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Fund People First
Last month, the state Senate passed a budget bill that would have made deep cuts to education, health care, services for the elderly and disabled, and countless other areas. It would have spent $1.7 billion less than Governor Ed Rendell’s …
Can MicroRNA Stop Cancer…. For Good?
By Cell Press – Jun 12, 2009 2:01:20 PM MicroRNA replacement therapy may stop cancer in its tracks A new study suggests that delivering small RNAs, known as microRNAs, to cancer cells could help to stop the disease in its …
Proposed State Budget Jeopardizes Essential Home Care
Senate passage of this bill is quite unusual. Normally, state budgets begin in the House and work their way to the Senate, not the other way around. Despite S.B. 850’s passage in the majority Republican Senate, House Democrats will soon …
Pittsburgh to Hold 2011 National Veterns Wheelchair Games
The spring edition of the HERL newsletter reports that Pittsburgh will host this event which attracts more then 500 athletes a year and making it the largest annual sports event in the world. The participants of theses game are all …
North Pole to be Made Wheelchair Accessible
From Disabled World www.disabled-world.com North Pole to be Made Wheelchair Accessible Posted in: Sports News By Team Independence ’09 Mar 30, 2009 6:01:04 PM Canadian Lawyers, Activists And Individuals With A Disability Prepare for Polar Expedition. Canadian Will Be First …
Pacemakers and iPods
Article From http://www.disabled-world.com Pacemakers and iPods By Jo Ann LeQuang Pacemaker patients who follow the kind of news they put on the back of the front section may have learned lately that the earbuds used in iPods and other similar …
Trial drugs ‘reverse’ Alzheimer’s
US scientists say they have successfully reversed the effects of Alzheimer’s with experimental drugs. The drugs target and boost the function of a newly pinpointed gene involved in the brain’s memory formation. In mice, the treatment helped restore long-term memory …
Blind boy starts China treatment, BBC News
A blind boy flown to China for stem cell therapy to try and improve his sight has started to receive treatment. Joshua Clark’s grandfather said so far the 22-month-old from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was “doing very well.” He and members of …
91 Arrested at the White House
The administration stated that its only commitment currently is to extend insurance to the people who are uninsured, and that the people in nursing homes and institutions would need to continue to wait until an unspecified time in the future …
Do You Need Affordable Health Insurance?
Many beneficiaries are interested in working, but are often fearful and/or misinformed about options regarding their benefits, including health insurance (i.e. Medicaid or Medicare). Changes have been made to permit beneficiaries to keep these health insurance programs after going to …