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Disabled World Community Newsletter September 1st, 2010
Information provided by Thomas C. Weiss - Published: 2010-09-01
Disabled World Community Newsletter September 1st, 2010.
Patient Centered Medical Home Program - Lt. Governor Brown
By Office of Lt. Governor Brown
Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown joined primary care providers at the last of seven meetings facilitated by the Maryland Health Care Commission aimed to educated providers about the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) pilot that Maryland will launch in January. Brown has participated in several of the meetings, helping to build interest in the Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot.
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Get With The Guidelines Stroke Program
By American Heart Association
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke successfully measured the quality of stroke prevention and care in a nationwide stroke registry in Taiwan and identified important areas for improvement. Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke quality improvement program, modified to accommodate diverse cultures, could be applied in other countries to assess and improve quality of stroke care and outcomes.
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Wichita Disability Resource Fair - September 18, 2010
By Disabled World Events
The Wichita Disability Resource Fair is a gathering of agencies and organizations that offer information, services or products for people with disabilities and their families. The 2010 disability fair is intended for all people with disabilities whether newly diagnosed, transitioning out of school or other setting and for seniors who are transitioning into more protected care.
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Barriers and Abuse for Women with Disabilities in Uganda
By Human Right Watch (HRW)
Women with disabilities in northern Uganda experience ongoing discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Many are unable to gain access to basic services, including health care and justice, and they have been largely ignored in post-conflict reconstruction efforts.
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Taking Action to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Ontario
By CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO
The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO (the Centre) applauds the provincial government's recommendations in "Navigating the Journey to Wellness: The Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Ontarians." One in five Ontario children and youth suffer from a mental illness or disorder. Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness start by age 14 years and 75 per cent by age 24 years.
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New Hope for Pain Sufferers in Ontario
By Canadian Pain Society
The Canadian Pain Society (CPS) applauds the Ontario government's intention to introduce legislation this fall to help address the misuse of prescription pain medications, while ensuring access to pain medication for those who need it most. Misuse of prescription medication is a serious problem. However, the CPS strongly believes education and providing adequate treatment resources, not restriction to proven treatment options, is the solution to this growing challenge.
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U.K. Employers and Workers Back Pension Reforms
By Department for Work and Pensions
More than half of all employers (56 per cent), and most eligible individuals (64 per cent), support Government plans for automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme from 2012, new research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has found. The Government is taking action to encourage more people to save. Seven million people are currently not saving enough to deliver the pension income they are likely to want...
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Norfolks Disability Community Fights Back
By Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People
Norfolks disability community fights back against governments cuts to services & financial lifeline - Following the coalition government declaring war on the benefits and allowances that disabled people rely on, Norfolk’s disabled community is fighting back against the cuts.
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Caring for Post-disaster, Disabled Children and Orphans
By HNA Group Co., Ltd.
A New Way of Caring for Post-disaster, Disabled Children and Orphans - 2010 'Wings of HNA - Caring for Children Summer Camp' Kicks Off in Hainan, China. On August 20, 2010, a summer camp designed to help children with special care needs and orphans, and to help the children realise their rights was officially kicked off in Hainan province, China.
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China PharmaHub Introduces a Magic Bullet Liver Cancer Therapy
By China PharmaHub Corp.
China PharmaHub Corp. ("PharmaHub"), which has recently merged with World Wide Relics (OTC Bulletin Board: WRLC) which has changed its name to China PharmaHub Corp, and is in the process of obtaining approval from FINRA to trade under its new name with a new symbol, announced today that it has signed an Exclusive Distribution Agreement ("Agreement") with a world leader in precision glass technology which can be utilized to manufacture high precision radioactive glass spheres that emit alpha, beta or gamma radiation, either individually or in combination, for the treatment of malignant tumors of the liver.
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inABLE Connects Africa’s Visually-Impaired Students with Assistive Technology
By www.inable.org
On August 31st Irene Mbari-Kirika, founder of the Atlanta-based nonprofit inABLE , will depart for Kenya to cultivate new learning possibilities for Africa’s blind and visually impaired students and teachers, kick-off the “Adopt a Computer Lab” Fundraiser, and visit inABLE’s very first assistive computer lab at the Thika Primary School for the Blind. “inABLE envisions a day when blind and visually impaired students - all over Africa and beyond - have convenient access to life-changing computer-based educational tools,” explains Ms. Mbari-Kirika.
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Paralympic Swimmer Tucker Dupree Wins Five Medals
By Paralympics News
Tucker Dupree, a world-ranked Paralympic Swimmer from North Carolina, won a Silver Medal and four Bronze Medals at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships Aug. 15-21 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells in MS Show Promise
By The Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Research Group
A groundbreaking trial to test bone marrow stem cell therapy with a small group of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been shown to have possible benefits for the treatment of the disease. Bone marrow stem cells have been shown in several experimental studies to have beneficial effects in disease models of MS.
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Stand Up Electric Scooters
By Stan Soliday
There are dozens of stand up electric scooters to choose from today. They range in price from a few hundred to a few thousand or more US dollars. The speed on these little rigs can go from around 8 to 35 mph! Most stand up e-scoots today are still powered by good old 12 volt lead acid batteries.
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