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 'children health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:06:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450266&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F02%2F08%2Fsommers-to-discuss-ha-churning-study-tomorrow%2F When Don Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, spoke at the National Health Policy Conference yesterday, one of the priorities listed in his presentation was coordinating eligibility among Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the new state health insurance exchanges provided for under the Affordable Care Act. A paper in the [...] (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450266 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:33:00 +0100 4450266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460157&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FBpa11wOcyj8%2F By Rozalynn Goodwin.  It’s pretty sad that we have come to the point that “civil discourse” must be taught on college campuses.  Parents, not professors, should teach children to be polite and courteous and to take turns listening and speaking.  But I guess with all the recent pre- and post-health reform tomfoolery displayed by juvenile-acting public officials and hate groups disguised as patriots, such coursework is necessary. While  I was watching the televised health reform vote in the United States House of Representatives a few weeks ago, I heard someone yell, “Baby killer!” and thought, “Oh no!  Not again!  As if South Carolina hasn’t had enough embarrassment for the 21st century!  Please don’t let it be one of our congressmen in another act of immaturity and l... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460157 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:20:54 +0100 3460157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3415982&cid=t_239231_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F29%2Fbmj-2010-vol-340-no-7748%2F Contents page Fade Fave: Sunbed use in children aged 11-17 in England: face to face quota sampling surveys in the National Prevalence Study and Six Cities Study Fade Skinny: Sunbed use by children is widespread in England, is often inadequately supervised, and is a health risk. National legislation is needed to control sunbed outlets. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Children, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Health Risk Assessment, Sunbeds (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3415982 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:56:32 +0100 3415982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403845&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F24%2Fdoes-displaying-calorie-counts-lead-to-healthier-eating%2F One of the lesser-known provisions of the newly passed health reform legislation will require restaurant chains to post calorie counts on menus and drive-through signs. Will people consume fewer calories as a result? Here’s what Brian Elbel and coauthors reported in Health Affairs last year about the effect of a calorie-count display law already in effect in New York City, based on a survey of 1,156 adults at fast-food restaurants in low-income, minority communities: In our study of consumers from low-income, minority communities, calorie labeling increased the percentage of consumers who reported seeing calorie labels, and thereby the number of people who reported that the information influenced their food choices. This meaningful change as a result of labeling could “set... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403845 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:01:33 +0100 3403845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115309&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=36988&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.happynutritionistsnuggets.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fmead-johnson-maker-of-enfamil-loses_22.html This is a sponsored guest post written by a Press Release on behalf of PBM Products. Post powered by Sponzai.GORDONSVILLE, VA., December 2 , 2009—PBM Products, LLC, a leading infant formula company that supplies store-brand infant formulas to Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, Walgreens, and other retailers, has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.5 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Co., the operating subsidiary of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) (“Mead Johnson”), the makers of the national-brand Enfamil® LIPIL® Infant Formula. Mead Johnson is 83 percent-owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb.PBM’s lawsuit claimed that Mead Johnson engaged in false and misleading campaigns against PBM’s competing store-brand of infant ... Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115309 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:00 +0100 3115309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092658&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Frepeat-sti-rate-in-urban-girls-almost-100%2F I know, we don’t want to think of our daughters, especially in their teens, as having sex. I also know that many of them do have sex. So, whether you’re ready to deal with it or not, here are a few numbers you should be aware of: Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STI) within two years of becoming sexually active. Ok, some might say. STIs can be treated. The rebuttal to that is: yes and no. Sure, some STIs can be successfully treated. But, there’s a big “but.” The STI has to be identified. The girl has to be willing to have it treated. The girl has to seek treatment. The girl has to be sure that she completes the treatment properly. The girl has to be sure that it has worked. Oh, and one more... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092658 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:16 +0100 3092658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017037&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F21%2Fthe-senate-bill-medicare-and-much-else%2F Editor’s Note: In the post below, Tim Jost looks at provisions of the Senate Democratic health reform bill dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, and many other significant topics. In earlier posts, Jost took a first look at the Senate bill, provided a detailed look at several issues that arise under the bill’s insurance reforms, and discussed abortion coverage and the constitutionality of the individual mandate. My first three posts have dealt with Title I of the Senate bill, which contains the insurance reform, mandate, and affordability subsidy provisions of the bill.  Title I is only the first of nine titles of the bill, however.  This post will present an overview of the remaining eight titles of the bill, which deal with Medicaid and CHIP; Medicare (focusing on qualit... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017037 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:36:30 +0100 3017037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992638&cid=t_239231_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F14%2Fdraft-and-full-recent-statutory-instruments-relating-to-health%2F SI 2010 No. 000. Health Care And Associated Professions. Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Order 2010 SI 2009 No. 2862 (C. 126). Children And Young Persons, England. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2009 Posted in Legislation, NHS, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Children, Health and Social Care Act 2008, Legislation, Pharmacy, Statutory Instruments (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992638 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:34:09 +0100 2992638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814755&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F09%2F21%2Fhealthier-food-alternatives-for-children%2F Matt Lauer of the Today Show interviews David Zinczenko of Eat This Not That to show parents how to help children make healthier choices when it come to meal and snack time. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Eat This Not That! for Kids is one of the books I have gotten for my daughters written to teach you how to be the leanest family on the block. My daughters enjoy going through the book and discovering that many of the foods we are eating are in the “eat this” category and not in the “not that” category. They keep searching for more healthy options from the “eat this” list to add to what we purchase at the store, or health options for eating out. Eat This Not That! for Kids is available on Amazon. (Source: Nut... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814755 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:02:54 +0100 2814755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859169&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F09%2F20%2Fresearch-links-soda-to-obesity%2F A new study c ommissioned by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) is provides scientific evidence of the direct contribution of sugar-sweetened beverages to California’s $41 billion obesity epidemic. Researchers at UCLA, lead by Susan Babey, examined sugary drinks and their effect on state spending and consumers’ health published in the report, Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California.  Babey pointed out: Soda is cheap, sweet and irresistibly marketed to teens.  Not enough teens know about the health and dietary risks of drinking huge quantities of what is essentially liquid sugar. Hear what Dr. Harold Goldstein, another study author and executive director for CCPHA has to say about the study and their findings. To get to his... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859169 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:05:35 +0100 2859169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814756&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F09%2F05%2Fpouring-on-the-pounds-nyc-public-health-ad%2F The New York City Public Health Department has launched an innovative, visual campaign to help convince New Yorkers to limit the amount of calories they are consuming from sodas and other sugary beverages by asking them of they are “Pouring on the Pounds.” You can see the images being used in the campaign below: The Facts According to Cathy Nonas in the related blog about the campaign: The reality is Americans consume 200 to 300 more calories each day than we did 30 years ago. Of these extra calories, nearly half come from sugar-sweetened drinks with zero health benefits. The number of calories and sugar in different beverages can be quite a bit. One 20 oz. bottle of soda = 250 calories with 16 ½ teaspoons of sugar. One 20 oz. bottle of lemon-flavored iced tea = 210 calori... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814756 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:03:47 +0100 2814756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737716&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F27%2Fsenator-edward-kennedy-and-american-health-care-policy-an-appraisal%2F Editor’s Note: During his 47 years in the Senate, the late Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts was a lion of U.S. health care and health policy. We at Health Affairs, along with much of the rest of America, grieve at his passing.  We recently asked Democratic and Republican politicians, policy experts, and former Senate staff to write for us about the senator’s many contributions.  We now publish several of these on the Health Affairs Blog, including the piece  by Theodore Marmor below, and will also issue Web Exclusive versions for the archives in the weeks to come.  – Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief Senator Edward Kennedy’s passing, a central question for me as a scholar is simple to state, but complicated to answer. Would American medical care — its practices and... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737716 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:34:28 +0100 2737716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610852&cid=t_239231_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Farchives-of-pediatrics-and-adolescent-medicine-2009-vol-163-no-7%2F content page Fade Fave: Neighborhood Income and Health Outcomes in Infants Fade Skinny: Socioeconomic status (SES) has been widely recognized as an important social determinant of health and a powerful predictor of health status, mortality, and health services use in the general infant population. Previous Canadian studies showed that infants from less affluent neighborhoods had a significantly higher risk of mortality and hospitalization compared with those from more affluent neighborhoods, even after accounting for infant and maternal characteristics, such as infant sex, parity, plurality, maternal age, maternal ethnicity, marital status, mode of delivery, and maternal illness. Although markedly diminished during the past 2 decades in Canada, socioeconomic disparities in infant mortalit... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610852 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:17:09 +0100 2610852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2522906&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Fexpanding-coverage-for-low-income-americans-medicaid-of-health-insurance-exchanges%2F While the most visible national health reform fight at the moment focuses on a public plan option for people covered through health insurance exchanges (or gateways), a quieter debate is brewing over whether coverage for low-income people should be achieved through Medicaid expansions or subsidies to purchase insurance through an exchange. For example, the Senate Finance Committee’s coverage options paper indicated interest in expanding Medicaid coverage for people with incomes up to 100 percent or 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which would particularly help low-income parents and childless adults. Currently, the median income eligibility level for parents in Medicaid is 68 percent of poverty, or about $12,000 for a family of three, and only six states provide Medicaid coverag... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522906 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:25:56 +0100 2522906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389928&cid=t_239231_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F07%2Fnational-childrens-mental-health-awareness-day%2F In 2006, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services launched an annual national initiative called “National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.” Awareness Day is designated as a day in May of each year to coincide with May Is Mental Health Month. This day presents an opportunity for children’s mental health initiatives within SAMHSA to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. The theme of Awareness Day is “Thriving in the Community.” Children’s mental health initiatives will hold similar events and other activities throughout the country to b... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389928 Thu, 07 May 2009 07:00:06 +0100 2389928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389714&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Foverweight-kids-more-like-to-have-allergies%2F What’s the connection between obese children and allergies?  Well, the researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences or NIEHS aren’t quite sure. But having recently conducted a study on this, they are convinced that there is a connection. During this study (now  published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)  they analysed data that had been collected on 4,000 children and young adults between the ages 2 to 19. In particular, they looked at all allergy and asthma related data on these children. The result - they discovered that obese children and adolescents appeared to be 26 percent more likely to have some kind of allergy, be it asthma, hay fever, food or skin allergies. What I’d like to know is what comes first - the obesity or... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389714 Wed, 06 May 2009 05:42:42 +0100 2389714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302706&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=36988&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.happynutritionistsnuggets.com%2F2009%2F04%2Finflammation-causing-foods-and.html This article is part of a blog tour for book "The Great Cholesterol Lie".Yesterday the blog tour stopped with Christy Goldfeder who writes a book review of The Great Cholesterol Lie. Tomorrow it will continue with Carrie Huggings who displays a guest post about Myth of Cholesterol.Site Feed (Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets) Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302706 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:02:00 +0100 2302706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302670&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F03%2F21%2Fwhite-house-to-have-a-garden%2F We’ve been doing a garden at our house with the girls for the past 4 years. As they have grown they are able to do more. Needless to say, I was very happy to hear that the Obamas were starting a garden at the White House for the first time since the first time since first lady Eleanor Roosevelt planted her “Victory Garden” during World War II. Michelle Obama shared her thoughts on the garden: We want to use it as a point of education, to talk about health and how delicious it is to eat fresh food, and how you can take that food and make it part of a healthy diet. Michelle Obama This video shows twenty-six elementary schoolchildren wielded shovels, rakes, pitchforks and wheelbarrows to help first lady Michelle Obama break ground on a produce and herb garden on the White ... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302670 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:20:47 +0100 2302670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2228349&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F02%2F26%2Fweight-management-posts%2F I’ve pulled together links to prior entries that are dealing with Weight Managment, Weight Stereotypes and Weight Management Plans. Tyra Banks Retort on “Fat” Comments Queen Latifah - My Weight is “Healthy” Truth in Advertising: No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted Teaching Our Children to Have a Healthy Self Image: Dove’s Onslaught Campaign These prior posts look at many of the issues regarding our perceptions of beauty and weight as well as the impact of these images on our children. Authored by Dr.Dyer. Hosted by Edublogs. (Source: Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50) Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2228349 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:00:18 +0100 2228349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195224&cid=t_239231_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fplanning-a-pregnancy-read-this-first%2F Most women are aware of the need to follow certain nutrition and lifestyle guidelines after they become pregnant, but did you know that it’s actually important to begin these regimens well before you begin to start a family? Most likely you knew about recommendations to take pre-natal vitamins and not to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes during pregnancy, but it’s equally important to start these behaviors much earlier, before you plan to become pregnant, so that you’ll be “covered” from the moment pregnancy occurs. But recent research has found that few women follow pre-pregnancy recommendations. In fact, a study just published online in the British Medical Journal found that only three percent of women who became pregnant were taking the recommended vitamins... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195224 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:11:30 +0100 2195224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132732&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F01%2F25%2Fhow-food-affects-behavior%2F I’ve mentioned in lecture I believe we’re eventually going to be viewing food more like a drug; this news report has a bit of with a big of a lecture by Dr. Russell Blaylock on Nutrition & Behavior. An interesting news report that takes a look at the effect of Sugar, Alcohol and Sweeteners and how these may explain children’s behavior, poor performance, criminal behavior and perhaps even the growing numbers of Alzheimer’s patients. You can find out more about Dr. Blaylock’s lecture at www.atavistik.com. Authored by Dr.Dyer. Hosted by Edublogs. (Source: Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50) Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132732 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:41:17 +0100 2132732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2047801&cid=t_239231_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fhand-washing-and-hand-sanitizers-reduce-the-spread-of-germs%2F I’ve been so busy getting ready for the holidays that I missed National Hand Washing Awareness Week, which was December 7-13. No matter. Hand washing, as we say here in the Pacific Northwest, is an evergreen topic that doesn’t go out of season. And with cold and flu season hard upon us, reminders, and even extra reminders, on hand washing are especially appropriate. Hand washing is simple to do and is the best way to prevent infection and its spread because your hands are constantly coming into contact with germ-laden surfaces and transferring those germs to your eyes, nose and mouth. According to the Centers for Disease Control, here’s when to wash your hands: Before preparing or eating food After going to the bathroom After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who h... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2047801 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:28:29 +0100 2047801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2008147&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F11%2F30%2Fsupersize-me-on-google-video%2F Supersize Me is available for you to watch on Google Video. If the video is not showing up below, click on the Supersize Me link or Google for it on Google Videos. SuperSize Me Video on Google Videos This is particularly an eyeopening film when viewed at the end of a nutrition course. Authored by drdyer. Hosted by Edublogs. (Source: Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50) Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2008147 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:01:53 +0100 2008147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1970835&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F11%2F17%2Fmypyramidgov-now-for-preschoolers%2F In Fall 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched the My Pyramid for Preschoolers Website just for Preschoolers, children aged 2-5. The site encourages parents and caregivers to Use MyPyramid to help your preschooler eat well, be active, and be healthy. Customized MyPyramid for Your Preschooler Visitors to the My Pyramid for Preschoolers Web site can “get a customized MyPyramid Plan for your preschooler” by entering the child’s first name, age, gender, and typical amount of daily activity. The site then generates a plan tailored to that child. At the My Pyramid for Preschoolers website parents and caregivers can explore ways to help preschoolers: Grow up healthy. Complete a growth chart especially for your child to find out more about normal development. ... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1970835 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:21:15 +0100 1970835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933469&cid=t_239231_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fnational-childrens-study-begins-recruiting-in-january-2009%2F Have you heard of the National Children’s Study (NCS), an ambitious new research undertaking that will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of 100,000 children from before birth to age 21? It’s already been 10 years in the making and will finally begin enrolling pregnant women in January 2009. That means it’ll take more than another two decades to complete, at an estimated cost of some $3.2 billion. But because the study will follow children over time, it will uncover and report different information as the children are born and as they age.According to a recent National Institutes of Health press release “[B]ecause the study will enroll pregnant women and, in some cases, women who are not yet pregnant, study scientists hope ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933469 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:54:51 +0100 1933469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1948506&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F10%2F15%2Fvitamin-angels-providing-vital-nutrition-to-children-families-in-need%2F Vitamin Angels For a quarter, you can keep a child from going blind due to Vitamin A deficiency. Over the course of four years, when children are most vulnerable, the total expense for Vitamin Angels is $1.00, whichs covers the cost of two high dose vitamin A and anti-parasitic supplements given each year to a child from the ages of 2 to 5. Operation 20/20 Vitamin Angels is committed to eradicating childhood blindness due to Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) on the planet by the year 2020. Operation 20/20 is the first major step in this global campaign, which launched in 2007 18 countries. Vitamin Angels Vitamin Angels is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing vital nutrition in the form of supplements, to developing countries, communities and individuals in need. Vitamin Angels has s... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948506 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:36:01 +0100 1948506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1873841&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F10%2F14%2Fchildren-need-vitamin-d%2F The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently revised recommendations for Vitamin D based in new information indicating that children need twice as much Vitamin D as originally thought. In the new clinical report, “Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents,” published in the November issue of Pediatrics, it is recommended that all children receive 400 IU a day of vitamin D, beginning in the first few days of life. The previous recommendation, issued in 2003, called for 200 IU per day beginning in the first two months of life. The New Recommendations include: Breastfed and partially breastfed infants should be supplemented with 400 IU a day of vitamin D beginning in the first few days of life. All non-breastfed infants, as well as ... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1873841 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:47:51 +0100 1873841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1855969&cid=t_239231_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F06%2Fof-interest-to-our-health-visiting-students%2F Pure laziness on our part this post in that its a pre-emptive don’t have to look for these again post for internal use! Cabinet Office (2006) Reaching out: An action plan on on social exclusion.  London : Cabinet Office. Children Act 2004.  London: HMSO. Department of Health (2008) Child Health Promotion Programme - updated 31 March 2008.  London: DOH. Department of Health (2004) Choosing health: Making healthy choices easier. London: DOH. Department of Health (2004) National service framework for children,young people and maternity services.  London: TSO. Department of Health (2005) Responding to domestic abuse: A handbook for health professionals.  London: DOH. Department of Health (2003) Tackling health inequalities: A programme for action. London: DOH. HM Government (2006)... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1855969 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:08:44 +0100 1855969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1813071&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=36988&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.happynutritionistsnuggets.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fphysical-activity-improves-grades-in.html Today is the first day of fall, and children throughout the US are in school or if they are home schooled, enjoying schooling at home. Here is an article with studies that show how physical exercise improves students academically. Middle school students who perform more vigorous physical activity than their more sedentary piers tend to do better in school, according to a new study done by researchers from Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University. The research is published in the August (2006?) issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.For one academic year, the study tracked more than 200 sixth graders. For one semester half of the students took the general physical education class offered by... Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1813071 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:14:00 +0100 1813071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1735760&cid=t_239231_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F08%2F26%2Fparents-influence-children-eating%2F Parents are one of the greatest influences on their children’s eating habits. This has been confirmed in a new study published this summer. According to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis parents who providing fruits for snacks and serving vegetables at dinner can shape a preschooler’s eating patterns for his or her lifetime. Researcher Debra Haire-Joshu, Ph.D., a professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work found when parents eat more fruits and vegetables, so do their children. On the other hand, when parents eat and give their children high fat snacks or soft drinks, children learn these eating patterns instead. I firmly believe if we teach our children how to make healthy choices, about good health, nutrition and being active; these will help th... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1735760 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:01:58 +0100 1735760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1688977&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F07%2Fdonating-eggs-to-make-financial-ends-meet%2F CNN writes in a recent article, Dim economy drives woman to donate eggs for profit, that fertility clinics across the country are reporting they are fielding more calls lately from women interested in egg donation that this time last year. They cite people like Robin von Halle, president of Alternative Reproductive Resources, who reports that her Chicago agency is currently getting up to 50 calls a day. This time last year, they were only recieving 10 to 30 calls a day. But is it hard cold cash or increased awareness that is fueling this apparent surge in egg donation interest? Given that these are tough economic times and an egg donor can recevie compensation in the range of $5000 to $10000, it stands to reason that there is a strong financial motive behind becoming an egg donor. But whil... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1688977 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:30:50 +0100 1688977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671479&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F31%2Fa-new-way-to-track-your-familys-health-history-myfamilyhealthcom%2F Most of us know the importance of being familiar with our family’s health history. In fact, there is nary a doctor’s office visit where we’re not grilled on the diseases/afflictions that run through our gene pool. But sometimes it’s hard to remember it all, and sometimes we just don’t know all there is to know about Gram and Gramps, right? Well now there may be a viable solution: MyFamilyHealth.com. From the company, here are some of the benefits: MyFamilyHealth.com is the most advanced online family health history tracking tool and compliant with the latest recommendations from the US Department of Health and Human Services. The site addresses the key problems of how to effectively gather, organize and analyze this information, making it easier than ever bef... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671479 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:53 +0100 1671479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649272&cid=t_239231_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F343819386%2F Apparently we haven’t reached the meat of the issue… “The full impact of the childhood obesity epidemic has yet to be seen because it can take up to 10 years or longer for obese individuals to develop type 2 diabetes,” says Lee, a member of the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit at Mott. “Children who are obese today are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as young adults.” What will diabetes do to our future generations? Young adults with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop complications such as blindness and kidney failure during their lifetimes and they have higher rates of diabetes complications and heart disease than older adults as well as babies born to young women with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes t... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649272 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:51:57 +0100 1649272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526102&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F18%2Frevisit-lakshmi-the-girl-born-with-eight-limbs-this-weekend-on-national-geographic-channel%2F Remember Lakshmi Tatma, a Indian girl who was born with four arms and four legs. We first wrote about her in December 2007, saying… The people of her rural Indian village did not see this as a deformity. They believed that she was a ‘gift from God’, christened her ‘Lakshmi‘ after the four-armed Hindu Goddess of wealth, and queued outside the house to be blessed by the girl. But the actual cause of the extra limbs was that the girl had a twin who hadn’t fully developed and instead became attached to Lakshmi’s body at the pelvis. Lakshmi made headlines around the world last month when a team of surgeons spent 27 hours removing the extra limbs, separating her spinal cord and kidney from the twin, re-orientating the bladder and genital systems, and then closing up the pelvic ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526102 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:11:14 +0100 1526102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526562&cid=t_239231_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F314217199%2F Keeping with this months theme day here at the Health and Wellness channel-  ‘School is out for the summer’… which means summer camps. Thanks to many of camps around the world- kids that have disabilities or special needs including congenital heart defects and severe heart disease can take place in the summer fun all the same. I found and incredible resource while searching for camps in my area.  The camps are listed by State and Region. Many are offered for children with heart disease- wonderful indeed! If you have had any experience with any of the camps listed please let me know how it went and if you would recommend it to another parent. It is always nice to hear feedback. Tags: b5media, children, health and wellness channel, kids, school is out, summer camp, theme-... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526562 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:58:17 +0100 1526562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1472744&cid=t_239231_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fshingles-reduce-your-risk-with-vaccination%2F Shingles is a painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, and there are about 1 million episodes of it in the United States every year. If you’ve ever had chicken pox, you are at risk for developing shingles – and your risk increases with age, especially over the age of 50 and increasing thereafter. Recently issued guidelines are now recommending immunization for all individuals over the age of 60 with a vaccine designed to prevent shingles, even if they’ve previously had an episode of shingles and even if they have a chronic medical illness. The vaccine has been available in the United States since May of 2006 and is called Zostavax. It is made using the same virus that’s in the chicken pox vaccine, which is routinely given to children and has been in use since ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1472744 Tue, 27 May 2008 20:11:07 +0100 1472744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458499&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fpregnant-you-might-want-to-ditch-the-cell-phone%2F New research indicates that pregnant women using mobile phones possibly have an increased risk of giving birth to children with behavioural problems. The study, based on questioning the mothers of over 13,000 children born in the late 1990s, found that… “… mothers who did use the handsets were 54 per cent more likely to have children with behavioural problems and that the likelihood increased with the amount of potential exposure to the radiation. And when the children also later used the phones they were, overall, 80 per cent more likely to suffer from difficulties with behaviour. They were 25 per cent more at risk from emotional problems, 34 per cent more likely to suffer from difficulties relating to their peers, 35 per cent more likely to be hyperactive, and 49 per c... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458499 Wed, 21 May 2008 10:19:36 +0100 1458499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1413433&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F01%2Fre-mission-a-video-game-that-helps-kids-fight-cancer%2F Fighting cancer is no game. But thanks to HopeLab, there is a video game designed to help empower kids with cancer. The video game is Re-Mission and it features an intrepid nanobot called Roxxi who journeys through cancer patients bodies, destroying the cancer cells, fighting the infections, and dealing with the side effects usually associated with different cancers and cancer treatments. If you think it’s just another video game, think again. To ensure that Re-Mission was on track to help cancer suffers, a controlled research study was undertaken prior to the game’s release. 375 cancer patients between the ages of 13 and 29 from the United States, Australia, and Canada were recruited to test the games effectiveness. Here are the results… “Re-Mission significantly enh... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1413433 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:27:25 +0100 1413433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1272512&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F03%2Fdoes-spanking-sexual-problems-later-in-life%2F Research presented last week to the American Psychological Association seems to indicate that kids who received physical punishments such as spanking from their parents may very well be more likely to have sexual problems later in life. While there have been many, many studies done that show spanking is detrimental to a childs’ health, this is the first one to make any type of co-relation between spanking and later sexual problems such as coercing a sexual partner, engaging in risky sexual behavior and/or engaging in masochistic sex. The research is based on studies done by leading domestic abuse researcher Murray Straus. Dr Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire, analysed the results of four studies that were part of the Internationa... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1272512 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:05:03 +0100 1272512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1128773&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F210596380%2F UW launches study to treat infants without symptoms, reports the January 2nd Seattle Post-Intelligencer in an article by Paul Nyhan: The University of Washington launched one of the nation’s first studies on preventing autism in infants Wednesday and will spend the next four years exploring the benefit of intensive and early therapy on the mysterious disorder. The university’s Autism Center is now looking for 200 local families to join the study of autism, which is diagnosed in 1 out of 150 children, according to the latest study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study is unusual because autism research and treatment has typically focused on treating or reversing but not preventing the neurological disorder. Autism often emerges when a child i... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1128773 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:32:46 +0100 1128773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1108716&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F203557746%2F A legislative commission on autism education met today in Rhode Island, today’s Providence Journal reports. According to Sue Constable, director of the autism support center at the state’s Department of Education: “From my perspective, the biggest issue is a lack of specific training on autism for staff in our public schools,” Constable says. “With [the federal education law] No Child Left Behind and IDEA [Individuals with Disabilities Education Act], students with autism spectrum disorders are in more general education classrooms than ever before — with teachers and staff who have never been trained in autism.” Physical education teachers, art teachers, librarians and music teachers have autistic students in their classes, but may know little about the disorder, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1108716 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:30:11 +0100 1108716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1091316&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F12%2F12%2Fgirl-youll-be-a-woman-soon%2F Puberty already? No thanks! What’s the worst news a mother could hear besides “Spike and I are getting married at the biker rally next weekend and he surprised me with some leather chaps to wear”? Easy. It’s “Mom, I’m getting boobies.” Bad news, indeed. But increasingly, American parents are hearing this woeful proclamation, you know, the one that curls your hair tighter than your daughter’s newly-sprouted pubes. Because compared to the girls from a few decades ago, today’s girls are reaching puberty at an earlier age. Here’s the scoop. Back in 1997, Pediatrics published a study which followed 17,000 American girls. What they found was freaky (and remember, this was 10 years ago. Imagine what these numbers might look like now). A... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1091316 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:43:48 +0100 1091316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084257&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F198225269%2F Brain overgrowth in the latter part of an infant’s first year has been found to be connected to autism in some cases. Today’s Ars Technica reviews the findings of Joseph Piven, the director of the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and also issues a caveat. Under normal brain development, neural connections are formed, but some are subsequently eliminated through a process known as “pruning.” The pruning refines normal brain conditions and increases the efficiency of the remaining connections in the brain. According to Piven, one hypothesis is that some autistic children’s brain undergo less pruning, which could lead to the larger brain sizes observed. Even with this apparent link, Dr. Piven urges cau... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084257 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:09:43 +0100 1084257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032872&cid=t_239231_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F16%2Fresearch-into-parental-attitudes-towards-the-routine-measurement-of-children%25e2%2580%2599s-height-and-weight%2F was commissioned by the Dpeartment of Health investigate parental attitudes to the National Child Measurement Programme. The main aims of the research were to: explore the perspectives of parents and children towards weighing and measuring in relation to the 2005-06 National Child Measurement Programme; and consider the impact of providing feedback to parents on height and weight data regarding their children, as well as considering body-mass index (BMI) and other generic information. The main conclusions include: parents generally valued feedback of the height and weight data as well as information on whether the child is a healthy weight or not. The report found that attitudes towards the exercise were generally positive. However, advance information, the choice to opt-out and the pr... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032872 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:14:34 +0100 1032872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=962516&cid=t_239231_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F10%2F18%2Fits-official-kids-youre-on-your-own%2F Pizza Hut sells this in Japan. A less efficient version is sold here. No love has been lost for the kidlets this week, and the assault on children’s health evidently continues as a Cash (Consensus Action on Salt and Health, yeah) study finds that the typical Pizza Hut meal deal contains four times the maximum recommended daily limit of 3 grams of salt for a child. That is a deal! That’s like the cheapest sodium ever! Pizza Hut wasn’t the only bloated quick-service villain in the survey, but many of its meals pack enough salt to keep the Titanic afloat, and that is scientifically proven. Get this: a “Pizza Hut meal deal” for a family of four consists of something called a Cheesy Bites Meat Feast, a medium pizza, garlic bread, potato wedges, chicken wings, and ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=962516 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:26:19 +0100 962516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933201&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F166667330%2F Money, books, finches, the calculus of parenthood, and a sort of fashion statement: How does it all add up? Who Pays For What? (2)Costs for special education are rising twice as fast for regular education in Massachusetts. Two New Autism BooksTwo recently published autism books are selling fast, Jenny McCarthy’s Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism and John Elder Robison’s Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s. Language Genetics: Knots and FinchesIs language (like tying knots) unique to humans—is being able to talk and think in language part of being human? 3, 5, 8: What awaits?On some significant dates in the life of an autistic boy. Yet Another Theory About What Causes AutismThis one is not about mercury, or TV, or the environment……. Not a ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933201 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:05:25 +0100 933201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894231&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F160335269%2F How perfect should our children be? asks an article originally published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press about prenatal genetic testing and Down Syndrome (85% of women choose to end their pregnancy when they find out their fetus has tested positive for Down Syndrome.) So many more children are diagnosed with autism that it feels (feels) to many that there is an “epidemic of autism”; an article in today’s Peoria Journal-Star notes that there are so many more students with autism that the school district is having an “autistic overload.” Autism consultant Lisa Bowe is quoted as saying “Autism used to be a sentence in a textbook, then a paragraph, then a chapter. Now it’s a whole book.” And a book that, I hope, will keep growing as we learn more a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894231 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:00:24 +0100 894231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=873758&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F156737208%2F So the schoolbus came for the first time for Charlie this morning. I had already left to teach an early class and Jim gave me the report: It had been confusing. Charlie has grown accustomed to standing in the long driveway in front of my in-laws’ house and running back and forth on the lawn while waiting for the bus; today, Jim tried to determine if they should wait in the tidy parking lot or on the main street (the former, the bus driver assured him). Thursday had had a larger than usual share of anxious moments: Charlie had the day off for school for Rosh Hashanah and my parents left today for California and Charlie was keenly aware of this. I wrote up everything that happened for Charlie’s teacher soon as he went to sleep on Thursday. As I stood waiting for the bus at 3pm, C... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=873758 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:15:10 +0100 873758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=867331&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F155675675%2F New Jersey Governor Joseph Corzine signed a package of seven bills relating to autism today. Previous posts on Autism Vox about the legislation: 6 Autism Bills to go to NJ State Assembly I can assure you that no one knows the autism spectrum better than someone on it (testimony by ASAN (Autistic Self Advocacy Network) President Ari Ne’eman) 9 Autism Bills in New Jersey lists the package of bills My Testimony on the New Jersey Autism Bills (I didn’t give the testimony because Charlie had the flu and I had to stay home) NJ Autism Bills Advance to Senate My husband Jim is a New Jersey native and I am glad that we gave up our jobs and moved back here from St. Louis, Missouri some six years ago, to get Charlie the school he needed and a whole lot more. Share This (Source: Autism V... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=867331 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:45:46 +0100 867331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=803705&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F144886643%2F “He looks so smart.” People say this about Charlie again and again, and variations: “He looks so intelligent in those glasses!” (Charlie used to wear Harry Potteresque prism lenses all the time.) “He seems so smart—-but does he really understand?” I know that Charlie is smart. I also know that, when it comes to an IQ test, Charlie scores very low. Charlie’s minimal expressive language (coupled with the traces of verbal apraxia) and, while Jim and I have long presumed competence in him and feel certain that he understands everything he hears—–however long it takes him to process it—-we have become steadfastly realistic. At his IEP meeting back in June, when we talked about reading, this was in reference to teaching him words ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=803705 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:15:06 +0100 803705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=802277&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F144654278%2F is a title I would much like to use for the book I’m writing (very slowly) about Charlie, autism, and education. As Jim has pointed out to me, that title—-with “Charlie” spelled the other way, “Charley”—has already been taken, by the great California writer John Steinbeck for his Travels with Charley: In Search of America, Charley being his French poodle. Travel is the theme for this month’s b5media Science and Health Channel Theme Day and travel is one my favorite metaphors to describe our life with Charlie in what I have sometimes called “Autismland,” a word meant to capture the sense of how raising an autistic child is an experience perhaps quite different from what one might have imagined. Different, and different (for me, fo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=802277 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:54:49 +0100 802277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777765&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F140377563%2F Over a year ago, Betsy Loiacono’s 7-year-old autistic son was assaulted on a school bus. He was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); an extended absence and a gradual return to school were recommended by the doctor, and Loiacono requested home instruction from the Houston School District. Terri Mauro at Parenting Special Children notes that this then happened: The district countered with two choices for his mother: Get him back into school full-time now, or sign him out for good and homeschool him yourself. When she agreed to neither, she was arrested for violating truancy laws. Loiacono was arrested on May 18th by the Houston County Sheriff’s office; her case against the Houston School District has been going on for over a year. She presents her case on her w... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777765 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:14:49 +0100 777765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525809&cid=t_239231_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F107196156%2F Recovery. Mainstreaming. Independence. These are what we want for our autistic children—yes? Well, I once thought I did, and I thought that—-if these things did not happen, we had failed Charlie. We had not done everything we might to help him. We had not tried hard enough. After nearly ten years with Charlie—-nearly ten years with autism, though I did not know this would be Charlie’s diagnosis—-I have other goals for him now, or rather other hopes. I think of myself as a recovered “recover my child from autism” mother. Just because Charlie is in a self-contained special education/autism classroom—because he is not mainstreamed at school—is not to say that he is not learning to “navigate his way in the stream–the mainstre... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=525809 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:00:30 +0100 525809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=521616&cid=t_239231_117_f&fid=34775&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.webmd.com%2Fhealthy-children%2F2007%2F04%2Fpain-free-pediatrics.html As a lad, my Uncle Max was my dentist. (Uncle Max was a no-nonsense guy. His family-famous perspective on life was, "You fill a few, you pull a few, and the years go by.")Uncle Max was a great dentist, but he was heavy of thumb and relentless of drill, with no thought nor offer of anesthesia -- local or otherwise. Throughout my childhood I grimly endured his filling of my every possible dental cavity known to man. I remember walking up the stairs to his 2nd floor office, seeing a large stain on the wall and thinking, "The next time I see this stain, it'll all be over." But, between now and then - Hell.Having known no other manner of dental care, when I got older and moved away, I was stunned to see the care and sophistication some dentists took to minimize pain. Now, of course, my first qu... Healthy Children blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=521616 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 521616