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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.
BIAA Endorses Bill To Create VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence
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
Punitive Damages Shrink as High Court Reins in Trial Lawyers
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
BIAA News Flash
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
Urge Congress to Enact Omnibus Appropriations Bill Now
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
Special Education: The expensive vehicle that will help drive our children to a better future
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 austerity
Apathy and Its Treatment in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
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
‘Trying to find happiness is harder’
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.
Electroencephalography in Neuropsychiatry
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
Father admits killing baby
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
