Obese Aussies Risk Losing Their Feet
( AAP MediaNet 13-Oct-08 )
Shocking Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that as many as 72% of middle-aged Australian men and 58% of middle-aged women are now obese or overweight.
Taking The Next Step Toward Advanced Artificial Limbs
( WPI 30-Sep-08 )
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will receive $1 million in federal and state grants to advance the critical development of neuroprosthetics - next-generation artificial limbs that could one day be permanently implanted and perform most of the movements and functions of natural limbs.
Jenni Is Savouring The Experience In Beijing
( APC 8-Sep-08 )
Even by Paralympic Games standards, Jenni Bryce's story is remarkable. A workplace accident in 2003 led to three amputations - she lost her left arm, then her left leg, and then, last year, she lost another section of her leg.
Boy Has Shoulder Made From Elbow
( BBCNews 1-Sep-08 )
A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.
Author Attacks Alzheimer's Ban
( Independent 19-Aug-08 )
Terry Pratchett, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, has condemned the NHS for failing to provide a drug, Aricept, that can dramatically improve symptoms.
One-legged Man In 210kph Car Chase
( Independent 1-Aug-08 )
Police who gave chase to a powerful BMW in a 210kmph pursuit were unaware that they were being outrun by a car being driven by a one-legged man.
Integrating Palliative Care For Dementia Into Primary Care
( Indiana University 18-Jul-08 )
Greg A. Sachs, M.D., has received an award from the National Palliative Care Research Center to conduct a study aimed at improving quality of life and decreasing suffering for older adults and their family caregivers. The award is one of only two pilot project support grants funded by NPCRC in 2008.
100 UK People A Week Lose A Limb Through Diabetes
( Diabetes UK 8-Jul-08 )
A hundred people a week in the UK have a lower limb amputated as a result of diabetes, warns Diabetes UK today.
bionic hand wins Britain's top tech prize
( Daily Mail 13-Jun-08 )
The world's most advanced bionic hand has scooped a top engineering prize. The i-LIMB is a prosthetic device with five individually powered digits. It won this year's MacRobert award from The UK's Royal Academy of Engineering.
Miss Landmine Survivor Beauty Pagent: exploitation or bold publicity for the victims
( Guardian 23-Apr-08 )
After the runaway success of the inaugural Miss Landmine beauty pageant in Angola, the organisers plan to take the contest to Cambodia next year, despite controversy and criticism from aid agencies.
Diabetes-related Amputations Rise For Hispanics
( AHRQ 24-Mar-08 )
Hospitalizations of adult Hispanics for diabetes-related foot or leg amputations rose sharply between 2001 and 2004, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Breakthrough Treatment For Severe Frostbite Saves Limbs
( SIR 20-Mar-08 )
Using imaging to visualize areas lacking blood flow and deliver drugs via catheter, interventional radiologists are reopening recently frozen, clotted arteries with clot-busting and anti-spasmodic drugs. The people in a recent prospective trial had severely frostbitten hands and feet (with tissue frozen to the bone and damage occurring deep in muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels).
New Way To Reverse Poor Circulation And Heal Wounds Discovered By Researchers
( URMC 21-Feb-08 )
Researchers have solved a longstanding mystery about how flexing muscles "tell" nearby blood vessels that they need more blood to perform, according to a study published Feb. 15 in the journal Circulation Research. The study mechanism suggests new ways to treat conditions that involve poor circulation like peripheral artery disease, which comes with aging, affects 10 million Americans and leads to amputation in the worst cases.
63 Percent Of Diabetics Wearing The Wrong-sized Shoes - Risk Of Serious Foot Problems
( BP 20-Nov-07 )
More than six out of ten people with diabetes are walking around in the wrong-sized shoes, exposing themselves to serious foot problems that could lead to amputation, according to research in the November issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
Science Extends Reach Of Prosthetic Arms
( APS 13-Nov-07 )
Motorized prosthetic arms can help amputees regain some function, but these devices take time to learn to use and are limited in the number of movements they provide.
Progress Being Made In Worldwide Amputation Prevention
( Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 21-Mar-07 )
Multi-Year Data Shows Treatment Prevents Amputation
( Society of Interventional Radiology 6-Mar-07 )
Avoiding amputation: Early infection intervention can save feet & legs
( University of Michigan Health System 28-Feb-07 )
Can An Ugly Toenail Predict Amputation?
( Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 28-Feb-07 )
Traumatic Decision: To Amputate Or Salvage A Limb?
( American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 26-Feb-07 )