Yearly Archives: 2005

Hundreds gather to remember a Macon hero, “Big Luke”

The season has long been finished, but the Northeast High School Raiders still huddled Saturday evening in the school's gymnasium. After counting down, the...

Injury tests successful developer

LEXINGTON, Ky. - An overachieving central Kentucky construction developer is now facing the challenge of his life - walking again. Doug Wilburn, 45, president of...

Purdue licenses paralysis treatment to Indiana-based Andara Life Science

Purdue Research Foundation has signed a license agreement with Andara Life Science Inc. The agreement grants the company exclusive commercial rights to a platform...

Panda Goes Under for Ground-Breaking Op on Broken Back

BEIJING (Reuters) - A giant panda has gone under the knife in a ground-breaking two-and-a-half hour operation to fix a broken back, Chinese state...

Dr. Vidya Jayawardena gets Earnest Bors Award

Vidya Jayawardena, MD, SGU '93, received the Ernest Bors Award for Scientific Development for her work on Bacteriuria in Neurogenic Bladder and its significance...

Ford hits milestone in his recovery

Milwaukee Bucks point guard T.J. Ford shot baskets with his doctor's permission Saturday for the first time since bruising his spinal cord almost 14...

Volunteers help improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries

In celebration of National Volunteer Week, April 17-23, Canada’s Man In Motion, Rick Hansen, extends his gratitude to the volunteers of Belleville who make...

American Football most likely to cause neck injury

According to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, (American) football beats hockey and soccer for the dubious distinction of the...

Injured hockey player takes one step at a time

ROCHESTER, Minn. - With the help of a nurse and a Physical Therapist, Luke Green got up from his wheelchair and gradually walked down...

New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis

The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...