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 'discrimination,'. Tue, 04 May 2010 18:19:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511604&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F28%2Fliability-for-unconscious-discrimination%2F Patrick Shin recently posted his excellent article, titled “Liability for Unconscious Discrimination? A Thought Experiment in the Theory of Employment Discrimination Law” (forthcoming Hastings Law Journal) on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * A steadily mounting body of social science research suggests that ascertaining a person’s conscious motives for an action may not always provide a complete explanation of why he did it. The phenomenon of unconscious bias presents a worrisome impediment to the achievement of fair equality in the workplace. There have been numerous deeply insightful articles discussing various aspects of this problem and canvassing its implications for antidiscrimination law. My purpose in this paper is to focus directly on what might be called a mo... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511604 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:01:33 +0100 3511604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511528&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fd3Ze7kVTUW8%2F By Mark MollerThe Ninth Circuit has issued its long-awaited en banc decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, a pathbreaking class action seeking relief from Wal-Mart for alleged gender discrimination on behalf of somewhere between 500,000 and 1.5 million women. The upshot: a 6-5 partial affirmance of one of the most questionable class certification approvals in recent memory. The case is sparking considerable commentary: see here, here, and here, for starters. Cataloguing all the myriad questionable parts of the 135+ page decision, which range from the standard for admitting expert testimony in support of certification, to the permissibility of so-called “issue classes,” to due process restraints on award of class-wide punitive damages, would take a blog post rivaling the length of the N... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511528 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:05:04 +0100 3511528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454199&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FAAWTYIbFkQc%2F Once again, another working week will soon draw to a close. We are actually finishing out a vacation day and so posting will be abbreviated this morning as we pack our travel gear and hustle one of the short people along the winding road home. Nonetheless, we have located a few interesting items that may have missed your attention. Meanwhile, we hope you have a nice weekend, whatever you do. See you soon and stay in touch… Novartis Reps Say They Were Cheated (Associated Press) Glaxo To Keep Upstate NY Plant, But Close NJ Plant (The Albany Business Review) Celgene Says Stem Cell Therapy Met Safety Goal (Associated Press) photo thx to kossy@finedays flickr (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454199 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:15:02 +0100 3454199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437926&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FqzoLt1bc1pE%2F A class-action lawsuit alleging the drug maker discriminated against thousands of female sales reps is headed to trial this week as 17 current and former sales reps seek at least $200 million in damages for themselves and more than 5,000 colleagues. They allege Novartis subjected them to sexual discrimination in pay, job evaluations, promotional opportunities and pregnancy-related matters, along with sexual harassment and retaliation (back story). The suit, which was filed in 2004, charges women were paid an average of $75 less each month than men (here’s the lawsuit). The allegations also include some rather remarkable remarks made to the women: former senior sales consultant Christine Macarelli, claimed a manager encouraged her to get an abortion; former sales rep Jennifer Ryan Ts... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437926 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:25:08 +0100 3437926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412464&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2F5-gifts-of-being-highly-sensitive%2F Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, who is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression, high ability and personal growth. He is creator of the Talent Development Resources series of sites (including HighlySensitive.org) at http://talentdevelop.com. I know many of you are “highly sensitive” and enjoy articles on that topic, so I am excited to pique his highly-sensitive brain today! Question: If you had to name the top five gifts of being highly sensitive, what would they be? Douglas:  1. Sensory detail One of the prominent “virtues” of high sensitivity is the richness of sensory detail that life provides. The subtle shades of texture in clothing, and foods when cooking, the sounds of music or even traff... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412464 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:10:40 +0100 3412464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3390989&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FL2s9waOHfpA%2F There appears to be yet another reason to scrutinize clinical trials - exclusion of lesbians and gay men from clinical trials in the US, particularly those with sexual function as an end point, according to an analysis that was published in the letters section of The New England Journal of Medicine. A search using the terms “couples,” “erectile dysfunction,” and “hypoactive” (related to hypoactive sexual disorder), yielded 243 studies, of which 37, or 15 percent, had explicit exclusionary language. The results indicated that industry-sponsored trials, multi-region trials (according to census definitions), and Phase III trials were the most likely to exclude lesbians and gay men, according to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. They al... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3390989 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:03:28 +0100 3390989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370670&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FSvCBfRrfEjI%2F After four years of squabbling, Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to pay $15.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the drugmaker of underpaying and underpromoting about 4,000 female sales reps in the US. The plaintiffs filed a motion in federal court in New York asking for preliminary approval of the deal on behalf of all US female sales reps. The deal comes shortly after Novartis lost a lawsuit filed by a rep who claimed discrimination over her pregnancy (see here). The agreement includes base pay adjustments for current female employees to “ensure improved access to opportunities for advancement and equitable compensation,” and the value of the $2 million set aside for this purpose could reach nearly $10 million in total additional compensation over the next three y... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370670 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:06:45 +0100 3370670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354579&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FX1smhdVAAws%2F A former Novartis sales rep was awarded more than $579,000 by a federal court jury that decided she suffered retaliation for taking maternity leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Mary Kate Breeden worked in Virginia for eight years promoting transplant drugs when she was fired in January 2008, after her territory had been reduced as part of an alleged overhaul. Breeden contended the move was discriminatory, partly because she underwent IVF treatments and was under pressure to ensure related medical appointments didn’t interfere with her job (lawsuit and order). Whether this could or should be seen as an isolated incident will likely be a matter of dispute. A class-action lawsuit alleging the drug maker discriminated against thousands of female sales reps is headed to tr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354579 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:43:28 +0100 3354579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302681&cid=t_299654_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fhow-i-learned-racial-discrimination%2F5461%2F Footsteps pounded the sidewalk behind us.  We turned toward the sound and saw a young man careened around the corner and heading down the small, Boston side street. My wife and I stepped out of the way.  At 25 feet, I noticed he was clutching a woman’s purse to his chest.  His quick glances over his shoulder made it obvious that he was being pursued.  At 20 feet, I realized that everything I was seeing was telling me he had stolen the purse and someone was coming running after him.  At 15 feet, I sized him up to determine if I could stop him.  He didn’t seem to have a weapon, didn’t seem any bigger than me, and his haste would make him easy to delay.  At 10 feet, I decided I could easily stop him by tripping him to let who ever was chasing him catch up. At 5 feet, ... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302681 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:40:25 +0100 3302681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302572&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fadoption-agency-discriminate-aspergers%2F As I posted earlier today I had an important meeting with the adoption agency today.  It went as expected, horribly.  The adoption agency has chosen to discriminate against me because I have Aspergers Syndrome.  They have even admitted this to me on the phone, and to my social worker at the hospital.  Because I have [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302572 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:30:46 +0100 3302572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239753&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fhomeschoolers-excluded-from-laptop.html Another petition:We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow home educating families to apply for home access laptop grants.At the moment home-educating families are purposely excluded from the Home Access free laptop scheme for families on low incomes in England. We believe this to be discriminatory against families who strive to bring a nurturing and personal education to their children and at their own cost. Ed Balls said that children without access to the Internet at home are "...at a disadvantage to their peers..." yet is utterly at home leaving a tiny section of society in that very place: at a disadvantage to everyone else. Please make the laptops available to home-educated children too. The current criteria is negligent and exclusive. More here. (Source: Aspie Home-Edu... Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239753 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:21:00 +0100 3239753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163850&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F12%2Fkrieger-on-the-situation-of-discrimination-in-france%2F Situationist Contributor Linda Hamilton Krieger is the French-American Foundation’s scholar-in-residence at Sciences Po.  She recently appeared on a France24 debate to discuss French and American strategies for fighting discrimination in hiring and education.  You can watch the roughly six-minute video of the interview below. * * * * * * To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see see “Implicit Associations on Oprah,” “Afraid of Knowing Ourselves,” “Why Race May Influence Us Even When We “Know” It Doesn’t,” “Geoffrey Cohen on “Identity, Belief, and Bias”,” “Colorblinded Wages – Abstract,” “The Cognitive Costs of Interracial Interactions,” “Measuring Implicit Attitudes,” “Firefighters and ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163850 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:10:43 +0100 3163850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124666&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fgreater-than-sum-bird-brain.html It’s the usual rigmarole, or rather it isn’t - a variation on a theme. I’ve not visited the Bird shop for a couple of years, so I am quite delighted on Christmas Day. The boys went there, with their Dad. It was as much an exercise in perspective taking as gift buying, more or less one and the same, although Dad footed the bill - the value of money is still a work in progress. It’s a whole 24 hours later and there they all are, the most extraordinary collection of peculiar shaped items - gift wrapped. I’d understand if each one was the same as it’s fellows, uniform in shape, or size, but they’re not. If I had chosen something three foot long, the shape of a lollipop, I’d remember what was inside. Nor could I forget something heavy, like an upside down umbrella. There aren’... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124666 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:30:00 +0100 3124666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048066&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhy-we-have-federal-antidiscrimiation.html The following stunning quote appeared in the Nov. 27, 2009 Newsweek article "The Hospital That Could Cure Health Care" about the Cleveland Clinic:[Cleveland Clinic president and CEO Dr. Delos M. Cosgrove, a former cardiac surgeon] has even taken on the most intractable driver of American health-care costs: Americans. Having already banned the hiring of smokers (a dictate enforced by urine tests for nicotine), Cosgrove declared this year that if it weren't illegal under federal law, he would refuse to hire fat people as well. The resulting outcry led him to apologize for "hurtful" comments. But he has not backed down from his belief that obesity is a failure of willpower, which can be attacked by the same weapons used to combat smoking: public education, economic incentives, and sheer exhor... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048066 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:08:00 +0100 3048066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056603&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-mother-forced-to-leave-target%2F Sadly I can’t say it surprised me to read that a breastfeeding mother in Michigan was forced to leave a Target store by the police. After all, on a recent visit to Target to buy a baby-related item, I received a coupon for artificial baby milk with my receipt. That certainly isn’t the mark of a breastfeeding-friendly corporation. The ironically nipple-like Target bullseye; Photo by TheTruthAbout... MyFOXDetroit.com reports that on Sunday at the Target store in Harper Woods, Michigan, the mother of a 4-week-old baby was told by security that breastfeeding in the store was illegal. When the mother and her off-duty police officer husband disagreed, the police were called and the mother was so embarrassed that she felt forced to leave the store! Target headquarters issued this sta... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056603 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:22:53 +0100 3056603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048077&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-mother-removed-from-target%2F Sadly I can’t say it surprised me to read that a breastfeeding mother in Michigan was removed from a Target store by the police. After all, on a recent visit to Target to buy a baby-related item, I received a coupon for artificial baby milk with my receipt. That certainly isn’t the mark of a breastfeeding-friendly corporation. The ironically nipple-like Target bullseye; Photo by TheTruthAbout... MyFOXDetroit.com reports that on Sunday at the Target store in Harper Woods, Michigan, the mother of a 4-week-old baby was told by security that breastfeeding in the store was illegal. When the mother and her off-duty police officer husband disagreed, the police were called and the mother was removed from the store! Target headquarters issued this statement in response to the incident:... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048077 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:22:53 +0100 3048077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924773&cid=t_299654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F25%2Fage-equality-in-health-and-social-care%2F Title: Achieving age equality inhealth and social care Skinny: Report that considers what health and social care organisations should do to ensure that people are not discriminated against by services because of their age. It looks at evidence about the nature, extent and variability of age discrimination in health and social care services. It also details reforms that are already in train to tackle age discrimination and support greater age equality. Evidence is taken from a wide variety of sources, including academic research, stakeholder submissions, personal testimony and the conclusions of a number of workshops and engagement events. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 63p Published: 22/10/2009 Posted in Equity, Grey Literature, Health Needs, Inequalities in Health, Local Authorities... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924773 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:00:44 +0100 2924773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916439&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FGufJPwVU9NI%2F A class-action lawsuit alleging the drug maker discriminated against thousands of female sales reps is headed to trial next year after a federal court judge denied the drugmaker’s motion for a partial summary judgement on Tuesday. The suit was filed in 2004 by 19 current or former female reps, and was certified as a class action representing 5,600 female employees. They allege Novartis subjected them to sexual discrimination in pay, job evaluations, promotional opportunities and pregnancy-related matters, along with sexual harassment and retaliation (back story). Vincent Fitzpatrick, an attorney for Novartis, could not be reached for comment. Steven Wittels, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told The Star-Ledger of New Jersey that a trial was a long time coming. “They (the female plainti... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916439 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:42:45 +0100 2916439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894566&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F15%2Fyour-patient-rights-in-therapy%2F Before you go into psychotherapy, you should be informed of your rights as a patient ahead of time by the therapist. The therapist should, in addition, give you a printed copy of something that reads similar to the below, so that you can take it home with you. We’ve long had a version of these rights here on our website, but I thought it might be helpful to further describe or explain each right in a little more detail. Therapists nowadays may also often offer you their guidelines for electronic and/or outside contact, (such as through Facebook, email, telephone, etc). This sets the ground rules for how you may contact the therapist outside of session, in event of an emergency, or in the event that you just want to share something with your therapist (or change your appointment or su... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894566 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:09:57 +0100 2894566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876333&cid=t_299654_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FYCMPljsWYC8%2Ffaces-of-alzheimers.html By Angil Tarach Alzheimer's Reading Room When I was first introduced to the Alzheimer’s Reading Room, I have to say the first time I saw the facial logo, distorted in nature, I thought it was a little creepy. With more thought, I understand this logo on a much deeper level. It really isn’t the face that’s distorted but the view of how the general public sees a person afflicted with Alzheimer’s. Unless you are personally close to a person with Alzheimer’s, or are one of the special people who work with Alzheimer’s patients, and understand the disease, you most likely see the person as a disease, rather than a person with a disease. I would like to help clarify the faces of Alzheimer’s, in an effort to clear the distortion. This disease is like any physical disease, such a... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876333 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:42:52 +0100 2876333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2824178&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F23%2Fthe-motivated-situation-of-inequality-and-discrimination%2F Aaron C. Kay, Danielle Gaucher, Jennifer M. Peach, Kristin Laurin, Justin Friesen, Mark P. Zanna, and Steven J. Spencer have recently published their article, “Inequality, Discrimination, and the Power of the Status Quo: Direct Evidence for a Motivation to See the Way Things Are as the Way They Should Be” (97 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 421– 434 (2009).  Here’s the abstract. * * * How powerful is the status quo in determining people’s social ideals? The authors propose (a) that people engage in injunctification, that is, a motivated tendency to construe the current status quo as the most desirable and reasonable state of affairs (i.e., as the most representative of how things should be); (b) that this tendency is driven, at least in part, by people�... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2824178 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:01:41 +0100 2824178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800665&cid=t_299654_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F09%2F16%2Fyou-want-savers-not-debtors-since-when%2F My new Politics Daily / Woman Up post: It’s not often that Kansans make the national news. But one did so a few days ago in The New York Times. His name is Ray Rucker, and he lives in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City. Rucker is 62 years old. He wants to work another 10 years, but he’s been laid off. And no one wants to hire him. For 32 years I have lived just a few miles from Overland Park. So I think I can describe the mindset of a typical Kansan: They are polite to a fault. If they have something unkind to say, they keep silent. They go to church. They vote Republican. They work hard. They hoard more than they spend. The cliche of the salt-of-the-earth Midwesterner is not far off the mark… Read the rest on AOL: You Want Savers, Not Debtors? Since When? Posted in K... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800665 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:09:55 +0100 2800665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782252&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F0C-a34DYUiE%2F Photo courtesy of kyz (flickr.com) We continue our week of spectrum artwork today! * * * A Book for Our Times: Understanding Jason (AuthorHouse) is a new book written by Marsha Rae Osborn and illustrated by DeOnna Mills, and it tells the story of a group of typical students who learn from their teacher how to accept and help an autistic student, Jason, fit in with their class. (Osborn is an RN and the mother of twin boys, one of whom has autism.) Told in rhymes, Jason seems typical of the kinds of titles we need to see more of. (”We don’t understand,” kids say, “Why does Jason act that way? He is different from us all, He can’t even catch a ball …”). I’ve always held that typically developing children often only benefit from learning about t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782252 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:53:10 +0100 2782252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778377&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fabercrombie-fitch-humiliation-of.html There's a sickness in the culture of this clothing retailer. Emphases mine.Abercrombie & Fitch fined in MOA discrimination case | StarTribune.comA judge ordered retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch to pay $115,000 for discriminating against a 14-year-old autistic customer at its Mall of America store.The civil penalty, the largest of its kind in at least two years, came four years after store employees refused to let the autistic teen join her older sister in a fitting room because of the clothing chain's anti-shoplifting policy. The store refused to relent even after the sister, and later the girls' mother, explained that the 14-year-old couldn't be alone because of her disability.The confrontation humiliated the girl, who testified that the incident made her feel like a "misfit.""She... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778377 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0100 2778377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768670&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F05%2Fthe-situation-of-litigators%2F This study examined whether explicit and implicit biases in favor of Whites and against Asian Americans would alter mock jurors’ evaluation of a litigator’s deposition. We found evidence of both explicit bias as measured by self-reports, and implicit bias as measured by two Implicit Association Tests. In particular, explicit stereotypes that the ideal litigator was White predicted worse evaluation of the Asian American litigator (outgroup derogation); by contrast, implicit stereotypes predicted preferential evaluation of the White litigator (ingroup favoritism). In sum, participants were not colorblind, at least implicitly, towards even a “model minority,” and these biases produced racial discrimination. This study provides further evidence of the predictive and eco... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768670 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:01:22 +0100 2768670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730297&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FfKI66EsyUN4%2F Luck beat forethought in the case of a missing autistic 5-year-old who has been found four miles from his home in West Virginia. The boy, found in the woods by a neighbor two hours after his mother called the police, is part of Project Lifesaver, a program that helps police track adults and children who wander off due to Alzheimers, autism or other related disorders. Sadly, the boy wasn’t wearing his tracking bracelet. A local sheriff’s department sergeant stressed that tracking equipment must be maintained ceaselessly: battery checks every day, inspections for the transmitter and the bracelet, and ascertaining bracelet location on the body. See here for more information on Project LifeSaver. *    *    * Photo courtesy of dbking (flickr.com) If only they all turned out li... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730297 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:24:14 +0100 2730297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727091&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-laws-in-the-news%2F It never fails to amaze me how companies manage to get themselves into hot water for failing to follow the law regarding breastfeeding in public or in the workplace! Here are just a few of the most recent incidents. Acosta Tacos: The owner of Acosta Tacos in Los Angeles, California has been ordered to pay Marina Chavez $21,645.00 in lost wages plus $20,000.00 for emotional damages after the owner fired Chavez for breastfeeding her baby on her breaks. In this groundbreaking case, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission found that breastfeeding is intrinsic to the female sex and thus breastfeeding discrimination is sex discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The owner was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, establish a written policy on sex discriminatio... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727091 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:07:08 +0100 2727091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626215&cid=t_299654_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F6oGgY9OXVuc%2Fthe-direct-threat-of-good-control.php One of the most interesting sessions I went to at the Children with Diabetes conference was called "The Challenge of Employment Discrimination" and was hosted by John Griffin. I will admit that I missed the first ten or so few minutes of his talk because I was picking up swag in the exhibit hall, but the parts I caught - very interesting!   I'll admit that I approach the ADA... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626215 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:49:39 +0100 2626215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602038&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F15%2Fwhat-are-the-legal-implications-of-implicit-biases%2F A federal judge and regular reader of The Situationist recently sent me a thoughtful e-mail containing the following paragraph.  The judge is asking for input regarding the practical legal consequences of IAT research for employment law. * * * A thought about the IAT and employment law from a practicing judge–even if the law as it now stands does not effectively address some instances of bias, where do we go with that insight? I see no practical, effective way to utilize the IAT in actual employment cases.  Moreover, by far the biggest problem in employment law that any one studying our actual cases would discern is the surfeit of meritless cases.  The ease with which many weak cases get by summary judgment and the likelihood of substantial litigation expense lead to settlement o... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602038 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:01:07 +0100 2602038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2550214&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fpink-list.html The short post below, "Cultural Differences", attracted a lot of attention. Gender will never be irrelevant. Sexuality should be. Today, the Independent on Sunday publishes its annual "Pink List". Peter Mandelson is, of course, at number one.Our very own Iain Dale slips in at number 26, up from last year's position of 49. He writes an accompanying article entitled Tory bedfellows can be anything but homophobes. The Pink List makes Iain less eminent than David Starkey, Gok Wan and Ben Bradshaw but more eminent than Alan Duncan and Nick Brown. He will have to live with that. (He seems to be coping!)I don't like it. People should not be classified according to their sexual preferences. The concept of "eminent homosexuals" may sound "right-on" but is in fact patronising, closet homophobia. The... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2550214 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:49:00 +0100 2550214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511026&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Fthe-depressing-effects-of-racial-discrimination%2F From Cornell News Service, here is a news release regarding fascinating research on the effects of racial discrimination. * * * Many studies have shown that experiencing chronic racial discrimination chips away at the mental health of African-Americans. But a new Cornell study sheds light on precisely how – and to what effect – chronic racial discrimination erodes mental health. The study found blacks may, in general, have poorer mental health as a result of two mechanisms: First, chronic exposure to racial discrimination leads to more experiences of daily discrimination and, second, it also results in an accumulation of daily negative events across various domains of life, from family and friends to health and finances. The combination of these mechanisms, reports Anthony Ong... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511026 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:25:58 +0100 2511026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512145&cid=t_299654_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdentists-sexual-harassment-discrimination%2F Every day, it seems, a news story tells us about a dentist or dental professional who has molested a patient during a dental appointment. The nature of dentistry (and medicine) is such that we are in a prime situation to (a) sexually harass and (b) be accused of sexual harassment. Sometimes, though, allegations of sexual harassment (not physical contact) result from how a patient perceives a dentist or dental professional. Mitchell Karp, MSOD, tells us in his article at www.DentalOfficeMag.com, that dentists are considered powerful by patients, and because of this, patients may not feel confident telling their dentist when they feel uncomfortable. Karp’s article, “How to avoid allegation of sexual harassment and/or discrimination: Five things you need to know,” recommends not making ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512145 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:48:18 +0100 2512145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473533&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Fthe-situation-of-human-trafficking-abstract%2F This article suggests that a central reason for the limited success in preventing human trafficking is the dominant conception of the problem, which forms the basis for law developed to combat human trafficking. Specifically, the author argues that “otherness” is a root cause of both inaction and the selective nature of responses to the abusive practice of human trafficking. Othering operates across multiple dimensions, including race, gender, ethnicity, class, caste, culture, and geography, to reinforce a conception of a virtuous “Self” and a devalued “Other.” This article exposes how this Self/Other dichotomy shapes the phenomenon of human trafficking, driving demand for trafficked persons, influencing perceptions of the problem, and constraining legal... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473533 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:01:54 +0100 2473533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348435&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F18%2Fthe-situation-of-situation-in-employment-discrimination-law-abstract%2F This article puts the debate over social framework expert testimony in context, explaining what the testimony is and the role it has played in employment discrimination litigation, with a particular focus on the way the testimony has been offered in class action suits like Dukes v. Wal-Mart. It explains how the normal rules of evidence law should apply to social framework expert testimony, and under the flexible and permissive standards of the Federal Rules of Evidence, framework testimony offered by a qualified expert should be admissible in many employment class actions. The argument that this kind of evidence should always be excluded is driven as much by a particular view of employment discrimination law as by the governing evidentiary rules. Ultimately, the arguments for blanket exclu... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348435 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:01:39 +0100 2348435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347915&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fmedical-war-against-elderly-british.html This study and the story of the nurse illustrate the subversive impact of the bioethical "quality of life" ethic--that is fast supplanting the Hippocratic "equality of life" approach--on medicine. The bioethicists might respond by denying they support discrimination--they see themselves as liberals, after all (although they really are not)--only "rational" withholding of high tech and expensive care based on the bioethical principle of distributive justice. But this excuse ignores the impact of ideas and how they can impact actual practice in the trenches. As a logical species, we take accepted premises where they lead. In this situation, the idea that ill elderly patients have less value based on quality of life, causes people to perceive such people as different from other patients, resu... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347915 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:40:00 +0100 2347915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284474&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fkings-college-medical-school-accused-of.html King's College Medical SchoolJust under a year ago, I wrote an article about King’s College Medical School dumbing down its entry requirement. This was the Extended Medical Degree Programme (EDMP)(EMDP) aimed to attract bright students from state schools in inner London who had A-level results that were far too poor to gain entry to medical school and show that, with the right help, they could succeed. Students would normally require two As and a B at A level, but the scheme, called the Extended Medical Degree Programme, accepted those who had managed no better than three Cs.The Times…many of the students who are from lower professional and managerial groups have a Black African heritage and from families headed by women….Many of the students classified as being from semiroutine and ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284474 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:42:00 +0100 2284474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240587&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fwhy-cant-society-be-unequivocal-in.html Relativism is the bane of our times, although it is still selectively applied. We tell teenagers to try not to have sexual intercourse, but if you do--which we know you will--then please use a condom. Yet, we still know how to be unequivocal in some areas: We tell kids, "Don't smoke,!", not, "Don't, smoke--but if you do, only use filter-tipped cigarettes," because we know that if we did that it would only result in a lot of tobacco smoke being inhaled.It seems to me that well meaning people are being seduced into an equivalent stance on suicide, and it would just result in more suicides. Case in point is the column by Atlanta Journal Constitution pundit Jay Bookman, who in supposedly opposing the Forced Exit Network defendants, has fallen for their basic premise that bad health or disabili... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240587 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:19:00 +0100 2240587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210745&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F02%2F23%2Fsean-penn%2F I liked you better when you were  this guy…..Spicoli. Spicoli wouldn’t hang out with Hugo or Fidel. Spicoli was stupid enough to be honest. Spicoli wouldn’t haven’t spouted his left-wing propaganda at the Academy Awards. Spicoli would have realized the irony in what he was saying if he did spout off at the AW. Spicoli would have [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210745 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:48:04 +0100 2210745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2201146&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FX_x0OIkTL90%2F After Crystal Everitt was harassed for breastfeeding her son in an Asheville, North Carolina, Denny’s restaurant, she sought the help of FirstRight to approach the regional management about its policy on breastfeeding. Here is the statement of policy given to FirstRight by Rick Pate, Director of Operations for Success Management, which operates 32 Denny’s restaurants (including the Asheville, NC location), on February 16, 2009: We at Denny’s work very hard to insure all guests have a pleasant dining experience. Breastfeeding is absolutely allowed in our restaurants; we do request that it be done with respect and discretion, as we are a family restaurant. We defer to our managers to carry out the company’s position. In response, breastfeeding advocates argue that by asking for ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2201146 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:05:23 +0100 2201146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182702&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fget-you-some%2F Awesome! I gettin’ my 13 bucks/week extra mine. Hey why not? Chicago Pay to Play politics have gone national; and since  evil people in D.C. have decided to not stimulate the economy by giving us more of our money to spend, and businesses more of their money to invest and to be able to grow*that would =hiring [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182702 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:09:09 +0100 2182702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2184118&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FwwBhkqtC_dw%2F It just happened - an apartment complex has sent eviction paperwork to me because of the companion dog I keep to help me with Aspergers. Background I sublease through a mental health service provider an apartment in Concord Place Apartments in Kalamazoo, MI.  Before moving to this apartment I subleased from the service provider a more [...] This is an excerpt from an article on AspieWeb.net, A blog writen by an Autistic Blogger. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2184118 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:51:28 +0100 2184118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167742&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F02%2F08%2Fdefective%2F yes, this IS a mental health post -it concerns your rights & privacy. Read on… You’ll never guess who is sponsoring  this. If you answered: That race baiting congressman from the corrupt city of Chicago, Black Panther and Army deserter, Bobby Rush. You were correct. Click the link at the top and if you are pressed for time, check out these sections [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167742 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:00:45 +0100 2167742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160715&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F05%2Fwages-are-only-skin-deep-abstract%2F Joni Hersch recently posted a fascinating paper, titled “Color, Discrimination, and Immigrant Pay” on SSRN.  This is her latest paper in a larger set of articles on the topic.  Here’s the abstract. * * * In “Profiling the New Immigrant Worker: The Effects of Skin Color and Height,” (Journal of Labor Economics 2008), I present strong evidence of a wage penalty to darker skin color among new legal immigrants to the United States. Immigrants with the lightest skin color earn on average 17 percent higher wages than comparable immigrants with the darkest skin color, taking into account Hispanic ethnicity, race, country of birth, education, English language proficiency, family background, and occupation in the source country. This current paper demonstrates that ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160715 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:01:20 +0100 2160715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2150858&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F02%2F01%2Fmy-thoughts-exactly%2F Tongue in cheek; but yeah-I was wondering wtf too. Of course, I am just aping what lefty blogs were saying about Bush less than 24 hours after Katrina’s hurricane winds stopped blowing. Hello? Fema? heh. Obama dozed, people froze Good news! So far: no reports of hospital employees performing euthanasia. Katrina - Listed under: “The Agenda-additional issues” taken [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2150858 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:08:02 +0100 2150858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134799&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F01%2F26%2Fcan-i-say-it-now%2F "there appears to be no funding...." Ya think?! Probably because no one knows what the f. it is! (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134799 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:43:46 +0100 2134799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2113656&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F01%2F18%2Frsvpmy-i-suck-really-suck-party%2F First, let me hereby acknowledge that I certainly do really, really suck as a person sometimes. Why deny it? It is what it is. At least, I’ve got the balls to admit it. But, let me assure you that I do not really, really suck as a person most of the time.   I wish that I could [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2113656 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:37:02 +0100 2113656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2104426&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fracist-abuse-sooty-paki-and-staff-grade.html Kuldip Dhillon and the PrinceBoth Prince Harry and the Quacktitioner Royal himself are racist. It runs in the family. A life time's close exposure to the Queen Mother and the Duke of Edinburgh can have no other result. They probably do not realise that they are but that only goes to mitigation. Is it intrinsically worse to talk about a "Paki" than it is to talk about a Brit, or call a Welshman Taffy? Yes, of course it is.  "Paki" is a term of racial abuse. "Brit" is not. I suspect the whole of Prince Harry’s unit used the word Paki. That does not make it any better and is a sign of the insitutionalised racism that still exists in the army. I am even more uncomfortable to read that the Quacktitioner Royal and his nice but dim friends at Cirencester Polo Club call Kuldip Dhillon, a fellow... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2104426 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:18:00 +0100 2104426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074415&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F30%2Ffan-effin-tabulous%2F Just when Blago couldn’t stoop much lower…he did. Yee-haw, looks like we got us a token prospective senate nominee.  *update* Not just any typical Illinois politician. This guy had ambition-so much so that he was willing to send an innocent man to death row, just to appear to be tough on crime.  Little details, such as [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074415 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:56:17 +0100 2074415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021620&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2Fhey-whos-up-for-some-involuntary-ect%2F Not this guy. Stephany’s all over this story over at her blog. Pissed off?  Find it scary?  Then act. 5 minutes of your time to make a phone call and/or dropping a few emails could help. What if it were you? Posted in bipolar disorder, discrimination, health care, I feel like breaking shit, injustice, media, mental health, [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021620 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:54:42 +0100 2021620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017869&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F06%2Fno-privacy-in-this-new-deal%2F Question: How comfortable are you with the idea of the general public (including your present or any prospective employers) knowing that you have been or are currently being treated for a mental health related condition?  Don’t forget to figure in the general public’s ignorance, and the stigma factor. A couple of posts back, I mentioned the Cleveland [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017869 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:01:11 +0100 2017869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006396&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F471290984%2F That’s the allegation in a lawsuit filed last week by Laura Bedford, who was a senior administrative specialist and project coordinator at the time she was dismissed in June 2007. She had worked for the drugmaker since 1989. Bedford charges that, in early 2007, Wyeth outsourced invoices to India, causing her “significant difficulties,” because the info coming from India was “always muddled and incomplete,” according to her suit, which was filed in federal court in Philadelphia (here it is). Bedford subsequently complained that jobs should not be outsourced and that Wyeth was discriminating against US workers. On June 18, 2007, she alleges she was suspended, pending an investigation, because her personal mail was mixed with work mail. Her lawsuit then states sh... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006396 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:20:35 +0100 2006396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990545&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2Faustralia-allows-family-with-child-with.html This is a follow up of an earlier post discussing Australia's refusal to grant a German physician and his family permanent residency because his son has Down. Well the light of publicity apparently so embarrassed the country that the decision has been reversed. From the story:A decision to deny a German doctor and his family permanent residency because his son had Down syndrome has been overturned by the immigration minister.Bernhard Moeller, a specialist physician, moved his family to Horsham, in Victoria's west, two years ago to help fill a doctor shortage. But the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) yesterday upheld the immigration department's decision to deny Dr Moeller's permanent visa application because his 13-year-old son has Down syndrome and was deemed a potential drain on the healt... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990545 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:30:00 +0100 1990545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968641&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2Fuk-official-denigrates-elderly-with.html Sickening. Just sickening. A public official in the UK who is "Labour's czar for the elderly," posits a duty to die by having society refuse to medically support demented patients, and denigrates them with the V-Epithet to boot. From the story: Dame Joan Bakewell says she does not want people to be kept alive because of machinery when their 'identity has ceased to exist.' Old people should be allowed to die if they become 'vegetables', Joan Bakewell has said. Labour's czar for the elderly said she had made a living will that will mean she is 'not kept alive if I'm a vegetable'.She added that people should not be helped to go on living by machinery if they had outlived their normal lifespan. The 75-year-old television presenter also called for laws that would allow terminally ill patients t... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968641 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:20:00 +0100 1968641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939109&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5206 I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” - Martin Luther King. Aug. 28, 1963 For the first time, an American with African roots gets elected as President of the USA. I think it showed the whole world what true democracy means when the people of a nation can elect who they think is most qualified for the job, irrespective of one’s race. I think this is foremost in people’s minds and it brings to question selection policies which seem to be solely based on race. President Obama’s victory was debated in Parliament and the PM claimed ‘Anyone can be PM’ though in reality it seems a PM is elected by one party’s divisions (how ... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939109 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1939109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933375&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F11%2F04%2Fjerry-and-barry%2F Obama’s Spiritual Mentor Why is it a legitimate concern that Barack Hussein Obama spent twenty years in the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s church, appointed Jeremiah Wright to his campaign staff, and called Jeremiah Wright ”his spiritual advisor”? One’s Spiritual belief is the most fundamental and deep rooted principal within a persons make up. For a person to call [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933375 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:42:03 +0100 1933375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924399&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2Faustralia-children-with-down-syndrome.html This is shameful eugenics, morally akin in my view, to laws in the USA that barred disfavored nationalities and Jews in the years running up to World War II. A German family has asked for permanent residency in Australia and the country said no because their son has Down syndrome. From the story:A German doctor hoping to gain permanent residency in Australia said Friday he will fight an immigration department decision denying his application because his son has Down syndrome. Bernhard Moeller came to Australia with his family two years ago to help fill a doctor shortage in a rural area of Victoria state. His temporary work visa is valid until 2010, but his application for permanent residency was rejected this week. The immigration department said Moeller's 13-year-o... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924399 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:20:00 +0100 1924399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924537&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F437093223%2Fnyt-women-pay-more-for-same-health.html From the NYT: Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty It has been found that women could be charged as much as 31 percent more than men when buying the same health care plan. With more and more deregulation of health care, more individuals have to shop around for plans offered by private insurance companies, who are free to set up their own standards for pricing. Justifications for charging women more include childbearing-related issues and higher frequency of going in for regular checkups. “Women often fare worse than men in the individual insurance market,” said Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana and chairman of the Finance Committee.Insurers say they have a sound reason for charging different premiums: Women ages 19 to 55 tend to cost more than men because they typically use... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924537 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:02:11 +0100 1924537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911693&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F27%2Fsubtly-sexist-language-abstract%2F Pat K. Chew and Lauren Kelley-Chew recently posted their interesting article, Subtly Sexist Language (16 Columbia Journal of Gender and Law 643 (2007) on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * Sometimes, sexist language is blatant and universally shunned. Other times, it is more subtle and even socially acceptable. For instance, as summarized in this article, substantial social science research has considered the use of male-gendered generics (the use of such words as he, man, chairman, or mankind to represent both women and men) rather than gender-neutral alternatives (such as she or he, human, chairperson, or humankind). This research concludes that male-gendered generics are exclusionary of women and tend to reinforce gender stereotypes. Yet, these words may not be recognized as disc... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911693 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:55:35 +0100 1911693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901672&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F23%2Fcold-night-hot-soup%2F -n-crackers. Journalism, it ain’t what it used to be. * writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation I began this post on 10/21 and became busy with other things-yeah, I know this is long, it took me a long time to write it too. So [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901672 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:35:40 +0100 1901672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2522982&cid=t_299654_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhemodynamics%2F%7E3%2FlAenvM_JQrI%2Ffollow-up-to-mccain-and-melanoma.html Kyle makes a couple of arguments below in the comments of my last post, and my reply is long enough and separate enough from my original post that I'm posting it separately:Kyle,I don't disagree with your political conclusion of what to do at the end of the day. The point is that any president might die. The fallacies of the Altman argument are that:1) the medical chart does not contain information on what is most likely to kill a president; and 2) John McCain has some unknown risk of recurrent melanoma, which further information might allow us to calculate slightly differently than what we know to be his generic risk without further information. But John McCain either will or will not die in office if elected. And, with or without melanoma, he has a reasonable probability of dying in offi... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522982 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:22:00 +0100 2522982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1906152&cid=t_299654_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHemodynamics%2F%7E3%2F429858923%2Ffollow-up-to-mccain-and-melanoma.html Kyle makes a couple of arguments below in the comments of my last post, and my reply is long enough and separate enough from my original post that I'm posting it separately:Kyle,I don't disagree with your political conclusion of what to do at the end of the day. The point is that any president might die. The fallacies of the Altman argument are that:1) the medical chart does not contain information on what is most likely to kill a president; and 2) John McCain has some unknown risk of recurrent melanoma, which further information might allow us to calculate slightly differently than what we know to be his generic risk without further information. But John McCain either will or will not die in office if elected. And, with or without melanoma, he has a reasonable probability of dying in offi... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1906152 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:22:00 +0100 1906152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888308&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F18%2Fwhy-am-i-not-suprised%2F Obama supporter beats up McCain supporter. go read this….. This was obviously an unstable man that beat the crap out of this woman. That’s not the point. Just wondering how many times this would have already been played out in the biased media if it was an Obama supporter being beat up by a McCain supporter. PLEASE, WAKE [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888308 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:10:42 +0100 1888308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883412&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fthe-audacity-of-nope%2F     Five Good Reasons Not To Vote For Obama… 1. Ted Kennedy Loves Him….. ..        2. He wants Al Gore in his cabinet ………..     3. Rev. Wright……     4. The Economy……….   5. ACORN……….(supposedly bi-partisan?)….   Bonus….William Ayers and Tony Resco……..            (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883412 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:51:06 +0100 1883412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856144&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F06%2Fobamas-tax-planmore-welfare-paid-by-working-class%2F I was researching Obama’s tax plan on the internet when I came across the following article. I could not begin to explain Obama’s tax plan better than this.     Barack Obama’s tax plan is the opposite of supply-side economics. He proposes to raise marginal rates for just about every federal tax. He also proposes a raft of [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856144 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:54:05 +0100 1856144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1852679&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F04%2Fhow%2F I just don’t get it. I really, really do not. How can *anybody vote for this empty suit? (*anybody…..I started to write “parent, sister, brother,grandparent, aunt, uncle” but quickly realized that we are all at least one of these.) It’s time for us to unite. Each one of us can be heard and make a difference. Is this [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852679 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:55:51 +0100 1852679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850976&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F03%2Fmental-health-equality-finally%2F Since the 1990s, legislators in Congress have been pursuing the end of discrimination for people with mental illness by health insurance companies and employers. Even after they passed historic legislation (at the time) in 1996 to end this discrimination, health insurance companies found ways to subvert the intent of the bill and still discriminate against the people they covered if they had a mental health issue. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $700 billion bailout bill (263 to 171), which included the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. This Act (which we reported on earlier), a compromise that’s been years in the making, mandates that all employers with more than 50 employees offer mental health coverag... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850976 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:10:47 +0100 1850976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844648&cid=t_299654_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Feconomics-and-confusion.html Thinking further about the economic issues that I touched on in my last post, it's so hard to get one's brain around what's happening here in the U.S. this week. With such dire news and warnings of financial Armageddon, how does one tease out the truth from all of the hyperbole?Articles abound about what will happen if the bailout doesn't pass. Blame is passed from hand to hand. But where do we ordinary citizens fit in? What do we stand to lose or gain in the process?Economics is one area where this nurse is most weak when it comes to understanding the bigger picture. Understanding my own personal economy is difficult enough. But I just can't stop thinking that many of the people in need of a bailout themselves are going to be left in the dust no matter what happens.Whether we look at the ... Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844648 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:00 +0100 1844648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829119&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F25%2Fdiscriminating-against-people-with-mental-illness%2F You’d think that as people become more and more educated about the complex biological, social and psychological factors that go to make up mental illness, people would become more understanding and less stigmatizing. As we are on the cusp of having a nationwide ban from discriminating in mental healthcare reimbursements, you’d think government and ordinary people are getting the message. Well, you would be wrong. First, we learn from the Mental Health Blog that Nova Scotia almost began discriminating against drivers renewing their driver’s license because of a mental disorder. Their new renewal form initially had a question regarding one’s prior history of mental disorder diagnoses, as though there were any research to show that people with a mental illness someh... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829119 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:21:42 +0100 1829119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812848&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F09%2F22%2Fyes-there-is-evil%2F Just read it. All of it. Do it-c’mon, who loves you? We damage ourselves for self abuse, fun, to entertain you. Then I’ll be done with this ….for awhile. Be good and I’ll show you the pics of the winner of “Vote for Keywork win a date with….”and I’ll tell you the story of how I lost my [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812848 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:34:10 +0100 1812848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812849&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F09%2F21%2Fthe-blog-stands-alone%2F Let me begin with a sidebar that sadly, did not surprise me. I dunno what to call it…brainwashing? Reeducation? Indoctrination? I think I’ll go with indoctrination. Okay- on with my original post: A lot of “ifs” here.  If this is his blog and if he’s the minion who wanted glory, “Earlier it was just some prank to [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812849 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:16:11 +0100 1812849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802992&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2Fschema-theory-and-lesbian-and-gay-identity-abstract%2F Todd Brower posted his paper, “Social Cognition ‘At Work:’ Schema Theory and Lesbian and Gay Identity in Title VII” on SSRN, where you can download it for free.  Here’s the abstract. * * * Lesbians and gay men are frequent subjects for modern news, politics, and court opinions. From marriage for same-sex couples to Congressional hearings on the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” regulation, decision-makers are setting policy based on their ideas about how gay people are and how they fit into society. But what are those perceptions and how do they interact with law? We ordinarily think of lesbians and gay men as predominantly childless, urban residents of cities like San Francisco, New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles or as inhabita... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802992 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:01:26 +0100 1802992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802611&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fugly-discriminatory-face-of-medical.html This story out of the UK illustrates the ugliness of medical futility. Under the theory, medicine is being devolved from a life-saving enterprise to a life-saving enterprise if we approve of your life's quality. But if we don't and you want to live (or your family wishes you to continue on)--then medicine becomes the decider that it is your time to die. From the story: A couple fighting for their daughter's right to live were yesterday celebrating her return home from hospital.Amber Hartland, six, suffers from Infantile Tay-Sachs, a rare incurable brain disorder that has left her paralysed. She is back with her family after being treated in hospital for a chest infection. Doctors say it is time for Amber to die and are taking legal action to stop her going to intensive care again. Mr Har... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802611 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:12:00 +0100 1802611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802610&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fprotecting-vulnerable-in-hospitals-by.html I am currently in Worcester, MA for a series of speeches in MA and in CT. My primary sponsor is the Social Role Valorization Implementation Project (SRVIP). From an article about SRV: The basic premise of SRV is that people are much more likely to experience the "good things in life" if they hold valued social roles than if they do not. Therefore, the major goal of SRV is to create or support socially valued roles for people in their society, because if a person holds valued social roles, that person is likely to receive from society those good things in life that are available to that society and can be conveyed by it, or at least the opportunities for obtaining these.The SRVIP, among other matters, trains people to serve as advocates for people with disabilities when they are hospitalize... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802610 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:12:00 +0100 1802610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1794379&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F16%2Fare-our-racial-biases-following-us%2F An interesting study published last week looked at whether the virtual worlds we create online are just going to reflect all of the typical biases and ways we discriminate in the real world. This is an interesting experiment because many proponents of virtual worlds suggest that such worlds are largely free from such cultural bias and discrimination. In one of the most striking findings, the effect of the DITF technique was significantly reduced when the requesting avatar was dark-toned. The white avatars in the DITF experiment received about a 20 percent increase in compliance with the moderate request; the increase for the dark-toned avatars was 8 percent. “For decades, research has shown that the outcome of that reciprocity-inducing technique is affected by how the requester is per... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1794379 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:10:22 +0100 1794379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1764019&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F09%2F05%2Fb-rabbit%2F *fusion post* merging mental health & whatever the hell I want “Here-tell these people somethin’ they don’t know about me” ‘B-Rabbit’/Eminem ~ 8 Mile ****************************************** I had a conversation with my mom the other morning. Not a long one, in order to get into that we would have ended up talking for hours; but that is why this [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764019 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:41:01 +0100 1764019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1764352&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F05%2Fcolorblinded-wages-abstract%2F Joni Hersch, recently posted her intriguing paper, “Skin Color, Immigrant Wages, and Discrimination” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * Immigrant workers with darker skin color have lower pay than their counterparts with lighter skin color. Whether this pay penalty is due to labor market discrimination is explored using data from the New Immigrant Survey 2003 to estimate wage equations that control for skin color, sequentially taking into account a series of individual characteristics related to labor market productivity and personal background. These characteristics include Hispanic ethnicity, race, country of birth, education, family background, occupation in source country, English language proficiency, visa status, employer characteristics, and current occupation. T... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764352 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:59 +0100 1764352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1760273&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F04%2Fpatricia-devine-on-resisting-implicit-associations%2F Nicole Fritz has a nice article summarizing research of Patricia Devine, a University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor. Here’s a sample. * * * It is a question on many Americans’ minds: Is the United States ready for a black president, or will deep-rooted and even unconscious prejudices show at the polls? For Patricia Devine, . . . who researches prejudice, the answer isn’t black and white. “Your conscious mind might tell you to vote for [Obama], but in the privacy of the election booth your unconscious biases may vote differently,” Devine says. However, Devine holds out when she reflects on the outcome of the election. “It remains to be seen but, cautiously, I think America is ready.” It is Devine’s rare and constant optimism in peo... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1760273 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:02:31 +0100 1760273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733872&cid=t_299654_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Freligion-and-discrimination-in.html (Note: This is my fifth post under the auspices of the nurse blogger scholarship which I recently received from Value Care, Value Nurses.)A San Diego fertility clinic that refused to provide artificial insemination to a lesbian woman based on her sexual orientation has tasted defeat at the hands of the California Supreme Court.Guadalupe Benitez was denied insemination by two doctors at the North Coast Women's Care in Vista, California, after being told by the doctors in question that their Christian values would not allow them to artificially inseminate a lesbian. In later testimony, the doctors stated that they simply would not perform the procedure for any woman who was unmarried, despite her sexual orientation.While a state appeals court did indeed rule in favor of the doctors' rights t... Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733872 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0100 1733872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1689252&cid=t_299654_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Faugust-is-psoriasis-awareness-month%2F Each August, the National Psoriasis Foundation sponsors Psoriasis Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is “Pools are for recreation, not for discrimination,” because surveys have found that one in five people with psoriasis have reported being denied service at a public pool in the prior 12 months. In fact, however, psoriasis is not contagious and cannot be spread by any form of contact. Unfortunately, many of the approximately 7.5 million Americans with psoriasis suffer from discrimination in any number of public places including pools, hair salons, gyms and health clubs. To address these issues, Psoriasis Awareness Month 2008 focuses on dispelling the myth that psoriasis is contagious. Rather, it is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that just happens, in some... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1689252 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:46:23 +0100 1689252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686645&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F07%2Ffractured-bonds-abstract%2F This article presents a unified analysis of all race based annulment cases for the first time. Simultaneously public and private affairs, these dramas impacted far more than the individual couples or courtrooms, sending out shockwaves that reverberated beyond their points of origin. The results of the cases are startling and contrary to previous work on the subject. Using this unique set of cases, this article argues that while declaring these women white appears like a deviation from white supremacy, the courts’ decisions were used to preserve white racial dominance. Through the annulment case decisions, the court stepped in to protect women with a taint of blackness, declaring them pure and worthy of the mantle of whiteness. By legally erasing the women’s potential racial tai... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686645 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:41 +0100 1686645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671611&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F08%2F01%2Fwhos-leading-this-mob%2F Freeze! Let’s see some credentials. *Slowly*. You’re a Chewley’s Gum Representative? And you’re stirring up all this anti-smoking sentiment to, what, sell more gum? GET OUT OF HERE! And you people, don’t you have jobs to go to? Get out of here, go commute! You oughta be ashamed of yourselves. Bunch of easily-led automatons. Try [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671611 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:31:33 +0100 1671611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1655673&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F345600725%2F A handful of women - three of whom once worked as sales reps for the drugmaker and two who still do - have succeeded in preventing the drugmaker from issuing subpoenas to their new employers, and even prospective employers, a tactic their lawyers accused Sanofi-Aventis of pursing in hopes of intimidating them into withdrawing their sexual discrimination lawsuit. The info sought by drugmaker included resumes, applications, benefit data, payroll records, and references, among other things. In a motion filed in federal court in New York, the reps claim the move by Sanofi-Aventis was a fishing expedition and an invasion of personal rights that is irrelevant to the discrimation claims made and, instead, is designed to harass, embarrass and frighten. The lawsuit was filed last year by Jennifer S... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1655673 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:10:53 +0100 1655673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616209&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F07%2F12%2Fbuypolar-defense%2F I’m truly sick of this nonsense! Chicks, it’s giving all of us a bad, bad rap. What am I talking about? The bipolar (which I from now on will call “buypolar” defense. How many of us with bipolar disorder live day after day without managing to get our names in the news? Yes, there are times [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616209 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:27:30 +0100 1616209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1560972&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F01%2Fsee-ya-theredoc%2F Physicians blamed the delayed care on shrinking budgets that have prompted many hospitals to either consolidate mental health services or shut them down completely. Well that will get attention. Psych patient left to die. This hellhole is more than likely one of many. I’m taking that horrific point and running with it…..I wonder what “physicians’” excuses are [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1560972 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:29:38 +0100 1560972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556506&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F323492559%2F The drugmaker will pay $64,400 to settle a lawsuit charging severance pay was withheld from a long-time employee in order to force her to withdraw a discrimination charge, the Associated Press reports. Lilly must also specify in future severance agreements that employees don’t have to waive the right to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or cooperate in an investigation. “A company may not condition receipt of benefits, such as severance benefits, on an employee’s promise not to cooperate with the EEOC,” Laurie Young, a EEOC regional attorney, says in a statement. Starr Johnson worked for Lilly for more than 23 years before she was fired in 2005, shortly after filing a discrimination charge with the EEOC, the AP writes. Documents in the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556506 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:52:56 +0100 1556506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551250&cid=t_299654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F27%2Fthe-costs-of-addressing-age-discrimination-in-social-care%2F seeks to gauge the extent of age discrimination in council-funded social care services for adults (people 18 or over). It draws on a quantitative analysis of the level of support provided to service users. Lower expenditure per head on services may indicate age discrimination, but there are also a range of ‘legitimate’ reasons for this pattern of spending. The analysis aims to determine whether people in different age groups are treated differently after these ‘legitimate’ differences are removed. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551250 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:26:25 +0100 1551250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1546561&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F06%2Famericans-with-disabilities-act-missing.html The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed an expansion of the ADA's protection against workplace discrimination. From the story:In deciding whether a person is disabled, the bill says, courts should generally not consider the effects of "mitigating measures" like prescription drugs, hearing aids and artificial limbs. Moreover, it adds, "an impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active."The chief sponsor of the bill, the House Democratic leader, Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, said the situation was now bizarre. "An individual may be considered too disabled by an employer to get a job, but not disabled enough by the courts to be protected by the A.D.A. from discrimination," Mr. Hoyer said... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1546561 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:04:00 +0100 1546561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543417&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F25%2Fyes-virginia-there-is-a-real-boogeyman%2F I’m spittin’ mad. This is bullshit…. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution’s ban [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543417 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:11:51 +0100 1543417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543929&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F319778323%2F A handful of women - three of whom once worked as sales reps for the drugmaker and two who still do - are seething over subpoenas Sanofi-Aventis lawyers sent their new employers, and even prospective employers, seeking a raft of employment info in hopes of intimidating them into withdrawing their sexual discrimination lawsuit. The info sought includes resumes, applications, benefit data, payroll records, and references, among other things. In a motion filed in federal court in New York, the reps claim the move by the drugmaker is a fishing expedition and an invasion of personal rights that is irrelevant to the discrimation claims made and, instead, is designed to harass, embarrass and frighten. “Such interference by Sanofi-Aventis is particularly damaging in the tight-knit and cohesi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543929 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:26 +0100 1543929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531913&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F20%2Fthe-legal-situation-of-race-equality-abstract%2F Ivan Bodensteiner has posted his paper, “The Supreme Court as the Major Barrier to Racial Equality” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * This Article suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court, through its decisions in cases alleging race discrimination, stands as a major barrier to racial equality in the United States. There are several aspects of its decisions that lead to this result. Between 1868 and 1954, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, while it had been interpreted to strike down a few blatant forms of de jure discrimination, allowed government to separate the races based on the separate but equal fiction. Beginning in 1954, Brown and a series of subsequent decisions attacked this fiction and for a period of nearly twenty years the Court was intent... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531913 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:04:40 +0100 1531913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500285&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F306119703%2F Are some Lilly employees using too much Cialis? Tricia Galecke, a former gymnast who was once offered a job as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, is suing the drugmaker because her former boss and sales partner repeatedly subjected her to come-ons about her “hot body” and “stripper heels,” The New York Daily News reports. The 36-year-old Manhattan woman contends she was fired in March after nearly 11 years as a sales rep because she complained about unwanted attention from supervisor, Michael Polkowitz, and sales partner, Michael Lyons, the paper writes. Galacke filed a sex harassment suit in which she accused her former boss of doctoring an expense account from a client dinner at a Manhattan restaurant to get her canned. She also alleged that, after she was axed, Lill... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500285 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:02:06 +0100 1500285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497752&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F305277535%2F Pfizer lost a bid to stop depositions that are expected to support claims by former sales reps that the drugmaker fabricated misconduct allegations as a pretext for age discrimination, Health Law360 reports. One of the former reps, Karen Kirkpatrick, who was first hired by Parke-Davis in 1989 and was 55 when she was fired early last year, wants to depose several doctors and nurses to prove she didn’t falsify sampling records by altering dates, according to court documents. She was replaced by a 25-year-old rep. Here is the lawsuit. A magistrate in federal court in Kansas denied Pfizer’s motion for a protective order to prevent the depositions of five doctors. The depositions may be used by the lawyers for the former reps to gather evidence that may be cited as a reason for firi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497752 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:54:51 +0100 1497752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467022&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35119&url=http%3A%2F%2Frettdevil.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fyes-alex-you-are-special-good-kind.html In Port Saint Lucie, Florida, a five year old boy was voted out of his Kindergarten class by his classmates and a truly deploarable excuse for a teacher.This teacher had the students tell Alex Barton, age FIVE, exactly what they dislike about him. Alex is being evaluated for Asperger Syndrome and has since this spring. Diagnosis, though, isn't what matters here.What matters is that this so called teacher acted in a thoroughly detestable manner towards a child. This is hateful, builds stigma, and builds hate. Not acceptable. If you can't handle kindergarteners you shouldn't teach kindergarten. It is really that simple. Spreading the idea that it's ok to treat others like garbage just makes it all the worse. She has no business working with kids if she cannot control herself. Adults who bull... The Rettdevil's Rants blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467022 Sun, 25 May 2008 04:19:00 +0100 1467022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461022&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F295348916%2Fgina-is-now-law-of-land.html Finally! The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act has been signed into law. More info here, there, and everywhere. Oh, and here too. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461022 Wed, 21 May 2008 21:29:49 +0100 1461022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417952&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fdiscriminating-mind%2F Amy Wax posted her article, “The Discriminating Mind: Define it, Prove it” (forthcoming 40 Connecticut Law Review (2008)) on SSRN. The abstract is below. * * * Differential group achievements in competitive spheres like business, government, and academia, in conjunction with professed organizational commitments to fairness and equal opportunity, fuel claims that unconscious discrimination operates widely in society today. But attempts to blame disparities by race or sex on inadvertent bias must be approached with caution in the current climate. Many allegations concerning unconscious discrimination do not properly allege category-based treatment at all but rather target the disparate impact, or differential effects, of category-neutral criteria. Such impacts often reflect w... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417952 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:00:52 +0100 1417952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416169&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F05%2Foutlawing-genetic-discrimination.html Well, this is long overdue. Congress overwhelmingly passed, and the president will sign, a bill outlawing genetic discrimination in employment and insurance. From the story:The bill passed with overwhelming support in the House on a 414-1 vote, a week after being approved by a 95-0 vote in the Senate. The only member of Congress to vote against the bill was Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. President Bush has promised to sign it.But the nearly unanimous support for the measure masks a hard-fought 13-year battle to pass the bill. Health insurers and employers groups fought the measure vigorously, and ultimately secured some changes to the bill. House GOP leaders, who viewed some provisions as anti-business, blocked it from reaching the floor until Democrats took power last year.The bill has strong su... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416169 Fri, 02 May 2008 18:39:00 +0100 1416169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404250&cid=t_299654_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fhey-goodyear-screw-you.html Me and some Cuntfaces are pissed off about Goodyear not treating female employees right. Nothing gets my goat like unequal pay for equal work. Please go to The Point and sign the petition to show your support. Please sign and make me happy, and spread the word on your own blogs. You can read the summary of the issue below:Lilly Ledbetter worked for Goodyear for over 20 years, and only upon retirement was she informed that she had consistently made significantly less than every man in the same position for her entire career. She was significantly less than the lowest paid male in a similar position.Goodyear Tire Co refused to settle the case for a measly $60,000, the difference between Ledbetter’s pay and the lowest paid male worker in the same position. A jury awarded Ledbetter damages o... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404250 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:22:00 +0100 1404250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1399183&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F277757263%2Funtouchable-woman-dies-after-birth.html Maya Devi, a Dalit woman in India, died yesterday, 24 hours after an unassisted birth outside the Kanpur Medical College maternity ward in Uttar Pradesh. Her son died almost immediately after being... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1399183 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:27:29 +0100 1399183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393767&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F276264048%2Fblog-post.html The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is finally coming up for a Senate vote, according to Michael Stebbins of Scientists & Engineers for America. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has had... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393767 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:22:48 +0100 1393767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1382421&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F04%2F18%2Fsorry-about-that%2F Two weeks ago I was at my neurologist’s office for my check-up. (I’ll leave out my trigeminal neuralgia rant on this guy for now) In the epilepsy department…he does okay. He talks a lot. He likes to visit. He’s actually a nice guy. I have more of a problem with his office (it’s way [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1382421 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:26:35 +0100 1382421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325057&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Ftrump-card.html photo credit-iboy danielcreative commons licenseKristina Chew got me thinking today with her post on "Race, Diagnosis, and Identity". In it, she talks about her son Charlie's biracial (Asian/Caucasian) heritage, as well as his other difference, his autism. Kristina also references an article by Peggy Orenstein in the New York Times Magazine called "Mixed Messenger", which discusses Barack Obama's biracial status as a candidate, and being biracial in America today.When Liz and I were contemplating adoption, we thought long and hard about whether to adopt trans racially or not, which race children we would accept, and what sorts of disabilities we would accept (our children, Buddy Boy and Sweet Pea are biracial African-American/Caucasian). It all sounds so clinical, cold, and calculating, bu... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325057 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:17:00 +0100 1325057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322017&cid=t_299654_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F23%2Fobama-opens-the-discussion-of-race-in-america%2F Technically, we’re apolitical here at Psych Central, since mental health issues know no boundaries or political party lines. But we watched Senator Barack Obama’s speech this week on race, and were surprised to find such articulate thoughts espoused on the campaign trail. Like most Americans, we’ve become so accustomed to the mud-slinging and accusations from one political candidate to another, we don’t know what to say when someone actually speaks to us like fellow, intelligent and mature adults about a serious cultural issue like race. We found the conversation continued today over in an op-ed in The Boston Globe entitled, Bringing race to the forefront, by Sally Lehrman. She points to the psychological and sociological research done on race that suggests Obama&#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322017 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:55:19 +0100 1322017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1296116&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F03%2F11%2Fcourtney-lovedont-mess-with-us%2F I saw Courtney Love on TMZ tonight. Then, I did a google on her quote. This is from 411Mania Courtney Love is blogging back at skeptics who say her latest fraud allegations are figments of a “bipolar” disorder. The rocker raged when she read Monday that cops are supposedly laughing off the complaint she filed with the LAPD last Wednesday, alleging that she’s the victim of an egregious identity theft. “Courtney is simply (and possibly medically) delusional,” TMZ.com contended, citing sources who claimed the LAPD is “not taking it seriously … one source [said], ‘It never happened.’ … We found out she’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. … Law enforcement thinks the identity fraud is in Courtney’s mind.” Firing ba... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1296116 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:46:01 +0100 1296116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1255110&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F240970211%2Fgenetic-discrimination-in-eye-of.html Yesterday's NYT ran a front-page article by Amy Harmon about genetic discrimination. Some people who could potentially benefit from genetic testing are deciding not to be tested (or to be tested "off... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1255110 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:14:37 +0100 1255110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1255096&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=34976&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.dnadirect.com%2F2008%2F02%2F25%2Fny-times-insurance-fears-and-dna-testing%2F Amy Harmon looks at the issue of privacy, fear of discrimination, and the very real repercussions some people are facing as a result of the tension between important medical information and lack of comprehensive legislation to protect patients' genetic privacy. She quotes Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH, “It’s pretty clear that the public is afraid of taking advantage of genetic testing. If that continues, the future of medicine that we would all like to see happen stands the chance of being dead on arrival.” I don't think it's as dire as that, but all of us -- patients, physicians, industry and thought leaders -- need to push for systemic solutions. (Source: DNA Direct Talk) DNA Direct Talk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1255096 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:59:54 +0100 1255096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236366&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F235888032%2F A jury threw out a lawsuit filed by a black former employee who alleged Wyeth discriminated against him by denying him promotions, giving him unfair performance reviews and placing him on a performance improvement plan, The Journal-News reports. The lawsuit by Howard Henry is one of seven race discrimination claims by current and former black employees at Wyeth’s Pearl River, NY, campus. Henry’s was the first to go to trial. The verdict, handed down in US District Court in White Plains, NY, following a two-week trial, also vindicated two Wyeth officials: Walter Wardrop, the strategy leader for engineering and maintenance who was once Henry’s boss; and Michael McDermott, the vice president of site operations. Wardrop and McDermott were named as defendants in the lawsuit fi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236366 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:14:49 +0100 1236366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1212320&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F230248699%2F ‘Tis the middle of the week, and that can only mean one thing - plenty of deadlines, meetings and projects lie ahead. So what better excuse is needed to grab a cup of something, or perhaps a bottle of water, and catch up on events? Here are a few. Hope your day is productive… Increased Risk Of Heart Attacks After Plavix Is Stopped (Bloomberg News) AstraZeneca Cuts 300 R&D Jobs In The UK (The Manchester Evening News) Investors Cheer Departure Of Altus Pharma CEO (BusinessWeek) Former Wyeth Worker Testifies In Discrimination Trial (The Journal-News) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1212320 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:58:31 +0100 1212320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1208101&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F229559629%2F The drugmaker is facing lawsuits from seven current and former employees at its Pearl River, NY, facility, who allege they suffered discrimination because they’re African-American. And in the first case to go to trial, former chemist and production enginner Howard Henry charges Wyeth denied him promotions and placed him on a performance-improvement plan because of his race, The Journal-News reports. In his opening statement, Henry’s lawyer, Steve Morelli, says the former chemist “was a black man who had the unmitigated gall to dream he would be judged on the merits of his performance, not on the color of his skin.” Henry, 39, left Wyeth in 2005 and is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. The trial before US District Court Judge William Conner in W... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1208101 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:34:39 +0100 1208101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1196020&cid=t_299654_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fget-that-aids-patient-away-from-me.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1196020 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:43:00 +0100 1196020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1166312&cid=t_299654_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F21%2Fthe-drivers-of-black-and-asian-peoples-perceptions-of-racial-discrimination-by-public-services-a-qualitative-study%2F The drivers of Black and Asian people’s perceptions of racial discrimination by public services: a qualitative study presents findings from research commissioned in order to understand the drivers of Black and Asian people’s perceptions of racial discrimination in eight key public services. The report sets out the factors that contribute to perceptions of discrimination or fairness. Local doctors’ surgeries were perceived to be fair.  GP services are perceived to be benevolent,  doctors are highly-trained professionals who only focused on each person’s biomedical needs and who developed personal relationships ith many of their patients. Most believed that the diverse ethnic profile of doctors guaranteed fair services. Only a small minority of respondents had directly expe... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1166312 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:15:33 +0100 1166312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1148163&cid=t_299654_129_f&fid=34885&url=http%3A%2F%2Fterriblepalsy.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F14%2Ftime-to-mourn%2F Please take time this week to remember Brent Martin Wear a black arm band this week to not only remember Brent but to also protest his murder. It’s not okay to hurt a brother. You can leave your messages of condolence for his family here. (Source: Terrible Palsy) Terrible Palsy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1148163 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:30:02 +0100 1148163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045090&cid=t_299654_129_f&fid=34885&url=http%3A%2F%2Fterriblepalsy.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F22%2Fwatch-me%2F In case you missed the links that Dawn posted - this is actually what I was looking for when I posted the other you-tube piece on See the person not the disability. Find out more about Creature Discomforts here. I wish Australia had a campaign like this. Anyone clever enough to take this on? A great big thanks to Dawn for pointing me in the right direction. (Source: Terrible Palsy) Terrible Palsy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045090 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:47:10 +0100 1045090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032991&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F11%2F16%2Fmy-neurologist-is-a-sadistic-asshat%2F I want to read that book. My neurologist is either stupid or a sadist. Yes, this is the same one who was a party in the Lamictal doc shoppin episode (and part 2, that I did not write) he is at it again. The one who is in the “best group in the area” in the middle of a state that is part of the corn belt…one of those “I” states. The “S” is silent, by the way. Part 2- Instead of giving me the dose of Lamictal I requested so I could take it twice a day, he insisted on giving me one I had to take three times a day. Why? Because I suggested something. Why? Just to be difficult. Freak. It took two days just for the office to call back with a verdict and a script. This is the one who refers patients who are non emergent to ER during regular office hou... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032991 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:32:37 +0100 1032991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1009483&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F11%2F06%2Fi-can-do-anythingcase-im-bipolar%2F       My intention was to post about using bipolar as an excuse by so many people in order to have their bad behavior forgiven. I’ll do that later because now…….  Hey Chicks…..check this out. I’ve found us a theme song! Can any of y’all sing BTW? If not, just chant it loud and proud!  I Am Woman Bipolar -Words and Music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton Edited by UM with apologizes to Ms. Reddy I am woman, bipolar hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend ’cause I’ve heard it all before And I’ve been down there on the floor No one’s ever gonna keep me down again CHORUS Oh yes I am wise But it’s wisdom born of pain Yes, I’ve paid the price But look how much I... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1009483 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:20:40 +0100 1009483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998818&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F178370314%2F The civil-rights group joins more than 50 plaintiffs now allege the drugmaker created a hostile workplace and paid them less than their white peers. Plaintiffs in the year-old federal lawsuit are seeking class-action status to include hundreds of current and former Lilly employees that have been treated unfairly, attorney Joshua Rose tells the Associated Press. “We intend to go out and prove that this is more than just a couple of isolated instances,” he says. “This is a pattern that’s going on at the company, and it’s a pattern that’s got to stop.” A Lilly diversity officer said the original lawsuit filed by four plaintiffs in April 2006 lacked merit and that it would act on the new allegations if appropriate. Dennis Hayes, the NAACP’s execu... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998818 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:37:17 +0100 998818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=987191&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fleith-police-dismisseth-us.html I fold laundry and consider the pros and cons of the school’s policy towards treats. I am already a card carrying member of the food police. Healthy eating could be my second name. However, approved treats such as carrots, grapes, watermelon and their ilk, do not fit into my own son’s current repetoire. Until this year I have always ensured that my contribution was a plate of tiny bite sized chocolate buns, each topped off with a flourish of ganache. They are far too rich, decadent and sophisticated for the average 6 year old. He will be fobbed off with nothing less than Belgium, or if really pushed, Swiss chocolate.Each class has what is known as a ‘room mom,’ a person who co-ordinates the volunteers and their offerings. The current room mom has ignored the food policy, rebel th... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=987191 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:51:00 +0100 987191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927867&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fshes-so-beautiful.html These are the words that come out of 4 out of 5 people's mouths when they first meet our daughter, and it's been bugging Liz and I. It's not something that we think about every minute of every day, it's just one of those little things that bug us.Why, you ask?Well, we've asked ourselves the same question. Why does this comment rankle us and just not feel right? It's not that she's an ugly kid. In fact, she is very cute (you'll have to take my word for it, as I'm not going to post pics here that would fully identify her). She has a smile that lights up a room, and enough social skills that she could compete with a politician in working a room. And we don't dress her like she's in a beauty pageant. So what's so wrong about pointing out that she's a good looking kid?Well, for one thing she's ... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927867 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:26:00 +0100 927867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=908778&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fgenetic-disease-isnt-she-too-old-for.html You know, it never seems to amaze me. I received a phone call from my friend at a very solid academic training program in internal medicine. He said that he saw a patient the other day who had an unusually low Good and Bad Cholesterol, a high triglyceride level and a big liver. While he was in morning report (This is where doctors present the patients they admit from the night before) he presented this young lady. She was a 30 something year old woman who had a cholesterol level that was off the wall. Normally a premenopausal woman would have an HDL of 50 or 60, maybe even 70. Her LDL (bad cholesterol) would be perhaps 100. If she had familial hypercholesterol levels perhaps even as high as 200. But what he found was just the opposite.Her good cholesterol was less than 10, her bad choleste... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=908778 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:09:00 +0100 908778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=891882&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fthank-you.html Today I received a phone call that made my month. One of my wonderful readers called and said "I love reading the Sherpa everyday! You have some way of fitting in really interesting and insightful information that I don't get anywhere else. Trust me, I am on the Internet all the time. No one has this stuff but you! So keep it up Sherpa!"Let me tell you a little bit about the Sherpa and his (my) day. I usually get up around five am. I hit the snooze button but it never seems to work. Mainly because my daughter has decided to get up as well. I get the baby, change the diapers and turn on the computer. These days I turn on the Treo 700wx as well. I see what emails have transpired while I was sleeping and I get an invoice from my employees overseas.My S.O. heads to work and I am left alone wit... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=891882 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:35:00 +0100 891882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=844123&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2F1000-genomes-coming-soon.html I have been looking at the genome of Craig Ventner. What Surprises me is that we haven't do this sooner. If you haven't heard the diploid genotype of Craig Ventner is up. And several of my buddy bloggers have posted on it. Blaine posted on it here and has a nice wrap up.From The Canadian site The Globe and MailMost experts predict that routinely reading individual genomes will become a reality within five years as the technology to unravel the six billion chemical units that make up DNA gets faster and cheaper. Kathy Siminovitch, director of genomic medicine at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, noted that the first Human Genome Project rang in at roughly $1-billion (U.S). But with the new generation of "ultra-fast" DNA sequencing machines that have... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=844123 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:30:00 +0100 844123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821660&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Floaded-for-bear.html Just wanted to give a shout out to David Hamilton from Venture Beat who wrote about Navigenics a while ago. To me whether 23andMe has a competitor or not does not matter. All that it sounds like is another non-clinical company trying to be clinical..........From his article"In other words, Navigenics essentially intends to get people to have their genomes scanned in a rough-and-ready fashion — in other words, they’ll scan your genes with chips that look for single-letter variations in the genetic code, instead of laboriously reading it out letter by letter — and then to match up what they find with the latest information on the diseases to which your genes might predispose you. Navigenics so far seems focused on the question of what your genes might say about disease, whereas 23andMe... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821660 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:38:00 +0100 821660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790593&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D435 I’ve been, offline, for many years, writing down things I do or have done that cause problems, either for me or for other people. This isn’t some kind of self-flagellation or anything. I just figured if I wrote everything down then maybe I could figure out how not to do some of these things. There’s a few sentences that I have had to work really hard to use on a regular basis and in their appropriate context: I don’t know. I don’t understand. I don’t remember. I say I don’t pass, and when I say that I mean that if you look at me you know something’s different. The most I ever passed for at my peak of passing was eccentric (to people who liked me) and annoying or crazy (to people who didn’t). But it doesn’t mean that I haven&#821... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790593 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:40:17 +0100 790593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=782996&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D431 I’ve noticed a few things where I know what I’m seeing but I’m not sure quite what to call it. I keep coming back to the reactions to “In My Language” (which, remember, I didn’t know would get more than a few people even viewing it, I expected no wider an audience than any of my other videos). As I’ve said countless times before,, I made it in response to the dehumanization of a girl with severe cerebral palsy. I made it to address a problem that affects not only autistic people or other disabled people, but also anyone whose language is considered lesser than the dominant language. Among autistic people, I did not mean it to be specifically about non-speaking auties, but about all auties whose communication and interaction is not recognized unless... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=782996 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:30:51 +0100 782996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=778657&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D430 Joel wrote, in Walking While Autistic (something in itself I have way too much experience with, but that isn’t the topic of this post): I’ve written about having a restaurant bill handed to someone else because I communicate differently sometimes. I know of other times when I went shopping with a wheelchair user, and because I don’t use a wheelchair, it was assumed I must be my friend’s “minder”. In some of these cases, my friends handed the store clerk money only to find the clerk handed the change not back to the customer, but to me instead. The obvious implication is that my friends were not competent with money, and needed someone else to do that for them (also that they weren’t competent to hand someone else the money themselves if they truly weren’t competent with... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=778657 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:08:24 +0100 778657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773408&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F08%2F01%2Fhanding-out-cookies%2F That’s to everyone who’s been swiping some of our stuff and placing it on bogus spam-ridden sites for $$$ So a big F.U. from me is going out to them. Google Adwords are of the devil, I swear. My ass hurts from sitting here last night tracking all that crap. In other news: Yahoo chat is also of the devil. Their new software “upgrade” or whatever that was, included people who had been blocked, (years ago) people who had been blocked and deleted from email contacts…and as a bonus, when asked if I would like to block the freak who was frantically trying to re-add me, and I clicked “yes” it did absolutely friggin’ nothing! While I’m in such a great mood and handing out cookies….I’m sending out a big F.U. to **number 11 , who se... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773408 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:18:11 +0100 773408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773491&cid=t_299654_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F139660765%2F A federal judge has granted class-action status to a 2004 lawsuit filed by 19 current and former Novartis sales reps who allege the drugmaker subjected them to sexual discrimination in pay, promotional opportunities and pregnancy-related matters, along with sexual harassment and retaliation. About 5,000 women are believed to qualify as plaintiffs, since the relevant timeframe dates back to 2002. “These women suffered and we hope, by next summer, we’ll get to put on their case,” says David Sanford, their attorney, who two weeks ago filed a similar lawsuit against Sanofi-Aventis and is also actively involved in a series of lawsuits against 14 big drugmakers on behalf of sales reps who allege they should have been paid overtime. Of those, suits against Merck and Novartis wer... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773491 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:21:27 +0100 773491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763657&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D427 Last night I engaged in a very interesting conversation with a guy who works at the service that helps me out at night. I was in a lot of pain. By a lot of pain, I mean I was crying and periodically screaming. I don’t cry from pain usually. I didn’t cry when my gallbladder was well into emergency stage, I just went really quiet. If I’m crying from pain, it’s serious. And this pain (and related movement restrictions) was serious enough that a spinal tap was done when I finally did get to the emergency room, because it sounded to them a lot like meningitis. (Fortunately it wasn’t.) Anyway, I was sitting there trying to string sentences together, while barely able to keep auditory comprehension going, and trying to push through all the pain-induced shutdown to ac... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763657 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:41:34 +0100 763657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763028&cid=t_299654_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fcampaign-2-end-aids-c2ea-action-in.html The following notice was posted on the Positive Artist's Portfolio Archive Yahoo group this week. I have omitted the name of the poster for privacy purposes. This note show just how far we have to go to end the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.In the third decade of the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, our collectiveefforts to treat, prevent, and deal with this human crisis remain slowedby fear, ignorance, stigma, discrimination and irrational hatred ofpeople living with HIV.Those of us working and struggling to respond positively to the HIV/AIDSepidemic – particularly people living with HIV and AIDS – have aresponsibility to stand up and speak out against these evils when theybecome public.Earlier this month in Silver Hill, Alabama, Caleb Glover was deniedaccess to a recreational pool, sho... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763028 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:10:00 +0100 763028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760628&cid=t_299654_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhemodynamics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fhiv-meets-diabetes-meets-hiv.html In the early 1990s, I never believed it would happen. But in mid-February 2007, I heard a cardiologist talking about the cardiovascular effects of HIV, who then put his talk in context by casually saying, “Even so, I’d choose to have HIV over having diabetes.” The doctors-in-training listening nodded in agreement. They probably didn’t remember that people used to talk about comparing HIV to diabetes like it was an impossible dream. In 1992, Bob Rafsky, a person with AIDS and a member of the activist group ACT UP, wrote in the New York Times, “It's always possible we'll win. The drug, or drugs, that will turn AIDS into a chronic illness like diabetes will finally be discovered.” But, he wrote, “it's not likely, at least not in time for me.” Rafsky died the next year, in 1993... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760628 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:55:00 +0100 760628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758077&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fwikipedia-meets-genetics.html I just received an email from one of my readers today. Trip said " am med student at Univ of KY, interested in medical genetics and have been reading your blog.........I am recommending http://www.snpedia.com/ for a blog post on the gene sherpa" Well Trip....You Asked for it, You got it..... As they say on that old Toyota commercial....First I would like to mention that my friend Bertalan over at ScienceRoll commented on this Yesterday. He did an excellent job. Also SNPedia has their own blog although there are only 2 posts so far.....So Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) are little genetic changes, much like letters in a word. There is some data out there which shows taht when readign a senetnce letters in the middle of a word do not alter the readers undertsanding. This could be the ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758077 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:03:00 +0100 758077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749057&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F135983368%2F The owner of Lane Music Center, a music store on Staten Island, blocked 13-year-old Ryan Morales, who has autism, and his caregiver from entering. According to today’s Staten Island Advance: “I’m sorry, I’m not going to let you in,” owner Alan Wilcov reportedly told Ryan’s caregiver, Oluwaseun Cole, whose job it is to take Ryan on walks through the community to familiarize him with the social rituals of everyday life. “I just can’t let him in,” Cole said Wilcov had told him on Wednesday afternoon. “I have a problem with his kind,” he allegedly told Ryan’s parents and caregiver later that night, when they went to the store to discuss what had happened; it was a heated conversation that left both parties fuming. Wilcov m... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749057 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:27:47 +0100 749057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=740590&cid=t_299654_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fsacghs-and-dtc-testing.html The SACGHS met this month and alloted 15 minutes to the CDC presentation on awareness to DTC tests. The CDC funded three states to study awareness of DTC testing as well as utilization of DTC testing. They also performed a national study. The presentation reviewed this data and of note there were some intersting findingsOnly 0.6% of the national population has used DTC tests (BTW that's 1.8 milllion people)14% of the US population is aware of DTC testing73% of those who were aware, heard through the mediaYet over 60% who used the tests were directed by DOCTORS!!!!!!In addition a survey was administered to physicians. This DocStyles study had 555 physicians who were aware of DTC testing. Of ThoseOnly 4% of MDs report >10% of their patients asking for DTC testingAnd an amazing 93% of physici... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=740590 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:53:00 +0100 740590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705770&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F06%2F29%2Fholy-crap-in-a-pita%2F Yes, it’s Friday and you know what that means….nothing goin’ on for me tonight. *wait…isn’t Die Hard opening?* Anyway, here are some health and mental health related things to keep you entertained…the first is a large community that a reader submitted to us; and the second is one in which we were invited to participate in this afternoon; but…..didn’t. *hangs head in shame*  I’m shy, okay? *till I get comfortable, then I don’t shut up…plus all AC could say was “Holy crap in a pita”….UM flew the coop and the Feline is MIA*  It just could not be worked out today on short notice…so we hope to get another shot. It was the Revolution Online Health Fair.   (check it out)  With our own crazy booth!  ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705770 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:44:24 +0100 705770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682793&cid=t_299654_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F20%2Fheart-care-and-racial-differences%2F Filed under: Daily news, Women Heart Health, Men Heart HealthIt's a harsh reality but it's the truth: after a heart attack, African American patients are given sub-standard care compared to their Caucasian counterparts. A study found that African Americans were 30% less likely to receive proper care than white Americans, regardless of the hospital they're treated at. What's the reason for this? Many believe it's because discrimination, either blatant or subtle. Which I think is especially sad because it shows that no matter how far we've come, we've still got a long way to go in terms of equality for all. Do you have any personal experience with this sort of injustice?Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio B... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682793 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682723&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fselective-outrage.html While driving in to work today I heard a story on the radio regarding a special needs children's orphanage in Iraq that was recently raided. According to the story, a routine military patrol in Baghdad happened to look over a wall, and saw the following:...Inside the building, a government-run orphanage for special needs children, the soldiers found emaciated little bodies tied to the cribs, CBS News reports exclusively. They had been kept this way for more than a month, according to the soldiers called in to rescue the dying boys. ......"The kids were tied up, naked, covered in their own waste — feces — and there were three people that were cooking themselves food, but nothing for the kids," Lt. Stephen Duperre said. ...The tone of the article was one of shock and dismay. As if, in a ... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682723 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:16:00 +0100 682723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683250&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D408 And People Still Fail to Get It, Again and Again By a student who’s been fighting for accessible education for a long time. Quote from it: These things– accomodation, and related issues– are rights, not privileges. But even if I can acknowledge that intellectually, I’m so used to having to shut the hell up in order to get anything at all that my gut reaction when anyone gives me any kind of accomodation at all is fear– waiting for the other shoe to drop, waiting for them to decide I’m a horrible person who’s just making excuses and is trying to drag out some manipulative game to see just how much of a free ride I can get, and to decide I deserve nothing at all. I’m seen as some kind of puppetmaster, when in reality I’m the ones on the s... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683250 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:32:36 +0100 683250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676574&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F06%2F16%2Fthis-really-burns-my-aquit-hiding-sharpton-and-shabaaz-you-cowards%2F The end to the Duke debacle came today for Mike Nifong. That’s good news. The panel disbarred him. They came to the conclusion that he was just after political gain……wooing the black vote in Durham. He even agreed that he should be disbarred. Did he suddenly get a concious or did he finally realize that he was on the shit end of the stick? Seems a lot of people were pissed off at DA Nifong. Some very famous and dangerous people at that. Watch the video. OK You have to admit that was pretty funny. But, now I’m gonna get serious. When this black woman accused these white boys of rape, do you remember what happened? Shabaaz is a name caller and a total racist! I couldn’t find a video of Al Sharpton on the Duke rape case. These so-called-mouthpieces for the bla... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676574 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:50:40 +0100 676574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675850&cid=t_299654_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Firaq-veteran-on-dont-ask-dont-tell-gop.html Antonio Agnone is a former officer in the US Marine Corps who proudly and honorably served the US in the Iraq war. Here is his stance on the Republican Presidential debate and the failure of any of the candidates to support repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy toward LGBTQ members. Please take 2 minutes to listen to his viewpoint.Since the inception of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, more American service members have been kicked out for their sexuality than before the policy was instituted. Despite a critical lack of Farsi and Arabic translators, the US Military has drummed them out in record numbers. This policy is wrong from a human-rights standpoint and is wrong for the National Security of the US. Please keep this in mind when you exercise your right to vote in ... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675850 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:51:00 +0100 675850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645192&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D389 The concern has been growing in my mind lately that a lot of autistic people see psychiatric classifications of people as a value-neutral system that is essentially benevolent, scientific, accurate, and probably useful in understanding the way that human beings operate. A few of them have actually experienced psychiatry, but mostly in a cursory way that has avoided the nastier features. A few have experienced the nastier features of psychiatry and believe that if they just put themselves into the right classifications and frenetically avoid the wrong ones (while promoting stereotypes about those they do see as belonging to the wrong ones) then they’ll be okay. Most haven’t experienced much if anything of psychiatry at all and are speaking from a position of immense privilege. W... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645192 Wed, 30 May 2007 08:41:22 +0100 645192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645315&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F29%2Fplease-look-after%2F **dusts off neglected blog**   Things have been a bit crazy around here. I had not been ’round here for a couple of days and managed to mess up comments in the holding bin….(my apologies to anyone’s whose were lost in the snafu) one of which was a distress call of sorts from one of us….who could not get in yesterday. I don’t know who it was! Or what the WordPress problem is. AC is a bit laid up, I do know that. I am checking in….and will be back around by Friday now. Original plan was Thursday; but that has changed. This is the week of appointment hell and I had an MRI added to it today…scheduled for Thursday. (It beat the inpatient 24 hour EEG thing they had in mind….so I’m going with the open MRI) I’m not sure how much of t... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645315 Tue, 29 May 2007 20:52:05 +0100 645315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629399&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F22%2Flift-thee-up-wtf%2F I was singing along with Amy Lee from Evanescence today… when a girlfriend of my daughters said… what does it mean? I said… she’s depressed… she’s asking god to “Lift Thee Up, dont’ want to lock me up inside….” , etc… etc…, she said… oh… cause the NAME of the song is “Lithium”, I thought it was some girl’s name or something like that…. “… I said, “No… are you sure it’s called, “Lithium? L-I-T-H-I-U-M”? “Yeah”, she said… “why? What does it mean? and I told her that lithium was an approved bipolar disorder medication… approved to effectively (snarf snarf), treat bipolar disorder…. one of the few that had bee... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629399 Tue, 22 May 2007 22:11:40 +0100 629399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629284&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D386 I am reposting this verbatim from a mailing list. As a friend just said, “That’s A) disgusting, B) deserves a lawsuit.” Call for Immediate Action: Below is a letter from a mother regarding an egregious example of mistreatment of her daughter, a member of our special needs community. Brigid, a girl with autism and a serious physical injury, will not be graduating with her class, and will lose out on a scholarship that she has earned to Cornell College because her school district has refused to accommodate her special needs! We cannot let this stand. As individuals, family members and friends of specials needs, and people who believe in justice, we must immediately voice our support for Brigid and demand that she be given credit for her work and be allowed to graduate with ... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629284 Sun, 20 May 2007 18:11:59 +0100 629284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623858&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F18%2Fmy-life-has-become-filled-with-shun-words%2F Isolation, condemnation, determination, (no) sensation, aggravation, , medication, and last but certainly not least…..desperation. Isolation….. (more…) (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623858 Sat, 19 May 2007 03:17:19 +0100 623858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620572&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F16%2Fpsychoanalysis-i-thought-this-was-a-nude-rap-session%2F It never ceases to amaze me………the many misconceptions and abundance of misinformation about bipolar disorder. I was looking for something a little while ago and came across a very small site that someone has started about depression and bipolar disorder. I really couldn’t tell if one or several people had contributed to it. So, I cannot give credit to the person who wrote the following. Maybe, if by chance, they come upon this blog, they will identify themselves. I do like to give other people credit due to them. Anyway, here is a list of things that non-bipolar people around us say (and I know that you have heard at least one of them in your own life): “Have you been eating well?” “Maybe if you got some excercise…” “When the whol... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620572 Thu, 17 May 2007 00:11:20 +0100 620572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611995&cid=t_299654_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fautism-in-black-and-white.html photo credit-BlistermanEarlier today Kristina Chew on AutismVox had a great blog about “Race and Age of Autism Diagnosis”. I started to write a response on her blog, but after I got to 4 paragraphs thought I should just write my response here, rather than totally hijack her blog.I have seen studies that relate how blacks are diagnosed at a later age than whites, and have not been surprised. Because of my unique position (white physician parenting an autistic bi-racial (African American/Caucasian) 7 year old, I have a few things to say on the subject. About the only thing that could have made this article more relevant to me would be throwing adoption into the mix (both our kids are adopted). But even if you’re part of what I perceive to be a mostly white middle class (I think you hav... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611995 Tue, 15 May 2007 04:48:00 +0100 611995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651743&cid=t_299654_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhemodynamics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fglass-ceiling-in-academic-medicine.html Rosie the Riveters of academic medicine: the first women admitted to Harvard Medical School, in 1944. Women limited to 5-10% of the class for decades thereafter. From the Countway Library, HMS.Medical academic extraordinaire Orah Platt putting a white coat on med student Tara Benjamin in 2001. Women are becoming a majority of entering medical students, but it's not yet clear how quickly the highest ranks of academic medicine will catch up with the lowest. From HMS's Focus newsletter.Boston.com's "White Coat Notes" has a brief article about recent adding-up-the-basic-numbers findings, showing a lack of women in leadership positions in medical schools in Boston. A man who has been one of those looking into the problem says, "People might reflexively think that it's discrimination or a glass ... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651743 Thu, 10 May 2007 20:26:00 +0100 651743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=586019&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F03%2Fwhere-is-al-sharpton-wheres-shabaaaz-or-jesse%2F I am not a racist. I have black friends who feel the same way about this. As a matter of fact, the story was forwarded to me by a black woman. That said, I am so angry about this. Why isn’t this story being reported more widely? It doesn’t seem fair at all. If the races [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=586019 Thu, 03 May 2007 14:24:52 +0100 586019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=586021&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F01%2Fmy-dogs-get-more-respect%2F **once again, I have yet to form a complete thought….but am heading to DocNo’s, so maybe I’ll have something later** So you get a leftover from my personal blog: ************************************* Good questions being raised today here at  Psych Central, about just this question, regarding the taking of rights “for the good of society” H/T Furious Seasons  okay, on with [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=586021 Tue, 01 May 2007 17:07:45 +0100 586021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=573181&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F26%2Fuh-ohlooks-like-were-gonna-need-a-bigger-clubhouse%2F 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Suffer Mental Illness, Substance Abuse By Miranda Hitti   New research shows that mental illness is common in the U.S., but many people don’t get prompt, adequate treatment. More than one in four U.S. adults per year have some form of mental illness or substance abuse. Many of those cases are mild, but 14 [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=573181 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:14:36 +0100 573181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=568710&cid=t_299654_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F24%2Fla-la-laconnect-the-dots%2F Today has been a pretty stress filled day. I’m use to dealing with people with extreme emotional changes. It’s part of my life coming from a family with deep bipolar roots. Peoplespeaking extremely rapidly or maybe, not speaking at all is just something that I deal with just like laundry, shopping, etc. Part of life. [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=568710 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:13:59 +0100 568710