Tag: Spinal Cord Injury

BioAxone Therapeutic Licenses Phase II Spinal Cord Injury Drug Cethrin(R) to Boston Life Sciences

MONTREAL, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ - BioAxone Therapeutic announced today that it has licensed its clinical phase II spinal cord injury drug Cethrin to Boston...

Levitra® Demonstrates Normal Function in 53% of Men with Spinal Cord Injury

Levitra® (vardenafil HCl) Demonstrates Normal Erectile Function in 53% of Men with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Changes to the European label for Levitra shows that...

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...

Teresa Hukari makes painstaking progress

The year 2006 was a life-altering one for Teresa Hukari, a Hood River native who was injured last March in a freak skiing accident...

Steady progress for quadriplegic Wyoming man

Progress for Andy Scott comes in bits and pieces. The Powell, Wyo., man underwent experimental stem cell surgery in Europe six months ago in hopes...

Spinal cord injury prevention tips

Always wear a seat belt. Secure or buckle children into age- and weight-appropriate child safety seats. Do not ride in a car with a driver...

Turning pain to gain

BARTLETT -- More than 18 years ago, 20-year-old Dale Spencer of Bartlett tripped and fell by a set of railroad tracks while taking a...

Use your mind, keep body safe

Paralyzed former race car driver takes advice about spinal cord injuries to students in South Florida high schools. The high-tech, mechanized wheelchair caught their attention....

Connecticut Murderball

Depending on how you read the situation, the Connecticut Jammers are either having a bad year or a great one. The state’s wheelchair rugby team’s...

Oh, to be young and uninsured: Bad idea

USA TODAY, in partnership with ABC News, is exploring the issues of being young and in debt in a six-week series that began Monday,...