Teen Paralyzed After Getting H1N1 Vaccine Mar 6, 2010
Robert Beckham, 16, is in rehab at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, where he and his parents, Belinda and Tom, are learning to cope with his new status as a paraplegic. In December, Robert suddenly lost feeling in both his legs and was rushed to Baltimore's Sinai Hospital. (KSBW 8, CA)
Tour bus company settles collision suit Mar 5, 2010
A tour bus company has agreed to resolve a lawsuit stemming from a bicycle accident that resulted in a triathlete becoming a paraplegic ... A tour bus company has agreed to resolve a lawsuit stemming from a bicycle accident that resulted in a triathlete becoming a paraplegic. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Settlement reached in lawsuit over bus injuring bicyclist Mar 4, 2010
He suffered broken ribs, a shattered pelvis, punctured lungs and spinal damage that left him a paraplegic. Henderson was executive director of Adventure Race Hawaii and had raced professionally. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Company donates wheelchairs to earthquake victims Mar 4, 2010
Now, he's a paraplegic. Lucan Sudrois is also a paraplegic. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Dartmouth settles ski death lawsuit Feb 24, 2010
The accident left her a paraplegic, and she died Jan. 16, 2005, of complications related to her injuries. Her ski instructors told Porter to ski down the trail alone, while they accompanied the rest of the class down a more difficult trail. (Concord Monitor)
Sebeka man dies after falling out of wheelchair outside his home Feb 20, 2010
The Wadena County Sheriff's Department reported Michael Lee Johnson, a paraplegic, was found lying on the ground and unresponsive about 8 a.m. Tuesday by his personal care giver outside his home in North Germany Township. Sheriff's Investigator Amy Ament said it was believed Johnson had fallen out of his wheelchair sometime during the preceding night when temperatures dropped below zero degrees. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Woman suing paraplegic William Tan convicted of 10 criminal charges Feb 10, 2010
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Youth is latest organ donor Feb 9, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: A 23-year-old, who became a paraplegic after a road accident in 2008, is the latest organ donor - he has given two renal failure patients and a liver patient a new lease on life ... He became paraplegic after having a spinal injury and his mother had taken care of him since then. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Swan: 'Avatar' Vs 'Bambi' Feb 2, 2010
Paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to join a mission to Pandora to get the mineral. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intelligence by infiltrating the Na'vi with the use of a "Na'vi" body that he is projected into. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua's Health - Groups Want VP to Take Charge Feb 2, 2010
Or paraplegic President Franklin Roosevelt of. Author: kaparah Mon Jan 11 15:54:42 2010. (allAfrica.com)
With a grain of salt ... Jan 28, 2010
What the ;big boys; combine, including those associated with Mr. Akin, are really looking for is to limit the responsibility of his associates so that more profits can be realized because of artificial caps that they want to have in place on the amount of damages one can receive, notwithstanding that the injuries may be catastrophic, such as a paraplegic, quadriplegic or the loss of a husband, a father, a wife or a child. Those artificial caps that they want to put in place currently apply only... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Former Lodian Erica Davis attempts to be first female paraplegic to reach top of Mount Kilimanjaro Jan 27, 2010
ADVERTISEMENT Lodi native Erica Davis will attempt to be the first female paraplegic to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro ... If she succeeds, she will be the first paraplegic woman to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro ... But her immediate goal is to be the first female paraplegic to reach the summit of the 19,340-foot summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on Feb. 1. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
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Former Lodian Erica Davis attempts to be first female paraplegic to reach top of Mount Kilimanjaro ... ADVERTISEMENT Lodi native Erica Davis will attempt to be the first female paraplegic to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro ... Former Lodian Erica Davis attempts to be first female paraplegic to reach top of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Blue Light Can Activate Walking Behavior in Genetically Modified Mice Jan 26, 2010
25, 2010) Researchers at the medical university Karolinska Institutet have created a genetically modified mouse in which certain neurons can be activated by blue light. Shining blue light on brainstems or spinal cords isolated from these mice produces walking-like motor activity. (Science Daily)
Artificial Muscles Restore Ability to Blink, Save Eyesight Jan 19, 2010
18, 2010) (SACRAMENTO, Calif. Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery. (Science Daily)
New Stroke Therapy Successful in Rats: Protein Completely Restores Motor Function Jan 13, 2010
Paraplegic patients who still have some active nerve endings in their legs can find major improvements with a new therapy. During rehabilitation on a.. (Science Daily)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Says He Will Return to Duty Jan 13, 2010
com: Nigeria: Yar'Adua Says He Will Return to Duty. Yar'Adua Says He Will Return to Duty. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Incapable of Acting as President? Jan 11, 2010
Or paraplegic President Franklin Roosevelt of ... Or paraplegic President Franklin Roosevelt of. (allAfrica.com)
'Avatar' - It's out of this world Jan 10, 2010
The film stars Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, a paraplegic marine, who is brought to Pandora to participate in the Avatar Program. The program allows Sully to temporarily inhabit a Na'vi body, essentially becoming a member of the alien race. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
