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UofL student Zdravko Salipur was inspired by mechanical engineering associate professor Gina Bertocci. Bertocci is the director of the Injury Risk ...


CNN chat: CNN or China News? ยป Things do not change. We do.

We live in a world of constant change, and even though the vast majority of these changes are for the better, change is still something that many people - and therefore many organisations - can find extremely difficult to deal with. Why is this, and what can be done to help people embrace change rather than fearing it?

The nature of change Change is all around us. Changes can be small or large, but the overall impression they create is of a world that is in a constant state of flux. Change may be welcome, but for many of us, the reaction to certain changes will be one of automatic resistance, which in turn often results in stress.

To accept change is akin to getting used to a new pair of shoes. The new shoes may be more waterproof, more hardwearing and better looking than our old ones, but they will almost certainly not be more comfortable until they are worn in. The amazing thing is that (assuming they are the right size and they fit properly) we often cannot envisage how or why we were so reluctant to put them on in the first place.

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Toyota Unveils Luxury Hybrid 'SAI'

TMCnet - Oct 20, 2009

Toyota Unveils Luxury Hybrid 'SAI'"Type B" has a motorized device for loading and unloading a wheelchair. As with the base vehicle, the Welcab models qualify for Japanese government tax and more »
Your Community: Upcoming Events

Signal - Oct 11, 2009

Screenings include breast exam, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and heart risk assessment. Sponsored by Zonta Club of SCV. and more »
Sprinkler system installed at home

expressandstar.com - Oct 08, 2009

Mr Stephens was granted the system after he underwent a home fire risk assessment by the fire service which jointly funded the installation with Cannock
Prevent Wandering Patient Tragedies

Healthcare Technology Online (press release) - Oct 15, 2009

Two months earlier, an 86-year old Missouri patient was critically injured when he rolled his wheelchair down a flight of stairs, mistaking the stairwell
US, Vietnam face Agent Orange legacy

AFP - Sep 23, 2009

US, Vietnam face Agent Orange legacy She kept one hand, as if protectively, on the damaged wheelchair of her son, Tran Duc Nghia, 35, who sat with his mouth open and eyes vacant. and more »
Health Practioners Divided Over Proposed Expansion of Medical Marijuana

MPBN News - Oct 03, 2009

That's because as a wheelchair-bound MS patient, she's prescribed a range of medications that she believes make her vulnerable to theft on the black market. and more »
HEALTH AND WELLNESS: Time to bone up

Grand Forks Herald - Sep 26, 2009

Instead, people can suffer fragility fractures which occur doing a simple activity such as bracing a wrist to get out of a wheelchair. and more »