Internet News no.7

It has been quiet on the Internet over the past weeks but here are some links that I have found that may be of interest.

Conductive Education

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/4735281.New_chief_executive_for_Megan_Baker_House/
New chief executive for Megan Baker House, CE Centre, UK

http://www.guardian.co.uk/publicservicesawards/runners-up
Joe Mawdsley, Rainbow Legacy Centre, UK, runner up for award.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200911/20091118/article_419793.htm
Conductive Education being applied at CereCare centre in Shanghai, in China

http://www.cerebralpalsybirthinjuryblog.com/2009/12/conductive_education_and_cereb.html
Video on Heel and Toe centre on cerebral palsy birth injury lawyer blog.

http://american-conductor.blogspot.com/2009/10/conductive-education-news-from-north.html
News of Conductive Education Awareness Day and ACENA conference now on ACENA website.

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/12/16/conductive-education-centre-christmas-pantomime-97319-25397501/
Christmas play at NICE, in Birmingham

http://www.cerebralpalsylawdoctor.com/technology/hungarian-born-method-treats-children-with-cerebral-palsy.html
Report of CE at Jackson Center in US.

http://www.marchofdimes.org/NR/rdonlyres/DA937E23-BAD9-43FD-91E8-AB0D61A8027E/0/CENewsletterFall2009Winter2010.pdf
Latest March of Dimes Conductive Education Newsletter published.　

Cerebral palsy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1236238/Why-did-Jude-Richmond-kill-disabled-daughter-Her-close-friend-reveals-drove-brilliant-woman-desperation.html
Friend speaks of desperation and despair.

http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2009/4770.html
Research focuses on mums with disabilities.

http://planetthrive.com/2009/12/using-dance-to-rewire-a-cerebral-palsy-brain/
Using dance to help cerebral palsy

Multiple sclerosis

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1229840/Vitamin-D--missing-link-multiple-sclerosis-sufferers.html
Vitamin D may help reduce symptoms.

Parkinson’s disease

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/12/19/a-hospital-patient-is-aiming-to-raise-100-000-to-find-a-cure-for-parkinson-s-disease-97319-25425185/
Young sufferer raising money for research into Parkinson’s.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8396112.stm
Worm could offer Parkinson’s clue.

http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/091203.htm
Detailed description of Parkinson’s disease dated 1690, has been discovered.

Stroke

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1235896/Electric-shocks-retrain-throat-muscles-help-stroke-victims-eat-again.html

http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/091203.htm
Anti depressants can up risk of stroke.