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'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181979&cid=t_127703_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsocial-media-reactions-top-5-worst-emr-myths Healthcare IT News Associate Editor Molly Merrill wrote a July 26 piece on the five worst EMR myths. Over the past month, there's been debate and discussion surrounding the list, via our social media outlets and in our reader comments posted on the Healthcare IT News site. Here are the five misconceptions Merrill included: read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181979 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:45:12 +0100 5181979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050574&cid=t_127703_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=4445986&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FOvY8ljUZCck%2Fhaving-children-after-cancer The thought of carrying a child for nine months and having them pass through my crotch is about as appealing to me as having a recurrence of my cancer.  I’ve flat out never wanted to become pregnant or be a mom. When I met my husband, I told him on date number two that I had cancer.  On date number three I told him I didn’t want to have kids.  I added the caveat that if I ever changed my mind, I’d want to adopt.  Agreed.   That was six years ago and we are still happily “childless by choice.” But what choices would I have available to me if I do someday change my mind and as a cancer patient want to adopt or even foster a child?  Cancer conferences, organizations, or projects dealing with family planning dominate the issue with an often exclusive focus on fertility. Adopti... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445986 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:27:49 +0100 4445986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309668&cid=t_127703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-4-2011%2F Well here it is. Here we are. It’s 2011 and we made it through another holiday season and a whole other year. How do you feel? Was it everything you expected and hoped for? Did it exceed your expectations or underwhelm you? Oftentimes high hopes and unrealistic expectations set us up for disappointment. We place our bets on the new year, putting our dreams and wishes to be thinner, happier, more successful all on the chance that something will change just because we want it to. If we’re lucky, sometimes it does. But more often than not, a day is just another day whether it’s 2010 or 2011. With that being said, ordinary days provide extraordinary opportunities. We can choose to walk a different path, changing our usual responses and reactions to the same triggers. In the e... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309668 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:44:46 +0100 4309668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155344&cid=t_127703_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=3812960&cid=t_127703_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlybgbgYPpZQ%2F By Michael F. CannonFactCheck.org says that in an ad purchased with your tax dollars, actor Andy Griffith (a.k.a., the sheriff of Mayberry and Matlock) used a “weasel word” to mislead Medicare enrollees about how ObamaCare will affect them: Griffith tells his fellow senior citizens, “like always, we’ll have our guaranteed [Medicare] benefits.” But the truth is that the new law is guaranteed to result in benefit cuts for one class of Medicare beneficiaries — those in private Medicare Advantage plans… [T]he term “guaranteed” is a weasel word — a qualifier that sucks the meaning out of a phrase in the way that weasels supposedly suck the contents out of an egg. It may sound to the casual listener as though this ad is saying that the benefits of ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3812960 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:20:07 +0100 3812960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767313&cid=t_127703_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=3679914&cid=t_127703_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_127703_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_127703_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=3262824&cid=t_127703_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=3201908&cid=t_127703_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fpartner-enabling-of-alcoholism-2%2F Enabling is like a dam holding back responsibility Enabling is the ideas, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors that unintentionally continue to foster drinking, alcohol related problems or make matters worse by not allowing the alcoholic to deal with the consequences of their alcoholism. Enabling is part of the set of behaviors practiced by codependents of alcoholism. Researchers report that the majority of partners took over chores or duties from the alcoholic client at some point during the relationship, drank or used other drugs with the client, and lied or made excuses to others to cover for the drinker. Moreover, particular relationship beliefs were associated with higher behavioural enabling scores. Enabling Behaviors are practiced in four forms; Direct Enabling The behavior that acts ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201908 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:53:00 +0100 3201908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104977&cid=t_127703_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=2774886&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F3GxrldRrmUc%2F David Foster Wallace’s writing is like a firework, always fading away. A.S. Byatt’s writing has life in it. It is solid, and will happily last and live as long as is possible for a book to live. DFW’s Infinite Jest frightens me with the possibility always of its frivolity, its center of nothingness, despair, entertainment as a main goal in life and entertainment as ultimately empty and leading literally to death and decay and waste around us. It is amazing that DFW lived long enough to create that work. It is amazing that he lived through all of the experiences that he must have in order to write of these subjects, of addiction to substances and activities and of recovery from these addictions. You can’t simply make up stuff like the monologues and descriptions of A... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774886 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:27:08 +0100 2774886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727381&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2Fxa5N8aT-EM0%2F The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you. — Lyle, in Infinite Jest, page 389 (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727381 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:07:57 +0100 2727381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716196&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FQqzdoJ6_sjY%2F Image by qousqous via Flickr I am still, as stated earlier, reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I have decided that it’s not a novel that I am continuing to read because I like it, though I do. I’ve given up on a lot of likeable novels. There is also the allure of actually finishing a “cool” and “important” novel, and therefore having a license to drone on about it to everyone within earshot. That’s not been a deciding factor ever since I gave up reading Gravity’s Rainbow when it came out when I was in high school. That book was immediately made cool by some sort of critical osmosis that I could never quite fathom. I chucked it after about 54 pages of humor (I think) that I simply didn’t get. I have decided that, unlike mo... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716196 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:24:43 +0100 2716196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645249&cid=t_127703_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=2606194&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FkWM1ndBrVJs%2F With regard to Infinite Jest, I would like to announce that I have actually read all the way through footnote #24. This is a bigger deal than it sounds, if you have ever taken a look at that book. The book is almost 20% footnotes, written often in a dry, footnote-y tone. Sometimes they contain nothing more than “Ibid. page N” or somesuch. More than a few times, they spin off on their own, with footnotes of their own, as is the case with footnote #24. Many readers use this as an instance of David Foster Wallace foreseeing the Internet, or at least the Web. Not so. The Web was already around, and at the time of the book’s publishing, I had already made and abandoned roughly five personal home pages and sites. It was not long after that I sat down and purchased this domain. ... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2606194 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:13:22 +0100 2606194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602192&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FS7L6bEx_wGY%2F Image by \ Ryan via Flickr This is my first full day of being a member of the Infinite Jest book group. As such, I have done not only a lot of reading, but have begun to realize the size of the task that I have set myself. This thought makes perfect sense if you have just plowed through both the Erdedy and Wardine sections at the same sitting. The amount of voices in that book are staggering. No, I can’t really explain it without having you read the book too. And so this is a bit of a difficult book to blog about. The need I have to try to write about it anyway is the same sort of need one has of dropping breadcrumbs along the way as you travel, hoping to give yourself some method of finding your way home. One may never actually get back home, or even try. But one feels a bit safe... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602192 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:26:26 +0100 2602192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594602&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FIvVH8nn-MDA%2F Image via Wikipedia Following is one of the (many) websites that I have found that have to do with David Foster Wallace, and also his most famous work, Infinite Jest. This is a book that is, to say the very least, sprawling. Also huge. One that demands careful attention at all times due to quick changes of voice and viewpoint. I am certain that I can’t describe the plot. There is, this summer, a massive literary occasion online in which willing individuals, such as myself, have promised themselves to sit around and read the whole of Infinite Jest by, I believe, September 22. I have no idea why the choice of that date was made. Perhaps it even has something to do with the book, or DFW. This event sounds like the overwhelming, symbolic and not-entirely-meaningful event that I was l... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594602 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:14:06 +0100 2594602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2357408&cid=t_127703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F22%2F10-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day%2F Midweek Mental Greening “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” - John Muir. It’s Earth Day my friends, and I have 10 ways to celebrate that will help take care of both Mother Nature and your mental wellness. 1. Back away from the treadmill. Lately, the weather here has been pretty rainy (and even snowy and sleety at times!), so my treadmill has gotten a lot of use. However, it’s warming up now, which means morning walks or jogs – and less electricity – are on the horizon. 2. Break ground on your garden. April is a big month for turning your vegetable garden plan into a reality. Growing your own veggies is good for your brain, your soul, and the planet. 3. Talk with your ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2357408 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:05 +0100 2357408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727132&cid=t_127703_106_f&fid=38876&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcosmeticsurgerybeat.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fpost-pregnancy-cosmetic-surgery.html As mentioned last week, Tameka Foster had been in the spotlight for undergoing liposuction only two months after giving birth. Giving birth is a stressful time for your body and you have to allow significant time to recover. Rushing into surgery soon after birth is not advised and your risks of complications are increased. Whether or not you had a C-section is another important factor to consider. I would advise at least six months after birth until considering a procedure like liposuction. This gives the body time to recuperate and return to its normal functions. You should check with your Obstetrician prior to any cosmetic procedure and you should not be breast feeding at the time. It is often said that patience is a virtue and that couldn’t be farther from the truth with post-pregnanc... The Cosmetic Surgery Beat blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727132 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:09:00 +0100 2727132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727133&cid=t_127703_106_f&fid=38876&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcosmeticsurgerybeat.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fmedical-tourism-pros-and-cons.html Medical tourism is a growing trend when it comes to cosmetic surgery. The reason for this uptick is the perceived lower cost for cosmetic procedures outside the U.S. In reality, if you do not do your research there could be severe complications and you could end up paying the same amount to receive proper post-op care from complications. Take for instance R&B superstar Usher’s wife, Tameka Foster. On February 7, she traveled to Brazil for liposuction eight weeks after giving birth and unfortunately suffered from severe complications. She spent over a week in the hospital and there is no official word on her condition or what caused the complications. Regardless, there is a need to promote patient safety and awareness on medical tourism. No matter where the surgery takes place, the pa... The Cosmetic Surgery Beat blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727133 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:56:00 +0100 2727133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2218533&cid=t_127703_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F26%2Frare-form-of-ovarian-cancer-not-getting-inspirational-13-yr-old-down-you-can-help%2F GASPORT, NY: Strong Show of Support –Rare Cancer Not Getting Girl Down “By Bill Wolcott, Lockport Union-Sun & Journal GASPORT - Meghan Redenbach, 13 [year old], honor student and athlete, has a rare form of ovarian cancer, fibrosarcoma. There are only 30 documented cases of this cancer diagnosed in the United States, according to the family, and the [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2218533 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:29:04 +0100 2218533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039945&cid=t_127703_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F15%2Foverprescribing-medications-in-children%2F Yesterday, the L.A. Times published an op-ed piece from a psychiatrist describing the epidemic of over-prescription of medications for our children. The boy, a quiet slip of a 10-year-old, had been prescribed two antipsychotics, two mood stabilizers, one antidepressant, two attention deficit disorder medications and another medication to manage the side effects of the antipsychotics. […] During the last year, while they were in foster care, a doctor had diagnosed the 10-year-old with bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder and prescribed eight medications. Say what? Eight medications for a single child? Heck, I wouldn’t want to see an adult taking that many medications for a psychiatric disorder, much less a child of 10. The article didn’t mention whether ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039945 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:22:05 +0100 2039945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943412&cid=t_127703_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FMtUQIPCiFdM%2F 11-year-old Jonathan Rios has been missing since around 11am Friday morning in Northeast Portland, Oregon Live reports: Police said Jonathan Rios and was last seen around 11:00 a.m. on the 7300 block of Northeast Siskiyou Street. Police said Jonathan was in the car with his foster father when they had an argument about a broken video game. Jonathan’s foster father left him in the car while picking up another child from school, and when he returned, Jonathan was gone, police said. Jonathan is autistic and is said to have a history of running away. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, foster child, missing child, Portland, video gameShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943412 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:37:33 +0100 1943412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392603&cid=t_127703_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_127703_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=1084428&cid=t_127703_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 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=896085&cid=t_127703_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F160765090%2F A three-year-old autistic boy was found floating in a swimming pool in a house in Morgan County, Indiana and is near death. The September 24th Reporter-Times reports: he boy was at a home next to 3976 Henderson Ford Road, according to information gathered at the scene. He was outside playing with other children and adults. At some point, the boy wandered away from the family. A search was done and the boy was found in the swimming pool. According to the radio log from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, a call for help was received from the home at 4:35 p.m. The caller reported a child was found in the pool and they needed help. Officers from the Brooklyn and Mooresville police departments and deputies from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department quickly arrived at the scene... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=896085 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:35:29 +0100 896085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699265&cid=t_127703_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Fkidney-cancer-makes-david-foster-sick%2F Filed under: Kidney Cancer, BlogsDavid Foster was diagnosed with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma in April 2005. Translation: stage four kidney cancer and the sixth deadliest form of cancer. Not a great disease to acquire. Also not the end of the world. Just ask David who is busy working as a National Strategic Advisor in Augusta, Georgia, headlining within the independent magazine community, hanging out with dog Gracie, and documenting his journey in a blog he calls David Foster's Kicking Kidney Cancer's Arse.He's no wimp, this guy. Just read his June 23 post, titled May kill me, but it ain't gonna beat me. He didn't let that hard-nosed kid Jerry whip him when he was eight -- he smacked him so hard in the lunchroom, Jerry was left stumbling and bleeding -- and he won't let cancer bully him e... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699265 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 699265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=696932&cid=t_127703_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_127703_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_127703_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