Archive for September, 2009
DMV info for all states
One of our main charters at SCRN is to get disability information to the community. When I got out of the hospital I had no idea how to get driving again. After weeks of research my wife finally ran across the information needed so I could drive and get my car converted as well. The [...]
Red Cross does not help disabled in South Florida
While in South Florida Spinal Cord Resources had issues with the Red Cross refusing to transfer people in wheelchairs to commodes and to make westcot beds available during emergencies. According to the Department of Justice, anyone who is working for the county during an emergency must follow federal law and this means the ADA. The [...]
Caution on Tamiflu dosing
With flu season in full swing doctors are prescribing Tamiflu for both prophylactic and reduction of flu symptoms. FDA issued a Public Health Alert to notify prescribers and pharmacists about potential dosing errors with Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension. U.S. health care providers usually write prescriptions for liquid medicines in milliliters (mL) or teaspoons, while [...]
Medicare overpays again
A US Inspector General has reported that Medicare overpays almost $1000 on every wheelchair that they rent rather than purchase. The idea behind the Medicare program is that the disabled will have someone to go back to if there is a problem with their chair and that the repairs will be included with their monthly [...]
Neuralstem gets ok from FDA
Neuralstem, a company that has a stem cell procedure to use on ALS has been given the green light for stage 1 testing on humans. The trial has 12 patients that will each get injections in the lumbar portion of their spine. This test is primarily to guarantee the safety of the drug over a [...]
Researchers found way to repair spinal damage in animals
Researchers are reporting in Nature Neuroscience that by combining drugs, electrical stimulation and regular therapy that they were able to get rats with spinal cord damage to walk again and to support their own body weight again. This therapy focuses on training the brain and spinal cord to start working together again rather than trying [...]
Antibodies may further damage spinal cord injuries
In the Journal of Clinical Investigation has found that white blood cells actually damage more structures in the spine around the area of original damage. The Ohio State University Study further showed that the damage caused by antibodies could help to explain why patients that have spinal cord injuries lose functionality over time. The study [...]
Cambridge City Council Ignores ADA and Service Dog rights
A woman who lives in Cambridge, Mass. a disabled woman wanted to sit in on the city council meetings but was refused because she has a service dog. The dog was in the chamber several times before without issue, but suddenly one of the council members has become allergic to animals. Even with the dog [...]
Doctors and Nurses underestimate pain
In a "gee really?" statement today, the Journal of Clinical Nursing shows that doctors and nurses have no idea how to deal with chronic pain and dramatically underestimate the amount of pain a patient is in. From those that have to deal with medical professionals in a chronic pain situation, many run into giant problems [...]
ACTION NEEDED: FDA may remove pain killers
Action is need by the chronic pain community to tell the FDA not to remove medications like Percocet or Vicodin from the list of medications available. In addition, extra strength medications like Tylenol would be removed from over the counter and would require a prescription by a doctor. Tens of thousands of pain suffers depend [...]
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