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    News and Articles on Quadriplegia



    Cirignano pleads guilty to manslaughter in Nagle death  Nov 12, 2009
    He participated in experimental treatments for quadriplegia in the years that followed his injury. Nagle took part in the BrainGate project with Dr. Jon Mukand, a lead researcher with Boston University. (Weymouth News, MA)

    City to host Ms. Wheelchair America pageant this weekend  Aug 24, 2009
    Clement has used a wheelchair since 1997 due to incomplete quadriplegia ... She uses a wheelchair due to quadriplegia. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Aussie gets 'right to die'  Aug 14, 2009
    Rossiter developed spastic quadriplegia after separate accidents in which he fell 30 metres from a building and was then hit by a car whilst riding his bicycle. "I believe (quadriplegics) should be allowed to exercise their freedom of choice but my choice is to die," he said. (iAfrica.com)

    A bear of a challenge to conquer  Aug 13, 2009
    Heyes suffered a spinal cord contusion with incomplete quadriplegia and deep cord syndrome. He spent six days in critical care at Loma Linda University Medical Center. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Hope for Holly: Teen raises money for disease research  Aug 9, 2009
    In severe cases, syringomyelia can cause paralysis or quadriplegia. "I just hope that one of these days before I die we can find a cure," she said. (Florida Today)

    Suit Claims Girl Suffered Brain Damage After Eating KFC  Aug 4, 2009
    Restaurants Australia after the illness developed into acquired spastic quadriplegia and she acquired profound intellectual disability and liver dysfunction. In his opening address to the court, the family s lawyer, Tony Bartley, said there was little doubt Monika's illness was caused by salmonella on the chicken she ate. (Fox News)

    * World News Quick Take  Aug 4, 2009
    Bartley said she had acquired spastic quadriplegia and an intellectual disability since the poisoning. AUSTRALIA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    5th H1N1-related death in Singapore  Jul 28, 2009
    " onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. That will be a complete waste of money to try and do that. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Rationing for Dummies  Jul 20, 2009
    If life with quadriplegia is as good as life without it, there is no health benefit to be gained by curing it. Huh. (Human Events Online)

    Family perseveres to get vet's name on Vietnam memorial  May 19, 2009
    In 1997, the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery "found no direct causal relationship" between the veteran's fatal pneumonia and his combat-linked quadriplegia, according to a statement by Gerald Castle, head of the Marine Corps' Casualty Assistance Section, which agreed. The family appealed to legislators and kept reapplying. (USA Today -- News)

    Disability Takes the Stage on Ameri...  Apr 9, 2009
    Though blindness is not as visible a disability as quadriplegia or spina bifida, for example, it is more noticeable than hearing loss. This is mainly because of the lack of movement of the eyes. (Suite101.com)

    Final Exit founder: Assisted suicide about individual rights  Mar 18, 2009
    They re on the verge of quadriplegia, they don t want someone providing bathing services to them and feeding them and dressing them for the next 20 years as they lay quadriplegic looking at the ceiling. Why should these people not have some degree of support in this if they are mentally competent to make that decision. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    State considers releasing more ill prisoners early  Feb 8, 2009
    "We have a large and expanding group of folks who are going to be with us a very long time and the cost of their health care is going to rise significantly," Taylor said, noting that ailments range from quadriplegia to brain cancer. "The notion is that these folks are at a pretty low risk to reoffend.". (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Costs dilemma in jailing quadriplegic drug maker  Feb 8, 2009
    She evaluated assessments from 12 doctors and specialists on Baker's quadriplegia and also examined his care needs at his home in Colyton. Baker, who uses his slight movement in one hand to get around on a motorised chair, became a quadriplegic in a motor vehicle accident in 1995. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)




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