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Teen With Brain Injury Gets Support In Hometown Of Simsbury CONNECTICUT
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It is their only night together, and Greg and Davi Bubnash are in a church basement at the weekly meeting of Simsbury's Boy Scout Troop No. 175. They're here to talk about Mike, their 19-year-old Eagle Scout son, the writer, the science nerd. In February 2007, Mike suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident.
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| 05/12/2008
09:47 AM
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A dedicated mom KENTUCKY
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"I am the most blessed mom there is," says Melissa Bowen. Her best friend, as Melissa calls her 15-year-old daughter Miranda, requires more attention than other teenagers. But that doesn't prevent Melissa from being a dedicated mother. She said she loves Miranda with all of her heart. Melissa and Miranda were in a car accident in 1995. Miranda suffered a traumatic brain injury. She's had 22 surgeries since that time. She has seizures, tight muscles, difficulty moving and speaking. She needs assistance for everyday activities. Melissa has a video monitor that enables her to monitor Miranda throughout the night.
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| 05/12/2008
09:46 AM
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Cilostazol as Effective as Aspirin in Prevention of Recurrent Stroke
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Results of a randomized pilot trial suggest that cilostazol, a PDE3 inhibitor, is as effective as aspirin in preventing recurrent stroke, with significantly lower rates of bleeding.
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| 05/12/2008
09:45 AM
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A Closer Look at Pressure Ulcers
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A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you?
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| 05/12/2008
09:35 AM
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Hormone Therapy Linked to Stroke Risk Regardless of Timing of Treatment Initiation
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New analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Study shows an increased stroke risk associated with both estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestin, regardless of treatment or timing of initiation.
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| 05/12/2008
09:34 AM
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GB swimmers maintain medal rush UK
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Britain's Paralympic World Cup gold rush continued with 14 medals, including seven golds with the swimmers dominating in Manchester.
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09:33 AM
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Weir in double track gold success UK
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London Marathon winner Dave Weir continued his good start to the season with double gold success on the final day of the Paralympic World Cup.
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| 05/12/2008
09:23 AM
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Brain Injury Podcasts
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Listen to an archive of audio programs about brain injury, rehabilitation, disabilities, and other related subjects.
Download to your iPod or MP3 player or listen on your computer.
New programs posted regularly.
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| 05/12/2008
09:23 AM
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Two Thirds Of People With Asthma Do Not Lead A Full Life Because Of Their Condition
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Two in three people with asthma feel that their condition is in some way preventing them from achieving what they want from life and one third of patients are living in fear of having an attack, according to a new survey released to mark World Asthma Day.
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| 05/12/2008
09:19 AM
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NEC Foundation of America Announces New Grants
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NEC Foundation of America today announced grants totaling $222,250 to seven organizations that engage technology to remove barriers to communication, participation and independence encountered by people with disabilities.
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| 05/12/2008
09:13 AM
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Mutant gene causes epilepsy, intellectual disability in women
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A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia.
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| 05/12/2008
09:10 AM
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Hundreds Compete In Special Olympics Track And Field WISCONSIN
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271 athletes from 18 different agencies came out to compete in this track meet, all hoping to advance to the next level.
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| 05/12/2008
09:08 AM
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Faith guides artist down new path ALABAMA
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There are a lot of things Joan Weems shouldn't be able to do. She shouldn't be able to move her arms let alone use her hands, but she does. One hand is better than the other, but she’s adapted to life with a dominate left hand. She shouldn't be able to move her feet or feel sensation in her legs. She’s not even supposed to feel her butt cheeks. Yet, she can. And she definitely shouldn't be able to paint. But she does.
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| 05/12/2008
09:07 AM
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Kids find a place on the field in new league MICHIGAN
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The sun was beating down on Marysville Park Tuesday and as it sunk to the west, most of the people watching the first game of the Marysville Little League Challenger Division shifted to the shaded, southern bleachers. On the field and around the diamond were 24 kids playing an organized team sport in uniforms -- something many of them had never done before.
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| 05/12/2008
09:05 AM
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1,500 gather at Special Olympics event OHIO
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There were a lot of smiles yesterday - and some good-natured competition - at a Special Olympics event that drew 1,500 children and adults from 10 northwest Ohio counties.
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| 05/12/2008
09:02 AM
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Kennedy Center staff learns about hallucinations CONNECTICUT
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Cara O'Rourke found it hard to concentrate. O'Rourke, counseling services coordinator at the Kennedy Center, was one of many center employees who participated in "Hearing Voices," a workshop designed to show the center's staff what life is like for someone with auditory hallucinations. Participants in the Kennedy Center workshop had to listen to a CD that simulated what it's like to hear voices. Then they had to accomplish a series of tasks, such as reading a newspaper story, using matchsticks to create specific designs and answering Kinsella's relatively simple questions - all with the "voices" buzzing in their ears.
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| 05/12/2008
09:00 AM
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Developmentally disabled will be served in St. Joseph MISSOURI
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Progressive Community Services soon will provide case management coordination services for developmentally disabled individuals in Northwest Missouri. The move comes from the Department of Mental Health’s efforts to move control of case management services from its offices to local Senate Bill 40 boards.
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| 05/12/2008
08:58 AM
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Lawsuit filed against Duchesne UTAH
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Duchesne County commissioners discriminated against children with mental and physical disabilities and violated the Utah Fair Housing Act in denying applications for group homes in 2005, a new lawsuit claims.
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| 05/12/2008
08:56 AM
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Man overcomes effects of childhood stroke to become a hero
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When the car flipped right in front of him, Danny Inacio almost didn't believe what he was seeing. A man pulled out his pocketknife and cut through the passenger's seatbelt. Inacio then helped pull the passenger from the smoking car. Someone else freed the driver.
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| 05/12/2008
08:55 AM
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Medicare Fee Cuts Could Devastate Rehabilitation Services, Physical Therapists Warn Congress
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Pending cuts to the Medicare physician fee schedule could severely hamper the ability of physical therapists to serve the rehabilitation needs of seniors and people with disabilities, driving up overall costs while decreasing quality of care, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and its Private Practice Section.
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| 05/12/2008
08:54 AM
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UN celebrates disability treaty UK
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The UN is celebrating the coming into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - a landmark agreement that aims to give the world's 650m disabled people full equality.
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| 05/12/2008
08:53 AM
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities OPINION PHILIPPINES
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The Convention - which Secretary-General Ban Kimoon has called "a powerful tool to eradicate the obstacles faced by persons with disabilities" - was adopted by the General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and was opened for signature and ratification on March 30, 2007. Since then it has been signed by 127 countries and ratified by 25. Jamaica was the first country to ratify the Convention, and on April 3, 2008, Ecuador ratified, providing the sufficient number of parties for the Convention to enter into force.
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| 05/12/2008
08:52 AM
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Students with disabilities share prom experience OHIO
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A year ago, Joey Olinger might not have enjoyed the prom because of the loud music and crowds. But Saturday night, he was one of the first kids on the floor, doing the worm, break-dancing and dipping the girls as they danced.
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| 05/12/2008
08:50 AM
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Work for people with disabilities
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Eighty percent of the nation’s working age population without disabilities is employed, but the employment rate for people with severe disabilities is only 38 percent. That low level of employment covers a wide range of individuals with disabilities, each of whom face different barriers to employment. The AbilityOne Program (formerly Javits-Wagner-O’Day) targets those facing the highest barriers to employment.
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| 05/12/2008
08:49 AM
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Parking Cheats: People without disabilities are using handicap parking placards for free parking and convenience SOUTH CAROLINA
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A growing number of hospital workers, downtown merchants and others are using parking placards for the handicapped to cheat the city out of thousands of dollars in parking meter revenue.
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| 05/12/2008
08:47 AM
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Stroke Victim's Credit Card Stolen OHIO
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Hillary Brich told NBC 4’s David Wayne that it’s been a tough few weeks since her father, Bill Thalman, suffered a stroke. The missing wallet wasn’t the worst of it. Apparently someone used a credit card he had in it.
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| 05/12/2008
08:46 AM
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Website of the Month - 'Its Not Who I Am'
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Its Not Who I Am - a website created co-created by a 13-year old epilepsy survivor who is an advocate for public education of this condition and removing the sigma for other survivors.
Its Not Who I Am is a website that tells Sara-Elizabeth's story. It is also an interactive site where other young people with epilepsy (as well as their siblings, family members, parents, and friends) can visit and learn about how to move beyond being "someone with epilepsy."
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| 05/12/2008
08:46 AM
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Mechanism Uncovered Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, epilepsy, stroke, dementia and malignant gliomas.
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| 05/12/2008
08:45 AM
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Coach's stroke doesn't slow down team UTAH
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It probably didn't seem strange to anyone but San Juan softball fans that coach Craig Swenson didn't coach third base in the Broncos first-round games of the state tournament.
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| 05/12/2008
08:41 AM
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After stroke, mom has a passion for people CALIFORNIA
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Some mothers give until it hurts. Carrie Gursky goes a little further. Fifteen years ago, while delivering the youngest of her two sons, Gursky suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed. But the 47-year-old has never let her handicap slow her down.
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| 05/12/2008
08:39 AM
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Wounded Warriors hunt wild turkeys at Letterkenny Army Depot PENNSYLVANIA
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Retired Staff Sgt. Christopher Bain tried to twist open a ketchup bottle at the picnic table with his teeth before his buddy, retired Spc. Manny Pina, offered to open it. It was all done with the attitude of two men who spent three years together coming to grips with their disabilities. Pina nicknamed Bain "T. rex," "a big mouth with two bad hands," and Bain refers to Pina as "Maniac" or "the one-legged Puerto Rican."
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| 05/12/2008
08:28 AM
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Disabled man faces prison AUSTRALIA
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PRISON authorities are grappling with the dilemma of how to accommodate a quadriplegic man facing a jail sentence for conspiring to manufacture ecstasy.
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| 05/12/2008
08:26 AM
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Quadriplegic high schooler voted to reign over prom SOUTH CAROLINA
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Dixie Roberts watched, stunned, as the sea of eyes flowed toward her. The announcer had just called her name, telling Chester High School's senior class that she was the prom queen. "Everyone turned around and looked at me like, 'It's you, girl,'" Roberts said. "I was so glad that my classmates thought of me in that way."
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| 05/12/2008
08:23 AM
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County to offer high challenge sports program to disabled persons FLORIDA
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AccesSportAmerica says it’s a national non-profit organization that "inspires higher function and fitness for children and adults of all disabilities through high-challenge sports."
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| 05/12/2008
08:21 AM
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Taking a Chance on a Second Child NEW YORK
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PEOPLE kept saying the best thing she could do would be to have a second child as soon as possible, but for many years, Jordana Holovach could not bear the thought of it. Her first, Jacob, had been born severely handicapped in 1996. And as much as she loves that boy and as hard as she’s worked to make him whole - she has raised $4 million to fight his genetic disease and was able to get him ground-breaking gene-therapy treatment - she felt snakebit.
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| 05/12/2008
08:19 AM
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Cool new treatment for paralysis
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Manny Gomez spent his life as a Miami cop. Two years ago, a fall off his horse changed his life. Then, his life changed again thanks to a new, experimental treatment. Within hours of his fall, doctors ran icy cold saline through Manny's body, dropping his temperature to 92 degrees for two days.
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| 05/12/2008
08:16 AM
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Wounded Marine recovers at Walter Reed
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The pain reads like a book on the face of this United States Marine. Between winces and words he later apologizes for using, David Borden struggles to move leg muscles that have not supported his weight in months. Sometimes the pain is so bad his attention focuses entirely on fighting through it.
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08:13 AM
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Wounded major not daunted by Ironman challenge KANSAS
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Beyond his fitted wet suit, racing bicycle and long-distance footwear, Army Maj. David Rozelle will be packing a few extra pieces of high-tech equipment for next month’s Ironman 70.3 Kansas in Lawrence.
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| 05/12/2008
08:13 AM
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Moving toward more lifelike artificial limbs
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The need for better prosthetics, driven in part by the hundreds of amputees returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, has spurred a host of innovations enabling unprecedented control over artificial arms and legs. Already, researchers have begun unveiling sensor and microprocessor-packed "intelligent" knees, thought-controlled mechanical arms, and artificial hands with fingers able to pinch and grab.
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| 05/12/2008
08:08 AM
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Brain Injury Conference
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The 4th Annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference will be held again this year in Kingston, NY, presented by Northeast Center for Special Care.
Clinicians and support persons working with this population are invited to attend this highly-rated conference with cutting-edge educational sessions to increase knowledge and skills in this highly specialized area.
October 2, 2008.
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| 05/12/2008
08:08 AM
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Letourneau Prosthetics Teams On Medical Mission FLORIDA
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Local university students are on the way to Africa to help fit amputees with high tech prosthetics. The students, from Letourneau University, will work medical clinics in Bangladesh, Kenya and Sierra Leon.
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08:07 AM
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Ending the guessing game in concussion recovery WASHINGTON
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As athletes at Hammond High School in Columbia, Md., headed off to games and practices after school on a recent Friday, junior varsity lacrosse player Jake Rotter strolled to an empty computer lab to once again square off against his stiffest adversary: himself. Rotter sustained a concussion during the junior varsity football season, experienced lingering headaches that prompted him to leave the wrestling team and then endured another concussion playing lacrosse this spring.
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| 05/12/2008
08:05 AM
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Wings' Franzen out with concussion-like symptoms MICHIGAN
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The Detroit Red Wings will be without the league's top playoff goal scorer for at least the next two games.
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| 05/12/2008
08:04 AM
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Sleep Apnea and Athletes: MTSU linemen participate in sleep apnea study TENNESSEE
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Select MTSU football players are participate in an eight-month sleep apnea research study, one of the first such projects done on college athletes in the country.
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| 05/12/2008
07:56 AM
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Are you at sleep-apnea risk?
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Researchers have developed a scoring system, published in the May journal Anesthesiology, to identify obstructive sleep apnea sufferers quickly before surgery. The disorder puts people at risk of heart attack, irregular heart rhythm, diabetes and even traffic accidents.
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| 05/12/2008
07:51 AM
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CDC report finds increase in reports of respiratory illness in children after hurricane Katrina; New Orleans Mayor pushes for city residents to leave trailers
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The number of children in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina who complained of symptoms of bronchitis, pneumonia and other lower respiratory illnesses rose in the years after the storm, according to a 49-page CDC report released on Thursday, the Washington Post reports.
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| 05/12/2008
07:47 AM
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Fairytale journey for brave little Phoebe UK
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A brave Bangor youngster paralysed in an horrific hit-and-run accident seven years ago has just had the trip of a lifetime to Eurodisney. Phoebe Lyle (10), her brother Patrick and their parents Jane and Robert travelled to the resort outside Paris last week.
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| 05/12/2008
07:46 AM
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SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears
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South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday.
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| 05/12/2008
07:45 AM
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Mom's infection may boost epilepsy risk in offspring
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Exposure to certain maternal infections in the womb increases the odds of epilepsy in childhood, according to an analysis of data from a Danish study. Among the infections cited were cystitis (inflammation of the bladder), pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract), and vaginal yeast infection.
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| 05/12/2008
07:43 AM
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All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak
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South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city.
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| 05/12/2008
07:42 AM
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Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
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The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience. Some of them are going to court Monday as attorneys will attempt to show that the mercury-based preservative triggers symptoms of autism.
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| 05/12/2008
07:40 AM
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Podcast - Impairments of Consciousness Part One - Introduction to the States of Consciousness Including the Vegetative State
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Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST, Director of Brain Injury Programs, Northeast Center for Special Care
Guest: Nathan Zasler, MD, FAAPM&R, FAADEP, DAAPM, CIME, Medical Director, The Tree of Life Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center in Glen Allen, VA., Editor of the journal: "Brain Injury," and chairperson of the International Brain Injury Association.
Time: 32:25
Synopsis: Impairments of Consciousness and States of Consciousness Including the Vegetative State, is one that has been in the news over the past few years and one that has generated discussion not only with the public but also clinicians and professionals who specialize in treating brain injury. The question of individuals in a vegetative state was brought to the forefront with Terri Schaivo in 2005 and again recently with reports of enhanced arousal in some individuals in persistent vegetative states who had been given ambien.
Dr. Nathan Zasler discusses states of consciousness, coma, coma rating scales and gives an informative introduction to this topic.
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07:40 AM
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Tow truck, grandma in standoff over disabled parking spot OREGON
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A towing company is defending it practices after a big fight over a disabled parking spot in downtown Portland. That fight had a grandma standing in front of a tow truck as it idled... making sure it couldn't leave the parking lot of the downtown Post Office, to keep her car from being towed away.
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| 05/12/2008
07:38 AM
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Rolling to glory: John Lee caps comeback at Wheelchair Games MICHIGAN
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A small pop explodes from John Lee's rifle as he inhales quickly into a clear plastic tube held in his mouth. The tube, which serves as a trigger for the carbon-dioxide-powered gun, then falls as the 48-year-old quadruple amputee waits for a gun range safety officer to check his shot with binoculars and reload another lead pellet. To perfect his low aim, Lee slowly uses his amputated arm to maneuver a joystick that aligns his gun with the paper target 10 yards away. That time, his shot was right on.
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| 05/12/2008
07:36 AM
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Judge: City must make municipal court accessible OHIO
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A judge ruled this week that the City of Marietta must provide a municipal court that meets Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards.
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| 05/12/2008
07:35 AM
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Wheelchair driver dies after crash PENNSYLVANIA
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A Pottstown man on a motorized wheelchair was hit by a vehicle Thursday night and died after he was taken to the hospital, police said.
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| 05/12/2008
07:33 AM
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State settles with disabled mother MONTANA
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The state said Friday that it has settled accusations that child protective services workers unfairly discriminated against a disabled Livingston woman. The settlement will cost the state $330,000. Geri Glass, bound to a wheelchair following a car accident, said the workers put onerous and unfair conditions on her. Glass said that when her son Gage was a newborn, state Child and Family Services workers told her they would take her son if they learned she had been left alone with him.
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| 05/12/2008
07:32 AM
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Harlan Hahn, pioneer in disability rights movement CALIFORNIA
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Harlan Hahn, a longtime University of Southern California professor of political science and champion of disability rights who successfully sued the university to improve access for disabled people campuswide, died April 23 at his Santa Monica home. He was 68.
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07:30 AM
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Search for Nowra Paralympians AUSTRALIA
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The Toyota Paralympic Talent Search Program is an Australian Government-funded initiative run by the APC, and supported by Toyota, which aims to build on the success of Australia’s Paralympic teams. To date more than 250 potential Paralympians have been identified through the Talent Search Program for Beijing and beyond with 61 athletes selected as part of the Beijing Paralympic Shadow squad.
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07:29 AM
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Shark victim rides wave of success SOUTH AFRICA
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Shark attack survivor Achmat Hassiem describes himself as the "baby" of the country's disabled sporting stars, but he is keeping his Paralympic ambitions alive.
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07:28 AM
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Wheelchair users' country scheme UK
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People who use wheelchairs, their families and friends are being urged to visit the north Wales countryside with a series of special summer events.
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| 05/12/2008
07:27 AM
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I, in the body Exhibition
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An exhibition of original poetry and pose by the Poets and Writers of Northeast Center for Special Care
April 12-May 25th, 2008
Gallery in the Field, Brandon, Vermont
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| 05/12/2008
07:27 AM
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Ben Austin named in Paralympic swim team AUSTRALIA
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Wellington-born Ben Austin was yesterday named in Australia’s 35-strong Australian swimming team for the Beijing Paralympic Games.
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07:26 AM
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Swimming: One last record to break for the reverend who walks on water UK
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Mingle with the 400 athletes from 45 nations assembled in Manchester this weekend for the Paralympic World Cup and you will be uplifted by scores of heart-warming stories of courage and high achievement born out of adversity, not least that of the paraplegic padre.
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07:22 AM
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Paralympic sports festival held QATAR
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The Sport Affairs Department of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), in association with Qatar Sport Federation (QSF) for Special Needs, held its first paralympic sports festival at Qatar Sports Club yesterday.
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07:20 AM
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Nazis' disabled victims honoured UK
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The UK's first memorial to the one million disabled people who were persecuted, sterilised or killed by Nazi Germany has been unveiled.
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07:18 AM
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Western Kentucky teen hopes to play soccer in Paralympics
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Alex Dornbusch isn't like the rest of the guys passing a spring evening on the intramural soccer fields. At first glance, the athletic-bodied Murray State freshman appears no different than any of his teammates on Elizabeth Residential College's intramural squad. But when he turns to break upfield, he is several steps slower than everyone else. He runs with a limp.
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07:17 AM
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River Run wheelchair winner rolls toward Beijing MICHIGAN
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Tyler Byers is headed to Beijing late this summer as he already has qualified to race the wheelchair marathon as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Team.
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07:15 AM
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Quest for a cure grows stronger RHODE ISLAND
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Six women lift Marybeth Caldarone from her wheelchair, wrap her in sheets and place her on a stretcher. Slowly, speaking different languages, they lower her into the cold water of the stone bath.
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07:14 AM
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City to make Sports Park ADA compliant TEXAS
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Sergio Zarate looked at the meeting's agenda with his hopes rested on the final item. For more than seven months, Zarate had been pushing to make the soon-to-be-built Brownsville Sports Park handicap-accessible.
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07:13 AM
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Man charged with raping mentally disabled woman WASHINGTON
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A Yakima man was arrested after he allegedly raped a developmentally disabled pizzeria employee when she made a pizza delivery to his home.
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07:11 AM
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Northeast Center for Special Care
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northeastcenter.com - your brain injury information portal on the web. articles, podcasts, news and links to resources.
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07:11 AM
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Commission to unveil hunting lifts for disabled NORTH CAROLINA
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Disabled hunters and sportsmen will soon get a bird's-eye view of deer and other wildlife, thanks to a partnership between the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the North Carolina Handicapped Sportsmen.
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07:09 AM
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Boy's special medical care imperiled by state budget crunch CALIFORNIA
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Derek Longwell's wheelchair bears all the scars of rough handling by a fully charged 13-year-old boy: scratched metal frame, chipped paint, worn treads and a perpetual coat of dust on the footrest. The teen with dark chocolate hair and olive-tinted eyes suffers from spina bifida, a birth defect that has left him with an incomplete spinal cord and an inability to walk. But a committed team of doctors and his devoted parents, backed by a specialized state health care program, have enabled Derek to enjoy an active life outdoors. Now the state's ominous fiscal forecast is threatening to disrupt Derek's ability to see his doctors in a timely manner or get leg braces to fit his growing body.
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07:08 AM
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No parenting break for those with aging disabled children IOWA
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For some families, parenting is a lifelong task. "If you had told both of us back when we were first married this would be our life, I would have said 'No way,'" said Mary DeWees, mother to Brenda DeWees, a mentally disabled 47-year-old with cerebral palsy, and two other children who live on their own.
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07:05 AM
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New Zealand to send 30-strong team to Paralympics
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New Zealand will send a 30-strong team to the Paralympic Games in Beijing in September, Radio New Zealand has reported.
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07:04 AM
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Nigerian athletes for Paralympics resume camping
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The Nigerian athletes who have been on a month's break are back in camp at the Liberty Stadium in Southwest Nigeria Ibadan in Oyo State to intensify their preparations for the Paralympics Games in China.
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07:02 AM
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Lucy's mom was there ILLINOIS
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Lucy Trevino graduated Saturday from UIC with a degree in bioengineering, and the dean stopped the commencement of the Class of 2008 to tell of the Trevinos' triumph. He barely made it, he said, without breaking into tears. Lucy, who is 24, was told she had a rare genetic degenerative disease, spinal muscular atrophy, when she was 4.
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07:01 AM
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Wheelchair Patient Hit By 2 Vehicles ARIZONA
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The family of a wheelchair patient who was hit and killed by drivers of two SUVs urge any witnesses to contact Phoenix police. Neither motorist stopped to render aid in Tuesday's accident, police said. VIDEO LINK.
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07:00 AM
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Treasury mulls new disability insurance guidelines ISRAEL
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Draft quidelines note that making disability payments conditional on an incapacitated person undergoing rehabilitation is illegal.
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06:39 AM
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British winners excel at Paralympic World Cup UK
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Britain's swimmers showed exactly why they have been considered the dominant force in world swimming for the last decade at the Manchester Aquatics Centre yesterday, winning seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals on the penultimate day of the Paralympic World Cup.
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06:35 AM
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Everyone wins at Santa Cruz's annual Human Race CALIFORNIA
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Scott Shults stood up from his wheelchair and took several confident, if a bit shaky, steps before turning and walking back. Although Shults, 39, rolled down West Cliff Drive during the Human Race Saturday morning, he was showing people how far he's come since suffering a serious brain injury in a motorcycle crash nine years ago. The inspiring sight helped him to collect more than $5,000 in donations in the months leading up to the event.
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| 05/12/2008
06:32 AM
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Proposal Calls For Higher Disability Payout For Injured Workers CALIFORNIA
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Californians permanently injured on the job would get an average 16 percent increase in disability payments under new rules proposed by the state Division of Workers' Compensation.
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| 05/12/2008
06:30 AM
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Russia's Disabled People Find Life a Struggle
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Every morning, Vadim Voyevodin performed the same ritual: Bending over almost parallel to the ground, he lifted the baby onto his back, slung a towel around his son and knotted the edges around his chest. The little boy remained pressed close to his father’s body throughout the day as he cleaned the house or cooked.
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06:29 AM
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Rehabilitation Recovery Reentry
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Located in Lake Katrine, NY in Ulster County, in a state-of-art therapeutic community - find out what makes Northeast Center so different from other rehabilitation programs. Visit us on the web.
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06:29 AM
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NZ Paralympians to wear Skins for Beijing NEW ZEALAND
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Paralympics New Zealand is pleased to announce that a three-year sponsorship agreement has been signed with Skins.
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| 05/12/2008
06:28 AM
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Disability advocates hopeful of resolution AUSTRALIA
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A meeting this week may end a tenancy dispute involving a young disabled Tasmanian man.
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| 05/12/2008
06:26 AM
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Wheelchair-Bound Woman Nearly Hit By Train
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A wheelchair-bound elderly woman trapped on railroad tracks was saved by a stranger from being hit by an on oncoming train Saturday night, police said.
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| 05/12/2008
06:25 AM
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Beijing dream AUSTRALIA
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THE dream of competing in the Beijing Paralympics is almost a reality for runner Kirrilee McPherson. McPherson has cerebal palsy, but has not let that dampen her spirit for sport.
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| 05/12/2008
06:23 AM
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Libs disability health plan released AUSTRALIA
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The Tasmanian Liberal Party has launched a 10 point plan to improve disability services in the state.
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06:22 AM
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Windber Scout designs project to boost awareness of disabled PENNSYLVANIA
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It’s a big project for one person to take on, but 13-year-old Brianne Wagner is up for the challenge. For her project, Wagner decided to organize a disability and illness awareness fair to educate the public on what life is like for those who have a long-term disability or chronic illness.
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| 05/12/2008
06:20 AM
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Sacred Heart student overcomes obstacles CONNECTICUT
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Eugene Stacy speaks softly into the microphone as assistant Chris Lebron inserts another Faith Hill CD into the console and taps the button until it lands on the seventh track. Leaning left on the headrest of his wheelchair, Stacy invites more questions. He's not shy.
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| 05/12/2008
06:19 AM
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Barrier-free parks planned for disabled in Wellington FLORIDA
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Disabled children in Wellington could one day have a park where wheelchairs or crutches won't keep them off the playground or away from their friends. The Village Council is set to discuss a proposal to build a barrier-free park Tuesday after a local family offered to donate $250,000 and raise up to an additional $200,000 to build the facility.
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| 05/12/2008
06:17 AM
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'He had the most amazing heart' NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Hiding just wasn't Kevin Kurowski's style. He couldn't hide his wheelchair or the bag that collected his urine. He chose not to hide the fact that the car crash that paralyzed him, the one he caused while drunk, had killed another man.
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06:16 AM
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Disability Doesn't Faze Kayak King FLORIDA
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Sean Fitzgibbon was born without a fibula in his right leg, and his right foot was deformed, too. So on his third birthday, the leg was amputated at the knee. But Fitzgibbon, now a 34-year-old husband and father of two, has learned to cope. He also learned that he didn't want his disability to squelch his athleticism. And he became a champion among his peers in surfing and kayaking.
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06:15 AM
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Experience offers new view on disabilities MASSACHUSETTS
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I always look forward to new experiences and broadening my horizons. Being an Internet addict, I always have a hunger for new ideas and facts to explore. I use my quest for knowledge to find new ideas for my column and to educate myself in all areas of disabilities.
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| 05/12/2008
06:14 AM
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Russ college of engineering and Technology: Student inventions aid disabled workers OHIO
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A gear that helps the wheelchair-bound conquer Jeff Hill and a prosthetic limb that allows a local farmer to grip tools with half the energy - Russ College of Engineering and Technology seniors presented these and four other design projects Saturday.
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| 05/12/2008
06:12 AM
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Amputee: 'Gladiators' a true test of will PENNSYLVANIA
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After a traumatic car accident in 1993 caused the amputation of his right leg above the knee, Butler native John Siciliano was determined to overcome adversity and continue his athletic lifestyle.
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06:11 AM
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Woodlands Community Temple in Greenburgh is expanding its 25-year commitment to developmentally disabled youth by organizing social events for older teens NEW YORK
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At a time when many synagogues are starting programs for developmentally disabled youth, Woodlands Community Temple is expanding its 25-year commitment by organizing social events for older teens that will revolve around Jewish holidays. The new program, called Keyf B'Yakhad or "Fun Together," is open to all post bar and bat mitzvah youth and their parents.
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| 05/12/2008
06:10 AM
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| 05/12/2008
06:10 AM
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Wheelchair soccer team gets kick out of Red Bulls' visit NEW JERSEY
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New Jersey's first power wheelchair soccer team got a boost last week when the New York Red Bulls presented it with customized jerseys and shorts at a special ceremony at Robert Lazar Middle School in Montville.
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06:08 AM
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Injured Bills TE Kevin Everett in Buffalo to talk about raising money for spinal cord injury research NEW YORK
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Injured Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett will be in town today to talk about the golf tournament and tailgate party he has planned to raise money for spinal cord injury research.
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| 05/12/2008
06:07 AM
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Spinal Cord Research Heads New $10M Funding In London, Ontario CANADA
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A researcher striving to help patients recover from spinal cord injuries headlines an announcement of more than $10.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) at The University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute.
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| 05/12/2008
06:06 AM
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A wish to walk: Man refuses to accept paralysis CALIFORNIA
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Day 1 at Project Walk fell on their 13th wedding anniversary. In years past, John and Marci Pou might have gone to dinner. Instead, in a strange place thousands of miles from home, Marci watched as John fought to maneuver his broken body. It was June 26, 2006, the start of a regimen that would push John to the limit physically and challenge both of them emotionally and even spiritually.
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| 05/12/2008
06:04 AM
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Disabled man fights to keep businesses on the right side of ADA FLORIDA
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Don't let the wheelchair fool you. Allen Fox is a one-man demolition crew. Just ask the nearly 140 targets of his wrath. With rare exception, they have been forced to spend thousands of dollars to rip out, tear down, rebuild or renovate their businesses after the 65-year-old suburban West Palm Beach man kicked about barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for him to get inside.
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| 05/12/2008
06:03 AM
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GB swimmers take to their marks for golden charge UK
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Swimming is set to provide a large chunk of Great Britain's medal tally at the Beijing Paralympics and it is not hard to see why.
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06:02 AM
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Wheelchair user alleges bias in suit against airport authority, carrier MICHIGAN
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A Pinckney resident is one of five Detroit-area residents suing Northwest Airlines Corp. and the Wayne County Airport Authority for alleged discrimination against disabled fliers.
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| 05/12/2008
05:59 AM
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Rights and wrongs uk
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For the first time, a UK recruitment agency has been found guilty of disability discrimination. Ben Furner asks what lessons can be learned by all parties.
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| 05/12/2008
05:58 AM
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Caring for disabled vets will cost billions for decades
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Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come -- even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.
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| 05/12/2008
05:56 AM
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Paralympic World Cup plusses uk
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There are plenty of reasons to be happy with the performances of the British team at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.
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