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 'change.org'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:42:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346456&cid=t_210755_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobalhealthinitiative.org%2Fdocuments%2Freport_rmnch.pdf Editor’s note: This past December, the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog launched a series on The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World. In addition to Disruptive Women’s own pool of experts, a number of guests were invited to post on this critically important topic. We invite you to download the ebook or read the original posts. By Lois Privor-Dumm. It’s really simple.  8.8 million children die every year.  Not here in the US, but in developing countries where they don’t have access to the same care that we do here.  How much of our global health budget goes to address these basic needs?  Less than $1 of every $10. Children are the future of every country.  Providing them with basic care to ensure they survive until their fifth birthday doesn... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346456 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:29 +0100 3346456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081148&cid=t_210755_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fd8dHcT8cT-A%2F Thanks very, very, very much to everyone for your kind words about the big change. It is definitely a change and I’m still adjusting—-I’m very interested in knowing what you think. Thanks to all those—-Kev, Emily, Mike, Lisa—who’ve given the new autism blog a shout-out It’s been fabulous blogging with Dora and I’m very excited to be part of the Change.org community. There’s been a couple of questions about what will happen to this blog: While I won’t be writing it after this week, someone (I’m not sure who) will be taking it over. As far as I know, the archives will remain on the web. If you’ve other questions, or if there’s a particular post that you’d like to bookmark or otherwise save but can’t qui... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081148 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:06:29 +0100 2081148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074306&cid=t_210755_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FyFuBGi5XLrM%2F A long time ago (definitely “before Charlie,” which is “bC” to Jim and me) “someone” (she writes poetry) wrote this to me: Poetry is life; it should change everything around it. Do only what changes you. The lines were written at the end of a letter regarding a topic that was, at that point in time (I was about half as old as I am as I write this), of total everything significance to my life: What should I study in graduate school? I was a Classics major in college and, finding the sustained study of Latin and ancient Greek intellectually intriguing, albeit a little wearying on the soul, I was drawn to another academic discipline, Comparative Literature; I had hopes of studying something called “literary theory” or just “theory” (... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074306 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:17:59 +0100 2074306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075714&cid=t_210755_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2Ff_FFKDRHevE%2F I just received a very disturbing comment from a user stating that Michael E. Robinson director of the The Office of Advocacy for Autistic Children just told an autistic person that his opinion is unwelcome in the proposal of an Autism Health Care bill he is proposing on the website change.orgAccording to the comment left [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075714 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:27:18 +0100 2075714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056135&cid=t_210755_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJ0IxVrYoaWA%2F You could call 2008 a year of autism legislation, with bills proposed and (in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas) passed for insurance coverage for children with autism (of varying ages; for instance, Texas’ House Bill 1919 calls for coverage for autistic children between two and six; efforts are being made to pass House Bill 451, to require certain insurance plans coverage to autistic individuals up to age 18). Via the National Council of State Legislatures, you can access the NCSL Autism Legislation Database, which provides information about legislation in different states. Autism Bulletin also has a map of autism legislation, and here are various posts I’ve written on legislation concerning autism and disabilities. Military famil... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056135 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:30:20 +0100 2056135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939223&cid=t_210755_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fpicky-eaters-and-then-some.html Many parents share a common goal, something along the lines of, 'please let my child reach the age of majority and live a happy healthy life.'Others, more ambitious parents, a few of them, focus on the "details.""Food and fun"If ever there were two words that don’t go together, then these two would be my first choice. I should have the picky eater logo tattooed on my forehead. I swear I have read every book ever published on the subject, or if not ‘swear’ as I have a tendency to exaggerate, then certainly a great many.You see I am the mother of a neophobe, a person who eats less than 20 foods.What does this mean?Well……when did you last see a child [or adult?] who had a meltdown at the prospect of eating an ice-cream, or a chocolate chip cookie, or chocolate or candy……? Do tho... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939223 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:59:00 +0100 1939223