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Gutsy Walk coming to P.A.

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

Published on March 31, 2015 An 18-year-old Lance Noble, if asked what ulcerative colitis was, would likely have tried to make something up in an attempt to sound smart. Lance Noble is the main organizer for P.A.'s first Gutsy Walk. Gutsy Walks take place across the country to raise funds for Crohn's and Colitis Canada. Funds raised go toward research and awareness campaigns regarding the connected digestive disorders. A 25-year-old Lance Noble no longer needs to make anything up; he knows full well what ulcerative colitis is. And now, he is on a mission to make sure Prince Albertans know all about it too. Noble, who was diagnosed with the digestive disorder seven years ago, is the main local organizer for the Gutsy Walk, a fundraiser for Crohns and Colitis Canada to be held for the first time in P.A. on June 7. When I was diagnosed I had no idea what it was, said Noble. Crohns and Colitis Canada gave me resources and tools and they educated my doctors and got me where I am now. Information and awareness is a big thing. Both Crohns and colitis are chronic diseases that affect the intestines, and thus the bodys immune … Continue reading →

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Muscular Dystrophy | Ayurvedic Treatment | Prof. Dr. Murali Manohar Chirumamilla, M.D. (Ayurveda) – Video

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

Muscular Dystrophy | Ayurvedic Treatment | Prof. Dr. Murali Manohar Chirumamilla, M.D. (Ayurveda) For Details and Appointments .... Prof. Dr. Chirumamilla Murali Manohar, M.D. (Ayurveda) Clinic and Consultation Raksha Ayurvedic Centre, H. No. 1320, Ground Floor, (left 6th gate) Opposite... By: Murali Manohar Chirumamilla … Continue reading →

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AANS, CNS, & Joint Cerebrovascular Section Endorse Interventional Thrombectomy in Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

Released: 24-Mar-2015 9:05 AM EDT Embargo expired: 31-Mar-2015 12:00 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Journal of Neurosurgery Expert Available Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (MARCH 31, 2015). Until recently, thrombolytic therapy has been the only proven treatment for acute ischemic stroke. A recent study in the Netherlands, however, found that interventional thrombectomy improved functional outcomes in patients with emergent cranial large-vessel occlusions, even among patients who had already received tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for thrombolytic therapy. Today the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Joint AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section strongly endorse interventional thrombectomy in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in their article, MR CLEAN: past the tipping point of clinical equipoise, by Henry H. Woo et al., published online, ahead of print, in the Journal of Neurosurgery (http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/2015.2.JNS15284). Five hundred patients with imaging-confirmed occlusion of proximal arteries in the anterior cerebral circulation were enrolled in MR CLEAN (the Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands) and treated within 6 hours of symptom onset. All patients were given the usual standard of care, which included prompt administration of tPA (alteplase) in 89% of patients. … Continue reading →

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Neurosurgery Leaders Endorse Interventional Thrombectomy to Treat Acute Stroke

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

Released: 27-Mar-2015 1:45 PM EDT Embargo expired: 31-Mar-2015 12:00 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Stony Brook University Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise Stony Brook, NY, March 27, 2015 Henry Woo, MD, Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Director of the Cerebrovascular Center and Co-Director of the Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center at Stony Brook Medicines Neurosciences Institute, along with other national leaders in neurosurgery, strongly endorse interventional thrombectomy in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke secondary to emergent large brain vessel occlusions in a paper to be published March 31 online in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Until recently, intravenous thrombolytic therapy (drugs to breakup or dissolve clots) alone was the only proven treatment for acute ischemic stroke. But a study published in the January 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine brought the advantages of interventional thrombectomy to light in a paper titled A Randomized Trial of Intraarterial Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Dr. Woo and colleagues assessed the strength of this trial called the MR CLEAN (Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands) trial, which treated 500 stroke patients with imaged-confirmed occlusions of proximal arteries … Continue reading →

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Stroke care leader: RMC awarded advanced certification

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties was recently recognized for earning The Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associations Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations. RMC achieved recertification; its original certification was in 2012. To achieve this recertification, RMC underwent a rigorous onsite review in December 2014. The Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with stroke-related standards and requirements, including program management, the delivery of clinical care and performance improvement. The Regional Medical Center has thoroughly demonstrated the greatest level of commitment to the care of stroke patients through its Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers, said Michele Sacco, M.S., interim executive director, Certification Programs. We commend RMC for becoming a leader in stroke care, potentially providing a higher standard of service for stroke patients in its community. Stroke is the number four cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; … Continue reading →

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Brave Joes big challenge to raise money for friend

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

A disabled toddler is going to undertake a trek around Snodland to kickstart a 30,000 fundraising campaign to help his best friend walk. Three-year-old Joe Scudder, of Roman Road, has cerebral palsy which makes his leg and arm muscles tighter than normal, particularly on the left of his body. He wants to help his friend Jamie Maynard, who is also three and has more severe symptoms. Jamie (left) and Joe, who are both three, met at a special physio class for children with cerebral palsey. Picture: Martin Apps Jamie, who lives just around the corner in Bingley Close, relies on a wheelchair to get around, or a walking frame with wheels for short distances. Joe often talks about Jamie. He said he wanted to help and suggested the sponsored walk. They dont moan or complain and they approach every challenge with huge smiles -Elizabeth Scudder, Joe's mum It is hoped this will change later this year when he has an operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital that will give him the best chance of walking unaided. Known as a selective dorsal rhizotomy, it will see surgeons cut nerves in his lower spine to make his muscles more rigid. The NHS … Continue reading →

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D.C. mother pleads guilty to abuse of 9-year-old son with cerebral palsy

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

A Southeast Washington woman pleaded guilty Monday to pouring scalding water on her 9-year-old son, binding his ankles and wrists and covering his mouth with duct tape, and locking him in his room and bathroom during a four-month period last year. Betty T. Threatt, 27, wiped away tears as she pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse and first-degree cruelty while armed in the treatment of her son, who has cerebral palsy. Threatt faces nine years in prison when she is sentenced June 12. During Mondays hearing, prosecutors unveiled grisly new details of how they say Threatt and her then-boyfriend abused the boy in their two-bedroom apartment on Brandywine Street SE. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Park said Threatt poured scalding water on her son and locked him in a bedroom and a bathroom for as many as five days at a time between March and June 2014. In addition, Parks said Threatts former boyfriend, Lester O. Jackson, 52, who also was charged in the case, instructed Threatt not to give her son food during the four-month period, which resulted in the boy becoming severely malnourished and extremely underweight. Jackson has rejected a plea deal and is scheduled to go … Continue reading →

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Nurse responsible for disabled girls death facing fraud charges

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

A nurse serving a 10-year prison sentence after a 14-year-old cerebral palsy patient in her care starved to death in 2011 now faces additional charges for Medicaid fraud, officials said. Mollie Parsons, 45, was supposed to provide daily care for Makayla Norman, who weighed 28 pounds when she died on March 1, 2011. Normans body was covered with filth and open bedsores, her hair and eyebrows infested with lice and her diaper hadnt been changed for some time, according to Dayton police. She couldnt speak, move or feed herself. In all, five people were prosecuted for various crimes connected to Normans death, including her mother and doctor. An indictment filed last week in Daytons U.S. District Court alleges Parsons aided and abetted others in a scheme attempting to defraud Medicaid and taxpayers from 2009 to 2011. Prosecution in the federal case began in late 2013. Parsons, found guilty of manslaughter, is scheduled to be released Nov. 21, 2021 from the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Neither the prosecutor nor the defense attorney assigned to the case returned messages seeking comments Monday. The federal indictment states that Parsons, as a home health care nurse, was responsible for providing nursing services including, but … Continue reading →

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Toddler Darcy Atkinson showed no signs of paddle-boarding fall when examined by paramedics, inquest hears

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

A Central Coast toddler who died from a catastrophic brain injury showed no signs of an alleged paddle-boarding accident when examined by paramedics, refuting suggestions by his mother's boyfriend that this accident may have caused the fatal injury. Two-year-old Darcy Atkinson died on December 7, 2012 after presenting to Gosford hospital with bruises, traces of Ritalin in his bloodstream and the fatal brain injury that later claimed his life. Mystery surrounds the cause of Darcy's brain injury, which is the central issue being examined this week in the NSW Coroner's Court. The inquest has previously heard that, the day before his death, Darcy began vomiting repeatedly and then had a seizure, while in the care of his mother's boyfriend, Adam Taylor. Advertisement Mr Taylor had texted Darcy's mother, Tara-Rae Maxwell that morning to say that the two-year-old had "had a little fall" while they were out paddle-boarding. He also raised this as a possible cause of the infant's rapidly deteriorating condition when paramedics arrived at his home that afternoon following a triple zero call. But on Tuesday one of the two paramedics who first examined Darcy at Mr Taylor's home said none of the signs of such an injury were … Continue reading →

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Japan's Fujifilm to buy Madison stem cell company Cellular Dynamics for $307 million

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2015

Madisons biotech community and its supporters cheered the news Monday that Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) founded by UW-Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson in 2004 will be purchased by Fujifilm Holdings Corp., of Tokyo, for $307 million. I wish every Monday was like this. This is a really nice surprise, said Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. WARF owns a small percentage of CDI stock and holds patents on some of Thomsons technology, drawing licensing fees and royalties from Cellular Dynamics. The cash deal calls for the Japanese company to buy publicly traded CDIs stock at $16.50 a share, or more than double the stocks closing price last Friday at $7.94 a share. The stock closed Monday at $16.42. When the purchase is final, sometime in the next three months if regulators approve, CDI will keep running its headquarters in Madison and branch in Novato, California, as a subsidiary of Fujifilm, the companies said. CDI had 155 employees, as of December 2014, and annual revenue of $16.7 million. CDI, 525 Science Drive, makes human stem cells in industrial quantities. Using tissue from adults, CDI creates induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that can be reprogrammed into virtually … Continue reading →

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