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Benefit car wash today
A benefit car wash for SaChelle Ramos-Demery, a 4-year-old Aberdeen girl with cerebral palsy, will take place today at Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 3105 Sixth Ave. S.E. Because of the disorder, SaChelle is unable to walk properly. She and her family... -
Stem Cell Study to Enroll 30 Autistic Children
FOX40 NewsRydr Rudgers suffers from cerebral palsy. He couldn’t move or talk before a cord blood stem cell treatment undertaken during a Duke University study. His doctor, Michael Chez, M.D. is medical director of Pediatric Neurology at Sutter Neuroscience...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions, Autism
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Lions Club shares fireworks revenue
The Huntington Beach Lions Club donated the money it raised from selling fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday to nonprofits in the city. The club gave $5,000 each to the Huntington Beach Therapeutic Riding Center and Huntington Beach Boy Scout...Tags: Health Treatments, Down Syndrome, Lotteries, Learning Disability, Holidays
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'Ultimate sleepover party' for patients and siblings
The scene at Hashawha Environmental Center in Westminster Friday evening was filled with the friendly chaos typical of the start of summer camp. Parents unloaded gear and gave last-minute instructions. Ubiquitous counselors welcomed visitors and ushered...Tags: Down Syndrome, Carroll County (Maryland), Genes and Chromosomes, Allergies, Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Aberdeen area steps up to help girl in battle against cerebral palsy
calvinmen@aberdeennews.comSaChelle Ramos-Demery will walk one day. Even though the 4-year-old Aberdonian was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects the way she walks, her mother said she believes SaChelle has the desire to walk. "She wants to go," said...Tags: Family, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Jury awards Glen Burnie family $21 million in Harbor Hospital medical case
For the second time this summer, a local family has been awarded a huge sum of money by a Baltimore jury after claiming that negligent care by a local hospital caused their child to be born with a disability. A jury Tuesday awarded $21 million to a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Harbor Hospital, MedStar Health, Justice System, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Doctors, hospitals concerned about hefty malpractice awards
Maryland's medical community is concerned about the potential fallout from two multimillion-dollar malpractice judgments awarded by Baltimore juries to families who blamed local hospitals where their babies were delivered for their children's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Malpractice, Gynecology, Health and Medical Professionals, American Medical Association
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For ex-Terp Walt Williams, an uphill battle
Walt Williams isn't one to shy away from a challenge. The former NBA veteran, after all, is perhaps best known for playing under the most trying circumstances in the history of Maryland basketball. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the Terps were...Tags: Basketball, Maryland Terrapins, Len Bias, Gary Williams, National Basketball Association
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Downtown icon with cerebral palsy hasn't received new wheelchair
Goodness can be complicated.
In March, a group of Orlando businesspeople raised more than $20,000 to buy a new wheelchair for Milton McKnight — a downtown icon with cerebral palsy who, for almost 20 years, has spread a positive outlook on life...Tags: Stetson University, Medicaid, Health, Health Insurance, Parkinson's Disease
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Golf fan with cerebral palsy walks every inch of the Greenbrier for his foundation
WDBJ7 Sports ReporterThe Old White TPC course at the 2012 Greenbrier Classic measures more than 7,200 yards long. D.J. Gregory walked every single inch over the weekend. "I just love golf and I've played golf since I was nine. I went to my first PGA Tour event when I was...Tags: Greenbrier Classic, PGA Tour, Charity, Golf, Sports
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CP Digital assembles diverse slate: Titles include 'Chinese Zodiac,' 'Scary Movie 5,' 'Starving Games'
VarietyLONDON -- Moscow-based distrib CP Digital has announced a diverse slate of acquisitions at Cannes for Russia and the CIS region, including "Chinese Zodiac" from Jackie Chan Intl. Cinema, "Scary Movie 5" and "August: Osage County" from the Weinstein Co.,...Tags: Jackie Chan, Russia
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Aphasia affects estimated 1 million people
Earlier this month a Texas Rangers sportscaster went from calling live highlights of a baseball game to talking about a botched robbery. The sportscaster's incoherent switch confused listeners, but doctors saw the symptoms of aphasia, a disease not...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes, Health, High Blood Pressure, Stroke
Sep 4, 2012
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Aug 21, 2012
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Aug 15, 2012
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Jul 22, 2012
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Jul 30, 2012
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Jul 31, 2012
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Aug 4, 2012
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Jun 9, 2012
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Jul 8, 2012
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Jul 9, 2012
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May 28, 2012
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Jun 27, 2012
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