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...Early reports suggest that post-menopausal women with SPINAL FRACTURES may have something to be grateful for: a 60% lower risk of breast cancer. Fractured vertebrae are often associated with low levels of estrogen, which in turn may protect against the cancer...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Research done on rats suggests x-rays could become a valuable tool in treating spinal cord injuries. A scientist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York has discovered that correctly timed x-rays in the right dosage can allow severed spinal cords to partially heal, and can restore some use to paralyzed limbs. When the spinal cord is severed the limbs are paralyzed and the injury does not heal. A precisely timed dose of X-rays prevent the formation of cells called reactive astrocytes, which block the growth of damaged nerve fibers. Curiously, the rats need...
Although chiropractic clearly has its drawbacks (notably its stubborn insistence that spinal misalignments cause or underlie most ailments, including those far afield from the backbone), its use of vertebral manipulation has proved useful not only in treating acute low-back pain and other muscular and neurological problems but also in comforting patients who appreciate the deft way skilled chiropractors use their hands. (Osteopaths, licensed physicians whose education is essentially the same as that of M.D.s, also include manipulative therapy in their treatments.) Studies at the University of Miami School of Medicine's Touch Research Institute have found that premature infants...
...tears that overcame me when I read it. Your report brought back a lot of memories and painted a very vivid picture of Chris' life today. As a journalist, I admired the scope and detail of the piece and the skillful way Chris' accident, therapy and campaign for spinal-cord research were interwoven with the personal aspects of his life and thoughts. You captured the paradox in his driving perfectionism and his unsure self-criticism. The opening paragraph was especially masterly in its description of Chris in his chair, inert and immobile but all forward motion in his eyes...
...worked with Reeve on the first two films in the Superman series. And as the uncle of a 27-year-old quadriplegic who crushed his spinal cord in a teenage diving tragedy, I am all too aware of the unspeakable horrors attendant on this kind of catastrophic injury. I know that Chris will bring the same intensity, energy and intelligence he displayed as an actor to his efforts to reverse paralysis from spinal-cord trauma. I pray that I will live to see the day when Chris and my nephew Adam will walk again. DAVID M. PETROU Washington