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Obesity tied to older adults’ risk of falls - 30 Dec 2011
WASHINGTON - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall — though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a US study.
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Wanted: Genius to operate Stephen Hawking' custom-built wheelchair - 30 Dec 2011
London, Dec 30 (ANI): Professor Stephen Hawking has posted a job advert seeking for a technical assistant to help him maintain and operate his custom-built wheelchair and the computer-controlled voice synthesiser through which he speaks.
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Being obese could increase the risk of falling in older people - 29 Dec 2011
Older, obese people may be more prone to falls than their thinner peers, a study finds, and some may also be more prone to disability.
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Obesity tied to older adults' risk of falls: study - 28 Dec 2011
(Reuters) - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall -- though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a U.S. study. Falls are often seen as a problem for thin, frail older adults, since their bones are especially prone to fractures, but obesity carries its own risks, said researchers whose ...
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Report: Navajo Nation fails to provide disability access - 28 Dec 2011
FARMINGTON — An estimated 30 percent of adults age 21 through 54 living on the Navajo Nation have a disability.
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Against odds, Lipitor became world's top seller - 28 Dec 2011
Lipitor, the best-selling drug in the history of pharmaceuticals, is the blockbuster that almost wasn't.When it was in development, the cholesterol-lowering medicine was viewed as such an also-ran it almost ...
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Obesity linked to older adults' risk of falls - 27 Dec 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall -- though the most severely obese may be somewhat protected from injury, a new study suggests. Falls are often seen as a problem for thin, frail older adults, since their bones are especially prone to fracture. But obesity carries its own risks, according to Christine ...
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Study finds knee pain patterns vary among women over a 12-year period - 19 Dec 2011
New research shows 63% of women age 50 and older reported persistent, incident, or intermittent knee pain during a 12-year study period. Predictors for persistent pain included higher body mass index (BMI), previous knee injury, and radiographic osteoarthritis.
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Study Links Expiring Unemployment Benefits to Disability Applications - 16 Dec 2011
Many poor Americans seek Social Security disability payments as a financial life preserver when their unemployment benefits begin expiring, preliminary research by two economists shows.
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Depression, Disability Can Follow ICU Care: Study - 9 Dec 2011
FRIDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Depression and new physical problems are common among patients released from the intensive care unit after treatment for a potentially deadly condition called acute lung injury, a new study finds.
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UIC Graduate Catalog | Disability Studies
Admission Requirements. Doctor of Philosophy ; Degree Requirements. Doctor of Philosophy; Mailing Address: Department of Disability and Human Development (MC 626)
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