Year: 2010

The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) announced that it has expanded, adding four new directors effective immediately. All four seats were filled as appointment, Sharon Nichelson, CMF, COF, BOC board of directors chairwoman, stated in a press release. The new…

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced that 10 new Paralympic swimmers have been added to the Paralympic Swimming Resident Program, expanding the team to 16 athletes, all of whom will live and train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado…

A $7 million grant from the NIH will help researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital translate new scientific findings and technological developments into novel treatments for the muscular dystrophies. The grant designates Nationwide Children’s Hospital as a Paul D. Wellstone Muscular…

Cascade Dafo Inc. recently announced the departure of Bill Weymer as chief executive officer. Weymer, who has been with the company for the past 6 years, will remain at Cascade Dafo through September to assist with the search for a…

Flu vaccine will soon be available at local pharmacies and doctor’s offices, and government officials are urging everyone older than 6 months of age to receive it. This year’s vaccine protects against H1N1 and two other strains of seasonal flu,…

A study published in the October issue of Anesthesiology is among the first to show that the quality of immediate postoperative care of orthopedic surgery patients has important effects on patients’ long-term cardiac outcomes. “Looking at long-term outcome, especially for…

A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that from 1997-2007, an estimated 229,023 children and adolescents younger than 19 years were treated in U.S. hospital emergency…

Since returning home, some 100,000 veterans from the first Gulf War have reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) similar to fibromyalgia, and a new study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that acute exercise can…

A new study provides evidence supporting a seemingly obvious – but unproven – link between walking- and cycling-friendly communities and lower levels of obesity. Researchers found that people are more likely to have healthy weights if they live in places…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC) announced the launch of its newly redesigned and updated consumer website, OandPCare.org. The redesign was initiated to provide consumers with valuable and comprehensive information about the orthotic, prosthetic,…