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Pistorius rules out racing this year
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 day ago
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South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius will not race this season, his agent said Monday, weeks before the Paralympian's return to court. The decision means Pistorius will miss out on the August 10-18 World Athletics Championships in Moscow. "He's
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Charlotte's dream - bionic limbs
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 days ago
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Quadruple amputee Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman dreams of bionic legs and hands allowing her to pick groceries from a supermarket shelf...When she turns 18, Charlotte wants to trade her short prosthetics for a pair of the long lean bionic legs sported
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Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands
Snellville :: GA :: USA | 4 days ago
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With the bionic hands, Copeland is looking forward to cleaning her house -- she's a neat freak, she tells CNN -- and cooking her own food. She's something of a foodie but has been able to eat only microwaveable foods, she adds. "I really want to be
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Artificial Skin That's Way More Sensitive to Touch Than The Real Thing
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
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Scientists have created a paper-thin flexible "skin" that can detect pressure that's a few hundred times lighter than a gentle touch. This new material could eventually make its way into artificial or robotic limbs but for now researchers have found
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Combat Medic Describes How He Survived After Stepping On A Bomb
Berlin :: Germany | 7 days ago
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Harry Stokes Harry Stokes was a medic in an Army infantry unit the day he stepped onto an improvised explosive device, s o when he regained his senses and realized both his legs were missing he knew just what to do ... but then bullets started to fly.
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CARMAT Hydraulic Artificial Heart Set to Begin Human Trials (w/video)
El Granada :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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Velizy Villacoublay, France) today announced that its bioprosthetic total artificial heart is now scheduled to be trialed for the first time in human patients at four medical centers in Europe and Middle East...The artificial heart consists of two
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Langevin to tour RI prosthetics manufacturer
Warwick :: RI :: USA | 10 days ago
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Rep. Jim Langevin is set to tour a Rhode Island company that for 37 year has manufactured custom-made prosthetics. The Democrat plans to visit South County Artificial Limb and Brace on Monday. The Wakefield business was recently awarded a grant to
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It might seem unthinkable, but this man is having his leg amputated... out of choice! How one sprained ankle led to a drastic decision - with the NHS's backing
London :: United Kingdom | 10 days ago
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Once Matthew has undergone his amputation, he will be referred to an NHS prosthetic centre to have his new leg made...Sue Walker, Prosthetic Rehabilitation Unit Manager at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, Middlesex, says: Depending on
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Marathon bombing survivor to throw out first pitch at Fenway
Boston :: MA :: USA | 12 days ago
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When marathon bombing victim Heather Abbott leaves Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital tomorrow, her first stop will be Fenway Park to take in a Red Sox game the same thing she was doing April 15 before the explosions near the finish line changed her
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Idaho Falls man loses leg in bear-hunting accident
Boise :: ID :: USA | 13 days ago
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Curtis Jaussi, 34, is determined to hunt again, his wife said Wednesday. Curtis was hunting with a friend north of Fairfield Saturday when his rifle discharged accidentally inside his backpack...Curtis' hunting companion used a belt and a shirt to
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