Yearly Archives: 2008
Event to raise money for injured eighth-grader
What could be better during the cold weather than Italian ice?
People in Suwanee are encouraged to trek to Rita's in Suwanee Town Center on...
First Published SF-6D Utility Measures For Paraplegia And Tetraplegia
The cost of care and equipment for a person with a high-level spinal cord injury (Tetraplegia) is estimated as $50,000 to $280,000 AUD per...
Check water depth before swimming
The Spinal Injuries Association is urging Queenslanders to take special care when swimming, driving or traveling through bushland following recent widespread flooding in Queensland.
Acting...
Medical providers, learn about autonomic dysreflexia
My 21-year-old son fell from a 40-foot Extension ladder while at work and suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury, instantly paralyzing him and rendering...
Scientists re-establish walking in mice with damaged spinal cord
A research by Michael Sofroniew, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)...
Everett thanks high school for support at football banquet
PORT ARTHUR, Texas -- Kevin Everett, the Buffalo tight end recovering from a severe spinal cord injury, spoke at a high school football...
Cyclist McCune on road to recovery
It’s been just over six months since Jenny McCune became a commonality in locals’ hearts and prayers.
On July 5, the former Gallatin Valley Bike...
Cethrin for treatment of acute spinal cord injury
Alseres pharmaceuticals concludes enrollment in the Cethrin phase I/IIa clinical trial in acute spinal cord injury
Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has concluded enrollment...
Injured Spinal Cord: Rewire Nerves?
Rewiring healthy nerves may offer a new way to increase the odds of walking again after spinal cord injuries.
A new study shows rewiring nerve...
Researchers ask: Is China the sleeping giant of biotech?
PARIS (AFP) — China's biotech sector accounts for just a sliver of its pharmaceutical industry and operates under the cloud of a massive review...
