by Bruce Brown | June 27, 2017 | General News, Health
Upper limb functional difficulties involving just the hand, portions of the arm, or the whole arm can arise from a variety of conditions. Paralysis following a stroke is a common cause of upper limb difficulty but you can also lose strength, flexibility, and movement...
by Alfred Poor | June 27, 2017 | General News, Medical
One of the insidious aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is that in most cases, the damage is not visible. The gold standard for diagnosis is a CT scan, but this is not possible on the battlefield or football field. Medical personnel are generally limited to...
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by Bruce Brown | June 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
When discussing innovative wearable health technology, a traditional paper label manufacturing company isn’t likely to be part of the conversation. Why should it be? Wearable health tech is all about sensors, data transmission, local mobile device apps, and...
by Alfred Poor | June 14, 2017 | General News, Medical
Prescription medication saves lives and improves the quality of life for millions of patients fighting disease and chronic conditions. The big problem, however, is that these medications don’t work if the patient doesn’t take them. According to a study...
by Alfred Poor | June 8, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
In the year 2000, U.S. seniors 65 or older fell and required medical treatment 2.6 million times. The total price tag was $19 billion for direct medical costs alone. A bit more than a third of these incidents resulted in bone fractures, but these accounted for more...
