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Stem-cell tech improves spinal-cord injury

By Christine Dell`amore Apr 27, 2006, 0:12 GMT WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — A new stem-cell technology has allowed rats with spinal-cord injuries to walk again within two weeks, an advance that could one day help people with traumatic

Alcohol Awareness: Alcohol can be deadly in short and long term

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:46 AM CDT Editor’s note: This is the last in a four-part, weekly series. By Adam Hammer, staff writer Hangovers are temporary, but cirrhosis of the liver is forever and often results in death. “Alcohol is

Lack of Seat Belt Use Among Minorities a ‘Health Crisis’ in Massachusetts: Meharry-State Farm Alliance

4/26/2006 8:30:00 AM EST BIOWIRE Study Shows African Americans and Latinos Five Times More Likely to Become Injured Than Whites Health Disparities Experts, MADD to Visit Beacon Hill Today.

Light Out

After watching countless spy movies, Westerns, and TV cop shows, I wonder: how easy is it to knock someone out by smacking them on the back of the head with a pistol, club, etc.? Since I’m not willing to act

Autopsy results show man killed by Taser

Paul Roberts/Staff Writer Issue date: 4/26/06 Section: News The results of the autopsy of Juan Manuel Nunez III were released Tuesday stating his death was caused by “acute alcohol intoxication and concussive brain injury complicated by post traumatic apnea.”

Cal Poly Volunteers and Local Business Team Up to Help Local Nonprofit Organization

Newswire Services April 17, 2006 MORRO BAY, Calif. – Through the Community Center at Cal Poly, volunteers are heading out to Morro Bay on Sunday, April 23, 2006, to paint a group home operated by OPTIONS Family of Services. Paint

Saviors with scalpels

South Sound medics in Iraq ensure 96% survival rate at Balad Air Base SEAN COCKERHAM; The News Tribune Published: May 7th, 2006 01:00 AM Balad Air Base, Iraq – Maj. Brett Schlifka of Puyallup was up all night in this

3 million abused kids a year is an epidemic

By Jane LeMond-Alvarez April 23, 2006 Every year, communities across the nation proclaim April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Typically, well-meaning child-abuse organizations write articles to educate people on parenting skills. They claim that times are stressful and it’s normal

Getting a voice Clinic offers services for clients with speech disorders

Sevgi Saran/The Ithacan Lindsay Pendergast, a graduate student, serves water to Anna Orak, a client at the Sir Alexander Ewing Speech and Hearing Clinic. Sevgi Saran/The Ithacan Ray Miller, left, rolls dice for a game he is playing with Anna

Guest Column: What’s special about special education?

On Tuesday, as registered voters in the community of Gaylord and greater Otsego County, we will have the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the education of our youth. By now, you are probably aware that the proposed Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle