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• Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury Still Evolving

  Staff Writer | November 18, 2005 11:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Spinal Cord Injuries

  Wise Young, Chrisoper Reeve's doctor, spoke recently at a rehab institute in Connecticut. His speech focused on the advancement in reasearch and treatment of spinal cord injuries since Reeve's horse-riding accident in 1995.Most of his talk, titled "Stem Cells and Spinal Injury Repair," centered on advancements in spinal cord injury research since 1995. Much research focuses on getting axons,...

• Brain Injury Group Receives Grant

  Staff Writer | November 18, 2005 11:03 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  The Roanoke Civitan Club has given a grant to Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia (BISSWVA) to help support a school readiness program. BISSWVA is an organization that aids brain injury victims and their families and serves people of all ages. The group was founded by Fran and Greg Rooker, and their web site notes:Due to modern medical technology, many more people are surviving brain...

• Two Injured In Roanoke Co. Car Accident

  Staff Writer | November 18, 2005 10:44 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A deer in the road recently caused a car accident on I-81 in Roanoke County. According to WDBJ, two women in a northbound car hit the deer and stopped on the side of the road to inspect the car for damages. While stopped, a Chevy Suburban driven by a Raleigh, NC man crashed into the women's car. Both ladies were injured and taken to the hospital.Animals in roads cause many accidents every...