Archive for June 16th, 2009

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Carjacker almost kills disabled woman

Posted by ghgeorge
June 16, 2009

In these days where we must all be careful, it is doubly so for the disabled. Crooks and other scum like to go after easy targets like people in wheelchairs or using walkers. They expect that the disabled person cannot fight back and they can steal whatever is on the person or their credit cards [...]

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New procedure to gain back bowel control

Posted by ghgeorge
June 16, 2009

Doctors working with spina bifida patients have found that by moving a nerve from the lower leg to the bowel area, they were able to gain back full control of both their urinary and bowel. The operation typically allowed some patients with spinal injuries to vigorously scratch an area on their leg to get their [...]