Author: Terense Kemp

Only about one-fourth of children participating in organized sports receive the government-recommended amount of physical activity during team practices, according to a report that will appear in the April 2011 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. National guidelines…

Healthy lifestyle choices and emergency room interventions can help prevent first-time strokes, according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines. The guidelines were last updated in 2006. “Between 1999 and 2006, there has been over a 30% reduction in…

Optec USA, a manufacturer of custom and prefabricated orthoses, has become an official supplier partner of The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). “We’re happy to have the opportunity to work with OPGA. It is a great partnership that…

Improved standards for outcome reporting in breast reconstruction are needed, according to a review published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Every year in the United States as many as 40% of women with breast cancer undergo…

On Dec. 7, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius delivered a keynote address at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 22nd Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in Orlando, Fla. Sebelius outlined how the Affordable Care Act…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 5428) as part of a larger bill, H.R. 5953, the Women Veterans Bill of Rights, on Nov. 30, 2010. Congressman Filner, Chairman of the House…

ORLANDO, Fla. — At the North American Pedorthic Congress, the Pedorthic Foundation presented both Ernesto Castro, CPed, and Dick Schwartz, CPed, with awards for their outstanding service to the pedorthic profession. Dennis Janisse, CPed, president/chief executive officer of National Pedorthic…

Challenge Aspen Military Opportunities (CAMO) welcomed 10 wounded warriors for its second annual winter retreat, Dec. 15-20. The women will travel from across the nation to embark upon a fun and therapeutic program designed specifically for their needs. Many of…

In recent years, the American workplace has been infused with unprecedented levels of hostility —largely due to the deterioration of supervisor-subordinate trust, according to Florida State University researchers. To better understand this deteriorating relationship, Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran professor…

For the sixth consecutive year, the Surf City USA Marathon is partnering with the Irvine, Calif.-based Free Wheelchair Mission for the Run for Mobility scheduled to take place Feb. 6, 2011. The event expects more than 20,000 runners from around…