Month: September 2010

A group of disabled employees of the Social Security Administration (SSA) has secured a victory in a class action before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On Aug. 25, the EEOC Office of Federal Operations affirmed the Oct.8, 2008…

College Park Industries announced David Frost, of Plano, Texas, as the new territory manager for the South Central Region. This includes the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri.     David Frost Frost is a…

Women who have gene mutations that put them at high risk of ovarian and breast cancer can significantly reduce the risk of developing or dying from these cancers by having their healthy ovaries or breasts removed, according to a new…

Sports-related injuries are part of the game, and as athletes are becoming stronger, faster, and better conditioned, higher-energy injuries are becoming common. Foot and ankle injuries are especially concerning because they are increasing in number and severity and are often…

An antibacterial peptide developed by Laszlo Otvos, a research professor of biology in Temple’s College of Science and Technology, looks to be a highly-effective therapy against infections in burn or blast wounds suffered by soldiers. Otvos and his collaborators found…

Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. However, scientists who work with such cells have…

Most people think about the visible impacts that healthy eating have on our lives, yet fail to consider what poor dietary habits can do to our careers. A 2005 study conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) based in Geneva…

A new survey, sponsored by the Kessler Foundation and National Organization on Disability has revealed that most Americans with disabilities are still struggling with the same lifestyle and economic issues they confronted in 1990 when the Americans with Disabilities Act…

Investigators for a multicenter study found that extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) both safely and effectively reduced recalcitrant chronic plantar heel pain, according to findings from their randomized placebo- controlled trial. “The focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy as applied in…

It is widely assumed by vascular surgeons that amputation is the safer option compared to infrainguinal bypass operations for high-risk patients with multiple comorbidities. Neal Barshes, MD, MPH, contends that the health care industry never had the data to precisely…