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 'connecticut'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:00:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158991&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fimproving-surgical-residents-bedside-manner%2F2011.08.25 I was alerted to this Archives of Surgery article (full reference below) by MedPage Today:  Role Playing Boosts Surgical Residents’ Bedside Manner. I find it intriguing.  Role playing gives you a chance for a “do-over” when you make a social or communication faux pas. So much of medicine is communication.  Those of us who have been at it for years, deliver bad news differently (learned the hard way) now than we did previously.  You choose your words more carefully (though I still occasionally screw up).  Some words are more emotionally charged than others.  Some patients want more information than others. The University of Connecticut Health Center conducted a prospective study  of a pilot project designed to  teach surgical residents patient-centered communication skills... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158991 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:15:00 +0100 5158991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159314&cid=t_106116_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Femergency-room-balancing-act There seems to be an undercurrent of debate going on with regard to emergency room wait times. I’ve come across a number of articles and blogs lately having to do with the growing trend of hospitals advertising the wait times of their ERs to the surrounding community. Healthcare IT is helping many to go mobile with these timely messages. Patients in need of emergency care can text their zip code to 4ER411 and receive a list of area hospitals and their ER wait times from Miami-based ER Texting. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159314 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:02:16 +0100 5159314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921569&cid=t_106116_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fremember-your-story I fell in love with healthcare while working as a radiology technician aide at a well-known imaging center in Dallas during college. I was working late one evening with one of our senior technicians, when I realized the profound opportunity a relationship between healthcare and technology could provide. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921569 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:45:59 +0100 4921569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734053&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaZoSG5ocmyE%2F By Walter OlsonYesterday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in American Electric Power v. Connecticut, the massive greenhouse-gas suit. Like the other “big” global warming/climate change suits, this one suffers from a basic and incurable defect: it seeks to undermine the separation of powers established under the U.S. Constitution by inviting the courts to address “political questions” of a sort properly resolved by other branches of government. As Cato’s amicus brief by Ilya Shapiro and Evan Turgeon explained in the case of Comer v. Murphy Oil: “[W]hile it executes firmly all the judicial powers intrusted to it, the court will carefully abstain from exercising any power that is not strictly judicial in its character, and which is not clearly confi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734053 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:35:14 +0100 4734053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450279&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPnQYX822xdQ%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs Congress debates cap-and-trade, new fuel standards, and subsidies for "green" companies, some still feel that political solutions to global warming are not moving fast enough. In the present case, American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, eight states and New York City sued several public utilities (including the federal Tennessee Valley Authority), alleging that their carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming. This is the third major lawsuit to push global warming into the courts (another being Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, in which Cato also filed a brief). All of these suits try to use the common law doctrine of nuisance—which, for example, lets you sue your neighbor if his contaminated water flows onto your land and kills your lawn—to attack carbon emitt... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450279 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:22:34 +0100 4450279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446033&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FjP8d5KqCsGY%2F What a difference a decade can make. Back in 1998, Pfizer was awarded some $60 million in grants and various incentives by the state of Connecticut in exchange for promises to maintain R&D sites in two locations - Groton and New London - and boost employment significantly. These awards included sales and use tax exemptions; construction and remediation grants, and corporate tax credits. There was also a property tax abatement in New London, which became famous thanks to an eminent domain case that went to the US Supreme Court. A neighborhood was cleared so that Pfizer could build a $300 million R&D facility which, more recently, was one of the casualties among sites targeted for closure as part of an ongoing consolidation to save costs (read this). Until the November 2009 announ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446033 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:28:21 +0100 4446033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446036&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FjcEW-wZX9A8%2F Hello, everyone, and nice to see you again. We hope the weekend was refreshing and interesting. Now, of course, the routine returns as those meetings and deadlines beckon. To cope, we are brewing our usual cup to stimulation - our flavor today is Gingerbread - and invite you to join us. Or grab a bottle of water, if you prefer. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits to help you get started. Hope your day goes well and do stay in touch… AstraZeneca And Wellpoint To Conduct CE Studies (Dow Jones) Glaxo To Pay $250M To Resolve Avandia Lawsuits (Bloomberg News) Canada Debates HPV Vaccines For Boys (CTV) Pfizer Will Buy Danish Consumer Health Business (Associated Press) Roche Says Turkish Price Cuts Hurt Investment (Bloomberg News) Glaxo Updates Avandia Labeling (Associated Press) AstraZeneca ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446036 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:54:46 +0100 4446036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4330969&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fexecutive-compensation-at-non-profit.html We have often discussed executive compensation at US hospitals and academic medical centers, which seems to run from generous to outrageous.  The usual explanation by organizational spokespeople, and occasionally boards of trustees is that this is the sort of compensation needed to attract the best and the brightest, a variation of the "pay for performance" meme that resounds throughout business schools and executive suites.  However, almost never does anyone at any hospital or AMC acknowledge that their leaders are not the best and brightest, although outside of Lake Woebegone, all cannot be above average.Here are two recent stories about hospital executives whose compensation contrasted with their performance.Danbury HospitalWe previously posted about how the former c... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4330969 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:49:00 +0100 4330969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086518&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FijNS9kKsegA%2F Hello, everyone, nice to see you again. Another shiny day is emerging here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are hustling to deliver one of the short people to the local schoolhouse. Busy, busy, busy. Meanwhile, those meetings and deadlines loom. We know you relate. So here are a few interesting items to help you along. Have a wonderful day and stay in touch… Pfizer Pays $240M For Stake In Brazil’s Teuto (Reuters) Vioxx Lawyers Who Led Settlement Will Get $315M (Bloomberg News) Boehringer’s Pradaxa Bloodthinner Wins FDA Approval (Reuters) Amylin’s Diabetes Drug Debacle (TheStreet) McKesson To Pay $15M To Connecticut For Inflating Prices (CTNow) Sanofi Wins $442M Judgment Over Plavix Patent (Bloomberg News) Anti-Counterfeiting Effort Nabs 1M Pills (InPharma... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086518 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:41:18 +0100 4086518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082065&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F81XNKefd6eU%2F Conclusion: “The gutting of Medicare claim goes too far…What this means for seniors is a bit murkier.”  True enough: even if ObamaCare’s implausible Medicare cuts take effect, they clearly would not “gut” Medicare.  (BTW, click here or here for a politically sustainable way to restrain Medicare spending.)  The authors also note that Medicare Advantage enrollees would lose some benefits.  But when the article claims that ObamaCare will not eliminate any “basic” Medicare benefits, it neglects to mention that Medicare’s chief actuary estimates that the law could cause 15 percent of hospitals, home health agencies, and other providers to stop accepting Medicare patients.  If your hospital no longer accepts your Medicare coverage, is th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082065 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:02:13 +0100 4082065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013299&cid=t_106116_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmilestone-vocabulary-resources The Vocabulary Task Force of the HIT Standards Committee is hard at work specifying the vocabularies and codesets that should be publicly available to accelerate certification and meaningful use efforts. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013299 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:42:42 +0100 4013299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907779&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FcM2IWP5I044%2F Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal claims Rite Aid pulled a fast one on consumers when it raised some prices, but then turned around blamed the state. And so he has issued a subpoena seeking information about how Rite Aid decided to charge what it does on numerous meds. To be specific, a new state law requires pharmacies to provide the same discounts to Medicaid and other state programs that are offered to consumers. However, the AG charges Rite Aid instead simply increased prices and made other changes to its Rx Savings discount drug program in the state. And then the pharmacy chain posted signs blaming its higher prices and program changes on the new law. What sorts of changes? Blumenthal cites an increase in the cost a 30-day supply of some generics from $8.99 to $10.99; el... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907779 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:32:26 +0100 3907779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790703&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospital-fined-by-osha-for-workplace-violence-violations%2F2010.07.26 From Campus Safety Magazine: DANBURY, Conn. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Danbury Hospital for failing to provide its employees with sufficient protection against workplace violence. The hospital has been fined $6,300. The announcement comes on the heels of the March 2010 attack, when nurse Andy Hull was shot three times by 86-year-old Stanley Lupienski, a patient at the hospital. Yes, $6,300 isn’t much money, I agree. But I’d imagine it’s not good for admin careers… *This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790703 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:00:43 +0100 3790703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658933&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-reads-a-prison-letter-to-her-then-fiance-on-video%2F Watch last week’s exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she opens up about how she sustained her relationship with her then-boyfriend/fiance throughout her six-year pre-prison limbo period, and later during her actual 13-month incarceration. When Piper Kerman was 34, she was sent to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658933 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:25 +0100 3658933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644743&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fkeeping-your-boyfriend-while-in-prison-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-opens-up%2F Watch the previous installment of our exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she opens up about spending six years in limbo before she was locked up in prison. When Piper Kerman was 34, she was sent to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not too shabby for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the af... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644743 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:42:58 +0100 3644743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621953&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F1SWsyMDk1Dg%2F Another shiny day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus. And what better way to celebrate than with a cup of stimulation? Go ahead, indulge. Or grab a bottle of water if you prefer. There is much to do, so here are a few items to help you get started. Have a great day, everyone, and catch you soon… UK’s NICE Backs First-Line Use Of J&J’s Velcade (Reuters) J&J Ran Fewer Tylenol Ads Before The Recall (Adweek) Eisai Gets Priority Review For Breast Cancer Med (Bloomberg News) Rising Dollar Adds Pressure On Drugmakers (Dow Jones) Big Drugmakers To Outsource More Biologics Production (OutsourcingPharma) Pfizer To Relocate Some Connecticut Employees (The Day) Coffee pix thx to chichcacha flickr creative commons (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621953 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:02:08 +0100 3621953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542875&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FaEC8QXIOt_M%2F A bill that would have gone into effect in Connecticut on July 1 to strictly limit gifts that drug and device makers could provide physicians and restrict the use of prescriber data died last night (this is the text). The bill hardly had bipartisan support as Democrats backed passage, while Republicans opposed (see here). For the legislation, which has been around while, to become law, the state assembly’s Public Health Committee must reintroduce the legislation during the next session beginning in January. Instead, in a last-minute maneuver, another bill did pass that simply requires adherence to existing codes adopted by PhRMA and AdvaMed. “This gets most people where they wanted to be,” says state senator Jonathan Harris, who chairs the Public Health Committee. “... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542875 Thu, 06 May 2010 17:59:04 +0100 3542875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499244&cid=t_106116_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F1B-Rza5VbHI%2F This Library of Congress photo was snapped in Connecticut, back in 1940. We love the old-fashioned look of the photo, and it gets us excited for summer weekends by the sea: photo: Jack Delano, Library of Congress Post from: BlissTree Photo of the Day: Connecticut By the Sea, Circa 1940 (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499244 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:32:10 +0100 3499244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395088&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-8%2F …this happens to you when you visit Mohegan Sun in Connecticut: Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395088 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:07:46 +0100 3395088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322630&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FDPDzdMVRf_E%2F For the second time in the past two years, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging legislation requiring strict limits and disclosure of gifts from drugmakers to doc that may influence health care decisions. His proposal was made during testimony on the legislation. “This proposal recognizes that health care providers and pharmaceutical companies should interact and exchange ideas and experiences - but in the sunshine of transparency and disclosure,” Blumenthal says in a statement. “Addicted to profits, drug companies focus relentlessly on practitioners, seeking enhanced sales and profits. While certain pharmaceutical drug companies may be taking steps toward self-reform, we cannot rely solely on such efforts to break an industry attraction - some might say addi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322630 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:58:45 +0100 3322630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236048&cid=t_106116_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fdisarming-specialized-stem-cells-might-combat-deadly-ovarian-cancer%2F Eliminating cancer stem cells (CSCs) within a tumor could hold the key to successful treatments for ovarian cancer, which has been notoriously difficult to detect and treat, according to new findings published this week in the journal Oncogene by Yale School of Medicine researchers. Eliminating cancer stem cells (CSCs) within a tumor could hold the key [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236048 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:56:20 +0100 3236048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175989&cid=t_106116_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FQlLBsisIdrU%2Fstate-attorney-general-hipaa-hitech.html My health law colleague, David Harlow, covers the news today on the first HIPAA enforcement action taken by a state attorney general under the new HITECH provision of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).David's post, HIPAA enforcement by state attorney general: The shape of things to come, provides a good summary of the announcement by the Connecticut Attorney General. More information via the Connecticut Attorney General press release.The lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (coincidentally brother of David Blumenthal, National Coordinator of Health Information Technology) alleges that a health insurer, Health Net of Connecticut, Inc., failed to promptly notify the AG and other officials of a missing portable computer disk drive that conta... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175989 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:57:09 +0100 3175989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977567&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FkNCoYLi-bPQ%2F There must be bitter irony circulating in the air over New London, Ct., where Pfizer plans to close its eight-year-old, $300 million R&D facility that employs 1,400 people. Those jobs will be transferred to nearby Groton as part of a massive downsizing announced yesterday that involves shuttering six R&D sites and eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs (see here). It was only a decade ago, though, that Pfizer envisioned grand things for New London - a sparkling, state-of-the-art facility that would help transform a deserted downtown replete with rundown homes and a smelly sewage plant into a model company town and add up to 2,000 jobs. But to build a huge new research complex near the Fort Trumbull section required evicting many long-time residents. The plan ultimately led to ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977567 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:32 +0100 2977567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954800&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FpIV5VhcUHF4%2F The state is investigating complaints of price fixing and preferential treatment in the distribution of seasonal flu vaccine. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s office told reporters it has written to 13 manufacturers and distributors of seasonal flu vaccine, requesting details on price, supply levels and distribution methods by Nov. 15, Reuters writes. Seasonal flu vaccine is in short supply, in part, because distribution has swung to the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. Blumenthal said his office has received complaints of seasonal flu vaccine being offered at many times the normal price, and of distributors and manufacturers reneging on previously negotiated price agreements. The vaccine makers contacted by Blumenthal’s office about alleged price gouging were Sanofi-Pasteur, a uni... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954800 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:45:27 +0100 2954800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111614&cid=t_106116_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ffew-months-late-to-party_4237.html In conclusion, this backlash will detract more from the movement than the hype added to it. The Sherpa Says: Why continue to support something that in the long run will damage credibility with community physicians and the public? Why? (Source: Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You) Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111614 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:46:00 +0100 3111614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111616&cid=t_106116_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fok-fine-back-to-plavix_4857.html Did anyone else see this?Scripps and Eric Topol are going to be doing testing for 2C19 polymorphisms in their interventional dept."Scripps physicians will initially offer the genetic tests to elective stent patients before they undergo their procedures at Scripps Green Hospital. Eventually, Scripps may extend the offering to its other facilities across San Diego County."I have been prodding Greenwich Hospital to do this.....I hope they do......They could be the El Camino of the East. What are these guys, Topol et.al going to be doing? "Scripps patients carrying the gene risk variants will be considered for three treatment choices following their stent procedures, each on an individualized basis. Patients will either: Be given a routine 75 milligram dose of Plavix with careful surveillance;... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111616 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:25:00 +0100 3111616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111619&cid=t_106116_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fthis-just-in-23andme-to-go-to-gps-i_3543.html That's correct. 23andSergey are going to offer GPs deep discounted SNP scans to General Practitioners in England.As she is interviewed by The Times!!! This comes just DAYS after I said that their market is in England, NOT the United States..... "After listening closely to Timothy Aitman of the Imperial College of London, it seems to me that the market for DTC is not in the United States.It is in Jolly 'Ol England. "One of my readers sent this to me today and I laughed and laughed.Why?I am filling out an abstract that I will present to the GAPPNET meeting in Michigan.It is about media response and attitudinal change to these companies correlated to my blog posts......So what does Jolly 'Ol Anne and Bloody Sergey plan to do for Londoners????"Ms Wojcicki said that it would be especially impor... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111619 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:34:00 +0100 3111619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416802&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1c3gTc551gg%2F Steve Moore and Art Laffer have an excellent column in today’s Wall Street Journal. They explain that high-tax states drive repel entrepreneurs and investors, leading to a pronounced Laffer Curve effect. Productive people either leave the state or choose to earn and report less taxable income. And because growth is weaker than in low-tax states, there also is a negative impact on lower-income and middle-class people: Here’s the problem for states that want to pry more money out of the wallets of rich people. It never works because people, investment capital and businesses are mobile: They can leave tax-unfriendly states and move to tax-friendly states. …Updating some research from Richard Vedder of Ohio University, we found that from 1998 to 2007, more than 1,100 people ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416802 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:27:17 +0100 2416802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056139&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJwOdrLqZslQ%2F Plans to construct a new 27,000 school for autistic children in Milford, Connecticut, have been put on hold after Planning and Zoning Board members questioned the design and material of the proposed school, today’s New Haven Register reports: PZB Chairwoman Jean Cervin said the board specifically did not like the “rectangular box” appearance of the proposed school, and the metal roof. She also said the playscape is proposed for the front yard, and some members felt it was too close to the road, and should be placed at the rear of the site. Cervin said PZB members do not object to the proposed 30,000-square-foot school, which includes a gymnasium. “They do a very necessary piece of education for autistic children,” Cervin said. Suzanne Letso, co-founder and chief executive off... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056139 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:52:16 +0100 2056139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984966&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F5_OLxvYYeok%2F Connecticut’s Pilot Program For Autistic Adults which “adults of normal intelligence with diagnoses on what is called the autism spectrum” is in danger due to budget cuts. Today’s New Haven Register reports that Governor M. Jodi Rell has ordered all state government agencies to submit proposals that will cut up to 10 percent from their upcoming budgets. Prior to the program’s inception in 2006 (with $1 million from the state), no services were provided to autistic adults of normal intelligence (adults with diagnoses of both autism and mental retardation did receive services). The program received an additional $500,000 in July 2008 and is financed through June 2009. Currently, 52 people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome in in the greater New Haven and Hart... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984966 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:43:37 +0100 1984966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933428&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F442005050%2F A big day here, of course, in the US, where elections are under way. And what could be more interesting than the race for the White House? Whatever your inclinations, do remember to vote. Meanwhile, here are a few items to digest while you mull over your fateful decision… Gilead HIV Drug Gets Boost From US (TheStreet.com) Investors Says Amylin Is Undervalued, Seeks Sale (Bloomberg News) Judge Denies Another Breast Cancer-HRT Claim (The Legal Intelligencer) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933428 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:35:43 +0100 1933428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905986&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FnLG8MM8mRe8%2F It’s been reported that the use of restraints has increased in public schools. The October 24th New Britain Herald describes symptoms of something like post-tramatic stress in two autistic students who were allegedly abused by a special education teacher: Arelis Kinard, a parent of the one of the students involved, said her 7-year-old son is nonverbal but has been having behavioral problems that may be attributed to abuse. “I’m angry, I’m angry at the school, I’m angry at the system,” she said during an often tearful press conference on the steps of New Britain Superior Court. Parent Alberta Marin said her son now fears going to bed after being locked in a dark closet. “It’s a struggle every day when you have a child with autism,” Marin... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905986 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:52:29 +0100 1905986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870898&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fkrj5gfUNK4s%2F Sunday night, it happened that we drove past Charlie’s old school. I don’t mean the elementary school he attended last year before moving up to middle school and simply loved. The main part of that school was an old stone building that had been added onto; the school was located on a quiet street with a bakery, convenience store, post office, hair cutting salon, and a firehouse nearby. Prior to that Charlie was briefly at another, equally pleasant, elementary school in our town and, prior to that, he was at a very small private autism school, located inside a very large private day school. He was happy there, but the school closed after he’d been a student there for a few months. Prior to that, Charlie attended the same public elementary school in a different town in New ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870898 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:46:08 +0100 1870898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870904&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FR7-rF0YUW3E%2F A special education teacher in New Britain, Connecticut, is still teaching and on the school district’s payroll, the October 11th Hartford Courant reports. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Michelle Campbell on Thursday; she was released after posting $5000 bail. Campbell taught a special education class with ten autistic students at the Chamberlain School and is accused of slapping a child and splashing water into the face of another; the children are boys ages 5 to 7. The incident occurred last May and campaign will be arraigned October 23rd on three counts of risk of injury to a minor and four counts of cruelty to persons. Campbell’s co-workers reported the abuse. This is hardly the first time I’ve written charges of abuse by school personnel or other staff to aut... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870904 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:14:46 +0100 1870904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837293&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FWfTh3Cg4TuM%2F Send students to out-of-district private school placements or bite the bullet and devote funds to creating in-district educational programs that can truly meet a student’s needs? The school district in Meriden, Connecticut, is weighing both options, as a September 27th Record-Journal article details. Out of a total of over 1,300 special education students, 207 Meriden students are outplaced. My son has been primarily in in-district public school programs. These have varied greatly in quality and in the training of staff. When Charlie was 7, the school district we then lived in just did not have the right program for him and for several months, Charlie floundered (and his behavior problems increased and escalated) until we took him out of school in the district in November of 2005. He... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837293 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:26:01 +0100 1837293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700794&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fp5XhFLLd0Eo%2F Gerald Guay, who formerly worked in a Bloomfield (CT) state-run group home for mentally disabled people, was banned from working in the health care industry after pleading guilty to negligent cruelty to a person, the August 11th Hartford Courant reports. Guay tormented and abused 38-year-old Christopher Stockton, who has severe autism, developmental disabilities, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and does not speak. Stockton’s mother, Alice Stockton, suspected the abuse more than two years ago when her son started to have seizures, around the time that Guay started to work in the home: Alice Stockton was told [by Connecticut’s Department of Developmental Disabilities] there was nothing that could be done because there was no proof of abuse, according to the affidavit. Eventual... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700794 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:00:12 +0100 1700794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1478215&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F300711541%2F The attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, filed the lawsuit over allegations the big distributor illegally inflated wholesale costs for hundreds of brand-name meds, including Celebrex, Lipitor, Flonase, Prevacid, Nexium and Valium. The move comes one week after San Francisco did the same thing. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Boston, accuses McKesson of violating federal racketeering and state consumer protection laws by conspiring with First DataBank, which publishes prescription drug prices, to inflate average wholesale prices for pharmaceuticals. The lawsuit, however, doesn’t name First DataBank as a defendant. Here is the lawsuit. McKesson’s “illegal and deceptive practices” caused consumers and state-funded health care programs to overpaying by... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1478215 Thu, 29 May 2008 18:25:23 +0100 1478215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392576&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F275686734%2F In formal testimony before the state’s Legislature yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked for help against influence wielded by drugmakers, Legal Newsline reports. Blumenthal wants to make it illegal for drugmakers to give gifts or other benefits to docs that may influence their health care decisions despite a code of ethics the industry has already adopted. In his view, the code is meaningless and unenforceable. “As multi-national, sophisticated, profit-driven companies, drug companies spend billions of dollars on relentless direct marketing to health care providers, seeking to increase sales and profits,” he said, according to the legal news site. Both PhRMA and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations passe... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392576 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:10:59 +0100 1392576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1340919&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F261940423%2F Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a lawsuit in federal court to force the agency to act on his four-year-old Citizen’s Petition seeking stronger warnings on Purdue Pharma’s notorious painkiller. In a statement, he charges that “continued inaction by the FDA on OxyContin warnings…could be devastating because…abuse of prescription drugs such as OxyContin has become the greatest drug threat in the Northeast region.” This is the lawsuit. Blumenthal filed a Citizen’s Petition in January 2004 following an investigation the previous year into Purdue Pharma. Despite info on the package insert that the FDA recommends only 12-hour dosing, Blumenthal found Purdue Pharma had strong evidence showing shorter dosing is “rife with hazard” and a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1340919 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:48:15 +0100 1340919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1303242&cid=t_106116_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F14%2Ffriday-roundup-for-march-14-2008%2F I spent most of the week and last weekend down in sunny Austin, TX attending SXSW and presenting on the future of healthcare, with a decidedly un-Health 2.0 bent (focusing on traditional EMRs, not the hot and sexy PHRs everyone else is talking about). With e-Patients and Health 2.0 the focus of the rest of the world, SXSW is a fun time to connect with designers, developers and entrepreneurs, and heck, even Mark Zuckerberg (the $1.5 billion 23-year-old CEO of Facebook). No, I didn’t get a chance to “hang out” with Mark, but I did enjoy the entertaining keynote he delivered, although the entertainment was provided more so by the reporter, Sarah Lacy, rather than the straight-faced Zuckerberg (who woodenly sticks to his PR-driven buzzwords and vanilla answers — the guy... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1303242 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:58:47 +0100 1303242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1294722&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F249687328%2F Yet another state is suing the drugmaker over allegations of illegally marketing the antipsychotic and concealing side effects such as weight gain and diabetes. Between 1996 and 2006, state Medical Assistance Programs spent more than $190 million on Zyprexa, and millions more were spent to treat injuries caused by Zyprexa. “Through a complex series of illegal rackets and lies, Eli Lilly built a multibillion-dollar drug enterprise at the expense of taxpayers, consumers and patient lives,” says Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in a statement in which he accused Lilly of promoting the drug for anxiety, depression and ADD in children even though the med was never approved by the FDA to treat those ailments. “…This scheme involved payments to public officials,... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1294722 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:29:51 +0100 1294722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1283633&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F246774074%2F The House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support will hold a hearing on Wednesday in response to reports that the meds are disproportionately given to foster care children as a substitute for counseling. In announcing the hearing, Jim McDermott, a Democrat from Washington who chairs the subcommittee, also expressed concern that the drugs are increasingly prescribed for off-label treatments. Antipsychotics are approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but recent reports indicate the meds are often given to kids for ADHD. Moreover, until very recently, these weren’t approved for children at all and the issue has prompted anger from legislators in some states, such as New York and New Jersey, over the money paid by Medicaid for prescriptions. Similarly, nursing homes ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1283633 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:28:45 +0100 1283633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274974&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F244846273%2F Connecticut’s nursing homes dole out antipsychotic drugs to residents who do not have psychotic disorders at one of the highest rates in the country, raising questions about whether the medications are being used to subdue agitated patients because of a lack of staffing and attention to alternate treatments, The Hartford Courant reports. Federal data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that since 2005, Connecticut has consistently ranked in the top four states in the prevalence of antipsychotic drugs dispensed to nursing home residents who have no psychotic or related conditions. In the most recent quarterly report, through September 2007, only Louisiana had a higher prevalence rate than Connecticut, where more than 26 percent of residents who lacked an approp... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274974 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:26:37 +0100 1274974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186089&cid=t_106116_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F225189211%2F They’re lining up. First, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, then the Senate Finance Committee and then the New York Attorney General begin investigations into the handling of the controversial Vytorin trial. Now Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut’s attorney general, has joined the parade of lawmakers probing how Merck and Schering-Plough handled the study data and the marketing of the expensive cholesterol med. “We are investigating whether state funds were spent on false assurances about the safety and effectiveness of these drugs,” Blumenthal tells The Wall Street Journal. He’s referring to Vytorin and Zetia, which Merck and Schering co-market in a joint venture. The state’s Medicaid program was the main public source of money spent on the drugs, a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186089 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:41:15 +0100 1186089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1165339&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F220286699%2F “We put a lot of energy into birth to 3 and somewhat through the teen years, but depending on when they graduate, they fall off the end of the earth.” “Why put resources, energy and money into them and then have nothing when we know that if our young adults are supported into the next stage, they are going to do OK.” So Lois Rosenwald, co-director of the Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center says in the January 20th Hartford Courant about autistic adults. Rosenwald was instrumental in developing a $1million pilot program that was created by the Connecticut legislature a few years ago “to assist adults of normal intelligence with diagnoses on what is called the autism spectrum”; it is the first such program (according to the Hartford Courant). T... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1165339 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:02:10 +0100 1165339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=869589&cid=t_106116_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fanother-court-rules-that-aana-are.html A recent court case ruled that a parolee can sue a parole officer for damages if the parole officer requires the parolee to attend 12-step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous when this violates the parolee's religious or non-religious beliefs.The case is titled Inouye v. Kemna, issued Sept. 7, 2007. The full text of the opinion is here. The court that issued the decision is the Ninth Circuit of the United States Courts of Appeal. The court's ruling is the law in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Ricky Inouye was imprisoned in Hawaii after conviction on drug charges, and served his time. As a Buddhist, he objected to participating in 12-step treatment programs because of their relig... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=869589 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:49:00 +0100 869589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764203&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F28%2Fpresidential-candidates-say-fighting-diabetes-vital%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Opinion, Care, PersonalitiesThe Democratic presidential candidates all know this: whoever gets the nomination has an excellent shot at making it to the White House. First, though, is the long, hard, down and dirty campaign slog in which each candidate has to do the impossible - try and be all things to all people.One thing we can except is that they all devote a little time to addressing diabetes. Specifically, finding a cure for type 1 diabetes and strategies for containing the unprecedented spread of type 2 diabetes. The type 2 "epidemic" (as it is sometimes called) is all the more serious because of the strain it is adding to the US healthcare system, a system already failing to meet the needs of many Americans.During Monday night's CNN/YouTube debate, the c... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764203 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 764203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=756703&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F25%2Festeemed-diabetes-specialist-and-family-victims-of-shocking-crim%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Daily NewsEndocrinologist William Petit Jr. and his family were the victims of an utterly shocking crime on Monday. Two men entered the family home in Cheshire, Connecticut, assaulted the family and forced a woman, probably Petit's wife, to drive to an ATM and withdraw money. The burglars later set fire to the house and fled, leaving the family still inside. Dr. Petit survived the ordeal. His wife and two daughters were killed.Dr. Petit (50) is a prominent diabetes researcher. He is medical director at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. The hospital is a Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate institution. Dr. Petit is also president of the Hartford County Medical Association. He was elected to the American Diabetes Association's Hall of Merit in 1994... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=756703 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 756703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=693005&cid=t_106116_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F24%2Fmedical-marijuana-bill-vetoed-by-cancer-survivor-governor%2F Filed under: Drug, Politics, Daily newsConnecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is a cancer survivor. And so she knows the pain and heartbreak associated with the disease. Still, she vetoed a bill that would have allowed people with serious illnesses to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. It's just too problematic and sends mixed messages to children, Rell said in a statement last Tuesday. The decision was a struggle for the Republican Rell, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and underwent a mastectomy just after taking office. Had she not vetoed the bill, those older than 18 with medical conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS would have been permitted to grow and use medical marijuana plants with written permission from a doctor and after registering with the state. ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=693005 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 693005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=560486&cid=t_106116_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F111089876%2F Reid Mariani was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome five years ago, at the age of 49. As writes in his poem, “Tackled by Asperger”: If you had me write what I do wrong I might correctly answer you But I always seem to goof things up My mind, it breaks my heart in two. Mariani is profiled in an article in the April 22nd TheDay.com (CT). His younger sister Debbie Parise notes that: “He did a lot of unusual things,” she recalls [of their childhood]. “He used to run back and forth from the corner of our living room, shaking his hands. He wore a path in my mother’s rug. But, as a little girl, I thought that’s what everybody’s brother did.” Parise says their mother took Mariani to doctors and psychologists, but “back then, they didn’t know what... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=560486 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:24:42 +0100 560486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=552254&cid=t_106116_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F06%2Fyour-tax-dollars-and-hospital-closures.html "Deinstitutionalization is a thing of the past" – at least that is what most people think. But, in fact, psychiatric hospital closures have proceeded at a furious pace over the last 15 years. There were so few beds when this new assault started that the people who remain in institutions are those who really need intensive care. Some can be “integrated” with sufficient support, but for others, life becomes a living hell once they are “freed.”There are many factors driving the closures, but the most egregious is that the very groups that are paid by the federal government to “protect” the mentally ill, Protection and Advocacy (P&As) are the ones forcing many of the closures. And when the doors are closed, the displaced residents are on their own. In his book Crazy, Pete Earley ... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=552254 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:21:00 +0100 552254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=552251&cid=t_106116_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2005%2F09%2Fviolent-acts-in-retrospect.html Benjamin Harrison murdered his mother. At his sentencing hearing, he said "If I was on my medication I wouldn't have done what I did."You don’t see a lot in the media about what happens after being medicated in prison restores someone to competency. Andrew Goldstein made an eerily similar statement on his killing of Kendra Webdale in New York. And Michael Ouellette, who killed a priest in Connecticut, said "I didn't know I had the illness. I thought everything was real."In that case, Ouellette’s father noted that after being incarcerated, his son was “now the most rational he's been in a decade."There have been some studies done on consumers’ perceptions of assisted treatment. It would be interesting to ask Harrison, Goldstein, and Ouelette whether, in retrospect, they wish someone... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=552251 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:03:00 +0100 552251