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Pitt To Host Forum: Head Injury And Your Brain  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),In the United States, traumatic brain injury is the most common cause of death, disability and mental impairment in people between the ages of 1 and 45

Falls make brain injury risk higher for seniors  -  25 Mar 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,W ould you know the signs of traumatic brain injury of a loved one? Don't be fooled by Hollywood's multiple hospital dramas on what to look for.

Brain injuries put in the spotlight by week-long campaign  -  25 Mar 2008
motorcyclenews.com,By Michael Carroll Headway, the UK’s leading brain injury charity, is gearing up for a week-long campaign designed to raise awareness of the problems a

Know You Are Protected By Los Angeles Motorcycle Accident ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Some of these accidents would include Los Angeles dog bite attacks, amusement park accidents, cruise ship accident, airplane crash, severe brain injury,

Better way to manage concussions in kids  -  25 Mar 2008
United Press International...athlete's neurocognitive functioning with the aim of improving the physician's initial identification and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury.

Music Benefits Brain-injured Patients at Crotched Mountain  -  25 Mar 2008
NHPR,KONTAK: “So much of what we’re trying to do is after someone’s had a brain injury particularly is to try to get them to use their hands again.

Tejano Singer Navaira Clings to Life  -  25 Mar 2008
Journal Times,The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston

Cleveland doctors are on the leading edge of treating disorders ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,It is being studied as a treatment of last resort for disorders such as Tourette's syndrome, obesity, anorexia, stroke recovery, traumatic brain injury,

Police: Tejano star not licenced to drive tour bus  -  25 Mar 2008
KVUE,Navaira was thrown through the windshield and suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result. He was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where Dr. Alex

Suffer a fall? Tell doctor; Treatment right away may prevent ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Niagara Falls Review,...seniors falls each year - that they receive little attention until someone is seriously harmed, such as breaking a hip or suffering a brain injury.

Brain injury researchers get $33 million for study  -  Mar 19, 2008
Houston Chronicle,By TODD ACKERMAN The Department of Defense has awarded a consortium of Houston institutions a $33 million grant to investigate mild traumatic brain injury,

Fundraiser Benefits Brain Injury Survivors  -  Mar 22, 2008
WMTW,The Brain Injury Association of Maine held its 18th annual Walk for Thought Saturday morning at six locations across the state. About 150 people turned out

Brain injury advocates push for more community funding  -  Mar 19, 2008
Newsday,Advocates for those with traumatic brain injury are hoping to find money in the state budget to help more people live in the community rather than expensive

Coma – Signs and Symptoms of Coma  -  Mar 24, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,A common cause of coma is traumatic brain injury. Brain injury can damage parts of the brain that control consciousness. Two ways in which brain injury can

Medical trial to test Teflon-like liquid as a blood replacement  -  Mar 24, 2008
Press of Atlantic City,At 22 now, feisty as ever, she's a poster child for a new type of artificial blood that helped her come back from traumatic brain injury.

Warrior Assistance Program Screens Returning Soldiers for TBI and PTSD  -  Mar 24, 2008
Nurse.com,Felise Zollman, MD, the medical director of the Brain Injury Medicine and Rehabilitation Program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, was involved in

Col.: DOD delayed brain injury scans  -  Mar 17, 2008
USA TodayJ., founder of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. "There was no need to delay this." In a January 2006 report, scientists at the federal Defense and

Infant Brain Injury Can Be Caused By Chikungunya Virus If Mother ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...but can frequently cause serious problems, including lasting brain injury, in babies born to mothers who acquire the virus near the time of delivery.

Brain-injury patients share stories in documentary  -  Mar 22, 2008
MLive.com,By JOHN SERBA AP Six area residents who bear the nickel-sized mark on their necks, the result of a surgical procedure to attach a respirator to coma

Pilot Club focuses on brain injury prevention  -  Mar 21, 2008
Muskogee Daily Phoenix,By DE Smoot The Pilot Club of Muskogee has a history that spans more than 50 years of service to the community. The local chapter is chartered by Pilot

Mother Fights Army Over Son's Death  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Associated PressAs a result, McDonald's death is considered noncombat-related, with the caveat that medical experts couldn't rule out that "traumatic brain injury" may have

Must read: DOD delayed brain injury scans for returning troops  -  Mar 18, 2008
USA TodayUSA TODAY's Gregg Zoroya reports that the Defense Department "delayed screening troops returning from Iraq for mild brain injuries because officials feared

Traumatic Brain Injury Victims Learn About Services  -  Mar 21, 2008
KFYR-TV,The Dakota Center for Independent Living held a forum for survivors and family members last night, explaining a variety of medical and social services

Understanding traumatic brain injury issues  -  Mar 20, 2008
McCook Daily Gazette,Perhaps it's appropriate that Brain Injury Awareness Month is celebrated this month. The issue has become more important because of the war in Iraq,

'More beds needed for brain injury'  -  Mar 20, 2008
Irish Health,A call for additional hospital beds to be made available for patients with acquired brain injury has been made by Labour TD for Cork North Central Kathleen

Holding on to life, and family, when the memories slip away  -  Mar 21, 2008
The Age,The virus nearly killed her and left her with an acquired brain injury. For four seemingly interminable days, doctors struggled to diagnose Carol's

The Insignificance of 4000  -  Mar 24, 2008
AlterNet,Known as traumatic brain injury, or TBI, the wound is of the sort that many soldiers in previous wars never lived long enough to suffer.

Family Support important to those with brain injuries  -  Mar 22, 2008
Pueblo Chieftain,As a follow-up to my last column on traumatic brain injury (TBI), I’d like to expand more on the topic today. In Colorado, around 5000 individuals every

The battle-scarred caretakers  -  Mar 23, 2008
Boston Globe,Periodically, the former Navy corpsman dozed off, the way he often does nowadays, partly because of his traumatic brain injury, the signature wound of the

Store and artist team up to fight traumatic brain injury  -  Mar 19, 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,Forney is a Vermont artist for social justice and change who, inspired by her brother’s struggle with a traumatic brain injury, joined forces with Candles

Post Brain Injury: New Nerve Cells Originate From Neural Stem Cells  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2008) — Most cells in the human brain are not nerve cells, but supporting cells (glial cells). They serve as a framework for nerve

How A Brain Injury Changes Life, Family  -  Mar 17, 2008
WCCO,Once an all-star athlete, Keaton suffered a traumatic brain injury and now struggles to focus on a video game for more than five minutes.

Newscaster to tell of recovery  -  Mar 24, 2008
Cincinnati Enquirer,Bob Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2006 when a roadside bomb exploded as he was reporting from Iraq. He's back on the job, reporting from all

Head of Acquired Brain Injury Services  -  Mar 11, 2008
Guardian,Leonard Cheshire Disability campaigns to change attitudes to disability, supporting 21000 disabled people in the UK. We are looking for an exceptional

Campaign aims to raise awareness of traumatic brain injury  -  Mar 2, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerGreen suffered a traumatic brain injury that changed his and his family's lives forever. On Monday, the Washington State Department of Social and Health

Keeping The Brain Sharp: Stopping A Receptor Called 'Nogo' Boosts ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The process explains why people are able to recover many of their abilities even after a traumatic brain injury or a stroke: Other brain cells pick up the

Brain-injury center aims for Sept. opening  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Tribune-Democrat,...several doctors and other highly-skilled professionals, said Dr. George Zitnay of Westmont, co-founder of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.

Charity hits out at Joe’s support for school boxing  -  Mar 22, 2008
ic Wales,But brain injury association Headway have clashed with the 6ft boxer over the campaign, claiming supporters of the scheme are playing with children’s lives.

Oxycyte(R) Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Featured in Miami ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Centre Daily Times,While describing an Oxycyte success story in treating a traumatic brain injury (TBI) victim, the article explains how Oxycyte works and discusses the

Take steps if you injure your brain or your teeth  -  Mar 22, 2008
Pacific Daily News,By Renee Veksler Two national health observances this month are National Brain Injury Awareness Month and Root Canal Awareness Week.

Pentagon admits postponing brain screenings  -  Mar 18, 2008
Guardian,The first evidence of what is known as mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) was discovered among soldiers in Iraq just months after the invasion in March 2003.

Traumatic Brain Injury in Horses  -  Mar 15, 2008
TheHorse.com,..."Head trauma is common in horses, and a number of these cases will present with neurologic signs consistent with brain injury," began Darien Feary, BVSc,

UCF to offer traumatic brain injury program  -  Feb 25, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The University of Central Florida announced Thursday plans to launch a traumatic brain injury program that will provide students with free rehabilitation

Brain injury may not erase long-term memory  -  Mar 2, 2008
Tehran Times,A new interviewing technique has drawn out extensive details hidden in the long-term memories of people with memory impairment, US researchers say.

Brain Injury Association to give away bicycle helmets  -  Mar 14, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,WATERVILLE -- The Brain Injury Association of Maine has teamed with Marden's stores to provide children in Maine with free bicycle helmets.

Fasting Can Reduce Brain-Injury Impact  -  Mar 14, 2008
UK News,...(March 14, 2008) − Researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that fasting can help reduce the impact of a moderate traumatic brain injury.

Statewide campaign supports brain-injury victims  -  Mar 13, 2008
The Olympian,OLYMPIA — Officials launched a statewide campaign Wednesday to raise public awareness about traumatic brain injury. The campaign highlights a toll-free help

Brain-injured find safe haven  -  Mar 23, 2008
Glens Falls Post-Star,By Melissa Guay LAKE GEORGE -- Traumatic brain injury survivors John Griffin and Willis Stearns, Jr. both wear baseball caps that cover long scars on their

Brain Injury Association to give away bicycle helmets  -  Mar 14, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,WATERVILLE -- The Brain Injury Association of Maine has teamed with Marden's stores to provide children in Maine... Welcome to onlinesentinel.com's reader

Brain injury group supports each other  -  Mar 12, 2008
Thousand Oaks Acorn,March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Someone in the US suffers a brain injury every

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