I Know How Hard You Work (health).
I Know How Hard You Work (health) Paul Sybert iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 Star Treatment (publicity) PO Box 133, Beaver Crossing, NE 68813 9780595460793, $13.95, www.iuniverse.com Strokes can strike...

Failure to diagnose stroke: did Dr. discharge pt. too soon?
CASE ON POINT: Lang v. Newman 2008 NY Slip Op 066215 (08/14/2008)--NY CASE FACTS: Donna Lang was treated at the Emergency Department of Cortland Memorial Hospital on the morning of January 14, 2003. Triage assessment notes from that morning indicated that her chief complaint upon arrival at...

Micrus Endovascular Gets OK to Market Cerecyte Microcoils in Japan.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-16 July 2008-Micrus Endovascular Gets OK to Market Cerecyte Microcoils in Japan(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Micrus Endovascular Corp.announced receipt of Shonin approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to market in Japan its Cerecyte microcoil product line, including the MicruSphere,...

Former foundation recipient receives NIH award of $12.4 million for stroke rehabilitation study.
Carolee Winstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA, has been awarded $12.4 million by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in support of her project I-CARE (Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Arm Rehabilitation Evaluation Stroke Initiative),...

Using the principles of best evidence, Canadian researchers make the case for changes to the current system of stroke rehabilitation, based on five processes of care known to be important for optimal outcomes.
Using the principles of best evidence, Canadian researchers make the case for changes to the current system of stroke rehabilitation, based on five processes of care known to be important for optimal outcomes. The processes are (1) admission to specialized stroke rehabilitation units, (2) early admission to stroke rehabilitation...

Research and Markets Adds Report: South Korea Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2008.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 September 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: South Korea Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2008(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Korea Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2008" report to its offerings. In a...

Reach Call Expands Coverage to 7 States.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 August 2008-Reach Call Expands Coverage to 7 States(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Reach Call, a provider of Web-based solutions for remote treatment of medical conditions such as stroke, has announced that more than 60 hospitals in seven states are using its tele-stroke and tele-health service....

Concentric Medical Signs Co-Marketing Pact With InTouch Health.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-19 August 2008-Concentric Medical Signs Co-Marketing Pact With InTouch Health(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Concentric Medical, a provider of devices for clot removal in ischemic stroke patients, announced that it has entered into a co-marketing agreement with InTouch Health to facilitate the advancement of stroke care...

Northstar neuroscience to trim its workforce again.
In an effort to appease unhappy shareholders, Northstar Neuroscience is laying off an additional 20 workers and focusing solely on advancing its investigational device for cortical stimulation therapy for treatment of depression. The Seattle, WA-based medical device company laid off one-third of its workforce in January after...

On "a four-week, task-specific neuroprosthesis program ..." Dunning K, et al. Phys Ther. 2008;88:397-405.
We regard this report (1) as very valuable as it describes the use of a task-specific neuroprosthesis program in a patient characterized as severely impaired without any active residual finger and hand movements. Those patients without residual finger and hand movements usually are not included in studies dealing with...