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Study of spinal injury data may help surgeons treat injured soldiers or civilians

Spinal injuries are among the most disabling conditions affecting wounded members of the U.S. military. Yet until recently, the nature of those injuries had not been adequately explored.

21 Sep 2012

St. Jude Medical’s Eon family of neurostimulators receives European CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received European CE Mark approval of its Eon family of neurostimulators for patients with intractable chronic migraine. Unveiled at the European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress in London, this approval includes the Eon Mini neurostimulator, which is the world's smallest rechargeable neurostimulator with the longest-lasting battery in its class, and the Eon and EonC neurostimulators.

21 Sep 2012

Close monitoring could give early warning of MS disease course

Patients with multiple sclerosis who have breakthrough disease activity early in the course of treatment with interferon beta-1a are at high risk for severe worsening and poor long-term outcomes, research shows.

20 Sep 2012

Recurrent glioblastoma: consider after effects before choosing palliative surgery

Before suggesting surgery as palliative therapy for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, physicians should consider the impact of morbidities on quality of life, suggest researchers from Italy.

20 Sep 2012

Department of Psychiatry announces opening of NYU Langone's Military Family Clinic

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the opening of the Military Family Clinic at NYU Langone Medical Center, the first clinic of its kind in New York City to provide important mental health and clinical services for both returning veterans and their supportive families.

20 Sep 2012

House panel to consider health law change that would help brokers

A House committee is preparing a bill that would change the health law's medical loss ratio provision to exclude brokers' fees from counting as administrative costs.

20 Sep 2012

Better interventions needed to prevent long-lasting consequences of TBI in children

A child who suffers a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have substantial functional disabilities and reduced quality of life 2 years after the injury. After those first 2 years, further improvement may be minimal. Better interventions are needed to prevent long-lasting consequences of TBI in children conclude the authors of a study published in Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

19 Sep 2012

Minor stroke patients need urgent imaging

Mild stroke or transient ischemic attack results in a surprisingly high rate of disability, say researchers.

18 Sep 2012

Roundup: Mont. settlement money to pay for uninsured's prescription drugs; Physician assistants' role in Mass.; Atlanta to cut worker premiums

The Montana attorney general's office says nearly $1 million collected in drug company settlements will be used to help pay for prescription medicine for people who are uninsured and underinsured. Attorney General Steve Bullock said in a statement Thursday the money came from settlements dating back to 2010 with four drug companies accused of inflating the wholesale prices of drugs paid by Medicare and Medicaid.

18 Sep 2012

Cognitive basis proposed for fatigue after stroke

Research shows that poststroke fatigue in patients with nondisabling stroke is tied to a specific type of cognitive dysfunction.

17 Sep 2012

NIH awards ASC grant to study ASC-101-treated amniotic fluid-derived stem cells in compartment syndrome

America Stem Cell, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded an Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

17 Sep 2012

vasopharm's explorative phase IIa NOSTRA trial in TBI meets clinical endpoints for safety

vasopharm GmbH, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cerebro- and cardiovascular diseases, today announces that the explorative phase IIa NOSTRA trial in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients met all clinical endpoints for safety and in addition demonstrated strong evidence of clinical benefit in patients.

17 Sep 2012

Researchers investigate African plants effective in treating snakebite

A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.

17 Sep 2012

Minor stroke patients need urgent imaging

medwireNews: Mild stroke or transient ischemic attack results in a surprisingly high rate of disability, say researchers.

14 Sep 2012

Good health helps children with stressful elementary to middle school transitions

Good health helps children with stressful transitions from elementary school to middle school, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Students with chronic conditions such as asthma, obesity, learning disabilities, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and those with health-related needs, were noted to have lower academic performances.

14 Sep 2012

New initiative to improve in-hospital management of stroke across VA medical system

Researcher-clinicians from the Regenstrief Institute, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indiana University School of Medicine are leading a national effort to coordinate and organize acute stroke care across the entire VA medical system.

14 Sep 2012

Roundup: Portland to add flouride to city water; Fla. officials probe federal report of disabled children forced to nursing homes; Regulators find Minn. hospital violated federal patient protection laws

Over jeers and cheers from the audience, commissioners on the Portland, Ore., City Council voted Wednesday to add fluoride to the city's drinking water starting in 2014. Portland is the largest American city that doesn't add fluoride to its drinking water. But some groups have raised questions about the possible risks from fluoridation and oppose its use.

14 Sep 2012

Disability News and Research

Study of spinal injury data may help surgeons treat injured soldiers or civilians

St. Jude Medical’s Eon family of neurostimulators receives European CE Mark approval

Close monitoring could give early warning of MS disease course

Recurrent glioblastoma: consider after effects before choosing palliative surgery

Department of Psychiatry announces opening of NYU Langone's Military Family Clinic

House panel to consider health law change that would help brokers

Better interventions needed to prevent long-lasting consequences of TBI in children

Minor stroke patients need urgent imaging

Roundup: Mont. settlement money to pay for uninsured's prescription drugs; Physician assistants' role in Mass.; Atlanta to cut worker premiums

Cognitive basis proposed for fatigue after stroke

NIH awards ASC grant to study ASC-101-treated amniotic fluid-derived stem cells in compartment syndrome

vasopharm's explorative phase IIa NOSTRA trial in TBI meets clinical endpoints for safety

Researchers investigate African plants effective in treating snakebite

Minor stroke patients need urgent imaging

Good health helps children with stressful elementary to middle school transitions

New initiative to improve in-hospital management of stroke across VA medical system

Roundup: Portland to add flouride to city water; Fla. officials probe federal report of disabled children forced to nursing homes; Regulators find Minn. hospital violated federal patient protection laws

Sanofi Aventis receives FDA approval for Aubagio to treat relapsing forms of MS

Genzyme receives FDA approval for AUBAGIO to treat relapsing forms of MS

Annual economic cost of chronic pain is as high as $635 billion: Study

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