Month: February 2011

Millions of people worldwide may be at risk of early death from diabetes and related cardiovascular illnesses because of poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment, a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of…

The Amputee Coalition is now accepting applications for the third annual Christina Skoski, MD, Scholarship. The fund will award a one-time, $1,000 scholarship to a student with congenital limb difference or limb loss who has a special desire to learn…

    Erik Foltz Otto Bock HealthCare announced the new hire of Erik Foltz as market manager for its microprocessor knee area. “We are excited to have Erik step into this important role for our company which involves marketing support…

Tom Cooper of Waldorf, Md. was named the newest First Volley tennis instructor. Cooper is the eighth certified First Volley instructor for the adaptive tennis program OPAF and The First Clinics. Cooper brings more than 25 years of tennis experience…

Women who take commonly prescribed drugs, known as bisphosphonates, for osteoporosis for 5 years or more may be at higher risk of certain kinds of fractures of their thigh bones, a new study has found. The drugs do prevent hip…

It has been long-believed that our body image is limited by our innate body plan – in other words that we cannot experience having more than one head, two arms and two legs, according to a press release. However, brain…

High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that are 34% lower, while spending nearly 22% less on trauma patient care than…

Continuing their efforts in the fight against childhood obesity, The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living (the Center), part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been awarded a 4-year, $3.7 million grant…

An international Task Force on Charcot arthropathy, supported by unrestricted educational grants from Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) and other orthopedics companies, has reached agreement on new recommendations for the effective treatment of diabetic Charcot foot. According to the WHO,…

Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) announced the opening of the North Central Center of Excellence in Minneapolis. The center’s clinical manager is Pat Prigge, CP. Jennifer Peterson, MA, PT, is the rehabilitation coordinator.     Pat Prigge “Minneapolis was selected as…