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    Aug 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Aurora man gets 3 years in prison for neglecting mother

    One of three Aurora siblings who admitted to criminally neglecting their elderly mother was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday by a Kane County judge who called the woman’s deteriorated condition “horrific and disturbing.”
    Tribune reporter
    One of three Aurora siblings who admitted to criminally neglecting their elderly mother was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday by a Kane County judge who called the woman’s deteriorated condition “horrific and disturbing.”...

    Tags: Justice System, Nursing, Aurora, Punishment, Judges

    2. Aug 11, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  2. Paralympics Have Gained Respect And Support

    When Paul Nitz made his first Paralympic team 20 years ago, he had to pay his own way to Barcelona.
    The Hartford Courant
    When Paul Nitz made his first Paralympic team 20 years ago, he had to pay his own way to Barcelona. "When I made the team, their next statement was like, 'All right, now you've got to cut us a check for $2,000,' " Nitz said. "I was like, 'What if I don't...

    Tags: Greenwich, Newington, Awards and Prizes, Oscar Pistorius, Tyson Gay

    3. May 26, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Rebecca H. Snyder

    Rebecca “Becky” Snyder might have had cognitive and physical disabilities, but she lived life to the fullest, choosing a positive attitude and a life filled with human connections.
    janeth@herald-mail.com
    Rebecca “Becky” Snyder might have had cognitive and physical disabilities, but she lived life to the fullest, choosing a positive attitude and a life filled with human connections. “She was never, ever self-conscious in the wheelchair...

    Tags: Back, Health, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cancer

    4. Mar 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc.

    From defective cars to dangerous drugs to hazardous roadways, the firm has represented thousands of clients in individual suits, class actions and mass torts over the past four decades.
    From defective cars to dangerous drugs to hazardous roadways, the firm has represented thousands of clients in individual suits, class actions and mass torts over the past four decades. Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. specializes in...

    Tags: Fosamax (drug), Labor Legislation, Actos (drug), Zoloft (drug), Manufacturing and Engineering

    5. Mar 11, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. At Fort Meade, tryouts for Warrior Games show 'ability over disability'

    When it happened, he didn't feel a thing. Within 30 seconds, "all the pain in the world" coursed through his body. And U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Curtis Winston recalls thinking, among many other things, that he'd never play sports again.
    When it happened, he didn't feel a thing. Within 30 seconds, "all the pain in the world" coursed through his body. And U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Curtis Winston recalls thinking, among many other things, that he'd never play sports again. Wilson, a former high...

    Tags: Health, Armed Conflicts, Injuries and Wounds, Fort Meade (military base), U.S. Army

    6. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. New therapy could reduce diabetes-related amputation

    Jim Keenan wasn't particularly alarmed by a small blister that developed on his heel. Five days later, the 62-year-old's foot was so seriously infected doctors feared they might need to amputate his lower leg.
    Jim Keenan wasn't particularly alarmed by a small blister that developed on his heel. Five days later, the 62-year-old's foot was so seriously infected doctors feared they might need to amputate his lower leg. Keenan, who also has Type 2 diabetes,...

    Tags: Health, General Practitioners, University of Arizona, Injuries and Wounds, Insulin

    7. May 10, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  7. Edward's Story: School bus crash victim learns to walk again, returns home

    He's the kid who gives them away like they were going out of style. Edward Tindall, 7, has a smile that comes easy, and often.
    He's the kid who gives them away like they were going out of style. Edward Tindall, 7, has a smile that comes easy, and often. “I can’t help but to smile when I see my baby smile,” said Nikki Dennis, Edward’s mother. For three...

    Tags: Health, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents

    8. Nov 15, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Optical illusion dampens arthritis pain

    Seeing the movements of a healthy hand mirroring one's own movements plays a welcome trick on the brains of arthritis sufferers, a new study shows: It reduces the perception of pain. The observation, reported this week at the Society for Neuroscience's...

    Tags: University of California, San Diego, Health, Arthritis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hands

    9. May 2, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. Indiana mom who lost legs protecting children from tornado gets prosthetic

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A southern Indiana woman who lost parts of both legs while protecting her two children from a tornado received her first prosthetic leg on Wednesday, exactly two months after she was injured. "It's a good anniversary,"...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Rentals, Tornadoes

    10. Mar 28, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Tatyana McFadden: Howard County's 'Lady Velocity'

    World-class track athlete Tatyana McFadden is not a flashy person. Soft-spoken with a thin face, dark brown eyes and a deceptively muscular frame, she is not the type to speak of her accomplishments without some prompting. But when she does talk about her accolades, she lets people know that success hasn’t come easy.
    World-class track athlete Tatyana McFadden is not a flashy person. Soft-spoken with a thin face, dark brown eyes and a deceptively muscular frame, she is not the type to speak of her accomplishments without some prompting. But when she does talk about her...

    Tags: Sports Illustrated, BP Plc, Chicago Marathon, Spina Bifida, College Sports

    11. Jul 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. CDC still listening to youth vaccination debate

    Mediators were dispatched to help keep the conversation civil at a health forum in Chicago last week — a clear sign of the passionate opinions elicited by the debate about whether the federal government should recommend that babies be vaccinated against meningitis.
    Mediators were dispatched to help keep the conversation civil at a health forum in Chicago last week — a clear sign of the passionate opinions elicited by the debate about whether the federal government should recommend that babies be vaccinated...

    Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines, Family, Illinois

    12. Oct 12, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Mental illness redefined

    When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short.
    When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short. First published in 1952, the tome also is used as a standard by researchers, the health...

    Tags: Mental Illness, Behavioral Conditions, Psychiatry, Eating Disorders, Stroke

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Amputation Photos
Stockwell, a three-time world champion Paralympic triat...
(December 20, 2012)
Melissa Stockwell (right) fits a client with her new prosthetic leg Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in the Scheck and Siress lab at UIC.
Melissa Stockwell in Iraq in 2004, before she was wound...
(December 20, 2012)
Stockwell in Iraq
Dr. Albert Chi, Johns Hopkins trauma surgeon, adjusts t...
(December 13, 2012)
Making adjustments
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