August 26, 2009 via Science Daily Researchers have developed a new technology that helps Parkinson's patients overcome the tendency to speak too quietly by playing a recording of ambient sound, which resembles the noisy chatter of a restaurant full of patrons. "People with Parkinson's disease...
via msnbc.com By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON (AP) - Surprising new research says nearly 1.3 million Americans are living with a spinal-cord injury, five times more than previous estimates. Overall, 5.5 million people in the U.S. have some degree of paralysis due to a variety of neurologic problems, from...
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Filed under: largely hidden population, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, neurologic problems, less extensive injuries uncounted, public relations career, people living longer with paralysis, spinal-cord injury, strokes, added complications of aging on top of a disability, understanding scope of need, paralysis, survey, pushing for health policy changes, cycle of paralysis and poverty, income limits to qualify for Medicaid, mentor to other spinal cord patients, five times more than previous estimates, arms or legs paralyzed or partly paralyzed