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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Stem cells target paralysis

Neuralstem Inc., the tiny Rockville biotech whose human stem cells have helped paralyzed rats walk again, is poised to launch its first trials on...

More travel abroad for stem cell therapy

Procedures banned in U.S. offer disabled hope Six years after a car accident left Jeni Rummelt paralyzed from the waist down, she is traveling to...

Restorative Therapies Announces FDA Clearance of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Arm Cycling

Restorative Therapies, Inc., a designer of medical devices providing clinic and in-home restoration therapy, today announced FDA clearance of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Arm...

Human embryonic stem-cell work must go on, says researcher

A top scientist using stem cells from human embryos to cure disease and repair injuries will proceed with his work, he said in Tucson...

Wheelchair Nation

Every 41 minutes another person sustainsa spinal cord injury. Without a doubt, one of the most debilitating andlife-altering events comes as a result of...

Corzine right on stem-cell pursuit

If the negative vote on stem-cell research was because of a reluctance to spend more taxpayer dollars, it was most unfortunate. I commend Gov....

Ameristar Workplace Giving Campaign Yields Over $3 Million for Local Communities

Astounding 85 Percent Workplace Giving Rate- Contributions Up 23 Percent This Year- Ameristar Council Bluffs, Iowa Receives Special Award LAS VEGAS, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --...

Stem cell breakthrough could avoid ethical concerns

Advocates on both sides of the ethically charged debate over human embryonic stem cells hailed two breakthrough studies unveiled Tuesday that suggested simple human...

Road to independence

St. Teresa man recovering from spinal cord injury suffered in car accident Michael Curran is inching his way back to independence. Curran, 32, of St. Teresa...

Everett leaves hospital 10 weeks after injury

Bills tight end Kevin Everett has been released from a Houston hospital to resume his next phase of rehab, 10 weeks since sustaining a...