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"Remembering" Speech, Language And Hearing Health Of Canada's Veterans, Canada

11 November 2010

Veterans' Week, November 5-11 - Every year in November, Canadians express their appreciation and support for the nearly 600,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans. Providing health care services to these veterans, Veterans...
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Annual Medical Ethics Conference Focuses On Health Disparities

11 November 2010

The 22nd annual conference of The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago will be held at the University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th Street, on Fri., Nov. 12, from 1 to 5 pm, and Sat., Nov...
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BCBS Of Michigan Alleged To Have Crushed Pilot Physical Therapy Program It Saw As Competition

11 November 2010

News outlets continue to report on the lawsuits against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. USA Today: "As health care costs soared nationally, a small Michigan firm gave Ford Motor Co. a proposal to cut its physical therapy costs...
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Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News Articles Archive - Page 1

09 November 2010

People With Disabilities Find Improved Quality Of Life By Visiting Virtual World Online

08 November 2010

Health-Care Reform And People With Disabilities - APHA 2010

07 November 2010

Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) Data To Be Presented At The 71st Annual Assembly Of The American Academy Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

05 November 2010

Study Shows Volunteering Benefits Those With Functional Limitations

04 November 2010

Study Provides Treatment Hope For Long Term Effects Of Brain Trauma

03 November 2010

Medicare Makes Deeper Cuts To Rehabilitation Services

CMS Releases 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

27 October 2010

Many Women Missing Out On The Benefits Of Cardiac Rehab

26 October 2010

Cortisone Injections Not Best Option For Tendon Problems

25 October 2010

Communicating Through Interpreters -- A Challenge For Health Care

21 October 2010

Landmark Study Shows The Dramatic Results Of Applying Evidence Based Protocols By A Physician Led Bedside Wound Care Team In Nursing Facilities

20 October 2010

Inspiration For Design Of Robots Or Medical Prosthetics Could Come From Computational Model Of Swimming Fish

15 October 2010

Pioneering Brain-Computer Interface Technology

14 October 2010

Walking May Preserve Brain Size And Memory In Later Life

Surface Electromyography Can Maximize Physical Therapy For Knee Surgery Patients

Getting Out Of The House After Stroke: UK Study

13 October 2010

APTA Supports Global Effort To Fight Parkinson Disease

06 October 2010

U-M Medical School Creates Joint Institute With Peking University

05 October 2010

Regular Rehabilitation Leads To Rheumatic Disease Relief

04 October 2010

Physical Therapists Urge Families To Prevent And Fight Obesity With Physical Activity

01 October 2010

Researchers At The University Of Granada Associate Trigger Points With Shoulder Injury

29 September 2010

American Association Of Cardiovascular And Pulmonary Rehabilitation To Present Award To Dr. Richard Casaburi At Its Annual Meeting

In Infants Hospitalized With Acute Bronchiolitis, Chest Physiotherapy Ineffective

New Drug Treatment Triggers Sodium Ions To Regrow Nerves And Muscle; Could Extend Treatment Window For Acute Injuries

How Injured Nerves Grow Themselves Back

28 September 2010

Brain Stimulation Can Change The Hand You Favor

27 September 2010

Vitamin C Rapidly Improves Emotional State Of Acutely Hospitalized Patients, Say LDI Researchers

25 September 2010

BayCare Behavioral Health Receives $1.75 Million Grant To Grow New Program For Pinellas County Veterans

21 September 2010

Inaugural Annual Meeting Of The Academy Of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals

20 September 2010

How To Increase Patient Understanding In Health-Care Facilities

16 September 2010

The SCAN Foundation Launches A Series Of National Fact Sheets Highlighting Critical Issues On Long-Term Care

15 September 2010

Research Toward Robot Aides For The Elderly Funded By European Partnership

Creation Of Artificial Skin From Nanowires

14 September 2010

Health Care Expected To Help Fuel Job Growth Yet New Nurses Having Difficulties Finding Jobs

Brain Stimulation Can Help Partially Paralysed Stroke Patients Regain Use Of Their Muscles

Bone-Anchored Leg Prostheses Improve Quality Of Life

13 September 2010

People With Disabilities Find Unemployment Programs Lacking

Fiber Optic Interface To Link Robotic Limbs, Human Brain, Driving Development Of Advanced Prosthetics

12 September 2010

Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Receives FDA Approval For Abreu BTT™ System For Continuous Temperature Monitoring

10 September 2010

Physical Therapists Provide Tips For Staying Healthy While On The Job

There Is More To Motor Imagery Than Mental Simulation

09 September 2010

USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium

04 September 2010

Trauma Center Status Update For Pennsylvania

Human Unconscious Is Transferred To Virtual Characters

28 August 2010

Physiotherapy For Arthritic Pets

More Physical Problems A Year After Surgery Than Before Reported By Up To 1 In 4 Patients

25 August 2010

Playing With Pain Can Ruin Your Tennis Game

Advanced Spine And Headache Center's New Approach For Treatments Of Spinal Disc Injuries

Propel Technology: New Venture Will Apply F1 Technology To Improve Physiotherapy For Conditioning And Patient Rehabilitation

Disasters Especially Tough On People With Disabilities, Mental Disorders

24 August 2010

American Board Of Physical Therapy Specialties Recognizes Board-Certified Specialists

Physical Therapists Receive Clinical Specialist Recertification

Physiotherapy After Surgery, The Best Solution For Shoulder Problems

23 August 2010

Many Benefits From Cardiac Rehab, Yet Many Women Don't Participate

Study Is First To Show Reversal Of Long-Term Hind-Limb Paralysis

22 August 2010

Wii-Like Technologies May Help Stroke Survivors Improve Communication Skills

20 August 2010

Autism Research Finds Empirical Link Between Multisensory Integration And Autism

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Walking May Preserve Brain Size And Memory In Later Life
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A new US study found that walking six to nine miles a week may preserve brain size and consequently stop memory deteriorating in later life. The study was published online on 13 October in Neurology, the medical journal of...

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