MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'advocacy'. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:12:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3387051&cid=t_92691_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fconsumer-advocates-step-up-and-submit.html The deadline has come and gone for submitting comments to docket FDA-2009-N-0441 regarding "Promotion of FDA-Regulated Medical Products Using the Internet and Social Media Tools." You can find ALL of the comments here at Regulations.gov and easily download MOST of them here at fdaSM.com. Unfortunately, the latter does NOT include text comments that were submitted by individuals. You can find these at the end of this post.Seventy (70) different entities submitted one or more comments to the docket. These submitters can be organized into the following eight general categories:HCP Org - Health Professional (HP) or HP AssnSearch Engine - Google and Yahoo!Trade Media - Blog, newsletter, publication focused on drug industry newsPharma Company - Drug, device, or diagnostic companyConsumer Advocat... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3387051 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:55:00 +0100 3387051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386989&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1800 On Thursday, we drove to Costa Rica’s rainforest canopy. It was amazingly lush, filled with all kinds of insects and animals, and humid! At Turu Ba Ri park, we were able to ride zip lines across the canopy for an amazing view of wild Costa Rica, and take a horseback tour. While [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3386989 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:20:43 +0100 3386989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386991&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEhWhatHuh%2F%7E3%2FyzkbFp6uqFg%2Fself-advocating-for-your-hearing-needs.html Yesterday, my car would not start. As I tried to turn the key in the ignition, the alarm blared loudly. "HONK! HONK! HONK!" Somehow I set off the alarm system and it completely locked up. So, luckily I have access to an excellent roadside service com... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3386991 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:25:00 +0100 3386991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385382&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F20%2Fthe-truth-about-quitting-smoking%2F Usually, I like to point out all of the positives of the self-help methods available to help an individual with a specific problem in life. Whether it be reading a self-help book about your relationship, or trying out a self-help program online to combat depression, I find such methods a good first step toward seeking help. Or getting better. But sometimes such methods obscure the truth. For many –but not all — mental health concerns, the truth is that time alone will often heal a person — it just takes longer as you grapple with the concern. This doesn’t work for things like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, but for an adjustment disorder or even a simple phobia, treatment is often unnecessary (adjustment disorders usually resolve on their own over time and simple... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385382 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:34:13 +0100 3385382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383018&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F03%2Faccuracy_in_glucose_meters.html I've been diabetic for over twenty years, and when I was diagnosed in 1986, my first meter was an Accu-Chek (this post has some pictures of these old diabetes meters).  The strips were large, absorptive pads that soaked up the blood drop and changed color after I wiped the blood away with a clean cotton ball.  The color strips were either stuck into the machine and read after 120 seconds, or the color pads were compared against the guide on the side of the strip bottles.Comparing colors?  Total guessing game.  But waaaaay back in 1986, glucose meters were FDA "OK'd" to be off by a margin of 20%.   That means (if my math is right, and don't trust me that it is because I'm still a Morrone) if my meter said "100 mg/dl," I could have been anywhere b... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383018 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:23:01 +0100 3383018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382986&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkatie-louisescochlearimplant.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbea-uk-get-connected-with-mentor.html www.BionicEar.com/UKBionic Ear Association UK - Get connected to a cochlear implant communityHear and Be HeardThe Bionic Ear Association is a support network dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals with severe-to-profound hearing l... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382986 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0100 3382986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382990&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1771 About a week ago, I received a bouquet of flowers in the mail without having any clue who sent it until I read a card congratulating me on being the winner of Cochlear’s Hearing Hero award.  I would like to thank Debbie D., a mom of a child with a cochlear implant, Rachel D., an [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382990 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:24:50 +0100 3382990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378493&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amnestyusa.org%2Fdignity%2Fpdf%2FDeadlyDeliverySummary.pdf By Ruth Lubic. The release this week of Amnesty International’s new report, Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA,  highlights the poor outcomes of African American women in particular.  When I set up The Developing Families Center in Washington DC’s Ward 5, it was with the goal of addressing this very issue, particularly from the point of view of infant mortality. At a rate of 12.22 per thousand live births, the District has the highest infant mortality of any of the states, with only Mississippi, at 10.74 also experiencing a double digit rate. The Center has been successful in reducing poor infant outcomes, especially as compared to the District’s African American population as a whole.    Our data show the success of our staff of nurs... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378493 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:08:07 +0100 3378493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378643&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1783 Today, we returned to the Cen Cenai public preschool center (like HeadStart in the US) to continue our screenings for hearing, vision, cognition, speech, and language. Overall, we were able to screen about 75 children and provide appropriate recommendations for follow-up as needed. Conducting the hearing screenings was difficult, however, due to the [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378643 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:42:19 +0100 3378643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382882&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fmentally-ill-old-woman-tasered-for-refusing-to-move%2F Usually when one thinks of New England, one thinks of the seat of the War of Independence and home of states that value personal freedom and independence above virtually all else. After all, New Hampshire’s state motto is “Live Free or Die.” This was where the very idea of peaceful civil disobedience was born in the U.S. So when a police officer in Barre, Vermont (population: 9,291) decided that a woman with mental illness wasn’t moving to comply with his requests, he decided to arrest her. And when the woman still wasn’t moving to allow herself to be arrested, Cpl. Henry Duhaime of the Barre (Vt) Police Department apparently decided to pull out his Taser, instead of his radio to call for backup. Was the woman a coked up drug addict trying to fight off the pol... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382882 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:56:27 +0100 3382882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374182&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fmentally-ill-old-woman-tasered-for-refusing-to-move%2F Usually when one thinks of New England, one thinks of the seat of the War of Independence and home of states that value personal freedom and independence above virtually all else. After all, New Hampshire’s state motto is “Live Free or Die.” This was where the very idea of peaceful civil disobedience was born in the U.S. So when a police officer in Barre, Vermont (population: 9,291) decided that an old woman with mental illness wasn’t moving to comply with his requests, he decided to arrest her. And when the woman still wasn’t moving to allow herself to be arrested, Cpl. Henry Duhaime of the Barre (Vt) Police Department apparently decided to pull out his Taser, instead of his radio to call for backup. Was the woman a coked up drug addict trying to fight off t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374182 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:56:27 +0100 3374182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374283&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1781 We began our trip today at Centeno, a school for deaf children in Costa Rica that uses sign language. The school is just one department on the campus of the Center for Inclusive Education in CR. I’m not so sure what they mean by “inclusive,” though, because it was a school of all [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374283 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:02:52 +0100 3374283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370589&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1763 We began our day today at Kinder Papillon, an inclusive preschool that educates children with hearing loss (along with some children with other disabilities) and their hearing peers. The children in the school range from about age 2 until pre-kindergarten age, at which point the children are mainstreamed into their home schools. While [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370589 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:27:51 +0100 3370589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366349&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafkidscanhear.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fso-i-had-idea.html The first thing I said as I walked out of the ENT/Audiologist's office the day I found out Brook couldn't hear well with her little 9 month old ears, was "Let me call my peeps." I had already established my 'people' which basically consisted of my... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366349 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:48:00 +0100 3366349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366351&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1757 Today was Day one of my trip to Costa Rica with a group from my graduate program at Fontbonne University. Three graduate students in the Early Intervention in Deaf Education program (one of whom is a native of Costa Rica), another SLP graduate student, a professor in Deaf Education, and I are here in [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366351 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:52:39 +0100 3366351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366353&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingaidaction.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2Fup-for-a-challenge-with-sb2516%2F Hello, my name is JulieAnn Chavez and I am the leader for Illinois Senate Bill 2516.  First, I would like to update all of you on SB2516. The bill is currently out of insurance committee for the time being.  Thank you to all of you for calling, writing, and sending postcards to your Senators.  Your [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366353 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:07:48 +0100 3366353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363685&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F14%2Fis-psychiatry-a-science%2F In a nearly 6,000-word essay, Louis Menand asks the question of the hour in the March 1 edition of The New Yorker. Menard lays out in excruciating detail the questions revolving around psychiatry these days, including the recent research into drug trials that suggests that some of the science psychiatry is founded upon is sometimes … Well, how shall we put it? Lacking. But it is a thoughtful piece that just doesn’t review two recent books — Gary Greenberg’s Manufacturing Depression and Irving Kirsch’s The Emperor’s New Drugs — but provides a fairly balanced set of observations and valuable historical insights about these never-ending arguments that seem to pervade psychiatry (and psychology and mental disorders in general). Questions such as: What is the basi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363685 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:10:22 +0100 3363685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359159&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafkidscanhear.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fthats-cool.html So I had to sub at the HIGH SCHOOL again. I admit, it's hard to love high schoolers as a substitute teacher. They don't care about me, they don't want anything from me, and I get that. But they have to be supervised right? I had biology & anatomy, ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359159 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:09:00 +0100 3359159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350481&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fassburgers-syndrome%2F This morning when I logged into AspieWeb’s twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/AspieWeb – you should follow us) an interesting trend showed up.  The term Assburgers is now a Top trend in the United States on twitter.com, and I decided to investigate why.  So now, lets look at why Assburgers has become a hot topic on Twitter. The term [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350481 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:30 +0100 3350481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350334&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fapply-for-a-mental-health-journalism-fellowship-at-carter-center%2F Applications from U.S. residents are now being accepted for six one-year journalism fellowships with the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program. These fellowships aim to enhance public understanding of mental health issues and reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses through balanced and accurate reporting. The postmark deadline for applications is April 19, 2010, and the fellowship recipients will be announced July 9, 2010. The 2010-2011 fellowship year begins in September 2010. “Informed journalists can have a significant impact on public understanding of mental health issues, as they shape debate and trends with the words and pictures they convey,” says former First Lady and Carter Center Mental Health Program Founder Rosalynn Carter. Each fellow is aw... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350334 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:21 +0100 3350334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350464&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLifeWithAHearingLoss%2F%7E3%2F9einCpk6PJY%2F As of March 4, 2010, most YouTube.com videos will have a CC button on it that will allow users to view automatically generated captions.  What a treat for deaf or hard of hearing people who – up until now – have been shut out of YouTube videos. The speech recognition technology is far from perfect, but [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350464 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:42:43 +0100 3350464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350475&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Funtenured.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fgod-still-does-miracles.html YOU GUYS! DO YOU HEAR THOSE SOUNDS?   It's the sound of a host of angels singing "Hallelujah". It's the sound of a million people applauding. It's the sound of rainbows in my classroom and unicorns running free through the fie... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350475 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:49:00 +0100 3350475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346624&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Finfant-hearing-screening-and-followup.html I'm back from camping and feeling relaxed and happy. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.Today I read an article on ParentDish about infant hearing screening. According to the author, 97% of infants are now screened for hearing loss (a step up from 1... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346624 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:59:00 +0100 3346624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346725&cid=t_92691_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F6PNIjeAC2iY%2Fcomplimentary-web-seminar-leverage.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346725 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0100 3346725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331498&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingaidaction.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F04%2Fdeadline-to-pass-hearing-aid-insurance-bill-coming-up%2F Folks!! The deadline to get SB2516 out of the insurance committee is looming… I urge all of you to call the members of the insurance committee EVERY DAY!  Encourage your friends and family to make calls– the more calls we generate, the more we can make this bill into law!  Senator William R. Haine…….217-782-5247 (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331498 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:38:31 +0100 3331498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331507&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fhelp-deaf-teen-with-his-eagle-scout.html David is a teenager working on an Eagle Scout project, which he has decided will be a website for deaf teenagers. He has a blog chronicling his journey on the project here and is looking for your stories - whether you're a teenager or not - about heari... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331507 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:17:00 +0100 3331507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327202&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1738 This is one of those moments where I just have to really thank my parents for choosing get me cochlear implants and taught me to hear and speak utilizing the AV approach.  Moreover, I have to also thank them for teaching me while growing up that when I asked for accommodations, I should ask only [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327202 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:51:55 +0100 3327202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331262&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2Fa-steady-flow-of-new-donors-at-the-methuselah-foundation.php You should go and take a look at the donor list for the Methuselah Foundation. While the pace of large donations from high net worth individuals seems to have slowed these days, the steady influx of new donors from the public at large has picked up. The screen capture below is a representative slice of February, for example: Its worth repeating that these are entirely new donors; folk from beyond the community of early supporters who dug deep to boost the Foundation's launch and sustain its growth in the first few years of operation. This view doesn't include the more than 200 people who are members of the 300, and who make recurring donations to the Foundation that average out to around $85/month each. You'll see from the graphic above that new members of the 300 are amongst the new fa... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331262 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3331262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322504&cid=t_92691_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FyZCZf9UqW3Y%2Fworkplace-bullying.html There Oughta be a Law, episode 1 The devastating effects of abusive bosses on mental health, and lobbying for a law against workplace harassment. Episode one in a documentary series by director Beverly Peterson, keep watching for more. If you are struggling with depression and anxiety at work (for any reason) also check out these free self-help workbooks, Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322504 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:30:43 +0100 3322504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322412&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fsuicide-celebrity-and-young-adulthood%2F With the recent spate of celebrity-related suicides — Alexander McQueen (a fashion designer), Andrew Koenig (from the TV series, Growing Pains), and now Michael Blosil, Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son — it seems like a sad but appropriate time to weigh in on this tragic outcome of untreated (or under-treated) depression, which is the leading cause of suicide. Alicia Sparks, blogging over at Celebrity Psychings, notes recommendations for the media when reporting on suicide, because suicide contagion is a real phenomenon. That is, there is a small but statistically significant increase in suicide deaths after a reported suicide makes the media rounds. Especially when the person who died by suicide is a celebrity. While suicide feels like a very personal and intense situation tha... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322412 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:05:32 +0100 3322412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316212&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fdept-of-justice-to-investigate-judge-rotenberg-center%2F The Judge Rotenberg Center is a school in which they teach various people with disabilities.  They use extreme methods of discipline including electric shocks…. yes I said electric shocks.  The US Department of Justice in now investigating the school.  According to the complaint received by the Justice Department: While there are examples of the use of [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316212 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:15:11 +0100 3316212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316211&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D419 As I was reading another email thread about what autistics can and can’t do, I was reminded that this is a key way our views or discredited. The means of discrediting is simple: if the autistic person doesn’t follow the stereotype the other person has of an autistic person (or Real Autistic if you prefer), then they aren’t actually autistic. Thus, what they say is irrelevant and can be ignored. Ironically, often the people who want us ignored because we aren’t autistic are also not autistic themselves – but somehow that gets ignored. After all, once we’re discredited, we are supposed to have no more say in the argument. It’s the height of hypocrisy. It becomes a frustrating place to be, once dismissed as a “true autistic”. I can only im... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316211 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:12:13 +0100 3316211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316124&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F27%2Fbon-jovi-rocks-for-the-homeless%2F My wife is a big fan of Bon Jovi, so when I read this article about Bon Jovi’s fact-finding efforts to help better understand homelessness in order to help it through his foundation, I couldn’t help but blog about it. If you didn’t know, a significant portion of homeless persons have a mental disorder, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. It’s hard to know for certain, but research suggests that approximately 2 out of 5 homeless people have a mental health issue. Bon Jovi wants his foundation to do more to help the homeless: That’s because this tour in support of Bon Jovi’s latest release, “The Circle,” is also a fact-finding mission. The singer plans on visiting as many homeless shelters and programs as time allow... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316124 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:00:01 +0100 3316124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298490&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffaceme.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Fhold-the-phone-again%2F I’m sitting here with two needles in my neck as I type this– leftover metal from the acupuncturist today.  I am supposed to leave them in for a week.  I still can’t figure out how acupuncture works.  The acupuncturist said it retrains your Qi, which sounds like so much baloney to me.  If it weren’t [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298490 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:34:30 +0100 3298490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298493&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Filsordo.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ftransport-in-sydney.html You may know that the Premier has announced a new transport plan for Sydney. There is a page set up for comments [need to sign up] Have your say Here’s the transport page link http://shapeyourstate.com.au/ I haven't seen anything on there about hearing-impaired facilities but here's hoping (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298493 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:01:00 +0100 3298493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298378&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Fnational-eating-disorders-awareness-week-2010%2F Eating disorders affect five times as many people as schizophrenia, and twice as many people who have Alzheimer’s disease. And yet Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia regularly make the news and research headlines, while eating disorders are relegated to the equivalent of the back pages of the public’s interest in mental health. Sadly, eating disorders receive significantly less research funding than either schizophrenia or Alzheimer’s, for no good reason. People with an eating disorder no more “ask for it” than someone “asks” for schizophrenia. Yet schizophrenia received $350 million in research funding in 2005, while eating disorders received less than 10 percent of that amount. We clearly have a lot of work to do. Somewhere between 3 to 4 percen... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298378 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:31:57 +0100 3298378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294746&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEhWhatHuh%2F%7E3%2FRdg4uDAs2Fs%2Foh-thats-just-way-she-is.html Writing and thinking about hearing loss issues has got me thinking a lot about myself and my past. I am beginning to dredge up some painful memories. Some of them attributed to my hearing loss. And its funny how at the time I did not associate the prob... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294746 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:20:00 +0100 3294746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290844&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F20%2Fease-of-use-trumps-security-every-time%2F In my recent entry The Buzzkill of Google Buzz, I described how Google used their popular free email program, Gmail, to populate and spread an attempt at building a new social network overnight called “Google Buzz.” They did this by automatically adding people to your network from your contacts list (which is automatically built from anyone you email regularly). The problem was that this exposed your contacts to one another, initially including even their email addresses (which you didn’t realize nor intend when you agreed to Google Buzz that first day it launched). And Google never asked your permission to add these people to your Buzz network. It also shared your Google Reader documents, apparently. (I don’t use Google Reader, so I wasn’t aware of this comp... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290844 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:45:54 +0100 3290844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290930&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEhWhatHuh%2F%7E3%2F83Zv1cM7v9s%2Fimportance-of-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing.html It really upsets me when I see children or young people with hearing loss act passive or apathetic when in social situations. Many of them do not really contribute to the conversations (either they don't make the effort, are unable to communicate effec... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290930 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:11:00 +0100 3290930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290931&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthernbabies.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Faccident-waiting-to-happen.html Lindy learned how to climb up in the kitchen chair this week and it’s an accident waiting to happen.  She does well getting up there but then she gives us a heart attack once she is there.  She thinks standing up in the chair is a good idea... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290931 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:13:00 +0100 3290931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287919&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafkidscanhear.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Flittle-adhd-wthat-hearing-loss.html Updates from 'round here.....Mercedes Marathon went well according to my friend Jennifer who ran for Lilly (who has ci's)...she more than doubled her goal in donations!! That Bama Girl knows how to do it (you hear that TX? she's ours! just kiddin')Broo... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287919 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:04:00 +0100 3287919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283608&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F17%2Fthe-buzzkill-of-google-buzz%2F Google Buzz is a new social networking tool that Google unleashed upon its unsuspecting Gmail users last week. I say “unsuspecting” because suddenly, without warning or notice, this new “feature” appears to Gmail users as a part of their email program. This was an unprecedented way to launch a product — in disguise right in the middle of another product. Google, despite generating billions of dollars in revenue every year and employing the supposedly brightest minds in the industry, didn’t foresee the backlash that would occur. Apparently, despite its ridiculous hiring process and wading through oceans of money, Google can’t hire people who understand privacy. But this isn’t the first time Google has had a lack of empathy or understanding abo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283608 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:33:06 +0100 3283608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280148&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcalling-all-grassroots-diabetes-advocates-unite-to-get-noticed.html If you run a diabetes blog, web site, or small organization doing some kind of diabetes advocacy work, you will want to know about this: a new ‘Diabetes Advocates Program’ that can help you and your work get noticed. Basically, TuDiabetes founder Manny Hernandez and David Edelman of DiabetesDaily put on their thinking caps after last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280148 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:11 +0100 3280148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280131&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhispr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fthere-is-god-ordained-passion-that.html “There is a God-ordained passion that makes you glad, sad, or mad. There is something that breaks your heart because it breaks the heart of God. The only question that remains is this: what are you going to do about it?” Mark Batterson, PrimalSo, w... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280131 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:04:00 +0100 3280131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275847&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F16%2Ffocus-on-georgias-mental-health-crisis%2F Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will provide opening remarks for a discussion on the mental health crisis in Georgia tonight, Feb. 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at The Carter Center. This Conversations at The Carter Center event is sold out but will be webcast live at www.cartercenter.org More than 130 patients have died under suspicious circumstances in Georgia’s public psychiatric hospitals over the past seven years, according to an exposé by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Carter Center has been a leading voice for change in Georgia’s mental health system since this crisis came to light, and has worked to identify strategies to transform Georgia’s shame into a model for the nation. Carter Center Mental Health Program Director Dr. Thom Bornemann will moderate a panel of... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275847 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:57:11 +0100 3275847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276041&cid=t_92691_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F15%2Flibbys-hope-to-present-at-nocc-6th-annual-womens-health-expo-rejuvenate-finding-balance%2F On March 20, 2010, the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (Maryland Chapter) will hold its 6th Annual Women’s Health Expo entitled, REJUVENATE Finding Balance (NOCC Rejuvenate), at the Sheraton Annapolis Hotel. … On behalf of Libby’s H*O*P*E*™, I will conduct a seminar as part of Session II entitled, A Patient Advocate’s Perspective on the Importance of [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3276041 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:53:26 +0100 3276041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276000&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcacophonytosymphony.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Funexpected-twist.html The day came, and we were armed and ready.  Both of my parents went to the meeting, which is a pretty big deal since usually it's jut me and my mom. My dad went around asking each person their name and job description, and there was a strong feeli... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3276000 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:24:00 +0100 3276000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273052&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fteacher-threatned-for-reporting-abuse%2F Today a teacher reported she was threatened to be terminated if she reported abuse that a student told her about.AspieTeach reported today on her twitter account, “The one time I wanted to call CPS about a student who reported abuse at home, the counselor threatened my job.” and “Not to mention all the times I [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273052 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:19:55 +0100 3273052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271146&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcacophonytosymphony.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fpreparing-for-battle-high-school-part-3.html Before having a meeting, my parents wanted to make sure we knew what our rights were, and that nothing (else) would be unfair. Oftentimes on blogs, when I see parents talk about their kids struggling (often because the kids themselves haven't been around enough kids with hearing loss, so they feel "different,") I recommend AG Bell.  Join, I say. Go to a convention, it will be a tremendous help (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271146 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:38:00 +0100 3271146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269822&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcacophonytosymphony.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ftoo-smart-for-assistance.html I had corresponded with Sara about my school situation a while back, and she reminded me that I left out a bit of the evaluation. Here's her comment. "You should post the rest of this story. The insane part is that they don't think you "need" CART or anything because your grades are so good. They don't get that you can be SMART and still STRUGGLE. I was in the same boat, but I sadly don't have (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269822 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:58:00 +0100 3269822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269673&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2Fencouraging-transparency-in-life-science-fundraising.php Transparency in fundraising and early stage research is the wave of the future. Young biotechnologists - and especially those in the open source biology movement - should be out there blogging their ongoing work, itemizing their costs, and engaging in microscale fundraising. These days many people could start a company if they wanted to. Direct costs (not opportunity costs, founder labor, etc) for the sort of low capital investment entrepreneurial ventures that catch all the attention are in the $5-20,000 range. That is roughly the amount of money taken to answer the question "is this worth chasing any further?" Similarly, many people could fund the answer to an important piece of scientific research if they so desired. Biotechnology is cheap nowadays, and only getting cheaper as time a... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269673 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3269673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3266986&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F11%2Fa-review-of-the-dsm-5-draft%2F The new DSM-5 draft is out (and it appears the APA is finally dropping the silly roman numeral designations). Analysis is starting to pour in from around the country about the ramifications of the new diagnoses and proposed changes. To start with, however, I want to congratulate the American Psychiatric Association for reaching this milestone and embracing the ability for the public to comment on the proposed changes. We first called for such an option back in December of last year and it appears somebody at the APA was listening. Kudos for being willing to take the barrage of criticism that is coming your way, APA. However, we wish it was an open commentary model, where the comments appears online for all to read (it appears to be a closed model, where your comments disappear into cybers... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3266986 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:22:23 +0100 3266986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267160&cid=t_92691_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F02%2F11%2Faids-action-hosting-off-site-legal-clinic-for-haitians%2F On Thursday, February 18, 2010, AIDS Action Committee will offer a legal clinic for Haitians interested in applying for Temporary Protected Status, which would allow them to live and work in the United States for a period of time. The clinic will be held at the Great Hall of the Codman Square Health Center at 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA (see map). For more information, please call our Legal Line at 617-450-1317. (Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog) AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267160 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:13:22 +0100 3267160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267121&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fremove-aspergers-dsm-disagnois-high-functioning-autism%2F Removing the Aspergers Diagnosis from the DSM is a controversial and hot topic in the Autism advocacy community.  Many people are angered by merging Aspergers with Hugh Functioning Autism. I was talking to a father of a high functioning autistic and he disagrees with the merging of the two diagnoses, his main reason being the verbal [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267121 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:47:29 +0100 3267121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262824&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fbeacon-specialized-living-services-bangor%2F I was placed at Beacon Specialized Living Services Lantern Bay Facility.  On numerous occasions I was threatened, assaulted, and harassed by Beacon’s staff members.  The following is a review of my experience. On one occasion when I was trying to open a gate, a staff member assaulted me throwing me face first into a snowbank and [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262824 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:17:51 +0100 3262824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262925&cid=t_92691_165_f&fid=37962&url=http%3A%2F%2Fotnotes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsnowy-day-thoughts.html I am pretty well trapped here at home under several feet of snow. I felt a little bad calling off work, but they haven't plowed my parking lot and barely touched the street outside the apartment. I really didn't want to walk 2 miles through the snow on the ground (and still coming down hard) to get to the metro (which is running on a delayed schedule) to get to my shuttle bus (also on a delayed schedule) to get to work and then possibly not be able to get back. And now they've actually pulled buses from the roads, and SNOWPLOWS due to dangerous conditions. It's just a little over the top.I do feel like I made the right decision yesterday though... instead of my usual drive-metro-shuttle bus trip, I got up EARLY (I've been waking up at 5am for a few weeks unintentionally), drove to work and... Occupational Therapy Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262925 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:05:00 +0100 3262925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259026&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fnewsweeks-take-on-antidepressants-more-reactions%2F Since Newsweek published its article on antidepressants last week, we’ve seen a wide range of opinions posted about it online. Psych Central blogger and journalist Christine Stapleton asks, Am I treating my depression with expensive Tic Tacs? She reacted strongly to the main premise of the article — that antidepressants are nothing more than expensive Tic Tacs. It’s a personal but very real reaction from someone who has battled depression and has found relief in antidepressants — like millions of other Americans. Indeed, it echoes my own arguments. Research can inform us about many things in general, but they can never tell us anything about how a specific individual will benefit (or not). Christine posted a followup entry today, Antidepressants: JAMA, Newsweek an... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259026 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:18:19 +0100 3259026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262800&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthumpaflash.livejournal.com%2F24365.html Friends:The time is now. Senate Bill #102 (sponsored by State Senator Ray Jones) has been introduced in the state legislature for more access to captioned movies in Kentucky, with a state House version (sponsored by State Representative Leslie Combs) to follow hopefully this week.....And already, we are struggling. The rumor is that the bill, which is assigned to the Senate Judiciary committee, is being pushed down and may not get a hearing. A big reason for that? YOU. You Kentucky deaf and hard of hearing, and deaf and hard of hearing with Kentucky ties, need to contact the state legislators (NOT Congressmen, that's the national level) and let them know you want this access. Swamp their offices with phone calls and emails. If you see them in your community, corner them (NOT physically, of... Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262800 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:06:39 +0100 3262800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259027&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fa-look-at-the-dsm-v-draft%2F Tomorrow will mark the release of the first public draft of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition — also known as the DSM-V. (As you can see, we have an exclusive first-copy of it to the right!) Because we were not on the American Psychiatric Association’s media list, we didn’t receive a copy of the news releases that the mainstream media will be basing a lot of their stories around that will be published tomorrow. We also weren’t invited to the conference call today, despite our repeated attempts to contact the APA’s media office. This turns out to be good news for our readers. I’m free to talk about what I suspect will be in the draft that appears on the dsmv.org website tomorrow. I gathered this information from num... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259027 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:55:57 +0100 3259027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259152&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiannoon.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fhow-you-can-help-stop-cuts-to-audiology-training%2F For the past month, the National Deaf Chidren’s Society (NDCS) has been looking into what’s going on with the Government’s plans to reform audiology training. What have we found out? 1) The cuts are definitely happening. We’ve seen a letter (though we weren’t meant to) from civil servants at the Department of Health saying [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259152 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:04:06 +0100 3259152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254610&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoderndayheroes-dietzfam06.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fopen-letter-to-parents-of-deaf-children.html Dear Parent, As my last public blog post, before I go private on February 15, I wanted to write to the parents of deaf children out there. In particular I wanted to write to the hearing parents who have just found out that their newborn baby is deaf. ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254610 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:53:00 +0100 3254610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254615&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptionaction2.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsee-flo-tv-super-bowl-ads-flo-tv-doesnt.html What is Flo TV?? Flo TV is an example of why we need HR 3101!Note: Caption Action 2 has contacted Flo TV with questions and is waiting for their response any time now. In the meantime, here is what we know about Flo TV, and more!What is Flo TVFlo TV is... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254615 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:52:00 +0100 3254615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254619&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D1628 This is just a quick blog entry from a very sleepy college student who has been up to the wee hours studying and just finished taking midterm exams.  I’m very ready to throw my graduation cap into the air.  In the meantime, I can still enjoy some little treats like doughnuts with red and pink [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254619 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:50:14 +0100 3254619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251331&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthumpaflash.livejournal.com%2F24213.html Folks,Like millions of Americans tonight, I settled in to watch the Super Bowl, along with my daughter (who loves football). I didn't have a "dog in this fight" so to speak, being a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, but I decided to take part in the NVRC Super Bowl ads survey, for fun. Several things came to mind while watching this game and commercials:1) Advertising executives at many agencies should dread going to work (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251331 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:23 +0100 3251331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254624&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafkidscanhear.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcochlears-hearing-heroes.html I awoke this morning at 4:30 (not unusual since I go to bed before dark as my friends would say-not entirely true, I patiently wait on the sun to go down) and I walk past the computer, flip it on as I head towards the bathroom to dress for the day, thr... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254624 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:00 +0100 3254624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248645&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafness.about.com%2Fb%2F2010%2F02%2F07%2Fhearing-aids-cochlear-implants-should-be-treated-equal.htm That's the point of Karen Meyer's article (she is deaf herself, BTW) on ABC7 Chicago. Illinois has a bill pending that would require hearing aids to be covered by insurance the same way cochlear implants are. As Karen points out, it is about "lack of choices." Newsletter|Twitter|Forum Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants Should Be Treated Equal originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 08:27:03.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248645 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:03 +0100 3248645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248657&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fattherimmm.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fdeaf-woman-not-told-she-was-dying-of.html David Nelson got the bad news about his wife in December 2005. He just didn't know it.For three months, the Nelsons met with doctors at North Memorial Medical Center, but they weren't aware Mary Ann was dying of cancer. In fact, they thought she was do... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248657 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:38:00 +0100 3248657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248658&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafness.about.com%2Fb%2F2010%2F02%2F06%2Ffour-year-old-has-interpreter-taken-away-and-more.htm Are there any American parents who can identify with this one? In the U.K., a deaf four year old child had his school interpreter taken away. The reason given? "...He does not initiate conversation." Come on, (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248658 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:10:01 +0100 3248658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3247013&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptionaction2.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fnew-on-blogroll-who-cosponsors-hr-1646.html One of the most effective tools for getting cosponsors for HR 3101 has been to contact the offices of Representatives who already cosponsor other bills for deaf and hard of hearing people. Caption Action 2 has combined all the available information abo... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3247013 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:03:00 +0100 3247013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243966&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F02%2Foprah_does_diabetes.html Dear Oprah and Dr. Oz,Diabetes is very expensive to manage and to treat the complications of, but what comes at an even higher cost is the damage of statements from a doctor, claiming that diabetes is reversible. I was diagnosed as a child, and my type 1 diabetes is not the result of any controllable factors. However, I have many friends who have type 2 diabetes who can make the same claim.I can't lie - I had a lot of hope about your episode regarding diabetes.  Even though it was billed as "the silent killer" and even though I knew you'd show the darkest side of diabetes-related complications possible to "sensationalize" this disease, I was holding out because I wanted this episode to be accurate.  Dr. Oz, you are a doctor, and a mouthpiece for the medical co... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243966 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:05:24 +0100 3243966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243943&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcandysweetblog.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F04%2Fwho-dat-dey-ya-cant-do-dat%2F Here we go again. They say Karma’s a *♥*ch. It is. What goes around comes around. It does. It’s the Super Bowl. And, all the radical, ASL extremist deaf eyes are scanning frantically all over the media’s forte.  Searching and scrutinizing all the words. Ya see Cochlear Implants?  Any mentioning of listening and speaking?  Oh yeah, where’s the ASL? A (ahem) _____ Blogger [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243943 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:08:29 +0100 3243943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243944&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptionaction2.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Frep-devin-nunes-needs-contact-from-his.html Today Caption Action 2 called Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) office, and spoke with Damon Nelson. Nelson later wrote back:Thank you very much. We were honestly confused with the call. That was the first time I have ever had a relay call. It was ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243944 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:44:00 +0100 3243944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239756&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F02%2Fwhat_defines_our_community.html What defines our diabetes community?  At the Smithsonian, there is an exhibit called "Portraiture Now: Communities."  It's described with the following (edited) language:"How do we define community today? Through new electronic networking, our connections with family, friends and acquaintances are increasingly widespread. And yet, we are still drawn to the idea of small communities and face-to-face interaction. Each of the three painters selected for “Portraiture Now: Communities” has explored this idea through a series of related portraits of friends, townspeople, or families. ... Seen together, the paintings by these three artists suggest the enduring power of personal communities." I can't remember how I stumbled upon this exhibit, but the idea ... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239756 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:15:17 +0100 3239756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231701&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerchat.com%2F%3Fp%3D38 Opening Topic for Open Chat Night:  Share your Community Involvement I started my hearing loss community because I was feeling like an outsider.  It was always tough for me to have friends to hang out with and find a place feeling where I truly belong.  During my entire life, I have been surrounded by people in [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231701 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:36:11 +0100 3231701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227831&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fare-antidepressants-really-that-ineffective%2F The more researchers delve into the research behind antidepressants — the class of drugs commonly prescribed to treat depression — the more they find that perhaps the majority of antidepressants’ treatment effect is based upon the simple belief that the drug will help. Newsweek’s Sharon Begley has a lengthy article discussing the growing body of evidence that calls into question decades’ worth of prescriptions. It’s a story that we’ve covered previously, that TIME covered nearly a year ago, and that Therese Borchard had a response to. It seems to be journalists’ favorite “go to” story now in mental health, because there’s a black-and-white controversy — do antidepressants work or don’t they? People mistakenly be... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227831 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:10:49 +0100 3227831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231714&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiannoon.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fofsted-failing-to-inspect-education-for-deaf-children%2F Tomorrow, a recurring issue around Ofsted inspections will be under the spotlight again in Parliament… The issue? Why Ofsted inspections of schools that cater for deaf children, for example, those with a unit or resource base, so often seem to be inspected by people with zero expertise in deafness? Parents of deaf children already get very [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231714 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:18:24 +0100 3231714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224872&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Fwhy-crash-rates-dont-automatically-fall-with-cellphone-bans%2F Last week, the Highway Loss Data Institute released a report that examined whether collision claims had gone up, down, or stayed the same in states that have banned cellphone use while driving. Their findings should have surprised no one, but seemed to have surprised everyone — crash rates did not go down after a hand-held cellphone ban took effect. Why should this have been of little surprise? 1. A law doesn’t automatically change human behavior. Laws can be wonderful things, but they are only as effective as when people obey them. This is often done with a stick — enforcement — rather than a carrot (such as incentives for safe driving practices). The laws have, according to the New York Times reporting on this study, reduced the use of hand-held cellphones 41 to 7... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224872 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:06:56 +0100 3224872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224873&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Fself-help-course-may-have-led-to-suicide%2F I’ve often wondered what would happen if an undiagnosed manic-depressive participates in The Landmark Forum, receiving counsel from a Forum leader with no education on mood disorders. The result could be devastating, I would think. In real life, let’s take Rebekah Lawrence from Sydney who burst into song while standing naked in her downtown office building, her final words being “I know I am going to jump.” And then leaped out the window. An Associated Press story published a few months ago tells the details. A few days before her jump Lawrence participated in an intense self-help seminar called The Turning Point, comparable to the Forum in the US. Says the article: The course had pledged to change her life. Instead, some say, it led to her death. For nearly 40 year... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224873 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:55:36 +0100 3224873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223493&cid=t_92691_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FoucdRTdMCGE%2F United States Mission Faces & Voices of Recovery is committed to organizing and mobilizing the millions of Americans in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction, our families, friends, and allies to speak with one voice. Our organization is dedicated to changing public perceptions of recovery, promoting effective public policy in Washington and in all 50 states, and demonstrating that recovery is working for millions of Americans. It is our collective strength that will ensure our success, and it is our mission to bring the power and proof of recovery to everyone in America. Goals Faces & Voices of Recovery is a national organization of individuals and organizations joining together to supports local, state, regional and national recovery advocacy by increasing acce... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223493 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:10:26 +0100 3223493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223412&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fthink-beyond-label-encouraging.html I have to thank the Bionic Ear Blog for linking to Think Beyond the Label, a campaign to promote hiring people with disabilities. They take a unique approach to this: that hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense. "Employees with disab... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223412 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:54:00 +0100 3223412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223458&cid=t_92691_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fcontribute-to-the-first-federal-report-on-lgbt-health-disparities%2F Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are fully aware of the obstacles they face in receiving quality, competent and affordable health care. From the uncomfortable assumptions medical providers sometimes make about LGBT people’s lives to the high costs of inequality in health insurance coverage and treatments, the health care roadblocks for LGBT people are varied and often hard to address. How do you know if your new PCP is biased against LGBT people until you’re sitting through a difficult exam? How do you convince an insurance company that covering transition-related procedures and hormone therapies for transgender people is central to their health? HIV/AIDS advocates have long known that discomfort with the medical field contributes greatly to HIV testing av... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223458 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:21:07 +0100 3223458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223323&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fobama-rules-for-mental-health-parity-issued%2F Remember the federal legislation passed in late 2008 that requires insurance companies to bring their mental health coverage in parity with their health coverage? Well, technically that law took effect 29 days ago, but the Obama administration got around today to publishing the rules that put the law into effect. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders. The rules are a part of the governmental process that implements the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). First, to be clear, what the new federal law does not cover: Employers with less than ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223323 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:54:25 +0100 3223323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223426&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2010%2F01%2Fone_year_anniversary_of_nice_g.html One year has now passed since NICE recommended that children with severe or profound deafness should be given the option of simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants. The good news is that this does seem to be happening across England, and adults are being offered unilateral cochlear implantation as an option. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223426 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:31:03 +0100 3223426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216753&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoodbuthard.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fsweet.html tomorrow we have a big day-while little m is at school we have her ifsp, which we have twice a year to determine her services (school, therapy, etc.). usually it really stresses me out, although this time i am trying to be less anxious since i don't th... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216753 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:29:00 +0100 3216753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216640&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F27%2Fadhd-and-mixed-handedness-college-treatment%2F It’s been a rough week for kids and young adults with ADHD — attention deficit disorder. Attention deficit disorder is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Someone with ADHD has a hard time focusing and concentrating on work or school work, often finds it difficult to sit still and concentrate in meetings or classes, and will often act in an impulsive manner that they later regret. It’s estimated that between 3 to 9 percent of school-aged children and young people suffer from ADHD. First came news on Monday that a significant portion of college campuses’ health services do not offer a way for their students to be treated for ADHD with medication. Attention deficit disorder can be treated successfully a number of different ways, of course, a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216640 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:43:13 +0100 3216640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216803&cid=t_92691_136_f&fid=36163&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomahope.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fcritical-elements-of-health-reform.html I received an email today from the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) asking me to post about the Cancer Patient Statement of Principles, to help assure that the essential elements of health reform will become law despite the current partisan tension. Happy to do it! These elements are: Affordable access to basic and catastrophic health care coverage for as many Americans as possible. The elimination of "pre-existing conditions" as a barrier to health care coverage. The elimination of annual and lifetime caps on insurance coverage. Closing of the Medicare "donut hole." Continued investment in research and innovation to address the needs of those with all deadly diseases. To show your support for these priorities, please visit the IMF advocacy page and contact your Senato... Myeloma Hope blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216803 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:17:00 +0100 3216803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212327&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FlRPxlJJ8kb0%2F I’ve grown weary of the public continuing to rate nurses as the most trusted profession (annual Gallup polls every year of this decade except 2001 when fire fighters understandably led the ratings), only to have leaders in health care agree but ignore us. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a Gallup poll that surveyed over 1500 opinion leaders in health care, including government officials, health care and insurance executives, and university faculty. The survey found that: Doctors (54%) and nurses (42%) are the information sources about health and healthcare in whom opinion leaders have a great deal of confidence. Government (75%) and health insurance executives (56%) are viewed as most likely to exert a great deal of influence on health reform, compared to only 37% for doc... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212327 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:17:55 +0100 3212327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212548&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F01%2Fdiabetessisters_weekend.html I wanted to do my part to help get the word out about the DiabetesSisters weekend that's taking place this coming May 22nd and 23rd in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Here are the details:The First Annual Weekend for Women Conference hosted by DiabetesSisters and TCOYD will begin at 5pm on Saturday, May 22nd (immediately following the TCOYD Conference) in Raleigh, North Carolina and end at 6pm on Sunday, May 23rd. The Weekend for Women Conference will take place at Marriott City Center in downtwn Raleigh, North Carolina. I love diabetes conferences, and in particular, ones that recognize the different needs of different segments of the diabetes populations.  Women with diabetes come head-to-head with some very unique diabetes-related issues, from periods to pregnancy to emotional hurdl... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212548 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:20:01 +0100 3212548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216765&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiannoon.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F27%2Fdebating-new-politics-at-ncvo-campaigns-conference%2F Originally uploaded to flickr by Benjamin Ellis I spent most of yesterday at a conference by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations – or NCVO – all about campaigns. With such a heavy concentration of campaigners all in one place, I half expected the universe to collapse in on itself. It was all the first conference [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216765 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:52:07 +0100 3216765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212485&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2010%2F01%2Fshortfall_in_care_for_deafblin.html An investigation by BBC Somerset has shown the needs of thousands of deaf-blind people are not being met. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212485 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:17:57 +0100 3212485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208572&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcicircle.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdeaf-children-and-reading.html Reading and Deafness: One Mom’s Journey When I first found out that Neal was deaf, three things were in the back of my mind. 1) I’m going to have to learn sign language; 2) Neal will never attend a regular school; and 3) He’s not going to read ab... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208572 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:20:00 +0100 3208572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208580&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptionaction2.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fla-times-writer-blasts-hr-3101.html Today's editorial in the Los Angeles Times should give every deaf or hard of hearing person reason to be concerned. The writer is opposed to HR 3101. His unwarranted argument is that because technology is advancing, there is no need for HR 3101. He doe... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208580 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:05:00 +0100 3208580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208447&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F25%2Fhaiti-relief-a-mindful-dialogue%2F I know many of you have already given to charities in order to help Haiti. Today, as the crisis enters its third week, I ask that you consider giving a little more… A Mindful Dialogue is a new e-book edited by our blogger Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. and that was written to be a companion through life when dealing with stress, pain and difficult emotions. Through 24 interviews with leaders in the field such as Jack Kornfield, Dan Siegel, Sharon Salzberg, Tara Brach, Jeff Brantley, Zindel Segal and Others and 23 short explorations of simple quotes from leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama, Rumi, Hafiz, Pema Chodron and Others, you’ll uncover a mindful path toward working with the stress, pain and difficult emotions in daily life. 100% of the proceeds will go to HOPE FOR HA... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208447 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:05:31 +0100 3208447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3205046&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fhow-to-add-captions-to-your-youtube.html iLibrarian pointed out a useful tutorial at Mashable about how to create your own captions for YouTube videos. Mashable suggests using either CaptionTube (which you can sign in to with your Google account) to add the text you need, or let Google's voic... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205046 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:34:43 +0100 3205046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200577&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fmore-accommodations-at-sports-venues.html In October I wrote an entry about the new Target Field in Minnesota and its accommodations for people with disabilities. Just today I read on Deaf News Today about a new captioning system at Cowboys Stadium in Texas. I poked around a bit and found an a... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200577 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:34:00 +0100 3200577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200601&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdm85.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fmeningitis-angels-hearing-aids.html Last Thursday, I flew to Houston, TX for a Meningitis Angels conference. Overall, it was an interesting experience. I've read of what meningitis can do to people, of the damage meningitis causes. But I've only met very few individuals locally that were... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200601 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:15:00 +0100 3200601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189347&cid=t_92691_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Feligibility-info-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians-living-in-the-us%2F NOTE (1:38pm, January 19, 2010): We’re posting the following information about temporary protected status for Haitians living in the US to inform qualifying individuals of their current options for staying in or leaving the country. We will post updates, including contact information for additional resources, as they become available. Meanwhile, we encourage people to continue supporting Haiti relief, particularly through Boston-based Partners in Health, a widely respected organization with one of the strongest records fighting HIV/AIDS in Haiti. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS—Haitian nationals who were physically present in the United States on January 12, 2010 may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS allows eligible people to live and work in the United States fo... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189347 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:46 +0100 3189347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185417&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Fmilitary-wives-more-likely-to-be-depressed-anxious%2F As we reported late last week, a recent study has confirmed that wives of active-duty soldiers are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and other mental health conditions. While much attention is focused on the mental health of soldiers themselves (especially with the recent rise in suicides in the military), a lot less attention is given to the families of those soldiers. This new study helps shed some much-needed light on the subject, and confirms what has long been suspected — the emotional toll for war-time deployments is much higher than anybody thought. The AP story on this issue had this quote: “Spouses tell me all the time that they want to get mental health assistance,” [wife of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] said. &#8... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185417 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:57:19 +0100 3185417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185548&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fi-heart-nolan-north.html So today Kotaku has a blog post about Nolan North and how he's in basically every new game this year. The author is basically sick of Nolan's voice and predicts that by 2011 everyone will be.I have a confession to make - Nolan is my favorite voice acto... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185548 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:53:00 +0100 3185548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182308&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseanzdenek.com%2F%3Fp%3D1048 (video) (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182308 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:27:07 +0100 3182308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3180364&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdietzfam06.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fhappy-birthday-johnny-boy.html Today is Johnny's 3rd birthday. It is hard to believe that it has been 3 whole years since I first held him in my arms. It is also hard to remember a time when he was not a part of our family. We love him so much and are so happy he is in our family. ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3180364 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:08:00 +0100 3180364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178814&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F15%2Freport-on-fort-hood-hasan%2F The AP reported this morning that the Army report to be released today will implicate Army Maj. Nidal Hasan’s supervisors and those who knew of his troubled behavior, but failed to detail it in his records or further followup on it. Hasan’s disturbing behaviors were detailed as far back as during his medical residency and were apparently known to anyone who worked closely with him in a supervisory capacity. And when they became aware of his behavior, did they detail it and pass it along to Hasan’s future bosses? Apparently not: Hasan got passing grades and a promotion in part because disturbing information about his behavior and performance was not recorded by superiors or properly passed to others who might have stepped in, the report found. As Hasan’s training p... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178814 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:45:54 +0100 3178814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175939&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fthe-false-dichotomy-psychiatry-versus-psychology%2F Ever since grad school, I’ve always bristled at the arbitrary battle lines drawn between the various professions who treat mental disorders. Psychiatrists battle with psychologists, psychologists battle with clinical social workers, and so on. These turf battles do little to help people in need, who only want the best possible care available. But don’t tell that to the evangelists within the respective fields. I actually get embarrassed when I hear psychologists talk in semi-private groups about how they need to get the word about their “superior” abilities to treat mental illness. Research simply hasn’t borne out this attitude. Until it does, I have always looked at the value that each profession brings to the field and respect each for what they bring. So ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175939 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:33:29 +0100 3175939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176060&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspeakuplibrarian.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fbeing-realistic-or-selling-myself-short.html A friend pointed me in the direction of a job in my town that pays significantly more than what I make now at my job in another town. When I first looked at the job notice, I dismissed it outright because the position would require more interaction wit... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176060 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:37:00 +0100 3176060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171839&cid=t_92691_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fprioritise-our-health-10-areas-for-action%2F Title: Prioritise our Health 10 Areas for Action Skinny: Broadsheet which identifies the following  priorities for the North West Health Brussels Office Health Impact and Health Equity Assessment in all policies Health Inequalities Worklessness and Health Demographic change Migration Alcohol Tobacco Nutrition and Healthy Agriculture Transport Climate Change Publisher: North West Health Brussels Office Size of Publication: 2p. Published: January 2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Public Health Tagged: Advocacy, European Community, Grey Literature, Priorties, Public Health (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171839 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:11:33 +0100 3171839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171843&cid=t_92691_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fthe-north-west-health-community-five-years-at-the-heart-of-the-eu%2F Title: The North West health community: Five years at the heart of the EU Skinny: The North West Health Brussels Office (NWHBO) has acts as a dedicated North West resource in Brussels, promoting the interests of the North West health community in Europe, facilitating lobbying on EU policies that impact the NHS and on wider health issues and assisting in developing European partnerships and projects for public health objectives.  Now in their fifth year this is their annual report Publisher: North West Health Brussels Office Size of Publication: 16p. Published: January 2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Human Resources, Interagency Relations, Legislation, Public Health, Risk Evaluation Tagged: Advocacy, Capacity, European Community, Financial Management, Grey Literatuer, Interagency Relations... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171843 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:24:18 +0100 3171843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175840&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2Fthe-campaign-against-aging.php The health and vigor of an advocacy community might be measured by the number of different initiatives presently underway. This is a marker for the number of people who feel strongly enough and sure enough about the envisaged end goals to get out there and spend their own money and time to make a difference. More of these people will bring a greater diversity of ideas to the community, and enable a more rapid exploration of what works and what doesn't work. Many hands make light work, and this is as true in advocacy as anywhere else. So that said, allow me to point you towards the most recent addition to the stable of grassroots longevity science advocacy groups, the Campaign Against Aging. Insofar as science goes, the founders support the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence v... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175840 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3175840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167196&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F13%2Fwriting-beyond-blue-keeping-my-end-of-the-bargain%2F Last week saw the publication date for my book, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes, which means it is now in bookstores (theoretically anyway). So I wanted to reflect on why I wrote it … I’m a tad over hearing about how depression and other mood disorders are yuppie diseases for folks with the time and resources to ruminate and obsess. I could do without all the advice on how to transform my thoughts into happy campers, even as I try every mindfulness strategy and cognitive-behavioral trick in the book. And I’d like to, one day, be able to tell family and friends the truth when they ask the predicable question, “How are you?” We need to understand something important. Depression kills. It killed my godmother &#8212... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167196 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:22:39 +0100 3167196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167302&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Filsordo.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fbouquets-and-buckets.html I received word from the deafness forum that a group of DVD distributors - AVSDA - have committed to  provide greater access in the form of captions and audio description.Media Release hereThe positive action is to be applauded. However the inacti... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167302 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:16:27 +0100 3167302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167305&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoderndayheroes-dietzfam06.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwhat.html We had quite the surprise today when we went to meet with the surgeon about Eliza's surgery. Everything with the surgeon went really well. He had no concerns about her cochlea or her candidacy to be implanted, so he sent us to his assistant to set th... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167305 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:18:00 +0100 3167305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167197&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F12%2Fintroducing-the-psych-central-community-connection%2F It’s a proud day for our Psych Central family. Today, we officially announced the creation of the Psych Central Community Connection, Psych Central’s new non-profit arm. What is the Psych Central Community Connection? The Connection is our non-profit that makes micro grants (also called personal grants) available to Psych Central members in emergency financial need. These micro grants (of $500 or less per individual) are for immediate personal/family need that might make the difference between homelessness and staying in one’s home, heat in the winter or freezing cold, or keeping the electricity turned on. They were previously referred to as “Community Fund Drives” and, indeed, we will continue to rely on our community of kind-hearted members to offer matchi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167197 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:10:37 +0100 3167197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159701&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fnof0tZYKkZs%2F As we all know, children can’t speak for themselves, but if they could, they’d probably point out the obvious: they need more attention.    There have been some great strides over the years and some compelling examples such as those shown in Bill and Melinda Gates’ Living Proof project and the Measles Initiative.  In the recent installment of Raj Shah, the new USAID Administrator, he touts the progress that his new agency has already made in preventing unnecessary deaths.  He is pragmatic and encouraging as he also says that much more should be done.  To save more lives, we need to make sure the US investments are there. Look at the numbers: More is needed to ensure two leading childhood killers are addressed.  More global funding is needed for new vaccines such as pneumococca... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159701 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:28:22 +0100 3159701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163960&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftylercanhearyou.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fanother-ard-is-in-works.html Friday when I picked Tyler up from daycare and I went through her folder from school I noticed a little handwritten note from her teacher that said:"We would like to schedule an ARD as soon as possible to move Tyler to large group kindergarten every da... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163960 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:37:00 +0100 3163960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163746&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2Fa-project-for-2010-10000-people-1-million-for-longevity-science.php As we inch our way into 2010, let me point out a worthwhile fundraising project that I think you should strongly consider help to achieve its goals. Last year a few earnest folk started and publicized a Facebook Cause, a group pledge that aims to gather 10,000 members in support of the longevity research carried out by the SENS Foundation. This research aims to reverse critical biochemical changes that cause age-related degeneration, frailty, and disease, and thereby eliminate suffering and restore the aged to health: SENS Foundation would like to draw your attention to an exciting initiative organised by a group of our supporters. The 10,000 people, $1 million to defeat aging Cause on Facebook asks each member to pledge just $100, which becomes payable once a total of 10,000 individuals ... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163746 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3163746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156604&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdm85.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fearmolds-bah.html I am so anti-earmolds right now. My ear's all irritated and slightly sore, which has been happening far too frequently. I'm sick of it! No matter what I do, my ear only stays better for a day or 2 before it starts getting irritated again. Grumble grumb... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156604 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:23:16 +0100 3156604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3157618&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdeaf-chinese-children-talk-about-their.html One of my new favorite videos! (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3157618 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:25:00 +0100 3157618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153551&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwhat-is-disability-postcard-project.html VSA Arts, a 35-year-old nonprofit organization created to "create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts."They have a new collaborative project up and are asking for submissions of postcards that refl... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153551 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:09:00 +0100 3153551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149259&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=34847&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsixuntilme.com%2Fblog2%2F2010%2F01%2Fzip_the_cure_an_interview_with.html I'm not the first to mention Zip the Cure (nor do I have the cleverest title - that definitely goes to Saraaaaaaaaaa[no h]).  But like my fellow d-bloggers, I was contact by15 year old Monica Oxenreiter about her type 1 diabetes fundraising project, Zip the Cure.  it's almost too simple!"Zip the Cure has just one uncomplicated goal; raise $100 in every zip code for research to find a cure for juvenile diabetes."  One hundred dollars is a good amount of money, but it's not a bank breaker, especially if you get a few $10 donations from friends, coworkers, family members, cats ... you get the picture.  Doesn't take much to reach this goal per zip code.I talked with Monica by email about her project, and wanted to give her an opportunity to raise her voice about Z... Six Until Me. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149259 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:10:26 +0100 3149259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149224&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fattherimmm.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwhy-do-you-hate-me.html Recent TV coverage of hate crime in my area by the BBC, but why still noacytion by the police against these crimes committed agsinst deaf people ? Do we need a a wheelchair, or to be balck first ?My respsonse to the British Police:It's 2010 so you are... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149224 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:48:58 +0100 3149224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149238&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Funselfconsciousness.html There was an interesting article posted today at Deaflion. It reminded me of my own childhood (that's me to the right) with big, clunky hearing aids. Whenever I went into the audiologist to get new earmolds, I would ask for bright molds - purple, and p... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149238 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:00 +0100 3149238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146132&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptionaction2.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fjanuary-get-ready-to-push-for-hr-3101.html A new year is here, and with it, our last and best chance to push for the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (HR 3101)'s passage. Representatives will not be back at work until January 12, but the staff is already back in their off... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146132 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:08:00 +0100 3146132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149015&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2Fon-life-span-and-legacies.php As a general rule, human organizations and human initiatives are not very long-lived. Those that make it out of the nascent stage in which 90% fail or are abandoned don't tend to last much longer than five to ten years. They either calcify and are superseded by new, more relevant ventures, or change so radically as to be effectively a different organization. Those human organizations that have lasted for decades in a fairly consistent form - many of which are familiar to all of us, I'm sure - are outliers, and very unusual. This line of thinking applies just as much to advocacy as any other form of endeavor. You should expect that the organizations you support today - and that did not exist five years ago - will not exist five years from now. They will use your donations to important acco... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149015 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3149015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142727&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerchat.com%2F%3Fp%3D32 Opening topic for Chat Night:  The people who don’t understand hearing loss During the conversations at last week’s Open Chat Night, someone asked if anyone had problems with family members that don’t understand hearing loss.  It was someone who has gone through a tough time for not being accepted by “hearing people” in the family.  There [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142727 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:40:56 +0100 3142727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142625&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fthis-emotional-life-losing-a-brother-to-suicide%2F Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Daniel Gilbert has teamed up with Vulcan Productions and the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit to create a multimedia project called This Emotional Life. The second part of this 3-part documentary airs tonight on PBS, but you should also check out their website which features expert bloggers and clips from the series. Featured in the second episode is Robert Antonioni, a state senator in Massachusetts who faced up to his own depression after the suicide of his brother. His personal experience has strengthened his own position as a key policymaker in Massachusetts. I had the opportunity to interview him. Question: How did the suicide of your brother strengthen your position as a key policymaker in Massachusetts? Robert Antonioni: I gradually came to realize,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142625 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:07:47 +0100 3142625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139181&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fsome-people-are-weird.html Since getting my new hearing aids I've found less people tend to notice my aids than before. My old ones were tan, but much bigger, and I had pink and purple hearing aids. My current ones are much smaller, white and pink but with clear silicone earmold... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139181 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3139181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136663&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthumpaflash.livejournal.com%2F22311.html Folks:I've written before about my positive experience with the Cincinnati Children's Hospital before, and I just had another visit up there with my son yesterday. Once again, the hospital and NKSD interpreters teamed up to make what is usually a stressful experience for any parent a pleasurable experience instead.The interpreter (Kristen) was professional, courteous, and early for the appointment, and the staff in the neurology department was more than accommodating, as they always are. I can't speak enough good things, but like I've said before, the number of negative experiences with interpreters (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136663 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:54:57 +0100 3136663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133638&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F31%2Fthe-future-of-psychiatry-5-reasons-for-optimism%2F After reading the last chapter of the book, Demystifying Psychiatry, I felt so much better about where psychiatry might be when my kids are my age. Perhaps, if either is ever diagnosed with a mental illnesses, there will be more targeted treatments, and more optimism for a speedy recovery. Here are a few reasons we can be optimistic about the future of psychiatry: 1. Interdisciplinary Studies Over the next 50 to 100 years, neuroscience research will lead scientists to understand in exquisite detail how humans process information, express and regulate emotions, and motivate themselves to achieve specific goals. This information will affect many clinical and scientific disciplines, including neurology, psychology, biomedical engineering, and computer sciences, but it will likely pay its grea... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133638 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:15:13 +0100 3133638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133768&cid=t_92691_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F9HMm1HaCPyw%2Fwhen-a-problem-comes-along-you-must-zip-it.php Scott wrote about this idea yesterday, and I thought it was such as great idea I decided to copy him today. Monica, a Type 1 diabetic, is trying to raise a TON of money for JDRF – one zip code at a time. Zip the Cure is aiming to raise over 4 million dollars for the JDRF by simply getting a $100 donation from every zip code in the United States. Four million dollars seems a lot smaller when it is divided up like that, doesn’t it?!   I checked out my zip code on the map (click here to check yours) and it hadn’t been sponsored yet – most zip codes actually haven’t been sponsored yet – so I plan to do what I can after pay day! With all the friends we have here on Diabetes Daily (and TuDiabetes, and Twitter), the diabetes community should be able to help Monica quite a way towards ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133768 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:35:04 +0100 3133768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129626&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Funiversity-of-arizona-class-to-help.html Today I was excited to read (through About.com Deafness) about a five-week class at the University of Arizona with a goal to "help adults with hearing loss learn coping skills."One of the things that concerns me is adults - not just the elderly but any... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129626 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:37:00 +0100 3129626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126555&cid=t_92691_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F29%2Fthe-second-year-of-the-independent-mental-capacity-advocacy-service-20082009%2F Title: The second year of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service: 2008/2009 Skinny: Annual report of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 57p. Published: 23/12/2009 Posted in Ethics, Grey Literature, Legislation, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health, NHS, Primary Care, Public Health, Quality Tagged: Advocacy, Grey Literature, Mental Capacity, Mental Health (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126555 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:44:30 +0100 3126555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126731&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerchat.com%2F%3Fp%3D29 Opening topic for Chat Night:  Your plans for the New Year I think the beginning of the New Year is the most important day.  I know everyone wants to start a brand new year and reach the goals they have been longing for.  That is why they call it a New Year’s resolution.  As for my [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126731 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:15:55 +0100 3126731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126732&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoyouhearwhatisee.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhy-am-i-offended.html I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful Christmas. I know we did. We had a feast with the family, drank hot coco, we sang Christmas songs, we watched old Christmas movies. Its been so much fun I almost hate to see it go.As I've mentioned in previ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126732 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:07:00 +0100 3126732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126742&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdantes-inferno-subtitles-excitement.html Is anyone else excited about Dante's Inferno, the video game coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February? The demo is available on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live right now. I played it a few days ago and actually really enjoyed it. Ther... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126742 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:40:00 +0100 3126742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115031&cid=t_92691_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F23%2Fpals-in-prison-a-toolkit-and-good-practice-guidance-for-implementing-patient-advice-and-liaison-services-in-a-secure-setting%2F Title: PALS in prison: a toolkit and good practice guidance for implementing Patient Advice and Liaison Services in a secure setting Skinny: Toolkit and good practice guidance for commissioners and providers of healthcare in the criminal or youth justice sectors, covering the implementation of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service in a secure setting. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 30p. Published: 23/12/2009 Posted in Commissioning, Grey Literature, NHS, Primary Care, Prison Health Services, Prisons, Quality Tagged: Advocacy, Commissioning, Grey Literature, PALS, Prison Health Services, Toolkits (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115031 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:28:23 +0100 3115031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118844&cid=t_92691_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2Fthe-maesgarreau-tendency.php "Trust but verify" is a good way to lead one's life. Ideally, we'd never take anyone's word for anything, and have the time and means to dig up supporting evidence for any position or statement that we encounter. But who has the time for that? We have to organize our busy lives around blocks of selective ignorance, portions of human knowledge and culture wherein we choose to take statements at face value, or follow the consensus viewpoint without doing the necessary groundwork to validate it. Books can and have been written on how to best go about this: acquiring and processing information costs time, and time is the most valuable resource most us of possess. There exist a growing number of people propagating various forms of the viewpoint that we middle-aged folk in developed countries m... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118844 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3118844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120552&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingsparks.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fhotel-accommodations-for-travelers.html Hm. I always misspell travelers as travellers.Things are a little different around here today. I chose a new template for my blog (links to the source are at the bottom of this page). I hope you like it.Speak Up Librarian has a useful post up today abo... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120552 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:01:00 +0100 3120552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111574&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiannoon.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F22%2Flords-speak-out-about-access-to-exams-for-disabled-students%2F Day 23 – Exam hall Originally uploaded by jackhynes If you’re wondering what the Lords were doing on the 15th day of December, they were having a big debate on equality. Maybe leaping around as well. The Equality Bill had its first debate in the House of Lords last week, just before Parliament closed down for Christmas. [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111574 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:07:08 +0100 3111574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108497&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspeakuplibrarian.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fhotels-and-ada-information-for-deaf-and.html If you are traveling this holiday season and will be staying in a hotel, you may want to be aware of what services a hotel is required to provide you by law. According to the U.S. Department of Justice,"Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108497 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:18:00 +0100 3108497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106769&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fmental-health-year-in-review-2009%2F Another year is over, and so brings us to the close of another year of great stories, great friends, and great insights into the world of psychology — our annual Year in Review of Mental Health. Conflicts of Interest, Lawsuits and Transparency Perhaps 2009 will be noted as the year of reckoning for pharmaceutical companies, who have not enjoyed good press this year. In January, we noted how Eli Lilly settled a Zyprexa lawsuit for $1.4 billion with 30 states due to its off-label marketing of the atypical antipsychotic drug for use in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Philip over at Furious Seasons puts the total Zyprexa tab at $2.8 billion with settlements with 39 states, with another 6 states pending. Keeping in mind that Zyprexa has had $37 billion in sales since its introduc... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106769 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:55:38 +0100 3106769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105066&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Faddicted-to-sex-the-internet-friendship%2F Some would argue that one can become “addicted” to the Internet. I’ve argued for over a decade this is a fairly ridiculous assertion that doesn’t even withstand a simple test of logic. Because if we can become addicted to the pipes that bring us information and friendship, it stands to reason one can become “addicted” to virtually anything in the world — sex, cake, shopping, TV, reading, the Internet, even friendship itself. Where do we draw the line and how? Why single out Internet use as its own disorder, but not someone who can’t be pried from in front of the TV 30 hours a week? Or from reading a book? I’m certainly not alone noting how the term “Internet addiction” helps sells newspapers more than it helps us understand ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105066 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:30:03 +0100 3105066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3106848&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffaceme.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Fdouble-standard-in-deafread%2F Not that I mind being on the “extra page” at DeafRead, but once again I’m left wondering about editor bias.   Yesterday this was posted on the front page, while my post about holiday parties ended up in ‘extra’. My post here discussed why office parties that included a fun activity were better for people who couldn’t [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3106848 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:26:07 +0100 3106848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3101006&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fneeman-national-counsil-on-disability%2F The White house has recently nominated Ari Ne’eman a leading autism advocate to the National Council on Disability according to the White House webpage.  Ari Ne’eman heads the Autism Self Advocacy Network and assists those with Autism in in advoacting for their rights and needs.  Seeing as I’m kinda busy right now and not wanting [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3101006 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:42:41 +0100 3101006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096902&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F17%2Fdsm-v-suggestions-for-change%2F With the recent announcement (PDF) by the American Psychiatric Association of a one year delay for the latest revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM, as it’s known), a new round of commentary and articles have appeared questioning the usefulness of the DSM. The DSM is used by clinicians in the mental health field to diagnose mental disorders according to the symptom lists contained in the book. The DSM is also used by researchers to ensure that when one researcher is talking about treatments for “major depression,” another researcher will use the same definition for “major depression.” I’m no defender of the DSM revision process, as previous blog entries have noted. But I’ve noticed that sometimes the criti... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096902 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:09:35 +0100 3096902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092866&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=35099&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomautworld.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fquick-word-about-my-writing.html I am a writer. As part of my commitment to writing, I participate in Script Frenzy and NaNoWriMo each year.For NaNoWriMo, I write Young Adult novels about teens with disabilities. This year, I wrote the third book in a series.The Möbius Strip is about youth with disabilities who attend an alternative school in Calgary, Alberta.Tumbling is about Talia, a 14yo autistic girl with tardive dyskinesia (a result of the antipsychotics her mother had her take for several years). She wants to be a competitive gymnast. She also has to testify in the trial of the man who sexually abused her. Tumbling was the novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo in 2008.Relevé takes place two years after Tumbling. Shortly after her 16th birthday, Rosemarie's boyfriend dumps her. Then she fails her audition for the ballet corp... ASD :: Commentary on Autism, Disability, and the World. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092866 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:54:00 +0100 3092866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092867&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=35099&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomautworld.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Ffew-thoughts-and-story.html I think I've written about this sort of thing before, and I doubt this is going to bring out a lot of new information. But I want to share something I wrote this morning as a comment on another blog entry, and I want to share the story of an encounter I had this fall. I'm hoping that this will help add to the discussion - or maybe begin the discussion - about diagnosis, treatment, society's response to disability, and myriad other topics I may or may not end up commenting on in this post. (In case you weren't aware, I tend not to plan out my blog entries ahead of time. That's why a lot of them get rather rambly.)As you ought to know by now, I have an ADHD diagnosis. I was 28 when I obtained my diagnosis, and it was largely a relief to know what had been causing me so many problems all my l... ASD :: Commentary on Autism, Disability, and the World. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092867 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:24:00 +0100 3092867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089484&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fwhite-house-comments-seclusion-restraint%2F Today Karen Dale, the Special Assistant to The President on Disability Policy commented publicly on the Bills going through the house and senate reforming the use of seclusion and restraint on special education children. Nearly seven months ago, approximately 50 disability advocates, representatives of national teacher organizations, other education professionals and Administration officials gathered at the [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089484 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:16:16 +0100 3089484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084932&cid=t_92691_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2Fcongress-ends-20-year-ban-on-syringe-exchange-funding%2F Over the weekend, Congress passed an appropriations bill, including language that will end the 20-year ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs (SEPs). These programs are shown to effectively reduce new HIV infections among intravenous drug users, and to provide avenues to get otherwise hard to reach HIV-positive people into care. The following is a press release from the national advocacy group, AIDS Action Council, whose Executive Director, Rebecca Haag, is also President & CEO of AIDS Action Committee here in MA. For Immediate Release December 13, 2009 Contact: Ronald Johnson, (202) 530-8030 x3096, rjohnson@aidsaction.org  William McColl, (202) 530-8030 x3096, (202) 595-4167, wmccoll@aidsaction.org AIDS Action Applauds Congress for Historic End to Twenty Year Ban on th... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084932 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:43:27 +0100 3084932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084907&cid=t_92691_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptionaction2.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fmichigan-deaf-association-supports.html Please welcome for today, our guest blogger Tamara "Tami" Davidson. Tami writes:Yesterday I found out that congressman Gary Peters (D-9) who represents Oakland County, Michigan may be asked by his legislative assistant to look into HR 3101 with hopes h... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084907 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:28:00 +0100 3084907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083079&cid=t_92691_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F13%2Fmedicaid-children-get-4x-more-antipsychotics%2F If you’re a child in Medicaid, you already have a more difficult life than average ahead of you. Children in Medicaid programs have nearly twice the number of mental health problems than other children. But now new research suggests it gets even worse for children in Medicaid, according to an article in The New York Times — they are prescribed four times the amount of atypical antipsychotic medications than other children: New federally financed drug research reveals a stark disparity: children covered by Medicaid are given powerful antipsychotic medicines at a rate four times higher than children whose parents have private insurance. And the Medicaid children are more likely to receive the drugs for less severe conditions than their middle-class counterparts, the data shows. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083079 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:25:20 +0100 3083079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3082574&cid=t_92691_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fautism-seclusion-restraint%2F An important bill for Autism rights is going through congress right now on the topic of seclusion and restraint for those with disabilities.  Thanks to Savannah Logsdon for pointing out this important topic in her blog.  The Autism Self Advocacy Network has released a statement applauding this bill for its prevention of the abuse of [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3082574 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:20:00 +0100 3082574