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 'firefighters'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028158&cid=t_110464_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1bQcSKcql2Y%2F By Walter OlsonThe New York Times has an article today on the plight of Central Falls, Rhode Island, a 19,000-population industrial city that may declare bankruptcy under the fiscal weight of $80 million in pension obligations for police and fire officers. Unlike some coverage of municipal fiscal woes, this one does not dance around the way some of the problem originates in misguided labor policy: The city, just north of Providence, is small and poor, but over the years it has promised police officers and firefighters retirement benefits like those offered in big, rich states like California and New York. These uniformed workers can retire after just 20 years of service, receive free health care in retirement, and qualify for full disability pensions when only partly disabled. “Promi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028158 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:27:20 +0100 5028158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424814&cid=t_110464_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblisstree-photo-of-the-day-5%2F Today’s image captures a soggy spring moment in Rhode Island, where firefighters had to evacuate residents yesterday. Try telling these guys that April showers bring May flowers. Photo: Stew Milne, AP via USA Today Post from: BlissTree Blisstree Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424814 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30:22 +0100 3424814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788705&cid=t_110464_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2F10%2Fthe-2009-mda-drive%2F For my past two shifts I’ve been going out and helping with the annual firefighter MDA drive. You know what I’m talking about. We go out and get folks to put their spare cash and change in our fire boots under a ”Fill the Boot” banner. Fill the boot days can be long. They come in August to be in concert with the Jerry Lewis telethon. It’s a lot of time on the street and under the sun, but I feel like every minute is worth it. Working with the fill the boot project was one of my first experiences in charitable fund raising though I have gone on to do quite a bit more now for various causes. My experiences with the MDA fund raising encouraged me to do more charitable work. If you’ve never had the experience of going out and asking people to give in the n... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788705 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:41 +0100 2788705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074313&cid=t_110464_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FL_tKrzJRdGM%2F 9-year-old Nicholas Benavides died Monday morning in a fire at his house in Corpus Christi, Texas, today’s Caller Times reports. Nicholas was autistic and, according to his grandmother, Maria Benavides, was “’shy, but also friendly and always smiling.’” On Monday, Nicholas’ siblings, ages 11 and 4, were at their maternal grandparents’ home and Nicholas’ mother was at work. Benavides said her son, the boy’s father, told her he was doing laundry in a room at the rear of the house. Fire Chief Richard Hooks said it hasn’t been determined if the boy was alone in the house. Fire officials were interviewing the boy’s father late Monday. When Corpus Christi firefighters arrived at 10:37 a.m., about five minutes after the initial cal... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074313 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:13:02 +0100 2074313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454885&cid=t_110464_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F294196026%2F The well known major risk factors for developing bladder cancer are prolonged exposure to certain environmental pollutants and chemicals. As the body absorbs carcinogenic chemicals, such as cigarette smoke, the chemicals are transferred to the blood, filtered out by the kidneys and expelled from the body through the urine. Greater concentrations of chemicals in the urine can damage the endothelial lining of the bladder and increase a patient’s odds of developing transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). One group of people that are regularly exposed to smoke and chemical fumes are firefighters – more than any other group. Now, University of California –San Francisco reported at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), research findings suggesting that... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454885 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:21:14 +0100 1454885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525724&cid=t_110464_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F107167393%2F Lucky firefighters in Glasgow, Scotland will have DNA collection kits at the ready whenever some miscreant spits on them. Bill McDonagh, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue’s director of operations said: From now, anyone who spits at one of our firefighters should know we will have evidence against them, and chances are they will be identified and caught. Spitting is a potentially dangerous act. Saliva can transmit dangerous diseases such as hepatitis B and bacterial meningitis. Saliva samples will be sent to the police for processing and matched against the national DNA database. Even if there is no match, the DNA will still be stored in case the spitter strikes again. None of this makes any sense to me. Is it impossible to chase a spitter down and nail him to the ground without the need ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=525724 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:27:39 +0100 525724