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From the Daily Telegraph news article: CAROLINE McCulloch’s job is about helping people put their best foot forward. Her background as a podiatrist and physiotherapist set the foundation for her new career as a footwear designer creating shoes with “body mechanics in mind for women to feel comfortable and confident in”. McCulloch, helped by her podiatrist husband Alan, says it …
From the IOWA Public Radio news article: At least 35 people at the podiatry clinic of the Indian Health Service hospital in Winnebago, Neb., have possibly been exposed to Hepatitis and HIV. An instrument at the IHS clinic, which is near Sioux City, may not have been properly sterilized between patients. IHS is an agency within the U.S. Department of …
From the CBC news article: On top of the loss of her lower leg to an amputation, a Regina woman is facing the additional struggle of being unable to get a prosthesis that matches her skin tone. Rahab Wanjau, 30, had surgery last June to have the part of her leg below her knee removed. Wanjau said she did research …
From the Daily Herald news article: Did you know you can tell how healthy a person is by looking at their feet? You might not realize that your foot health can be a determining factor to your overall health. But if you think about it, we spend our whole lives on our feet. While a lot of research is dedicated …
From the MSN news article: Several beauty salons in Indiana have been fined and placed on probation over the alleged use of razor devices and scalpels to remove calluses from customers’ feet. Kenneth Jackey developed an infection in his right foot that resulted in the amputation of his right big toe after receiving a pedicure at a salon in Anderson, …
From the bloomberg news article: Podiatrist Vinaya A.S. has bumped across southern India in a bus-turned mobile clinic for 17 years, going village to village checking feet for the ulcer-causing effects of diabetes. These days, her key to staving off limb amputations comes down to one thing: food. Millets, to be precise. The ancient grains were a staple in India …
From the Diabetic Foot Online news article: Allowing podiatrists to give diabetic patients regular foot health screenings — which are usually done by primary care doctors — could save limbs, lives and money, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. As many as 1 in 4 diabetic Californians develop damaging toe, foot and …
From the Care2 news article: After a long, cold winter, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as kicking off your shoes in the spring and feeling the grass beneath your feet. Walking barefoot through the grass, in fact, has health benefits that extend far beyond the pleasurable sensation it offers to your sense of touch. Many of these benefits have scientific …
From the CTV news article: Employers in B.C. may no longer be allowed to force their female workers to wear high heels, with politicians offering support for a private member’s bill to ban the dress code on safety grounds. B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver is looking to make it illegal for businesses to enforce footwear requirements based on a …
From the Plataforma SINC study news release: As people get older, they experience changes in their foot morphology. If they do not change their shoe size along with these transformations, older people — most of whom choose the wrong shoes — suffer, among other things, anxiety, apathy, loss of balance and falls, according to a study by the University of A …