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    * FEATURE : Surfing a revelation for paralyzed Brazilian man  Nov 17, 2009
    Two students of Adaptsurf, Daniela, who is partially blind, and Andre, a paraplegic after a motorbike accident, backed that assessment. Before, I didnt dare go in the water, said Daniela, 28. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Paraplegic settles suit with Oakland for $15K  Nov 15, 2009
    (11-13) 09:18 PST OAKLAND -- The city of Oakland has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that police yanked a paraplegic from his car and threw him to the ground during a traffic stop. More News. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Council to try to extinguish fire dept. controversy  Nov 15, 2009
    In regard to using the fire truck for a birthday party, Underhill's written report states he viewed it as a community request as a young paraplegic boy with health issues requested being able to sit in a fire truck for his birthday. Underhill said he authorized the use, which was requested and carried out by Stunek. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    'Glee' wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled  Nov 11, 2009
    For them, the casting of a non-disabled actor to play the paraplegic high school student is another blown chance to hire a performer who truly fits the role. "I think there's a fear of litigation, that a person with disabilities might slow a production down, fear that viewers might be uncomfortable," said Robert David Hall, longtime cast member of CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (USA Today -- Life)

    Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq  Nov 7, 2009
    Jeffrey Rush, 27, also pleaded guilty to fraud charges tied to his product-liability lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and a seat-belt maker over the 2004 rollover accident he claimed led to his becoming a paraplegic. Federal prosecutors alleged Rush, now of Nashville, Tenn. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Promises, Promises  Nov 7, 2009
    It shows a paraplegic man climbing slowly out of his wheelchair, standing up straight, and then performing a giant leap of celebration. Placed next to an image of an ovum undergoing the technique of nuclear transfer, the message was clear: Thanks to the groundbreaking publications of Hwang Woo-Suk, therapeutic cloning was a medical miracle that had as good as happened. (The American Conservative)

    Innovative Imaging System To Study Sudden Cardiac Arrest Developed  Nov 2, 2009
    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)

    Jockeys do hard yards to keep careers on track  Oct 31, 2009
    Paul Goode, who had an horrific fall at Queanbeyan in June, has been confirmed as a T-4 complete paraplegic, but is now going to the gym daily and can do wheelies in his chair. Since records have been kept an estimated 300 jockeys have died. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Please, do not pet: Service dogs are working dogs  Oct 30, 2009
    A paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Texas is assisted by his service dog. Pat Sullivan/ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Paraplegic Georgia woman killed by husband  Oct 29, 2009
    ATLANTA - Police say a 68-year-old paraplegic Atlanta woman has been shot and killed by her husband and another person is in critical condition. Atlanta police homicide Det. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    36 Comments  Oct 29, 2009
    husband's a paraplegic in a wheelchair and I have diabetes and we cannot even get this shot because our doctors cannot get it. I have reserved doubts about this entire vaccine business. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Couple's baby wish granted  Oct 26, 2009
    Paraplegic athletes welcome son after years of hoping ... The couple, both paraplegics, welcomed Dylan Keoni Greer into the world on Thursday morning. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Orinda man shot while guarding medicinal marijuana  Oct 20, 2009
    2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a burglary suspect who was left a paraplegic after being shot by a police officer ... 2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a burglary suspect who was left a paraplegic after being shot by a police officer. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Promising Therapeutic Target For Central Nervous System Injuries Identified  Oct 17, 2009
    16, 2009) Scars can serve as double-edged swords in spinal cord injuries saving a victim's life, but sealing his or her fate as a paraplegic or quadriplegic ... Paraplegic patients who still have some active nerve endings in their legs can find major improvements with a new therapy. (Science Daily)

    WHS grad paralyzed in crash (1)  Oct 13, 2009
    Walton said Jewett had lost feeling in his legs and doctors were considering him paraplegic. Jewett underwent several hours of surgery on April 2 to fuse his spine with a metal rod that will allow him to sit upright but he is not expected to walk again. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)

    Staying at home  Oct 11, 2009
    But after a fall he was left a paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair, which makes him more susceptible to bouts of infected pressure sores. To treat such a problem, most patients would face long stints in hospital so they can get intravenous antibiotics. (BBC News -- UK)

    Persistence pays off as Threadwell wins in town  Oct 8, 2009
    Goode was left a paraplegic after being involved in a race fall at Queanbeyan in June. The luncheon will be held at Randwick, with sidelined jockey Jim Cassidy and past greats Malcolm Johnston and Ron Quinton set to reveal plenty. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Paraplegic Climber Poised to Touch the Sky  Sep 30, 2009
    Paraplegic mountain climber, Chris Waddell is poised to make a record-breaking final push to the summit of Africa's highest mountain ... He would be the first paraplegic to summit the mountain under his own power ... Chris Waddell plans to become the first paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro under his own power in a wheelchair. (CBS News -- Evening News)

    Forget Harold and Maude  Sep 23, 2009
    Finally, in 1978, Ashby made one of the first: Coming Home, with Jon Voight as Luke Martin, a paraplegic veteran loosely based on Ron Kovic, who wrote. The film also stars, somewhat notoriously, Jane Fonda as Sally, the wife of a Marine captain named Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern). (Slate)

    Letters to the Editor  Sep 22, 2009
    The definition doubtfully includes power-drunk cops Tasering a paraplegic out of his wheelchair and handcuffing him for not obeying thought and attitude commands. These officers and their associated brethren are now in damage control/distort mode, and just unable at this time to make any comments, instead figuring out how to spin the victimization inflicted upon them by the heinous and extremely dangerous amputee. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Claire Novak »  Sep 22, 2009
    More than 40 years had gone by since a rider suffered permanently disabling injuries on the Chicago circuit, all the way back to 1964 when 21-year-old Dennis Keehan was left paraplegic as the result of a spill at Cicero's Sportsman's Park. Then, in less than a four-month window, Arlington lost two riders -- 42-year-old journeyman Rene Doulgas and 23-year-old apprentice Michael Straight -- in serious spills. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)

    Cairo honors the fallen of 9/11, prayer of peace offered in return  Sep 12, 2009
    On hand for the bell ceremony was a special guest, firefighter Randall Goodwin of Texas who is now a paraplegic. Stricken on duty in 1988 while responding to an emergency call, Goodwin has been adopted by Cairo Hose as an honorary member and flies up annually to attend the local volunteer firefighter s convention. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    FALL TV: The new shows  Sep 11, 2009
    It's better than you think -- and particularly touching when Mitchell addresses life as a paraplegic. Grade: B. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Attorney For Moran III Speaks About DUI  Sep 10, 2009
    "I can't understand, quite frankly, why a boy who's a paraplegic for the rest of his life is being prosecuted," Robbins said. "I know there are people out there that'll be all over the Internet and the blogs, 'He's the chief judge's son. He'll get off.' But that's not the case. Unless you can sit and say to yourself that a man in a wheelchair paralyzed for life got off, then I don't get it.". (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Matthew Gilbert rates the new fall TV shows  Sep 6, 2009
    The concept: A broke, former NFL star (Strahan) moves in with his parents and paraplegic brother, Chill (Mitchell). Sibling rivalry and barbed insults ensue. (Boston Globe)

    Africa: Andrew Young to Be Honored for Commitment to Africa  Sep 5, 2009
    The documentary also told the inspiring story of Wheelchair Charities, a New York organization that helps thousands of paraplegic and quadriplegic patients, many of them gunshot victims. Young also produced the award-winning documentary Rwanda Rising, which showcased modern-day Rwanda on the global stage. (allAfrica.com)

    Accident spurs outpouring of gifts, volunteer efforts for Donna Harmon  Sep 4, 2009
    Donna Harmon holds a quilt that was made and signed by Sherborn students two weeks after their beloved bus driver was rendered paraplegic by a horse-riding accident. The sun porch is also a gift from community members, who have spent countless hours (mostly weekends) banging nails and raising sheet rock. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)

    Theron Hallock, 81, won two silver medals in the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane, Wash., last month. Photo by SCOTT A. TARAS | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWS  Aug 15, 2009
    Hallock, a combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War, is a paraplegic and receives care through the VA Hospital in Tucson, although his condition is not attributed to combat injuries ... They also complete within classes according to their level of physical ability with three quadriplegic-level classes and four paraplegic-level or amputee classes. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    Local radio personality seeks uncommon adventures — from a wheelchair  Aug 13, 2009
    Most of the Philips Phile listening audience is unaware that Jana is a paraplegic and is confined to a wheelchair ... In medical terms, she is a paraplegic T-4 (thoracic disk four). (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)

    Ernst: Chair switch violated rights (23)  Aug 6, 2009
    A paraplegic serving a 100-year prison term for murdering a Bigfork businessman wants a Helena jury to decide whether the temporary impoundment of his wheelchair violated his constitutional rights ... "The absence of these items is mentally frightful and degrading, but more importantly it is a health risk unto death that every paraplegic must take special precautions every day," Ernst wrote ... Atschmid wrote on Sep 16, 2007 4:09 PM:" I saw a piece on these two kids on MSNBC. I am fascinated by... (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    No Thin Line Between Murder and Hate  Jul 30, 2009
    Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)

    Treating Alcohol Addiction: Can a Pill Replace Abstinence?  Jul 29, 2009
    While it was baclofen's effect in a crack-addicted patient that first got Penn scientists interested (the patient, a paraplegic named Edward Coleman who was taking baclofen for muscle spasms, reported that it also cut his cravings for crack), a recently published multisite trial of the drug in cocaine addicts did not produce significant results. "We think one of the reasons is the dose," says Franklin, noting that most alcoholics who have reported the switch tend not to experience it at less... (Time.com)

    500 athletes take part in inaugural Marlborough Triathlon  Jul 29, 2009
    The event featured 25 competitors from Marlborough and Hudson, and the father-son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt - Rick Hoyt is a paraplegic. "The Hoyt's are always fun to watch and it is truly inspirational when they finish," said Leslie Crowley, race spokeswoman. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

    Jury Rules for Hospital That Deported Illegal  Jul 28, 2009
    In 2000, a drunken driver crashed into a van he was riding in, leaving him a paraplegic with the cognitive ability of a fourth grader. Under federal law, hospitals that receive Medicare reimbursements are required to provide emergency care to all patients and must provide an acceptable discharge plan once the patient is stabilized. (Newsmax)

    Immigrant case ends  Jul 28, 2009
    Jimenez, now 37, was a Mayan Indian sending money home to his wife and young sons when in 2000, a drunken driver plowed into a van he was riding in, leaving him a paraplegic with the mental capability of a fourth grader. Because of his brain injury, his cousin Gaspar was made his legal guardian. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Agencies serving elderly, kids brace for impact  Jul 25, 2009
    One of those likely to lose services is paraplegic Cindy Faulkner. "I will most likely be cut," said Faulkner, an advisory-board member for the Public Authority of Santa Clara County, which oversees In-Home Supportive Services. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    For his birthday: give the gift of sight  Jul 24, 2009
    He said he has spoken with a Worcester resident, a paraplegic who went through the treatment, and found it tremendously beneficial. Brendan Crawley, a Somerville resident and good friend of Fitzpatrick s, brought Fitzpatrick to the U.S. for the first time last year after meeting him in a bar in Carrickmacross, Ireland. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    Fla. jury mulls hospital deportation case  Jul 24, 2009
    Jimenez was a Mayan Indian who was sending money home to his wife and young sons when in 2000, a drunken driver plowed into a van he was riding in, leaving him a paraplegic with the mental capability of a fourth grader. Because of his brain injury, his cousin Montejo Gaspar was made his legal guardian. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    Fla. hospital defends secretly deporting patient  Jul 23, 2009
    In 2000, a drunk driver crashed into the van he was riding in, leaving the robust soccer player a paraplegic. For more than a year he lingered in a vegetative state before he began to recuperate, eventually reaching a fourth grade level in cognitive ability. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Father-son team sign on for Marlborough Triathlon  Jul 23, 2009
    Residents from Hopkinton to Boston know them for doing the Boston Marathon 27 times, with Dick pushing Rick, a paraplegic, in a wheelchair the whole way. This year's Boston Marathon was Team Hoyt's 1,000th racing event. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

    Swine flu mother dies after giving birth, leaving her premature baby fighting for life...  Jul 18, 2009
    The unnamed mother, a Bangladeshi who died at Whipps Cross Hospital in North-East London, is reported to have been a paraplegic after being involved in a serious road accident several years ago. Meanwhile, health officials in Kent said that a six-year-old schoolboy who was thought to have died of swine flu is actually likely to have died from a different medical problem. (The Drudge Report)

    Hope is a river  Jul 13, 2009
    Now, at Spaulding hospital, he and other paraplegics are learning to row, strengthening body and mind as they wait for a cure ... But in Taylor s lab, there s a key difference: His rowers are paraplegics ... He is calling on paraplegics from all over the region to join in his study, and begin the grueling training regimen that could rebuild their atrophied bodies. (Boston Globe)

    Labeling their stories: Owater bottles now feature the everyday athlete  Jul 11, 2009
    Take, for example, the paraplegic bobsled hockey player from Brockton. Or the triathlon team from Boston. (Concord Journal, MA)

    Don't ask about plastic surgery  Jul 10, 2009
    Afterward, my doctor informed me the vertebrae in my neck are positioned in such a way that if I'm ever in another accident, I probably would become a paraplegic. My husband wants to sell our motorcycle and do everything possible to protect me. (Florida Today)

    Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research  Jul 8, 2009
    Geron Corp., a California-based biotech company, was given permission to implant embryonic stem cells in eight to 10 paraplegic patients who can use their arms but cannot walk. The new guidelines take effect Tuesday. (MEDLINEplus)

    Girl confined to wheelchair goes missing early Monday  Jul 7, 2009
    NEW ORLEANS Police are looking for a paraplegic teenager who went missing early Monday morning. NOPD. (WWLTV.com, LA)

    More falling behind on utility bills in hard times; city sees write-offs rise to $784,000 (5)  Jul 7, 2009
    Requirements: A person must either require care or have someone in their household who requires care by a life supporting device or is a paraplegic, hemiplegic or quadriplegic or has multiple sclerosis or another medical condition. CARE programLow-income people can receive up to 90 for electric and 20 for refuse. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    In soldier's memory, family raises funds to help other veterans  Jul 5, 2009
    For a paraplegic or quadriplegic, they re outfitted with lifts and technology for voice activation to open doors and turn on TVs. El Gabilon wrote on Jul 4, 2009 3:15 PM:" Very Commendable. ". (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Still trying to get her paralyzed son Justin back East  Jun 27, 2009
    As a result, Justin is considered a C4 paraplegic, Pat said in an earlier interview with the Sun ... Pat also can t find any area nursing homes willing to accept a 24-year-old paraplegic man as a patient because they tend to cater to the elderly, she said. (Holbrook Sun, MA)

    Bad Doctors Still PracticingHospitals failing to report problem doctors; offer temporary leave of absence  Jun 22, 2009
    Three corrective surgeries later, his patient was left a bedridden paraplegic. It turned out Ricketson had previously lost his medical license in Oklahoma and Texas, but was still able to find work in Hawaii. (ABC News)

    NSW hospital misses broken neck  Jun 21, 2009
    A Sydney man says he's incredibly lucky not to be a paraplegic after he was sent home from hospital with an undiagnosed broken neck. Paul Curtis was told to go home and take some Panadol when he went to Ryde Hospital on May 29 after accidentally knocking heads with a friend at a youth group activity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Click here to read more.  Jun 18, 2009
    Jake Walther was in a New Jersey rehab hospital in 2005 when he first saw "Murderball," a documentary that portrays a group of paraplegic rugby players. That June, Walther was in a motorcycle wreck in Memphis that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Marketing executive makes a personal pitch for himself and others  Jun 16, 2009
    Now, he s on a humanitarian mission to market a different product: Himself, and the millions of paraplegic and quadriplegic Americans who need better access to medical products and services. Brown is using his marketing skills and connections to raise awareness of the conditions America s disabled and wheelchair-bound individuals face each day. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)

    Navy veteran's service inspires students at Fairfield U's  Jun 5, 2009
    His military service and his experience as a paraplegic reflected to the dual concerns of the Nursing Academy: medical care and veteran services ... MacDonald spoke candidly about his medical needs and advised the nursing students, "The first thing to do with any new veteran or any new patient is to just listen." Wounded soldiers and paraplegics face a myriad of medical concerns daily and communication is essential in establishing a responsive regimen. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)

    Regulator to probe Keddies conduct  May 30, 2009
    The allegations against the four Keddies lawyers relate to accusations of gross overcharging in the case of a woman who was rendered a paraplegic in a bus crash in South Australia seven years ago. While the women's injuries were catastrophic, her legal case was relatively straightforward as there were no issues relating to liability. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Cops seriously hurt on job say city stonewalls aid  May 23, 2009
    The former officers say a cash-strapped bureaucracy is fighting every minor treatment and employing a callous actuarial system: The only way it makes sense is they want me to die so they ll save money, Ryan Phinney, a 43-year-old paraplegic who was injured when his squad car was T-boned in 1989, said in an interview last week ... His doctor ordered the surgery for the paraplegic because the tendons were tightening up, causing his feet to slip off the wheelchair foot rests ... It s a fairly... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    New Zealand Government and Agent Or...  May 21, 2009
    Twenty years later Andy Searle was a paraplegic because of it. But at least he was compensated by the Australian Government of the day. (Suite101.com)

    Identification Of A Key Molecular Pathway Required For Brain Neural Circuit Formation  May 19, 2009
    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)

    Man shot in face  May 13, 2009
    His father, Gregory Rollins, said Miller was visiting the complex to deliver medication to his aunt, who s a paraplegic. He comes here all the time to bring her medication, said Rollins, who lives with his disabled sister. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Police honored for bravery during Ike  May 12, 2009
    Galveston police were honored for rescuing 27 people as the water enveloped a housing project, including a blind and deaf paraplegic trapped during the storm. Honorees. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Injured soldier completes marathon  May 10, 2009
    The 36-year-old military policeman has been a paraplegic since he was injured in Basra in February 2008. Packer crossed the finishing line Saturday and said the feeling was bittersweet, because it followed the deaths of four British soldiers in Afghanistan in the last two days. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Channel Yearning: 3 VU Alums Seek to Swim the English Channel  May 9, 2009
    The speaker that day was a paraplegic man who detailed some of the many seemingly unreachable athletic goals he had achieved. One of those he mentioned was an attempt to swim the English Channel. (Villanova.com)

    A journey to walk again  May 8, 2009
    His four trainers who are exercise physiologists, not physical therapists are working with 22 paraplegic and quadriplegic clients. The 28-year-old Hyde Park resident has recovered to the point where he can use his arms in a limited capacity. (Canton Journal, MA)

    Man people called hero dies Saturday  May 6, 2009
    Ronnie was a paraplegic from injuries he suffered in an non-combat related accident while serving in the military, and he came home to show how he could still be a hero even while lying in a bed. He said that maybe he could give hope to others, she added. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    New Stem Cell Research Rules Drafted  Apr 18, 2009
    Cure a paraplegic - even if you don't think about the human factor - medical care for a lifetime is now not necessary. Posted by SusanStoHelit at 1:54 PM : Apr 17, 2009. (CBS News)

    Third landmark Holbrook mug available at library  Apr 16, 2009
    When Catherine meets and befriends Jason, a nonverbal paraplegic who uses a book of pictures to communicate, she begins to understand that normal is difficult, and perhaps unnecessary, to define. Rules of behavior are less important than acceptance of others. (Holbrook Sun, MA)

    How a homeless Vancouver man's struggle to get clean was cut short  Apr 16, 2009
    "Picture a guy with a huge heart, intellect and athleticism to match," said Ted Emes, a rehabilitation manager with the B.C. Paraplegic Association, who first counselled Mr. Nestoruk three years ago ... He was among a handful of people featured on the paraplegic association's 50th-anniversary video ... Over the next seven months, Mr. Nestoruk - with help from the paraplegic association and a rehabilitation hospital - made a dramatic transformation. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Doc Ford: Action accerlarates and never lets go  Apr 10, 2009
    This time, the story manages to involve the death of Castro (who is still very much with us), the Skull Society, the unmasking of a traitor, the Freemasons, a power drill as an instrument of torture, the Bay of Pigs invasion, a paraplegic former professional wrestler, the solution to a the decades-old murder in the Hamptons, gruesome medical experiments and Geronimo's skull to name just a few elements. But if you can suspend disbelief, the crisply written story is well worth the ride. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Disability Takes the Stage on Ameri...  Apr 9, 2009
    Carlana became a paraplegic at age seventeen after she and some friends went out for a night of drinking. Everyone but Carlana walked away from the subsequent car accident. (Suite101.com)

    Idaho man pleads guilty in $1.5m VA disability fraud case  Apr 8, 2009
    - A former Idaho sheriff's deputy who falsely claimed he was paraplegic has pleaded guilty in a $1. 5 million disability fraud case that a US attorney said is the largest in Veterans Affairs Department history. (Boston Globe)

    Michael J. Fox  Apr 1, 2009
    "He's a paraplegic, for crying out loud, and I'm a human whirligig. A textbook case of casting against type.". But although he has little in common with his character on Rescue Me, Fox says, "I know about loss, I know about life rearranged, purpose re-examined, fate's broadsides. After all, I don't do this (acting) for a living anymore; I've moved on. But I wasn't evicted, it was my choice. Therefore, I can go back when and if I choose. There are too many reasons to expect that I can pull this... (USA Today)

    Barrett's agony silences hecklers  Mar 30, 2009
    There is already a paraplegic member of the family - a result of a car accident - and they feared the worst. Then Barrett moved one hand and one leg. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Stem Cell Administration Study Demonstrates Improved Quality Of Life For Patients Suffering From Spinal Cord Injury  Mar 29, 2009
    28, 2009) DaVinci Biosciences, in collaboration with Luis Vernaza Hospital in Ecuador, have announced the publication of study results demonstrating the safety and feasibility of its acute and chronic spinal cord injury treatment platform in Cell Transplantation, a peer-reviewed journal focused on regenerative medicine. The study demonstrates that administering adult autologous bone marrow derived stem cells via multiple routes is feasible, safe, and most importantly, improves the quality of... (Science Daily)

    ESCONDIDO: Faith healer draws large crowd (31)  Mar 26, 2009
    Bobadilla has been a paraplegic ever since she was injured in a car crash 14 years ago. (Photo Hayne Palmour IV - Staff Photographer). (North County Times)

    Selected recent California newspaper editorials  Mar 26, 2009
    Tragically, Van Horn was left a paraplegic. Also tragically, but not surprisingly, the mess ended up in court, with Torti accused of exacerbating Van Horn's injuries when Torti pulled Van Horn from the car. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Paralyzed in shooting, scientist struggles  Mar 23, 2009
    I ve been in and out of the hospital from being a paraplegic and having a bullet in my liver. Her medical bills are in the hundreds of thousands, she said, and my credit cards are gone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Spinal Taps Carry Higher Risks For Infants And Elderly, Study Shows  Mar 20, 2009
    19, 2009) An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study also shows that the X-ray-guided form of spinal tap, called fluoroscopy-guided lumbar puncture, causes a doubling in risk of bleeding for patients older than 80 compared to younger patients and that the risk of bleeding caused by the... (Science Daily)

    Brilliance is Overrated  Mar 19, 2009
    He has particular credibility on this score because he is a scientist (he has a medical degree from Harvard Medical School), a moralist, and has special interest in stem cell s possibilities because he is a paraplegic from a diving accident. And, as he points out, I am not religious. (Human Events Online)

    Man Who Walked After Spider Bite Arrested  Mar 17, 2009
    Former Paraplegic Man Who Claims Spider Helped Him Walk Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges ... (CBS) A paraplegic man recently earned headlines for walking for the first time in 20 years, thanks to a dangerous spider bite. (CBS News)

    Over 200 Formerly Frozen Embryos Have Been Adopted by Families  Mar 16, 2009
    Proponents of embryonic stem cell research like Obama say they cannot look a paraplegic in the eye and say We can t experiment on frozen embryos. I would ask our President to visit a family with a snowflake baby, hold that precious child in his hands and still say, I wish we had. (Human Events Online)

    Paraplegic skydives for his 23rd birthday  Mar 16, 2009
    Tightly harnessed and hooked to his skydiving instructor, the 23-year-old paraplegic floated in midair, as he had dreamed of doing almost 10 years ago. "For the first five seconds, I couldn't breathe," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    For TrilogyIR, health biz is personal  Mar 13, 2009
    Bronzan s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer s and Khosravi s father had a fall and became paraplegic. When it hit personally, it made it different. (Boston Business Journal, MA)

    How MIT maps the mind  Mar 13, 2009
    These are integrated circuits, in one case they is an multi-electrode array of 100 by 100 electrodes which are inserted into the motor cortex of the brain, to allow somebody who is a paraplegic who do not have control over their musclesto be able to control a cursor on the screen, so that they can read and write and interface with the environment. So theres some capabilities on the electrical side. (Sify.com, India)

    Obama stem cell backlash  Mar 11, 2009
    In a moving moment, Mr Obama recalled the efforts of the late actor Christopher Reeve, who spent years campaigning for embryonic stem cell research after a riding accident left him a paraplegic. "Christopher once told a reporter . . . `If you came back here in 10 years, I expect that I'd walk to the door to greet you.' "Now, Christopher did not get that chance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research  Mar 11, 2009
    Geron Corp., a California-based biotech company, was given the OK to implant embryonic stem cells in eight to 10 paraplegic patients who can use their arms but can't walk. In 2001, then-President Bush limited federal funding for stem cell research only to human embryonic stem cell lines that already existed. (MEDLINEplus)

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