$5.6 Million Settlement Reached In Helicopter Crash

A helicopter rotor blade manufacturer has agreed to a $5.6 million settlement with the family of a flight nurse who was killed in a helicopter crash in August 2008 near Indianapolis. Sandra Pearson and two others were killed in the crash that was caused by a flawed main rotor blade had broken apart just after take-off, the lawsuit claimed. The settlement money will go into trust accounts for Pearson’s young children until …

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UAMS Seeks Stroke Patients for Study on Preventing Falls
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has expanded its stroke research efforts with a $100,000 federal grant that focuses on helping stroke survivors avoid future injuries due to falls by studying strength and balance.

 
Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the two-year pilot study is led by UAMS’ Mark Mennemeier, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurobiology and developmental sciences.

 
Because alertness appears to play a role in strength and balance …

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With the largest generation of Americans entering the latter stages of life coupled with our longer life expectancy, it is crucial that patient care is readily available. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has just announced that it has received grants totalling $33.4 million for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The grants will be used to build four floors (55,000 square feet) at the facility as well as $3 million toward care giver training program that will be …