Author: Terense Kemp

For this amputee parachuter — and pilot, and athlete, and motivational speaker — the sky is no limit.

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. and its philanthropic organization The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation announced that it will provide $250,000 in funding and orthopedic devices to assist with the medical needs of those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. A…

  © 2010 iStockphoto.com/John Verner On Jan. 12, Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced that it will move its corporate offices from Bethesda, Md. to Austin, Texas. The move is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2010. An…

  Alena Grabowski Researchers continue to debate whether Oscar Pistorius has an advantage or a disadvantage over able-bodied athletes. In the second study published since Pistorius made headlines by being disqualified from competing in the 2008 Olympic trials and then…

People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study published in the Neurology, the medical journal…

Breast cancer patients who exercise and drink tea on a regular basis may be less likely to suffer from depression than other patients, according to a new study led by Xiao Ou Shu, MD, PhD, of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.…

Kevin Hosea, a 25-year-old, two-time Paralympic trials participant living with spina bifida is trying to find a way to get the 2010 Paralympic Games televised in the United States — a feat that has never before been accomplished. Through a…

Although the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is rolling out treatments nationwide as fast as possible to adequately provide for newly diagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) patients, there are still significant barriers to veterans getting a full course of…

Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine…

Eating chocolate may lower your risk of having a stroke, according to an analysis of available research. Another study found that eating chocolate may lower the risk of death after suffering a stroke. The analysis involved reviewing three studies on…