New Prosthetic Hand Being Tested: Each Finger Can Be Moved Separately
Having cared for hand/arm amputees this information is very exciting. For my brother, the prosthetist, he may have a new option for these patients in the next few years.
A new prosthetic hand is being tested at the Orthopedic University Hospital in Heidelberg. Grip function is almost like a natural hand.
It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up to 20 kg – the world’s first commercially available pros-thetic …

Due to recent data by AHRQ News and Numbers, roughly a quarter of Americans with disabilities age 65 and older reported using at least one prescription drug deemed inappropriate for persons his or her age, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Thirty-three medications are regarded as inappropriate for people 65 and older. These medicines – including drugs such as Xanax, Demerol, Darvon and Procardia – should be avoided either because they are ineffective, pose a high risk of side effects, or …

The 18th Annual Case Management Society of America Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida on June 17-20th. You may register until May 31st. Topics will include…
The Role of the Case Manager in the Management of Restless Legs Syndrome
Continuous Glucose Monitoring as an Emerging Tool in Diabetes Management: Predictability and Action
Understanding Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in 2008
Deep Vein Thrombosis
NCQA Health Plan Standards for Complex Case Management
and more.
Contact CMSA today for more information or to register.

Well the guy(s) from NALNC are at it again. Yet another bogus website has sprung up in hopes of robbing you of money to join a non-exsistant association. I was taken for $100 a couple of years ago by this convict.
The www.nalnc.org web site was off the internet for a while in mid-August. The site went down on or about Aug. 12 and reappeared on about Aug. 16.
The NALNC and its site have been something of a mystery in the legal nurse consulting (LNC) industry for years. Several …