Disability and Rehabilitation News Headlines

• At Disability Briefing, Sen. Harkin Says "In The Home" Policy Must Change, Comments On Restoring ADA - USA
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• DVT Treatment Vacuums Away Blood Clots Prevents Disability
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Response To The Disability Rights Commission Disability Agenda, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• The Journey Back From Brain Injury
  ABC News - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:39 EST
  
• Chronic Pain: Why You Shouldn't Ignore It
  WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Taken As Prescribed, Addiction Risk Is Low
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Nonsurgical Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Treatment Vacuums Away Damaging Blood Clots And Restores Blood Flow In The Leg
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Appearance related to illness tied to depression
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:23 EST
  
• New York Reverses HIV/AIDS Housing Rent Increase
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Standardized learning disability test made
  The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:37 EST
  
• Health Check Improves Outlook For People With An Intellectual Disability - Has Helped Bring About A New Medicare Rebate
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Autism Expert Creates Innovative Intervention Program
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Arthritis Care 'Kama Sutra' For Valentine's Day, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Not Covered By Many Health Insurers
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Chronic diseases big killer worldwide
  The Earth Times - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:15 EST
  
• The Patients With Spinal Cord Trauma Have A Ray Of Hope
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Empi Announces FDA Clearance Of Select(TM) TENS Device
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Clot-buster drug safe for treating stroke, study says
  Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:36 EST
  
• U.S. Seniors' Debt Increasing Amid Rising Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits Cuts
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Campaign to prevent Ashley case
  BBC - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:15 EST
  
• Abuse Of Vulnerable People Not Just Restricted To Sutton And Merton, Says Learning Disability Charity, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Children With Heart Defects Can Benefit From Exercise
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• JRRD Releases Single-Topic Issue Focused On Vision Rehabilitation
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Graded motor imagery can relieve phantom pain
  Reuters - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:10 EST
  
• Cost Of Arthritis Dramatically Increases, Reaching $128 Billion Annually
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Women may not do as well as men in stroke rehab
  Reuters - Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:45 EST
  
• As Former President George Bush Recuperates From Hip Replacement Surgery, Physical Therapy Will Play Key Role In Recovery
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Disability community decries 'Ashley's treatment'
  CNN - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:48 EST
  
• Chronic Disability Among U.S. Elderly Population Declines, Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Significant Decline Continues In Disability Among Older Americans
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
  
• Disability Among Older Americans Continues Significant Decline
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Is Workers' Comp Fair? Research Finds No Link Between Cash Settlements, Future Impairment
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Workers' Compensation Ratings Don't Accurately Predict Disabilities
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
  
• High Tech Help To Prevent Further Heart Disease
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Psychological treatments ease low back pain
  Reuters - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:06 EST
  
• Disability Among Older Americans Continues Significant Decline
  National Institutes of Health - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:38 EST
  
• UN adopts disability convention
  BBC - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:29 EST
  
• Innovative Collaboration Continues Brain Injury Research
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Smoking Worsens Knee Osteoarthritis
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Cigarette Smoking And The Risk For Cartilage Loss And Knee Pain In Men With Knee Osteoarthritis, BMJ
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Blacks more likely to want end-of-life intervention
  Reuters - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:42 EST
  
• Seniors' Health And Daily Function Improves, Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Machines To Support Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke: 10 Years Of Experience In Berlin
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Luxe rehab eases troubles with a rubdown
  MSNBC - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:03 EST
  
• Festival Of International Conferences On Caregiving, Disability, Aging And Technology, Toronto
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
  
• New Therapeutic Hope For Degenerative Disc Disease
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
  
• Overweight And Obesity Linked To Increased Short-Term Disability
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Rehab for heart patients safe: French study
  Reuters - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:42 EST
  
• Massachusetts Pilot Project Will Pay Relatives $18,000 Annually To Care For Elderly, Disabled
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Need For Inpatient Rehabilitation Reduced By Exercise Prior To Hip And Knee Replacement
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Exercise Helps Elderly Regain Physical Function And Avoid Major Disability
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Panic Attacks Linked To Poor Outcomes For Diabetic Patients, Study Finds
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Impact Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Goes Beyond Signs And Symptoms, Delay In Treatment May Impact Long-Term Employment
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Precautionary Approach Suggested To Protect Pregnant Women And Children Against Industrial Chemicals
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 12 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Breast Cancer Patients With Disabilities Less Likely To Get Breast-Conserving Surgery
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Heart attack patients waltz to recovery
  MSNBC - Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:49 EST
  
• Should severely disabled kids be kept small?
  MSNBC - Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:23 EST
  
• Rehabilitation Technique For Stroke Patients Effective In Improving Arm, Hand Movement
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Should severely disabled children be kept small?
  Reuters - Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:04 EST
  
• Behavioral And Emotional Problems Common Among Children With Developmental Disabilities
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Ma'am, the robot will see you now
  MSNBC - Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:29 EST
  
• NXY-059 Does Not Meet Efficacy Endpoints In Phase III Trial For Acute Ischemic Stroke
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Understanding The Issues Faced By Fathers Of Children With A Learning Disability: Conference 21st November, 2006
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Video game aids post-stroke hand rehabilitation
  Reuters - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:44 EST
  
• Vitamin may prevent MS disability
  BBC - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:17 EST
  
• Preventing Falls May Be Key To Avoiding Disability In Elderly
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Data Suggests Vast Costs Loom in Disability Claims
  New York Times - Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:54 EST
  
• Medicare Proposes To Improve Care Through Learning From Prescription Drug Data, USA
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Progesterone Shows Promise As Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injuries
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Exercise Prior To Hip And Knee Replacement Reduces Need For Inpatient Rehabilitation
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Influence Of Intensive Phonomotor Rehabilitation On Apraxia Of Speech
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Female hormone may treat brain injuries
  Reuters - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:44 EST
  
• Influence Of Intensive Phonomotor Rehabilitation On Apraxia Of Speech
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
  
• Moleac And China Healthcare Tie Up To Offer A More Comprehensive Rehabilitation Treatment For Stroke Patients
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Progesterone Promising Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injuries
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
  
• Daily Nicotinamide Shots May Protect Multiple Sclerosis Patients From Severe Disability
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
  
• World's First 'Bionic Woman' Unveiled By Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Alliance Between Disability Advocates, Bush Administration Officials Helped Develop Program To Encourage Home Care For Medicaid Beneficiaries
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Weight Training May Slow Progression In OA Patients But Does Not Increase Strength
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Predictors Of Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery Among Patients With Severe Osteoarthritis
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:00 EST
  
• BMA Response To The Disability Rights Commission's Report On Health Inequalities, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Relationships Between Upper-limb Functional Limitation And Self-reported Disability 3 Months After Stroke
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Relationships Between Upper-limb Functional Limitation And Self-reported Disability 3 Months After Stroke
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:00 EST
  
• Modified Home Video Game Shows Promise For Stroke Rehabilitation
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Researchers Use Statistical Technique To Find Mix Of Biomarkers Predicting Mortality
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Statistical Technique To Find Mix Of Biomarkers Predicting Mortality Used By Researchers
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
  
• A Vitamin Could Alleviate Chronic, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:00 EST
  
• AIST Develops 'Intelligent' Electronic Wheelchair With Next-generation Graphic Sensing System
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Helmet use saves lives
  World Health Organization - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:01 EST
  
• Bathing Disability In Elderly Strong Predictor Of Long-Term Admission To Nursing Homes
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
  
• Pulse pressure predicts recurrent stroke in blacks
  Reuters - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:03 EST
  
• Heart-defect kids do well with rehab: report
  Reuters - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:56 EST
  
• Does Motor Lateralization Have Implications For Stroke Rehabilitation?
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
  
• More Money Equals Less Disability: Study
  MedicineNet - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
  
• Does Motor Lateralization Have Implications For Stroke Rehabilitation?
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
  
• UN agrees disability treaty text
  BBC - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:30 EST
  
• Treatability Of Different Components Of Aphasia-Insights From A Case Study
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Treatability Of Different Components Of Aphasia--Insights From A Case Study
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Study Finds 'Gradient of Disability' Linked to Household Income of Older Adults
  National Institutes of Health - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:28 EST
  
• Physical rehab helpful for teens with scoliosis
  Reuters - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:06 EST