Here’s What To Read If You’re Sick Of The Stigma Around Mental Illness
In her first memoir, Yiyun Li is a scientist-turned-literary-darling writing about depression, so you’d expect her prose to be methodical and her characterization of the disease concrete. But Dear Friend, from My Life, I Write to You in Your Life isn’t as airless as that. It’s not an empirical study of mental illness, but a collection of very personal observations, a story as poetic and wending as its title. Li was born in Beijing and served in the Chinese military for one year before immigrating to America, an experience that makes its way into the book. Settling in Iowa, she studied immunology before al...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

ACP applauds decision to uphold Md. assault weapons ban
(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds Tuesday's decision by the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a Maryland ban on assault weapons. The Maryland law bans 45 types of assault weapons and limits gun magazines to 10 rounds. The court ruled that Second Amendment protections did not apply to 'weapons of war.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Dan Walker speaks to Conference News about his current role and career to date
What was your first career ‘wish’ when you left school? After football (and I was never going to be good enough) my first love was music and I wanted to be a radio DJ. I also toyed with the idea of journalism and did some work which combined the two, writing for online music magazines as well as some hospital and student radio. Tell me about your first job and your subsequent path into the meetings, events and hospitality sphere? My first job was a promoter for my own club night. However I didn’t make much money so not sure if this can be classed as a job. The need to be compensated for my work took over and I landed...
Source: Ashfield Healthcare News - February 21, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ewan Jamieson Tags: Ashfield Source Type: news

Sexism in science has roots in Victorian whispering campaigns, claims new book
Jealous rivals ’ rumours about the supposed effeminacy of popular figures such as Humphry Davy left an enduring legacy, says Dr Heather EllisJealous rivals ’ attempts to destroy 19th-century chemist Sir Humphry Davy’s popularity by insinuating he was gay have left a legacy that means the so-called hard sciences remain a bastion of sexism, a new book claims.Evidence unearthed byDr Heather Ellis for her book Masculinity and Science, published by Palgrave, from the archives of the British Science Association, shows that Davy ’s popularity created enemies who tried to destroy his reputation. Popular magazines, like the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 20, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Danuta Kean Tags: Science and nature Books Culture History Source Type: news

GPs 'failing to prescribe tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer'
Conclusion This large survey shows around half of GPs surveyed were unaware of the benefits of tamoxifen: namely, that the drug can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with a family history of the condition. Only around a quarter of GPs surveyed were aware of the current UK guidelines. Researchers found GPs were more likely to feel comfortable carrying on a prescription initiated by hospital doctors, rather than being the one to take the decision to prescribe. This is perhaps unsurprising given that the drug is still not licensed for the primary prevention of cancer. NICE currently recommends prescribers need to ta...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

How good journalists can face down fake newsmongers | John Naughton
The mainstream media can fight back against the poisoning of our public sphere by giving people narratives they can understandLet us pause for a moment to mourn the passing ofHans Rosling , one of the most gifted and humane educators of our age. He was professor of global health at Sweden ’s prestigious Karolinska Institute and became famous when he gave aspectacular TED talk in 2006 using global data to show how the world had changed during the 20th century. Rosling specialised in devising striking ways of visualising statistical data and in using computers to provide animations showing, for example, how child mortality...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 12, 2017 Category: Science Authors: John Naughton Tags: Media Digital media Science Technology Trump administration US news Sean Spicer Newspapers & magazines Culture Blogging Source Type: news

More than a magazine: exploring the links between lads' mags, rape myth acceptance, and rape proclivity - Romero-S ánchez M, Toro-García V, Horvath MAH, Megías JL.
Exposure to some magazines aimed at young male readers--lads' mags--has recently been associated with behaviors and attitudes that are derogatory toward women, including sexual violence. In the present study, a group of Spanish adult men was exposed to the...
Source: SafetyLit - February 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

In Brief News at a glance
In science news around the world, the critically endangered saiga antelope faces a new threat from a livestock virus in Mongolia, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gives a global health trends institute at the University of Washington a big financial boost, Russia's health ministry decides the country cannot afford to spend $1.2 billion to ramp up the response to its burgeoning HIV/AIDS epidemic, a new Pew Research Center poll reveals that 82% of Americans think the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine should be required for public school entry, and more. Also, scientists remind U.S. President Donald Trump that tortur...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine (mailto:soleditor at aaas.org) Tags: SCI COMMUN Source Type: news

Et tu, Kalevi?--Science Mafia Hits Again
Snorting, with nostrils flared and smoking, the beast stands its ground: We knew it all the time! We knew it first! No mere journalist is going to set the tone for the Academy! You can't be cited in the official record. TAKE THAT! OUT! And if that's not enough, we will sic our Internet trolls on you. And we will bury you! Indeed, while snobbery, thievery and warping of history by the mainstream media has slowed to a degree because of various legal challenges -- the science mafia, in its attempt to protect turf by cleansing the official record, continues to circle the wagons and pick off the work of freelance journalists a...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

You Should Be Wary Of Magazines' 'New Year' Diets
In their January issue, Self magazine partnered with model and body positivity advocate Iskra Lawrence, who has been open about her experience with disordered eating and is a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorder Association. There was one problem: The feature paired Lawrence’s commentary on acceptance and healthy eating with a calorie-restrictive meal plan. It was a move many ED advocates took issue with. “I’m just surprised to see [a diet plan] coming from you as a body positive advocate,” Megan Crabbe, a body positive blogger, wrote in an open letter to Lawrence following the pu...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical organizations team on new magazine
Arizona ’s three medical associations have worked out a deal to merge their three magazines in an effort to reach all 18,000 physicians across the state. With a bigger reach, organizers hope to get doctors more interested in policy decisions affecting them and their businesses. The separate magazines of the Arizona Medical Association, the Maricopa County Medical Society and the Pima County Medical Society had reached only about 40 percent of the doctors statewide, said Jay Conyers, CEO and executive…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 16, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Angela Gonzales Source Type: news

U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for Fort Lauderdale Airport Gunman
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida was charged Saturday and could face the death penalty if convicted. Esteban Santiago, 26, told investigators that he planned the attack, buying a one-way ticket to the Fort Lauderdale airport, a federal complaint said. Authorities don't know why he chose his target and have not ruled out terrorism. Santiago was charged with an act of violence at an international airport resulting in death — which carries a maximum punishment of execution — and weapons charges. "Today's cha...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - January 11, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Associated Press Tags: News Mass Casualty Incidents Major Incidents Source Type: news

James Delingpole article calling ocean acidification 'alarmism' cleared by press watchdog
Climate sceptic journalist ’s claim that marine life has nothing to fear from rising ocean acidity levels is not misleading but ‘comment’, says IpsoA magazine article claiming “marine life has nothing whatsoever to fear from ocean acidification” has been deemed neither misleading nor inaccurate by the UK’s press regulator.The feature, written by journalist and climate-change sceptic James Delingpole, appeared in the Spectator under the headline “Ocean acidification: yet another wobbly pillar of climate alarmism”.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 5, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Tags: Oceans Climate change scepticism Marine life Greenhouse gas emissions Newspapers & magazines Press regulation Media Environment UK news Science Source Type: news

A ‘Ta-Da’ Moment by Sandra Crook, winner of the Hysteria 2016 Short Story category
“You were never really on board with the plan, were you?” Ruth is nothing if not direct.  My daughter-in-law and I haven’t enjoyed a close relationship, but there’s always been a healthy respect between us, and we cut each other a lot of slack.  She is, as usual, correct in her assumption. “Being consulted might have gone a long way towards smoothing the path,” I remark acidly, even now, after all this time. “I said they should have waited till you came back.” I believe her. She places the last of my ornaments in the packing case.  “Is that everything now?” “That’s it,” I say, looking around. ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 29, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Hysteria hysteria 2016 hysteria 5 hysteria winners short story Source Type: news

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