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American Heart Association Recognizes University Hospitals Case Medical Center
University Hospitals Case Medical Center has been recognized for its achievement in implementing the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM for coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. |
New Multi Axis Load Cell Measures Tri-Axial Loads
FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. has just expanded its Multi Axis Load Cell series with the new MTA505 Multi Axis Load Cell. The MTA505 Multi Axis Load Cell (Tri-Axial) offers an excellent solution for measuring Mx, My, and Fz loads. It is currently offered in two capacity options: - 10,000 lbs (Fz), 2,000 in-lbs (Mx), 2,000 in-lbs (My). |
Physical Therapists Applaud President Bush For Signing Legislation To Renew Higher Education Opportunity Act
Members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applaud President Bush for signing into law the Higher Education Opportunity Act(HR 4137). This new law amends and extends the Higher Education Act of 1965. HR 4137 allows physical therapists who provide care to children, adolescents, and veterans to be eligible for up to $10,000 over 5 years in authorized student loan repayment programs. |
Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan May Have Many Roles In Spinal Cord Injury Repair
The proteoglycan chondroitin sulfate (CSPG) plays an important role not just in the formation of the glial scar but also in the repair of spinal cord injury, according to an article released on August 18, 2008 in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine. In injuries to the central nervous system such as spinal cord injury, the glial scar is formed in a similar manner to scars in other parts of the body. |
Sense Of Invincibility Among Teens Attitudes To Trauma-related Injury, Especially Those Due To Motor Vehicle Crashes
Most teens' attitudes regarding trauma-related injuries, particularly those due to motor vehicle crashes, reflect an sense of invincibility and focus on fate rather than choice, according to new research published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Teenage drivers have the highest motor vehicle crash and fatality rate of any demographic group. |
Physical Therapists Offer Low-Cost Solution To High-Cost Expenditures For Acute Low Back Pain
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) concurs with findings from a recent study published in Spine (Volume 33, Number 16) demonstrating that active physical therapy for patients with acute low back pain is associated with better clinical outcomes, decreased use of prescription medications, MRI and epidural injections, and lower healthcare costs than passive physical therapy. |
An Invitation To Forthcoming Limbless Association Inspiration Day, UK
Dear LA Members, Friends and Associates, The Limbless Association has issued an invitation to the forthcoming LA Inspiration Day, on 6th September 2008 from 10.00-5.30pm at Feltham Community College, Browells Lane, Feltham,TW13 7EF. The day is designed to give people of all ages and abilities the chance to enjoy a wide range of activities and sports, with professional coaching and assistance in a safe and friendly environment. |
Life Begins At 40 For NHS Occupational Therapist Who Suffered From Crohn's Disease
Cardiff has the highest incidence of Crohn's Disease in the UK. The University Hospital of Wales is conducting research into the condition with eminent gastroenterologist Dr Hawthorne of Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust who himself is part of a national study. Researchers are analysing data from the last 25 years in an attempt to explain what could cause the condition to be more prevalent in Cardiff isolating such factors as diet, bacterial infection and genetic impact. |
Robotics Research: Enhancing The Lives Of People With Disabilities - NSF Sponsored Project Improves Quality And Flexibility Of Rehabilitation Robotics
Robots may be the solution for people with disabilities who are struggling to regain the use of their limbs, thanks to a research team that includes engineers and students from Rochester Institute of Technology. |
Arrival Method, Slow Response Often Delay Stroke Care
Most stroke patients can't recall when their symptoms started or do not arrive at the hospital in a timely manner, so they cannot be considered for time-dependent therapies such as the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. |
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