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 'education politics'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:26:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719922&cid=t_387527_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Funintended-consequences-cme-in-industry.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719922 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:46:00 +0100 4719922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464516&cid=t_387527_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fhow-biased-is-commercially-supported.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464516 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:47:00 +0100 4464516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433085&cid=t_387527_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-pqvAQOcqVQ%2F By Neal McCluskeyIt didn't get a lot of attention, but in last week's State of the Union address President Obama celebrated the spread of national curriculum standards that's been fueled largely by the federal Race to the Top. Of course, he didn't actually call them "national standards" because no one is supposed to think that these are de facto federal standards that states have been bribed into adopting. The point, though, was clear to those in the know: Race to the Top is the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation. For less than one percent of what we spend on education each year, it has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning. These standards were developed, not by Washington, but by Republican and Democratic governors throughout ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433085 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:44:01 +0100 4433085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098002&cid=t_387527_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fresident-work-hours.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098002 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:00 +0100 4098002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027243&cid=t_387527_115_f&fid=34678&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catscanman.net%2Fblog%2F2010%2F09%2Fdiluting-medical-care%2F This article is also cross-posted in his blog. … In July 2010 the Madras High Court, in a landmark judgment, ruled that doctors qualified in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems of medicine can practice ‘modern scientific medicine’ along with their respective systems. This Judgment was further buttressed by a Government Order (GO) issued by the Department of Health, Government of Tamilnadu, permitting practitioners of traditional systems of medicine to prescribe allopathic drugs and perform a range of surgical procedures including orthopedics, gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology etc. To understand the grave dangers posed by this unfortunate decision, one must understand the evolution of traditional and ‘modern’ medicine. Conventional medicine that is practiced around the world... scan man's notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027243 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:41:37 +0100 4027243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022933&cid=t_387527_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fread-james-gaultes-guest-post-over-at.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022933 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:51:00 +0100 4022933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4002992&cid=t_387527_115_f&fid=34678&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FScanMansNotes%2F%7E3%2F8Qkoejs3EP0%2F … Note: This a guest post by my colleague and neighbour, Dr. George Paul. He is a maxillofacial surgeon and lawyer. He writes and speaks on various legal and ethical issues in medical care. He is also an occasional blogger. His blog is here. … In July 2010 the Madras High Court, in a landmark judgment, ruled that doctors qualified in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems of medicine can practice ‘modern scientific medicine’ along with their respective systems. This Judgment was further buttressed by a Government Order (GO) issued by the Department of Health, Government of Tamilnadu, permitting practitioners of traditional systems of medicine to prescribe allopathic drugs and perform a range of surgical procedures including orthopedics, gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology etc. To unde... scan man's notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4002992 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:28:22 +0100 4002992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987075&cid=t_387527_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fmartin-samuels-launches-lighthouse.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987075 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:24:00 +0100 3987075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780340&cid=t_387527_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fdi24ujeeNXI%2F By Neal McCluskeyOn NRO today, the Fordham Institute’s Chester Finn and Michael Petrilli take a little time to gloat about the continuing spread of national education standards. In addition, as is their wont, they furnish hollow pronouncements about the Common Core being good as far as standards go, and ”a big, modernized country on a competitive planet” needing national standards. Oh, and apparently having counted the opponents of national standards on “the right,” they note that there are just “a half-dozen libertarians who don’t much care for government to start with.” Now, there are more than six conservatives and libertarians who have fought national standards. But Finn and Petrilli are sadly correct that most conservatives haven&... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780340 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:19:09 +0100 3780340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772223&cid=t_387527_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqEaxBeR13cE%2F By Neal McCluskeyAs Massachusetts nears decision time on adopting national education standards, the Boston Herald takes state leaders to task for their support of the Common Core standards, which some analysts say are inferior to current state standards. But fear not, says Education Secretary Paul Reville. If the national standards are inferior, the Bay State can change them. “We will continue to be in the driver’s seat.” If only national standardizers — many of whom truly want high standards and tough accountability — would look a little further than the ends of their beaks. Here’s the reality: Massachusetts will not be in the drivers seat in the future. Indeed, states aren’t in the driver’s seat right now, because it is federal money that i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772223 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:13:30 +0100 3772223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403892&cid=t_387527_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F24%2Fstupid-rules-written-by-stupid-people-to-punish-the-intelligent%2F In case you haven’t been f.ed in the ass by this one by your state’s controlled drug agency on this one yet, go ahead and get out the vaseline and bend over. My state’s “DEA” has announced their intentions of a new way to throw a wrench in pharmacy operations once again. As of April 1st, pharmacies can no longer add, edit, modify, change, or even WRITE on the face of a C-II prescription in my state. THE HELL YOU SAY! In the past, pharmacies could modify a few things, even on a C-II prescription. The way I remembered it was, “NAME-NAME-NAME.” We could NOT change (or add) the NAME of the patient, NAME of the drug, or NAME of the doctor. All other things could be added of omitted or edited of incorrect. This, in my opinion, is the best policy. It give... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403892 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:53:49 +0100 3403892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204887&cid=t_387527_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fsaturdays-suck%2F I’m lucky that I don’t have to work weekends on a consistent basis, but I do get the pleasure of working every 4th Saturday. What sucks about Saturdays? Nearly everything. - I have to work 11 hours as the lone pharmacist. - I get no lunch break. I sneak back to our little office and swallow a sandwich whole. I usually get interrupted 2-3 times to check in-store prescriptions or answer an old person’s call — they usually just have refill numbers of course! - The technicians scheduled are all my part-time HS/College kids — meaning they know the most basic of tasks in the pharmacy and on the computer system. So, I type almost all prescriptions AS WELL AS check them. At least they count, right? - We run two shifts of techs. They switch out at the lunch hour. - We ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204887 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:57:49 +0100 3204887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441451&cid=t_387527_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F30%2Ftheres-a-kick-me-sign-on-pharmacys-back%2F I guess we’re the flavor of the month as the douchbags and assholes are coming out of the woodwork to take a cheap shot at our lovely profession. A loyal reader, known only as Bond, sent me the link to an article titled, “The Great Drug Switcheroo.” This piece of shit article published by “Prevention Magazine” (which has been around since the 50’s). The tagline is, “Your pharmacist may be changing your medication without your knowledge–and what you don’t know could hurt you. Here’s how to stay safe.” Once again, the man behind the counter in the white coat is trying to KILL you — not trying to help you achieve optimal results from your drug therapy. It begins with a story of a lady diagnosed with epilepsy who had troub... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441451 Sat, 30 May 2009 05:46:57 +0100 2441451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405247&cid=t_387527_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2F1-to-6-of-10-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you%2F BlueTech shared this article with me. I’m going to respond to each point, and I might even add a few at the end. Update (5/14/09@0055): Yahoo! must have seen the amount of hits pouring from my site to the above link and removed the article. (Or perhaps I think too highly of myself and there’s just an error). Fortunately, Google allows nothing to disappear permanently. http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/deals/ten-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you-3937/ (I believe this to be the site of origin anyway. There are some comments on this page that hints at original publication in the Wall Street Journal. I HIGHLY doubt that it ran in the print version, but the website, SmartMoney.com is a part of the WSJ.com “Digital Network.” Wow…. 1. “I’m overworked ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405247 Tue, 12 May 2009 06:24:17 +0100 2405247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190690&cid=t_387527_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D369 I think there are several areas where advocates get off-track with autistic advocacy.  I’ve written about one many times - the anti-anti-vaccine focus to the exclusion of other topics (it’s sad to me when someone who overtly attacks disabled or autistic people is a member of the “autistic advocacy” community simply because they agree with our community on vaccines not being the source of autism - it seems like we’re fousing on the minor points, not the major ones).  Civil rights is where, in this autistic’s view, attention needs to be paid. Yet civil rights are often ignored.  I think there are several reasons for that, but the primary one is that autistic people are the only major stake holder in support of civil rights for autistic people.  I&#8217... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190690 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:13:56 +0100 2190690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2104687&cid=t_387527_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F15%2Fdrugs-are-expensive-call-the-wambulance%2F This post is a rebuttal to a post located HERE. I think the post is well written, and I think the blog author is probably a nice person (And I love the concept of her blog). S/he just doesn’t know some things about the pharmaceutical industry, and I am going to fill in the blanks…I’d like to thank ‘Odublar’ for sending me the link. I am going to respond to each paragraph/thought individually and my comments are, of course, in bold as they are the most important… -=+=- With prescription drugs, sometimes it’s a choice between going into debt or staying sick. I’m sure this is not new news: Prescription drug costs are out of control. We are at the mercy of the pharmaceutical industry, insurance companies, physicians and druggists in the care of our own h... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2104687 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:34:45 +0100 2104687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040116&cid=t_387527_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FAFWB42Dnwvo%2F Arne Duncan, the superintendent of the Chicago school system, has been chosen as the new Secretary of Education by President-Elect Barack Obama, as noted yesterday in EdWeek and on the New York Times’ The Caucus blog. From EdWeek: As Chicago schools CEO, Duncan tapped a panel to craft curriculum-based assessments to guide teaching, bolstered spending on anti-violence prevention measures, and tested out a program allowing teachers to evaluate one another. Duncan supports the basic framework of the No Child Left Behind Act. In testimony before a congressional committee in 2006, he called on lawmakers to “maintain the law’s high expectations and accountability” but to amend the law “to give schools, districts, and states the maximum amount of flexibility possible... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040116 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:29:37 +0100 2040116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933327&cid=t_387527_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FTk6hP3hy34A%2F I’ve become rather obsessed with exercise—-no, I’ve not become a calorie counting fiend tracking the minutes on the treadmill. It’s making sure that there’s enough physical activity integrated throughout Charlie’s day in general and at school in particular that have preoccupied my thoughts. I’ve noted that the very layout and physical space of his middle school classroom are very different from the windowed, light-filled classroom of his elementary school last year; the fluorescent lights just seems to buzz and glow more harshly. Charlie has gym every morning around 9.30am. He has a locker now and has to change into and out of his gym clothes. The adapted physical education (APE) teacher has put together a very fine schedule of activities including... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933327 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:41:48 +0100 1933327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1908839&cid=t_387527_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FF4LnNs7Flz0%2F Autism is mentioned in responses from candidates for the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, North Carolina. What’s your Board of Ed’s position on autism, services, programs, funding—–do they have one? Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, battery, board of education, disabilities blog, disability, Education, Health, north carolina, police, taserShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908839 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:06:56 +0100 1908839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1770619&cid=t_387527_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fp1vtLsru3eY%2F In the wake of Governor Sarah Palin announcing that families of children with special needs would “‘have a friend and advocate in the White House” as the camera panned to her infant son, Trig, who has Down Syndrome, during her speech at the Republican National Convention last Wednesday night, today’s New York Times takes a closer look at what she’s done and not done for disabled children in Alaska, and about what kind of an “advocate” she might be. Alaska, both by dint of its sparse population and lack of resources, has often struggled to provide care and educational services for its roughly 18,000 children with physical and emotional disabilities. For years the state shipped thousands of children out of state for mental health services, a problem so a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770619 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:53:37 +0100 1770619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742806&cid=t_387527_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbFKTmO582JM%2F Both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have statements on their websites about autism. Obama’s is in a section on healthcare and is entitled Support Americans with Autism; he also has a plan on Autism Spectrum Disorders in his section on disabilities. McCain’s statement is also in a section on health care, with a statement about Combating Autism in America on a separate webpage. Back in November, Senator Hillary Clinton’s website was the comprehensive about autism issues. Obama’s current two-paragraph statement on autism is the same as it was in November, as was his plan to empower Americans with disabilities. McCain’s website did not yet contain a section on autism. McCain made his entrance into autism politics with a February reference to thimerosal and ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742806 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:01:19 +0100 1742806