Virtual reality games aid mobility in stroke patients
A small study finds stroke survivors average 57 years old improved walking and balance after an hour daily virtual reality training five days a week for a month. The games immersed patients in stair climbing, deep sea diving, and snowboarding while brain imaging suggested functional reorganization.
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Dear Abby Readers Share Small-Business and Social Frustrations
A collection of readers describe issues from bed and breakfast cancellations to discrimination and social etiquette. A B B owner vents about a late canceler harming revenue. a legally blind reader seeks respectful questions about sight aids. a caller explains handling friends who exclude others in social settings.
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Conspiracy charge focus of Jacksons defense team
In Santa Maria California a former lawyer for Michael Jackson testified that men who managed Jackson diverted nearly 1 million dollars for their own benefit. The defense argues no captivity conspiracy and portrays associates as acting for personal gain while prosecutors say the actions were tied to overcoming a damaging documentary.
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