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Gene therapy helps muscular dystrophy patients breathe easier
Children with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Pompe disease often spend their days tethered to mechanical ventilators in order to breathe. But results from a new clinical trial at University of Florida Health show that gene therapy improved...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Physical Therapy, Pompe Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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READER SUBMITTED: Easter Seals Capital Region And Eastern Connecticut Receives $2,500 Grant
WindsorEaster Seals Capital Region and Eastern Connecticut is pleased to announce that it has received a $2,500 grant from Farmington Bank Community Foundation, Inc. to support the expansion of their School-to-Work Transition program. The Farmington Bank...Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Parkinson's Disease, Easter Seals, Learning Disability, Behavioral Conditions
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Pooling resources to keep everyone safe in the water
Jerry Huang left his wheelchair at the side of the pool before gliding through more than 400 meters of water at this year's Coast 2 Coast Swim Challenge. From beginners to experts, people of all abilities swam laps to raise money for free swimming lessons...
Tags: Conservation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sports, Swimming
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$150,000 donation to fund stem cell research
A Newport Beach nonprofit donated $150,000 toward stem cell research that could slow or reverse heart damage in patients, including those with a specific muscular dystrophy condition, the organization announced last week. Coalition Duchenne gave the...Tags: Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Bethlehem blogging sensation takes his wheelchair on tour
HealthHere's a man who is as Bob Dylan would say: "Busy living." Shane Burcaw a 20-year-old blogging sensation who is living a with a rare form of muscular dystrophy has blossomed since his story first ran on the front of The Morning Call's 2011 Christmas Eve... -
Cannes: Jerry Lewis Skewered for Latest Bad-Taste, Sexist Remarks
ReutersMay 24 (TheWrap.com) - Somebody send Jerry Lewis a copy of "Bridesmaids" stat, because the octogenarian comedian still doesn't think women are funny. The reaction to his latest bad-taste, sexist remarks at a Cannes press conference was swift -- and...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association, Entertainment, France
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Hollywood's Disabled Actors Protest NBC's 'Ironside' Casting - When Is It Their Turn?
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - When the '60s procedural "Ironside" is revived on NBC this fall, the setting will move from San Francisco to New York and the lead character will be African-American. But one thing hasn't changed: The actor playing Ironside can...Tags: NBC (tv network), Parkinson's Disease, Screen Actors Guild, Spina Bifida, Terry O'Quinn
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Foster children with disabilities bond with all the pretty horses
Nearly two dozen foster children with a variety of disabilities spent time on Sunday petting, grooming and becoming friends with horses at Orlando's Trotters Park. "He just loves animals so much, that for him to be able to come out here and be with...
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Orlando, Kissimmee, Science and Technology, Autism
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Bethlehem blogger Shane Burcaw launches Laughing at My Nightmare tour
Here's a man who is, as Bob Dylan would say, "busy living." Shane Burcaw, a 20-year-old blogging sensation, is living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He has blossomed since his story first ran on the front page of The Morning Call's 2011...
Tags: Washington, DC, Panera Bread Company, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (tv program), Bob Dylan, Butztown
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Nemours patients help firefighters 'Fill the Boot' for muscular dystrophy fundraiser
Starting today, community members will begin seeing firefighters holding out their yellow boots at many local intersections as part of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Fill the Boot Campaign. This year area firefighters have some back up...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Research, Fires
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MDA goodwill ambassador knows why Joan Jett was chosen for concert
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe adolescent national goodwill ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is just 12, but he instinctively read the reasoning behind getting Joan Jett to perform for the 26th annual Ride for Life celebration sponsored by Harley-Davidson on... -
Bethlehem student launches "Make Ellen Laugh" on Twitter
TV WatchersShane Burcaw wants to be on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." So the 20-year-old Moravian College student who has been in a wheelchair all his life has set off a "twitter bomb" today asking supporters to tweet Ellen DeGeneres requests to......
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