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6/21/2006 9:36:00 AM | Study Shows Promising Stem Cell Treatment for Paralysis 
=(0) Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have used stem cells to regrow damaged nerves and have enabled partially paralyzed rats to regain movement. While application in humans is still years away, it is an encouraging step forward towards helping those paralyzed because of trauma or disease....
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6/13/2006 7:35:00 AM | EPA will phase out common crop pesticide =(0) A lawsuit in 2004 that resulted in the EPA reevaluating the use of a nerve-agent type pesticide has led to the EPA's decicion to phase out the use of the chemical, AZM, in orchards and crops. Farmworker and environmental groups sued the EPA when it decided, despite evidence that the chemical is harmful to humans, to allow its use to continue i...
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6/7/2006 1:27:00 PM | New outbreak as polio refuses to go quietly =(0) The World Health Organization's campaign to eradicate polio worldwide by the end of this year has suffered a setback, with a new outbreak of the disease in Namibia. Three cases are confirmed, and 33 more are suspected. Polio infection may lead to permanent paralysis and death. Namibia has begun an aggressive vaccination campaign, how...
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5/27/2006 3:16:00 AM | FDA OKs shingles vaccine =(0) The FDA has approved Merck's new vaccine against Shingles (herpes zoster) for patients who have already had chicken pox and are over 60 years old. Shingles occurs when the chicken pox virus reactivates in the body after years of dormancy, and causes a distinctive rash and neurological symptoms including chronic debilitating pain. The vacc...
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4/1/2006 7:54:00 AM | Dermatology society warns of bogus Botox =(0) The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery warns that cosmetic treatments must be performed by reputable physicians and that sharply discounted prices may not reflect the actual product claimed. This was in response to reports of some deaths in California after women were allegedly injected with an unidentified substance by a hairstylist wh...
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3/28/2006 11:02:00 PM | Lawsuit Against AES Seen As Test Case - =(0) The Dominican Republic has filed suit against the US power company AES. The claim is that AES dumped tons of waste rock ash on Dominican beaches in 2003-2004. Effects included physical injuries such as brain damage and paralysis. The governement wants the court to order AES to pay for cleanup and provide punitive damages..........
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3/27/2006 8:14:00 PM | Boy's face 'paralysed after orthodontist damaged his nerves' =(0) A lawsuit is under way in Scotland, where the parents of a teenage boy claim that an orthodontist caused pain and nerve damage to the boy's face. The dentist is at risk of losing his license to practice..........
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3/17/2006 10:32:00 AM | Clock expires on polio lawsuit =(0) An expired statute of limitations caused a US District Court Judge to nullify a $5 million judgement against the former American Cyanamid Co. (currently Wyeth Holdings Corp.) The suit was filed by an Indiana man whose wife became a paraplegic in 1991 after contracting polio from a child who was given defective polio vaccine. The woman, Cathy Price,...
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3/16/2006 6:08:00 PM | College Soccer Player Wins Lawsuit Against Mitsubishi; Jury Awards =(0) Mitsubishi Motors has been found liable for the 2002 crash that injured a college soccer player. The South Carolina jury has awarded the victim $7 million after an eight-day trial held in U.S. District Court. The ruling agreed with the plaintiff argument that the Mitsubishi Montero Sport was extremely hazardous, and also found the vehicle defective...
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