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 'carolyn maloney'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652350&cid=t_166512_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Frep-carolyn-maloney-sees-parallels-health-risks-bp-911-workers%2F US Rep Carolyn Maloney is warning of the possible health dangers for the BP oil spill workers if health concerns are dismissed and protective gear is not provided. Maloney represents parts of Manhattan and Queens and is an advocate for the more than 30,000 workers at the Twin Towers site who have suffered serious respiratory and health issues as a result of exposures while working the cleanup. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652350 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:26:52 +0100 3652350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477559&cid=t_166512_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-advocacy-on-facebook%2F Whether or not you live in the United States, please take a moment to join the Facebook group I created in support of the Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009. Facebook group This is the fifth time this bill has been up for consideration in Congress and it needs a strong show of support for passage in this 111th Congress! Please help spread the word through Facebook, Twitter, and any breastfeeding groups to which you belong! If you live in the United States, please consider writing to your representatives to ask them to support the bill in the House committees. We need a groundswell of support to get this legislation passed! Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477559 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:54:03 +0100 2477559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477560&cid=t_166512_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-promotion-act-support-letter%2F After the Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 was introduced on June 11, 2009, it was referred to three different committees. Now is the time to take action to support HR2819 by writing to your state representatives if they are on any of these committees (click the links to check the membership for your state representatives) and are not already co-sponsors of the bill (co-sponsors are listed in the sample letter below): House Ways and Means House Energy and Commerce House Education and Labor Then look up the contact information for your representatives and use the following sample letter or your own draft to write to your representatives to ask them to support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act (HR2819) in committee. I have adapted this sample letter from the advocacy kit provided by the D... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477560 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:30:48 +0100 2477560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477561&cid=t_166512_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2F2009-breastfeeding-promotion-act-introduced%2F Nursing mothers have Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to thank for her tireless attempts to see a Breastfeeding Promotion Act passed in Congress. Last Thursday Representative Maloney and Senator Jeff Merkley announced the introduction of the Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 (H.R. 2819). Representative Maloney announcing the Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 Incredibly, this is the fifth time the Act has been up for consideration. Representative Maloney spoke to a crowd of nursing mothers on Capitol Hill: This bill is needed now more than ever, as moms head back to work earlier than ever during this recession. I hope that with Senator Merkley’s good efforts, we can get this bill to the President. You can see the full text of the Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 (H.R. Bill 28... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477561 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:30:58 +0100 2477561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806277&cid=t_166512_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautism.gbrettmiller.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fis-your-sen-or-rep-attending-rep-maloneys-vaccine-autism-meeting%2F As the folks at Age of Autism have pointed out, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is hosting a special briefing next Wednesday (24 September 2008) for Members of Congress and their Staff to update them on recent developments in the vaccine-autism debate.  I took their advice (kind of) and sent my Senators and Congressman a quick note about the meeting: Dear …  , On Wednesday 24 September, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is hosting a special briefing for Members of Congress and their Staff to update them on recent developments in the vaccine-autism debate.  As the parent of an autistic son, now 17, I’m asking that you not spend the valuable time of you or your staff at this meeting. As you may have guessed, I don’t subscribe to the belief that vaccines, or anything in them, cause... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806277 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:23:21 +0100 1806277