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MDA’s award-winning bimonthly national magazine goes to everyone registered with MDA, as well as to MDA clinics, researchers and subscribers.
Quest publishes articles on all aspects of living with a neuromuscular disease, and updates on research findings. Quest’s circulation is 125,000.
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Check Out the New Digital Version of Quest! |
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Game to Get Away
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Online games provide an alternate world
in which to play, say gamers with neuromuscular
diseases. Here’s a primer of terminology,
gaming options, social tips and
info on how playing may affect muscles.
In addition, Kid Quest, page 69, provides
Internet gaming safety tips for kids.
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Stories by Topic
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QUEST
Volume 9, Number 1 February, 2002
COVER
- Magical Mattie
He's a best-selling poet who's made friends with Oprah Winfrey and President Carter. He's also MDA's National Goodwill Ambassador. Meet the amazing Mattie Stepanek.
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FEATURES |
- Family Histories Help Solve Medical Mysteries
Their disease had all the symptoms of myotonic muscular dystrophy but the genetic tests were negative. These families pitched in and helped MDA researchers solve the puzzle.
- The Great Escape
Since Sept. 11, people with disabilities have taken a new look at their safety options during disasters. Do you have an evacuation plan in case of fire, flood or other emergency at your home, workplace or school?
- Stem Cell Therapy the Huard Way
MDA grantee Johnny Huard is looking at a full slate of possibilities in which stem cells could generate new muscle tissue in the muscular dystophies.
- Learning at Home
A homeschool or homebound program may be right for your child, or may not be. Parents need to do some homework before deciding.
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