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Implanted Hearing System Approved by FDAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Hearing System - Esteem approved to treat sensorineural hearing loss... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Assistive Hearing Devices Source Type: info

Braces for Teeth Prices and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PDA Presents the Facts on Braces - You take your child to the dentist for a six-month checkup and he or she says your child needs braces. Or, maybe it's at your own checkup that your dentist recommends braces. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Dental and Teeth Source Type: info

Guidebook for Caregivers - Practical Emotional Assistance for CaregiversEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guidebook for Caregivers Released Today - First to Offer Practical Emotional Assistance for Caregivers. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Books and Publications Source Type: info

A Response to "Putting Politics Before Patients" by the AARPEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While the intentions of the health care reform bill are noble; they are not adequate to meet the needs of people with disabilities in America today. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Health and Healthcare Source Type: info

Putting Politics Before PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gov. Signs Law Putting Politics Before Patients - Idaho Health Freedom Act Does Nothing to Tackle State's Health Care Crisis & Everything to Make it Worse. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Legal and Lawyers Source Type: info

Disability in IndiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
India's Disability Act of 1995 provides various facilities for both children and adults with disabilities in India. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Source Type: info

Eating Right to Fight DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
See How Easily You Can Fight Diabetes - Did you know that millions of people are already suffering from Type 2 diabetes? (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Special Diets Source Type: info

PlayStation Game System Improves Hand Function in Teens with Cerebral PalsyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Modified Home Video Game Shows Promise for Improving Hand Function in Teens with Cerebral Palsy - PlayStation 3-based system developed by Rutgers engineers; evaluated in Indiana University School of Medicine pilot trial. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Games and Gaming Source Type: info

DNA Nanotechnology Applications in MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DNA nanotechnology breakthrough offers promising applications in medicine - McGill researchers create DNA nanotubes able to carry and selectively release materials. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Nanotechnology - Nanomedicine Source Type: info

My Father's Blind Son - Ron Graham - Disability PoetryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Original poetry by Ron Graham - My Father's Blind Son. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 18, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Poetry Source Type: info

Overview of Disability in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People with disabilities in China, prior to the year 1980, were referred to with discriminatory terms such as, "can fei," which means, "the handicapped and useless." (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Source Type: info

Stomach Wrap Operations for Acid RefluxEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Severe acid reflux: Stomach wraps effective in short to medium term... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: GERD - Heartburn Source Type: info

Cryotherapy Radiology Freeze Treatment for Cancer TumorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Shutting out soft tissue cancers in the cold - Interventional radiologists pioneer potential treatment for cancer that has metastasized to soft tissues (such as ovarian cancer) and bones; seen as option for those who are not candidates for surgery.. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Cancer Treatment Source Type: info

Minimally Invasive Medicine - Interventional Radiology InnovatorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Interventional Radiology Innovators: Advancing Minimally Invasive Modern Medicine - Contributions of Society of Interventional Radiology Members Through Medical Patents, Patent Applications Continue to Alter Medical Landscape to Improve Patient Care. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Information Source Type: info

Life-affirming Story of DisabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New Nonfiction Shares Life-affirming Story of Disability - Rick Fernandez Offers His Own Story of Living with Mental Disability, Advice for Others. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Books and Publications Source Type: info

Does the U.S. Need to Ration Costly End-of-Life Care?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Controversial Issue to be Focus of Miller Center National Debate... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Information Source Type: info

Freezing Out Breast CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
First reported study shows encouraging interventional radiology potential treatment for breast cancer with cryotherapy, no need to undergo surgery after to ensure tumor killed. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: info

Keep Your Arteries Fat Free NaturallyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Three Natural Ways to Keep Your Arteries Fat-Free - Cardiovascular disease is the No.1 killer in North America. And high cholesterol is one of the primary risk factors of coronary heart disease and stroke. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Blood Cholesterol Source Type: info

Difficulties in working memory updating in individuals with intellectual disabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Our results confirm the importance of the demand for active attentional control in explaining the role of WM in fluid intelligence performance, and in particular show that updating information in WM plays an important role in the distinction between typically developing children and ID individuals. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - March 17, 2010 Category: Disability Authors: B. Carretti, C. Belacchi, C. Cornoldi Source Type: journals

Disabled Canadians Get the Back Seat - AgainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Compare the headlines from the Vancouver Olympics 2010 to the Paralympics and you might notice that the stories do not include anything about sexy athletes, but talk about Brian McKeever being partially blind, but 100-percent focused “It’s time we pay as much attention to our disabled Canadians and celebrate their accomplishments to the same extent we do for our able bodied Canadians." (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 16, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: 2010 Winter Paralympics Source Type: info

Canada Ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Government of Canada has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 16, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Source Type: info

Disabled World Community Newsletter - March 15th, 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Disabled World - March 16, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Newsletter Source Type: info

Wealth Buys Health - Even in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Studies in the United States have long shown that rich people tend to be healthier than poor people, and that this health gap between the haves and have-nots gets worse as people get older. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 16, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability News Source Type: info

Working memory functions in children with different degrees of intellectual disabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Similar patterns of results emerged for both subgroups of children with intellectual disability, indicating that problems with phonological information processing seem to be one of the causes of cognitive impairment in individuals with intellectual disability. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - March 16, 2010 Category: Disability Authors: K. Schuchardt, M. Gebhardt, C. Mäehler Source Type: journals

Why the Movie Avatar Didn't Win the OscarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Why Avatar Didn't Win the Oscar: Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Fine Asserts the Corporate World Is Bulldozing America... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 15, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Entertainment Source Type: info

Vancouver 2010 Revises Paralympic Alpine Event ScheduleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Vancouver 2010 revises Paralympic alpine event schedule due to forecasted weather conditions; tickets valid for date on ticket. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 15, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: 2010 Winter Paralympics Source Type: info

Disability in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nation of Japan has a new, long-term program for government measures related to people with disabilities that was formulated on the basis of the Fundamental Law for Disabled Persons which was enacted in the year 1993. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 14, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Source Type: info

Senior ER Patients Getting Wrong MedicinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some Older ER Patients Are Getting the Wrong Medicines, U-M Study Finds - Certain pain relievers and antihistamines are among most common drugs used in emergency visits, in spite of known risks to those over age 65. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 14, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Rehabilitation and Hospitals Source Type: info

Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alzheimer's disease usually starts with symptoms that are subtle and therefore poorly recognized, such as memory failure. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 14, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Alzheimer ' s Disease Source Type: info

Nanoparticles - Golden Bullet for CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A golden bullet for cancer - Nanoparticles provide a targeted version of photothermal therapy for cancer... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 14, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Nanotechnology - Nanomedicine Source Type: info

Zellweger Syndrome - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are a number of observable, clinical features associated with Zellweger syndrome. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

Mucosal Melanoma - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mucosal melanoma are lesions that may be blue to black in color with irregular borders. Malignant melanoma, whether they are present on a person's skin or in their oral cavity, have the same cell of origin; the melanocyte. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Cancer Melanoma Source Type: info

Paralympics 2010 Opening CeremonyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Overview of the 2010 Canadian Paralympic Games opening ceremony in BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: 2010 Winter Paralympics Source Type: info

2010 Paralympic Games Event Times and SchedulesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games event start times and schedules. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: 2010 Winter Paralympics Source Type: info

Raleigh - Inclusive Health Enrollment EventEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Inclusive Health Targets the Triangle for National Cover the Uninsured Week - Smithfield resident speaks about inability to get insurance due to disabilities. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: March 2010 Events Source Type: info

Backlog Continues in 2010 for SSDI ClaimsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For those who cannot work because of a disability, waiting a year or longer to find out whether they have been approved for Social Security disability benefits can be devastating, both personally and financially. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: US Social Security Disability Source Type: info

California Marijuana LegalizationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
California May Tackle Marijuana Legalization - A bill pending before the California State Assembly would remove marijuana from the state's controlled substances statutes and establish a regulatory scheme making it accessible to adults over 21. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Marijuana Source Type: info

Mercury-Autism Link Not Found Because of Government PolicyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Special Masters Protect Vaccine Program and Deny Justice to Vaccine-Injured Children - Mercury-Autism Link Not Found Because of Government Policy, not Science (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

Best Treatment for Childhood EpilepsyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New study identifies best treatment for childhood epilepsy - OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital is part of largest-ever NIH-funded pediatric epilepsy clinical trial to examine which of 3 standard treatments is most effective... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Pediatric Health Concerns Source Type: info

No Time to Exercise? New Exercise HIT Involves Exercising Less!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The new exercise HIT: do less - The usual excuse of "lack of time" for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Exercise Information Source Type: info

Upload Photo of Skin Condition for Melanoma AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New Website Skinofmine.com Allows Users to Analyze and Track Changes in Their Skin and Share Their Photos with Their Doctor. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Dermatology Source Type: info

Disability in America Status Report EventEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These important changes will be discussed, along with several new topics, including health insurance coverage and veterans service-connected disability-rating. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: March 2010 Events Source Type: info

Keeping Disability Benefits after a Disabled Child Becomes an AdultEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many parents may believe that their disabled children will be able to continue receiving Social Security disability or SSI payments once they have reached 18 years old. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: US Social Security Disability Source Type: info

Autism Employment Campaigners U.K. VictoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Autism Employment Campaigners Claim Victory From Government, UK - The Government announced Jobcentre Plus staff are to receive autism training in the adult autism strategy published on 3rd March. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: UK Disability News Source Type: info

Diabetes Link to Eating DisordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Diabetes Source Type: info

Grants Available for Children's Medical ExpensesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation grants help families pay for children's medical expenses not covered by a commercial health insurance plan. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Loans Grants and Finance Source Type: info

Disability Etiquette Webinar to Assist United Way of America Tax Preparation SitesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
United Spinal Association Launches "Disability Etiquette" Webinar to Assist United Way of America Tax Preparation Sites - Increased Access to the Earned Income Tax Credit. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Events Source Type: info

Social Security Health Care Information for Disability ApplicantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Social Security to Provide Helpful Health Care Information to Over 3 Million Disability Applicants Each Year... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: US Social Security Disability Source Type: info

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The symptoms a person with SSPE experiences are subtle. They usually include symptoms such as changes in behavior and mild mental deterioration such as memory loss. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 11, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

Knee Replacement in Seniors Improves BalanceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Knee replacement in elderly patients shown to improve balance - Multiple benefits to surgery reported for patients with advanced osteoarthritis. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 11, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Bones and Joints Source Type: info