Archive for April 22nd, 2009

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First treatment for spinal cord injury imminent

Posted by greg
April 22, 2009

Voxy.co.nz is reporting that the New Zealand Spinal Cord Association has developed a nerve transfer technique that has been given the green light for use as a standard procedure to help a spinal cord patient. The procedure, which takes nerve cells from the nose (the only brain cells exposed to the outside environment) and transplants [...]

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US Steel drops job offer because applicant has disability

Posted by greg
April 22, 2009

TradingMarkets.com has a story about a lawsuit brought on by the EEOC on behalf of a disabled person who was denied employment. The Gary, Indiana plant put out a job offer to an applicant who passed all the requirements for the job. The applicant was then tendered an offer of employment and the person was [...]