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Sen. Kirk's recovery will be uniquely personal, stroke survivors say
For every survivor of a serious stroke, recovery takes a unique path.
Some fight through rehabilitation to return to their old jobs. Others get back to work, though to a less challenging job. For some, the journey never leads back to the workplace.
When...Tags: Chicago Tribune, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Democratic Party, Health and Medical Professionals
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ArtFutura
Staff reporterThe 10th Annual ArtFutura will be held Thursday May 31, 2012 at in the Ryan Family Atrium of Northwestern's Lurie Center (303 E. Superior) just two blocks from Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. The exhibit, a juried art exhibition benefitting the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sen. Mark Kirk’s stroke recovery will be unique, victims say
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsFor every survivor of a serious stroke, recovery takes a unique path. Some fight through rehabilitation to return to their old jobs. Others get back …... -
Kirk ‘adapting well’ at rehabilitation center
TribLocal - EvanstonSen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke last month, is “adapting well” at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and has started walking on a treadmill. …... -
Northwestern Hosts Workshops to Offer Parkinson’s Patients and Caregivers Information and Support
TribLocal - EvanstonNorthwestern’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center will host two workshops this spring to help those impacted by Parkinson’s better understand the disease and its …... -
Snowmobiler is grateful after life came crashing down
When Forrest Ericksen's relatives spoke about his snowmobile accident, they would say "Dr. Watson this, Dr. Watson that."
Ericksen, 18, had been in a coma and could not remember the physician who led the surgical team that saved his life. But he wanted...Tags: General Practitioners, Disasters, Broken Arm, Disasters and Accidents, Physical Therapists
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My Pet World: A cat with a case of the Bieber Fever
Question: Whenever certain people are on TV, our cat Lilly runs to the TV and begins to scratch at the set. This happens with certain music comes on. Recently, when Justin Bieber appeared on TV, the cat went crazy. Lilly doesn't have her claws anymore,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Respiratory Disease
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Tongue-Drive System
WGN NewsCHICAGO--As nurses stood by, Martin Mireles slowly guided his wheelchair through a practice course. No hand movements, no head movements. Only his tongue moved. Mireles, 38, is part of a study testing a new way for quadriplegics, who are paralyzed from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Gaming, Medical Research
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17-year-old teen fighting for her life after tragic accident
LAPORTE COUNTY -- A harsh reminder that life can change in an instant: 17-year-old Lauren Pokuta of LaPorte County is fighting for her life after she was injured in a car accident. Right now she's in a vegetative state at a rehab hospital in Chicago but...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, High School Sports, Marathon
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Always running to the bathroom?
For the 25 million U.S. adults with urinary incontinence, a little leakage can carry a lot of shame. But many people don't do anything about it.
"Urinary incontinence is a very insidious process," said Dr. David Glazier, co-director of the pelvic floor...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hysterectomy, Behavioral Conditions, Drugs and Medicines, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Family: Ind. teen home 3 months after Charlevoix plane crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The family of a high school basketball star from Fort Wayne says he has returned home more than three months after suffering a serious head injury in a Michigan plane crash that killed his father and stepmother.
Austin...Tags: College Sports, Transportation Industry, College Basketball, Basketball, Hospitals and Clinics
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Meet Joe Tucker And His $95,000 Bionic Leg
Joe Tucker is the first civilian to get a hi-tech bionic leg. A 42-year-old father-of-four, Tucker lives with his family in Putnam Valley, NY where he works as the manager of a car dealership. Soon after the birth of his first child, while living in the...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Amputation, Health and Medical Professionals, New York City, Continuing Education
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