Month: January 2011

Approximately 19 million U.S. adults reported receiving treatment for diabetes in 2007, more than double the 9 million who said they received care in 1996, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…

Mending Limbs Organization announced a partnership with prosthetic limb company, Bulow BioTech to futher the message of the Amputee Coalition of America. Members of both organizations hope that this partnership will help shed light on the need for adequate prosthetic…

    Kacy Moran Powers Kacy Moran Powers, CO, has joined the pediatric orthotic team at Orthologix, a Philadelphia-based orthotic and prosthetic practice. Moran Powers has multiple years of pediatric experience through her affiliation with Alfred I. duPont Hospital for…

Health care spending in the United States grew 4% in 2009, to $2.5 trillion, or $8,086 per person, the slowest rate of growth in the 50-year history of the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), due in great part to the…

They are the most widely produced fruit in the world and now scientists in Japan have discovered that tomatoes contain a nutrient which could tackle the onset of vascular diseases. The research, published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food…

Physiotherapy Associates announced a new clinic location in Charlotte, N.C. The clinic offers a range of physical therapy services, including orthopedic rehabilitation, work conditioning, sports rehabilitation, back pain, neck pain, arthritis and post-surgical rehabilitation. Including this Charlotte facility, Physiotherapy Associates…

New research found that clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence. Researchers noted physicians were prescribing medications for pain and inflammation, or opting for surgical…

Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) announced the schedule for its national SkiTour winter snow sports series. From January through April 2011 the DSUSA SkiTour will include more than 80 events hosted by 40 DSUSA chapters and affiliates in 18 states. Events…

In an analysis that included data from 9 studies, having higher measures of walking speed among older adults was associated with increased length of survival, according to a study in JAMA. “Remaining years of life vary widely in older adults,…

      Images: Freedom Innovations Sean Reyngoudt, the world’s only amputee professional kiteboarder and waverider, is featured in a new television action-adventure series, “Catching Air,” which premiered Jan. 6, 2011 on the Discovery Channel’s HD Theater. All six episodes…