November 2011, Volume 1, Issue 1

NOVEMBER 2011, Issue 1, Volume 1

Happy November, everyone!  Thank you so much for your patience as I transitioned this newsletter to the new format.  I hope you enjoy it!  We should be back on schedule to send one of these out every month.  Please feel free to send me anything interesting you would like me to include, and please feel free to share this with friends and colleagues.  Please feel free to send suggestions, comments, links, or requests to subscribe to: chelgason@synergenius.biz.  Have a great month!

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

–       John Lennon

THIS MONTH’S LINKS

More health care workers choosing alternative medicine:

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/treatment/articles/2011/08/26/many-health-care-workers-have-turned-to-alternative-medicine

 

Possible link between soda & violence in teens:

http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2011/10/14/injuryprev-2011-040117.abstract

 

Brain scan can visualize dreams:

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Brain-Scanner-Records-Dreams-on-Video-130497213.html

 

The positive effects of women in leadership for business:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7721081&page=1%20

 

Positive activities as treatment for depression:

http://scienceblog.com/46746/restoring-happiness-in-people-with-depression/

 

Women raise group intelligence:

http://hbr.org/2011/06/defend-your-research-what-makes-a-team-smarter-more-women/ar/1?cm_sp=most_widget-_-default-_-Defend+Your+Research%3A+What+Makes+a+Team+Smarter%3F+More+Women

 

Effects of meditation on the brain

http://www.cmbm.org/newsletter/August11/meditation.htm

 

Predictions of health care future

http://www.fastcompany.com/1773215/six-major-disruptions-still-to-come-in-health-care

 

Things McDonalds knows about your brain:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/you-illuminated/201108/7-things-mcdonald-s-knows-about-your-brain
Neuroimaging in mind-body medicine:
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/act.2011.17304

Obesity leads to Alzheimer’s?
http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/20061101/obesity-alzheimers-risk

Art in autism:
http://www.utne.com/Arts-Culture/The-Minds-Eye-Alex-Masket.aspx
http://aemcreations.com/

 

Liberia as model for post-conflict public mental health:

http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/Liberia-Model-for-Better-Mental-Health.aspx

 

Herpes linked to Alzheimer’s?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-david-perlmutter-md/alzheimers-herpes-could-be-a-cause_b_814047.html

 

Commentary on Casey Anthony and grief reactions:

http://www.prlog.org/11572179-mental-health-news-casey-anthony-acquittal-supported-by-grief-reaction.html

 

Condolence letters for military suicides:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-06-Obama-military-suicides-Army-Chiarelli_n.htm

 

Vicarious trauma for jurors:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/28/jury.stress.ptsd/index.html

 

Insurance industry spin & effects on medical practice:

http://www.holisticprimarycare.net/topics/topics-h-n/news-policy-a-economics/1132-crafting-illusion-a-creating-collusion-how-insurance-industry-spin-controls-medical-practice-an-interview-with-wendell-potter-former-pr-director-for-cigna-health-insurance
Nurse suicide after mistake:
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-2/NRS-265958/Suicide-After-Medical-Error-Highlights-Importance-of-Support-for-Clinicians

One clinician’s viewpoint on “why” to practice mindfulness:

http://www.openingspaces.ca/Deepika_Mittra_Blog/Entries/2011/6/28_Adapting_Mindfulness.html

A BIT OF HUMOR

http://www.xkcd.com/957/ (mouse over this one for the punch line)