Spinal Injuries
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| Artists | Cortex |
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| Release date | 1981 |
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| ID | 1968736 |
About Spinal Injuries
Israeli tanks surround north Gaza's Indonesian Hospital
... " These include around 29 patients with Spinal Injuries, 22 patients with kidney failure requiring kidney dialysis, " the WHO s Regional Emergency Director, Dr Richard Brennan, told the BBC...
Britain's Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin sues show after injuries
... " Jonathan has since retrained as a hypnotherapist and is an ambassador for the Spinal Injuries Association in the UK...
Permanent home for Paralympic flame revealed
... In 1944, the British government asked Dr Guttmann to open a Spinal Injuries centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital...
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... Other players helped to support the heads of two of the casualties to help prevent Spinal Injuries and to provide reassurance, said Ms Santer...
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... With help from the Postcode Lottery, they have 10 prototypes in development, and hope to make the suit widely available within three years - helping not just children with muscular dystrophy, but other conditions including Spinal Injuries...
Melbourne bus crash: School children suffer " life changing" injuries
... Their injuries included crushed limbs - forcing amputations - as well as head injuries, Spinal Injuries and serious cuts...
Baroness Masham, Paralympian and longest serving female peer, dies aged 87
... The Spinal Injuries Association, which she founded in 1974, said it was " devastated to have lost our greatest champion"...
Disabled woman fined more than £1,000 for parking in disabled spot
... Breach of Equality Act Cerys Gemma has been using a wheelchair since sustaining serious Spinal Injuries following a car accident when she was 17...
Baroness Masham, Paralympian and longest serving female peer, dies aged 87
By Christy CooneyBBC News
Baroness Masham, a Paralympian and the longest-serving female member of The House of Lords ever, has died aged 87.
Lady Masham won medals in swimming and Table Tennis at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 games and was created A Life peer in 1970.
She spent much of her career campaigning for disability rights.
The Spinal Injuries Association, which she founded in 1974, said it was " devastated to have lost our greatest champion".
She died peacefully in hospital in Northallerton, Yorkshire, on Sunday, it said.
Lady Masham, born Susan Sinclair, became a wheelchair user after suffering an injury to her Spinal Cord in a riding accident in 1958.
Two years later, she won a gold medal in the 25m breaststroke at the Paralympic Games in Rome, and in 1964 won another in The Women 's doubles Table Tennis in Tokyo.
She won a further six silver medals and two bronze across both sports in the three games at which she competed.
In 1976, she was the subject of an episode of This Is Your Life.
She sat as a crossbencher and spent a total of 53 years in The House of Lords, More Than any other female peer in history.
She Set Up the Spinal Injuries Association to address a lack of specialist care or advice available to newly injured people and served as its president until her death.
The Association described Lady Masham as " The Reason we have been able to champion, fight, serve and support thousands of Spinal Cord injured people ever since".
" Our condolences go to her family at this sad time, " it said.
Lady Hasham also sat on A Number of all party parliamentary groups (APPGs), including those on global tuberculosis, HIV and Aids, and malaria.
The APPG on global tuberculosis said she had been " one of parliament's most vociferous champions for disability rights and has worked tirelessly to advocate on behalf of people around The World living with TB and HIV".
" Baroness Masham's remarkable life serves as a testament of her compassion and dedication. She will be greatly missed by all, " it said.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
