Author: Terense Kemp

Obesity raises the risk of breast cancer and dying from the disease, a new study finds. “What we know now is that there is a strong link between dying from breast cancer and being obese and it’s not just your…

A new study suggests that consuming olive oil may help prevent a stroke in older people. The research is published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Our research suggests that a new set of dietary recommendations…

Women veterans who experience combat are as resilient as the men they serve alongside, according to the American Psychological Association. “Contrary to popular belief, women who go to war respond to combat trauma much like their male counterparts,” Dawne Vogt,…

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc. has announced that Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. will be deploying NextGen Ambulatory EHR and NextGen Practice Management. Hanger Orthopedic Group provides rehabilitative products and services to patients with amputations, limb deficiencies, neuromuscular disorders and other…

Approximately 800 guests joined together in New York City on June 8, 2011 to raise money for and celebrate the accomplishments of physically challenged athletes at the fifth annual Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala. Hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation…

The International African American Prosthetic & Orthotic Coalition announced the latest recipient of the Sam D. Benson Scholarship, Jessica Smith-Armstrong. Smith-Armstrong just completed her first year in Georgia Tech’s MSPO program. Having completed her undergraduate program at Virginia Tech, Smith-Armstrong…

Vance C. Meadows, CP, retired from a career in O&P in 1996, after 52 years. He began his work in prosthetics in Washington, D.C. where he completed his apprenticeship in October 1949. After working for several limb companies, he started…

On Wednesday, June 1, the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics’ (NAAOP) immediate past president, Tom Guth, CP, along with NAAOP general counsel, Peter Thomas, returned to Capitol Hill to press the case for House passage of…

Researchers estimate that human mutations are occurring a third slower than previously calculated. On average, 30 mutations are transmitted from parent to child, which revises prior estimations and changes the timescale that is used to determine the number of generations…

A peptide was discovered that can be given systematically to block pain in chronic and acute cases. An axonal protein, CRMP-2, on the calcium channel “[acts] like a remote control” to alter the communication of excitability and pain signals in…