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January 2008  (Note: Some archived links may become inactive)

Headlines (Posted January 30, 2008)

01/30/2008 04:38 PM

New Treatment Can Clear Brain Clots

It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm.


01/30/2008 04:33 PM

Concussion Raises PTSD Risk for Iraq Vets

Researchers report that soldiers who have suffered concussions during their time in Iraq are more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical health problems.


01/30/2008 04:25 PM

New Hampshire organization has answers to brain injury questions

During the more than two decades she has worked with brain-injured individuals and their loved ones, Beth Robinson has come to appreciate the hope and inspiration knowledge brings. Robinson, who works for the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, recently organized a speaker's bureau, an initiative that aims to educate anyone who is interested in learning more about brain injuries.


01/30/2008 04:23 PM

In the blink of an eye - lives changed by workplace accident fall AUSTRALIA

AFTER falling through a roof, Trevor McAlpine suffered a brain injury and couldn't remember life with his wife Sandra - but he could recall the names of the guys from his Aberfeldie football team. The lives of the Gladstone Park couple changed in the blink of an eye after a beam gave way under Mr McAlpine's feet on a Dandenong rooftop last March.


01/30/2008 04:20 PM

Illinois offers help for veterans with brain injuries

Illinois veterans who have brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder now have access to an array of screening and counseling services, state officials announced Tuesday.


01/30/2008 04:18 PM

UTMB TLC plan conference on brain injuries

Internationally renowned experts in brain trauma will convene April 25-27 for the seventh annual Galveston Brain Injury Conference at Moody Gardens. This invitational event is sponsored by the Center for Rehabilitation Sciences and the School of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in collaboration with the Transitional Learning Center at Galveston, which provides rehabilitation for those who have suffered an acute brain injury.


01/30/2008 04:14 PM

Brain injury survivors display courage day after day CANADA

Courage isn't always about fighting fires and saving lives. Sometimes, the simple act of living day to day is the truer mark of valour. That's what a high-powered Toronto audience of nearly 150 people learned last week at the city's fourth annual Hawaiian Oyster Odyssey fundraiser, held at a mid-town restaurant in support of the Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST) and the Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC).


01/30/2008 04:14 PM

Fort Carson Soldier Dies From Brain Injury MARYLAND

A U.S. Army soldier out of Fort Carson who suffered a brain injury in Baghdad last summer has died at a Maryland hospital, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Sgt. Mikeal Wayne Miller, 22, died Sunday at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland.


01/30/2008 04:13 PM

Concussed - Head Injuries and Wakeboarding

With all of the coverage given to knee injuries and broken bones caused by wakeboarding, most avid wakeboarders understand that although the sport can be a lot of fun, it can also be dangerous.


01/30/2008 04:13 PM

Medical Marvel

Doctors can't explain why Pat Rummerfield is able to run marathons and race cars. Even so, there are scores of quadriplegics who long to follow in his footsteps.


01/30/2008 04:08 PM

Next Big Thing in Medicine - Help for Spinal Cord Injuries and Quicker Healing Wounds

Researchers are looking for the next big thing in medicine, and they're getting close. One group hopes to drastically change the outcome for people with spinal cord injuries. Another?s discovery will heal wounds better and faster.


01/30/2008 04:07 PM

Safe Removal Of Gliomas To Preserve Language Requires Less Extensive Brain Exposure Than Previously Thought

A more limited approach to craniotomy---the procedure through which a patient's skull is opened up to expose the brain---than has traditionally been used by neurosurgeons can maximize resection and minimize lasting side effects when tumours within or near language pathways are removed, according to the results of a prospective study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.


01/30/2008 04:07 PM

Drug Helps Brain Tumor Patients Live Longer

People who receive high doses of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate to treat a certain type of brain tumor appear to live longer than people receiving other treatments, according to research published in the January 29, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.


01/30/2008 04:04 PM

Determining How The Brain Selectively Interprets Sound

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have reported new findings about how the mammalian brain interprets and fashions representations of sound that may help explain how we are able to focus on one particular sound among many in noisy environments such as offices or cocktail parties.


01/30/2008 04:02 PM

Cepheid Receives Health Canada Medical Device License For Xpert MRSA Test And GeneXpert System

Cepheid, announced that Health Canada has issued a medical device license for the Xpert(TM) MRSA test for the rapid detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on nasal swabs and the GeneXpert(R) System.


01/30/2008 04:02 PM

Methotrexate May Cure up to 20 percent of Patients With Rare Brain Tumor

New research shows that high-dose methotrexate is the most effective drug for primary central nervous system lymphoma, with up to 20% of patients achieving a long-term remission with methotrexate alone.


01/30/2008 03:57 PM

Epileptic Seizures In Adults Cut Using Modified Atkins Diet

A modified version of a popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet can significantly cut the number of seizures in adults with epilepsy, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The Atkins-like diet, which has shown promise for seizure control in children, may offer a new lifeline for patients when drugs and other treatments fail or cause complications.


01/30/2008 03:55 PM

Adaptive Alpine Skiing - Go with a Pro

If you are going to invest your time and money at a local or not-so-local ski resort, start with a Professional Adaptive Ski Instructor. I have been instructing Snow sports since 1996 at Disabled Sports USA programs and the most valuable advice I can give you is to choose a resort that puts a lot of effort into training their instructors to be professional while also offering a wide variety of adaptive equipment.


01/30/2008 03:54 PM

Government Helps Protect Backyard Birds From Avian Influenza

A national campaign, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is underway to promote Bird Health Basics-simple steps that owners of backyard flocks and pet birds can take to help protect their birds from dangerous diseases, such as avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease.


01/30/2008 03:53 PM

New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Tested By University Of Pittsburgh Scientists

A vaccine against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax Inc. According to a study published by the Public Library of Science in the Jan. 30 issue of PLoS ONE, the vaccine produced a strong immune response in mice and protected them from death following infection with the H5N1 virus. The vaccine is being tested in humans in an early-phase clinical trial.


01/30/2008 03:51 PM

More Than A Matter Of Degree - Severe Asthma May Be A Different Form Of The Disease

A multi-center research project to investigate severe asthma has found a key physiological difference between severe and non-severe forms of the disease, a finding that could help explain why those with severe asthma do not respond well to treatment.


01/30/2008 03:43 PM

Go ahead, point and laugh

Josh Blue has heard the charges. Too many of his jokes focus on his disability, cerebral palsy. "When you first start doing comedy, everybody says, "Find your voice, find your voice," " says Blue.


01/30/2008 03:42 PM

Third-graders find out what it's like to live with a disability MASSACHUSETTS

Blindfolded and unsure, third-graders at Wampatuck Elementary School stum-bled through a course made up of orange traffic cones. Several feet away, students tried to read words with scrambled letters, write their names in Braille or use a wheelchair to get from here to there.


01/30/2008 03:38 PM

Measure signed for better psychiatric care for NY prisoners

Governor Spitzer has signed a new law to provide better treatment of inmates with mental illness by limiting when they can be put in solitary confinement.


01/30/2008 03:36 PM

Disabilities don't keep FREE Players off-stage NEW YORK

Opening night is still six months away, but Michael Brennan is focused on the lyrics to "Fugue for Tinhorns" as if the curtain will rise in a few hours. "This is a big thing for me," Brennan, 24, says afterward. The Rockville Centre man, born with Down syndrome, has landed the part of Rusty Charlie, a gambler, in the FREE Players' take on the quintessential Broadway musical.


01/30/2008 03:34 PM

Contactual and Direct Interactions Partnership Enables People with Disabilities to Work from Home

Direct Interactions Inc., a leading provider of home-sourced contact center solutions, has selected Contactual OnDemand Contact Center as their call center technology provider.


01/30/2008 03:32 PM

Improvements To Make Courthouse More Handicapped-Friendly PENNSYLVANIA

Bids are being sought for improvements to the Wayne County Courthouse, to further make it friendly for disabled persons.


01/30/2008 03:31 PM

Special Olympics athletes to give opinion for future events FLORIDA

Six Treasure Coast Special Olympics athletes are traveling to Tallahassee to take part in a unique Congress. They will participate in Athlete Congress 2008 through Friday, a forum where Florida delegates with intellectual disabilities work together to recommend policy and set direction for the Special Olympics organization.


01/30/2008 03:24 PM

Casey man doesn't let disability stop his dreams of becoming a musician ILLINOIS

Bradley Bragg looks far beyond what others might see as a disability. He doesn't seem to notice that his limbs don't function exactly like others do. But, that's only a small part of his story. He has a passion for playing the guitar and he's learned to play it differently than most people play.


01/30/2008 03:23 PM

Stem Cell Therapy Studies For Stroke Cerebral Palsy Prepare For Clinical Trials

Finding answers about optimal dosage and timing for stem cell therapy in adults with strokes and newborns with ischemic injuries is a goal of two new federally funded studies.


01/30/2008 03:21 PM

Stem cells useful in animal stroke models

South Korean and Canadian studies suggested stroke victims might benefit from transplantation of human mesenchymal or bone marrow stem cells.


01/30/2008 03:18 PM

Scientists Map Signaling Networks That Control Neuron Function

n the first large-scale proteomics study of its kind, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have mapped thousands of neuronal proteins to discover how they connect into complex signaling networks that guide neuron function. Their research -- using quantitative mass spectrometry, computational software and bioinformatics to match the proteins to their cellular functions -- may lead to a better understanding of brain development, neurodegenerative diseases, and spinal cord regeneration.


01/30/2008 03:15 PM

New book highlights musician's struggle GEORGIA

The platinum record adorning the wall in his Kennesaw home spoke volumes about the life Harry O'Brien has led in the 25 years since he stopped to help a stranded motorist and ended up confined to a wheelchair as a result. Despite permanent paralysis from the chest down and limited use of his hands, O'Brien went on to become a successful recording engineer. It was his company, Atlanta Recording Studios, that cut the 1993 mega-hit "Whoomp! There it is!" by the Atlanta R&B group, Tag Team.


01/30/2008 03:14 PM

Brain in a Box Helps Woman Walk Again

Three years ago Debbie Gomez-Trost was living her dream, watching her triplets grow up and enjoying her new home. Then in the summer 2006, Gomez-Trost received a glimmer of hope in the form of a new device called the WalkAide that helps with footdrop. VIDEO LINK.


01/30/2008 03:10 PM

New Treatment Is Retraining Stroke Patients' Brains

Dr. Robert Levy says 50-percent of stroke survivors will have lasting paralysis. Dr. Levy is studying brain stimulation that will re-grow neural pathways to reverse that paralysis. Surgeons place electrodes internally over the injured brain area. They're powered by a battery implanted in the chest. The brain is stimulated only during intense physical rehab that involves the paralyzed arm. V IDEO LINK.


01/30/2008 03:09 PM

Computer-controlled prosthetic anticipates a user's movement

Every day, amputees face challenges most of us take for granted, like walking off a curb or through the snow. New prosthetic technology is now making those everyday struggles a little easier. VIDEO LINK.


01/30/2008 03:07 PM

Wolf Pack to Host US Standing-Amputee Hockey Team vs NYPD Game February 23rd

Northland AEG announced today that the Hartford Wolf Pack's GEICO Connecticut Cup home game vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday, February 23rd at the XL Center will feature a pre-game exhibition game between the U.S. Standing/Amputee Hockey Team and a team of able-bodied skaters from the New York City Police Department.


01/30/2008 03:06 PM

CMS Proposes Stronger Protections For Beneficiaries Using Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics Orthotics And Supplies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 25 issued a proposed rule to enhance the enrollment standards for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers. The proposed rule is intended to increase protections for Medicare and its beneficiaries from potentially dishonest or low quality suppliers.


01/30/2008 03:04 PM

Prosthetics Technology

A prosthetist with Otto Bock and the C-Leg says there is an increased demand for higher quality prosthetics right now as many soldiers are returning from the Iraq War with missing limbs. "As these enhancements get developed for the military personnel then they will translate into day to day use for folks who aren't part of the service," said Michael Leach, CPO, Otto Bock.


01/30/2008 03:02 PM

Lawmakers Say Mattel Broke Word on Lead

The letter was prompted by Mattel's decision not to issue a nationwide recall of a blood-pressure cuff in a toy medical kit sold under the Fisher-Price brand. The legislators said they were disturbed by the company's "lack of action.  Lead was found in a plastic part of the toy, and current federal laws ban lead only in paint on toys. Lawmakers are considering a law to limit lead in all material in toys.


01/30/2008 03:00 PM

New Test Detects The Most Prevalent Respiratory Viruses

Diagnosing a nasty cough is now a lot easier thanks to a new test developed at McMaster University, which has just been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States.


01/30/2008 02:55 PM

Fires can leave you breathless

Health experts say that breathing smoke created by brush fires can cause all sorts of respiratory problems for children and adults with existing respiratory problems.


01/30/2008 02:52 PM

Study highlights need for respiratory research NEW ZEALAND

A study into a respiratory virus that affects more than 95 percent of children under two has highlighted the need for more research and the development of a vaccine against the virus.


01/30/2008 02:48 PM

Tamiflu-resistant flu viruses found in Canada

Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory is reporting a high level of Tamiflu resistance among H1N1 viruses circulating so far this flu season in this country, one of a number of labs to see a phenomenon that is unsettling influenza experts.


01/30/2008 02:46 PM

Breakthroughs in artificial lungs could assist in transplants

When the lungs fail, doctors have woefully few tools in their arsenal to help people breathe.


01/30/2008 02:43 PM

Grandmother Speaks Out about Grandson's Abuse GEORGIA

Aiden Waller is still in critical condition with head injuries and he has bruises all over his body.


01/30/2008 02:42 PM

Lung nodules are justifiably worrying should be evaluated

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Can lung nodules become cancer? Should I have checks from time to time? I am very concerned.


01/30/2008 02:40 PM

A last gasp for lung disease

It doesn't seem logical that shrinking or removing part of the lung would help someone with emphysema breathe better. But the treatment - known as lung volume reduction surgery - has been shown to work in certain patients.


01/30/2008 02:39 PM

Lungs' Mast Cells Could Provide New Treatment Target For Asthma, Other Respiratory Disease

An enzyme released by mast cells in the lungs appears to play a key role in the tightening of airways that is a hallmark of asthma -- pointing to a potential new target for treatment against the illness.


01/30/2008 02:38 PM

NCPA Offers Free Respiratory Care Certificate Program - Online Program Helps Pharmacists Expand Niche Services

Pharmacists interested in offering respiratory care services can now benefit from the new NCPA Respiratory Care Certificate Program. Developed by the National Community Pharmacists Association, this free continuing education (CE) program, available for the first time in an online format, provides pharmacists and staff members the hands-on clinical and business knowledge necessary to develop a successful respiratory patient care niche.


01/30/2008 02:36 PM

Medisave to cover more outpatient treatment SINGAPORE

PATIENTS will be able to use more of their Medisave money to pay for outpatient treatments this year. By March, it can be used for outpatient treatment for asthma, and possibly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which largely affects heavy smokers.


01/30/2008 02:36 PM

Snoring Affects Development Of Chronic Brochitis Study

A study by researchers in South Korea found that snoring influenced the development of chronic bronchitis, but how and why remained somewhat of a mystery.


01/30/2008 02:35 PM

Inverseon Announces Positive Phase IIa Asthma Study

In the article by Hanania et al., in Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, vol. 21, (2008), pp. 134-141, entitled, "The safety and effects of the beta-blocker, nadolol, in mild asthma: An open-label pilot study," mild asthmatics were treated for 9 weeks. All subjects tolerated the drug, and 8 of 10 subjects experienced a clinically meaningful, dose-related, reduction in airway hyper-responsiveness.


01/30/2008 02:34 PM

Topigen Pharmaceuticals Initiates European Phase 2 Clinical Study Of TPI ASM8 In Patients With Asthma

TOPIGEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specialized in developing products for respiratory disorders, today announced the initiation of patient dosing in clinical protocol TPI ASM8-205, a Phase 2 safety and efficacy study in asthma with one of its lead product candidates, TPI ASM8. This study builds on prior pharmacodynamic and safety data in a three-day study of TPI ASM8 in an allergen challenge model and will be conducted in collaboration with leading clinical research centers across Europe, including the UK, Netherlands, France and Italy.


01/30/2008 02:32 PM

Indonesia launches bird flu plan as death toll tops 100

Indonesia on Wednesday launched a new three-year plan to fight bird flu, just days after the confirmed death toll topped 100 in the country hardest hit by the H5N1 virus.


01/30/2008 02:32 PM

Clot-Busting Drug Offers New Approach to DVT

When it comes to treating deep vein thrombosis, injecting the clot-busting drug alteplase (rTPA) directly into clots in the legs reduces the risk of complications and recurrence, a small U.S. study suggests.


01/30/2008 02:30 PM

Understanding an Aneurysm

An aneurysm occurs when a weakened portion of a blood vessel balloons or widens abnormally. There may be a throbbing or swelling sensation at the site, or no obvious symptoms.


01/30/2008 02:29 PM

WHO studies Tamiflu resistance after new report

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was studying whether some seasonal flu viruses may be resistant to Tamiflu, after a study showed high levels of resistance to the widely-used drug in parts of Europe.


01/30/2008 02:28 PM

Genes affect risk from smoke in CF patients

Any exposure to secondhand smoke reduces lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis, according to investigators at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The adverse effects related to this noxious exposure are magnified by certain gene variants, the team reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


01/30/2008 02:27 PM

Pats' Bruschi inspires stroke survivors

There was a time when Tedy Bruschi was unsure he'd be able to go to a football game again, let alone play in one. Yet here he is nearly three years later, fully recovered from a stroke and back at the Super Bowl as one of the unbeaten New England Patriots' defensive leaders.


01/30/2008 02:14 PM

New flu vaccine may not need needles

Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue.


01/30/2008 02:12 PM

Big time wheelchair basketball rolls into China

Two-time gold medallist David Durepos dribbled down the sideline, turned on a dime but was boxed in by traffic, then wheeled around again before hitting a teammate with a no-look pass for an easy score.


01/30/2008 02:09 PM

City is a rough ride for wheelchair users PENNSYLVANIA

It had been nearly a decade since I'd seen Clifford Roberts, the South Philadelphia violin-maker, and I was uncomfortable asking the obvious question. "I find that Philadelphia is an extremely difficult city to get around."


01/30/2008 02:08 PM

LSHA Appeals to PHCN On Spinal Cord Injury Victim NIGERIA

Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Human Rights and Public Petitions has appealed to the Management of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), to speed-up the undertaking signed with Mr. Wasiu Adio Kareem, who had a spinal cord injury while discharging his official duty.


01/30/2008 02:07 PM

Yorio overcomes disability to bowl for Mahwah NEW JERSEY

Sitting in one of the chairs next to the scorer's table, Matt Yorio looks like anyone else at Holiday Bowl. He rises from his seat, picks up his bright orange ball with his left hand and proceeds to the foul line, where he pauses to line up his shot before releasing the 8-pound ball. Although his form is not traditional, it works for him. But it's after he converts a spare that you can see what makes Yorio special.


01/30/2008 02:05 PM

Disabled Grocery Clerk Allegedly Victim Of Sexual Assault By Manager LOUISIANA

The manager of a Flower Mound grocery store is facing charges over the alleged sexual assault of a disabled female employee.


01/30/2008 02:02 PM

Furious father can't wash disabled daughter after water stops running UK

Barry Ward had to take his four-year-old daughter, who has hydrocephalus or water on the brain, to his mother-in-law's in Worcester Park last Saturday after enduring a second weekend without running water. The problem arose when a new set of taps were installed that reduced the water pressure, and despite a succession of visits from plumbers, the water pressure has not returned.


01/30/2008 02:01 PM

Dogs chase nightmares of war away

Jo Hanna Schaffer's dog is more than a best friend. The 67-year-old Vietnam veteran, a former Army medic, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and three years ago, she decided to get a service dog, a Chihuahua named Cody. Cody barks if someone is approaching from behind and cuddles with her when she is depressed.


01/30/2008 02:00 PM

Center benefits disabled children MISSISSIPPI

The T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability at Mississippi State University has recently broken ground on a new therapeutic motor lab.


01/30/2008 01:58 PM

Pilot programmes designed to empower the disabled CZECH REPUBLIC

2006 saw the launch of "Increasing Adaptability of Disabled Persons", a new project in the Czech Republic aimed at helping the disabled to improve their position on the jobs market. Unemployment among the disabled remains a serious problem, far higher than among the rest of the population. The aim of the project was to stress re-education and empowerment: over fifteen organizations cooperated to create and test pilot programmes to help the disadvantaged "help themselves".


01/30/2008 01:57 PM

Atos Origin wins Paralympic deal

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed Atos Origin as its worldwide IT partner. Supplier will create system to monitor and improve athletes' performances.


01/30/2008 01:56 PM

Army Blocks Disability Paperwork Aid at Fort Drum

Army officials in upstate New York instructed representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs not to help disabled soldiers at Fort Drum Army base with their military disability paperwork last year. That paperwork can be crucial because it helps determine whether soldiers will get annual disability payments and health care after they're discharged.


01/30/2008 01:54 PM

The sad plight of PWDs PHILIPPINES

WHEELCHAIR-bound, 56-year-old Pete Manio has reason to complain that in this country, persons with disabilities (PWDs) like him are given low priority.


01/30/2008 01:53 PM

Councilors pitch in to award para-athlete PHILIPPINES

A DIFFERENTLY-abled athlete was awarded a cash gift by members of the Davao City council Tuesday for bagging three bronze medals in table tennis during the recently concluded Asean Paragames in Thailand.


01/30/2008 01:51 PM

Rugby - Wheel Blacks earn bronze NEW ZEALAND

The New Zealand wheelchair rugby team beat Portland 45-38 to win the bronze medal at the Demolition Derby tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.


01/30/2008 01:50 PM

How the elderly and disabled are being left to fend for themselves UK

A growing number of elderly and disabled people are being denied help with washing, dressing and eating as more local authorities ration social care.


01/30/2008 01:50 PM

McKeever earns gold medal at World Cup ski event for disabled athletes

Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., captured a gold medal Tuesday in a World Cup 10-kilometre cross-country ski event for disabled competitors.


01/30/2008 01:47 PM

Buckland Puts The Lie To Disabled

Barney Franklin could barely talk. His disability was so bad, some people didn't want to hear him out. One man did want to. Kelly Buckland, a friend, would patiently listen as Franklin slowly and haltingly shared his ideas.


01/30/2008 01:46 PM

The disabled can hold down jobs says Fong MALAYSIA

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn said many with disabilities, including graduates, were capable of holding down jobs. However, he regretted the fact that some disabled were "disqualified" because of their condition.


01/30/2008 01:44 PM

Institutional care for disabled people in EU not satisfactory

Institutional care for disabled people in the European Union (EU) continues to fall short of acceptable standards in many cases, a report released Tuesday by the European Commission says.


01/30/2008 01:43 PM

'Elderly disabled missing out on social care' UK

A postcode lottery in social care means thousands of severely disabled elderly people miss out on help in the home, according to a new report. The Government launched an urgent inquiry into eligibility rules after the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) uncovered widespread variations across the country between different levels of support offered by councils.


01/30/2008 01:41 PM

McKeever refuses to rest on his laurels CANADA

Brian McKeever is looking to become the first winter-sport athlete to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. He made history last year after skiing in his first-ever able-bodied world championships where he finished 24th in a 15-kilometre skate-skiing race.


01/30/2008 01:40 PM

Boy Getting New Wheelchair PENNSYLVANIA

A boy whose custom-made wheelchair was stolen will soon get a new one.


01/30/2008 01:38 PM

Disabled Ask for Special Beds UGANDA

PERSON with disabilities (PWDs) have asked the Government to furnish maternity wards in the country with adjustable beds for disabled expectant women.


01/30/2008 01:37 PM

Walkabout reset for March 1 CALIFORNIA

Now that the city's test of downtown's "walkability" has been postponed until March 1, organizers hope even more volunteers will sign up for the event, including wheelchair users who can provide insight into accessibility.


01/30/2008 01:35 PM

Full court days KENTUCKY

Founded in 2002, Hill on Wheels is a Division III member of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, formed after World War II for soldiers who returned with physical disabilities.


01/30/2008 01:34 PM

Beating the odds -Despite disability Crum continues to prove he belongs UTAH

Dax Crum, a 6-foot-2 guard at Southern Utah University, was born without a right hand. All he has is a small, stunted digit at the end of his wrist that serves as a partial finger. Somehow, he has made himself into a solid college basketball player.


01/30/2008 01:33 PM

Frw50m for Paralympics World Cup RWANDA

The National Paralympics Committee (NPC) needs Frw 50m to stage the 2008 Paralympics World Cup, Times Sport has learnt.


01/30/2008 01:32 PM

Oscar vows to continue fighting

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius has vowed on Tuesday to continue his fight to have an Olympic ban overturned in an interview with Italian television.


01/30/2008 01:30 PM

Disabled youth dies in house fire FLORIDA

A disabled Waycross teenager died Tuesday morning when fire apparently ignited by a portable space heater swept through his family's home.


01/30/2008 01:30 PM

House fire in Bucks claims woman's life Brenda A Orr 53 was disabled and could not escape the blaze in her bedroom PENNSYLVANIA

A disabled woman who was unable to escape her burning bedroom died yesterday morning in a fast-moving house fire in Doylestown Borough.


01/30/2008 01:27 PM

Rolex Miami OCR

After postponements due to light wind, 369 Olympic and Paralympic sailors from 34 countries basked in sunshine and steadily increasing breezes on Biscayne Bay, completing day two of US SAILING's Rolex Miami OCR. Ynglings, Lasers and 2.4mRs have now completed five races, while the Laser Radials, Stars, SKUD-18s and Sonars have each completed four.


Headlines (Posted January 28, 2008)

01/28/2008 05:03 PM

Caught in safety net's gap CALIFORNIA

Jeff Lewelling uses a walker to move around because the left side of his body is partially paralyzed. Lewelling is 43. He suffered a traumatic brain injury three years ago after being struck by a car while riding his bike on El Camino Real in Atascadero. He flew 30 feet and landed on his head. He was not wearing a helmet.


01/28/2008 05:00 PM

Significant results of a new brain mapping technique

Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. The technique minimizes brain exposure and reduces the amount of time a patient must be awake during surgery.


01/28/2008 04:59 PM

A different image of war NEW HAMPSHITE

The images of war in Iraq that are ingrained in the memory of Pfc. Jonathan Snodgrass are not the same you see on TV. It's not the exchange of gunshots from insurgents in the hot spot of Ar Ramadi, nor is it the roadside bomb that went off while he was in the turret of a humvee, injuring him permanently. Snodgrass was one of the five awarded the Purple Heart after the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in March 2006, knocking him down from his gunner's position atop the vehicle. He suffered traumatic brain injury, for which he continues to be treated.


01/28/2008 04:54 PM

TBI task force identifies shortfalls in care

An Army report on the cause, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries among soldiers and Marines who have been in combat cited a number of gaps in services and care for those suffering TBI.


01/28/2008 04:38 PM

Imaging Study Of Skulls Could Improve Vehicle Safety

Women's skulls are thicker than men's, but they both shrink slowly after we reach adulthood. That's the conclusion of a new imaging study of 3000 people published in the Inderscience International Journal of Vehicle Safety. The detailed results could help in the design of more effective devices for protecting the head in vehicle collisions and other accidents.


01/28/2008 04:37 PM

Stem Cell Therapy For Brain Repair Is The Focus Of The ASNTR 15th Anniversary Meeting

The American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair 15th Annual Meeting will be held May 1-3, 2008 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater, Florida. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 1, 2008.


01/28/2008 04:35 PM

Calibrant Announces Brain Cancer Drug Discovery Program With Cleveland Clinic

Calibrant Biosystems announced a research collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic to identify novel drug targets for primary brain cancer using Calibrant's Gemini proteomics platform. As part of the partnership, Calibrant will identify protein networks and novel therapeutic targets involved in the progression of the most common and aggressive primary brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).


01/28/2008 04:25 PM

PuriCore's Sterilox Solution Highly Effective Against Pandemic H5N1 Avian Influenza

PuriCore, the life sciences company focused on the control of infectious pathogens with its novel, safe antimicrobial technology, announces that its Sterilox Solution has been proven highly effective against pandemic H5N1 avian influenza, a highly contagious and lethal outbreak pathogen.


01/28/2008 04:21 PM

Sixth Swan Tests Positive For H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Strain UK

A sixth mute swan, which was collected on January 21st as part of wild bird surveillance in Dorset, England, has tested positive for H5N1, the virulent bird flu virus strain, reports Defra (Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs). Defra added that this sixth confirmation is not a surprise.


01/28/2008 04:14 PM

Alnylam Reports Positive Phase II Data For ALN-RSV01 An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Respiratory Syncytial Virus RSV Infection

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, reported positive data for the ALN-RSV01 Phase II experimental infection study, now called "GEMINI." The GEMINI study was designed to evaluate the safety and anti-viral activity of ALN-RSV01, an RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of RSV infection. Top-line results show that ALN-RSV01 was safe and well tolerated and demonstrated statistically significant anti-viral activity.


01/28/2008 04:11 PM

Driver For Disabled Faces Abuse and Abduction Charges VIRGINIA

56 year-old Alton Davis was a driver at Guardian Ambulance Service in Wythe County for several years. "One of the victims has a disability that she's not even able to communicate with us and because she's not able to communicate with us we probably wouldn't have known about that had the first victim not been able to tell us about her," says Chief Deputy Keith Dunagan with the Wythe County Sheriff's Office.


01/28/2008 04:07 PM

Special Olympics Hoops FLORIDA

At first look it seems like any other Leon High basketball game, but then you see one of the Lion's stars, Austin Danton, watching from the bleachers. He along with hundreds of his classmates came out to cheer at the Leon/Ever hart Special Olympics basketball game.


01/28/2008 03:57 PM

Child suffers brain injury father charged ALABAMA

Sheriff's officials on Friday arrested and charged 20-year-old Raymond McKinney of Phil Campbell. Plott said McKinney told investigators during questioning that he lost his temper, "jerked the baby out of bed," and shook him to get him to stop crying.


01/28/2008 03:52 PM

Layoffs Planned At Habilitation Center May Not Happen MISSOURI

Major staff layoffs ordered by the Missouri Mental Health Department will cut twenty percent of the work force at the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in Bellefontaine Neighbors this spring.


01/28/2008 03:51 PM

Canine caregivers help austistic kids GEORGIA

Matthew Plunk pulls away from Ajax but can't go more than 2 1/2 feet, the length of the tethering strap securing him to the Great Pyrenees-boxer mix. This, his parents say, is just one of the benefits of having an assistive dog to help their mildly autistic son navigate not just their Norcross home but the world outside.


01/28/2008 03:50 PM

Area Special Olympians head to athlete congress FLORIDA

Area Special Olympics athletes Sam Finley of Stuart, Terri Barker of Fort Pierce, and Trish Torre, Alison Youngling and David Helseth, all of Vero Beach, will take part in the third Special Olympics Florida Athlete Congress from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday in Tallahassee.


01/28/2008 03:46 PM

Volunteer program helps Special Olympic skaters CONNECTICUT

Amanda Shulman now knows the meaning of the phrase Special Olympics. It's not only the athletes who are special, for overcoming their physical disabilities to participate in competitions many of us take for granted.


01/28/2008 03:43 PM

Reel life real life INDIA

Popular films influence the audience in many ways. But the recent hit film TAARE ZAMEEN PAAR has brought changes in attitude towards learning disabilities in such a way that is perhaps quite unprecedented in the Indian context. Jayalakshmi Sengupta reports.


01/28/2008 03:42 PM

VSA arts' Hosts New York Premiere of Groundbreaking International New Media Exhibition at the World Financial Center

VSA arts' new media exhibition, Renascence, premieres at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery from Feb. 5-March 16. An international juried exhibition of new media by artists with disabilities who use new media to convey personal experience, Renascence brings ideas from international artists that change perceptions both about disability and the role of new media in the traditional art world.


01/28/2008 03:40 PM

Special Olympics Gets Under Way At Sugarloaf MAINE

More than 500 Maine athletes with mental disabilities will begin competition on Monday as the 2008 Special Olympics winter games get under way at Sugarloaf USA.


01/28/2008 03:40 PM

Students with physical disabilities get bursaries and scholarships SINGAPORE

Close to S$300,000 was given out to some 230 students with physical disabilities, or have parents with physical disabilities.


01/28/2008 03:37 PM

AbleNet Unveils Next Transition Skills System for Helping Students with Disabilities Transition from Childhood to Adulthood

Next Transition Skills System is a district-wide solution that simplifies the process of identifying, teaching and tracking essential transition skills over multiple years, while meeting state standards and federal guidelines for providing transition education to students with mild, moderate and severe disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder.


01/28/2008 03:36 PM

Finding The Right Model Of Healthcare For Stroke Patients UK

The University of Ulster has been awarded research funding of £266,431 from HPSSNI R&D Office to develop statistical models that could help provide cheaper and better care for stroke patients in hospital and at home.


01/28/2008 03:34 PM

Hospitals putting stroke data on file NORTH CAROLINA

Aiming to improve the quality of care provided to stroke patients, about half of North Carolina's 100 hospitals on a daily basis report monitoring information to a state-funded online database - data that is then used by hospitals to improve care.


01/28/2008 03:26 PM

Stroke victims may benefit from stem cell transplants

According to two studies published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.16 No.10), stroke victims may benefit from human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) or bone marrow stromal cell (BMSCs) transplantation. In both studies, the migration of chemically "tagged" transplanted stem cells were tracked to determine the degree to which the transplanted cells reached damaged areas of the brain and became therapeutically active.


01/28/2008 03:24 PM

Researchers Determine Structure of Protein Involved in Spastic Paraplegia

By piecing together the detailed structure of a molecule-munching enzyme, researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have revealed how it helps maintains cells' internal highways. The finding could one day lead to new treatments for a neurological disorder caused when the enzyme, known as spastin, malfunctions.


01/28/2008 03:22 PM

Exhibit Celebrates the Beauty of the Disabled SOUTH AFRICA

In a bid to change the way society looks at disabled people and to celebrate their beauty, the City of Cape Town is to launch a photo exhibition featuring French models with various forms of disability.


01/28/2008 03:18 PM

mum's amputation misery three years after op UK

Claire Ramsden went into hospital with a broken ankle - and came out with an infection that is about to cost her a leg.


01/28/2008 03:17 PM

Giant steps PENNSYLVANIA

Randy Smith could have lost both legs, but as fate would have it, he lost only one.


01/28/2008 03:15 PM

Vietnam amputee to deliver message of hope ALABAMA

Tim Lee often says that March 8, 1971, is the day he stopped running. On that day in Vietnam, Lee was walking "point," the first man in his formation, on a mine sweep. He stepped on a 60-pound box mine, and the explosion blew off both his legs


01/28/2008 03:13 PM

Waging a new battle VERMONT

Last year, Eileen Casey lost her right foot to cancer and her hair to chemotherapy. She did not lose her strength or her determination to tackle obstacles, even unexpected ones. The $18,000 artificial limb that Casey uses was not covered by her insurance company, Great West, and she was shocked to learn that after a brutal battle with cancer last year that she would have to scramble to pay for the prosthetic that would keep her out of a wheelchair and help her return to normal life.


01/28/2008 03:12 PM

Getting injured troops back on their feet UK

Private Johnathan Lee is learning how to walk again. His face is concentrated, his back ram-rod straight as he grips the bars either side of him, determined to balance on his new prosthetic leg, fitted just four days ago.


01/28/2008 03:10 PM

Sampson Parker's tale of losing an arm

Sampson Parker has told the story of losing his arm in a Sept. 11, 2007, farm accident so many times that he's lost track. But his new prosthetic arm from Faith Prosthetics in Concord has sparked another round of interview requests.


01/28/2008 03:08 PM

Double amputee walks again due to Bluetooth

Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and a 6-inch screw holding his pelvis together. Now, he's starting to walk again with the help of prosthetic legs outfitted with Bluetooth technology more commonly associated with hands-free cell phones.


01/28/2008 02:58 PM

Dangers of snoring

What is sleep apnea? Usually associated with snoring, sleep apnea means the cessation of breathing during sleep.


01/28/2008 02:48 PM

Self-Expanding Plastic Stents In The Treatment Of Benign Esophageal Conditions

Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents (SEPSs) in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs resulted in frequent stent migration and few cases of long-term improvement.


01/28/2008 02:44 PM

Prisoner in his own body OREGON

On the sixth floor of an intensive care unit the man in the hospital bed stares up at a stark, white ceiling. Noises drift about him: the soft, monotonous beeps and sighs of a ventilator. The low murmur of voices from a nurse's station just a few feet away. Crowded with machines, the room is dark, save for the sunlight streaming in from a large window. Carl T. Foster used to be the master of his own body.


01/28/2008 02:41 PM

Back from the sidelines CALIFORNIA

Santa Ana gymnast and former Olympian is coming back strong from pulmonary embolisms and is ready to compete for her Stanford team with an eye toward the Olympics. Allyse Ishino was in an emergency room where she was diagnosed with two pulmonary embolisms. The blood clots in her lungs kept Ishino on the sideline for the entire 2006-7 season and left her "in a state of disbelief."


01/28/2008 02:39 PM

Smoker fighting for her life OHIO

Brenda Bilger wants to live. "I have stage four COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). I smoked for 38 years. My pulmonologist told me that if I didn't quit smoking, I would die," Bilger said.


01/28/2008 02:38 PM

Indian state asks for 'all possible help' to defeat bird flu

The Indian state of West Bengal, battling the country's worst outbreak of deadly bird flu, appealed on Saturday to the federal government to send "all possible help to defeat" the virus.


01/28/2008 02:37 PM

Bangladesh bird flu situation alarming says science adviser

The spread of bird flu among poultry has become "alarming" in Bangladesh as three more districts reported outbreaks at the weekend, leaving almost half the nation affected, an official said Sunday.


01/28/2008 02:35 PM

India steps up culling as bird flu spreads

Health officials in India's West Bengal state said on Monday that they were culling chickens on a "war footing" as bird flu spread to new areas of the state at the weekend.


01/28/2008 02:35 PM

Some ordinary flu strains resist Tamiflu in study

Some seasonal influenza viruses are resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu, a study showed, but Roche said no doubts had been raised about the drug's power to combat any deadly bird flu pandemic.


01/28/2008 02:28 PM

Indonesia bird flu death toll hits 100

A 23-year-old Indonesian woman from East Jakarta has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll to 100, according to a report from Indonesia's bird flu information centre on Monday.


01/28/2008 02:27 PM

Lead linked to aging in older brains

The new work suggests long-ago lead exposure can make an aging person's brain work as if it's five years older than it really is. If that's verified by more research, it means that sharp cuts in environmental lead levels more than 20 years ago didn't stop its widespread effects.


01/28/2008 02:26 PM

Aging caregivers in need of support UK

Families caring for adults with disabilities are suffering from a severe lack of resources and support, say disability assistance providers.


01/28/2008 02:26 PM

What is SMA

Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a common genetic disease and a leading genetic cause of death in babies and toddlers.


01/28/2008 02:24 PM

Paralyzed woman helps raise funds for research IOWA

A Cumberland woman who sustained a paralyzing spinal cord injury six years ago is using her abilities to help deal with her disability. Jyl and Donnie Waters founded the Spinal Cord Organization for Research and Enrichment following Jyl's 2002 fall from a forklift. The Iowa-based organization recently donated $20,000 to the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md.


01/28/2008 02:23 PM

Holes in disability bill puzzle some vets

Former Army Capt. Hunter Smart of Phenix City, Ala., an injured veteran of the Iraq war, expected to find new severance pay protection in the Wounded Warrior Act Section of the new 2008 Defense Authorization Bill.


01/28/2008 02:20 PM

Quick disability process starting INDIANA

The Social Security Administration this week launched a quick way to qualify someone for disability benefits in Indiana. It's only for cases in which there is a high probability that the person is disabled and evidence of the person's disability can be quickly and easily obtained.


01/28/2008 02:19 PM

Wheelchair Basketball Game GEORGIA

It's not just any basketball game...Two middle Georgia wheelchair basketball teams compete in their first game of the season. It was all part of the American Association of Adapted Sports Program. And the players were ready to play.


01/28/2008 02:17 PM

HKSAR gov't promotes arts for disabled persons HONG KONG

The government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to helping persons with disabilities to develop their artistic potential, an official said here on Saturday.


01/28/2008 02:15 PM

Boca men on mission to find jobs for disabled FLORIDA

Carl Hoffman and Stan Newman of Boca Raton are on a mission. A mission to find employment for the disabled. And in just over two years, they have found permanent jobs for 138 people with various handicaps - some physical, some mental. But all with challenges that had kept them out of the workplace.


01/28/2008 02:14 PM

Disability severance protection not retroactive

Former Army Capt. Hunter Smart of Phenix City, an injured veteran of the Iraq war, expected to find new severance pay protection in the Wounded Warrior Act section of the new 2008 defense authorization bill.


01/28/2008 02:13 PM

Back to Work Thanks to a High-Tech Wheelchair

Myron Rosner, 47, owner of SIZ Construction in Miami never used to think his job was dangerous. That is until one day in August of 2001 when a freak accident on the job left him paralyzed from the waist down. The ladder he was standing on snapped, sending him plunging three stories to the bottom of an elevator shaft. He broke his back and spinal cord in the accident.


01/28/2008 02:12 PM

Support for disabled and families UK

Families with disabled children in Nottingham are getting more support with more than £7m of government cash.


01/28/2008 02:11 PM

10 000 PCs for disabled people programme launched VIET NAM

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs on January 25 launched a programme, which will provide 10,000 PCs for disabled.


01/28/2008 02:10 PM

Centre plan for disabled actors UK

Work has started to build a £1.9m arts centre in Bradford for young actors with disabilities.


01/28/2008 02:09 PM

Disabled bus fare scheme warning UK

Disability campaigners in Devon are warning changes in concessionary fares will make life worse for some people in the county.


01/28/2008 02:08 PM

Bell makes wheelchair access easier

When businesses are located in buildings that are not accessible, it creates problems for customers with physical disabilities. There are solutions. One of them is something called Big Bell. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, businesses are required to be accessible. For those located in buildings that were built before the law, Big Bell will help. It's affordable and easy to install. VIDEO LINK.


01/28/2008 02:06 PM

Rollin' Bobcats continue winning ways NORTH CAROLINA

The Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats, a local wheelchair basketball team, is ranked among the top in the nation. This weekend, the team secured a spot in the Winter Classic Championship game. For the players, they feel their game is just as exciting as any in the National Basketball Association. VIDEO LINK.


01/28/2008 01:57 PM

Boost for disabled THAILAND

ON 14 Jan last year, The New Paper reported on the lack of a proper scheme to reward Singapore athletes who won medals on the world stage, be they abled or disabled. The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) announced the Athlete Achievement Awards (AAA) on 15 Jan - a year later.


01/28/2008 01:56 PM

Rollin Razorbacks Take On No 1 Wheelchair Basketball Team ARKANSAS

The Rollin Razorbacks had already beaten San Antonio and Houston this weekend to improve their record to 33-2.


01/28/2008 01:54 PM

Old Memories Look Better Through New Glasses

Sasha Meza lifted her tiny finger, delicately pointing herself out among her junior high school classmates in the yearbook. Her mother and grandmother shuffled through photographs that were spread across a heavy, dark wood table in the rectory of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn - pictures of Sasha at the Special Olympics and at her eighth-grade prom.


01/28/2008 01:53 PM

Alabama Man Overcomes Disability

Clay Dyer was born without legs, no left arm and only a partial arm on his right Frisbee, baseball, Basketball and swimming were challenges, but through a lot of frustration and trial and error, Clay learned to do anything he set his mind to.


01/28/2008 01:51 PM

Social Security's disability program has incentives to protect monthly benefits Medicare coverage

Q:"I receive Social Security disability benefits. Am I allowed to work part time to supplement my income?" G.F., Twinsburg


01/28/2008 01:50 PM

A Wish Come True For Football Fan FLORIDA

For many of us going to a football game is easy, but for Oscar Gonzalez, it can be nearly impossible. Oscar suffers from muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that gradually weakens the body's muscles. VIDEO LINK.


01/28/2008 01:49 PM

Phone Reads Documents for Blind

Chris Danielsen fidgets with the cell phone, holding it over a $20 bill. "Detecting orientation, processing U.S. currency image," the phone says in a flat monotone before Danielsen snaps a photo. A few seconds later, the phone says, "Twenty dollars."


01/28/2008 01:48 PM