Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) in partnership with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) announced it is sponsoring Team Missing Parts in Action’s climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa scheduled to begin on August 2. Sgt. Neil Duncan, a 27-year-old, a…
Day: July 27, 2010
Prosthetic Limb Drive Collects More Than 1,000 Boxes of Prosthetic Components for Haitian Amputees
Hanger Orthopedic Group in partnership with Physicians for Peace and Heather Mills, launched a nationwide prosthetic limb drive following the January 12th earthquake that devastated Haiti. Donated prosthetic limbs were collected at any of Hanger’s patient care centers and then…
Tips to Help Kids Eat Healthy at School from a Pediatric Nutritionist
According to the CDC, the prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. This rise has led many advocates to focus their energies on improving nutritional conditions in schools,…