Chism injured as Vols romp Dec 30, 2008
He was able to move his fingers and legs suggesting there was no paralysis but he was severely dazed. Chism lay on the arena floor for perhaps 15 minutes while paramedics prepared him for transport to the hospital. (InsideTennessee.com)
Cancer vaccine kicks up controversy Dec 30, 2008
According to CDC, seizures, blood clots and paralysis accounted for six% of adverse events classified as "serious", while fainting, fever and headaches made up the rest. But the US health officials and Merck have dismissed the adverse events as "unrelated to the vaccine" and have claimed that the vaccine is safe. (Times of India)
NEW THERAPY TOOL PROVES EFFECTIVE Dec 26, 2008
But ongoing therapy at Timber Creek has made it possible for him to use a walker, and the paralysis in his lower body continues to improve ... "During the training session conducted by an employee of the company where we purchased the FES cycle, we were told Timber Creek is the first public facility in Iowa to have this therapy tool available. That's very exciting and we're proud to offer this option to our patients." The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord... (The Guthrian, IA)
'Internal Decapitation': One Boy's Amazing Recovery Dec 25, 2008
For most of those fortunate enough to survive, a lifetime of paralysis awaits. But after a recovery that even Roberts says he cannot completely explain, the boy was deemed well enough to be released Friday, three months after the accident. (ABC News)
Honey Bees On Cocaine Dance More Dec 25, 2008
29, 2007) The Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), a virus recently shown to be associated with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) of honey bees, has been in the United States since at least 2002, according to an. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Top media blunders... Dec 23, 2008
They were stunned into paralysis by the seemingly shocking takeover by You Tube, The Huffington Post, Politco and all the other new media-driven coverage that dominated the process. The old boys were undone by the lack of investment they made in podcasting, satellite radio, IM, Twitter, et. (The Drudge Report)
Gene disease 'recreated in lab' Dec 23, 2008
The child involved suffered from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a condition which kills nerve cells controlling muscles, causing paralysis and ultimately death, usually by the age of two. While doctors know these cells are dying, they have not been able to watch the process in close-up, and look for clues as to exactly how the genetic fault carried by these children is affecting them. (BBC News -- Health)
The Senate appointments are good news Dec 23, 2008
The rest of the world is rapidly overtaking the Americans with their system that rewards paralysis, payoffs and petty politics and we are being dragged down with them. Posted 22/12/08 at 9:02 PM EST. (Globe and Mail)
A lenient court, an angry family Man walks free despite violating probation Dec 23, 2008
A young Hamilton woman confined to a wheelchair and her parents were deeply dismayed yesterday when a judge allowed the man convicted of causing her paralysis to remain free although he has violated the terms of his probation. Daniel Robbins Jr., 22, of Hamilton has continued to use marijuana and has been caught driving without a license since his conviction of two counts of assault by auto for the road rage incident in March 2005 that left Jessica Rogers, 20, paralyzed from the chest down. (NJ.com -- Times)
Watch out for pet hazards at holidays Dec 23, 2008
If dogs get into macadamia nuts, it can cause a temporary paralysis of their rear legs. It typically lasts between 12 and 24 hours, but we saw cases that went as long as 48 hours. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Bank of Spain chief: World faces 'total' financial meltdown... Dec 22, 2008
"The inter-bank (lending) market is not functioning and this is generating vicious cycles: consumers are not consuming, businessmen are not taking on workers, investors are not investing and the banks are not lending. "There is an almost total paralysis from which no-one is escaping," he said, adding that any recovery -- pencilled in by optimists for the end of 2009 and the start of 2010 -- could be delayed if confidence is not restored. Ordonez recognised that falling oil prices and lower taxes... (The Drudge Report)
Wells Fargo economists see recovery in '09 Dec 22, 2008
Paulsen said fear mongering by government officials who were trying to sell the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program in the fall made the situation much worse, freezing everyone in their tracks and bringing on economic paralysis. Senior economist Scott Anderson predicted housing will lead the way back. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Patient-derived induced stem cells retain disease traits Dec 22, 2008
As reported this week in the journal Nature, Svendsen and colleagues at UW-Madison and the University of Missouri-Columbia created disease-specific stem cells by genetically reprogramming skin cells from a patient with spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA. In this inherited disease, the most common genetic cause of infant mortality, a mutation leads to the death of the nerves that control skeletal muscles, causing muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately death, usually by age two. Genetic... (EurekAlert!)
Genetic disorder recreated in lab Dec 22, 2008
In this disease, a mutation leads to the death of such nerves as control skeletal muscles, causing muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately death, usually by age two. During the study, the researchers created induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from stored skin cells of a young SMA patient and his mother, who did not have the disease. (India Times, India)
International finance leaders see "very dark" year ahead Dec 22, 2008
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Woman Sued for Rescue Effort in Car Crash Dec 20, 2008
The California Supreme Court ruled this week that Van Horn may sue Torti for allegedly causing her friend's paralysis ... Van Horn's lawsuit will go on to trial court to determine if Torti is to blame for Van Horn's paralysis. (ABC News)
Zimbabwe: SADC's Great Betrayal Dec 20, 2008
The political impasse has left the country without a functional government since March and the paralysis has seen the economy continuing to plunge and the humanitarian situation deteriorate with Sadc watching in awe. Sadc's mediation process, which gave Zimbabweans hope, seems to be failing and appears not to be salvageable. (allAfrica.com)
Neuralstem files application to test stem cell technology Dec 20, 2008
The company also hopes to see how effective the combination are in slowing the degenerative process that results in paralysis and eventual death in Lou Gehrig s Disease, officially known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.. In a study published in the journal Transplantation, the company and researcher collaborators showed that the stem cells extended the life of rats ridden with Lou Gehrig s Disease. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Idle workers explore options Dec 19, 2008
Don t go into paralysis, Worthington said. Start moving around. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Biologists Spy Close-up View Of Poliovirus Linked To Host Cell Receptor Dec 19, 2008
Poliovirus causes acute disease in the central nervous system in humans often resulting in paralysis. Due. (Science Daily)
Belle Fourche missionary 'determined' to overcome paralysis Dec 19, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008. Man stricken while he was in Chile. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Recall highlights Dec 19, 2008
Symptoms include blurred or double vision, weakness, poor reflexes, difficulty in swallowing and respiratory paralysis. No illnesses have been reported. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Warriors' work starts now Dec 19, 2008
That led to Perry suffering from Erb's Palsy, a paralysis of the arm. He underwent corrective surgery on his right arm when he was 8. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Georgia's unemployment rate rises to 7.5% Dec 19, 2008
The results were paralysis in high-stakes lending, a prolonged slide in the stock market, job cuts and a consumer retreat. Several factors might help speed recovery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
State makes its stimulus wish list Dec 18, 2008
"But uncertainty is no reason for paralysis. Planning is absolutely critical.". There are a host of other issues that remain unclear. (Boston Globe)
News Analysis: State and fed clean water actions could restrict pollution (3) Dec 18, 2008
Federal Clean Water Act paralysis. In June 2006, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Rapanos case dealing with whether a Michigan wetlands on private land that had an uncertain connection to a waterway could be regulated under the Clean Water Act. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Fed: Not a credit crunch Dec 18, 2008
Fed economists characterized the current credit climate in the Ninth District, which includes Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, western Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as more of a search for equilibrium than a paralysis of the system. It s a market response we should expect, Wirtz said. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Medical technology gives Dyer sergeant more mobility Dec 18, 2008
Kandi wrote on Dec 16, 2008 3:50 PM:" What a great story. Great job Times!I am a client of Phil Muccio's. He custom-made me a vest to wear for neck and shoulder pain. The company is called Wearable Therapy. Doctors-please let your patients know about this.Great technology for spinal cord injuries, paralysis, CP, MS, and pain to name a few.Great job Phil and Brian-Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Excellence!Shannon-you are an inspiratioin! ". Debbie wrote on Dec 16, 2008 8:54 AM:" I am also a... (Munster Times, IN)
• The language of gift-giving Dec 17, 2008
The alternative is my former brother-in-law, Dennis, whose Christmas shopping for his then-wife was an exercise in paralysis by analysis. See, Dennis would agonize for weeks over a Christmas gift, but never could make a decision. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
00004000Job clubs offer support Dec 17, 2008
That's a fast track to paralysis, says Bob Beaudine, an executive recruiter and author of the forthcoming book "The Power of Who," which stresses the importance of not just reaching out to others while on a job hunt, but making sure to seek out people who truly are concerned. "Non-relational approaches to finding a job do not work," says Beaudine. (Honolulu Advertiser)
MRI scans can predict effects of MS flare-ups on optic nerve Dec 17, 2008
The condition occurs most often as a result of MS, a neurodegenerative disorder that can present with an extremely broad variety of symptoms that range from vision loss and other sensory damage to muscle weakness, spasticity or paralysis to depression, sleep loss or incontinence. MS affects an estimated 500,000 Americans. (EurekAlert!)
Somalia: Warlords, Pirates and the Politics of Morass Dec 16, 2008
The standoff has further hardened the political paralysis that has denied any prospect of peace to. Related. (Time.com)
Cervical cancer jab left my 12-year-old daughter paralysed, says ... Dec 15, 2008
Since then there have been dozens of 'adverse events' reported, including 30 deaths, as well as cases of Guillain-Barr syndrome - a little-understood malfunctioning of the immune system which can cause paralysis ... But Jackie Fletcher, of anti-vaccine organisation Jabs, said: 'We should halt the HPV vaccine programme in the UK until we get to the bottom of whether this poor girl's paralysis was caused by the vaccine or not. (Daily Mail)
Thailand's Democrat Party ready to regain power Dec 14, 2008
Democrat Party called for an emergency parliamentary session to prove its majority, a key step to forming the next government and ending months of political paralysis. Apichart Weerawong. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
News of the Weird Dec 14, 2008
Since they travel with their pets, Jack (Diana's "service" kangaroo) and Edward (an elderly goat that uses a cart for mobility because of front-leg paralysis), their route south was circuitous because of some states' restrictions on "exotic" pets. The RV broke down three times. (North County Times)
Wrong kind of drug czar Dec 13, 2008
But Ramstad has also voted repeatedly against federal funding for needle exchange programs for drug users to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. Washington's paralysis on this issue goes back to when President Clinton let his drug czar, Barry McCaffrey, sabotage funding efforts by Donna Shalala, then secretary of Health and Human Services. McCaffrey hyperbolically called clean-needle programs "magnets for all social ills." In 2002, Clinton admitted that "I was wrong" not to lift the funding ban. (Boston Globe)
Video: Paralyzed From the Chest Down, Triathlete Takes Second in the Handcycle Division of the Ford Ironman World Championship Dec 13, 2008
Surgical complications that you may experience include infection, meningitis, spinal fluid leak, paralysis, headache, swelling, bleeding, and bruising. The most common and/or serious drug-related side effects of ITB Therapy include loose muscles, sleepiness, upset stomach, vomiting, headaches, and dizziness. (PR Newswire)
Community notes: Students collect blankets for migrants Dec 13, 2008
Turns out, this tick's saliva causes paralysis in birds (not in humans) which prevents them from flying and walking so that makes it easier to see the ticks. Eventually it kills them (the paralysis makes the bird unable to breathe) ... If you see a bird with this trouble (the paralysis, not the death) and you're able to remove the tick before it develops breathing problems, the bird can probably recover. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bike MS raises record amount for charity Dec 12, 2008
Systems of the disease range from numbness in the limbs to paralysis or loss of vision. The progress, severity and symptoms of MS can vary from one person to the next. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
'Dance for the Cures' set for Sunday Dec 12, 2008
The paralysis is responsible not only for muscular problems, but it also causes internal challenges as well ... "Dance for the Cures" is dedicated to help everyone heighten their awareness about people who have been injured, causing paralysis. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Brain scans show MS signs years before it hits Dec 11, 2008
5 million people globally and can cause symptoms ranging from vague tingling to blindness and paralysis. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Preach My Gospel Dec 11, 2008
Those with mild JE infections may experience a fever with headache while those with more severe infections may experience coma, tremors, paralysis and possible death according to the CDC site. I hate shots, Ishmaal said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
CL Can Be Nasty and Persistent in Flock, Goat Herd Dec 11, 2008
Severe internal abscessation can cause extreme weight loss, abortion, paralysis and death, say the NDSU sheep experts. Ohio State University Veterinarian Bill Shulaw says shepherds and goat raisers are apt to see individual animals now and then with an abscess due to a puncture wound or injury (and caused by a variety of bacteria common in all environments, like streptococci and staphylococci. (Agri-View, WI)
TV channel to broadcast assisted suicide Dec 11, 2008
MND destroys the body's motor nerves, eventually resulting in paralysis. Most sufferers die within five years of diagnosis although scientist Stephen Hawking has survived with the disease for more than 40 years. (CNN -- World)
Assisted suicide: wife explains husband's hopes for film Dec 10, 2008
"This disease was, in an odd way, his real nightmare because he had a real fear of paralysis and suffocation. I knew that about him. I had known about that for years," she wrote. "Since meeting Craig when we were in our early 20s, he had always been very clear what he would do if he was in a situation like this.". (Telegraph.co.uk)
National Academy Says: EPA Failing to Protect Public Health Dec 10, 2008
Policy experts, environmentalists and others have complained for years that the EPA has been stricken with paralysis by analysis. Risk assessment is at a crossroads, and its credibility is being challenged, wrote the National Research Council panel, which was chaired by Thomas Burke, an associate dean and professor of health policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. (Scientific American)
Oculofacial Associates OpensNew Office in Southbury Dec 10, 2008
Oculofacial Associates of Connecticut, Dr. Ruchman's practice, offers blepharoplasty and droopy eyelids, facial rejuvenation and fillers, tearing and blocked tear ducts, eyelid tumors and cancer, thyroid eye disease, botox for dystonia, migraine and wrinkles, orbital tumors and inflammations, eyelid reconstruction, orbital fractures, periorbital and facial trauma, eyelid inflammations, oculofacial neurology and facial paralysis. Dr. Ruchman's new Southbury office, Suite 203 in the Reservoir... (Voices, CT)
Genetic test for spinal muscular atrophy should be offered to all couples, says the ACMG Dec 10, 2008
The mutations cause degeneration of a specific type of nerve cell (motor neurons) in the spinal cord, leading to progressive muscle weakness and paralysis. Children with the most common and severe type of SMA (type I, also called Werdnig-Hoffman syndrome) have severe, generalized muscle weakness, usually leading to death from respiratory failure before age 2. (EurekAlert!)
Spinal condition doesn'tknock racer off track Dec 9, 2008
It is a birth defect more widely known as spina bifida, which can cause all sorts of medical problems for children, most frequently paralysis. "Most kids, 95 percent of kids born with a condition such as his, have some sort of paralysis," Kelly Caudill said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Jags' Collier rebuilds strength, spirit Dec 9, 2008
" He had bullets in his bladder and spine. He had wounds from a bullet that went from the back of his shoulder to the front. People close to Collier can talk freely about the pneumonia, the renal failures and an infection in his buttock, but one word is taboo. Paralysis. It was not uttered outside the walls of the hospital for weeks, in large part because the family didn't want anyone to know until Richard knew himself. When the Jaguars visited Collier in the days after Sept. 2, his family... (ESPN -- Football News)
What is Guinea Worm Disease? Dec 9, 2008
But if a worm pulls back inside the body, it can calcify, cut off blood supply, and cause paralysis. Is there a treatment for Guinea worm disease. (Scientific American)
* Thai opposition may take power Dec 9, 2008
Democrat Party Secretary-General Suthep Thuagsuban filed a formal request for convening parliament to demonstrate it has the support of enough legislators to form the next government and end months of political paralysis. This Southeast Asian nation has been gripped by political chaos for three months, with protesters seizing the prime ministers office and overrunning the capitals two airports for about a week in a bid to topple the government, accusing it of being a proxy of fugitive former... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Multitalented Mr. Schnabel Dec 8, 2008
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is a true and compelling story about a French man-about-town suddenly imprisoned by a rare and almost total paralysis. Making the films, Schnabel quickly developed his own method for working with actors: short on rehearsal, long on improvisation. (CBS News)
The Flu Vaccine Dec 8, 2008
Unfortunately, several hundred people developed Guillain-Barr; syndrome, an illness characterized by nerve damage and paralysis, after receiving the vaccination. The Ford family tried to alleviate fears by televising their flu shots, and in the end 40 million Americans were vaccinated for a strand of influenza that only had a handful of documented cases of human infection. (TIME)
Thai parties locked in fierce struggle for power Dec 8, 2008
Senior opposition Democrat Party members said they would nominate their 44-year-old leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as prime minister, as the nation reels from months of protests and political paralysis. The Democrats say they have wooed four smaller parties away from the former ruling People Power Party (PPP), which was aligned with controversial ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Thai Opposition Plans to Form New Government Dec 8, 2008
(BANGKOK, Thailand) Thailand's main opposition party called for an emergency parliamentary session Monday to prove its majority as a key step to form the next government and end months of political paralysis. The Democrat Party's formal appeal for the session indicated it was confident of forming a government following the court-ordered ouster last week of the ruling coalition, which had been packed with allies of the fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Time.com)
The message in the markets Dec 7, 2008
Thanks to the unprecedented paralysis of global financial markets, Eion's top guns found themselves analyzing scenarios that ranged from no change in the firm's growth projection to a 50-per-cent decline. Mr. Kalaichelvan stressed these were not predictions, simply tools to alert him to potential problems should the worst occur. (Financial Post)
Thaksin loyalists desperate to stay in power Dec 7, 2008
The jockeying for power has suddenly shaken Thailand out of a political paralysis which set in when the People's Alliance for Democracy, an anti-Thaksin activist group, occupied the prime minister's office six months ago. Its campaign culminated in its shutdown of the country's main international airport on Nov. 25. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Arsenic and Old Kinderhook Dec 7, 2008
g., numbness and partial paralysis), reproductive, and endocrine (e. g., diabetes) effects. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
The truth about stem-cell advances Dec 6, 2008
Many are aimed at those with incurable and debilitating conditions, such as spinal paralysis or multiple sclerosis. Related Links. (Times Online)
CHUN REMEMBERED IN JOYFUL SERVICE Dec 6, 2008
Even after paralysis prevented her from hold a paint brush, she continued to paint with a brush between her teeth. When even that was impossible, she painted using a computer that read her eye movements. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Multiple Sclerosis Seen Associated with Headache Dec 5, 2008
It can cause symptoms ranging from vague tingling to blindness and paralysis. "Headache is not generally considered a symptom of MS, and studies investigating the relationship between the two conditions have produced conflicting results," Dr. Mario Zappia, of the University of Catania, and colleagues note in a report published this month. (MEDLINEplus)
Novel Human Stem Cell-based Model Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Opens Doors For Rapid Drug Screening Dec 5, 2008
Usually fatal, the neurodegenerative disease attacks motor neurons controlling voluntary movement, leading to progressive paralysis and muscle atrophy. Although ALS was first classified as a disease over 140 years ago, there are still few clues as to its cause. (Science Daily)
Thai King misses key speech Dec 5, 2008
BANGKOK Thailand's revered K Bhumibol Adulyadej failed to deliver his traditional birthday speech on Thursday, dashing Thai hopes that the address would help resolve the country's political paralysis and unify a divided nation. Bhumibol, who turns 81 on Friday, was unable to deliver the speech because he was a little sick, his son, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, told dignitaries gathered at the Dusit Palace to hear the King. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Australian study supports HPV vaccine's safety Dec 4, 2008
Some patients reported dizzy spells, fainting and even temporary paralysis ... The 6 percent of incidents that were deemed serious included almost 30 deaths as well blood clots and several cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can lead to paralysis. (Honolulu Advertiser)
