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Elderly spinal cord injuries increase 5-fold in 30 years

PHILADELPHIA— The number of spinal cord injuries among senior citizens (age 70 and above) has increased five times in the past 30 years, as...

Handgun surcharge urged for research

Paralyzed patients, advocates make plea MacArthur Williams was shot in Roxbury as he changed a tire on his Hyundai so he could go to work...

Some Right-to-Life groups support stem-cell bill

Conservative and right-to-life groups contacted Wednesday embrace the advancement of a bill in the state House to establish a public bank of umbilical cord...

Two arrested in high-speed pursuit

An Oroville man is in jail after leading the California Highway Patrol on a high-speed pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100...

Life in wheelchair doesn’t mean life without sex

WASHINGTON: One of the first fears that many who've lost their legs confront is the possible loss of their sex life. Thanks to technology...

The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance Star-Studded Gala

Philadelphia, PA -- After a near fatal car accident changed his life dramatically nearly 25 years ago, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, is using his voice...

LeRoy realtor recovering from accident, back at work

LeROY - LeRoy residents wanting to buy or sell a home can once again turn to a local resident for help. Mike Ready has returned...

Travis Hearn comes home

Rock Island, ILLINOIS -- Travis Hearn, the injured Rock Island Rocks football player who's been rehabbing at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for the...

‘Some people don’t do a thimbleful of what he did in life’

Lawrence "Larry" Solomon was a can-do guy. He was an all-American gymnast on his East Coast high school and college teams. An accident during practice at...

Quadriplegic sues juvenile facility over football injury

A teen who became a quadriplegic after being injured playing football at a Lawrence County juvenile placement facility has filed a lawsuit against the...