Paralympic Committee (CPC) is proud to announce the 25 torch bearers it has selected to take part in the Paralympic Torch Relay for the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

THE first two skiers from Australia have taken up residence in the Vancouver Athletes Village ahead of the Winter Paralympic Games.

Cross-country skiers Dominic Monypenny, 33, from Tasmania and James Millar, 24, of Victoria were the first to arrive in the Village, which will house around 500 athletes from 42 countries.

With over 24million people in the US alone with Diabetes and a frightening statistic of 15% of those expected to suffer from the possibility of limb loss someone has finally stood up and said “hey why don’t we prevent some of this”

“The response to natural disasters brings out the best and worst in people,” U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson said in a statement. “Generous acts of charity are tarnished by those who despite the generosity of others, fraudulently make claims for government relief funds.”

British prosthesis maker RSLSteeper is readying a myoelectric bionic hand that will let users perform detailed movements such as picking up wooden tiles in the game Jenga or grasping objects with a “power grip” feature.

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Many Montanans are donating food and supplies to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Now one Great Falls business is trying to help in a more unique way. They are collecting items for those who have lost limbs, as thousands of Haitians have experienced injuries leading to amputation.

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Researchers at the University of Michigan say they’ve developed a new type of artificial foot that nearly halves the amount of extra effort amputees need to exert with every step. The device uses a microcontroller to capture what would otherwise be lost energy, then releases that energy at just the right moment to boost ankle push-off.

According to DALLAS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ –” Every week, more than 3,000 Americans lose a limb. Without insurance or sufficient coverage many of these amputees are unable to afford the expensive prosthetic arms and legs that help make it possible to resume their daily lives. ”
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Heather says she would like to take the likes of Gordon Ramsey and blind fold him so he would have to experience what it would be like to live as a blind person and put the likes of Eamonn Holmes (Host of Dancing On Ice) in a wheel chair so he could experience life from that perspective.