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 'bus'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:34 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086259&cid=t_141605_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F31%2Ffullerton-police-beat-to-death-mentally-ill-homeless-man%2F A police officer only needs to use “reasonable force” to make an arrest. How many Fullerton, Calif. police officers does it take to arrest one man? Well, it took five patrol cars, 6 officers, tasering 37-year-old Kelly Thomas numerous times, and beating him so badly that he went into a coma. And then died a few days later. What was Thomas’s alleged crime that resulted in his death? Breaking into cars, looking for things to steal. Welcome to our more violent America, where citizens stand by while the police beating took place, too afraid to intervene and save Thomas’s life. Is this what we’ve come to? Kelly Thomas was a long-time member of the Fullerton homeless community, and apparently had schizophrenia. While sometimes scary looking (as not bathing and not ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086259 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:35:53 +0100 5086259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086150&cid=t_141605_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiVFFkpWpcg0%2F By Randal O'TooleHalf truths, innuendo, and pseudo-science form the basis of a response to my recent Cato paper, Intercity Buses: The Forgotten Mode. The response is produced by America 2050, a project of the Regional Plan Association, a New York City–area regional planning organization. The response’s basic thesis of the response is that intercity buses have a role to play in a “balanced transportation system,” but they are “no replacement for high-speed rail.” Of course, my report never argued that buses were a replacement for true high-speed rail. But it did show that existing bus schedules in many corridors are faster, more frequent, and charge far lower fares than Amtrak in the same corridors. Of course, there is a “replacement” for high-spe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086150 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:36:51 +0100 5086150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062326&cid=t_141605_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F07%2F20%2Fwhat-if-they-get-hit-by-a-bus%2F A little while back I asked my wife what she would do with all my blogs if I was hit by the proverbial “bus.” Her answer made me laugh. She said, she’d log into my blogs and post that I had passed away and that if readers of the site would like to support my wife and kids they could do so using the PayPal button below. I guess it’s a good thing I taught my wife how to blog. I hope she never has to post that PayPal button. However, I’ve always loved the question of “what are you going to do if they get hit by a bus?” The “they” can be replaced by all sorts of things. Each organization will have a different set of “they’s”. Remember that the buses can come in all sorts of ways: re-location, new job, injury, illness, chan... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062326 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:32:37 +0100 5062326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220390&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E5%2FCKYJURFsnM4%2F It's cold outside! Feels like minus 17 degrees Celcius. It's sunny and the small amount of snow fallen has already disappeared. December 2010. Time to analyse this year. I have been very lucky with the love of my former boyfriend. We have regular contact now. As often, when things have finished one knows what is left behind. The cold not only hits me from outside, a break up means pain too. I try to find new things to keep myself occupied with. Distract me from too many thoughts. Just started the first part of the wellknown Stieg Larsson Trilogy. So far, I like the character of Lisbeth Salander. She reminds me of myself. How I wished to be a more tough woman like her! These days WikiLeaks seems once again to have reached the international spotlights.Days go by and everytime the pressure ... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220390 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:04:00 +0100 4220390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4205993&cid=t_141605_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D1021 If I pull her finger and she passes gas, I’ll get an erection? The stink of flatulence and rotten eggs could provide a surprising lift for men. Hydrogen sulphide (smell of sewer gas) causes erections in rats and may one day provide an alternative to Viagra for men.  The verdict is unclear about the gassy female Viagra effect, but so far it seems women don’t seem to get turned on as much by farting men. The smell of sex is in the air – too bad you might vomit. How Viagra Farts Work The penis is packed with spongy tissue that produces an erection when it fills with blood. Nitric oxide (the blue spot to the left) helps relax the walls of arteries that supply the penis, allowing extra blood to flow in. Viagra works by blocking an enzyme that destroys NO. Farts seem to incre... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4205993 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:04:56 +0100 4205993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086269&cid=t_141605_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-ethics-and-the-amish-bus-driver-rule%2F2010.10.20 Rachel Maddow, in a discussion related to the provision of abortion services, once proposed that we (society) should invoke the Amish Bus Driver Rule (ABDR) whenever medical professionals invoke their personal convictions in refusing to provide legal medical services. The ABDR goes like this: If you’re Amish, and therefore have religious convictions against internal combustion engines, then you have disqualified yourself for employment as a bus driver. (Presumably Ms. Maddow would not apply the ABDR to everyone, since it would disqualify, for instance, Al Gore from utilizing horseless carriages and other fossil-fueled contrivances.) The ABDR would do far more than merely render it okay for doctors to perform abortions and other ethically controversial (but legal) medical services. The... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086269 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:00:58 +0100 4086269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036720&cid=t_141605_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F06%2Flet-your-children-be-children%2F Everyday, the same scene plays itself out across American neighborhoods across the United States. Mothers pull up in their Suburbans and Lexus SUVs at the entrance to their housing development. Even though the families live in perfectly safe, middle-class (or better) neighborhoods, parents feel the need to chauffeur their children the few blocks from the bus stop to home. Why? This behavior may be understandable if the child is 5 or 6. But at 8 or 10, this behavior is ludicrous and symptomatic of a dangerous infection that has spread throughout this country in the latest generation of parents. If not stopped, we may end up raising a whole generation or two of children who have little effective life coping skills and no connection or understanding to the world around them. If you’re ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036720 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:30:41 +0100 4036720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776583&cid=t_141605_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fscript-writers-wanted-for-my-doctors.html Yesterday was another day on the cancer bus from hell. (Before I bore you with my whining I will say, no they did not find any cancer so now you can read unstressed.) Monday was a day where teh result was 'no we didn't find anything but go back to your doctor if you have more pain.' Well, gee, I guess you ruled out the easy stuff. What about everything else? Never mind, I'll ignore it and suck it up until I decide its really painful and I need to move on.Six months ago, I had what was supposed to be a baseline neck ultrasound as a follow up to my thyroid cancer. These were not standard when I last saw an endocrinologist sometime in the mid-1990s but one is recommended every five years now. So I was sent for one as a baseline so they could compare it to future ones. It was supposed to be cl... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776583 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:10:00 +0100 3776583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084752&cid=t_141605_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8122 The NST reported that an International Medical University is planned in the state of Perak. An international medical university will be built in Perak next year in collaboration with several leading universities, mainly from India, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said yesterday. He said the project, which would involve an investment of RM7 billion to RM8 billion, had been planned for the past two years through private initiatives and the state government would have equity in it. “It’s some kind of (university) consortium. Initially, the Malaysian-based company will invest RM300 million. We hope they can start operation by next year with a minimum intake. They can have pre-university courses first,” he said at a meeting with Malaysian students in the United... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084752 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3084752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879758&cid=t_141605_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fbig-pink-bus-battles-breast-cancer%2F Because of my blog a lot of people contact me to tell me about their efforts to promote breast cancer awareness or other initiatives to battle breast cancer. Actually most of them are worthwhile. I am always amazed by the devotion and dedication people have in helping others. I am even more amazed when I hear about a story like the one that was on my local news today. A woman in her 40’s was diagnosed with breast cancer just after leaving her job. She had no health care and no income. She actually did some research to look for a place she could go to die; there was no way that she was going to be able to afford treatment. With a little help from her local cancer society, she found a program that treated women with cervical or breast cancer that had no health insurance, it saved her l... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879758 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:39:52 +0100 2879758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809869&cid=t_141605_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F09%2F18%2Fchaos-theory-rush-limbaughs-bus-to-nowhere%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Rush Limbaugh’s Bus to Nowhere. Posted in Media, Politcal Cartoons Tagged: bus, conservative, rush limbaugh, segregated, segregation (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809869 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:14:40 +0100 2809869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790391&cid=t_141605_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FWNhS9Sc0a1M%2F One thing that I love about Boulder is that it gets me out of the house, quite literally, and moving. The reason for this is that everything (almost) that we might want to do is within walking distance of where we live, or accessible on a bus route. Now my great fear in this particular post is that I will start sounding like some naive eco-person whose interest in saving the earth comes from a desire to be fashionable as much as it does from a concern for the earth. I am like this sometimes, unfortunately — buying massive amounts of reusable grocery bags, and never bringing them back to the grocery store. Buying, buying — anything with a green or eco label on it. Another manifestation of this outlook in myself is the long-held and firmly entrenched belief that public transporta... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790391 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:20:06 +0100 2790391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766231&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fwaiting.html Child abductions are rare but currently in the news, as are a rash of sex offenders. These things are on my mind when my son unlocks all the locks on the front door and bounds out into the garden at 7:40 in the morning. He dashes down the path all legs and limbs like Bambi. He stops at the gate and hangs on it before he glances back at me to give me a thumbs up sign. He gives me another thumbs up sign because he knows that I am old and may not understand the hand gesture of the young and hopefully hip because he’s considerate like that. He argues with himself for a few moments, debating. I watch him debate as he weighs the matter up, both sides before his better side sighs and stomps back to the house, to me, his mother, who is waiting. He takes the 'yell through the open window' option,... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766231 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:18:00 +0100 2766231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2320462&cid=t_141605_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F-swwFitJTAE%2F This is one of the slides I created recently for my talks, and it seems to be getting the point across. Your answer? The follow-up question: is your job and life more similar to the constant problem-solving and mental challenge of the cab driver, or to the routine or the bus driver? Pascale wrote an excellent article on this, check it out: Brain Plasticity - How learning changes your brain. Have a good Good Friday/ Passover/ holiday/ weekend! brain, Brain Plasticity, bus driver, cab driver, hippocampus, Learning, mental challenge, problem solving (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2320462 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:51:06 +0100 2320462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258171&cid=t_141605_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F10%2Ftexas-state-hospital-heres-the-bus-station-see-ya%2F Just as you believe that maybe, perhaps, the tide is turning and the government that is charged with the responsibility and care of those most in need — the severely mentally ill who are hospitalized — actually “gets” it, you read a story like this one. Raquel Padilla was discharged from a state inpatient psychiatric hospital in San Antonio, Texas and dropped off at the bus station. That and a phone call to a sibling who also suffers from schizophrenia was apparently the extent of her discharge planning. Raquel suffered from schizophrenia herself and also apparently had mild mental retardation. Needless to say, bad things soon followed and three days later, she was found dead in a concrete ditch. She never made it on the bus. The family is rightfully outraged: &#8... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258171 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:22:52 +0100 2258171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075711&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FoHPOgB8LWU4%2F A special needs adult with cerbal palsy was left on a bus New Years Eve all night in New York City - with temperatures plummeting below 15 degrees. According to his sister Edwin Rivera was found “cold, very cold” with “blue fingers.”  Edwin Rivera is currently recovering in the hospital and is doing much better according [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075711 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:53:06 +0100 2075711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056134&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FVlMp_Gb2gTo%2F Soon as December started, my students started asking me what we were getting Charlie for Christmas. I fumbled with an answer—what do you get for the child who doesn’t ask for anything?—and they seemed quite incredulous that he’d no desire for any electronic devices or a football jersey with X player’s last name emblazoned on it. I’ve been used to telling people that things are different with Charlie but, on further reflection, the thought occurred to me: Charlie, at 11 1/2, is getting closer and closer in age to my college-students. Certainly there’s more than a few similarities between him and the tall guys with really big sneakers or Timberlands with legs too long to fit in the desks and always fishing around in a beyond dog-eared notebook for th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056134 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:47:58 +0100 2056134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990895&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FD6lKH0gnDiw%2F McDonalds. Burger King. They’re the competition. Not against Guardians of Healthy (and Happy) Meals. They’re competition for staff—for workers—for disabled adults who need support in their living, work, and other arrangements. And, if you cook burgers and fill drinks at a fast-food restaurant, you don’t need the sort of training—which can be extensive—that can be called for in assisting some disabled adults. Emily Homer of VOCA of Maryland D.C. made this point at last week’s IACC meeting and it sobered the atmosphere in the room up. She noted that, if Americans won’t take these kinds of jobs for those wages, it’s likely that people will turn to immigrants to fill the positions—-and I thought about how at least half of the bu... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990895 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:07:06 +0100 1990895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809834&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fe7nf17uBF6I%2F A school bus driver in West Ashley (SC) is accused of striking an 11-year-old autistic boy who was getting on the bus, today’s Post and Courier reports. The alleged incident occurred on September 11. According to a police report, a school employee saw the child hit the child with his hands “after the child was being uncooperative while getting on the bus.” The driver has been suspended without pay. From the Post and Courier: The officer wrote in his report that he interviewed the child and did not observe any signs of abuse. He also spoke with the child’s teacher, who said she had not observed any signs of abuse or abnormal behavior, the report said. “It should be noted that (the child) suffers from autism,” the officer wrote. The boy’s family decl... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809834 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:00:56 +0100 1809834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791703&cid=t_141605_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F09%2F14%2Fwhy-i-heart-bus-rides%2F I think the title itself will raise eyebrows and elicit a few (hopefully) laughs.  Well, with the perpetual heavy traffic in the Metro, the dingy interiors of our public buses, and the busted airconditioning systems that can’t fight off the tropical heat, I must be masochistic enough to even want those over a faster transport, the MRT. But then, let me explain. Actually, not all of the above-mentioned statements are true all the time.  MRT, these days, have become hellish.  It cannot guarantee a transport through the Metro in minutes anymore because of the lack of trains to handle the several hundred thousands of passengers everyday.  And with less than ideal maintenance, trains break down mid-operation and it holds up the rest of the line.  If you’re going in through the ... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791703 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:52:52 +0100 1791703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779310&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FtXBijDT507A%2F We’ve been through a lot of challenges with Charlie over the past several years but the one thing we’ve never had to argue about is his diagnosis. While the St. Paul Public School District initially wrote down “communication disorder” as Charlie’s diagnosis on his first Individual Family Services Plan (IFSP; we were living in Minnesota at the time), it was soon evident that Charlie had autism, and that’s been his diagnosis ever since. I think it’s been Charlie’s limited language—-when he was two, the only thing he said was “dah”—that especially stood out (he also had some “challenging behaviors”—some bouts of hitting himself on the head). But once we got the report saying that he had autism, there&#82... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779310 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:17:06 +0100 1779310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1728303&cid=t_141605_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F08%2F18%2Fmad-as-hell%2F Journalist and cancer patient Leroy Sievers is dead. He was 53 years old. Many National Public Radio fans know his name, as do former viewers of the TV news show Nightline. I became aware of Sievers on a subliminal level in April 2004 when I watched the controversial Nightline program “The Fallen,” which Sievers initiated. At that time I was almost paralyzed with fear of recurrence, and I saw myself in every solder’s face that passed across the TV screen. I became aware of Sievers in a more direct way after he responded to a comment made by Mitt Romney’s wife. From Sievers’ blog entry Cancer Is Not the Lesser of Evils dated July 27, 2007: I was reading the current issue of People magazine. Yes, I’m a subscriber. One of the articles is about Ann Romne... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1728303 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:12:06 +0100 1728303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649036&cid=t_141605_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3674 Peter Tan has a great pictorial post which shows the plight our wheelchair bound brethren face when they try to deal with public transport in this wonderful nation of ours. How much of the petrol subsidy which has been removed will go to improving the deplorable state of public transport in this country? a Journey…interrupted (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649036 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1649036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508728&cid=t_141605_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Fbuses-are-still-on-the-sidewalk%2F I’ve made a post in January regarding certain buses who have made the sidewalk along Paso de Blas their temporary terminal, or where they await and load passengers.  This is wrong, dangerous practice as it deprives the pedestrians the use of the sidewalk, and, at the same time, increasing the risk of reckless bus drivers hitting pedestrians as they maneuver their heavy buses ON the sidewalk.  Add to that the mere possibility of buses getting out of balance, as the sidewalks are inclined. And well, it seems that the buses are still ON the sidewalk up to the very present. See the photos I took of those inconsiderate bus drivers: You’d have to notice that the bus was parked in such a way that as a pedestrian, either you squeeze your way through the space they’ve left fo... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508728 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:29:50 +0100 1508728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1349655&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F263834049%2F A few days ago I asked does your child know that he or she is autistic?—-and now, after Wednesday’s World Autism Day and April being Autism Awareness Month, here’s another question in the same vein: Does your autistic child know that Wednesday was World Autism Day and that this whole month is Autism Awareness Month? I don’t like to speak on behalf of Charlie but have a few thoughts on this particular topic. First, no, he’s not particularly aware that Wednesday or this month are focused on him or, rather, on what he “has.” Charlie hardly needs to be aware of autism. When I think about all the news reports, special features, talk shows, general media onslaught of stories about autism that have been circulating, I suspect that most would not hold his ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1349655 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:09:25 +0100 1349655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181848&cid=t_141605_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F01%2F28%2Fbuses-on-the-sidewalk%2F I work in a clinic located somewhere in Malinta. And everyday that I walk through Paso de blas to get to work and to get to a jeepney terminal with trips heading back home, I see this: See that arrow that I’ve made pointing to the edge of the sidewalk? Clearly the bus was parked not beside the sidewalk but ON the sidewalk. A sidewalk that’s supposed to be for pedestrians is being occupied by no less than a bus! Wait, there’s more! It appears that this isn’t an isolated incident: These buses have made the sidwalk their terminal! This is quite dangerous as this practice already narrows what’s already a constricted and often congested two-way road. Also, instead of feeling safe because they’re in the sidewalk, pedestrians have to be wary of reckless b... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181848 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:28:33 +0100 1181848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162576&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F219494443%2F There was Mr. Richard, who had a disabled brother; at least a dozen special needs (many autistic) kids were on his bus (and no bus matron). There was the older woman from Russia who told me “your driveway is not convenient for me” and “my eyes are not good.” There were the two women, both grandmothers, who drove a beat-up burgundy minivan and whose saris were made of heavy brocades in the winter, and lighter fabrics when spring came (sometimes a little girl rode in the front passenger seat). There was Miss Linda, who greeted Charlie with a “Come on in, Charlie” and—even after she had been told that we had moved back in September—-still drove by where we used to live, just to be sure that Charlie did not need a ride. Now it’s Miss Valeri... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162576 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:14:29 +0100 1162576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1152488&cid=t_141605_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F15%2Flobotomies-for-all%2F How could the entire modern medical profession get behind and approve of a procedure for over 30 years that involved sticking an ice pick through your upper eye sockets, into your brain, and rotating it? Amazingly, it did, from the 1930s until the 1960s. Marketed as a “cure all” for psychosis, depression, or any other troublesome behavior, it’s no wonder it worked: His operation severed the frontal lobe from the thalamus, the repository of emotions and the site where Freeman believed mental illness originated. Ouch. It’s the same story we’ve heard before — doctors wanting to do something, because they believe any kind of action is better than no action at all. We see that is not always the case. A few patients and their families claimed lobotomy ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1152488 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:05:58 +0100 1152488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1112681&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F204390636%2F We got up at 3.45am and were more or less in the car, with suitcases, Charlie’s blue backpack and his special blue case. Jim had gotten home late from his office and, on only a very (very) few hours of sleep, he drove us down to the Philadelphia airport (we’ve had good experiences flying with Charlie on Southwest Airlines and they don’t fly out of any New Jersey airports, hence our taking a flight from Philly). After driving in circles, we found our way to Economy Parking, found a place, and pulled out our bags. “There’s the bus!” I said, pointing to a large bus that was full of airport-bound passengers, and nowhere near our car. “It’s leaving!” said Jim. “Charlie!” I said and turned and saw Charlie running past the pa... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1112681 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:47:03 +0100 1112681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894230&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F160550382%2F On our way home from a September swim in the ocean, we stopped at a rest stop on the Garden State Parkway to refuel (and re-soda). As Jim paid the cashier and Charlie checked out the chip selection just in case he could get something else (on top of a burger and fries meal heavy-on-the-ketchup and with a side of rice from his dad’s plate), I looked at a local paper and the words “bus-driver concerns shouted out to me in a front-page article in the Home News Tribune. I only had time to read the first two paragraphs: In one case, a 4-year-old student at Franklin Park Elementary School was left stranded on a school bus last Friday for five hours because the now-fired driver failed to sweep the vehicle to make sure no children remained. In another, a substitute bus driver resigned ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894230 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:43:39 +0100 894230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814246&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F146608820%2F A few days ago I wrote about how, when a different test for intelligence (Raven’s Progressive Matrices) was used to evaluate autistic children, they scored significantly higher, than when a more “traditional” test was used (the Wechsler). An interesting observation about intelligence and autism is made by psychiatrist Glen Elliot in an August 19th article in the San Francisco Chronicle about Bryna Siegel, director of UCSF’s autism clinic at the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute: …..mentally retarded people usually achieve superior self-sufficiency than autistic people, even if their IQ is lower. A retarded person with an IQ of 65 can learn to ride a bus, but an autistic person with an IQ of 80 might struggle to do this, Elliott says. If the bus arrives a fe... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814246 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:51:16 +0100 814246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726316&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F132480420%2F It has been thoroughly hot and humid here on the East Coast: I usually get a panoramic view of the New York skyline as I near my exit ramp on the Pulaski Skyway on my way to work, but today a murky gray haze obscured any view of Manhattan. Yesterday was no better—-and yesterday an autistic boy was left on—locked in—-a schoolbus on Long Island: WNBC has a video with details. The boy is all right—-but talk about a nightmare for all involved. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726316 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:05:34 +0100 726316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650905&cid=t_141605_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F01%2Fvehicle-for-change-novo-nordisks-bus-to-visit-us%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Events, OpinionDrug giant Novo Nordisk's big white bus will soon roll into the USA. Officially known as the Novo Nordisk Changing Diabetes Bus, the vehicle is scheduled to visit a selection of towns in the USA between June and November. First, though, it's the turn of those lucky Canadians. The tour kicked off in Denmark back in September 2006 and goes under the banner "Changing Diabetes." Since Denmark, the bus and its crew have visited the following countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, South Africa, Australia, China, Japan, and Canada. (Cool job, huh?) The Canada sojourn will last a few more days - 'till June 12, to be exact - then it's time to cross the border into the US. Last stop is New York City, where the tour will end on November 14, w... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650905 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 650905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638257&cid=t_141605_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F119956560%2F “Telling time” is a new goal that we are planning to add to Charlie’s IEP. While I am not sure if Charlie understands what the numbers on a (digital) clock stand for, he most definitely has an accurate internal sense of time. This is a long weekend for Charlie: He had Friday off and also, of course, will have Monday off for Memorial Day. But Charlie knows full well that the weekend is two days long. And so, after a day at the lake, Mexican food for dinner (Charlie sitting like a gent and helping himself to chips, pointing to the rice and “green” (=guacamole) on a table display, and sampling mild salsa), and an up-the-hill bike ride under the setting sun, Charlie took himself to bed early and said the name of one his teachers, more than earnestly. And suddenly ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638257 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:25:06 +0100 638257