October 12, 2004

WASHINGTON - Injections of human stem cells seem to directly repair some of the damage caused by spinal cord injury, according to research that helped partially paralyzed mice walk again.

The Next Step Foundation guides families toward resources for recovery programs following traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries or illness.

Let's talk a bit about brain injuries, which can include anything from seemingly minor hits to the noggin to severe stroke. The brain itself sits bathed in cerebrospinal fluid within the skull. The spinal cord emerges from the brain at the bottom; its protection afforded by the vertebrae of the spine.

Let's talk a bit about brain injuries, which can include anything from seemingly minor hits to the noggin to severe stroke. The brain itself sits bathed in cerebrospinal fluid within the skull. The spinal cord emerges from the brain at the bottom; its protection afforded by the vertebrae of the spine.

Let's talk a bit about brain injuries, which can include anything from seemingly minor hits to the noggin to severe stroke. The brain itself sits bathed in cerebrospinal fluid within the skull. The spinal cord emerges from the brain at the bottom; its protection afforded by the vertebrae of the spine.

"Health for a Lifetime," a series of free workshops presented by the city of Phoenix Human Services Department and St. Joseph's Hospital and MedicalCenter, offers health information for older adults and the community.

Like most 18-year-olds, James Laubham of Ahwatukee Foothills craves independence. But unlike other young men, Laubham has to work harder to get it.

When he needs inspiration, or just wants to relive a fond memory, Tommy Hambicki pops in the videotape of the Gilbert High School boys basketball team's state championship victory on March 4.

It took six to seven hours for surgeons to remove Keith Young's herniated disk and to dig out shattered windshield glass that tore into his face.

It took six to seven hours for surgeons to remove Keith Young's herniated disk and to dig out shattered windshield glass that tore into his face.

Work is underway on a 40-bed hospital on Baseline Road, west of Recker Road in Mesa.

LOS ANGELES — In the opening moments of a new reality show, a pretty blonde pulls up to a gas station in her sporty Mustang. As she fills the tank, she catches the eye of a man across the station and smiles. Soon she drives away, waving to her admirer as she leaves.

A bicycle crash in his grandparent's Gilbert back yard left Hayden Halverson paralyzed. His doctor thought the 13-year-old would never walk again.

SHORT HILLS, N.J. - Dana Reeve, who won worldwide admiration for her devotion to her "Superman" husband, Christopher Reeve, through his decade of near-total paralysis, has died of lung cancer at the age of 44. Reeve, a singer-actress who gave up some of her own career to be one of the nation's best-known caregivers, died late Monday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center, said Kathy Lewis, president of the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

Steve Hardy leans forward and balances his upper body, pressing his fists into the couch. "So I do it like this?" he asks, on tightened elbows.

Steve Hardy leans forward and balances his upper body, pressing his fists into the couch. "So I do it like this?" he asks, on tightened elbows.

The state Court of Appeals sent a message to doctors who do reviews for insurance companies: Just because the person you're checking isn't technically your patient, that doesn't immunize you from malpractice suits.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kevin Everett voluntarily moved his arms and legs on Tuesday when partially awakened, prompting a neurosurgeon to say the Buffalo Bills' tight end would walk again - contrary to the grim prognosis given a day before.

The state's first facility to collect stem cell-rich umbilical cord blood from hospitals in Arizona is nearing completion in Gilbert.

Nothing is too small for Joe Jackson, his father said. The Hamilton High School junior, paralyzed from the waist down in a football practice injury, is breathing and speaking on his own.

Nothing is too small for Joe Jackson, his father said. The Hamilton High School junior, paralyzed from the waist down in a football practice injury, is breathing and speaking on his own.