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 'ballot'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954673&cid=t_176387_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fvoting-and-multiple-sclerosis%2F Worry not!  This isn’t a blog posting about something/someone I think you should or should not vote for.  Rather, I want to bring up the topic of voting, as in the act of going to the polls. I’ve always enjoyed the experience of going to my local polling place on Election Day. When I could, I would walk to the polls, stand on line (sometimes for great periods of time), cast my vote, and walk home a fully engaged member of the Republic. Now, however, my county is 100% vote by mail for all elections. I’m not going to say I don’t miss the activity of fulfilling my civic duty alongside and shoulder to shoulder with my fellow precinct members.  I’m also not totally sold on the idea as far as being able to factor in eleventh-hour information into my vote. As a person with a disabili... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954673 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:15 +0100 2954673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955364&cid=t_176387_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F450904199%2Fmichigan-massachusetts-pass-marijuana.html Voters bolster medical marijuana movement—or do they?On November 4, both Michigan and Massachusetts passed harm reduction measures aimed at eliminating stiff penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Opponents vowed to keep fighting.In Michigan, on a vote of 63% to 37%, voters passed Proposal 1, allowing for the physician-supervised possession and use of cannabis. However, the initiative did not go as far as allowing for licensed medical dispensaries, as California has done. Nonetheless, this was not a happy outcome for the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy and its director, John P. Walters, who campaigned strenuously against the measure, calling it an “abomination” and said it was likely to lead to marijuana shops in every neighborhood. For its part,... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955364 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:12:00 +0100 1955364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933153&cid=t_176387_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F11%2F03%2Fvoting-its-not-just-about-mccain-or-obama%2F So, after months and months of endless campaign coverage, the end is in sight. Tomorrow America votes and a new president will be elected. But tomorrow’s election is not just about whether McCain or Obama wins. There are also a number of important health initiatives on various State ballots. Here’s just a few of them… Washington has Measure 1000, also known as The Washington Death with Dignity Act, on the ballot. It’s an initiative that asks whether to allow dying patients to get a prescription for medicine to commit suicide. Arizona has Proposition 101 which looks at freedom of choice in health care. This initiative, if passed, would block the state from enacting a universal health-insurance plan. Michigan has two health-related issues on it’s ballot. First, ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933153 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:51:10 +0100 1933153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868608&cid=t_176387_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F417063737%2Fdrugs-on-ballot.html States to vote on drug policy proposals.The Drug War Chronicle has done an excellent job of rounding up the various drug policy initiatives that will appear on state ballots in November. The majority of these initiatives concern marijuana decriminalization, medical marijuana, and prison sentencing reform. The Drug War Chronicle reports in its October 3 issue that the pace of drug policy initiatives has slowed, compared to the beginning of the decade, when medical marijuana initiatives were on the ballot in dozens of states.While California voters will be asked to strengthen their support of medical marijuana and lessen penalties for possession, voters in Michigan and Massachusetts will have the opportunity to follow California’s lead with marijuana decriminalization initiatives of their ... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868608 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:45:00 +0100 1868608