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Chronic Bits
ChronicBits are a daily offering of news, entertainment, resources and helpful links. Have an idea for a Bit? Email us!
April 2010
Using birth control pills? A reporter wants to hear your story! (4/30/2010)
It's the 50th anniversary of the Pill, and our pal Carla K. Johnson of the Associated Press is searching for a few ChronicBabes to talk about using the oral contraceptives, especially to reduce or eliminate your periods. She's got a quick deadline so if you're interested, email her today.
European? Join the Bureaux Carnival (4/28/2010)
Our pal over Becky over at Instructions Not Included is just a big a fan of blog carnivals as we are. But she's noticed a gap in international entries. So she created the Bureaux Carnival, a health-related blog carnival for folks around the world. Cheers!
And speaking of Grand Rounds, we're hosting next week! (4/20/2010)
ChronicBabe is proud to host Grand Rounds, the weekly blog carnival that gathers the best of the medical blogosphere. Our theme, as usual, is babelicious: Ladylike. Read on for instructions, deadline, and snarkyness.
Grand Rounds @ The Sterile Eye (4/20/2010)
Getting past the fact that the name of the host blog gives us the heebie jeebies...Grand Rounds is fresh at The Sterile Eye, and created beautifully to boot. Enjoy!
Babies babies everywhere! (4/20/2010)
Not only did our ChronicPal Kerri of Six Until Me just have a baby girl (YAY!) but now we can also share that our ChronicPal Laurie at A Chronic Dose is expecting a baby in the fall (YAY!). So many ChronicBabes making babies. We're so thrilled for our friends! Congratulations, lovely women - we know how challenging this process is for all of you who choose to have children, and we're with you every step of the way.
Last day to submit posts to the ChronicBabe Blog Carnival (4/18/2010)
Topic: Love, Illness & Other Confusing Things. Deadline is tonight at 10pm central! Send us your name (as you would like it to appear), the name of your blog, the name of your post, and a 1-2 sentence description of the post. (Address it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com.) The carnival goes live on Tuesday, April 20.
DiabetesMine Design Challenge: Still time to enter! (4/15/2010)
You've got a couple weeks left to enter the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Big big prizes, and big big chances to design something that helps people!
Parallel Universes hosts Grand Rounds this week (4/15/2010)
And speaking of blog carnivals, Parallel Universes hosted Grand Rounds this week, a weekly round-up of the best of the medical blogosphere. Enjoy!
ChronicBabe Blog Carnival #2: Join us! (4/15/2010)
The theme: Love, Illness and Other Confusing Things. We would love to hear your thoughts on the topic! If you want to participate, send us your name (as you would like it to appear), the name of your blog, the name of your post, and a 1-2 sentence description of the post. (Address it to chronic babe @ gmail dot com) We'll let you know if you're accepted.
Grand Rounds is fresh at The Daily Monthly (4/6/2010)
Everyone knows we love blog carnivals here at ChronicBabe HQ, and our favorite (OK, now that we have our own, our second favorite) is Grand Rounds. Hosted today at The Daily Monthly, it's chock full of goodness. Enjoy!
Paula Kamen writes at Ms. Magazine: "Migraine: the North Korea of Disabilities" (4/5/2010)
As usual, ChronicPal Paula wows us with her awesome perspective on migraine, disability, women's health and culture. Thanks, Ms., for hosting her!
Editrix Jenni will speak at Blog World Expo in October! (4/5/2010)
Breaking (hehe): Editrix Jenni will be a panelist in the health track at Blog World Expo in October. More news to come, but if you're planning to attend, make sure you leave room on October 14 to attend the health track and hear Jenni speak! (And come introduce yourself!)
New TEDMED talks are available! (4/5/2010)
Once again, TEDMED is supplying us with some online versions of talks at the last conference. Enjoy!
Why the "faces of pain" chart sucks, and what one woman did about it (4/1/2010)
The "faces of pain" charts we see at doctor visits are - let's face it - the suck. This babe came up with an alternative "faces of pain" chart that has us howling.
Being a woman is NOT a pre-existing condition. (4/1/2010)
The New York Times looks at health care reform, and how changes in funding could make it more affordable for women to get the health care they need.
Totally unrelated: Bra Rants! (4/1/2010)
Editrix Jenni is in day two of a big ol' flare-up. So in the meantime, enjoy some Bra Rants.
