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Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade 23 Nov 2009 10:34 GMT
... Interesting Times By George Packer Farrar Straus & ... to outfit amputated Sierra Leonean children with artificial limbs, or Hnin Se’s mission to educate fellow ...
Army helps vets with 'invisible wounds' find jobs 23 Nov 2009 01:13 GMT
... while about 970 are in the program because of brain injuries. About 770 are amputees. For the invisibly wounded, the losses can be as minor as slight memory lapses and as ...
Half man, all hero 23 Nov 2009 01:33 GMT
... – has survived so well he's being used as a role model for other amputees. At just 78.7 centimeters tall, he gets around in a wheelchair and gives lectures on recovering ...
Mountain peaks no match for Taunton native 23 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
... near impossible. But the can-do attitude of Taunton native Sarah Doherty, avid hiker and amputee since age 13, would help prove even the harshest skeptics wrong. Doherty, who learned early on ...
Danica pleads: Take off my other foot 23 Nov 2009 11:14 GMT
... A teenage amputee today spoke about the possibility of losing her remaining foot. Brave Danica Green lost her right ...

Carolyn L. Stanhope Joins the Ranks of Leading Professionals 23 Nov 2009 13:22 GMT
... assisting doctors in a long-term care unit, reporting assessments, assisting patients with bad wounds, amputees, dialysis and respiratory issues, and weaning patients off ventilators. Select Medical Hospital ensures high-quality health ...
Government Option Already Failure 22 Nov 2009 06:57 GMT
... By Deroy Murdock Scripps Howard News Service As the ... then billed Medicare for phantom wheelchairs, phony artificial limbs, and more. Medicare soon delivered $20,000 to ...
Invisible wounds: Program aims to educate vets, employers 22 Nov 2009 03:16 GMT
... while about 970 are in the program because of brain injuries. About 770 are amputees. For the invisibly wounded, the losses can be as minor as slight memory lapses and as ...
Notes on an Irish funny man 22 Nov 2009 06:14 GMT
... I read a 's recent un-PC/sick joke ("Say what you like about the servicemen amputees from but we're going to have a f***ing good team in 2012"), Dara says he feels ...
First Person: Three GIs (Yesterday) 22 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT
... for. "Look at us," he said. "We're cripples for life." "Well," said the double amputee. "It could have been worse. I'm thankful I still have most of my legs and both ...

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Ben Foster feels the raw emotion of 'Messenger' 22 Nov 2009 16:52 GMT
... the boys and girls who got back with missing pieces and were in the amputee ward. "They were honest with us (the actors and filmmakers), and I'm forever grateful for that." ...
Oscar Pistorius' artificial limbs give him clear, major advantage for sprint running 17 Nov 2009 22:35 GMT
... Oscar Pistorius' artificial limbs give him clear, major advantage for sprint ... appeal study The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a ...
Oscar Pistorius' Artificial Limbs Give Him Clear, Major Advantage for Sprint Running, New Study Suggests 19 Nov 2009 01:19 GMT
... to how much lighter and springier his artificial limbs are. The blades enhance sprint running speeds ... said, "we also commend the recent, single-limb amputee work of our colleagues that we interpret ...
Stork Amputee Gets an Artificial Leg 18 Nov 2009 11:31 GMT
... Dietmar the stork with his prosthetic leg. A stork in the German ... flown into a high tension wire. The artificial leg, which was funded by donations, cost over ...
Oscar Pistorius' Artificial Limbs Give Him Clear, Major Adva 18 Nov 2009 21:50 GMT
... 2009, 13:15 CST Conclusion of of Pistorius' appeal study The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or ...
Blade Runner - Artificial limbs faster than legs 19 Nov 2009 06:33 GMT
... Researchers Peter Weyand of Southern Methodist University and Matthew Bundle of the University of Wyoming say ...
Blade Runner - Artificial limbs faster than legs 19 Nov 2009 07:56 GMT
... Researchers Peter Weyand of Southern Methodist University and Matthew Bundle of the University of Wyoming say ...
Experts Respond: No Scientific Evidence to Support Claim that Prostheses Offer Advantage to Amputee Runners 18 Nov 2009 23:30 GMT
... physiology provide data to refute claims that artificial limbs give South African Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius ... prostheses worn by Pistorius) does not allow amputee sprinters to apply as much force on ...
Study finds that amputee runner Pistorius gets big advantage from prosthetics 18 Nov 2009 16:42 GMT
... prepares to run. The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African ... to how much lighter and springier his artificial limbs are," Weyand said in a statement. "The ...
Prosthetics give double-amputee sprinter Pistorius unfair advantage 19 Nov 2009 17:12 GMT
... Study: Prosthetics give double-amputee sprinter Pistorius unfair advantage Thursday, November 19, ... to how much lighter and springier his artificial limbs are,'' Weyand said in a statement. ``The ...

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The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-metre race, according to a new study. 18 Nov 2009 17:12 GMT
... Arbitration for Sport. The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African ... to how much lighter and springier his artificial limbs are," Weyand said in a statement. "The ...
Amputee Bernard is inspiration to others 21 Nov 2009 10:50 GMT
... A pensioner who is proud to have FOUR legs has become ... the Centre for Integrated Living and the artificial limb centre. Bernard added: "I had two strokes in 2002 ... sticks. As soon as I got my artificial leg I threw them all away." Now Bernard ...
Experts Respond: No Scientific Evidence to Support Claim that Prostheses Offer Advantage to Amputee Runners (BIZ) 18 Nov 2009 23:34 GMT
... the in England, provides additional evidence that amputee runners do not have an advantage. The ... wrote their response to an opinion piece, "Artificial Limbs Do Make Artificially Fast Running Speeds Possible," ...
Sock 'helps to prevent pain in amputees' 20 Nov 2009 13:12 GMT
... AMPUTEES who suffer "phantom" pains from their removed limbs could be helped by a new treatment in ...
Noisy neighbour's amputee boyfriend punished for Brighton assault 20 Nov 2009 16:22 GMT
... by the council has escaped being sent straight to prison for assaulting her. Double amputee Chris Lindo, 39, hit Sharon Nesbitt twice during a row in April. He went to see ...