Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Government

Injury led to Kentucky research fund

A tragic car accident helped turn Kentucky into a national hub for spinal cord research. In 1993, state Sen. Tim Shaughnessy's niece, Maggie Brooks, was...

Sit-Ski Success

From school project to the Paralympics A sit-ski that started as an extracurricular project for some University of Calgary students will be on display at...

Stem Cell Research: The Debate on Ethics

Medical science has come a long way since the days of Hippocrates. The discovery of wonder drugs called antibiotics, the formulation of anaesthesia that...

Spinal injuries up among troops

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Afghan insurgents are using roadside bombs powerful enough to throw the military's new 14-ton, blast-resistant vehicles into the air, increasing broken-back...

Bolivian aerial wheelchair protest

A group of disabled people in Bolivia are taking extreme measures to demand financial assistance from the government. A Bolivian television network showed at least...

October is National Disability Employment Awareness month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Below is the official government explanation of what that is. The question is, what does that mean...

Paralyzed harp technician suggests a tune for health-care reform

For years, the job of a harp technician has been a coveted position, reserved for an elite, slightly buttoned-up few. Servicing such an instrument...

United Spinal Association Action Alert

How important is health care reform to you? As necessary as having access to adequate and affordable health care coverage when and where you...

Final rules out for government stem cell research

WASHINGTON --The government issued final rules Monday expanding taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells, easing scientists' fears that some of the oldest batches might...

US lifts some restrictions on embryonic stem cells

When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government...