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Olympic Gold Medalist, P.A.D. Coalition raise awareness about peripheral arterial disease

Olympic Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming and the P.A.D. Coalition want to help educate women and their families about an often times silent cardiovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease.

4 May 2011

The Bonati Spine Institute to participate in the Arthritis Walk on May 7

The Bonati Spine Institute, the leading center for the patented Bonati Spine Procedures for minimally invasive laser spine surgery, announces that a team of employees will participate in the Arthritis Walk on May 7.

4 May 2011

Viewpoints: Dem representatives on health spending; Star Tribune praises IPAB; NY Times on stem cells

When the debate over the fiscal 2012 budget began, the country — or, more accurately, the media — was focused on Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal. Introduced on behalf of the Republican House majority, our colleague's plan puts the interests of wealthy corporations first by slashing Medicare and Medicaid and spending trillions on a new corporate tax cut. Indeed, cutting is all it seems to do. ... That's not a jobs plan — that's an economic death sentence.

4 May 2011

First Edition: April 3, 2011

Today's headlines include reports on the GOP's ongoing efforts to defund the health law as well as the impact a new rule might have on Medicaid provider payments.

3 May 2011

OU-COM receives Osteopathic Heritage Foundation grant to address healthcare issues

The Osteopathic Heritage Foundations' $105 million award to Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine represents the largest private donation ever given to a college or university in Ohio. This gift will be used to address some of the most pressing health care issues across the state and the nation - the impending shortage of primary care physicians and the diabetes epidemic.

2 May 2011

Preventive measures needed to ensure protection from workplace hazards, ILO head says

Preventive measures are the best way to ensure people are protected from hazards in the workplace, U.N. International Labor Union Director-General Juan Somavia said in a message Thursday marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the U.N. News Centre reports.

30 Apr 2011

Food poisoning costs the United States billions: Report

According to a new report published Thursday, 14 different pathogens causing food poisoning cost the United States $14 billion annually in terms of human disease. The report comes from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute that found that out of all the pathogen-food combinations they studied, campylobacter in poultry was the single worst offender, causing more than 600,000 illnesses per year, hospitalizing more than 7,000 people and costing, annually, $1.3 billion and 9,500 quality-of-life years.

29 Apr 2011

New genetic study suspects Armadillos as source of leprosy in the U.S.

A new genetic study on leprosy bacteria reports that armadillos may be a source of infection in the Southern United States.

29 Apr 2011

WellPoint offers health coaches for employees to resolve clinical issues

Most of us agree, there have been times we've needed a coach. Our closets are a mess and our bank account(s), even more so. Marital bliss is far from effortless, and our own teenage angst was a walk in the park compared to what we're currently living with.

28 Apr 2011

Aetna first quarter operating earnings is $560.2 million for 2011

Aetna today announced first-quarter 2011 operating earnings of $560.2 million, or $1.43 per share, a per share increase of 46 percent over 2010.

28 Apr 2011

Arthritis poses significant health and economic burden in U.S. adults

A new study reports that the health-related quality of life for U.S. adults with arthritis is much worse than for those without this condition. Both physical and mental health are affected by arthritis, which poses a significant health and economic burden as the number of those diagnosed continues to climb.

28 Apr 2011

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help clot-busting drugs treat strokes

Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may help clot-busting drugs treat strokes, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

27 Apr 2011

Abbott’s mental health plan draws support and surprise

The mental health proposals by Tony Abbott may have been deemed fiscally irresponsible by the federal government but they have won backing from experts of the Australian Medical Association.

25 Apr 2011

NCOA to provide online Chronic Disease Self Management Program for employees

The National Council on Aging today announced it will offer Better Choices, Better Health, the online version of the internationally recognized Chronic Disease Self Management Program, as a benefit to all of its full-time staff and their families.

25 Apr 2011

Early meniscus interventions may help prevent future osteoarthritis

Aging often means bad knees, and bad knees often mean osteoarthritis, a common and painful disability that affects more than 20 million Americans.

25 Apr 2011

Decision Resources: 63% of neurologists select Tysabri as effective MS treatment

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the majority of surveyed U.S. neurologists selected Biogen Idec/Elan's Tysabri as the most effective therapy for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, when compared to other currently available agents.

22 Apr 2011

Employers looking for ways to reduce high blood pressure in the workplace

A group of nine Kansas City employers, their broker consultant Lockton Companies, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Centers for Disease and Prevention Control, and Thomson Reuters are looking for ways to reduce high blood pressure or hypertension in the workplace.

22 Apr 2011

Stanford and SanBio initiate SB623 Phase 1/2a clinical trial for stroke disability

The Stanford University School of Medicine and SanBio Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 1/2a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of a novel allogeneic cell therapy product, SB623, on patients suffering from stable deficits resulting from previous stroke injuries.

21 Apr 2011

NHATS to begin enrollment for study on improving quality of life among the elderly

The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will begin enrolling study participants to examine how current and future aging populations can lead fuller, healthier lives.

21 Apr 2011

Military personnel with TBI should receive adequate protein and calories immediately after trauma

To help alleviate the effects of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), the U.S. Department of Defense should ensure that all military personnel with this type of injury receive adequate protein and calories immediately after the trauma and through the first two weeks of treatment, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

21 Apr 2011

Disability News and Research

Olympic Gold Medalist, P.A.D. Coalition raise awareness about peripheral arterial disease

The Bonati Spine Institute to participate in the Arthritis Walk on May 7

Viewpoints: Dem representatives on health spending; Star Tribune praises IPAB; NY Times on stem cells

First Edition: April 3, 2011

OU-COM receives Osteopathic Heritage Foundation grant to address healthcare issues

Preventive measures needed to ensure protection from workplace hazards, ILO head says

Food poisoning costs the United States billions: Report

New genetic study suspects Armadillos as source of leprosy in the U.S.

WellPoint offers health coaches for employees to resolve clinical issues

Aetna first quarter operating earnings is $560.2 million for 2011

Arthritis poses significant health and economic burden in U.S. adults

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help clot-busting drugs treat strokes

Abbott’s mental health plan draws support and surprise

NCOA to provide online Chronic Disease Self Management Program for employees

Early meniscus interventions may help prevent future osteoarthritis

Decision Resources: 63% of neurologists select Tysabri as effective MS treatment

Employers looking for ways to reduce high blood pressure in the workplace

Stanford and SanBio initiate SB623 Phase 1/2a clinical trial for stroke disability

NHATS to begin enrollment for study on improving quality of life among the elderly

Military personnel with TBI should receive adequate protein and calories immediately after trauma

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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