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    Little to no bling without Tiger on West Coast swing  Jan 7, 2009
    Paralysis by analysis is what it was, and it cost him on his home turf. Ironically, Mickelson, who turns 39 this year, fared much better at Bethpage in his runner-up finish to Woods in '02, and it presents a fantastic chance for a first Open triumph at a venue where he'll be treated like a native son. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Parasites cause intense pain for Big Isle victims  Jan 7, 2009
    But rat lungworm disease can cause significant pain and trauma, including paralysis, blindness and death, as occurred in a fatal case in Taiwan in 1944, according to a joint state-federal study ... In some cases, rat lungworm disease can cause significant pain and trauma, including paralysis, blindness and death, as occurred in a fatal case in Taiwan in 1944, according to the study ... In some cases, rat lungworm disease can cause significant pain and trauma, including paralysis, blindness and... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Governor Blanco On MSNBC  Jan 6, 2009
    A report on CNN by reporter Tom Foreman summed up the disaster that was New Orleans by saying "the state and local government suffered from decisional paralysis." This is CNN, not FOXNEWS. The hurricane plans for New Orleans that were in place at the time of Katrina called for every state vehicle, every city vehicle, every city bus, etc ... 3 days after the storm landed with people still stuck on roofs, when asked if we could put General Honore in charge, Jindal's answer would have been "I need... (New Iberia, LA)

    Out of the Bird's Nest into the lion cage  Jan 6, 2009
    The 36-year-old athlete suffers from hemiplegia -- partial paralysis of one side of the body. When racing he does not use a wheelchair and he performs his circus act standing, though he cannot use his right leg or arm. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)

    Goodbye BlackBerry (and Hello iFart App?)  Jan 6, 2009
    Long story short: I was emailing away throughout labor, suddenly had to have emergency surgery, was quickly drugged into paralysis and forgot it was gripped in my hand all until the anesthesiologist looked at me like I was a freak. I should have been embarrassed by that. (All Things D Blogs, CA)

    New treatment for blood poisoning could prove instant hangover cure  Jan 5, 2009
    "Bridion works specifically on the commonly used muscle relaxants, Rocuronium and Vecuronium, used to keep patients extremely still during major surgery such as hip operations. They render the patient paralysed so surgeons can perform delicate procedures.Dr Hill added: "The side-effects (of Bridion] are virtually nil, you just have this fantastic reversal of the paralysis. The potential now is that the anaesthetist has much greater control over the degree of muscle paralysis. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Ghanaians Say Bye To The Flippant Democrats - Kufuor & Akufo Addo  Jan 2, 2009
    Why did we fall victim to slavery, to colonization, and now to the paralysis of our own hands. Some (including myself) will argue we were not always like this; that once upon a time we were at the helm, we held the admiration of the world. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    What to tell kids when a pet needs to be put to sleep?  Dec 31, 2008
    My poor dear mother spent 3 years suffering from pain and total paralysis and begged my father daily to have her put to sleep to end her life of pain. He could not do it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    The Fives: Top 10 stories according rapidcityjournal.com readers  Dec 31, 2008
    Big snow, high winds and drivers looking to challenge Mother Nature's ability to put a lock down on the area were just part of the story as an early November blizzard put the region in virtual paralysis. No travel was advised, but businesses stayed open and workers chose to take their chances on area highways and streets. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Ukraine will pay its $2 billion Russian gas bill  Dec 31, 2008
    Ukraine is floundering amid financial paralysis and is racked by political conflict between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Europeans are watching developments closely, worried that any extended cutoff of the main energy artery between Russia and the West could leave them facing serious disruptions this winter. (Christian Science Monitor)

    At 79, Dick Clark still rockin' New Year's Eve  Dec 31, 2008
    Clark woke up with right-side paralysis on Dec. 6, 2004 -- Your life changes overnight, he said. (Regis Philbin filled in for Clark on the New Year s Eve show that year. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Preventing Winter Sports Injuries  Dec 30, 2008
    When the injury is severe, cognitive impairment, paralysis, or even death may result. According to the AANS, in order to prevent winter sports injuries, the following precautions are advised. (Suite101.com)

    Throwing a stick could kill your dog  Dec 30, 2008
    They range from minor scratches to the skin or lining of the mouth, to paralysis of limbs, life-threatening blood loss, and acute and chronic infections. "The problem is that sticks are sharp and very dirty. That means that, as the dog runs on to them or grabs them in its mouth, the end of the stick can easily pierce the skin, going through it to penetrate the oesophagus, spinal cord, blood vessels or the dog's neck.". (Scotsman)

    Crafted with care  Dec 30, 2008
    Liang recalls the first time the paralysis hit she was just 17 ... And then, at the age of 28, the tumour reappeared along with the paralysis. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    U.S. Treasury agrees to buy a stake in GMAC  Dec 30, 2008
    It has been reeling from both the paralysis in credit markets and huge losses from its mortgage lending subsidiary, Residential Capital. Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune)

    Surgery lets man walk away from potential paralysis  Dec 30, 2008
    It can also be used to realign the spine, and Dr. Fehlings is conducting a clinical trial to see whether it can reduce the paralysis that can follow acute spinal-cord injuries caused by car accidents, falls and other mishaps. So far, 200 patients have been enrolled in the experiment, which is designed to determine whether the surgery helps people regain the ability to move if done within 24 hours of an injury to the neck. (Globe and Mail)

    An inspiration  Dec 30, 2008
    Published: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:40 PM CST Editors note: This is the last in a two-part series about Rodney Maags life-changing injury on the football field and how he adapted to having paralysis ... The stroke stopped Rodney from working, something amputation and paralysis were unable to do. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)

    Spill may have permanently altered Tenn. community  Dec 30, 2008
    Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment, but elevated levels can cause ailments ranging from nausea to partial paralysis, and long-term exposure has been linked to several types of cancer, according to the EPA.. Ray said arsenic levels were high because of the type of measurement that the EPA used, which included soil mixed in with water. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    With Needed Cash, GMAC Will Ease Lending Restrictions  Dec 30, 2008
    It has been reeling from both the paralysis in credit markets and huge losses from its mortgage lending subsidiary, Residential Capital. Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve tentatively approved GMAC s petition to become a bank-holding company but demanded that it persuade most of its bondholders to convert their debt into equity and to raise more money to meet minimum capital reserve requirements. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Philomath official is still in hospital (72)  Dec 30, 2008
    The popular public official, who has worked for the city for 26 years, remains confined to his bed with paralysis and loss of vision, said Randy Kugler, city manager. He has made progress, Kugler said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    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)

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