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Grand Opening of UnitedSpinal.org Car Culture Motorability Island ...  -  24 Mar 2008
Emediawire (press release),...information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), post-polio, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, and syringomyelia.

Q Therapeutics, Inc. Selects Goodwin Biotechnology, Inc. for ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Q Therapeutics anticipates beginning Phase I trials for the treatment of transverse myelitis, a rapidly paralyzing subset of multiple sclerosis (MS),

With her eyes on the hoop... things are looking up  -  Mar 15, 2008
Greater Milwaukee Today,Six years ago, Amber Infalt contracted transverse myelitis, which left her in a wheelchair. "It was freaky, it happened all in one day," she said.

EquiSearch's Ask the Vet: Horse Seizures  -  Feb 29, 2008
EquiSearch.com,The causes can be Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM), tetanus or rabies, as well as viral or fungal infections. Tumors are not uncommon in older horses,

Huge Turnout At Fundraiser For Local Student  -  Feb 25, 2008
WTMJ-TV,Amy has a rare condition called transverse myelitis. The disease paralyzed her from the waist down. The symptoms came on suddenly over a year ago.

On form? Alexander McCall Smith  -  Mar 20, 2008
Daily Mail,Should they spend a great deal of money they can ill afford to discover if there might be a cure for their adopted daughter Motholeli's myelitis of the

Diseases Like Mine Are a Growing Hazard  -  Mar 15, 2008
Washington Post,..."Exposures from our environment are a significant contributor to today's rising rates," says Douglas Kerr, director of the Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis

Hysteria and Technology: Was Eliot Slater Right? • Case Report  -  Mar 19, 2008
Psychosomatics (subscription)A neurological consultation suggested transverse myelitis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed positive findings at C6–T2, documenting the diagnosis.

Botox treatment has really changed my life  -  Mar 17, 2008
ic Coventry,The 58-year-old, who is married with three grown-up children, developed the problem after she was struck down in 1996 with transverse myelitis - an

Support groups  -  Mar 10, 2008
GoErie.com,Transverse myelitis support group forming for patients, their families and friends. Call 899-3539. Depressive & Bipolar Support Alliance meets at Mental

Cuban wife waited 27 years for imprisoned husband  -  Mar 9, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,The cause was transverse myelitis, a neurological disorder. Now the husband who called her ''my queen, my doll, my jewel'' is the one who waits -- for the

At Random: Bettie Jernigan  -  Mar 9, 2008
Valdosta Daily Times,The depression that Jernigan confronts at times comes from a condition that she was diagnosed with in 1983 known as transverse myelitis, which causes nerve

March is rabies awareness month  -  Mar 3, 2008
Philippine Information Agency,It may also inflame the spinal cord producing myelitis. The period between infection and the first flu-like symptoms is normally two to twelve weeks,

I’m sorry  -  Mar 9, 2008
Trinidad News,However, when it was announced that Carnival 1972 was postponed to May due to a breakout of the polio myelitis disease Malik then changed his plan and

StemCyte Expands Support of World Renowned Spinal Cord Injury ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
SunHerald.com,Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, transverse myelitis, and other problems of the central nervous system.

Rare disease afflicts city employee  -  Feb 19, 2008
Checkbiotech.org (press release),The longtime Millville resident was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a condition that damages the nerves around the spinal cord and limits movement,

Learning to walk again  -  Feb 17, 2008
Maitland Mercury,She was diagnosed with the rare spinal condition transverse myelitis when she was 15, but Miss Preston has defied the odds. “I was told I would never walk

Invitrogen Announces Minority Investment in Q Therapeutics  -  Feb 15, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Clinical trials are targeted to commence in 2009 in Transverse Myelitis, a rapidly paralyzing, inflammatory demyelinating spinal cord injury related to MS.

Q Therapeutics Announces Series B Investment  -  Feb 15, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Q-Cells are applicable to a wide range of demyelinating diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), transverse myelitis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury

Stan has plans to walk again  -  Feb 14, 2008
Maitland Mercury,Originally he was told he was suffering from the rare spinal condition transverse myelitis, but Mr Martin was told last week he has a different condition

Invitrogen Takes Minority Stake in Q Therapeutics  -  Feb 15, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),Clinical trials on the company’s treatment for transverse myelitis are scheduled to begin at Johns Hopkins University in 2009.

Brave Brodie wins hearts after battling spinal illness  -  Feb 10, 2008
NEWS.com.au,Brodie's condition is known as acute transverse myelitis. Antibodies in his blood, which are meant to detect and destroy infections, attacked the lining of

Q Therapeutics Gets Investment  -  Feb 15, 2008
techrockies.com,Q Therapeutics is developing treatments for CNS diseases and other neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), transverse myelitis (TM)

Diseases of the central nervous system  -  Jan 31, 2008
Joy Online,Other neuro-immunological conditions are Transverse Myelitis, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus.

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy; University of California ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),This strategy may be useful for treating multiple disorders such as spinal cord injury, transverse myelitis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in

Thousands flock to downtown Port Arthur for Mardi Gras  -  Feb 3, 2008
Beaumont Enterprise,Williamson, who is disabled, had strep throat about five years ago that led to transverse myelitis, which left her paralyzed from the neck down for several

Benton City teen who died raced motocross  -  Jan 29, 2008
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,Casey became partially paralyzed a few years ago when a rare disorder called transverse myelitis made his immune system attack his spine.

Cody Unser, favoring stem cell bill, says walking shouldn't be ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Las Cruces Sun-News,...since she was in 6th grade when she was suddenly stricken by transverse myelitis, a neurological syndrome caused by inflammation of the spinal cord.

Feb. 18, 2008 -- St. Patrick's Day  -  Feb 18, 2008
KMBC.com,Even though my wife, Ruth, has been battling the paralysis of transverse myelitis the past two years, she really wanted to go ahead with the party so we are

Support groups  -  Feb 18, 2008
GoErie.com,Transverse myelitis support group forming for patients, their families and friends. Call 899-3539. Depressive & Bipolar Support Alliance meets at Mental

Invitrogen Announces Minority Investment in Q Therapeutics  -  Feb 15, 2008
Centre Daily Times,Initial disease targets include multiple sclerosis (MS), transverse myelitis (TM) and Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS). The company's initial approach is to

Our hungry ghosts  -  Feb 14, 2008
Georgia Straight,Take Kai, who has an immobilizing infection of his hip that could leave him crippled, or Hobo, whose breastbone osteo- myelitis could penetrate into his

Paralysed teenager to making skiing history  -  Feb 11, 2008
Northampton Chronicle & Echo,Derry, who lives in Kerrfield Estate, Duston, has been paralysed from the neck down since he was four after contracting a virus, called transverse myelitis,

Mr. Everything  -  Feb 8, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Transverse myelitis at thoracic six was the diagnosis. It involves swelling in the spinal region. The exact reason it surfaced in Turk never was pinpointed.

New Mexico Senate Bill 23 – Biomedical Research Act  -  Feb 6, 2008
OpEdNews,...and waking up the next day permanently paralyzed with what proves to be a crippling and incurable disease of the spinal cord, Transverse Myelitis.

Manhardt's allergies can't hold him back  -  Jan 22, 2008
Harnesslink,We treated him for EPM (equine protozoal myelitis, an infection of the neurological system). Whether he had it or not, I don’t know; whether that is what

2:05 pm: Redlands student working for Democratic presidential ...  -  Dec 27, 2007
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,Unser, the daughter of race car driver Al Unser Jr., is living with transverse myelitis, a condition that has required her to use a wheelchair since 1999,

Richardson Campaign: National disability spokesperson to campaign ...  -  Dec 16, 2007
IowaPolitics.com (press release),At the age of 12, Cody was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis a neurological condition that causes inflammation of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis.

The Metal Horse (Part 4 of 5): Tips from Veterinarian and Author ...  -  Dec 17, 2007
Equestrianmag.com,At one point Ramona was diagnosed with Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM) and treated. After a brief recovery period she then went back to the trainer and won

Thieves steal disabled boy’s laptop  -  Dec 15, 2007
GazetteLive,Pupil Owen Swift, 10, suffers from the rare neurological disorder transverse myelitis and is in a wheelchair. He has the use of only his left hand.

Richardson Campaign: Unveils Americans with Disabilities policy  -  Dec 17, 2007
IowaPolitics.com (press release),Cody Unser, daughter of two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Al Unser, Jr., was diagnosed at the age of twelve with Transverse Myelitis (TM), a neurological

Support groups  -  Dec 17, 2007
GoErie.com,Transverse myelitis support group forming for patients, their families and friends. Call 899-3539. Depressive & Bipolar Support Alliance meets at Mental

Xanthus' Symadex Demonstrates Ability  -  Dec 11, 2007
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),...including perivascular inflammation, myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord resulting in a loss of its ability to transmit nerve impulses) and

Devic’s Disease may be variation of MS  -  Dec 9, 2007
KPCnews.com,At the same time or within a few days, weeks or occasionally months, this is followed by severe acute inflammation of the spinal cord (transverse myelitis).

teen suffers sudden paralysis  -  Nov 22, 2007
KKTV 11 News,...in pediatric icu while doctors tried to figure out what was wrong. he was eventually diagnosed with a neurological disorder called transverse myelitis.

paralysed player's brave vow  -  Nov 22, 2007
Derbyshire Times,...fitness fan kieran has been diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, but doctors have been unable to pinpoint the cause.

student in co.springs suddenly becomes paralyzed  -  Nov 23, 2007
cbs4denver.com,...disorder called transverse myelitis. it's left 16-year-old dustin confined to a wheelchair for the past three months. the syndrome has no known cure,

spinal cord inflammation disrupts signals to, from brain  -  Nov 10, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,...by paul g. donohue, md dear dr. donohue: i was diagnosed in 1985 with transverse myelitis. can you explain what this is? i stagger when i walk,

cost of feeling better  -  Nov 14, 2007
Missoula Independent,9, 2007), but he still has a long, expensive road ahead. five-year-old parker’s journey began in may when he contracted transverse myelitis (tm),

14/11/07: society exists for tm sufferers  -  Nov 14, 2007
Eastbourne Herald,...by f rourke i have recently attended the first agm of the transverse myelitis society and wondered if any readers who suffer from tm would like to know of

health: multiple sclerosis  -  Nov 9, 2007
CBS 3,...she's having doctors take samples from her son will. the two year old was paralyzed by transverse myelitis, a condition that shares similarities to ms.

wheelchair brigade bridges the gap  -  Nov 2, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,...acute transverse myelitis at the age of eight. however, it has not stopped him from winning his first two singles matches for broadview tennis club.

Owen’s Street treat - Dreams come true for youngster  -  Nov 26, 2007
GazetteLive,Owen Swift, who suffers from the rare neurological disorder transverse myelitis and is in a wheelchair, watches the ITV soap every night and loves the wacky

acaai: investigational ragweed vaccine found speedy, safe, and ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
MedPage Today,...when a case of transverse myelitis was reported in a volunteer in a different clinical trial. the british company developing the vaccine -- allergy

shock to the system: the woman paralysed by her body's own ...  -  Nov 12, 2007
Daily Mail,...and complained that the electrical sensations were now running riot through her entire body. she was diagnosed with transverse myelitis - a neurological

national pressure ulcer advisory panel's pressure ulcer staging system  -  Nov 15, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,...and/or supporting structures (eg, fascia, tendon or joint capsule) making osteo myelitis possible. exposed bone/tendon is visible or directly palpable.

support groups  -  Nov 5, 2007
GoErie.com,1101 peach st. call 452-4462. transverse myelitis support group forming for patients, their families and friends. call 899-3539. depressive & bipolar

an athlete who's really on a roll  -  Nov 2, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,...mcgrory awoke suddenly one day as a 5-year-old with a viral disease, transverse myelitis, which attacks the spinal cord and caused paralysis from the waist

multinational study of childhood multiple sclerosis: risk factors ...  -  Nov 1, 2007
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),...and 31 patients (23%) had transverse myelitis. monofocal features at first attack were more common in european patients, while polyfocal or multiple

Teaming up to whip MS  -  19 Oct 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,That therapy, said CEO Deborah Eppstein, will soon be tested in people with transverse myelitis, a cousin of the disease. "People with a strong investment

Benefit To Be Held For Teenage Girl With Rare Condition  -  Oct 17, 2007
WYMT,Transverse Myelitis was the diagnosis that shocked and confused Amber Rayburn's family back in August. Her grandmother, Betty Fowler, says Amber was at home

Local businesses hosting fund-raiser  -  Oct 10, 2007
Clovis News Journal,Clovis resident Kenneth Nation was diagnosed with transverse myelitis in June. The rare disease has left the 15-year-old paralyzed from the waist down and

Support groups  -  Oct 15, 2007
GoErie.com,Transverse myelitis support group forming for patients, their families and friends. Call 899-3539. Depressive & Bipolar Support Alliance meets at Mental

Cochrane scoops top sports award  -  Oct 12, 2007
Lawn Tennis Association,Philip contracted a rare neurological condition, Transverse Myelitis, and was initially unable to move his legs. A wheelchair user since 1996, now,

Rabies kills, DOH 8 warns  -  Oct 9, 2007
Philippine Information Agency,It may also inflame the spinal cord producing myelitis. The period between infection and the first flu-like symptoms is normally two to twelve weeks,

Children's Hospital chooses Wiregrass to launch new campaign  -  Oct 7, 2007
Dothan Eagle,A neurologist at Children’s Hospital diagnosed Lance with combined acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis.

Vanderbilt's Bennett finds help in Smith  -  Sep 20, 2007
Robertson County Times,In 2004, he received a medical redshirt because of a bout with acute transverse myelitis, an illness that causes swelling of the spinal cord.

Family Hopes Paralyzed Toddler Will Walk Again  -  Aug 31, 2007
WLTX.com,Less than a week later, doctors diagnosed will with transverse myelitis (TM), a virus somewhat similar to multiple schlerosis in that it attacks the spinal

Long road back  -  Aug 26, 2007
Kenai Peninsula Online,Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder caused by inflammation across both sides of one level, or segment, of the spinal cord.

Doctors in the House: Shingles vaccine may be worth cost  -  Aug 17, 2007
Cincinnati Post,Unusual neurologic manifestations of this virus becoming active include: stroke, myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord), meningitis, encephalitis or

News for Tuesday, Aug. 28  -  Aug 28, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),The disease is transverse myelitis and it hit Rick Gilliland out of nowhere, paralyzing him from the chest down. This summer he participated in the Sadler’s

West Nile quiet so far this year  -  Aug 27, 2007
North County Times,...inflammation of the brain; meningitis, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord; or myelitis, inflammation of the spinal cord.

Deadly Marburg Virus Discovered in African Fruit Bats  -  Aug 24, 2007
Associated Content,...including: orchitis (testicles), hepatitis (liver), transverse myelitis (spinal cord), uveitis (eyes), or parotitis (salivary glands).

West Nile cases stay ahead of 2006 pace  -  Aug 17, 2007
CIDRAP,Neuroinvasive cases—the severe form of the disease, including West Nile meningitis, encephalitis, and myelitis—make up 30.6% (136 of 444) of cases so far

Natick High grad to compete in Para PanAmerican Games  -  Aug 13, 2007
Natick Bulletin&Tab,A month later, diagnosed with transverse myelitis, she was paralyzed from her waist down. But that didn't stop Forber-Pratt. Growing up in Natick,

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