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Meningitis: How a quadruple amputee got her life back  -  25 Mar 2008
Independent,...including paying for the education and training of prosthetists, funding components for prosthetic limbs or building prosthetic centres.

Wounded Warrior project hits New Hampshire slopes  -  25 Mar 2008
The Union Leader,Next Step Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc. specializes in prosthetic limbs for amputees. It is among a group of sponsors who are helping to provide the

Cheap Shots  -  25 Mar 2008
Henderson State University Oracle,There was a vicious wreck in lane two that resulted in a few dislocated joints and prosthetic limbs scattered everywhere. The stench of ruptured colostomy

IRAQ: The calm before the Perfect Storm  -  25 Mar 2008
American Chronicle,...not be disabled American Veterans learning how to use their prosthetic limbs. and the US would have a national budget surplus instead of being trillions

DARPA Funds Research for Bionic Artificial Limbs  -  Mar 21, 2008
DailyTech,The real work for the project of the next generation of prosthetic limbs is to allow the user to control the limbs without having to concentrate on

Prosthetic Limbs Spark Latest Insurance Backlash  -  Mar 11, 2008
Wall Street JournalAs prosthetic limbs become more advanced and more expensive, insurers are balking at paying for the devices, the WSJ reports. Many private health plans

Marine who lost limbs in Afghanistan will not get full compensation  -  Mar 23, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,He is learning to walk again using prosthetic limbs, works out for three hours every day in the gym and will return soon to his home in Plymouth.

‘Bionic arm’ revolutionizing prosthetic limbs-Kuiken  -  Mar 13, 2008
The Gateway Online,Todd Kuiken, a doctor from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, brought the future to Edmonton on Monday afternoon with a presentation on the “bionic

Coverage of prosthetics improving  -  Mar 23, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,...premium increase might seem like a reasonable deal, until the employer or employee realizes that the cap counts toward costly prosthetic limbs as well.

Prosthetic Device Manufacturers, Users Push for Higher Coverage ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Kaiser network.org,Amputees and manufacturers of prosthetic limbs are urging lawmakers in several states to introduce legislation that would require private insurance

Childhood cancer survivor recalls difficulties of coping with disease  -  Mar 19, 2008
Green Bay Press Gazette,Although Peterson is a prosthetics technician — meaning he creates, repairs and fits prosthetic limbs — he has held a variety of positions with the company

Bid to be pilot by man who lost limbs  -  Feb 26, 2008
Norwich Evening News,But two decades on, Mr Hopwood, who has two prosthetic limbs, is refusing to let his disability get the better of him and is about to undergo a three-day

Celebrity News Service  -  Mar 17, 2008
Mediapost.com,They include model and athlete Aimee Millins, who was born with a condition that requires her to wear prosthetic limbs. The ads shows Millins in a short

Meningitis took her hands and feet; prosthetist gave back her ...  -  Mar 9, 2008
Munster Times,Rehabilitation and fittings for prosthetic limbs came next at a third institution. Finally, on Sept. 8, four months after feeling ill at the pool,

Kenneth Cole Produces Edgy New Shoe Ads  -  Mar 14, 2008
AHNModel and athlete Aimee Millins, who was born with a condition that requires her to wear prosthetic limbs, is featured in one of the ads.

INSURERS PRESSED TO PAY MORE FOR PROSTHESES  -  Mar 12, 2008
National Center for Policy Analysis,Big advances in technology have raised the costs of prosthetic limbs, and that has made them a target for cutbacks in health care coverage.

COMMANDO SPIRIT  -  Mar 22, 2008
Plymouth Evening Herald,Currently using a wheelchair, he is being fitted with hi-tech prosthetic limbs, and hopes to stay in the Marines, as well as taking up snowboarding and

Anatomy of a backlash  -  Mar 22, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,She later established the Heather Mills Health Trust - which recycles prosthetic limbs - and by the time that she ran into McCartney at the 1999 Pride of

Double amputee runs 2600 miles  -  Mar 3, 2008
Myrtle Beach Sun News,Running on prosthetic limbs, the 62-year-old veteran left Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, just north of San Diego, in July. He logged about 2600 miles en

Former Howard basketball star reaches beyond courage  -  Feb 27, 2008
Examiner.comI’m supposed to beat a girl with four prosthetic limbs! But if I don’t beat her … For the last three years, DuBose, who still lives in Blacksburg,

Heather Mills To Donate It All To Charity  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Spoof (satire),She is set to donate £10m to The Limbs for Life Foundation, a charity that helps the families of children who desperately need help obtain prosthetic limbs,

Fundraiser to help Shelby Smith  -  Mar 17, 2008
Vail Sun,At one time, Shelby was considered for prosthetic limbs, but without knees or the proper hip movement, it wasn't possible. Sheri said her daughter could

Olympic lesson for Litcham students  -  Mar 19, 2008
Dereham Times,Students discovered how engineering has helped change sport with technological advances like the sharkskin suit for swimmers and prosthetic limbs for

Why we love to hate Heather  -  Mar 20, 2008
Guardian,She established the Heather Mills Health Trust - which recycles prosthetic limbs - and by the time that she ran into McCartney at the 1999 Pride of Britain

Army captain loses his leg on Cresta Run  -  Mar 5, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...near Leatherhead, Surrey, which has gained a strong reputation for helping those with multiple injuries and fitting soldiers with prosthetic limbs.

Diabetes: Bay Area companies fighting epidemic  -  Mar 16, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,That has boosted business for other companies in the Bay Area and elsewhere that make customized shoes and prosthetic limbs. "The industry is growing and

Gecko may be key to future rescues  -  Mar 22, 2008
San Mateo County Times,...and Research at Berkeley looks to all sorts of other animals for help coming up with the best designs for robots, prosthetic limbs and new materials.

MIT designs better fit for the Jaipur Foot  -  Mar 12, 2008
Press Trust of India,New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) A team of students at MIT, including an Indian, has come up with an improved and better fitting design for the Jaipur Foot,

• Red Cross honors 9 'Hometown Heroes'  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,He's married and hopes to start college in the fall, study engineering and learn how to create better and better prosthetic limbs in the future.

Prosthetic arm gets new fund injection  -  Feb 25, 2008
Coolest Gadgets,This is already a quantum leap as the level of control provided is beyond that of the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs which have less than

Iraqi family finally finds peace in District suburbs  -  Mar 9, 2008
Examiner.com...arranged for Joodi and six other victims of Saddam’s torture to receive $50000 state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs at a Houston hospital.

Faking it for the camera  -  Mar 8, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,After a stay in the hospital, "Crab-Man" from My Name is Earl gives her some "advanced" prosthetic limbs. Rubbery-looking, mechanical and completely

Charity campaigner named as Woman of Influence  -  Mar 9, 2008
The Herald,In July last year, together with fellow amputee Jamie Andrew, Ms Giles set up the charity 500 Miles, to raise money to buy prosthetic limbs for amputees in

Hero gets new leg after sled crash  -  Mar 5, 2008
Wimbledon Guardian,...the rest of my life and the swiftest return to duty." Headley Court Military Hospital is famous for its work fitting prosthetic limbs to wounded soldiers.

Women Of The Year: So which one has inspired you?  -  Mar 20, 2008
Daily Mail,Having lost her legs, she has worked hard to regain her mobility with prosthetic limbs, and she now campaigns tirelessly for better opportunities for

(CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VERSION)  -  Mar 19, 2008
Philadelphia citypaper.net,At others, it is engrossing beyond the power of words, as when the camera explores a room filled with smoke and prosthetic limbs.

Alpine skiers leading Canada's charge into 2010 Paralympic Games  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Canadian Press...who lives in North Vancouver, was born without legs below her knees and an arm below her elbow, so she races with prosthetic limbs.

Heather Mills Arrested For Begging Outside Kings Cross Station  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Spoof (satire),The settlement was in the region of £24.3million, which will keep her in prosthetic limbs for life. Despite this, the greedy Mills told police she had been

Extraordinary People: The Fastest Man on No Legs  -  Mar 5, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,We see the tests Oscar and his prosthetic limbs went through and hear that he now hopes to appeal the International Association of Athletics Federations'

Hockey players share closer bond than just ice time  -  Feb 25, 2008
Connecticut Post,Even someone who specializes in prosthetic limbs might not understand the stresses that hockey can put on a prosthetic leg. "It's not their fault," said

Charity appeal is walk around the park  -  Feb 29, 2008
Shields Gazette,The 2by2 Children's Foundation was launched last year to provide specially adapted toys and prosthetic limbs for youngsters. Based in the borough,

Biomechanical Weirdness  -  Feb 26, 2008
Car Domain,By Jen For his day job, Christopher Conte builds prosthetic limbs for amputees. In his spare time, he makes stuff like this. Conte describes his sculptures

OCZ Prepares Neural Impulse Actuator for Shipping  -  Mar 2, 2008
SlashdotThe technology was developed for myoelectric prosthetic limbs and has matured greatly since those days. Atari's MindLink controller was never released to

Citizens can die in war at 18, but not carry guns  -  Mar 16, 2008
Muskogee Daily Phoenix,...or the Veterans Center on Flower mound road until you see a veteran under 21 in a wheelchair, on crutches, or walking on prosthetic limbs.

Clarkson University Engineering Professors Win Grants for ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
Clarkson University News (press release),Kevin Fite of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering has been investigating the design and control of advanced prosthetic limbs that

Artslink.co.za News  -  Feb 25, 2008
ArtslinkNews,Steven Cohen and Elu disable themselves with crutches, fetish shoes and prosthetic limbs. Samson Mudzunga addresses death from within a coffin.

Gulf War true cost  -  Mar 16, 2008
Blogger News Network...ranged from 600000 to $4 million per person and about $45000 to $57000 for amputees plus the cost of prosthetic limbs ranging from $12500 to 4100,000.

BeFurnished.com Unleashes Alloy and Teak Tables, an Unstoppable Team  -  Mar 15, 2008
PR Web (press release),Alloy has been used in space shuttles, prosthetic limbs and countless other technological achievements of our time. So what do you get when you combine

Author : Disabled Veterans Relief Fund  -  Mar 11, 2008
Earthtimes,...psychological counseling, housing, disability-equipped vehicles, specialized prosthetic limbs, long-term care in the case of permanent head injuries,

Science week under the microscope  -  Mar 10, 2008
Oxford Mail,Oxfordshire Science Week - part of National Science Week - runs until Saturdaymar 15 across the county, and prosthetic limbs, honey bees, onion DNA and

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