Internet News no.6

This is a selection of news items found on the Internet in the past few weeks that may be of interest.

Conductive Education

http://english.mti.hu/default.asp?menu=1&theme=2&cat=25&newsid=264602
Hungarian president, Solyom, will visit the Tui Glen foundation for neurological rehabilitation, which maintains links with the Hungarian Peto Institute for Conductive Education.

http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/4658542.Dudley_Parkinson_s_support_group_benefits_from_supermarket_shoppers/
Supermarket raises funds for Parkinson’s sufferers.

http://southdownsliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/vera-lynn-charitable-side-of-forces.html
Big fundraising event for Dame Very Lynn School for Parents in Sussex

http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/Vacancies/Vacancy.aspx?VacancyId=565433
Management vacancy for centre in New Zealand

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/4659585.Founder_of_Megan_Baker_House_charity_resigns_as_leader/
Megan Baker House founder resigns as leader of the centre in Herefordshire

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1917041
Fundraiser benefit for March of Dimes

http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4682132
Fundraiser for little boy attending Sara’s Garden

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/your_money/New_jobs_need_new_degrees
New degree in CE offered by Aquinas College

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=60536525
Video on adult work at the National Institute of Conductive Education

http://www.peoplenewspapers.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=E2F53C4F6B614F7B91AB36319693A230&AudID=DA7D68F24889442D98449D08560D8327

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving/family/stories/DN-nh_kidfit_1013gd.ART.State.Edition1.4bc1e5c.html
Stories about CE at I Can Do All Things in Texas

http://www.guardian.co.uk/publicservicesawards/joe-mawdsley
Award for Joe Mawdsley, founder of Rainbow House, Cheshire

http://www.freep.com/article/20091109/NEWS06/911090330/1001/News/Michigan-news-10-million-drug-bust-in-Thumb-area
Fundraiser for Conductive Education center Metro Detroit

http://www.wowjobs.co.nz/job/Conductor+08+FTE-iris-auckland-218247
Details of a job in New Zealand

Blogs that mention CE

http://southdownsliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/would-you-walk-over-hot-coals-to-help.html

http://southdownsliving.blogspot.com/2009/11/incredible-mission-undertaken-for-dame.html

http://greimannkappa.blogspot.com/2009/11/great-day-on-job.html

http://themoose.aquinas.edu/2009/11/11/interested-in-special-education/

Cerebral palsy

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091001/babies_091001/20091001?hub=Health
Cooling premature babies’ brains appears to help limit brain damage

http://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/78878/llanberis-cerebral-palsy-climber-to-make-history.aspx
Man with cerebral palsy becomes first with condition to qualify as indoor climbing instructor

Multiple sclerosis

http://www.examiner.com/x-11509-Multiple-Sclerosis-Examiner~y2009m11d10-New-drug-once-used-as-bird-poison-shows-promise-for-Multiple-Sclerosis
New drug may help MS

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/11/06/early-relapse-of-ms-may-mean-fewer-issues-later.html
Early relapse may mean fewer issues later

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/11/09/obese-teenage-girls-run-a-greater-risk-of-developing-multiple-sclerosis-115875-21807906/
Obesity may create greater risk of developing MS.

Parkinson’s disease

http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/091113.htm
Michael J Fox’s foundation funds four new approaches to Parkinson’s disease.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6350921/Can-drugs-for-Parkinsons-Disease-cause-uncontrollable-desires.html
Drugs for Parkinson’s have compulsive side effects

http://news.therecord.com/Life/article/627960
Space perception may be reason for ‘freezing’ in Parkinson’s.

Stroke

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hkqiBIF0sct2MYYFjLhpYmhgy8hQ
Doctors link migraine to strokes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/2009/nov/10/common-infections-may-increase-stroke-risk
Common infections may increase stroke risk

http://u.tv/News/Revolutionary-drug-for-stroke-victims/8aba35f5-3469-488e-9544-a4bdb75206c6
New drug helping save lives in Northern Ireland

Disability issues

http://lifeandstyle.independentminds.livejournal.com/698875.html
Families with disabled children receive little support from outside the family in UK