All posts tagged 'spinal cord injury'

NM woman faces eviction over medical marijuana use

Posted on October 24th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/23/2008 1:26 PM SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) _ A woman was told to move out of her apartment when the landlord discovered she has marijuana for medical use. Bobbie Wooten, 47, uses a wheelchair because she was paralyzed from the waist down in a car crash several years ago..
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Mich. voters to decide stem cell research measure

Posted on October 13th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/13/2008 4:56 AM By TIM MARTINAssociated Press Writer LANSING, Mich. (AP) _ Michigan voters will be thrust into the crossroads of science, ethics and religion next month when they decide whether to loosen the state’s restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. Supporters of the ballot measure say it could..
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Stem cells from testicles an option to embryos

Posted on October 8th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/8/2008 1:00 PM By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Cells taken from men’s testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. The new type of stem cells could..
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