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Sports Medicine Devices Market By Products & Application (2012 - 2017) [Bone, Cartilage, Ligament, Tendon Reconstruction & Repair, Braces, Hot & Cold Therapy, Topical Pain Relief, Compression Clothing, Bandages, Wraps & Tapes, Shoulder, Elbow-Wrist, Back-Spine, Hip-Groin, Knee, Ankle-Foot] Global Trends & Competitive Analysis.

The research report categorizes the global sports medicine market by value and volume. Both of these markets are broken down into segments and sub-segments, providing exhaustive analysis for 2011 and 2012, as well as forecast up to 2017. Each market is comprehensively analyzed at granular level by geography (North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World) to provide in-depth information on the global scenario.

Sports medicine is a very dynamic field that has made a mark in the healthcare sector in the last decade. The field has witnessed a spurt in technology and has grown with the rise in medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices. With regional sports gaining popularity, sports medicine is all set to play an extremely vital role in a sportsperson's vital statistics, monitoring, and diagnostics by maintaining the highest level of balance between body exhaustion and recovery. This will be accomplished by pushing the athlete's body to the limit with the help of the latest technology. Sports medicine devices will help monitor, diagnose and treat athlete burnout and injuries such as plantar fasciitis, heel spur, flat feet, Morton's neuroma, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament injuries (PCL), hammer toe, arthritis, chronic back pain, calf stiffness, tennis elbow, rotator cuff injuries, Achilles tendon injury, etc.

Devices including Primus Rehabilitation by BTE Technologies with patient monitors such as spirometers, electrocardiographs, stress monitors, electromyography (EMG) are crucial in maintaining top form for an athlete and are also useful in studying the performance of competitors. High-end technologies such as balance and gait monitors, and motion analysis are used in experiments to determine the optimum positioning of the body with respect to the type of sport played. Each type of sport puts a certain amount of pressure on particular areas of the body. Baseball pitchers and cricket bowlers tend to injure their shoulders more often. Similarly, batsmen tend to injure their arms and wrists at a higher rate. Marathon runners, basketball players, and tennis players have a high rate of muscle injuries in the limbs.

The overall sports medicine market is quite fragmented with a large number of global players. The main strategies and strength of retail-based product companies lie in their marketing and distribution networks. Key players follow aggressive marketing strategies by retaining the front rows in retails shops. This will help in bringing their brand of products to the forefront to have a better impact on consumers.

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The Columbus Dispatch Sunday August 26, 2012 10:17 AM

Technician Joel Coffing fits Jay Wuersig with sensors to detect his sleep patterns at Central Ohio Sleep Medicine in Gahanna.

Seemingly overnight, sleep medicine has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. And it shows few signs of dozing off soon.

During the past five years, the sleep-clinic industry has expanded at an average annual rate of more than 13percent, to $5.8 billion in revenue this year, according to market-research firm IBISWorld Inc.Over the next five years, the industrys yearly revenue is expected to near $9 billion on the strength of 9 percent annual growth.

Meanwhile, manufacturers had combined revenue of $1.3 billion last year for sleep-disorder diagnostic and therapy products in the United States, according to research firm InMedica.

And Americans spent $1.7 billion on prescription sleep drugs in 2011, according to research firm IMS Health. That figure has declined in recent years as drug production shifts to less-expensive generics. (It doesnt include spending on over-the-counter sleep aids.)

Experts say the nations obesity epidemic has fueled the industrys growth by contributing to sleep disorders such as apnea. Another possible growth driver, IBISWorld says, is the proliferation of electronic devices, the light from which might interfere with the release of melatonin, a sleep-regulating hormone.

To a large extent, sleep disorders are a modern mans issue, said Joyce E. Gray, secretary/treasurer and founding member of the Ohio Sleep Society.Were seeing more patients come in for different types of disorders.

In Ohio, one sign of the industrys growth is the Ohio Sleep Societys ballooning membership roll. Founded five years ago, the society now counts 125 members, among them pulmonologists, neurologists, cardiologists, psychologists, makers of durable medical equipment, nurses, nurse practitioners and dentists (dental appliances are in some cases emerging as an alternative treatment for sleep apnea).

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A vehicle rollover near Medicine Hat is being blamed on the driver being distracted by his cell phone.

Three people were injured in the crash along Highway 41 North near Schuler around 10:30 a.m. MT Saturday.

The 17-year-old male driver is charged with distracted driving including talking on a cell phone and texting while driving.

The teen was airlifted to hospital in Medicine Hat in stable condition.

A 19-year-old man and 20-year-old were also injured.

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A unique partnership that connects health practitioners and chefs could change the way doctors approach disease management and prevention through culinary medicine.

Last week, Johnson & Wales University of Providence and Tulane University School of Medicine of New Orleans announced a collaboration that implements a comprehensive curriculum to include culinary classes for medical students.

Classes are taught by Johnson & Wales student interns and staff in New Orleans, and Tulane medical students will have the opportunity to study culinary nutrition on the Providence campus.

Somerset resident Suzanne Vieira, chairwoman of the Culinary Nutrition Department and a registered dietician, said the new program will dramatically change medical school education and how doctors are taught, particularly how nutrition plays a role in preventing obesity and managing diabetes.

Its connecting the world of medicine and nutrition together. People dont eat nutrition, they eat food, Vieira said.

The Johnson & Wales culinary nutrition program is the only four-year accredited curriculum of its kind in the country, with one-third of its graduates going on to earn registered dietician credentials.

Were a heat-and-eat society, Vieira said. People need to understand food and nutrition and learn how to cook.

The idea to expose medical students to culinary arts comes from Dr. Benjamin Sachs, the dean of the medical school because statistics show 65 percent of Americans are overweight and one-third are obese.

Michael Makuch of Westport is an assistant professor of culinary nutrition and a graduate of the program. He teaches nutrition and spa cuisine.

Makuch traveled to New Orleans earlier this year and conducted a cooking demonstration for medical students in a biochemistry class on how to cut out fats through using fresh food.

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Michael L. Carius, M.D., of Stratford, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Norwalk Hospital, has been honored with the 2012 John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Established in 1975, the award is presented to a current or past national leader for the American College of Emergency Physicians for outstanding contributions to the organization and to the profession. The award was named in honor of Dr. John G. Wiegenstein, founding member and first president of the ACEP and past president of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Carius is a former president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and was a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians Board from 1996 to 2003. He was previously honored with an award from the American Board of Emergency Medicine for having served as an ABEM oral board examiner for 32 examinations, with the first one occurring in 1990, and is currently a senior oral board examiner. He was elected to the ABEM Board of Directors in 2009 and was re-elected to a second four-year term this summer.

Carius joined Norwalk Hospital as chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine in 1995. He is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington.

He holds a Bachlor of Science degree from Trinity College in Hartford and medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. He completed his internship at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego, Calif., and his emergency medicine residency training at USC/LAC Medical Center in Los Angeles. Carius also fulfilled an aerospace medicine primary course as a flight surgeon at the School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas.

He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Family Practice, as well as the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Carius is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians, where he held posts as secretary, treasurer, president-elect, president and councilor. He is also a member of the Fairfield County Medical Association and Connecticut State Medical Society and serves an Alternate Delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates.

Carius is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and lectures frequently at emergency medicine symposiums. He is a past recipient of the Phil Stent Award for Outstanding Contributions to Emergency Medicine presented by the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians.

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Race is everywhere in medicine. Mosthealth statistics are broken down by race. We routinely characterize diseases by which populations they affect more and less and medications by which ethnicities respond better or worse.

Its so ubiquitous that its easy to take for granted as justified. But the use of race in medicine is a subject that is vigorously debated. Whenever a new study comes out stratifying results by race, there are inevitably supporters and critics.

The question under debate: is there a place for race in medicine?

Theres a growing number who say we should toss this way of thinking entirely. Many scholars now contend that race is closer to a social construct than a biological category, and theres the legitimate fear that pointing out differences between races sends the message that the difference is biological. Even if there are certain genetic differences among populations, we know that self-reported race is at best a crude proxy for indicating them. Moreover, studies often do not adjust for all other variables besides genetics, such as socioeconomic status, culture, and discrimination meaning if differences are shown, the knee-jerk tendency to think biology might overshadow important environmental disparities that deserve our attention. There are social concerns too, in that historically ethnicity in research has been abused by pseudoscientists with racist agendas of demonstrating the superiority of certain people over others. In light of that history, profound sensitivity toward using race as a variable in medicine is understandable and warranted.

Part of the problem may be that some simply do not give it enough thought. There are some who stratify any data they collect on any health-related subject by race because thats what others did before them, along with others before that. But when you do any data analysis, you need to justify its being done. Theres no such thing as just laying out the facts because there is no such thing as a predetermined set of facts that we either expose or hide. We make choices with everything. Collecting, breaking down, and representing data all involve choices. When comparing groups, we can draw the lines wherever we want. Telling of this point is that many studies that talk about race still only compare blacks to whites, ignoring all other groups along with cases of mixed ancestry.

When the choice lies with the researcher, she has an obligation to use it responsibly. As such, its not enough to enough to justify a project with some ambiguous version of: this will contribute to the literature by showing something we do not know. We dont know infinite numbers of things. Research has to have value. At the forefront of every decision should be the questions: Whats the point? Are the differences Im trying to show relevant to anything? Are there implications for disease prevention, diagnosis, management, or treatment?

Sometimes, indeed the answer is yes. There have been cases where thinking about race, even as a rough guide, have led to benefits for patients. Knowing that sickle cell anemia is more prevalent among populations of sub-Saharan African ancestry can tip physicians off for earlier and thereby more effective diagnosis and management. Since Tay-Sachs is a genetic disease with increased prevalence among Ashkenazi Jews, Jewish communities early on welcomed genetic testing for prospective parents and by doing so dramatically reduced the incidence of the disease. Individuals of Asian descent are more likely to carry certain genetic polymorphisms resulting in slower drug metabolism meaning patients need lower doses to achieve the desired effects and avoid toxicity. There are many more examples. While it is such an important point that Ill say it again that race is only a very imperfect proxy for genetics there has been demonstrated medical value in being aware of these trends.

The reason is that medicine is a field that uses heuristics simple rules of thumb that help home in on best guesses when comprehensive searches are not feasible. These shortcuts are so frequently employed because medicine is the perfect storm of information overload combined with limited time. Best guesses in medicine are probabilistic; doctors collect clues from various sources to select more likely and less likely options. Every test, every new piece of information contributes to that ranking. Thus, some argue that just as doctors clue into best guesses based on a patients constellation of symptoms and test results, so too can race be used as an approximate guide. With the recognition that heuristics can lead to biases, the solution is not to discard them but rather to make doctors more cognizant of biases so they can work to eliminate them and use heuristics more effectively.

The use of race in medicine is a deeply sensitive issue and should be treated as such. One thing to note is that in contrast to shameful periods in history that focused on race with unethical agendas, the vast majority of current research is completely well-intentioned, toward the goal of optimally tailoring medical care to a diverse patient population. Those on both extremes of the debate are looking out for patients. So where does that leave us? While there is a place for race in medicine, the literature also remains rife with studies with seem to point out differences with no valid reason for pointing out differences, and my sense is that theres a greater tendency to overuse race when its not appropriate than to neglect it when it is. The burden should be on every medical researcher who wants to talk about race to be explicit as to what contribution this data would make to the world. And, if those measures fail, it would behoove readers and patients to apply just as critical an eye.

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Authorities say a Georgia man, arrested Friday for practicing medicine without a license, worked at five Midlands-area senior centers and rehabilitation facilities run by West Columbia-based Agape Senior. The company operates 23 assisted living, skilled nursing care, rehab and hospice facilities in the state.

Ernest Osei Addo, 48, was arrested at his home in Austell, Ga., on Friday, two days after he quit his job with Agape Primary Care, the Lexington County Sheriffs Department said.

Addo was hired by Agape in February 2012. He presented the credentials of an Orangeburg man who is licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina, Sheriff James Metts said.

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While working for Agape Senior, Addo allegedly provided medical services for as many as 500 patients at the five local Agape facilities: Agape Senior West Columbia, 2705 Leaphart Road, West Columbia; Agape Senior Kathwood, 4520 Trenholm Road, Columbia; Agape Senior Harbison, 990 Columbia Ave., Irmo; Agape Senior Lexington, 5422 Augusta Road, Lexington; and Agape Rehab, 300 Agape Drive, West Columbia.

Addo came to the attention of authorities when the doctor in Orangeburg reported that Addo, a friend, had stolen his identity and was practicing medicine and using credit cards in the doctors name.

The sheriffs department declined to release the name Addo assumed. Addo did resemble the Orangeburg doctor, Lexington County Sheriffs Department spokesman Major John Allard said.

Lexington County authorities are trying to determine whether Addo had some medical training that allowed him to convincingly impersonate a doctor. They have found no evidence that Addo is licensed to practice medicine anywhere in the United States, Allard said. There is also no indication that Addo is wanted for any crimes anywhere in the U.S.

Addo was being held at the Cobb County Detention Center in Marietta, Ga., awaiting extradition to Lexington County, Allard said.

Agape Senior declined to take questions about the case. But in a statement released by its chief clinical officer, Janet DiNino, the company said it was cooperating with law enforcement and only learned of the alleged deception on Aug. 22.

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DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Sports Medicine Devices Market By Products & Application (2012 - 2017) [Bone, Cartilage, Ligament, Tendon Reconstruction & Repair, Braces, Hot & Cold Therapy, Topical Pain Relief, Compression Clothing, Bandages, Wraps & Tapes, Shoulder, Elbow-Wrist, Back-Spine, Hip-Groin, Knee, Ankle-Foot] Global Trends & Competitive Analysis" analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, APAC and Rest of the World.

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Modern sports medicine has evolved greatly and involves the usage of a variety of devices such as braces and splints to secure the injured area. The market for sports medicine involves implants used in repairing bone and cartilage reconstruction, such as artificial knee, cartilage, and meniscus in the knee. Ligament and tendon injuries are one of the most common soft tissue injuries in sports. These include sprains, strains, muscle pulls, cramps, muscle tears, ligament, and tendon tears, among others. The sports medicine market caters majorly to the soft injuries market and accounts for a significant share of the global sports medicine market. Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure, which has become popular in demand due to its minimally invasive nature and the fact that the procedure can be used as a system for diagnosing the condition of the joint. This has contributing significantly to the global sports medicine market.

The 2011 sports medicine devices market [http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/sports-medicine-devices-market-751.html] is estimated to be at $3.3 billion and is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 9.3% to reach $5.7 billion by 2017. Knee application still holds the largest share among others due to the high frequency of ACL injuries along with other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, meniscal cartilage damage, and patellar chondromalacia.

Basketball and soccer are two sports in the spotlight for an increase in the number of professional and non-professional players. These games, along with many other regional games, have increased in popularity in the past decade. This can be seen from almost a 5% to 8% rise in number of basketball players every year. These games, becoming popular in Asian countries such as China, Korea, India, and Eastern Bloc countries, can promote a very favourable outcome for the intensive sports medicine market. Research has shown that due to the large number of players and popularity of sports, the incidences of injury are high. This is predicted to propel the sports medicine market and create emerging markets in the growing economies of Asia and Latin America.

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Medicine Hat officials say it could take up to two years to rid the southern Alberta city of rats.

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Working With the Family of Family Medicine

Did you know that twice a year the AAFP meets with six other family medicine organizations to discuss issues of importance to our specialty as well as the role that each organization can play in relation to those issues?

Don't let the name fool you. The Family Medicine Working Party is mostly about work.

The AAFP and other family medicine organizations started discussing the need to improve communication and maximize resources amongst the groups that work to promote, improve and sustain our specialty more than 30 years ago. The first working party-- which consisted of the Academy, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), and the AAFP Foundation -- was held in 1978. By 1981, the event had become biannual.

Along the way, the working party grew to include the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM), the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) and the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG).

Meetings of the working party typically focus on the difficulties facing family physicians and the future of the profession. For example, the agenda at a recent meeting in Florida included discussions about the challenges we face in graduate medical education, student interest and health care reform. There also was an excellent discussion about the upcoming four-year residencytraining pilot.

In addition to improving communication and cooperation, the purpose of the working party is to avoid duplication of effort among the groups and to delineate areas of responsibility.

We know from communications with you that there is some confusion about these groups, their roles and how they work together. So here is a brief look at the other organizations in the working party.

These groups, working together with the AAFP, launched the Future of Family Medicine Project10 years ago to develop strategies to renew and transform the discipline to meet the needs of patients in a changing health care environment. That initiative led to the development of the patient-centered medical home model of care.

One of the most interesting things we discussed during our recent meeting was a consideration of an initiative that will serve as a follow up to the Future of Family Medicine Project. A planning committee will develop recommendations for consideration to present to the next working party meeting, which is scheduled for January in San Diego.

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MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Officials in southern Alberta have launched a new offensive in their ongoing war on rats, but believe it will take two years before they can completely wipe out the rascally rodents.

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Dr. Brian Jack will lead the departments of family medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. Jack replaces Dr. Larry Culpepper who left the positions last year and remains with the institutions.

Jack was hired in 1997 as vice chairman of family medicine at the hospital. He led development of Project RED (Re-engineered discharge), a process for standardizing communication between clinicians and patients when they are discharged from the hospital. The project has tested the use of virtual patient advocates, like Louise, to teach people about their medications and follow-up care during discharge.

Jack, who lives in the South End, studied medicine at the University of Massachusetts and trained in family medicine at Brown University. He became a faculty member in 1986 at Brown, where he created a maternal and child health fellowship program based in a community health center. Jack has received numerous national awards, including recognition for Project RED from the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has been involved in a number of programs to develop primary care internationally, including in Albania, Jordan, Vietnam, and elsewhere. He is director of the Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance, which partners with Lesotho government and health officials to build the health care system in that small country in southern Africa.

Dr. Jacks commitment to improving the health care experience will be of great benefit to our patients, Kate Walsh, the hospitals chief executive, said in a press release. We look forward to the leadership he will provide to the Department of Family Medicine and to the hospital.

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Contact: Lizzie Shannon-Little lizzie.shannonlittle@oup.com 44-018-653-53043 Oxford University Press

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's two prestigious journals will join the Oxford University Press (OUP) collection in a new partnership announced between the organizations.

The journals, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and International Health, seek to promote and advance the study, control, and prevention of diseases in humans and other animals in the tropics and sub-tropics. The Society plays a leading role in increasing awareness of tropical medicine and international health issues throughout the world.

Gerri McHugh, CEO of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, said: "We are delighted to announce this new partnership with OUP which comes at a critical and hugely exciting time in our growth; we look forward to working with OUP to strategically develop our journals to their fullest potential in terms of their relevance, scope, reach and impact."

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is a well-established journal, founded in 1907, and is currently ranked sixth in impact factor for the Tropical Medicine category. It is a monthly journal which focuses on clinical tropical medicine and public health research, and presents the results of research that is broadly intelligible to readers from a range of disciplines.

The younger of the Society's journals, International Health, concentrates on health care delivery and analysis in the fields of global medicine and international health. It is committed to advancing health for all people around the world and is an indispensable resource for all those with an interest in international health issues.

These titles offer a comprehensive range of multidisciplinary research and review papers, covering topics ranging from public health and infectious diseases, to health economics and healthcare systems.

Michael Brown, Editorial Director at Oxford University Press said: "We are delighted to be partnering with the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for the publication of their two journals. The society plays a leading role in increasing awareness throughout the world of tropical medicine and international health issues. We are looking forward to working with the Society in developing the profile of the journals, with the aim of Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene becoming the leader in the field and further growing International Health into a well-known and respected journal in all global regions."

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2czp9f/companion_diagnost) has announced the addition of the "Companion Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Market Report 2012" report to their offering.

This is the latest and most up-to-date Market Report from Select Biosciences addressing the companion diagnostics (CDx) and personalized medicine marketplace. Personalized medicine is a broad field with several stakeholders all of which must be aligned in order to capture the immense potential value in targeting therapeutics to the correct patient populationthe field of stratified medicine.

Companion Diagnostics has been rapidly expanding over the past 3 years and in this market report we describe the current state of the marketplace from the following perspectives:

- All the Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers with Potential Clinical Utility are describeda few have already been developed into CDx and we expect growth in this space

- Targeted Therapeutics, Associated Biomarkers, Therapeutic Indications, and Testing Mandates are Described

- Companion Diagnostics Partnerships and Collaborations from 2009 to 2012 are PresentedProvides an Up-to-Date State of the Industry Describing the Disease Areas being Addressed and Types of Biomarkers Being Deployed

- Quantitative Market Metrics

Quantitative Market Forecast: Market Sizing and Growth Rate

Revenue Breakout: Rx versus Dx

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PHILADELPHIA Aaron T. Beck, MD, emeritus professor, Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, has been awarded the Prince Mahidol Award for "exemplary contributions in the field of medicine." The award is bestowed by the Thai Royal Family for outstanding achievements in medicine and public health worldwide. Thai Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Chaiyong Satjipanon, will present Beck with the award at a special ceremony on Wednesday, August 22 at 6:30 p.m.

Aaron T. Beck, MD, emeritus professor, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director, Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center

Thai Ambassador H.E. Chaiyong Satjipanon

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August 22, 2012 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Beck has been honored for his lifetime achievement in developing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Often referred to as The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Beck pioneered this form of psychotherapy, which revolutionized the fields of psychology and psychiatry, moving away from the Freudian and behavioral theories that dominated the professions in the 1950s and 1960s. CBT has transformed the understanding and treatment of a wide variety of disorders, including depression, suicidal behavior, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and schizophrenia.

The Prince Mahidol Award was founded in 1991 to honor the memory of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla, a member of the Thai royal house who obtained a doctorate in medicine from Harvard University in 1928 and worked diligently to bring the concepts of modern public health to his homeland before his untimely death at the age of 37. Of the 59 previous winners, two subsequently have been named Nobel laureates.

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Contact: Kim Menard kim.menard@uphs.upenn.edu 215-662-6183 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

PHILADELPHIA - Two Penn Medicine hospitals have received Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission for efforts to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients. All three Penn Medicine hospitals are now certified to optimally treat stroke patients: Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center each received Primary Stroke Center certifications this summer and join the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), which has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center since 2004. Penn Medicine is the first Philadelphia health system to get certification for stroke care at all member hospitals.

Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center received Primary Stroke Center certification following a Joint Commission review where both facilities were found to be in compliance with the requirements for The Joint Commission's Disease-Specific Care Certification program as well as primary stroke center requirements, such implementing evidence based protocols and collecting the Joint Commission core measure data to use in performance improvement activities.

"This is a major step forward for Pennsylvania Hospital and the community we serve," said Howard I. Hurtig, MD, chair of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital, co-director of the Penn Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center and professor of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "By giving us their stamp of approval, The Joint Commission recognizes our ability to provide the very best care to patients with stroke."

A recent Penn Medicine study led by Michael Mullen, MD, assistant professor of Neurology and Vascular Medicine, presented at the American Academy of Neurology meeting showed that the emergence of primary stroke centers certified by The Joint Commission has steadily improved the treatment of stroke patients. In Philadelphia, ambulances started bringing stroke patients exclusively to designated primary or comprehensive stroke centers in October 2011, rather than the closest hospital.

"Primary Stroke Center designation at Penn Presbyterian by the Joint Commission is another way to recognize the excellent care that our staff delivers to our patients," said Sami Khella, MD, chair of Neurology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Director of Stroke Services, and clinical associate professor of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine.

"Working with our colleagues throughout Penn Medicine, we are giving patients the highest chance of survival and lowering the possibility of permanent disability," said Scott Kasner, MD, director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at HUP and professor of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center's team of neurovascular experts - from Neurology, Radiology, Nursing and Neurosurgery - provides quality, evidence-based care at the right level and right time, through remote diagnosis via telemedicine, onsite treatment provided at affiliated primary stroke centers, or with advanced neurosurgical or neuroradiological interventions available at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Medicine extends stroke care to patients outside Philadelphia through the Penn NeuroRescue program, using telemedicine systems to bring expert consultations 24/7 to hospitals in distant locales, and transferring those who need surgery and/or specialized neurointensive critical care to HUP.

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Did you know Canberra is serviced by two country music stations? No, not one for country and the other for western, but FM and AM. So you could find a band called Old Crow Medicine Show to be rampant on a least one of these stations. They may get on Hot Country, but that's really ''Billboard Country'' territory (Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, etc). And they're not quite ''alt-country'' enough for Star Country Canberra AM, which is a shame as OCMS have always been an interesting, evolving group.

It's been four years since the last Old Crow Medicine Show album, Tennessee Pusher, and what a difference. Producer Don Was's stripped-back bluegrass country-drawl has been fully fleshed out to sound like the tight-sounding house band of the biggest, jumpiest joint in Nashville. The Neil Young shanty-style sounds have been replaced with early '70s country Bob Dylan, none more apparent than on Levi, sounding remarkably like Dylan's 1971 classic George Jackson. In fact, you may be hard pressed to recognise that these two albums are from the same band. Overall there is more of an ''old-timey'' feel to the album.

There is still the same thoughtfulness to their lyrics, but wrapped tightly up in a homage to the roots of their music. Songs rise in full-swing fiddle, foot-stomping zest - but listening more closely to the lyrics you find it was about the grim reality of warfare in the 19th century (or even the 21st). Full of more political statements than modern protest albums, Carry Me Back rides in Southern rhythms to find an examination of the human condition just below the surface.

Carry Me Back also has some rockin' jumpers: Mississippi Saturday Night, Steppin' Out and Country Gal are all great swinging numbers. With pronounced harmonies and gusto, these songs will have you at least tapping your feet in no time. Anyone who picked up the O Brother, Where Out Thou? soundtrack and found a real keenness, not just a passing fancy, will love what's on offer here.

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Perhaps OCMS would find more chart success with their roots revival music today if they threw in some strong swear words.

Kam Noack

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The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 8:59PM EDT

MEDICINE HAT, Alberta -- An official for Medicine Hat in southeastern Alberta says the rat population found in the city's landfill appears to be spreading to cushier digs.

Bylaw superintendent Fred Crittenden says the rodents are now being discovered in residential areas.

All appear to be the same species as the more than 80 Norway rats that have been found in the dump since earlier this month.

Crittenden says there have been dozens of complaints.

"So far ... we've have about 31 or 32 potential sightings. We've been able to confirm about 13 of those so far," he said Tuesday.

"We've had confirmed sightings all over the city and we've actually got photos of them or we've picked them up."

Most of the pests, however, have been found in an area close to the South Saskatchewan River.

Crittenden said traps will be put up around the city.

"Our pest control company is setting up bait stations at various locations that we feel they are most likely to migrate to," he said. "Those are going to be checked on a regular basis to see what kind of activity we're having on them."

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Rats spread out from landfill in Medicine Hat, Alta.

Officials in Medicine Hat say the rat extermination program at the local landfill is going well, but they're still finding lots of the rodents.

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