Disabilities-R-Us News

Disability related news from around the world courtesy of The New York Times.

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• Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community

  A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.
  
  

• Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures

  DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.
  
  

• Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans

  This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.
  
  

• After Cancer, Removing a Healthy Breast

  A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds.
  
  

• Protein Suspected in Alzheimer?s May Be Needed to Fight Infection

  Bacteria being attacked by beta amyloid, in this image enlarged 18,500 times.Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer?s, may be part of the brain?s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested.
  
  

• Cases: Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past

  Navigating difficult years with the help of someone who gets it.
  
  

• 18 and Under: When a Child?s Nosebleed or Bruising Is a Blood Disorder

  Some of the ailments, like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, are usually resolved on their own, but others require treatment.
  
  

• Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer Treatment

  If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient?s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.
  
  

• Global Update: The Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Goes Online

  Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites.
  
  

• For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory

  The Sensecam measures movement and takes digital pictures.Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer?s disease and other memory disorders.
  
  

• Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They?re Too Tired for Sex

  A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups? habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
  
  

• Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds

  Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
  
  

• Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After Hospitalization

  A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.
  
  

• First Mention: Defibrillators, 1948

  In 1899, two Swiss researchers discovered that an irregular heartbeat could be stopped by shocking the heart.
  
  

• Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs

  President Obama?s health reform plan is a mixed bag, but it may be the only program passed.