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		<title>Survey: ADA has not improved quality of life</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/07/29/ada-quality-of-life-29930/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From USA Today: A survey commissioned by the Kessler Foundation/National Organization on Disabilities finds that the ADA has not made meaningful progress in improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. The survey shows that more must be done to help people with disabilities get ahead, said Carol Glazer, president of the National Organization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Ailing kids face lengthy waits for medical care</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/01/15/report-lengthy-waits-27175/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal: Members of pediatric medical groups say there is a critical shortage of pediatric sub-specialists, forcing sick kids to face lengthy waits before they can get medical care. Among the reasons: lower salaries, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, and a rising tide of children who survived premature births to live with ongoing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools see more students with chronic health needs</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/08/chronic-health-school-nurses-26345/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress considers adding school nurses From the [Newark] Star-Ledger: As more kids with more complicated health issues are attending mainstream public schools, school nurses are being called upon to provide care they once administered only in hospitals. A bill pending in Congress would offer grants to states to help pay for more school nurses. Federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researcher: &#8216;Don&#8217;t be too quick to lump Asperger&#8217;s with autism&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/11/10/baron-cohen-2-25212/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asperger's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen writes in the New York Times that experts should move cautiously on the proposal to remove Asperger&#8217;s syndrome from the &#8220;Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.&#8221; He says such a move could have wide-reaching consequences for people and their families, as well as for insurers. First, what happens to those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In a flu epidemic, who decides who lives or dies?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/26/flu-epidemic-triage-24670/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: As the possibility of a flu epidemic looms, public health officials around the country are developing triage plans to address one of medicine&#8217;s most troubling questions: Who should receive medical treatment when demands are high and resources are scarce? The draft plans vary and have attracted little publicity. All involve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: It&#8217;s okay for MDs to &#8216;fire&#8217; patients who decline vaccines</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/26/fire-patients-vaccines-24622/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ABC News: Medical experts at the annual American Academy of Pediatrics meeting said there are cases when it&#8217;s ethical and legal for pediatricians to &#8216;fire&#8217; a patient who refuses vaccines. Experts said pediatricians struggle to cope with a growing number of parents who fear a link between autism and vaccines despite adamant statements to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurses&#8217; medication policy puts students at risk, parents say</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/13/epilepsy-medication-risk-23926/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Orange County Register (with video): A recent policy change by California&#8217;s nursing board is endangering the lives of students by withholding medication needed to quell potentially life-threatening seizures, say parents and epilepsy advocates. A directive issued by the board last month says no school staff except registered nurses can administer Diastat, and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids with disabilities and H1N1: What to do?</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/07/h1n1-disabilities-23588/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Patricia Quinlisk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Des Moines Register, Early data suggests that children with disabilities are at a higher risk of death if they contract the H1N1 swine flu. (Earlier post here.) This leaves parents with a tough choice: leave kids with disabilities in school to keep things as normal as possible, or keep them home to avoid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal watchdog: Health care failing those with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/10/01/health-care-reform-23284/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a press release from the National Council on Disability: People with disabilities face significant barriers to health care and are in need of immediate health care reform, according to a federal report released yesterday. The report by the National Council on Disability found that people with disabilities frequently lack health insurance or coverage for necessary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors: Obesity isn&#8217;t a disability</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/06/19/docs-obesity-disability-18823/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ABC News: Delegates at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted this week that obesity should not be considered a disability. Doctors said that the decision would benefit the public by allowing doctors to speak freely with patients about their weight. &#8220;If obesity is designated as a disability, physicians could be [...]]]></description>
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