Articles - June 2005 en-us http://www.thescizone.com/news N/A http://www.thescizone.com/news michael@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/90/1/Poll-74-oppose-state-Medicaid-cuts/Page-1.html By Kathleen Hunter, Stateline.org Staff Writer Governors have their work cut out for them in convincing the public to accept fundamental changes in Medicaid that could trim benefits and raise co-payments for the poor, disabled and elderly, a new nationwide poll shows. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/89/1/Fight-isnt-over-but-polio-on-brink-of-eradication/Page-1.html By Anita Manning, USA TODAY Wiping out polio is proving tougher than expected, but world health experts say the disease's demise is tantalizingly near. In 1988, there were 350,000 cases. This year, there are just over 500 cases. But this is no time to drop the guard, experts say. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/85/1/Author-Candy-Harrington-Breaks-Down-Barriers-on-the-Fifteenth-Anniversary-of-the-Americans-with-Disabilities-Act/Page-1.html This July, the United States is proud to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Since being signed into law in 1990, this landmark federal legislation has proved a remarkable success and has profoundly changed how society views and accommodates its citizens with disabilities. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/81/1/Teens-with-spinal-cord-injuries/Page-1.html  By Christian Toto - THE WASHINGTON TIMES  Seventeen-year-old Van Brooks felt somewhat out of place talking to adults with spinal cord injuries after his own paralyzing accident last fall. Sure, the older men and women gave him some good tips on how to adjust to being paralyzed from the waist down, but the young man wanted something different -- a connection with a peer. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/82/1/Purdue-Scientists-May-Have-Found-Key-to-Halting-Spinal-Cord-Damage/Page-1.html  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University researchers may have isolated the substance most responsible for the tissue damage that follows initial spinal cord injury, a discovery that could also improve treatments for a host of other neurodegenerative conditions. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/79/1/IS-IT-WORTH-BANKING-YOUR-BABYS-CORD-BLOOD/Page-1.html Doctors say hard sell of hope is deceptive   Janine DeFao, Chronicle Staff Writer Cord blood, as it is known, contains stem cells that can be used in transplants to cure leukemia and other diseases and may someday treat ailments from diabetes to Alzheimer's. For as little as $1,100, the ads read, preserved cord blood taken from Recker's daughter would provide "biological insurance" if the girl or another family member developed one of those diseases. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/88/1/Clinical-Studies-Abroad-What-Can-We-Learn/Page-1.html  Recently there has been news from various countries of the effects of transplanting olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) into people with spinal cord injury (SCI).  Of note to the scientific community are anecdotal reports that people who have undergone these procedures have had improvements in sensory and motor function within the first days after the procedures. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/87/1/Paralysis-patients-take-a-chance/Page-1.html By David J. Lynch, USA TODAY BEIJING - In January 2004, Kim Allen suddenly began having trouble turning the key in her car's ignition. All too quickly, a spreading weakness slurred her speech and limited her ability to walk. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/86/1/Relentless-Pursuit-Buoniconti-Keeps-Promise-Gives-Hope/Page-1.html By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI Nick Buoniconti's Champagne glass was still in the air when the phone rang. Lounging on a New Jersey terrace beneath a bright October sun in 1985, Buoniconti and a college roommate had more than enough reasons to hold their glasses high. "Two Italian kids from very poor backgrounds who did pretty well in life," Buoniconti said. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/84/1/Help-NY-compete/Page-1.html  State is lagging in race related to embryonic stem-cell research  At stake is $300 million in state funds that would flow to medical research institutions, including the University of Rochester Medical Center, to facilitate the study of therapies using embryonic stem cells. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400