Day: November 1, 2010

After a flesh-eating bacteria nearly claimed his life, Richard
Herskovitz was determined to return to competitive bodybuilding.

This year’s World Diabetes Day marks the second year of a 5-yearfocus on diabetes education and prevention.

According to a retrospective analysis conducted by the Center for Injury Research Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, more than 63,000 children and adolescents were treated in the United States from 1991 to 2008 for mobility aid-related…

Results from a Swedish study involving more than 1 million women showed that women aged 40 to 49 years who underwent mammography were less likely to die of breast cancer compared with women who were not screened. Håkan Jonsson, PhD,…

Landsman Richard Stout was honored for his sacrifice and service.

Adults with childhood-onset disorders are in danger of slipping through the health care system’s cracks, according to Laura L. Tosi, MD, principal investigator for the Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C.     Laura L.…

Communities of interest come together for the first time to determine
ways to enhance pedorthic education and accreditation.

Understand the factors to appropriately and efficiently treat children
with Blount’s Disease.

The ultimate goal of prosthetic device designers is to precisely replicate the construction, function and feel of a natural limb. The interface design — uniting together device with residual limb — plays an integral role in that ability. Experts and…

    Jeff Collins Knit-Rite Inc. and Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. each announced via respective company press releases that Knit-Rite’s distribution business has been sold to Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. “For decades Knit-Rite has served the O&P profession in two…