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 'county'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169511&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwill-hired-executives-let-healing.html Hospital - noun, 1.  a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm or young  2.  an institution where the sick or injured are given medical or surgical care, Merriam-Webster             - noun.  1.  an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people, Oxford DictionaryTwo recent NY Times articles raise concerns that changes in leadership may cause hospitals to stray from their original purpose.  Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemThe first NY Times article discussed leadership of Cook County Health and Hospitals System (in the Chicago, IL area). This is a public health system whose mission was traditionally "to serve Cook County... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169511 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:20:00 +0100 5169511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130733&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAHfZvAlA28k%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonLast Friday, a Colorado District Court halted the new and unique Douglas County school voucher program with a permanent injunction. School choice legislation is a little like the Field of Dreams: pass it, and they will sue–and we all know who “they” are. So there’s a tendency to dismiss legal setbacks for the choice movement as purely the result of self-serving monopolists exploiting bad laws or partisan, activist judges. There are certainly cases that fall into that category, but this Colorado ruling isn’t one of them. Oh, the self-serving monopolists and opponents of educational freedom are no doubt cheering it, but the ruling does not read like the work of a rube or an ideologue, and not all of the state constitutional provisions on whic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130733 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:47:23 +0100 5130733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952720&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fwrong-site-surgery-continues-plague-patients%2F The Washington Post has published a list of hospitals where wrong site surgeries have occurred, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Rhode Island Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952720 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:58:07 +0100 4952720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780453&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F03%2Fjune-18-proclaimed-as-pride-day-in-the-town-of-perth-ontario%2F Imagine my delight, and yes pride, to learn that LGBT Lanark County had won its bid for a Pride Day proclamation in Perth for June 18. (This was also the first I’d heard of LGBT Lanark County. Their web site is pretty impressive!) The Perth Courier, and an advertiser-householder known locally as the EMC, both [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780453 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:59:43 +0100 4780453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552072&cid=t_159143_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F05%2F7-reasons-charlie-sheen-may-hate-alcoholics-anonymous%2F In one of the myriad interviews he gave over the last week, Charlie Sheen said clearly that he hates AA. A lot of people have trouble with Alcoholics Anonymous. AA is full of people and people can be messy and flawed. The human train wreck formally known as Charlie Sheen is a common sight in the AA meeting halls. The only difference between Mr. Sheen and other self-absorbed, delusional, frantic addicts is the size of the audience to which they rant. These people do not last long in AA. They mock the Fellowship and the 12 Steps (PDF) as too religious or simplistic. AA is beneath them. Here are a few possible reasons why Charlie Sheen might hate AA so much. Reasons Why Charlie Sheen May Hate AA He would have to admit he is powerless. He would need to embrace Humility. Deep tissue Change wo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552072 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:13:27 +0100 4552072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501551&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fplastic-surgeon-dr-daniel-ronel-killed-car-crash%2F Well-known New Mexico plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Ronel was killed in a one car crash in Sandoval County, New Mexico while driving north on I-25. The cause is under investigation. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501551 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:18:09 +0100 4501551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489587&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fdr-lawrence-hansen-receives-years-probation-plastic-surgery-death%2F Orange County plastic surgeon Dr. Lawrence Hansen will be subject to 35 months probation in the death of a patient who underwent vaginal reconstruction, then bled and died after suffering a heart attack. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489587 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:15:11 +0100 4489587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489638&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fzjqy-rOPM90%2F By David RittgersThe Baltimore police must have solved the city’s violent crime problem. They’ve shifted resources to illegal gambling: Baltimore County police arrested five men after an undercover detective infiltrated an illegal high-stakes poker game in Edgemere, records show. Police say "Texas Hold 'Em" games were held regularly at the Lynch Point Social Club in the 3100 block of Roger Road, where organizers were making as much as $1,500 in profit a night, according to charging documents. After receiving a tip, officers conducted surveillance at the club and later sent an undercover detective inside, who participated in a game with a $65 buy-in. The detective played for hours — leaving after he lost all his chips, records show. A tactical unit conducted a raid on the club Feb. 11... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489638 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:33:49 +0100 4489638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489816&cid=t_159143_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FobcTqPEVmCU%2F We are pleased to announce two new resources for all professionals, researchers, developers, innovators and decision-makers in the field of brain health and cognitive fitness who are interested in better tracking and shaping the future that is already here. First of all, we have opened up a “Friends of SharpBrains.com” professional networking group on LinkedIn. If you are already a LinkedIn member, you can join the 377 existing members by clicking Here. Second, registered participants for the upcoming 2011 SharpBrains Summit (March 30 — April 1st) can now connect with each other and with speakers, as well as access 10 exclusive Innovation Case Studies prepared by the Win­ners and Final­ists of the 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards. Ordered by approximate age group of the target ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489816 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:43:32 +0100 4489816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424217&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvxOwlr43-cA%2F By Jim HarperIn a blog post of righteousness last week, I assailed Fairfax County (Virginia) Supervisor Jeff McKay for his failure to comprehend basic security principles as they pertain to the Metro system. A Washington Examiner reporter retrieved McKay’s response: [H]e laughed. But he quickly defended his stance, saying that random searches were recommended by the U.S. Transportation Security Association, the D.C. Police, and WMATA management. “I trust the intelligence agencies when they tell me there’s a reason to do this,” he said. McKay admitted that bag searches likely wouldn’t stop someone intent on causing mass destruction to the Metrorail, but that they will make passengers much more aware of security concerns. Supervisor McKay was not flip about thes... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424217 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:47:26 +0100 4424217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405755&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1iNgb5-si-Q%2F By Jim HarperThis afternoon I briefly attended a meeting of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board to comment on the question whether there should be random bag searches in the D.C. area’s subway system. A variety of other liberty loving D.C.-area residents spoke up against bag searches, noting the weakness of the practice in terms of security, the privacy consequences, and the insult to Metro riders in treating all as suspects. The chairman of the Riders Advisory Council asked that the program be suspended. Along with restating the security weakness of random bag searches—it simply transfers risk from one station to another, from the subway to busses, or from the Metro system to other infrastructure—I emphasized the strategic consequences of the policy:... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405755 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:43:57 +0100 4405755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285160&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fjudge-rules-dr-ralph-reeder-libel-suit-medical-examiner%2F An Iowa judge has ruled against spinal surgeon Dr. Ralph Reeder in his libel suit against Woodbury County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Carroll. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285160 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:13:30 +0100 4285160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4237874&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4OV2Jt2irUM%2F By David BoazForbes looks at new data on household income in different metro areas: Median family incomes across the country decreased dramatically from 2008 to 2009, and no region was left untouched by the recession. But despite shrinking paychecks nearly across the board, some cities still stand out for their bigger-than-average salaries. To find the places where Americans earn the most, we looked at median family income data for 2009, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. In September, as part of its annual American Community Survey, the Census released updated data for several hundred Metropolitan Statistical Areas — geographic entities defined by the U.S. government that roughly correspond to major cities. The place with the highest median family income is the Washington, D.C., me... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4237874 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:41:53 +0100 4237874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3935792&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F10-best-posts-on-thegloss-last-week-3%2F Tori Spelling as Donna Martin in "Beverly Hills: 90210" Last week, we experienced 90210 day (September 2, 2010 or 9/02/10), and our sister site, TheGloss, definitely took note. Take a look at their old-school 90210 photo galleries, plus essential updates on some modern-day reality shows. It’s okay, we won’t tell anyone about your love/hate relationship with Snookie. 1. Gallery: Fashion Lessons I Learned From 90210 2. “Real Housewives of New Jersey”: The Reunion 3. 90210: Tori Spelling’s Nose Through the Years 4. Your Daily Dose of Mormon Porn 5. The Ladies In Your Box: Oh God, Angelina, Why? 6. The Misanthropologist: Does Getting a Blowjob From a Guy Make You Gay? 7. Things That Matter More Than How Many People You’ve Slept With 8. If You Want ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3935792 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:00:54 +0100 3935792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891644&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fnurse-susan-doherty-arrested-alleged-dui%2F Licencsed practical nurse Susan G. Doherty, a nurse at the Pinellas County jail, was arrested yesterday for suspicion of driving under the influence. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891644 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:54:20 +0100 3891644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3764112&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fnurse-kuna-winding-admits-smuggling-drugs-cook-county-jail%2F Cook County Jail Under Construction in 1880s Nurse Kuna Winding admitted to authorities that she smuggled marijuana and the synthetic drug Ecstasy into the Cook County Jail to give to her boyfriend, who is being held on a double-murder charge. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3764112 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:52:16 +0100 3764112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678504&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fescambia-county-issues-latest-bp-oil-spill-update%2F Escambia County, Florida has issued its latest update on environmental and health conditions affecting Escambia County and nearby areas. They continue to advise that tarballs not be handled or touched. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678504 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:31:04 +0100 3678504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671885&cid=t_159143_125_f&fid=38880&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brooksidedental.com%2Fblog%2Fbellevue-dentist-elected-new-president-of-seattle-king-county-dental-society NEW DENTAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT A BELLEVUE WASHINGTON DENTIST Dr Cynthia Pauley Elected New President of Seattle-King County Dental Society Dr Cynthia Pauley, Bellevue Cosmetic Dentist, recently was elected as the new President of the Seattle-King County Dental Society (SKCDS) in April 2010. She has served as Secretary of SKCDS and also as a member of the SKCDS Executive Council for 8 years, during which time she was a delegate to the Washington State Dental Association for two terms. During her time on the Executive Council, she been involved in several projects to help the under served citizens of King County, including working on the Smile Mobile which serves people in out lying areas. Currently, she is involved with projects that include “The Northwest Kidney Foundation” and SKCDS Den... Brookside Dental's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671885 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:51:26 +0100 3671885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3659117&cid=t_159143_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Frace-report-2010-kern-county-stage-race.html I had meant to post this earlier.  Here it is, although it seems long ago now.  I originally wrote this up for my team back in May and have left it pretty much the same.Race: Kern County Stage Race (Bakersfield area, CA)Date: May 14-16, 2010Category raced: 4Weather: sunny, some wind, warm to hotNumber of starters: 22Early Birds present: racing: Deanna, Michal, Anne; supporting: team director Laurel GreenOther teams present: Dolce Vita, Tibco II, Los Ranchos, Metromint, Velo Allegro, Los Gatos, MetalMtn, Lenovo, DudeGirlYour goal for the race: Do my best to place high in the GC (general classification or overall finishing placement).Short story:We raced 4 races in 3 days and took 2 ice baths.  The races went: good, good, bad, great! Long story:Stage 1: Bena Individual Time Tr... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3659117 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:02:00 +0100 3659117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648426&cid=t_159143_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fflorida-county-posts-beach-warning-sign-bp-oil-spill%2F Escambia County authorities have posted the first beach advisories in Florida to warn people to stay out of the BP oil spill tainted Gulf waters. The warnings are aimed at pregnant women, children, and those with impaired immune systems and include beaches from Perdido Key to Gulf Islands Seashore national park. Related Posts Experts Warn Cleanup Workers About Risks of Snake Bites (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648426 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:51:53 +0100 3648426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595574&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRlOh34uO_1k%2F By David RittgersSeveral people videotaped the arrest of a belligerent woman at the Preakness Stakes and posted it online. The woman assaulted another patron of the race and two officers during her well-deserved arrest. The criminalization of citizens’ recordings of the arrest, which culminates in the woman lying face down and bleeding, is a different matter. Toward the end of the video, posted on YouTube (warning: violence and language), a police officer approaches the person filming the arrest and says, “Do me a favor and turn that off. It’s illegal to videotape anybody’s voice or anything else, against the law in the state of Maryland.” Unfortunately, the officer was right. The Maryland wiretapping law makes it illegal to record a conversation without the conse... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595574 Mon, 24 May 2010 16:20:24 +0100 3595574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581588&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgqqswmxuieU%2F By Chris EdwardsYesterday, the Washington Post reviewed the life of Phyllis McClure, who was an advocate for federal education spending in low-income neighborhoods. Once an aspiring journalist, Ms. McClure joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in 1969. She immediately used her penchant for muckraking to illuminate the widespread misuse of federal funds meant to boost educational opportunities for the country’s neediest students. The money was part of the new Title I program, created under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The slim volume that Ms. McClure wrote in 1969 with Ruby Martin — ‘Title I of ESEA: Is It Helping Poor Children?’ — showed how millions of dollars across the country were being used by school districts to make ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581588 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:55:25 +0100 3581588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533818&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLVuiMxBhw0E%2F By Roger PilonIn a piece at Politico today, David Rittgers raised a number of important points on the role of surveillance cameras in law enforcement, about which I blogged yesterday at Politico Arena and Cato@Liberty. To add still more to the subject, David is quite right: the cop on the beat, assuming he’s there, will be better than the camera at preventing crime. In at least two cases, however, cameras can fight crime not only ex post but ex ante as well. First, cameras monitored in real time — as private cameras often are in apartment buildings, casinos, warehouses, and elsewhere — can facilitate crime prevention by alerting monitors to suspicious activity. And second, would-be criminals who are concerned about being caught may think twice if they suspect they’re being ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533818 Tue, 04 May 2010 18:40:34 +0100 3533818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487001&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F175098%2F Death by Prescription in Florida: TIME magazine reports that there are more pain clinics than McDonald’s in south Florida’s Broward County, and judging by the rate of oxycodine prescriptions and overdose-caused deaths, they’re handing out prescription drugs almost as easily as Big Macs. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487001 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:25:54 +0100 3487001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322389&cid=t_159143_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F8M9HA3wyiEg%2F Do you like Alexis... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322389 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:28:55 +0100 3322389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318662&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FZa9zzJgbOII%2F Santa Clara County in California late last week filed what appears to be the first governmental lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline over links between its Avandia diabetes bill and cardiovascular risks, namely heart attacks, The San Jose Mercury News writes. The suit charges Glaxo falsely advertised the pill and concealed risks, and seeks compensation on behalf of patients and providers. The county alleges Glaxo earned billions of dollars on Avandia and cited an estimate that the drug caused 60,000 to 200,000 heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths nationwide from 1999 to 2006. Tamara Lange, Santa Clara County’s lead deputy counsel, didn’t have an estimate for the number of deaths caused locally or the number of patients in Santa Clara County who took the drug. But Lange d... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318662 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:16:19 +0100 3318662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220545&cid=t_159143_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F1kinAZ61QqI%2F Real Housewives of Orange... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220545 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:50:10 +0100 3220545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212313&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZmp_ynDh4o4%2F By Jason KuznickiFrom the Washington Post: Travel along a two-block stretch of Central Avenue in Prince George’s County, and you’ll find a staggering 11 fast-food restaurants. For community activist Arthur Turner and state Sen. David C. Harrington (D-Prince George’s), the strip is evidence of the proliferation of burger joints and Chinese takeouts in the county, especially in poorer, inner Capital Beltway communities. Pointing to studies that rank Prince George’s residents among the least healthy in Maryland, Turner and Harrington want to limit new fast-food restaurants in the county, a far stricter approach than what has been enacted in such places as New York City and Montgomery County, which banned the use of trans fats in those establishments… “Our c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212313 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:30:28 +0100 3212313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189352&cid=t_159143_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fmri-mutliple-myeloma-gadolinium%2F Margaret’s blog has a few posts written about the use of gadolinium as a contrast agent.  I think it’s important for MM patients to know about this.  You can the read posts at her blog.  These are all the posts containing the word, “gadolinium.” »The gadolinium used in MRIs makes myeloma cells proliferate In other news, there’s not much going on.  Last week I got to participate in a local radio show with two of Moore County’s finest, Detective Sargent Donnie Shingleton and Sargent Tim Cameron, of the Moore County Sheriff’s Department.  The topic was home security, which included discussions about fraud.  My part was Internet fraud.  My words didn’t really come out right! I start a creative non-fiction class tomorrow, thanks to my sist... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189352 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:19:51 +0100 3189352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178762&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fc5sMs5RV_ps%2F By Adam SchaefferWashington Post ed columnist/reporter Jay Mathews had a great post the other day in response to some WaPo coverage of supposedly catastrophic cuts to the Fairfax County school budget. He rightly notes, “the end-of-the-world reactions from Fairfax County parents in my colleague Petula Dvorak’s latest column are so divorced from reality as to be comical.” Oh, it is funny, but not ha-ha funny. It’s more a makes-you-want-to-cry kind of funny. Consider: Fairfax aims spend 1.4 percent more per-pupil in 2011 according to their Operating Fund total, which includes the vast majority of total spending and core services.* Total per-pupil spending increased 20 percent in constant dollars between 2000 and 2010. Using Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE) total expendi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178762 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:33:12 +0100 3178762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133712&cid=t_159143_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fholiday-blog-contest-winner-my-new-years-resolutions%2F You didn’t really think that we were going to post guest blogs without hearing from “Rusty,” one of our long time community members, did you? Rusty is from Perth, the capital of  Western Australia and proffers some insight into her own New Year’s Resolutions as well as sage advice for those of us who are considering making a holiday-induced promise or two. Resolutions: Keem ‘em Real by Rusty I have made New Year’s resolutions for as long as I can remember.  They are for me to focus on and to fulfill.  Resolutions are promises. I make New Year resolutions for me, to be a better person, a healthier person, a kinder person.  Almost everyone I know makes New Year’s resolutions too, but they don’t necessarily keep them. The one part of my pre-MS Superwoman self I allow i... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133712 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:34:24 +0100 3133712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092929&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F66RnfIw4kzM%2F Once again, New Jersey has made the unflattering list of places where judges “systematically apply laws and court procedures in an inequitable manner, generally against defendants in civil lawsuits,” according to the American Tort Reform Association, which compiles the annual ranking. And Alabama has landed on the watch list for the second consecutive year. Why? The Superior Court of Atlantic County, which is located in the shadow of Atlantic City’s hulking casinos, remains what ATRA calls “a center for mass tort actions, often directed at one of the state’s own economic generators, pharmaceutical manufacturers.” The group calculates 93 percent of plaintiffs in New Jersey’s pharmaceutical mass torts come from outside the state and the court houses ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092929 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:21:58 +0100 3092929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039763&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fv5C6c4ljjB4%2F The Washington Post reports: Would you gladly pay more for a cheeseburger today if it keeps your local librarian working tomorrow? Several members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors think so. So do supervisors in neighboring Loudoun County, who hope the General Assembly will allow them to impose a meals tax, too. If the supervisors are so sure that a tax increase would be popular, why don’t they put it to a referendum? Or better yet, why not make it voluntary? The waitress could bring you a bill that shows the cost of the food and drink, the state tax, the county tax (as Virginia receipts already do), and then “additional voluntary local tax to keep Fairfax government big.” If the supervisors are right, people will gladly pay it. Right, supervisors? (Source: Cato-... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039763 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:02:29 +0100 3039763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920504&cid=t_159143_160_f&fid=36193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aloha-dermatology.com%2Faloha-dermatology-blog%2Fmaui-county-36th-annual-senior-citizens-health-fair-maui-economic-opportunity-inc%2F Maui War Memorial Gymnasium Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Please join us at the Maui County 36th Annual Senior Citizens Health Fair on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Maui War Memorial Gymnasium from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Come, have fun, and visit the many booths that will have health-care related displays and other pertinent information. Blood pressure testing, blood sugar level checks and hearing aids will be available. Many agencies and businesses such as the Maui County Office of Aging, Aloha Dermatology and Laser Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital, Social Security Office, State Department of Consumer Affairs, State of Hawaii SAGE Plus Program, Organ Donors of Hawaii, County of Maui Recycle Dept., A&B Sugar Museum, Alzheimer’s Associa... aloha-dermatology.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920504 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:17:44 +0100 2920504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814396&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSvVVRvhQsdI%2F In 1977, county attorney David Richter and assistant county attorney Joseph Hrvol worked side by side with police to investigate and “solve” the notorious murder of a former police officer in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The prosecutors fabricated evidence and used it to charge and convict Curtis McGhee and Terry Harrington, sending them to prison for 25 years. After the convictions were overturned for prosecutorial misconduct, McGhee and Harrington sued the county and prosecutors. The defendants in that civil suit invoked the absolute immunity generally afforded prosecutors to try to escape liability. After the Eighth Circuit ruled against them, the Supreme Court agreed to review the case. On Friday, Cato joined the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the ACLU ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814396 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:58:15 +0100 2814396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709098&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FHwbwZv4liLk%2F Those who have spent their careers in the trenches of healthcare and are now reading the uncertain headlines in the news each day and fearing for the future of healthcare, fear not! There are fresh crops of enthusiastic students, eager to make a difference and keep the ball rolling in the quest to improve healthcare, sprouting up in graduate programs starting across the nation this summer. Having started the Johns Hopkins Masters of Public Health (JHSPH) program in July, it has been a thrilling month and will no doubt be a fast year with many choices to make for classes, volunteer opportunities, and research projects. The plethora of options was described by one former student as “going to the grocery store when you’re hungry.” Not to mention, each student shopping in the... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709098 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:44:23 +0100 2709098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2660872&cid=t_159143_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fs7g-_fgmuVM%2F Here’s another GM issue that’s being close followed, and this time it’s a local (US) issue. Six farmers from the Boulder County in Colorado asked asking permission to plant genetically modified sugar beets on open space land, which are areas of protected or conserved land on which development is indefinitely set aside. The farmers argue that they need to plant GM sugar beets in order to be competitive and stay in business. This year, 95 percent of all sugar beets grown in the US are Roundup Ready, which have been modified to resist the herbicide Roundup. Overspraying with herbicides usually kills both weeds and crops, but the biotech beets can be sprayed with Roundup to kill the weeds and the beets will stay unharmed. After strong arguments from both sides, the Boulder County Food... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2660872 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:48:00 +0100 2660872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645517&cid=t_159143_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2009%2F07%2F27%2Fplanning-for-your-petsanimals-in-a-disaster%2F On Saturday, August 22nd , beginning at 2pm, at the Owens Auditorium at the Sandhills Community College, the County Animal Response Team (CART) will be hosting an invaluable event for those owning or caring for pets and/or domesticated animals in Moore County. A free showing of the award-winning documentary, “Katrina Tails,” will be followed by a presentation and discussion about Moore County’s newly-revised Animal Response Plan to be executed during disasters. Call 910-947-2858 for more details. More information: GROUNDBREAKING DISASTER PLAN FOR MOORE COUNTY’S ANIMALS On August 22nd, the County Animal Response Team (CART) will be hosting an invaluable event for those owning or caring for pets and domesticated animals in Moore County. A free showing of the 2008 Acco... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645517 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:37:21 +0100 2645517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561520&cid=t_159143_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2009%2F06%2F30%2Finvasion-of-the-kittens%2F Peeps The Animal Advocates of Moore County (AAMC) did a huge favor for me.  In February, a cat started hanging around my house. It was pretty cold, and I felt bad for her.  I started feeding her and tried to coax her into the house.  I finally tricked her into coming into the house on her own.  I called AAMC to see if they knew of anyone who was missing their cat.  She was extremely sweet and a beautiful cat.  Someone came to get her, and she was taken to a vet to be checked over.  She was such a great cat that I decided to keep her. About a month after her arrival, Peeps developed paralysis in her back legs. I took her to a few vets to see what could be done for her. They had me convinced that she’d never recover and we’d eventually have to have her euthanized. It was h... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561520 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:53:06 +0100 2561520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512257&cid=t_159143_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fnot-all-drug-pushers-are-standing-on-the-corner%2F Many of you, our friends who visit us frequently, have expressed concern and exasperation over all the ads on TV and in magazines from the pharmaceutical companies. They have the pretty girls, the singing birds, the sunshine and very robust individuals extolling the virtues of a particular new drug. Our families and friends seem to be more taken in by the ads than we are. It reminds me of all the candy they sell beside the gossip magazines at the supermarket checkout. The candies are for the kiddies to beg off Mommy and the magazines, well, they’re just trash for the brain. Since the drug companies in this country are the largest lobby group in Washington, they have a lot to sell. When their main line drugs reach the termination age and are allowed to become generic, they lose money.... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512257 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:11:49 +0100 2512257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442305&cid=t_159143_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FzPvv_PX3AKM%2F Supporters and opponents of GMO have been clamoring from a support from the Vatican, for the obvious reasons of elevating GMO into a moral issue. Well, a study from the Vatican strongly endorses genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as providing “better food security” and safe and healthy foods, reports the National Catholic Reporter this week. Although the Vatican itself has not issued an official statement, the Pontifical Academy for Science met this week to discuss the merits of GMO and participants unanimously agreed to endorse GMOs. Unfortunately, no Catholic critic of GMOs was invited to the conference so the endorsement has been viewed as totally biased. In a related news, Boulder County Colorado farmers may now plant genetically modified sugar beets on government land, acco... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442305 Fri, 29 May 2009 11:48:00 +0100 2442305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2341847&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2Fbs9PINkoCKQ%2Fnew-online-health-program-in-georgia.html American City & County recently wrote an article about how the CDC is using an online screening system with other items to help Georgia residents in eight counties to prevent heart disease. The CDC has posted a web page that allows users to identify current life habits that may be factors that could cause the disease. Along with that aspect, they're taking a holistic approach by combining onsite biomedical screenings and resources that are delivered to the work place with the online survey. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2341847 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:55:00 +0100 2341847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276855&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1576 (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276855 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:03:42 +0100 2276855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266684&cid=t_159143_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F14%2Fthe-end-of-remote-prescribing%2F There’s long been a gray market in the U.S. for prescription medications that can be had online without actually having a prescription. Erectile dysfunction medications are the most common such prescriptions. This practice has commonly been done on websites based in India or another country. The prescription is then forwarded to a pharmacy clearinghouse in the U.S. that has contracted with physicians to write prescriptions for such orders. How can a doctor do this without a physical exam? Easy! It’s called a form that the customer fills out on the prescription website. The doc reviews the form and ostensibly ensures the customer has no pre-existing condition that may cause untoward side effects with the sought-after prescription. But this business, which has been going on for y... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266684 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:00:33 +0100 2266684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260642&cid=t_159143_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fsleep-and-high-school-start-times.html An editorial in today’s Washington Post examines the debate over school start times. It shows just how complex it can be to make changes to daily school schedules.A proposal in Fairfax County, Va., would change the start time of most high schools in the county from 7:20 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. It appears that there is strong support for a change. But there are also many obstacles.Money is one concern. In Fairfax County, 169,000 students must be transported to and from school each day. This is both complicated and costly.The Post reports that Fairfax school officials once estimated that a schedule change could cost up to $40 million. But they found ways to make bus routes more efficient. This led to the current “no-cost” proposal.Teens and parents may have concerns about starting and ending... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260642 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:08:00 +0100 2260642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240555&cid=t_159143_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FYOUHKpLiUsk%2F Lauri Waring is a former cast... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240555 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:20:56 +0100 2240555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240553&cid=t_159143_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FDP7XeejkaaM%2F Lynne Curtin is featured on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240553 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:07:16 +0100 2240553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2209971&cid=t_159143_86_f&fid=34461&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicmb.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fupdate-on-opensearch-plugins-for.html Image by testdriverone via FlickrOf course I know browser plugins are not big news. They have been around for a while now. It just did not pass my path before as a need-to-do priority in the work load I already have. But suddenly you get the chance to make a great overview because somebody already did a load of work for library licenced databases & plugins. (Aaron Tay, a Librarian with NUS Libraries) Then I attacked the subject as I normally do: jump in, head first, see what I understand. And figure out what I do not understand, by trial and error. For now this results in a short list of available library plugins. I was surprised by the nice collection of the MyCroft Project, but just discovered yesterday they also offer a nice Plugin Create/Submit "wizard" This takes away having to un... DigiCMB blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2209971 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:50:00 +0100 2209971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035855&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F7CpE78ha8Ms%2F Sports “tap into an autistic person’s basic needs for social and physical interaction and participation in purpose-driven tasks,” according to Chantal Sicile-Kira, whose autistic son is an adult and who’s written three books on autism. Sicile-Kira is quoted in an article in today’s Orange County Register about the first school-district sponsored sports league for autistic children. The league was started by Kathy Murphy, a speech language pathologist at Harbor View Elementary in Newport Beach; soccer, T-ball, and track are offered. No one keeps score and, during a soccer game, “……everybody, no matter what team they were aligned with, cheered when a player found the back of the net.” My son Charlie’s been in Challenger league t-bal... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035855 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:04:29 +0100 2035855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990891&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FuVlMHfSgK80%2F I have been thinking more than ever about where Charlie will live as an adult since hearing about the services offered in different states at last Friday’s IACC meeting. The pressing, pressing, pressing need for staff with appropriate training, for facilities, and for much much more was more than made apparent—the November 10th death of 28-year-old Tara O’Leary highlights just how pressing these needs are. Tara O’Leary had severe developmental disabilities and was a client in a community care residence in Hunterdon County in central New Jersey. Her death is being investigated by both the state Department of Human Services and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. According to yesterday’s FOX News, O’Leary had brain deformities, scoliosis, and o... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990891 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:02:12 +0100 1990891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964134&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FqKlxmISDYcw%2F 9-year-old Zachary Vitto—who’s autistic and wears leg braces for cerebral palsy—hikes with his fellow scouts on a rocky path from Borrego to Red Rock Canyon and more than perseveres, as told in the OC Register. Never ever give up, right? Tags: asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, education blog, Health, hiking boy scouts, orange county, parenthood, red rock canyonShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964134 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:00:27 +0100 1964134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918057&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FTm-5A9tWWkc%2F In Collier County, Florida, parents have accused the school district of having a “carefully orchestrated strategy to keep special needs students out of the district.” Yesterday’s WINK news reports that the Federal Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has sent a letter to the Collier School District recommending changes as to how the district informs parents of their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (here’s a PDF file of that latter). WINK news describes what happened to teenager Derek Hughes, who was diagnosed with autism and who also started to have seizures while a middle school student in the Collier School District. Then: “His seizure activity resulted in an ER visit because no one in school was trained properly to deal wi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918057 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:18 +0100 1918057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1914718&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F6VNG6VRJ9vM%2F A $3 million civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the Knox County School District concerned the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl with Asperger’s Syndrome by an alleged sex offender who, according to today’s Knox County News, had been deemed “too dangerous” by his court-appointed guardian to be unsupervised. The 18-year-old boy “was being transported to a sex offender treatment program at Halls High School when the alleged rape occurred.” According to the lawsuit, bus owner Stanley Rudder had warned Knox County school officials the girl, identified only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, “would not make it two days” on a special education bus crammed with “rowdy” troubled boys. His prediction proved correct, with the girl immedia... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914718 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:09:10 +0100 1914718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739490&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F377055393%2F A federal appeals court reinstated a lawsuit brought by Santa Clara County against drugmakers for allegedly overcharging county hospitals for prescription drugs for Medi-Cal patients, in violation of a federal law requiring discounts, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The ruling by the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is the first in the nation to find that counties have the right to sue manufacturers under a 1992 law requiring companies supplying medicines to the Medicaid program - called Medi-Cal in California - to sell them to public hospitals at a specified percentage of their average nationwide price, the paper writes. The county sued in 2005 after the US Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general found that drugmakers had violated the price ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739490 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:29:15 +0100 1739490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730719&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F8A46v-EQ3DA%2F Now another countdown begins: Two more weeks before Charlie starts school. He knows exactly where he’s going and who the teacher is and has a tag on his backpack with his bus number and locker number on it, and the postcard from the Board of Ed announcing when the bus is coming is prominently displayed on our refrigerator. Charlie’s been at several schools and classrooms over the years and one reason he’s looking forward to September 8th so much is because he knows what to expect and where he’s going—-not so for 9-year-old Tyler Baker, who was assigned to attend Reagan Elementary School, his fifth school since 2004. Tyler has Asperger’s Syndrome and his mother Stephanie Baker has filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on the grounds of discri... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730719 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:11:15 +0100 1730719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668701&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F350918734%2F A contractor for Novartis was charged with running a prostitution ring from his desk at the drugmaker in suburban New Jersey, while the actual ’services’ were provided at a veterinarian clinic several miles away, according to the Somerest County, New Jersey, prosecutor’s office. David Baker, 35, was arrested following a two-month investigation dubbed “Operation Net-Vet Harlot” that began with an ad on craigslist.org, offering “erotic services.” An undercover detective responded to the ad, and ultimately set up an appointment to meet with a woman at the veterinary facility earlier this month. An undercover female police officer posing as a prostitute in need of a pimp then contacted Baker, who offered to recruit and screen potential johns for the o... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668701 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:23:17 +0100 1668701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664630&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F349764703%2F By outward appearances, the lawsuit filed this week by Suffolk County, New York, officials to recover public funds used to pay for the controversial cholesterol drug is run-of-the-mill. The document cites what is quickly becoming boilerplate language among governments and shareholders alleging a drug was improperly marketed, ineffective or unsafe - there was a pattern of racketeering and a fraudulent scheme. But buried on page 25, line 6, an interesting word is tossed out - indictable. In other words, Suffolk County (the eastern portion of Long Island that includes the Hamptons, for those of you who care) appears to be going a step further in waving its claim in front of the drugmakers. Maybe, just maybe, county officials are not-so-subtly suggesting that a prosecutor may be compelled to t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664630 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:11:26 +0100 1664630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1657221&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F347010204%2F At 5 years old, Matthew Morreale had tantrums so bad that his mother, Marthe Morreale, did not take him out in public. At 24 years old, Matthew Morreale operates a 1-man shredding business. The July 25th Orange County Register has the full story and I’ve a new thought of a job option for Charlie (perhaps not being able to read too well can be a potential, a bit of, an asset?). Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, disneyland, employment, Family, family blog, Health, orange county, paper shredding, Parenting, pdd-nos, WorkShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1657221 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:30:53 +0100 1657221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522531&cid=t_159143_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fcaregivers-memories-video-in-memory-of.html My father, Jack H. Terry, Sr., passed away 13 years ago from a stroke, but on Father's Day I do something special in his memory and this year I made a video of scenes at the ocean. He always loved water and boats - lakes, rivers, oceans. He would have loved the sandcastles, kites and other scenes in this video made at the Pismo Beach Pier, San Luis Obispo County, California. When I am near the ocean I remember the wonderful times we spent together at lakes or beaches. (Source: The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News) The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522531 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:51:00 +0100 1522531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432566&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F286326654%2F School bus driver Danny Floyd of Moorpark (CA) was arrested on May 7th on the suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old autistic boy, the Ventura County Star reports. Floyd and the boy were paired through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and have known each other since November; the molestation is alleged to have occurred between March 1 and May 5. Bail for Floyd has been set for $250,000. As the mother of a minimally verbal autistic boy who has just entered puberty…………I can’t be too careful. Tags: abuse, asd, asperger, autism, big brothers big sisters, bus, molestation, pdd-nos, ventura countyShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432566 Thu, 08 May 2008 20:28:55 +0100 1432566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1405399&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F279633182%2F Below is the press release about the new autism legislation that New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez unveiled this morning in Weehawken, in Hudson County in northern New Jersey. The legislation has three parts: The creation of “autism navigators” to help families “navigate” their way through services, treatment options, and much more; the development and implementation of autism training for first responders (police, fire departments, emergency medical technicians and other volunteers); the creation of an HUD Task Force to address the “serious lack of sufficient housing” for autistic adults. The legislation is specifically about services and community supports. The need for housing for autistic adults is underscored in a story from KGW.com in Washington s... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1405399 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:06:26 +0100 1405399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402991&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F279050368%2F Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey will be announcing a new initiative for families dealing with autism spectrum disorders on Monday, April 28th, at 11am in Louisa Park in Weehawken, New Jersey. The legislation will combine guidance for families seeking autism spectrum disorder services and care, greater public awareness of autism spectrum disorders and support for adults with autism. New Jersey has the highest prevalence rate of autism in the nation (1 in 94). I was was hoping to be in Weehawken which is not far from where I teach at Saint Peter’s College (it’s the Senator’s alma mater) but I have a class (and it’s the last week of classes). You can be sure my thoughts will be directed down Kennedy Boulevard…… Tags: asd, asperger, autism, corzine, go... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402991 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:31:41 +0100 1402991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1340521&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fdr-crippen-is-unwell.html I took a strong dislike to the recent ad hominem attack mounted by the Taxpayers’ Alliance on various local authority chief executives many of whom earn substantially more than the TPA bogey salary of £100,000. The Chief Executive of Kent has been singled out for particular comment.The number of council "fat cats" earning salaries of more than £100,000 rose by a third last year, the Taxpayers' Alliance said today. The pressure group said it was an "insult" that such high salaries were being paid on the back of above-inflation council tax rises. The Local Government Association responded that compared to senior salaries in the private sector, taxpayers were getting very good value. According to data obtained by the Taxpayers Alliance group under the Freedom of Information Act, the ten h... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1340521 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:38:00 +0100 1340521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1336315&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D757 sonya renee taylor file photo the city of west hollywood hosted a press conference march 10 to commemorate the third annual women and girls HIV/AIDS awareness day (nwghaad). i have been struggling without success to get a report written for aids-write, but life moves on faster than i can keep up. significant statistics brought up there: • HIV infection is the leading cause of death for black women (including African American women) aged 25-34 years • HIV infection is the third leading cause of death for black women aged 35-44 years • HIV infection is the fourth leading cause of death for black women aged 45-54 years • HIV infection is the fourth leading cause of death for hispanic women aged 35-44 years • HIV infection is the fifth leading cause of death among all women aged 3... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1336315 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:33:02 +0100 1336315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309156&cid=t_159143_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F253405325%2F What:”It Can’t Own Me” A Special Event for AYA Patients in California When: Saturday April 12, 2008 5-8pm at Dave and Buster’s in Orange Where: 20 City Blvd., West Bldg. G, Suite 1 Orange, CA 92686 Who: Friends and family are welcome. RSVP: Reserve your space by April 4th by emailing itcantownme.org Hat tip to Whitney Liem, who wrote me: Hi Gloria, The Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is hosting an event on Saturday, April 12, 2008 in Orange, CA. This event is for adolescent and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. At this event, attendees will be able to join in free activities and food, and shoot live YouTube videos. They will also hear from AYA guru, Dr. Leonard Sender. I’m sending this invite to you to see if there is any interest to post this on ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309156 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:57:55 +0100 1309156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1306072&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D731 AAHIVM Announces Pilot Credentialing for HIV-Expert PharmDs thanks for the heads-up to john james and the aids treatment news daily alerts WASHINGTON, D.C. March 1, 2008 — The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) has announced a one-year pilot program that will enable HIV-specialized Doctors of Pharmacy (PharmDs) working in clinical practice settings to participate in its widely known HIV Specialist™ credentialing program. The Academy’s pilot credentialing initiative for PharmDs is being developed in response to the large number of inquiries that the organization receives from PharmDs who have extensive day-to-day involvement with HIV treatment, and who want to attain a valid measure of recognition for their expertise in this sub-specialty. For the 2008 credentialing pro... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1306072 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:40:56 +0100 1306072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1297707&cid=t_159143_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6580 Mike Stoker, former Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisor and Chairman, California Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Mike Stoker, an attorney whose practice emphasizes land use, government, and business law, and who is the volunteer Chairman of the John McCain Presidential Campaign in Santa Barbara County will be addressing the Conejo Valley Republican Women today. The topic of his speech: “The Gameplan to Keep the White House.” The details: General Meeting, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:30 am – Thousand Oaks Inn – Banquet Room – 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Cost $20 per person – reservations required – rsvp by email to srbranigan.srb@verizon.net The speech will be recorded by public access cable television if you cannot make the event today. (Source: Fullosse... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1297707 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:10:03 +0100 1297707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289123&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D725 chers— daylight saving time begins tonight at 2am. we loose an hour. ah, but the sun is back in the morning. change your clocks & enjoy! namaste —rk (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289123 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:41:47 +0100 1289123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289124&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D724 we are excerpted in spare change: Richard Kearns, the poet-activist at aids-write.org, writes about two issues that at first seem entirely unrelated: the CDC’s description of AIDS, and the designation of Daylight Saving Time. After his requisite lovely poem, . . . The implicit point that Richard makes with this juxtaposition of concepts is that definitions are powerful. The words we use to describe something can mean the difference between health and disease, between light and darkness. Jerry’s health status was exactly the same before and after the CDC’s pronouncement, but the new definition of a healthy t-cell count was essentially a death sentence. The sun is still in the same position in the sky as it would have been, whether we call it 6:00 or 7:00, but we can dela... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289124 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:58:49 +0100 1289124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261691&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D716 schwarzenegger’s proposed FY2008-09 HIV/AIDS & Medi-Cal cuts: special 6-part report (791) schwarzenegger seeks to dump HIV/AIDS patients from CA FY2008-09 healthcare budget (790) Earlier this year, we experienced outrage when we saw news coverage [NPR, LATimes, aids-write.org] that included videotaped footage of Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower hospital dumping a senile, 63-year-old homeless woman named Carol Reyez, clad only in her thin cotton hospital gown and socks, on San Pedro Street in skid row street near the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Why are we not outraged when we see such “treatment” planned on a massive scale? Planned for us? kearns writes protest to HIV/AIDS & Medi-Cal cuts from cedars emergency room (789) I am a 56-year-old gay man alive w... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1261691 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:14:15 +0100 1261691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258251&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D714 reyes photo 1 Earlier this year, we experienced outrage when we saw news coverage [NPR, LATimes, aids-write.org] that included videotaped footage of Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower hospital dumping a senile, 63-year-old homeless woman named Carol Reyez, clad only in her thin cotton hospital gown and socks, on San Pedro Street in skid row street near the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. reyez photo 2 Why are we not outraged when we see such “treatment” planned on a massive scale? Planned for us? Caregiver Schwarzenegger’s planned dumping of Persons With AIDS (PWAs) from the state healthcare budget is somehow supposed to be a reasonable and excusable practice of “spreadsheet medicine.” Under the shadow of its “ethical guidance,” the Governor unimaginatively sugges... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258251 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:47:18 +0100 1258251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256307&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D708 Kaiser network: Baltimore Sun Examines Concerns About Overuse of CT Scans [Feb 25, 2008] The Baltimore Sun on Saturday examined concerns about the number of patients who undergo CT scans, which many critics consider “untested, overused, risky and a prime example of health care ruled by profit and fad, rather than hard science.” Some experts estimate that each year, U.S. patients undergo between several hundred thousand and one million CT scans. The debate over the issue has increased since January, when CMS proposed restrictions on Medicare reimbursements for CT angiographies, which cost about $1,000 to $1,200 each, in response to reports that the procedure exposes patients to high levels of radiation and unnecessary health risks. CMS in March plans to make a final dec... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256307 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:52:01 +0100 1256307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256308&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D707 California lags in reporting of hospitals’ drug-resistant infection rates Experts say the state should require healthcare facilities to publicly disclose such information. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer February 24, 2008 When California officials announced this month that they would begin tracking virulent “superbug” infections in gyms, schools and other community settings, they billed it as a major advance in public health. But the plan would capture just a fraction of drug-resistant infections, leaving the vast majority unreported to the state and unknown to the public, according to experts and consumer advocates. Disease-tracking experts say California lags behind at least 15 other states that monitor such infections where they are most li... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256308 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:44:08 +0100 1256308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256311&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D703 HIV treatment becoming profitable By Daniel Costello, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer February 21, 2008 . . . something unexpected is happening: As treatment of HIV patients in the U.S. and abroad continues to improve, it has turned into a growing profit center for the drug industry. . . . At the same time, hopes for an HIV vaccine have faded and rates of new infections in some communities are climbing after years of stabilizing. Although some of those developments might be bad news for public health, they’re benefiting companies such as Foster City-based Gilead, whose name refers to a medicinal balm in the Bible. The firm saw revenue reach $4.3 billion last year, up a third from 2006. HIV product sales in 2007 were $3.14 billion, an increase of 48% compared with a year earlier.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256311 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:09:08 +0100 1256311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1213304&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D698 awo’s kearns to attend CA emergency AIDS/HIV state budget meeting at precious blood church today (775) jasmyne cannick video: black LGBT ‘08 presidential election forum parts 1-5 (774) emergency la community meeting 2-06-08: $11 million slashed from ca HIV/AIDS budget (773) david evans at poz: special report on growing older with HIV (772) According to the study, 70 percent of HIV-positive New Yorkers surveyed are living alone—more than double the percentage of elderly HIV-negative New Yorkers. The study also uncovered fairly high rates of social isolation, fear of HIV disclosure and loneliness among the participants. sorting it out at lulu’s #1 (771) beverly & detroit, north & west seven-fifty before eleven on unoccasions lean’d against the bookster bricks i’... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1213304 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:19:19 +0100 1213304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1212115&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D697 chers— see you there. namasté —rk HIV DATE $11 MILLION SLASHED FROM CA HIV/AIDS BUDGET EMERGENCY COMMUNITY MEETING Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 9:30am to 1:30pm Precious Blood Church 435 S. Occidental Blvd., LA, 90057 **there is free ample parking in the lot ane on the street** 4 ADPA contract approved HIV training hours RSVP to hivdatfla@yahoo.com or susan at 323.461.3161 ext. 14 CUT: $7 million ADAP CUT: $22 million Education & Prevention CUT: $1 million: Care, including • $400,000 Community-Based Care • $200,000 Early Intervention • $122,000 Residential AIDS Facilities aids-write.org report to follow link to metro trip planner (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1212115 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:42:10 +0100 1212115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1204701&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D696 video: black LGBT ‘08 presidential election forum parts 1-5 On Wednesday, January 23, 2008 the Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community came together from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to hold a Presidential Election forum. The two-hour event was held in Los Angeles before an audience in the historic African-American community of Leimert Park at the Lucy Florence Coffee House and Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Entitled “It’s A Black Thang! The Black LGBT Vote ‘08,” the Forum was the first of its kind that featured the voices and opinions of African-American LGBT persons, a community whose voice often goes unheard in both the mainstream gay community and African-American community. At the conclusion of the Forum audience members participated in a... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1204701 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:23:46 +0100 1204701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1320602&cid=t_159143_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2008%2F02%2F01%2Fmoore-county-chamber-announces-finalists-small-business-and-entrepreneur-business-of-the-year%2F For Immediate Release January 24, 2008 Contact: Linda M. Parsons, Vice President Phone: 910.692.2936 Email: lparsons@moorecountychamber.com Moore County Chamber Announces Finalists: Small Business and Entrepreneur Business of the Year SOUTHERN PINES, NC – The Moore County Chamber of Commerce announced at a press conference on January 24, 2008 the six finalists for the Chamber’s Small Business and Entrepreneur Business of the Year Awards. The winner of each of these awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet on January 31, 2008 and is made possible in partnership with Progress Energy. “The Chamber is proud to showcase the six finalists and their contributions to the enrichment of Moore County’s business Community,” stated S... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1320602 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:31:09 +0100 1320602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1192875&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D695 text of flyer: HIV DATE $11 MILLION SLASHED FROM CA HIV/AIDS BUDGET “The Governors Budget included $404.1 million ($165.8 million General Fund) for the Office of AIDS’ Treatment and Prevention Program. This is a total decrease of $24.4 million, or 5.8 percent below the revised 2007-2008 budget. The 2008-2009 expenditure plan includes decreases of $13.4 million to reflect the removal of one-time adjustments and $11 million as part of the budget-balancing reductions.” Governor’s Budget 2008-2009 Proposed Budget Summary page 141 Kathy Watt, HIV Commissioner, will host discussion about the proposed budget and how it will affect Los Angeles. Other presenters TBA. EMERGENCY COMMUNITY MEETING Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 9:30am to 1:30pm Precious Blood Church, 435 S. Occidental Bl... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1192875 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:50:26 +0100 1192875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188665&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D694 Aging Grace: Facing the Uncertainties of Growing Older With HIV by David Evans January 29, 2008 On the morning of January 6, readers of The New York Times awoke to a sobering headline: “AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer.” The article highlights the stories of two fifty-something HIV-positive men, both of whom boast a disheartening list of ailments more typically found in much older people. Both men seem uncertain about how they might navigate a bleak future filled with illness. The article credits antiretroviral drugs for giving one man back his life and hopes for the future, but poses the question, “at what cost?” Some readers recognized their own struggles in the men’s stories and felt validated. Steven Deeks, MD, a prominent AIDS researcher and doctor at the Univ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188665 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:48:51 +0100 1188665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182870&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D693 beverly & detroit, north & west seven-fifty before eleven on unoccasions lean’d against the bookster bricks i’ve slipp’d & rush’d away down dark sharp obsdian fracturing mountainslides since october through november during december & now the new next year rumblesong’d along clawing night finding purchase my bodydrum here plays quiet foothold sunblush’d my face a new place to be home lulu’s stuck in the corner between two doors not really seeing the wall before her molly like a giant christmas wind-up toy in her tilted wheelchair its run played out but not its rubberband & then abandoned for broke broke broken molly unlooking through her unsleep-painted shark eyes till someone turns her & she races to another wall molly her grey stringy hair crop... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182870 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:18:37 +0100 1182870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182873&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D690 AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer By JANE GROSS January 6, 2008 CHICAGO — John Holloway received a diagnosis of AIDS nearly two decades ago, when the disease was a speedy death sentence and treatment a distant dream. Yet at 59 he is alive, thanks to a cocktail of drugs that changed the course of an epidemic. But with longevity has come a host of unexpected medical conditions, which challenge the prevailing view of AIDS as a manageable, chronic disease. Mr. Holloway, who lives in a housing complex designed for the frail elderly, suffers from complex health problems usually associated with advanced age: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney failure, a bleeding ulcer, severe depression, rectal cancer and the lingering effects of a broken hip. Those illnes... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182873 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:44:56 +0100 1182873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181828&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D688 chers— this is my quick-&-dirty-&-scrabbled-together list of hiv/aids-related internet sites. my whole intention in posting it is to add to it. send me additions at rk@aids-write.org. namasté —rk empowerment http://thelifegroupla.org/ The Life Group LA is a coalition of people dedicated to the education, empowerment and emotional support of persons both infected and affected by HIV/AIDS so that they may make informed choices and decisions regarding their healthcare and personal well being. — Founded in 2005 The Life Group LA provides free of charge, much needed information and emotional support through medical forums, emotional support groups and the POZ Life Weekend Seminar. All services are offered in a non-judgmental and safe environment with compass... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181828 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:42:16 +0100 1181828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1106344&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F202837452%2F The latest ranking of America’s most unfair jurisdictions in which to be sued has been compiled by the American Tort Reform Foundation, which isn’t crazy about plaintiffs’ lawyers. And the county, which includes the seaside gambling den known as Atlantic City, joins the list this year at No. 6. For those who were unaware, the state court located there is home to a growing number of huge lawsuits filed against drugmakers, with the most notable being the Vioxx litigation (although many of those lawsuits are also housed in federal court in New Orleans). Here’s what the organization has to say: “Personal injury lawyers seem to have gained a monopoly in Atlantic County, a new addition to the Judicial Hellholes report. New Jersey is known for particularly plaintiff-... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1106344 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:20:32 +0100 1106344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097696&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F201264530%2F The December 14th Guardian reports on a study that has found that geography, race, class and gender play a greater role in determining a child’s chances for getting help, over and above “the nature of the learning difficulty.” The study was done by Harry Daniels and Jill Porter of the University of Bath; their report states that: “There is a pervasive gender bias, with not only higher incidence amongst boys than girls, but earlier recognition of boys’ difficulties. Children from certain ethnic minority groups are more likely to be identified as having social emotional behavioural disorders than others…..Children with dyslexia and autism have powerful lobby groups and are over-represented within the system…children from more affluent backgrounds re... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097696 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:15:20 +0100 1097696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067725&cid=t_159143_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F03%2Fmegan-meiers-suicide-by-online-harassment-goes-unpunished%2F We’re disappointed to learn today that the county prosecutor in St. Louis couldn’t figure out how to prosecute the people partially responsible for 13-year-old’s Megan Meier’s death. Good ‘ole county prosecutor Jack Banas said that based on available evidence, the actions of the people involved in the Internet bullying did not meet the standards required by state laws for either harassment, stalking or endangering the welfare of a child. Really? Wow, that’s amazing. Either those must be weakest, dumbest state laws in existence meant to protect victims, or someone has cold feet in prosecuting a case bound to get continued national attention. Megan Meier’s parents said her suicide was the result of harassment via her Myspace page: Her parents sa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067725 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:01:15 +0100 1067725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049049&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D685 chers on thanxg— just a getting well thanks note. today, thanksgiving, thursday nov 22, 2007, here in lthe la/weho greater metropolitan area, i have been sidelined for 51 days from infection in & accompanying abcess around g-tube placed october 11. hospitalized in cedars 23-oct to 6-nov and bouncing back and forth between the nursing home wing and my regular assisted-care haunts where i live. have started to gain weight. in the meantime, tube in place, i’m jumping back into my activism. i hope to organize poetry readings in weho-la-area medical cannabis clinics december 1-2, 2007 — world AIDS day weekend. this will be the second year. in addition, i have some print projects underway, and maybe t-shirt poetry. check in at the blog — am about to start writing again. b... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049049 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:10:33 +0100 1049049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=950923&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D684 chers— i write this post to you with my newly-placed g-tube sticking out of my abdomen from a big patch of bleach-white gauze and paper tape, a feeding device to provide me with enough supplemental calories to gain 20 pounds and stabilize there by the end of the year. i’m sore — my doctor threaded it through me endoscopically (puncturing me from the inside out). my favorite kind of operation: the anaesthesiologist added gunk to my iv, and the next thing i knew, the procedure was finished. i went home. back at the end of may (my birthday) i had some kind of bug (aside from HIV) and my weight dropped to 135. there was just not enough of me to go around (and it’s not the first time i’ve been at this weight, though it’s my first time with a food tube). i set a goal of ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=950923 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:28:04 +0100 950923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933000&cid=t_159143_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F166490086%2F I had a big project to finish for my job and Jim took Charlie on a Riverkeepers tour in the New Jersey Meadowlands: At 12 noon, they boarded a pontoon boat and, with the Captain providing a steady narration about evil developers and looming landfills, went up and down the Hackensack River. Jim interjected with a few questions and agreed with the Captain that no one in Hudson County takes an interest in nature, not that there isn’t plenty of it, from the phragmites reeds the boat pushed past to the many birds, as varied as the ethnicities of Jersey City’s population: People do tend to think more of the garbage and car part dumpyards and the smokestacks that I pass everyday on my way into Jersey City via the Pulaski Skyway (”one of the most notorious and dangerous roads in ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933000 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:59:18 +0100 933000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=928824&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D682 Public Health & Education | About Two-Thirds of HIV-Positive People in U.S. Overweight, Obese, Study Says [Oct 04, 2007] About two-thirds of HIV-positive people in the U.S. might be overweight or obese, “mirroring” the total U.S. population, according to a study released Thursday at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in San Diego, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports. For the study, Nancy Crum-Cianflone of TriService AIDS Clinical Consortium in San Diego and colleagues examined medical records of 663 HIV-positive patients at U.S. Navy hospitals in San Diego and Maryland. The researchers considered medication records, how long participants had been HIV-positive and whether participants had a history of diabetes or high blood pressure. Th... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=928824 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:49:52 +0100 928824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=928847&cid=t_159143_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F165503740%2F Quilters at the DeKalb County Nursing Home will donate a quilt to the Northern Illinois University’s Blackwell History of Education Museum.  The quilt, titled DeKalb County One-Room Schoolhouse Quilt, consists of  nine  squares, picturing one-room schoolhouses of DeKalb County. Pat Barger, a volunteer at the nursing home, constructed the quilt along with 13 other quilters who meet at the nursing home weekly.  Check out the link above to learn more about the quilt and the one-room schoolhouses of DeKalb County.  Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=928847 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:34:52 +0100 928847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925508&cid=t_159143_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F164722358%2F A group of 120 Kentucky counties, along with various cities and the state, tomorrow plan to file a class-action lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and its parent for its marketing of the OxyContin painkiller, a highly addictive and controversial med that became known as Hillbilly Heroin. This appears to be the first time that a group of local governments have banned together to go after the drugmaker. And the move follows a recent settlement in which Purdue Pharma and three present and former execs agreed to pay $634.5 million to settle federal felony charges related to deceiving docs about the potential for abusing OxyContin. “This is an important event, not just for the residents of Pike County, but all Kentuckians whose lives have been torn apart from the effects of this powerful and ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925508 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:15:30 +0100 925508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=904636&cid=t_159143_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F161373931%2F The 2007 Orange County Race for the Cure is in support of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure - which is an effort to raise funds for breast cancer research. This just came to my attention because my (cyber) friend and notable Filipino blogger and book author Jay David (currently residing in Orange County, California) joined the said race last Sunday in Newport Beach. [In photo is Jay David at the 2007 Orange Country Race for the Cure.] Read his full account of the experience here (warning: language is mostly Filipino) and you may click here for Jay David’s donation page –in case you want to donate for this cause. [Photo Credit: Jay David’s Flickr account] Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=904636 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:11:29 +0100 904636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853157&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D667 ‘Giving’ by Bill Clinton The former president says that by donating time and money, each of us can change the world. By Joe Conason, Special to The Times September 8, 2007 . . . in his new book, “Giving,” Clinton doesn’t quite come to grips with the hard questions. He prefers cheerleading to analysis, lavishing indiscriminate praise on everyone from the plucky little girl who picks up litter on the beach to the friendly billionaires who finance scholarships and microcredit loans in poor countries. Although the book is nominally divided into chapters highlighting different kinds of giving, the dozens of philanthropic stories that Clinton recounts in these pages swiftly blend into a fuzzy, feel-good blur. Most conclude with the same homily: If only everybody... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853157 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:05:58 +0100 853157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=849981&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F07%2Fnevada-county-has-a-low-rate-of-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Exercise, Support, Care, ComplicationsUCLA researchers report Nevada County, California residents have the lowest rate of diabetes in the state -- 2.6 percent. That's about one-third the state-wide average (6.8 percent), and slightly less than one-quarter the prevalence of diabetes in Imperial County (11.2 percent). Take a few guesses why Nevada County's rate of diabetes is so much lower than Imperial County, and well under the national average of 7 percent. Do families eat less processed food around the dinner table? More jogging trails? Better health insurance coverage? Researcher Theresa Hastert states, "There is no one thing, but higher income is associated with better foods and exercise." Hastert explaine... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=849981 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 849981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=817656&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D664 Laura Richardson Wins! Yep that’s right. I’m standing next to California State Assemblywoman Laura Richardson who is the newest member of the United States Congress, unofficially. With 100 percent of the 334 precincts reporting in the race for California’s 37th Congressional District, Richardson has emerged as victorious in her campaign to replace the late Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald who passed away from cancer in April. Richardson, 45, is the 243rd woman and 26th African-American female ever to serve in the United States Congress. Richardson received 67.05% of the votes cast. The final election results are expected to be certified by California’s Secretary of State Debra Bowen this week. Richardson will be sworn into office on September 4, 2007 in Washington... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=817656 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:17:10 +0100 817656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816709&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D662 List of military personnel killed between of 7/17/07 and 8/20/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 8/20/07: 4,003 Cpl. Steve Edwards, 35 Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez, 23 Pfc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr, 23 Pfc. Alfred H. Jairala, 29 Sgt. Stephen R. Maddies, 41 Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall, 37 Spc. Daniel F. Reyes, 24 Cpl. Jason M. Kessler, 29 Cpl. Sean A. Stokes, 24 Pfc. Cody C. Grater, 20 Staff Sgt. Wilburto Suliveras, 38 Pvt. Michael A. Baloga, 21 Spc. Charles E. Bilbrey Jr., 21 Sgt. William R. Howdeshell, 37 Spc. Jaime Rodriguez Jr., 19 Spc. Daniel A. Leckel, 19 Sgt. Courtney D. Finch, 27 Spc. Camy Florexil, 20 Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch, 20 Staff Sgt. Joshua P. Mattero, 29 Cpl. James H. McRae, 22 Hospitalman Daniel S. Noble, 21 Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars, 21 Sg... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=816709 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:15:46 +0100 816709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795150&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D659 Vote of Confidence by Kellee Terrell How two HIV-positive mayors–John Duran of West Hollywood, California, and Larry Gierar of Oakland Park, Florida–outran stigma on Election Day Larry: How’s the weather out there in West Hollywood, John? John: Probably as sunny and warm as in Florida… Larry: Great. So who should go first? Let’s see—who’s older? John: A lady never talks about her age. Larry: Well, age goes before beauty. I was born in the ’50s. I’m 51. John: I was also born in the ’50s. But I’m 47. Larry: I guess I have to go first. John: Age before beauty. [Laughs] Why don’t you start by telling me about yourself? Larry: I just became mayor in March! It’s funny—being a former actor and model, I never would have thought I’d end up i... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795150 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:17:02 +0100 795150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795155&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D654 Newspapers are changing to suit readers’ tastes By TIM RUTTEN, REGARDING MEDIA August 11, 2007 SOONER rather than later, the newspaper you’re holding in your hands will be very different than it is today. A couple of fascinating new studies out this week suggest just how profound — and potentially troubling — some of those differences may be. One of those surveys comes from Britain, where the media research firm Nielsen/NetRatings reports that the online editions of Britain’s two largest “quality” newspapers — the Guardian and the Times of London — now have more American than British readers. The Independent, a smaller serious daily, already has twice as many readers in the U.S. as it does in Britain, and, if the current trend holds... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795155 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:24:17 +0100 795155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795157&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D652 Public Health & Education | Many High-Risk Older Black Women Are Uninterested in Receiving HIV Tests, Study Finds [Aug 09, 2007] Few women older than age 50, particularly black women, find it necessary to undergo testing for HIV even though many of the women have a moderate- to high-risk of exposure, according to a study published in the Journal of Women’s Health, United Press International reports. The study, led by Aletha Akers of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, involved 514 Atlanta, Ga., women ages 50 to 95 during an 11-month period in 2001 and 2002. The women completed a 68-item questionnaire about their attitudes regarding lifetime HIV infection risk and interest in being tested for HIV. Most of the women said they were not currently sexually active ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795157 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:12:06 +0100 795157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=788241&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D650 kearns launches CannabisPatietVoice weblog to empower, strengthen & unify la GRASSroots journalists in cultural activism (8-05-07) today in la, sunday, august 05, 2007, i, richard kearns, am launching http://CannabisPatientVoice.com http://CannabisPatientVoice.blogspot.com/ • as a weblog site • as a hometown for a community of new media citizen journalists — grassrooters — • as an empowerment tool for self-advocacy, • as a resource & record & empty page-canvas on which to report our experiences & tales & takes & questions revealing and respecting our “indigenous” expertise as cannabis patients (along the metaphoric lines of the 1983 denver AIDS accords) • as a setting for public personal struggle & discovery • as a celebrat... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=788241 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:06:37 +0100 788241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=783010&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D648 Opinion | Letter to Editor Clarifies UNICEF’s Position on Breast-Feeding for HIV-Positive Women [Aug 06, 2007] Public Health & Education | Percentage of U.S. Women Breast-Feeding Their Infants Reaches Highest Level on Record, Report Says [Aug 06, 2007] #1 Opinion | Letter to Editor Clarifies UNICEF’s Position on Breast-Feeding for HIV-Positive Women [Aug 06, 2007] Although UNICEF “support[s] programs to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child in more than 90 countries,” the agency “does not now provide infant formula to mothers with HIV and has never provided infant formula in Botswana,” Alan Court, a UNICEF program director, writes in a Washington Post letter to the editor in response to a July 23 Post article that examined t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=783010 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:43:52 +0100 783010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=770566&cid=t_159143_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5358 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZRJCs34g0k The Los Angeles District Attorney is reviewing complaints that Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke lives in her Brentwood home which is located outside her Supervisoral district. This story was “PUSHED” by the Los Angeles Times last Friday in an investigative piece that involved stalking and videotaping the Supervisor as she drove and was driven [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=770566 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:43:32 +0100 770566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=767506&cid=t_159143_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5346 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZRJCs34g0k The Los Angeles Times continues to “FORCE” this piece about Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke and her time spent sleeping in Brentwood. In a Sunday column by Steve Lopez, Burke is portrayed as an old,confused and befuddled pol who is out of touch with her district because she owns and sometimes sleeps at [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=767506 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:37:54 +0100 767506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765791&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D646 Attached are a few images of me being removed from in front of the row of departing DEA SUVs. These images are causing concern about the level of training and preparedness the LAPD has for handling passive resistant protesters in addition to the outrage that these rookies were put in the position to being the bouncers for the DEA. Thanks again for all the love and support. Degé bonus photo: lapd/dea cross-deputy dennis packer (wearing dea t-shirt) consults colleague (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765791 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:33:17 +0100 765791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=762953&cid=t_159143_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5333 Gov. Romer, County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke and LAUSD President Marlene Canter. Does Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke live outside her Supervisoral District in Brentwood. This is an interesting assertion by the Los Angeles Times in this piece posted online last night. Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, who was elected to represent some of [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=762953 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:24:57 +0100 762953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=755626&cid=t_159143_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F24%2Ftrans-fats-banned-from-seattle-area-restaurants%2F Filed under: Type 2, Diet, Lifestyle, Daily NewsKing County, Washington - following in the footsteps of New York - has banned restaurants from cooking foods in trans fats. King County is home to Seattle, the city famous for its generous rainfall and equally generous caffeine intake. The new rule stipulates that, in addition to the trans fats ban, all eateries in the Seattle-area must also provide nutritional information about menu items. The trans fats ban was passed by the King County Board of Health in an effort to stem soaring rates of illnesses that are linked to obesity, like type 2 diabetes. Board members and their supporters (including a representative from the American Diabetes Association) argue the change will help turn the tide by improving eating habits. Their opponents, howeve... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=755626 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 755626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751743&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D641 chers— cannabis patient action alert: (how do you get to carnegie hall?) practice, practice, practice offering public comments to the los angeles city council tuesday, july 24, 2006 Arts District Healing Center, 620 e. 1st street los angeles, ca 90012 (213) 687-9981 tuesday morning 8am — breakfast & practice celebrate yami’s b-day (pure life) 9:30 — travel to city hall & sign up 10:00 —offer testimony also plans under way to meet wednesday, july 25 friday, july 27 location to be announced rspv—richard kearns 310-488-1328 rk@aids-write.org http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/ please forward this announcement check at http://aids-write.org for further information as it becomes available thanks namasté richard kearns (Source: aids-write.org... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751743 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:40:29 +0100 751743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749459&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D640 citybeat: the federal government’s endless crackdown on medical marijuana and all things pot issue 215 week of july 19-25, 2007 Ron Garmon: Crushing Your Local Cannibis Collectives Feds use asset-forfeiture laws to spell evictions for medical-pot providers The feds stepped in last week with a flurry of letters to landlords of collectives reminding them of federal preeminence over state law, a possible 20-year prison term, and the unhappy implications of Title 21, U.S. Code 881(e), the assets-forfeiture statute. But as special Agent Sarah Pullen of the DEA reminds me, “They’re ongoing investigations, so they’re merely at this point to serve notice for the property owners that there are individuals there violating federal drug laws.” Cheerful and businesslike, she describes the... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749459 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:12:52 +0100 749459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747680&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D633 Drug czar gives warning Federal official calls marijuana growers dangerous terrorists By Dylan Darling (Contact) Redding Record Searchlight Friday, July 13, 2007 (Redlands, CA) The nation’s top anti-drug official said people need to overcome their “reefer blindness” and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public’s health and safety, as well as to the environment. John P. Walters, President Bush’s drug czar, said the people who plant and tend the gardens are terrorists who wouldn’t hesitate to help other terrorists get into the country with the aim of causing mass casualties. Walters made the comments at a Thursday press conference that provided an update on the “Operation Alesia” marijuana-eradication effort b... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747680 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:27:24 +0100 747680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747681&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D632 List of military personnel killed between of 6/19/07 and 7/16/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 7/16/07: 3,900 Staff Sgt. Robb L. Rolfing, 29 Spc. James L. Adair, 26 Sgt. William W. Crow Jr., 28 Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz, 20 Pvt. Scott Kennedy, 20 Cpl. Paul Joszko, 28 Pvt. James (Jamie) Kerr, 20 Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, 24 Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza, 27 (North Hollywood, CA) Spc. Dustin L. Workmann II, 19 Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Newsome, 27 Cpl. Derek C. Dixon, 20 Sgt. 1st Class Nathan L. Winder, 24 Pfc. Andre Craig Jr., 24 Sgt. Trista L. Moretti, 27 Pfc. Henry G. Byrd III, 27 Spc. Carter A. Gamble Jr., 24 Sgt. William E. Brown, 25 Spc. Derek A. Calhoun, 23 Sgt. Joel A. Dahl, 21 Sgt. Chris Davis, 35 Sgt. Joel A. House, 22 Spc. Joseph P. Kenny, 20 Sgt. Jimy M... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747681 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:56:57 +0100 747681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747682&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D631 List of military personnel killed between of 6/4/07 and 6/18/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 6/18/07: 3,826 Lance Cpl. James Cartwright, 21 Maj. Kevin H. Sonnenberg, 42 Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bechert, 24 Spc. Joasiah W. Hollopeter, 27 Pfc. Casey S. Carriker, 20 Spc. Damon G. LeGrand, 27 Pvt. William C. Johnson, 22 Lance Cpl. Johnny R. Strong, 21 Lt. Col. Glade L. Felix, 52 Cameron K. Payne, 22 Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes, 20 Cpl. Llythaniele Fender, 21 Spc. Adam G. Herold, 23 Staff Sgt. Brian M. Long, 32 Cpl. Meresebang Ngiraked, 21 Sgt. Cory M. Endlich, 23 Pvt. Scott A. Miller, 20 Senior Airman William N. Newman, 23 Cpl. Rodney Wilson, 30 Staff Sgt. Timothy B. Cole Jr., 28 Pfc. Shawn D. Gajdos, 25 Sgt. Matthew Soper, 25 Sgt. 1st Class Greg Sut... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747682 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:54:10 +0100 747682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747683&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D630 The HIV / AIDS news headlines shown above are provided courtesy of Medical News Today and are subject to the terms and conditions stated on the Medical News Today website. HIV / AIDS News from Medical News Today Please click on this sentence and donate tax-deductibly to aids-write.org. adventures in unimaginable numbers: from the npp (national priorities project), a nifty little counter of the ever-accumulating dollar-cost of the iraq war. npp estimates the war money could have fully funded world-wide aids/hiv programs for 27 years, though that much bang for warbucks difficult to imagine. the need is so underestimated. i thought medicine was expensive. war is obscenely expensive, unless you are ceo of halliburton as well as vp. then it can’t cost enough. original text and gra... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747683 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:43:54 +0100 747683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726333&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D622 Sen. Sheila Kuehl, center, a Santa Monica Democrat, beams at Cynthia Campbell at Tuesday’s hearing of the Assembly Health Committee, which voted 12-5 in favor of Kuehl’s bill for universal, state-run health care. Sacramento Bee/Randall Benton Universal health bill advances — but faces veto S.F. nurse battling cancer lobbies Assembly panel for Senate Bill 840 By Aurelio Rojas - Bee Capitol Bureau Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3 Sixteen months ago, while working as a contract registered nurse in San Francisco, Cynthia Campbell purchased a short-term health insurance policy. Blue Cross of California refused to extend her policy after she used the plan once for a minor infection, Campbell said, and in a pinch she ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726333 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:58:52 +0100 726333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719443&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D617 WEETEST WEHO Richard this should be a city sponsored sancioned pharmaka parternship jaime WeeTest© We are a group of Medical Cannabis patients against meth ________________________________________ Reply to: comm-366801340@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-04, 11:50PM PDT We are a group of Medical Cannabis patients against meth use and other hard drugs. We have our meetings and we play a game we call WeeTest©. Any one of us can purchase ANY $40 dollar drug urine test and pass around the dice at the next meeting. We all roll the dice until snake eyes come up, Whoever gets snake eyes on the dice pees in the cup . It is OK to come up positive for cannabis. If you come up positive for other illegal drugs you will not be allowed into the meetings for another month and then you must test negati... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719443 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:16:38 +0100 719443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718095&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D613 chers— news from canorml of a new donald abrams study study to be published in journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (jaids). thanks to degé for the heads-up. namasté —lyr —————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: DPFCA: Study: Smoked Cannabis Benefits HIV From: canorml@igc.org Date: Thu, June 28, 2007 10:40 am —–Forwarded Message—– From: Paul Armentano Sent: Jun 28, 2007 10:13 AM ————————————————————————– Colleagues, In a just published e-pub [electronic publication ahead o... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718095 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:23:37 +0100 718095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708851&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D602 U.S. hospital, doctor visits balloon, survey finds By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Fri Jun 29, 5:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants, according to statistics published on Friday. The survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found most people who visited emergency rooms had private health insurance, although the uninsured were twice as likely to use emergency services as people with insurance. The report estimates that 1.2 billion visits were made to hospitals, emergency rooms and physicians’ offices in 2005. “It was only a few years ago that we released that the total number of visit... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708851 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:32:28 +0100 708851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699344&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D592 welcome readers from the international carnival of pozitivities! july 4, 2004 in stockton, ca. morning, before it gets hot. we see stockton hometown fireworks tonight. i like fireworks. to me, fireworks are air-magic. lightning bugs adrift in the soft, dark, breezeless night air under the power lines behind my house when i was a kid. the shimmer of rainbow weather before the rainbow. shadowshiftings during a solar eclipse. spring equinox, 2004, i found a desire in my heart to see my years-gone-by la-writing compadres who migrated to the san francisco-stockton area, if that is an area. good companions who knew me before i was infected, or even out. i can’t remember what that was like. i went to them. i told them. i spoke with them. i said to them i have aids. they still loved me.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699344 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:13:13 +0100 699344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=693294&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D588 please click on this link to find a testing site near your zip code: http://www.hivtest.org Dr. Agwunobi, CDC, webinar for bloggers: Since we do not have a vaccine or cure today, we need to encourage HIV testing as the best way to stop the spread of the epidemic. . . . As I mentioned, National HIV testing Day gives us an opportunity to encourage everyone who is at risk for infection to take the test and to take control of their lives and their health. For example, the National Association of people with AIDS is working with numerous community leaders and many civic and public health leaders including more than 20 mayors and two governors to take the test publicly. . . . As we prepare to recognize national HIV testing Day and to the 27, we would like to better understand how HIV testing ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=693294 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:22:14 +0100 693294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=688651&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D585 i write on the page i feel its emptiness fill & when i read i stand not in the room but there in ruins in battered fields in harvest in lost in burnt in unfindable wreckage home —rk (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=688651 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:12:07 +0100 688651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683373&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D584 the process of preparing for a big event (like for me, the pride parade) requires rest. there can be any number of modalities. unconsciousness is one of the tried-&-true, but the drawback is time slips away too quickly. ditto many forms of meditation. time & consciousness often disagree. or refuse to speak to one another. dreamtime stuff. one of the more fun and awake resting techniques is based on the principle of active rest, back from the days when i was a personal trainer and “group exercise” instructor at the gym. active rest. when you train for a physical event, like a 1.7-mile-long proud marathon in daylight, you want your training to include elements of rest, both before and after the big moment. so, instead of sitting at home staring at the tv, you delve into a co... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683373 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:52:55 +0100 683373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676442&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D578 Across The Nation | Navajo Nation Addresses HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Tribe Members [Jun 12, 2007] The AP/Santa Fe New Mexican on Saturday examined efforts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among members of the Navajo Nation tribe. The Navajo Area Indian Health Service has identified 240 HIV/AIDS cases among group members from 1985 to 2006. There were 7.6 HIV/AIDS cases per 100,000 Navajo Nation American Indians in 2005 and 7.8 cases per 100,000 Navajo Nation American Indians in 2006, the AP/New Mexican reports. According to CDC data, there were 10.6 HIV/AIDS cases per 100,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives in 2005, compared with 72.8 cases for blacks, 28.5 for Hispanics, 9 for whites and 7.6 for Asians and Pacific Islanders. According to the AP/New Mexican, the Navajo Nation faces m... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676442 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:15:46 +0100 676442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676443&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D577 List of military personnel killed between of 5/22/07 and 6/4/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 6/4/07: 3,770 Pfc. Matthew A. Bean, 22 Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino, 23 Pfc. Matthew E. Baylis, 20 Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar, 24 Spc. James E. Lundin, 20 Pfc. Joshua M. Moore, 20 Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Weiglein, 31 Sgt. Richard V. Correa, 25 Pfc. Robert A. Liggett, 23 Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham, 22 Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev, 23 Cpl. Zachary D. Baker, 24 Chief Warrant Officer Theodore U. Church, 32 Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing, 22 1st Lt. Keith N. Heidtman, 24 Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall, 36 Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez, 20 Cpl. James E. Summers III, 21 1st Lt. Kile G. West, 23 Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Villareal, 21 Spc. Clinton C. Blodgett, 19 Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II, 22 Pfc. Char... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676443 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:49:53 +0100 676443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676444&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D576 BOSTON GLOBE EDITORIAL Poetic injustice June 11, 2007 MAXWELL CORYDON Wheat Jr. was on his way to becoming the first poet laureate of New York’s Nassau County when county legislators realized he wrote not just about marshes and natural beauty, but also about war. The first verse of his poem “Iraq” reads: “Males and one woman sip coffee mornings in the White House, talk of desires about Iraq. For ten years Less-than-Elected-Vice-President Cheney evolves The Plan, the Empire of the United States of America.” The hearing on Wheat’s appointment erupted into an argument about supporting the troops. Nuance was lost. Tossing out this unruly poet, the unanimous choice of the nominating panel, came to seem like an act of valor. Voted down by county legislato... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676444 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:56:33 +0100 676444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676445&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D575 excerpts from A black church to host gay service Event is a victory for advocates By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff | June 9, 2007 The annual gay pride interfaith prayer service today will for the first time take place in a predominantly black church, highlighting an intensive effort by advocates of same-sex marriage to demonstrate support from theologically conservative wings of the religious community. The worship service, just five days before a Constitutional Convention at which the Legislature is scheduled to decide whether to put a repeal of same-sex marriage onto next year’s ballot, is taking place at a church whose pastor is a member of the board of the Black Ministerial Alliance, an organization that has been among the most vocal opponents of same-sex marriage. . . . This ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676445 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:22:07 +0100 676445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676446&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D574 Kaiser Network | Global Challenges | TB Testing, Treatment Should Be Linked With HIV Prevention Programs, WHO Official Says [Jun 08, 2007] African countries, especially those in Southern Africa, must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs to more effectively fight HIV/AIDS, Kevin de Cock, head of the World Health Organization’s HIV/AIDS department, said recently at the 3rd South African AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, Reuters reports. De Cock said that the continued use of traditional treatments for TB could fuel the spread of the disease and exacerbate the HIV/AIDS epidemic. “TB programs alone cannot reverse the tide” of HIV/AIDS, he said, adding that it is vital to offer those living with HIV/TB coinfection convenient and effe... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676446 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:03:58 +0100 676446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638313&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D572 RIP TOD [may 21, 2007] All patients are devastated by the untimely death of Tod H Mikuriya,MD ,,community organizer & psycharist and dear friend It was my pleasure to work and travel with him since the early 60s. He truly was the grandfather of our cause He created the concept of patients rights for medical cannabis and along with Dr Berman was the pioneer medical expert on our issues. Always a courageously fearless organizer who first spoke on our behalf in Sacramento and Washington DC He will always be with us as we continue his work of patients rights. !! humbly,Jaime In Memoriam: Tod Mikuriya Posted by CN Staff on May 21, 2007 at 20:55:13 PT By David F. Duncan, DrPH, FAAHB Source: National Association of Public Health USA — Pioneering researcher on marijuana and cannab... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638313 Sat, 26 May 2007 08:48:04 +0100 638313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638314&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D571 List of military personnel killed between of 4/17/07 and 5/21/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 5/21/07: 3,680 Pfc. Larry I. Guyton, 22 Pfc. Jerome J. Potter, 24 Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, 22 Staff Sgt. William C. Moore, 27 Sgt. Brice A. Pearson, 32 Lance Cpl. Dale G. Peterson, 20 Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, 20 Sgt. Michael L. Vaughn, 20 Cpl. Ray M. Bevel, 22 Sgt. William W. Bushnell, 24 Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper, 34 Pfc. Christopher M. North, 21 Pvt. Michael J. Slater, 19 Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor, 36 Lance Cpl. Jeffrey A. Bishop, 23 Pvt. 1st Class Tomasz Jura, 25 Cpl. Ben Leaning, 24 Chief Warrant Officer Dwayne L. Moore, 31 Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby, 27 Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21 Trooper Kristen Turton, 27 Pfc. Jason M. Morales, 20 Pfc. Richard P. Lan... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638314 Sat, 26 May 2007 02:35:03 +0100 638314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629361&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D565 Top HIV/Aids Drug Rankings for: May 2007 We have 17 branded HIV/Aids drugs in our rankings for the month of May and 17 generic HIV/Aids drugs. The Top branded HIV/Aids drug is Kaletra made by Abbott followed by Sustiva made by Bristol Meyers Squibb and then Combivir made by GlaxoSmithKline. In our rankings for May the top generic drug for HIV/Aids is Zidovudine followed by Didanosine and we have Nevirapine in the third spot. Most Popular AIDS/HIV Medications (week of 05/20/2007) #1 Kaletra (Lopinavir and Ritonavir) #2 Sustiva (Efavirenz) #3 Combivir (Lamivudine and Zidovudine) #4 Viramune (Nevirapine) #5 Viread (Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate) #6 Epivir (Lamivudine) #7 Zidovudine #8 Viracept (Nelfinavir Mesylate) #9 Norvir (Ritonavir) #10 Zerit (Stavudine) #11 Retrovir (Zidovu... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629361 Mon, 21 May 2007 06:28:43 +0100 629361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623822&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D564 This study demonstrates an alternative method that gives patients the same effects and allows controlled dosing but without inhalation of the toxic products in smoke,” said study lead author Donald I. Abrams, MD, UCSF professor of clinical medicine. The research team looked at the effectiveness of a device that heats cannabis to a temperature between 180 and 200 degrees C, just short of combustion, which occurs at 230 degrees C. Eighteen individuals were enrolled as inpatients for six days under supervision in the General Clinical Research Center at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. Under the study protocol, the participants received on different days three different strengths of cannabis by two delivery methods - smoking or vaporization - three times a day. Plasma... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623822 Sun, 20 May 2007 18:38:30 +0100 623822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623824&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D562 Tale of last 90 minutes of woman’s life County officials express dismay at the events surrounding the recent controversial death at King-Harbor hospital. One nurse has resigned. By Charles Ornstein Times Staff Writer May 20, 2007 In the emergency room at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, Edith Isabel Rodriguez was seen as a complainer. “Thanks a lot, officers,” an emergency room nurse told Los Angeles County police who brought in Rodriguez early May 9 after finding her in front of the Willowbrook hospital yelling for help. “This is her third time here.” The 43-year-old mother of three had been released from the emergency room hours earlier, her third visit in three days for abdominal pain. She’d been given prescription medication and a doctor&#8... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623824 Sun, 20 May 2007 17:48:48 +0100 623824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620425&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D560 kearns @ pan/aids-write reads open poem to la-city plum committee 5-15-07: “who are you to tell me how to sing the blues?” (646) . . . who are you to tell me how to sing the blues? i am the blues i ring the blues out loud for you: hear me now these are the 1983 denver AIDS principles in song: we are persons with AIDS, we are, we must be expert voices hearkened to in all public health policy dialogs about our lives & deaths & our disease the refrain is the same for medical cannabis here are the blues i sing to you our city must be not only a good place to live but also also a good place to die . . . adjournment list of military dead at weho cc meeting (5-7-07) (645) jordan rau @ the la times: schwarzenegger proposes 2% physician tax for medi-cal (5-14-07) (644) kaise... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620425 Thu, 17 May 2007 17:19:00 +0100 620425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620427&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D558 List of military personnel killed between of 4/17/07 and 5/7/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 5/7/07: 3,650 Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, 22 Staff Sgt. William C. Moore, 27 Sgt. Brice A. Pearson, 32 Lance Cpl. Dale G. Peterson, 20 Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, 20 Sgt. Michael L. Vaughn, 20 Cpl. Ray M. Bevel, 22 Sgt. William W. Bushnell, 24 Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper, 34 Pfc. Christopher M. North, 21 Pvt. Michael J. Slater, 19 Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor, 36 Lance Cpl. Jeffrey A. Bishop, 23 Pvt. 1st Class Tomasz Jura, 25 Cpl. Ben Leaning, 24 Chief Warrant Officer Dwayne L. Moore, 31 Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby, 27 Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21 Trooper Kristen Turton, 27 Pfc. Jason M. Morales, 20 Pfc. Richard P. Lanenbrunner, 19 1st Lt. Shaun M. Blue, 25 Lance Cpl. Je... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620427 Tue, 15 May 2007 06:30:38 +0100 620427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620428&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D557 Some doctors don’t like this Medi-Cal prescription Schwarzenegger’s plan would tap physicians to help pay for universal healthcare. The issue has left the medical profession increasingly divided. By Jordan Rau Times Staff Writer May 14, 2007 . . . “Most of the physicians who complain about this aren’t really serving the Medi-Cal or low-income population anyway,” said [hector] Flores, whose 22-doctor office treats a large number of uninsured and poor patients. “These are the docs who don’t mind paying $10,000 to join an exclusive club somewhere.” . . . This year’s debate over healthcare has exposed a number of other fissures: between doctors with profitable practices and those who tend to the poor; between those who are paid for servi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620428 Mon, 14 May 2007 19:54:20 +0100 620428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620429&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D556 chers— the following report from kaiser family network sounds just like something is happening. don’t be fooled. what do you suppose it means, “zeroing in on discovering”? what was happening before? how is it different now? is it different now? namasté —lyr Science & Medicine | United Press International Examines Vaccine Development for HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases [May 11, 2007] Researchers are “zeroing in on discovering” vaccines against HIV/AIDS and other diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, that largely affect the developing world, scientists said this week at the BIO International Convention in Boston, United Press International reports. According to UPI, advanced trials of HIV vaccines are underway in Africa and China. Seth Berkley, presid... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620429 Mon, 14 May 2007 19:34:27 +0100 620429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620430&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D555 dear bill, my name is richard kearns. i am a 55-year-old gay man alive with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years. 56 at the end of the month. i am a medical cannabis advocate, poet-secretary of the patient advocacy network (pan). i came to the los angeles city council meeting tuesday morning, may 1, with four of my colleagues to offer brown act comments and cry “foul!” in response to last thursday’s (4-26) lapd burgulary - investigation - turned - narcotics - division - raid at the karma collective in van nuys. to cry “foul!” in response to the repeated stigma-inspired lapd raids on matthew [farrell], the patient-grower who told the council his story. we aimed to bring up the issue of cross-deputization that “hijacks” the medical cannabis regulation process in los ange... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620430 Sat, 12 May 2007 17:20:47 +0100 620430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=575762&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D550 photo from the laist Times Sports Writer Announces Upcoming Sex Change Photo by Yogi chers— wow. if you didn’t know already, now you do. sisterhood is powerful. namasté —lyr Old Mike, new Christine By Mike Penner, Times Staff Writer April 26, 2007 During my 23 years with The Times’ sports department, I have held a wide variety of roles and titles. Tennis writer. Angels beat reporter. Olympics writer. Essayist. Sports media critic. NFL columnist. Recent keeper of the Morning Briefing flame. Today I leave for a few weeks’ vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation. As Christine. I am a transsexual sportswriter. It has taken more than 40 years, a million tears and hundreds of hours of soul-wrenching therapy for me to work up... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=575762 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:35:56 +0100 575762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574451&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D549 sister blogger degé coutee — we must work together: 4-27 karma collective story (636) (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=574451 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:15:25 +0100 574451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574455&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D546 chers— am wrestling with another series of posts: my uncle. my son. my husband. my daughter. me: HIV/AIDS crosses generational boundaries, kills families. following up on johnnie’s hiv/aids stigma story also, the morning after the karma collective raid. also, my right hip hurts a lot. think i must have some kind of injury in the last 2 weeks. makes walking dicey. but the futon and its pieces have arrived. i feel like some primary disconnect has been resolved, some storm of personal chaos has spent itself. i have a bed & chair & ottomon now. i can cohese the rest of the equipment & furniture & atmosphere & world around that — am building a resource publishing studio for activists. part of the poetry bus fundraiser when i turn 56 in may. photo se... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=574455 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:46:58 +0100 574455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574457&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D545 from the kaiser family network hiv/aids report April 26, 2007 Across The Nation | Peoria Journal Star Publishes Series of Articles on HIV/AIDS [Apr 26, 2007] The Peoria Journal Star recently published a four-part series on HIV/AIDS. Headlines and excerpts appear below. • “Avoiding Infection” (Howard, Peoria Journal Star, 4/23). The Client Advisory Board at Heart of Illinois HIV/AIDS Center is a club no one should want to join. “When you join this club, you don’t ever get out for the rest of your life,” said a CAB member in his early 50s. “Some people want to feel part of a group. I’d say to them ‘choose another group.’ If I had the chance, I would.” Members of CAB are the HIV-positive patients treated at the center. ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=574457 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:35:44 +0100 574457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571514&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D544 1) david savage: Are passengers ’seized’ during a police stop? Supreme Court to decide (4-24-07) WASHINGTON — Are the passengers in a car that has been stopped by the police “seized” by the authorities, or are they free to walk away? The Supreme Court took up that question Monday in a California case that could decide whether passengers are protected from “unreasonable searches and seizures” when officers pull over the vehicle in which they are riding. Last year, the California Supreme Court gave police more leeway to search occupants of cars they stop when it ruled that drug evidence found on a passenger could be used against him. The passenger was “not seized as a constitutional matter” when the driver was pulled over, the state cour... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571514 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:30:00 +0100 571514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571516&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D542 Gay-rights proposals gain in Congress Measures would add protections By Rick Klein, Boston Globe Staff | April 25, 2007 WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of government inaction, gay-rights proponents in Congress have gotten several major bills moving through the Democratic-controlled chambers, a development that could result in the greatest expansion of federal protections for gays and lesbians in US history. This week, a key House committee is set to approve a measure that would in some cases make hate crimes based on a victim’s sexual orientation a federal offense, as are crimes committed on the basis of the race or religion of the victim. Also, a bipartisan group of House members introduced a bill yesterday that would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orie... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571516 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:54:59 +0100 571516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571517&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D541 chers— notes from the tip jar at nedra’s spare change —lyr • Via OPC Today, Hindu priests are now blessing children with drops of polio vaccine instead of the traditional holy water usually offered in Hindu temples. The local health agency has trained hundreds of priests to administer the vaccine.”I was very surprised when the priest put polio drops into the mouths of several children, including my son, as god’s blessings,” said Sunita Devi of Bihar. “But we trust the priest as he can do us no harm.” What a clever partnership. • Next Monday, April 30, I will be moderating a panel at the Healthcare Blogging Summit in Las Vegas. The session is on using new media to market or motivate behavior change, and the three panelists will have a lot... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571517 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:41:48 +0100 571517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571519&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D539 List of military personnel killed between of 3/19/07 and 4/16/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 4/16/07: 3,562 Spc. Wilfred Flores Jr., 20 1st Lt. Neale M. Shank, 25 Sgt. Joe Polo, 24 Sgt. Curtis J. Forshey, 22 Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Golczynski, 30 Master Sgt. Sean M. Thomas, 33 Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez, 21 Cpl. Jason Nunez, 22 Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, 24 Pfc. Anthony J. White, 21 Lance Cpl . Trevor A. Roberts, 21 Sgt. Greg N. Riewer, 30 Spc. Lance C. Springer II, 23 Cpl. Henry W. Bogrette, 21 Sgt. Freeman L. Gardner Jr., 26 Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin, 36 Cpl. Dustin J. Lee, 20 Sgt. Adrian J. Lewis, 30 Sgt. Nicholas J. Lightner, 29 Joey T. Sams II, 22 Sgt. Wayne R. Cornell, 26 Spc. Curtis E. Glawson, Jr., 24 Pfc. Stephen K. Richardson, 22 Sgt. Ryan P.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571519 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:39:00 +0100 571519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571520&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D538 excerpt from laurie garrett @ us council on fgn relations Prepared Statement Before the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Witness: Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health April 18, 2007 complete statement: The World Needs Healthcare Workers The world is desperately short of health professionals, and the severity of that gap promises to increase sharply in coming years. The World Health Organization estimates the shortage breaks down currently as follows[iv]: • In 57 countries the deficit is labeled by WHO as “severe”; • The world needs, immediately, 2.4 million medical service providers; • 1.9 million laboratory workers, health managers, and administrators; • A total of 4.3 million healthcare workers are needed at this moment. ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571520 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:59:32 +0100 571520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=565842&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D537 kearns to host “cannabis & coffee” on harm reduction, dr. paul farmer, & poetry of journalism @ lapcg 11am sunday 4-29-07 (626) i am delighted to announce i will host this sunday’s “cannabis & coffee” 11am - nooon at lapcg. among other things, i want to talk about harm reduction strategies & will read aloud a passage from tracy kidder’s biography of harvard-trained haitian-based liberation theology proponent dr. paul farmer, “mountains beyond mountains.” other topics: cross-deputization, taxation, the poetry of journalism, BROWNACTivism & guarding your heart. this is an open house at lapcg; community members are welcome to attend the event without being a registered patient. the dispensary will not open to patients until noon. brother blogger... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=565842 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:43:25 +0100 565842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563718&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D537 kearns to host “cannabis & coffee” on harm reduction, dr. paul farmer, & poetry of journalism @ lapcg 11am sunday 4-29-07 (626) i am delighted to announce i will host this sunday’s “cannabis & coffee” 11am - nooon at lapcg. among other things, i want to talk about harm reduction strategies & will read aloud a passage from tracy kidder’s biography of harvard-trained haitian-based liberation theology proponent dr. paul farmer, “mountains beyond mountains.” other topics: cross-deputization, taxation, the poetry of journalism, BROWNACTivism & guarding your heart. this is an open house at lapcg; community members are welcome to attend the event without being a registered patient. the dispensary will not open to patients until noon. brother blogger... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563718 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:36:07 +0100 563718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563720&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D535 chers— from jaime: Thursday, April 19, 2007 Medical Cannabis Attorney General WANTS to hear from YOU Opinion Requests Assigned In March 2007 The Attorney General welcomes the views of interested persons concerning the legal issues raised in questions submitted below. See Views Solicited on Assigned Opinion Requests for details. # 07-306 Requested By: Senator Sheila James Kuehl Assigned To: Deputy Attorney General Marc J. Nolan Question(s): 1) Is it possible for a store front medical marijuana dispensary to be legally operated under the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.5) and the Medical Marijuana Program Act (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11362.7-11362.83)? 2) If the governing body of a city, city and county, or county approves an ordinanc... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563720 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:32:19 +0100 563720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=560834&cid=t_159143_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D534 chers— thursday was entirely too long a day. got in 10pm. ended up walking home from hollywood and highland after waiting for a la brea bus that never showed. after a high-stakes disagreement. life chaos. have my new futon frame but no mattress or mattress covers. an offer to assemble it monday. struggle everywhere. putting posts up today is a form of r&r. namasté —lyr (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=560834 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:36:53 +0100 560834