Tag: Treatments

New stem cell technique — no embryos used

Only women could be treated with unfertilized egg method Scientists have found a way to make stem cells from unfertilized eggs, suggesting a potential alternative...

Drug for shingles relieves spinal cord injury pain

Australian doctors have discovered that patients with spinal cord injuries with moderate to severe nerve pain, received relief from a drug usually given to...

Spinal cord injury patients may benefit from new treatment

Clinical trial shows that pregabalin reduces the pain of spinal cord injury and may eliminate it altogether. Spinal cord injury is often associated with pain...

Cole returns from China

Terry Cole of Sikeston works on core muscle strength during a therapy session with Brooke Reed. SIKESTON — After returning a week ago today from...

Democrats plan to revive embryonic stem cell bill that Bush vetoed

WASHINGTON — The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush's only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats...

Democrats eye rebirth of vetoed stem cell bill

WASHINGTON — The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush's only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats...

Researchers Discover Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury Pain

ST. PAUL, MN -- November 28, 2006 -- Spinal cord injury patients with moderate to severe nerve pain experienced less pain and in some...

Researchers discover treatment for spinal cord injury pain

ST. PAUL, Minn – Spinal cord injury patients with moderate to severe nerve pain experienced less pain and in some cases no pain while...

Stem cell transplants from women raise cancer risk

People who receive stem cell transplants for diseases such as leukaemia appear to face a higher risk of developing secondary cancers, especially if the...

Celling a Strategy

Opposition to embryo-destroying research is not a losing issue. At least it shouldn’t be. “How can you side with those people?” In 2002, a paralyzed research...