We can rebuild you: exciting advances in prosthetics

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Scientist and clinicians are using space-age technology to help patients who have lost limbs due to traumatic injury, diabetes or other diseases. With the help of sophisticated microcomputers and advances materials such as carbon, fiber and titanium, engineers try to design prosthetic limbs that look, feel and work like natural human limbs.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Management dynamics, Scientists, Care and treatment, Practice, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Technology application, Amputation, Traumatic amputation

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Time to rebuild

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The background, public service career and political views of Congressman Floyd Spence are discussed. His support for the American Legion in Congress and his work on the Defense Authorization Bill are described.

Analysis, Political activity, Interview, Security, International, International security, Spence, Floyd D.

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American Legion touts national-security video

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The American Legion has produced a video that details the decline in the US's military. In the year 2000 the US military are deployed in 134 countries, but defense spending is at pre-Second World War levels.

Management, Works, Defense spending, American Legion

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