| 02/29/2008
11:27 AM
She just wants to be loved Haleigh's courageous fight MASSACHUSETTS
Haleigh Poutre pulled herself back from death for a reason. Doctors can only say it had something to do with her young brain's wondrous ability to absorb horrific trauma and keep on functioning. While that may be an answer, it's hardly a reason.
02/29/2008
11:26 AM
Haleigh's ordeal MASSACHUSETTS
Beaten into a coma, Haleigh Poutre, then 11, was admitted to the hospital in September 2005. Now 14, the girl has emerged from a vegetative state "making statements alleging abuse" by her stepfather, Jason Strickland. Strickland, free on bail, faces assault charges and goes to trial in October.
02/29/2008
11:26 AM
Chance of recovery rare, but possible, says brain doc MASSACHUSETTS
To most people, Haleigh Poutre's extraordinary recovery from the brink of brain death could be called a miracle. But one Bay State brain injury expert said that although only a "small percentage" of people fully recover from severe trauma, recovery can, in fact, occur. "It is entirely possible for someone with severe injury to recover. The chances of a full recovery becomes much less the more severe the injury but, it is still possible," said Dr. Douglas Katz, medical director of brain injury at Braintree Rehabilitation Center.
02/29/2008
11:26 AM
Haleigh's attorney: She'll tell all MASSACHUSETTS
An attorney for the biological mother of the Westfield teen who was beaten into a coma says she believes the brave little girl has improved so much she’ll be able to testify against the man accused in her beating.
02/29/2008
11:25 AM
Coma girl comes back from the dead to testify against the stepfather who nearly beat her to death UK
Haleigh Poutre was beaten into a coma by her stepfather. At one point a court ruled that the 12-year-old was so brain-damaged she should be allowed to die. But in the two-and-a-half years since the attack she has staged a remarkable recovery and may soon be able to testify against the man who all but killed her.
02/29/2008
11:17 AM
Elizabeth's road to recovery MINNESOTA
The temporary tattoos on Elizabeth
Rodgers' arm and stomach fade quickly, especially after bathtime. The 4-year-old likes shapes of butterflies and angels for her impermanent body art. The little girl who goes by the nickname "Bert" suffered traumatic brain injury during a June 29, 2007, accident while her father was skidding logs. Her health is progressing since being in a medically induced coma for several weeks and hospitalized for nearly four months.
02/29/2008
11:15 AM
Patients' rehab hope UK
A NORTH East academic has launched a unique rehabilitation service to help end a postcode lottery of care for patients who have suffered brain injuries. Professor Mike Barnes, of Newcastle University, is putting 20 years of expertise in the field to bridge a gap for sufferers.
02/29/2008
10:57 AM
Second annual brain injury conference to be held at ETSU
The Second Annual Intermountain Brain Injury Conference, "Collaboration Among the Rehabilitation Disciplines," will be held Friday, March 7, in Brown Hall Auditorium on the campus of East Tennessee State University.
02/29/2008
10:56 AM
Corgenix Announces Issuance Of European Patent For Aspirin Resistance Testing
McMaster University (McMaster) of Hamilton, Ontario, is the owner of the patent covering the aspirin resistance measurement method. Corgenix has licensed this technology from McMaster and is presently developing products to capitalize on the European protected technology. The patented technology is also related to Corgenix' AspirinWorks test kit, which received FDA clearance in 2007.
02/29/2008
10:52 AM
Stem Cell Therapeutics Announces Favorable Results From The Phase IIa BETAS Stroke Trial
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. ("SCT") (TSX VENTURE:SSS) is pleased to announce favorable results from the investigator led BETAS (Beta-hCG + Erythropoietin in Acute Stroke), Phase IIa, open label, safety trial conducted at the University of California, Irvine and Hoag Presbyterian Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, CA. This trial is the first to test the safety of NTxTM-265 in patients suffering acute ischemic stroke and to conduct a preliminary assessment of functional recovery in this patient population.
02/29/2008
10:46 AM
New Device Enhances Grip for Upper Extremity, Body-Powered Prosthesis Users
For the first time in many years, body-powered prostheses wearers have a new option for increasing the functionality of their upper extremity devices. The Sure-Lok system is the world's first infinitely adjustable cable lock and retainer system for body-powered prostheses that allows people with upper extremity prostheses to grip objects with varying degrees of force and manually lock the device into place. The product made its debut today at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, in Orlando, Florida.
02/29/2008
10:44 AM
NFL players to undergo cardiovascular and sleep apnea screening
As anticipation builds for the "big game," the medical community is taking some time out of the busy week to raise awareness of two serious health problems often experienced by football players with a large body mass.
02/29/2008
10:41 AM
Daily asthma meds keep lungs in play during exercise
Taking asthma medication daily can help prevent the tightening of the airways or "bronchoconstriction" with physical exertion that affects many children with asthma, a new study from Poland confirms.
02/29/2008
10:41 AM
Scientists 1 Step Closer to Identifying Genes for Intracranial Aneurysm
Scientists have found 2 chromosomal regions that may harbor genes responsible for increasing intracranial aneurysm risk.
02/29/2008
10:40 AM
Slow Walking Speed Predicts Stroke Risk in Postmenopausal Women
A study shows that slow walking speed is a strong predictor of an increased risk for incident ischemic stroke among postmenopausal women independent of other established risk factors for stroke.
02/29/2008
10:40 AM
Emotional Distress Persists After Stroke
Results of a prospective, longitudinal study suggest that efforts to monitor and treat emotional distress in patients with stroke should continue beyond the acute stages after stroke.
02/29/2008
10:39 AM
No Increased CVD or Lipid or Carbohydrate Disorders in People With Spinal-Cord Injuries
Authors caution that there is a paucity of studies addressing the cardiovascular and metabolic risks faced by this group.
02/29/2008
10:38 AM
Penumbra Aspiration Device Safe, Effective for Recanalization in Stroke
A phase 2, single-cohort study shows safety and effectiveness for recanalization of the Penumbra System aspiration catheter, recently approved for use by the FDA.
02/29/2008
10:38 AM
Insulin Resistance Predicts Stroke, Vascular Risk in Nondiabetics
A new analysis from the Northern Manhattan Study suggests that insulin resistance in nondiabetics is associated with an increase risk for stroke, independent of blood pressure or obesity.
02/29/2008
10:37 AM
Withholding Statins in Acute Stroke Worsens Outcomes
Don't stop statin therapy in acute stroke patients.
02/29/2008
10:35 AM
Research May Yield New Weapons Against Sepsis
U.S. researchers say they've spotted several potential new drug targets for the serious blood infection known as sepsis.
02/29/2008
10:34 AM
Brain Damage, Part VI: Advanced Recovery, Brain Process Remediation
Once again,
I'm dedicating this to folks in more or less advanced recovery from brain injury. Remember, brain damage
isn't just from an impact, there are many illnesses that can cause cognitive impairment. Many people are able to recover very well. Much of this is good for people who just want to maintain their brain as they age.
02/29/2008
10:33 AM
FDA Accepts For Review OVATION's Two NDA Submissions For Sabril
OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company's new drug applications (NDA) for Sabril (vigabatrin) in two types of epilepsies.
02/29/2008
10:32 AM
High-Dose, Rapid-Induction Chemotherapy Increases Event-Free Survival in Children With Neuroblastoma
An intensive chemotherapy regimen combined with a shorter duration between induction treatments improves event-free survival among paediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma compared with the current standard. The experimental regimen increased survival rates by two-thirds, according to the findings reported in the March 2008, issue of the Lancet Oncology.
02/29/2008
10:30 AM
Children's Brain Treatment Boosted
During the research on the treatment of children with neuroblastoma, doctors halved the period between treatment with chemotherapy. Conventionally it was 21 days but the study, reported today by Lancet Oncology, cut this to ten days.
02/29/2008
10:30 AM
Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capital Hill: March 12, 2008
The Congressional Brain Injury Task Force is hosting a "2008 Brain Injury Awareness Day," on Capitol Hill, March 12, 2008. Multiple events are planned during the day which are designed to educate Members of Congress and their staff about brain injury. These events include an Awareness Day Fair, which will feature exhibits and informational materials from individuals and organizations working in the field of brain injury.
02/29/2008
10:28 AM
Recurrent Brain Cancer Responds to New Treatment
One of the toughest cancers to treat effectively is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common form of primary brain cancer. Patients who have a recurrence of this cancer have had no effective therapy -- until now. Researchers at the University of Virginia and several other leading brain tumor centers nationwide have discovered that a compound has shown the ability to effectively treat GBM in some patients.
02/29/2008
10:28 AM
Eleanor Mondale says her brain cancer is back
On Thursday morning, Eleanor Mondale told WCCO radio listeners that her brain cancer has returned. In an interview on the "Morning Show With Dave Lee," Mondale, 48, told Lee and Susie Jones, her co-host on the station's "Mondale and Jones" show, that the new tumor is much smaller than the one she had removed in 2005.
02/29/2008
10:27 AM
Bobby Murcer scheduled to undergo biopsy on brain
Former Yankee and current broadcaster Bobby Murcer, who has been battling brain cancer for more than a year, is scheduled to undergo a biopsy Monday.
02/29/2008
10:26 AM
Novel Hybrid Viruses Caused Major Mid-Century Influenza Epidemics
Reassortment of the influenza A virus occurs frequently throughout its evolutionary history, according to a new study published February 29 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.
02/29/2008
10:25 AM
Influenza Epidemics Due To Hybrid Viruses
A recent article published in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens maintains that over its evolutionary history, reassortment of the influenza A virus happens often.
02/29/2008
10:25 AM
Bird Flu Could Strike Again In India, FAO Warns
India is to be commended for its successful efforts to control the recent worst-ever outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state of West Bengal, FAO said. The agency warned, however, that intensive surveillance should continue in high-risk areas as the possibility of new outbreaks remains high.
02/29/2008
10:24 AM
Mitton goes for table tennis gold uk
York table tennis player Cathy Mitton will head to this year's Paralympics in Beijing hoping to improve on her previous performances.
02/29/2008
10:23 AM
Asthma No Penalty To Sporting Goals, UK
Asthma UK Scotland has said the case of Scottish Rugby internationalist, Scott MacLeod, highlights that having asthma does not need to curtail sporting ambitions.
02/29/2008
10:22 AM
Social Impact Of Asthma Needs Treating Too, Warns Study, UK
Children suffering from asthma should be treated holistically to improve the quality of their everyday lives and school attendance rates, according to a University of Salford academic.
02/29/2008
10:22 AM
One Hand Clapping - UnLIMB-ited Possibilities: Amputee Film Project Begins
Backcountry Pictures, an award winning Los Angeles based film Production Company, has agreed to undertake a bold documentary film project featuring upper and lower extremity amputees from around the USA. A national search is underway to identify people with limb differences that may want to participate in the project. The goal of the project is to highlight, in one feature-length film, as many of
today's outspoken, cutting edge, daring amputees as possible, doing all of the amazing outdoor, athletic, outrageous things they do.
02/29/2008
10:15 AM
Paradox Sports Announces Gimps on Ice
Paradox Sports is pleased to announce the first annual gathering of Gimps On Ice in Ouray Colorado on March 8th and 9th, 2008. Over the weekend 10 disabled athletes will descend on the Uncompahgre Gorge in Ouray Colorado to face the mile of vertical ice in the gorge, learning about the specialized equipment and techniques needed climb vertical waterfalls. Men and women who are missing limbs or eyes or the use of their legs will gather to challenge themselves physically and mentally and, especially to challenge the common perception that an amputee is handicapped or that a paraplegic must, by default, lead a second-rate life.
02/29/2008
10:00 AM
Disaster aid for disabled stirs worries MASSACHUSETTS
But in Lowell and across the state, officials continue to face obstacles planning for the elderly and disabled during disasters. Confusion remains about the relative responsibilities of state and local authorities - a problem complicated by a shortage of funds.
02/29/2008
09:57 AM
Lady's wheelchair snub apology uk
A FORRES High Street bakery owner has issued an unreserved apology to a Forres woman after one of his staff told her to get out of her motorised disability buggy and sit in an ordinary chair at the shop's cafe.
02/29/2008
09:55 AM
Govt to create 1 lakh jobs for disabled india
Government has approved incentive schemes for creating 1,00,000 employment opportunities a year for the physically challenged persons in the private sector, the Lok Sabha was told on Thursday.
02/29/2008
09:46 AM
Disabled youngsters 'missing out' uk
Children with mobility problems are being excluded from everyday activities due to a lack of clear guidance on how to lift them, it has been claimed.
02/29/2008
09:45 AM
SG agency helps students with disabilities TEXAS
When Lee Bagan arrived at the University, there was little representation for students with disabilities. About three years later, the Student Government's Students with Disabilities Agency has raised more than $30,000 in endowments to benefit University students.
02/29/2008
09:43 AM
Auditors find $75,000 problem at Sumter Co. Board of Disabilities and Special Needs SOUTH CAROLINA
Auditors found $75,000 worth of problems at the Sumter County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs.
02/29/2008
09:43 AM
March is Inclusion of People with Developmental Disabilities Month CALIFORNIA
The Humboldt Community Access and Resource Center has designated March as Inclusion of People With Developmental Disabilities Month. This designation is being recognized with special activities and proclamations by the California state Senate, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors and the Arcata City Council.
02/29/2008
09:41 AM
Disabilities MP Slams Free Education Policy UGANDA
THE policy of free education at primary and secondary schools have not benefited deaf children, an MP for people with disabilities, has said.
02/29/2008
09:40 AM
Could Ginko cause a stroke? UK
A herbal supplement taken by thousands of Britons to keep their memory sharp into old age may do more harm than good. Ginkgo biloba, first used medicinally by the Chinese more than 5,000 years ago, has been thought to stave off Alzheimer's disease and improve circulation.
02/29/2008
09:39 AM
Increased strokes linked with China's economic prosperity
A side effect of economic prosperity may be an increased risk of the most common type of strokes, researchers from China report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
02/29/2008
09:38 AM
A rush of blood to the head: One woman tells the story of her stroke UK
I woke early, and soon realised that I was feeling a bit strange. I wiggled my hands and feet and they seemed all right, but when I lifted my right arm, it waved around a bit and I couldn't quite control it. Thinking I must have slept on it, I waited for the bizarre sensation to go away. It didn't.
02/29/2008
09:34 AM
Eye disease raises stroke risk: study AUSTRALIA
Australian researchers reported today that people with age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of severe vision loss, have double the usual risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
02/29/2008
09:30 AM
Patients Guiding Stroke Research
Members of The Nottingham Stroke Consumer Group don't hold back when it comes to offering academics their opinions. In fact they are better qualified than most to give it. They may come from different backgrounds business, university lecturing, the civil service, nursing, manufacturing and IT but they have one thing in common, they have all suffered a stroke.
02/29/2008
09:26 AM
Paralyzed players shared bond TEXAS
As former Madison football player David Edwards lay in a coma Tuesday night, his best friend took a moment to find the right words to describe their deep bond. "He isn't like a brother to me," Canales said. "He is my brother." Canales, who like Edwards sustained a paralyzing spinal-cord injury in a high school football game, was at home when Edwards died early Wednesday afternoon at Northeast Methodist Hospital.
02/29/2008
09:25 AM
The next steps for this coach may be steps COLORADO
One moment Ryan McLean was rolling around the pool deck, barking encouragement. "C'mon Sarah!" she said. The next, she's leaning over the side of the pool, as a red capped teenage head peers back up at her. It's easy to see a former swim champion, like coach McLean, sitting in her wheelchair and wondering if she still craves the kick. VIDEO LINK.
02/29/2008
09:22 AM
With warmer weather on way, one local West Nile sufferer says to take precautions TEXAS
With warmer weather on way, one local West Nile sufferer says to take precautions. Rhonda Shutts said she never thought her evenings of gardening would be what forced her inside where she now spends most of her time shifting uncomfortably from constant leg pains caused by a simple bug bite.
02/29/2008
09:20 AM
Player facing paralysis after soccer accident CANADA
Joe Boudreau's life changed in an instant. The 23-year-old Hamilton construction worker was hit in an unusual but not uncommon accident in an indoor soccer game Tuesday night. Yesterday, he underwent eight hours of surgery at Hamilton General Hospital as doctors tried to restore movement to his upper body.
02/29/2008
09:18 AM
Local facility releases results of double-amputation survey CANADA
A new study has some reassuring news for those dealing with a double amputation. The study, completed by researchers at West Park Healthcare Centre, which is at Jane Street and Weston Road, found most patients who lose both legs below the knee and are referred for rehabilitation services regain their ability to walk using prosthetic limbs, remaining mobile and independent for years.
02/29/2008
09:14 AM
Amputee Team Seeks Government's Help for Nations Cup in Liberia SIERRA LEONE
The Sierra Leone Amputee team is seeking help from government to take part in the second edition of the Amputee Football Federation of Africa (AFFA) Nations Cup in Monrovia, Liberia.
02/29/2008
09:12 AM
Engineers Work on Laser-Based Brain-Machine Interface for Prosthetic Arm
Biomedical engineers are working to develop reliable brain-machine interfaces that will someday let amputees manipulate prosthetic limbs as naturally as they do their native ones. But hacking the nervous system is easier said than done.
02/29/2008
09:11 AM
Toxic Toys Discovered Inside Daycares ARKANSAS
Toxic toys could be within your child's reach. Potentially hazardous toys were found when Channel 7's Heather Crawford went into two area daycare centers.
02/29/2008
09:08 AM
Maryland Considers Hiring Own Lead Inspector for Toys
Maryland would hire inspectors to monitor toys for lead content under a bill headed for approval in the House of Delegates. The chamber agreed unanimously this week to agree to a preliminary version of a bill to hire two state inspectors to monitor toys coming into Maryland for lead problems. The bill comes as more than 25 states consider tainted toy measures after high-profile national recalls of toys found to contain dangerous levels of lead.
02/29/2008
09:01 AM
Investigating Link Between Fungal Proteins, Innate Immunity And Asthma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) have received a second grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance understanding of the role of environmental fungi in chronic airway disorders. Recently NIAID awarded the researchers a further $1.8 million for these studies over a five-year period to investigate how the environmental fungus Alternaria triggers airway inflammation and bronchial asthma.
02/29/2008
08:56 AM
Vocal cord dysfunction often misdiagnosed
My active 10 year-old boy was recently diagnosed with "vocal cord dysfunction." He’s been seen by his pediatrician, a respiratory specialist, an ENT specialist and a speech pathologist. He has intense pain and difficulty breathing (like an asthmatic) with each 30- to 70-minute episode. It happens any time he exerts himself. Supposedly, the speech pathologist can help with breathing techniques that relax the muscles in his throat. Do you have any more information and advice?
02/29/2008
08:55 AM
GlaxoSmithKline And Theravance Announce Expansion Of The Horizon Programme With Start Of Large Phase 2B Study Of LABA In COPD Patients
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) and Theravance, Inc., announced the expansion of the Horizon programme into development of a next-generation combination treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). A large Phase 2b COPD dose-optimisation study with the lead long-acting beta agonist (LABA) GW642444 ('444) has commenced, with screening of the first patient undertaken.
02/29/2008
08:54 AM
Genetic factors in smoking also increase risk of chronic bronchitis
Smoking is a known risk factor for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, but genes also play a significant role in its development, according to researchers in Sweden, who studied more than 40,000 Swedish twins to determine the extent to which behavior, environment and genes each play a role ion the development of chronic bronchitis.
02/29/2008
08:53 AM
Two lungs transplanted better than one: study
Patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have two lungs transplanted in place of one live nearly two years longer on average, according to a study released Friday.
02/29/2008
08:52 AM
Pitt researchers to test new COPD treatment pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh researchers say they have made a breakthrough in the fight against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States.
02/29/2008
08:47 AM
Australian scientists in Lou Gehrig's disease breakthrough
Australian scientists Friday said they have discovered a gene abnormality responsible for the crippling condition known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which causes gradual paralysis in sufferers. Researchers hope the breakthrough will eventually lead to a cure for the illness, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and help pinpoint a more general cause for motor neurone disease.
02/29/2008
08:46 AM
Injury fund fees shifted to all drivers INDIANA
State Senators gave a boost Wednesday to efforts to put Indiana at the forefront of medical research to treat patients with spinal cord and brain injuries. Senators approved a plan to keep the research funding flowing while also replacing a controversial fee that motorcycle owners had complained was unfair.
02/29/2008
08:45 AM
Advocates for disabled get training grant CONNECTICUT
The Disability Resource Network, a local organization that works on behalf of young people with developmental disabilities, has been awarded a $10,000 grant to send six children to a national conference that will teach them to become better advocates for handicapped accessibility.
02/29/2008
08:44 AM
Government schemes not reaching the disabled INDIA
The disabled in India comprise only 1.5% of the total beneficiaries of various poverty alleviation and welfare schemes, government figures reveal.
02/29/2008
08:43 AM
DCEs Impediments of Government Policies - GFD GHANA
Mr. Yaw Ofori Dabra, President of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled (GFD), has accused some District Chief Executives (DCEs) for being impediments to the smooth implementation of the disbursement of the two per cent allocation of the Districts Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to support their activities.
02/29/2008
08:42 AM
Parents helping parents of special needs children OREGON
Kim Klupenger learned long ago there are few resources for parents whose children are diagnosed with a disability. Often, the best they can hope for is a brochure from the doctor that might include their rights to special education. Many turn to the Internet to better understand their child's future, only to find worst-case scenarios.
02/29/2008
08:40 AM
State OKs opposed voting machine NEW YORK
Disability and voting-rights advocates failed to derail a touch-panel machine they claimed Wednesday is difficult to use, and state elections commissioners approved that system and three others for use by the disabled this fall.
02/29/2008
08:39 AM
'Loved' advocate for disabled dies ILLINOIS
Joliet suffered a huge loss Friday when a dedicated advocate for the disabled passed away -- Bang Long Jr. Long was a familiar face around Joliet. As chairman of the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Disabilities, a member of the Will County Advisory Committee on Disabilities, and founder and first president of the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living and founder of the Joliet Spotter Program -- he was widely known.
02/29/2008
08:37 AM
Reasons to hire the disabled FLORIDA
Most of the fears employers have about hiring disabled people have a familiar ring to Eladio Amores, who has worked with the disabled for years. "We realize a lot of employers are scared," said Amores, corporate consultant for the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. "They have a certain fear factor about hiring people with disabilities. My goal is to educate them."
02/29/2008
08:36 AM
Disabled dad fights for life after attack UK
A DISABLED father who was beaten with his own crutch by at least eight youths when he tried to stop an attack on his son is fighting for his life in hospital.
02/29/2008
08:34 AM
Weir and Woods lead London field UK
Defending champions David Weir and Shelly Woods head the entry list for this year's London Marathon wheelchair race on Sunday 13 April.
02/29/2008
08:33 AM
Ban challenged athletes from Olympics? CALIFORNIA
What does it say when athletes such as Sarah Reinersten, who completed an Ironman on a prosthetic leg, are effectively banned from the Olympics?
02/29/2008
08:30 AM
Rutherglen rail passengers to be given a lift UK
RUTHERGLEN train station is set for a major investment to provide step-free access for passengers using the platform. The lift (which complies with the Disability Discrimination Act), along with closed circuit television and telephone links, will be installed beside the existing staircase to the platform and will provide access suitable for wheelchairs and prams from Victoria Street.
02/29/2008
08:29 AM
AAASP Wheelchair Basketball Championship Set for March 7 GEORGIA
A week of championships featuring wheelchair basketball teams from across Georgia opens this weekend and culminates March 7 with a varsity championship game held alongside the Georgia High School
Association's State Basketball Championship at The Arena at Gwinnett.
02/29/2008
08:27 AM
Lincoln to Host National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament ILLINOIS
The state's capital city will host the Division II Regional Tournament for the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. 2008 will be the first time Lincoln has hosted the event. Six teams will compete for the title of Division II Regional Champion: Arkansas
Rollin' Razorbacks, Illinois' Champaign Fire, Rockford Chariots, St. Louis Rams, the Oklahoma Sooners and
Lincoln's own Madonna Magic.
02/29/2008
08:26 AM
New push to help city's most disabled homeless LOUISIANA
Armed with the results of a new survey, the leaders of the homeless advocacy group Unity were working Thursday to rescue the most severely disabled people from the homeless camp at Canal and Claiborne.
02/29/2008
08:25 AM
Swimmer Jones eyes Beijing glory UK
As she approaches her third Paralympic Games, swimmer Natalie Jones is admitting to feeling her age.
02/29/2008
08:24 AM
Oregon Candidate Makes Light of Disability
So a U.S. Senate candidate with a metal hook for a left hand walks into a bar. The candidate, Steve Novick, has bellied up next to a voter and the two talk about politics. The other guy struggles to twist off a beer cap. Novick coolly reaches over, grabs the bottle and deftly uses his metal hook to pop it open, telling the other man: "We can't afford just politics as usual." Novick, who was born with multiple disabilities, is going right for the funny bone in his bid to challenge a Republican incumbent.
02/29/2008
08:22 AM
Sumter Disability Board Director Charged With Abuse On Client
Police say the director of a disabilities and special needs board in Sumter has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a disabled man.
02/29/2008
08:21 AM
Bills call for action on disability systems
The ranking Republicans on the House and Senate
veterans' affairs committees introduced legislation Thursday to overhaul the military and
veterans' disability systems, saying they fear that continued study of and debate over the changes could lead to a missed opportunity.
02/29/2008
08:17 AM
New wheelchair fast, but won't hit 50 mph MICHIGAN
All over Ben Carpenter's home, there are reminders of the day Ben very accidentally tried to set a land speed record in a wheelchair. A wheelchair the R&D guys at the company that built it never tested for that kind of speed. VIDEO LINK.
02/29/2008
08:15 AM
Disabled employees may lose jobs UK
Management at Glencraft said the withdrawal of the £650,000 funding for the factory means it could shut as early as April.
02/29/2008
08:14 AM
Disability Cases Pending, Pending
Over the next decade, the Social Security Administration's workload will increase substantially. Retirement claims will jump by more than 40 percent and disability claims by nearly 10 percent. The testimony raised questions about whether Social Security's 140 offices that handle disability claims are appropriately staffed and whether administrative law judges who rule in disability cases could be more productive.
02/29/2008
08:13 AM
Canada's McKeever brothers win gold in cross-country
Norway - Brian McKeever took another stride toward his goal of becoming the first winter-sport athlete to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Traditionally the McKeever Brothers have dominated the field at the ParaNordic level, but a small dust-up made the race in Norway a little closer.
02/29/2008
08:12 AM
Modifications Are Made to Disability Program
Members of the alliance formed by NFL officials to address the medical and financial needs of retired players made a series of modifications to the league's disability program during a meeting yesterday at a downtown Washington law office. The changes, officials said, are designed to increase the amount of the benefits paid to certain former players and to expand the pool of retired players eligible for disability payments.
02/29/2008
08:10 AM
Pitt to honor advocate for disabled PENNSYLVANIA
Young Woo Kang learned as a boy about overcoming loss. He was 12 when a soccer ball hit him between the eyes, and doctors said they could not reattach his retinas.
02/29/2008
08:09 AM
Agencies for disabled join forces FLORIDA
Faced with serious funding cuts that threatened their very survival, two area nonprofits serving the developmentally disabled announced a merger Thursday. Manasota ARC which serves 150 clients in Manatee and Sarasota is now a partner with PARC, which serves more than 700 clients in Pinellas County.
02/29/2008
08:08 AM
2nd wheelchair-bound inmate alleges abuse FLORIDA
Lawyers for a second wheelchair-bound inmate say he was abused in a Florida jail. Benjamin Rayburn alleges that guards at the Hillsborough County Jail threw him on the floor after pulling him out of his wheelchair, the St. Petersburg Times reported. Rayburn, a paraplegic, was allegedly left on the floor in a holding cell for more than an hour in October 2006.
02/29/2008
08:06 AM
Dave Clark Five singer Smith dies UK
Mike Smith, the lead singer of 1960s British pop group The Dave Clark Five, has died at the age of 64. He died from pneumonia at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, his US agent Margo Lewis confirmed. This was a result of complications from a spinal cord injury sustained in 2003 which left him paralysed from the waist down, she added.
02/29/2008
08:02 AM
Council Sparks Fury After Axing Disabled Factory UK
A FACTORY staffed by disabled workers has to shut because a council are cutting funding. Aberdeen City Council are withdrawing a £650,000 annual grant from the city's Glencraft workshops from April.
02/29/2008
08:01 AM
Burr bill would alter vet disability ratings NORTH CAROLINA
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr introduced legislation Thursday to change the ratings disability system for veterans. The measure could affect the more than 700,000 veterans in North Carolina, as well as the soldiers and Marines returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
02/29/2008
07:58 AM
'Wake-up' call for firms on disability UK
Law firms face a
"wake-up" call on their disability practices as momentum gathered last week for a sector-wide investigation of the profession by the Equality and Human Rights Commission
(EHRC).
02/29/2008
07:55 AM
Vulnerability of disabled ignored in Latimer reaction, activists say CANADA
People with disabilities are expressing fear and disbelief over public reaction to another chapter in the story of Tracy Latimer, a disabled 12-year-old killed 15 years ago by her father Robert. The Saskatchewan farmer, who asphyxiated his daughter in the cab of his truck, was granted day parole this week after serving seven years of his life sentence on a second-degree murder conviction. The sentence stipulated that he serve a minimum of 10 years without parole.
02/29/2008
07:54 AM
'She really loved her kids'; Family in shock as woman makes court appearance in disabled daughter's death CANADA
A St. Catharines woman charged in the death of her disabled teenaged daughter was a devoted mother who sacrificed 17 years of her life to care for her, says a worried family member in British Columbia. Astrid Hueller watched quietly from the prisoner's box as she appeared in bail court Thursday, charged with manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death and failure to provide the necessities of life in the Feb. 18 death of her daughter, Courtney Wise, who had cerebral palsy. Her bail hearing was postponed until March 5.
02/29/2008
07:28 AM
Missouri Senate passes bill to reverse ruling on disabled workers
Senators unanimously passed legislation Thursday meant to reverse a Missouri Supreme Court decision that could allow millions of dollars to flow to the families of disabled workers after their deaths. Although a boon to some surviving spouses and children, the
workers' compensation benefits never were intended to last so long, many lawmakers say. And the extended payments could further drain a workplace injury fund that some fear already is headed toward insolvency.
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