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 'father'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5115091&cid=t_108505_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fdadaab-kenya-4%2F A father sits with his malnourished child in the intensive therapeutic feeding center at the MSF hospital in the Dagahaley Refugee Camp in Dadaab, Kenya, July 26, 2011. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5115091 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:05:29 +0100 5115091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086262&cid=t_108505_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F30%2Fthe-new-grief-how-modern-medicine-has-transformed-death-and-grief%2F The realities of death and dying have changed profoundly in a relatively short period of time. Why? Thank the ongoing and remarkable advances in medical diagnosis and treatment. As a result of these advances, life expectancy in countries like ours continues to grow. We all die, but modern medicine is getting better and better at staving off death. And because of this the nature of grief has changed. In her groundbreaking 1970 book, On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified a process which she believed individuals pass through when they are confronted with death. At the time, sudden and unexpected death was much more common than it is today. The grief associated with that kind of loss is captured powerfully in Joan Didion’s memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, which recounts ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086262 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:44:25 +0100 5086262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952989&cid=t_108505_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F19%2F10-tips-for-new-fathers%2F If you are a new dad, guess what research shows is one of the best things you can do to bond with your new baby and make your marriage stronger? Change his diaper. Yep… Becoming a new father can be a daunting task, but there are ten things to keep in mind that will help you, your new baby, and your marriage. 1. Time and tolerance. The most important thing you can do is simply spend time with your newborn.  Serious research about fatherhood is only a scant 30 years old, and what we know is that the more time fathers spend with their infants the better. Researchers in the early years of father-infant bonding couldn’t find fathers spending enough time with their infants to study them.  In other words, dads weren’t spending an adequate amount of time with their baby to even start... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952989 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:29:58 +0100 4952989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934642&cid=t_108505_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FHMBed74AHa8%2F My dad still has a subscription to Rolling Stone magazine. Last time I was home, he was paging through one of those consummate Rolling Stone best-of articles, this one featuring the ‘Top 50 Songs by Bob Dylan.’ “Can you tell me what number one is?” my dad asked my sister and I. “Like a Rolling Stone?” we both answered. Correct. “I guess I raised you guys right,” he said. Some things, like my dad’s knowledge of and love for 1960s and 70s-era music, my sister and I picked up practically through osmosis during our childhood. Other things we never did learn—for instance, we’ve oft gone against everything my dad believes in by purchasing books and movies from Amazon rather than borrowing them from the public library. And neither of... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934642 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:54:20 +0100 4934642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934333&cid=t_108505_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F15%2F4-fascinating-facts-you-might-not-know-about-carl-jung%2F In case you missed it, June 6th, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung’s passing. Jung, born July 26, 1875, is one of the most compelling figures in psychology. Many people are familiar with Jung for his famous friendship and eventual split from Sigmund Freud, who considered their relationship at first to be one of father and son. Jung strongly disagreed with Freud’s sole emphasis on sex and other parts of his theories, and their relationship soon deteriorated. However, the two pioneers did agree on one thing: an individual must analyze his mind’s inner workings, including his dreams and fantasies. Jung founded analytical psychology, which emphasizes the importance of exploring both conscious and unconscious processes. According to one of his theories, all ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934333 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:12:12 +0100 4934333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828986&cid=t_108505_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F15%2F10-great-moms-of-the-twentieth-century%2F Due to an error on our part, this article should’ve appeared a week ago… But hey, better late than never! – Ed. They are activists, humorists, Holocaust survivers, writers, first ladies, and missionaries. But first and foremost, they are moms. And, in my opinion, some of the best. As a relatively new mom, I could learn a lesson or two from the veterans. So here is a list of my blue-ribbon picks. 1. Erma Bombeck. She was the funniest mother in America, with an uncanny ability to bemuse fellow moms with hilarious twists on cleaning toilets and carpools of whinny kids. For more than 30 years her clippings occupied the most coveted real estate in middle-class homes — the refrigerator — where she’d offer invaluable insight and a dose of comedy amid lost sock... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828986 Sun, 15 May 2011 10:28:28 +0100 4828986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118934&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancerlifeandme.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fblood-isnt-always-thicker%2F About four years ago, I went to a doctor appointment that, until now, only my wife knew about. It was a visit to a urologist. The subject of the meeting was to evaluate my fertility. My wife and I were recently married, and so naturally the idea of children came about eventually. I dreamed of having my own kids someday. But, I also tried avoiding any conversations about procreating. This is because I highly suspected I might be infertile due to the chemo/radiation treatments I had received, yet I didn’t want it to be official. I wanted to keep hope alive through denial and avoidance. But the question kept bugging me: Can I have kids? And then I thought about what it was doing to my wife, the uncertainty. We needed to either accept bad news and move on, or realize good news and begin ... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118934 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:56 +0100 5118934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653516&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancerlifeandme.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fblood-isnt-always-thicker%2F About four years ago, I went to a doctor appointment that, until now, only my wife knew about. It was a visit to a urologist. The subject of the meeting was to evaluate my fertility. My wife and I were recently married, and so naturally the idea of children came about eventually. I dreamed of having my Continue reading Blood isn’t always thicker… (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653516 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:56 +0100 4653516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318493&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2Fo0z_HpdUKoU%2F I don’t know how dad got from the Aquinas of his youth to the philosophy summed up in one of his favorite sayings — “Everybody’s got to be somewhere” — but get there he did. Throughout my childhood, he said this frequently. To my mother looking up a phone number. To his friends, wondering where yet another someone was and what they were up to now. “Like a greased pig:” this he said of everyone who moved out of his grasp, who got away, who refused to be held down or held back. Of children playing tag. Of Mom’s little Lhasa Apso, running away from her to do another crazy fur-flattening circle around the lawn, running for her life and the joy of it. “New potatoes with their jackets on:” said about the eponymous side dish every time he saw Mom fishing them... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318493 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:49:08 +0100 4318493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3933269&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fal-anon-on-youtube%2F Al-Anon Speaks for Itself Part 1 A wife, father, husband, and daughter describe what it is like to love someone who has a drinking problem – an alcoholic. The wife says, "I didn’t live in reality at all. I covered up and made believe." The father says, "When the police came and told me the charges against my son, it was unbelievable. To see my son taken away in handcuffs was the most difficult day of my life." To the right of the YouTube panel you will find other videos about Al-anon. Click here for the YouTube video; Al-Anon Speaks for Itself Part 1 See also; Al-Anon May be able to help Alcoholic Family Roles Lifeskills for Adult Children Choicemaking Share, print or e-mail this articleAl-anon Speaks for ItselfAlcohol and the FamilySex Addictio... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3933269 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:22:17 +0100 3933269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3762886&cid=t_108505_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcure-occasionally-relieve-console%2F Ambroise Pare, Sixteenth Century French Surgeon and Father of Military Surgery Ambroise Pare (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3762886 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:00:14 +0100 3762886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3613464&cid=t_108505_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F05%2F31%2Fcolombia-6%2F Tame, Arauca region – April 2010 Father and son at indigenous community of Genareros in the outskirts of Tame, the capital of Arauca region. This was the first community to receive Chagas treatment. Out of 97 blood samples taken from children between nine months and 18 years old, 11 were found to have the disease. Chagas disease is endemic in most Latin American countries. It is caused by the trypanosoma cruzi parasite and transmitted mainly by the ‘kissing bug’, a blood-sucking insect common in rural areas and city outskirts where people live in adobe houses made of clay and straw. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3613464 Mon, 31 May 2010 08:55:40 +0100 3613464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490793&cid=t_108505_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Ff2l0gmXkdQQ%2F Oprah’s having a rough month. First, Kitty Kelley releases a dishy, unauthorized biography on the Queen of Talk. Now, Norh Robinson, an ailing 84-year-old farmer from Mississippi, has come forward claiming to be her biological father. The New York Post caught up with Oprah in Manhattan outside the Four Seasons Hotel and asked her whether or not she was going to address Robinson’s claims. The normally cool-as-a-cucumber media maven snapped: “I will not be taking a paternity test, ever!” And can you blame her? Oprah has survived – flourished, even – for 56 years without knowing the identity of her biological dad. She considers her mother’s long-term boyfriend (the man who raised her) to be her true father, biology be damned. And, frankly, if Robinson was altruistically ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490793 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:06:18 +0100 3490793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327309&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Falcoholism-and-fear-2%2F Curiosity about recovery Fear Mixed with Alcohol The primary cause of alcoholism is not positively known in the present knowledge of the problem. Nor do we believe that the cause in most instances is singular, but usually a combination of causes. However, we are of the opinion that to date that one of the best-defined psychological cause for alcoholism is the one given in Sobriety and Beyond that defined the cause of alcoholism as “Fear mixed with alcohol.” By this is meant that the average alcoholic is a drinker who has an abnormal fear. Although this tendency is present in most human beings to a certain extent, it is emphatically obvious in the alcoholic personality, and because of emotional damage, which now may not even be in the consciousness, will cause abnormal insecurity and fe... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327309 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:16:00 +0100 3327309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267205&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FJIqYh2Sos6A%2F Al-Anon Speaks for Itself A wife, father, husband, and daughter describe what it is like to love someone who has a drinking problem. The wife says, “I didn’t live in reality at all. I covered up and made believe.” The father says, “When the police came and told me the charges against my son, it was unbelievable. To see my son taken away in handcuffs was the most difficult day of my life.” To the right of the YouTube panel you will find other videos about Al-anon. Click here for the YouTube video; Al-Anon Speak Part 1 Al-anon Speak part II Al-anon Speak part III Al-anon Speak part IV See also; Al-anon / Alateen Recovery MP3 tracks for all 12-Step Fellowships Self-care Boundaries Language of Letting Go A Woman’s Way Through The Twelve Steps Related R... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267205 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:01:47 +0100 3267205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999856&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fchalk-talks-father-martin-dies%2F The Rev. Joseph C. Martin dies at 84; expert on alcoholism and drug addiction Martin’s lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years. His book ‘Chalk Talks on Alcohol’ was published in 1982 and is still in print. The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, an expert on alcoholism and drug addiction whose lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years, has died. He was 84. Martin, himself a recovering alcoholic, died Monday of heart failure at his home in Havre de Grace, Md., according to an announcement from Father Martin’s Ashley, an addiction treatment center located in Havre de Grace that Martin co-founded 25 years ago. He had been in failing health with heart issues for a number of years. Considered... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999856 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:52:35 +0100 2999856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846389&cid=t_108505_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fawake.html Living days while working nights has proven to be a challenge. It seems as though every night I fall asleep with little effort, but wake up every night between 2 and 3 am--like clockwork--and just can't seem to fall back asleep.Tonight I woke up and it was like a switch had been clicked. Wide awake. I hate it. I want to sleep when I'm home, and want to be able to function during the day when possible. Honestly, I wish when I woke up NORMALLY it was that quick.I am sure part of this is from getting up with Asher for soooooo many nights at nearly that exact time, but I know most of it is from my Night work schedule. It has proven to be a challenge I didn't expect.I know that the final key to the puzzle is a little anxiety. Honestly, we're just skating by financially and have been going throu... medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846389 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:58:00 +0100 2846389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838940&cid=t_108505_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fmy-life-in-pictures.html In No particular Order.Enjoy:Gyro Pita, Global Market---Minneapolis, MNWhile waiting at a light on the way toa call. Yes, that is plexi and plywood for a window.Asher out and about in the Best Damn Stroller Ever(Chico Cortina...)Headed to work I saw this. Yes, that is a motorcycle with a trailer... and a dog in it.Sunrise on my way home from work yesterday. I take a long way just for this.Fog over the river. Part of the reason I take the long way home.My dogs in a moment of bliss. Not often do they give us this peace...All photos taken with my BlackBerry Storm. Feel free to add me to BBM on your Berry, medicthree@gmail.com (Source: medic(THREE)) medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838940 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:20:00 +0100 2838940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859105&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fmy-foundation-dads-response%2F Not too long ago, I wrote about my father. He called me yesterday and asked if I was ready to hear his response yet. I said, “Sure.” I was curious. He actually read this to me over the phone. Can you say emotional? Between him choking up and me reaching for tissues…well, I’ll let you read it. He left this as a comment on the blog yesterday, but I’m elevating it to full-on blog post, baby! My comments are in GREEN. His reply: Hi mi hijo, After I read “My Foundation” I was crying for awhile, and so many memories to to my mind and heart. I remember how many of my plans (as a dad) for you suddenly collapsed right before my eyes. I figured maybe you would be a great soccer player. But, most of all, a martial artist that I could be teaching and coaching. (My Dad... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859105 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:12:51 +0100 2859105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788933&cid=t_108505_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fon-behalf-of-greatful-nation.html At 0846 AM Eastern Time on 09/11/2001 American Airlines Flight 11 struck the north side of Tower One of the World Trade Center Complex. This was the beginning of one of the worst days in American History.Before this day "hijackings" were about money and power. Before this day you were much less likely to look at a Middle Eastern male the way you do now. Before this day the word "terrorist" wasn't a political buzz word. Before this day there wasn't a burning grave on the tip of Manhattan.I've talked before about 9/11's significance to my family. But now, just one year after that post, it is hitting me pretty hard. I'm sitting here with my son--Asher Harold. Harold for my grandfather--the man we put to rest on this day 8 years ago--and I keep blubbering like a baby. I miss him. I understand ... medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788933 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:48:00 +0100 2788933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859108&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fmy-foundation%2F I’m a newbie dad (about 7 years experience so far). Each day that goes by I am reminded of the strength and determination of one man: My father. He started out as a newbie dad once. He had five kids in all: 3 girls and 2 boys. He was poor, but I didn’t really know it or feel it. He worked his ass off in a factory. His children could have gone to public school for free, but he knew the value of education, so each one of them attended private schools through high school. His income went to food, rent, school, and clothes. He was also a young father. He wasn’t perfect by any means (but in my memory he comes damn close), but still he worked for all of us: Mom, Grandma, May, Jess, Thani, Alan and I. I see his sacrifice in retrospect and frankly, it floors me. Then one day he w... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859108 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:38:16 +0100 2859108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788935&cid=t_108505_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fwriters-block.html Yup. I'm still alive, just in a perpetual state of writer's block. You might have noticed my twitter updates are a bit slim too. Since starting the new job, stress is better, but still there. The Mrs and I have kind of a lot going on. I'm trying to get the go ahead to do nissen fundoplication for acid reflux, Asher is still batteling his kidney issues and the Mrs has a few medical issues going on too.Hope to be back at it soon, but just wanted to let you all know i'm still alive. Godspeed all. (Source: medic(THREE)) medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788935 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:36:00 +0100 2788935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712333&cid=t_108505_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FFqAPkwnoIR0%2Freader-seeks-advice-on-how-to-address.html One of our readers writes in and asked this question.How do I address with my Dad about going to the doctor as we believe we are seeing either the signs of dementia or alzheimer's in his behavior. He does not have a physican and does not go to the doctor.. but we (my family) have seen a progression in his behavior lately. Any advice would greatly be appreciated.There is at least one additional issue. This man lives in small town, and there are no specialists directly available to him.If you have a specific action plan, please include that advice in your comment.If you would like to ask our reader additional questions to better frame the issue/situation that is OK.Please use the comments box below this article to respond.For those of you reading via one of our subscription services, please ... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712333 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:34:54 +0100 2712333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788952&cid=t_108505_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fthings-to-come.html Not much posting as of late due to my schedule. Work nights, sleep days, hang with the family whenever possible.Some of that will change 8/1/09. I switch to days for that 6 week stretch of my FTO. I'm excited that I will get to be home a bit more during normal hours. I'm sure the Mrs. is excited for me to be around to help out with Asher a bit too.This week we head back to the land of my medic internship to go to a pediatric nephrologist for Asher's left kidney. Since birth it has been draining extremely slow(but not 100% blocked) and and their isn't a doctor locally who can handle his case. We aren't sure what the final solution is but I am sure it is surgical. The thought of doing surgery on my little boy is terrifying, but I want him to be better(though he doesn't exhibit any real sympt... medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788952 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:38:00 +0100 2788952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859122&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fdo-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night%2F Dylan Thomas wrote this poem in 1951, as his father was dying of old age. Dylan Thomas himself had an illness in his teens and was told he would only have a few years to live. He passed away in 1953: 2 years after writing this. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859122 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:23:18 +0100 2859122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512507&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FpWZlSj0DAi0%2F Early on Father’s Day Alex held up his hand toward the top of the bookcase and kept saying “Airplane? Airplane?” He wanted the plastic model kits I keep up there, since my current apartment is a lifetime removed from the private basement bedroom I had in in high school, with its permanent card table splashed with enamel and covered with plastic parts of models under construction. Image: upload.wikimedia.org I’ve stored boxes up there of models the boys and I have built. Some months ago, I began buying plastic models, mostly planes, for the boys and me to do together. (I’m not the most experienced parent in the world, but I do think that if you’re going to try to ensnare your sons in one of your retrospective hobbies, you’d better get to it before ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512507 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:02:22 +0100 2512507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245505&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=35285&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fhealth-fitness%2Fblogs%2Flife-with-cancer%2F2009%2F05%2Fmothers-day-surprise.html Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the weekend. I've asked Marisa from Sally's Circle to post today because I think this is a really important topic and she has great things to say, as always. Thanks Marisa! Here she is... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245505 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:00:36 +0100 4245505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306957&cid=t_108505_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Flast-great-act-of-living-or-how-my-dad.html The always wonderful Canadian bioethicist Margarette Somerville has a terrific and thoughtful article about dying, disability, and the great meaning that can be found in these times of difficulty. It's a long piece and I can't do justice to it--for that you will have to read it for yourselves. But we can present the gist as an appetizer.She first identifies one of the driving forces behind the euthanasia movement. From her column:Euthanasia allows people to feel that although they can't avoid death, they can control its manner, time and place. It's a terror reduction or terror control mechanism that operates at both the individual and societal level. So if we believe legalizing euthanasia would be a very bad idea, we need to develop and communicate other ways to deal with our fear of death... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306957 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +0100 2306957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2261024&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fchalk-talks-father-martin-dies%2F The Rev. Joseph C. Martin dies at 84; expert on alcoholism and drug addiction Martin’s lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years. His book ‘Chalk Talks on Alcohol’ was published in 1982 and is still in print. The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, an expert on alcoholism and drug addiction whose lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years, has died. He was 84. Martin, himself a recovering alcoholic, died Monday of heart failure at his home in Havre de Grace, Md., according to an announcement from Father Martin’s Ashley, an addiction treatment center located in Havre de Grace that Martin co-founded 25 years ago. He had been in failing health with heart issues for a number of years. Considered... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2261024 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:41:14 +0100 2261024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195223&cid=t_108505_158_f&fid=36024&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fcaregiver-jeff%2Ffarewell-caregivers%2F I am sad to say, I am hanging up my blogger hat after 18 months to make way for some fresh perspective for another caregiver. I have really enjoyed sharing my views and experiences caring for Pops with the HealthTalk audience during these past months, but it’s time to relinquish the forum to some of the other caregiver voices out there. There is a near-infinite variety of caregiver situations and mine and Pops’s is just one, and frankly I have pretty much exhausted what I have to say. In fact, when I looked back on my 18 months of blog entries, I can’t help notice some of them are remarkably similar. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. One of the singular aspects of caregiving is you find yourself doing a lot of the same stuff over and over again. From a personal standpoint, I think ... Caregiver Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195223 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:18:48 +0100 2195223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2092647&cid=t_108505_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2009-01-10-cancer-treatment%2Fstage-4-liver-cancer-2%2F Read how Andrea’s father outlives his stage 4 liver cancer prognosis for 2 years already!   Andrea’s father was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer 2 years ago with a prognosis of only 10 weeks.   From then onwards he changed his lifestyle drastically:   he started a diet of organic food he started different natural treatments recommended by different people. You can get a 495 pages long list of different natural cancer treatments here.   But most importantly:   Andrea’s dad refuses to "give up".   Like Jim, father of one of our cancer survivors says:   I don’t know but something seems to be working.   Jim’s son using both chemotherapy and alternative cancer treatments to survive the cancer.   Jim just ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2092647 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:42:57 +0100 2092647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040119&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FIY_IiAIUdGM%2F There’s been studies about older parents, both fathers and mothers, being more “at risk” of having an autistic child, and especially if it’s their first-born child—-now, a study published in Oxford University’s Schizophrenia Journal is suggesting that being a younger dad means you’ll have healthier children. From today’s Science Daily: “There is a growing body of data showing that an advanced age of parents puts their kids at risk for various illnesses,” says Dr. [Mark Weiser from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine]. “Some illnesses, such as schizophrenia, appear to be more common the older parents get. Doctors and psychologists are fascinated by this, but don’t really understand it. We want to know how it works.” To... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040119 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:33:13 +0100 2040119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876126&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F6h2M_dMcVhY%2F So for all the heightened awareness about autism, and despite the fact that most people I meet say “I know someone who has an autistic child/brother/child of co-worker/etc.,” numerous myths about autism persist. And, ok, I’ll admit it: One can feel a certain amount of satisfaction in debunking one of those, such as the claim that autistic persons lack empathy. Last Sunday, Jim and Charlie went on one of their long, long, long bike rides. They go here and there and onto certain favorite streets. Charlie often rides ahead. He’s started going really really fast and Jim zooms after to keep up. Charlie’s learned about going left and right, about stopping at stop signs, about watching out for cars, all while riding his bike. (He does have to be careful around the re... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876126 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:05:55 +0100 1876126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868578&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fweym2Zyqu54%2F This post references an article from back in May in the Herald Tribune, but the topic is as timely as ever: Have you ever visited your child’s classroom and noted that the aide your child most liked is long gone, and that there’s at least one new aide, if not two? The Herald Tribune notes that there have been at least four substitute teachers for students in a special ed class, after their teacher was arrested on allegations of child abused in February. The article comments on the high turnover rate of special education teachers: The turnover rate among special-needs teachers is one of the highest in the profession, with Florida losing about 14 percent of the educators in this area each year. The high stress of the job, along with what teachers say is limited support and resour... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868578 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:49 +0100 1868578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1729481&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FHvTTDsgxWjU%2F After a priest filed a restraining order against the parents of 13-year-old Adam Race back in May, there was a lot of (often very heated) discussion about the exclusion and inclusion of autistic individuals in public spaces. The August 22nd Morning News reports on The Point at Bella Vista, a church meant for families with a relative who has special needs. Ginny Thornburgh, director of the American Association of People with Disabilities Interfaith Initiative in Washington, notes that “the trend is to acknowledge the gifts and challenges children and adults with disabilities bring to the congregation…….. All people of all faiths have a right to be honored and welcomed - a right to worship, study, serve and learn.” Hope that this is a trend that will certainly continu... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1729481 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:30:48 +0100 1729481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709267&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F3lR9qZ90FKY%2F This Associated Press story about autistic children and disruptive behavior has been making the rounds of news outlets and websites—-Jen Miller of Tacoma, whose daughter is autistic, writes this in the News Tribune: ….it’s funny how easy it is for some to complain when they haven’t walked a day in an autistic parent’s shoes. Miller refers to a number of instances of autistic children whose “disruptive behavior” has been the subject of more than a little public discussion and judgment and reminds us, you just never know what might be going on. Tags: adam race, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, California, catholic, developmental disability, dog, Family, father, mothering blog, New Jersey, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nos, ReligionShare This (Source: Autism Vox... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709267 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:38:54 +0100 1709267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1704768&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FlAELNeJqbi0%2F In the ocean this morning with Charlie, I noted a boy about his age looking more than a few times in our direction. Charlie’s a super swimmer, and clearly comfortable in the water, and still has to have someone out there with him. This morning it was me. The waves were perfect—big but soft and just a bit cold—and Charlie was vocalizing his excitement, though not in words. After the other boy had looked in out direction a few times, I smiled and said, “Charlie’s autistic.” “Yes, my friend has a brother who has that,” said the boy. I asked how old he was; the boy said he was ten, same as himself, and that “all he does is play video games and beat people up.” “My son doesn’t do either of those,” I said, quickly, and... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1704768 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:30:31 +0100 1704768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1693719&cid=t_108505_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=1646109&cid=t_108505_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F342771201%2F AlzheimersNotes.com Donna Sparks was the winner of the recent drawing for a copy of Finding the JOY in Alzheimer’s by Brenda Avadian, author and editor.  Adding value to the drawing was Brenda’s offer to answer a question from the winner. Here is what Donna asked: On your website, The Caregivers Voice, you talk about all the decisions caregivers have to make (medical, legal, ethical, etc.), and you share some of your concerns about whether or not the decisions you made for your father were “right” and “what he would want.” What is the one decision you struggled the most with, and in hindsight do you wish you had made a different decision or do you think it was the “right” decision? Brenda’s answer: Dear Donna, First of all, congr... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646109 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:43 +0100 1646109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642718&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F341892300%2F Now we’ve got the New York Times weighing in on radio host Michael Savage’s savage language about “bratty” autistic kids. As About.com notes, Savage is “successfully sucking time, money and energy” from the autism community (and sucking in ratings, I would think). All I can say again is, ’nuff said! And, we have found the actual parasite. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, buckhead, catholic, church, developmental disability, Disability Rights, exclusion, Family, father, matt savage, mothering blog, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nos, StereotypesShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642718 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:00:03 +0100 1642718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1637952&cid=t_108505_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F339625161%2F US District Court Judge David Hamilton has reversed his prior opinion in which he had dismissed a Paxil suicide case based on preemption, which says that FDA approval supercedes state law claims challenging safety, efficacy, or labeling. The FDA and drugmakers argue preemption exists by maintaining agency actions are the final word on safety and effectiveness. The case is now re-opened. The lawsuit was brought by Debra Tucker whose brother, Father Rick Tucker, was a Catholic priest for more than 26 years in Indiana. He was prescribed the antidepressant in August 2002 by his family doctor, and took the pill for 22 days until his death the following month at age 55, when he shot himself in the head with a .25 caliber pistol. In his 28-page opinion, Hamilton wrote that, in his prior ruling, ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637952 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:02:12 +0100 1637952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634974&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F338807823%2F It seems no wonder that right wing talker Michael Savage’s last name is, well, “Savage” after reading what he said about autism on his radio show. I’ll list the words he uses to refer to autism: moron, putz, idiot, fool, dummy, a girl, losers, beaten men More of Savage’s savagery is quoted on Left Brain/Right Brain. If Savage’s intent was to shock, using such words about autistic children is a no-brainer way to do it and perhaps ratings will spike as rightfully indignant autistic self-advocates and parents of autistic children respond. What troubles me in particular is Savage’s contention that autistic children are just brats behaving badly, and brats parented by laissez-faire “let it be” types of parents, especially in the wake of more... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634974 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:22:44 +0100 1634974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1635268&cid=t_108505_158_f&fid=36024&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fcaregiver%2Fjeff%2Ffarewell-caregivers%2F I am sad to say, I am hanging up my blogger hat after 18 months to make way for some fresh perspective for another caregiver. I have really enjoyed sharing my views and experiences caring for Pops with the HealthTalk audience during these past months, but it’s time to relinquish the forum to some of the other caregiver voices out there. There is a near-infinite variety of caregiver situations and mine and Pops’s is just one, and frankly I have pretty much exhausted what I have to say. In fact, when I looked back on my 18 months of blog entries, I can’t help notice some of them are remarkably similar. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. One of the singular aspects of caregiving is you find yourself doing a lot of the same stuff over and over again. From a personal standpoint, I think ... Caregiver Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1635268 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:06:48 +0100 1635268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634977&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F338213731%2F A Georgia mother and her daughters were kicked out of a Jackson restaurant because one daughter, 4-year-old Alyssa, who is autistic, was crying. Another customer—-Jackson Police Chief Dennis Rushton, it turned out—-said that her crying was “‘beginning to make [his] head hurt.’” Excluded, again. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, buckhead, developmental disability, Family, father, georgia, mothering blog, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nos, restaurantShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634977 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:08:58 +0100 1634977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582050&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F327451278%2F Daycare. And, afterschool care. The very idea of these have long seemed a luxury to me. There’s basically five people on this planet who’ve provided these for Charlie: My parents, our speech therapist who we’ve known since she was in college, Jim, and me. As my parents live in California (they’re retired and can visit a couple of times a year, for extended periods), and the speech therapist has a full-time job, does Early Intervention, and much else, basically our daycare/afterschool care team has consisted of a total of two people: Jim and me. This is not for lack of trying to have Charlie in such programs. In fact, it was because Charlie was in daycare (an on-site facility at the St. Paul university I was then teaching at) that his developmental delays were noted ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582050 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:01:07 +0100 1582050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1544605&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Ftouching-video-of-an-autistic-father-and-son%2F I found this very touching video of an Autistic Father and Son, its worth the watch.   (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1544605 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:48:50 +0100 1544605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1536713&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F317263971%2F A study underway at the University of Michigan seeks to get 60% of kids with disabilities (Down syndrome, autism) riding a bike in five days. Afterwards, the children are  tracked for a year to chart the effects on their emotions and intelligence. Kinesiology division professor Dale Ulrich is overseeing the study; he started to work with a program called Lose the Training Wheels under retired engineer and professor Richard Klein several years ago. The June 20th Detroit Free Press quotes Laura Bailey of the University of Michigan News Service as saying that “just 10% of kids with Down Syndrome can ride a bike, and autistic children have similar issues.” Just 10%—-I don’t know the source for this figure, and I don’t know the percentage of autistic children who ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1536713 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:30:46 +0100 1536713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526331&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F314330677%2F Very late on Monday, Charlie and I took a red eye flight back to New Jersey from San Francisco. He set his mouth, clutched my dad’s blue jacket to his chest and handed it back just as we got into the line for the security check. No crying or painful encounters with airport security personnel. Charlie grabbed a plastic bin as I told him and took off his shoes and put them and his backpack in it (I slowed us up, with a bag, a backpack, and a laptop). The plane was slightly delayed—storms on the East Coast—-and I decided that, though Charlie was years beyond the 4-year-old age limit for pre-boarding, that we would get on early, so he’d know, we’re going home, just like I said we would, just believe me….. After a last-minute request for a drink of water, Ch... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526331 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:35:27 +0100 1526331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522309&cid=t_108505_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F312477338%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  HAPPY FATHER’S DAY Whether you’re a caregiver dad, an Alzheimer’s dad,  a supportive dad, anyone’s dad in the Alzheimer’s world and elsewhere…I wish you a Happy Father’s Day! This is a time to celebrate dads and remember our dad. Even though my dad is no longer living, this day brings memories of him. It’s a time for memories, for getting together, for making phone calls and sending cards, and even for forgiveness. (Amazon image: click on picture for details) (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's dad, Alzheimer's Notes, Alzheimers, caregiver dad, caregivers, Caregiving, dad, Emma, father, Father's Day, fathers, Mary Allen, Mary Emma Allen, memories of Dad, memories of FatherShare This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522309 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:10:26 +0100 1522309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522228&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F312266235%2F As related, Charlie has been missing his dad ever since Jim said good-bye to us at the Newark Airport on Friday morning. So far we’ve X’d out two days, Friday and Saturday, on the picture schedule and Charlie’s been saying “Sunday, Monday, Dad; Sunday, Monday, Dad.” And, instead of looking panicked when he asks for Dad’s blue shirt and is told it’s in the kitchen on the table, Charlie’s been repeating my words and grinning. Yesterday, while pacing nervously in the driveway for my relatives to arrive for his birthday party, Charlie said “yes” to a walk with alacrity. My parents live at the very bottom of a very big hill and up Charlie and I went. We went up past the elementary and middle schools I attended, up past a canyon where a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522228 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:21:41 +0100 1522228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1518642&cid=t_108505_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F14%2Fday-by-day-by-chris-muir-june-14-2008%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir Yet, Chris, Americans thus far have forgiven or at least turned their head the other way with Barack Obama’s association with: Jeremiah Wright - God Damn America preaching black liberation Pastor for over 20 years Michael Pfleger - Anti-American racist priest William Ayers - Far left Radical terrorist bomber Bernardine Dohrn - Far left Radical terrorist bomber Jodie Evans - Co-founder Code Pink If Obama had been on the RIGHT, the MSM would have had him for lunch. Is Flap missing something here? Previous: The Day By Day Archive (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518642 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:20:27 +0100 1518642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501464&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F307234379%2F The autism epidemic commeth — or, more accurately, it goeth. The threat of such a terrible scourge—–lots of children with autism—is behind the calls for “safer vaccines” and “change the schedule!” by anti/pro-safe vaccine rallyers at Wednesday’s Green Our Vaccines (which acronyms nicely into GOV) rally. Get out those toxins, change that schedule, flush that mercury out of those shots and don’t let it get into our kids’ bodies: If we don’t do this, we’re doomed, untold numbers of still-normal toddlers and yet-to-be-born (and even conceived) children could become……..autistic…….if we don’t so something about those shots, and then we’ll have more autism than anyone can handle or pa... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501464 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:19:07 +0100 1501464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1499994&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F306668815%2F Charlie’s been doing really well this past year to the point that sometimes Jim and I try to change things up a little too fast or much for him. I guess you could say, we get used to Charlie being able to do “whatever” and then we just go ahead (blunder on) and make some small change that seems just sensible to us and then realize……..too fast. The latest example is “4 is not 7″—-the numbers aren’t a reference to anything that might be injected into a child “too many, too soon.” The numbers are the numbers on the dial of the gear shift on Charlie’s red bike—it was his Christmas present and it’s a real bike, a mountain bike with a tough yet lightweight frame. It’s a bit too big for me to get on, persona... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1499994 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:28:54 +0100 1499994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1491989&cid=t_108505_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F03%2Ffather-michael-pfleger-removed-from-st-sabina-parish%2F Father Michael Pfleger preaching at Barack Obama’s church, Trinity United. The mocking of Hillary Clinton around 2:10. Father Michael Pfleger has been removed from his duties at St. Sabina Parish. The firebrand pastor of St. Sabina parish was removed from his duties there Tuesday, according to a statement released by the Archdiocese of Chicago. In the statement, Cardinal Francis George says he asked the Rev. Michael Pfleger, 59, to “take leave for a couple of weeks from his pastoral duties.” The statement said Pfleger “does not believe this to be the right step at this time.” “While respecting his disagreement, I have nevertheless asked him to use this opportunity to reflect on his recent statements and actions in the light of the Church’s regulations ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1491989 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:26:43 +0100 1491989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1484828&cid=t_108505_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F01%2Ffather-michael-pfleger-watch-the-hillary-apology%2F Father Michael Pfleger preaching at Barack Obama’s church, Trinity United. The mocking of Hillary Clinton around 2:10. And, after this sermon Father Pfleger returned to his church St. Sabina’s and launched into another tirade against the Clintons. But, this morning Father Pfleger apologized on his church website after telling the Chicago press on Saturday night that he had received death threats and said: “They want to kill me…it’s been ugly.” Last Sunday, I was invited by Trinity United Church of Christ to come and preach on the topic of race. I agreed to do so because of my love for Trinity, Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Rev. Otis Moss, III and because all my life I have sought to deal with the reality of racism. As I said, Last Sunday, I have committed mys... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1484828 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:58:35 +0100 1484828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1484829&cid=t_108505_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F01%2Ffather-michael-pfleger-bashes-the-clintons-again%2F Joel and Victoria Osteen, along with their son, Jonathan, 13, host President Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, at Lakewood Church on Sunday March 2, 2008 Father Michael Pfleger of Chicago’s St. Sabina’s church who has been reprimanded by the Cardinal of his Chicago archdiocese for remarks he made last Sunday at Barack Obama’s former church (Trinity United) apparently bashed the Clinton’s at his own church. At his own church, St. Sabina’s, Pfleger said, “Hillary and McCain would wish they had a preacher with the integrity of Jeremiah Wright. … They got some old weak preacher…some old Joel Osteen cotton candy preacher.” Listen to it HERE. The comments come at about 15:40 into the sermon. On March 2, Bill and Chelsea Clinton went to Joel Osteen&#... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1484829 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:49:07 +0100 1484829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461031&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F295216806%2F Enough about exclusion—–tonight at 5.30 pm and at 8.00pm at the JCC in Manhattan, a film called Including Samuel will be shown. The film “examines the social and educational inclusion of youth with disabilities”; filmmaker (and Samuel’s father) Dan Habib, a nationally renowned photojournalist, will be present for a Q & A session. (Go here to read Habib’s thoughts on the film.) Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, autismadam race, California, catholic, developmental disability, dog, Family, father, mothering blog, movie, New Jersey, new york, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nos, ReligionShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461031 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:00:49 +0100 1461031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458602&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F294840733%2F Exclusion of autistic individuals from public places has been under heavy discussion in the wake of a Minnesota priest filing a restraining order against the parents of an autistic 13-year-old, Adam Race. In a short essay at the start of the guide Autism and Faith: A Journey Into Community entitled “Open the Door,” Linda Walder Fiddle writes: In 1993, when my son, Danny, was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (that I later learned meant he was autistic), my first thought was not to run to my local synagogue for support……….. When I reflect back now I realize that the reason I did not look to my faith community for support was that I just couldn’t deal with the possibility of rejection. Quite frankly it was challenging enough to navigate... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458602 Wed, 21 May 2008 07:03:06 +0100 1458602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451876&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F293197674%2F I just got back from Commencement at the college where I teach. We don’t have the facilities to hold the event on campus and it’s held some distance away down the Garden State Parkway. I’ve been teaching at my college for three years now and have gotten to know some students fairly well: So exciting to hear their names called for prizes and to get their degrees, to see them walk (some smiling from ear to ear, some thoughtful at the solemnity of the occasion, some waving wildly to family and friends) across the stage and shake the President’s hand. A alumnus from the class of 1958 gave the Commencement address and he talked about his grandfather who never grew taller than the podium after being hit by a cart in Jersey City, and became a journalist and editor; the spe... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451876 Sun, 18 May 2008 20:03:33 +0100 1451876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1434542&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F287862435%2F First, Happy Mother’s Day to every mother reading this and many more (my own included, of course)! An essay by Robert Hughes in today’s Chicago Tribune is entitled What Autism Means to a Father and much of what he says strikes home with me as a parent. Hughes captures how a parent feels as he or she strives so patiently to help an autistic child, and how bad a parent can feel when you’re not “doing the right thing,” even though you’re trying your best. Hughes’ son is 21 years old and, on being asked about the “meaning of the latest statistic on autistic births”—that 1 in 150 children in the US have autism—-Hughes offers this “emotional, seldom-discussed meaning to the 1 in 150 statistic”: It means that the chance... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434542 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:33:33 +0100 1434542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419676&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F283679243%2F Having taught Charlie to pedal, “squeeze brakes!”, recognize a stop sign, bike up hill, walk the bike, and go “left” and also “right,” Jim leaned over and turned Charlie’s gear shift to 4. When Charlie started to ride his new bike, he was (Jim realized) sometimes playing with the gears, moving the little handle around the dial: No wonder Charlie was not so sure at first about riding the new bike. Learning to use the gears is—as Jim proclaimed when he and Charlie came home after bike ride #2—the “final frontier.” Who knows what hills and mountains await? Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Bike, bike blog, biking, father, Parenting, pdd-nos, son, SportsShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419676 Mon, 05 May 2008 04:14:40 +0100 1419676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417882&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F282377329%2F That’s the question I keep seeming to run into among parents: Where to live to get the best possible services for an autistic child? Over at About.com, Lisa Jo Rudy asks where should families move for better autism resources and notes that “in the United States, autism resources vary radically from state to state, county to county, and even town to town.” (She notes that she has heard “good things” about New Jersey (where we live now; my husband is a native); Minnesota (where Charlie was diagnosed); and North Carolina (where Charlie has yet to visit….). Today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution also asks “where are the best schools for autism around Atlanta.” And needless to say the search for a school to educate autistic children is hardly ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417882 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:58:16 +0100 1417882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389075&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F275154746%2F “And then the guilt starts again because I have brain-eating blood that attacked Hayden.” So says Dee Cogdill of Benton, Ohio in the April 21st Cleveland Banner; Hayden is 11 years old and autistic. Cogdill and her husband, Ed, took Hayden to Johns Hopkins University to participate in a research study about maternal antibodies (more about this here). In the study that the Cogdills participated in, “an antibody in all mothers of autistic children was found in their blood that was not present in mothers with typical children.” It’s from this finding that Dee Cogdill’s comment about “guilt” comes in, and also the worry that she may have contributed or even caused her son to become autistic. I’ve noted a similar line of thinking in parents ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389075 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:57:59 +0100 1389075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1382405&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F272740207%2F Marla who blogs about life with her daughter Maizie wrote recently about Maizie’s uncertainties about change and preference for things to stay the same. This is a topic I have thought about a lot: My son Charlie, like many (most?) autistic children, is hesitant about change and doing things differently. He’d like me to always wear a certain brown and pink shirt, and Jim to wear a certain pair of black shoes with black socks; going to the grocery store means he has to get sushi, whether or not he might want to eat it. Transitions can be hard precisely they involve a change, a shifting from one activity to another. Things have been different around here today and will be until Saturday night late. Jim left this morning for a conference at a large Midwestern university whose initi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1382405 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:27:48 +0100 1382405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1378009&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F271753123%2F Two teachers from the Ocean View School District (Southern California) used a technique called prone restraint on a 7-year-old boy with autism and severe disabilities on September 6, 2007. The student suffered bruises, scratches, and a broken nose. According to MSNBC, the student, who does not speak, was throwing classroom items, hitting and running when teacher Gina Messig and assistant teacher Mai Vo used prone restraint to calm the student: The two teachers held the child’s leg and arm while the student was face down on the floor, the school report said. Prone restraint – which means the person is held face down – is rarely used and is usually the last resort to control a child, experts say. The student’s father, Robert Velasquez, was not informed of the incident until the... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1378009 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:51:53 +0100 1378009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1375102&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F271272165%2F Who doesn’t wish that progress would be a one-way street? That, once one’s child “gets” something—starts talking, asks for a break, reads a word—this is it, learning of just about everything else will follow, and there will never be another need to reteach, and new skill and new skill will follow new skill? Charlie’s learning of anything has generally followed such a simple pattern. Often he gets some new skill—saying a new word, tapping the ball off the tee in the days when he did the Challenger league—and it then seems as if, try as he might (and he does), he can never say that word, do that thing, again. And so begins a long and often achingly slow process of teaching, and teaching Charlie to remember what to do; of falling down, dus... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1375102 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:17:52 +0100 1375102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1373544&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F270559122%2F It’s April 15th, halfway through Autism Awareness Month 2008, and you’ve surely heard more than a few mentions about the supposed “autism epidemic” that we’re currently facing, and musings about what is causing the recent rise in the prevalence rate of autism: In the 1960s, autism was considered a rare disorder that occurred in only about 3 in every 10,000 children; now the prevalence rate for autism is, according to the most recent figures released on February 8, 2007, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 150 among children in the United States. And in New Jersey, where I live, the prevalence rate is 1 in 94. A recently published study in the Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology by Dorothy Bishop, et al., found that some adults who re... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1373544 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:21:29 +0100 1373544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1371972&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F270270844%2F I really think of this piece as a love story between a husband and wife, between a mother and a son and between a father and a son.” Says playwright Stacey Dinner-Levin of her play, Artistic License, which will be performed April 25 and 26 at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis. More from Dinner-Levin (who has an autistic child) about her inspiration for writing Autistic License: “This play is based upon our experience of raising a child with autism - the things that happened in our family that were tragic, surreal and funny. This is the kind of stuff you can’t make up! Nobody sees what goes on in families with a child living with a disability. To me theater was the perfect vehicle to tell this story and to give voice to all families living with disability. I really wante... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1371972 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:04:05 +0100 1371972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1369709&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F269865248%2F “Let’s just drive,” said Jim after he and Charlie had each had their turn in the barber’s chair on Saturday. We had been planning to take the train into New York as Jim needed to go to his office. He can only get into the building until 4pm on Saturday and during the week the train is the most efficient way to go, but weekends can be different. “Sure why not? We haven’t driven in in a while,” I said, glancing back at Charlie in the backseat. He’d gotten a smooth buzz cut from Vince the barber and was rubbing the crown of his head. The transportation gods must have decided to shine on us because we were up the Turnpike across from the Hudson River and then through the Lincoln Tunnel with ease. We left the black car in a garage on 57th street a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1369709 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:46 +0100 1369709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1354074&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F265427185%2F It was cloudy when we drove up to the train station. Charlie had yet to take off his seatbelt when we heard the roaring of the train: “It’s here already, come on!” said Jim and we tugged Charlie out of the car. Too fast. Charlie started to cry, or rather to wail, but held onto Jim’s arm as we ran up the stairs. A group of young women—soccer players, from their uniforms—-was boarding one by one and we got on with time to spare. Charlie took a window seat and was quiet, and leaned back taking easier breaths as he looked out over the urban terrain of Newark, and then over the old factories and smoke stacks and reedbeds of the Meadowlands. We got into the city, took the subway up to 76th street and Amsterdam and walked by the JCC (too late the for the Family... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1354074 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:48:19 +0100 1354074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1338054&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F261176092%2F Charlie rearranged the three folded-up fleece blankets at the foot of his bed and called for Jim: “Da-ad! Da-ad!” “‘Hey pal, I’ll be in to talk to you,” said Jim who was promptly told by Charlie “lie down!”—whereupon, Jim and I had to agree, it might not be a bad idea to get Charlie a full-size double bed for his 11th birthday. He’s slept in a single bed ever since we transitioned Charlie out of his crib (when he was just turning 2 years old) and, needless to say, he’s inches, he’s a few feet taller than he used to be. When Charlie was 2…….that was when we were living on Ashland Avenue in St. Paul, not far from Ruminator Books (now, sadly, closed). Sometimes Jim and I just look at each other and shrug &#822... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1338054 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:46:02 +0100 1338054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329101&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F258576070%2F Reseachers at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital have undertaken a pilot study to investigate a potentially “delicate issue,” why parents decide to tell a child that he or she is autistic, today’s ABC News (Australia) reports. Notes child psychiatrist Jennifer Harrison, who helped run the pilot study: “The main reason parents decided not to tell their child was that they were afraid of stigmatising the child, they were afraid of labelling the child. “Some saw the diagnosis in a negative sense, as though it was a bad stamp on them. “On the other hand, a number of parents - and the majority of parents - actually felt that informing their child of the diagnosis increased communication between them and their child.” A follow-up study will involve more p... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329101 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:52:56 +0100 1329101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274938&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F244946051%2F I love it - “what makes problems is one.” Tags: alcoholics-anonymous, alcoholism, Chalk Talk, Father Martin, RecoveryShare This (Source: A Dozen Steps) A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274938 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:32:11 +0100 1274938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207813&cid=t_108505_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F229510908%2F Quoting Henrietta Sieberling, through her son John, who made an audio tape of his mother for the Founders Day meeting in Akron in 1971. Bill W. had passed away in the spring of that year and the members in Akron wanted Henrietta to speak but she wasn’t well enough to travel from New York. She’d said quite a bit prior to this passage and I’d seriously suggest you click through above to read it. But this part is very interesting; “Father Dowling, a Jesuit Priest, had first met our group in the early days in Chicago, and he came to Akron to see us. And then he went on to New York to see the others. And he said to one of our men, ‘This is one of the most beautiful things that has come into the world. But I want to warn you that the devil will try to destroy it.&#8... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207813 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:59:30 +0100 1207813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1087622&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F198853026%2F Julian Barragan of Victorville (CA) is in the midst of a 40-day fast that began on November 12th. Barragan’s 5-year old son, Julian Barragan, Jr., is autistic; as the December 9th Daily Press reports, he has embarked on the fast in order to “aise awareness in the local community about children with this disease” and is only consuming “water and a detox lemonade consisting of lemon juice, pure maple syrup and cayenne pepper.” His progress can be tracked on his blog. I like to think that I would do anything on behalf of my son but, in all honesty, going on a 40-day fast is not something I would think to do. Quite simply, in order to take care of Charlie, I have to make sure that I can function and that I’m able and alert, and I know a diet of water and de... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1087622 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:19:43 +0100 1087622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773387&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F139760377%2F 100,000 children with intellectual and developmental disabilities were housed in 162 state facilities—some say as many as 200—-across the US in 1967. This was the “height of institutionalization,” notes today’ s CNN.com. The CNN.com story, Families get help finding loved ones lost in institutions, focuses on the efforts of some families seeking to reconnect with relatives who were sent to institutions many, many years ago. Jeff Daly, who last saw his sister, Molly, when he was six years old in 1957, has made a film about his efforts to reconnect with his sibling, Where’s Molly?. Molly, born with a club foot and a lazy eye, was three when she was sent away to live at Fairview; the CNN.com story notes that “When she was around 2, records show, docto... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773387 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:37:21 +0100 773387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=875280&cid=t_108505_105_f&fid=36201&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnorwindetalla.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ffathers-touch-soothes-newborns.html After C-Section Birth, Newborns Find Dad's Skin Soothing When Mom Isn't AvailableAfter cesarean section (C-section), newborns may cry less and sleep sooner if they rest on dad's chest instead of in a cot, a Swedish study shows.(photo by: shendure)"This valuable information can be used to encourage fathers to provide skin-to-skin care for their babies," write the researchers.(photo by: yancheelaa)They add that fathers "should thus be seen as the primary caregiver for the infant during the separation of mother and baby."The researchers included Kerstin Erlandsson, RNM, MNursSci, a graduate student in the reproductive and perinatal health division of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.They studied 29 Swedish men whose wives or girlfriends had just given birth by C-section to health... Norwin Detalla blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=875280 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:40:00 +0100 875280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629297&cid=t_108505_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F118796559%2F Store this one away for the next time you hear “anecdotally” that some herbal supplement, special tactile technique, some biomedical treatment, or some marvelous device, has effected miraculous results and changes in an autistic child, even to the point that that child is said to be “no longer autistic.” From Conspiracy Factory; the writer and his wife are both biologists; she was 38 years old when they started to try to get pregnant: We prepared for fertility treatments over the next month. We both were tested for a variety of sexually transmitted diseases, and had our Rh factors checked. Around this time we changed the brand of toothpaste that we use, as the toothpaste that is available in CostCo changes from day to day. Four weeks before we started fertility trea... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629297 Tue, 22 May 2007 19:28:00 +0100 629297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511181&cid=t_108505_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F30%2Fwhat-about-brian-hes-surviving-cancer-thats-what%2F Filed under: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Television, Celebrity newsHis name is not really Brian -- that's just the character actor Barry Watson plays on the ABC TV show What About Brian that just ended its season on March 26.I really like this show. The network calls it a contemporary, heartwarming ensemble drama that continues to tell the stories of a group of close-knit friends in various stages of romantic relationships and friendships living in Los Angeles. This is exactly why I like it. But there's an underlying story not written into the script that has compelled me to watch -- and truly enjoy -- this show.Barry Watson, best known for his role as Matt Camden on the long-running WB series 7th Heaven, is surviving cancer. Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in May 2002, he received treatment and... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511181 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 511181