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Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Pushes for Senate Bill to Assist Family Caregivers of the Most Severely Injured Veterans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Wounded Warrior Project commends the House of Representatives for passing a bill (H.R. 3155) that will assist the family caregivers of the most severely wounded veterans, but endorsed a Senate bill (S. 801) that would provide ...

Supreme Court Ruling is a Victory for Consumers Injured by Dangerous Drugs, Says Hissey Kientz, LLP

A ruling this week by the U.S. Supreme Court will protect the rights of consumers who are injured by dangerous drugs, according to Hissey Kientz, LLP . “The Supreme Court’s ruling this week is an important victory for plaintiffs who have been hurt by dangerous or defective drugs,&rdq...

New York Attorney Obtains $2.25 Million Verdict for Client Injured on Grounds of Bronx Eye Surgery Clinic

Burns & Harris law firm prevails on behalf of plaintiff after one-week trial New York (Lexis Nexis) January 29, 2009 -- Seth Harris , partner in the New York City-based litigation firm of Burns & Harris, prevailed in a hotly contested dispute with a Bronx eye s...

Breathing life into injured lungs: World-first technique will expand lung donor organ pool

(Toronto, Friday, December 19, 2008) For the first time in the world, transplant surgeons at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network used a new technique to repair an injured donor lung that was unsuitable for transplant, and then successfully transplanted it into a patient. The use o...

The SCOOTER Store Gives Power Wheelchair to Good Samaritan Critically Injured Trying to Save Others

Gift of Mobility Lets Local Hero be Mobile and Independent While He Awaits Prosthetic Leg KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Life changed in less than a minute for Darrel Baker, 36, when he stopped to help another motorist and suddenly found himself in need of rescue. A ...

Stem cells with potential to regenerate injured liver tissue identified by Penn researchers

PHILADELPHIA - A novel protein marker has been found that identifies rare adult liver stem cells, whose ability to regenerate injured liver tissue has the potential for cell-replacement therapy. For the first time, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine led by Linda Green...

GNC Golf Outing Supports Local Charity, Injured Military

Company joins forces with Wounded Warrior Project PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- GNC, for the second consecutive year, will partner with the Western Pennsylvania Committee of the Wounded Warrior Project to hold its third annual golf outing Monday at the Diamond Run Golf Club i...

National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients

SEATTLE, September 11--Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury. Researchers from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, the Universit...

Disabled Veteran Establishes Non-Profit, AVHRT, to House Injured Veterans

LOS ANGELES, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Disabled American Veteran, Eric V. Trager, along with business associates, Hugh T. Bonner, Theo Caesar, Cyndie Morrison and Durant Management Corporation, announced the development of a non-profit organization, "American Veterans Have Rights Too" ...

Weizmann Institute scientists discover how an injured embryo can regenerate itself

More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans Spemann conducted his famous experiment that laid the foundations for the field of embryonic development. After dividing a salamander embryo in half, Spemann noticed that one half specifically, the half that gives rise to the salamand...

FDA approves NeuRx diaphragm pacing system for use in spinal cord- injured patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS) for spinal cord-injured patients who are dependent on ventilators for breathing. The light-weight, battery-powered electronic DPS allows patients to breathe and speak more naturally, while eliminating...

Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children

Experts say it's too soon to judge this therapy for traumatic brain injury,,,, WEDNESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cooling the brain after a traumatic brain injury may not help improve neurological outcomes and might even increase mortality. That's the conclusion of a randomized t...

Tissue Bank Makes it Easier for Injured Servicemen and Women

EDISON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) will provide military hospitals with special access to tissue needed for cartilage and joint repair for injured servicemen and women. Military hospitals and facilities will be given priority in obtaining tis...

U.S. Air Force Pays Record Amount for Baby Injured in Government Hospital

WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has paid a family $5 million for severe brain damage suffered by a baby during childbirth at a military hospital. The amount is a record sum for government settlement payments to children who suffered brain damage because of the negligence o...

Courage Center Offers Credentialed Educational Forum on Issues of Returning Injured Employees to Work

MINNEAPOLIS, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Courage Center is hosting a credentialed educational forum on Friday, May 9 at its Golden Valley location, 3915 Golden Valley Road. The session offers three CEUs, and is entitled "Return to Work for the Injured Worker." Registration is from 8-8:30am with t...

Battle to Help Injured Florida Workers Heats Up

Florida Supreme Court to Review Case of Emma Murray v. Mariner Health Care April 9, 2008 MIAMI, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's known as Senate Bill 50A. For most Floridians that doesn't mean much of anything. However, for those Floridians who have been hurt...

Innovative Care Is Helping Iraq War's Injured Survive

Improvements mean 9 out of 10 with serious trauma live, often with little visible damage, surgeons say MONDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- After five years of war in Iraq, there's some relatively good medical news about the casualties over there: more than 90 percent are now survivin...

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Expands Service Offerings for Injured Soldiers with the New 'Warriors to Work' Program

-Resume Builder and Job Postings Part of Available Resources- JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In their ongoing effort to ensure this group of returning wounded veterans are the most well-adjusted and successful generation of veterans, Wounded Warrior Project has expanded their...

In-the-Field Facial Surgery Helps Injured Troops in Iraq

No evacuation delays mean quicker, better surgeries, study finds TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. troops in Iraq who have suffered facial wounds are now undergoing successful reconstructive surgeries at army facilities in the field -- cutting their risk for long-term compli...

Brain measurements could lead to better devices to move injured or artificial limbs

Neuroscientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a novel approach for measuring and deciphering brain activity that holds out promise of providing improved movements of natural or artificial limbs by those who have been injured or paralyzed. Neuroscientists have long been w...

GPS-like technology helps pinpoint best methods for moving injured players

The 15 minutes it took to remove Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett off the field after he suffered a spinal cord injury may seem like a long time for someone needing acute medical care, but in fact, those minutes underscore how critical it is to carefully move a player with a suspected spinal co...

Novel Cooling Therapy May Have Aided Injured Football Player

Lowering Kevin Everett's body temperature helped protect his spinal cord, doctors say THURSDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- As Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett was being rushed by ambulance to a hospital Sunday night with a life-threatening spinal cord injury, he was alread...

Imaging Software Helps Track, Treat Injured Brains

It could aid children in crucial days after trauma, developers say WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- New software now allows doctors to monitor blood flow through the brain in real time, potentially preventing brain damage and death in children with head injuries. Brain trauma is a top ...

Vision restoration therapy shown to improve brain activity in brain injured patients

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), that brain activity was increased in stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors who underwent Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT), a rehabilitative treatment that helps these patients...

Need for Health Care Reform Escalates; One in Four Americans Skip Care When Sick or Injured

Consumers Rate U.S. Health Care System Poorly, According to Deloitte Survey WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As health care reform heats up in the White House, nearly 40 percent of consumers have expressed discontent with the status quo, rating the U.S. health care system a D or an F. A q...

Australian Injured as Spain Begins Annual Bullrunning Festival

An Australian suffered injuries to a thigh and three other people were slightly hurt Saturday as thousands of Spaniards and tourists celebrated the start of the nine-day San Fermin bullrun. The festival involves copious amounts of dancing, alcohol and the "encierro", when bulls are release...

Nearly 100 People Injured by Jackal

Patna, June 27 (IANS) Nearly 100 people have been bitten and injured by a jackal in Bihar's Gopalganj district, but there are no anti-rabies vaccines in the government hospitals to treat the patients. In the last two days, the jackal has attacked and injured villagers - including women and...

Portable Splint When Injured Far Away from Medical Help

Limbs broken and too far from the nearest medic? Not to worry. A team from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK has developed a versatile portable plastic splint that can protect damaged bones and aid their recovery. The First Aid Splint is designed to be used in isolated conditions whic...

U.S. Army Developing a Robot to Rescue Injured Soldiers

A remote-controlled robot is being developed by the U.S. Army to rescue injured or abducted soldiers, without putting their comrades at risk. The 1.8-metre-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (Bear) will be able to travel over bumpy terrain and squeeze through doorways while carrying ...

A Realistic Arm on the Anvil for Injured Soldiers

As the Iraq war continues to take its toll and the number of injured soldiers is increasing, there is some cheer for the marines who have// lost their limbs. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the US has announced that its team has developed a breakthrough prosthetic arm...

Rescuing Injured Hearts by Enhancing Regeneration

Using a two-drug approach, researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have demonstrated that it may be possible to rescue heart function //after a heart attack and protect the heart from scarring. Working with rats, they combined an agent that overcomes a natural inhibitor of cell division with a na...

Engineered Tissue Implants benefited Knee Injured patients

Scientists at the University of Bristol have recommended that knee cartilage injuries could be possibly repaired by bioengineered tissue implants //without any signs of osteoarthritis progression. 'The maturation of cartilage implanted with engineered tissue has taken only about 12 months and ...

Guidelines For Treating Severely Injured Patients On The Anvil

If there were to be serious accidents or injury due to some other cause like mob violence, the initial steps in the treatment of such persons in the emergency room are the same.// However, the procedures that are undertaken in the intensive care are varied and could possibly determine the life and ...

Mobilizing Stem Cells at the Injured Site Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments.

The research was done by Stephen Thom, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine. // He said that a course of hyperbaric oxygen treatments would increase the number of circulating stem cells in the body of the patient. Stem cells are pr...

York Hospital Trauma Center Upgrade

...hospitals with resources immediately available to provide efficient surgical intervention to reduce the likelihood of death or permanent disability to injured patients. Accredited trauma centers must be continuously prepared to treat the most serious life threatening and disabling injuries. They are not in...

Crucial Finding Advances Spinal Cord Injury Research

..., said in a news release. "While our findings are very encouraging in this respect, they also highlight the complexity of restoring function in the injured spinal cord," he said. More information The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has more about spinal cord injuries ...

Gym Class Injuries Up 150 Percent

...ildhood obesity epidemic, the number of kids being injured during gym class has risen dramatically, Ohio Stat...and girls, she noted. Boys were more likely to be injured on the head, during collisions with other people a...o suffer strains and sprains to the legs and to be injured during individual activities. Most injuries (52...

Rock-Climbing Injury Rate Soaring

...of the body being the area most likely to be hurt. The average age of an injured climber was 26, with about 56 percent of those hurt being between the ages ...nt of those injured, while the rest were aged 40 or older. Although most injured climbers were men, 28 percent of the injuries occurred to women, a higher p...

Patrick Rummerfield Teams with Eric Westacott Foundation and Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to Help Young Quadriplegic Boy

... also be the Malarkey's first family trip ever!" As a spinal cord injured person himself, Mr. Westacott knows the challenges faced by SCIs, and the n...he Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center when Lorraine was spinal cord injured for information and resources," commented Joseph Canose, Vice Presiden...

Northwest Hospital Introduces Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

...reat patients with stubborn, non-healing wounds. "Breathing 100% oxygen helps the body form new blood vessels, to serve areas that have been injured or may be affected by circulation disorders such as peripheral arterial insufficiency or diabetes," said Dr. Terence Quigley, chief of surgery at Nort...