Day: December 20, 2011

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. announced that Patricia B. Shrader, vice president of global regulatory affairs at Medtronic, Inc., will join its Board of Directors as an independent director under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Shrader is replacing Bennett…

Postmenopausal women who walked at least 10,000 steps a day did not have better muscle strength, balance or agility than women who walked fewer than 7,500 steps a day, according to a recent study. However, researchers found that extra walking…

The U.S. Senate passed an amended version of a bill Saturday that postpones a 27.4% Medicare physician payment decrease scheduled to occur on Jan. 1. The amended measure delays the payment cut and extends the payroll tax deduction and unemployment…