Yearly Archives: 2007
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...
Drive for adventure brings more spine injuries
The growing popularity of adventure sports is contributing to a rise in the number of serious spinal injuries, doctors said yesterday.
New figures show that...
Daniels understands anger over motorcycle fee hike
$10 increase to fund studies of brain, spinal injuries
Some motorcycle owners are upset that they have been singled out to pay an extra $10...
Disgraced scientist back in lab
From the crack of dawn until late at night, stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk is at work in the lab, hoping to restore his...
New Device Helps People Walk Again
Cutting-edge technology at a Rehabilitation center in Boston is helping some patients learn to walk again. The device is called a Lokomat, and it...
