VA Sets National Policy for Robotic Legs for Paralyzed Vets
VA sets national policy for robotic legs for paralyzed vets
The electronic leg braces were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2014 for individuals to use at home. VA officials told The Associated Press that that the agency sent a memorandum Dec. 10 outlining its plans to train staff to be able … Read more on CT Post
False Claims Act: 2015 Year in Review
Carter, 135 S. Ct. 1970 (2015). In May, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Kellogg Brown & Root v. U.S. ex rel. Carter, holding that (1) the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA), 18 U.S.C. § 3287, suspends the statute of … Read more on JD Supra (press release)
Change Means California Prison Inmates Could Get More Sleep
Change means California prison inmates could get more sleep
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some of California's most dangerous inmates could be getting more sleep under an agreement announced Thursday that requires guards to hold down the noise. Dozens of prisoners complained that they were being kept awake … Read more on WRAL.com
A sure cure for 'affluenza'
In 2013, Americans learned about a new epidemic — affluenza. As psychologist G. Dick Miller explained the phenomenon, children of wealthy parents are taught not the golden rule but “we have the gold, we make the rules.” The unsympathetic carrier of … Read more on Manteca Bulletin
COA HITS SLOW REHAB WORK for BOHOL QUAKE, YOLANDA
COA HITS SLOW REHAB WORK FOR BOHOL QUAKE, YOLANDA
According to the update provided by the audit team, the finished projects included five barangay facilities, two public markets, two water supply projects, to civic centers, and one municipal hall in the Cebu town of Moalboal. Not one bridge was … Read more on Bohol News Today
Teen heroin addict recovers with agency's help
Nationally, drug-overdose deaths hit record numbers in 2014, with more than 47,000 tallied, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths from heroin tripled … and down my arms,” Taylor recalled. “My dad said, 'You're going to … Read more on The Seattle Times
Liver Hormone Could Reduce Cravings for Sweets, Alcohol: Study
Liver Hormone Could Reduce Cravings For Sweets, Alcohol: Study
The researchers report that mice with elevated levels of FGF21 showed reduced preference for sweetener- and alcohol-laced water as well as a marked decrease in levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that plays a central role in reward behaviour. Read more on NDTV
Cork Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force wants injecting centres to be …
The taskforce said the centres were not “a panacea” and that there are many other issues in Irish drug policy that need to be addressed, including the provision of accessible residential stabilisation, and detox and rehabilitation services for polydrug … Read more on Irish Examiner
Exec Who Jacked Up Price of a Life-Saving Drug Is Arrested
Exec who jacked up price of a life-saving drug is arrested
Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is escorted by law enforcement agents in New York Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, after being taken into custody … Read more on Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Drug task force claims it's making progress
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A special statewide task force, which was formed after the Governor's controversial Drug Summit last summer, said it's making progress on a plan to fight the state's opiate drug crisis. Leaders of the task force … They … Read more on WCSH-TV
California Editorial Roundup
California Editorial Roundup
In theory, at least, the neediest children in California will live in "short-term residential treatment centers" where youth will mostly stay no more than six months. But for the program to truly reach success, more California families interested in … Read more on Miami Herald
FAIL – Tomah VA Let 63 Key Healthcare Policies Expire
If you are wondering “why” protocols and policies matter, it is because failures to update these documents can put patients at risk of injury or death from expired medical treatment standards. For example, Tomah VA failed ….. All veterans need to … Read more on DisabledVeterans.org
Khloe Tells Lamar He Can't Move in With Her After Hospital
Khloe Tells Lamar He Can't Move In With Her After Hospital
The 36-year-old has been hospitalized since his overdose on October 13, 2015, in Las Vegas and has been receiving treatment at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since before Thanksgiving. “Lamar can't stay at Cedars forever,” an insider told … Read more on RadarOnline
From gang member, to Air Force leader: a story about second chances
TUCSON – From life in a Los Angeles gang, to a high-ranking official at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Chief Master Sergeant Jose Barraza of the 12th Air Force said he is now sharing his story, in order to show people how they can make a difference … Read more on KVOA Tucson News