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2010 AAOS meeting highlights advancements in back and spine treatment options

11 Mar 2010

$Advances in back care and treatment options for slipped disc, spine surgery and vertebral fractures$

Advances in back care and treatment options for slipped disc, spine surgery and vertebral fractures

Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians' offices due to back problems in 2006. While countless adults experience back pain and stiffness, many suffer from serious spine and back conditions -including injury, herniated discs and the deterioration of the vertebrae. Three new studies presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) detail advances in back care and treatment options for specific back and spine conditions.

10 Mar 2010

TMS blog: Issues surrounding provision of medical services in complex workers' compensation cases

Total Medical Solutions has launched an aptly named blog www.workcompcomplexcare.com that focuses on issues surrounding the provision of medical services in complex workers' compensation cases.

10 Mar 2010

Relaxation therapy as effective as massage therapy

A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety.

10 Mar 2010

Landmark legislation to protect frail nursing home residents in Illinois

In one newspaper story after another, a grave issue came under the spotlight: thousands of frail seniors live in inappropriate conditions at dozens of Illinois nursing homes – sharing living quarters with dangerous individuals, suffering abuse or neglect, and even receiving the wrong medications for their ailments.

10 Mar 2010

VA streamlining Agent Orange claims process

USA Today: "The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to announce today that it will fully automate how it pays claims for illnesses related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange to keep an overburdened system from collapse.

9 Mar 2010

New article sheds light on the costs and benefits of screening for SMA

Spinal Muscular Atrophy is one of many serious disorders for which prenatal testing is available. SMA affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live births and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality and the second most common autosomal recessive disorder, after cystic fibrosis. Although the American College of Medical Genetics recommends carrier testing for all couples, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a recommendation to the contrary, citing lack of information about the costs and benefits of screening for SMA.

9 Mar 2010

Study focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the U.S.

Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important.

9 Mar 2010

QoLT Center receives $1.5M NSF Innovation Award

An already promising initiative to assist start-up firms that commercialize technologies associated with the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is now expanding thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million Innovation Award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers.

9 Mar 2010

Centric Health's 2009 revenues up 132%

Centric Health Corporation, a diversified healthcare company, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

8 Mar 2010

Pioneering 'brain-washing' treatment helps reduce disability in babies with haemorrhage

The research, led by Andrew Whitelaw, Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol, and Ian Pople, paediatric neurosurgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust, has shown that, after a haemorrhage, the fluid inside the ventricles contains substances potentially toxic to the immature brain.

8 Mar 2010

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains different: Study

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient's opposite shoulder, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

8 Mar 2010

Electromagnetic pulses decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of knee

Electromagnetic pulses significantly decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

7 Mar 2010

Opexa Therapeutics reports net loss of $1,433,922 for year ended December 31, 2009

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing Tovaxin®, a novel T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009 and provided an update on its progress.

5 Mar 2010

Joint Hearing of Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs: MOPH National Commander testifies

On Thursday, March 4, 2010, National Commander Jim Sims will testify on behalf of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) before a Joint Hearing of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs.

5 Mar 2010

Risk of MS increases by many folds following infection with EBV: Study

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) increases by many folds following infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

5 Mar 2010

Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Whether you're doing heavy lifting as part of your "honey-do list" around the house or simply lifting groceries out of the car, a back injury can set you on your back (literally) and set you back financially. According to a tally of accident insurance claims submitted in 2009 to Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, back sprain or strain was the number-one occurring injury.

4 Mar 2010

Kansas lawmakers debate legality of health insurance mandate amendment

Kansas Health Institute: "Republicans and Democrats were sharply divided Tuesday over a proposed constitutional amendment that sponsors said would let federal officials know Kansans don't want to be told by the government that they must buy health insurance. On a 12-9, party-line vote, the House Health and Human Services Committee voted to recommend House Concurrent Resolution 5032 favorable for passage.

4 Mar 2010

Foodborne illness raises U.S healthcare costs

Acute foodborne illnesses cost the United States an estimated $152 billion per year in healthcare, workplace and other economic losses, according to a report published today by the Produce Safety Project (PSP).

4 Mar 2010

Total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a combined $152 billion annually

A new study by a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) economist estimates the total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a combined $152 billion annually.

3 Mar 2010

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2010 AAOS meeting highlights advancements in back and spine treatment options

Advances in back care and treatment options for slipped disc, spine surgery and vertebral fractures

TMS blog: Issues surrounding provision of medical services in complex workers' compensation cases

Relaxation therapy as effective as massage therapy

Landmark legislation to protect frail nursing home residents in Illinois

VA streamlining Agent Orange claims process

New article sheds light on the costs and benefits of screening for SMA

Study focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the U.S.

QoLT Center receives $1.5M NSF Innovation Award

Centric Health's 2009 revenues up 132%

Pioneering 'brain-washing' treatment helps reduce disability in babies with haemorrhage

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains different: Study

Electromagnetic pulses decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of knee

Opexa Therapeutics reports net loss of $1,433,922 for year ended December 31, 2009

Joint Hearing of Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs: MOPH National Commander testifies

Risk of MS increases by many folds following infection with EBV: Study

Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Kansas lawmakers debate legality of health insurance mandate amendment

Foodborne illness raises U.S healthcare costs

Total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a combined $152 billion annually

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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