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New one-of-a-kind ambulance for possible stroke victims

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

HOUSTON - A first of its kind ambulance in the United States,the UTHealth mobile stroke unit, in partnership with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, is now on the streets of Houston. The ambulance is sent only to medical emergencies where the patient needs immediate treatment for symptoms of a stroke. Once on scene, Dr. James C. Grotta, director of stroke research in the Clinical Institute for Research & Innovation at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, examines the patients and quickly gets them into the specialized ambulance, where a portable CT scanner will take a picture of the patient's brain. Within minutes, Dr. Grotta will know whether the patient will need special drugs to prevent brain damage. "I can give the clot-busting medicine right there to dissolve the blood clot to make the patient better, or if they're having bleeding I can lower the blood pressure right away," said Dr. Grotta, M.D., director of stroke research in the Clinical Institute for Research & Innovation at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The mobile stroke unit has been responding to calls for about two months and already is credited with saving lives. "I'm 30, how can I have a stroke at this time? I never thought … Continue reading →

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Robots are helping stroke patients regain the use of their arms

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

'Rehabilitation robots' are being trialled at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University The machines, developed by MIT, work by supporting a patients arm and letting them move it between targets on a computer screen Patients receive as much help as they need form the robot to build up their strength and improve their coordination Stroke victims report seeing improvements with just a few sessions By Sarah Griffiths Published: 10:53 EST, 3 July 2014 | Updated: 12:39 EST, 3 July 2014 Robots (pictured) are helping stroke victims to regain the use of their arms Robots are helping stroke victims to regain the use of their arms. The machines work by supporting a patients arm and letting them move it between targets on a computer screen, to build up their strength and improve their coordination. Rehabilitation robots, which have been seen in a number of studies are being taken more and more seriously, with a major trial underway at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University. The stroke patient sits at a table facing a computer screen and places their arm on to the robotic device. A therapist then asks the patient to undertake some arm exercises, such as … Continue reading →

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Paralyzed veteran raises money for therapy center in Tampa

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

TAMPA Twice a week, Gabriela Camargo and her husband, Romulo, get up before dawn to get him dressed, settled in his wheelchair and ready for the two-hour trip to Longwood, near Orlando, for the kind of intense, long-term physical therapy they hope will one day get him walking again. After Romulo undergoes three hours of guided workouts on advanced exercise machines at Project Walk a therapy center unlike any in the Tampa Bay area, they say they fight the traffic back. "I-4 is crazy!'' says Gabriela, adding that the couple usually arrives back home in New Tampa about 3:30 p.m. After about a year of the routine, Gaby, as she's called, decided that she and "Romy'' should open a nonprofit intensive therapy center in Tampa. "I thought it was a crazy idea,'' said Romy, an Army Special Forces officer who was shot in the neck and paralyzed from the shoulders down during an ambush in Afghanistan in 2008. But the more he thought about it, the more he liked the plan. They seem to be on their way, having collected about $216,000 in corporate and individual donations toward the $750,000 they figure they'll need for two years of operating expenses. … Continue reading →

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West Bengal to set up centre of excellence for treatment of Cerebral Palsy

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

West Bengal government has decided to set up a centre of excellence for the treatment of developmental disorders in children. The centre, a first-of-its-kind in the state, would come up in the campus of the Dr BC Roy Memorial Hospital for children here at Narkeldanga, the official sources said here today. The government had earlier planned to build an exclusive centre for cerebral palsy, but it was later extended to other form of disorders, the land has already been identified in the campus of Dr BC Roy hospital. Children suffering from different impairments would benefit through the centre's advanced techniques that would be used to treat them. The government is also planning to enter into collaboration with the London School of Cerebral Palsy in this regard. The treatment would involve speech therapy, physiotherapy and other forms of training for the children to help them lead a normal life. The project is expected to take-off in the next financial year. (Posted on 04-07-2014) See the rest here: West Bengal to set up centre of excellence for treatment of Cerebral Palsy … Continue reading →

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Anemia Treatments Don't Boost Recovery From Brain Injury, Study Finds

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer a severe head injury often develop anemia, but aggressively treating the blood condition may do more harm than good, a new clinical trial suggests. Experts said the findings, reported July 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, were disappointing: Treating anemia with blood transfusions -- and in some cases, the medication erythropoietin -- did nothing to improve brain-injured patients' long-term recovery. And when transfusions were used more aggressively, the risk of blood clots increased. Lead researcher Dr. Claudia Robertson said the results "will probably change clinical practice." Anemia is a condition in which the body has too few oxygen-carrying red blood cells. It's common for people with serious traumatic injuries to develop anemia, because of internal and external bleeding and other damage to the body. In trauma victims without a brain injury, doctors normally give a transfusion of red blood cells after the patient's hemoglobin levels fall below 7 grams per deciliter (g/dL), explained Robertson, a neurosurgeon at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. But, she said, there has been "controversy" over what's best for brain-injured patients. Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein in … Continue reading →

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New recommendations to treat sleep problems following concussion

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center has released new clinical recommendations and support tools to assist in the identification and treatment of a sleep disturbance occurring in patients after a concussion (mild traumatic brain injury or mTBI). The suite of products assists health care providers in the identification of a sleep problem and provides recommendations for its treatment. "Sleep disorders are common after a person sustains a concussion," said Col. Sidney Hinds, II, M.D., DVBIC's national director. "The prompt identification and treatment of sleep disorders are an important part of the recovery process for concussion. Sleep is critical to the brain's healing and recovery processes. Research shows that if sleep is regular and adequate, restorative processes are promoted." Since 2000, more than 300,000 U.S. servicemembers have sustained a traumatic brain injury. Common sleep disorders associated with TBI include insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep wake disorder and obstructive sleep apnea. Insomnia is the most common sleep disturbance after concussion. Restorative sleep is critical in any brain injury recovery, said Dr. Heechin Chae, the director of TBI National Intrepid Center of Excellence program at Fort Belvoir. Many servicemembers who have been deployed to combat zone already have interrupted sleep which increases the … Continue reading →

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Susan Somers Forever health – Video

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

Susan Somers Forever health Serving the Chicago metropolitan area, LIFEFORCE will assist you in reversing or preventing the symptoms of aging commonly caused by the reduction of hormone levels. We use Bio Identical Hormone... By: LifeForce Medical Institute … Continue reading →

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Hormone for Her: MetroMD Announces Latest in Hormone Therapy for Ladies in California

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 03, 2014 For women of every age and suffering from a wide range of bodily problems, MetroMD, Californias leading name in regenerative medicine and hormone therapy, now proposes a list of solutions thats set to garner a lot of interest from the womenfolk. Already serving a wide assortment of therapies and treatment that undertake holistic treatment of the body - inclusive of Stem Cell therapy and the latest in DOT laser therapy, MetroMD announces a wholesome female hormone replacement therapy that would address a host of issues pertaining to menopause, lack of energy and depleting muscle mass, and, above all, the dread of osteoporosis. Elaborating the steps involving administration of Human Growth Hormone (HGH) for women, MetroMDs Medical Director Dr. Alex Martin, MD, says, Human Growth Hormone therapy involves an elaborate pre-treatment consultation. In addition to progesterone and estrogen - the two much important hormones of a womans body the female hormone therapy program includes is Somatotropin or HGH. It is primarily a once-a-day injection schedule that is undertaken under the care of an experts observation, in tandem with a patients body response. Dr. Martin attests the fact that hormonal replacement therapy, especially the administration … Continue reading →

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HRT Treatments / NHR Hormone Therapy and Weight Loss Plans Announces New Home Progesterone Test Kits, Allowing Easy …

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 03, 2014 Walk-in clinics and doctors offices are quickly becoming a thing of the past for medical issues like hormone testing. Now, with the ease of home hormone testing, clients across the country have access to safe and effective hormone tests, with results delivered directly to their email inbox, as well as specialized hormone therapies like progesterone cream for low levels of the hormone. These in-home hormone testing kits are delivered to the clients home, samples are collected in privacy and at the clients own leisure, and finally sent into a highly recognized laboratory for quick and accurate results. Clients who decide to stop going to doctors offices for simple medical procedures like hormone testing are saving hundreds of dollars, yet getting the same results, including testosterone, cortisol, and progesterone cream and others methods of treatment. The home hormone testing procedure is extremely simple. Interested clients simply visit HRT Treatments website, found here, and click take the test now, which will lead to a quick yet effective questionnaire designed by medical professionals to accurately determine symptoms that may be related to hormonal imbalance. Once these symptoms have been identified, clients may then decide whether or not … Continue reading →

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Scientific Misconduct – STAP Cells – Video

Posted: Published on July 4th, 2014

Scientific Misconduct - STAP Cells Here, I discuss a major case of scientific misconduct - STAP. This one is unique in that it is not simply bad data or inappropriate methodologies, but much, much deeper. It takes a lot to... By: Danny C … Continue reading →

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