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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:54:39 CDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bringing a friend or family member on doctor’s appointments]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=bringing-a-friend-or-family-member-on-doctor%E2%80%99s-appointments</link>
	<source url="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/09/bringing-friend-family-member-doctors-appointments.html"><![CDATA[Bringing a friend or family member on doctor’s appointments]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[by Diana E. LeeMost of the resources I&#8217;ve read about how to  prepare for a doctor&#8217;s appointment recommend bringing a loved one with  you so that person can help you remember what the doctor said and make  sure you get your questions and concerns addressed. But when I read  Paula Kamen&#8217;s book All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache,  I was surprised to learn about the negative conclusions one of her  doctors drew about her emotional stability based on her decision to  bring her mother with her to her appointments.(...)Read the rest of Bringing a friend or family member on doctor&#8217;s appointments2 comments | Tags: Patient | Category: Patient care<br />   <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:54:39 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[Chronic disease and using social media for health]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=chronic-disease-and-using-social-media-for-health</link>
	<source url="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/09/chronic-disease-social-media-health.html"><![CDATA[Chronic disease and using social media for health]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[by Susannah FoxSpeaking to the senior staff of the National Library of Medicine recently was like going before the best kind of murder board.Picture it: 30 of the nation’s smartest health information mavens  around a polished conference room table, asking me sharp questions,  suggesting new lines of inquiry, and offering their own insights. In  other words, heaven.Our jumping-off point was the Pew Internet Project’s  latest research on internet penetration, mobile use, and the social  life of health information.(...)Read the rest of Chronic disease and using social media for healthNo comment | Tags: Patient, Social media, Twitter | Category: Social media<br />   <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:54:38 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>5</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=chronic-disease-and-using-social-media-for-health</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Teasing About Weight Can Profoundly Affect Pre-Teens]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=teasing-about-weight-can-profoundly-affect-pre-teens</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3JsK"><![CDATA[Teasing About Weight Can Profoundly Affect Pre-Teens]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing - about weight - can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:50:02 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>11</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=teasing-about-weight-can-profoundly-affect-pre-teens</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Study Reveals Personality Predicts Cheating More Than Academic Struggles]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=study-reveals-personality-predicts-cheating-more-than-academic-struggles</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3JsH"><![CDATA[Study Reveals Personality Predicts Cheating More Than Academic Struggles]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy - a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. These problematic students cheat because they feel entitled and disregard morality, the study found... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:55:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>18</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=study-reveals-personality-predicts-cheating-more-than-academic-struggles</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Data Gathering In Behavioral Studies By Computer-Based Video Analysis]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=data-gathering-in-behavioral-studies-by-computer-based-video-analysis</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3JsF"><![CDATA[Data Gathering In Behavioral Studies By Computer-Based Video Analysis]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[For decades, carefully logging data about how mice go through the motions of their daily routines has been a tedious staple of behavioral and neuroscience research:  Hour 2, minute 27: mouse 4 is sleeping;   Hour 3, minute 12: mouse 7 is eating; and so on. It's a task most people would happily cede to automation... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:59:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>10</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=data-gathering-in-behavioral-studies-by-computer-based-video-analysis</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[In Male/Female Twins, Females Benefit From Improved Mental Rotation Performance]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=in-malefemale-twins-females-benefit-from-improved-mental-rotation-performance</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jsv"><![CDATA[In Male/Female Twins, Females Benefit From Improved Mental Rotation Performance]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Having a sibling, especially a twin, impacts your life. Your twin may be your best friend or your biggest rival, but throughout life you influence each other... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>16</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=in-malefemale-twins-females-benefit-from-improved-mental-rotation-performance</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Minister Moloney's Speaking Notes At The Donore Avenue Community Action On Suicide Group's Launch Of Second Annual Suicide Prevention Week, Ireland]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=minister-moloneys-speaking-notes-at-the-donore-avenue-community-action-on-suicide-groups-launch-of-second-annual-suicide-prevention-week-ireland</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jx3"><![CDATA[Minister Moloney's Speaking Notes At The Donore Avenue Community Action On Suicide Group's Launch Of Second Annual Suicide Prevention Week, Ireland]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Thank: Alicia Gayson for the invitation to launch Community Action on Suicide's second Annual Suicide Prevention Week. The presentations and discussions today will give you an increased awareness of the issue of self injury... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:07:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>17</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=minister-moloneys-speaking-notes-at-the-donore-avenue-community-action-on-suicide-groups-launch-of-second-annual-suicide-prevention-week-ireland</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Back To School: NAMI Education Classes Starting For Families Of People With Mental Illness; Some Available At VA Facilities]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=back-to-school-nami-education-classes-starting-for-families-of-people-with-mental-illness-some-available-at-va-facilities</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jwy"><![CDATA[Back To School: NAMI Education Classes Starting For Families Of People With Mental Illness; Some Available At VA Facilities]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family Education Program offers new fall classes for caregivers of individuals living with mental illness. Classes are available at a number of locations in communities across the country, including some Department of Veterans Affairs facilities... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:11:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=back-to-school-nami-education-classes-starting-for-families-of-people-with-mental-illness-some-available-at-va-facilities</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[How doctors can respond to report cards]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=how-doctors-can-respond-to-report-cards</link>
	<source url="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/09/doctors-respond-report-cards.html"><![CDATA[How doctors can respond to report cards]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[by an anonymous physician Recently, Danielle Ofri had a piece in the NEJM about medical report cards. You  know, those computer generated reports that tell you how many of your  patients have achieved normal blood pressures and normal cholesterols  and so on. Dr. Ofri concluded her piece by shoving her most recent  report [...] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:47:02 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>5</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=how-doctors-can-respond-to-report-cards</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Working with industry requires building a culture of trust]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=working-with-industry-requires-building-a-culture-of-trust</link>
	<source url="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/09/working-industry-requires-building-culture-trust.html"><![CDATA[Working with industry requires building a culture of trust]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[by Thomas Sullivan Howard Brody, a family physician, recently wrote an article in the Annals of Family Medicine discussing, “Professional Medical Organizations and Commercial Conflicts of Interest: Ethical Issues.” The article focused on how AAFP has “recently been criticized for  accepting a large corporate donation from Coca-Cola to fund patient  education and materials on obesity [...] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:47:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=working-with-industry-requires-building-a-culture-of-trust</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Physician resistance to EMR and why CPT should be replaced]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=physician-resistance-to-emr-and-why-cpt-should-be-replaced</link>
	<source url="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/09/physician-resistance-emr-cpt-replaced.html"><![CDATA[Physician resistance to EMR and why CPT should be replaced]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[by Mike Koriwchak, MD After 5 successful years with electronic  medical records (EMR), I am convinced that the promise of EMR to improve  physician practices and to improve the health care system is real. If  that is true, why is adoption of EMR currently limited to only 5-10% of  medical practices?  Why is [...] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:47:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>News</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=physician-resistance-to-emr-and-why-cpt-should-be-replaced</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Vitamin B Tablets Help Prevent Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=vitamin-b-tablets-help-prevent-dementia-and-alzheimers-disease</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jvk"><![CDATA[Vitamin B Tablets Help Prevent Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment who take huge doses of B vitamins everyday may reduce the rate at which their brains shrink by 50%, resulting in a much slower progression toward dementia, and eventually Alzheimer's disease, say researchers from Oxford University, England, in an article published in Plos One (Public Library of Science One), a peer-reviewed medical journal... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:15:02 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>17</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=vitamin-b-tablets-help-prevent-dementia-and-alzheimers-disease</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Dalai Lama Trust To Fund UW-Madison Research On Healthy Minds]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=dalai-lama-trust-to-fund-uw-madison-research-on-healthy-minds</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jvs"><![CDATA[Dalai Lama Trust To Fund UW-Madison Research On Healthy Minds]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Securing research funding is always welcome news, but this one came with a unique twist.  The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a grant from the Dalai Lama's personal trust to further its research mission... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:19:02 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>15</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=dalai-lama-trust-to-fund-uw-madison-research-on-healthy-minds</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Entomology 2010: Bed Bug Symposia To Address Public Health Concerns]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=entomology-2010-bed-bug-symposia-to-address-public-health-concerns</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jwh"><![CDATA[Entomology 2010: Bed Bug Symposia To Address Public Health Concerns]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Entomology 2010, the 58th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), will feature a full day of bed bug presentations by the nation's leading bed bug experts. The meeting will take place in San Diego, California, December 12-15, 2010... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:13:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Conferences</category>
	<votes>20</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=entomology-2010-bed-bug-symposia-to-address-public-health-concerns</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Getting Drunk Key To Bonding For Young People]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=getting-drunk-key-to-bonding-for-young-people</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jv7"><![CDATA[Getting Drunk Key To Bonding For Young People]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[For many young people getting drunk is key to being accepted as part of a social group... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:23:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=getting-drunk-key-to-bonding-for-young-people</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Depression Affects A Fifth Of All Fathers]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=depression-affects-a-fifth-of-all-fathers</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3JvN"><![CDATA[Depression Affects A Fifth Of All Fathers]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A fifth of fathers and more than a third of mothers experience depression before their child turns 12 years old, with the highest rates in the first year after birth, according to a new study from the Medical Research Council (MRC)... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:27:02 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=depression-affects-a-fifth-of-all-fathers</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Cylene To Report Recent Advances With First-in-Class CK2 Inhibitor, CX-4945, At International CK2 Conference]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=cylene-to-report-recent-advances-with-first-in-class-ck2-inhibitor-cx-4945-at-international-ck2-conference</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jvj"><![CDATA[Cylene To Report Recent Advances With First-in-Class CK2 Inhibitor, CX-4945, At International CK2 Conference]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will report recent developments with its first-in-class, oral CK2 inhibitor CX-4945, at the 6th International Conference on Protein Kinase CK2, to be held on September 7-10 in Cologne, Germany, the company announced. CX-4945 is potentially a dynamic anticancer therapeutic, as both a stand-alone drug and for use in combination therapies... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:21:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Conferences</category>
	<votes>14</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=cylene-to-report-recent-advances-with-first-in-class-ck2-inhibitor-cx-4945-at-international-ck2-conference</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[First NY Professional Sleep Medicine Conference To Be Held In Albany, NY Oct. 1-2, 2010]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=first-ny-professional-sleep-medicine-conference-to-be-held-in-albany-ny-oct-1-2-2010</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3JtV"><![CDATA[First NY Professional Sleep Medicine Conference To Be Held In Albany, NY Oct. 1-2, 2010]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The New York State Society of Sleep Medicine (NYSSSM) will hold its first annual meeting and sleep conference, featuring speakers who are nationally recognized experts in clinical sleep medicine, on October 1-2, 2010 in Albany, NY... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:21:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Conferences</category>
	<votes>14</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=first-ny-professional-sleep-medicine-conference-to-be-held-in-albany-ny-oct-1-2-2010</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Does The Impact Of Psychological Trauma Cross Generations?]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=does-the-impact-of-psychological-trauma-cross-generations</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3Jv2"><![CDATA[Does The Impact Of Psychological Trauma Cross Generations?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In groups with high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as the survivors of the Nazi Death Camps, the adjustment problems of their children, the so-called "Second Generation", have received attention by researchers. Studies suggested that some symptoms or personality traits associated with PTSD may be more common in the Second Generation than the general population... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:31:01 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Psychiatry</category>
	<votes>5</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=does-the-impact-of-psychological-trauma-cross-generations</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[International Conference On Frontotemporal Dementias]]></title>
	<link>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=international-conference-on-frontotemporal-dementias</link>
	<source url="http://mnt.to/f/3JsZ"><![CDATA[International Conference On Frontotemporal Dementias]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Dementia researchers and caregivers from across the globe will meet in Indianapolis Oct. 6-8 for the 7th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias. The conference provides a rare opportunity for caregivers and researchers to meet and share information in a context that instills a new understanding of the complexities of this disease... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:25:02 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>prady</author>
	<category>Conferences</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://docrates.org/story.php?title=international-conference-on-frontotemporal-dementias</guid>
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