Autism
Jon Shestack
Jon Shestack serves as the mental health advocate on the
Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee of the California
Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Chad will be meeting show attendees at
booth 625 on Sunday, April 17 from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.

About Abilities Expo

Abilities Expo/New York Metro will be held Friday, April 15 and
Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 a.

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After receiving a degree from Texas A+M University, where she
was the first student to use a power wheelchair, Kim went on to
graduate school to study biomedical sciences.

Os Steward, Ph. Steward is the Chair and Director of the Reeve, Irvine
Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. The April issue also reports on developments
in the CNS field, including the deteriorating Tysabri situation, setbacks
for Axonyx's Phenserine, Guilford's Aquavan, Amarin's Miraxion, Savient's
Prosaptide, and Renovis' REN -1654, and positive news for New River's ADHD
drug and a partnership for Torrey Pines Therapeutics (formerly
Neurogenetics). Abilities Expo is produced by Advanstar
Communications Inc.com or call
800-385-3085.

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, CEO
and President, Acorda Therapeutics will speak on Mission Impossible?
Repair of the Injured Spinal Cord; Kelly Dorfman, M.S., will
speak on Using Nutritional Intervention to Optimize Cognition and
Development; Dr.

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Now an Assistant
Professor at the Reeve -Irvine Research Center at the University
of California, Irvine, she performs research to cure Spinal
Cord Injury paralysis and is active in bringing the voice of
the spinal cord injured community to fellow researchers. The forthcoming May issue will cover new treatments for
epilepsy; NI in June will assess the ADHD field. NI
Research also publishes the annual Private CNS Company Review, whose 2005
edition is scheduled for release in late March; and provides product
licensing consultation and custom research for large and small
pharmaceutical firms.D. Advanstar
has 100 business magazines and directories, 77 tradeshows and
conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of print and
electronic direct marketing, database and reference products and
services.

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A former CEO of Hanson, Hugh is now confined to a
wheelchair but tries to attend his 7 and 15 year-old children's
school sports events.
Dr.

Multiple Sclerosis
Mary Hill
Hill found out that she had MS on her birthday over 20 years
ago.D.D.

In addition, also attending will be patients affected by HIV/AIDS,
Diabetes, Parkinson's Disease, cancer, and Sickle Cell Anemia.5190
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A special keynote address from Chad Crittenden, most recently
known for participating in the CBS reality TV show Survivor Vanuatu,
will take place on Sunday, April 17 at 12:30 pm in the Special Events
Area on the show-floor. Chad was selected from over 10,000 applicants
to appear on the show, and was the first contestant in the show's
history to have an ambulatory disability.m.

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Navigating even the most
routine of days is a tremendous trial for the victims of SCI.

Business Editors/Healthcare Editors
Abilities Expo/NY Metro

NEW YORK----

Chad Crittenden, a Survivor Vanuatu Participant and Person Living
with a Disability, Will Present the Special Keynote Address

Abilities Expo/NY Metro, the one show dedicated to educating and
improving the lives of people with disabilities, senior citizens,
their families + caregivers, as well as healthcare and education
professionals will take place at the New Jersey Convention Center,
Edison, NJ from Friday, April 15 and continue through Sunday, April
17, 2005 .N. until 5:00 p.

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Jeannie Fontana, M. Her mother died from ALS.
There will be free consumer workshops and professional education
programs that will provide conference attendees with the opportunity
to expand capabilities and update knowledge. The Company has more than
1,200 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North
America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

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Most do not
have the emotional and financial resources of a Christopher Reeve, and thus
are more likely to sink into despair.

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Hugh, 47 years old, played varsity volleyball at Yale
University. In the United
States, 11,000 individuals suffer paralysis each year secondary to spinal
cord trauma, with a total of 200,000 US patients.D.

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NI Research is the leading publisher of independent research regarding the
CNS therapeutics area., Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, Christopher and Dana Reeve
Paralysis Resource Center, Dining With Dignity, Ford Motor Company,
Independence Technology (a Johnson + Johnson Company), New Jersey
Council of Developmental Disabilities, No Boundaries Mobility, LLC,
Wheelchair Getaways, and many others will be on hand. There will also be a
variety of value added complimentary services to help attendees enjoy
the show, including complimentary wheelchair repair provided by D's
Locks; loaner scooters and wheelchairs provided by Permobil on a first
come first served basis; personal care attendants for bathroom and
other special assistance; and, persons with visual impairments and
persons with hearing impairments special assistance.com), a worldwide business
information company serving specialized markets with high quality
information resources and integrated marketing solutions. For information about any of
the Abilities Expo events visit www.

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WHEN: Tuesday, August 23rd at 3:00 p.m. Because of the intensity and duration
of care required, SCI care costs more than $8 billion per year in the
United States alone., L.abilitiesexpo .

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D. In the hospital for 4 months,
she still managed to graduate with the rest of her class. A
researcher and advocate, he represents spinal cord injured
patients as a member of the Independent Citizen's Oversight
Committee of the California Institute of Regenerative
Medicine. More than three-dozen
seminars will be offered during the three-day event., PhD.m. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors in such industries
as art, automotive, beauty, e-learning, call center, digital media,
entertainment/marketing, fashion + apparel, healthcare, manufacturing
and processing, pharmaceutical, powersports, science,
telecommunications and travel/hospitality.

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WHY: To provide members of the media an opportunity to learn first
hand from many brave people who suffer debilitating illnesses
and conditions, and discuss how their quality of life may
benefit from embryonic stem cell research. Over ten years
later, Jon and his wife, Portia, serve as Dov 's voice as the
founders of Cure Autism Now, a national non-profit dedicated to
accelerating biological research in autism.Flora@edelman. 70% of those suffering spinal cord injuries in the US
do so as a result of a motor vehicle accident or athletics, the young (60 %
are under age 30) face a lifetime of struggle without much realistic hope
of regaining anything approaching full functionality. This special
event is sponsored by Ride-away. The following is
a sample of the many varied topics which are offered: Deborah M.advanstar.

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Patients with SCI often suffer painful muscle
spasms, neuropathic pain, bladder disorders and infections, and are
vulnerable to psychiatric sequelae, particularly depression. NI has published NeuroInvestment since 1995.

Abilities Expo/NY Metro to Be Held April 15-17 2005

Attendees will have the opportunity to see the latest products on the
market ranging from healthcare to fitness all located on the show
floor and available to test and compare. Exhibitors to include Aquatic
Access, Inc.
Breslin, Program Director, State Health Insurance Assistance Program
will speak on Medicare Changes in 2005 and Beyond; Ron Cohen M.

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She is on the Board of Trustees of the ALS
Association.
Dr.

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care now producing a survival rate of more than 95 %, this is a disorder
which means, for most, a lifetime of disability. (www.

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Patients and Doctors Join Governor Schwarzenegger and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein at UCLA Today to Call for Passage of Federal Legislation That Bans Cloning

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Nobel Laureate and professor emeritus, Stanford University and
Candace Coffee, Devic's Syndrome patient (a form of Multiple
Sclerosis), University of California, Los Angeles graduate
student and former Miss Bakersfield.

Doctors and Patients Available for Interviews following the Press Conference

Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis)
Diane Winokur and Hugh Winokur
Diane watched her youngest son die from ALS in 1997, and is now
facing losing her oldest son, Hugh, to this disease. Mary participated in an international
MS swim from Catalina to Santa Monica and met her life partner
when he volunteered to help her train.
Dr.

Media Contact:
Todd Flora
Office: 323.
NI Research today announced the release of the
April issue of NeuroInvestment , reviewing the development of novel
therapies for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI).
Lives which often are oriented to physical activity are suddenly shorn of
this core capacity., Training
Director, RRTC on Aging with a Disability and Bryan Kemp, Director,
RRTC on Aging with a Disability will speak on Aging with a Disability:
Implications for Long-Term Healthcare; and, Mike Marotta,
Rehabilitation Technologist, CP of New Jersey will speak on Technology
in the Workplace: Job Accommodations for People with Disabilities.

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It is reminiscent of ALS in this respect, but with one key difference; it
is a transformation which takes place in a calamitous second, not years of
slow exsanguination . 80% of SCI victims in the US are
male, consistent with the association between testosterone and risk taking.

NI Research

The April issue of NeuroInvestment reviews current major themes in SCI
research, and a range of therapeutics under development are assessed.

m. and on Sunday,
April 17 from 11:00 a.

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Outside the US/Canada add $40 per year for hardcopy airmail.
With over 55 million Americans living with a disability, there is
an increasing demand for new products, services and technologies . at the New Jersey Convention
Center in Edison, NJ.

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202. What makes
this fate particularly burdensome is that they remain cognitively intact,
trapped within bodies that no longer respond to their commands and needs.

NeuroInvestment Subscription Rates:

Pharmaceutical: 3-month trial $350, 1 year $1250, 2 years $2280
Individual Investor: 3-month trial $150, 1 year $450, 2 years $800. For combined
hardcopy and email delivery, add $150 per year ($50 for individuals)

Information about NeuroInvestment 's Institutional Edition is available on
request.

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Currently
chair of the University of California, San Francisco ALS
Center, Diane has become a prominent advocate for ALS patients. The functional loss takes on a kind of hideous irony
for those who suffer spinal cord injuries as a result of sports activities,
such as football, diving, or ice hockey.T . A complete schedule of
demonstrations and times will be posted on-site.

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Patients and Doctors to Discuss Challenges of Living With Diseases That Could
be Treated or Cured Through Stem Cell Research

WHAT: In the first such gathering of its kind since the
Proposition 71 campaign, patients and patient advocates
representing well over a dozen diseases or ailments will gather
at UCLA to speak with media about their experience living with
disease, and their continued support for fully funding stem
cell research. Fontana is a surrogate member of the Independent Citizen's
Oversight Committee of the California Institute of Regenerative
Medicine.

Spinal Cord Injury
Kim Anderson, Ph. Anderson was a senior in high school when an automobile
accident left her quadriplegic. The number has grown in
the wake of improved post-SCI supportive treatment. Richard Horowitz, President, RH Solutions, Inc, will
speak on Family-Centered Parenting Strategies for Families with a
Special Needs Child; LeeAnne Carrothers, P.m.

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Recent issues of NI have reviewed neural cell therapy programs, ALS, and
schizophrenia. "The experience was amazing, and I'd do it
again. - 5:00 p.

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WHERE: UCLA
Neuroscience Research Building - main lobby
Charles Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095

WHO: Joining Governor Schwarzenegger and Senator Feinstein will be
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Robert Klein, chair of
the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, California
Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM ), Paul Berg, Ph., Ph. Jon's oldest son, Dov, was
diagnosed with autism before the age of two.

PRESS RELEASE Spinal Cord Injury Programs Reviewed by NeuroInvestment

Chad will be discussing how
his experience on Survivor has enabled him to raise awareness about
the abilities of amputees .

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254. There is a cornucopia
of other functional disabilities and consequences which are also
destructive and demoralizing. Some
of the programs included in this review are from BioAxone, Boston Life
Sciences (NASDAQ: BLSI), Biogen-Idec, Acorda, Novartis, ProNeuron, and
Cyberkinetics (OTC BB: CYKN). People are now more aware of the abilities, drive, and feelings
of others with disabilities, and I am proud that I accomplished this
goal of mine," said Crittenden.

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Today she relies on a scooter and her wonderful Canine
Companion to get around.
In addition, a variety of special events will be taking place at
Abilities Expo throughout the weekend.