KDA NEWS ARCHIVE 2006
12/13/06
KDA Giving Thanks
Read about it here
12/11/06
KDA e-Xpress Newsletter Fall 2006 added to the
web site.
11/30/06
The
What's New page shows recent updates to the
KDA web site.
11/13/06
Interesting article - Falls more likely in elderly
men with low Testosterone levels
Click here.
09/16/2006
Muscle
pathology in mice with Kennedy's Disease.
Announcing the
results of a University of Michigan research study
that is related to Kennedy's Disease. The
research project was partially funded by the KDA
through the generous donations of our associates,
their family, and friends.
Click here to
read the report
08/23/06
KDA
Announces $50,000
in Funding for KD Research.
Because of the
generous donations of our associates as well as
their family and friends this year, the Board of
Directors has approved the potential funding
of two research grants this year. In July, we
sent the announcement shown below to doctors and
researchers throughout the world. The
Scientific Review Board will review the
researchers' Letters of Intent in September.
Final grant proposals are due October 25.
Without your
continued support, we could not have offered
these research grants.
08/01/06
New "Liberty Cane"
mobility aid product to help the KDA by giving a
portion of proceeds to the KDA.
Click Here
to see this amazing new product. Also you
can
download the 1MB advertisement that will
appear in the Arthritis Today magazine.
If you are
eligible for Medicare benefits, a portion of the
Liberty Cane purchase cost is eligible for
reimbursement.
Please see
the Liberty
Cane website for Medicare information.
07/17/06
J Paul Taylor, M.D.
PhD. at the University of Pennsylvania has a new
web site up where they plan to post clinical
information on SBMA and current research.
Click
Here
to visit the web site.
07/10/06
The KDA is very pleased to announce their 2006
conference
"A Reason for Hope" to
be held October 11-13 2006 in Atlanta Georgia
(USA)
Click here to go
to the conference page.
07/05/06
There have been some changes to the
Medicare/Medicaid assistance policy on Powerchairs
Click Here to read more.
06/22/06-
Neurons
Grown from Embryonic Stem Cells Restore
Function in Paralyzed Rats
Click Here to go to
the Current Research page
6/07/06-
KD Smart Exercise Guide
Bruce
Gaughran has put together a Smart Exercise
Guide for those with KD. Please
Click Here to
go to the page with the guide.
03/29/06-
NIH
Clinical Trial Update
Please
Click Here to
read.
03/19/06-
NIH Officially Announces
Clinical Trial For Men With Kennedy's Disease
Please
Click Here to
read more on this trial.
3/08/06-
To read the
2005 Annual Report
Click
Here
(Adobe reader required)
02/20/06-
New KDA
Tissue Donation Program Launched
KDA Board of Directors Announce 2006 Goals
At the
February Board of Director meeting, the
following goals were approved.
-
Raise $50,000
in donations
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Fund two
research grants
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Sponsor a
successful KDA Conference and Symposium in
Atlanta
01/02/06-
The KDA supplies emergency funding for KDA
research. -
Thanks to
the generous support of you,
our associates, the
Kennedy's Disease Association Board of Directors
is pleased to announce the continuation of funding
a previously awarded research grant to J. Paul
Taylor, M.D. PhD. at the University of
Pennsylvania. Click
Here to read more.
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