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This Blow Against the Exotic Pet Trade in Arizona Is a Huge Win for Primates!

...  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 ...

Rehabilitation Robot Market Size at $203.3 Million in 2014 Is Expected Grow

...  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 ...

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

...  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 ...

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 ...

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... ...

Now, ICU Comes Home at Half Price

Now, ICU comes home at half price Additionally, the patient gets all the necessary treatment, equipment and infrastructure required,” Gaurav Thukral, head of Health Care at Home, who left his job as an internal medicine doctor at Fortis to launch the project last year, told IANS … Read more on Free Press Journal Swimmers and shoulders: Who's watching out for them? … either the type of stroke or laxity. Angela Tate, PT, PhD, an associate professor in the physical therapy department at Arcadia University, has a strong interest in swimming, particularly the health of younger swimmers.She wanted to determine … Read more on Philly.com (blog) Read more... ...