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Boy Scouts do housework for people with MS - KGET 17

Multiple Sclerosis - March 13, 2010 - 10:18pm

Boy Scouts do housework for people with MS
KGET 17
A group of boys banned together to help local people living with the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis. They may not know the people personally, ...

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Multiple sclerosis turns the tables on Portland oncologist, as patients become ... - OregonLive.com

Multiple Sclerosis - March 13, 2010 - 4:13pm

OregonLive.com

Multiple sclerosis turns the tables on Portland oncologist, as patients become ...
OregonLive.com
Hart is among the patients, former patients and friends who volunteered to help the doctor after a multiple sclerosis flare-up put her in a wheelchair. ...

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Bout with multiple sclerosis leads Sean Becker to fight for medical pot - Lodi News-Sentinel

Multiple Sclerosis - March 13, 2010 - 1:49pm

Bout with multiple sclerosis leads Sean Becker to fight for medical pot
Lodi News-Sentinel
That's when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease that can eventually disable people. Two weeks earlier, Becker was snowboarding ...

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Cycling group has government's ear - St. Catharines Standard

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 13, 2010 - 7:31am

Cycling group has government's ear
St. Catharines Standard
More than 1000 active transportation and cycling advocates from across Ontario were polled to develop this paper." In September 2009, McMahon's coalition ...

Out There: Grant resident learns to cope with multiple sclerosis - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Multiple Sclerosis - March 13, 2010 - 6:00am

Out There: Grant resident learns to cope with multiple sclerosis
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
GRANT -- When Mike Arndt learned he had multiple sclerosis in 1987, the physician told him most people with the disease live about 20 years, and he should ...

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OLYMPIA: Center to offer multiple sclerosis test - TheNewsTribune.com

Multiple Sclerosis - March 13, 2010 - 4:04am

OLYMPIA: Center to offer multiple sclerosis test
TheNewsTribune.com
... magnetic resonance images (MRIs) can produce data to track brain shrinkage in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to the imaging center's Web site.

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Ted Wojcik's pedal-powered lawnmower - BikeRadar.com

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 13, 2010 - 4:02am

Ted Wojcik's pedal-powered lawnmower
BikeRadar.com
New Hampshire-based bike builder Ted Wojcik's human-powered lawnmower wowed frame builders, environmentalists and lawn care specialists ...

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Ipswich-based group hoping to promote trikke riding on North Shore - Ipswich Chronicle

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 13, 2010 - 1:10am

Ipswich-based group hoping to promote trikke riding on North Shore
Ipswich Chronicle
Despite a trikke having the same pronunciation (“trike” — the second 'K' is silent), the three-wheeled, human-powered carving ...

Hard times taking some of the aid out of Medicaid - The Virginian-Pilot

Multiple Sclerosis - March 13, 2010 - 1:08am

The Virginian-Pilot

Hard times taking some of the aid out of Medicaid
The Virginian-Pilot
Rhonda Heyward comforts her fiancé, James Parker, who has multiple sclerosis, on Friday. Parker has a hard time finding medical specialists who will accept ...

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Going green on the greens - the Mow Cycle pedal-powered riding mower - Gizmag

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 11:00pm

Going green on the greens - the Mow Cycle pedal-powered riding mower
Gizmag
Until recently, that would have been a hard question to answer, but now the solution is here... yes, it's the human-powered Mow Cycle riding mower. ...

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City proposes Old Airport Road makeover - Northern News Services (subscription)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 8:31pm

Northern News Services (subscription)

City proposes Old Airport Road makeover
Northern News Services (subscription)
It's important that it looks attractive and welcoming," said Spearey, adding the makeover is geared toward more active transportation and aesthetics. ...

Columbia Sportswear opens Mag Mile store - ABC7Chicago.com

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 6:58pm

Columbia Sportswear opens Mag Mile store
ABC7Chicago.com
... for pulling in Chicago's international tourists. Columbia is going to donate 10 percent of all weekend sales to Chicago's Active Transportation Alliance.

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Congressman Sires co-sponsors the Active Community Transportation Act of 2010 - NJ.com (blog)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 5:47pm

NJ.com (blog)

Congressman Sires co-sponsors the Active Community Transportation Act of 2010
NJ.com (blog)
The ACT Act would provide communities with grants of $5 to $15 million for three to five years to fund active transportation investment projects, ...

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Red Bull Flugtag Set to Make a Splash in the 'Gopher State' This Summer - PR Newswire (press release)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 5:27pm

Red Bull Flugtag Set to Make a Splash in the 'Gopher State' This Summer
PR Newswire (press release)
First off, all flying machines must be entirely human-powered (no external energy sources or stored power, so forget about the slingshots, catapults or ...

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Botox FDA approved for spasticity Multiple Sclerosis symptom - Examiner.com

Multiple Sclerosis - March 12, 2010 - 4:30pm

Botox FDA approved for spasticity Multiple Sclerosis symptom
Examiner.com
While many with multiple sclerosis (MS) have already been treated with Botox before, it's always been with what is called an "off-label" Botox. ...

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Georgia DOT Announces Proposed Construction Activities For I-75 - WCTV

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 3:32pm

Georgia DOT Announces Proposed Construction Activities For I-75
WCTV
The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia's economy ...

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5 Ideas for Greener Transit Gunning for MIT Prize - Earth2Tech (blog)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 3:22pm

5 Ideas for Greener Transit Gunning for MIT Prize
Earth2Tech (blog)
... which says it has created an “advanced bicycle sharing technology that allows easy deployment of affordable sustainable transportation. ...

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Fallbrook Technologies Inc. and Hodyon Sign Joint Development Agreement - PR-USA.net (press release)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 1:31pm

Fallbrook Technologies Inc. and Hodyon Sign Joint Development Agreement
PR-USA.net (press release)
... a technology company dedicated to improving the performance and flexibility of transmissions for engine- and human-powered devices, announced today that ...

Head to the Embarcadero this Weekend for the Year's First Sunday Streets! - Streetsblog San Francisco (blog)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 1:14pm

Head to the Embarcadero this Weekend for the Year's First Sunday Streets!
Streetsblog San Francisco (blog)
Sustainable transportation advocates are geared up too: the tag line for Sunday Streets this year is "No Sunday Drivers. Guaranteed," and Ford made it clear ...

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Encitra, Inc. to Develop Immersive 3D Model of San Jose's Proposed Automated ... - Business Wire (press release)

Active Transportation, Human-Powered - March 12, 2010 - 12:01pm

Encitra, Inc. to Develop Immersive 3D Model of San Jose's Proposed Automated ...
Business Wire (press release)
... plus chair working sessions to address challenges and opportunities involved in bringing sustainable transportation from a vision to reality. ...

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