Tag: Paralysis
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Mourns
Kathy Lewis, President and CEO of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) issued the following statement today in response to the death of CRPF’s...
Reeve Courageously Backed Stem Cell Research/ CureParalysisNow mourns the loss of THE GREATEST SCI...
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked tirelessly...
`Superman’ star became real-life fighter for spinal cord research
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord...
Actor, Director and Activist Christopher Reeve Dies at Age 52
Christopher Reeve died suddenly at 5:30 p.m. yesterday of heart failure. He was 52 years old.
On Saturday October 9, Reeve fell into a coma...
Reeve Visited Chicago Rehab Institute Last Week
Actor: Research Can Relieve Human Suffering
CHCIAGO -- Christopher Reeve made an appearance in Chicago just last week, on Oct. 8, to celebrate the Rehabilitation...
Three-step paralysis treatment
Paralysis results from an injury or disease that damages the nervous system, affecting the ability to move or feel. Each year, more than 11,000...
New ways to reverse paralysis
Each year, more than 11,000 people will become paralyzed in the United States. It happens in a split second, but it changes lives forever.
Researchers...
New University College London Unit Holds Out Hope Of Repair Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Clinical trials that could ultimately lead to repair of spinal cord injuries are scheduled to begin within three years at University College London, following...
D.C. Jail Stay Ends in Death For Quadriplegic Md. Man
Care Provided by Hospital, Corrections Dept. in Question
By Henri E. Cauvin - Washington Post Staff Writer
Jonathan Magbie, a 27-year-old Mitchellville man, was sent to...
Le Pismo Dunes Endurance Beach Race
On October 23 and 24, 2004 the Central Coast Motorcycle Association (CCMA) is hosting a special and unique fundraiser motorcycle and ATV race at...
