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 children'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:25:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767313&cid=t_160311_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FPUVgYH4kPPo%2F Last year, a 7-year-old foster boy named Gabriel Myers committed suicide in Florida and, after reams of publicity and hand-wringing over the use of psychotropic medications in such children, a state task force recommended, among other things, that children never be allowed to participate in a clinical trial designed to evaluate new psychotropic meds or whether such drugs approved for adults should be given to children. The move was prompted, in part, because a Florida psychiatrist, Sohail Punjwani, who treated the boy before he committed suicide, received an FDA warning letter for failing “to protect the rights, safety and welfare” of children enrolled in clinical trials (back story). Before the suicide, the psychiatrist prescribed to kids several drugs, some of which weren’t approve... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767313 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:56:21 +0100 3767313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453871&cid=t_160311_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=3374377&cid=t_160311_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FAp9DCFHjyqU%2F A Florida psychiatrist who treated a 7-year-old foster child before the boy committed suicide last year received an FDA warning letter for failing “to protect the rights, safety and welfare” of children enrolled in clinical trials, The Miami Herald reports. The Feb. 4 letter said Sohail Punjwani overmedicated children who were enrolled in clinical trials for undisclosed drugs. One girl, the letter said, slashed her wrists while hallucinating. And a 13-year-old, “experienced sedation and dizziness during the study,” according to the letter, which goes on to say Punjwani failed to “adhere to the applicable statutory requirements and FDA regulations governing the conduct of clinical investigations…Your failure to conduct the requisite safety measures contri... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374377 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:14:55 +0100 3374377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084428&cid=t_160311_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F198132034%2F The use of the psychotropic meds on foster care children in one upstate New York county has grown precipitously in recent years, and the trend reflects a conundrum that frames the debate - Are foster children legitimately prescribed psychotropic drugs more commonly because they have so many needs? Or are the drugs used more as a convenient way to straitjacket troublesome behavior? So The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle analyzed data from Monroe county, New York state and federal agencies; interviewed experts locally and nationwide; interviewed families of some local foster children on meds; and reviewed public records of Monroe County Family Court cases in which the prescription of the drugs has been an issue. The investigation found: - In 2002, about a third of the county’s fos... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084428 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:53:44 +0100 1084428