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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:28:55 -0800

Step Closer to Spinal Cord Defects Closure
Johns Hopkins neuroscientists discovery key to spinal cord defects.
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:28:55 -0800

Steroid Injections for Diabetes-related Eye Disease
Researchers led by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have found that injecting a corticosteroid,...
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:28:55 -0800

Using Disinfectants may Promote Superbugs
Using disinfectants could cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics as well as the disinfectant itself, according to...
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:28:55 -0800

Couples Cope Better with Disability and Health Shocks
Marital status plays a significant role in how individuals cope economically with disability and health shocks, according to a...
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:59:09 -0800

Donate Sell or Buy 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tickets
Olympic first: Official 'fan-to-fan marketplace' for reselling or donating Vancouver 2010 tickets online - More tickets...
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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:34:10 -0800

Social Security - Review in Progress
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) was provisioned under title II of the Social Security Act, and is granted to people...
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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:16:41 -0800

National Disability Lawyer Social Security Website
As disability law firms throughout the country prepare for 2010 Social Security Disability application cases, the disability...
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:54:17 -0800

Epilepsy - Comments on the Experiences of Adria Gross
In an article about Adria Goldman Gross, presented by recordonline.com, information about the situations one woman has faced in...
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:53:15 -0800

FastMall App Helps iPhone Users Navigate Shopping Malls
FastMall™ Helps iPhone Users Navigate Shopping Malls With Turn-By-Turn Directions, Shake Your iPhone For Restrooms, GPS...
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:10:26 -0800

Autism Treatment Crisis: Insufficient Number of Providers
Researchers and autism treatment providers agree that children with autism need increased access to evidence-based...
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:58:31 -0800

Osteoporosis in Males
When it comes to bones and what makes them break, Mayo Clinic researchers have a habit of shattering conventional wisdom. It...
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:57:11 -0800

Regenerating the Nerves - Combat Injuries
If there is any kindness at all in war it is derived from the push it gives medical science to explore novel ways of treating...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:50:12 -0800

Hospitalizations for Pneumonia in Seniors Linked to Air Pollution
A McMaster University researcher has found the first evidence that prolonged exposure to higher levels of the pollutants found...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:43:28 -0800

Mushroom Derived Drug Promising for Cancer Treatment
A promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, could be made more effective thanks...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:39:27 -0800

Brain Training Helps Improve Specific Abilities in Seniors
But there is no scientific proof that brain training improves overall mental fitness.
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:45:33 -0800

Definitions of Disability
"Disability" is a word often used in daily conversations and holds different meanings for different people. Do these...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:25:05 -0800

Physician Assisted Suicide - Perspective from Advocates for People with Disability
Although public opinion in the United States on physician-assisted suicide is evenly divided, about half of states have either...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:16:40 -0800

National MS Society Continues to Propel Research Forward to End MS
2009 saw exciting research progress, unprecedented opportunities on the horizon, and more scientists than ever working on...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:13 -0800

Poor Face Greater Health Burden than Smokers or the Obese
The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:23:18 -0800

Number of 85-year-olds will Increase by a Third by 2020
Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:15:34 -0800

New Digital Audio Books from Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) has announced it is beginning...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:25:49 -0800

Employment and People with Disabilities - A Changing World
The employment of people with disabilities has been something which has been discussed, fought over, denied, attempted, and...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:35:47 -0800

Single Treatment Gene Therapy to Prevent Emphysema Progression
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered a new gene therapy that may prevent the...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:26:16 -0800

Compound Safely Counters Deadly Avian Bird Flu
The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:49:16 -0800

Women on Injectable Birth Control at Risk of Bone Loss
Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience...
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