Allan H. Meltzer: A Life Well Lived (1928-2017)
The objective of policy rules is to reduce the uncertainty that the community must bear, not to prevent voluntary risk taking.Allan was open-minded and was willing to change his policy advice based on logic and evidence.He continued to participate in Cato ’s Annual Monetary Conference for many years and contributed 15 articles to theCato Journal (see Table 1). Although he was often critical of Fed policy, he thought Paul Volcker was correct in ending double-digit inflation by slowing the growth of money and credit, and that Alan Greenspan was correct in following an implicit monetary rule to prevent wide fluctuations in ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 12, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: James A. Dorn Source Type: blogs
Global Science Report: Sea Ice Expansion in the Southern Hemisphere Is Real and Driven by Falling Temperatures
While there ’s been thousands of legacy media stories about the very real decline in summer sea-ice extent in the Arctic Ocean, we can’t findoneabout the statistically significantincrease in Antarctic sea ice that has been observed at the same time.Also, comparisons between forecast temperature trends down there and what ’s been observed are also very few and far between. Here’s one published in 2015:Observed (blue) and model-forecast (red) Antarctic sea-ice extent published by Shu et al. (2015) shows a large and growing discrepancy, but for unknown reasons, their illustration ends in 2005.For those who utilize and...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 11, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Craig D. Idso, Patrick J. Michaels Source Type: blogs
An open letter to Psychological Medicine, again!
In conclusion, noted Wilshire et al., “the claim that patients can recover as a result of CBT and GET is not justified by the data, and is highly misleading to clinicians and patients considering these treatments.”
In short, the PACE trial had null results for recovery, according to the protocol definition selected by the authors themselves. Besides the inflated recovery results reported in Psychological Medicine, the study suffered from a host of other problems, including the following:
*In a paradox, the revised recovery thresholds for physical function and fatigue–two of the four recovery measures–were so lax ...
Source: virology blog - March 23, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information adaptive pacing therapy CFS chronic fatigue syndrome clinical trial cognitive behavior therapy Dave Tuller exercise graded exercise therapy mecfs myalgic encephalomyelitis outcome PACE trial recovery Source Type: blogs
It Is Very Important To Make Sure Data Mining Patient Records Is Properly Managed.
Here is a saga that has just started to unwind and be revealed.http://uk.businessinsider.com/deepmind-royal-free-london-nhs-deal-inexcusable-mistakes-2017-3?r=US&IR=TDeepMind's first deal with the NHS has been torn apart in a new academic studySam SheadMar. 16, 2017, 8:07 AM A data-sharing deal between Google DeepMind and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust was riddled with "inexcusable" mistakes, according to an academic paper published on Thursday.The "Google DeepMind and healthcare in an age of algorithms" paper — coauthored by Cambridge University's Julia Powles and The Economist's Hal Hodson — questions...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 21, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
An open letter to Psychological Medicine about “ recovery ” and the PACE trial
In conclusion, noted Wilshire et al., “the claim that patients can recover as a result of CBT and GET is not justified by the data, and is highly misleading to clinicians and patients considering these treatments.”
In short, the PACE trial had null results for recovery, according to the protocol definition selected by the authors themselves. Besides the inflated recovery results reported in Psychological Medicine, the study suffered from a host of other problems, including the following:
*In a paradox, the revised recovery thresholds for physical function and fatigue–two of the four recovery measures–were...
Source: virology blog - March 13, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information adaptive pacing therapy CFS chronic fatigue syndrome clinical trial cognitive behavior therapy Dave Tuller exercise graded exercise therapy mecfs myalgic encephalomyelitis outcome PACE trial recovery Source Type: blogs
The use of online journaling as a qualitative methods datasource
Conclusion The Internet will continue to have a significant impact on the occupation of writing in the future. Hypertext allows people to write in a non-sequential post-structuralist format, such as was advocated for by Derrida; hypertext also meets the demands of multivocality, intertextuality and de-centeredness (Landow, 1992). Individual self-determinism in narrative construction is important to consider in context of the ethical reading and interacting of such online datasets (Buitelaar, 2014). The occupation of writing ha...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - February 14, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Tags: OT Education OT practice OT stories Source Type: blogs
In Memoriam: John A. Balint, MD
After over three decades of dedicated service to Albany
Medical College as a researcher, practicing physician, administrator, and
mentor, when some people might consider retirement, John Balint in the early
1990’s was just beginning to redefine his career. It was during this time that
I first met John at the University of Chicago, Center for Clinical Medical
Ethics, when we were both members of the 1993-1994 Fellowship class. I was
privileged to learn about his amazing life up to that point, but what seemed
more important at that time, were his high hopes for the future.
John sought out this fellowship opportunity to...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - December 21, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Bioethics Today Tags: Health Care Doctor-Patient Relationships education Loss professionalism syndicated Source Type: blogs
Americans Worry About Police Safety, But Republicans Most Concerned About Police Being Disrespected
Although public opinion datashows stark partisan divides in evaluations of police performance, aCato Institute/YouGov survey shows that Americans —regardless of partisanship—are worried for police safety.Two-thirds (65%) of respondents say that police officers have “very dangerous” jobs,30% say police jobs are “somewhat dangerous,” and only5% say their jobs are not very dangerous. Concerns about police safetyextend across partisan groups. Six in 10 Democrats and independents as well as 7 in 10 Republicans think police jobs are “very dangerous.” Although concern for police safety is bi-partisan, Republica...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 19, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Emily Ekins Source Type: blogs
Aging, Just Another Disease
Aging is nothing more than a medical condition, and one that should be treated. There is a considerable amount of residual inertia on this topic, however, many people yet to be convinced that aging is anything other than set in stone, or that it is desirable to prevent the suffering and death caused by aging. At the large scale and over the long term, funding for medical research and pace of progress is determined by public support for the goals of that research. This is why we need advocacy, fundraising, and continued public discussion on the plausibility and desirability of building therapies capable of treating the caus...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 2, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Study: Fewer Citizen Complaints After Police Body Camera Deployment
Arecent randomized controlled trial found that the number of complaints against police fell dramatically after officers were outfitted with body cameras. It is the latest piece of research suggesting that police body cameras have a positive effect on police-citizen interactions. The study, headed by the University of Cambridge ’s Institute of Criminology, studied complaints against police in seven sites in two countries. The departments involved in the study were in areas such as the English Midlands, Cambridgeshire, California, and Northern Ireland. Researchers examined 4,264 officer shifts over roughly 1.5 million h...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 29, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Matthew Feeney Source Type: blogs
It Looks Like Labor and The News Limited Papers Have Noticed The ADHA. They Are Not Convinced Yet!
This article appeared on Sunday.A New Debate DebacleSamantha MaidenNational Political EditorSunday August 21, 2016A controversial former Journalist who created an “error strewn” database of British patients’ personal medical information has now been put in charge of Australia’s health records.Labor has warned the appointment of Tim Kelsey as the new CEO of Australia’s Digital Health Agency has raised the spectre of another census night style debacle .Mr Kelsey had a trailblazing career in the UK as the first national director of Patients and Information for the National Health Service and chair of the National In...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 25, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Aug 9, Jean Piaget: Today in the History of Psychology (9th August 1896)
Jean Piaget was born. Renowned throughout the world for his pioneering theories of child development and learning, Piaget is widely considered one of the twentieth century's most influential psychologists. Drawing on genetic epistemology to explore the growth of knowledge within the cognitive world of the child, Piaget introduced a number of seminal concepts within the field of developmental psychology, including mental structures, assimilation, accommodation and equilibration.
Acclaimed throughout his career, Piaget collected honorary doctorates from Harvard, The Sorbonne and Cambridge University and received the American...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - August 9, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 25th 2016
This study builds on preliminary findings from the first phase of the INTERSTROKE study, which identified ten modifiable risk factors for stroke in 6,000 participants from 22 countries. The full-scale INTERSTROKE study included an additional 20,000 individuals from 32 countries in Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia, and sought to identify the main causes of stroke in diverse populations, young and old, men and women, and within subtypes of stroke.
To estimate the proportion of strokes caused by specific risk factors, the investigators calculated the population attributable risk for each factor (PAR; an esti...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 24, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Popular Science Article on Slowing Aging, Parabiosis, and Other Topics
This popular science article examines a few of the current efforts to build the foundation for therapies to treat aging and its consequences, with a particular focus on parabiosis research in which the circulatory systems of old and young individuals are linked. This approach is being used to investigate differences in levels of gene expression that occur with age, most likely in reaction to rising levels of cell and tissue damage, and especially those changes connected to decline in stem cell function. A promising sign for the near future of advocacy for longevity science is that journalists, such as the author of this pi...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 20, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Want to Improve Patient Health? Stop Promoting Health!
This article quoted the late Noreen Clark, internationally renowned chronic disease management researcher, as saying that improving daily feeling and functioning is the real hook for motivating patients to manage their illnesses.
To Motivate the Consistent Decisions that Favor Health, Let’s Rebrand Health as Well-Being
I propose a simple strategy: Let’s rebrand “health” as “well-being.” In addition to the interdisciplinary science that supports this suggestion, I’ve been using this tactic in my private health coaching practice for twenty years and have seen how this simple change in framing revolutionizes peo...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - July 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Health Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
