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According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, by 2030, 1 in 5 residents will be retirement age. As the senior population over the age of 65 continues to grow through the years, so will age-related cognitive health issues. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) book “Cognitive Aging” notes that years of research have shown age debilitates cognitive abilities such as attention, memory and visuospatial function. Changes in the brain have actually been shown to begin happening as early as age 20. 1CD...

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Hammond, Indiana, to Pay $80.75K to Resolve Disability Discrimination Charge December 17, 2020 Hammond, Ind., has agreed pay up to $80,750 and furnish other relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination finding. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said an investigation found reasonable cause to believe that the City of Hammond subjected employees to impermissibly broad and comprehensive medical exams, which they called Functional C...

Additional data demonstrates positive results of pridopidine drug on Total Functional Capacity Positive results from additional analyses of PRIDE-HD and Open-HART trials with pridopidine published in a peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Huntingtons Disease. Exploratory additional efficacy data show pridopidine (45 mg bid) to be the first drug to exert a significant and clinically meaningful beneficial effect on Total Functional Capacity (TFC). Results from the Open-HART trial demonstrate the...

City Improperly Subjected Employees to a Comprehensive Medical Exam, Federal Agency Charged HAMMOND, Ind. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the City of Hammond, located in Indiana, reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve a will pay up to $80,750 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability charge, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC’s investigation found reasonable cause to believe that the City of Hammond (City) subjected employees to ...