Disability News

This section also covers international news with videos and pictures of the latest world health news and developments online, as well as medical research breakthroughs, and advances in the field of medicine, science, and cures for various disabilities including topical announcements about innovative disability projects and research.

Other categories of regional new stories are categorized into various countries, and surrounding countries and locations.

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World Health and Disability News Roundup

Disability World News - Worldwide news items concerning disabilities and health which will be of interest to readers around the world with disabilities and/or health conditions - including the latest items of interest to seniors and baby boomers.

Disability Sports News - Disability sporting events around the world are becoming more common everyday. This section features a round up of disability sports news and events.

Coming Disability Events - Calendar of events, lectures, and conferences related to health and disability issues that are taking place around the world including rehabilitation and assistive technology shows and trade fairs.

Offbeat News - Strange news and entertainment information about people places and things from the United States and around the world.

Health and Disability News UK - Health news from Europe, the United Kingdom, Scotland, and surrounding countries of interest to the elderly, persons with disabilities, and those with health conditions. Includes DDA laws and accessibility information. U.S. Disability and Health News - News updates relating to disabilities, health concerns, and items of interest to seniors and retirement in America. Includes articles and laws on the ADA, Social Security, and the American healthcare system. Australia and New Zealand - Health and disability news articles for the Australian, New Zealand and Pacific region of the world. Includes articles regarding Social Security, Centrelink, disability, and the Australian old age pension. Canadian Health News - All the latest up to date news regarding Canadian health and disability including the Canadian healthcare system, Canada Pension Plan and retirement, plus disability benefit monthly payments and claims.

Asian Disability News - Our Asian disability section discusses health and disabilities news from the Asia Pacific region including China, Japan, and Indonesia. Topics covered include disability discrimination, health news, and updates. Medical Research News - In this section of Disabled World News we bring you up to date with all the latest health and medical research news from all over the world including the latest developments in stem cell research. News for Seniors - Informative news items and medical information updates from around the globe relating to seniors, baby boomers and the world's aging population problems and solutions. Veterans News - Health and disability news for veterans from around the world including veterans jobs, VA benefits, and home loans for returned soldiers. Visit our older archived articles and Veterans news stories

Further Information Regarding Disability News

Nearly 50% of US children Lived in Families that Received Food Stamps
Nearly half of all American children will reside in a household receiving food stamps at some point between the ages of 1 and 20, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Worldwide Isotope Shortage Poses Health Problems
Nuclear physicians and pharmacists are making changes to cope with the shortage, while striving to provide patients with the highest levels of care possible. For example, 75 percent of physicians are rescheduling patient tests by at least one day. In more than one out of three of these cases, tests have been delayed for longer than one month.

Strategies for Implementing Disability Convention
Representatives of United Nations agencies, programmes and offices shed light today on their respective strategies and action plans to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the Conference of States Parties to the treaty concluded its second session.

National Legislative Measures Aimed at Strengthening Rights of Persons with Disabilities
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro urged Member States this morning to without delay sign, ratify and implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a landmark document that provided a solid norm for advancing the human rights of the 650 million people worldwide with disabilities, as well as its Optional Protocol.

Little People Big World - Dealing with Dwarfism
A popular cable reality television show, Little People, Big World, focuses on the daily lives of short stature individuals. This series bring achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, into the spotlight.

Disability Pact Provides Road Map to Improve Lives of Millions
People with disabilities suffer some of the worst human rights violations, but a groundbreaking U.N. treaty that entered into force last year provides a road map to improve this situation, the world body's top rights official said Friday.

Lemon Laws for Motor Vehicles and Disability Products
These lemon laws are The United States state laws that provide remedies to consumers for automobiles and disability products including wheelchairs and scooters that are poorly manufactured requiring repetitive repairs, as well as, the deceptive practices of some vehicle sellers and fail to meet certain standards of quality and performance. Such defected vehicles are called lemons. The federal lemon law (the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) protects citizens of all states against such experiences.

Disabled and Vulnerable Groups More Susceptible to Terrorism Fears
Research has shown that certain marginalized groups - including the mentally ill, the disabled and ethnic minorities such as African Americans and Latinos - fare worse than others in the aftermath of natural disasters, suffering disproportionate impoverishment, injuries and fatalities.

Inaugural Ball for Disability Community
A coalition of leading national disability advocacy groups has united to host the first-ever Disability Power & Pride Inaugural Ball held on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at the National Press Club. Setting aside individual agendas, the disability community celebrates this historic presidency and the promise of the new Administration to reduce stigma and maximize opportunities for all Americans to participate fully in our nation's democracy.

Obama Inauguration - Challenge for People with Disabilities
Organizers say it is not possible to estimate how many people with disabilities will attend inaugural festivities. But they and advocates predict there will be more than at previous inaugurations, partly because Obama's inclusive message has appealed to people of all walks of life. The ranks of visitors with disabilities are likely to include some older African Americans who have waited generations to see the country's first black president.

Pain Pump and Local Anesthetic Lawsuits
Lawsuits allege use of device delivering local anesthetics in the shoulder joint causes permanent and painful damage. According to the lawsuits, the injuries are a direct result of the pain pump delivering local anesthetics into the shoulder joint.

Mustard Gas Studies on U.S. Soldiers Race-Based
American scientists used mustard gas on their soldiers for race-based experiments during the Second World War, a study by a University of Alberta professor has shown.