Yearly Archives: 2007
What’s the difference between a paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
What's the difference between a Paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
Spinal cord injuries occur when there's damage to the spinal cord. The result is loss of...
19-year old woman paralyzed in sledding accident
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sledding accidents sent hundreds of people to the emergency room last year, most of them children, and a sledding...
Cost of rehab puts limits on patients
CORTNEY HOFFMAN'S CHALLENGE: She pushes for independence
Whether she's tired or not, Cortney Hoffman wakes up before dawn, three days a week, to make the...
Minister severely injured in swimming accident
GRAND RAPIDS -- Josh Buck, pastor at Greenhouse Ministries in Grand Rapids, was one hour into a Cancun vacation with his wife and...
Insurers often cap coverage for the latest spinal cord injury treatments
New technologies and more aggressive approaches to treating spinal cord injuries pioneered in Detroit are giving patients new independence and improved mobility.
But the innovations...
Md. cannot afford to lag in stem cell research race
Congress will probably pass a bill to finance embryonic stem cell research with federal dollars, but President Bush will certainly veto it because of...
Why we should defend stem cell research
Stem cell research is among the most exciting but also most controversial areas of science today. It was in the news again last week...
Greyhound Will Pay Millions over Verdict
A federal appeals court upheld an eight million dollar verdict against Greyhound Lines for a woman injured when another passenger cut the driver's neck...
Paralysed nurse win negligence claim
A RETIRED nurse left paralysed after an operation on her back at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital has won a legal action claiming she was...
Carnival ride leads to weird consequences for young girl
RACINE - Success is measured in small pieces in the Renguette household. Carly can move her left hand now, her right hand a bit,...
