Families travel to China for cerebral palsy stem-cell treatments

Two American families are in the news recently for their decision to forego American doctors and science in favor of treatments in China for their children afflicted with cerebral palsy. President George Bush’s ban on embryonic stem-cell research has set American scientists behind their international counterparts in this promising line of research.
The two toddlers will [...]

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This post was written by Orlando Child Accident Lawyer on May 14, 2009 Comments (1)

Surgery Puts Boy With Cerebral Palsy On Track To Walk

Cutting edge cerebral palsy surgery available only in America has helped a British boy improve movement in his legs. With two years of physical therapy, doctors expect the boy, who could not walk before the surgery, will walk independently without aids.
Four-year-old Henry Ford underwent selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery on March 31, 2009 to sever problem [...]

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This post was written by Orlando Child Accident Lawyer on May 6, 2009 Comments (0)