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June 2010

Empathy is the word of the day. (6/30/2010)

Over at Medical Lessons, host Elaine Schattner, MD, has pulled together a great variety of posts for this week's Grand Rounds blog carnival. It's all about empathy, Babes.

A look at pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia sites (6/28/2010)

David Williams at Health Business Blog takes on a challenging topic today, looking at the trend of pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia sites . We hope any Babes who are sick are getting help, and that's about all we are comfy saying about the topic...it's so complex!

Prizes! Prizes! Prizes! (6/22/2010)

Don't forget: the 3,000th Goodie Bag subscriber gets a prize pack. The 600th Forum member gets a prize pack. And five lucky ladies will win a prize for their essay in the contest. Woo hoo!

WOW! The ChronicBabe newsletter, Goodie Bag, celebrates its 100th issue today! (6/22/2010)

Check it out, plus browse all the past issues, and let us know what you think!

iPhone app for medical nerds: NEJM in your pocket (6/17/2010)

Our pal Dr. V filled us in on the New England Journal of Medicine iphone app, released today. If you're looking to stay current on research news, this looks like a handy app!

Overweight women find it harder to find sexual partners... (6/17/2010)

...than overweight men, according to MSNBC Health. Now, why is that? Here at ChronicBabe HQ, we like a woman with curves.

Second giveaway: Be the 600th member of the Forum and get a prize (6/17/2010)

In honor of our 5th birthday celebration this summer, another giveaway opportunity: Become the 600th member of our Forum and get a goodie bag with a t-shirt, buttons and more. Supersweet!

Subscribe now! Goodie Bag reader 3,000 wins a gift bag of ChronicBabe swag (6/16/2010)

In honor of our 5th anniversary this summer, ChronicBabe is handing out all kinds of fun stuff. We're on the verge of having 3,000 subscribers to the Goodie Bag newsletter. Not reading yet? Subscribe today, and if you're the 3,000th, you'll win a goodie bag of your own, stuffed with a t-shirt, handmade bookmark, buttons and more. Already a subscriber? Not to fret: there will be plenty more chances to win cool stuff!

Yes you PeliCAN! (6/16/2010)

Soooo not related to being a ChronicBabe, but we want to remind you that Threadless is offering a PeliCAN t-shirt for only $10, and all the proceeds go to helping folks in the gulf who are suffering the effects of the oil spill. Help folks and look cute, too!

Grand Rounds: The Funky Heart edition! (6/15/2010)

Over at Adventures of a Funky Heart! there is a magically delicious Grand Rounds prepared for you. Enjoy!

Be part of the new ChronicBabe blog carnival this Tuesday: PASSION! (6/11/2010)

Want to participate in the next carnival? The next edition is live on June 15, 2010, and the theme is Passion. We would love to hear your thoughts on the topic, which really, could go in any direction! 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. We'll let you know if you're accepted. Send all that to chronicbabe @ gmail dot com. The deadline is Sunday, June 13, at 10pm CST.

We love Loving with Chronic Ilness (6/4/2010)

Maya's got a great thing going over at Loving with Chronic Illness, and we're thrilled to be mentioned as a blog to check out. ChronicBabes love to love! Thanks, Maya, and we look forward to partnering on projects down the line!

Grand Rounds: Let the LOLs begin (6/1/2010)

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