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Doc With Cerebral Palsy Offers Hope

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber. "We know it's not fair, but that's the way it is," Brunstrom-Hernandez tells 15-year-old patient Sam Ward. "Do you hear me? I know what I'm talking about." Brunstrom-Hernandez, who founded the Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital 15 years ago, has cerebral palsy, giving her a special empathy for the people she treats. Cerebral palsy is a broad diagnostic term referring to disorders that affect movement and posture. It is caused by injury or abnormal development of the brain, usually before birth. Many patients suffer from other afflictions, too, such as speech or hearing difficulties. Symptoms vary greatly. Brunstrom-Hernandez, 50, was surrounded by doctors from a young age as she coped with the disorder. She figures that's a big reason she knew as a small girl she wanted to be a doctor. Still, she initially balked at specializing in treating others with cerebral palsy. "I didn't want to be surrounded by more of me," she said. "I didn't feel good about myself because of my disability." A chat in 1997 … Continue reading →

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Doctor with cerebral palsy offers hope

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

In this photo made Monday, April 29, 2013, Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez, left, works with cerebral palsy patient Sam Ward, 15, at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Brunstrom-Hernandez, who founded the Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital 15 years ago, has cerebral palsy, giving her a special empathy for the people she treats. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber. "We know it's not fair, but that's the way it is," Brunstrom-Hernandez tells 15-year-old patient Sam Ward. "Do you hear me? I know what I'm talking about." Brunstrom-Hernandez, who founded the Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital 15 years ago, has cerebral palsy, giving her a special empathy for the people she treats. Cerebral palsy is a broad diagnostic term referring to disorders that affect movement and posture. It is caused by injury or abnormal development of the brain, usually before birth. Many patients suffer from other afflictions, too, such as speech or hearing difficulties. Symptoms vary greatly. Brunstrom-Hernandez, 50, was surrounded by doctors from a young age as she coped … Continue reading →

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Repeat brain injury raises soldiers' suicide risk

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

Public release date: 15-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Craig J. Bryan craig.bryan@utah.edu 801-587-7978 University of Utah People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah. A survey of 161 military personnel who were stationed in Iraq and evaluated for a possible traumatic brain injury also known as TBI showed that the risk for suicidal thoughts or behaviors increased not only in the short term, as measured during the past 12 months, but during the individual's lifetime. The risk of suicidal thoughts increased significantly with the number of TBIs, even when controlling for other psychological factors, the researchers say in a paper published online Wednesday, May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry, a specialty journal of the American Medical Association. "Up to now, no one has been able to say if multiple TBIs, which are common among combat veterans, are associated with higher suicide risk or not," says the study's lead author, Craig J. Bryan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Utah and associate director of the National Center for Veterans Studies. … Continue reading →

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MP mum's request ignites sexism debate

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

Tony Abbott's commitment to working women is under fire after the coalition declined a request from a Labor backbencher who needed to care for her sick child. Michelle Rowland, the MP for Greenway in Sydney's west, had sought a "pair" from the coalition so she could get back home on Thursday night to be with her ill 14-month-old daughter Octavia. But opposition whip Warren Entsch denied Ms Rowland's request on the basis that the wording of her application suggested no sense of urgency and there was "no attempt" to provide more information. The system of pairs allows the coalition and government benches to ensure neither side gets an advantage in voting in the parliament when a member is absent. Mr Entsch later explained his view further to ABC radio, saying he believed Ms Rowland should have been with her child in any case. "It seems rather bizarre to be putting in a request on Monday or Tuesday asking for leave on Thursday night because her child is unwell. If it's unwell now, she should be with it," he said. However, the rejection caused uproar in Labor ranks. Families Minister Jenny Macklin told parliament Mr Entsch should be sacked. "He is … Continue reading →

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PM joins Labor anger over failed 'pair'

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the treatment of Labor backbencher Michelle Rowland makes a 'mockery' of Tony Abbott's commitment to working women. Ms Rowland had sought a 'pair' from the coalition in order to get back to Sydney on Thursday night to be with her ill child. However, when opposition whip Warren Entsch asked for more information it was not provided and the pairing was not granted. The rejection caused uproar in Labor ranks with one MP, Nick Champion, describing it as 'a pretty horrible little act of misogyny'. Ms Gillard didn't go that far when she spoke to reporters after visiting a school in Canberra. 'Can I say very clearly what has happened with this matter makes an absolute mockery of everything the leader of the opposition has ever said about working women,' she said. 'It just shows so clearly that he doesn't get it.' Manager of opposition business Christopher Pyne said Ms Rowland would be granted a pair and that could have happened on Monday morning if the coalition had … Continue reading →

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Center for Discovery's Runyan Named Keynote Presenter at CAMFT Conference

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

Los Alamitos, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Center for Discovery, a national leader in eating disorder treatment, has announced that James Buck Runyan, MS, LMFT, LPCC, clinical consultant at Center for Discovery, will be a keynote presenter at the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists 49th Annual Conference, May 16-19, 2013. Mr. Runyan's keynote presentation is entitled: Hunger Games 2013-A Cultural Lottery: The Current State of Eating Disorders in Our Young. We are pleased to have Mr. Runyan's continued assistance in educating professionals and the public regarding eating disorders in adolescents and children, said Dr. Craig Brown, CEO of Center for Discovery. The keynote presentation will discuss the history of eating disorders and the history of eating disorder treatment. In addition, Mr. Runyan will discuss the vast and complicated makeup of eating disorders and the current literature that is trying to help save adolescents and children with eating disorders. The theme of the CAMFT Conference is Personal and Professional Alchemy: Creating Your Own Clinical Style and the purpose of this conference is to inform attendees of the important developments and trends in the field through presentations by expert speakers. The Conference this year focuses on the integration of new … Continue reading →

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Alkermes Elects Nancy Wysenski to Board of Directors

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alkermes plc (ALKS) today announced the election of Nancy J. Wysenski to the companys Board of Directors. Most recently serving as Chief Commercial Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Ms. Wysenski has more than 35 years of healthcare experience, nearly 30 years of which have been in leadership and commercial roles in the biopharmaceutical industry. We are very pleased to welcome Nancy to our Board. Nancy is an industry veteran with decades of experience in leading several of the most successful commercial operations in the business, said Richard Pops, Chief Executive Officer of Alkermes. Nancys exceptional grasp of the opportunities and challenges entailed in product launches, commercial development and operational growth will add significant strategic perspective as candidates from our pipeline portfolio, namely aripiprazole lauroxil and ALKS 5461, progress to the commercial stage. During her tenure at Vertex, Ms. Wysenski was responsible for expanding and directing the companys sales, marketing, market research and sales operations activities for the companys first two commercial products, INCIVEK and KALYDECO. Under her leadership, these two products generated more than $1.5 billion in combined sales within the first 12 months, and INCIVEK achieved net sales of $1 billion in less than a year, faster … Continue reading →

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Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement therapy, according to a new study. That year, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) found that estrogen or estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy, prescribed for the symptoms of menopause, was linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, stroke and heart attack. In a new analysis using census data, researchers found that ovarian cancer rates were falling by about one percent each year before 2002, then dropped by more than two percent per year. The findings don't mean there's a cause-effect relationship between ovarian cancer and the hormone treatments, lead author Hannah Yang of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, told Reuters Health by email. But the association is compelling, she said. "Understanding exposures, such as (hormone therapy), within at-risk populations is useful for overall cancer prevention and control strategies, particularly for tumors that are difficult to treat, such as ovarian cancer," Yang said. She and her colleagues used cancer incidence in North America data combined with census data to compare the yearly percent change in ovarian cancers from 1995 … Continue reading →

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Human cells cloned for first time

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

US researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time. The method described by Oregon State University scientists in the journal Cell, would not likely be able to create human clones, said Shoukhrat Mitalipov, senior scientist at the Oregon National Primate Research Centre. But it is an important step in research because it does not require the use of embryos in creating the type of stem cell capable of transforming into any other type of cell in the body. The technique involves transplanting an individual's DNA into an egg cell that has been stripped of genetic material, a variation of a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer. "A thorough examination of the stem cells derived through this technique demonstrated their ability to convert just like normal embryonic stem cells, into several different cell types, including nerve cells, liver cells and heart cells," said Mitalipov. He added that since the reprogrammed cells use genetic material from the patient, there is no concern about transplant rejection. "While there is much work to be done in developing safe and effective stem cell treatments, we believe this is … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough research poses ethical concerns

Posted: Published on May 16th, 2013

Groundbreaking discovery: Skin cell DNA can be inserted into a human egg to develop an early-stage embryo. A breakthrough in embryonic stem cell research that could lead to people receiving transplants based on their own tissues has been both hailed by scientists, but received a cautious response from ethicists, who have warned it again raises big questions about when life begins. In a world first, a US team of scientists used a human skin cell to create a cloned human embryo from which they were able to extract embryonic stem cells. Published in the journal Cell, the discovery involves a technique known as therapeutic cloning. Skin cell DNA was inserted it into a human egg that developed into an early-stage embryo, or blastocyst. The scientists said the resulting stem cells had the potential to be turned into a variety of cell and tissue types for use in organ repair and transplants. Advertisement Dieter Egli, senior research fellow at the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute, was among those who described it as a significant step. He said that if embryonic stem cells could be made from adults like us, that would mean we could make replacements for any type … Continue reading →

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