Archive for June, 2010

Group warns about overseas stem cell treatment for cerebral palsy, other disorders

June 30th, 2010

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is warning patients who are going over seas to receive stem cell therapy for such diseases as...

Botox® may ease pain of cerebral palsy patients

June 28th, 2010

Botox®, an injectable filler designed to improve signs of aging, is now being used to treat some cerebral palsy symptoms.

Miller Children'...

Judges ruling allows cerebral palsy lawsuit to proceed

June 22nd, 2010

The highest court in Ontario, Canada, ruled that newborn babies have the right to sue obstetricians who caused injuries during birth, which can lead t...

Device helps woman with cerebral palsy run flower shop

June 21st, 2010

For sufferers of cerebral palsy, accomplishing simple tasks that most people take for granted is an enormous challenge. Fortunately for one woman who ...

Judge rules doctor, nurse responsible for cerebral palsy

June 17th, 2010

A Canadian judge has ruled that negligence of a hospital's medical staff was to blame for a little girl's cerebral palsy.

The child, Mirella Ro...

Michigan doc facing cerebral palsy lawsuit

June 10th, 2010

A Michigan doctor is being sued by two different mothers, claiming the doctor was responsible for the cerebral palsy and other diseases that their bab...

Hospital fined £90,000 for death of cerebral palsy patient

June 8th, 2010

An English hospital that allowed a cerebral palsy patient to suffocate when his head became trapped between the bars on his bed was made to pay £90,0...

Cerebral palsy patients go abroad for stem cell treatments

June 7th, 2010

The families of those who suffer from cerebral palsy wi...

Device might help those with cerebral palsy walk better

June 3rd, 2010

One of the biggest things that affects sufferers of cereb...

Study makes strides in cerebral palsy treatment

June 1st, 2010

A new study has revealed that the sugar-alcohol compound mannitol could be used to help combat ...