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 'amber alert'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2115931&cid=t_142917_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F4CHgUzLckI8%2F Silver Alert for the elderly, more specifically those wandering because of dementia or Alzheimer’s, is similar to the Amber Alert for youngsters.  A number of states have instituted them and more are considering legislation for implementing this law. Learn more about the National Silver Alert to help find missing seniors and/or other adults with Alzheimer’s or other cognitive disorders. Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, Alzheimers, Amber Alert, dementia, missing seniors, National Silver Alert, silver alert, Silver Alert legislationShare This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2115931 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:45:29 +0100 2115931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975220&cid=t_142917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FpjzhN605zYI%2F Just as there is the Amber Alert for abducted children, should there be an “Autism Alert” when an autistic child is missing? The parents of Kaitlyn Bacile—-who, in September, was found drowned in a canal near her home —-think so, as reported in today’s WSVN (Florida): While it’s too late for Kaitlyn, her parents hope some good can come from their tragedy. Jay Bacile: “We want Kaitlyn’s life not to go in vain, at the very minimum we want to raise awareness. We just want her memory to live on and do good because that’s what Kaitlyn was, was pure goodness. WSVN notes that current programs designed to report that autistic children are missing are “not being used consistently”: The “Take Me Home” program supplies poli... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975220 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:11:13 +0100 1975220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1976124&cid=t_142917_101_f&fid=36535&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbackboardsandbandaids.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Famber-alert-texas.html The State of Texas issued the Amber Alert on Wednesday afternoon after the child was apparently abducted in Spring Branch, about 15 miles north of San Antonio. The child is believed to be in imminent danger.Jewel Noel Klein is a white female, 6 years old with blond hair and blue eyes, 4 ft., and 60 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red plaid sundress.The suspect is Tonya Renee Martin, a 41 year old white female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 107 pounds with blue eyes, and blond hair.The suspect vehicle is a blue Hyundai Sonata with Texas tag number 404ZNM.Anyone with information is asked to call the Comal County Sheriff's Office, 830-620-3400 or dial 911. (Source: Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects...) Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1976124 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:54:00 +0100 1976124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1815383&cid=t_142917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FF7UWIEZgCIE%2F 13-year-old Austin Large, who is autistic, is missing, according to the September 22nd New Durham Region. Austin and his father, Elias Large, were to return from a fishing trip on Monday. When they did not, Austin’s mother contacted police. Police say they could be traveling in a white 1999 GMC Sierra extended truck with a large green tool box. The licence plate number is NE7 917. Austin is described as white, 5′5″ tall, and weighing 160 pounds. He has a heavy build, brush cut, light brown hair and blue eyes. The boy and his father were supposed to have spent the weekend fishing on Lake Nipissing but when they did not return home Monday as planned, Austin’s mother called police. “They did not go to the lake,” said Hamilton Police Detective Sergeant Chris Kiriakopoul... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815383 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:53:29 +0100 1815383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=823044&cid=t_142917_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F148582078%2F Back in June, 7-year-old Benjy Heil was found in Ten Mile Creek, less than a mile from his house in Saratoga, Wisconsin; he was last seen playing in the basement. Rescuers searched for five days before finding him on June 19th. Last week, 11-year-old Justin Menezes of Northampton, PA, was missing for 13 hours before he was found unharmed. Sadly, such reports of autistic children missing seem all too frequent. The August 26th Morning Call asks if an “Amber Alert“—first created in Texas in 1996 after 1996 after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered—should be issued when autistic children are missing? Should there be a “Justin Alert”? Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=823044 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:02:39 +0100 823044