GRIP in Medical News

Big Tobacco's Grip on Colleges and Students Loosens, But Still Holding Strong: New Report Examines Trends on Campuses

American Lung Association Calls Upon Students and University Leaders to Join the Smokefree Air 2010 Challenge and End the Addiction to Big Tobacco WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- College students are falling victim to aggressive tobacco industry marketing tactics as one in five...

BME (BioMedical Enterprises, Inc.) Announces U.S. Launch of the OSSAnchor(TM) Grip Nitinol Soft Tissue Anchor

SAN ANTONIO, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BME (BioMedical Enterprises, Inc.), a privately held medical device company and leader in orthopaedic shape memory implant technology, today announced the launch of the OSSAnchor(TM) Grip, a nitinol implant designed to approximate soft tissue to bone. The ...

Get a Grip on Hand Therapy Prevention

Hand Therapy Awareness & Injury Prevention Week is June 9-13 CHICAGO, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) is sponsoring Hand Therapy Awareness & Injury Prevention Week, June 9- 13, in an effort to increase recognition of the benefits of hand therapy an...

Study Reveals E.Coli's Grip on Gut

Finding might aid illness prevention, treatment, researchers say THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists have discovered how a potentially deadly form of E. coli bacteria adheres to and colonizes the gut. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7A, or E. coli, is a co...

Himachal Pradesh Under the Grip of Suspected Typhus Fever Outbreak

Fear of a possible outbreak of Typhus fever has gripped people in Himachal Pradesh. At least 200 villagers, including women and children, in Deol area of Baijnath sub-division in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra District are suffering from a mysterious fever. Epidemiologists are suspecting...

Bihar Under the Grip of Kala Azar

Thousands are dying in Bihar due to kala azar, a deadly parasitic disease transmitted by the tiny sand fly. And a former minister says he knows how to battle the scourge. According to C.P. Thakur, a former central minister and chairman of the Kala Azar Task Force in Bihar, over 100,000 pe...

Thousands of Keralites Under the Grip of Chikungunya

About 94,000 people in Kerala have been affected by fever in the last one week while about 7,000 patients have been identified with mosquito-borne chikungunya fever , according to the state health department. "About 7,000 patients have now been identified of having mosquito-borne chikunguny...

Mittal tightens grip on steel making giant, to be its chief

Indian-born Lakshmi Mittal has strengthened his grip on Arcelor Mittal, announcing Monday that he is to become the new chief of the world's largest steel maker//. The move reverses a previous plan when former Arcelor chief Roland Junck was given the post of chief of the combined group, shortl...

Mizoram Women Under the Grip of Tobacco

Although women in Mizoram are literate enough to understand the ill effects of tobacco, a staggering 60 percent of them consume it in various forms making them the most cancer// prone in the country. Recent figures of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) shows more than 22 percent Mizo wo...

England in the Grip of Dangerous Alcohol Addiction

Public health experts have warned that England is a land in the grip of a dangerous alcohol addiction, following the release of research// that showed that 18.2% of adults binge drink over double the daily recommended limit at least once a week. Research revealed that in the north-east and nort...

New Orleans in the grip of a Depression Epidemic

Mental health experts have said that New Orleans seems to be going throuogh a near-epidemic of depression and post-traumatic stress// disorder of an intensity rarely seen in the US. Suicide rates have tripled rates that existed before hurricane Katrina struck, 10 months ago. To make matters wor...

Sahibganj In Grip Of Malaria

Concerned over reports of malarial deaths in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district, the Janata Dal (U), an alliance partner in the BJP-led NDA // , today urged the health department to step up its anti-malarial drive. The health department should at the earliest direct its medical teams to find out...

Tennis Elbow is Not Caused Due to Improperly Sized Tennis Racket Grip

Clinicians attending to patients suffering from tennis elbow ask them to alter the grip size of their racket to ease muscle fatigue.// A new study evaluating the muscle firing patterns in the forearm demonstrates that grip size has no bearing on the development of tendonitis. Researchers appa...

Increasing Regulation and Economic Volatility Key Catalysts for Risk Management in the Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry, Says Report from Aon Analytics

...d insurance placement information and provides fact-based insights into Aon's global premium flow. Results shown in this report based on data from Aon grip represent placement information from the United States from November 2008 through mid-year 2009. Results shown in this report based on data from addit...

Muscle Density Linked to Disability

... to be hospitalized were those who scored lowest on measures of physical function, such as walking speed, ability to stand up from a chair repeatedly, grip strength and leg strength. The researchers also found that people with the least dense thigh muscles -- meaning more fat than lean tissue -- were m...

Social Activity Keeps Elders Young, Agile

...the Rush Memory and Aging Project from 1997 to 2008. Over almost five years, the researchers measured various motor functions, including participants' grip and pinch strength; the ability to stand on one leg and on their toes; whether they could walk in line in a heel-to-toe manner; how quickly they could...

Exercise improves functional and psycological ability and reduces steroid need in rheumatoid arthritis

...n the 'sit and stand' test (p=0.018) 10% improvement in the right-hand grip test (p=0.025) and 15% in the left-hand grip test (p=0.035) 19% improvement in the walk time test (p=0.063) 6...

Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform

... health reform Americans need." "With health costs rising four times faster than wages over the last ten years, working families are losing their grip on a middle class standard of living," added Iron Workers Union General President Joseph Hunt. "We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a mea...

When It Comes to Lifting, the Pros Have Your Back

...njury. It also found that using assistive load carriage devices can improve grip and lessen the strain on the back and forearms. "We found that professio...apartment. We know that some people do not have the shoulder flexibility or grip strength to perform this technique, so an assistive lifting device can be v...

Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol) Now Available for Self-Administration in Adult Patients With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease

...rt, control and confidence. The new syringe provides a soft, non-slip grip on the flange which allows the patients to hold the syringe steady using various grip positions so it is easy and comfortable to use. The large and soft thumb p...

Hire More Fundraising Rain-Makers During Recession, New AHP Study Concludes

... Major Gifts & Planned Giving Held Their Own as Downturn Took Hold WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the recession's grip tightened on nonprofit hospitals and health care systems in the U.S. and Canada, high performing philanthropic fundraisers in charge of major gifts an...

Weizmann Institute scientists show white blood cells move like millipedes

... the surface of the blood vessels. Tens of these legs attach and detach in sequence within seconds allowing them to move rapidly while keeping a good grip on the vessels' sides. Next, the scientists turned to the Institute's Electron Microscopy Unit. Images produced by scanning and transmission elect...

Brain Scans Reveal Secrets of 'Writer's Cramp'

...this difficult-to-diagnose disorder -- also known as "hand dystonia." The condition can render a patient unable to write or even maintain a functional grip when trying to perform a simple task. "These results demonstrate the presence of abnormalities in [brain] fiber tracts," that are located in areas ...

NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/April 20, 2009 Issue

...the public at large. http://www.newsweek.com/id/193586 (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090412/NY97676 ) " In The grip of the Unknown " (p. 43). Senior Editor Jerry Adler and Contributor Eliza Gray profile a doctor on the front lines of the epilepsy wars, Orrin ...

NEWSWEEK Cover: The Mystery of Epilepsy

... better than they were for Lauren," she writes. (Read cover at www.Newsweek.com ) Cover: http://www.newsweek.com/id/193586 In the grip of the Unknown: http://www.newsweek.com/id/193484 Agony, Hope & Resolve: http://www.newsweek.com/id/193587 ...

Rush University Medical Center orthopaedic experts examine overhead

...inched causing fatigue, loss of velocity, vague shoulder pain, a sense of heaviness, achiness or cramping in the arm. Numbness, tingling, weakness of grip and loss of manual dexterity may also be symptoms experienced after the onset of throwing. Although rare, neurovascular disorders cause significant d...

New head-to-head clinical studies reveal Reach Ultraclean toothbrush and floss deliver superior plaque removal compared to leading competitive products

...nsing tip together thoroughly clean between teeth, behind teeth and along the gum lines. The toothbrush also features an ergonomic handle with a thumb grip for greater control and comfort. ...

For the First Time in U.S. History, Congress Addresses the Needs of the Congenital Heart Defect Population by Introducing the 'Congenital Heart Futures Act'

... the lives of the Americans they afflict," says Representative Zack Space (D-OH). "Today, we take a significant step in the effort to end the horrible grip these conditions hold on far too many." The 'Congenital Heart Futures Act' will be of great benefit to congenital heart disease patients, who r...

Perinatal environment influences aggression in children

...nd colleagues from the Groupe de recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant (GRIP) already supports this epigenetic hypothesis. A fellow grip researcher demonstrated that young adults who had a hyper-aggressive profile as children and teenagers have a surmethylation of the active immune syst...

Molecule tracking reveals mechanism of chromosome separation in dividing cells

...es. The most puzzling aspect of this attachment, according to the researchers, is that the kinetochore has to be strong yet dynamic. It has to keep a grip on the microtubule filaments even as they add and remove their subunits. "This ability," the researchers said, "allows the kinetochore to harness m...

Brain tumors: New therapy surprisingly successful

...n outstanding success: "This unusually manifest extension of the survival time has surprised even us. Our results offer the opportunity to improve our grip on this aggressive form of cancer. Now, further investigations involving a larger number of patients are needed to optimise this therapy. Planning for...

Material success and social failure?

... This important book explains how it is now possible to piece together a new, compelling and coherent picture of how we can release societies from the grip of pervasive and schismatic dysfunctional behaviour, a picture which will revitalise politics and provide a new way of thinking about how we organise ...

UT Southwestern researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity

...ulating fat-cell physiology," he said. The next step is to determine precisely how collagen VI functions in the body. "We need to get a better grip on targets that may allow us to interfere in this process. Unfortunately collagen VI can't be knocked out in humans, but we may be able to manipulate ...

Spinal fluid proteins signal Lou Gehrig's disease

... The biomarkers could help save time otherwise lost in diagnosing the disease. For instance, a patient complaining of weakness in the legs or reduced grip strength could be checked for the biomarkers. If ALS is suspected, further treatment may begin. "What we want is to have a diagnostic kit that can ...

Robotic Technology Improves Stroke Rehabilitation

..., Ph.D., Bruce Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., Loukas Astrakas, Ph.D., and Michael Moskowitz, M.D. AT A GLANCE -- Researchers are using a new robotic grip device to rehabilitate chronic stroke patients. -- This is the first study using fMRI to map the brain in order to track stroke reha...

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

... that is too heavy or too long for you. Consider buying a shovel that is specially designed to prevent too much stooping. Space your hands on the tool grip to increase your leverage. Push the snow instead of lifting it, as much as you can. If you must lift, take small amounts of snow, and lift i...

November 23 Marks Tenth Anniversary of the Largest Civil Settlement in U.S. History

... Toomey. The American Lung Association calls upon states to stop squandering this money and to address the real issues at hand -- the deadly grip big tobacco has on our nation is literally killing us and contributing to our economic woes. Supporting tobacco cessation and prevention programs will...

Cain & Associates Forms Strategic Partnership With JDA eHealth Systems, Inc.

...e to offer C&A's CORE (Commercial Opportunities in Revenue Enhancement) and grip (Government Revenue Integrity Program) products to its customers, resulting...es it to information to create revenue opportunities for hospitals. C & A's grip product insures that patients who are eligible for Medicaid coverage are id...

New Chief Executive Officer Joins International Diabetes Federation

...e and prevention, and encouraging activities towards finding a cure. "Diabetes is often thought to be a disease of the rich. Yet the world is in the grip of a global diabetes epidemic that affects rich and poor countries alike. In many countries, diabetes threatens to overwhelm health systems. I want th...

Washington Redskins Open FedExField Locker Room to ALL Military Veterans for Free Health Screenings

...a comprehensive series of free health screenings including: cholesterol, diabetes, osteoporosis, blood pressure, prostate exams, spirometry, body fat, grip strength, and patient health educational materials for men and women on various health conditions. "This unique event offers Veteran's key health sc...