SmartChoice Adult Stem Cell Procedures - Incredible pain relief in just one treatment Patient Testimonial: Donna was a patient with severe knee and back pain. After just one treatment at SmartChoice, her life has significantly improved. Learn... By: Hardesh Garg … Continue reading →

JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. - Families in Johnson County are going into debt trying to take care of their children with autism. Now, theyre pushing state lawmakers to act. Kansas is one of 14 states that doesnt require insurance companies to pay for autism treatment. Its treatment that could help someone like 10-year-old Claire Judah of Gardner, Kan., who may never be able to take care of herself. "You wake up in the morning knowing that your child in going to need your care 24 hours a day," Claires mother Beatrice Judah said. Beatrice is on the verge of quitting her job to take care of Claire and her three other children with autism. Claire, however, has the most severe symptoms. "We don't go out as a family to restaurants. We've tried that and there has been explosions," Claires father Doug Judah said. "My daughter needs a lot of help being fed. She still hasn't learned how to go to the bathroom and that would've been a great therapy to have with her growing up," Beatrice said. Beatrice works part-time and she and her husband cant afford to pay for treatment for their kids. "I honestly can tell you that we … Continue reading →

ATLANTA Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed the state employee health plan cover treatment of autism, a move applauded by advocates who say early intervention can improve behavior and quality of life. In his budget proposal announced this week, Deal said he would set aside $2.4 million for the coverage. Dozens of other states have passed legislation compelling insurers to provide for the treatments, which can be costly but effective. Research has shown early intervention treatments can prevent or greatly minimize some of the associated disabilities of autism. Considering autism is a neurological disorder, it should be covered under any health plan, Haynes Kaufman, a teacher at Gainesville Middle School who has a 15-year-old autistic son, told The Times. It should never have been excluded from any health plans. Kaufman, however, wont benefit from Deals proposal because her child is already covered under a Medicaid waiver. Its a day late and a dollar short for us, she said, but added that she hopes other public school teachers she knows who also have autistic children will be able to get the coverage they need. Jill Klink, a contracted speech pathologist for Gainesville City Schools who has a 7-year-old autistic son, said the … Continue reading →

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 17, 2014 NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Named to National Institutes of Health Stroke Trials Network Clinical investigators will share research results with a national network of stroke centers In a novel approach to stroke research, investigators from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center will collaborate to create the New York Stroke Trials Network of Columbia and Cornell. The network is one of 25 regional stroke centers across the country funded by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Trials Network (NIH StrokeNet), announced by the National Institutes of Health in December 2013. As a regional stroke center, the New York Stroke Trials Network of Columbia and Cornell will run NIH-sponsored clinical trials in stroke prevention, acute stroke treatment, and stroke recovery. The center received five-year funding, beginning with $250,000 per year over the first three years for research costs and the training of stroke clinical researchers. The NIH selected centers that had experience in stroke research, documented ability to recruit stroke patients into clinical trials, and access to all specialties involved in stroke care. "For the first time, the three main facets of comprehensive stroke care--stroke prevention, acute stroke treatment, and stroke recovery … Continue reading →