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BIAA Spearheads Senate Letter Urging TRICARE to Cover Cognitive Rehabilitation
Reflecting one of BIAA’s biggest public policy accomplishments this year, a group of Senators issued a letter on August 4, 2008 to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urging official TRICARE coverage of cognitive rehabilitation.
Continue reading...BIAA Endorses Bill To Create VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence
Monday, April 14, 2008
In addition this week, BIAA submitted an official letter of endorsement for H.R. 2818, The VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act of 2007, which would establish six VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (Epilepsy CoEs) across the country to lead the way in epilepsy diagnosis, research, treatment and surgery.
Continue reading...Punitive Damages Shrink as High Court Reins in Trial Lawyers
Saturday, January 26, 2008
As can be seen in this latest Bloomberg post, the recent changes in punitive damage settlements cases has had a profound impact on civil and tort litigations around the country. From Ford motor company settlements to the Exxon Valdez, this is a watershed moment in the world of serious injury law and civil litigation. Read [...]
Continue reading...BIAA News Flash
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
SENATE PASSES TBI ACT REAUTHORIZATION BILL Earlier today (Tuesday, December 11, 2007), the Senate passed by voice vote S. 793, legislation to reauthorize the TBI Act. The reauthorization includes provisions to continue and hopefully expand TBI Act programs, such as the HRSA State Grant and CDC surveillance programs.
Continue reading...Urge Congress to Enact Omnibus Appropriations Bill Now
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The House is scheduled to vote on Dec. 11 on a multi-bill “omnibus” Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations bill which splits the difference between the White House and Congressional budget proposals. The omnibus appropriations package is expected to consist of the 11 remaining spending bills – including the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill, which funds TBI programs – totaling [...]
Continue reading...Special Education: The expensive vehicle that will help drive our children to a better future
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Local schools are called upon to make major investments in the lives of children with special needs Name : Ronald Scaglia Last year, 21 Long Island school districts’ budgets were defeated, and a record number were forced to adopt [...]
Continue reading...Apathy and Its Treatment in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
By Paul F. Malloy, Ph.D., and Patricia A. Boyle, Ph.D. Although memory and other cognitive impairments are considered the hallmark features of most dementias, neuropsychiatric abnormalities occur in the majority of such patients (Cohen et al., 1993). Neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with a rapid course of decline, elevated caregiver distress and overutilization of health care services [...]
Continue reading...‘Trying to find happiness is harder’
Friday, October 6, 2006
May 07,2006 ROSELEE PAPANDREA DAILY NEWS STAFF Greg Acosta was the kid who made everybody laugh. During his senior year at Jacksonville High School in 2005, he was voted class clown and most unforgettable in the yearbook.
Continue reading...Electroencephalography in Neuropsychiatry
Monday, October 2, 2006
By Nash N. Boutros, MD, and Kerry Coburn, PhD Special Report: Neuropsychiatry April 2006, Vol. XXIII, No. 4 Electroencephalography (EEG) is a noninvasive, widely available, and relatively inexpensive test that can help exclude or identify structural or functional factors contributing to psychiatric syndromes. This article defines the clinical usefulness of EEG in evaluating neuropsychiatric disorders, emphasizing the complementary [...]
Continue reading...Father admits killing baby
Monday, October 2, 2006
Name: Carl Butler, Daily Post A NORTH Wales dad yesterday admitted killing his 14-week-old baby son. A court heard how David Robert James Price threw the little boy onto the sofa in a fit of “frustration and temper”. The youngster died of severe brain injuries.
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