Monthly Archives: January 2007
Sailing duo ready for Miami debut
Sailors Allan Smith and Jackie Gay are hoping their new partnership can reap rewards in American waters next week.
The duo have teamed up to...
Family of paralyzed Wilson player contemplates lawsuit
The family of Shykem "Shaka" Lawrence - the Woodrow Wilson High football player who was paralyzed in an Aug. 25 scrimmage - has asked...
Hope, a dream and pressing on
Layton teacher heads to China for new umbilical cord stem cell transplant
LAYTON -- Kirk Green makes his way through the halls of E.G. King...
Surgery gives quadriplegic ability to breathe on his own
VANCOUVER — Bob Blair bears an uncanny facial resemblance to Christopher Reeve and on top of that, he, like Reeve, was paralysed in a...
Voters could decide future of stem-cell plan
ALBANY — As stem cell funding continues to face political hurdles at the federal level, New York's governor and lieutenant governor want to sell...
In the know: What are stem cells?
STEM cells have important characteristics that distinguish them from other cell types.
They are unspecialized cells that can develop into other specialized cell types in...
Stem cell research in India
WITH conservative Christians in the US succeeding in influencing the Bush administration into putting hurdles in the path of stem cell research on “flimsy...
Paralysis can’t stop his dreams
Muir High to honor inspirational graduate
ALTADENA - Victor Wright says he's thought about his final moments on the football field every day for the...
House OKs Stem Cell Research Bill
(WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Thursday passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical cures.
But the...
“Roll Models” and Designer Wheelchairs Add New Spin to Famed New York Fashion Week
FRESNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 10, 2007 -- We invite you to consider: What would a St. John wheelchair look like? Rich...
