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Month: May 2010

Colon Cancer and Diabetes Linked in Study of Older Women

May 4, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

A research team led by Mayo Clinic physicians has found that older women with diabetes face a more than doubled risk for some types of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer remains the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the…

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ACA Announces First National Gold Sponsorship for 2010

May 4, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) announced Otto Bock HealthCare as the organization’s inaugural national Gold Sponsor for 2010. “The Amputee Coalition of America is honored to welcome such a prestigious company as Otto Bock HealthCare to our national Gold…

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Studies Show Low Vitamin D Levels Related To MS Symptoms

May 4, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

Low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), studies conducted by neurologists at the University at Buffalo (UB) have shown. Their results, reported at the American Academy…

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Research Helps to Catch Multiple Sclerosis at Onset

May 3, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

The National MS Society estimates that there are currently about 400,000 cases in the United States and more that 2 million people suffer from the disease all over the world. Although there is currently no cure, a breakthrough finding from…

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Ohio Willow Wood Donates Prosthetic Products to Haitian Relief

May 3, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

Ohio Willow Wood has made several product donations this year to organizations committed to helping amputees in Haiti in the wake of the devastating January 2010 earthquake. Physicians for Peace received an assortment of prosthetic products including over 800 Alpha…

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Non-Drug PTSD Treatment Confirmed in Walter Reed Report

May 3, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Bethesda, Md., has published case reports detailing the successful treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with a stellate ganglion bloc (SGB). SGB is a 10-minute procedure during which local anesthesia is injected…

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Botox Decreases Spasticity in Upper Limbs

May 1, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved onabotulinumtoxin A (Botox) as a treatment to decrease spasticity in various muscle groups of the upper limb. In three clinical trials reviewing the effect of the drug on wrist and finger…

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A Cell Phone Program Monitors Physical Activity

May 1, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

Chinmay Manohar of the Mayo Clinic is designing a device to help motivate people to be more active. His team has developed a program that helps people monitor their normal day-to-day physical activity using an everyday device like a cell…

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Modified Home Video Game System Improves Hand Function for Teenagers With Cerebral Palsy

May 1, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

In a pilot trial, a home video game system modified by engineers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. improved hand function in teenagers with cerebral palsy. Rutgers engineers, members of the university’s Tele-Rehabilitation Institute, worked with clinicians at the Indiana…

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No Stopping Him Now

May 1, 2010 Terense KempUncategorized

For “Boston” Bill Hansbury, slowing down following his
amputation surgeries was not an option.

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