For those that have not followed all the reports on the new medical bill making it’s way through the Senate, Medicare recipients are losing doctors, hospitals, and general care right now. My doctors have to be careful which medications that the prescribe because many times the company paid by Medicare will not OK the drug. This is markedly different from standard insurance policies where you go in, talk to the doctor, and get your prescription all without having to beat up the insurance company or fill out all kinds of crazy reports explaining why you need the drug. This of course assumes that you can even get a doctor to see you. Many of us on Medicare are finding out that doctors will simply not see you anymore. Continued…
The Irish government is finally working on increasing the penalties for parking in a handicapped parking spot. Presently drivers only have to pay 80 Euros for parking in a handicapped spot, assuming that most police don’t write parking tickets for this because of the low penalty and no points against the driver. If the changes are made the driver of the vehicle would be hit with points on their record. Parking rates can be high in cities to the point that it may be cheaper to park in a handicapped spot than in paying for a regular spot. 
The FDA has approved the first human treatment using embryonic stem cells. The procedure only gave permission to test the cells in patients with thoracic spinal cord damage. This type of damage occurs below the neck and usually creates a situation where the person has use of their arms and hands, but nothing below the middle of their chest. Regular life functions become more complicated as the injury forces the loss of control of bladder function, bowel, as well as that of the legs and feet. 
As we move up the ladder of drugs to ever more powerful pills we need to make sure we use them wisely. It is easy for pain doctors to keep writing prescriptions to the same pain killers that work for you over time. That may sound like a good idea, but over time drugs tend to become less effective, forcing the doctor to up the power of the medication. 
Researchers at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology have announced that they have found an enzyme that helps nerves to grow inn areas that have been damaged after trauma. In typical injuries scar tissue forms around the damage point and the body removes the tissue so that new muscle and nerves can grow in the area that was damaged. In spinal cord injuries the scar tissue forms and that is the end of the story. Special chemicals form that stop the body’s cells from moving in and removing the scar tissue and then allowing the healing process to start. 
In Florida, The Agency for Persons with Disabilities is charged to provide the disability community with as many services as possible. To pay for the services there are different levels or tiers that the disabled are placed in based on the services they used the year before. Because of the increasing number of people asking for help and the decreasing funding available to states and money from the federal government, the disabled are being forced to accept what is called Tier 4. At this level the total amount available to the disabled is $14,792. Spinal Cord Resources Network
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