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Friday, June 13, 2008

Armchair QB: Savannah's Gregory adds to PGA Tour schedule

D.J. Gregory should be exhausted by now. The Savannah resident born with cerebral palsy is five months into his circumnavigation of the PGA Tour schedule.


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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Botox - man's new best friend

Photos / Reuters It's one of the world's most popular cosmetic treatments, the "no scalpel" anti-aging cosmetic treatment that smoothes the foreheads of everyone from stressed executives to youth-obsessed ...


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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Banking Cord Blood Adds Insurance for Children

For women looking to having children, there is a way you can add protection for your baby.


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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Fundraiser to benefit girl

"I asked (the doctor) if we might get there and then it not happen, but the doctor said it's going to happen"

After Anna Johnson saw a story on NBC's "Today" show about an experimental treatment for cerebral palsy, she was on a mission.

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy

It would be good to have some knowledge of the symptoms of cerebral palsy. Knowing the signs and symptoms of the disorder can ensure prompt therapy for the child with the condition.


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Friday, May 09, 2008

A man with cerebral palsy will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

NOT SLOWING DOWN: Newport Coast resident Bonner Paddock, who has cerebral palsy, trains hard almost daily for his climb on Mount Kilimanjaro in August.


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Sunday, May 04, 2008

Cerebral Palsy Roll-A-Thon

"We don't want to ever be looked at as isolated or separate from society and I think to the degree that you can do these types of events really opens the door and expands everybody's horizons"

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says there are roughly 764,000 children and adults in the United States with one or more symptoms of Cerebral Palsy,a disease that affects body ...

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Botox May Move into the Brain

I've never really understood the point of Botox. Freezing my face into a rictus of wrinklessness doesn't seem like it would be an improvement over natural expression.


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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Cripple xXx Comedy Tour

"The original concept behind our tour was to prove our brand of off-color humor still had a rightful place in the industry"

Cerebral Palsy hasn't kept Lonnie Bruhn from becoming a headlining comedian. Bruhn and fellow stand-up artist Joe Fontenot are now on tour to help raise money for the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation.

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Children's research facility takes on some of medicine's biggest puzzles

"That's turning a lot of heads around"

In its first three years, Darby Children's Research Institute has made 272 discoveries, each peeling away another medical mystery.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Newborn News - Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Amazing Recovery Attributed to Cord Blood Toddler diagnosed with cerebral palsy shows remarkable improvement The 2-year-old son of the Sacramento, Calif., couple was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but is now ...


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Saturday, March 01, 2008

There's no sugarcoating this comedian

"This makes it hard sometimes getting booked because some club (owners) think I'll walk their room."

Comedian Lonnie Bruhn isn't crippled -- the world is, as far as he's concerned. His comedy routine is far from family-friendly. He frequently uses the "F" word and he's not afraid to broach taboo subjects, ...

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Hayley's battle a guiding light

"We were told she was going to be a vegetable - that she'd have moderate to severe brain damage"

Berwick resident Sharlene Bennetts is determined to give something back to the organisations that have supported her three-year-old daughter Hayley, who has battled cerebral palsy with an ever-present smile.

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Saturday, February 23, 2008

One embryo at a time 'makes IVF less risky'

"Multiple pregnancies do not give you two for the price of one"

Women should have just one embryo implanted during fertility treatment to cut the chance of them having more risky twin births, experts warn.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Botox review underway, Health Canada says

Health Canada will review Botox and Botox Cosmetic, following reports that the toxin can spread through the body.


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1.Armchair QB: Savannah's Gregory adds to PGA Tour schedule
2.Botox - man's new best friend
3.Banking Cord Blood Adds Insurance for Children
4.Fundraiser to benefit girl
5.Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
6.A man with cerebral palsy will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
7.Cerebral Palsy Roll-A-Thon
8.Botox May Move into the Brain
9.Cripple xXx Comedy Tour
10.Children's research facility takes on some of medicine's biggest puzzles