Monthly Archives: November 2004
Paralyzed man is recipient of holiday spirit
Strangers, friends and family are remodeling Jesse Freeby's house to make it wheelchair accessible
DENNIS McCARTHY
MILWAUKIE -- Jesse Freeby never realized how many friends he...
Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy
=SEOUL : A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells...
Andrew Stephen on a quadriplegic’s death sentence
For those of you who cannot conceive of the US as a cruel country, read the tale of the young quadriplegic condemned to death...
Stem cell basics, minus opinions
There are few controversies that polarize individuals as does the one surrounding stem cell research. I will attempt to take a very difficult subject...
Wireless reconnects spinal patients
By Jon Fortt - KNIGHT RIDDER
Stephen Suer has a passion for books, scuba diving and road bikes: He's not your typical banker.
But his life...
California’s New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns
By JOHN M. BRODER - New York Times
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 - As California moves to begin a lushly financed program of embryonic stem...
Stem cell from umbilical cord blood used to treat paralysis
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers say they've used stem cell therapy to enable a paralyzed patient to walk after she was...
Most spinal-cord injury patients suffer ‘abnormal’ pain: poll
Three-quarters of paralyzed spinal-cord injury patients suffer from persistent abnormal pain, according to a study released Friday.
A group of spinal cord injury patients and...
Stem cell therapy helps patient walk again, South Korea
A team of Korean researchers claimed Thursday they had performed a miracle by enabling a patient, who could not even stand up for the...
Give A Cheer! Cheerleader Regains Ability To Walk
Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Is 6 To 12 Percent
A young New Jersey woman paralyzed in a cheerleading accident fought to get back on...
