New Study Reports Prednisolone Significantly Reduces Lasting Effects of Bell's palsy - PR-USA.net
26 May 2012, 9:22 am
According to a report in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, a recent Swedish and Finnish Scandinavian Bell's palsy study revealed that treatment for Bell's palsy with steroids within 72 hours of the onset of symptoms ...

Why banking on cord blood isn’t necessarily a good idea - Globe and Mail
26 May 2012, 4:57 am
Multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, diabetes, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumours and even Alzheimer’s disease are just a few of the ailments stem cells may be able to treat or cure in the future. Public umbilical cord blood bank in Canada’s ...

Funding boost for PMH cerebral palsy unit - ABC Online
24 May 2012, 1:32 am
The Health Minister says the cerebral palsy treatment unit at Princess Margaret Hospital will get another $500,000 in six weeks. Currently 260 children with the condition are treated with botox injections and accompanying physiotherapy at the centre, while ...

Research examines effect of prednisolone in patients with Bell palsy - medicalxpress.com
21 May 2012, 2:50 pm
Treatment for Bell palsy (a condition involving the facial nerve and characterized by facial paralysis) with the corticosteroid prednisolone within 72 hours appeared to significantly reduce the number of patients with mild to moderate palsy ...

Cerebral palsy, various setbacks couldn't slow Beck's career at Heath - Newark Advocate
19 May 2012, 5:01 pm
HEATH -- Chris Beck wears his yellow "Livestrong" Lance Armstrong bracelet with more meaning than most. It's for his older brother Alex, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2009 and is in remission. Living strong also is the best way to ...

United Cerebral palsy of Orange County gala nets $425,000 - Orange County Register
16 May 2012, 7:42 pm
United Cerebral palsy of Orange County's Life Without Limits Gala was a major success with 370 guests and net proceeds estimated at more than $425,000. Held at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, the black tie gala honored James V. Mazzo, president of ...

Lexie Cooper-Barnes, 5-Year-Old With Cerebral palsy, Says First Words Through Special Computer - Huffington Post
15 May 2012, 11:26 pm
One British couple waited five years to hear their daughter's first words, and they came through an eye-recognition computer that helps people communicate using a synthesized voice program. "I love you, Mum!" said Lexie Cooper-Barnes, a 5-year ...

The long walk of recovery: Local family sees future without cerebral palsy - East Valley Tribune
15 May 2012, 8:45 am
Andrew Burkhart doesn’t know he has cerebral palsy. As far as he’s concerned, he is living the life of a regular, 5-year-old kid who just happens to go to the doctor frequently. His parents, Kellie and Andrew Burkhart, believe it is in the best ...

Jefferson's Pratt refuses to let cerebral palsy slow his athletic career - Athens Banner-Herald
13 May 2012, 8:29 pm
Tracy Pratt expected to face some difficulties when she introduced her son, Austin, to tennis when he was 5 years old. He was born with cerebral palsy, leaving him with very limited use of his right arm and some minor mobility issues. “We knew ...

Marine returns from war to surprise: Son with cerebral palsy walks for the first time - CBS News
11 May 2012, 7:05 pm
(CBS News) A U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan traveled thousands of miles home for a reunion with his family, but it was the last few feet of that journey to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina that he will never forget. Staff sergeant Jeremy ...