Amputee News for Friday May 11, 2012
Barbershops participate in health awareness program
Man accused of puppy abuse
OSHA proposes more than $100,000 in fines for alleged safety violations
Notes on surgery in the past
Lawn mower accident causes foot amputation for toddler
3D printing enables production of customized prostheses
Fourteen-year-old with one arm pitches no-hitter
Redefining prosthetic limbs
Woman walks on prosthetic limbs two months after losing both legs as a result of tornado
Amputee News for Wednesday April 25, 2012
Debut issue of Amp It Up! magazine now available to all online
The premiere issue of Amp It Up! - The Health & Lifestyle Magazine for Amputees Who Want to Live More Fully – is now available online at AmputeeNews.com and at AmpItUpMag.com.
“Amp It Up! magazine offers amputees important information on how to improve their health and prevent secondary conditions, including the amputation of a second limb,” said Rick Bowers, vice president of Eureka Custom Media and editor-in-chief of the new magazine. “And because one of the reasons people want to be healthy is so that they can enjoy all that life has to offer, Amp It Up! helps amputees accomplish that important goal as well.”
With rapid advances in the medical and prosthetic fields, the nearly 2 million amputees in the United States need to remain up-to-date and constantly learning. Amp It Up! intends to be an important source of current information relevant to this audience. It will help address both the significant lack of amputation-related information available and the inability of existing publications and organizations to reach more than a small percentage of amputees in the U.S. and worldwide.
The first issue of Amp It Up! includes information on how to “amp up” your life as an amputee, how to deal with “the amputee energy crisis,” how to acquire the appropriate prosthetic devices and pay for them, and how to deal with the “de-amping effect” of the mind. It also provides information on relevant books, camps, free recreational opportunities, and much more.
“Because many problems that amputees face can be alleviated by knowledge, access to relevant information is essential for this community,” Bowers said. “It would be a tragedy if such a simple and cost-effective method of changing lives were not available. This publication is certainly needed.”
With the support of readers, advertisers, sponsors, volunteers and contributors, the Eureka Custom Media team hopes to continually improve the magazine in the coming months.
“With this first publication, we have taken a giant step forward in partnership with the amputee community and hope to continue to build upon that relationship over the coming years,” said Michael Shannon, president of Eureka Custom Media and creative director of the magazine. “So that everyone can benefit from this publication, we have decided to post it online in its entirety free-of-charge.”
“Over time, we believe that Amp It Up! will become an important information resource, a far-reaching communication tool, and a highly effective community-building platform for amputees,” Bowers said. “We hope that amputees across the nation will consider it a valuable asset and will help us make it a huge success.”
“We encourage all amputees to spread the word about this publication to others who might benefit from it,” said Shannon. “Tell your support group about it. Send it to your friends by e-mail. Share it via Facebook, Twitter and other social media. That is the best way to help it grow.”
If you have general questions about Amp It Up! or would like advertising information, please contact service@EurekaCustomMedia.com or Rick Bowers or Michael Shannon at 865 233-8711.
Amputee News for Monday April 23, 2012
OSHA fines company after employee loses arm
Bilateral leg amputee finishes wheelchair marathon
Amputee gets job with company that makes his prosthesis
Money raised to help wounded vet get a home
Amputee blogs about life-altering experience with touch of humor
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