Month: July 2014

Individuals with extreme obesity can have a reduction in life expectancy of up to 14 years, compared with people of normal weight, according results of a recently published National Institute of Health study. The study, led by researchers from the…

Individuals with extreme obesity can have a reduction in life expectancy of up to 14 years, compared with people of normal weight, according results of a recently published National Institute of Health study. The study, led by researchers from the…

Artec Group announced the closing of a distribution agreement with Ottobock to resell Artec’s Eva and Spider 3-D scanners for prosthesis manufacturing. According to the company press release, the Artec Eva scanner digitizes objects quickly in high resolution and vivid…

Artec Group announced the closing of a distribution agreement with Ottobock to resell Artec’s Eva and Spider 3-D scanners for prosthesis manufacturing. According to the company press release, the Artec Eva scanner digitizes objects quickly in high resolution and vivid…

Data published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum found an increase in cell proliferation and improvement in wound healing if certain olfactory receptors in the skin are activated. Researchers cloned and functionally expressed the…

Ottobock has announced the realignment of its technical orthopedics sales regions and the promotion of Brian Long as its Midwest regional sales manager. The realignment from three to four regions took effect July 1, and was implemented as a result…

Ottobock has announced the realignment of its technical orthopedics sales regions and the promotion of Brian Long as its Midwest regional sales manager. The realignment from three to four regions took effect July 1, and was implemented as a result…

The Board of Certification/Accreditation and Applied Measurement Professionals Inc. convened a group of subject matter experts to collaborate on the BOC Pedorthist Job Task Analysis. According to a press release, the Job Task Analysis team was comprised of BOC-certified practitioners,…

PHILADELPHIA — The Wounded Warrior Amputees Football Team played a group of former NFL players in the Tribute to Heroes Challenge, a head-to-head flag football competition, here. The challenge pitted men and women who lost a limb during service in…

Ottobock announced Kevin Flatt of Cookeville, Tenn., as the first winner of the C-Leg 15 Year Anniversary Photo Contest. Participants are asked to submit photos or videos on how the C-Leg or other prosthetic device has changed their lives. Flatt’s…