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Spinal cord injury victim inspires others to overcome challenges
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At a ceremony held at Fall River Family Services on May 4, Westport
resident Martin W. Costa was named the May 2007 Hometown Hero. Bank
Five and radio station WSAR sponsor this event which recognizes area
citizens for outstanding volunteer deeds that better the community.
Thomas F. Lyons, BankFive president and CEO, presented Costa with the Hometown Hero Award.
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Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats
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Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to
near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of
human spinal stem cells (hSSCs), researchers from the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine report. The study, led
by Martin Marsala, M.D., UC San Diego professor of anesthesiology, is
published in the June 29, 2007 issue of the journal Neuroscience, which
is now online.
“We demonstrated that when damage has
occurred due to a loss of blood flow to the spine’s neural cells,
by grafting human neural stem cells directly into the spinal cord we
can achieve a progressive recovery of motor function,” said
Marsala. “This could some day prove to be an effective treatment
for patients suffering from the same kind of ischemia-induced
paralysis.” Marsala is currently testing the human stem cell
therapy for safety and efficacy in other animal models, and hopes to
move to clinical trials in humans by next year.
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Mack J. Marsh Jr.: Urge future passage of bill to protect ATV riders
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Louisiana truly is the sportsman's paradise. We are lucky to have so
many options when it comes to outdoor adventures and the tools and
equipment necessary to enjoy it in its entire splendor. But, like any
tool, it is our responsibility to ensure our own safety and that of our
children when we utilize powerful, potentially dangerous equipment.
All-terrain
vehicles, better known as ATVs, are one of the most common tools we use
to enjoy the natural resources of our state. It seems every garage and
carport in northwest Louisiana has at least one of these powerful,
useful vehicles. It is common to see hunters, outdoorsmen or just
weekend thrill-seekers speeding through the woods and down the off-road
trails of our area. Unfortunately, all too often, people don't think to
take the proper care of their safety when engaging in these activities.
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Patients heading abroad for hope
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Those with spinal injuries brave risks to find new therapies overseas Two weeks
after Tonya Winchester celebrated her high school graduation, an
18-wheeler slammed into her Jeep Cherokee, paralyzing the college-bound
teenager from the chest down. Therapists said she would not improve, and they advised her to work with what she had left.
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Fund-raiser to aid Stockyards co-owner left paralyzed
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 On Jan. 9, Mark Wagner was a runner and skier, a man in perfect
physical condition. He was a flight captain with US Airways. He was a
husband, father to two small boys and part owner of the Stockyards
restaurant in Phoenix.
On Jan. 10, a hunting accident changed everything.
It wasn't a gun that did it, but the impact of a gravel truck hitting
the car that Wagner, his father-in-law and his wife's uncle were riding
in on a hunting trip in Nebraska. The truck hit their vehicle
broadside, catching Wagner in the back seat.
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Bell and Rick Hansen Foundation Launch Partnership
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Bell welcomes Rick Hansen to its Olympic and Paralympic family
and supports youth engagement expansion
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell and the Rick
Hansen Foundation announced a partnership today whereby Rick Hansen will work
with Bell in support of their commitment to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games and community engagement initiatives.
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Do it for Dan almost done
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Sarnia has done it for Dan.
A fundraising event held Saturday for 18-year-old Dan Edwards
has brought the Do It For Dan fundraising campaign to the verge of
reaching its $150,000 goal.
The recent boost came from a $20,000 donation from the
President's Choice Children's Charity, which was presented at a charity
BBQ at Zehrs.
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Road back to stage is slow but inspiring for Terry Earp
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 An audience gathers on a warm Friday evening in May inside the cramped
Scottsdale studio of Arizona Women’s Theatre Company for a staged
reading of new plays.
The star of the hour is Terry Earp, the Valley theater icon best known
for historical stage plays performed by husband Wyatt Earp —
great-nephew of the Old West lawman — and herself.
The work of hers they’re doing isn’t new: It’s almost
15 years old, a one-act divorce comedy called “Coralee’s
Epiphany.”
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Patients teaching doctor history of war
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At Walter Reed, he treats amputees, soldiers with brain and spinal injuries from battles in Iraq and Afghanistan
When the Army doctor walked into the musty hospital room, the
patient, strapped in a neck brace, eyed his uniform, looking for the
patch on the right shoulder that would signify that the doctor, too,
had been in combat.
But Dr. Brandon Goff doesn't have one. He's never been to war. War comes to him.
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Vet Travels to Mexico To Receive Stem Cell Treatment
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 Paralyzed Man Hopes to Walk Again
Stem cell therapy is the next frontier in medicine. Scientists hope to
someday use stem cells as the ultimate body-repair kit, growing new
tissue and replacing damaged organs.
But the science isn't moving fast enough for some people.
They are traveling out of the U.S. to get stem cell injections that are illegal here.
Some claim the injections can cure everything from autism to Alzheimer's and paralysis.
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May 2007
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