A short while ago the Boston Globe ran a story about Carolina Carcerano, a 74-year-old who went into Tuffs Medical Center for a routine back pain procedure. The operating neurosurgeon requested a special dye to test the location of a tube that had been placed in her spine. The pharmacy didn’t have the specific dye, […]
Dietary Supplements Don’t Improve Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis studies have been making waves lately, and the most recent research suggests that dietary supplements don’t improve the condition. Researchers reporting in Arthritis and Rheumatology wrote that common dietary supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin don’t significantly improve symptoms or modify arthritis progression. For their study, researchers accessed patient data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative […]
Symptom Prevalence Best Predictor of Concussion Severity
A new study suggests that symptom prevalence and severity are the best predictors of how long it will take a person to recover from a concussion. Researchers say other models like computerized neurocognitive testing are not as predictive. “The bottom line is that the lower your symptoms score [on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale] when you have your […]
Running May Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis
Research presented last week at the American College of Rheumatology suggests that regular running does not improve a person’s likelihood of developing osteoarthritis. In fact, it may prevent the condition. In an effort to determine causes of osteoarthritis onset in people of all ages, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine analyzed data from 2,683 participants […]
November 25 is Our Hearts To Your Soles 2014
We are only one week away from Our Hearts To Your Soles 2014, and we couldn’t be more excited! Volunteers have been lined up, the donations have started rolling in, and everyone is ready to get this great community event under way. For those of you who missed our initial post or our press release, […]
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