Monthly Archives: May 2007
MARS® Drink gets spinally injured teenagers back on track
MARS Drink is supporting spinally injured teenagers by encouraging them to get out on the ski runs of Sweden.
Teenagers aged 13-17 who have suffered...
Battle for London 2012 gold
When Sergeant Mick Brennan was caught in a suicide bombing in Iraq, the outlook was bleak.
Hurled 25 ft by the force of the explosion,...
Banning stem cell research prolongs suffering
Diabetes affects 140,000 young Australians, who would die unless they received multiple insulin injections each day of their lives. The cause is the self-destruction...
Drug curbs bone loss after spinal cord injury
The bone drug Fosamax (also called alendronate) given soon after spinal cord injury prevents bone loss associated with the injury, a study suggests.
People who've...
Climber survives 120ft mountain fall after tourists spot him through telescope
Climber Michael Garton's life was saved by a man with a telescope after he survived a fall down a sheer rock face on a...
Shot for Paralysis
(WFRV) PHILADELPHIA, PA Right now.. there are no effective therapies for spinal cord injuries.
But a protein injection may help some patients walk again.
Two years...
Celling the Elixir of life
Stem Cell therapy is being touted as the answer to many chronic ailments. But even as research is being done, many are already benefitting...
Cord blood banking called ‘biological insurance’ – but is it worth the cost?
(CP) - Tania and Michael Gurr are expecting their first child in July, and among the decisions the soon-to-be parents must make - from...
Disabled activists descend on D.C.
WASHINGTON -- A pair of handcuffs is tucked into one side of Daniese McMullin-Powell's wheelchair -- as always. She keeps a stash of about...
‘Problem is, they think a jockey’s life is only worth $100,000’
CITRA, Fla. -- Remi Gunn, 47, remembers making her move aboard Betty Sue on Aug. 6, 2003, at Ellis Park Thoroughbred Race Track in...
