Tag: Drugs and Medication

Stem cell option found in fetal fluid

NEW RESEARCH UNVEILED AS EMBRYONIC FUNDING DEBATED A type of cell that floats freely in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women has been found to...

Uric acid and spinal cord injury treatment

A novel approach from Rutgers holds potential for Central Nervous System damage NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Uric acid is commonly associated with the excruciatingly painful...

Near-term goal is to walk again

Last year: The Oregon native was in his sophomore year at Oregon State University, working on a business major (finance management) and playing baseball....

Back on her feet

This time last year, Gianna Cotroneo was in a wheelchair, her back in a brace and on the mend after a sledding crash fractured...

Risk vs. hope: Heading overseas for stem cells

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - David Aldrich, 49, was paralyzed in a boating accident more than four years ago, and had made his wishes known....

Virtual-reality systems help with disability rehabilitation

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola’s spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he...

New Drug Giving Hope to Spinal Cord Patients

A new medication being tested at Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital gives hope to patients with severe spinal cord injuries. The drug Cethrin has been...

New stem cell technique — no embryos used

Only women could be treated with unfertilized egg method Scientists have found a way to make stem cells from unfertilized eggs, suggesting a potential alternative...

AAPD to Present 2007 Henry B. Betts Award

Award Presentation to be Made at AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC - March 7, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC, December 13, 2006 — The American Association...

The Nieshoff System

Quadriplegic doctor treats patients with empathy at Novi rehab institute Life for James Rudolph of Howell changed in a flash when a motorcycle crash in...