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LONDON, December 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New plans to force an increasing number of personal injury victims to use the small claims court could cripple access to justice for vulnerable people, according to Karl Tonks, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Karl, who is a partner with Fentons Personal Injury Solicitors [http://www.fentons.co.uk ] LLP, was speaking after the Government announced proposals to raise the value of whiplash or general road...
Children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic events, including child abuse, may benefit from psychological therapies, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. In the first systematic review of PTSD in young people, researchers found that children and teenagers diagnosed with PTSD showed signs of improvement up to three months following treatment and called for more studies to assess long-term benefits. People who develop PTSD have...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineering Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Pinpoint the Origin of Bone Fractures A new study from engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows, for the first time, how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a significant role in the strength of our bones. The findings could lead to new strategies and therapeutics for fighting osteoporosis and lowering the risk of bone fracture. Funded by the U.S. National...
Dr. Michael Reiss of Southern Nevada Chiropractic has successfully helped over 4,000 Las Vegas residents suffering from neck or back pain. Today Dr. Reiss gives new patients computerized spinal exam and a complimentary copy of his new book. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) December 09, 2012 A car accident between two vehicles imparts a considerable amount of force on the body and spine. Even in low speed collisions, the forces add up to several times the force of gravity. This means your body...
Kelly Brush Davisson, founder of the Kelly Brush Foundation, has been selected as one of 10 Athletes Who Care by Sports Illustrated magazine. Davisson, 26, started her foundation after sustaining a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed after a ski racing crash. (PRWEB) December 08, 2012 Kelly Brush Davisson has been selected as one of 10 Athletes Who Care by Sports Illustrated magazine. The magazine’s December 10 issue, on newsstands now, includes Brush Davisson on a list of...
WoundRounds®, the point-of-care wound management & prevention solution, and Post Acute Consulting, experts in compliance and reimbursement in long term care, are hosting a free webinar entitled, Wound Care Excellence: Making Rehab Part of the Wound Care Team. (PRWEB) December 08, 2012 WoundRounds®, the point-of-care wound management and prevention solution, and Post Acute Consulting, experts in compliance and reimbursement in long term care, are hosting a free webinar...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Researchers at Western University say that they have found a way to treat both Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and drug addiction by selectively blocking the patient’s recall of memories. Led by Nicole Lauzon, a PhD candidate in Professor Steven Laviolette’s lab at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, the researchers’ study has shed light on how a mechanism in the brain’s pre-limbic cortex regulates...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Suture Express, the leading specialty distributor of suture, endomechanical and related surgical products, has filed an antitrust lawsuit in the United States Federal District Court for the District of Kansas against Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor, both broad-based wholesale distributors of medical and surgical supplies. The suit claims Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor abused their market power and engaged in...
Social Impact Research Center Report Reveals Blueprint to Support New Veterans CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Troops returning home to Illinois from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan represent a new kind of veteran: they are younger than the majority of veterans in Illinois, there are more female service members than ever before, they face high rates of unemployment, and they suffer unique physical and mental wounds. A new report released today provides previously unseen...
Teenage girls who smoke accumulate less bone during a critical growth period and carry a higher risk of developing osteoporosis later in life, according to new research in the Journal of Adolescent Health. In a study published Dec. 4, researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center report the data can be useful for developing strategies to help prevent osteoporosis (a disease where bones lose mineral density and become brittle) and bone fractures. The study points to the...
