Monthly Archives: June 2007
Viability Of Cord Blood In Treating Malignant Diseases
Having the capability of creating life-forming cells, cord blood has emerged as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in the past 2 decades. The...
Snoopy’s home with family
Snoopy, the Labrador retriever whose ability to walk was threatened when he was hit by a car, is back home with Jay and Julie...
VA Boosts Services and Research in Spinal Cord Injury
(Media-Newswire.com) - MILWAUKEE – During a ground-breaking ceremony today for a world-class facility for spinal cord injuries, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson committed...
Group promotes outdoor adventures for the disabled
LEWISVILLE LAKE -- Nine-year-old Joshua Vandiver stood in a folding chair so he could see at the helm of a 70-foot catamaran on Lewisville...
Trials on spine injuries
VICTORIANS with severe spinal cord injuries may become part of an international clinical trials to confirm embryonic stem cells can help them walk again.
Leading...
Letting nothing get in his way
Doctors said he couldn't race, but veteran didn't give up
GARLAND – Quintin Stephens has won more than 300 medals and has held seven national...
The Daniel Heumann Fund for Spinal Cord Research Joins the Christopher and Dana Reeve...
Heumann Appointed Member of Foundation Leadership Board
SHORT HILLS, N.J., /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) today announced that Daniel Heumann and...
Violence taxes Baghdad’s spinal injury hospital
Some patients wait a year to get only such care in the city
Baghdad -- Mohammed Abdul Hussein moans as he tries to shift his...
Paralyzed woman hopes to walk again
ASPEN — Fifteen years ago when Amanda Boxtel crossed her ski tips at Snowmass Ski Area, she somersaulted and landed hard, severely injuring four...
President Bush Ignores America’s Plea For Support Of Stem Cell Research
Washington - The following statement may be attributed to Sean Tipton, president, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR):
"In the face of spiraling...