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 'foster care'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050574&cid=t_115844_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmore-bad-news-about-the-obesity-epidemic-in-america%2F2011.07.22 A report released recently by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health issued some grim warnings about the current and future state of the U.S.’s obesity epidemic. Bluntly titled “F is for fat: How obesity threatens America’s future 2011,” the report found that obesity rates rose in 16 states since 2010 and that more than 30% of people are obese in 12 states, compared with one state just four years ago. The South is still the worst-faring region—nine out of 10 states with the highest obesity rates are located there. The report compared today’s data with data from 20 years ago, when no state’s obesity rate exceeded 15%. Now, only one state—Colorado—has a rate below 20%. The report also points out that d... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050574 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5050574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155344&cid=t_115844_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2Fgm2PO8vLT0A%2F So a long time ago I wrote about an adult foster care that I was placed in and how abusive they were.  Well they can no longer abuse people from my county due to complaints I’ve made according to several people who are very reliable sources.  According to several sources I have the county I [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155344 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:31:58 +0100 4155344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679914&cid=t_115844_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FMXgDoWb_u_s%2F A sunny day here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are using some spare moments to catch up on our reading. And of course, we are leisurely quaffing a few cups of stimulation. Later, we plan to grab a bite with Mrs. Pharmalot and The Pharmalittles in honor of you-know-what day. Whatever your plans, we hope the day is enjoyable. Meanwhile, here are a few stray items to keep you fresh. And remember to say hi to your dad. Have a great time… Patents on blockbusters are expiring. The human genome is not delivering. And the low-hanging fruit was long ago picked from the orchard of obvious follow-ups. Adrian Ivinson, director of Harvard’s NeuroDiscovery Center, is reminded of the shifts underway in the industry every time he looks out of his Cambridge, Ma., window at the “... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679914 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:13:01 +0100 3679914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453871&cid=t_115844_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fparenting-is-adoption-right-for-you%2F Adoption is a permanent lifelong commitment to a child that can be extremely rewarding. You may be thinking of adopting because you have fertility problems, because you don’t want to give birth to a biological child, or just because you’ve always felt that you wanted to adopt. Before making a decision, be sure that you’re prepared to give the child all the love, attention, and support they will need. The Requirements The state or country where the adoption will take place has adoption laws and procedures in place. In addition, adoption agencies may have specific criteria for adoptive parents including minimum and maximum age limits. In an open independent adoption, the birth parents may also be involved in the selection of the adoptive family. Therefore, they may have add... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453871 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:32:33 +0100 3453871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262824&cid=t_115844_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fbeacon-specialized-living-services-bangor%2F I was placed at Beacon Specialized Living Services Lantern Bay Facility.  On numerous occasions I was threatened, assaulted, and harassed by Beacon’s staff members.  The following is a review of my experience. On one occasion when I was trying to open a gate, a staff member assaulted me throwing me face first into a snowbank and [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262824 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:17:51 +0100 3262824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104977&cid=t_115844_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Fkeeping-in-touch%2F Title: Keeping in touch Skinny: Survey and discussion group report from Ofsted which asked 370 children in care, for their views about keeping in touch – and losing contact – with their families and friends while in care. It finds that the longer children stay in care the more likely it is that all contact with their parents, siblings and friends are lost. Once children have been in care for over two years, they have much less contact with their birth family and for those who have been in care for over six years all contact is most likely to be lost. Publisher: Ofsted Size of Publication: 36p. Published: 17/12/2009 Posted in Children, Grey Literature, Local Authorities, Social Services, Young People Tagged: Children, Foster Care, Grey Literature, Relationships, Residential Care, ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104977 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:27:00 +0100 3104977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645249&cid=t_115844_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FhqAwlfziwVU%2F The call came around 7 p.m. on a languid July evening as I was settling in with a good book and a big glass of iced tea. My teenage daughter was at a sleepover and the Friday evening stretched ahead quiet and uneventful. And then an Arlington County, Virginia social worker was on the other end of the line, gently pressuring me to provide emergency foster care for a seven-year-old boy who had abruptly been removed from his family because of signs of abuse. It was Friday evening, after all, getting late, and the child needed a place to sleep. It was only for the weekend as a more permanent placement was sought, one that could provide the specialized therapeutic care he needed. He was currently at a hospital being evaluated, no one knew if he’d been fed dinner, it was getting late&#8230... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645249 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:17:15 +0100 2645249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392603&cid=t_115844_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F275749231%2F On Monday, April 21, 2008, a Texas judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would have kept mothers from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) with their nursing children who are in state custody. Of the 437 children placed in Child Protective Services (CPS) for being in danger of sexual and emotional abuse, 77 children are under age two. CPS workers had said they planned to place the children in foster care once DNA testing is complete sometime later this week, but it appears that the process of moving the children from shelters to other locations has already begun. Mothers who are minors will be placed with their babies, but other mothers have already been separated from their children. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on the judge... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392603 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:19:15 +0100 1392603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1283633&cid=t_115844_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F246774074%2F The House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support will hold a hearing on Wednesday in response to reports that the meds are disproportionately given to foster care children as a substitute for counseling. In announcing the hearing, Jim McDermott, a Democrat from Washington who chairs the subcommittee, also expressed concern that the drugs are increasingly prescribed for off-label treatments. Antipsychotics are approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but recent reports indicate the meds are often given to kids for ADHD. Moreover, until very recently, these weren’t approved for children at all and the issue has prompted anger from legislators in some states, such as New York and New Jersey, over the money paid by Medicaid for prescriptions. Similarly, nursing homes ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1283633 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:28:45 +0100 1283633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=696932&cid=t_115844_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F128121293%2F I read about an autistic boy who is restrained in a van while on an outing from the residential placement where he lives: He stops breathing. He dies. I think, I’ve read this before and remember Jonathan Carey, who died on February 15th; he lived at a center in upstate New York. But the story I am reading is about a 12-year-old boy, Denis Maltez, who lived in Florida and who died on May 23rd. He was on a trip to a flea market to get a haircut—there is mention of staff holding his arms behind his back and of staff restraining his legs…….this article from the June 25th Miami Herald provides a lot of details and is almost unbearable to read. Then I read about all the medications Denis was on—Seroquel, Zyprexa and Depakote—-and that David J. Glatt, who owne... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=696932 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:01:01 +0100 696932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629301&cid=t_115844_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F118518577%2F Why, indeed? Ralph Savarese explains why he and his wife, Emily, chose to adopt DJ, a non-verbal “badly abused, autistic 6-year-old from foster care” in an op-ed in today’s LA Times—-for the full story, see his book Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption, which is due out tomorrow from Other Press. Savarese’s LA Times piece raises many questions and not only in regard to adoption, or in regard to the adoption of disabled children. Assumptions and prejudices are threaded throughout the comments people make to him and his wife regarding their adoption of DJ. For example, “Why don’t you have your own children?” a wealthy relative inquired, as if natural family-making were a kind of gated community it was best never to abandon. &#8220... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629301 Mon, 21 May 2007 20:38:25 +0100 629301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=577357&cid=t_115844_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F112681633%2F The story of Marcus Fiesel—the three-year-old boy who died in August of 2006—seems to just keep getting sadder. Marcus was left bound up in a closet while his foster parents, Dave and Liz Carroll, went to attend a family reunion in Kentucky, accompanied by Amy Baker, “their live-in girlfriend,” and the family dog, as reported in the April 28th Middletown Journal. Marcus is described as “developmentally disabled”; it has been suggested that he had autism or possibly Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Now Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters is urging Marcus’ biological mother, Donna Trevino, to claim his remains and bury him. According to Deters, Trevino has refused an offer from the county to oversee funeral services for Marcus and worked instead with... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=577357 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:44:34 +0100 577357