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 'don imus'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1118227&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F206946619%2F A few days ago I noted that the word imus—as in shock-talk host Don Imus and his wife, Deirdre Imus (who has not infrequently publicized her views about an environmental cause of autism)—-has (at least) two meanings in Latin: “We go,” when imus is the first person plural, present tense, of the verb “go,” eo, ire, ii, iturum; and also “go, mouse!,” when imus is taken as i, mus, with i the second person singular imperative of eo, ire, ii, iturum and mus meaning, indeed, “mouse.” There is a third Latin meaning of imus: The word can also function as an adjective meaning “inmost, deepest, bottom-most, last“; in this instance, imus is the superlative form of the adjective inferus, which means “lower, southern, of the l... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1118227 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:25:48 +0100 1118227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966732&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F172750053%2F The search for Jacob Allen—which ended on a happy, happy note when he was found after being missing for four days in a national park in West Virginia—hung over this whole past week. The departure of Left Brain/Right Brain still feels very strange to me, but the reasons that led Kevin Leitch to close his blog—the bizarrely cruel, and crude, attacks on Kevin’s daughter Megan by another blogger, John Best—mean that it is all the more important for us to carry on and keep at it. This week’s posts remind me why: Left Brain/Right Brain ClosesHail and farewell, Kev. No Mistake About Early InterventionLenny Schafer (of the Schafer Autism Report) equates Early Intervention with……abortion? Jacob Allen Missing Since SundayJacob was found on Thursday, a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966732 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:07:43 +0100 966732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=870467&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F156370967%2F So your state university signs a $7.8 million contract with the Simons Foundation to create a collection of genetic samples taken from blood, to “explore a new theory” of autism, as reported in the September 13th Star-Ledger. The new theory is about autism genetics and about spontaneous (de novo) mutations: Under geneticist Michael Wigler of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, NY, researchers studied families who have two or more autistic children and considered what the chances were for families whose first two children were autistic to have a third autistic child. Wigler and his research found that mothers spontaneously acquire genetic mutations that are specific for autism. While the mothers themselves do not have autism, there is a 50% chance that they will transi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=870467 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:53:03 +0100 870467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=546171&cid=t_111155_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fthank-you-mr-fierstein.html Our Prejudices, Ourselves By HARVEY FIERSTEINApril 13, 2007AMERICA is watching Don Imus’s self-immolation in a state of shock and awe. And I’m watching America with wry amusement. Since I’m a second-class citizen — a gay man — my seats for the ballgame of American discourse are way back in the bleachers. I don’t have to wait long for a shock jock or stand-up comedian to slip up with hateful epithets aimed at me and mine. Hate speak against homosexuals is as commonplace as spam. It’s daily traffic for those who profess themselves to be regular Joes, men of God, public servants who live off my tax dollars, as well as any number of celebrities. In fact, I get a good chuckle whenever someone refers to “the media” as an agent of “the gay agenda.” There are entire channels,... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=546171 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:23:00 +0100 546171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=544281&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F109104566%2F Ever since the CDC announced that New Jersey has the highest prevalence rate in the US for autism, I have been waiting for someone to say, have a baby in that state and your chances for having a child with autism are so much higher. As a mother, a mother of an autistic child, a woman, and a resident of New Jersey with more than a few friends who are expecting or who have recently had children here, I think such a statement a lot more than insensitive. Such a statement is alarmist; such a statement also makes autism sound like some sort of a plague and if you have your baby in New Jersey you are even more likely to have an autistic one. But someone has made the statement: Evidence of Harm author David Kirby, in an article entitled Imus, Autism, and America in which he mourns the ouster of D... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=544281 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:32:19 +0100 544281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551372&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fpsa-after-imus-what-you-can-do.html Press Release from freepress.netThe controversy over Don Imus' racist remarks goes far beyond one bigoted commentator. But getting rid of Imus won't fix the media problem. Most of our TV and radio stations are owned by giant corporate conglomerates. They don't represent the views of most Americans -- and they make huge profits off the public airwaves. What we need are more diverse, independent and local media owners. Yet right now less than 10% of TV and radio stations are owned by people of color or women. But instead of addressing this national disgrace, the Federal Communications Commission is actually trying to let the largest companies buy up even more stations! Tell the FCC: We Need More Diversity in the Media What Imus said is just the tip of the iceberg. Scores of other TV and ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551372 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=540684&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F108651277%2F CBS and MSNBC have dropped Don Imus’ radio show over his racially insensitive remarks about the Rutgers University basketball team. An article in today’s New York Times notes that “millions of dollars in future donations” for children’s charities may have been lost “as a result of his ill-considered remarks”: For four and a half hours this morning, he turned his radio program into a live fundraiser for three charities — two benefiting children with cancer, and the other for families that have lost babies to sudden infant death syndrome — an endeavor he has undertaken each of the last 18 years. Among the guests were children and parents who had been the beneficiaries of his efforts — particularly the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer, a p... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=540684 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:07:32 +0100 540684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=538937&cid=t_111155_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4749 MSNBC Drops Imus Simulcast MSNBC said Wednesday it will drop its simulcast of the “Imus in the Morning” radio program, responding to growing outrage about the radio host’s racial slur against the Rutgers women’s basketball team. “This decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=538937 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:50:10 +0100 538937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=535436&cid=t_111155_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F108093617%2F I really don’t have anything to say about Don Imus — I am no fan, to be sure — but living here in New Jersey, and my husband being a Rutgers alum — I have been appalled, or just outraged, at his use of “crude, offensive language” about the Rutgers women’s baskbetball team last Wednesday while discussing their defeat in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. I do not know understand how any national autism organization can be associated with someone who can use such hateful words. (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=535436 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:11:42 +0100 535436