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If You Don't Have Air Conditioning:

News in Health — Older people are at high risk for developing heat-related illness because the body's ability to respond to summer heat can become less efficient with advancing years. Fortunately, the summer can remain safe and enjoyable if you use sound ...More…

Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research

NINDS — How Does Rehabilitation Help People Recover From Spinal Cord Injuries? Accounts of spinal cord injuries and their treatment date back to ancient times, even though there was little chance of recovery from such a devastating injury. The earliest ...More…

Spinal Cord Injury: Emerging Concepts

NINDS — Among the most exciting frontiers in medicine is the repair of traumatic injuries to the spinal cord. Improvements in treatment are helping many more people survive spinal cord injury. Yet most spinal cord injuries still cause lifelong ...More…

Spinal Cord Injury

NINDS — Download Adobe Reader Condensed from Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research Improved emergency care for people with spinal cord injuries and aggressive treatment and rehabilitation can minimize damage to the nervous system and even restore ...More…

Spinal Cord Infarction

NINDS — Spinal cord infarction information page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Spinal Cord Infarction Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Spinal cord ...More…

Central Cord Syndrome

NINDS — Central Cord Syndrome page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Central Cord Syndrome Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Central cord syndrome is a form ...More…

What We Know About Radiation

National Institutes of Health — We live in a sea of radiation. There are many different types of radiation, some of which are visible light, ultraviolet rays from the sun, infrared from a heat lamp, microwaves, radio waves and ionizing radiation. Radiation is said to be ...More…

Central Pain Syndrome

NINDS — Central Pain Syndrome Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Central pain syndrome is a neurological condition caused by damage to or dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS), which includes ...More…

What is Whiplash?

NINDS — Whiplash information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Whiplash Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Whiplash-a soft tissue injury to the neck-is ...More…

Meralgia Paresthetica

NINDS — Meralgia Paresthetica information page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Meralgia Paresthetica Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Bernhardt-Roth ...More…

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

NINDS — Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical ...More…

Understanding Plague

National Institute of Allergy — Plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis. These bacteria are found mainly in rodents, particularly rats, and in the fleas that feed on them. Other animals and humans usually contract the bacteria from rodent or ...More…