Month: February 2009

Study to Identify Traumatic Brain Injury Therapies Clinical Pharmacists Can Reduce Drug Costs Study to Identify Traumatic Brain Injury Therapies Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) in Illinois and 10 other health care facilities in the United States and Canada have…

Well-informed, focused and unwilling to accept mediocrity, the “new” patient might help you in more ways than you expect.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has notified more than 3,000 of the nation’s hospitals that they will receive the full payment update for calendar year (CY) 2009 as part of the new Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting…

O&P Business News turns to the O&P community to help find solace for business owners.

At least one in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people in the United States, takes multiple drugs in combinations that can produce harmful drug-drug interactions. Half of these interactions involve a non-prescription medication, researchers from the University of Chicago…

Historic information disputes common beliefs that limb differences were always viewed as negative symbols.

  ©2009/Photos.com, JupiterImages Corporation Cracking, chaffing, dry patches and itchiness are unpleasant symptoms of dry and irritated skin that often comes with winter. As temperatures drop, the wind howls, and humidity levels hit an all-year low, our skin requires extra…

Most people get concerned about the health and appearance of their feet during the summer months. But by the time winter rolls around, feet are all but forgotten, shoved back into boots and heavy sneakers. James McGuire and Howard Palamarchuk,…

Advanced fabrication materials change the science behind socket construction.

Excess pressure is no longer considered the lone cause of skin trauma to the foot.