Tag: Drugs and Medication
Fighting spasticity
Doctors increasingly implant pumps, inject Botox to relieve muscle spasms
Spokane Physiatrist Dr. Karen Stanek says a fast-growing number of people here are using...
Acupuncture and Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injuries are extremely serious. Acupuncture for a spinal cord injury can bring relief to chronic pain and improve your quality of life.
Among...
Centre aims to become stem cell research leader
Canadian businessman Rob McEwen believes that Canada can be at the forefront of medical research with an innovative approach to curing disease. By donating...
Stanford scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine
Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine—a future where...
Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease
Science of tomorrow promises to alleviate suffering from intractable ailments of today
WASHINGTON, DC -- Imagine a world where damaged organs in your body—kidneys, liver,...
Illinois resident’s experience proves that paralyzed men can father children
In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther was haunted by worries that he'd lost the...
You don’t need a cape to be a true superhero
Whom do you turn to if Superman dies?
Marc Buoniconti doesn't have the comic-book feel of a superhero: He has been a quadriplegic since fall...
Hope for fatherhood
Paralyzed men have new range of options
Chicago - In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther...
UF ‘think tank’ seeks the secrets of regeneration
Cut the limb off a starfish, and it will regrow a new one.
If a cat pulls the tail off a salamander, within a few...
Stem cell grants come with dash of criticism
Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Science Writer
One of the state's most prominent stem cell researchers was judged to be a little "naive" on some technical...
