Flu fears push Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp to cancel | NewsOK.com

Flu fears push Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp to cancel | NewsOK.com: "The annual Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp in Guthrie was canceled Friday after campers at other camps in the nation were diagnosed with swine flu.

Eleven of the approximately 1,800 children who have attended camps in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Utah were diagnosed, said Bob Mackle, spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association"

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Pain Pump Intrathecal drug delivery

Pain Pump Intrathecal drug delivery: "Intrathecal drug delivery, or “pain pump,” is a method of giving medication directly to your spinal cord. The system uses a small pump that is surgically placed under the skin of your abdomen and delivers medication through a catheter to the area around your spinal cord – similar to an epidural that women may have during childbirth. A pain pump may be a treatment option if all other traditional methods have failed to relieve your long-term symptoms. Because the medication is delivered directly to the spinal cord, your symptoms can be controlled with a much smaller dose than is needed with oral medication. The goal of a drug pump is to better control your symptoms and to reduce oral medications; thus reducing their associated side effects."

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AGS Aging in the Know

AGS Aging in the Know: "Aging in the Know is your one-stop resource for:

* Information on common diseases and disorders that affect older adults.
* The What to Ask Series that will provide you with practical questions and tips that will help you to work with your healthcare provider on developing the best care plan for you or your loved one.
* Linkages to other organizations that have online resources in a particular area."

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The Western Front - Western celebrates Student disAbility Awareness Week

The Western Front - Western celebrates Student disAbility Awareness Week: "David Brunnemer, director of Western’s Disability Resources for Students, said more than 400 students with physical and mental disabilities attend Western currently. According to a Students for Disability Awareness club pamphlet, three problems people with disabilities encounter are inaccessibility around campus, stereotypes and stigmas that inhibit full inclusion of people with disabilities."

The American Quarter Horse Foundation Begins Campaign for Therapeutic Riding

Ebarrelracing Top News The American Quarter Horse Foundation Begins Campaign for Therapeutic Riding: "“By providing financial assistance to therapeutic riding organizations, America’s Horse Cares helps facilitate a relationship between American Quarter Horses and challenged riders,” said Foundation Executive Director Gary Carpenter. “The Foundation’s goal is to strengthen our support for centers that are pairing horses with humans for the benefit of both."

Disabled Man Living His Dream Helping Police Patrol City - PoliceLink

Disabled Man Living His Dream Helping Police Patrol City - PoliceLink: "Littlewood covers miles each day in his wheelchair, roaming a wide swath of Menlo Park from Alameda de las Pulgas to Middlefield Road three to five days a week. Mostly, he looks for anything suspicious or anyone who needs help, and will call police from his cell phone or wheel over to the station to write a report if communicating verbally proves too hard."

Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com News Archive Epilepsy: Overlooked and underfunded too long

Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com News Archive Epilepsy: Overlooked and underfunded too long: "Epilepsy in America is as common as breast cancer and kills as many people. Up to 50,000 Americans die each year from seizures and related causes. More than 3 million Americans are affected by epilepsy. Their mortality is two to three times higher — and the risk of sudden death is 24 times greater — than that of the general population."

Scientists Find 'Baffling' Link between Autism and Vinyl Flooring: Scientific American

Scientists Find 'Baffling' Link between Autism and Vinyl Flooring: Scientific American: "Children who live in homes with vinyl floors, which can emit chemicals called phthalates, are more likely to have autism, according to research by Swedish and U.S. scientists published Monday.

The study of Swedish children is among the first to find an apparent connection between an environmental chemical and autism.

The scientists were surprised by their finding, calling it 'far from conclusive.' Because their research was not designed to focus on autism, they recommend further study of larger numbers of children to see whether the link can be confirmed."

Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Rate Reduced By Nearly Half With Use of Two New Drugs - Wellsphere

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Methylprednisolone plus IFN beta and relapsing-remitting MS: the NORMIMS study | News | MS Trust - Information, education, research and support

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Blood Test For Brain Injuries Gains Momentum

Blood Test For Brain Injuries Gains Momentum: "A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving University of Rochester Medical Center researchers."

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Early Siftables Interaction Demos on Vimeo

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Early Siftables Interaction Demos on Vimeo:

What are Siftables?

Siftables are cookie-sized computers with motion sensing, neighbor detection, graphical display, and wireless communication. They act in concert to form a single interface: users physically manipulate them - piling, grouping, sorting - to interact with digital information and media. Siftables provides a new platform on which to implement tangible, visual and mobile applications.

Ohio.com - Cardwell: Young journalist mirrors success of UA team

Ohio.com - Cardwell: Young journalist mirrors success of UA team: "Too many folks wrap themselves in the word can't as if it's a lifetime security blanket, using it as an excuse not to do something or be somebody.

Vincent Dorsey could have cloaked himself accordingly.

Given the 23-year-old's disability, cerebral palsy, it would have been both understandable and excusable.

But can't isn't part of Vincent Dorsey's DNA."

DailyTech - Powered Exoskeleton Enables the Disabled to Walk Again

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DailyTech - Powered Exoskeleton Enables the Disabled to Walk Again: "A new powered exoskeleton is enabled the disabled to walk again. Created by a small Israeli start up, the Iron Man-like 'ReWalk' suit is already making converts among those who have worn it. Former Israeli paratrooper Radi Kaiof, paralyzed in 1988, wears the suit walking around the streets of Haifa. 'I never dreamed I would walk again', he says.

'Only when standing up can I feel how tall I really am and speak to people eye to eye, not from below'."

A gifted eye for photography: cerebral palsy doesn’t stop 13-year-old boy : Neapolitan : Naples Daily News

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A gifted eye for photography: cerebral palsy doesn’t stop 13-year-old boy

"Matt Milligan has a natural eye for photography.

He doesn’t have the hand for it, but patience and that natural eye more than help him make up for it.

Matt, 13, was born with ataxic cerebral palsy. Doctors told his parents he might never walk.

via : Neapolitan : Naples Daily News:

“I have trouble with my fine motor skills,” says Matt, a Bonita Springs home school student. “Sometimes my hands shake, so I want an image stabilization lens (for his camera)."

Mt. Vernon Register-News - ‘Wicked’ helps area student with cerebral palsy to improve communication skills

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‘Wicked’ helps area student with cerebral palsy to improve communication skills: "MT. VERNON — Many people remember watching “The Wizard of Oz” during childhood and even throughout their adult years. The current musical “Wicked” expands upon the movie by revealing what led up to Dorothy’s arrival, and just like the movie, it has a magical quality that keeps fans coming back to see it again and again."

via Mt. Vernon Register-News

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Latest Update on DoD, DARPA, and Dean Kamen's Prostheses - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com

Latest Update on DoD, DARPA, and Dean Kamen's Prostheses - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com: "We have followed the Defense Department's investment in developing advanced prosthesis spurred by noted medical technology developer Dean Kamen. Over the weekend, CBS 60 Minutes, took us on a behind the scenes tour of Dean Kamen's company, DEKA, and the most recent advancements in prosthesis development."

Smart Power-Assist Module

Smart Power-Assist Module: "Power assistance for a manual wheelchair is a new technology which helps people use manual wheelchairs despite limited strength or endurance. In a power assisted manual wheelchair, the traditional rear wheels are replaced with motorized hubs that serve to magnify the force applied to the rear wheels by the user. AT Sciences is using power assistance as the basis for a Smart Power Assistance Module that provides independent mobility to non-ambulatory individuals with visual impairments. This product uses sensors to detect obstacles and drop-offs near the wheelchair, and uses the motorized hubs to help the wheelchair user avoid obstacles."

Brain Injury Survivor Speaks Out

Brain Injury Survivor Speaks Out: "Brain injuries are the leading cause of death and disability in people under the age 45. March is also recognized as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Virginia.

A local survivor shares her story of coping after a severe head injury. Her daily walk is now therapeutic, but for Anne Thomas, it's taken a while to get back to this point.

Four years ago, she fell, hit the back of her head and suffered a brain injury.

'My perception was that I gently hit the ground, hit my head and went kabang,' says Thomas.

Doctors kept her in the hospital overnight and told her she'd be back to normal in a week. However, that didn't happen.

She suffered long-term damage that caused her trouble concentrating, hallucinations and depression as well as affecting her relationship with her husband."

Dayle McIntosh Center: "Windmills" Attitudinal Training Program

Dayle McIntosh Center: "Windmills" Attitudinal Training Program: "Many organizations would like to employ persons with disabilities but find that fears, biases and myths create barriers in the hiring process. The training focuses on attitudes and human factors, but it also concerns issues including legal requirements and accommodation. The modules primarily consist of exercises relevant to the everyday world of work to which participants can relate and then remember on the job. The new 'Windmills' program also incorporates language and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."

Bill Would Let Copycats Compete With Biotech Drugs - NYTimes.com

Bill Would Let Copycats Compete With Biotech Drugs - NYTimes.com: "The legislation would give the Food and Drug Administration broad discretion to approve copycat versions of complex medicines that are usually made from living cells. Its passage could lead to significant savings for government health programs and private insurers but could hurt large drug makers and result in fewer research incentives.

A version of the legislation that was much friendlier to large drug makers passed the Senate health committee last year but died without being voted on. Emboldened by President Obama’s election and larger Democratic majorities in Congress, consumer advocates pressed for a less industry-friendly bill. They got it."

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BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | Wonder calls for accessible technology

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BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | Wonder calls for accessible technology: "Soul legend Stevie Wonder is calling on technology companies to make their gadgets more accessible to blind people."

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