Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
A SUPERMAN TO YOU, A SON TO HER
Years ago, when Barbara L. Johnson talked to friends about her son Christopher Reeve and his plans to pursue an acting career, her response...
Remaking the connection
After suffering a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the chest down, 13-year-old Matthew Sanford coped by distancing himself from his body.
During painful...
Focus on Independence Gives Sight to Quadriplegics
Innovative Program Is Aimed At Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Los Angeles, Ca.(PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Two well known U.S. Refractive Surgeons have teamed...
Disability doesn’t keep this sailor ashore
Any sailor will tell you that being out on the water can be an escape from your problems ashore.
For Curt Leatherbee, sailing is especially...
Stem Cells Help Repair Paralysis in Mice; A Recipe for Humans?
(Bloomberg) -- Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to restore function in the legs of paralyzed mice, raising hopes they may some day...
Beijing “Miracle” Cures with Cells from Abortion are Bogus say US Researchers
LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An independent study has disproved the claims of “miracle” cures made by a Beijing doctor, Hongyun Huang,...
Helping The Paralyzed Walk
New Research Is Offering Hope
One doctor is taking a pro-active approach to muscle stimulation in patients who have damaged nerves. This remarkable treatment is...
Wheels in motion for new park
After an early-morning downpour, it looked as though the 300 participants in Sunday's 4th annual Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion race might have to...
Man hikes road to recovery
COLUMBUS — He could see, even with the chlorinated water stinging his eyes.
He could hear.
His brain was working; "Oh boy, they're going to think...
Backers to push stem cell issue across country
Chris Bell, a Democrat running a longshot campaign for governor of Texas, asserted divine support for turning stem cell research into a major wedge...
