Össur and the U.K.-based Newcastle University recently announced they have received a grant for the SenseBack project. The grant for an equivalent of about $340,000 is supplied by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the U.K. The…
Month: January 2016
Understand Risk in Your Portfolio
There are many forms of risk associated with financial assets. Even those instruments, like CDs and money market funds, carry one or more forms of risk although many investors are unaware of these risks. In fact, it is almost impossible…
Paralyzed Veterans of America announces winner of Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Award
Paralyzed Veterans of America recently announced Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, as recipient of its 2016 Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Award. According to a press release from Paralyzed Veterans of America, Miller…
Rarely or never consuming breakfast increases risk for stroke
Frequency of breakfast intake was inversely associated with increased risk for stroke but not increased risk for CHD, according to a study of Japanese participants published in Stroke. Researchers investigated whether omission of breakfast correlated to increased risk for stroke…
BOC names new chair and members of board, executive committee
The Board of Certification/Accreditation recently announced election results for its 2016 board of directors, chair and executive committee. According to a press release from the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), L. Bradley “Brad” Watson, BOCO, BOCP, LPO, was elected chair. Watson,…
Hanger Charitable Foundation supports KNOW SEPSIS PSA series
The Hanger Foundation recently announced the Sepsis Alliance has produced the KNOW SEPSIS series of public service announcements with the foundation’s support. The series is designed to educate viewers about sepsis, its potentially life-threatening effects and how to spot it…
Lower-limb amputation rate remains constant during 6-year period
The rate of lower-limb amputations performed in Germany remained relatively constant between 2006 and 2012, according to results of a population-based study. The findings contradict those from earlier studies indicating a decline in the amputation rate and indicate a need…
Paralyzed Veterans of America names Sherman Gillums Jr. acting executive director
Paralyzed Veterans of America recently named Sherman Gillums Jr. its acting executive director, effective Jan. 11, 2016. Sherman Gillums Jr. “I owe my predecessor, former executive director Homer Townsend Jr., a debt of gratitude for his mentorship and dedicated…
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, sham procedure lead to similar wound healing rates in diabetes
Adults with diabetes and chronic lower limb wounds randomly assigned to 6 weeks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy or a sham procedure met similar amputation criteria and experienced similar wound healing rates at the conclusion of treatment, according to research in…
Motor control exercises may help reduce lower back pain
A study published online ahead of print in Cochrane Review found motor control exercises can reduce pain and disability caused by lower back pain. According to a press release about the study, researchers gathered data from 29 randomized trials including…