This Blow Against the Exotic Pet Trade in Arizona Is a Huge Win for Primates!
by Phil’s 1stPix This Blow Against the Exotic Pet Trade in Arizona Is a Huge Win for Primates! Great news, Green Monsters! In a significant blow against the exotic pet trade in Arizona, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission has just passed a regulation banning primates from being kept as pets, citing concerns over human health and safety. The … Read more on One Green Planet New device may diagnose stroke in less than 10 minutes The technology detects a blood biomarker, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), found in high concentrations in the blood of stroke victims. The researchers plan to collaborate with a private company to develop the technology for clinical testing with the … Read more on Healthcare Dive Read more... ...
Rehabilitation Robot Market Size at $203.3 Million in 2014 Is Expected Grow …
Rehabilitation robot market size at 3.3 million in 2014 is expected grow … Independent functioning of patients depends on intensity of treatment, task-specific exercises, active initiation of movements and motivation and feedback. Rehabilitation robots can assist with these tasks in … According to Susan Eustis, principal … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release) Paralysed mum urges people to give stroke victims a hand “The vital funds raised for the Stroke Association will support people like me who are on the road to recovery.” To find out more about Give a Hand, visit www.stroke.org.uk/giveahand to download or request a fundraising pack. For more information about … Read more on Sunderland Echo Read more... ...
Stimulating Spring Week on University of Auckland Campus
Stimulating Spring Week on University of Auckland campus Poor child heath: a way forward, recovery after stroke, osteoporosis, contemporary New Zealand artists in Berlin, and exercise as the medicine for sustainable health are among some of the topics being aired at the Centre for Continuing Education's … Read more on Scoop.co.nz (press release) BRHC Foundation, an opportunity to impact lives Gene and Frances Loveall made donations to start the Gene Loveall Cancer Services Fund and Frances Loveall Stroke Recovery Fund. They also have made an planned gift to the Foundation from their estate. The cancer fund provides gas cards to cancer … Read more on Sedalia Democrat Read more... ...
Brain Damage During Stroke May Help Smokers Quit Smoking
Brain damage during stroke may help smokers quit smoking They examined whether stroke patients started smoking again after their stroke, as well as how strong their craving for a cigarette was during their stay in the hospital. An MRI and CT scans helped determine if the stroke occurred in the insular cortex … Read more on Bel Marra Health These stroke victims are playing video games to cure their paralysis He argues that patients need intense, aggressive and repetitive therapy right after a stroke, when the brain's ability to repair itself is primed and ready for action. Most stroke therapies today, including virtual … Properly applied, these small … Read more on Fusion Read more... ...
Road to Recovery: Shooting Victim Progressing
by onlinejones Road to Recovery: Shooting Victim Progressing 2012. Both were shot execution style. Only Chapa survived. Police say. David Strickland is the man responsible. He was arrested in Helotes last year. During rehab, Chapa wears a metal arm brace that's generally used for stroke victims much older than her. Read more on FOX 29 Endovascular therapy best treatment option for stroke patients In February Goyal, along with HBI and Department of Clinical Neuroscience members Drs. Michael Hill and Andrew Demchuk, led an international stroke trial showing that ET for ischemic stroke victims dramatically improved outcome. The trial known as … Read more on News-Medical.net Read more... ...
Stroke Survivor Donna's Aisle Vow
... survivor Donna's aisle vow While she still has a long way to go on her road to recovery, Donna, from Peterlee, aims to walk unaided down the aisle at her wedding to fiancé Nicky King in the Lake District next July. Now Donna and Nicky have been awarded Highly Commended Life … Read more on Hartlepool Mail What's the future of healthcare? It's collaboration Time matters when caring for a stroke victim. It requires a quick response and clear … Using a live video feed on their tablets, neurologists are able to interact with their patients, asking them the necessary questions and performing test exercises … Read more on Healthcare IT News (blog) Read ...
Physio Monitor Introduction
physio monitor introduction – physiotherapy movement monitor introduction. London Marathon: Leicestershire runners backing dozens of good causes It was there that her dad Steve, 57, from Thurmaston, spent six months undergoing intensive physiotherapy following a stroke in November 2012. "He had been watching TV when he collapsed," said Sarah. "When we got to the infirmary, doctors warned us … Read more on Leicester Mercury Read more... ...