Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal leaves the hospital after successfully undergoing an operation to remove his appendix in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) more > By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press - Monday, November 10, 2014 BARCELONA, Spain Rafael Nadals doctor says the 14-time Grand Slam winner will receive stem cell treatment on his ailing back. Angel Ruiz-Cotorro told The Associated Press by phone on Monday that we are going to put cells in a joint in his spine next week in Barcelona. The Spanish tennis star was already sidelined for the rest of the season after having his appendix removed last week. Ruiz-Cotorro, who has worked as a doctor for Nadal for the past 14 years, said Nadals back pain is typical of tennis players and that the treatment is meant to help repair his cartilage and is similar to stem cell treatment Nadal received on his knee last year. He said Nadal is expected to return to training in early December. Several NFL players and baseball players have received stem cell treatment. Nadals fellow Spaniard Pau Gasol, center of the Chicago Bulls, received stem cell treatment on his knee in 2013. Nadal experienced severe … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) November 10, 2014 The #AutismActofLove Challenge launched today, Nov. 10 and is making its way across the United States, honoring the thousands of families who are struggling to help their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). All that is needed to take the challenge is a piece of paper, three markers of different colors, a Smartphone or video camera and the participant must either wear a blindfold or close his or her eyes. The challenge consists of recording yourself committing an #AutismActofLove by drawing a picture of something that you love using three different colors. For more information and to make a donation, visit http://www.helpforautism.org. Autism Live, an interactive webshow that provides support, resources and information to the autism community, will host a pledgeathon on Nov. 11 and 12 to raise awareness of the challenge. To participate viewers may visit http://www.autism-live.com. We are blown away by the support and encouragement everyone has shown to help the many families who are in desperate need, said Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson, executive director of ACT Today!. Our goal is to help as many families as possible. ACT Today! gives grants to families for equipment, medication, treatment, technology legal help and much more. … Continue reading →

According to recent statistics, autism now affects one out of every 68 children, and is more than four times more likely to present in boys than in girls. A bio-neurological development disability, autism often appears in children before their third birthday, and it impacts the development of the brain responsible for social interaction, communications skills, and cognitive functions. Roughly 40 percent of children on the autism spectrum are non-verbal. While the causes of and treatments for autism is hotly and passionately debated, everyone, researchers, doctors, and parents, agree that early intervention is the key to successful treatment. In 2009, The Emerald Coast Autism Center opened in Valparaiso providing cutting edge research-based education and therapy for five children. Today, ECAC works with 68 children and their families to provide year round private school and intensive therapy. With a motto of Reaching Kids, Supporting Families, ECAC utilizes Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for their students and provides an extensive support network for families. The goal of ECACs therapy is to help each child reach his or her potential by identifying, implementing, and evaluating the ways each student learns best. The primary goals of ABA therapy include increasing language skills, socialization, and functional behaviors. … Continue reading →

A routine trip to the chiropractor may have caused a 30-year-old mans death. Jeremy Youngblood, of Ada, Oklahoma, was reportedly a healthy young man before he visited his chiropractor. Jeremy died of acute cerebellar infarction due to manipulation of the neck. Coroners say it was brought on by the visit to the chiropractor, reports FOX 31. The majority of the strokes happen in the vertebral arteries in the back, Dr. Bill Kinsinger, President of the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision said. The stress on that artery at that segment where it makes that turn against thebone is most susceptible to stroke. Kinsinger is an outspoken critic of chiropractic therapy. He said that when a chiropractor adjusts your neck, a tear can be caused in the artery. Then, when your body tries to fix it by creating a clot, the clot can break off and travel until the vessels become too small. That action can cause a stroke to occur. Its not that these strokes are happening everyday; theyre not, Kinsinger said. But they are happening. And theyre usually happening to young, otherwise healthy people who should have never been injured for benefit of nothing. Jeremys mother, Linda Youngblood, … Continue reading →