Tag: Government
The Medicare Maze
If you are newly injured and need information about Disability benefits, or if you're approaching age 65, and looking at retirement, then it might...
Statement of Solidarity on 15Th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities
Fifteen years ago today, with bipartisan support in Congress and broad endorsements from the civil rights coalition, President George H. W. Bush signed into...
Actor Michael J. Fox urges Senate to support stem cell bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Actor Michael J. Fox is pushing Congress hard to lift President Bush's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.
"Embryonic stem cell research...
Poll: 74% oppose state Medicaid cuts
Governors have their work cut out for them in convincing the public to accept fundamental changes in Medicaid that could trim benefits and raise...
Fight isn’t over, but polio on brink of eradication
Wiping out polio is proving tougher than expected, but world health experts say the disease's demise is tantalizingly near.
In 1988, there were 350,000 cases....
A father apart with lots of heart
For Brian Vail of Mount Gilead, the answer has been to live for 10 years with the debilitating Lou Gehrig's Disease, or amyotrophic lateral...
Cloning pioneer hopes to work with Baylor
HOUSTON — South Korean stem cell pioneer Woo Suk Hwang says he wants to work with researchers at the Texas Medical Center, but federal...
House to debate stem cell research funds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House debate over stem cell research opens with emotional appeals from celebrity supporters as well as parents who "adopted" their...
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Cure Research
When someone sustains a spinal cord injury (SCI), one of the most difficult issues to deal with is that there is no "cure" at...
Coping skills
An accident that results in paralysis is a life-changing event, whether you've lost movement in your legs and lower body or all four extremities....
