Zinc supplements reduce the severity and duration of illness caused by the common cold, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The findings could help reduce the amount of time lost from work and school due to…
Year: 2011
Social Activity Could Decrease the Risk of Developing Disability Later in Life
According to research conducted at Rush University Medical Center, higher levels of social activity are associated with a decreased risk of becoming disabled later in life. The study will be published in the Journal of Gerontology. “Social activity has long…
Wounded Warrior Project Launches New PSAs
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), in partnership with The PlowShare Group, launched a series of new public service advertisements aimed at raising awareness and enlisting support of the needs of injured service members of the nation’s armed military. More than 40,000…
Fillauer Announces U.S. Distribution of Rizzoli Ortopedia, S.P.A. REL-K Knee System
Fillauer announced its latest collaboration with Rizzoli Ortopedia, S.P.A., with the US market launch of REL-K microprocessor knee system. According to a press release, Fillauer is pleased to partner with Rizzoli to bring Italian design concepts used in the sports…
Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Greater Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue and greater functional disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The study suggests that…
Ability P&O Announces New Hire
Haley Branch Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. announced they have hired Haley Branch, CPO, to join the Hagerstown, Md. patient care facility. Branch is a graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2008 with a…
Obama Proposes 2-Year Postponement for Medicare Cuts
As part of his $3.7 trillion federal budget for 2012, President Barack Obama has proposed postponing by 2 years the scheduled 25% cut in Medicare payments to physicians. If the proposal is enacted, the cuts would not go into effect…
Congress Considers $65.3 Billion Budget for Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Four of the nation’s leading veterans service organizations are urging the Administration and Congress to invest $65.3 billion to meet veterans health care and veterans benefits needs. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration has proposed $61.9 billion in…
NIH-Funded Study Looks at Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
In the largest stroke rehabilitation study ever conducted in the United States, stroke patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those who were treated in a training program that requires the…
ABC Announced as Cobble Stone Sponsor of Amputee Coalition’s Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp
The Amputee Coalition is proud to recognize the support of American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) as a Cobble Stone Sponsor of the Amputee Coalition’s Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp for 2011. The Cobble Stone sponsorship…