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Warning: This is NOT a gardening site! So, what's with the name "Sweet Pea"? If you know me at all, you may have an inkling of an idea. For those of you who don't, well, as of now I'm not going to reveal the answer. Read on and over time you very well may figure it out...

Monday, November 3, 2008

Media Guts and Gore

Staff slashes and company folds all over the media landscape...
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Elizabeth's Neurology Today articles

  • A Neurologist Returns to Her Native Iraq to Improve Neurology Care
  • A New Federal Policy - What It Means for Stem Cell Research
  • A Tale of Two Hendins: A Father-Daughter Neurology Team
  • AAN to Resubmit New CT Scan Measure for Stroke.
  • AAN, ASA, and ACEP Launch New Stroke Awareness Campaign.
  • Again, Stem Cell Research Bill Goes Back to President for Review
  • Albuterol Increased Lean Body Mass in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Alzheimer Disease Prevalence Rates Increase
  • American Headache Society President Paul Winner: On Improving Research, Training, and Reimbursement
  • Amyloid Imaging Predicts Conversion of MCI to Alzheimer Disease.
  • An Epileptologist Brings EEG to the Ecuadorian Amazon Jungle
  • Brain Injury Education for the Army
  • Canadian Neurologist George Karpati, MD, Wins Prix Du Quebec
  • Carolyn B. Robinowitz, MD, On the Common Concerns of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Carolyn Barley Britton, MD, President of the National Medical Association: On Eliminating Health Care Disparities Among Minorities
  • CDC Releases New 'Heads Up' Tool Kit on Concussions
  • CDC: Stroke Symptoms Need More Awareness
  • Christian Wider, MD - On Unraveling the Pathology of Perry Syndrome
  • Clifford Shults, Renowned Parkinson Disease Researcher, Dies at 56
  • CNS Factors in Children May Predict MS
  • Columbia's Neurological Institute Celebrates its Centennial
  • Congress Overrides Bush Veto; Delays Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments
  • Congress Seeks to Delay Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments
  • COURT TO HEAR CASE ON EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS
  • David Goldblatt, Neurologist and Ethicist, Dies at 77
  • David Grob, MD, Myasthenia Gravis Expert, Dies at 89
  • David Sherman, Stroke Expert, Dies at 65
  • David Simon, MD: On Integrating Conventional Neurology and Complementary Medicine
  • Dispatches From Ethiopia - A Firsthand Look on the State of Neurology Training
  • Dispatches from Ethiopia: The Unique Challenges in Neurologic Care
  • Distinguished Pediatric Neurologist John H. Menkes, MD, Dies at 79
  • DNA Screening Program Launched for Women
  • Dr. Leon Weisberg of Tulane Dies at Age 65
  • Early Parkinson Disease Skin Patch Approved
  • Enawgaw Mehari, MD, Founder of People to People, Tackles the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa
  • Epilepsy Patients Who Skip Medications Face Increased Mortality Risk
  • FDA Aims to Reduce Medication Mistakes
  • FDA APPROVAL OF RISPERIDONE GETS MIXED REVIEWS FROM AUTISM EXPERTS
  • FDA APPROVES ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG VIGABATRIN.
  • FDA Approves Breathing Device for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
  • FDA Approves First Drug For Chorea in Huntington Disease
  • FDA Approves Immune Globulin Product for CIDP
  • FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Severe Form of Epilepsy
  • FDA Approves New Form of Selegiline
  • FDA Approves Rapid Test for Viral Meningitis
  • FDA DELAYS APPROVAL FOR PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT DRUG
  • FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Vigabatrin for Partial Complex Seizures
  • FDA Requests Stronger Label Warnings on Sleep Drugs
  • FDA Warns of Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior with Antiepileptic Drugs
  • FDA WARNS: PML LINKED TO USE OF RITUXIMAB FOR LUPUS
  • FDA: Mandate to Assess Suicide Risk in Drug Trials
  • Government Report Finds Deficiencies in US Nursing Homes.
  • GREATER RISK OF STROKE RECURRENCE AND HIGHER ECONOMIC BURDEN FOR MEXICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES
  • Hard Choices in An Election Year - How and Why Medical PACs Decide to Contribute.
  • HBO Documents Life with Alzheimer Disease - And 25 Research Advances
  • Hospital Admissions for Epilepsy and Convulsions Increase Nationwide
  • Hospitalization Rates and Other Trends in Stroke Care Described in New Federal Report.
  • How to Avoid Making a Misdiagnosis - and the Risk of Lawsuits
  • How to Avoid Malpractice Risks When Prescribing Off-Label
  • Hugo Moser, Neurologist and ALD Researcher, Dies at 82
  • Ian McDonald, Former Head of National Hospital Queen Square in London, Dies at 73
  • In Ethiopia, First Woman Neurologist Breaks the Glass Ceiling
  • In TBI Study, Hypertonic Saline No More Effective than Normal Saline
  • Increased Adverse Side Effects Reported to FDA - Pain Drugs and Immunomodulatory Drugs Among Those Most Frequently Fatal
  • IOM RECOMMENDS MORE STUDIES ON ALS AND MILITARY SERVICE
  • Jeffrey S. Kutcher, MD, Chairs a New AAN Sports Neurology Section
  • Johan A. Aarli, MD, President of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN): Addressing Unmet Neurology Needs Worldwide
  • John W. Swann: Getting to Know the American Epilepsy Society
  • Leader of Modern Neurology Raymond D. Adams, MD, Dies at 97
  • Leon Thal, Distinguished Alzheimer Disease Expert, Dies at 62
  • Leonard Berg, Alzheimer Disease Pioneer, Dies at 79
  • Making 'Rounds' with Ann H. Tilton, MD, President of the Child Neurology Society
  • MDA Cancels Summer Camps Due to Swine Flu
  • MDA CEO ROBERT ROSS DIES
  • Medical Geneticist Victor A. McKusick Dies
  • Michael E. DeBakey, Renowned Heart Surgeon and MDA Supporter, Dies at 99
  • Milton Wexler, Psychoanalyst and Hereditary Disease Foundation Founder, Dies at 98
  • Mitchell B. Max, MD, Pain Specialist, Dies at 59
  • MS Mobility Study
  • Neurologist Bruce Sigsbee Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee on Need for Payment Reform
  • Neurologists Report on H1N1 Pandemic Prevention and Treatment Initiatives
  • Neurology Editor-in-Chief John H. Noseworthy, MD, Appointed Mayo Clinic CEO.
  • Neurology Today homepage
  • Neurology Ups the Ante With Levels of Evidence Classification
  • Neuromuscular Disease Expert John Newsom-Davis, MD, Dies
  • Neuropathology of Dementia Differs Across Age Groups - Less Pathology Evident in Oldest Ages
  • New Bill Proposes Extended Medicare Coverage of Adult Day Care.
  • New NINDS Spanish Language Web Site Debuts
  • New Regulation Proposed to Establish Patient Safety Organizations
  • New Ruling Limits Release of Some Physician Data Under Freedom of Information Act.
  • New Study Reports Short-term Benefits But Not Sustained Improvement in Cognition With Prolonged Antibiotic Use for Lyme Disease Encephalopathy
  • New York State Awards First Stem Cell Grants: $14.5 Million Released
  • NIH Director Supports Ending Restrictions on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
  • NIH Launches Database of Genetic and Clinical Data from Population Studies
  • NIH Launches Undiagnosed Diseases Program
  • NIH Receives Boost from Joint Funding Resolution
  • No Signs of Cognitive Decline in Brain of Oldest Living Woman
  • People 2 People Founder, Dr. Mehari
  • Philip Dodge, MD, Pediatric Neurology Pioneer, Dies at 86
  • Promoting Humanitarianism with Murray Sagsveen, AAN General Counsel
  • Proposed Legislation to Expand Support for Gulf War Vets with TBI
  • Ralph F. Jozefowicz: New Education Programs in Boston 2007
  • Removing Thimerosal from Vaccines Did Not Reduce Autism Cases in California
  • Rivastigmine Skin Patch for Alzheimer Disease Approved
  • Robert Katzman, MD, Alzheimer Disease Expert, Dies at 82
  • Roger Porter, MD, ASENT President: Toward Building A Stronger Therapeutic Pipeline
  • Senate Panel Approves Bill on Generic Biologics
  • Society for Neuroscience's David C. Van Essen
  • Spotlight on Ralph Sacco, First Neurologist to be American Heart Association President-Elect
  • Stanley Appel, MD, Physician Award
  • Stanley van den Noort, MD, Distinguished Multiple Sclerosis Clinician and Researcher, Dies at 79.
  • States Approve Controversial Health Laws
  • Stephen L. Hauser, MD: On the American Neurological Association
  • STIMULUS FUNDS TO THE NIH BOOST AUTISM RESEARCH.
  • Task Force Calls for TBI Screening of Troops
  • TBI Care for America's Returning Wounded Vets is Subject of Congressional Hearings
  • Telcagepant Reported To Be Effective and Tolerable for Acute Migraine
  • The Anatomy of A Successful Campaign - Why Neurology Can Celebrate the Passage of Epilepsy Legislation
  • The New ADA: What You Need to Know About Disability Rights And Accommodations
  • The Trials of Providing Expert Witness Testimony: What You Need to Know
  • University of Rochester Neurologist Steven Schwid Dies
  • Updates on Embryonic Stem Cell State Legislation
  • Victor A. McKusick, MD, Wins Japan Prize
  • Voluntary Recall Issued for Fentanyl Patches
  • What Are Your Good Samaritan Rights?
  • WHAT THE $787 BILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE MEANS FOR PHYSICIANS.
  • When Moving Records and Practices, Know Your Legal Obligations.
  • WHO Report: Millions Have Neurological Disorders Worldwide

Elizabeth's Neurology Now articles

  • Adding a Steroid to MS Drugs
  • Assisted Suicide Legal in Washington
  • Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
  • Covering Adult Day Care
  • Diminished Capacity film review
  • Epilepsy
  • HBO Documents Life with Alzheimer's Disease.
  • Marlene Kahan
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Overmedicating for ADHD?
  • Parkinson's caregiving
  • Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures -- extended version
  • Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures -- magazine article
  • Puzzlemaster Scott Kim: "Escher of the Alphabet"
  • Restless Legs Syndrome
  • Shaken: Journey into the Mind of a Parkinson's Patient
  • Stephen Allen
  • The Savages
  • The Synesthetic Savant
  • The Tragic Death of Natasha Richardson

HLAA-Manhattan News & Views

  • June 2009 issue PDF
  • May 2009 issue PDF
  • April 2009 issue PDF
  • March 2009 issue PDF
  • February 2009 issue PDF
  • January 2009 issue PDF
  • December 2008 issue PDF
  • November 2008 issue PDF
  • April 2008 Walk4Hearing article
  • May 2008 Walk4Hearing article
  • October 2008 issue PDF
  • September 2008 issue PDF

Elizabeth's Miscellaneous Published Articles

  • 3 New OTC Drugs
  • 7th Botox Approval
  • Apple CEO Jobs Resigns
  • Child.com: Adoption Books
  • FDA Approves Melanoma Drug
  • Healthy Food Delivery Services in San Diego
  • HIM Ministry's Kassa Home Makeover
  • Mission Times Courier 9/2
  • National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
  • Oceanside Pier Swim on Labor Day
  • San Diego County Gourdstock Festival
  • San Diego Local Political Race
  • San Diego Race Comments
  • Take Two Pills and Hear Me in the Morning
  • The Accessible Meeting

A few of my favorite sites

  • Advertising Age
  • Book Standard
  • CNN
  • Editor & Publisher
  • Mediaweek
  • Mental Floss
  • Newspaper Comics
  • Pew Forum
  • Portfolio
  • Refdesk
  • Salon
  • Slate
  • The City Cook
  • The Onion
  • WWDMedia

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