Day: December 1, 2009

Researchers from the University of Michigan department of neurology have received a $1.8-million grant to develop a novel therapy for neuropathic pain, a difficult to treat condition in which patients experience pain because of damage to nerve without obvious tissue…

Press releases are a great way to highlight your company’s best features at little expense.   © 2009 iStockphoto.com/Catalin Plesa Press releases can announce anything that you feel is newsworthy. It could be anything from new products to new services…

Frank Hastings Hamilton, MD is remembered for his skills at the Battle of Bull Run and his educational ties.   Civil War surgeons, like Frank Hastings Hamilton, operated bare-handed and often with instruments that were not properly sterilized. © 2009…

Chronic pain patients with a history of depression are three times more likely to receive long-term prescriptions for opioid medications like Vicodin compared to pain patients who do not suffer from depression, according to new research. The study, published in…

  People with diabetes living in Africa have three times the rates of heart disease and stroke than similar neighbors. © 2009 iStockphoto.com/Skip ODonnell Type 2 diabetes is often seen as a condition affecting older, unproductive adults in wealthy countries.…

Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate. Their study shows how bacteria talk to one another – an understanding…

There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with…

The principles of crisis management are the same for individually owned businesses as for major multinational corporations.   © 2009 iStockphoto.com/MBPHOTO A practitioner and owner of a small-sized O&P facility is in his bed unaware that as he sleeps a…

The 16th Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge provides challenged athletes with opportunities to dream big and accomplish even greater goals. For 16 years, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) has been proving to the world that people with physical…

  Cathie Pruitt On Oct. 9, ownership of the PrimeCare Network LLC was transferred from Clint, Frank and Ted Snell to Cathie Pruitt and Jane Edwards. “We all felt that the Network had reached a crossroads and that, since Cathie…