Courage Center Experts Disagree With Gov. Pawlenty's Proposed Budget Cuts.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesotans with chronic conditions and disabilities face very real threats to their health and independence under the proposed budget of Gov. Tim Pawlenty, according to health care policy experts at Minneapolis-based Courage Center. "As a leading rehabilitation service organization we...

FROM THE REGION.
COLUMN: FROM THE REGION Dudley Man gets 2 years' probation for cocaine possession DUDLEY - A 21-year-old East Longmeadow man involved in a cocaine transaction in Southbridge was sentenced to two years' probation. In Dudley District Court, Carl Hornig admitted to...

Audiologist: lend them your ears.
Audiologists do more than diagnose hearing impairment. They also provide counseling, teach patients to use hearing aids, and handle balance problems (parts of the ear help control balance). The Job: Screen and measure hearing/balance loss; provide therapy, counseling, and hearing aids; prevent hearing damage; conduct research ...

ANNIVERSARIES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Hartbauer Roy and Joyce Hartbauer of Eugene will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family reception at the Oregon Coast. The couple were married Sept. 12, 1948, in College Place, Wash. Their children and their spouses are Christine Hartbauer of Eugene;...

Disability subgroup to build evidence base.
The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) at Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) recently announced that it has developed a disability subgroup. The subgroup will provide support and resources for disability researchers who are conducting systematic reviews, which rigorously analyze research findings and summarize its evidence,...

A preliminary study of the effectiveness of an otolaryngology-based multidisciplinary falls prevention clinic.
Abstract Because the cause of falls is often multifactorial, efforts to identify risk factors and promote prevention would benefit from a multidisciplinary approach in which the contributions of a broad range of body systems are considered. We describe the practices and procedures followed at the otolaryngology-based multidisciplinary...

Speech science primer; physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech, 5th ed.
078177117X Speech science primer; physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech, 5th ed. Raphael, Lawrence J. et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007 345 pages $77.95 Hardcover P95 Designed for beginning speech...

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Signs Long-Term Agreement to be the Provider of Doctors for Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center.
WEST CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (NMFF) will supply radiation oncologists to provide proton cancer treatment services at the Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center (NIPTRC), according to an agreement announced by NIPTRC and NMFF officials today. NIPTRC, which is...

The path of speech technologies in computer assisted language learning; from research toward practice.
9780415960762 The path of speech technologies in computer assisted language learning; from research toward practice. Ed. by V. Melissa Holland and F. Pete Fisher. Routledge 2008 256 pages $95.00 Hardcover Routledge studies in...

CVS/pharmacy Raising Funds for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign to Support Expanded Rehabilitation Services Center.
2008 Marks 5th Year of CVS/pharmacy Participation in National Campaign WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy will be participating in the fifth year of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Thanks and Giving campaign, which will run nationwide in CVS/pharmacy locations through December 13. CVS/pharmacy store...