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 'final'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036275&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F17%2F3-handy-ways-to-help-your-child-overcome-negative-thinking%2F Negative thinking isn’t something that just plagues adults. It also plagues kids. In the book Freeing Your Child From Negative Thinking: Powerful Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happiness, child psychologist Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D, writes that for kids with a “negative thinking bias,” negative thoughts become “the default, the first, last and final word.” Kids simply don’t realize that they have a choice in whether they internalize these thoughts. Instead, they start to see these inaccurate beliefs as absolute truths. Fortunately, Chansky says that parents can help! Whether your child expresses negative thoughts occasionally or on a regular basis, you can help them overcome these harmful patterns of thinking. Below are three activities to... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036275 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:17:59 +0100 5036275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028455&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fwishy-washy-help-in-making-good-decisions%2F Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I’m a tad indecisive, not about everything, but most things. Here’s a typical experience: I’m at a restaurant, perusing (i.e., studying) the menu and pondering. I ask what everyone else is having, and ponder some more. Then I chat with the server. If I’m wavering between two dishes, I ask what’s the better option. If I just have one meal in mind, I focus my questions on that dish. After I get the answer, sometimes, I think some more. Aside from being a super fun dinner date (fortunately, my boyfriend and friends just laugh it off now…most of the time), I clearly have decision issues. So what’s my problem — and yours if making simple daily decisions feels like you’re gearing up for the choice of a lifetime? An articl... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028455 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:15:03 +0100 5028455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883930&cid=t_107174_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2F9wf0PhgzLmQ%2Faapa-annual-convention-this-week Hey, everybody.  Things are crazy lately, with another rough set of final exams, another oral practicum (if you don’t know what an oral practicum is, my post on oral practica.  This one will require me to diagnose and treat some ailment from the following list of intimidating topics: neurology, psychiatry, endocrinology, orthopedics, or rheumatology. Yes, [...]Visit us at Inside PA Training - Becoming A Physician Assistant (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883930 Mon, 30 May 2011 07:07:01 +0100 4883930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753757&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F26%2F7-tips-for-coping-with-finals%2F It’s that time again if you’re a college or graduate student — time for finals. It’s also time to self-sabotage, to get in your own way in terms of effective studying. We stress out more than usual, even when we’re on top of the material, because of the anxiety surrounding test-taking. But you don’t have to stress out about final exams. You can actually do better (and feel better about your performance) if you keep the stress at bay and focus on simple study skills over the next few weeks. Here’s a few tips for coping with finals to get you started. None of these are going to be eye-opening or stuff you don’t already know… But sometimes we need to be reminded of the things we already know, to drive home their importance. 1. Schedule yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753757 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:45:49 +0100 4753757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704750&cid=t_107174_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Fo9FhCCA_3sM%2F I am starting the discussion of the individual meaningful use measures with “reporting on clinical quality measures (CQM)” for two reasons: It is one of the three pillars of meaningful use identified in the legislation, and it is a measure that appears to be causing a great deal of confusion. Just one of the 15 core measures required of meaningful users, it sounds a lot like PQRI (now PQRS); and many of the measures are, in fact, taken from that program. However, unlike PQRS, meaningful use requires reporting only—it does not set required thresholds, at least not in Stage 1—and reporting is not limited to Medicare patients. Interestingly, physicians can earn both PQRS and EHR Incentives in the same reporting period (in contrast to ePrescribing and EHR incentives.) While EPs canno... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704750 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:36:52 +0100 4704750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684482&cid=t_107174_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F4a7BPdYBVDY%2F John’s Note: The following is a guest post by Mark Segal talking about the recently announced ACO program and it’s relationship to EHR, meaningful use, and healthcare IT. I also love the insider look at rule making. The long-awaited proposed rule on Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)/Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program is out. These 429 pages outline how the Administration plans to transform U.S. health care delivery from fee-for-service to a value-based emphasis on accountability for quality and efficiency of care provided for populations. Following a final rule later this year, the program is to start January 1, 2012, with additional January 1 annual starts by ACOs, and a special optional start possible for July 1, 2012 given the tight timing this year. CMS so... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684482 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:21:54 +0100 4684482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450367&cid=t_107174_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D169 If hospitals meet the “meaningful use” requirements of The HITECH Act, they will receive payments estimated to range from $9.7 billion to $27.4 billion (over eight years).  The goal of the bill is to help offset EHR technology startup costs that can begin at $2 million (based on a 200 bed facility).  Payments will start as early as May 2011, so understanding and delivering on meaningful use is time sensitive.  With so much at stake, users have asked CMS to expand on the definition of meaningful use. I asked Farrokh Alemi, PhD, professor of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, College of Nursing and Health Studies, in Washington DC and a well-published, peer-reviewed author on healthcare quality and IT, about the impact of meaningful use.  Alemi said, “The adoptio... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450367 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:04:48 +0100 4450367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107942&cid=t_107174_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FInsidePaTraining%2F%7E3%2FVkIRvfWfnJI%2Fnext-up-final-exams-pass-the-maalox These are desperate hours, friends.  For the next few days, we will jam the last bits of information into our heads — heads that are already swimming with information. How Do Final Exams Work For PA School? My exams this quarter: The toughest one first.  It’s a computer-based multiple choice exam on Primary Care Medicine.  [...] (Source: Inside PA Training) Inside PA Training blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107942 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:25:57 +0100 5107942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3612038&cid=t_107174_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F05%2F29%2Fon-memorial-day-remember-the-mothers-children-wives-and-lovers-too%2F Katherine Cathey, playing songs her husband liked. Photo by Todd Heisler. My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too. The famous photograph of Mary McHugh prostrated on the grave of her late fiance, James Regan, was taken by photo journalist John Moore three years ago. It could have been yesterday. Arlington Cemetery’s Section 60 is where military service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan lie. The place still makes the news — the superintendent, John Metzler Jr., just resigned — but for most Americans, Section 60 is not a place to talk of scandal or mismanagement. It’s a place to remember, a place to mourn. On a Getty Images blog, John Moore wrote: You watch a mother kiss her son’s tombstone. ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3612038 Sun, 30 May 2010 03:48:45 +0100 3612038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435118&cid=t_107174_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FZzzHtEUu0xM%26amp%3Bhl%3Den_US%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3B Today the WVU Mountaineers take on the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Final Four. Good luck to the Mountaineers as they try to move on to the Championship Game on Monday night against the winner of the Bulter vs. Michigan State contest.West Virginians everywhere are excited about the game and proud of the hard work and dedication put in by the Mountaineer players, coaches and staff. It is a great day to be a Mountaineer!All week it has been exciting to watch the buzz and excitement grow throughout the state. I loved this picture of some Mountaineers leaving Morgantown headed to Indianapolis with their cooler and couch strapped to back. I had to share it with everyone. Thanks to Lisa Simmons for the photo. You have to be a Mountaineer to understand the couch burning tradition (some history on... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435118 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:43:43 +0100 3435118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429227&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2Fmental-illness-cured%2F After working on these issues for the past 150 years, Psych Central is pleased to announce a final, simple cure for mental illness. “Yes, it’s been a long-time in the making, but we finally figured out how to cure mental illness,” said Founder and CEO of Psych Central, Dr. John Grohol. “The final push came 6 months ago, when we realized we had not only discovered the single mental illness gene, but how to deactivate it with simple products found in most people’s homes.” The cure comes on the heels of over 150 years of mental illness being recognized as something needing treatment. Serious mental disorders — things such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and panic, ADHD — have long had a significant, negative impact in peo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429227 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:55:36 +0100 3429227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399036&cid=t_107174_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncturehttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ffinal-proof-that-acupuncture-works.html Finally, scientists are now documenting with brain imaging studies and other high-tech tools how acupuncture arouses areas of the brain that register pain and are activated in recuperation.As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarettes and food, and a host of other maladies. Visit drneedles is blogging" at the end of each blog for a complete alphabetical list of all my ... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399036 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:39:00 +0100 3399036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442619&cid=t_107174_136_f&fid=34870&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debutaunt.com%2Farchives%2F001469.php [Every single one of the posts on this blog were typed and written by Deb. Except this one. She died on May 18, 2009, peacefully and no longer in pain, with family and friends by her side. I wish I... (Source: debutaunt.com) debutaunt.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442619 Thu, 28 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2442619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441691&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F27%2Ftermination-10-tips-when-ending-psychotherapy%2F The end of the psychotherapy relationship is a difficult phase of therapy. Perhaps the second most difficult one, next to actually making the decision to try out psychotherapy in the first place and pour your heart out to a complete stranger (albeit a professional). Therapists call the end of therapy “termination,” which doesn’t help in the “let’s give this a warm, fuzzy-feeling name to make it sound as least scary as possible” department. In everyday society, we typically “terminate” bugs or contracts, not relationships. But that’s psychology for you, always promoting psychobabble when simply calling it “ending therapy” would’ve sufficed. Ending any relationship for most of us is not something that comes easily, or is... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441691 Wed, 27 May 2009 10:00:30 +0100 2441691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414774&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fmore-final-exit-network-busts-this-time.html Final Exit Network was strongly suspected of assisting the suicide of Jana Van Voorhis, a severely mentally ill woman in Phoenix. The MSM ignored the story, but it was pushed strongly by New Times, an alternative newspaper. Now, its journalism seems to have helped lead to indictments. From the story: Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced a few minutes ago that investigators from his office have busted four people on murder [actually, manslaughter and conspiracy to commit manslaughter] charges in the 2005 "assisted suicide" death of a seriously mentally ill Phoenix woman...The four defendants -- who include retired Scottsdale resident Frank Langsner, a retired college professor -- have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Langsner and Wye Hale-Rowe, another so-called "e... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414774 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:36:00 +0100 2414774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389931&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F06%2Fthe-problem-with-phase-iii-clinical-trials%2F Phase III clinical trials are the final phase of research needed before a drug receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Two fairly large-scale studies are needed and they need to show the drug is both safe and effective on the subjects tested. There’s been a long-standing problem with such clinical studies, however, one that the FDA has long been aware of but powerless to fix. They are purposely designed to employ stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria that may exclude a substantial portion of the population. In other words, the people the drugs are studied on are not representative of the people that will actually be receiving the drugs once approved. In other words, Phase III clinical studies are stacked in favor of finding positive results for the medicatio... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389931 Wed, 06 May 2009 09:06:31 +0100 2389931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367426&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fderek-humphry-has-another-teenage.html This has happened before and it will happen again. A teenager has apparently committed suicide using the death information contained in Derek Humphry's book Final ExitWho is Derek Humphry? He founded the Hemlock Society--now Compassion and Choices--with his second wife Ann Wickett, after becoming famous for a book he wrote about assisting the suicide of his first wife, called Jean's Way. Humphry abandoned Wickett when she was diagnosed with breast cancer (as did the rest of the "right to die" community), and she was ultimately befriended by Rita Marker, the hated enemy of "the ultimate civil liberty." Wickett eventually committed suicide, telling Marker in a note that Humphry's first wife Jean had actually died "by suffocation," rather than from the drug coctail Humphry said he gave her to... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367426 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:32:00 +0100 2367426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306966&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fanother-final-exit-death-reported.html Apologists for assisted suicide, such as the Los Angeles Times editorial board, pretend that the Final Exit Network is a fringe group that does not reflect mainstream assisted suicide advocacy, rather than, as I have clearly demonstrated here, at SHS, within the very heart of the assisted suicide movement. FEN activists have been arrested in one case, and new deaths undertaken with their participation are coming out all the time.Here's the latest, of a depressed elderly man tired of living. From the story:Max Lom was depressed. His eyesight had failed. Simple tasks, like reading the newspaper, had become an exercise in futility.The 88-year-old Sarasota man wanted to die, although physically, he was healthy, according to his daughter.Last May, he swallowed a handful of pills in the hope of ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306966 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +0100 2306966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249063&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fanother-indiciation-that-assisted.html Don't get me wrong: I would object to assisted suicide even if it were ever going to be truly restricted to people with terminal illnesses. But of course, that isn't the goal, and it sure isn't the reality. The Final Exit Network illustrate this--although most of the obtuse or biased media continually miss the point, such as Time's hopelessly incompetent reportingAs I have written, FEN has never advocated restricting assited suicide to the terminally ill. The only major American group that does is The Hemlock Society. It didn't used to, but there was a takeover in which the former crackpot model of advocacy led by Derek Humphry--with suicide machine conventions, etc.--was replaced by the smooth and well tailored professional model led by Barbara Coombs Lee and Kathryn Tucker.With the profe... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249063 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:29:00 +0100 2249063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232370&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fcorrection-final-exit-networks-ted.html A few days ago I wrote that Ted Goodwin, one of the Final Exit Network assisted suicide defendants, was a mainstream figure in the assisted suicide movement. He certainly is that. But I made an error by writing that he had resigned as vice president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. As far as I know he didn't. He resigned as head of the Final Exit Network. That means he is still in line to be the World Federation's president starting in 2010. Mea culpa. (Source: Secondhand Smoke) Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232370 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2232370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232374&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fhospice-organization-reacts-to-fen.html The other day I posted about how a lawyer for one of the Final Exit Network defendants said that hospice is just assisted suicide in slow motion. This is dangerous demagoguery that could convince people not to seek the benefits that hospice can provide. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has now issued a press release rebutting the baseless charge. From the release:"Hospice compassionately cares for people who are near the close of life--but hospice isn't about how you die, it's about how you live. Hospice and palliative care focuses on how dying persons and their loved ones live each day, providing comfort and guidance along the way," said J. Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. "The quote from that news article demo... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232374 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:54:00 +0100 2232374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227114&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fworld-federation-of-right-to-die.html I knew the assisted suicide crowd would try to make the four defendants in the assisted suicide of a man who had been treated successfully of cancer, but was undergoing difficult reconstruction surgery and needed a hip replacement, into some kind of civil rights-type heroes. Toward this end, some assisted suicide promoters have labeled them, "The Georgia Four." Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies has issued the following statement, demonstrating that the movement does not want to limit assisted suicide to the terminally ill:The Board of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies is very concerned by the recent arrest in Georgia of its Vice Chairman, Ted Goodwin, and others. Many of us have known Ted for several years and regard him as a m... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227114 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:18:00 +0100 2227114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227115&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fman-who-died-in-accused-final-exit.html John Celmer, the man whose death is the subject of the Final Exit Network assisted suicide criminal charges, was not terminally ill. Indeed, he had apparently beaten his cancer. From the story: John Celmer was making what his doctor considered “remarkable progress” last spring after two surgeries to reconstruct his jaw.The 58-year-old Cumming man faced hip replacement surgery for arthritis, but he appeared to have won a battle against head and neck cancer. Then, he was found dead."His doctor was shocked," said Forsyth County Coroner Lauren McDonald III. "He said he shouldn’t have died." McDonald said an autopsy confirmed that Celmer, who smoke and drank, was cancer-free at death; the man had died from asphyxia suffocation resulting from the inhalation of helium. The death was ruled a... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227115 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:23:00 +0100 2227115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227116&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Flawyer-for-final-exit-network-slanders.html Assisted suicide advocates pretend that they support hospice, but their work undermines the entire concept, or at least, twists it into something that would be unrecognizable by its creator, Dame Cecily Saunders. But now a lawyer named Michael Kaminkow, who is defending two of the Final Exit Network assisted suicide defendants, has gone so far as to slander hospice. From the story: "Whatever happened here is no more than what happened in a hospice," said Michael Kaminkow, an attorney representing two of the network members arrested Wednesday. "In reality, a hospice is a suicide. It's just a little slower." Shame on Kaminkow. First, hospice isn't about causing life to end. It is about alleviating suffering and promoting human community and dignity for people with terminal illnesses and thei... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227116 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:59:00 +0100 2227116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222383&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Firresponsible-advocacy-by-barbara.html There she goes again--meaning Compassion (Hemlock Society) and Choices head Barbara Coombs Lee--pushing the baloney that assisted suicide is only about preventing unalieviable suffering for the terminally ill. Worse, she engages in irresponsible demogoguery about proper care of dying patients. From her Huffington Post article: Let's be clear. The policies on end-of-life decisions in every state except Oregon, Washington and Montana are merciless and irrational. Dying patients are abandoned to their agonies and any talk of assistance in their dying occurs in hushed, confused tones. A decent society must do better.Well, that's not only fear mongering of the worst kind, but it is also a slander to the good work of hospice professionals, who most definitely do not abandon patients "to their ag... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222383 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:36:00 +0100 2222383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222387&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fholding-plastic-bags-over-heads-of.html I have been following various aspects of the FEN activists' arrests. But this aspect of the story really caught my attention. SHSers will recall that I mentioned the book A Chosen Death in a previous post, and how its author Lonny Shavelson watched a Hemlock operative kill "Gene" by preventing him from tearing off a plastic bag she had put over his head.Well now, it appears that the FEN activists may have done the very same thing! From the story:At the Dawson County residence on Wednesday, [Ted] Goodwin [head of FEN and vice president of the World Federation of the Right to Die Societies] allegedly walked the undercover agent through the steps and demonstrated how he would hold the agent's hands to stop him from removing the exit bag, Bankhead said.The GBI said that after the death occurs,... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222387 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:57:00 +0100 2222387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222388&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fkevorkian-against-final-exit-network.html Jack Kevorkian, who painted the delightful picture above, helped kill people--other than Thomas Youk, who he lethally injected--via an assisted suicide machine in which the client flipped a switch opening the valve of a canister containing carbon monoxide. Yet, he has come out against the alleged approach to assisted suicide taken by the arrested Final Exit Network assisted suicide practitioners. From the story:Southfield attorney Mayer Morganroth said Kevorkian, once referred to as Dr. Death, believes a doctor should always be involved in any type of assisted suicide."Other than that, he's not allowed to express any views about the methods they use," Morganroth said Thursday. "That's a limitation on his parole. The only thing he can say is that he disagrees with the methods and one of the... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222388 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:53:00 +0100 2222388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222390&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Farrested-final-exit-network-activist.html In the wake of the arrests of four assisted suicide activists from the Final Exit Network, I believe an effort will be made to cast them as fringe characters within the movement.Don't believe it. One of the four is Ted Goodwin, who is the head of the FEN. Goodwin has been a stalwart in the movement for many years, to the point that in 2008 he was elected vice president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, the international umbrella organization to which most euthanasia/assisted suicide organizations belong. That means, had he not resigned just ahead of his arrest, he would have almost surely been elevated to the chair of president in 2010.The World Federation of Right to Die Societies doesn't advocate for restricting assisted suicide to the terminally ill. Its 2006 "Toronto M... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222390 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:47:00 +0100 2222390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222392&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Ffinal-exit-network-search-warrants.html I wrote earlier today about the arrest of Final Exit Network operatives. I mentioned in that post about the Phoenix case in which a mentally ill woman--it was contended--was assisted in suicide by a group representative. I had reported that matter previously here at SHS, and now search warrants have apparently been issued in the case. From the Phoenix News Times that, unlike the MSM, covered the story previously: This just in: Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is about to announce the issuance of search warrants in the 2006 assisted suicide of a mentally ill Phoenix woman.The case, which involved volunteers coming to town to help 58-year-old Jana Van Voorhis kill herself, was first reported by New Times staff writer Paul Rubin in this cover story. The volunteers were part of the nonpr... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222392 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:15:00 +0100 2222392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216463&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Ffinal-exit-network-ring-of-suicide.html The Final Exit Network is dedicated to assisted suicide. More honestly than some in the euthanasia movement, its members openly acknowledge that the "ultimate civil liberty" should not be limited to the terminally ill.It has long been suspected that some members of the FEN are not willing to wait until the law changes to assist in suicides. Some old time SHSers may recall the case in Phoenix in which it seemed pretty clear that a FEN member helped assist the suicide of a woman with a mental illness.Nothing came of that case in terms of criminal culpability, but now some arrests have been made in a series of assisted suicides in several states. From the story: Four members of an alleged assisted suicide ring were charged Wednesday with helping a 58-year-old Georgia man end his life, and inv... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216463 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:21:00 +0100 2216463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709056&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F08%2F15%2Fchildrens-mental-health-bill-passess-in-massachusetts%2F Massachusetts passes a new children’s mental health law that tries to close the gap in care for children with mental health concerns and open up the screening process to more of them: The bill requires pediatricians to routinely screen children for behavioral health problems, with parental consent, and for health insurance companies to cover those screenings. It creates a system for school personnel to receive consultation and guidance to recognize and better understand children’s’ mental health needs. And it attacks the “stuck kids” issue by setting up a process to more quickly move children stuck in hospitals because of bureaucratic red tape into more appropriate community-based settings. I’m all for more mental health screenings (since I think man... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709056 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:10:56 +0100 1709056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683500&cid=t_107174_140_f&fid=35457&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattling-schizophrenia%2F%7E3%2F125949662%2F Warning: Division by zero in /home/schizo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/tla_59658.php on line 595 Greetings and Salutations .. Sorry for the delay in accessing this site. The nameservers have kicked in over the past weekend and this blog is now ready for new posts. I am in the final stages of testing the database, the permissions, etc etc etc. but, the more I prepare all of the other sites .. it’s going faster and faster now. Yep! We’re almost there .. and back to normal! So - please take a look around, and see if you notice anything different. I would appreciate your comments … (Q) Does this blog seem to load faster for you (Source: Battling-Schizophrenia) Battling-Schizophrenia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683500 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:18:47 +0100 683500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501620&cid=t_107174_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F26%2Fall-star-cinicinnati-reds-catcher-ed-bailey-dies-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Throat Cancer, Daily news, SportsAll-Star Cincinnati Reds catcher Ed Bailey -- famous in the 1950s -- died of throat cancer on Friday, six months after he was diagnosed with the disease. He was 75.Bailey, a five-time All-Star, started his baseball career with the Reds in 1953. He went on to hit 28 home runs for the team in 1956 and then went on to play for the Milwaukee Braves, the Chicago Cubs, and the California Angels. He played in his final game in 1966.Bailey is survived by his wife, Betty, and four sons, Jack, Jeff, Joe, and Jim Bailey of Knoxville.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501620 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 501620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479270&cid=t_107174_109_f&fid=34875&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballoonballoon.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F10%2Fclay-is-allegory_28.html .She works on her art, making her real life the main part of her art. She does all the details and procedures of her artwork herself. And she portrays herself in her artwork.The detective touches her on her heart after she asks him to. He moves closer to her, and she whispers in his ear, "You will get yourself in trouble if you go further." She has even been told that she's just a child who thinks the whole world is her plaything. And the game is not over yet, because everyone has the chance and the time to do good. She gets a call from the gallery for her work.Technorati tags: episode 5, final episode (Source: American Center for Surreal and Paranoid Life) American Center for Surreal and Paranoid Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479270 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 03:37:00 +0100 479270