Month: November 2010

Women with a personal history of breast cancer should consider annual screening with MRI in addition to mammography, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The American Cancer Society (ACS)…

Baseball legend Jim Abbott has been selected as the guest speaker at the Loma Linda University Health Care’s Second Annual Sports Luncheon and Trivia Extravaganza, which will take place on Dec. 2. The event will raise funds for PossAbilities, a…

As employees become increasingly anxious about job security and financial worries during an economic recession, satisfaction with the job they have, commitment to their company and engagement with their work are all affected detrimentally, according to a press release. This…

Beginning on Nov.30, almost 30 wounded warriors from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will take part in a rehabilitative bicycling ride in Nevada and Arizona on the latest stop of Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) national Soldier Ride. Warriors…

A number of Paralympic athletes including South Africa’s `Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius and `Fastest Paralympian on Earth’ Jason Smyth are featured in a new video trailer to promote January’s International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.…

People at risk for osteoarthritis may be able to delay the onset of the disease or even prevent it by making changes to their physical activity, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…

    Scott Cummings Scott Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP, president of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists announced that the Academy’s O&P Career Awareness campaign won the Gold Award in the MarCom Award Contest in the category of External…

    Sharon Nichelson The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) has elected Sharon Nichelson, CMOF, to a second term as chairwoman of the board of directors. BOC also elected five more officers. Kimberly Hertz, CMF, BOCO, as vice chairwoman; Jim…

Eduardo Oyola-Rivera, of Brandon, Fla., has been elected national vice president of Paralyzed Veterans of America. “I am delighted to serve all the members of Paralyzed Veterans of America,” Oyola-Rivera stated in a press release. “I look forward to working…

Allard USA is the newest Silver Level Sponsor for OPAF & The First Clinics. In lieu of holiday gifts this season, Allard has chosen to make a donation to the First Clinics so that the work of adaptive recreation for…