Yearly Archives: 2007

Fundraiser aids injured woman

A fundraiser to help offset costs of medical care for a South African woman recovering from a spinal cord injury will be held Friday,...

Scientists plan China, HK, Taiwan stem cell trial

Scientists are preparing for a large clinical trial in 2008 which aims to use stem cells to help 400 patients with spinal cord injuries...

India’s 1st public stem cell bank soon

Every year around 25 million children are born in India, almost one every second! Result: a bursting population. But this is not a story...

Grandparents Need to Be Aware of the Critical Need to Buckle-Up the Grandkids

70% of spinal cord injuries in children result from Motor vehicles, most without seatbelts March 8, 2007 – When today's senior citizens were kids, there...

Paralyzed man donates $1M

Tim Reynolds is not just any ordinary guy. He has it all — a wife and three children, a house overlooking the Navesink River,...

Rockwood Hunter Receives “Wheelin’ Sportsmen” Award

Bill Bowen of Rockwood, Tenn., is a natural at giving. For years, he worked at a tree service company, providing for his growing family...

Volunteer Finds Her Role in Helping

“People have helped me my entire life; I'm tired of that. I want to help people,” 25-year-old Zan Peavy insisted. On her first disaster...

Wolf Pack’s “Tip-A-Player” Raises $70,000

Hartford, March 7, 2007: The Hartford Wolf Pack announced today that the "Tip-A-Player" Dinner and Sports Carnival, held Monday, February 19th, netted a record-breaking...

Tales From the Stem Cell Crypt

La Jolla, CA. February 2007 —Regenerative medicine is quickly moving forward. At the recent Stem Cells World Congress organized by Select Biosciences, LLC, in...

New Spinal Cord Treatment Available

Therapy Offers Some Patients New Hope BOSTON -- It's been one year since Dana Reeve passed away. Dana and her husband, the late actor Christopher...