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BIAA Roots On Servicemembers at Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride White House Kickoff

A representative of BIAA was invited to attend an event hosted by President George W. Bush on Thursday at the White House. BIAA Government Affairs Director Laura Schiebelhut was proud to be part of the inspiring event, which honored a group of wounded warriors as they kicked off the Wounded Warrior Project’s second annual “Soldier Ride: White House to Light House Challenge.”

Soldier Ride, sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project, is a rehabilitative cycling program for wounded warriors, including individuals with brain injury. For many of these combat-wounded veterans, Soldier Ride provides the first steps in the return to an active lifestyle.

Thursday May 11, 12:30 pm ET

Worldwide Licensing and Sponsored Research Agreements Focused on Axon Regeneration for Functional Recovery in CNS Disorders Should Enhance BLSI’s Intellectual Property Portfolio

HOPKINTON, Mass., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boston Life Sciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: BLSI - News), a biotechnology company focused on diagnostic and therapeutic products for diseases of the Central Nervous System (CNS), today announced that it had entered into exclusive, worldwide license agreements and sponsored research agreements with Children’s Hospital Boston for axon regeneration technologies under development in the laboratories of Dr. Larry Benowitz and Dr. Zhigang He.

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By Jane LeMond-Alvarez
April 23, 2006

Every year, communities across the nation proclaim April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Typically, well-meaning child-abuse organizations write articles to educate people on parenting skills. They claim that times are stressful and it’s normal when children get on our nerves. They write, “Don’t throw your child in the air; don’t shake your baby; if you get angry, call someone until you cool down; don’t take it out on your child; and the list goes on and on and on.

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Written by Westchester.com
Wednesday, 26 April 2006

White Plains, Ny - In acknowledgment of this year’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, District Attorney Janet DiFiore discussed the formulation of a multi-faceted team approach to child abuse and safety in Westchester County.
The initiative involves three collaborative efforts that form a comprehensive safety net aimed at prevention, mitigation and investigation of child abuse. Partnered in this effort are the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and the child abuse prevention services at the Valhalla Campus of the Westchester Medical Center.

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Eight years after a car accident changed everything, a mother and her son tell what it has been like to live with his traumatic brain injury.

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