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Outraged by the war in Iraq and compelled to speak out before the 2006 midterm elections, musical group Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young launched their 29-city Freedom of Speech tour. In 2008, as a pivotal presidential election looms, Neil Young presents an impassioned document of those performances and the strong reactions—both positive and negative—they inspired. Woven into the film, the fifth feature Young has directed, is an insightful commentary by former ABC Nightline correspondent and Vietnam vet Mike Cerre who was invited to embed himself in the tour as he did with a group of Marines in Iraq in order to provide an insider view of events. The film documents audience reactions to the music and how today's politics affect the band's relationship to their fans. Finally, CSNY Déjà Vu offers a set of memorable individual testimonies from men and women who served in Iraq, parents of soldiers and local politicians, all endeavoring to change the status quo. Young manages a daring juggling act in presenting this material alongside over 40 songs, but this is no ordinary concert film—it's a call to activism, a potent reminder that we've been here before and a heartfelt plea for peace.
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PART 2: Haha that's true! It isnt good to have conflicting views cause kids will definitely take advantage of that lol. They will ask "permission" to the right person that they know will say yes :P. But u know much more than that, I think it's amazing to have that special person as a means for support. U'll always know they wont give up no matter how hard things might be. They will always be by your side and always be that emotional support when u really need it.
PART 1: Im not much better T_T; lol I just found this youtube video with good ratings (so I know it works) and just followed the steps on it and it actually worked! haha Yeah they didnt have good final fantasy games either. But they have some really cool games from new series ^^ like Injustice, have u heard of it? If ure into fighting games thats a must play! Oh Ive been wanting to play Okami! It looks so good >_>; why cant japanese games have a larger market T_T; haha. I dont know how Western games are so popular when every game is like Call of Duty. Im sure they u guys probably have buses that go to NYC ^^. I dont like taking buses though T_T; I took it once and >.>; yeah....some people were so creepy haha. Its safe >.>; but still haha.
Yeah, u should go see it! I remember u told me that u've never been to New York City even though u live in New York. Is there a train that picks u up around there? That is probably going be the best way to travel there >.>; trust me u do NOT want to drive there haha. Yeah I agree ^^ u have to be ready. Though I think even more important than that u have to find that special person also. And well I dont think I've met anyone that I would want to have kids with. So before anything I would have to find that special girl. Oh Playstation 4 is AWESOME! The controllers have speakers in them T_T; along with motion sensors lol. It is so awesome >.>;. I cant wait for more games to come out. OMG I LOVE playstation 2. I didn't get myself a playstation 3 so I've played it for the longest time ^^. I love Final Fantasy X. Also I hacked my playstation 2 where I could play any burned PS2 game haha so yeah no more buying those games ^^.
I've never watched Pitch Perfect. Im pretty much the same with musical-type movies also. I dont watch them often T_T;. What is it about? Haha Grease, I remember when i watched it! I really like musical broadway shows like lion king was so awesome. U should make that an excuse to go to New York City lol. Yeah I feel like that everyday ^^. I miss those days we could just sleep in almost everyday T_T; seriously >_>; what did i do during all that time lol. Oh >.>; i know exactly what u mean. When i think about all the stupid things my friends and i have done im like w....t....f T_T;. Then >.>; im like damn....i want to do that now haha. Im sure u've matured tons ^^ i think it just naturally happens when u have someone really important to take care of. U kind of forget about needs. OMG guess what, I got myself a playstation 4 yesterday >.>; i like waited in line in front of best buy for like 5 hours just to get it at midnight haha.
Yeah it's really nice. I like doing that ^^. What movie did u watch? It's kind of surprising but it's actually been a couple of months since i've watched a movie T_T;. There are sooooooo many things i want to do >.>; but i never have time it seems lol. OMG u have a daughter, that must take so much time. There's no way i could even think about having kids haha. First i just want to find a special girl and enjoy many years with her >.>; before that topic comes up lol. That's probably cause im super immature still ^^. I like to think that im still 20 mentally >.>;. U're probably so much more mature in that sense ^^ Im sure it really is worth it. How old is she? I used to do that all the time T_T;. I love rewatching animes especially some animes T_T; u cant ever get tired rewatching. Lately though >.>; i passed my 200th anime point and i feel like i should have done so a looooong time back haha. So i've been really trying to make that list longer T_T;.
Handing out candy is fun too, but I'd still like dressing up for it. :3 Sadly I couldn't buy a costume this year, and there's not much to improvise with at home, so I think this is my first year not dressing up. :c I didn't stay home though, I went out with my sister and some friends to a haunted house and a corn maze. Since we were out in the country and it was already dark out, there was a bit of fog once we got there and it made the maze a lot more creepy lol. Ppfffft, being scared is the whole point of Halloween. xD Unless the kids were really young, like 8 or something, then yeah, that's kinda mean. xD; Yeah, I was really skeptic about the new games when I first heard about them, but now I'm dying to play it. ;w; LOL my niece and nephews ALWAYS have to watch me whenever I play any of my Pokémon games, they find it so fascinating. So I figured they should have their own versions for once. And with all the customizations you can make now, I know they'd love it. ^^
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If you work in a salon and do booth rental, do you have to have your own business license?
gjosephus | Contributor | 9/1/2009 - 3:52 pm
I did not understand the 'work in a salon and do booth rental' bit. Are you renting space out to somebody else, or are you using the space to earn money doing hair.
Are you working at the salon as an employee, and paid wages?? If yes, then you do not have to register as a business.
...but, if you are renting the booth, to provide hair dressing services to your won clients, you will have to register as a business. It does not matter if you are renting or if you own the premise.
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Have you checked out our Steps to Registering a Business page? Also, please feel free to use the Permit Me Tool to find licenses relevant to your state and industry.
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"I don't know," a very wise and skeptical Washington political analyst confided to me on Sunday as I limned the Romney victory I foresee. "I'd like to believe it," she said, "but I have to overlook a lot. If you're right, then a whole lotta state polls have to be wrong."
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Office of The Attorney General I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the subject of short selling activities by hedge funds and the independence of stock analysts After the court of appeals decision in Goldstein v SEC, USDC (DC Cir 6/23/06) last week, hedge hnds are a regulatory black hole -- lacking even minimal disclosure and accountability required of mutual funds and other similar institutions The number and financial power of hedge funds -- now reportedly more than 13,000 with assets exceeding $24 trillion --provide fertile opportunity fbr potential fraud based on false or deliberately misleading stock analyst reports Either Congress or the SEC must act quickly to fill the void and assure confidence in the integrity of the markets and the hedge h din dusby Federal action is profoundly preferable --maximizing uniformity, expertise and resources -- but the states must fill the void if Congress fails to act States must consider their own regulatory standards -- perhaps modeled on the SEC rules-- achieving the same goals of disclosure and accountability Federal resources and authority are clearly important to effective scrutiny Federal inaction or inertia are a powerful impetus --indeed an open invitation -- to state intervention States must be proactive to require greater disclosure and accountability If federal agencies abandon the field, we will join forces, as we have done before in joint legal action, or act separately to proactively protect our citizens No one seeks regulation fbr its own sake, but if some measure of regulation or scrutiny is appropriate, it need not be the exclusive province or purview of the federal government Disclosure and accountability, not interference or intrusion, should be guiding principles Hedge hnds and short selling play important, legitimate roles in the financial markets but these financial tools may also be susceptible to invest01 fraud and abuse -- preventable harms which may be forestalled through specific measures. Congressional action is particularly critical after the ruling in Goldstern v SEC, invalidating the minimal hedge fund SEC measures Congress must now impose standards of disclosure and accountability on the hedge fund industry enabling some regulatory scrutiny Responsible hedge fund managers should welcome increased regulation Greater transparency will help enhance investor confidence in this increasingly important and influential part of the market. Congress should also extend the 2003 Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rules to socalled "independent research companies" whose independence and objectivity may be compromised by clients that provide a significant amount of business Further, Congress should toughen federal criminal, civil and administrative penalties to deter and punish fraudulent hedge fund and short selling practices Such penalties should include treble damages and forfeiture of all profits by all parties who participate in the issuance of a false stock analysis Finally, Congress should provide incentives to encourage the Securities Exchange Commission and state banking regulatory agencies to intensify and enhance enforcement actions Lack of aggressive enforcement can make any law meaningless, leaving investors and markets unprotected. Several years ago, Wall Street was rocked by revelations involving mutual funds and investment bankers who were pressuring their in-house stock researchers to issue positive stock outlooks that facilitated their investments or pleased their clients. Firms engaged in a pattern or practice of influencing their research reports on corporations that were clients of their own investment bankers With huge revenues from their investment banking divisions at stake, some firms sought to cater to their clients by issuing positive stock analyses The stock analysts publicly issuing positive reports were at the same time privately expressing their concerns about negative developments. Joint SEC and state actions produced hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and consumer restitution In response, Congress required the SEC, the NYSE and NASD to develop new regulations to protect the integrity and independence of in-house stock analysts These rules prohibit (1) investment banking supervision over their firm's stock analysts, (2) investment banking department review or comment on a stock analysis; and (3) stock analysts attending investment banking solicitations of new clients In addition, the rules require stock researchers to disclose any direct or indirect compensation they receive for issuing stock analyses. As welcome as these regulations are, they do not apply effectively to situations -- common with hedge funds -- where the stock analyst is separate fiom an investment banking firm but is compensated by clients for supposedly independent stock analysis In this situation, if the paying client represents a significant amount of the stock analyst's business -- commissioning frequent, repeated research reports -- the analysis may be compromised by the client's preferences or positions Independence may he a mirage -- reports "independent" in name only -- and the analysis shaped to suit the client hedge fund's interests. Such problems may he the aberrant exception, a small proportion, not the rule. But this committee's interest is well-founded The Committee is justifiably concerned about hedge funds that "short and distort", or take a short position on a stock and then use supposedly independent investment analysts to purposefully and misleadingly malign the company Analysts dependent on the hedge fund's business may skew their stock analysis to enable the hedge fund to successfully short the stock, and profit at the expense of unsuspecting investors The concern about deceptive claims of independence and conflicts of interest, and possible collusion between financial institutions and supposedly objective analysts, really extends beyond hedge funds to other financial entities -- and not just to short selling but long positions as well Undisclosed relationships or financial dependence involving research analysts -- touted as independent -- may not only distort the results and sabotage objectivity, but also mislead the public and enable the investment entity to manipulate the market Whether the client is a hedge fund or another entity, supposedly independent research may be skewed to benefit the client's short or long position in the stock. The danger is perhaps heightened with hedge funds because they have amassed so much financial power -- in the markets and elsewhere -- with so little transparency or accountability Indeed, after the court of appeals ruling, they will be subject to virtually no required disclosure or other regulatory regimen Shielded fIom many reporting mandates, and empowered by flexible missions and charters, they can be nimble, powerful and secret in investment strategy and tactics. My concern about hedge funds also relates to their phenomenal growth expanding beyond sophisticated wealthy individual investors to include pension fimds, charitable organizations and middle income individuals Hedge funds have been exempt fiom regulation since the 1930's because they have been viewed as solely private investment vehicles for individuals with significant financial resources and presumed knowledge The conventional wisdom was that these individuals, by virtue of their financial means, were so sophisticated and knowledgeable that they did not need federal regulations to protect them from fraud or abuse The growth of hedge funds and their broader reach compel a new approach. What is different now is the realization that hedge funds are more and more the same as many other financial investments -- in the type and number of their investors, their strategy, and their problems Connecticut is home to many of the largest hedge funds I have consulted directly with managers, investors and others in the hedge fund industry to determine how best to protect investors while preserving and respecting the important contribution that hedge funds make I am not yet prepared to make a final or definitive or comprehensive recommendation One consistently expressed view is that independent stock analysis has a key role in protecting investors fiom stock price manipulation by hedge funds or anyone else. In various instances, companies have alleged illegal collusion between hedge funds and stock analysts Overstock com has claimed that a hedge fund paid an investment advisor to issue false, negative repoxts on the company, thereby enabling successful hedge fund short-selling Biovail Corporation has sued some of the same analysts alleging that they aided hedge fund short selling These allegations are only claims in court, unproved and unsubstantiated by public evidence They are a long way from trial, let alone verdicts, I urge the committee to extend the SEC, NYSE, and NASD stock analyst rules to independent research firms and their clients For example, current rules prohibit investment banking divisions fiom directing or reviewing stock analyses by in-house analysts These rules should similarly prohibit clients fiom directing or reviewing stock analyses of an independent research firm. Also, by act of Congress, the committee should toughen existing penalties for fraudulent stock analysis Federal law prohibits any person "to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser " Section 17(b) of the Securities Act Second, regulations have been adopted to address "conflicts of interest that can arise when securities analysts recommend equity securities in research reports and public appearances, in order to improve the objectivity of research and provide investors with more useful and reliable information " Section 15D of the Exchange Act Third, stock brokers are prohibited from inducing "the purchase or sale of, any security by means of any manipulative, deceptive, or other fraudulent device or contrivance" Section 15 of the Exchange Act There are significant civil penalties for any violation of these provisions For any violation of the securities law, the maximum fine is $5,000 for an individual or $50,000 for a company per violation For any fraud or manipulation, the maximum fine is $50,000 for an individual and $250,000 fbr a company per violation If the fraud or manipulation poses a significant risk of substantial losses to other persons, the maximum fine is $100,000 for an individual and $500,000 for a company per violation. I urge the committee to consider adding a civil fine of treble damages Treble damages are a significant deterrent in antitrust law Similar to antitrust cases, a staggering amount of complex evidence is necessary to prove violations of federal laws prohibiting stock manipulation Significant civil penalties would help to ensure substantial deterrence In addition, the law should prohibit stock analysts fiom hiding assets behind the cloak of limited liability companies Fraudulent analysts and others who engage in such schemes often take profits from one scheme and hide or launder them through other corporations Those illegal profits, like racketeering profits, should be disgorged wherever they are concealed Finally, SEC and state enforcement agencies should be given the tools and resources to ensure aggressive investigation and enforcement One possible measure is allowing agencies to etai in some civil fines for their enforcement divisions Fraud and stock manipulation cases require significant resources Most cases lack a single star witness or document, e-mail or memo Rather, most fraud and manipulation must be proven by developing a complex set of facts and evidence Complexity and cost are significant obstacles to enforcement actions Enhanced civil penalties, combined with a federal-state partnership in enforcing the securities laws, will help deter fraudulent stock analysis I look forward to working with the committee in this effort |


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The National Fuel Gas Code book will give you the sizing requirements.
My next purchase is going to be a natural gas grill. I will need to get NG out to the backyard. I will not need anything run underground as I'd like to have the quick disconnect coming out of the back of the house well above grade. In the basement I have a 1/2" line running off of a 1" line. The 1/2" is going up to the 1st floor laundry area for the location of a gas dryer. I have an electric dryer and will never get a gas dryer. Also I am really not that concerned about the needs of any future owner as far as their clothes drying preference.
Was contemplating just taking this gas dryer line apart back to the 1" x 1/2" Tee and rerouting the 1/2" run toward the outside. The run toward the outside would be about 40' from the point of the Tee. The grill will be about 40,000 BTU. The gas piping is black iron pipe. Have no qualms about installing new run as I have worked with black pipe alot. Is 1/2" ok for that distance? Also is there anything to mount on outside of house where the gas line exits? The house is vinyl siding at the location where the gas line would exit.
The National Fuel Gas Code book will give you the sizing requirements.
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You say the run is about 40 feet. You will be OK with 1/2" for that length. 40' of 1/2" will deliver 63K BTU per hour at 2 psi. For reference though you should establish what the develeoped pipe length is. By that I mean the actual length may only be 40 feet but you have to add in any 90's or Tee's as its equivalent length of pipe. A 1/2" 90 is equal to 1.55 feet and a 1/2" Tee is equal to 3.10 feet.
So if you had say 6-90's and 1- Tee, that would be an additional 12 feet of pipe to consider for calculations. But you are well within the limits according to the NFGC table 6.2(a)
I know you dont care about leaving a line for a future dryer but if you could eliminate that 1 x 1 x 1/2 Tee and replace that with a 1 x 1 x 3/4 Tee, you would be able to run 3/4 toward the grill until you need to reduce down to 1/2. Also off that 3/4 line you could add a 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/2 Tee for a future dryer and just plug it. The cost to do it this way would be maybe another $15.
Vinyl siding mouting block can be used
Last edited by Hammerlane; 06-17-2013 at 09:29 AM.
As Tom says, you need to look at the gas distribution as a whole to be 100% sure. Depending on what else is going on, 1/2 inch may or may not be OK.
It's not hard at all. You just need to draw a simple diagram and follow the procedure of looking at tables in the book.


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Professor Doebler's career of nearly 30 years in music education has achieved a unique balance of conducting, teacher preparation, leadership in the profession, and working with musicians from the beginning through professional levels, but all aspects of his vocation have had an ultimate focus on teaching. He has been recognized for excellence in teaching by peers, colleagues and students. Dr. Doebler was the recipient of the 2008 Carlo A. Sperati Award from Luther College, for outstanding achievement in the field of music. In 2006, Dr. Doebler was named Outstanding University Music Educator of the Year by the Indiana Music Educators Association, and also received the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award from Quinlan & Fabish Music. Professor Doebler is the 2005 recipient of the Valparaiso University Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. Also in 2005, he was inducted into Phi Beta Mu, national band conductors fraternity, and Sigma Alpha Iota presented him its national award, Friend of the Arts. In 1999, Dr. Doebler received a First Annual Students' Choice Teacher of the Year Award from Alpha Phi Omega and Mortar Board. He has been listed twice in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. In 2001, he received the Orpheus Award "for significant and lasting contributions to the cause of music in America," by the Valparaiso University Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. It is believed that this was the first Orpheus Award bestowed by the Valpo Chapter in its then 40-year history. In 2010, the Dunes Moraine District of the LaSalle Council, Boy Scouts of America honored Dr. Doebler with the Silver Seagull Award, in honor of his many years of Assistant Scoutmaster, Acting Scoutmaster, Webelos Leader, and Den Leader. Professor Doebler is active throughout the year as a guest conductor, consultant, and clinician, and has appeared professionally in over 20 states, Canada, Malta, Australia, New Zealand, and China. In a typical year, Dr. Doebler will work with over 3000 students, representing nearly 150 schools. He has served as a community music conductor, church music director, and also as director of Royal Brass Ensembles for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the nation's largest such festival. As a high school teacher, Dr. Doebler earned a reputation for leading the transformation of struggling bands into model programs. He was also active in site-based management and district-wide strategic planning. At the university level, his interpretations, repertoire selection, conducting, and leadership have been highly praised. 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Latest News on Stroke and Aphasia
Stroke victim numbers will grow: report
18 March 2013
AUSTRALIA'S stroke victim numbers are set to grow to catastrophic levels, the Stroke Foundation says.
Launching a new report costing the national impact of strokes, Stroke Foundation chief executive Erin Lalor said successive governments had neglected the area.
Previous estimates had put the number of Australian stroke victims at 350,000, but the report found there were more than 420,000 stroke survivors in 2012.
It said this was set to grow to 700,000 by 2032.
The economic impact of stroke in Australia
Stroke Foundation media release Economics of Stroke 18 March 2013
Olive oil, nuts help prevent stroke
26 February 2013
POUR on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them.
Drug set to reduce risk of stroke
February 20 2013
Researchers at Flinders are hoping a new drug will halve the risk of two of the nation's biggest killers - strokes and heart attacks.
The fish oil based treatment has already been hailed a success overseas in reducing stroke and heart attacks.
The new treatment lowers patients' triglyceride levels, a fat-like cholesterol that's found in your blood stream
View the Channel 7 news article.
Computer game helps stroke survivors
17 February 2013
Kiwi scientists have developed a computer game which will launch mid year, making a massive difference to the lives of stroke survivors.
One participant is for the first time regaining movement in his fingers and arm.
Almost a year ago, Tom Glenn survived a massive stroke but lost his ability to move his fingers and arms. But after four weeks playing the computer game he is making startling progress.
"Now I've got free flow of my arm really, I can move it out here," Glenn said, demonstrating stretching his arm. "I've lifted that hand a lot higher than what I've been able to do because previous to that it's been virtually clenched and closed," he said.
"But now it's just outstanding. I put that down entirely to this process." Scientists at the Callaghan Institute are launching games that help treat arm and finger paralysis after a stroke.
View and read the news article in full
Tomato pill the new wonder drug, researchers say
But if their goodness was popped in an easy-to-swallow pill that you were told might prevent strokes and heart attacks you would probably be putting in an order tomorrow.
Researchers believe they may have come up with just that after trials on the supplement Ateronon.
The daily pill contains a chemical called lycopene which makes tomatoes red and is known to break down fatty deposits in the arteries.
A Cambridge University study found taking the capsule boosted blood flow and improved the lining of vessels in patients with pre-existing heart conditions. It also increased the flexibility of their arteries by 50 per cent.
The scientists believe it could limit the damage caused by heart disease – responsible for 180,000 deaths a year – and help cut the 49,000 deaths a year from strokes.
Stroke choir hopes debut makes waves
12 December 2012
A CHOIR of stroke survivors will today give their debut performance at the Royal Newcastle Centre lecture theatre.
The BrainWaves choir, made up of 24 members, including carers and partners of stroke survivors, is conducted by PhD candidate Bernadette Matthias as part of her research into the impact of music and singing on the health of stroke survivors.
Recommending change in post-stroke speech therapy
28 November 2012
Investment in intense therapy for post-stroke patients with aphasia improves quality of life for survivors as well as significant savings to the hospital system.
This is according to new research from Griffith University's School of Rehabilitation Sciences due to be presented at this week's Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference 2012.
Read the media release in full
Stroke survivors who smoke risk their life
26 October 2012
Stroke survivors who smoke put themselves at greater risk of death, additional strokes or heart attack than those who never smoked, according to new research.
Read the media release from Monash University in full
Tomatoes can lower stroke risk: study
9 October 2012
Eating tomatoes can dramatically reduce the risk of having a stroke, according to a new study out on Monday that provided more support for diets rich in fruits and vegetables.
The research -- based on data from more than 1,000 middle-aged men, followed for an average of 12 years -- indicates that people with the highest levels of lycopene in their blood have a 55 percent lower chance of suffering a stroke.
Shock tactics to teach about Stroke
9 September 2012
A graphic TV commercial showing a serial killer attacking a brain with a hammer is part of a new campaign to raise awareness of a silent killer (Stroke)
View the Channel 7 news article
View new website 'Fight Stroke' as part of a new campaign from the National Stroke Foundation
Stroke patients' walking improved with insoles
5 September 2012
A shoe insert less than half of an inch high helped Phillip Conybear regain his balance after he suffered two strokes.
"Ever since the first stroke (in 1993), I have had really bad balance," said Conybear, 61, of Woodridge, who suffered a second stroke in 2009. The insole helped him because it makes "your mind aware of what you're doing all the time. Little things like that always help," he said.
Smart devices give stroke victims a better chance
28 August 2012
Smart new technology approved for use in the United States and Europe represents a breakthrough in the treatment of the common stroke.
Two "next generation" devices, the Solitaire and the Trevo, have proved effective in retrieving clots from the brain.
There are two main types of stroke. The first, which involves a bleed in the brain, cannot be treated by these devices. But the other, the most common, is caused by a clot in the brain. This is where the technology comes into its own.
During the mechanical retrieval process these new devices retain the structure and integrity of both the vessel and the clot, which means less internal damage and fewer disabilities.
Although mechanical devices are already used in the treatment of strokes, Solitaire and Trevo represent a step forward, according to research published in The Lancet. At present they are aimed at people who are not eligible for clot-busting drugs, or who have not responded to them.
Speech pathologists urge Australians to 'tell their story'
19 August 2012
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) estimates that more than 1.1 million Australians have difficulty communicating or being understood, a statistic speech pathologists hope to change through a national story-telling campaign.
Launched at the beginning of Speech Pathology Week, the 'Great Australian Communication Story' project encourages people around the country to 'tell their story' and connect with their community.
The project asks members of the public to fill in speech bubble templates which will be compiled into an e-book, to be released in September this year.
Read the media release from Speech Pathology Australia in full
Tests take guesswork out of stroke recovery
1 August 2012
A new set of tests can help predict whether an individual patient will recover the use of their hand and arm after a stroke, report New Zealand researchers.
New therapy for stroke victims
25 July 2012
Research and development by Flinders University's Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) has resulted in a new touch screen therapy and assessment product for Adelaide-based vision rehabilitation company Neuro Vision Technology (NVT) Systems.
The innovative vision therapy tool will be used to evaluate and train people with a vision deficit caused by a brain injury or dysfunction.
Each year about 220,000 Australians suffer from an acquired brain injury caused by strokes, car accidents and trauma. Of those, about 30 to 35% acquire neurological vision impairments as a result of damage to the brain, not the eyes, causing many patients to only see half an image.
Micro-motor developed to treat strokes
24 July 2012
An Australian research team has created a motor that is so small it can be driven through the arteries of the brain.
The motor is about the size of a grain of salt and is said to have the equivalent power of a small kitchen appliance.
It is invisible to the naked eye.
The current technology is a fixed tube that feeds a catheter to the site of a stroke, but when it is powered by the new motor doctors will be able to steer the catheter.
Associate Professor Bernard Yan of the Royal Melbourne Hospital's neuro-intervention service is hoping to use the micro-motor to treat strokes and aneurisms.
Wii helps stroke patients
20 July 2012
Stroke patients once considered too disabled to regain function in their affected limbs are now showing signs of recovery because of a new therapy that utilises the Nintendo Wii.
Dr Penelope McNulty, a neurophysiologist at Neuroscience Research Australia, will present new data that shows the Wii is an effective rehabilitation tool at an international conference of the Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology in Brisbane on 20 July.
Dr McNulty's data shows that an intensive, two-week training program based on the Wii can result in significant improvements in the way stroke patients are able to use their limbs, even for people that had a stroke many years ago.
All-in-one pill could save lives
19 July 2012
An all-in-one "polypill" with the potential to save lives could be available in the UK in less than two years.
Results from a ground-breaking trial showed that the four-medicine pill dramatically reduced major risk factors for heart attacks and strokes.
In a group of healthy individuals aged 50 and over, it cut levels of blood pressure and cholesterol to those typical of a 20-year-old.
If everyone in the UK from a similar age group took the pill, the findings suggested 100,000 to 200,000 deaths would be prevented.
The number of averted non-fatal cases, including many involving life-changing disablement, could be double this figure.
Experts called for the polypill to be made generally available to the UK population "without delay".
Realistically it could take another one to two years for all the regulatory hurdles to be overcome, according to study leader Dr David Wald, from Queen Mary, University of London.
The polypill is a layered tablet containing three blood pressure-lowering drugs and a cholesterol-lowering statin.
New treatment welcome news for Parkinson's and stroke patients
11 July 2012 New research developed by The University of Queensland is set to change the future treatment of speech problems associated with stroke and Parkinson's disease. View Current Affair Story 'New Speech Therapy'
3 July 2012 Grace Jonasson's iPad was a game-changer for her stroke treatment. The 50-year-old, who had a stroke three years ago, keeps a daily journal on her iPad and uses apps to improve her speech and memory. "I've almost gotten my old self back," she said. "It's sped up my recovery." At first blush it may seem an unusual treatment method, but a new program is putting iPads in the hands of stroke patients in northern Manitoba who may not have access to regular treatment. Read related news article 'Aussie speech pathologist develops iPad app in London' Predictable - An exciting text-to-speech application for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
The new treatment is promising news for people with speech and language disorders that result from diseases within the nervous system.
Professor Bruce Murdoch of the Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research within UQ's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences said preliminary trials of the new treatment were positive in the effective treatment of these speech and language disorders.
The research has found a new technology, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), can be used to stimulate the brain with a series of magnetic pulses delivered by a stimulating coil held over selected areas of the head.
Read the media release from The University of Queensland in fullIPads aid treatment for stroke survivors
Stroke survivor's website seeks to help other stroke survivors
24 June 2012
Valerie Greene suffered a massive stroke in 1996. The 48-year-old Winter Park resident has since become a successful motivational speaker, published two books, won a dance contest and ran a Disney marathon. In March, she officially launched BCenter.com, an online resource that connects stroke survivors to specialists.
Stress increases risk of stroke, study finds
18 June 2012
Stress is as deadly to the brain as it is to the heart, a large new study suggests.
Researchers who followed nearly 69,000 British men and women over eight years found that psychological distress was associated with a 66 per cent increased risk of death from stroke.
Lack of sleep raises stroke risk
11 June 2012
People who regularly sleep for fewer than six hours a night have an increased risk of a stroke in middle age, researchers say.
Scientists in the US studied 5666 people aged 45 and older who had no history of stroke and were of normal weight.
Over a three-year period they found that those who habitually slept for less than six hours were significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than those who got enough rest.
Lead researcher Dr Megan Ruiter, from the University of Alabama, said people who did not get enough sleep were at risk, even if they were relatively free of other risk factors, such as obesity and sleep-disordered breathing.
'We speculate that short sleep duration is a precursor to other traditional stroke risk factors. Once these traditional stroke risk factors are present, then perhaps they become stronger risk factors than sleep duration alone.'
She presented the findings at the Sleep 2012 meeting taking place in Boston.
Further research supporting the results would suggest a need for more awareness of poor sleep as a stroke risk factor, said Dr Ruiter.
View related news article Sleep Deprivation Linked to Strokes
Future Eye Exams Can Possibly Prevent Strokes
8 June 2012
Head to toe. Top to bottom. Full body heath begins with the eyes. A recent study backs this theory and shows that an eye test could help doctors diagnose a stroke before it happens, which would help save lives. Researchers at the University of Zurich reported that a simple eye test could possibly in the future alert patients who are at risk for having a stroke.
The ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) is an exam that can help detect carotid artery stenosis (CAS), which clogs or blocks arteries from supporting the front part of the brain; this can lead to a stroke. An ophthalmologist could do the OPA test during routine visits. The findings, published in the June issue of Ophthalmology, show that those who had the lowest OPA scores ended up also having the most clogged arteries
The Risk Factor That Keeps On Giving
7 June 2012
HEART attacks and strokes caused by air pollution aren't one-off events, with an Israeli study suggesting air pollutants can lead to repeated cardiac episodes.
The Tel Aviv University research found that previous cardiac patients living in the most polluted areas were 43 per cent more likely to suffer a second heart attack, and 46 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke, than counterparts in unpolluted areas.
How are children affected when one of their parents has aphasia?
The Australian Aphasia Association (http://www.aphasia.org.au/) has developed this DVD about children living with a parent who has aphasia.
View the You Tube video for Kids affected by Aphasia
View the You Tube video for A Guide for Spouses and Older Children
Researchers look into value of adapted yoga for stroke rehabilitation
31 May 2012
Researchers looking into the value of adapted yoga for stroke rehabilitation report that after an eight-week program, study participants demonstrated improved balance and flexibility, a stronger and faster gait, and increased strength and endurance.
New hope for stroke victims - The latest drug therapy that could prevent a lifetime of disability.
30 May 2012
Melbourne medical researchers are leading a worldwide trial on stroke therapy that could mean the difference between a patient walking out of hospital within a few days or being left permanently disabled.
Each year 60,000 Australians suffer a stroke, but only half of them get to hospital in time to be considered for a clot-busting drug that stops the brain being starved of oxygen. That means it keeps brain tissue alive, something that makes a massive difference to how well a stroke patient recovers.
World's biggest stroke clot-buster trial reveals patient benefits
24 May 2012
Patients given a clot-busting drug within six hours of a stroke are more likely to make a better recovery than those who do not receive the treatment, new research has found.
The trial was set up in 2000 by the University of Sydney's Professor Richard Lindley, while he was employed at the University of Edinburgh.
The study of more than 3000 patients is the world's largest trial of the drug rt-PA and was coordinated at the University of Edinburgh. Since coming to Sydney Medical School in 2003, Professor Lindley has continued as the co-principal investigator of the research.
The findings of the study are published today in The Lancet, alongside an analysis of all other trials of the drug carried out in the past 20 years.
Read the media release in full
View a news related article (Clot buster safe but unused)
New Guidelines to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
22 May 2012
Doctors will be encouraged to change their treatment procedures for people at risk of heart attack and stroke under new guidelines launched today by the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (NVDPA).
The new Guidelines for the Management of Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk makes recommendations that the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease – including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and age – are considered together instead of individually when treatment options for patients at risk are decided.
Answers to curious stroke cases afoot
21 May 2012
Stroke sufferers with a condition that causes them to apply make-up to or shave only one side of their face tend to have worse recovery rates than other stroke victims. And Queensland scientists claim to now know why.
Through a series of tests with about 50 healthy volunteers, QBI researchers investigated the impact of attention on the brain's ability to repair itself.
The results suggest that the best way for stroke victims to recover is to minimise any distractions during rehabilitation therapy and have the patient completely focused on the therapeutic task.
This undivided attention was more likely to increase the brain's ability to rewire or relearn, a process known as plasticity that is essential for stroke recovery, Dr Kamke said.
"We're showing the first, convincing evidence that attention is necessary for plasticity to actually occur," Dr Kamke told AAP.
"When you are totally engrossed in something else, plasticity is not going to occur
How to detect and prevent stroke in women
23 May 2012
Unique symptoms
Many stroke symptoms are common for both women and men. Nonetheless, women may experience these warning signs suddenly: chest pain, face and limb pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, general weakness, hiccups and nausea, reported the National Stroke Association.
Unique risks
Likewise, certain risk-factors are exclusive to women: birth control medication, pregnancy and Hormone Replacement Therapy for menopause relief. Other risk-factors include high triglyceride levels (blood fat) and excess abdominal fat.
After menopause, a women's risk of stroke escalates considerably, due to the disappearance of the natural cardiovascular protection from their hormones.
"During this time, blood pressure and cholesterol levels rise at a faster rate, increasing stroke risk," explained Jan Flewelling, a registered nurse and stroke outreach coordinator for the Methodist Neurological Institute.
Michael Smith, a medical doctor with Life Extension, noted that women with extra belly fat and high triglyceride levels are up to five times as likely to suffer stroke.
Computer game helps rehabilitate stroke victims
17 May 2012
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a computer game designed to help stroke victims recuperate.
The Circus Challenge game, created with a computer game studio, aims to help patients recover motor functions.
Players use wireless controllers to perform virtual circus acts such as lion taming and plate spinning.
It is hoped the PC-based game will serve as a cheaper and more effective alternative to existing treatments, with patients able to play at home.
Read and View the news article
Stroke Takes Center Stage in Kids' Hip Hop Video Competition
7 May 2012
The American Stroke Association today kicked off a national hip hop stroke video competition for 10- to 15-year-olds to broaden public awareness about stroke.
The free competition at www.strokeassociation.org/hiphopcontest will engage and educate youth on stroke while igniting their creative use of visual arts.
Stroke prevention revolution
26 April 2012
A new treatment is set to revolutionise stroke prevention for half a million Australians who suffer from an irregular heart beat.
View the Channel 7 news article
New hope for stroke victims
24 April 2012
Melbourne patients will be the first in the world to trial new technology that's combating strokes
View the Channel 7 news article
Stroke risk rises if sibling has stroke
18 April 2012
Those with a brother or sister who has had a stroke have a 60 percent increased risk of having a stroke as well, researchers in Sweden found.
Senior author Dr. Erik Ingelsson, a professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, said the findings were the first large study to examine the combined influence of age, gender and sibling history on stroke risk.
Stroke conference to hear latest in genetics
12 April 2012
The world's leading stroke researchers are gathering in Newcastle to hear the latest discoveries in genetic profiling and how it can help predict how stroke patients will respond to treatment.
The International Stroke Genetics Consortium Conference will be hosted by the University of Newcastle over the next two days.
Professor Chris Levi, Conference co-chairman and Director of the John Hunter Hospital's Acute Stroke Unit, says genetic profiling is also helping to uncover the underlying causes of stroke.
"High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, all these are well recognised and play a major role, but they only account for 60, 70 per cent or so of the risk," he said.
Non-invasive brain stimulation cuts time to improve speech in stroke patients
2 April 2012
New research is seeking to cut that time significantly, with the help of non-invasive brain stimulation.
"Non-invasive brain stimulation can allow painless, inexpensive, and apparently safe method for cognitive improvement with with potential long term efficacy," says Roi Cohen Kadosh of the University of Oxford. Recent results, presented this week at a meeting of cognitive neuroscientists in Chicago, offer exciting possibilities for improving variety of abilities - from speech to memory to numerical proficiency.
Speech long after stroke
26 March 2012
Research has demonstrated that, with therapy, many of these patients can talk and understand language again. But the process can be slow and expensive.
Lisa Edmonds, an aphasia researcher at the University of Florida, says some patients continue to make gains for years. "The improvement may not be as steep as it is in the first year, but there is the capacity to continue improving. Some for three, five years after," she said.
Mollie Middlebrook scoured the country looking for additional speech therapy for her husband Charlie, 66, after he suffered a stroke just over a year ago.
"After three or four months of therapy at home, they said he had plateaued," she said. But she read research reports suggesting more therapy could help. "I wanted intensive therapy before his first year was up, so he could get the most out of it."
Stroke patients make 'Lazarus-like' recovery
22 March 2012
Newcastle researchers say they have had a significant breakthrough in treating stroke patients using a commonly used drug, with some people showing "Lazarus-like" recoveries.
The findings published in the New England Medical Journal show, in some cases, stroke victims using a drug called Tenecteplase making almost miraculous recoveries within days.
Australian stroke survey and carer survey
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Further information about the survey
Stroke awareness 'improving' in Vic
21 March 2012
The foundation's face, arms, speech, time (FAST) campaign teaches people to notice if a person's mouth and face have drooped, check if they can lift both arms, notice slurred speech, and call triple-zero immediately when any such symptoms are evident.
Three in four adults can name two symptoms of stroke, compared with 50 per cent in 2007 when the campaign began, foundation CEO Erin Lalor said on Wednesday as a 2011 survey of Victorians was released.
Only a handful of the 120 participants surveyed in 2011 failed to name any symptoms of a stroke - the interruption of blood flow to the brain due to a blockage, clot, haemorrhage or burst blood vessel - compared with one in 10 in the 2007 survey, she said.
Many people, however, still do not call an ambulance fast enough when a stroke occurs, with a foundation audit showing 64 per cent of Victorian stroke patients arrived at hospital outside the critical three-hour window of opportunity to receive the most effective drug treatment in 2011.
Dr Lalor said the only appropriate response to suspected stroke was to call triple-zero immediately.
A drug that protects brain after stroke
1 March 2012
Scientists have come up with an experimental drug that holds promise for protecting the brain against the detrimental effects of a stroke.
The drug developed by the scientists at the Toronto Western Research Institute (TWRI), Krembil Neuroscience Center, is the first to achieve a neuroprotective effect in the complex brain of primates, in settings that simulate those of human strokes. ischemic stroke.
The new study shows how the drug, called a "PSD95 inhibitor" prevents brain cell death and preserves brain function when administered after a stroke has occurred.
"We are closer to having a treatment for stroke than we have ever been before," said Dr. Michael Tymianski, TWRI Senior Scientist and the study's lead author.
Read the news article in full
Art Exhibition: Calling entries from Stroke and ABI Survivors and Carers
Stroke Association of Victoria and LOTUS Group invite Stroke and ABI/Neurological Survivors and Carers to submit artwork or photographs.
The theme of the exhibition is 'Regrowth... Nurturing the Soul'. This is a rare opportunity to have an art/photographic work displayed at the State Library of Victoria.
Close of entries is Friday 30th March 2012.
Blood clot grabber could save stroke victims' lives
20 February 2012
A device that 'traps' blood clots so they can be safely removed from the brain could be a radical new treatment for stroke.
The cage-like gadget ensnares the clot, allowing doctors to retrieve it so blood flow can quickly be restored.
The experimental new gadget, called the Solitaire Flow Restoration Device, could potentially be used long after the three-hour cut-off point because it can force its way through the clot.
Stroke victims get helping hand from table innovation
19 February 2012
Tasmanian medical specialists have designed a table aimed at helping stroke survivors regain the use of paralysed arms.
Staff from the Launceston General Hospital and volunteers from Technical Aids for Disabled Tasmania developed the mobile table so patients could start arm therapy at the first opportunity.
The hospital's physiotherapy supervisor John Cannell said it had taken five years to perfect the design.
"There are designs similar to it but the ones that are commercially available are a lot larger and they don't adapt to some of the situations we're trying to get to," Mr Cannell said.
Mr Cannell said if rehabilitation was delayed there was a risk the stroke victim would never regain full use of their arm.
The design will now be shared with hospitals around the country.
Post-stroke care less likely for Aborigines - study
9 February 2012
INDIGENOUS people who suffer a stroke are less likely to receive life-saving care than non-indigenous people treated in the same hospitals, a national audit has found.
The study found Aborigines aged between 18 and 64, the majority of cases, were three times as likely to die or be dependent when they were discharged from hospital.
Read the Sydney Morning Herald Article in full
Atrial Fibrillation Warning
7 January 2012
Atrial Fibrillation is a common heart condition that few Australians know about often leads to stroke and heart failure. To learn more about this condition and how you can run a self test view the news story below.
View the Channel Ten news story
"Bionic Arm" May Help Stroke Patients, Retrain Brain
4 January 2012
80% of stroke patients lose use of arm, hi-tech brace could give new hope
At the age of 33, a rare stroke nearly ended the life of Sabrina Pridham.
Pridham is involved in a study at The Ohio State University Medical Center testing a robotic arm brace to determine if it can help repair nerve damage by "waking up" unused neurological pathways or possibly using alternate pathways to take control of her arm movement.
The device, when strapped to her affected left arm, senses Pridham's own remaining muscle signals and provides motorized assistance to force completion of the arm movement. For Pridham, the device makes possible everyday tasks such flipping on a light switch or reaching for a cup from the kitchen cabinet.
View the news article from The Ohio University Medical Center
Hypothermia could be key stroke treatment
4 January 2012
A Newcastle University research team is investigating the use of hypothermia to reduce brain injury to stroke patients.
Neurologist Doctor Neil Spratt and his team have received more $422,000 in funding to determine the optimum amount of body cooling needed to reduce brain pressure.
Dr Spratt says so far laboratory testing has found cooling the body to 32 to 33 degrees for a short period of time can have long last results.
But he says more testing is needed to ensure the process does not result in other side effects.
"So far we've just got really preliminary results," he said.
View news article Therapeutic hypothermia for stroke patients (21 December 2011)
View US article Putting Strokes on Ice (6 December 2011)
Clinical trial targets stroke victims
19 December 2011
For many, strokes can cause great disability, making even simple tasks next to impossible. Now a unique trial is helping these patients get back what they've lost.
Though he's only 23, stroke patient Spencer Telligman has made his mark as an artist.
"You're putting paint on canvas and it feels great, it's just awesome," said Spencer.
In January, a stroke took away the use of his right hand, the only one he uses to paint.
"I've been worrying since it happened that I wouldn't be able to do anything anymore," said Spencer.
A unique clinical trial is restoring his confidence, and much more.
Patients do repetitive exercises and play games wearing a motorized robotic arm to help retrain their brains and make their own arms function.
"Let's say that the patient can do 10 percent, then the robot will do 90 percent, and as you get better, if you can move 50 percent, the robot will move 50 percent," said Dr. Andrew Butler Professor, Emory University Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine.
There's one more key element to this trial: a drug that helps the brain re-learn.
"The drug targets that system, the learning and memory system," said Dr. Butler.
Strokes diagnosed via iPhone FaceTime
19 December 2011
"This is the first study to demonstrate reliable stroke assessment using the iPhone 4," saysEric R. Anderson, a neurology resident at Emory University.
"During a stroke there is a critical window of time to save the brain and every minute counts," explains Anderson. "Effective treatment involves a timely and coordinated approach led by a neurologist specifically trained in all facets of acute stroke care."
Anderson and his colleagues came up with the idea to use Apple's innovative FaceTime software as a quick and economical solution to diagnose stroke from a distance.
"A person who is experiencing stroke symptoms and seeks care at a medical facility that does not offer acute stroke care should be able to be connected via the iPhone 4 with stroke specialists at another location who can see them with FaceTime video and assess their condition," says Anderson.
Pulse checks could prevent thousands of strokes
7 December 2011
The Daily Mail reports that, if doctors checked the pulse of every patient they see, this measure could "prevent 12,000 strokes a year".
The aim of the pulse checks would be to pick up cases of atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder that increases the risk of a stroke
What is atrial fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder where the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) contract in a faster and shallower way than normal, causing an irregular heartbeat. While this is happening the heart is less effective at pumping blood around the body
What are the signs of atrial fibrillation?
- breathlessness
- palpitations
- fainting or dizziness
- chest discomfort
NICE recommends that people going to their doctor with any of the signs described above, or who have had a stroke or mini-stroke, should have their pulse checked manually to see if it's irregular
New class of medication could prevent at least 15 strokes a day
6 December 2011
Stroke is Australia's second biggest killers, but experts say a new class of medication could prevent at least 15 strokes a day, if it were made more accessible.
View the Channel Ten news story
Australians still miss out on life-saving stroke treatment and care
2 December 2011
FEWER than one in 10 Australians who could benefit from life-saving drug treatment after a stroke actually receive it.
An audit of medical records relating to more than 3500 stroke sufferers last year found only 58 per cent of patients were admitted to a specialised stroke unit on the day they arrived at hospital, despite the clear evidence that prompt treatment can make the difference between severe and mild lifelong disability, as well as between life and death.
Of the 2624 patients with so-called ischaemic stroke, which is caused by a blood vessel in the brain blocking, as opposed to bursting, only 7 per cent received the clot-busting drugs proven to dramatically improve outcomes.
But the National Stroke Foundation's Clinical Audit Report 2011, launched yesterday, shows only 20 per cent of patients got the life-saving drugs, even when they arrived at hospital within time.
News article from The Australian in full
View the Channel 7 news article
Stroke Rehab gets new legs
Posted on Investors.com 28 November 2011
Life after a stroke can be difficult as many survivors struggle to relearn basic tasks, including walking. A Dutch university has created robotic legs called LOPES that allow patients to walk again. The device supports them as they walk on a treadmill while giving feedback on how to improve their stride.
Unlike similar machines, LOPES allows movement in 3 dimensions, simulating natural movement. The device is being made more compact and is expected to be made available in the Netherlands in 2012
View news article via You Tube (Reuters video)
Hungry Beast reporter wins Walkley for "Trapped in my own body" a story about stroke survivor Maree Bourke-Calliss
27 November 2011
In "Trapped in your own body", Monique Schafter brings us the story of Maree Bourke-Calliss, who suffered a massive stroke 17 years ago at the age of 32 after being knocked in a netball game.
Bourke-Calliss became a quadriplegic with "locked-in syndrome", meaning that while her brain is active, she cannot move or speak.
Schafter had to find a way to interview a woman for whom communication was painstakingly difficult. Schafter emailed her questions in advance to allow Bourke-Calliss to communicate her answers to her sister, Berni Hind, by blinking her thoughts using learnt sequences that correspond with numbers and letters. This process took more than a week.
'Magnets' help stroke patients speak - The University of Queensland
16 November 2011
Magnetic stimulation of the brain could help improve language skills of stroke survivors with aphasia, according to research by The University of Queensland.
Dr Caroline Barwood, who recently completed her PhD at UQ's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, conducted the research and found significant improvement in the language skills of stroke patients after they underwent Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
UK News - 'Magic Bullet' Jab To Fight Heart Disease
15 November 2011
A SIMPLE fat-busting injection could prevent millions of heart-disease deaths each year.
The quick "magic bullet" jab offers new hope to patients who fail to control their soaring cholesterol levels despite taking wonder drugs such as statins.
More than four million people in Britain take statins daily to lower cholesterol and cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes.
The electronic headband that could stop a stroke killing you
8 November 2011
An electronic headband that can diagnose a stroke within five minutes could save lives and boost the chance of making a full recovery.
The device works by rapidly detecting whether someone is having an ischaemic stroke or a haemorrhagic stroke.
Stroke risk in some COMMONLY used anti-inflammatory drugs
7 November 2011
COMMONLY used anti-inflammatory drugs such as Voltaren almost double the risk of stroke, Australian research has found.
The drugs - commonly prescribed to relieve arthritic pain for older patients - work in a similar way to Vioxx, which was withdrawn from sale in 2004 after being associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems, including heart attack and stroke.
Ibuprofen (Nurofen) was the only anti-inflammatory drug they studied that was not associated with an increased risk of stroke.
News article from The Age in full
The new study, published in The Medical Journal of Australia
Audit finds inadequate care for stroke patients
5 November 2011
STROKE is Australia's second biggest killer, yet patients are missing out on best-practice care. There are 700 cases of death or disability each year.
The National Stroke Foundation says one in six Australians will suffer a stroke at some point, but their chances of receiving good care depends on where they live and which hospital they attend.
The foundation's nationwide survey of stroke services, released on October 28, found almost 26,000 admissions to hospitals for stroke last year. Yet fewer than 5 per cent of stroke sufferers receive a clot-busting, or thrombolytic, drug even though studies show it provides significant benefit.
"We know care in a stroke unit and access to clot-busting drugs can mean the difference between death [or] severe disability [and] returning home to a semblance of life before stroke," says Stroke Foundation chief Erin Lalor.
..."Access to clot-busting drugs is well below what we need to save lives and reduce disability."
Less than 60 per cent of patients suffering a stroke received care in a specialised stroke unit, even though research shows care in such units reduces chances of death and disability by 20 per cent.
Even in hospitals that have stroke units, only 29 per cent of patients were able to gain access to the unit, the audit found.
News article from The Australian in full
Link to Acute Audit Organisational Report 2011
Music of the Brain - Documentary
The documentray Music of the Brain is now available on The Age TV
Description - Music affects our development from the womb to the grave. Find out about the role music plays in developing our brains as humans, beginning with premature infants in neonatal intensive care wards, moving through the role of music in enhancing performance in childhood (including discussion of the Mozart effect), the role of music therapy in hospital patients, and finally looking at the elderly.
Australian Aphasia video wins Brain Awareness Video
27 September 2011
The Society for Neuroscience (Washington DC) has been hosting a Brain Awareness Video Contest. The contest was launched in 2011 to encourage the creation of brief, engaging videos that educate and inspire the public about the brain and nervous system.
University of Queensland's Shiree Heath, a graduate student was the overall winner of the official contest with The Treasure Hunt, and deservedly so. In it, a child narrates how he came to understand his grandfather's aphasia.
Stroke prevention: An apple a day
16 September 2011
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in America and now, new research shows the colour of your fruits and vegetables can help reduce a stroke.
View The News Article About This Research
New Research to Help Stroke Patients Who Can't Swallow
12 September 2011
A simple function that most of us take for granted -- swallowing -- is the focus of University of Adelaide research that could help thousands of stroke sufferers around the world. In an Australian first, researchers from the University's Robinson Institute are using magnetic stimulators to jump start the brain after a stroke and repair swallowing functions which break down in more than 50% of stroke patients.
View the Channel 7 news article
Stem Cell Trial May Redefine Stroke Treatment
Paramedics took her to a designated hospital stroke center. To preserve her brain function, doctors treated her with clot-busting drugs and asked her if she would be the first to participate in a clinical trial involving stem cells.
Dr. George Rappard of the Los Angeles Brain & Spine Institute at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center is the principal investigator. The stem cells were separated out and treated, which appears to have increased the cell's ability to fill in where the body needs it. One to two million cells were then injected through a catheter that runs from the groin to the brain.
New hope for stroke victims - The latest drug therapy that could prevent a lifetime of disability.
30th May 2011
Melbourne medical researchers are leading a worldwide trial on stroke therapy that could mean the difference between a patient walking out of hospital within a few days or being left permanently disabled.
Each year 60,000 Australians suffer a stroke, but only half of them get to hospital in time to be considered for a clot-busting drug that stops the brain being starved of oxygen. That means it keeps brain tissue alive, something that makes a massive difference to how well a stroke patient recovers.
The Melbourne trial's aimed at extending the crucial period in which that drug can be administered effectively, as Lisa Whitehead reports.
View ABC news article
Melbourne patients will be the first in the world to trial new technology to combat strokes.
View the Channel 7 news article


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Surprise! Sometimes things do go right
As I read the article about stolen aid in Somalia in Tuesday's Free Press (Food aid for Somalis stolen, sold at markets), I thought: "Yep -- right on schedule."
And what schedule is that? Just as there are stages to a natural disaster, there are stages to how the media report about it.
Simply put, the stages of a natural disaster for international aid groups begin with discovery of the need, moves to respond and then, many months or years later, end with recovery -- helping people address long-term food-security needs so they aren't as severely impacted if another crisis hits.
The media follow a similar trajectory, beginning with the first alarming reports of dire need. What follows are the always-welcome encouragements for people to respond, along with stories of how people in need are being assisted. It then turns, with sad predictability, to stories about stolen or misappropriated aid.
And that is where we are at today.
According to the story from The Associated Press -- which has been carried, to date, by more than 800 media outlets -- thousands of sacks of food aid meant for Somalia's famine victims have been stolen and are being sold at markets in the same neighbourhoods "where skeletal children in filthy refugee camps can't find enough to eat."
The story goes on to say the UN's World Food Program acknowledged it has been investigating food theft in Somalia for two months, but that the scale of the famine crisis does not allow for a suspension of assistance.
Any loss of food aid, no matter how it happens, is regrettable. Nobody wants to see it occur, least of all aid groups. But aid groups also know that things can go wrong, especially in places where security is lax or non-existent, when lawlessness abounds, corruption is rampant and where too many people have guns and aren't afraid to use them.
As for aid for sale in markets, it's not always what it seems. Some of it may indeed be stolen. But some of it may also have been sold by needy recipients in order to obtain cash to buy even more food or other kinds of food or other essential and needed items.
In aid parlance, this is known as a "resource transfer." Needy people are still helped, albeit in a different way than intended.
When aid is stolen or is found for sale in the market, the media's focus is usually on what's gone wrong. But what's more amazing is how much actually goes right, considering the incredibly difficult circumstances facing aid groups during emergencies like the one in eastern Africa. If you were planning to feed people, you probably wouldn't plan to do it there, for so many, in a place where there's no food, the roads are poor, housing is in short supply, conditions are harsh, and local authorities and systems are completely overwhelmed.
But that's where they are, so it's where aid groups need to be.
I don't mean to dump on the media; without them, international aid groups would never be able to raise the amount of money needed to help people caught in crisis. They are vital to mobilizing Canadians to help people facing death or ruin in the developing world. Those of us who work in international relief and development deeply appreciate their help.
But articles like the one about stolen aid can also have the sad effect of dampening Canadian enthusiasm for giving. And that would be truly unfortunate.
Nobody wants to see aid stolen -- aid groups least of all. They work hard to ensure that donations get to those who need help. This means planning for every contingency, including loss. They don't like it, but they know they can't stop helping the most vulnerable because some of their aid went missing.
There are places in the world where donations would never be stolen, lost or misappropriated -- places where the government always works well, laws are enforced and respected, roads are in great condition, there is no war or conflict, housing isn't an issue, and people feel secure.
The last time I checked, though, a country like Switzerland doesn't need any food aid.
John Longhurst directs resources and public engagement for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of 15 churches and church agencies working together to end hunger.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 18, 2011 A11
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