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 'ethnicity'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4959998&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fdiversity-in-health-and-care-2011-vol-8-no-2%2F This article concentrates on men from minority ethnic groups and aims to provide a better understanding of their beliefs about mental health and their experiences of mental health services based on gender, ethnicity and cultural influences. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Ethnicity, Gender, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Stigma (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4959998 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:14:51 +0100 4959998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762764&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F7oPbEF1CU1s%2F By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn. “Ward and June Cleaver have left the building,” observe analysts at Nielsen. “The white, two-parent, ‘Leave it to Beaver’ family unit of the 1950s has evolved into a multi-layered, multi-cultural construct dominated by older, childless households,” starts a report from The Nielsen Company, The New Digital American Family. Whatever ethnic flavor this Digital Family may represent, there’s one equalizer across all of them: the smartphone, which is owned by households across cultures and income levels. First, the socio-demographics paint a picture of increasingly multi-cultural households. Recent immigrants to the U.S. accounted for 90% of population growth from 2000-2010, over-indexing for Hispanic and Asian communities. Hispanics are the fastest-growi... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762764 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:58:27 +0100 4762764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055677&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F11%2Fdiversity-in-health-and-care-2010-vol-7-no-3%2F This article evaluates training courses run by the British Heart Foundation to improve the knowledge of health advocates and trainers within the context of a multi-cultural society. Contact the Library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals, Primary Care Tagged: Coronary Heart Disease, Ethnicity, Health Advocates, Health Inequalities, Training and Education, Voluntary and Community Provision (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055677 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:42:47 +0100 4055677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993856&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F09%2Fnlirh-explores-barriers-to-abortion-for-latinas The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health released a new report, Latina Immigrant Women’s Access To Abortion: Insights from Interviews with Latina Grasstops Leaders [PDF], a qualitative report describing comments from community activists in Texas, Minnesota and New York. The report includes comments on topics including immigrant youth, access to information and referrals, and program funding. NLIRH describes the following findings in their press release: Far from the stereotype of Latinas being anti-choice, these Latina community health leaders said that Latina immigrants wanted information and in some cases services related to abortion along with other health issues. Some community leaders said that Latina immigrant youth need emotional and practical support in making ... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993856 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:37:40 +0100 3993856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957891&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F09%2Fthe-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks Earlier this week, I had the privilege of attending a talk by Rebecca Skloot, author of recently published book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks was a poor, Black woman whose cervical cancer cells were taken in the course of her treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins in the 1950s. Her cells were the first “immortal” cells — cells kept alive in culture – and went on to be widely used in medical research. Henrietta’s cells were used in the development of the polio vaccine, were sent up in early space missions, and are mentioned in tens of thousands of research papers. Rebecca Skloot’s book chronicles the history of Henrietta Lacks and her cells (dubbed “HeLa” cells), as well as Skloot’s  journey uncovering t... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957891 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:59:12 +0100 3957891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848858&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F08%2Ffirst-annual-latina-week-of-action-for-reproductive-justice Via @NLIRH, we learned that the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice and the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights have teamed up for the first annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice, starting today and running until August 15th. As part of the week, the groups are asking supporters to contact their Congressional representatives “to ask the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support comprehensive family planning services that include contraception as a key women’s health service under the Women’s Health Amendment.” As with many online action campaigns, you can put in your zip code to identify your Representative and Senators and send them a letter ex... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848858 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:46:05 +0100 3848858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577326&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F19%2Freducing-cancer-inequalityevidence-progress-and-making-it-happen-a-report-by-the-national-cancer-equality-initiative%2F Title: Reducing cancer inequality:evidence, progress and making it happen: a report by the National Cancer Equality Initiative Skinny: Summarises the progress made by the National Cancer Equality Initiative (NCEI) to date, and sets out the next steps for tackling inequalities in cancer, as well as promoting greater equality. It identifies a range of activity to be taken forward nationally and activity to be considered locally. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 101p. Published: 19/03/2010 Filed under: Cancer, Deprivation, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Needs, Inequalities in Health, Poverty, Quality, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion Tagged: Cancer, Deprivation, Equity, Ethnicity, Grey Literature, Poverty, Quality (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577326 Wed, 19 May 2010 15:11:13 +0100 3577326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533772&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F05%2Fprimary-medical-services-directed-enhanced-services-england-directions-2010%2F Title: Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) (England) Directions 2010 Skinny: Directions replacing the 2008 DES Directions and the associated 2009 DES amending directions.  Their primary purpose is to roll forward the following five directed enhanced services so that they apply for the period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011.  The five directed enhanced services relate to extended hours access, alcohol related risk reduction, ethnicity and first language recording, learning difficulties health checks and osteoporosis diagnosis and prevention. These amending directions need to be read in conjunction with the The Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2010. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 20p. Published: 09/03/2010 Filed under: Clinical Gove... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533772 Wed, 05 May 2010 09:37:05 +0100 3533772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533773&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F05%2Fthe-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2010%2F Title: The Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2010 Skinny: Latest in a series of changes made to the Statement of Financial Entitlements published in April 2005.  Their primary purpose is to introduce payment mechanisms relating to the following five directed enhanced services: extended hours access – section 7GA; alcohol related risk reduction – section 7HA; ethnicity and first language recording – section 7IA; learning difficulties health checks – section 7JA; osteoporosis diagnosis and prevention – section 7LA. Annex F is amended to effect further changes to the QoF related “Adjusted Practice Disease Factor”  calculation (the prevalence calculation). There are also some minor changes to: section 4 (Quality and Outcom... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533773 Wed, 05 May 2010 09:32:56 +0100 3533773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479898&cid=t_120473_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2FIMFrFkjTp3I%2F Epidemiology of Alcoholics Anonymous participation. This chapter draws on AA membership surveys, US general population surveys, and longitudinal treatment data to compile profiles of those ever exposed to AA in their lifetime, those who no longer report AA meeting attendance, and those who attend AA meetings currently. We consider demographics (gender, age, ethnicity, marital status), receipt of specialty treatment, and short- and long-term abstinence rates among these AA exposure groups. Results suggest stability in the representation of women and minorities among the AA membership, but a decline among youth. Fully one-half of those completing AA’s most recent membership survey reported that they had been abstinent for more than 5 years. Those receiving specialty treatment any g... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479898 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:35:29 +0100 3479898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429157&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2Freproductive-health-the-facts-on-health-care-reform-georgia-and-lilith-fair-yes-all-of-the-above Putting HCR in Context: The Guttmacher Institute looks at the pros and cons of health care reform as it relates to reproductive health, including sex education, Medicaid expansion and funding for public health programs. The research institute notes that insurance companies not only would have to “jump through numerous, unprecedented hoops to estimate the cost of abortion coverage and ensure that the abortion payments never mix with other funds,” but “they also are likely to face extensive public scrutiny and protest around their action.” All told, according to an analysis by George Washington University’s Sara Rosenbaum, “the more logical response” for private insurers marketing plans within the exchanges — and eventually in the broader market a... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429157 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:22:16 +0100 3429157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2715893&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F19%2Finternational-journal-of-epidemiology-2009-vol-38-no-4%2F Fade Fave: Ethnic and gender differences in physical activity levels among 9–10-year-old children of white European, South Asian and African–Caribbean origin: the Child Heart Health Study in England (CHASE Study) Fade Skinny:The article examines ethnic differences in physical activity in children aged 9-10 in the UK. The article concludes that british south asian children have a lower objectively physical activity levels than European whites and black African–Caribbeans. Free full-text access is available by clicking on the article title above. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Children, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Physical Activity (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2715893 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:11:15 +0100 2715893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591642&cid=t_120473_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FdoPZtj_b1BU%2F It seems, some races/ethnicities are just more prone to cancer than others. Corollary, some races have higher survival rates for cancer than others. For example, a mutation was found to increase the risk of colon cancer in Caucasians by 10%, but not in Japanese population. And in a recent study, African Americans were found to have lesser survival rates for breast cancer than their Caucasian counterparts. The same disparity was shown for prostate and ovarian cancers, which need changes in hormones in our body for the tumor to grow. Interestingly, the survival rates between black and whites are the same for other forms of cancers, like lung, colon, lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma. Scientists found these results after other factors were adjusted for diagnosis, access to treatment, and stand... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591642 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:42:00 +0100 2591642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2507275&cid=t_120473_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fwho-sleeps-better.html A study being presented today at SLEEP 2009 in Seattle, Wash., examined sleep complaints in the U.S. Results show major differences based on marital status, income, employment and education.The study examined CDC data involving 159,856 people. They were asked how often they had trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or sleeping too much. “Sleep disturbance” was defined as seven or more days of sleep problems over the last two weeks.Results indicate that about 19 percent of Americans had disturbed sleep. What were the most important factors?One was marital status. Almost 31 percent of people who were “separated” and 21 percent of people who had never been married had disturbed sleep; only about 16 percent of married people had trouble sleeping.Another factor was income. About 26 per... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2507275 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:30:00 +0100 2507275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975222&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fe_eg6Yj6d40%2F Back in July, it was reported that the rate of autism in Somali children in Minnapolis was notably high. According to the Minnesota Department of Education: in the Minneapolis’ early childhood and kindergarten programs, more than 12 percent of the students with autism reported speaking Somali at home. According to Minneapolis school officials, more than 17 percent of the children in the district’s early childhood special education autism program are Somali speaking. Almost 6 percent of the district’s total enrollment is made up of Somali-speaking students, and about 6 percent of the children in the district’s overall early childhood and kindergarten special education programs are Somali. Speculation about what could be causing this “cluster” of autism cases in so specif... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975222 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:00:17 +0100 1975222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1974922&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fequality-impact-assessment-summary-tool-and-guidance-for-policy-makers%2F Equality impact assessment - summary tool and guidance for policy makers is the process by which the DH seeks to meet its legal requirements in conjunction with the DH Single Equality Scheme (SES) and to narrow the health inequalities that exist in England between people from different ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, men and women (including transgendered people), people with different sexual orientations, people in different age groups, and people with different religions or beliefs. Policymakers must screen all new (and eventually, all existing) policies for their impact on people from each of these groups. Posted in Equity, Grey Literature, NHS   Tagged: Disabilities, Equal Opportunities, Equity, Ethnicity, Faith, Gender, Grey Literature, Impact Assessment, ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1974922 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:53:59 +0100 1974922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844804&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FMxCcK_UymaU%2F Tuesday afternoon I got into a long conversation with a friend about race and a sociology class she’s teaching and had to run out to my car. I made it home with five minutes to spare, Charlie looked at me intently through the window as the bus pulled up and the aide said “hurry Charlie time to go and get a snack,” he indeed ate a (large, as usual) snack, we went the pharmacy to pick some things up, we came home and we went to the pool. Charlie went right to the pool’s edge smiling and stood looking into the water, then sat with his feet in. He often likes to start slow—a change from when he was younger and would hurl himself into any body of water that he came across—and my coaxing, which probably feels more like coercing, is not helpful. So I went to th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844804 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:20:07 +0100 1844804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1693719&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJ-k2zJE2LvE%2F Compassion Deficit Disorder is the title of an August 7th article by writer Judith Warner in the New York Times. Starting with Michael Savage’s over-the-top claims that autism is incorrectly diagnosed in 99% of cases and that it’s just a way to seek “undue sympathy, victim status, and services” for autistic children, Warner writes in the next paragraph about comments by Rick Davis, Senator John McCain’s campaign manager, last week about Barack Obama as ….[playing] “the race card” by noting that Republicans appeared to be trying to suggest to voters that the Democratic candidate “doesn’t look like all those other presidents on those dollar bills.” There’s a perception—amorphous and not fully acknowledged—out there, Warner writes, t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1693719 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:07:07 +0100 1693719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1602934&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F08%2Fmaking-the-difference-the-pacesetters-beginners-guide-to-service-improvement-for-equality-and-diversity-in-the-nhs%2F Making the difference: The Pacesetters beginner’s guide to service improvement for equality and diversity in the NHS considers service improvement approaches for those working within the Pacesetters programme. Service improvement is concerned with testing ideas, sustaining and sharing best practice to make a tangible difference in outcomes and experience for staff and service users. It is primarily intended for NHS organisations who are part of the Pacesetters programme; however, will also be useful for other organisations. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1602934 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:40:38 +0100 1602934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543000&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F25%2Fcommunity-engagement-and-community-cohesion%2F from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation explores the challenges to be addressed if government policies to promote community engagement are to be genuinely inclusive of newcomers as well as more established communities.  It identifies: whose views were being heard and whose were not; what were the barriers to being heard and how they could be overcome; how these barriers could be addressed in ways that would promote community cohesion, rather than increasing competition within and between communities. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543000 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:28:20 +0100 1543000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543002&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F25%2Fparenting-%25e2%2580%2598mixed%25e2%2580%2599-children-negotiating-difference-and-belonging-in-mixed-race-ethnicity-and-faith-families%2F from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation aims to provide insights about parenting mixed children to inform debates about family life and professional strategies for support. Focusing on mothers and fathers living together, it: Investigates how parents from different racial, ethnic and/or faith backgrounds give their children a sense of belonging and identity. Examines parents’ approaches to cultural difference and how they pass on aspects of belonging and heritage across generations. Explores the opportunities, constraints, challenges and tensions in negotiating a sense of identity and heritage between parents. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543002 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:23:50 +0100 1543002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1492139&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F303834288%2F Professor Stanley Fish of Florida International University, in Miami and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, opens a post about “norms and deviations” on his New York Times blog by citing a letter published in Time magazine: A letter published in the May 26 issue of Time magazine protests the inclusion, in Time’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, of two researchers allied with the organization Cure Autism Now (a name that speaks for itself). The letter writer declares himself to be “outraged” because, in his view, “Autistic spectrum disorders are not diseases, but rather markers of ‘genetic difference’ in the same vein as skin color [and] gender.” He equates the search for a cure with... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1492139 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:12:51 +0100 1492139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463663&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Freport-of-the-national-improvement-team-for-primary-care-access-and-responsiveness%2F The 2007 GP Patient Survey highlighted significant variations between GP practices in levels of patient satisfaction, together with lower satisfaction rates for people from some BME groups. The Report of the National Improvement Team for Primary Care Access and Responsiveness considers these different levels of satisfaction. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463663 Thu, 22 May 2008 17:01:52 +0100 1463663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463664&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Freport-and-analysis-of-the-experience-of-patients-in-black-and-minority-ethnic-groups%2F Report and analysis of the experience of patients in black and minority ethnic groups examines variations in the self-reported views of NHS patients from different ethnic groups across a range of healthcare settings, and the work was undertaken jointly by the Department of Health and the Healthcare Commission. Results include data from the national surveys of patients published by the Healthcare Commission up to and including 2006/07. The key points from the latest release are: Results show a range of variations between black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and their white British counterparts. Where differences do exist, most are negative, indicating that BME groups are less likely to report a positive experience. But many areas show no difference and a few show a positive difference. ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463664 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:55:40 +0100 1463664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463665&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fno-patient-left-behind-how-can-we-ensure-world-class-primary-care-for-black-and-ethnic-minority-people%2F In this report, Professor Lakhani looks specifically at the reasons for lower satisfaction among patients from some BME communities. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463665 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:48:05 +0100 1463665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436945&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F288478385%2F There’s been plenty of debate about whether or not there is an epidemic of autism; about whether or not the increase in the prevalence rate of autism (now 1 in 150) is due to our being better able to diagnose and count cases of autism, or whether there is some actual something that can be pointed to that is actually causing more children to become autistic. Recently, I’ve noted mention of an “autism pandemic,” a term which strikes me as a not exactly subtle attempt to make the rise in the prevalence rate of autism seem to be a much more extreme, and scary, phenomenon than various autism organizations claim that it is. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the definition of an epidemic is disease outbreak in which some or many people in a comm... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436945 Mon, 12 May 2008 05:51:11 +0100 1436945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402143&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F278618848%2F Cure or acceptance? Does one strive to do everything one can to cure, heal, recover a child from autism with the goal of the child “losing” her or his diagnosis? Or, does one learn to accept that one’s child is different, disabled, autistic? Parents and others in the autism community tend to align themselves with one “side” or the other, and whether one puts oneself in the “cure” camp or the “acceptance” one tends to determine the types of therapies and treatments that one pursues. Be a “curebie” and you’re an annual attendee at DAN! conferences and (whether or not your bank account can afford it) are booking a flight to be in DC for the June 4th Green Our Vaccines rally sponsored by organizations with names such as Ta... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402143 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:43:40 +0100 1402143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1337062&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F260899311%2F Almost everyone had something to say about Autism: The Musical which can still be seen on HBO’s website. I’m wondering when someone will make Autism: The Comedy—enough already about “the tragedy of autism”! Drinking While Pregnant Linked to Autism Dr Maggie Watts, vice chairman on alcohol for the Scottish Association of Alcohol and Drug Action Teams, suggests that moderate drinking during pregnancy could be “the hidden cause” of autism, attention deficity hyperactive disorder (ADHD), and other neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Race, Diagnosis and Identity It’s not only categories like “race” that are not simply “black-and-white,” but also notions like “normal” and “typical”: What does it means... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1337062 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:08:43 +0100 1337062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322387&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F256911513%2F A mother writes about getting a call from the Centers for Disease Control about her daughter’s vaccinations. Her response leads to a pause at the other end of the line: What did she say……some strongly worded statement about a link between vaccines and autism? What this mother—-who is writer Peggy Orenstein in the March 23rd New York Times magazine—-says to the CDC researcher is this: “Caucasian and Asian” It’s Orenstein’s daughter being biracial that stumps the CDC researcher. The title of Orenstein’s essay is Mixed Messenger; her essay is about Barack Obama who, while he has “increasingly positioned himself as a black man,” is “the first biracial candidate.” Noting that the Senator was born in Hawaii, &#82... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322387 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:00:37 +0100 1322387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1271264&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F01%2Fmore-responsive-public-services-a-guide-to-commissioning-migrant-and-refugee-community-organisations%2F is a practical guide from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to commissioning migrant and refugee community organisations (MRCOs) to deliver public services. The government is promoting the role of the ‘third sector’ in delivering public services, and wants to ensure that services meet the needs of all potential users. Many migrant or refugee-led community organisations are already delivering services in culturally-sensitive ways, and it is possible that more of these organisations could become formal public service providers. This guide reviews the commissioning process, why it should include bodies like MRCOs, what MRCOs are and what they can offer to commissioners of public services. It demonstrates how MRCOs can engage with the commissioning process, asks whether it is the rig... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1271264 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:11:14 +0100 1271264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1147280&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F215929435%2F Monday. The The Archives of General Psychiatry publishes Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California’s Developmental Services System: Mercury in Retrograde. The trial of Karen McCarron begins. Tuesday. A new documentary, Today’s Man is shown and discussion ensues. Wednesday. Three articles about CNTNAP2 as an autism-susceptibility gene are published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. A lot of discussion ensues. Today’s Man: A Documentary about Nicky GottliebA new documentary about 28-year-old Nicky Gottlieb, who has Asperger’s syndrome; the film was made by his sister, New York director Lizzie Gottlieb. Thimerosal Exposure Declines, Autism Rates IncreaseFrom a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry: Expos... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1147280 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:00:09 +0100 1147280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146463&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F215191572%2F Autism occurs in individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, family income and educational levels. But how might race, ethnicity, and other cultural factors affect whether or not a child is identified as autistic? A January 11th Newsday article by John Hildebrand looks at why affluent school districts Long Island, NY (including Half Hollow Hills, Manhasset and Roslyn) “classify more than five times as many of their students with autism as districts at the opposite end of the economic spectrum, including Brentwood, Copiague, Freeport and Hempstead.” The Newsday survey drew on state data from school districts whose enrollments were more than 500. Advocates who have compiled similar data voice concern that many poor, minority youngsters might not be getting the same extensive, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146463 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:58:45 +0100 1146463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097696&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F201264530%2F The December 14th Guardian reports on a study that has found that geography, race, class and gender play a greater role in determining a child’s chances for getting help, over and above “the nature of the learning difficulty.” The study was done by Harry Daniels and Jill Porter of the University of Bath; their report states that: “There is a pervasive gender bias, with not only higher incidence amongst boys than girls, but earlier recognition of boys’ difficulties. Children from certain ethnic minority groups are more likely to be identified as having social emotional behavioural disorders than others…..Children with dyslexia and autism have powerful lobby groups and are over-represented within the system…children from more affluent backgrounds re... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097696 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:15:20 +0100 1097696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1055602&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F28%2Fsociology-of-health-and-illness-296-ethnicity-health-and-heath-care-understanding-diversity-tackling-disadvantage%2F Just into the library this special issue of Sociology of Health and Illness focus’ on Diversity, Inequalities and Ethnicity. You’ll need your NHS Athens password to access the full text articles. If you haven’t got one and wou work for Liverpool PCT you can apply for one can register here to access them. Locating ethnicity and health: exploring concepts and contexts Waqar I. U. Ahmad and Hannah Bradby pages 795–810 Abstract References Full Text PDF (116 KB) The Black diaspora and health inequalities in the US and England: does where you go and how you get there make a difference? James Nazroo, James Jackson, Saffron Karlsen and Myriam Torres pages 811–830 Abstract References Full Text PDF (197 KB) Race and nutrition: an investigation of Black-White differenc... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1055602 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:02:19 +0100 1055602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049909&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=35062&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffibroresearch.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Ffibromyalgia-has-highly-negative-impact.html Though research frequently focuses on patient populations in urban areas of developed countries, fibromyalgia "has been described and studied in various sociocultural settings in both developed and developing countries." In their study published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism [2007 Oct 29] researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Beer Sheva, Israel) aimed to assess the clinical manifestations of fibromyalgia and describe its effect on quality of life in the "unique setting of Muslim Bedouin women in the southern Israel Negev desert area."They evaluated 102 Bedouin women were recruited from a primary health care clinic in the Negev, all of whom fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for fibromyalgia diagnosis. Tender points were assessed using manua... The Fibromyalgia Research Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049909 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:24:00 +0100 1049909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1048514&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F189854316%2F Growing up in a suburb outside of the Bay Area in California in the 1970s, I knew I wasn’t normal. I’m Chinese American—-all of my grandparents were born in Southern China—and I was the only Asian student in my classes. Nobody else had black hair or a last name like “Chew.” My family celebrated the usual American holidays, plus Chinese ones: The New Year (and closing out the Old Year, and sweeping in the new one), and Ching Ming day for sweeping one’s ancestors’ graves, and various seasonal festivals, and Kwan Yin’s birthday. (And everyone’s birthday and Chinese birthday—-that’s another subject.) My grandmother, Ngin-Ngin, was a fabulous cook. There was bitter melon (fu gwa) in black bean sauce, hom yee (salted fish... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1048514 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:19:11 +0100 1048514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032874&cid=t_120473_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F15%2Finsight-into-pay-for-performance-quality-and-reducing-health-disparities%2F Opinion on a report about the effect of the NHS P4P programme on different ethnic groups. This perspective describes a report about improving quality and reducing health disparities by implementing pay-for-performance initiatives.  The authors look at the impact of pay-for-performance, in the NHS, on different ethnic groups. Citation: Can pay-for-performance improve quality and reduce health disparities? K Coleman, R Hamblin PLoS Medicine, 2007, 4(6), e216 View print version Ethnic disparities in diabetes management and pay-for-performance in the UK: the Wandsworth Prospective Diabetes Study C Millett, J Gray, S Saxena, G Netuveli, K Khunti, A Majeed PLoS Medicine, 2007, 4(6), e191 View print version From the NLH Document of the Week. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032874 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:45:04 +0100 1032874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979230&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F175018721%2F Not quite sure what to make of this one: Last night on America’s Next Top Model, Heather who is said to have “mild Asperger’s syndrome,” won a challenge and got to model for Carol’s Daughter, a line of beauty products for women of color. Guest stylist Mary J. Blige suggested that Heather be “painted brown” or, as Jezebel puts it, to appear in “mildly offensive blackface.” Go here to see a video clip; Heather is now featured on Carol’s Daughter’s website (and here are photos of her appearing in front of a back drop of recycled aluminum cans). Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979230 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:24:24 +0100 979230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933201&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F166667330%2F Money, books, finches, the calculus of parenthood, and a sort of fashion statement: How does it all add up? Who Pays For What? (2)Costs for special education are rising twice as fast for regular education in Massachusetts. Two New Autism BooksTwo recently published autism books are selling fast, Jenny McCarthy’s Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism and John Elder Robison’s Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s. Language Genetics: Knots and FinchesIs language (like tying knots) unique to humans—is being able to talk and think in language part of being human? 3, 5, 8: What awaits?On some significant dates in the life of an autistic boy. Yet Another Theory About What Causes AutismThis one is not about mercury, or TV, or the environment……. Not a ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933201 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:05:25 +0100 933201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927924&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F165285674%2F I was not alone in recently receiving an enigmatic, and (if I may so), sinister-toned email from one “Adam Smith,” making the claim that the rise in the prevalence of autism is caused by the “the mixing of different ethnic groups.” “Smith” even asserts that “Autism is caused by the mixing of different ethnic groups.” Orac at Respectful Insolence makes it clear that “‘Smith’ has it all wrong”: What’s almost certainly bothering this “Adam Smith” is not the “mixing” of Russians with Dutch or Spanish with Irish or French with British. What is almost certainly really bothering “Adam Smith” is the influx of all those nasty dark-skinned races into Europe and the increasing acceptanc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927924 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:50:58 +0100 927924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797976&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F144013185%2F Back on July 18th, Victoria Elizaga left a comment on the post Autism Consciousness Week in the Philippines. Victoria, I regret it has taken me so long to respond—-here is the comment: “Hello everyone! I’m marrid to a Phillipeno and our youngest has just been diagnosed with ADHA. My mother and I both have dyslexia to some some exent, and I know it is all related. I work with children and know them with ADHA, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and Autism’s of all sorts. My problem is…my husband says there’s no such thing. When he grew up in the Phillipeans no-one had them…it’s all in the head…they are just lazy! Everyone can spell, and our child ’s just a bit naughty…How can I convince him that this does not mean our child is unitelligent…far from it, or that he has a “d... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797976 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:02:08 +0100 797976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=799239&cid=t_120473_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F14%2Fthe-undiagnosed-men-benefit-most-as-disparity-evens-out%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, ResearchAccording to a RAND Corporation study, fewer and fewer diabetics are going undiagnosed these days. Specifically, the gap has closed dramatically over the last twenty-five years. So much so that Hispanics and African Americans are now no more likely than whites to be undiagnosed. Good news, to be sure. And the news is especially good for men. James P. Smith, who authored the study, says that twenty-five years ago about fifty percent of men with diabetes did not even know they had the disease. Jump forward to 1999-2002, however, and the number drops to about twenty percent.Smith concludes that even though ethnic and gender disparities remain, we are certainly doing a lot better at getting people diagnosed and into treatment. Diabetes programs that target ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=799239 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 799239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751735&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F136633400%2F Mirror neurons are brain cells that are said to “fire” both when a person performs an action and when a person sees someone else performing the same action. They are thought to be connected to the ability to have empathy—-do you feel pain when you see someone else feel pain? when you see someone drinking a soda, do you feel thirsty; it has been posited that autistic persons’ mirror neurons may be somehow adversely affected, and that “a dysfunction of the mirror neuron system could result in some of the symptoms of autism.” (But see this thoughtful critique on mirror neurons and autism.) A recent study by UCLA researchers shows that mirror neurons respond differently based on whether one is looking at someone from the same culture, or someone from a diff... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751735 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:31:26 +0100 751735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683297&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F125881026%2F According to a study to be published in the June 19th issue of Current Biology, autistic children are able to “pick up and endorse” stereotypes about race and sex. These findings are of interest because autistic children are said to lack “theory of mind” (TOM), the ability to understand that others have different mental states—different beliefs and desires—than their own, as today’s Science Daily notes. It might thus be thought that autistic children would not pick up on stereotypes of race or sex, but the contrary was found by researchers led by Lawrence Hirschfeld, a professor of anthropology and psychology of the New School for Social Research in New York. In fact, the researchers found that autistic children who have a verbal age between 6 and ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683297 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:39:58 +0100 683297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629305&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F118245557%2F The Special Needs Network was founded by Areva Martin and Donna Ross, who are both mothers of autistic children; the group teaches parents how to advocate for their special needs children. As a May 19th Los Angeles Times article notes: Poor and minority kids with parents who don’t know how or whom to pressure get fewer services — and get them later — than middle-class and wealthy kids with assertive parents. African American and Latino children with autism are one to two years older than white children before they’re diagnosed. In Los Angeles, it took white kids an average of four visits to specialists over four months to be diagnosed with autism; black children required 13 such visits over 10 months, according to 2005 legislative testimony of Robert Hendren, executive dire... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629305 Sun, 20 May 2007 21:00:34 +0100 629305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551634&cid=t_120473_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F110045389%2F I am the mother of an Asian American boy. I don’t usually describe him this way: My son Charlie is autistic, and when I tell people about him, his diagnosis precedes his ethnicity. Charlie is half Irish American from his dad, but when you look at Charlie—-dark brown eyes and black hair—-that half does not stand out, not immediately. And I don’t know what to think when I see the face of an Asian American boy, a college student (and I teach college students), everywhere on the Internet, on the front page of the newspaper this morning; when I see Cho Seung-Hui, the student who, two days ago, opened fire in a dorm and in a classroom building on the campus of Virginia Tech and killed 32 people, and committed suicide. Three of the students who were killed were from New Je... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551634 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:48:40 +0100 551634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=540684&cid=t_120473_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=535436&cid=t_120473_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