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    Jan 23, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  1. Kenyan girl receives lifesaving spinal surgery thanks to OrthoIndy, St. Vincent

    A 12-year-old Kenyan girl is making remarkable progress in her recovery following an extensive, high-risk surgical procedure for a rare and severe form of scoliosis.
    A 12-year-old Kenyan girl is making remarkable progress in her recovery following an extensive, high-risk surgical procedure for a rare and severe form of scoliosis. Salma Suleman and her guardian shared details with the public about her journey to...

    Tags: NuVasive Incorporated, Health, Spine, High Blood Pressure, Human Body

    2. Nov 10, 2011 |Story| Catch it Kansas

  2. East's Ewart overcomes scoliosis to play varsity volleyball

    The road to playing varsity volleyball at Wichita East wasn’t simple for junior middle hitter Hanna Ewart.
    Prep Editor, Wichita East High School
    The road to playing varsity volleyball at Wichita East wasn’t simple for junior middle hitter Hanna Ewart. Ewart, who suffered from scoliosis for a year, underwent surgery in the summer of 2009, the summer before her freshman year. “My...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Human Body, Spine, Volleyball

    3. Nov 16, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Help for your aching back

    For many aching backs, getting a professional massage is an infrequent luxury, leaving relief from muscle kinks and tension to the generous, if unreliable, hands of loved ones. And so, barring such kindness, as one often must, we can knead our own...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain, Health, Personal Service, Human Body

    4. Jun 23, 2011 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Miss Florida Lissette Garcia: Being healthy is 'who I am'

    South Florida's Lissette Garcia represented the Sunshine State in the 2011 Miss USA pageant this month. A medical student in addition to a beauty queen, she eats lots of vegetables (and chocolate) and exercises up to six days a week, sometimes twice a day. Garcia said she was born with spina bifida and scoliosis, so exercise also helps eliminate pain.
    South Florida's Lissette Garcia represented the Sunshine State in the 2011 Miss USA pageant this month. A medical student in addition to a beauty queen, she eats lots of vegetables (and chocolate) and exercises up to six days a week, sometimes twice a...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Health Treatments, High School Sports, Beauty Contests, Diseases and Illnesses

    5. Jun 23, 2011 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  5. Thursday, June 23, 2011

    Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre Lauren and Dean Sobon are the masterminds behind Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, and are currently putting on the musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone through July 9th! www.dutchapple.com Chris Noth The actor best known...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, The Drowsy Chaperone (musical), Sex, Physical Conditions

    6. Nov 14, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. SeaWorld teams up with surgeon to create spine brace for whale

    Nation Now
    A whale with severe scoliosis obviously can't swim properly. So SeaWorld Orlando, together with local experts, teamed up to create a brace for a pilot whale with severe curvature of the spine, or scoliosis....
    7. Apr 3, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Kraft Nabisco Championship: Stacy Lewis the champion

    The Fabulous Forum
    It was a par putt that won it, a curving 11-footer needed by Stacy Lewis after her drive on the par-three 17th hole landed in the bunker. Lewis measured the putt with no expression on her face. "It's gonna die......
    8. Apr 28, 2011 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. Gloucester's Taylor Distefano plays through the pain

    She lay motionless at home plate, the shooting pain in her legs having given way to numbness. Then she realized she was crying. "This is so embarrassing," she sobbed.
    She lay motionless at home plate, the shooting pain in her legs having given way to numbness. Then she realized she was crying. "This is so embarrassing," she sobbed. Standing a few feet away at the fence of their dugout, Taylor Distefano's teammates...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain, Health, Physical Conditions

    9. Aug 3, 2010 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  9. Crooked Spine: Genetic test helps doctors diagnose proper scoliosis treatment

    15-year old Katy Schmidt is an avid athlete but scoliosis--a crooked spine--threatened to put her in a brace and on the sidelines.
    The 33 News
    15-year old Katy Schmidt is an avid athlete but scoliosis--a crooked spine--threatened to put her in a brace and on the sidelines. "They told me to lay off core exercises and weights and stuff like that," Katy said. But that's as bad as the news would...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Texas, Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Procedures and Tests

    10. Aug 25, 2008 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  10. Having Healthy, Well-Prepared Kids and Keeping Fido From Getting You Sick

    The start of the school year is just around the corner, but preparing your kids for school is more than just about buying supplies. This is the time to make sure you're kids are healthy--as well as prepared. Also: could your family pet be making your...

    Tags: Cat (animal), Health, University of Michigan, Education, Medical Procedures and Tests

    11. Dec 18, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Disregarding the symptoms

    Sun reporter
    First of three parts Maryland's vow to safeguard patients has been undercut by breakdowns in the state system established to oversee doctors. Regulators who once checked every malpractice claim now ignore most of them, disregarding a possible warning...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Lawyers, Pennsylvania, Trials

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