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Disabled World Community Newsletter - January 15th, 2010
Information provided by Thomas C. Weiss - Published: 2010-01-15
Disabled World Community Newsletter - January 15th, 2010.
Brain Regions in ADHD Disconnect
By UC Davis
Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute. "This is the first time that we have direct evidence that this connectivity is missing in ADHD," said Ali Mazaheri, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain. Mazaheri and his colleagues made the discovery by analyzing the brain activity in children with ADHD. The paper appears in the current online issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.
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More Jobs in 2010 Promises National Disability Advocacy Group
By Freedom Disability
Freedom Disability are interested in hiring people with disabilities and can help people with disabilities file applications or appeal denied claims. Freedom Disability will be looking for people with work backgrounds in social services and health care to train as Advocates so that the company can help more people with disabilities file first-time applications or appeal denied claims. They are very interested in hiring people with disabilities, and they will make the necessary accommodations for a person with a disability who has the skills they require.
READ MORE... More Jobs in 2010 Promises National Disability Advocacy Group
Live Coverage and Replays of the 2010 Paralympic Games Events
By Disabled World
Canada will shortly be seeing visitors arriving for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 2010 Winter Paralympics, also known as the X Paralympic Winter Games, events will be held in Vancouver, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby, between March 12 to March 21, 2010. The Paralympic Opening Ceremony will take place in BC Place Stadium, Vancouver. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) acknowledges the importance of Paralympic Games media coverage, particularly through television, and is leading the Paralympic rights negotiations with all broadcasters worldwide.
READ MORE... Live Coverage and Replays of the 2010 Paralympic Games Events
Special Olympics Athletes Competing at State Indoor Winter Games in Cobb County
By Special Olympics Georgia
Athletes from all over Georgia will compete in Special Olympics Georgia's State Indoor Winter Games, sponsored by Stadion Money Management, in Cobb County this weekend. The games mark the first event of Special Olympics Georgia's 40th anniversary. The organization has grown from 500 athletes in 1970 to nearly 23,000 today. Special Olympics will debut red and white scarves knitted by the community. Next year, the organization aims to give every athlete a scarf.
READ MORE... Special Olympics Athletes Competing at State Indoor Winter Games in Cobb County
Breast Cancer Test Helps Patients Avoid Chemotherapy
By Loyola University Health System
A 21-gene test that predicts whether early stage breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy is having a big impact on treatment decisions by patients and doctors alike. The test caused doctors to change their treatment recommendations in 31.5 percent of cases, while 27 percent of patients changed their treatment decisions. In most such cases, the change by both doctors and patients was to avoid chemotherapy.
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Human Trial of Promising New Osteoporosis Drug
By University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Endocrinologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC are launching a human trial of a new drug that their research indicates holds great promise for building bones weakened by osteoporosis. For the study, 105 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either teriparitide ( Forteo®), a drug that already is FDA-approved for osteoporosis treatment, or an experimental agent called parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), explained principal investigator Mara J. Horwitz, M.D., an assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pitt School of Medicine, and a practicing metabolic bone specialist at UPMC.
READ MORE... Human Trial of Promising New Osteoporosis Drug
The Tech-Aid Institute and People with Intellectual Disabilities
By Thomas C. Weiss
The Tech-Aid Institute is an award winning corporation, established in 2002, that focuses on the promotion and development of computer-based learning tools for persons with intellectual disabilities. The company specializes in the development of interactive, multimedia software programs that are designed to both challenge and positively affect the lives and experiences of people who have intellectual disabilities. Tech-Aid is a leader in their field and was one of the first companies in the world to develop interactive CD-ROM's with a focus on the prevention of respiratory illnesses for people with intellectual disabilities.
READ MORE... The Tech-Aid Institute and People with Intellectual Disabilities
Funding Shortage Threatens NFB-NEWSLINE for Blind and Print Disabled
By National Federation of the Blind
Thousands of Print-Disabled New Yorkers May Lose Free, Independent Access to Newspapers and Magazines. Due to lack of funding, NFB-NEWSLINE®, a free service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to hundreds of local and national publications and TV listings, will be turned off in New York, effective February 1, 2010. Termination of this service will drastically limit the ability of thousands of print-disabled New Yorkers to obtain in-depth information about international affairs, local events, and breaking news easily and independently.
READ MORE... Funding Shortage Threatens NFB-NEWSLINE for Blind and Print Disabled
Civil Rights Agreement will Increase Housing Accessibility for People with Disabilities
By National Fair Housing Alliance
Nation's Fifth-Largest Housing Developer to Retrofit Record Number of Apartments for People With Disabilities, Create National Accessibility Fund. Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and its member fair housing organizations in Atlanta, Ga., Melbourne, Fla., and Napa and Marin, Calif., announced a landmark agreement with the A.G. Spanos Companies to increase housing accessibility for people with disabilities. Under the agreement, the nation's fifth largest builder of residential real estate will retrofit properties in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, and Texas at an estimated cost of $7.4 million.
READ MORE... Civil Rights Agreement will Increase Housing Accessibility for People with Disabilities
The Disability Rights Advocates Legal Center
By Thomas C. Weiss
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is a non-profit legal center whose mission is to ensure the dignity, equality, and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities throughout the United States and the world. The DRA's national advocacy work involves high-impact action litigation on the behalf of persons with all forms of disability, to include hearing, vision, mobility, psychological and learning disabilities. Through processes of both negotiation and litigation the DRA has made thousands of facilities through the nation accessible while enforcing access rights for millions of people with disabilities in a number of key areas of life.
READ MORE... The Disability Rights Advocates Legal Center
Radiation from Airport Body Scanners
By American College of Radiology - American Roentgen Ray Society
American College of Radiology statement on airport full-body scanners and radiation - Amid concerns regarding terrorists targeting airliners using weapons less detectable by traditional means, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ramping up deployment of whole body scanners at security checkpoints in U.S. airports. These systems produce anatomically accurate images of the body and can detect objects and substances concealed by clothing.
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Patient Share Helps Patients Find New Treatment Options
By PatientShare.com
New Social Network Patient Share links patients to others who have faced same health condition. Patients can share valuable treatment experiences with each other in their race to find cures and effective treatments. Medical decisions are among the most important decisions we face. They can also be among the most unsettling. For that reason, Patient Share has been created – a new networking platform where patients can seek the information they need from those with first-hand experience.
READ MORE... Patient Share Helps Find New Treatment Options
Equality of Medicaid/Medicare Rates for Primary Care
By American College of Physicians
ACP joins 118 groups supporting equality of Medicaid/Medicare rates for primary care - Letter to Congressional leaders urges acceptance of House provisions in health reform. The American College of Physicians (ACP) today was one of 118 organizations that joined to send a letter to House and Senate leaders supporting equality of Medicaid and Medicare rates for primary care services. The co-signers include national and state organizations representing physicians, nurses, hospitals, and other health care providers; and consumer, labor, and other patient advocacy groups.
READ MORE... Equality of Medicaid/Medicare Rates for Primary Care
APDA Launches Parkinson's Rehab Resource Center
By American Parkinson Disease Association
Helping people who have Parkinson's disease (PD) access information on exercise recommendations, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) and Boston University have established the country's first National Resource Center for Rehabilitation. The center's toll-free "helpline" telephone number is 1-888-606-1688, and callers will be able to speak with a licensed physical therapist who can answer questions about exercise, provide information about programs in the caller's area and provide educational materials.
READ MORE... APDA Launches Parkinson's Rehab Resource Center
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