France vp, tells the Agence France Presse, insists that 700 people would leave the company. “This new organization will take effect from December 1, 2009,” he says, adding that “there will be no forced layoffs before” that date. But CFDT union delegate Thierry Lannes argues 892 jobs would be lost. “It is much higher than what we thought,” he tells AFP. Meanwhile, Pfizer has announced the sale of a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035946 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:16:01 +0100 2035946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006394&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F471402611%2F Unlike many other European countries, Ireland has chosen not to launch a program to vaccine young girls and women, prompting Glaxo, which sells Cervarix, and Sanofi-Pasteur, which markets Merck’s Gardasil in Europe, to fly in experts to talk to consultants and public health care professionals about the benefits of their HPV vaccines, according to The Times of London. Ireland’s health department cited administrative costs as its reason for not proceeding. A spokeswoman for health minister Mary Harney tells the Times she is already convinced of the important role a vaccine program would play “as part of a cohesive response” to cervical cancer, but the “decision not to proceed at this point is not based on the scientific evidence, but is related to the need to prioritize... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006394 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:26:07 +0100 2006394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1931393&cid=t_110995_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F441510714%2Ftubal-reanastomosis-international-patient-care.html Paula and Raymond O. are international patients who traveled from Ireland to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have tubal reanastomosis performed by Dr. Berger. After doing extensive research about their treatment options, they decided to have tubal reversal surgery and travel to the United States to have tubal reanastomosis performed by the best tubal reversal doctor. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1931393 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:07:16 +0100 1931393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883573&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F421444982%2F Every now and then, we like to remind you of what the Morning Mayor would say: Every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift. So go ahead - tug on the ribbon. And while you do, here are a few items to help the day get started. Enjoy… Talks May Save 250 Pfizer Jobs (The Irish Examiner) Glaxo To Pay $250M For Bristol-Myers Egypt Unit (MarketWatch) UK’s NICE Rejects Glaxo’s Tykerb (The Wall Street Journal) Sanofi-Aventis Partners With TB Alliance (PharmaTimes) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883573 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:00 +0100 1883573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1880158&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F420799847%2F Hello again, everyone. Sorry for the disruption, but every so often, a longer-than-expected meeting occurs and the laptop must take a nap. Now, though, we have returned and are scurrying to bring you up-to-date on sundry developments, such as these… Wyeth Cuts 250 Jobs In Ireland (The Belfast Telegraph) Johnson & Johnson Earnings Beat Estimates (Yahoo/AP) Synta Pharma Collects $25M From Glaxo (Boston Business Journal) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1880158 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:47:21 +0100 1880158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802711&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4542 About three years ago, we made a posting entitled RM100 million down the drain which highlighted the situation in which many medical students in Britain/Ireland who are/were recipients of Government scholarships have declined to return home to serve their nation. We thought that they had Agreed to Return Home. Evidently not, as a Malaysian student in Ireland has written in to inform us of the situation as seen through his eyes :- I am a Malaysian medical student based in Dublin, Ireland who has been following the developments back home. From my view and personal observations as a student of the health sciences, I would like to bring to attention certain issues relating to Malaysian students overseas. Indeed, there always has been much furore each year over the number of scholarships which ... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802711 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1802711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683434&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F357340217%2F The decision means that 180 jobs in Cork will be lost after an 18-month effort to find a buyer for the facility, one of five manufacturing plants in Ireland, RTE News reports. A sale fell through last month and the plant will close by the end of 2009. In a statement, Pfizer said all possible avenues to find a buyer were exhausted. Meanwhile, Pfizer is still trying to find a buyer for a second facility in Ringaskiddy, where 300 people are employed. In explaining its decision to dispose of the plants, Pfizer cited the 2006 failure of torcetrapib, an experimental cholesterol drug. (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683434 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:57:52 +0100 1683434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1660827&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F348861294%2F It’s far away but this news from today’s Irish Times hits close, very close, to home: Up to 100 children with speech and language difficulties who were attending pre-schools may be without a place in September after the organisation which runs the classes today announced it had gone into liquidation. Early Language Intervention (ELI), which runs four pre-schools in Dublin and one in Galway, said it was unable to pay its 30 staff last Friday and had been forced to let them go. Today’s NewsWales also reports on a home for autistic children in Denbighshire closing. I don’t know the details about funding and services provided of these two places but the very words “closing.” Here in New Jersey, there’s huge demand for too few spots in private autism sc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1660827 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:07:24 +0100 1660827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467056&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F297260985%2Fbusiness_profits_from_war_do_y.html Whenever business leaders profit through war … we lay another solid stone toward prolonging a national mindset for violence. The opposite is also true ... when people prosper through peace they tend to prefer its doable tactics. Look at war and peace trends since last year’s Veteran’s Day.  War’s extended into recreation within violent games such as Jack Bauer.Peace was promoted through music when the New York Philharmonic reduced North Korea’s and America’s violent political rhetoric through musical intelligence.War lingered when good men and women found little support after violence literally rewired their brains.Peace continued to prosper people and business in Ireland in ways that inspired mental well-being. War destroy... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467056 Sat, 24 May 2008 16:19:41 +0100 1467056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432528&cid=t_110995_132_f&fid=35001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nodalpoint.org%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Fi_still_havent_found_what_im_googling_for Twenty one years ago this month, in May 1987, Irish rockers U2 released their classic Joshua Tree single, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. Those twenty one years have seen incredible technological change: the adoption of desktop computers, mobile phones, the birth of the Web and the widespread use of search engines like Google. So with sincere apologies to Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry, it's time we updated the lyrics for the 21st century. So, I give you "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Googling For" (21st anniversary, 2008 webby edition)... read more (Source: nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog) nodalpoint.org - A bioinformatics weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432528 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:48:48 +0100 1432528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309107&cid=t_110995_140_f&fid=35455&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoapywater.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fhappy-national-make-real-effort-to.html Happy St. Patrick's Day! Is it cheesy to say that I hold this day, personally, in high regard?I mean, how many people have an actually holiday to point to, that is annually a "I will be nostalgic for college today" day? I'm not so much nostalgic for the life of college, anymore, but I do miss those great people I met over there. I found this the other day:My friend Dan, me, and Matt, another good friend, outside the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, April of about 1996. Great guys, I've essentially lost touch with both of them, and well, I hope they are doing well. We had good times. Cheers to them, cheers to nostalgia, cheers to Ireland. (Source: Soapy Water) Soapy Water blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309107 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:31:00 +0100 1309107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292367&cid=t_110995_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fheres-one-of-my-ways-to-cope-with-ms-whats-yours%2F In her Author’s Notes, Allison Shadday proffered an idea which I think is sound. She suggested, “After reading so many interesting and helpful comments from you all, it occurred to me that you might want to consider starting an ongoing list of things that help you cope. Each of you can add to it as ideas come to mind. What do you think?” Well, Allison, I think it’s a GREAT idea! How do I cope? The sheer mass of techniques I use to cope should have crushed my multiple sclerosis years ago; how to pick just one to report? I guess I’ll share my “happy place” coping mechanism today. Since grade 6, when my hip, EST-inspired, teacher had us all use visualization to find a “happy place,” I have had a spot to which I retreat when times get tough. During this exercise, I followed e... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292367 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:11:01 +0100 1292367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1271891&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F244330777%2F Wyeth is due back in court this week as part of a six-year legal battle over claims it illegally exported waste from Ireland to Europe, The Sunday Business Post reports. Wyeth Medica Ireland, which operates a plant in Newbridge in Kildare, has been charged with 18 offenses over exporting waste from the manufacturing of a contraceptive drug. The drugmaker last year sought a judicial review of some aspects of the proceedings, which has been listed to go ahead in the High Court on Tuesday, March 11. The case originated in 2002 when some Dutch pig farmers noticed their sows were infertile. The infertility was attributed to animal feed that had been made from reprocessed waste water from the Wyeth plant at Newbridge in Kildare, according to the paper. Cara Environmental Technology, which proces... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1271891 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:08:39 +0100 1271891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258596&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F241433679%2F Rise and shine. As the morning mayor used to say: ‘Every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.’ And why not? No matter how much you have to do today, enjoy it. As for those meetings and deadlines and impossible demands, well, do your best. Here, then, are a few items to help you along the way… Blood Test Could Reveal Bipolard Disorder (MSNBC.com) FDA Has ‘Issues’ With Theravance Skin Antibiotic, Cancels Meeting (The Wall Street Journal) AstraZeneca Wins Anti-Trust Court Fight With Retailers (Yahoo/Reuters) Pfizer Accelerates Closing Of Groton Plant (The Day) GPC Biotech Makes More Job Cuts (PharmaTimes) Antidepressants in Ireland must carry warnings about suicide (The Independent) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258596 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:26:56 +0100 1258596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237108&cid=t_110995_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Finternational-official-alcoholics-anonymous-websites%2F Argentina   www.sinectis.com.ar/u/aa_osg Australia   www.aa.org.au Austria   www.anonyme-alkoholiker.at Belguim  www.aavlaanderen.org Britain; www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk Canada; www.aacanada.com Chile    www.alcoholicosanonimoschile.cl Denmark   www.anonyme-alkoholikere.dk Ecuador   www.aae.org.ec Europe; www.aa-europe.net/ Finland  www.aa.fi France   www.alcooliques-anonymes.fr Grapevine; www.aagrapevine.org/ Guatemala   www.aa.com.gt Hungary   www.anonimalkoholistak.hu Iceland   www.aa.is India    www.aagsoindia.org Ireland; www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie Italy    www.alcolisti-anonimi.it Japan    www.cam.hi-ho.ne.jp/aa-jso/ Korea    www.aakorea.co.... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237108 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:48:19 +0100 1237108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188768&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F225886910%2F A rainy day here in the nation’s medicine chest. That can only mean one thing - less time for a stroll outdoors and, so, still more time to be spent finding interesting items. Merck’s earnings will be released, for instance, which means more opportunity to hear about Vytorin. So grab the coffee or tea…. Allergan, best known for Botox, will close a plant in Ireland, eliminating 300 jobs, and transfer production to a factory in Costa Rica. The move probably will cost as much as $65 million through 2009, but the closing “has been made necessary by the high level of investment required to maintain competitiveness” at the location, Bloomberg News writes. Pfizer’s new HIV drug, Selzentry, will soon be reformulated in an effort to prevent the transmission of th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188768 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:50:08 +0100 1188768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1130882&cid=t_110995_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fglobal-health-20.html I don't want to jump on any bandwagons just yet, since plenty of what I've seen in health 2.0 so far is bluster. Sure, there are some interesting ideas, but whether they actually help in the provision of care remains to be proven. I am a big fan of disclosure, however, and I am becoming a big fan of social networking. The latter has helped me reconnect with several people I'd lost touch with.On that note, here are a couple of interesting links I picked up recently:A hospital rating site in Ireland called RateMyHospital.ie seems to be attracting a lot of activity. As of this writing, the counter indicates that 9,896 surveys have been completed. I'm not sure when the site started, but we're talking about a country with just 4.2 million people. RateMyHospital is part of a privately run site c... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1130882 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:05:00 +0100 1130882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1100284&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F201922700%2F And so another day winds down, and things were not quite as slow as expected. We do apologize, however, for the lull at midday, when we engaged in a luncheon meeting that kept us from gazing at our laptop. Nonetheless, we are back on track and look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy the evening… Amgen Stock Hits New Low On D-Mab Data (Yahoo/AP) Lilly Buys Rights to BioMS Medical’s MS Drug (Yahoo/Reuters) J&J’s DePuy Sells Massachusetts Plant (SouthCoastToday.com) Two Indian Companies Drop Out Of Race For Pfizer’s Ireland Unit (The Economic Times) Sepracor’s Lunesta Ad Account Is Up For Grabs (Adweek.com) Share / E-mail (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1100284 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:58:28 +0100 1100284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070376&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F195023796%2F Abbott Labs has confirmed that its operation in Galway will close and eliminate 500 jobs, according to RTE News. The facility makes stents, which have made headlines this year over safety issues that are plaguing all the stent makers. Abbott, by the way, employs about 3,400 people in Ireland, where Boston Scientific recently announced plans to cut its own workforce by 100 positions. UPDATE: Abbott is also cutting another 700 jobs at a facility in California, the Associated Press reports. An Abbott spokesman, Kurt Ebenhoch, says the cuts are necessary because of “market conditions” and changes that have helped Abbott becomes more efficient as it makes cardiovascular products. The news out of Ireland comes only a few days after Merck disclosed plans to build a $297 million plant ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070376 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:28:51 +0100 1070376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1054976&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F191409468%2F A stiff breeze is blowing by the Pharmalot corporate campus, kicking up a swarm of colorful leaves. Makes for a nice sight. And this reminds us that the time has come for a nosh and a chance to stretch the legs. We hope you similarly indulge after digesting the latest…. Merck To Build $297M Vaccine Plant In Ireland (Yahoo/Reuters) Astellas Pharma Buys Agensys For Up To $537 Million (Bloomberg News) Squeezing Medical Benefits From Grapefruits (The Wall Street Journal) Timeris Says Novartis Files Fuzeon Patent Challenge (Yahoo/AP) EU And US Regulators Seek Process For Orphan Drugs (Yahoo/Reuters) Oxfam Calls For Pharma To Make More Affordable Meds (BBC.com) Share / E-mail (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1054976 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:03:28 +0100 1054976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1020055&cid=t_110995_140_f&fid=35455&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoapywater.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Flove-letter-to-dublin.html Preface: I called my BFF last night to brag about a particularly fun happy hour spent with him, him and him, and how she was sorely missed in the mix there. I definitely could have used a little more girl power. Plus, we all have horrible crushes on her. Anyway, topics of conversation moved from the bloggers I happy houred with to blogging, generally, and my moving from two posts a month to daily, and how I'm kind of out of shit to say. She didn't specifically offer advice, but mentioned that she has tricks up her sleeve, such as these love letters to cities she's lived in. She didn't offer it to me as an idea, but if NaBloPoMo has taught me nothing else, it has taught me how to steal. I am deeply ashamed. Her love letters will be better, anyway, so no big diff.I have lived in three differ... Soapy Water blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1020055 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:27:00 +0100 1020055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949931&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F169790129%2F People do lots of things to raise money in the name of autism research. They walk. They run. The get naked. They buy toothpaste. They crop. Frances Cahill wishes to donate the proceeds of her new book to the Irish Society for Autism (ISA)—-the book being Martin Cahill, My Father. Martin Cahill, as the Independent notes today, was a “major criminal known as The General”: Dr James Hayes said this was the first he had heard of the offer. “So far the ISA have not had any offer of money arising from the publication of Ms Cahill’s book,” he said. A board source told the Sunday Independent last night that the money would not be accepted. “We don’t want to be used in any cheap publicity stunt. Besides, I doubt this book will raise very much money.&#8... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949931 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:31:18 +0100 949931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=986099&cid=t_110995_93_f&fid=36658&url=http%3A%2F%2Fxavier-emmanuelle.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fi-wonder-if-they-have-good-ballet.html After our dismal exam results yesterday, and tales from numerous friends and acquantances about the impossibility of getting into a Canadian medical school, Tanya and I are looking into med schools in other countries. What looks the most promising so far are the Irish medical schools. If only they weren't so expensive!! We're still doing research, but it looks like we're going to apply there as well as apply to Canadian schools.We're also going to the computer lab at midnight tonight to sign up for spots to write our MCAT next summer --- there are very limited spots in Canada, so we're hoping that by signing up as soon as the registration opens (12:01 Oct. 1st, so far as we've been told) that we might not have to go to Texas or New York just to write the exam. I never sleep well in hotel r... I'm Not Anti-Social, I'm Just Pre-Med blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=986099 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:51:00 +0100 986099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=864410&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35779&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pharmamanufacturing.com%2Fonpharma%2F%3Fp%3D1314 Pfizer announced this morning that the last of its UK plants will close with the Sandwich manufacturing operations in east Kent. The decision brings an end to 53 years of manufacturing history at the plant, and will leave 420 without jobs. Pfizer says that the layoffs, which have also included R&D and sales cuts over [...] (Source: On Pharma) On Pharma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=864410 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:17:53 +0100 864410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841682&cid=t_110995_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F05%2Fheart-attacks-nosedive-following-irish-smoking-ban%2F Filed under: Prevention, Smoking, Daily newsIreland was the first country to every ban workplace smoking within its borders, and they implemented the law in 2004. Within one year, the incidence of heart attacks fell by a whopping 10%. Health experts say that Ireland's success should be encouraging for other countries thinking of similar laws. In May, the World Health Association recommended a worldwide ban on workplace smoking and all indoor public places. That's certainly an ambitious goal, but maybe if more countries follow Ireland's lead, public smoking will finally become a thing of the past. What do you think?Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio Blog) The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841682 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 841682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=802391&cid=t_110995_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F144742340%2F The drugmaker denies making a final decision, but that didn’t stop the construction firm awarded a contract from making an announcement this week. And that move took Pfizer by surprise. On Tuesday, Jacobs Engineering issued a press release saying it will work on a new small-scale clinical biotech manufacturing center in Shanbally, Cork, Ireland, and that construction begins next month. But Pfizer claims plans haven’t yet been approved internally and the announcement, therefore, was premature, a Pfizer spokesperson tells DrugResearcher. Jacobs, on the other hand, seems quite clear on the project and has released details of the planned construction. According to the construction services company, the facility will be built on Pfizer’s 28-acre brownfield site in Shanbally, a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=802391 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:22:26 +0100 802391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797990&cid=t_110995_135_f&fid=35272&url=http%3A%2F%2Fslimconomy.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ftrinity-uni-gold-rapid-hiv-test-quiet.html ConclusionI don't know how or why the FDA approved this test, but there you have it. Trinity is profit motivated in the truest sense of the word. They will be around and always, annoyingly, there. They offer an alternative but none of their products are really distinctive. They are generally quiet and focused on selling, which is good. With a little marketing effort though, they could be a serious contender. If they sign a major national distributor as well, they will do much better. They bite at the heels of OraSure and will remain a primary player in the US. At some point though, they will have to deliver on sales. They have a lot of debt and are highly leveraged, this could lead to financial instability in a few years. (Source: Slimconomy) Slimconomy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797990 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:19:00 +0100 797990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=728476&cid=t_110995_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F132890309%2F The topic of this month’s b5media Science & Health channel theme day is “go green” and I’ve been going back and forth in my thoughts thinking “go green—do something environmental” and “go green, well, Charlie has that apple green t-shirt that exactly matches one that Jim has, and there’s that golf jacket that Jim wears in the spring and that Charlie has added to the pile on the foot of his bed—-and the beat-up lime green lizard backpack that was Charlie’s a few years ago and that Jim found in a closet and, since the strap on his briefcase was broken, decided to use as his backpack…..like Charlie, like Dad……” Then there’s “green guacamole,” which Charlie is very fond of, and a &#... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=728476 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:12:57 +0100 728476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714809&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F130513746%2Firelands_mind_for_prosperity_t.html Independence Day reminds us of the shocking cost of violence. The opposite is also true, and Ireland models precisely how peace acts as the harbinger of prosperity.  In the late 1990’s Ireland focused on two goals peace and prosperity, according to Irish Ambassador… H.E. Sean O’Huiginn. Simply put – Ireland recognized their role to strike out for prosperity through peace, and in so doing, they became a global model for both. It was a deberate move. Ireland took powerful plans away from violence when they joined the European Union and the Euro – both plans for peace that also led to mighty prosperity. For the first time, people between northern Ireland and Ireland began to see one another as humans – with common needs in spite of thei... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714809 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:46:23 +0100 714809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=694283&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F127736338%2Fyikes_43_say_older_people_are.html  This is the poster I spotted on all over Ireland last week - and the mind-bending message made me wonder why 43% of 20 to 30 year olds see people my age in a rut. Do you know why?It would be easy to pass off their views as biased or to claim that younger people cannot see things with the eyes of experience yet… That's what ruts lead to. But if you take the survey seriously, you’ll likely ask as I did – Why do so many young people find so many older people set in their ways and ideas? According to this poster and my checks into the survey – some of the answers can be found at www.questionageism.com . Others might relate to the fact that some older people …1. rarely use their full mix of intelligences at work2. allow sleep deprivation to rob their me... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=694283 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:53:06 +0100 694283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=692472&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F127333236%2F4_tips_on_motivation_from_2_co.html We know more the motivated brain, and about motivation as the key to quality work. But what inspires some people more than others? More importantly – how do successful people sustain personal prompts, long after others give up? Yesterday I saw unique motivation in Killarney, Ireland, as two border collies raced up and down the side of a steep hill to round up several brands of sheep. It dawned on me that motivation is not a magical instinct - but it can be learned by any who apply a few tactics. These dogs showed how it works. Interestingly, no rewards go with their training and each race for the sheep also comes without treats. Yet an inner motivation to round up sheep showed an amazing precision. Here’s my question -- why do border collies maintain such focus and en... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=692472 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:59:55 +0100 692472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652017&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120284950%2Freflect_where_to_from_here_in.html Driver Ed Safety renewal is brain based, when drivers draw on more mental action based on the latest research about human capabilities to improve.... Renewal in Driver Ed Safety, for instance,  draws from  …1. Bodily-Kinesthetic -- when learners move, use their bodies to grasp a concept,  walk to rethink a controversial issue, or use body language to make a point. 2. Verbal-Linguistic -- when learners share their safety stories, write essays, participate in interviews, converse easily with other views. It’s about speaking out and feeling heard and about listening to those around us and acting on ideas beyond our own. 3. Intrapersonal – when learners keep journals of progress, enjoy reading alone, or study to answer personal questions about driver safety. N... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652017 Mon, 28 May 2007 16:42:09 +0100 652017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652018&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120272403%2Fmove_multiple_intelligences_in.html Change directions for changed results. That was Einstein’s motto and I hear it from many in the blogosphere. I’m sold from what I observe in workplaces that excel too. What changes have you seen in driver edu approaches?  In the last three posts in this MITA series … we’ve drawn on brainpower often hidden or unused in driver safety programs. In response to Kieran’s email, I suggested distinctive  possibilities for Driver Ed using the first three MITA steps:1. Question2. Target3. ExpectIn this post, step 4 in the MITA series will suggest ways to MOVE resources through learning tasks that allow drivers-in-training to use more of their unique intelligences to learn new safe driving habits. How so?One key is to have drivers-in-training teach one another... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652018 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:39:01 +0100 652018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652019&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120122610%2Fexpect_safety_practices_throug.html Remember our Driver Safety Program Question asked … What would a driver safety program  look like - with more of the brain in mind?The safety program Targets included:- Align tasks in your driver program to match Road Safety Authority facts - Compare five personal safety habits with five from the Health and Safety Authority- Show safety implications from  road crash stats and road safety strategies - Apply new standards for vehicle registration plates to create safety precautionsThe time has come to lay out what exact criteria is expected in the program.These five specific traits show what criteria will be measured for success, failure and hopefully for safety growth. These five provide a guide or advanced organizer to the driving student’s brain and as a g... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652019 Sun, 27 May 2007 23:50:43 +0100 652019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652020&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120109346%2Ftarget_safety_in_driver_ed_mit.html Target safety from brain based insights in a Driver Ed program? What would these targets look like and how could they help to improve safe driving practices?  It all starts with an innovative plan to draw on more brainpower through a safer driver outcome in sight. How so? When the entire program propels drivers toward three or four clearly stated overall endpoints, the brain leaps into gear to reach these targets with similar clarity. Targets allow drivers to rewire their brain’s plasticity for better driving habits because the brain is shaped by targets people move toward. With each target met, safe driving gets easier – and over time - drivers build new neuron pathways for a lifetime record of safe driving. Consider Kieran’s question that sparked this MITA Series i... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652020 Sun, 27 May 2007 22:18:48 +0100 652020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652021&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120074703%2Fquestion_to_drive_with_the_bra.html What would a driver safety program  look like - with more of the brain in mind? That's the question Irish leader ... Kieran ... asked - and that sparked this MITA Series in the first place. That question led to a bareboned 5-step driver safety plan. The intent is to benefit driver safety programs from brain based insights. Step one of any MITA program to engage more brainpower for improved safety - is…QUESTION.... Why so? MITA programs start with the kind of 2-footed questions that raise curiosity and build new dendrite brain cell connections for improved driver safety. Simply stated ... questions spark multiple intelligences for improved practices …. In contrast - to merely tell drivers about safety facts information or to lecture ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652021 Sun, 27 May 2007 17:53:17 +0100 652021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652022&cid=t_110995_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120051177%2Fa_program_to_drive_with_the_br.html How curious are you and how do questions reboot your brain? Today I had a letter from a leader in Ireland – where I will travel again next week. The letter read …Dr. Weber I am currently studying for a degree level course in Accident and Safety Management which relates specifically to Road Safety. I am also currently employed as a Training Manager with a large Road Safety organization which specializes in Driver Training.I am reading again your two books “MI Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond” and “Student Assessment That Works” both of which I find stimulating and fascinating.My reason however for contacting you is that I was wondering if MI strategies such as you propose have ever been applied to Driving Instruction or indeed Psychomotor Skills Ba... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652022 Sun, 27 May 2007 15:09:57 +0100 652022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=534141&cid=t_110995_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F04%2Fmonitoring_beha.html [After those few posts about Google, I'm getting back to wireless technology with clinical applications.] From eWeek, comes the story "Intel to Create Technologies for Elderly Health in Ireland." This is a 3-year, $30 million dollar collaboration between Intel and Industrial Development Agency of Ireland to create the Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL)Intel has been touting its work for at-home health services for years now. It has produced demos ranging from video screens for elderly patients to communicate with caregivers to sophisticated coordination tests that track symptoms of Parkinson's disease and detect when medications should be changed. Other technologies include cell phones that could detect quavers and other changes in an elderly person's voice, warn... Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=534141 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:20:43 +0100 534141