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August 5, 2005

Repetitive strain injury common in working women

Women with a post-secondary education and a full-time job are the most likely people to suffer repetitive strain injury such as wrist tendonitis, says Harry Shannon, of McMaster's program in occupational health & environmental medicine. Their risk is even higher if the job is both psychologically and physically demanding, and the employer is on the verge of downsizing. Shannon is co-author of a study from the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto published in the July issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

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August 5, 2005

Amazing Race comes to McMaster

On Sunday, Aug. 14, McMaster alumni and students will run, walk, jog or simply roam through Westdale and the McMaster campus in McMaster's version of the Amazing Race. In the "MACmazing Race", teams will be looking for clues that will take them from checkpoint to checkpoint, towards the finish line and $400 grand prize.

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August 5, 2005

New funding gained for pediatric acquired brain injury research

The Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) has awarded a $370,000 grant for long-term follow-up of children with acquired brain injury (ABI). This research project is a collaboration between the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability, the School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University and McMaster Children's Hospital. This research will build on a recently completed three-year study, funded by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, which followed children who were admitted to McMaster Children's Hospital with ABI.

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August 5, 2005

Forum may stoke creation of chronic pain group

People with chronic pain often suffer alone as they stay hidden away in their own homes, unable to join in the day-to-day routines of society. However, a Canadian advocate for chronic pain sufferers is coming to Hamilton next week from Halifax, intent on showing chronic pain sufferers in this area that banding together and offering each other support and advice is an effective way to improve their quality of life.

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August 4, 2005

A marathon of inspiration in Iceland

While running on the coastline in Reykjavik, Iceland, Jill Axisa will see the faces of those who helped get her there. Faces of those who told her stories about loved ones lost to diabetes, those diagnosed with it, or those who encouraged her in her quest to run a marathon to raise awareness of the disease that effects more than two million Canadians. They will be her inspiration as she completes the Fire and Ice Marathon with other members of Team Diabetes on August 20.

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