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Disabled World Community Newsletter, February 1st, 2010
Information provided by Thomas C. Weiss - Published: 2010-02-01
Disabled World Community Newsletter, February 1st, 2010.
Apples's Newest Product the Apple iPad for Games, News and Email
By Disabled World
Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, finally unveiled the Apple iPad during an event today. The name of the new tablet was revealed only a few days ago. Reaction to Apple's new iPad is mixed, with some technology sites praising it while others are a little more reserved in their enthusiasm. Information to hand states the Apple iPad has a 9.7-inch screen, weighs 1.5 pounds, Wi-Fi with a 3G option, and up to 10 hours of battery life.
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Neurological Therapy - Facts and Information
By Thomas C. Weiss
Neurological physical therapy is a form of therapy that is focused on working with people who have a type of neurological disorder or disease. The types of neurological disabilities approached by this form of physical therapy might include ALS, alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, or spinal cord injuries. Common types of impairments associated with neurologic conditions can include balance, vision, ambulation, movement, activities of daily living, speech, or loss of functional independence.
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Google Voice Demonstration
Video clip demonstrating Google Voice, an app you can use with your existing number which allows you to get many of the features of Google Voice, without changing your phone number. Google Voice gives you one phone number for all your phones, voicemail as easy as email, and many calling features for free.
View Video... Google Voice Demonstration
I am Autism Controversial Video
Controversial video clip "I am Autism" by Alfonso Cuarón and Billy Mann. The video debuted on September 22, 2009 at Autism Speaks' Second Annual United Nations World Focus on Autism in New York. Critics say the Autism Speaks video clip "I am Autism" depicts people with autism as less than human and burdens on society.
View Video... I am Autism Controversial Video
U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Earns Olympic Committee Honors
By USA Hockey
U.S. National Sled Hockey Team, Goalie Steve Cash Earn United States Olympic Committee Honors - Team USA Named USOC Paralympic Team of the Year;Cash Named USOC Paralympic SportsMan of the Year. The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team and its goalie, Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.), were both honored today with 2009 United States Olympic Committee Awards.
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ADHD and Health Problems for Mixed-handed Children
By Imperial College London
Mixed-handed children more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems. Children who are mixed-handed, or ambidextrous, are more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems in childhood than right or left-handed children, according to a new study published today in the journal Pediatrics.
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Stimulating the Pleasure Center to Treat Depression
By Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation may provide relief to individuals with severe treatment-resistant depression. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a form of targeted electrical stimulation in the human brain via implanted electrodes, is now undergoing careful testing to determine whether it could play a role in the treatment of patients who have not sufficiently improved during more traditional forms of treatment.
READ MORE... Stimulating the Pleasure Center to Treat Depression
Artificial Muscles Save Eyesight by Restoring Ability to Blink
By University of California - Davis - Health System
Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery. In addition, the technique, which uses a combination of electrode leads and silicon polymers, could be used to develop synthetic muscles to control other parts of the body.
READ MORE... Artificial Muscles Save Eyesight by Restoring Ability to Blink
New Form of Adult Muscular Dystrophy
By Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
A study published in today's online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy. The research team led by Dr. Bernard Brais, neurogeneticist at the Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) and associate professor, Université de Montréal, in collaboration with European collaborators, demonstrated that recessive ANO5 mutations will lead to abnormal membrane repair of muscle fibers.
READ MORE... New Form of Adult Muscular Dystrophy
Social Security Makes New Disability Data Available to Public
By Social Security
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency is making new data about beneficiaries and the agency’s disability and hearing processes available to the public. The new data supports the President’s Transparency and Open Government initiative and is available at www.data.gov. “I applaud President Obama’s commitment to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government and the new datasets we are posting far exceed what was asked of us,” Commissioner Astrue said.
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Google Voice Application for Managing Voice Communications
By Disabled World
Google have started to release a preview of Google Voice, an new application that helps you manage your voice communications. You can get transcripts of your voicemail and archive and search all of the SMS text messages you send and receive. You can also use the Google Voice service to make low-priced international calls and access Goog-411 directory assistance.
READ MORE... Google Voice Application for Managing Voice Communications
Accessibility Features in Android 2.0 Platform
By Disabled World
Android 2.0 (Eclair) is a major improvement in Google’s mobile OS. Android is actually a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.
READ MORE... Accessibility Features in Android 2.0 Platform
Geriatric Physical Therapy - Facts and Information
By Thomas C. Weiss
Geriatric physical therapy was defined as a medical specialty in 1989 and covers a broad area of concerns regarding people as they continue the process of aging, although it commonly focuses on older adults. Among the conditions that may be treated through the use of geriatric physical therapy are osteoporosis, arthritis, alzheimer's disease, cancer, joint replacement, hip replacement, and more.
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Restore Access to Rehabilitative Services for Medicare Beneficiaries
By American Physical Therapy Association
APTA Calls on Congress to Restore Access to Rehabilitative Services for Medicare Beneficiaries - Congress must act immediately to restore access to rehabilitative services for Medicare beneficiaries as many senior citizens and people with disabilities are nearing arbitrary limits (also known as therapy caps) on services provided by physical therapists and other health care providers in outpatient health care settings, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
READ MORE... Restore Access to Rehabilitative Services for Medicare Beneficiaries
Technology for Self-Health and Wellness
By PatientCentral Technologies, LLC
PatientCentral Technologies, LLC Releases Wellness ToolBox: A Treasure Trove of Technology for Self-Health and Wellness. PatientCentral Technologies, LLC just released Wellness ToolBox (TM), a new self-health and wellness feature of MyHealthArchive (TM).
READ MORE... Technology for Self-Health and Wellness
Low Carb Diet lowers Blood Pressure
By Duke University Medical Center
Low-carb diet effective at lowering blood pressure - In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight. But, in a surprising twist, a low-carbohydrate diet proved better at lowering blood pressure than the weight-loss drug orlistat, according to researchers at Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center.
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Thames Centre Service Dogs and Veteran Affairs Canada
By Derrick Zimmerman, CD
Elizabeth Baker, owner of Thames Centre Service Dogs is attempting to make Veterans transition easier. Her goal is to provide them all with Psychiatric Service dogs. When Veterans return home from duty in Special Duty Areas or War Zones, many are diagnosed with the invisible wounds referred to as Operational Stress Injuries or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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