Monthly Archives: November 2008
A Will to Walk
Accident victim determined not to spend life in wheelchair
ORANGE CITY -- While some people stroll through life with ease, Joshuah Roy shuffles along inches...
Obama policy a lift for stem cell researchers
Stem cell research advocates have waited nearly eight years for the policy change President-elect Barack Obama has signaled he'll make in the early days...
Will to Walk
Joshuah Roy learns to walk again
Paralyzed athlete receives donation from a stranger
THIBODAUX – As one of his last acts during a century-long life of charity and accomplishment, retired Houma attorney Elton Darsey ensured a better...
Thankful for 50 more years
Thrill-Seeker Has Led ‘Wonderfully Fulfilling Life’ Since Accident
VIENNA, Va. - At 67, Sharon Hovey says she is ready to settle down.
An Ashville native and...
Winning by a nose- promising news for spinal cord injury patients
Cells from the human nose are showing further promise in remediating spinal cord injury, according to research from the University of New South Wales...
Spinal Cord Repair Researcher Nets $150,000 Award
When they were 15, Tim O'Shea and his friend Ben Harvey were keen rugby players. But a week before his sixteenth birthday Ben was...
JP Price Shoots for Cure
Local Snocross racer J.P. Price has chosen to lead a pledge fundraising program and will ride the Canadian SnoCross Race Association season opener event...
Kelly Brush Foundation Awards Ski Racing Safety Grants
BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just as ski resorts are opening for the season, the Kelly Brush Foundation kicked off its 2008/2009 Ski...
Nose cells may heal spine
People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be "repaired" using cells from their own noses, say Otago University researchers.
The Health Ministry's ethics committee...
