Comedian with cerebral palsy is standing up to stereotypes
He left them in stitches on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." He's headlined stand-up specials on Showtime and Comedy Central. He even won a season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guideline tackles variation in services for adults with cerebral palsy
NICE has published its guideline on the care and support needs of adults with cerebral palsy. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - January 17, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Congress Funds Feasibility Study for Mesothelioma Patient Registry
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will oversee a study in 2019 to determine the feasibility of establishing the first national mesothelioma patient registry.
The $100,000 feasibility study was part of the $1.2 million Congress allocated in 2019 to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention for mesothelioma research.
The bulk of the funding goes toward the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank, which is a biospecimen registry first established in 2006.
It is the only federally funded program designed exclusively for the research of mesothelioma, the rare and aggressive cancer caused by asbestos expos...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 15, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Source Type: news
High school wrestler with cerebral palsy and autism inspires with match
High school student Jake Meister has cerebral palsy and autism. He doesn't speak, but has become close with the wrestling team. So his teammates decided to get him closer to the action. Jim Axelrod explains. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Depression, Anxiety Risk High in Adults With Cerebral Palsy Depression, Anxiety Risk High in Adults With Cerebral Palsy
In a rare study assessing adults with cerebral palsy, results suggest these patients are at high risk for both depression and anxiety.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Higher Risk for Depression, Anxiety Seen With Cerebral Palsy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2, 2019 -- Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have an increased risk for depression and anxiety, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Neurology.
Kimberley J. Smith, Ph.D., from University of Surrey in the United... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 2, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Risk of developing depression and anxiety is higher in those with cerebral palsy
(University of Surrey) Adults with cerebral palsy have a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety than their peers without the condition, a new study in the journal JAMA Neurology reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Duo conquers Ironman triathlons together despite brother's cerebral palsy
Kyle Pease has cerebral palsy. But that isn't stopping him from competing in Ironman competitions with his brother Brent. Mark Strassmann has their story. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adults With Cerebral Palsy Face Depression, Anxiety Risks
(MedPage Today) -- Association driven by patients without intellectual disability (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adults with cerebral palsy at increased risk of depression, anxiety
This study included 1,700 adults 18 years or older with cerebral palsy and 5,100 adults without cerebral palsy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UA researcher awarded $3 million to study genomics in cerebral palsy
(University of Arizona Health Sciences) Michael Kruer, MD, receives the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of condition that affects 1 in 250 children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation Announces a New Initiative...
The new approach will devise tailored treatments to reduce or eliminate chronic pain for those living with cerebral palsy.(PRWeb November 29, 2018)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/11/prweb15957602.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 29, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mother of 20-month-old twins who BOTH have cerebral palsy is raising £97,000 for surgery
Nicola Johnston, 42, from Farnborough in Hampshire, is raising money for her children Matthew and Lucy who could benefit from spinal surgery called a selective dorsal rhizotomy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Columbia University Pediatric Orthopedic Research Fellowship 2019
Dear Medical Students: The Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University Medical Center invites 3rd year medical students to apply for a funded one-year clinical research fellowship, starting in the summer of 2019. (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - November 5, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Job Opportunities News Source Type: news
