London 2012 Media Release
8/27/2009
Saturday 29th August represents exactly three years to go to the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) marked the milestone date by announcing the appointment of Chris Holmes MBE as its new Director of Paralympic Integration.
Chris will lead [...]
Comparing Scars
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
By Laura Bennett
Photo Courtesy of The News Journal
Rob Kislow who says that without his prosthetics he would have “lost all the joys” in life
For Rob Kislow, getting shot was a kind of relief. He remembers a moment of otherworldly calm as the percussive roar of gunfire and the [...]
The number of wounded troops being treated in military rehabilitation centres is set to have doubled by the end of this year with Afghanistan enduring its bloodiest period, new figures have shown.
Thomas Harding and Aislinn Simpson
Published: 7:00AM BST 25 Aug 2009
The news comes amid warnings that the pressure for [...]
BY DR. DAVID ABDOO
For The Salinas Californian
About 82,000 per year — that’s how many legs and feet are amputated annually in the United States because of diabetes.
Diabetes affects about 23.6 million people in the United States. People with diabetes have a 15 percent greater risk of lower extremity amputation than those without diabetes.
More [...]
HEALTHBEAT: Frustrated foot specialists find too many diabetics on stairway to amputation
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON
It costs $1,400 to cover the oozing sore on the diabetic’s foot with a piece of artificial skin, helping it heal if patients keep pressure off that spot. So when Medicare paid for the treatment but not the extra $100 [...]
By Gregg Zoroya – USA Today
Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 19:21:48 EDT
Military scientists have identified genes and proteins called biomarkers that could enable doctors to tailor personalized treatments for troops suffering traumatic injuries, such as those caused by roadside bombs.
Researchers hope the troops will heal and recover faster, said Navy Cmdr. Eric Elster, [...]
Published Date: 20 August 2009
Thursday 3.25pm
A WARNING has been issued to parents, urging them to be on their guard against meningitis as their children return to school after the summer holidays.
Charity Meningitis UK says the close confines of a classroom put youngsters more at risk from the deadly brain bug.
There are also [...]
BADER GOLF comprises of two separate Golf Tournaments, The Bader Cup and The Desert Springs ‘Golf 4 Women’ Salver. Both competitions are organised and run by John Southwick and sponsored by Monarch Airlines, Tivoli Lagos Hotel, Morgado do Reguengo and the Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club. Collectively the Tournaments raise considerable funds and The [...]
Secretary of State for Scotland opens new facility designed to provide fast track
patient access to clinical and technical experts
Livingston, Scotland – August 18, 2009 – Touch Bionics, developer of the world’s
first multi-articulating bionic hand, today announced the opening of its UK Centre
of Excellence, located in Livingston, Scotland. The Rt. Hon. Jim Murphy MP,
Secretary of State [...]
The name is not commonly known and is difficult to pronounce, but the disease afflicts an estimated 12 million Americans. It’s called critical limb ischemia. Treatments are lacking and often require amputation, but help may be on the way: A potential solution for people afflicted with diabetes and obesity who are facing amputation of a [...]
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