Tag: Nonprofit Organization
Spinal Cord Injury Levels & Classification
When people are injured, they are often told that they have an injury at a given spinal cord level and are given a qualifier...
2005 Us Open to Launch Inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Competition
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., - The USTA today announced that the US Open will hold the first US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition at the 2005...
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
Company gets rights to paralysis treatment
By Max Showalter, Journal and Courier
A life sciences company formed just four months ago in the Purdue Research Park has been given the green...
Arena player dies from game injury
An Arena Football League lineman died yesterday after suffering an apparent spinal cord injury in a game against the Dragons in Los Angeles.
Al Lucas,...
Hundreds of Runnders to Participate in “Race for Spinal Victory”
Hundreds of Runnders to Participate in "Race for Spinal Victory" at Jones Beach, Long Island on April 10 - Proceeds to Benefit Spinal Cord...
Maryland must explore stem cells’ promise
OVERWHELMING scientific opinion supports embryonic stem cell research, and many believe it has the potential to revolutionize medicine.
The American Medical Association and the National...
Blue bracelets – a step toward a cure?
For Chaz Southard, hope exists in the form of a blue plastic bracelet.
"People naturally ask why you're wearing the bracelet and what it's for,"...
Peabody man hopes state lawmakers understand how important stem cell research is
Yes, being paralyzed from the waist down can cause some inconveniences in daily life, but it isn't the end of the world.
That's the message...
Now, Dirty Harry Is Gunning for the ADA
I'll apologize to no one for the Americans with Disabilities Act. It's one of the greatest laws ever passed. The ADA covers all races,...
